Week 9, 2041

played in New Orleans, CA

63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	7	7	-	27
New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 MIN - Casey McDonald 3 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 14:49 NOS - Arnie Schumer 19 field goal
2Q: 11:33 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 26 field goal
2Q: 02:52 NOS - Arnie Schumer 41 field goal
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
3Q: 10:09 MIN - Myron Cropp 38 interception return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 07:19 MIN - Casey McDonald 1 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 MIN - Casey McDonald 3 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 14:49 NOS - Arnie Schumer 19 field goal
2Q: 11:33 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 26 field goal
2Q: 02:52 NOS - Arnie Schumer 41 field goal
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
3Q: 10:09 MIN - Myron Cropp 38 interception return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 07:19 MIN - Casey McDonald 1 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 7-2 1-8
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 333 283
- Offensive Plays 64 71
- Yards per Play 5.20 3.99
Net Rushing Yards 129 131
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 4.45 5.04
Net Passing Yards 204 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 1 41 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 211 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 4/43
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 3.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 4/54 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	7-2	1-8
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	333	283
- Offensive Plays	64	71
- Yards per Play	5.20	3.99
Net Rushing Yards	129	131
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	4.45	5.04
Net Passing Yards	204	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 1	41 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	211	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	4/43
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	3.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	4/54	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	10:49	6:12	OWN 4	12	96	Touchdown
2	14:44	3:18	OWN 20	9	71	Field Goal
2	8:16	2:59	OWN 6	7	26	Interception
2	2:46	2:31	OWN 20	12	64	Field Goal
3	13:00	1:07	OPP 39	3	0	Punt
3	6:33	1:56	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
3	0:37	1:26	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	12:28	5:18	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
4	4:37	2:26	OWN 6	3	7	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	2:13	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	4:37	4:53	OWN 20	10	78	Field Goal
2	11:26	3:10	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
2	5:17	2:31	OPP 36	5	12	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 29	3	-27	Punt
3	11:53	1:54	OWN 12	5	15	Interception
3	9:59	3:26	OWN 26	6	41	Interception
3	4:37	4:00	OWN 12	9	27	Punt
4	14:11	1:43	OPP 49	5	17	Interception
4	7:10	2:33	OWN 39	9	32	Interception
4	2:11	2:11	OWN 27	9	35	Game

Game MVP: Ziggy Ansoh, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Casey McDonald	20	93	4.65	48	2	2
Dean Stephenson	5	6	1.20	5	0	0
Jake Locker	3	18	6.00	6	0	0
Butch Medsker	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mark Bobro	22	115	5.23	38	2
Randall Wolf	3	10	3.33	6	0
Marco Gillespie	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	33	20	211	2/7	0	34	1	66.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	39	19	178	3/36	0	26	4	22.1
Earl Leyes	2	1	17	1/7	0	17	0	79.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Evans	6	11	86	14.33	49	34
WR Greg Wells	5	5	48	9.60	0	19
WR Barry Washington	3	5	20	6.67	2	8
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	3	22	11.00	11	14
WR Tim Givens	1	5	11	11.00	2	11
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	4	4.00	5	4
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	15	15.00	1	15
WR Jordan Newsome	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tavon Austin	6	10	51	8.50	0	12
TE Greg Emerson	4	8	33	8.25	1	11
WR Bryant Burtner	4	6	51	12.75	22	17
WR Angel Sturdivant	4	9	49	12.25	19	26
WR Declan Powell	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Mark Bobro	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Levon Fulcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roderick Dodge	1	16	16.00	0
CB Ivan Chandler	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Myron Cropp	1	38	38.00	1
S Zayden Drain	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Weston Woodson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roderick Dodge	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Bobro	1	0	0	0
Reuben Shaw	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	5	245	49.0	45.6	63	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	4	209	52.3	52.3	68	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Arnie Schumer	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	3	88	29.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Keegan George	6	2	0.0	23	35
CB Ivan Chandler	6	1	0.0	25	45
CB Corwin Buchanan	6	0	0.0	21	35
S Terry Mathews	4	1	1.0	25	41
DE Edwin Woolson	4	0	1.0	7	13
CB Roderick Dodge	3	2	0.0	21	35
OLB Lavonte David	3	1	0.0	24	34
DT Mike Daniels	3	0	0.0	21	30
DE Ziggy Ansoh	2	1	2.0	22	35
S Benjamin Stone	2	2	0.0	24	43
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	1	0.0	19	32
CB Vernon Warren	2	0	0.0	6	12
S Zayden Drain	2	0	0.0	9	20
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0.0	10	18
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Myron Cropp	1	0	0.0	2	11
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0.0	13	25
DE Norman Waite	0	1	0.0	7	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	14	2	0.0	28	34
CB Korey Beyer	6	2	0.0	27	30
OLB Doug Reeves	5	2	0.0	25	34
DE Winfred Matteson	4	1	0.0	19	19
CB Johnnie Pulliam	4	1	0.0	13	22
S Brody Norris	3	3	0.0	21	23
CB Weston Woodson	3	0	0.0	26	32
DT Walt Madison	2	1	1.0	22	23
DE Jace Gilmore	2	1	1.0	21	28
S Bryce Travis	2	2	0.0	26	35
CB Dennis Meidinger	1	1	0.0	11	20
DE Vince Cole	1	1	0.0	14	13
TE Levon Fulcher	1	0	---	---	---
DE Conrad Tatum	1	0	0.0	19	24
OLB Ian Whitehurst	1	0	0.0	17	14
WR Declan Powell	1	0	---	---	---
FB Marco Gillespie	1	0	---	---	---
OLB T.J. Burroughs	0	1	0.0	6	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ziggy Ansoh	2.0	1	2	35
DE Edwin Woolson	1.0	0	0	13
S Terry Mathews	1.0	0	0	41
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	1	1	30
DE Norman Waite	0.0	0	2	13
OLB Lavonte David	0.0	0	1	34
DT Trent Schroeder	0.0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Walt Madison	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Jace Gilmore	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Winfred Matteson	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Winfred Lofton	0.0	0	2	1	31
DE Conrad Tatum	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	5	0	1	45
OLB Lavonte David	3	1	0	34
CB Corwin Buchanan	3	0	0	35
CB Roderick Dodge	2	1	1	35
CB Vernon Warren	2	0	0	12
ILB Keegan George	1	1	0	35
OLB Myron Cropp	1	0	1	11
S Zayden Drain	1	0	1	20
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	0	6
S Terry Mathews	1	0	0	41

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	7	0	0	34
OLB Doug Reeves	4	1	0	34
CB Weston Woodson	3	0	1	32
CB Korey Beyer	2	0	0	30
CB Johnnie Pulliam	2	0	0	22
S Bryce Travis	1	1	0	35
S Brody Norris	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Hammontree	4	9	28	0	35
Reggie Higdon	2	4	27	1	35
Damien Hausermann	2	3	28	1	32
Marcus Ashe	1	3	29	0	35
Seth Malone	0	2	3	0	0
Derrick Brechbill	0	2	18	0	20
Maddox Sandhu	0	2	28	0	35
Mel Davey	0	1	9	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Duffy	4	6	26	0	45
Taylor Lewan	2	5	24	2	38
Robbie Rose	2	4	26	1	45
Reuben Shaw	1	4	21	1	24
Ben Jones	1	3	24	0	37
Marco Gillespie	0	1	17	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	3	15
Donovan Hickman	2	14
Zayden Drain	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	21	35	18	74
Ivan Chandler	---	---	25	45	2	72
Benjamin Stone	---	---	24	43	3	70
Maddox Sandhu	28	35	---	---	6	69
Terry Mathews	---	---	25	41	2	68
Damien Hausermann	28	32	---	---	7	67
Marcus Ashe	29	35	---	---	---	64
Earnest Hammontree	28	35	---	---	1	64
Reggie Higdon	27	35	---	---	---	62
Mike Evans	27	32	---	---	3	62
Jake Locker	26	35	---	---	---	61
Keegan George	---	---	23	35	3	61
Lavonte David	---	---	24	34	2	60
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	22	35	2	59
Roderick Dodge	---	---	21	35	1	57
Mike Daniels	---	---	21	30	3	54
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	19	32	1	52
Derrick Brechbill	18	20	---	---	12	50
Tim Givens	20	29	---	---	---	49
Greg Wells	11	22	---	---	13	46
Casey McDonald	20	23	---	---	---	43
Zayden Drain	---	---	9	20	10	39
K.C. Bryant	---	---	13	25	---	38
Trent Schroeder	---	---	10	18	3	31
Barry Washington	10	12	---	---	7	29
Myron Cropp	---	---	2	11	16	29
Dean Stephenson	5	7	---	---	16	28
Mel Davey	9	10	---	---	6	25
Donovan Hickman	---	---	2	8	14	24
Butch Medsker	9	12	---	---	2	23
Norman Waite	---	---	7	13	3	23
Edwin Woolson	---	---	7	13	3	23
Freddie Johnstone	10	6	---	---	4	20
Sean Spence	---	---	0	4	15	19
Vernon Warren	---	---	6	12	1	19
Martin Lorenzen	2	1	---	---	16	19
Jordan Newsome	4	1	---	---	11	16
Bo Murphy	---	---	5	6	---	11
Seth Malone	3	0	---	---	7	10
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cary Sutter	1	0	---	---	6	7
Roman Nolan	1	3	---	---	1	5
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sawyer Huntley	3	0	---	---	---	3
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	2	2

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robbie Rose	26	45	---	---	6	77
Greg Emerson	26	40	---	---	6	72
Lonnie Duffy	26	45	---	---	1	72
Randall Wolf	26	42	---	---	---	68
Tavon Austin	21	35	---	---	12	68
Weston Woodson	---	---	26	32	8	66
Sammie Collins	---	---	28	34	2	64
Bryce Travis	---	---	26	35	2	63
Taylor Lewan	24	38	---	---	---	62
Ben Jones	24	37	---	---	---	61
Doug Reeves	---	---	25	34	2	61
Mark Bobro	24	34	---	---	2	60
Winfred Lofton	---	---	22	31	7	60
Korey Beyer	---	---	27	30	2	59
Johnnie Pulliam	---	---	13	22	21	56
Brody Norris	---	---	21	23	10	54
Jace Gilmore	---	---	21	28	2	51
Reuben Shaw	21	24	---	---	5	50
Marco Gillespie	17	24	---	---	9	50
Bryant Burtner	9	25	---	---	13	47
Walt Madison	---	---	22	23	1	46
Winfred Matteson	---	---	19	19	6	44
Conrad Tatum	---	---	19	24	1	44
Angel Sturdivant	17	25	---	---	---	42
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	17	14	8	39
Dennis Meidinger	---	---	11	20	2	33
Keegan Scheungrab	5	21	---	---	6	32
Levon Fulcher	6	13	---	---	12	31
Johnny Ketteridge	5	8	---	---	15	28
Vince Cole	---	---	14	13	---	27
Derrick Kitchings	2	11	---	---	11	24
Declan Powell	3	10	---	---	9	22
T.J. Burroughs	---	---	6	2	10	18
Grady Anquillano	2	7	---	---	6	15
Jumbo Greer	---	---	2	1	9	12
Donald Stephenson	2	8	---	---	---	10
Adam England	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mario Gulden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Blake Welch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Wooden	---	---	0	0	5	5
Earl Leyes	0	3	---	---	2	5
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	3	3
Arnie Schumer	0	0	---	---	2	2
William Gerdes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	78	8.7
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	9	18	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	9	69	7.7
Right	8	30	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	33	20	1	2	3	2	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	39	19	1	3	1	3	7	0	4
Earl Leyes	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	59	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	60	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	37	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	55	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	1	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	98	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	11	6	1	86	1	32
WR Greg Wells	5	5	0	48	0	22
WR Tim Givens	5	1	2	11	0	29
WR Barry Washington	5	3	0	20	0	12
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	2	0	22	0	20
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0	5	0	12
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	0	4	0	23
WR Jordan Newsome	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	15	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	10	6	0	51	0	35
WR Angel Sturdivant	9	4	1	49	1	25
TE Greg Emerson	8	4	0	33	0	40
WR Bryant Burtner	6	4	0	51	0	25
RB Mark Bobro	4	0	0	0	0	34
WR Declan Powell	2	1	0	8	0	10
TE Levon Fulcher	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Marco Gillespie	1	1	0	3	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Casey McDonald	5	17	3.40	4.65
Dean Stephenson	1	3	3.00	1.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Bobro	1	7	7.00	5.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	6	1	8	1.33	6.39

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	4	0	0	0.00	4.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	3	0	0	0.00	7.82
WR Tim Givens	2	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR Barry Washington	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
RB Mark Bobro	1	0.00
TE Greg Emerson	1	4.13
WR Tavon Austin	1	5.10
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	5.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Casey McDonald	3	1
Butch Medsker	1	1
Dean Stephenson	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Bobro	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	10	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	13	8	7
Earl Leyes	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	3	2	2
WR Greg Wells	2	2	2
WR Barry Washington	2	2	1
WR Tim Givens	1	0	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Angel Sturdivant	6	4	3
WR Bryant Burtner	3	3	2
WR Tavon Austin	2	1	1
TE Greg Emerson	1	0	0
TE Levon Fulcher	1	0	0
WR Declan Powell	1	1	1

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

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