Week 13, 2043

played in New Orleans, LA

64 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	3	3	-	19
New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 MIN - Derek Rebstock 4 pass from Brock Dixon (Jake Flannery extra point)
1Q: 01:22 NOS - Joe Howard 3 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 12:58 MIN - Derek Rebstock 9 pass from Brock Dixon (Jake Flannery extra point failed)
2Q: 08:42 NOS - Marlon Brewer 12 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 07:14 NOS - Kelly Bronson 30 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)
3Q: 01:25 MIN - Jake Flannery 29 field goal
4Q: 11:46 MIN - Jake Flannery 41 field goal
4Q: 03:41 NOS - Leonard Lang 17 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 MIN - Derek Rebstock 4 pass from Brock Dixon (Jake Flannery extra point)
1Q: 01:22 NOS - Joe Howard 3 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 12:58 MIN - Derek Rebstock 9 pass from Brock Dixon (Jake Flannery extra point failed)
2Q: 08:42 NOS - Marlon Brewer 12 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 07:14 NOS - Kelly Bronson 30 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)
3Q: 01:25 MIN - Jake Flannery 29 field goal
4Q: 11:46 MIN - Jake Flannery 41 field goal
4Q: 03:41 NOS - Leonard Lang 17 run (Dexter Winslett extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 7-5 4-8
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 431 322
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 6.63 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 102 159
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 3.92 5.48
Net Passing Yards 329 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 3 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 341 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 8.44 5.82
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/31 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:35 28:25

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	7-5	4-8
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	431	322
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	6.63	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	102	159
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	3.92	5.48
Net Passing Yards	329	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 3	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	341	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	8.44	5.82
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/31	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:35	28:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	0:57	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	9:41	3:27	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	1:13	3:24	OWN 3	6	97	Touchdown
2	8:34	0:47	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
2	6:56	3:05	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	1:43	1:11	OWN 49	6	49	Interception
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 19	5	17	Punt
3	10:32	2:02	OWN 9	4	10	Interception
3	7:04	5:46	OWN 20	10	68	Field Goal
4	14:51	3:12	OWN 36	6	40	Field Goal
4	9:32	1:21	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	3:27	1:53	OWN 20	5	38	Fumble
4	0:43	0:30	OWN 20	4	3	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
1	11:26	1:45	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
1	6:14	5:01	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	12:49	4:15	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
2	7:47	0:51	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown
2	3:51	2:08	OWN 8	5	19	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	1	9	Half
3	11:26	0:54	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	8:30	1:26	OPP 33	3	-4	Punt
3	1:18	1:27	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
4	11:39	2:07	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
4	8:11	4:44	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	1:34	0:51	OWN 47	4	14	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OPP 23	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jon Smith, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Johnnie Carlisle	15	48	3.20	11	1
RB Maxwell Longwell	9	10	1.11	7	0
QB Brock Dixon	2	44	22.00	31	2

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonard Lang	14	81	5.79	17	5	1
RB Lenny Cobb	8	34	4.25	16	1	0
RB Kelly Bronson	5	48	9.60	30	2	1
QB Jon Smith	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Dixon	38	23	341	1/12	2	48	3	74.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	25	17	187	3/24	2	29	0	116.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Timothy Humphrey	6	7	92	15.33	58	43	0
WR Derek Rebstock	6	11	79	13.17	36	48	2
RB Johnnie Carlisle	3	3	40	13.33	9	20	0
TE Terry Porter	3	7	39	13.00	11	18	0
WR Dexter Picken	2	5	32	16.00	4	28	0
WR Clyde Donaldson	1	1	16	16.00	15	16	0
RB Maxwell Longwell	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Bart Gray	1	1	28	28.00	23	28	0
FB Alex Clemons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	7	10	62	8.86	8	12	1
WR Joe Howard	5	7	69	13.80	12	29	1
WR Dashawn Nixon	3	6	32	10.67	3	14	0
TE Miguel Mazurek	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Leonard Lang	1	1	20	20.00	15	20	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Earnest Vera	1	2	2.00
OLB Rick O'Donnell	1	0	0.00
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brock Dixon	2	0	0
T Bryant McDonald	0	1	0
DE Dillon Sloan	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Jon Smith	1	0	0
DE Aidan Butler	0	1	0
C Rico Stuart	0	1	0
DT Calvin Grier	0	0	1
CB Earnest Vera	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Parker Shea	4	193	48.3	41.3	52	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	8	343	42.9	33.3	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jake Flannery	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Koelling	4	37	9.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Ramsey	3	60	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	4	87	21.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Efrain Earley	8	1	0.0	26	27
S Jorge Castillo	6	2	0.0	28	19
DT Ruben McWilliams	4	1	1.0	27	20
OLB Rex King	4	0	1.0	26	27
CB Chandler Ickes	4	0	0.0	25	19
S Artie Randle	4	0	0.0	29	28
ILB Corwin Lake	3	0	0.0	14	3
DE Dillon Sloan	2	2	1.0	27	27
DT Abraham Atkins	2	3	0.0	26	26
ILB Peter Plyler	2	1	0.0	25	18
DE Riley Farr	2	0	0.0	28	20
RB Maxwell Longwell	1	0	---	---	---
RB Johnnie Carlisle	1	0	---	---	---
TE Terry Porter	1	0	---	---	---
S Tucker Gramatica	1	0	0.0	1	9
QB Brock Dixon	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rondell Ramsey	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Jack Bennett	0	2	0.0	18	25

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Amir Doxzon	7	3	0.0	22	33
S Carlton Stephenson	5	3	0.0	15	26
CB Earnest Vera	5	0	0.0	23	31
CB Gus Goldblatt	4	1	0.0	26	36
OLB Donnell Thompson	3	3	0.0	11	16
OLB Rick O'Donnell	3	2	0.0	26	30
ILB Samuel Richard	3	1	0.0	26	32
S Eugene Morris	3	0	0.0	10	15
DE Damon Springer	3	0	0.0	15	24
DE Anthony Farrell	2	2	0.0	22	21
OLB Glen Hanks	2	1	0.0	3	13
CB Tim Babin	2	1	0.0	23	35
DT Bernie Greene	2	0	0.0	8	16
DE Aidan Butler	1	1	0.5	20	25
DT Calvin Grier	1	0	0.5	4	18
CB Shane Sanderson	1	0	0.0	6	18
CB James Tatum	1	0	0.0	15	23
DE Christopher Newton	0	1	0.0	9	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1.0	2	2	27
DT Ruben McWilliams	1.0	0	1	20
OLB Rex King	1.0	0	0	27
DT Abraham Atkins	0.0	2	1	26

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aidan Butler	0.5	1	2	1	25
DT Calvin Grier	0.5	0	1	0	18
DE Christopher Newton	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	0	0	1	21
ILB Samuel Richard	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Efrain Earley	6	0	27
S Artie Randle	2	1	28
OLB Rex King	2	0	27
S Jorge Castillo	2	0	19
CB Chandler Ickes	1	0	19
DE Riley Farr	1	0	20
ILB Corwin Lake	1	0	3
S Tucker Gramatica	1	0	9
CB Rondell Ramsey	1	0	10
CB Jack Bennett	0	1	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Amir Doxzon	4	0	0	33
CB Tim Babin	3	0	0	35
CB Earnest Vera	2	1	1	31
OLB Rick O'Donnell	2	0	1	30
OLB Donnell Thompson	2	0	1	16
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	0	36
S Eugene Morris	2	0	0	15
S Carlton Stephenson	2	0	0	26
ILB Samuel Richard	1	1	0	32
CB Shane Sanderson	1	0	0	18
CB James Tatum	1	0	0	23
OLB Glen Hanks	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Alex Lyon	2	4	26	0	39
G Chandler Abrams	1	6	26	1	39
T Bryant McDonald	1	5	26	0	39
C DeAndre Corbett	1	3	26	0	39
G Derek Cerda	0	3	26	0	39
TE Bart Gray	0	2	10	0	15
TE Rob Zang	0	1	2	0	2

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Amari Liakos	3	9	29	0	28
T Lawrence Janis	3	4	23	0	23
C Rico Stuart	2	2	29	0	28
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	1	4	29	1	28
T Sean Oxenby	1	2	6	1	5
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	12	0	3
C Francisco Helms	0	5	29	0	28
TE Miguel Mazurek	0	0	12	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Smith	3	22
Terry Porter	2	24
Maxwell Longwell	1	24

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Emerson	4	17
Dashawn Nixon	1	22
Marlon Brewer	1	14
Terrance Bruce	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Terry Porter	26	36	---	---	24	86
OLB Rex King	---	---	26	27	21	74
T Bryant McDonald	26	39	---	---	6	71
S Artie Randle	---	---	29	28	14	71
T Alex Lyon	26	39	---	---	6	71
QB Brock Dixon	26	39	---	---	2	67
G Chandler Abrams	26	39	---	---	---	65
G Derek Cerda	26	39	---	---	---	65
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	26	26	13	65
C DeAndre Corbett	26	39	---	---	---	65
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	27	27	8	62
WR Timothy Humphrey	25	33	---	---	---	58
RB Maxwell Longwell	10	19	---	---	24	53
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	26	27	---	53
WR Derek Rebstock	20	32	---	---	---	52
DE Riley Farr	---	---	28	20	---	48
S Jorge Castillo	---	---	28	19	---	47
DT Ruben McWilliams	---	---	27	20	---	47
CB Chandler Ickes	---	---	25	19	---	44
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	25	18	---	43
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	18	25	---	43
RB Johnnie Carlisle	16	20	---	---	5	41
WR Dexter Picken	17	24	---	---	---	41
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	4	10	22	36
CB Rondell Ramsey	---	---	4	10	18	32
TE Bart Gray	10	15	---	---	5	30
FB Alex Clemons	1	4	---	---	24	29
S Tucker Gramatica	---	---	1	9	18	28
WR Wes Koelling	0	2	---	---	20	22
ILB Corwin Lake	---	---	14	3	---	17
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	4	10	---	14
DT Percy Blackmon	---	---	4	9	---	13
T Jaylen Montague	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Jake Flannery	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Walter McKenzie	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Clyde Donaldson	2	3	---	---	---	5
C Brenden Burton	1	4	---	---	---	5
P Parker Shea	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Rob Zang	2	2	---	---	---	4
CB Ernie Harmon	---	---	3	1	---	4
WR Zachery Carlisle	0	1	---	---	---	1
G J.J. Brazil	0	0	---	---	---	0
G James Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Rickey Barrett	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Jesse Mroz	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marlon Brewer	28	28	---	---	14	70
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	26	32	10	68
WR Joe Howard	28	28	---	---	10	66
C Francisco Helms	29	28	---	---	8	65
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	26	36	2	64
WR Dashawn Nixon	17	25	---	---	22	64
RB Leonard Lang	16	26	---	---	22	64
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	26	30	5	61
CB Tim Babin	---	---	23	35	2	60
QB Jon Smith	29	28	---	---	---	57
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	29	28	---	---	---	57
T Amari Liakos	29	28	---	---	---	57
C Rico Stuart	29	28	---	---	---	57
OLB Amir Doxzon	---	---	22	33	2	57
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	23	31	2	56
T Lawrence Janis	23	23	---	---	8	54
CB James Tatum	---	---	15	23	15	53
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	20	25	1	46
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	22	21	1	44
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	15	26	1	42
DE Damon Springer	---	---	15	24	1	40
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	3	13	23	39
TE Miguel Mazurek	12	24	---	---	---	36
FB Stanley Russell	8	2	---	---	22	32
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	11	16	5	32
S Eugene Morris	---	---	10	15	1	26
CB Shane Sanderson	---	---	6	18	1	25
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	8	16	1	25
DE Christopher Newton	---	---	9	15	1	25
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	4	18	1	23
TE Wade Cuviello	12	3	---	---	5	20
DT Stanley Emerson	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Lenny Cobb	8	2	---	---	5	15
S Frank Devine	---	---	1	0	14	15
WR Floyd Stewart	5	1	---	---	5	11
T Sean Oxenby	6	5	---	---	---	11
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Clarence Wentworth	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Terrance Bruce	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Taylor Edwards	6	1	---	---	---	7
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Kelly Bronson	5	0	---	---	---	5
ILB Junior Horner	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Glenn Boone	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	14	79	5.6
Right	6	4	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	8	79	9.9
Right	12	47	3.9
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Dixon	38	23	6	1	4	2	4	3	3

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	25	17	2	1	1	2	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	123	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	158	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Rebstock	11	6	3	79	1	32
WR Timothy Humphrey	7	6	0	92	2	33
TE Terry Porter	7	3	0	39	0	36
WR Dexter Picken	5	2	0	32	1	24
RB Johnnie Carlisle	3	3	0	40	1	20
RB Maxwell Longwell	2	1	0	15	0	19
WR Clyde Donaldson	1	1	0	16	0	3
FB Alex Clemons	1	0	1	0	0	4
TE Bart Gray	1	1	0	28	1	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	10	7	1	62	0	28
WR Joe Howard	7	5	0	69	1	28
WR Dashawn Nixon	6	3	0	32	0	25
TE Miguel Mazurek	1	1	0	4	0	24
RB Leonard Lang	1	1	0	20	1	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Johnnie Carlisle	3	10	3.33	3.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Lang	2	32	16.00	5.79
RB Kelly Bronson	1	-4	-4.00	9.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Dixon	6	3	21	3.50	8.97

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	2	2	15	7.50	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derek Rebstock	4	2	13	3.25	7.18
RB Johnnie Carlisle	1	1	8	8.00	13.33
TE Terry Porter	1	0	0	0.00	5.57

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marlon Brewer	1	1	12	12.00	6.20
WR Joe Howard	1	1	3	3.00	9.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Maxwell Longwell	2	0
RB Johnnie Carlisle	1	1
QB Brock Dixon	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Dixon	8	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Maxwell Longwell	2	1	1
WR Dexter Picken	2	0	0
WR Derek Rebstock	2	1	1
WR Clyde Donaldson	1	1	1
WR Timothy Humphrey	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dashawn Nixon	4	1	1
WR Marlon Brewer	2	2	1
WR Joe Howard	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (19,900)
End Zone 11,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 16,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (19,900)
End Zone	11,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	16,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)