Week 9, 2089

played in New Orleans, CA

74 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	8	3	-	14
New Orleans Saints	14	7	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 NOS - Pat Bloomer 46 run (Garrett Locher extra point)
1Q: 03:34 MIN - Neil Rhodes 32 field goal
1Q: 00:23 NOS - Xavier Tucker 36 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 03:50 NOS - Cameron Page 11 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
3Q: 02:20 MIN - Derek Bingenheimer 6 run (Mark Winslett pass to Giovanni Meinke for conversion)
4Q: 11:39 NOS - Nick Farr 5 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
4Q: 04:12 MIN - Neil Rhodes 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 NOS - Pat Bloomer 46 run (Garrett Locher extra point)
1Q: 03:34 MIN - Neil Rhodes 32 field goal
1Q: 00:23 NOS - Xavier Tucker 36 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
2Q: 03:50 NOS - Cameron Page 11 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
3Q: 02:20 MIN - Derek Bingenheimer 6 run (Mark Winslett pass to Giovanni Meinke for conversion)
4Q: 11:39 NOS - Nick Farr 5 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
4Q: 04:12 MIN - Neil Rhodes 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-5-1 3-6
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 353 347
- Offensive Plays 66 55
- Yards per Play 5.35 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 153 104
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 4.03 4.73
Net Passing Yards 200 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 2 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.14 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/2
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:56 26:04

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-5-1	3-6
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	353	347
- Offensive Plays	66	55
- Yards per Play	5.35	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	153	104
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	4.03	4.73
Net Passing Yards	200	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 2	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.14	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/2
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:56	26:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:01	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	10:59	7:33	OWN 20	12	65	Field Goal
1	0:13	2:42	OWN 25	6	55	Interception
2	12:03	5:00	OWN 42	12	50	Interception
2	3:39	2:16	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 35	2	26	Half
3	13:06	3:06	OWN 35	5	21	Punt
3	8:18	1:43	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
3	5:18	3:08	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
4	11:33	7:27	OWN 29	12	48	Field Goal
4	2:18	1:15	OWN 26	3	1	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:59	3:00	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
1	3:26	3:13	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	12:31	0:28	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	7:03	3:24	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:23	1:05	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	10:00	1:42	OWN 19	3	-7	Punt
3	6:35	1:17	OWN 23	4	-2	Punt
3	2:10	5:37	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	4:06	1:48	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 35	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: D.J. Keeley, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Derek Bingenheimer	26	103	3.96	21	4	1
RB Deion Watkins	7	30	4.29	9	0	0
QB Mark Winslett	4	18	4.50	8	0	0
RB Lenny Henson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Evan Winslett	12	9	0.75	5	0	0
RB Pat Bloomer	7	96	13.71	46	3	1
QB D.J. Keeley	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
WR Xavier Tucker	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Winslett	28	19	200	0/0	0	35	2	58.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	33	21	243	0/0	3	36	0	116.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roberto Coles	6	9	64	10.67	11	35
WR Clay Floyd	2	2	27	13.50	0	16
WR Micah Kosier	2	3	23	11.50	4	18
TE Giovanni Meinke	2	3	8	4.00	3	9
FB Kenyon Lentzner	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Myron Huffman	1	1	5	5.00	5	5
TE Marshall Umphenour	1	1	17	17.00	5	17
WR Nate Hitchcock	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Mason O'Neill	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Lenny Henson	1	1	20	20.00	11	20
WR Antonio Schwartz	1	2	10	10.00	4	10
TE Jorge Salter	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edgar Moss	6	8	39	6.50	6	12	0
WR Xavier Tucker	4	9	69	17.25	33	36	1
TE Donnie Dworak	3	6	28	9.33	3	13	0
WR Cameron Page	3	4	43	14.33	3	21	1
FB Trey Roever	2	2	41	20.50	24	35	0
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Nick Farr	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Pat Bloomer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	2	2.00	0
S Tyrus Bridgman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Micah Kosier	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Nick Farr	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Willie Lovell	5	219	43.8	36.8	48	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaquille Hoffman	6	263	43.8	40.7	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rhodes	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Kosier	3	19	6.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mason Williamson	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Brooks	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Moss	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Minevich	6	2	0.0	21	32
OLB Joey Argentati	6	1	0.0	9	11
S Alonzo Saylor	4	2	0.0	22	33
DT Karl Maloney	4	2	0.0	17	16
CB Deron Shaye	3	1	0.0	22	32
OLB Darrin Quinn	2	2	0.0	19	22
CB Roy Rhodes	2	1	0.0	12	18
OLB Tracy Mills	2	0	0.0	4	12
S Ivan Bell	2	0	0.0	1	7
DE Wilson Perkins	2	0	0.0	21	32
CB Landon Brooks	1	1	0.0	19	20
QB Mark Winslett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alfred Sermon	1	0	0.0	5	20
TE Jorge Salter	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brock Howard	1	0	0.0	21	24
S Charles Lyon	1	0	0.0	19	22
DE Henry Florio	0	1	0.0	16	25
S Gary Burton	0	1	0.0	2	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlton Oscarson	10	1	36	27
S Tyrus Bridgman	8	1	38	28
DT Colin Gaines	7	0	35	20
OLB Roberto Huffman	5	0	22	17
OLB Lincoln Buckner	4	4	33	23
CB Ernie Cromer	4	3	38	28
S Amir Walsh	4	1	8	9
S Sammy Durham	3	0	30	19
CB Jordan Sellers	2	1	19	14
CB Dustin Walsh	2	1	33	27
DE Wes Rose	2	0	30	19
DT Jefferson Fuller	1	3	24	20
DT Nate Hingis	1	2	19	17
CB Byron Armstrong	1	0	8	6
DE Eddie Bates	1	0	36	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Karl Maloney	1	0	16
DE Karl Hundley	0	1	15
DE Henry Florio	0	1	25

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wes Rose	1	0	0	19
DE Elliot Welch	1	0	0	7
DE Eddie Bates	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Charlie Minevich	5	3	32
S Alonzo Saylor	4	0	33
CB Deron Shaye	3	0	32
S Ivan Bell	2	0	7
OLB Darrin Quinn	1	1	22
OLB Tracy Mills	1	0	12
DE Wilson Perkins	1	0	32
CB Landon Brooks	1	0	20
DT Brock Howard	1	0	24
OLB Joey Argentati	1	0	11
CB Roy Rhodes	1	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ernie Cromer	4	0	0	28
ILB Carlton Oscarson	4	0	0	27
S Tyrus Bridgman	3	0	1	28
S Amir Walsh	3	0	0	9
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	1	1	17
CB Byron Armstrong	1	0	0	6
CB Jordan Sellers	1	0	0	14
OLB Lincoln Buckner	1	0	0	23
DT Nate Hingis	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Cornelius Norton	4	7	38	28
T Conner Spiliotis	2	8	38	28
T Chase Rowland	2	7	38	28
C Carter Hammond	2	6	38	28
G Vaughn Tate	2	5	38	28
FB Kenyon Lentzner	0	1	9	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Howard Cobb	2	6	1	22	33
C Pete Schrader	2	5	0	22	33
T Neal Long	1	3	0	22	33
G Dustin Melchior	0	5	0	22	33
T Christian Hitchcock	0	1	0	22	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Marshall Umphenour	2	15
Charles Lyon	2	9
Conner Spiliotis	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Farr	1	18
Eddie Bates	1	17
Pat Bloomer	1	14
Trey Roever	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Conner Spiliotis	38	28	---	---	7	73
QB Mark Winslett	38	28	---	---	2	68
T Cornelius Norton	38	28	---	---	---	66
S Alonzo Saylor	---	---	22	33	11	66
C Carter Hammond	38	28	---	---	---	66
T Chase Rowland	38	28	---	---	---	66
G Vaughn Tate	38	28	---	---	---	66
ILB Charlie Minevich	---	---	21	32	10	63
OLB Darrin Quinn	---	---	19	22	20	61
TE Giovanni Meinke	22	12	---	---	22	56
CB Deron Shaye	---	---	22	32	---	54
DE Wilson Perkins	---	---	21	32	---	53
DT Brock Howard	---	---	21	24	6	51
S Charles Lyon	---	---	19	22	9	50
DE Henry Florio	---	---	16	25	6	47
RB Derek Bingenheimer	30	16	---	---	---	46
CB Roy Rhodes	---	---	12	18	15	45
WR Roberto Coles	25	19	---	---	---	44
CB Landon Brooks	---	---	19	20	5	44
TE Jorge Salter	16	18	---	---	8	42
FB Kenyon Lentzner	9	12	---	---	17	38
WR Clay Floyd	23	13	---	---	---	36
WR Micah Kosier	20	9	---	---	6	35
DT Karl Maloney	---	---	17	16	---	33
TE Marshall Umphenour	9	8	---	---	15	32
WR Antonio Schwartz	8	5	---	---	17	30
RB Deion Watkins	7	5	---	---	16	28
DT Alfred Sermon	---	---	5	20	---	25
DE Karl Hundley	---	---	8	15	---	23
S Ivan Bell	---	---	1	7	15	23
OLB Joey Argentati	---	---	9	11	---	20
WR Myron Huffman	8	9	---	---	---	17
OLB Tracy Mills	---	---	4	12	---	16
CB Shaun Gribbon	---	---	3	11	---	14
S Gary Burton	---	---	2	10	---	12
ILB Justics Kaplan	---	---	1	1	10	12
WR Ethan Bergsman	8	2	---	---	---	10
C Parker Barnett	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Nate Hitchcock	2	5	---	---	---	7
G Garrett Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Neil Rhodes	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Willie Lovell	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Mason O'Neill	2	3	---	---	---	5
RB Lenny Henson	1	4	---	---	---	5
C Efrain Cote	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jackson Atchison	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	36	26	17	79
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	38	28	13	79
CB Ernie Cromer	---	---	38	28	7	73
ILB Carlton Oscarson	---	---	36	27	2	65
S Sammy Durham	---	---	30	19	13	62
CB Dustin Walsh	---	---	33	27	2	62
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	35	20	6	61
T Christian Hitchcock	22	33	---	---	6	61
G Dustin Melchior	22	33	---	---	6	61
T Neal Long	22	33	---	---	6	61
G Howard Cobb	22	33	---	---	6	61
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	22	17	21	60
TE Donnie Dworak	22	33	---	---	2	57
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	33	23	1	57
QB D.J. Keeley	22	33	---	---	---	55
C Pete Schrader	22	33	---	---	---	55
DE Wes Rose	---	---	30	19	---	49
WR Cameron Page	15	27	---	---	6	48
TE Nick Farr	11	17	---	---	18	46
DT Jefferson Fuller	---	---	24	20	2	46
WR Xavier Tucker	17	25	---	---	---	42
CB Jordan Sellers	---	---	19	14	8	41
RB Evan Winslett	14	24	---	---	1	39
DT Nate Hingis	---	---	19	17	1	37
WR Edgar Moss	12	16	---	---	4	32
RB Pat Bloomer	8	8	---	---	14	30
FB Trey Roever	2	6	---	---	14	22
S Amir Walsh	---	---	8	9	3	20
DE Elliot Welch	---	---	7	7	2	16
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	8	6	1	15
WR Damon Rivera	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB Mason Williamson	---	---	0	0	13	13
ILB Kaden Vaughn	---	---	2	1	9	12
WR Darrin Skladanowski	4	7	---	---	---	11
WR Nick Garrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Henry Cochrane	5	2	---	---	---	7
P Shaquille Hoffman	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Rickey Maxcy	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mel Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vincent Wimbley	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Marcus May	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Teddy Stevenson	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Quentin Burks	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Todd Banuelos	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	26	93	3.6
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	1	0.1
Middle	8	52	6.5
Right	3	54	18.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Winslett	28	19	2	1	2	1	1	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	33	21	3	4	1	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	49	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	35	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	78	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	132	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roberto Coles	9	6	2	64	1	19
TE Jorge Salter	3	0	0	0	0	18
WR Micah Kosier	3	2	0	23	0	9
TE Giovanni Meinke	3	2	0	8	0	12
WR Clay Floyd	2	2	0	27	0	13
WR Antonio Schwartz	2	1	0	10	0	5
FB Kenyon Lentzner	1	1	0	11	0	12
WR Myron Huffman	1	1	0	5	0	9
TE Marshall Umphenour	1	1	0	17	0	8
WR Nate Hitchcock	1	1	0	6	0	5
WR Mason O'Neill	1	1	0	9	0	3
RB Lenny Henson	1	1	0	20	1	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Tucker	9	4	0	69	1	25
WR Edgar Moss	8	6	0	39	0	16
TE Donnie Dworak	6	3	0	28	0	33
WR Cameron Page	4	3	0	43	1	27
FB Trey Roever	2	2	0	41	1	6
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	1	0	10	0	7
TE Nick Farr	1	1	0	5	0	17
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	0	8	0	24
RB Pat Bloomer	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Derek Bingenheimer	4	11	2.75	3.96
RB Deion Watkins	1	6	6.00	4.29
RB Lenny Henson	1	2	2.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Evan Winslett	1	3	3.00	0.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Winslett	3	1	11	3.67	7.14

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	8	5	32	4.00	7.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clay Floyd	1	1	11	11.00	13.50
TE Jorge Salter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Micah Kosier	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Xavier Tucker	3	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Edgar Moss	2	2	8	4.00	4.88
TE Nick Farr	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Cameron Page	1	1	11	11.00	10.75
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Derek Bingenheimer	6	4
QB Mark Winslett	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Evan Winslett	2	0
QB D.J. Keeley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Winslett	8	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roberto Coles	4	4	3
WR Antonio Schwartz	2	1	1
TE Jorge Salter	1	0	0
WR Mason O'Neill	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Xavier Tucker	4	2	2
WR Edgar Moss	2	1	1
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	1	0
TE Nick Farr	1	1	1
WR Cameron Page	1	1	1
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	1
FB Trey Roever	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)