Week 9, 2044

played in New Orleans, CA

76 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	3	0	-	10
New Orleans Saints	7	0	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:54 NOS - Amir Kemp 18 pass from Randall Wolf (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 03:10 MIN - Mike Evans 2 pass from Grady Banks (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 02:29 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 51 field goal
4Q: 13:03 NOS - Tavon Austin 40 pass from Randall Wolf (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 02:36 NOS - Adam England 3 run (Angel McTermid extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:54 NOS - Amir Kemp 18 pass from Randall Wolf (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 03:10 MIN - Mike Evans 2 pass from Grady Banks (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 02:29 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 51 field goal
4Q: 13:03 NOS - Tavon Austin 40 pass from Randall Wolf (Angel McTermid extra point)
4Q: 02:36 NOS - Adam England 3 run (Angel McTermid extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 4-5 7-2
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 285 394
- Offensive Plays 68 61
- Yards per Play 4.19 6.46
Net Rushing Yards 85 181
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 2.74 5.84
Net Passing Yards 200 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 1 29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/32 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 7.10
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 11/89
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:58 29:02

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	4-5	7-2
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	285	394
- Offensive Plays	68	61
- Yards per Play	4.19	6.46
Net Rushing Yards	85	181
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	2.74	5.84
Net Passing Yards	200	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 1	29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/32	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	7.10
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	11/89
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:58	29:02

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	7:45	4:41	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	1:00	2:45	OWN 11	5	25	Punt
2	12:27	4:17	OWN 7	7	27	Punt
2	5:51	1:05	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
2	2:37	1:57	OWN 34	7	24	Punt
3	9:53	7:31	OWN 6	15	60	Field Goal
4	12:49	2:48	OWN 36	6	4	Punt
4	6:56	2:09	OWN 19	4	25	Interception
4	2:28	1:38	OWN 24	7	22	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	4:54	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
1	3:04	2:04	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
2	13:15	0:48	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
2	8:10	2:19	OWN 33	4	27	Fumble
2	4:46	2:09	OWN 12	4	18	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 20	2	12	Half
3	15:00	5:07	OWN 20	11	36	Punt
3	2:22	4:33	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
4	10:01	3:05	OWN 14	5	13	Punt
4	4:47	2:19	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 46	4	39	Game

Game MVP: Randall Wolf, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.R. England	14	24	1.71	8	0
Walt Lane	13	27	2.08	7	0
Grady Banks	4	34	8.50	12	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alexander Shannon	13	110	8.46	43	4	0
Adam England	12	61	5.08	10	2	1
Randall Wolf	6	10	1.67	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	33	18	232	4/32	1	31	1	74.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	29	22	216	1/3	2	40	0	119.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	6	13	52	8.67	15	16	1
WR Dwight Bridges	4	4	62	15.50	1	26	0
WR Julio Herndon	3	5	78	26.00	64	31	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	4	18	9.00	1	10	0
RB Walt Lane	2	2	22	11.00	4	11	0
RB J.R. England	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Casey Greer	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Greg Emerson	5	5	25	5.00	10	12	0
WR Tavon Austin	5	8	95	19.00	56	40	1
WR Angel Sturdivant	4	5	18	4.50	3	10	0
RB Alexander Shannon	3	3	39	13.00	17	17	0
WR Amir Kemp	3	4	36	12.00	1	18	1
RB Adam England	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Johnny Ketteridge	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Marco Gillespie	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Efrain Pei	1	38	38.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Benjamin Stone	1	0
Jimmy Wayne	0	2
Drake Fender	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Greg Emerson	1	0
Alexander Shannon	1	0
Amir Kemp	1	0
Tavon Austin	0	1
Angel Sturdivant	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Kitna	6	241	40.2	34.0	50	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	5	238	47.6	45.6	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Halvorsen	2	36	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Keegan George	5	1	0.0	23	22
DE Ziggy Ansoh	5	0	0.0	26	29
DT A.J. Covington	4	3	0.0	23	19
CB Ivan Chandler	4	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	4	0	0.0	18	19
CB Ike Clark	3	1	0.0	11	15
ILB Jimmy Wayne	3	1	0.0	31	30
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	0.0	31	30
S Brandon Gordon	3	0	0.0	27	27
DE Sedrick Matthews	3	0	0.0	28	27
S Benjamin Stone	2	4	0.0	31	29
CB Harrison Voinovich	2	0	0.0	4	3
DE Elias Batista	1	0	1.0	3	3
DT Trent Schroeder	1	1	0.0	9	11
DT K.C. Bryant	1	1	0.0	15	11
DE Dave Sutter	1	1	0.0	5	1
WR Casey Greer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Drake Fender	1	0	0.0	4	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Weston Woodson	7	3	0.0	17	24
ILB Sammie Collins	6	2	0.0	31	35
S Bryce Travis	5	0	0.0	31	36
DE Vince Cole	4	1	1.0	19	16
CB Jorge Cloak	4	2	0.0	29	35
OLB Robert King	4	0	0.0	19	22
DE Conrad Tatum	3	1	0.5	23	31
DT Winfred Lofton	3	0	0.5	16	25
DT Walt Madison	3	2	0.0	17	9
CB Shane Willis	3	2	0.0	31	37
DE Jace Gilmore	2	0	2.0	26	33
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	1	0.0	17	16
S Kris Wooden	2	0	0.0	8	11
DT Mario Edwards	2	0	0.0	19	27
S Brody Norris	1	0	0.0	27	34
CB Freddie de la Rosa	1	0	0.0	0	1
RB Alexander Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB T.J. Burroughs	0	1	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Elias Batista	1.0	0	0	3
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0.0	1	1	29
DT Mercury Gonzalez	0.0	1	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jace Gilmore	2.0	1	1	2	33
DE Vince Cole	1.0	1	0	1	16
DT Winfred Lofton	0.5	0	1	1	25
DE Conrad Tatum	0.5	0	0	1	31
OLB Ian Whitehurst	0.0	1	1	0	16
DT Mario Edwards	0.0	1	0	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Keegan George	4	2	22
CB Ivan Chandler	4	1	30
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	4	0	19
S Brandon Gordon	2	0	27
ILB Jimmy Wayne	2	0	30
CB Kevin Johnson	2	0	30
CB Ike Clark	1	0	15
DT A.J. Covington	1	0	19
CB Harrison Voinovich	1	0	3
S Drake Fender	1	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Robert King	4	0	0	22
CB Weston Woodson	3	1	0	24
ILB Sammie Collins	2	0	0	35
OLB Ian Whitehurst	2	0	0	16
CB Shane Willis	2	0	0	37
S Bryce Travis	1	1	0	36
S Kris Wooden	1	0	0	11
S Brody Norris	1	0	0	34
CB Freddie de la Rosa	1	0	0	1
CB Jorge Cloak	1	0	0	35
OLB Efrain Pei	0	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Ogden	2	6	31	0	37
Earnest Hammontree	2	5	31	1	37
Juan Prescott	1	6	31	2	37
Sammie Gargac	1	4	31	1	37
Bob Huntley	1	2	12	0	9
Reggie Higdon	0	4	31	0	37

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Duffy	6	7	0	31	0	30
Darren Wilkerson	5	7	1	31	0	30
Taylor Lewan	4	7	0	31	0	30
Reuben Shaw	1	2	0	31	0	30
Marco Gillespie	1	2	0	25	0	24
Robbie Rose	0	0	0	31	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Renaldo Bradford	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Durham	1	12
Marco Gillespie	1	6
Antonio Spencer	1	3

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammie Gargac	31	37	---	---	7	75
Grady Banks	31	37	---	---	---	68
Reggie Higdon	31	37	---	---	---	68
Earnest Hammontree	31	37	---	---	---	68
Ivan Chandler	---	---	31	30	7	68
Dan Ogden	31	37	---	---	---	68
Juan Prescott	31	37	---	---	---	68
Mike Evans	29	35	---	---	1	65
Derrick Brechbill	20	30	---	---	13	63
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	31	30	---	61
Kevin Johnson	---	---	31	30	---	61
Benjamin Stone	---	---	31	29	---	60
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	28	27	2	57
Brandon Gordon	---	---	27	27	2	56
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	26	29	---	55
Dwight Bridges	15	25	---	---	12	52
Keegan George	---	---	23	22	1	46
A.J. Covington	---	---	23	19	3	45
J.R. England	15	15	---	---	14	44
Walt Lane	16	22	---	---	6	44
Julio Herndon	19	24	---	---	---	43
Casey Greer	12	13	---	---	12	37
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	18	19	---	37
Bob Huntley	12	9	---	---	13	34
K.C. Bryant	---	---	15	11	3	29
Freddie Johnstone	12	7	---	---	9	28
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	12	14	1	27
Ike Clark	---	---	11	15	---	26
Drake Fender	---	---	4	6	12	22
Trent Schroeder	---	---	9	11	---	20
Moe Stewart	---	---	5	3	11	19
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	4	3	10	17
Cary Halvorsen	0	1	---	---	14	15
Lance Harding	5	4	---	---	3	12
Greg Vaughn	---	---	4	1	4	9
Dave Sutter	---	---	5	1	3	9
Jarvis Jones	---	---	0	0	7	7
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Raymond	0	0	---	---	7	7
Renaldo Bradford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brandon Scherff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	6	6
Elias Batista	---	---	3	3	---	6
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bruce Kornegay	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ian Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shane Willis	---	---	31	37	1	69
Bryce Travis	---	---	31	36	1	68
Sammie Collins	---	---	31	35	1	67
Reuben Shaw	31	30	---	---	5	66
Robbie Rose	31	30	---	---	5	66
Brody Norris	---	---	27	34	4	65
Jace Gilmore	---	---	26	33	6	65
Jorge Cloak	---	---	29	35	1	65
Randall Wolf	31	30	---	---	---	61
Lonnie Duffy	31	30	---	---	---	61
Taylor Lewan	31	30	---	---	---	61
Darren Wilkerson	31	30	---	---	---	61
Tavon Austin	24	24	---	---	10	58
Weston Woodson	---	---	17	24	16	57
Marco Gillespie	25	24	---	---	6	55
Conrad Tatum	---	---	23	31	---	54
Greg Emerson	25	24	---	---	1	50
Adam England	14	18	---	---	17	49
Mario Edwards	---	---	19	27	1	47
Winfred Lofton	---	---	16	25	2	43
Vince Cole	---	---	19	16	7	42
Robert King	---	---	19	22	1	42
Amir Kemp	17	17	---	---	5	39
Ian Whitehurst	---	---	17	16	3	36
T.J. Burroughs	---	---	8	9	16	33
Angel Sturdivant	17	16	---	---	---	33
Johnny Ketteridge	9	11	---	---	12	32
Kris Wooden	---	---	8	11	11	30
Alexander Shannon	17	12	---	---	---	29
Walt Madison	---	---	17	9	---	26
Ronnie Durham	5	3	---	---	12	20
Kaden Perkins	1	0	---	---	12	13
Efrain Pei	---	---	3	4	5	12
Roosevelt Klingensmith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jumbo Greer	---	---	0	0	7	7
Ben Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
Levon Fulcher	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Damien Hausermann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Antonio Spencer	1	1	---	---	3	5
J.T. O'Neal	0	0	---	---	5	5
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	4	4
Korey Beyer	---	---	0	2	---	2
Freddie de la Rosa	---	---	0	1	1	2
Earl Leyes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bart Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	11	53	4.8
Right	11	11	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	57	4.8
Middle	13	79	6.1
Right	3	49	16.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	33	18	5	1	4	2	3	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	29	22	2	0	0	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	38	12.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	97	12.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	46	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	51	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	90	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	74	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	13	6	2	52	0	35
WR Julio Herndon	5	3	1	78	3	24
WR Casey Greer	4	0	1	0	0	13
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	2	0	18	0	30
WR Dwight Bridges	4	4	0	62	2	25
RB Walt Lane	2	2	0	22	0	22
RB J.R. England	1	1	0	0	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tavon Austin	8	5	95	2	24
TE Greg Emerson	5	5	25	0	24
WR Angel Sturdivant	5	4	18	0	16
WR Amir Kemp	4	3	36	0	17
RB Alexander Shannon	3	3	39	0	12
FB Marco Gillespie	2	0	0	0	24
RB Adam England	1	1	4	0	18
TE Johnny Ketteridge	1	1	-1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	3	-4	-1.33	1.67
Adam England	3	20	6.67	5.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	1	1	2	2.00	7.03

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	2	1	18	9.00	7.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	0	0.00	11.88
WR Amir Kemp	1	1	18	18.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Grady Banks	1	0
J.R. England	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Wolf	2	1
Adam England	1	0
Alexander Shannon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	14	8	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	4	3	3
WR Casey Greer	3	0	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	2	1
WR Julio Herndon	2	1	1
RB Walt Lane	1	1	1
WR Dwight Bridges	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Angel Sturdivant	2	1	1
TE Greg Emerson	1	1	0

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)