Week 3, 2042

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	7	3	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	10	0	0	20	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:09 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 20 field goal
1Q: 00:22 MIN - Tim Givens 4 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 07:58 NOS - Marco Gillespie 1 run (Arnie Schumer extra point)
3Q: 04:43 NOS - Arnie Schumer 32 field goal
4Q: 11:05 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 25 field goal
4Q: 05:03 MIN - Butch Medsker 2 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 02:24 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
4Q: 01:51 MIN - Ivan Chandler 35 interception return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:09 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 20 field goal
1Q: 00:22 MIN - Tim Givens 4 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 07:58 NOS - Marco Gillespie 1 run (Arnie Schumer extra point)
3Q: 04:43 NOS - Arnie Schumer 32 field goal
4Q: 11:05 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 25 field goal
4Q: 05:03 MIN - Butch Medsker 2 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 02:24 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 45 field goal
4Q: 01:51 MIN - Ivan Chandler 35 interception return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 342 327
- Offensive Plays 73 65
- Yards per Play 4.68 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 77 105
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 3.35 2.92
Net Passing Yards 265 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 27 - 2 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.30 7.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 35
Time of Possession 28:37 31:23

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	342	327
- Offensive Plays	73	65
- Yards per Play	4.68	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	77	105
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	3.35	2.92
Net Passing Yards	265	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 27 - 2	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.30	7.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 35
Time of Possession	28:37	31:23

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	2:25	OWN 17	6	34	Interception
1	7:02	2:39	OWN 20	8	56	Missed FG
1	0:13	7:21	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
2	2:53	2:53	OWN 7	9	39	Half
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
3	9:00	4:22	OWN 1	10	84	Field Goal
3	2:56	2:12	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	10:57	1:14	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
4	4:54	0:55	OWN 26	4	3	Downs
4	2:19	0:39	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
4	1:40	1:13	OWN 20	5	20	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	10:04	3:02	OWN 47	9	50	Field Goal
1	4:23	4:10	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	7:52	4:59	OWN 20	7	24	Punt
3	11:24	2:24	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
3	4:38	1:42	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	0:44	4:47	OWN 37	9	55	Field Goal
4	9:43	4:49	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	3:59	1:40	OPP 29	3	1	Field Goal
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 40	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adam England	9	30	3.33	10	1	0
Mark Bobro	8	32	4.00	10	1	0
Randall Wolf	3	8	2.67	4	0	0
Marco Gillespie	2	5	2.50	4	0	1
Tavon Austin	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Butch Medsker	18	31	1.72	13	1	1
Casey McDonald	11	59	5.36	13	4	0
Jake Locker	5	8	1.60	8	0	0
Derrick Brechbill	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Bob Huntley	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	48	27	277	2/12	0	33	2	55.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	28	19	229	1/7	1	33	0	104.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tavon Austin	9	15	97	10.78	32	33
TE Greg Emerson	5	11	51	10.20	12	18
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	15	5.00	14	12
RB Mark Bobro	2	2	33	16.50	15	21
TE Levon Fulcher	2	6	22	11.00	6	16
WR Angel Sturdivant	2	5	33	16.50	9	19
WR Amir Kemp	2	2	13	6.50	0	10
WR Ronnie Durham	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Bryant Burtner	1	2	1	1.00	0	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Givens	3	5	62	20.67	8	33	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	5	22	7.33	3	11	0
WR Jordan Newsome	3	3	40	13.33	7	24	0
WR Mike Evans	3	7	39	13.00	2	28	0
WR Greg Wells	2	2	20	10.00	4	14	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	2	2	27	13.50	7	20	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vernon Warren	1	11	11.00	0
CB Ivan Chandler	1	35	35.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	3	132	44.0	41.3	62	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	4	188	47.0	47.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Arnie Schumer	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Wells	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	1	22	22.0	0
Johnnie Pulliam	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Collins	11	1	0.0	31	27
S Kris Wooden	6	1	0.0	35	27
S Clifton McIntyre	5	4	0.0	34	29
OLB Doug Reeves	5	0	0.0	26	24
DE Jace Gilmore	4	1	1.0	26	21
S Bryce Travis	4	2	0.0	13	15
DT Walt Madison	4	1	0.0	29	25
CB Korey Beyer	3	0	0.0	25	26
CB Shane Willis	2	3	0.0	33	29
DT Winfred Lofton	2	2	0.0	25	21
DE Conrad Tatum	1	3	0.0	28	22
DT Chad Barnes	1	1	0.0	23	18
TE Greg Emerson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Winfred Matteson	1	0	0.0	12	8
S Brody Norris	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Ian Whitehurst	0	1	0.0	22	12
CB Weston Woodson	0	1	0.0	12	5
OLB Robert King	0	1	0.0	3	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vernon Warren	7	3	0.0	21	48
CB Ivan Chandler	6	1	0.0	22	50
S Benjamin Stone	5	5	1.0	23	49
ILB Keegan George	5	4	0.0	23	44
OLB Lavonte David	5	1	0.0	21	45
S Terry Mathews	4	3	0.0	22	50
DE Ziggy Ansoh	3	0	1.0	12	12
CB Brandon Gordon	3	1	0.0	9	36
DT Trent Schroeder	3	0	0.0	9	13
DE Elias Batista	3	0	0.0	12	39
CB Roderick Dodge	2	0	0.0	4	13
OLB Bo Murphy	1	2	0.0	11	13
DT Mike Daniels	1	0	0.0	11	22
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	0.0	20	42
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	15	36
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0.0	12	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Jace Gilmore	1.0	1	0	21
DT Chad Barnes	0.0	2	0	18
OLB Ian Whitehurst	0.0	0	1	12

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1.0	0	0	0	12
S Benjamin Stone	1.0	0	0	0	49
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	3	4	1	42
DT Mercury Gonzalez	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	0	1	1	22
ILB Keegan George	0.0	0	1	0	44
DE Elias Batista	0.0	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kris Wooden	4	1	27
S Bryce Travis	4	0	15
ILB Sammie Collins	3	0	27
OLB Doug Reeves	2	0	24
CB Shane Willis	2	0	29
S Clifton McIntyre	1	1	29
CB Korey Beyer	1	1	26
DE Winfred Matteson	1	0	8
DT Winfred Lofton	1	0	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Keegan George	4	1	0	44
CB Vernon Warren	4	0	1	48
CB Ivan Chandler	3	1	1	50
CB Brandon Gordon	3	1	0	36
S Benjamin Stone	3	0	0	49
S Terry Mathews	3	0	0	50
OLB Lavonte David	2	0	0	45
CB Roderick Dodge	2	0	0	13
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	0	13
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1	0	0	36
DE Elias Batista	1	0	0	39
OLB Myron Cropp	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robbie Rose	3	5	23	1	49
Taylor Lewan	1	6	23	0	47
Reuben Shaw	1	3	23	0	48
Ben Jones	1	2	23	1	47
Lonnie Duffy	1	2	23	0	49
Greg Emerson	1	1	20	0	47
Marco Gillespie	0	1	16	0	41

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maddox Sandhu	4	5	35	0	29
Earnest Hammontree	3	9	36	0	29
Reggie Higdon	2	5	35	0	29
Dan Ogden	1	5	36	1	29
Marcus Ashe	1	4	35	0	29
Bob Huntley	1	1	19	0	15
Derrick Brechbill	0	2	29	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Wooden	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	2	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Emerson	20	47	---	---	14	81
Kris Wooden	---	---	35	27	17	79
Robbie Rose	23	49	---	---	5	77
Reuben Shaw	23	48	---	---	5	76
Randall Wolf	23	50	---	---	---	73
Tavon Austin	20	41	---	---	11	72
Lonnie Duffy	23	49	---	---	---	72
Ben Jones	23	47	---	---	---	70
Taylor Lewan	23	47	---	---	---	70
Sammie Collins	---	---	31	27	11	69
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	34	29	4	67
Marco Gillespie	16	41	---	---	8	65
Shane Willis	---	---	33	29	3	65
Mark Bobro	9	30	---	---	19	58
Walt Madison	---	---	29	25	3	57
Korey Beyer	---	---	25	26	3	54
Doug Reeves	---	---	26	24	2	52
Conrad Tatum	---	---	28	22	2	52
Chad Barnes	---	---	23	18	10	51
Jace Gilmore	---	---	26	21	2	49
Winfred Lofton	---	---	25	21	1	47
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	22	12	7	41
Angel Sturdivant	19	22	---	---	---	41
Adam England	14	20	---	---	1	35
Weston Woodson	---	---	12	5	16	33
Bryce Travis	---	---	13	15	3	31
Levon Fulcher	4	20	---	---	3	27
Johnny Ketteridge	2	9	---	---	15	26
T.J. Burroughs	---	---	10	5	9	24
Winfred Matteson	---	---	12	8	1	21
Amir Kemp	10	9	---	---	---	19
Bryant Burtner	0	4	---	---	12	16
Blake Welch	0	0	---	---	14	14
Johnnie Pulliam	---	---	3	0	10	13
Jumbo Greer	---	---	5	2	4	11
Keegan Scheungrab	0	5	---	---	5	10
Jerome Kirk	0	5	---	---	5	10
Ronnie Durham	1	7	---	---	---	8
Rob Dacosta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Arnie Schumer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Robert King	---	---	3	2	---	5
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brody Norris	---	---	1	1	---	2
Earl Leyes	0	0	---	---	2	2
Derrick Kitchings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Toby Kagan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Stone	---	---	23	49	2	74
Ivan Chandler	---	---	22	50	2	74
Terry Mathews	---	---	22	50	2	74
Dan Ogden	36	29	---	---	7	72
Vernon Warren	---	---	21	48	2	71
Maddox Sandhu	35	29	---	---	7	71
Keegan George	---	---	23	44	2	69
Lavonte David	---	---	21	45	2	68
Jake Locker	36	29	---	---	---	65
Earnest Hammontree	36	29	---	---	---	65
Marcus Ashe	35	29	---	---	---	64
Reggie Higdon	35	29	---	---	---	64
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	20	42	2	64
Mike Evans	34	27	---	---	---	61
Brandon Gordon	---	---	9	36	15	60
Derrick Brechbill	29	14	---	---	15	58
Tim Givens	24	20	---	---	13	57
Butch Medsker	23	13	---	---	20	56
Elias Batista	---	---	12	39	5	56
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	15	36	2	53
Bob Huntley	19	15	---	---	13	47
Casey McDonald	21	15	---	---	10	46
K.C. Bryant	---	---	12	23	3	38
Mike Daniels	---	---	11	22	3	36
Bo Murphy	---	---	11	13	4	28
Freddie Johnstone	15	8	---	---	5	28
Cary Halvorsen	8	17	---	---	---	25
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	12	12	---	24
Jordan Newsome	4	6	---	---	13	23
Trent Schroeder	---	---	9	13	---	22
Greg Wells	3	10	---	---	7	20
Roderick Dodge	---	---	4	13	---	17
Sean Spence	---	---	0	1	14	15
Myron Cropp	---	---	5	5	3	13
Marcus Smith	---	---	1	2	9	12
Zayden Drain	---	---	0	1	11	12
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kent Joyner	3	0	---	---	7	10
Hugh Hayes	---	---	0	6	3	9
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Horace Dillon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ike Washington	---	---	0	0	6	6
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	4	4
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	0	0	2	2
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	11	30	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	29	3.2
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	8	31	3.9
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	48	27	2	0	3	4	9	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	28	19	5	3	0	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	161	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	89	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	110	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	15	9	1	97	1	41
TE Greg Emerson	11	5	1	51	0	47
TE Levon Fulcher	6	2	1	22	0	20
WR Angel Sturdivant	5	2	0	33	0	22
FB Marco Gillespie	3	3	0	15	0	41
RB Mark Bobro	2	2	0	33	1	30
WR Ronnie Durham	2	1	0	12	0	7
WR Bryant Burtner	2	1	0	1	0	4
WR Amir Kemp	2	2	0	13	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	7	3	39	1	27
WR Tim Givens	5	3	62	2	20
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	3	22	0	14
WR Jordan Newsome	3	3	40	1	6
WR Greg Wells	2	2	20	0	10
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	1	10	0	8
WR Cary Halvorsen	2	2	27	1	17
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	4	0	13
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Bobro	1	4	4.00	4.00
Randall Wolf	1	1	1.00	2.67
Marco Gillespie	1	1	1.00	2.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	6	1	0.17	1.72
Casey McDonald	4	23	5.75	5.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	6	3	15	2.50	5.77

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	8	5	33	4.13	8.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tavon Austin	3	2	8	2.67	6.47
TE Greg Emerson	2	1	7	3.50	4.64
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	2	14	4.67	4.40
WR Tim Givens	2	1	4	2.00	12.40
RB Casey McDonald	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Jordan Newsome	1	1	10	10.00	13.33
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0	0.00	5.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Bobro	1	0
Adam England	1	1
Marco Gillespie	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Butch Medsker	3	1
Casey McDonald	2	1
Jake Locker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	12	8	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Greg Emerson	6	3	2
WR Tavon Austin	3	3	3
WR Ronnie Durham	1	0	0
WR Angel Sturdivant	1	1	1
WR Amir Kemp	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Wells	2	2	1
WR Tim Givens	2	2	2
WR Mike Evans	2	2	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,600 (26,800)
End Zone 18,100 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,200 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,300 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,600 (26,800)
End Zone	18,100 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,200 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,300 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,300 (9,900)