Week 9, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, stormy, 21 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	0	7	-	20
New Orleans Saints	14	0	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:29 NOS - Dean Maier 72 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
1Q: 08:23 MIN - Lenny Duerr 27 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 03:37 NOS - Brady Farley 3 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 14:03 MIN - Kevin Elliott 36 field goal
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Kevin Elliott 36 field goal
3Q: 03:26 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 51 field goal
4Q: 08:17 MIN - Lenny Duerr 15 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Owen Lyons 8 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:29 NOS - Dean Maier 72 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
1Q: 08:23 MIN - Lenny Duerr 27 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 03:37 NOS - Brady Farley 3 pass from Harvey Dunnigan (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 14:03 MIN - Kevin Elliott 36 field goal
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Kevin Elliott 36 field goal
3Q: 03:26 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 51 field goal
4Q: 08:17 MIN - Lenny Duerr 15 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - Owen Lyons 8 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-6 3-6
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 366 315
- Offensive Plays 76 51
- Yards per Play 4.82 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 115 105
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.75
Net Passing Yards 251 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 26 - 0 23 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 271 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.34 9.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/51 2/11
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 35:41 24:19

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-6	3-6
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	366	315
- Offensive Plays	76	51
- Yards per Play	4.82	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	115	105
- Rushing Attempts	29	28
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.75
Net Passing Yards	251	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 26 - 0	23 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	271	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.34	9.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/51	2/11
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 21
Time of Possession	35:41	24:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:10	6:01	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
1	3:28	4:33	OWN 25	10	56	Field Goal
2	11:35	1:19	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt
2	7:57	3:27	OWN 21	6	17	Punt
2	1:49	1:36	OWN 36	6	45	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	12:47	5:02	OWN 27	10	31	Punt
3	3:21	1:59	OWN 32	4	3	Punt
4	14:51	4:30	OWN 42	7	17	Punt
4	8:54	0:46	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
4	6:11	1:56	OWN 11	4	12	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 25	10	44	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:50	OWN 28	1	72	Touchdown
1	8:09	4:41	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	13:55	2:20	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	10:16	2:19	OWN 15	5	17	Punt
2	4:30	2:41	OWN 3	6	23	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	2	Half
3	13:43	0:56	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
3	7:45	4:24	OWN 20	9	46	Field Goal
3	1:22	1:31	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	10:21	1:27	OWN 20	3	5	Interception
4	8:08	1:57	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	4:15	2:21	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown

Game MVP: Conner Wisniewski, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devonte Hayes	13	55	4.23	15	3
QB Conner Wisniewski	8	34	4.25	10	1
RB Danny Drake	7	25	3.57	10	1
WR Mackenzie Clark	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gage Stephenson	17	51	3.00	17	2	0
RB Owen Lyons	6	30	5.00	11	2	1
QB Harvey Dunnigan	4	22	5.50	8	0	0
WR Gene Gardner	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	44	26	271	3/20	2	39	0	92.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	23	16	210	0/0	2	72	2	90.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnathan Shea	9	14	138	15.33	54	39	0
TE Mitchell McCormick	7	13	45	6.43	0	15	0
WR Lenny Duerr	5	8	69	13.80	21	27	2
TE Jerry Thornton	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Mackenzie Clark	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Michael Baek	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Ezra Determann	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Danny Drake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Luis Calhoun	4	7	47	11.75	31	18	0
WR Jackie Kanu	3	4	22	7.33	8	10	0
TE Brady Farley	3	3	14	4.67	1	7	1
WR Gene Gardner	2	3	22	11.00	18	19	0
WR Dean Maier	1	2	72	72.00	73	72	1
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Gage Stephenson	1	1	21	21.00	9	21	0
TE Matthew Lee	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerome Banks	1	0	0.00	0
CB Walter Nachman	1	25	25.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Rob Fisk	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	0	0	0
C Abel Durham	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	7	363	51.9	43.7	64	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	5	246	49.2	47.8	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	2	38	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Kagan	4	74	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	9	0	28	23
OLB Liam Tyler	8	1	28	23
DT Chuck Ellis	7	2	28	23
ILB Taylor Cooper	4	3	27	22
DT Orlando Alston	3	2	27	23
S Christopher Bernard	3	1	27	18
CB Walter Nachman	2	2	27	23
CB Rob Fisk	2	2	27	23
CB Dylan Gray	1	0	6	6
OLB Ashton Crane	1	0	7	3
DT Jessie Kinney	1	0	21	20
DE Devonte Hammes	0	1	28	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cesar Borders	10	2	0.0	29	47
ILB Bobby Sutton	9	3	0.0	20	23
OLB Mario Giles	9	3	0.0	29	47
S Ron Benton	9	0	0.0	29	47
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	3	0	1.5	25	43
DT Logan Flemister	3	0	1.0	25	43
CB Santiago Kagan	3	3	0.0	26	45
DE T.J. Criblez	2	1	0.5	24	42
DT Charlie Wilcox	2	1	0.0	26	36
CB Gino Moss	2	0	0.0	23	23
DE Terrell Randle	1	0	0.0	9	18
WR Gene Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
C Caden Sanks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Parker Warden	1	0	0.0	7	23
ILB Casey Bernstein	1	0	0.0	6	24
S Butch Booker	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Lamar Emmons	0	1	0.0	27	42

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devonte Hammes	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Jessie Kinney	0.0	0	0	1	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	1.5	0	2	1	43
DT Logan Flemister	1.0	0	0	0	43
DE T.J. Criblez	0.5	2	1	0	42
DE Terrell Randle	0.0	1	0	0	18
S Ron Benton	0.0	0	1	0	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	4	0	1	23
OLB Liam Tyler	3	1	0	23
ILB Taylor Cooper	3	0	0	22
DT Chuck Ellis	2	0	0	23
CB Rob Fisk	1	1	0	23
CB Walter Nachman	1	0	1	23
S Christopher Bernard	1	0	0	18
CB Dylan Gray	1	0	0	6
CB Salvador Nelson	0	1	0	8
DE Devonte Hammes	0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ron Benton	6	1	47
CB Cesar Borders	5	0	47
OLB Mario Giles	3	1	47
ILB Bobby Sutton	3	0	23
CB Santiago Kagan	2	2	45
ILB Casey Bernstein	2	1	24
DE T.J. Criblez	1	0	42
DT Logan Flemister	1	0	43
DT Charlie Wilcox	1	0	36
OLB Parker Warden	1	0	23
CB Gino Moss	1	0	23
S Lamar Emmons	0	1	42

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Donny Villarrial	3	6	29	0	47
T Ramon Hatch	3	4	29	1	47
G Rico Jennings	2	4	29	2	47
G Bobby Dodge	2	3	29	0	47
C Abel Whited	0	2	29	0	47
TE Michael Baek	0	2	18	0	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Abel Durham	2	10	28	23
C Caden Sanks	2	5	28	23
G Rusty Cowley	2	4	28	23
T Martin Zelenka	1	3	28	23
G Danny Boone	0	3	28	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Liam Tyler	2	23
Danny Drake	2	19
Mackenzie Clark	1	17
Cole Schoeppner	1	17
Ramon Hatch	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Randle	1	19
Danny Boone	1	6
Ron Benton	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ramon Hatch	29	47	---	---	9	85
G Rico Jennings	29	47	---	---	9	85
T Donny Villarrial	29	47	---	---	9	85
G Bobby Dodge	29	47	---	---	9	85
QB Conner Wisniewski	29	47	---	---	---	76
C Abel Whited	29	47	---	---	---	76
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	28	23	23	74
WR Lenny Duerr	24	37	---	---	11	72
CB Walter Nachman	---	---	27	23	18	68
WR Johnathan Shea	28	40	---	---	---	68
TE Mitchell McCormick	9	32	---	---	24	65
RB Devonte Hayes	21	43	---	---	---	64
DE Devonte Hammes	---	---	28	21	13	62
DT Chuck Ellis	---	---	28	23	6	57
S Jerome Banks	---	---	28	23	1	52
DT Orlando Alston	---	---	27	23	1	51
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	27	23	1	51
ILB Taylor Cooper	---	---	27	22	1	50
S Christopher Bernard	---	---	27	18	1	46
FB Cole Schoeppner	5	21	---	---	17	43
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	21	20	1	42
TE Michael Baek	18	22	---	---	---	40
WR Ezra Determann	20	18	---	---	---	38
WR Mackenzie Clark	8	10	---	---	17	35
RB Danny Drake	10	5	---	---	19	34
OLB Rusty Pierce	---	---	18	11	1	30
CB Lance Cambini	---	---	1	3	14	18
S Kyshoen Jarrett	---	---	0	1	15	16
CB Salvador Nelson	---	---	7	8	1	16
CB Dylan Gray	---	---	6	6	---	12
WR Luis Krumrei	2	0	---	---	9	11
OLB Ashton Crane	---	---	7	3	---	10
ILB Ross Finch	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Billy Mason	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Edwin Hitchcock	---	---	1	2	5	8
RB Jim Coffey	0	3	---	---	5	8
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Jerry Thornton	0	4	---	---	---	4
QB Jonah Hansen	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Daryl Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Camden Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gregory Reilly	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Frederick Hatcher	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Larry O'Steen	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Lawrence Bernstein	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	29	47	11	87
S Ron Benton	---	---	29	47	4	80
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	24	42	12	78
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	29	47	2	78
CB Santiago Kagan	---	---	26	45	7	78
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	27	42	1	70
DE Bryce Leeuwenburg	---	---	25	43	2	70
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	25	43	1	69
DT Charlie Wilcox	---	---	26	36	---	62
WR Gene Gardner	27	21	---	---	10	58
G Rusty Cowley	28	23	---	---	6	57
C Caden Sanks	28	23	---	---	6	57
T Martin Zelenka	28	23	---	---	6	57
G Danny Boone	28	23	---	---	6	57
WR Jackie Kanu	27	22	---	---	5	54
RB Gage Stephenson	20	10	---	---	23	53
C Abel Durham	28	23	---	---	---	51
QB Harvey Dunnigan	28	23	---	---	---	51
TE Luis Calhoun	27	22	---	---	1	50
CB Gino Moss	---	---	23	23	1	47
DE Terrell Randle	---	---	9	18	19	46
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	20	23	2	45
OLB Parker Warden	---	---	7	23	1	31
ILB Casey Bernstein	---	---	6	24	1	31
RB Owen Lyons	8	12	---	---	8	28
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	3	3	22	28
TE Matthew Lee	2	3	---	---	22	27
TE Brady Farley	13	13	---	---	---	26
S Butch Booker	---	---	3	7	16	26
WR Dean Maier	10	9	---	---	---	19
WR Andre Richmond	0	1	---	---	18	19
RB J.B. Hargrove	6	2	---	---	10	18
CB Neil Stuvaints	---	---	2	0	15	17
DT Darius Russell	---	---	4	4	8	16
ILB Robbie Jackson	---	---	2	0	11	13
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Orlando Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Garrett Hudson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brady Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ernest Marsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Toby Crabtree	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Les Inoue	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Angel Hartman	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Joe Luraas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	16	91	5.7
Right	8	24	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	16	76	4.8
Right	9	16	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	44	26	4	0	4	6	4	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	23	16	2	0	0	4	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	120	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	39	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	90	30.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	78	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	42	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnathan Shea	14	9	1	138	3	40
TE Mitchell McCormick	13	7	2	45	0	32
WR Lenny Duerr	8	5	0	69	1	37
WR Mackenzie Clark	3	1	1	0	0	10
TE Jerry Thornton	2	2	0	13	0	4
RB Danny Drake	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Michael Baek	1	1	0	10	0	22
WR Ezra Determann	1	1	0	-4	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Luis Calhoun	7	4	47	0	22
WR Jackie Kanu	4	3	22	0	22
WR Gene Gardner	3	2	22	0	21
TE Brady Farley	3	3	14	0	13
WR Dean Maier	2	1	72	1	9
TE Matthew Lee	2	1	7	0	3
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	5	0	12
RB Gage Stephenson	1	1	21	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Owen Lyons	2	9	4.50	5.00
RB Gage Stephenson	1	2	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	6	2	19	3.17	6.16

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	1	1	3	3.00	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mitchell McCormick	4	1	4	1.00	3.46
WR Lenny Duerr	1	1	15	15.00	8.63
WR Mackenzie Clark	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brady Farley	1	1	3	3.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Conner Wisniewski	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gage Stephenson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	16	9	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mitchell McCormick	7	4	1
WR Johnathan Shea	4	3	3
WR Lenny Duerr	3	2	2
WR Mackenzie Clark	1	0	0
RB Danny Drake	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Luis Calhoun	3	1	0
WR Jackie Kanu	2	1	1
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	0
WR Gene Gardner	1	0	0
TE Matthew Lee	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)