There was not much scoring to speak of between the Falcons and Vikings in the first 30 minutes of Sunday night’s matchup, but Atlanta holds a 9-6 lead over Minnesota at halftime.

The Falcons scored the first six points of the ballgame, netting a 38-yard field goal by Parker Romo to cap their opening drive. Then after the Vikings failed to convert on fourth-and-short in their own territory, the Falcons got a 29-yard field goal to grab a 6-0 advantage.

The Vikings once again struggled offensively in the first half of a game, but did make it all the way down to the 2-yard line after a turnover. But on second-and-goal from the 2, Minnesota took a delay of game to walk to football back 5 yards. McCarthy was sacked on second-and-goal from the 7 for a 7-yard loss. Then McCarthy was brought down

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