The Minnesota Vikings beat the Atlanta Falcons 42-21 on Dec 8, 2024 at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Final · U.S. Bank Stadium
Top performers
- Kirk Cousins threw for 344 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Falcons.
- Bijan Robinson ran for 92 yards on 22 carries.
- Sam Darnold threw for 347 yards, 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Vikings.
- Aaron Jones Sr. ran for 73 yards on 13 carries.
Atlanta Falcons box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 22 | 92 | 1 | 13 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 9 | 63 | 1 | 25 |
| Team | 31 | 155 | 2 | 25 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Mooney | 6 | 7 | 142 | 0 | 49 |
| Drake London | 5 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 20 |
| Kyle Pitts Sr. | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Charlie Woerner | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Bijan Robinson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 15 | 26 | 246 | 0 | 49 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaden Elliss | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Bates III | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Landman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee Alford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Phillips III | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jarrett | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Judon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentavius Street | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin King | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Ebiketie | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 25 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Minnesota Vikings box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones Sr. | 13 | 73 | 1 | 15 |
| Cam Akers | 5 | 37 | 0 | 25 |
| Sam Darnold | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Mullens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 117 | 1 | 25 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Addison | 8 | 12 | 133 | 3 | 49 |
| Justin Jefferson | 7 | 7 | 132 | 2 | 52 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 18 |
| Josh Oliver | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Aaron Jones Sr. | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 22 | 28 | 347 | 5 | 52 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Cashman | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joshua Metellus | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Moreau | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquill Griffin | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Redmond | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Byron Murphy Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Turner | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bullard | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Tillery | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Richter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 59 | 38 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Falcons · 2024 season · Previous Dec 1, 2024: LAC 17, ATL 13 · Next Dec 16, 2024: ATL 15, LV 9
- Vikings · 2024 season · Previous Dec 1, 2024: ARI 22, MIN 23 · Next Dec 16, 2024: CHI 12, MIN 30