Week 9, 2041

played in New Orleans, LA

78 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	0	14	7	-	35
New Orleans Saints	14	3	3	8	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 NOS - Joe Howard 7 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 04:35 MIN - Colton Riley 25 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 02:09 NOS - Lenny Cobb 15 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 00:34 MIN - Mercury Morrissey 8 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 01:13 NOS - Dexter Winslett 48 field goal
3Q: 12:01 NOS - Dexter Winslett 36 field goal
3Q: 07:46 MIN - Colton Riley 30 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 00:43 MIN - Artie Randle 73 interception return (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Joe Howard 77 pass from Jon Smith (Jon Smith pass to Marlon Brewer for conversion)
4Q: 01:28 MIN - Bart Blackburn 12 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 NOS - Joe Howard 7 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 04:35 MIN - Colton Riley 25 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 02:09 NOS - Lenny Cobb 15 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)
1Q: 00:34 MIN - Mercury Morrissey 8 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 01:13 NOS - Dexter Winslett 48 field goal
3Q: 12:01 NOS - Dexter Winslett 36 field goal
3Q: 07:46 MIN - Colton Riley 30 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 00:43 MIN - Artie Randle 73 interception return (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Joe Howard 77 pass from Jon Smith (Jon Smith pass to Marlon Brewer for conversion)
4Q: 01:28 MIN - Bart Blackburn 12 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 4-5 2-7
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 12 10
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 423 519
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 6.82 7.98
Net Rushing Yards 237 196
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 6.97 7.26
Net Passing Yards 186 323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 0 38 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 197 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.64 8.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/31 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 2/73 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:34 28:26

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	4-5	2-7
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	12	10
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	423	519
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	6.82	7.98
Net Rushing Yards	237	196
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	6.97	7.26
Net Passing Yards	186	323
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 0	38 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	197	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.64	8.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/31	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	2/73	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:34	28:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:34	OWN 25	7	27	Punt
1	8:13	3:55	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	2:00	1:36	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	13:21	2:13	OWN 49	5	17	Missed FG
2	10:09	3:41	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	1:06	0:59	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	11:53	4:22	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
3	4:01	1:22	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
4	14:44	3:36	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
4	8:39	3:19	OWN 42	6	14	Punt
4	2:58	1:42	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:26	3:13	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:18	2:18	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	0:24	2:03	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	11:08	0:59	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
2	6:28	5:22	OWN 20	11	49	Field Goal
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 28	1	2	Half
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	7	56	Field Goal
3	7:31	3:30	OWN 30	7	46	Interception
3	2:39	2:07	OWN 38	4	20	Interception
3	0:32	0:48	OWN 23	1	77	Touchdown
4	11:08	2:29	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	5:20	2:22	OWN 4	5	14	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 31	6	56	Downs

Game MVP: Bart Blackburn, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Colton Riley	16	110	6.88	30	4	2
RB Eduardo Hardy	8	34	4.25	9	0	0
QB Bart Blackburn	5	85	17.00	61	2	1
RB Tevin Cook	4	14	3.50	6	0	0
WR Mason Loper	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lenny Cobb	14	115	8.21	35	6	1
RB Kelly Bronson	7	67	9.57	19	4	0
RB Leonard Lang	5	14	2.80	8	0	0
QB Jon Smith	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Blackburn	27	20	197	1/11	1	33	0	106.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	38	22	323	0/0	2	77	2	81.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dexter Picken	9	11	95	10.56	37	33	0
TE Terry Porter	6	9	40	6.67	6	11	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	3	49	16.33	1	27	0
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	8	8.00	11	8	1
WR Tucker Clayton	1	3	5	5.00	4	5	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	9	15	126	14.00	26	35	0
WR Joe Howard	7	11	113	16.14	68	77	2
TE Ernest Morton	3	5	50	16.67	30	32	0
TE Randy Tyler	1	2	20	20.00	11	20	0
RB Lenny Cobb	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Kelly Bronson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Taylor Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Earl Vinnick	1	0	0.00	0
S Artie Randle	1	73	73.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	1	0	0
RB Colton Riley	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Lester Gilmore	0	0	1	0
S Santiago Caldwell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	6	280	46.7	35.3	55	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	4	189	47.3	34.5	51	0

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	2	31	15.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Bennett	1	26	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	3	60	20.0	0
Dan McNeil	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rex King	9	2	25	38
CB Efrain Earley	7	1	27	38
S Artie Randle	7	0	27	38
CB Ethan McCarthy	5	2	26	34
S Jorge Castillo	5	0	26	32
DT Percy Blackmon	2	2	23	34
S Bobby Flanigan	2	0	7	13
DE Jerald Smith	2	0	24	34
CB Jack Bennett	2	0	9	24
OLB Juan Winslett	1	2	11	16
DE Dillon Sloan	1	2	27	34
DE Riley Farr	1	1	12	9
DT Ruben McWilliams	1	1	23	27
ILB Earl Vinnick	1	0	10	17
ILB Peter Plyler	0	1	7	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Junior Horner	7	1	0.0	26	20
CB Earnest Vera	6	0	0.0	28	25
S Santiago Caldwell	6	0	0.0	24	22
ILB Samuel Richard	5	2	1.0	32	27
CB Gus Goldblatt	4	1	0.0	23	14
CB James Tatum	3	0	0.0	28	22
OLB Micah Jacobs	3	0	0.0	19	13
DT Calvin Grier	3	0	0.0	21	13
ILB Blake Robertson	2	3	0.0	19	9
DT Bernie Greene	2	3	0.0	27	23
OLB Glen Hanks	2	1	0.0	13	15
DE Aidan Butler	2	1	0.0	20	14
DE Anthony Farrell	2	1	0.0	13	15
S Lester Gilmore	1	2	0.0	8	6
OLB Dustin Wonders	1	0	0.0	5	1
CB Tim Babin	1	0	0.0	13	19
WR Joe Howard	1	0	---	---	---
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	0.0	15	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1	2	2	34
DT Percy Blackmon	1	0	0	34
OLB Juan Winslett	0	1	0	16
DE Jerald Smith	0	0	1	34

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Samuel Richard	1.0	0	0	27
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	1	0	15
DE Aidan Butler	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Efrain Earley	7	0	0	38
S Artie Randle	5	0	1	38
OLB Rex King	4	1	0	38
CB Jack Bennett	2	0	0	24
CB Ethan McCarthy	1	1	0	34
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	0	13
DE Jerald Smith	1	0	0	34
S Jorge Castillo	1	0	0	32
ILB Peter Plyler	0	1	0	9
ILB Earl Vinnick	0	0	1	17

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Junior Horner	4	1	20
CB Earnest Vera	3	0	25
ILB Samuel Richard	3	0	27
CB James Tatum	2	0	22
S Santiago Caldwell	2	0	22
CB Tim Babin	1	1	19
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	1	14
S Lester Gilmore	1	0	6
OLB Glen Hanks	1	0	15
DT Bernie Greene	1	0	23
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Derek Cerda	6	9	1	34	1	28
T Bryant McDonald	3	7	0	34	0	28
G Chandler Abrams	3	6	0	34	0	28
C DeAndre Corbett	2	3	0	34	0	28
T Clay McCaslin	1	4	0	34	0	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Cody Leake	4	6	27	38
T Lawrence Janis	3	7	27	38
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	2	5	27	38
G Tracy Aycock	1	4	27	38
G Clarence Wentworth	1	3	27	38
TE Ernest Morton	0	2	23	38

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Smith	3	24
Mercury Morrissey	1	23
Alec Stone	1	18

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Morton	2	18
Santiago Caldwell	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Artie Randle	---	---	27	38	24	89
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	24	34	24	82
WR Dexter Picken	32	27	---	---	16	75
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	27	38	2	67
TE Terry Porter	32	27	---	---	7	66
OLB Rex King	---	---	25	38	2	65
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	27	34	2	63
G Chandler Abrams	34	28	---	---	---	62
G Derek Cerda	34	28	---	---	---	62
T Clay McCaslin	34	28	---	---	---	62
T Bryant McDonald	34	28	---	---	---	62
QB Bart Blackburn	34	28	---	---	---	62
C DeAndre Corbett	34	28	---	---	---	62
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	26	34	1	61
S Jorge Castillo	---	---	26	32	2	60
DT Percy Blackmon	---	---	23	34	1	58
DT Ruben McWilliams	---	---	23	27	2	52
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	9	24	18	51
WR Tucker Clayton	26	20	---	---	---	46
WR Alec Stone	16	10	---	---	18	44
OLB Juan Winslett	---	---	11	16	16	43
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	10	17	11	38
RB Eduardo Hardy	10	8	---	---	19	37
TE Jerry Blackwell	19	17	---	---	---	36
RB Colton Riley	18	17	---	---	---	35
TE Mercury Morrissey	4	3	---	---	23	30
DT Glenn Aghemo	---	---	8	15	5	28
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	7	13	1	21
DE Riley Farr	---	---	12	9	---	21
WR Mason Loper	1	1	---	---	17	19
FB Colton Prentice	1	0	---	---	17	18
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	7	9	1	17
DE Daryl Van Hoose	---	---	3	6	4	13
WR Dominic Richard	5	7	---	---	---	12
T Ezra Fryday	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	7	7
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	7	7
G J.J. Brazil	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Tevin Cook	5	2	---	---	---	7
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Blaine Justice	1	1	---	---	---	2
CB Arnold Lingen	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB J.B. Delcorio	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Johnnie Gillette	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Oscar Gutierrez	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ernest Morton	23	38	---	---	18	79
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	32	27	13	72
G Clarence Wentworth	27	38	---	---	6	71
WR Marlon Brewer	24	38	---	---	7	69
QB Jon Smith	27	38	---	---	---	65
T Lawrence Janis	27	38	---	---	---	65
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	27	38	---	---	---	65
T Cody Leake	27	38	---	---	---	65
G Tracy Aycock	27	38	---	---	---	65
WR Joe Howard	25	38	---	---	---	63
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	24	22	16	62
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	27	23	7	57
CB James Tatum	---	---	28	22	6	56
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	28	25	1	54
WR Dashawn Nixon	13	24	---	---	17	54
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	13	15	23	51
RB Leonard Lang	7	17	---	---	24	48
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	15	14	18	47
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	26	20	---	46
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	21	19	---	40
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	23	14	1	38
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	21	13	1	35
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	20	14	1	35
CB Tim Babin	---	---	13	19	1	33
OLB Micah Jacobs	---	---	19	13	---	32
TE Randy Tyler	3	2	---	---	24	29
ILB Blake Robertson	---	---	19	9	---	28
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	13	15	---	28
RB Kelly Bronson	8	16	---	---	---	24
WR Dan McNeil	2	0	---	---	20	22
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	3	1	18	22
TE Taylor Edwards	9	7	---	---	6	22
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	11	9	1	21
RB Lenny Cobb	14	6	---	---	---	20
TE Jessie Ross	7	4	---	---	6	17
S Lester Gilmore	---	---	8	6	1	15
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	5	7	1	13
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Dustin Wonders	---	---	5	1	---	6
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Amari Liakos	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Rico Stuart	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Terrance Bruce	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Amari Galloway	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Collin Sohl	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	20	158	7.9
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	104	11.6
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Blackburn	27	20	3	3	0	3	1	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	38	22	5	1	5	3	3	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	103	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	26	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	60	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	177	13.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	68	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	67	22.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dexter Picken	11	9	95	2	27
TE Terry Porter	9	6	40	0	27
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	3	49	1	17
WR Tucker Clayton	3	1	5	0	20
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	8	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	15	9	2	126	2	38
WR Joe Howard	11	7	1	113	1	38
TE Ernest Morton	5	3	0	50	1	38
TE Randy Tyler	2	1	0	20	1	2
WR Dashawn Nixon	2	1	0	5	0	24
RB Lenny Cobb	1	1	0	9	0	6
RB Kelly Bronson	1	0	1	0	0	16
TE Taylor Edwards	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Bart Blackburn	1	12	12.00	17.00
RB Tevin Cook	1	6	6.00	3.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lenny Cobb	3	16	5.33	8.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Blackburn	3	2	13	4.33	7.30

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	6	2	11	1.83	8.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terry Porter	2	1	5	2.50	4.44
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marlon Brewer	3	0	0	0.00	8.40
WR Joe Howard	3	2	11	3.67	10.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bart Blackburn	2	1
RB Eduardo Hardy	2	1
RB Colton Riley	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Blackburn	6	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dexter Picken	3	2	1
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	2	1
TE Terry Porter	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlon Brewer	6	3	2
TE Ernest Morton	2	1	1
WR Joe Howard	2	1	0
TE Randy Tyler	1	0	0
RB Kelly Bronson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (19,900)
End Zone 10,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 14,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (19,900)
End Zone	10,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	14,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,500 (9,900)