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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 4–0 · Home 2–0 · Streak W4 · Power Index No. 5 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · ATL 4 games, MIN 4 games
MetricATLMIN
Points per game24.015th21.518th
Points allowed per game23.016th12.81st
Total yards per game360.510th262.831st
Passing yards per game191.825th177.332nd
Rushing yards per game181.02nd106.816th
Turnovers per game2.026th0.53rd
Sacks allowed per game2.013th3.330th
Penalty yards per game72.024th55.012th

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 15–10 vs MIA Week 4
  2. W 23–16 @ TB Week 3
  3. W 9–3 @ CHI Week 2
  4. W 39–22 vs GB Week 1

Atlanta Falcons: season leaders

Passing
Michael Penix Jr. 479 yds
Rushing
Bijan Robinson 494 yds
Receiving
Drake London 370 yds

Minnesota Vikings: season leaders

Passing
Kyler Murray 433 yds
Rushing
Aaron Jones 297 yds
Receiving
T.J. Hockenson 195 yds
Sacks
Dallas Turner 5.5

Atlanta Falcons: injury report

  • Out Anterio Thompson NT
  • Out DeAngelo Malone SLB
  • Out Storm Norton RT
  • Out Za'Darius Smith WLB
  • Questionable Divine Deablo RILB
  • Questionable Jake Matthews LT
  • Questionable Samson Ebukam SLB

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

Minnesota Vikings: injury report

  • Out Charles Demmings LCB
  • Out Christian Darrisaw LT
  • Questionable Ben Yurosek TE
  • Questionable Brian O'Neill RT
  • Questionable Jordan Addison WR
  • Questionable Justin Jefferson WR
  • Questionable Michael Jurgens C

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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