Week 9, 2038

played in New Orleans, LA

48 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	14	10	3	-	37
New Orleans Saints	14	7	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NOS - Robert Barricelli 75 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 11:49 NOS - Marlon Brewer 9 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 09:21 MIN - J.R. Hardy 50 field goal
1Q: 05:18 MIN - Eduardo Hardy 6 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 10:08 NOS - Marlon Brewer 6 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 03:41 MIN - Dexter Picken 1 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 00:45 MIN - Jerry Blackwell 53 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 07:49 MIN - Dexter Picken 34 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 01:32 MIN - J.R. Hardy 48 field goal
4Q: 05:23 MIN - J.R. Hardy 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NOS - Robert Barricelli 75 run (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 11:49 NOS - Marlon Brewer 9 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Dean Horenstein extra point)
1Q: 09:21 MIN - J.R. Hardy 50 field goal
1Q: 05:18 MIN - Eduardo Hardy 6 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 10:08 NOS - Marlon Brewer 6 pass from J.B. Delcorio (Dean Horenstein extra point)
2Q: 03:41 MIN - Dexter Picken 1 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 00:45 MIN - Jerry Blackwell 53 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 07:49 MIN - Dexter Picken 34 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 01:32 MIN - J.R. Hardy 48 field goal
4Q: 05:23 MIN - J.R. Hardy 20 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 7-2 1-8
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 399 358
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 6.76 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 105 132
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 3.75 5.08
Net Passing Yards 294 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 0 38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 308 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 4/14
- Yards per Pass Play 9.48 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/25 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/63 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 5/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	7-2	1-8
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	399	358
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	6.76	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	105	132
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	3.75	5.08
Net Passing Yards	294	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 0	38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	308	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	4/14
- Yards per Pass Play	9.48	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/25	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/63	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	5/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:43	1:09	OWN 34	2	14	Fumble
1	11:43	1:28	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	10:15	1:01	OPP 33	3	0	Field Goal
1	6:04	0:57	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
2	14:49	1:21	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
2	10:00	6:29	OWN 11	12	89	Touchdown
2	1:12	0:39	OWN 39	2	61	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:48	OWN 23	4	30	Punt
3	7:49	0:14	OPP 34	1	34	Touchdown
3	6:09	4:43	OWN 32	10	37	Field Goal
4	13:06	1:42	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
4	9:30	4:14	OWN 47	6	50	Field Goal
4	2:40	0:35	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
4	1:36	1:36	OPP 6	3	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:17	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
1	13:34	1:51	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
1	9:14	3:10	OWN 16	5	18	Punt
1	5:07	5:18	OWN 25	9	25	Punt
2	13:28	3:28	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	3:31	2:19	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 28	2	28	Half
3	12:12	4:23	OWN 8	8	33	Punt
3	7:35	1:26	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	1:26	3:20	OWN 15	10	42	Punt
4	11:24	1:54	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	5:16	2:36	OWN 28	9	15	Downs
4	2:05	0:29	OWN 9	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eduardo Hardy	24	97	4.04	15	3	1
QB Rico Sharp	4	8	2.00	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Joel Kaitola	13	51	3.92	13	1	0
RB Robert Barricelli	10	78	7.80	75	2	1
RB Teddy Ackerman	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
QB J.B. Delcorio	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	29	16	308	2/14	3	65	0	126.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.B. Delcorio	38	26	240	4/14	2	32	0	102.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dexter Picken	6	11	142	23.67	89	65	2
WR Melvin Austin	4	6	44	11.00	12	21	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	4	64	21.33	48	53	1
WR Dominic Richard	2	4	51	25.50	28	31	0
TE Wade Cuviello	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Hall	11	16	70	6.36	6	32	0
WR Marlon Brewer	9	10	107	11.89	17	30	2
WR Les DePree	2	4	21	10.50	12	12	0
TE Ernest Morton	2	5	19	9.50	4	11	0
RB Robert Barricelli	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
RB Joel Kaitola	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	3	0
CB Zachary Houston	1	0	0
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	0	0
TE Wade Cuviello	0	0	1
OLB Edward Ross	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Chuck Woods	1	0	0
TE Ernest Morton	1	0	0
S Tucker Jennings	0	1	0
WR Marlon Brewer	0	1	0
TE Carl Markwald	0	0	1
DE Patrick Prior	0	0	1
DE Damian Yantis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	5	212	42.4	37.8	51	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Figures	7	286	40.9	29.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Horenstein	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	4	63	15.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Woods	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Houston	2	44	22.0	0
Dexter Picken	1	24	24.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les DePree	5	99	19.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edward Ross	9	8	0.0	26	37
ILB Peter Plyler	7	5	0.0	26	42
DT Broderick Dawson	6	0	1.0	23	41
S Ashton Hudson	6	3	0.0	26	42
DT Glenn Stephens	6	0	0.0	23	28
CB Ethan McCarthy	5	3	0.0	20	36
DE Branden Hayes	3	1	1.5	20	37
CB Kurt Bowser	3	0	0.0	21	41
DE Dillon Sloan	2	1	1.5	24	41
S Bobby Flanigan	2	1	0.0	15	11
CB Zachary Houston	2	0	0.0	14	32
CB Tony Ramsey	1	2	0.0	5	10
G Derek Cerda	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terrance Kovacs	0	1	0.0	3	1
OLB Rex King	0	1	0.0	12	10
CB Efrain Earley	0	1	0.0	0	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Junior Horner	10	0	0.0	26	26
DE Damian Yantis	4	0	1.0	21	26
S Tucker Jennings	4	2	0.0	28	31
S Donnie Carlisle	4	1	0.0	28	31
ILB Sherman Hudson	2	3	0.0	19	24
DE Marshall Torres	2	1	0.0	8	6
DT Calvin Grier	2	1	0.0	26	23
S Gage Thomason	2	0	0.0	13	17
CB Tim Babin	2	0	0.0	10	8
DE Patrick Prior	1	0	1.0	21	25
DE Ron Middleton	1	2	0.0	28	29
CB Earnest Vera	1	2	0.0	25	26
CB Josiah Bixler	1	1	0.0	3	3
ILB Desmond Rice	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Elijah Mage	1	0	0.0	20	27
DT Jeffery Messinna	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Glen Hanks	1	0	0.0	11	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1.5	6	7	41
DE Branden Hayes	1.5	1	0	37
DT Broderick Dawson	1.0	0	2	41
DE Harris Shepard	0.0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damian Yantis	1.0	0	0	1	26
DE Patrick Prior	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Ron Middleton	0.0	1	1	0	29
DT Jeffery Messinna	0.0	1	0	0	8
OLB Elijah Mage	0.0	0	2	0	27
DT Calvin Grier	0.0	0	1	1	23
S Tucker Jennings	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Edward Ross	6	0	37
S Ashton Hudson	5	2	42
CB Ethan McCarthy	5	0	36
CB Zachary Houston	2	2	32
DT Broderick Dawson	2	0	41
S Bobby Flanigan	1	1	11
DE Branden Hayes	1	0	37
DT Glenn Stephens	1	0	28
CB Kurt Bowser	1	0	41
CB Tony Ramsey	1	0	10
ILB Peter Plyler	1	0	42

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Donnie Carlisle	4	2	31
DE Damian Yantis	3	0	26
CB Earnest Vera	2	0	26
ILB Junior Horner	2	0	26
S Tucker Jennings	1	0	31
ILB Desmond Rice	1	0	3
S Gage Thomason	1	0	17
OLB Glen Hanks	1	0	8
CB Tim Babin	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryant McDonald	4	6	1	28	0	31
G Chandler Abrams	3	3	0	28	0	31
C Bryson Fannon	1	4	1	28	0	31
T Drew Delap	1	4	0	28	0	31
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	3	0	23	0	29
G Derek Cerda	0	3	0	28	2	31
FB Steven McDaniel	0	1	0	6	0	3

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lawrence Janis	2	8	26	0	42
T Donald Gilmore	2	5	26	3	42
C Jimmy Maloney	1	5	26	0	42
G Rex Stanton	1	4	26	0	42
G Jessie Baxter	0	3	26	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Wade Cuviello	3	17
Ronnie Turner	2	24
Steven McDaniel	1	27
Craig Hopper	1	19

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Prior	2	7
Carl Markwald	1	24
Jeffery Messinna	1	16
Gage Thomason	1	15
Marlon Brewer	1	12
Roosevelt Rodrigue	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Eduardo Hardy	28	31	---	---	27	86
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	26	37	8	71
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	26	42	---	68
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	26	42	---	68
G Chandler Abrams	28	31	---	---	8	67
T Bryant McDonald	28	31	---	---	8	67
T Drew Delap	28	31	---	---	8	67
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	24	41	---	65
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	23	41	---	64
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	21	41	---	62
S Craig Hopper	---	---	14	27	19	60
C Bryson Fannon	28	31	---	---	---	59
QB Rico Sharp	28	31	---	---	---	59
TE Wade Cuviello	18	24	---	---	17	59
G Derek Cerda	28	31	---	---	---	59
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	23	28	7	58
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	20	37	---	57
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	20	36	---	56
TE Jerry Blackwell	23	29	---	---	---	52
WR Dominic Richard	20	23	---	---	8	51
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	14	32	4	50
WR Dexter Picken	21	22	---	---	4	47
OLB Rex King	---	---	12	10	18	40
WR Melvin Austin	15	16	---	---	8	39
FB Steven McDaniel	6	3	---	---	27	36
TE Mercury Morrissey	2	2	---	---	27	31
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	15	11	---	26
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	8	18	---	26
OLB Ronnie Turner	---	---	0	0	24	24
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	5	10	---	15
RB Rich Callaway	0	0	---	---	15	15
DE Reuben Oates	---	---	3	2	7	12
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Manuel Ulrich	---	---	0	0	11	11
WR Larry Rasmussen	6	5	---	---	---	11
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	0	---	---	7	8
G Paul McKnight	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	0	5	---	5
OLB Terrance Kovacs	---	---	3	1	---	4
DE Riley Farr	---	---	3	1	---	4
DT Wendell Foley	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Darien Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Edgar Gagnon	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Arnold Campion	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marlon Brewer	26	42	---	---	12	80
S Tucker Jennings	---	---	28	31	20	79
G Jessie Baxter	26	42	---	---	7	75
G Rex Stanton	26	42	---	---	7	75
QB J.B. Delcorio	26	42	---	---	---	68
T Donald Gilmore	26	42	---	---	---	68
C Jimmy Maloney	26	42	---	---	---	68
T Lawrence Janis	26	42	---	---	---	68
WR Rod Hall	24	42	---	---	---	66
TE Ernest Morton	26	40	---	---	---	66
OLB Elijah Mage	---	---	20	27	16	63
S Donnie Carlisle	---	---	28	31	3	62
DE Ron Middleton	---	---	28	29	3	60
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	26	26	6	58
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	25	26	3	54
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	21	25	7	53
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	26	23	3	52
WR Les DePree	13	29	---	---	8	50
DE Damian Yantis	---	---	21	26	3	50
ILB Sherman Hudson	---	---	19	24	3	46
S Gage Thomason	---	---	13	17	15	45
RB Robert Barricelli	10	31	---	---	1	42
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	11	8	23	42
S Edgar Salari	---	---	15	14	2	31
FB Maxwell Andrews	2	10	---	---	17	29
TE Carl Markwald	2	0	---	---	24	26
DT Jeffery Messinna	---	---	2	8	16	26
RB Joel Kaitola	14	11	---	---	---	25
RB Teddy Ackerman	2	0	---	---	18	20
WR Lee Fleming	0	2	---	---	17	19
TE Pedro Higbee	11	1	---	---	7	19
ILB Desmond Rice	---	---	2	3	13	18
CB Tim Babin	---	---	10	8	---	18
S Chuck Woods	---	---	1	3	13	17
DE Marshall Torres	---	---	8	6	---	14
P Bradley Figures	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Josiah Bixler	---	---	3	3	---	6
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	0	0	5	5
ILB Malcolm Kelley	---	---	1	3	---	4
K Dean Horenstein	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Justin Emarlos	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB C.J. Springer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Caleb Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	4	20	5.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	11	90	8.2
Right	9	19	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	29	16	8	3	1	2	5	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.B. Delcorio	38	26	3	0	0	5	7	10	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	65	21.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	146	11.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	57	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	66	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dexter Picken	11	6	1	142	4	22
WR Melvin Austin	6	4	0	44	1	16
TE Wade Cuviello	4	1	0	7	0	24
TE Jerry Blackwell	4	3	0	64	1	29
WR Dominic Richard	4	2	0	51	2	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Hall	16	11	70	2	42
WR Marlon Brewer	10	9	107	1	42
TE Ernest Morton	5	2	19	0	40
WR Les DePree	4	2	21	0	29
RB Joel Kaitola	2	1	8	0	11
RB Robert Barricelli	1	1	15	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Hardy	6	24	4.00	4.04
QB Rico Sharp	2	-3	-1.50	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	2	2	14	7.00	10.62

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.B. Delcorio	5	5	25	5.00	6.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Austin	1	1	13	13.00	7.33
WR Dexter Picken	1	1	1	1.00	12.91

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Hall	2	2	2	1.00	4.38
WR Marlon Brewer	2	2	15	7.50	10.70
TE Ernest Morton	1	1	8	8.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eduardo Hardy	2	0
QB Rico Sharp	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robert Barricelli	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	10	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.B. Delcorio	13	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dexter Picken	6	2	2
TE Wade Cuviello	2	0	0
WR Melvin Austin	1	1	0
WR Dominic Richard	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Hall	5	4	2
WR Marlon Brewer	4	4	3
TE Ernest Morton	3	2	2
WR Les DePree	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (19,900)
End Zone 11,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (19,900)
End Zone	11,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	17,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)