Week 3, 2081

played in New Orleans, CA

60 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	3	-	17
New Orleans Saints	0	3	3	8	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:23 MIN - Theodore Crites 2 pass from Carter Caldwell (Butch Bingenheimer extra point)
2Q: 14:54 NOS - Alan Emmons 21 field goal
3Q: 07:44 MIN - Ivan Bell 87 interception return (Butch Bingenheimer extra point)
3Q: 00:14 NOS - Alan Emmons 48 field goal
4Q: 09:40 NOS - Byron Armstrong 25 interception return (Sean Powell pass to Cristian Schwartz for conversion)
4Q: 03:46 MIN - Butch Bingenheimer 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:23 MIN - Theodore Crites 2 pass from Carter Caldwell (Butch Bingenheimer extra point)
2Q: 14:54 NOS - Alan Emmons 21 field goal
3Q: 07:44 MIN - Ivan Bell 87 interception return (Butch Bingenheimer extra point)
3Q: 00:14 NOS - Alan Emmons 48 field goal
4Q: 09:40 NOS - Byron Armstrong 25 interception return (Sean Powell pass to Cristian Schwartz for conversion)
4Q: 03:46 MIN - Butch Bingenheimer 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 9 21
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 4 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 173 325
- Offensive Plays 52 77
- Yards per Play 3.33 4.22
Net Rushing Yards 72 49
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 2.67 2.45
Net Passing Yards 101 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 13 - 2 52 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 107 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 4.04 4.84
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 10.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 2/97 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:51 35:09

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	9	21
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	4	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	173	325
- Offensive Plays	52	77
- Yards per Play	3.33	4.22
Net Rushing Yards	72	49
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	2.67	2.45
Net Passing Yards	101	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 13 - 2	52 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	107	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	4.04	4.84
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	10.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	2/97	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	24:51	35:09

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	0:50	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
1	9:34	2:20	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
1	6:01	2:45	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	14:49	2:49	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
2	7:51	3:22	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	2:37	0:53	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	2	24	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	0:07	1:35	OWN 36	3	7	Interception
4	9:40	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	9:29	3:34	OWN 31	8	27	Punt
4	5:00	1:20	OPP 3	3	-5	Field Goal
4	2:39	0:32	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	1:33	1:33	OPP 23	3	7	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	11:55	2:21	OWN 30	4	29	Interception
1	7:14	1:13	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
1	3:16	3:27	OWN 25	7	71	Field Goal
2	12:00	4:09	OWN 21	9	44	Punt
2	4:29	1:52	OWN 23	4	31	Punt
2	1:44	1:16	OWN 45	7	14	Punt
3	12:18	4:47	OWN 26	10	55	Interception
3	7:31	7:24	OWN 10	12	59	Field Goal
4	13:32	3:52	OWN 39	8	21	Punt
4	5:55	0:55	OWN 20	3	1	Fumble
4	3:40	1:01	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	2:07	0:34	OWN 23	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Darnell Wright, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ernest Lyle	11	4	0.36	9	0
QB Carter Caldwell	9	28	3.11	5	0
RB Pat Krenn	6	22	3.67	6	0
WR Pete Larry	1	18	18.00	18	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tyrell Gaylor	13	24	1.85	11	1
RB Doug Huntley	5	14	2.80	16	1
QB Sean Powell	1	12	12.00	12	1
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carter Caldwell	24	13	107	1/6	1	30	2	44.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Powell	52	31	311	5/35	0	35	2	60.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Theodore Crites	4	7	30	7.50	8	22	1
WR Pete Larry	3	5	19	6.33	0	8	0
WR Phil Franz	3	3	15	5.00	1	7	0
FB Hugh Sirmon	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Santiago Peterson	1	3	11	11.00	7	11	0
RB Pat Krenn	1	3	30	30.00	27	30	0
WR Norman Jeffries	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ernest Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Demetrius Reynolds	8	11	104	13.00	28	35
WR Clay Kestner	7	11	81	11.57	41	21
RB Tyrell Gaylor	5	8	33	6.60	31	23
TE Ryan Alarcon	4	7	59	14.75	26	21
TE Vince Juckett	4	8	12	3.00	14	13
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	2	2	12	6.00	3	9
RB Doug Huntley	1	2	10	10.00	1	10
WR Cristian Schwartz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Matt Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lamont West	1	10	10.00	0
S Ivan Bell	1	87	87.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alonzo Conrad	1	0	0.00	0
CB Byron Armstrong	1	25	25.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Adam Fisk	0	1	0	0
DE Darnell Wright	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Sean Powell	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Bogan	8	372	46.5	37.5	52	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Willig	7	284	40.6	29.1	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Bingenheimer	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Emmons	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Huntley	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ivan Bell	3	73	24.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius Reynolds	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Morris Curtis	9	2	0.0	17	56
DE Darnell Wright	8	1	3.0	19	57
S Ivan Bell	8	3	0.0	20	40
ILB Sebastian Hamilton	7	1	0.0	17	56
CB Les Leyh	6	3	0.0	20	57
CB Lamont West	5	1	0.0	20	54
CB Jamal Starks	3	0	0.0	7	40
OLB Donnie Lincoln	3	0	0.0	13	16
S Shaquille Howe	2	1	0.0	4	19
DT Tracy Fisher	1	2	1.5	11	25
DT Philip Perry	1	1	0.5	12	41
CB Nicky Gray	1	1	0.0	3	19
OLB Bryant Upshaw	1	1	0.0	1	7
WR Norman Jeffries	1	0	---	---	---
DE Horace Scott	1	0	0.0	18	35

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Myles Walsh	6	3	0.0	24	22
ILB Butch Leporati	4	2	0.0	20	17
S Clayton Cancilla	3	1	0.0	12	15
DT Alfred Tapia	3	1	0.0	17	15
S Wyatt Yoder	3	1	0.0	11	8
DE Evan Hopson	2	1	1.0	25	22
OLB Rex Baber	2	1	0.0	9	8
S Emmanuel Hill	2	1	0.0	27	24
DE Justin Campbell	2	1	0.0	24	25
CB Jessie Hickman	2	0	0.0	14	14
WR Demetrius Reynolds	2	0	---	---	---
DT Cody Owens	2	0	0.0	14	12
DT Louis Kinney	2	0	0.0	11	10
CB Alonzo Conrad	2	0	0.0	24	24
CB Byron Armstrong	2	0	0.0	27	25
S Mickey Walton	1	0	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darnell Wright	3.0	0	2	1	57
DT Tracy Fisher	1.5	0	0	0	25
DT Philip Perry	0.5	0	1	0	41
DE Horace Scott	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Alan Wallace	0.0	0	1	0	34
CB Jamal Starks	0.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Bryant Upshaw	0.0	0	1	0	7

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Evan Hopson	1.0	0	1	22
OLB Rex Baber	0.0	1	0	8
DT Louis Kinney	0.0	1	0	10
DT Alfred Tapia	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Morris Curtis	7	1	0	56
ILB Sebastian Hamilton	4	1	0	56
CB Lamont West	4	0	1	54
S Ivan Bell	4	0	1	40
CB Les Leyh	3	1	0	57
OLB Donnie Lincoln	3	1	0	16
CB Jamal Starks	3	0	0	40
DE Horace Scott	1	0	0	35
OLB Bryant Upshaw	1	0	0	7
S Shaquille Howe	1	0	0	19
DT Philip Perry	0	1	0	41
CB Nicky Gray	0	1	0	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Myles Walsh	2	3	0	22
CB Byron Armstrong	2	0	1	25
CB Jessie Hickman	2	0	0	14
ILB Butch Leporati	2	0	0	17
CB Alonzo Conrad	1	0	1	24
S Mickey Walton	1	0	0	2
OLB Rex Baber	1	0	0	8
DE Justin Campbell	1	0	0	25
S Clayton Cancilla	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jeremy Tyler	2	4	27	0	25
T Conner Spiliotis	1	7	27	0	25
G Morris Daughtry	1	4	27	1	25
T Tony Camudgeon	1	2	27	0	25
G Enrique Lynn	1	1	27	0	25
FB Hugh Sirmon	0	2	9	0	4
TE Theodore Crites	0	1	27	0	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Graham Mathews	2	5	20	2	57
G Lamont James	1	4	20	1	57
T J.T. Grabowski	1	2	20	0	57
C Hayden Alcott	0	6	20	1	57
T Gage Rose	0	2	20	0	57
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	0	0	10	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jonah Blackburn	2	23
Ronald Mohler	1	23
Morris Daughtry	1	9
Ernest Hopper	1	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Demetrius Reynolds	1	18
Fernando Nykolaiszyn	1	18
Jay Hanks	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Les Leyh	---	---	20	57	2	79
DE Darnell Wright	---	---	19	57	2	78
CB Lamont West	---	---	20	54	2	76
ILB Sebastian Hamilton	---	---	17	56	2	75
OLB Morris Curtis	---	---	17	56	2	75
S Ivan Bell	---	---	20	40	4	64
DT Philip Perry	---	---	12	41	8	61
T Tony Camudgeon	27	25	---	---	9	61
G Enrique Lynn	27	25	---	---	9	61
G Morris Daughtry	27	25	---	---	9	61
T Conner Spiliotis	27	25	---	---	9	61
CB Jamal Starks	---	---	7	40	13	60
S Ernest Hopper	---	---	16	38	1	55
DE Horace Scott	---	---	18	35	---	53
QB Carter Caldwell	27	25	---	---	---	52
C Jeremy Tyler	27	25	---	---	---	52
TE Theodore Crites	27	22	---	---	---	49
WR Pete Larry	24	22	---	---	1	47
DE Adam Fisk	---	---	14	30	2	46
DT Alan Wallace	---	---	5	34	1	40
S Shaquille Howe	---	---	4	19	16	39
DT Tracy Fisher	---	---	11	25	2	38
WR Norman Jeffries	19	16	---	---	---	35
OLB Bryant Upshaw	---	---	1	7	23	31
RB Ernest Lyle	16	13	---	---	1	30
FB Hugh Sirmon	9	4	---	---	16	29
OLB Donnie Lincoln	---	---	13	16	---	29
WR Grady Burks	6	6	---	---	16	28
ILB Jonah Blackburn	---	---	3	1	23	27
RB Pat Krenn	11	12	---	---	4	27
TE Santiago Peterson	10	16	---	---	---	26
CB Ronald Mohler	---	---	0	2	23	25
TE Earnest London	0	0	---	---	24	24
CB Nicky Gray	---	---	3	19	2	24
WR Phil Franz	12	11	---	---	---	23
RB Damian Brackins	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Monty Furr	0	2	---	---	14	16
C Leonardo Figures	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Leon Bogan	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Vince Burns	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Butch Bingenheimer	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Griffin Diano	1	1	---	---	---	2
G Jaylen Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Adrian Caswell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Vince Hodges	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Taylor Brewer	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Lamont James	20	57	---	---	9	86
T J.T. Grabowski	20	57	---	---	9	86
T Gage Rose	20	57	---	---	9	86
G Graham Mathews	20	57	---	---	9	86
C Hayden Alcott	20	57	---	---	---	77
QB Sean Powell	20	57	---	---	---	77
WR Demetrius Reynolds	15	42	---	---	18	75
TE Ryan Alarcon	17	56	---	---	---	73
WR Clay Kestner	14	50	---	---	4	68
WR Cristian Schwartz	13	45	---	---	---	58
TE Vince Juckett	8	25	---	---	25	58
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	27	25	1	53
S Emmanuel Hill	---	---	27	24	1	52
RB Doug Huntley	7	19	---	---	25	51
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	24	25	1	50
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	24	24	1	49
RB Tyrell Gaylor	13	36	---	---	---	49
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	25	22	1	48
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	24	22	1	47
DT Alfred Tapia	---	---	17	15	8	40
CB Jessie Hickman	---	---	14	14	10	38
ILB Butch Leporati	---	---	20	17	---	37
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	10	8	---	---	18	36
OLB Harold Buchanan	---	---	5	1	23	29
ILB Timothy Sherman	---	---	7	8	13	28
S Clayton Cancilla	---	---	12	15	1	28
DT Hunter Romund	---	---	12	14	1	27
DT Cody Owens	---	---	14	12	---	26
CB Jay Hanks	---	---	4	5	15	24
S Mickey Walton	---	---	4	2	16	22
DT Louis Kinney	---	---	11	10	1	22
S Wyatt Yoder	---	---	11	8	---	19
OLB Rex Baber	---	---	9	8	---	17
OLB Ashton Knoff	---	---	3	1	11	15
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	3	3	8	14
WR Rich Lyle	1	3	---	---	8	12
C Darryl Blake	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Abel Chapman	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Steve Willig	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Matt Hill	2	1	---	---	4	7
K Alan Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Bobby Torres	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Troy Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Micah Gillespie	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Travis Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Rico Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	13	24	1.8
Right	4	18	4.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-4	-1.3
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carter Caldwell	24	13	2	3	0	3	3	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Powell	52	31	6	5	1	6	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	39	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	32	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	30	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	183	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	58	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	40	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Theodore Crites	7	4	30	1	22
WR Pete Larry	5	3	19	0	22
TE Santiago Peterson	3	1	11	0	16
RB Pat Krenn	3	1	30	1	12
WR Phil Franz	3	3	15	0	11
WR Norman Jeffries	1	0	0	0	16
FB Hugh Sirmon	1	1	2	0	4
RB Ernest Lyle	1	0	0	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demetrius Reynolds	11	8	0	104	2	42
WR Clay Kestner	11	7	0	81	1	50
TE Vince Juckett	8	4	1	12	0	25
RB Tyrell Gaylor	8	5	0	33	1	36
TE Ryan Alarcon	7	4	0	59	2	56
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	0	0	0	0	45
RB Fernando Nykolaiszyn	2	2	0	12	0	8
RB Doug Huntley	2	1	0	10	0	19
WR Matt Hill	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Lyle	3	4	1.33	0.36
QB Carter Caldwell	1	-1	-1.00	3.11
RB Pat Krenn	1	5	5.00	3.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tyrell Gaylor	2	0	0.00	1.85
RB Doug Huntley	1	-1	-1.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carter Caldwell	3	2	9	3.00	4.46

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Powell	2	0	0	0.00	5.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Theodore Crites	2	2	9	4.50	4.29
RB Pat Krenn	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clay Kestner	1	0	0	0.00	7.36
RB Tyrell Gaylor	1	0	0	0.00	4.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carter Caldwell	3	0
RB Pat Krenn	3	1
RB Ernest Lyle	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carter Caldwell	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Powell	14	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Pat Krenn	2	0	0
WR Norman Jeffries	1	0	0
WR Pete Larry	1	0	0
TE Theodore Crites	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clay Kestner	5	3	3
TE Ryan Alarcon	4	2	1
WR Demetrius Reynolds	4	3	2
RB Doug Huntley	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)