Week 9, 2059

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	7	8	-	25
New Orleans Saints	7	14	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 MIN - Gino Summerlin 50 run (Hector Erickson extra point)
1Q: 03:17 NOS - Jonah Moore 11 run (Noah de Young extra point)
2Q: 14:27 MIN - Hector Erickson 52 field goal
2Q: 04:31 NOS - Jonah Moore 11 run (Noah de Young extra point)
2Q: 01:08 NOS - Jonah Moore 10 pass from Casey Nixon (Noah de Young extra point)
3Q: 09:24 MIN - Gino Summerlin 8 run (Hector Erickson extra point)
4Q: 13:43 NOS - Jaylen Palumbo 9 pass from Casey Nixon (Noah de Young extra point)
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Lawrence Thaphituck 38 pass from Isaac Ficken (Isaac Ficken pass to Gino Summerlin for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:03 MIN - Gino Summerlin 50 run (Hector Erickson extra point)
1Q: 03:17 NOS - Jonah Moore 11 run (Noah de Young extra point)
2Q: 14:27 MIN - Hector Erickson 52 field goal
2Q: 04:31 NOS - Jonah Moore 11 run (Noah de Young extra point)
2Q: 01:08 NOS - Jonah Moore 10 pass from Casey Nixon (Noah de Young extra point)
3Q: 09:24 MIN - Gino Summerlin 8 run (Hector Erickson extra point)
4Q: 13:43 NOS - Jaylen Palumbo 9 pass from Casey Nixon (Noah de Young extra point)
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Lawrence Thaphituck 38 pass from Isaac Ficken (Isaac Ficken pass to Gino Summerlin for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 6-3 4-5
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 428 381
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 6.20 6.68
Net Rushing Yards 125 174
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.61
Net Passing Yards 303 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 30 - 0 26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 319 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 7.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/43 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:53 26:07

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	6-3	4-5
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	428	381
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	6.20	6.68
Net Rushing Yards	125	174
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.61
Net Passing Yards	303	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 30 - 0	26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	319	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	7.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/43	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:53	26:07

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	1:33	OWN 14	3	14	Punt
1	10:50	2:10	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	3:06	3:45	OWN 25	8	40	Field Goal
2	10:30	2:03	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
2	4:24	2:04	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 25	6	25	Half
3	15:00	5:43	OPP 46	9	46	Touchdown
3	7:29	5:02	OWN 30	9	43	Missed FG
4	13:34	6:41	OWN 25	11	60	Missed FG
4	4:31	0:53	OWN 25	4	7	Downs
4	3:21	1:21	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 48	4	37	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	11:35	0:45	OWN 29	2	-1	Interception
1	8:40	5:34	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	14:21	3:51	OWN 34	8	33	Downs
2	8:27	4:03	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
2	2:20	1:18	OWN 15	4	85	Touchdown
3	9:17	1:48	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
3	2:27	3:53	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
4	6:53	2:22	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
4	3:38	0:17	OPP 32	1	14	Fumble
4	2:00	0:45	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Isaac Ficken, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gino Summerlin	17	82	4.82	50	2	2
Albert Kemp	5	16	3.20	8	0	0
Isaac Ficken	3	27	9.00	14	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonah Moore	22	112	5.09	16	5	2
Casey Nixon	5	24	4.80	11	2	0
Harvey McDonald	3	40	13.33	39	1	0
Jumbo Theriot	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Isaac Ficken	41	30	319	3/16	1	38	0	103.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Casey Nixon	26	17	207	0/0	2	37	1	99.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lawrence Thaphituck	7	8	92	13.14	45	38	1
WR Leo Burns	7	9	17	2.43	10	7	0
RB Albert Kemp	4	5	36	9.00	6	15	0
TE Joshua Hoehner	4	6	84	21.00	60	33	0
WR Owen Gordon	3	3	23	7.67	13	13	0
WR Donny Lear	2	6	19	9.50	6	11	0
TE Kennedy Randle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jared Walsh	1	1	18	18.00	6	18	0
RB Gino Summerlin	1	2	24	24.00	23	24	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Simmons	6	8	52	8.67	27	27	0
WR Johnnie Robinson	4	7	46	11.50	6	17	0
WR Jumbo Theriot	3	5	24	8.00	1	14	0
TE Jaylen Palumbo	1	2	9	9.00	6	9	1
WR Sherman McDougall	1	2	37	37.00	34	37	0
RB Jonah Moore	1	1	10	10.00	12	10	1
TE Kris James	1	1	29	29.00	7	29	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Erick Marklund	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Isaac Ficken	1	0	0
Rickey Walker	0	1	0
Dwayne Stevens	0	1	0
Gino Summerlin	0	0	1
Steve Bernard	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trevor Simmons	1	0	0
Jonah Moore	1	0	0
Mason Monahan	0	1	0
Sergio Brinkley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie McWilliams	3	143	47.7	48.7	52	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Van Pelt	4	193	48.3	43.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hector Erickson	1/3	1/2	1/1	52	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Noah de Young	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Gordon	3	20	6.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simmons	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Gordon	1	43	43.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman McDougall	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andrew Brandon	8	1	31	26
S Doug Cox	5	3	31	26
ILB Elliot Chacksfield	4	5	27	16
DT Walt Eamigh	4	4	28	23
OLB Rickey Walker	4	2	21	12
CB Levi Henson	4	0	4	10
CB Shane Mathis	4	0	29	22
CB Erick Marklund	3	0	9	13
S Buddy Ardizzone	2	1	30	25
DE Steve Bernard	2	0	18	5
DE Cody Hartman	1	1	27	20
DE Jamie Fleck	1	1	12	19
DT Trey Curtis	1	1	4	5
DT Chandler Mallard	1	0	3	4
DT Clay Vesser	0	1	27	20
CB Lewis McWilliams	0	1	31	26

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB B.J. Costello	10	2	0.0	25	44
OLB Trevor Scott	9	1	0.5	22	34
S Shawn VandenBelt	7	1	0.0	25	44
DE Raul Joslyn	5	0	1.5	25	44
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	5	3	0.0	21	25
ILB Peter Murray	5	1	0.0	4	19
CB Sergio Brinkley	3	2	0.0	24	34
S Jose Alcott	3	1	0.0	25	44
DE Josiah Lee	2	1	0.5	19	28
OLB Dominique Longhenry	2	0	0.0	3	19
DT Kennedy Schultz	1	2	0.0	24	37
CB Les Stargell	1	1	0.0	3	3
CB Mason Monahan	1	1	0.0	23	42
DT Stan Reynolds	1	0	0.0	3	13
WR Trevor Simmons	1	0	---	---	---
TE Kris James	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mitchell Horn	0	1	0.5	20	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cody Hartman	3	5	20
OLB Andrew Brandon	0	1	26
DT Walt Eamigh	0	1	23

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Raul Joslyn	1.5	0	2	44
DT Mitchell Horn	0.5	0	0	31
DE Josiah Lee	0.5	0	0	28
OLB Trevor Scott	0.5	0	0	34
DT Kennedy Schultz	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Erick Marklund	3	1	1	13
CB Levi Henson	3	0	0	10
OLB Andrew Brandon	3	0	0	26
S Doug Cox	3	0	0	26
CB Shane Mathis	2	1	0	22
ILB Elliot Chacksfield	1	1	0	16
S Buddy Ardizzone	1	1	0	25
DT Walt Eamigh	1	0	0	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kelvin Mascorella	5	1	25
CB B.J. Costello	4	4	44
ILB Peter Murray	4	0	19
S Shawn VandenBelt	3	1	44
CB Sergio Brinkley	3	0	34
OLB Trevor Scott	3	0	34
DE Josiah Lee	2	0	28
S Jose Alcott	2	0	44
OLB Dominique Longhenry	1	1	19
DT Stan Reynolds	1	0	13
CB Les Stargell	1	0	3
CB Mason Monahan	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wes Arfman	2	6	25	1	44
Dave Doyle	2	3	25	1	44
Dwayne Stevens	2	3	25	0	44
Devin Lombard	1	5	25	1	44
Marquis Mitchell	0	4	25	0	44
Darnell Watson	0	1	4	0	3

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ellis Feugill	6	9	0	31	26
Levi Kemoeatu	3	9	0	31	26
Lawrence Owens	2	6	1	31	26
Abraham Emmons	2	3	0	31	26
Mike Dusek	1	2	0	31	26
Jaylen Palumbo	1	1	0	26	16

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Clay Vesser	2	8
Gino Summerlin	1	15
Shane Mathis	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Raul Joslyn	2	12
Arturo Jensen	1	17
Abraham Emmons	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leo Burns	24	35	---	---	16	75
Dwayne Stevens	25	44	---	---	6	75
Marquis Mitchell	25	44	---	---	6	75
Joshua Hoehner	21	43	---	---	6	70
Dave Doyle	25	44	---	---	---	69
Devin Lombard	25	44	---	---	---	69
Isaac Ficken	25	44	---	---	---	69
Wes Arfman	25	44	---	---	---	69
Lawrence Thaphituck	25	39	---	---	2	66
Shane Mathis	---	---	29	22	8	59
Lewis McWilliams	---	---	31	26	---	57
Gino Summerlin	19	23	---	---	15	57
Andrew Brandon	---	---	31	26	---	57
Donny Lear	25	32	---	---	---	57
Doug Cox	---	---	31	26	---	57
Clay Vesser	---	---	27	20	8	55
Buddy Ardizzone	---	---	30	25	---	55
Walt Eamigh	---	---	28	23	---	51
Rickey Walker	---	---	21	12	17	50
Cody Hartman	---	---	27	20	---	47
Elliot Chacksfield	---	---	27	16	---	43
Albert Kemp	6	20	---	---	6	32
Jamie Fleck	---	---	12	19	---	31
Erick Marklund	---	---	9	13	5	27
Andy Lessard	---	---	4	9	13	26
Owen Gordon	1	11	---	---	13	25
Darnell Watson	4	3	---	---	17	24
Steve Bernard	---	---	18	5	---	23
Jared Walsh	0	2	---	---	20	22
Perry Cochrane	---	---	1	1	14	16
Levi Henson	---	---	4	10	---	14
Trey Curtis	---	---	4	5	4	13
Bobby Erwin	---	---	4	4	4	12
Kennedy Randle	0	11	---	---	---	11
Marcos Gonzalez	---	---	0	0	9	9
Hector Erickson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chandler Mallard	---	---	3	4	---	7
Kim Houston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gavin Meyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robbie McWilliams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phil Parry	0	1	---	---	5	6
Earnest Marshall	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Antoine Schrimper	---	---	0	0	---	0
Devonte Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caiden Shelton	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Raul Joslyn	---	---	25	44	12	81
Sergio Brinkley	---	---	24	34	15	73
Mason Monahan	---	---	23	42	7	72
Shawn VandenBelt	---	---	25	44	3	72
B.J. Costello	---	---	25	44	3	72
Jose Alcott	---	---	25	44	3	72
Kennedy Schultz	---	---	24	37	6	67
Levi Kemoeatu	31	26	---	---	4	61
Mike Dusek	31	26	---	---	4	61
Lawrence Owens	31	26	---	---	4	61
Abraham Emmons	31	26	---	---	4	61
Jaylen Palumbo	26	16	---	---	17	59
Casey Nixon	31	26	---	---	---	57
Ellis Feugill	31	26	---	---	---	57
Jumbo Theriot	30	26	---	---	---	56
Jonah Moore	28	23	---	---	5	56
Trevor Scott	---	---	22	34	---	56
Johnnie Robinson	27	25	---	---	1	53
Mitchell Horn	---	---	20	31	---	51
Josiah Lee	---	---	19	28	---	47
Kelvin Mascorella	---	---	21	25	---	46
Trevor Simmons	10	19	---	---	4	33
Dominique Longhenry	---	---	3	19	5	27
Peter Murray	---	---	4	19	3	26
Butch Hall	8	5	---	---	13	26
Sherman McDougall	3	8	---	---	13	24
Leo Baldwin	---	---	6	14	3	23
Jamie White	---	---	3	9	6	18
Kris James	15	3	---	---	---	18
Harvey McDonald	3	0	---	---	14	17
Arturo Jensen	---	---	0	0	17	17
Stan Reynolds	---	---	3	13	---	16
Diego O'Donnell	---	---	0	0	15	15
J.J. Riley	---	---	0	0	13	13
Floyd Cash	3	5	---	---	4	12
John Zapata	0	0	---	---	9	9
Les Stargell	---	---	3	3	---	6
Noah de Young	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darrell Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Devonte Mullenaux	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darien Benson	2	0	---	---	---	2
Teddy Figueroa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darius Oliver	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gage Fullerton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Conway	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	76	19.0
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	9	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	56	9.3
Middle	17	89	5.2
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Isaac Ficken	41	30	4	1	0	7	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Casey Nixon	26	17	3	0	1	4	3	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	12	107	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	102	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	110	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	88	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	36	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Burns	9	7	17	0	35
WR Lawrence Thaphituck	8	7	92	1	39
WR Donny Lear	6	2	19	0	32
TE Joshua Hoehner	6	4	84	2	43
RB Albert Kemp	5	4	36	0	20
WR Owen Gordon	3	3	23	0	11
RB Gino Summerlin	2	1	24	1	23
TE Kennedy Randle	1	1	6	0	11
TE Jared Walsh	1	1	18	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Simmons	8	6	1	52	1	19
WR Johnnie Robinson	7	4	0	46	0	25
WR Jumbo Theriot	5	3	0	24	0	26
TE Jaylen Palumbo	2	1	0	9	0	16
WR Sherman McDougall	2	1	0	37	1	8
RB Jonah Moore	1	1	0	10	0	23
TE Kris James	1	1	0	29	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gino Summerlin	4	10	2.50	4.82
Albert Kemp	2	4	2.00	3.20
Isaac Ficken	1	3	3.00	9.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonah Moore	4	26	6.50	5.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Casey Nixon	2	2	19	9.50	7.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jaylen Palumbo	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
RB Jonah Moore	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Kemp	2	0
Gino Summerlin	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jonah Moore	3	1
Casey Nixon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Isaac Ficken	9	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Casey Nixon	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Burns	3	1	0
TE Joshua Hoehner	3	2	2
RB Albert Kemp	1	1	1
WR Lawrence Thaphituck	1	1	1
WR Donny Lear	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Robinson	3	2	2
TE Jaylen Palumbo	1	1	1
WR Jumbo Theriot	1	0	0
WR Trevor Simmons	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,100 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (23,300)
End Zone 10,700 (16,800)
Mezzanine 6,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (14,900)
Club Seats 10,700 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,100 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (23,300)
End Zone	10,700 (16,800)
Mezzanine	6,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (14,900)
Club Seats	10,700 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,400)