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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24

| Sunday, October 18, 2009 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Chicago | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Chicago Touchdown - 23-yard pass from Jay Cutler to Johnny Knox. (Robbie Gould extra point is good). |
| Atlanta Touchdown - 40-yard pass from Matt Ryan to Roddy White. (Jason Elam extra point is good). |
| Second Quarter |
| Chicago Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Jay Cutler to Greg Olsen. (Robbie Gould extra point is good). |
| Atlanta Touchdown - 5-yard run by Michael Turner. (Jason Elam extra point is good). |
| Third Quarter |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Chicago | Atlanta |
| First Downs | 21 | 16 |
| Rushes-yards | 23-83 | 23-68 |
| Passing yards | 300 | 185 |
| Return yards | 290 | 185 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 43-27-2 | 33-19-2 |
| Punts-Average | 4-37.8 | 5-47.4 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-65 | 6-70 |
| Time of Possession | 33:54 | 26:06 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Chicago | Jay Cutler 3-34, Matt Forte 15-23, Garrett Wolfe 3-15, Devin Hester 2-11 |
| Atlanta | Michael Turner 13-30, Jerious Norwood 4-21, Jason Snelling 3-9, Matt Ryan 3-8 |
| Passing | |
| Chicago | Jay Cutler (27-43), Yards: 300, Sacked: 2, TD: 2 |
| Atlanta | Matt Ryan (19-33), Yards: 185, Sacked: 0, TD: 2 |
| Receiving | |
| Chicago | Devin Hester 6-83, Greg Olsen 5-57, Matt Forte 5-37, Earl Bennett 4-57, Johnny Knox 3-34, Desmond Clark 3-32, Jason McKie 1-0 |
| Atlanta | Roddy White 4-56, Tony Gonzalez 4-52, Jason Snelling 2-22, Michael Turner 2-16, Michael Jenkins 2-15, Jerious Norwood 2-12, Justin Peelle 2-8, Brian Finneran 1-4 |
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