Conference Semifinals, 2046

played in New Orleans, CA

44 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings71000-17
New Orleans Saints714106-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 NOS - Alexander Shannon 2 run (Curtis Flannery extra point)
1Q: 06:06 MIN - Ruben Imlay 16 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 14:55 MIN - Silas Fuller 40 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 06:40 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
2Q: 05:10 NOS - Troy Singleton 52 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:38 NOS - Tavon Austin 5 pass from Frankie Blanchard (Curtis Flannery extra point)
3Q: 15:00 NOS - Shane Willis 38 interception return (Curtis Flannery extra point)
3Q: 10:06 NOS - Curtis Flannery 25 field goal
4Q: 13:46 NOS - Curtis Flannery 37 field goal
4Q: 04:01 NOS - Curtis Flannery 38 field goal

Team StatisticsMINNOS
Record10-812-5
First Downs1821
- by Rushing45
- by Passing1014
- by Penalty42
Total Net Yards320390
- Offensive Plays6467
- Yards per Play5.005.82
Net Rushing Yards8187
- Rushing Attempts1527
- Yards per Rush5.403.22
Net Passing Yards239303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 25 - 339 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards278310
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/391/7
- Yards per Pass Play4.887.58
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions5/148/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.58.4
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards7/588/70
Punt Returns/Yards2/83/51
Kick Returns/Yards5/941/26
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/42
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 37
Time of Possession27:0232:58

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:180:40OWN 15210Fumble
19:333:33OWN 20780Touchdown
13:514:14OWN 20880Touchdown
213:096:36OWN 91375Field Goal
24:382:15OWN 34513Interception
20:320:32OWN 26114Half
315:000:08OWN 2010Interception
314:521:46OWN 243-10Punt
39:591:48OWN 2531Punt
36:232:43OWN 5736Punt
413:381:40OWN 383-6Punt
43:540:53OWN 20519Interception
41:531:53OWN 20818Downs
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:42OWN 25421Punt
111:382:05OPP 251025Touchdown
16:002:09OWN 20431Punt
214:371:28OWN 20413Punt
26:331:55OWN 20480Touchdown
22:231:51OWN 42958Touchdown
313:063:07OPP 38630Field Goal
38:111:48OWN 493-7Punt
33:405:02OWN 141066Field Goal
411:588:04OWN 241255Field Goal
43:011:08OPP 4438Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Blanchard, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
J.R. England8121.501010
Rick Silas5244.801410
Walt Harris11111.001110
Walt Lane13434.003410
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Alexander Shannon18532.941631
Cesar Chart7324.571010
Frankie Blanchard144.00400
Ronnie Cassidy1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Walt Harris43252786/39240363.9
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Frankie Blanchard39253101/72520105.7

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ethan Langhoff710588.2918160
WR Ruben Imlay5125711.405161
WR Silas Fuller495513.754401
RB Walt Lane2294.50750
WR Julio Herndon232814.002140
TE Freddie Johnstone112727.0020270
RB J.R. England1144.00240
RB Rick Silas11-2-2.000-20
RB Malik Cox113535.0026350
TE Bruce Barnes1277.00070
TE Derrick Brechbill0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tavon Austin899511.8827281
WR Amir Kemp511448.8012110
WR Roy Sutter577414.8037280
FB Marco Gillespie232010.0017200
WR Troy Singleton246432.000521
TE Rickey Hastings1233.00030
RB Alexander Shannon1244.00540
TE Rod Horton1166.00660

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Sammie Collins100.000
CB Mike Schroeder144.000
CB Shane Willis13838.001

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Walt Harris1000
J.R. England1000
Earnest Hammontree0100
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Trent Ogden0100
Sammie Collins0010
Conrad Tatum0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tucker Compton418947.334.5562
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Siddiqui523947.838.2543

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dixon Hawthorne1/10/00/0332/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Curtis Flannery3/30/00/0384/4

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Silas Fuller284.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Tavon Austin35117.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Silas Fuller59418.80
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Tavon Austin12626.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Braxton Summers810.02440
OLB Moe Stewart720.02130
S Benjamin Stone500.02636
ILB Jimmy Wayne500.02440
CB Ivan Chandler410.02440
DE Sedrick Matthews301.02137
DT K.C. Bryant330.02222
CB Dillon Shaeffer210.01926
DE Dave Sutter210.078
OLB Keegan George200.0816
CB Kevin Johnson200.01737
S Drake Fender200.0612
DE Elias Batista110.01425
DE Herman Shannon110.02032
ILB Jarvis Jones100.098
DT Trent Schroeder100.02026
WR Silas Fuller10---------
WR Ethan Langhoff10---------
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Fernando Shapiro620.01535
CB Korey Beyer610.01144
CB Shane Willis610.01549
ILB Sammie Collins410.51441
S Bryce Travis410.01537
DE Conrad Tatum312.0934
DT Mario Edwards202.0921
DE Johnny Lester200.5222
CB Jorge Cloak220.01543
DE Jace Gilmore200.01327
S Lance Doyle200.0217
DT Winfred Lofton110.51036
DE Alvin Rivers100.5615
OLB Ian Whitehurst100.0212
OLB Robert King100.01224
DT Trent Ogden100.048
ILB Russell Wolfstone010.019

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Sedrick Matthews1.013037
DT Trent Schroeder0.011026
DE Herman Shannon0.001032
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Conrad Tatum2.003134
DT Mario Edwards2.000021
DT Winfred Lofton0.501136
DE Alvin Rivers0.501015
DE Johnny Lester0.500122
ILB Sammie Collins0.500041
DE Jace Gilmore0.001127
ILB Russell Wolfstone0.00109

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Benjamin Stone40036
ILB Jimmy Wayne31040
CB Ivan Chandler30040
OLB Moe Stewart30030
CB Kevin Johnson30037
OLB Keegan George20016
CB Dillon Shaeffer20026
S Drake Fender20012
ILB Jarvis Jones1008
DE Sedrick Matthews10037
DE Elias Batista10025
S Braxton Summers01040
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Korey Beyer60044
CB Shane Willis42149
S Fernando Shapiro40035
ILB Sammie Collins30141
S Bryce Travis30037
CB Jorge Cloak21043
S Lance Doyle20017
OLB Ian Whitehurst10012
OLB Trenton Herndon01021
OLB Robert King01024
CB Mike Schroeder00113

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Ogden36015049
Juan Prescott15015342
Brandon Scherff12015137
Reggie Higdon01015044
Walt Lane0004121
Jerome West0000112
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Taylor Lewan311026040
Darren Wilkerson15124040
Robbie Rose13024140
Marco Gillespie11012019
Cole Freels03026040
Mark Blackburn010400
Lonnie Duffy010300
Kim Sibal010200

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Derrick Brechbill117
Ivan Chandler114
J.R. England18
Horace Dillon15
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Ian Whitehurst317
Amir Kemp217
Tavon Austin123
Marco Gillespie118

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ivan Chandler------24401478
Silas Fuller1346------1574
Ruben Imlay1245------1673
Dan Ogden1549------569
Braxton Summers------2440367
Jimmy Wayne------2440266
Benjamin Stone------2636264
Walt Harris1549---------64
Ethan Langhoff838------1561
Sedrick Matthews------2137260
Reggie Higdon1544---------59
Juan Prescott1542---------57
Kevin Johnson------1737256
Earnest Hammontree1538---------53
Moe Stewart------2130253
Herman Shannon------2032153
Brandon Scherff1537---------52
Trent Schroeder------2026248
K.C. Bryant------2222448
Dillon Shaeffer------1926348
Walt Lane421------2146
Elias Batista------1425342
Jarvis Jones------982441
Bruce Barnes1016------1440
Freddie Johnstone318------1435
J.R. England916------833
Drake Fender------6121533
Keegan George------816832
Derrick Brechbill18------1726
Rick Silas518------124
Harrison Voinovich------1031124
Dave Sutter------78924
Bob Huntley510------621
Horace Dillon012------517
Jerome West012------517
John Raymond011------516
Julio Herndon37---------10
Alonzo O'Neal------3047
Joshua Hampton00------55
Dixon Hawthorne00------55
Malik Cox22------15
Tucker Compton00------55
Gus Zimmerman------2215
Colton Novak00---------0
Byron Rhodes00---------0
Gus Pries------00---0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Shane Willis------15491377
Cole Freels2640------773
Tavon Austin1726------2366
Taylor Lewan2640---------66
Darren Wilkerson2440------165
Rob Ancheta2540---------65
Frankie Blanchard2440---------64
Robbie Rose2440---------64
Amir Kemp1532------1764
Jorge Cloak------1543159
Sammie Collins------1441257
Bryce Travis------1537557
Korey Beyer------1144---55
Alexander Shannon1836------155
Rickey Hastings1420------1751
Fernando Shapiro------1535151
Marco Gillespie1219------1849
Winfred Lofton------1036248
Conrad Tatum------934447
Rod Horton2214------743
Roy Sutter1627---------43
Jace Gilmore------1327141
Cesar Chart910------1938
Trenton Herndon------4211237
Robert King------1224137
Troy Singleton915------1236
Mario Edwards------921434
Lance Doyle------2171534
Ian Whitehurst------2121731
Johnny Lester------222327
Benjamin Wells------118423
Alvin Rivers------615---21
Mike Schroeder------013821
Braxton Sellers------513---18
Trent Ogden------48214
Curtis Flannery00------1111
Lonnie Duffy30------811
Russell Wolfstone------19111
Mark Blackburn40------610
Ronnie Cassidy31------610
Mateo Bell10------89
Jeff Siddiqui00------88
Korey Toniolo00------88
Kim Sibal20------24
Bart Turner30---------3
Barry Nagurski00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6193.2
Middle5244.8
Right4389.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle18643.6
Right9232.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Walt Harris43253215743
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Frankie Blanchard39257142500

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3231.0
Short (0-8 Yds)18141417.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)157785.2
Long (19+ Yds)72568.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54306.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16131187.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)95697.7
Long (19+ Yds)939310.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ruben Imlay125057045
WR Ethan Langhoff107158038
WR Silas Fuller94055146
WR Julio Herndon3202807
RB Walt Lane2209021
TE Bruce Barnes2107016
TE Derrick Brechbill100008
TE Freddie Johnstone11027118
RB J.R. England1104016
RB Rick Silas110-2018
RB Malik Cox1103512
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Amir Kemp115144032
WR Tavon Austin98095326
WR Roy Sutter75174227
WR Troy Singleton42064115
FB Marco Gillespie32020119
TE Rickey Hastings2113020
RB Alexander Shannon2114036
TE Rod Horton1106014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Walt Harris11111.0011.00
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alexander Shannon362.002.94
Frankie Blanchard144.004.00
Cesar Chart133.004.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Walt Harris21168.006.47
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Frankie Blanchard83111.387.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Julio Herndon1000.009.33
WR Ruben Imlay111616.004.75
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tavon Austin32113.6710.56
WR Amir Kemp2000.004.00
FB Marco Gillespie1100.006.67
RB Alexander Shannon1000.002.00
WR Roy Sutter1000.0010.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
New OrleansRushesConversions
Alexander Shannon21
Cesar Chart20

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Walt Harris1385
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Frankie Blanchard13127

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Ruben Imlay532
WR Silas Fuller311
WR Ethan Langhoff331
TE Derrick Brechbill100
TE Freddie Johnstone111
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Tavon Austin553
WR Roy Sutter331
TE Rickey Hastings211
WR Amir Kemp222
FB Marco Gillespie110

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,100 (16,100)
End Zone11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes5,000 (5,000)