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Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 12 · U.S. Bank Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Atlanta Falcons—Away
Minnesota Vikings—Home

Game details

Venue address
401 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Atlanta Falcons 2–2 · Road 2–1 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 11 · 14 days of rest (off a bye)
Minnesota Vikings 5–0 · Home 2–0 · Streak W5 · Power Index No. 3 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · ATL 4 games, MIN 5 games
MetricATLMIN
Points per game24.013th21.820th
Points allowed per game23.020th12.81st
Total yards per game360.510th283.027th
Passing yards per game191.825th187.628th
Rushing yards per game181.01st116.013th
Turnovers per game2.027th0.88th
Sacks allowed per game2.011th3.028th
Penalty yards per game72.026th50.010th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Atlanta Falcons: recent results

  1. W 45–24 @ NO Week 4
  2. W 35–14 @ GB Week 3
  3. L 3–34 vs CAR Week 2
  4. L 13–20 @ PIT Week 1

Minnesota Vikings: recent results

  1. W 23–13 @ NO Week 5
  2. W 15–10 vs MIA Week 4
  3. W 23–16 @ TB Week 3
  4. W 9–3 @ CHI Week 2
  5. W 39–22 vs GB Week 1

Atlanta Falcons: season leaders

Passing
Michael Penix Jr. 479 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Bijan Robinson 494 yds · 4 g
Receiving
Drake London 370 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Za'Darius Smith 2.5 · 2 g

Minnesota Vikings: season leaders

Passing
Kyler Murray 662 yds · 4 g
Rushing
Aaron Jones Sr. 410 yds · 5 g
Receiving
Justin Jefferson 258 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Dallas Turner 5.5 · 4 g

Atlanta Falcons: injury report

  • Out Anterio Thompson NT
  • Out Christian Harris RILB
  • Out Cooper Rush QB
  • Out DeAngelo Malone SLB
  • Out Ethan Onianwa RT
  • Out Jack Strand QB
  • Out Malcolm DeWalt IV LCB
  • Out Robert Longerbeam RCB

2 more listed.

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Minnesota Vikings: injury report

  • Out Charles Demmings LCB
  • Out Christian Darrisaw LT
  • Out Elijah Williams LDE
  • Out Jakobe Thomas SS
  • Out Jordan Addison WR
  • Out Max Brosmer QB
  • Out Odell Beckham Jr. WR
  • Questionable T.J. Hockenson TE

6 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

ATL 6 · MIN 9 in 15 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 2 ATL 22, MIN 6
  2. 2024 · Week 14 ATL 21, MIN 42
  3. 2023 · Week 9 MIN 31, ATL 28
  4. 2020 · Week 6 ATL 40, MIN 23
  5. 2019 · Week 1 ATL 12, MIN 28

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

ATL 32.6% · MIN 67.1%

Matchup quality 37.0 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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