Week 9, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

56 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	7	0	-	24
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 NOS - Andre Michaelson 15 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 05:14 MIN - Sammy Watkins 43 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 10:04 NOS - Garrett Grayson 17 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 06:00 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
2Q: 00:44 MIN - Breshad Perriman 4 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 09:35 MIN - Sammy Watkins 6 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 04:14 NOS - Julian Lunsford 9 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 14:24 NOS - Eric Ebron 22 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 01:59 NOS - Mason Crosby 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 NOS - Andre Michaelson 15 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
1Q: 05:14 MIN - Sammy Watkins 43 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 10:04 NOS - Garrett Grayson 17 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 06:00 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
2Q: 00:44 MIN - Breshad Perriman 4 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 09:35 MIN - Sammy Watkins 6 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 04:14 NOS - Julian Lunsford 9 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 14:24 NOS - Eric Ebron 22 pass from Garrett Grayson (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 01:59 NOS - Mason Crosby 46 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 7-2 5-4
First Downs 20 28
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 16 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 398 457
- Offensive Plays 62 72
- Yards per Play 6.42 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 102 150
- Rushing Attempts 28 33
- Yards per Rush 3.64 4.55
Net Passing Yards 296 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.71 7.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 3/14
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 21
Time of Possession 25:26 34:34

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	7-2	5-4
First Downs	20	28
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	16	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	398	457
- Offensive Plays	62	72
- Yards per Play	6.42	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	102	150
- Rushing Attempts	28	33
- Yards per Rush	3.64	4.55
Net Passing Yards	296	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.71	7.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	3/14
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 21
Time of Possession	25:26	34:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:01	0:53	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
1	8:13	3:16	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	1:48	1:35	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
2	9:52	3:59	OWN 20	8	51	Field Goal
2	1:53	1:16	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:33	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	4:05	2:24	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	14:14	1:02	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:33	3:06	OWN 27	6	21	Punt
4	4:43	1:00	OWN 45	4	6	Downs
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 20	9	73	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:59	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	13:08	4:55	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
1	4:57	3:09	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	0:13	5:21	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
2	5:53	4:00	OWN 20	9	73	Interception
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	2	-2	Half
3	9:27	5:22	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
3	1:41	2:27	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	13:12	1:39	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
4	8:27	3:44	OWN 4	6	18	Punt
4	3:43	1:51	OWN 49	4	22	Field Goal

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Victor Hopkins	13	56	4.31	13	3
Ameer Abdullah	8	8	1.00	5	0
Teddy Bridgewater	5	33	6.60	12	1
Sammy Watkins	2	5	2.50	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Scott Gunn	15	59	3.93	22	2	0
Theodore Jordan	11	23	2.09	9	0	0
Garrett Grayson	6	54	9.00	17	3	1
Karl Boston	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	33	20	300	1/4	3	43	0	120.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	37	25	315	2/8	3	30	1	109.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	8	16	148	18.50	6	43	2
WR Breshad Perriman	6	7	60	10.00	18	21	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	15	7.50	7	14	0
TE Mel Barbee	2	3	44	22.00	18	31	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	17	17.00	12	17	0
WR Lionel Oliver	1	3	16	16.00	3	16	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Michaelson	7	11	119	17.00	23	30	1
WR Al Madison	5	6	46	9.20	27	16	0
WR Brandin Cooks	3	6	35	11.67	0	14	0
WR Julian Lunsford	3	7	11	3.67	1	9	1
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	40	20.00	22	22	1
TE Elias Randle	2	2	30	15.00	27	23	0
TE Lionel Elliott	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Terrence Fayo	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Theodore Jordan	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Henry Hickman	1	29	29.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	5	243	48.6	48.2	66	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Feazell	4	157	39.3	36.8	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Saalim Hakim	2	10	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Michaelson	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Saalim Hakim	1	26	26.0	0
Ameer Abdullah	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Gunn	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	9	4	0.0	33	39
ILB C.J. Mosley	7	2	0.0	33	39
OLB Bud Dupree	7	1	0.0	31	32
CB Ken Faine	6	1	0.0	23	33
DT Brandon Holliday	5	1	0.0	29	34
CB Trae Waynes	5	0	0.0	33	39
DT Kenny Batchelder	5	0	0.0	29	37
CB Henry Hickman	3	5	0.0	33	39
S Roosevelt Crichton	2	1	1.0	33	38
S Duron Harmon	2	0	0.0	7	11
ILB Jason Schleinat	2	0	0.0	2	7
DE Scott Crichton	1	3	0.5	19	31
DE Everson Griffen	1	1	0.5	30	27
OLB Chase Rose	0	1	0.0	6	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jordan Hicks	7	4	0.0	28	34
CB Ron Benton	5	1	0.0	28	34
DT Tyeler Davison	4	3	0.5	25	24
DE Harrison Farrell	4	2	0.5	21	29
S Marco Freeman	4	3	0.0	25	34
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	0	0.0	27	32
DT Daniel Cadrez	4	0	0.0	18	18
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	1	0.0	28	34
CB Rickey Campbell	2	2	0.0	18	27
CB Chester Hollenbeck	2	1	0.0	26	31
S Chris Banjo	2	0	0.0	6	12
DT Dave Hegamin	2	0	0.0	7	4
DE T.J. Criblez	2	0	0.0	27	30
OLB T.J. Ingram	1	1	0.0	6	5
TE Elias Randle	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brandon Webster	0	1	0.0	11	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Roosevelt Crichton	1.0	0	0	38
DE Everson Griffen	0.5	0	0	27
DE Scott Crichton	0.5	0	0	31
ILB C.J. Mosley	0.0	1	0	39
DT Brandon Holliday	0.0	0	1	34
DE Alvin Demski	0.0	0	1	10

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harrison Farrell	0.5	1	0	0	29
DT Tyeler Davison	0.5	0	0	0	24
DE T.J. Criblez	0.0	1	2	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Faine	5	1	0	33
CB Trae Waynes	4	1	0	39
CB Henry Hickman	4	0	1	39
ILB C.J. Mosley	4	0	0	39
OLB Bud Dupree	3	0	0	32
S Jerome Banks	2	0	0	39
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0	11
ILB Jason Schleinat	1	0	0	7
DT Kenny Batchelder	1	0	0	37

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marco Freeman	5	1	34
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	32
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	3	34
ILB Jordan Hicks	2	0	34
CB Ron Benton	2	0	34
CB Chester Hollenbeck	2	0	31
CB Rickey Campbell	1	1	27
S Chris Banjo	1	0	12
OLB T.J. Ingram	1	0	5
DE Harrison Farrell	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T.J. Clemmings	2	7	28	1	34
Zachary Schroeder	2	6	28	0	34
Ethan Mickus	1	5	28	0	34
Ricky Wagner	1	3	28	0	34
Matt Kalil	0	2	28	0	34

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Colin Shell	3	6	33	0	39
Spencer Long	2	6	33	0	39
Ryan Clady	2	5	33	1	39
Trai Turner	2	5	33	1	39
Angel Bork	0	5	33	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Mosley	1	17
Cesar Levine	1	14
Henry Hickman	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Hau'oli Kikaha	3	12
Ron Benton	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Mosley	---	---	33	39	17	89
Henry Hickman	---	---	33	39	11	83
Bud Dupree	---	---	31	32	11	74
Jerome Banks	---	---	33	39	2	74
Sammy Watkins	28	34	---	---	11	73
Trae Waynes	---	---	33	39	1	73
Roosevelt Crichton	---	---	33	38	1	72
T.J. Clemmings	28	34	---	---	6	68
Kenny Batchelder	---	---	29	37	2	68
Breshad Perriman	24	31	---	---	10	65
Brandon Holliday	---	---	29	34	---	63
Mel Barbee	23	24	---	---	16	63
Matt Kalil	28	34	---	---	---	62
Ricky Wagner	28	34	---	---	---	62
Teddy Bridgewater	28	34	---	---	---	62
Ethan Mickus	28	34	---	---	---	62
Zachary Schroeder	28	34	---	---	---	62
Everson Griffen	---	---	30	27	3	60
Ken Faine	---	---	23	33	---	56
Ameer Abdullah	13	20	---	---	21	54
Scott Crichton	---	---	19	31	2	52
Sammy Ostwald	13	15	---	---	6	34
Saalim Hakim	6	8	---	---	16	30
Lionel Oliver	12	17	---	---	---	29
P.J. Williams	---	---	3	2	23	28
Victor Hopkins	14	12	---	---	---	26
Cesar Levine	6	4	---	---	14	24
Alvin Demski	---	---	10	10	4	24
Duron Harmon	---	---	7	11	---	18
Jason Schleinat	---	---	2	7	9	18
Samuel Robbins	---	---	8	6	1	15
Dashawn Scobee	1	3	---	---	11	15
Chase Rose	---	---	6	3	2	11
Colby Mazzone	---	---	1	2	4	7
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lenny Summers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Heath Morrison	0	0	---	---	6	6
Seth Martinez	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Burton	0	2	---	---	2	4
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	1	1
Marcus Sherels	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jared Abbrederis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Hundley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harvey Huntley	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Spencer Long	33	39	---	---	5	77
Ron Benton	---	---	28	34	11	73
Ryan Clady	33	39	---	---	---	72
Trai Turner	33	39	---	---	---	72
Garrett Grayson	33	39	---	---	---	72
Colin Shell	33	39	---	---	---	72
Angel Bork	33	39	---	---	---	72
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	27	32	12	71
Jordan Hicks	---	---	28	34	6	68
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	28	34	2	64
Andre Michaelson	24	30	---	---	10	64
Marco Freeman	---	---	25	34	1	60
T.J. Criblez	---	---	27	30	1	58
Chester Hollenbeck	---	---	26	31	1	58
Brandin Cooks	20	25	---	---	12	57
Rickey Campbell	---	---	18	27	11	56
Elias Randle	21	22	---	---	10	53
Eric Ebron	22	25	---	---	5	52
Tyeler Davison	---	---	25	24	1	50
Julian Lunsford	23	27	---	---	---	50
Harrison Farrell	---	---	21	29	---	50
Scott Gunn	17	22	---	---	5	44
Daniel Cadrez	---	---	18	18	3	39
Brandon Webster	---	---	11	17	4	32
Theodore Jordan	13	12	---	---	6	31
Al Madison	12	18	---	---	---	30
Karl Boston	3	5	---	---	21	29
Lionel Elliott	7	5	---	---	16	28
Terrence Fayo	3	4	---	---	16	23
T.J. Ingram	---	---	6	5	11	22
Chris Banjo	---	---	6	12	3	21
Ezra Gallo	---	---	5	3	10	18
Dave Hegamin	---	---	7	4	5	16
Steven Nelson	---	---	2	3	10	15
Lee Dugas	---	---	0	1	10	11
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reginald Branch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kerry Meyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raul Karney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alvin Feazell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joshua Duncan	---	---	0	2	---	2
Jackie Schenck	---	---	0	0	2	2
Billy Knight	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cory Matunda	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alexander Conway	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	16	70	4.4
Right	7	14	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	17	93	5.5
Right	6	19	3.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	33	20	5	2	1	5	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	37	25	4	3	3	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	50	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	125	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	108	21.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	56	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	127	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	16	8	0	148	3	34
WR Breshad Perriman	7	6	0	60	1	31
WR Lionel Oliver	3	1	1	16	0	17
TE Mel Barbee	3	2	0	44	1	24
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	0	15	0	20
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	0	17	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Michaelson	11	7	2	119	2	30
WR Julian Lunsford	7	3	0	11	0	27
WR Brandin Cooks	6	3	0	35	0	25
WR Al Madison	6	5	1	46	0	18
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	0	40	1	25
TE Elias Randle	2	2	0	30	1	22
TE Lionel Elliott	1	1	0	9	0	5
WR Terrence Fayo	1	1	0	13	0	4
RB Theodore Jordan	1	1	0	12	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Victor Hopkins	2	14	7.00	4.31

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	2	27	13.50	9.00
Scott Gunn	1	-3	-3.00	3.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	5	3	26	5.20	9.09

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	7	4	41	5.86	8.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	6	3.00	9.25
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	4	4.00	8.57
WR Lionel Oliver	1	1	16	16.00	5.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Michaelson	3	2	22	7.33	10.82
WR Julian Lunsford	3	1	9	3.00	1.57
WR Al Madison	1	1	10	10.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ameer Abdullah	2	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	3	3
Karl Boston	1	1
Theodore Jordan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	9	5	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Breshad Perriman	4	3	3
WR Sammy Watkins	3	1	1
WR Lionel Oliver	1	0	0
TE Mel Barbee	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Michaelson	3	2	1
WR Brandin Cooks	1	0	0
TE Lionel Elliott	1	1	1
TE Elias Randle	1	1	1
WR Terrence Fayo	1	1	1
WR Julian Lunsford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)