Week 3, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

87 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	7	10	6	-	33
New Orleans Saints	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 MIN - Breshad Perriman 49 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 05:23 MIN - Kevin Elliott 41 field goal
1Q: 00:15 NOS - Julian Lunsford 2 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 11:28 MIN - Abraham Leak 2 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 06:54 NOS - Jason Schleinat 61 interception return (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
3Q: 14:25 MIN - Leonard Dancy 28 interception return (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 09:01 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 41 field goal
3Q: 02:42 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
4Q: 11:37 MIN - Kevin Elliott 18 field goal
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Kevin Elliott 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 MIN - Breshad Perriman 49 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 05:23 MIN - Kevin Elliott 41 field goal
1Q: 00:15 NOS - Julian Lunsford 2 pass from Garrett Grayson (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 11:28 MIN - Abraham Leak 2 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 06:54 NOS - Jason Schleinat 61 interception return (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
3Q: 14:25 MIN - Leonard Dancy 28 interception return (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 09:01 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 41 field goal
3Q: 02:42 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal
4Q: 11:37 MIN - Kevin Elliott 18 field goal
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Kevin Elliott 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 25 14
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 479 250
- Offensive Plays 74 53
- Yards per Play 6.47 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 198 123
- Rushing Attempts 43 21
- Yards per Rush 4.60 5.86
Net Passing Yards 281 127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 2 30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 281 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 9.06 3.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 1/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 2/66
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 22
Time of Possession 37:13 22:47

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	25	14
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	479	250
- Offensive Plays	74	53
- Yards per Play	6.47	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	198	123
- Rushing Attempts	43	21
- Yards per Rush	4.60	5.86
Net Passing Yards	281	127
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 2	30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	281	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	9.06	3.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	1/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	2/66
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 22
Time of Possession	37:13	22:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:47	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	8:04	2:46	OWN 13	6	63	Field Goal
1	0:07	3:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	9:04	2:22	OWN 26	5	27	Interception
2	6:42	1:19	OWN 20	3	14	Interception
2	4:27	3:14	OWN 17	9	31	Punt
3	8:56	6:20	OWN 17	11	54	Field Goal
3	0:33	4:04	OWN 46	8	53	Field Goal
4	8:59	6:40	OWN 20	11	48	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:48	OPP 28	3	-1	Missed FG

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:13	2:09	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	5:18	5:11	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	11:21	2:17	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	5:23	0:56	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 4	3	20	Half
3	15:00	0:48	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
3	14:12	5:16	OWN 20	10	56	Field Goal
3	2:36	2:03	OWN 20	5	34	Fumble
4	11:29	2:30	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
4	2:19	0:29	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 36	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Breshad Perriman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Abraham Leak	28	99	3.54	11	5	1
Victor Hopkins	8	67	8.38	32	3	0
Teddy Bridgewater	4	23	5.75	16	1	0
Leonardo Diekoff	3	9	3.00	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Theodore Jordan	12	69	5.75	28	1
Garrett Grayson	5	45	9.00	16	2
Scott Gunn	3	4	1.33	3	0
Matt Tubbs	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	31	21	281	0/0	1	49	2	80.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	30	16	135	2/8	1	31	1	62.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Breshad Perriman	7	8	158	22.57	97	49	1
WR Sammy Watkins	6	12	66	11.00	9	22	0
WR Lionel Oliver	3	4	15	5.00	0	12	0
TE Duane Weiser	2	4	19	9.50	8	13	0
WR Jared Abbrederis	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
TE Elias Randle	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
RB Abraham Leak	1	1	9	9.00	5	9	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Michaelson	6	11	52	8.67	27	31	0
WR Julian Lunsford	4	7	38	9.50	18	20	1
TE Mel Barbee	2	4	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Artie Ferguson	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
WR Brandin Cooks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Theodore Jordan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kaleb Vandeginste	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leonard Dancy	1	28	28.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Reid	1	5	5.00	0
ILB Jason Schleinat	1	61	61.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0	1
Abraham Leak	1	0	0
Cesar Levine	0	1	0
Brandon Holliday	0	1	0
Zachary Schroeder	0	1	0
Trae Waynes	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Garrett Grayson	1	0	0
Theodore Jordan	1	0	0
Mel Barbee	0	1	0
Hau'oli Kikaha	0	0	1
K.C. Mauro	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	1	42	42.0	48.0	42	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alvin Feazell	4	194	48.5	43.5	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	4/5	3/4	0/0	49	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dre Kirkpatrick	2	0	0.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Gunn	1	-6	-6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jared Abbrederis	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Benton	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	6	2	0.0	21	32
CB Trae Waynes	6	0	0.0	21	32
CB Ken Faine	4	1	0.0	11	14
OLB Liam Tyler	4	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Bud Dupree	3	0	1.0	16	26
CB Walter Nachman	3	3	0.0	19	29
DT Brandon Holliday	2	0	1.0	19	29
DT Samuel Robbins	2	3	0.0	9	19
S Leonard Dancy	2	2	0.0	21	32
OLB Jim Hughes	2	0	0.0	6	14
CB Henry Hickman	1	1	0.0	21	32
S Dre Kirkpatrick	1	0	0.0	1	0
TE Elias Randle	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alvin Demski	1	0	0.0	12	16
DE Scott Crichton	0	1	0.0	12	21
DT Pat McVay	0	1	0.0	6	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	9	3	43	30
CB Ron Benton	9	1	43	30
S Eric Reid	7	3	40	29
CB K.C. Mauro	6	1	26	22
ILB Jason Schleinat	4	4	38	29
DT Tyeler Davison	4	1	32	21
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	1	40	27
CB Arnold Doyle	3	0	35	27
DT Noah Conley	3	0	32	23
OLB T.J. Ingram	2	2	15	7
DE Harrison Farrell	2	2	30	22
DE T.J. Criblez	2	0	35	28
S Riddick Grisham	2	0	8	9
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	1	5	2
DT Brandon Webster	1	0	14	8
OLB Norman Jordan	1	0	7	8
DE Jake Rodon	1	0	19	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brandon Holliday	1.0	1	0	2	29
OLB Bud Dupree	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Scott Crichton	0.0	0	1	1	21
S Leonard Dancy	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Samuel Robbins	0.0	0	0	1	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyeler Davison	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE T.J. Criblez	0.0	0	2	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trae Waynes	5	1	0	32
OLB Liam Tyler	2	2	0	32
S Jerome Banks	2	1	0	32
CB Walter Nachman	2	0	0	29
ILB Trent Murphy	1	0	0	1
OLB Bud Dupree	1	0	0	26
DT Brandon Holliday	1	0	0	29
CB Ken Faine	1	0	0	14
OLB Jim Hughes	1	0	0	14
CB Henry Hickman	0	1	0	32
S Leonard Dancy	0	0	1	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ron Benton	5	1	0	30
CB K.C. Mauro	4	1	0	22
ILB Jason Schleinat	4	0	1	29
S Eric Reid	2	0	1	29
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2	0	0	27
CB Arnold Doyle	1	0	0	27
DE Harrison Farrell	1	0	0	22
DE T.J. Criblez	1	0	0	28
DT Noah Conley	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Zachary Schroeder	4	9	0	43	31
Seth Martinez	2	10	0	43	31
Matt Kalil	2	6	0	38	31
Ethan Mickus	2	6	0	43	31
Elias Randle	2	3	0	39	23
Ricky Wagner	1	4	1	43	31
Duane Weiser	1	1	0	15	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abel Durham	3	6	21	0	32
Jeremy Zuttah	2	3	21	0	32
Josh LaBorde	1	2	2	0	1
Alexander Conway	0	3	21	2	32
Luis Langdon	0	2	21	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Trent Murphy	2	13

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Benton	1	21
Eric Reid	1	16
Hau'oli Kikaha	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Seth Martinez	43	31	---	---	6	80
Sammy Watkins	33	30	---	---	16	79
Elias Randle	39	23	---	---	13	75
Ricky Wagner	43	31	---	---	---	74
Teddy Bridgewater	43	31	---	---	---	74
Ethan Mickus	43	31	---	---	---	74
Zachary Schroeder	43	31	---	---	---	74
Matt Kalil	38	31	---	---	---	69
Leonardo Diekoff	30	20	---	---	18	68
Henry Hickman	---	---	21	32	13	66
Leonard Dancy	---	---	21	32	13	66
Breshad Perriman	36	24	---	---	1	61
Walter Nachman	---	---	19	29	10	58
Bud Dupree	---	---	16	26	13	55
Trae Waynes	---	---	21	32	1	54
Jerome Banks	---	---	21	32	1	54
Liam Tyler	---	---	21	32	1	54
Brandon Holliday	---	---	19	29	2	50
Abraham Leak	28	21	---	---	---	49
Lionel Oliver	18	16	---	---	5	39
Duane Weiser	15	12	---	---	9	36
Scott Crichton	---	---	12	21	---	33
Ken Faine	---	---	11	14	8	33
Alvin Demski	---	---	12	16	5	33
Samuel Robbins	---	---	9	19	3	31
Jared Abbrederis	5	4	---	---	17	26
Cesar Levine	0	2	---	---	20	22
Jim Hughes	---	---	6	14	---	20
Victor Hopkins	11	3	---	---	4	18
Pat McVay	---	---	6	9	1	16
Trent Murphy	---	---	1	1	13	15
Chase Rose	---	---	2	3	9	14
Barry Bernard	---	---	5	6	2	13
Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	13	13
Lenny Summers	5	0	---	---	6	11
Jeff Abraham	---	---	5	4	---	9
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	1	0	6	7
Anthony Meyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Abel Whited	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harvey Huntley	---	---	2	1	---	3
Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Aidan Reichardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Benton	---	---	43	30	21	94
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	43	30	17	90
Eric Reid	---	---	40	29	16	85
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	40	27	12	79
Jason Schleinat	---	---	38	29	5	72
T.J. Criblez	---	---	35	28	4	67
Arnold Doyle	---	---	35	27	4	66
Noah Conley	---	---	32	23	5	60
Luis Langdon	21	32	---	---	5	58
Alexander Conway	21	32	---	---	5	58
Tyeler Davison	---	---	32	21	4	57
Andre Michaelson	20	29	---	---	8	57
Harrison Farrell	---	---	30	22	4	56
John Jerry	19	31	---	---	5	55
Jeremy Zuttah	21	32	---	---	---	53
Garrett Grayson	21	32	---	---	---	53
Abel Durham	21	32	---	---	---	53
K.C. Mauro	---	---	26	22	4	52
Julian Lunsford	19	29	---	---	---	48
Mel Barbee	16	28	---	---	1	45
T.J. Ingram	---	---	15	7	13	35
Jake Rodon	---	---	19	11	2	32
Artie Ferguson	9	16	---	---	5	30
Norman Jordan	---	---	7	8	13	28
Brandin Cooks	11	15	---	---	---	26
Brandon Webster	---	---	14	8	3	25
Matt Tubbs	2	4	---	---	18	24
Theodore Jordan	13	11	---	---	---	24
Teddy Williams	2	5	---	---	13	20
Daniel Cadrez	---	---	11	8	1	20
Riddick Grisham	---	---	8	9	2	19
Kaleb Vandeginste	3	3	---	---	13	19
Lionel Elliott	0	1	---	---	17	18
Scott Gunn	4	13	---	---	1	18
Kai Francis	2	2	---	---	12	16
Eric Ebron	4	4	---	---	---	8
Jackie Schenck	---	---	5	2	---	7
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kerry Meyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alvin Feazell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Josh LaBorde	2	1	---	---	---	3
Billy Knight	0	0	---	---	1	1
Angel Bork	0	0	---	---	---	0
Philip Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alejandro Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	97	5.4
Middle	21	105	5.0
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	40	6.7
Middle	12	72	6.0
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	31	21	5	0	3	2	2	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	30	16	2	0	5	5	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	58	29.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	118	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	46	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	17	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	12	6	1	66	2	30
WR Breshad Perriman	8	7	1	158	3	24
WR Lionel Oliver	4	3	0	15	0	16
TE Duane Weiser	4	2	1	19	0	12
WR Jared Abbrederis	1	1	0	12	0	4
TE Elias Randle	1	1	0	2	0	23
RB Abraham Leak	1	1	0	9	0	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Michaelson	11	6	4	52	1	29
WR Julian Lunsford	7	4	1	38	1	29
TE Mel Barbee	4	2	0	17	0	28
WR Brandin Cooks	2	0	0	0	0	15
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	0	11	0	5
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	0	5	0	4
RB Scott Gunn	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Theodore Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	11
FB Artie Ferguson	1	1	0	9	0	16
WR Kaleb Vandeginste	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Leak	5	11	2.20	3.54
Teddy Bridgewater	1	6	6.00	5.75
Victor Hopkins	1	-1	-1.00	8.38

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Scott Gunn	1	-2	-2.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	3	3	16	5.33	9.06

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	1	1	2	2.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lionel Oliver	2	2	3	1.50	3.75
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	13	13.00	19.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Lunsford	1	1	2	2.00	5.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Leak	4	1
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0
Leonardo Diekoff	1	1
Victor Hopkins	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	8	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Breshad Perriman	3	3	3
WR Lionel Oliver	2	2	1
WR Jared Abbrederis	1	1	1
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	1
TE Duane Weiser	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julian Lunsford	2	0	0
TE Mel Barbee	2	0	0
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	1
WR Andre Michaelson	1	1	1
RB Theodore Jordan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)