Week 9, 2017

played in Los Angeles, CA

64 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	0	-	0
Los Angeles Saints	0	14	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:23 LAS - Scottie Roberson 2 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 06:15 LAS - Scottie Roberson 3 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 02:55 LAS - Adrian Peterson 1 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 13:05 LAS - Lee Hanna 4 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:23 LAS - Scottie Roberson 2 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 06:15 LAS - Scottie Roberson 3 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 02:55 LAS - Adrian Peterson 1 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 13:05 LAS - Lee Hanna 4 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)

Team Statistics MIN LAS
Record 1-8 6-3
First Downs 10 26
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 3 17
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 198 424
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 3.54 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 145 154
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 7.63 4.81
Net Passing Yards 53 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 11 - 1 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 93 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/40 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 1.43 7.30
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 13.4 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/75 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:09 34:51

Team Statistics	MIN	LAS
Record	1-8	6-3
First Downs	10	26
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	3	17
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	198	424
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	3.54	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	145	154
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	7.63	4.81
Net Passing Yards	53	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 11 - 1	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	93	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/40	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	1.43	7.30
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	13.4	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/75	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:09	34:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	4:14	OWN 12	9	29	Punt
1	4:54	2:50	OWN 48	5	17	Punt
2	14:51	1:29	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
2	11:18	2:15	OWN 12	5	17	Punt
2	6:06	2:10	OWN 34	4	-2	Punt
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 5	6	44	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 15	5	13	Punt
3	11:40	1:43	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	2:45	1:40	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	13:00	1:25	OWN 29	4	23	Fumble
4	10:05	2:54	OWN 20	6	5	Interception
4	2:34	1:30	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 44	4	15	Punt
1	8:09	3:15	OWN 11	6	59	Fumble
1	2:04	2:13	OWN 2	6	22	Punt
2	13:22	2:04	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
2	9:03	2:57	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
2	3:56	2:09	OWN 26	5	13	Punt
3	12:40	1:00	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
3	9:57	7:12	OWN 2	16	98	Touchdown
3	1:05	3:05	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	11:35	1:30	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
4	7:11	4:37	OWN 47	6	14	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 12	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Joel Tapscott, Los Angeles Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	8	65	8.13	30	2
Randal Denton	6	62	10.33	35	1
Timothy Hightower	5	18	3.60	7	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adrian Peterson	20	98	4.90	49	3
Lee Hanna	9	33	3.67	15	2
Joel Tapscott	3	23	7.67	11	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randal Denton	32	11	93	5/40	0	22	1	30.2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Tapscott	36	23	277	1/7	4	25	0	124.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Phil Arnold	3	9	47	15.67	0	22
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	5	17	8.50	0	15
TE Leon Beltramini	2	2	9	4.50	0	10
RB Timothy Hightower	1	2	3	3.00	1	3
RB Nicky Winters	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
WR Ben Strobel	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
WR Shawn Hartman	1	6	8	8.00	0	8
WR Marquis Hagans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Scottie Roberson	6	6	69	11.50	23	25	2
WR Steven Ellis	5	8	51	10.20	13	16	0
WR Charles Reed	4	6	91	22.75	21	25	0
RB Adrian Peterson	3	4	23	7.67	4	16	1
TE Greg Olsen	2	4	22	11.00	1	12	0
WR Tom Nichols	2	5	17	8.50	2	9	0
RB Lee Hanna	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
WR Carl Abney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sammy Gomez	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randal Denton	2	0	0
Timothy Hightower	1	0	0
Nicky Winters	1	0	0
Alex Stepanovich	0	1	0
Jackie Maxwell	0	1	0
Ike Dodge	0	1	0
Phil Arnold	0	1	0
Marquis Hagans	0	0	1
Lester Jacobs	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charles Reed	1	0	0
Adrian Peterson	1	0	0
Tom Nichols	0	1	0
Victor Kennedy	0	1	0
Ernie Sims	0	0	1
Mercury Harmon	0	0	1
Christian Stargell	0	0	1
Pete Ripple	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	9	415	46.1	43.3	70	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Sowell	6	242	40.3	32.8	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Huff	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Cassidy	1	-2	-2.0	0
Harry Anaya	1	7	7.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Reed	2	24	12.0	0
Don Coffey	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marquis Hagans	2	31	15.5	0
Ben Strobel	2	40	20.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Ripple	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harold Forster	12	0	0.0	30	32
ILB Lester Jacobs	9	1	0.0	32	36
CB Irving Givens	6	2	0.0	29	33
S Thomas DeCoud	6	1	0.0	29	36
DT Scottie Benton	5	1	1.0	31	36
CB R.J. Cassidy	5	0	0.0	31	34
CB Travis Gerak	3	2	0.0	24	27
DE Bob Vasquez	3	1	0.0	31	35
OLB Phil Graham	1	1	0.0	11	16
OLB Andy Lyle	1	0	0.0	0	2
WR Phil Arnold	1	0	---	---	---
DE Trent South	1	0	0.0	1	3
S Caleb Campbell	0	3	0.0	26	28
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0	2	0.0	31	34
DT Jackie Maxwell	0	1	0.0	29	32

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Sims	7	2	0.0	15	37
ILB Ike Henson	6	1	0.5	18	35
S Sammy Gomez	5	2	0.0	16	35
DE Christian Stargell	3	1	2.0	18	35
S Don Coffey	3	2	0.0	16	33
CB Mercury Harmon	3	1	0.0	15	33
CB Joe Buckley	3	0	0.0	15	34
DE Shaun Cody	2	1	2.5	16	33
T Deon Messer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Allen Fuller	1	0	0.0	7	8
S Pete Ripple	1	0	0.0	3	13
CB Victor Kennedy	1	0	0.0	14	31
DE Dan Bazuin	0	1	0.0	3	4
S Calvin Shuman	0	1	0.0	3	2
ILB Glenn Kasischke	0	1	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	1.0	5	1	36
DE Bob Vasquez	0.0	2	1	35
DE Jay Moore	0.0	1	0	2
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	1	0	34
OLB Harold Forster	0.0	0	2	32
ILB Lester Jacobs	0.0	0	1	36

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shaun Cody	2.5	2	0	33
DE Christian Stargell	2.0	1	1	35
ILB Ike Henson	0.5	0	0	35
DE Dan Bazuin	0.0	1	0	4
DT DeMarcus Tyler	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Harold Forster	10	0	32
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	1	34
CB Irving Givens	3	0	33
S Thomas DeCoud	2	0	36
ILB Lester Jacobs	1	0	36
OLB Andy Lyle	1	0	2
OLB Phil Graham	1	0	16
CB Travis Gerak	1	0	27
DE Trent South	1	0	3
S Caleb Campbell	0	1	28

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mercury Harmon	2	4	0	33
ILB Ernie Sims	2	2	0	37
S Don Coffey	2	0	0	33
CB Joe Buckley	2	0	0	34
S Sammy Gomez	1	0	1	35
ILB Ike Henson	1	0	0	35
CB Victor Kennedy	1	0	0	31
S Pete Ripple	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Uche Nwaneri	3	3	16	0	33
Justin Blaylock	2	2	14	1	31
Sammy Schlesinger	1	2	6	0	6
Manuel Ramirez	1	1	8	1	14
Alex Stepanovich	1	1	19	0	36
Josh Talent	1	1	6	0	11
Kennedy Gaylord	0	1	15	2	35
Renaldo Becker	0	1	17	1	30
Reagan Mauia	0	1	7	0	12
Ike Dodge	0	1	16	0	30

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Sullivan	2	6	20	0	28
Luther Blackshear	1	3	13	0	11
Tony Tubbs	1	3	24	0	34
Broderick McKenney	1	2	26	0	30
Wesley Stoker	1	1	12	0	10
Johnnie Curren	1	1	7	0	3
Deon Messer	0	7	25	0	33
Shane Wilcox	0	3	25	0	34
Howard Clark	0	1	12	1	9
Greg Olsen	0	1	16	0	13
Scottie Roberson	0	1	16	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Marquis Hagans	2	10
Phil Arnold	1	11
Thomas DeCoud	1	10

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Olsen	3	12
Scottie Roberson	2	18
Tom Nichols	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	29	36	10	75
Lester Jacobs	---	---	32	36	1	69
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	31	34	4	69
Scottie Benton	---	---	31	36	---	67
Bob Vasquez	---	---	31	35	---	66
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	31	34	---	65
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	29	32	2	63
Irving Givens	---	---	29	33	1	63
Harold Forster	---	---	30	32	1	63
Alex Stepanovich	19	36	---	---	4	59
Uche Nwaneri	16	33	---	---	9	58
Travis Gerak	---	---	24	27	7	58
Ike Dodge	16	30	---	---	11	57
Randal Denton	19	37	---	---	---	56
Caleb Campbell	---	---	26	28	1	55
Justin Blaylock	14	31	---	---	9	54
Kennedy Gaylord	15	35	---	---	1	51
Renaldo Becker	17	30	---	---	---	47
Phil Arnold	11	23	---	---	11	45
Ben Strobel	11	21	---	---	12	44
Timothy Hightower	7	13	---	---	20	40
Shawn Hartman	12	21	---	---	5	38
Nicky Winters	12	24	---	---	---	36
Manuel Ramirez	8	14	---	---	9	31
Phil Graham	---	---	11	16	4	31
Leon Beltramini	4	10	---	---	15	29
Josh Talent	6	11	---	---	10	27
Roscoe Parrish	7	18	---	---	---	25
Reagan Mauia	7	12	---	---	6	25
Sammy Schlesinger	6	6	---	---	8	20
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	8	11	---	19
Andy Lyle	---	---	0	2	13	15
Marquis Hagans	2	2	---	---	10	14
Larry Hughes	---	---	2	4	5	11
Trent South	---	---	1	3	6	10
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	1	3	5	9
Edgar Barrett	---	---	2	1	5	8
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	0	1	6	7
Jay Moore	---	---	1	2	4	7
Harry Anaya	---	---	3	1	2	6
Dexter Hanks	---	---	0	0	4	4
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rob Cressio	0	0	---	---	---	0
Horace McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joel Tapscott	32	37	---	---	---	69
Tony Tubbs	24	34	---	---	5	63
Shane Wilcox	25	34	---	---	---	59
Tom Nichols	15	28	---	---	16	59
Deon Messer	25	33	---	---	---	58
Broderick McKenney	26	30	---	---	---	56
Adrian Peterson	22	33	---	---	---	55
Charles Reed	23	22	---	---	9	54
Ike Henson	---	---	18	35	1	54
John Sullivan	20	28	---	---	6	54
Ernie Sims	---	---	15	37	1	53
Christian Stargell	---	---	18	35	---	53
Scottie Roberson	16	19	---	---	18	53
Don Coffey	---	---	16	33	2	51
Sammy Gomez	---	---	16	35	---	51
Joe Buckley	---	---	15	34	1	50
Shaun Cody	---	---	16	33	---	49
Mercury Harmon	---	---	15	33	---	48
DeMarcus Tyler	---	---	13	34	---	47
Victor Kennedy	---	---	14	31	---	45
Christian Vlasak	---	---	14	26	3	43
Carl Abney	19	22	---	---	1	42
Greg Olsen	16	13	---	---	12	41
Steven Ellis	11	20	---	---	6	37
Lee Hanna	14	8	---	---	12	34
Wesley Stoker	12	10	---	---	11	33
K.C. Ballard	12	10	---	---	10	32
Luther Blackshear	13	11	---	---	6	30
Howard Clark	12	9	---	---	5	26
Daniel Kanski	---	---	4	4	17	25
Pete Ripple	---	---	3	13	7	23
Allen Fuller	---	---	7	8	5	20
Edward Reitz	8	3	---	---	6	17
Karl Morton	---	---	4	1	10	15
Deron Rice	---	---	5	1	8	14
Dan Bazuin	---	---	3	4	6	13
Johnnie Curren	7	3	---	---	2	12
Lonnie Jacox	---	---	1	2	9	12
Calvin Shuman	---	---	3	2	7	12
Glenn Kasischke	---	---	3	2	7	12
Jumbo Corbett	---	---	0	0	11	11
Robert Murray	---	---	6	4	---	10
Lionel Sowell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricardo Huff	0	0	---	---	5	5
John David Booty	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Estell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	12	118	9.8
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	31	2.8
Middle	9	84	9.3
Right	12	39	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randal Denton	32	11	2	4	3	7	1	0	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Tapscott	36	23	5	1	1	2	9	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	11	1.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	3	25	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	57	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	153	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil Arnold	9	3	0	47	2	23
WR Shawn Hartman	6	1	2	8	0	21
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	2	1	17	0	18
WR Ben Strobel	4	1	0	7	0	21
RB Nicky Winters	3	1	0	2	0	24
RB Timothy Hightower	2	1	0	3	0	13
TE Leon Beltramini	2	2	0	9	0	10
WR Marquis Hagans	1	0	0	0	0	2

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Ellis	8	5	0	51	0	20
WR Charles Reed	6	4	0	91	3	22
TE Scottie Roberson	6	6	0	69	2	19
WR Tom Nichols	5	2	1	17	0	28
RB Adrian Peterson	4	3	0	23	0	33
TE Greg Olsen	4	2	0	22	0	13
WR Carl Abney	2	0	0	0	0	22
RB Lee Hanna	1	1	0	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	1	6	6.00	7.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	11	7	35	3.18	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Scottie Roberson	3	3	12	4.00	11.50
WR Steven Ellis	2	1	6	3.00	6.38
WR Charles Reed	1	0	0	0.00	15.17
RB Lee Hanna	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	1	1.00	5.75
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	12	12.00	5.50
WR Carl Abney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tom Nichols	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Randal Denton	3	1
Timothy Hightower	1	0
Nicky Winters	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	2	1
Adrian Peterson	2	1
Lee Hanna	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randal Denton	7	2	0

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Phil Arnold	2	0
WR Marquis Hagans	1	0
RB Timothy Hightower	1	0
WR Ben Strobel	1	1
WR Shawn Hartman	1	0
TE Leon Beltramini	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Reed	3	2	2
WR Tom Nichols	2	1	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	0	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	1
WR Steven Ellis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (16,100)
End Zone 8,100 (11,700)
Mezzanine 4,400 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (10,400)
Club Seats 10,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (16,100)
End Zone	8,100 (11,700)
Mezzanine	4,400 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (10,400)
Club Seats	10,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (5,000)