Week 9, 2044

played in New Orleans, LA

61 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	12	7	3	-	22
New Orleans Saints	3	3	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:26 NOS - Dexter Winslett 46 field goal
2Q: 13:00 MIN - Johnnie Carlisle 6 run (Bill Mueller extra point failed)
2Q: 07:10 MIN - Bill Mueller 35 field goal
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Bill Mueller 47 field goal
2Q: 00:01 NOS - Dexter Winslett 45 field goal
3Q: 10:46 MIN - Derek Rebstock 44 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
3Q: 02:21 NOS - Dexter Winslett 20 field goal
4Q: 00:07 MIN - Bill Mueller 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:26 NOS - Dexter Winslett 46 field goal
2Q: 13:00 MIN - Johnnie Carlisle 6 run (Bill Mueller extra point failed)
2Q: 07:10 MIN - Bill Mueller 35 field goal
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Bill Mueller 47 field goal
2Q: 00:01 NOS - Dexter Winslett 45 field goal
3Q: 10:46 MIN - Derek Rebstock 44 pass from Brock Dixon (Bill Mueller extra point)
3Q: 02:21 NOS - Dexter Winslett 20 field goal
4Q: 00:07 MIN - Bill Mueller 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 6-3 1-7-1
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 392 177
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 5.52 2.95
Net Rushing Yards 119 47
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 4.25 1.81
Net Passing Yards 273 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 0 34 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 283 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.35 3.82
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/76 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 3/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:20 26:41

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	6-3	1-7-1
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	392	177
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	5.52	2.95
Net Rushing Yards	119	47
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	4.25	1.81
Net Passing Yards	273	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 0	34 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	283	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.35	3.82
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/76	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	3/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:20	26:41

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 16	5	46	Punt
1	7:21	2:50	OWN 18	6	17	Punt
1	2:39	4:49	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
2	10:50	3:47	OWN 41	10	41	Field Goal
2	5:12	3:20	OWN 22	6	48	Field Goal
3	12:43	2:16	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
3	7:08	1:31	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
3	2:13	2:55	OWN 25	8	39	Punt
4	11:41	1:58	OWN 17	5	25	Punt
4	8:20	2:09	OPP 31	4	13	Fumble
4	6:03	0:12	OPP 42	1	-5	Fumble
4	3:46	1:44	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:56	1:56	OPP 29	4	22	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:28	4:07	OWN 20	8	51	Field Goal
1	4:31	1:52	OWN 1	6	30	Punt
2	12:50	2:00	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	7:03	1:51	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 24	8	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 27	4	6	Punt
3	10:27	3:19	OWN 42	6	14	Punt
3	5:37	3:24	OPP 48	8	45	Field Goal
4	14:18	2:37	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
4	9:43	1:23	OWN 21	3	-4	Interception
4	6:11	0:08	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
4	5:51	2:05	OWN 47	5	9	Punt
4	2:02	0:06	OWN 34	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Johnnie Carlisle, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shawn Rayburn	12	15	1.25	5	0	0
RB Johnnie Carlisle	11	87	7.91	26	3	1
QB Brock Dixon	5	17	3.40	12	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kelly Bronson	20	46	2.30	13	3	0
RB Lenny Cobb	6	1	0.17	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Dixon	41	24	283	2/10	1	44	0	87.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	34	16	130	0/0	0	27	3	20.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bryson Montgomery	7	15	61	8.71	23	15	0
WR Derek Rebstock	6	8	102	17.00	25	44	1
RB Johnnie Carlisle	3	3	16	5.33	1	10	0
TE Bart Gray	3	4	55	18.33	29	41	0
WR Dexter Picken	2	6	21	10.50	9	13	0
RB Shawn Rayburn	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Tucker Tovar	1	3	17	17.00	6	17	0
WR Geoff Dorn	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marlon Brewer	5	8	38	7.60	26	27
WR Joe Howard	5	6	45	9.00	3	15
WR Dashawn Nixon	4	13	33	8.25	7	15
TE Aaron Weber	2	4	14	7.00	0	9
WR Floyd Stewart	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Kelly Bronson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Efrain Earley	1	13	13.00
S Martin Vance	1	16	16.00
S Artie Randle	1	0	0.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
QB Brock Dixon	2	0
WR Zachery Carlisle	1	0
T Jaylen Montague	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
OLB Glen Hanks	1	0
DE Aidan Butler	1	0
WR Marlon Brewer	0	1
DT Bernie Greene	0	1
S Carlton Stephenson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Parker Shea	6	263	43.8	34.7	64	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	7	308	44.0	38.4	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Mueller	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	1/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachery Carlisle	2	19	9.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Bennett	2	34	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	4	88	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rex King	7	0	0.0	23	34
S Artie Randle	6	1	0.0	26	34
CB Efrain Earley	5	2	0.0	21	33
CB Grady Brown	5	1	0.0	16	29
CB Walter Thornton	5	1	0.0	21	22
DT Ruben McWilliams	4	1	0.0	24	21
DE Dillon Sloan	2	1	0.0	22	33
ILB David Campbell	2	1	0.0	13	18
DE Riley Farr	1	2	0.0	15	18
DE Jerald Smith	1	1	0.0	20	20
DT Abraham Atkins	1	1	0.0	22	23
WR Dexter Picken	1	0	---	---	---
DT Percy Blackmon	1	0	0.0	4	12
CB Ernie Harmon	1	0	0.0	3	0
S Martin Vance	0	3	0.0	23	22
CB Jack Bennett	0	2	0.0	5	12
ILB Peter Plyler	0	1	0.0	12	6
DT Nathaniel Compton	0	1	0.0	5	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Caldwell	7	1	0.0	27	42
OLB Glen Hanks	6	4	0.0	21	35
S Eugene Morris	5	1	0.0	22	31
CB Tim Babin	4	1	0.0	27	39
S Carlton Stephenson	4	0	0.0	12	21
DT Bernie Greene	3	0	1.0	23	36
DE Anthony Farrell	3	2	0.0	20	26
CB James Tatum	3	0	0.0	9	15
S Barry Moorehead	3	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Ike Grui	3	0	0.0	24	33
OLB Rick O'Donnell	2	1	0.0	28	43
WR Dashawn Nixon	2	0	---	---	---
DE Damon Springer	2	0	0.0	12	16
DE Aidan Butler	1	1	1.0	21	34
CB Earnest Vera	1	2	0.0	9	16
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	1	0.0	16	22
CB Gus Goldblatt	1	0	0.0	6	11
WR Joe Howard	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Samuel Richard	1	0	0.0	4	11
DT Calvin Grier	0	1	0.0	8	17
OLB Amir Doxzon	0	1	0.0	7	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Abraham Atkins	1	2	1	23
DT Ruben McWilliams	1	0	0	21
DE Dillon Sloan	0	3	3	33
DE Jerald Smith	0	2	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Aidan Butler	1.0	1	0	34
DT Bernie Greene	1.0	0	0	36
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walter Thornton	6	0	0	22
OLB Rex King	3	0	0	34
CB Grady Brown	3	0	0	29
S Artie Randle	2	1	1	34
CB Efrain Earley	1	0	1	33
DE Riley Farr	1	0	0	18
CB Jack Bennett	0	1	0	12
S Martin Vance	0	0	1	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Glen Hanks	5	1	35
CB Tim Babin	4	4	39
CB James Tatum	3	1	15
ILB Ike Grui	3	0	33
OLB Rick O'Donnell	2	0	43
S Carlton Stephenson	2	0	21
S Eugene Morris	1	1	31
ILB Samuel Richard	1	0	11
DE Damon Springer	1	0	16
S Santiago Caldwell	1	0	42
S Barry Moorehead	1	0	17
CB Earnest Vera	0	1	16
OLB Amir Doxzon	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryant McDonald	2	6	0	28	0	43
G Chandler Abrams	2	4	0	28	2	43
C DeAndre Corbett	1	6	0	28	0	43
T Alex Lyon	1	5	1	28	0	43
G James Covington	0	2	0	28	0	43

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Francisco Helms	2	9	26	34
T Amari Liakos	2	5	26	34
T Sean Oxenby	2	5	26	34
TE Taylor Edwards	1	2	7	4
C Terry Dahnke	0	3	26	34
G Les Massa	0	1	16	22
FB Stanley Russell	0	1	7	4

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tucker Tovar	3	24
Artie Randle	2	24
Jaylen Montague	1	24

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Santiago Caldwell	2	23
Marlon Brewer	1	24
Barry Moorehead	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Tucker Tovar	28	43	---	---	24	95
S Artie Randle	---	---	26	34	24	84
OLB Rex King	---	---	23	34	24	81
G Chandler Abrams	28	43	---	---	9	80
T Bryant McDonald	28	43	---	---	9	80
T Alex Lyon	28	43	---	---	3	74
G James Covington	28	43	---	---	---	71
C DeAndre Corbett	28	43	---	---	---	71
QB Brock Dixon	28	43	---	---	---	71
TE Bryson Montgomery	28	43	---	---	---	71
CB Grady Brown	---	---	16	29	17	62
WR Dexter Picken	24	38	---	---	---	62
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	20	20	20	60
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	22	33	3	58
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	21	33	3	57
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	22	23	9	54
S Martin Vance	---	---	23	22	2	47
DT Ruben McWilliams	---	---	24	21	2	47
CB Walter Thornton	---	---	21	22	2	45
ILB David Campbell	---	---	13	18	11	42
RB Shawn Rayburn	12	22	---	---	7	41
RB Johnnie Carlisle	16	21	---	---	1	38
TE Bart Gray	13	22	---	---	3	38
DE Riley Farr	---	---	15	18	2	35
S Tucker Gramatica	---	---	3	12	16	31
WR Derek Rebstock	13	16	---	---	---	29
T Jaylen Montague	0	0	---	---	24	24
WR Daniel Duncan	0	0	---	---	24	24
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	5	12	4	21
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	12	6	1	19
DT Nathaniel Compton	---	---	5	12	1	18
DT Percy Blackmon	---	---	4	12	1	17
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	3	12	1	16
WR Zachery Carlisle	0	0	---	---	15	15
TE Rob Zang	4	7	---	---	---	11
G J.J. Brazil	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Bill Mueller	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Parker Shea	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Corwin Lake	---	---	5	1	---	6
WR Geoff Dorn	2	3	---	---	---	5
CB Ernie Harmon	---	---	3	0	---	3
QB Jorge Newsome	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Jesse Mroz	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Lewis Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE John Jarvis	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	27	42	23	92
WR Marlon Brewer	25	34	---	---	24	83
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	28	43	12	83
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	21	35	24	80
T Amari Liakos	26	34	---	---	10	70
CB Tim Babin	---	---	27	39	3	69
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	23	36	3	62
QB Jon Smith	26	34	---	---	---	60
T Sean Oxenby	26	34	---	---	---	60
C Francisco Helms	26	34	---	---	---	60
C Terry Dahnke	26	34	---	---	---	60
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	21	34	3	58
WR Dashawn Nixon	15	26	---	---	17	58
WR Joe Howard	19	30	---	---	8	57
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	24	33	---	57
S Eugene Morris	---	---	22	31	3	56
TE Aaron Weber	21	34	---	---	---	55
RB Kelly Bronson	20	33	---	---	---	53
G Les Massa	16	22	---	---	10	48
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	12	17	18	47
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	20	26	---	46
CB James Tatum	---	---	9	15	15	39
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	16	22	---	38
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	12	21	3	36
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	4	11	14	29
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	8	17	3	28
DE Damon Springer	---	---	12	16	---	28
FB Stanley Russell	7	4	---	---	17	28
CB Earnest Vera	---	---	9	16	1	26
WR Damon Edwards	0	0	---	---	24	24
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	10	12	---	---	---	22
WR Floyd Stewart	9	4	---	---	5	18
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	6	11	---	17
OLB Amir Doxzon	---	---	7	8	---	15
TE Taylor Edwards	7	4	---	---	---	11
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Terrance Bruce	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Freddie Morton	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Lenny Cobb	6	1	---	---	---	7
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Miguel Mazurek	1	0	---	---	5	6
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Chad Nicholas	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Glenn Boone	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Trent Niebauer	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Frank Devine	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	11	85	7.7
Right	9	4	0.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	17	1.5
Middle	7	24	3.4
Right	8	6	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Dixon	41	24	2	3	2	9	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	34	16	1	2	2	2	7	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	31	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	151	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	44	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	94	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bryson Montgomery	15	7	0	61	0	43
WR Derek Rebstock	8	6	0	102	1	16
WR Dexter Picken	6	2	1	21	0	38
TE Bart Gray	4	3	0	55	1	22
RB Johnnie Carlisle	3	3	0	16	0	21
WR Tucker Tovar	3	1	1	17	0	43
RB Shawn Rayburn	1	1	0	1	0	22
WR Geoff Dorn	1	1	0	10	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dashawn Nixon	13	4	2	33	0	26
WR Marlon Brewer	8	5	0	38	1	34
WR Joe Howard	6	5	0	45	0	30
TE Aaron Weber	4	2	0	14	0	34
WR Floyd Stewart	2	0	0	0	0	4
RB Kelly Bronson	1	0	0	0	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shawn Rayburn	3	4	1.33	1.25
QB Brock Dixon	2	0	0.00	3.40
RB Johnnie Carlisle	1	6	6.00	7.91

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kelly Bronson	2	-3	-1.50	2.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Dixon	4	0	0	0.00	6.90

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	1	1	9	9.00	3.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
TE Bryson Montgomery	2	4.07
WR Dexter Picken	1	3.50
WR Tucker Tovar	1	5.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	9	9.00	2.54

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brock Dixon	4	1
RB Johnnie Carlisle	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kelly Bronson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Dixon	12	9	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bryson Montgomery	4	4	1
WR Derek Rebstock	3	2	2
RB Johnnie Carlisle	2	2	2
WR Dexter Picken	1	0	0
TE Bart Gray	1	1	1
WR Tucker Tovar	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dashawn Nixon	6	3	2
WR Marlon Brewer	3	1	0
WR Joe Howard	3	2	2
WR Floyd Stewart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (19,900)
End Zone 9,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (19,900)
End Zone	9,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	14,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,800 (9,900)