Week 9, 2035

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:28 MIN - Reuben Thompson 3 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 01:59 MIN - Jerome Lindsay 72 punt return (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 12:13 NOS - Caden Sinclair 61 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
2Q: 07:28 MIN - J.R. Hardy 22 field goal
3Q: 01:41 NOS - Darius Moore 1 run (Hayden Arias extra point)
4Q: 10:31 MIN - J.R. Hardy 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:28 MIN - Reuben Thompson 3 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 01:59 MIN - Jerome Lindsay 72 punt return (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 12:13 NOS - Caden Sinclair 61 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Hayden Arias extra point)
2Q: 07:28 MIN - J.R. Hardy 22 field goal
3Q: 01:41 NOS - Darius Moore 1 run (Hayden Arias extra point)
4Q: 10:31 MIN - J.R. Hardy 44 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 7-2 7-2
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 328 211
- Offensive Plays 79 55
- Yards per Play 4.15 3.84
Net Rushing Yards 138 31
- Rushing Attempts 40 16
- Yards per Rush 3.45 1.94
Net Passing Yards 190 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 193 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.87 4.62
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/55 7/67
Punt Returns/Yards 4/115 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 5/109
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 37:57 22:03

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	7-2	7-2
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	328	211
- Offensive Plays	79	55
- Yards per Play	4.15	3.84
Net Rushing Yards	138	31
- Rushing Attempts	40	16
- Yards per Rush	3.45	1.94
Net Passing Yards	190	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	193	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.87	4.62
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/55	7/67
Punt Returns/Yards	4/115	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	5/109
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	37:57	22:03

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	1:18	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
1	8:31	5:11	OWN 41	12	59	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:07	OWN 44	6	27	Missed FG
2	11:58	4:38	OWN 41	11	54	Field Goal
2	5:03	2:27	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 34	4	30	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	9:31	3:05	OWN 2	6	15	Punt
3	5:27	0:39	OWN 21	2	-2	Interception
3	1:35	6:11	OWN 17	13	56	Field Goal
4	8:51	6:59	OWN 19	13	54	Missed FG
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 41	1	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 43	7	25	Missed FG
1	10:05	1:34	OWN 14	5	13	Punt
1	3:20	1:31	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	1:49	1:49	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
2	12:53	0:55	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
2	7:20	2:17	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	2:36	1:01	OWN 5	4	27	Punt
3	13:00	3:29	OWN 26	8	22	Punt
3	6:26	0:59	OWN 44	2	11	Interception
3	4:48	3:13	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
4	10:24	1:33	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
4	1:52	1:22	OWN 34	8	25	Downs

Game MVP: Darien Borders, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Drake Nastiuk	20	54	2.70	15	3	0
RB Reuben Thompson	12	47	3.92	9	0	1
QB Aidan Hutchings	6	19	3.17	8	0	0
WR Robert Franz	2	18	9.00	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Amari Gooden	9	3	0.33	3	0	0
RB Darius Moore	6	13	2.17	7	0	1
QB J.B. Delcorio	1	15	15.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aidan Hutchings	38	22	193	1/3	0	32	1	60.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Delcorio	37	19	195	2/15	1	61	1	64.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Melvin Austin	7	14	63	9.00	10	11
WR Robert Franz	4	5	33	8.25	3	11
TE Wade Cuviello	4	4	16	4.00	15	8
WR Dominic Richard	3	7	50	16.67	6	32
WR Casey Athanas	2	2	12	6.00	0	8
RB Reuben Thompson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Tre Villasenor	1	2	18	18.00	0	18
TE Jerry Blackwell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Mills	6	12	69	11.50	23	27	0
WR Caden Sinclair	4	11	65	16.25	53	61	1
WR Les DePree	3	3	33	11.00	11	16	0
TE Jon Douglas	2	6	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Amari Gooden	2	2	7	3.50	3	8	0
WR Kenyon Gillespie	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
RB Darius Moore	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kurt Bowser	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gage Thomason	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Desmond Newton	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB J.B. Delcorio	1	0	0	0
WR Les DePree	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Bernard	4	170	42.5	38.8	49	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Juan Baldwin	7	351	50.1	33.4	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	2/5	1/4	0/1	44	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hayden Arias	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	4	115	28.8	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Gerber	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Athanas	3	55	18.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Archie Lane	5	109	21.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fernando Scales	9	3	0.0	16	26
S Clyde Morley	5	0	0.0	16	39
DT Desmond Newton	4	0	0.5	15	36
ILB Peter Plyler	4	5	0.0	15	39
S Bobby Flanigan	4	1	0.0	14	24
S Christian Franz	2	0	0.0	2	15
DT Glenn Stephens	2	0	0.0	16	31
OLB Edward Ross	2	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Wes Stokley	1	0	1.0	4	15
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	1	0.5	13	27
S Craig Hopper	1	0	0.0	16	39
WR Robert Franz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tony Ramsey	0	2	0.0	14	39

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Herman Cambell	11	3	0.0	33	29
ILB Stan Banks	10	1	0.0	36	36
S Donnie Carlisle	5	3	0.0	40	39
CB Corwin Reed	5	0	0.0	38	36
S Gage Thomason	5	0	0.0	40	39
ILB Desmond Rice	4	2	0.0	16	19
DE Ron Middleton	4	2	0.0	34	33
S Tucker Jennings	4	1	0.0	39	38
DE Patrick Prior	3	0	1.0	40	39
DT Gabe Monroe	3	1	0.0	25	29
DT James Reese	1	1	0.0	33	28
CB Archie Lane	1	1	0.0	23	19
DT Bobby Banks	1	1	0.0	22	21
WR C.J. Mills	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Norman Slater	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Les Yanok	1	0	0.0	7	10
CB Vinny May	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wes Stokley	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Desmond Newton	0.5	0	2	0	36
DE Dashawn Holmes	0.5	0	1	1	27
DE Branden Hayes	0.0	1	2	1	36
DT Glenn Stephens	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Reuben Oates	0.0	0	1	0	3

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Patrick Prior	1.0	3	39
ILB Desmond Rice	0.0	2	19
DE Ron Middleton	0.0	2	33
DT Bobby Banks	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Fernando Scales	4	0	0	26
S Clyde Morley	4	0	0	39
S Bobby Flanigan	4	0	0	24
ILB Peter Plyler	2	1	0	39
S Christian Franz	2	0	0	15
S Craig Hopper	1	1	0	39
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	0	0	27
DT Desmond Newton	1	0	0	36
CB Tony Ramsey	0	2	0	39
CB Kurt Bowser	0	0	1	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Stan Banks	5	0	0	36
S Gage Thomason	3	0	1	39
CB Corwin Reed	3	0	0	36
OLB Herman Cambell	2	3	0	29
S Tucker Jennings	2	0	0	38
ILB Desmond Rice	2	0	0	19
CB Archie Lane	1	0	0	19
DE Patrick Prior	1	0	0	39
DT Bobby Banks	1	0	0	21
CB Les Yanok	1	0	0	10
DE Ron Middleton	1	0	0	33
S Donnie Carlisle	0	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Darien Borders	4	12	40	0	39
T Stan Johnson	4	5	40	1	39
G Ike Maloney	2	7	40	0	39
T Dale Bennett	2	5	40	0	39
C Bryson Fannon	0	7	40	0	39

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Quentin Masiona	2	5	16	1	39
T Jeffery Bismonte	1	3	16	1	39
T Caleb Richmond	1	3	16	0	39
G Vernon Forbes	0	2	16	0	39
C Alexander Kremer	0	2	16	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Brown	3	17
Adam Bernard	2	19
Luther Newsome	1	24

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Gage Thomason	2	24
Luke Gerber	2	20
Jeffery Bismonte	1	8
Darius Moore	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dale Bennett	40	39	---	---	9	88
G Ike Maloney	40	39	---	---	9	88
QB Aidan Hutchings	40	39	---	---	---	79
T Stan Johnson	40	39	---	---	---	79
C Bryson Fannon	40	39	---	---	---	79
C Darien Borders	40	39	---	---	---	79
S Craig Hopper	---	---	16	39	16	71
WR Melvin Austin	34	36	---	---	1	71
S Clyde Morley	---	---	16	39	16	71
TE Wade Cuviello	29	36	---	---	1	66
WR Dominic Richard	33	31	---	---	---	64
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	15	36	8	59
WR Robert Franz	29	29	---	---	1	59
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	15	39	1	55
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	14	39	1	54
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	16	36	1	53
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	16	31	---	47
RB Reuben Thompson	16	28	---	---	---	44
TE Jerry Blackwell	9	11	---	---	23	43
TE Luther Newsome	13	5	---	---	24	42
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	16	26	---	42
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	14	24	3	41
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	13	27	---	40
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	4	32	1	37
RB Drake Nastiuk	22	8	---	---	5	35
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	11	17	1	29
WR Casey Athanas	5	4	---	---	19	28
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	4	15	8	27
RB Mack Brown	3	1	---	---	17	21
WR Tre Villasenor	7	6	---	---	7	20
OLB Mario Giles	---	---	0	0	19	19
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Christian Franz	---	---	2	15	1	18
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Nickolas Frenzel	---	---	1	8	1	10
WR Jerome Lindsay	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Reuben Oates	---	---	0	3	7	10
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Derek Cerda	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Clay McCaslin	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Norman Gallier	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Van Bernard	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	2	0	---	2
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	0	2	---	2
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Craig Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Gage Thomason	---	---	40	39	24	103
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	39	38	17	94
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	40	39	9	88
S Donnie Carlisle	---	---	40	39	5	84
CB Corwin Reed	---	---	38	36	5	79
ILB Stan Banks	---	---	36	36	5	77
DT James Reese	---	---	33	28	15	76
DE Ron Middleton	---	---	34	33	4	71
G Vernon Forbes	16	39	---	---	8	63
T Jeffery Bismonte	16	39	---	---	8	63
OLB Herman Cambell	---	---	33	29	1	63
G Quentin Masiona	16	39	---	---	8	63
T Caleb Richmond	16	39	---	---	8	63
WR Caden Sinclair	15	39	---	---	5	59
DT Gabe Monroe	---	---	25	29	5	59
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	16	19	24	59
QB J.B. Delcorio	16	39	---	---	---	55
C Alexander Kremer	16	39	---	---	---	55
CB Archie Lane	---	---	23	19	12	54
WR C.J. Mills	12	37	---	---	---	49
TE Jon Douglas	15	33	---	---	---	48
DT Bobby Banks	---	---	22	21	4	47
RB Darius Moore	7	33	---	---	4	44
WR Les DePree	5	30	---	---	---	35
TE Abraham Johnson	10	11	---	---	9	30
RB Norm Gerth	3	2	---	---	20	25
RB Amari Gooden	9	6	---	---	8	23
WR Luke Gerber	0	0	---	---	20	20
CB Les Yanok	---	---	7	10	3	20
WR Kenyon Gillespie	2	2	---	---	13	17
ILB Norman Slater	---	---	4	2	9	15
DE Marshall Torres	---	---	6	6	1	13
C Earl Niebauer	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Vinny May	---	---	2	4	1	7
P Juan Baldwin	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Jermaine Knight	2	2	---	---	---	4
K Hayden Arias	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Adrian Mamula	---	---	1	1	---	2
S Amari Reade	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB C.J. Springer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Tyler Ault	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Elijah Mathews	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB O.J. Garrett	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Santiago Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	57	3.8
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	10	30	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	13	23	1.8
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aidan Hutchings	38	22	1	3	0	4	8	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Delcorio	37	19	2	3	1	4	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	32	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	80	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	31	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	122	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Austin	14	7	63	0	36
WR Dominic Richard	7	3	50	1	31
WR Robert Franz	5	4	33	0	29
TE Wade Cuviello	4	4	16	0	36
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	0	0	0	11
WR Casey Athanas	2	2	12	0	4
WR Tre Villasenor	2	1	18	0	6
RB Reuben Thompson	1	1	1	0	28

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Mills	12	6	0	69	1	37
WR Caden Sinclair	11	4	1	65	1	39
TE Jon Douglas	6	2	0	7	0	33
WR Les DePree	3	3	0	33	0	30
RB Amari Gooden	2	2	0	7	0	6
WR Kenyon Gillespie	1	1	0	6	0	2
RB Darius Moore	1	1	0	8	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Drake Nastiuk	3	15	5.00	2.70
RB Reuben Thompson	2	2	1.00	3.92

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darius Moore	3	9	3.00	2.17
RB Amari Gooden	1	1	1.00	0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aidan Hutchings	3	1	9	3.00	5.08

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Delcorio	1	1	10	10.00	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Austin	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Robert Franz	1	1	9	9.00	6.60
WR Dominic Richard	1	0	0	0.00	7.14

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Les DePree	1	1	10	10.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Reuben Thompson	2	1
QB Aidan Hutchings	1	1
WR Robert Franz	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darius Moore	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aidan Hutchings	13	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.B. Delcorio	11	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominic Richard	5	2	2
WR Melvin Austin	3	2	1
WR Robert Franz	2	2	2
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	0	0
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caden Sinclair	4	1	1
WR C.J. Mills	4	2	1
TE Jon Douglas	3	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)