Week 9, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

70 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	6	0	0	7	-	13
New Orleans Saints	14	7	7	6	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:35 NOS - Abel Corbett 13 pass from Jessie Foley (Martin Gaines extra point)
1Q: 12:38 MIN - Jordan Fox 12 run (Diego Young extra point failed)
1Q: 07:09 NOS - Donnell Sipes 3 run (Martin Gaines extra point)
2Q: 05:06 NOS - Donnell Sipes 1 run (Martin Gaines extra point)
3Q: 11:21 NOS - Leonardo Powell 45 pass from Jessie Foley (Martin Gaines extra point)
4Q: 12:55 NOS - Martin Gaines 35 field goal
4Q: 06:41 MIN - Braden Castro 10 pass from Jordan Fox (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 02:31 NOS - Martin Gaines 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:35 NOS - Abel Corbett 13 pass from Jessie Foley (Martin Gaines extra point)
1Q: 12:38 MIN - Jordan Fox 12 run (Diego Young extra point failed)
1Q: 07:09 NOS - Donnell Sipes 3 run (Martin Gaines extra point)
2Q: 05:06 NOS - Donnell Sipes 1 run (Martin Gaines extra point)
3Q: 11:21 NOS - Leonardo Powell 45 pass from Jessie Foley (Martin Gaines extra point)
4Q: 12:55 NOS - Martin Gaines 35 field goal
4Q: 06:41 MIN - Braden Castro 10 pass from Jordan Fox (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 02:31 NOS - Martin Gaines 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-6 2-7
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 393 441
- Offensive Plays 80 70
- Yards per Play 4.91 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 65 129
- Rushing Attempts 19 28
- Yards per Rush 3.42 4.61
Net Passing Yards 328 312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 22 - 2 40 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 360 325
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 7.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/17 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 5/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-6	2-7
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	393	441
- Offensive Plays	80	70
- Yards per Play	4.91	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	65	129
- Rushing Attempts	19	28
- Yards per Rush	3.42	4.61
Net Passing Yards	328	312
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 22 - 2	40 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	360	325
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	7.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/17	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	5/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:07	29:53

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:25	0:57	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
1	7:00	3:19	OWN 36	6	50	Interception
1	2:20	1:08	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	14:47	1:35	OPP 34	4	-4	Downs
2	12:19	2:22	OWN 12	5	33	Punt
2	8:38	0:55	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
2	4:58	2:43	OWN 25	8	38	Punt
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 41	5	23	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 25	6	5	Punt
3	11:05	1:32	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
3	5:50	3:37	OWN 5	5	32	Punt
3	0:19	0:11	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
4	12:49	0:44	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	10:58	4:25	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	4:09	0:30	OWN 26	4	6	Downs
4	2:24	2:24	OWN 25	14	44	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:35	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
1	12:28	5:28	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
1	3:41	1:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:12	1:25	OWN 16	3	28	Interception
2	13:12	0:53	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	9:57	1:19	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
2	7:43	2:45	OWN 13	5	87	Touchdown
2	2:15	0:45	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	12:47	1:42	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
3	9:33	3:43	OWN 33	9	62	Fumble
3	2:13	1:54	OWN 4	8	39	Punt
3	0:08	2:19	OPP 37	7	19	Field Goal
4	12:05	1:07	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	6:33	2:24	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	3:39	1:15	OPP 32	3	0	Field Goal

Game MVP: Donnell Sipes, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jordan Fox	9	31	3.44	12	1	1
James Barnett	4	13	3.25	6	0	0
Ivan Doctrow	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
Oscar Bauer	2	14	7.00	9	0	0
Hector Dawson	2	-1	-0.50	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donnell Sipes	26	109	4.19	33	3	2
Jessie Foley	2	20	10.00	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jordan Fox	56	22	360	5/32	1	63	2	52.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	40	18	325	2/13	2	46	1	79.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Braden Castro	5	7	43	8.60	4	26	1
WR Tristan Sutter	4	10	119	29.75	26	63	0
TE Neil Cobb	3	14	75	25.00	9	34	0
WR Hector Dawson	3	8	55	18.33	6	40	0
RB Ivan Doctrow	2	2	3	1.50	4	5	0
WR Amari Grujin	2	9	42	21.00	0	30	0
WR Riddick Durham	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Jace Lutzen	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB James Barnett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Daniel Snyder	4	6	82	20.50	34	36	0
WR Randal Clements	4	13	123	30.75	31	46	0
TE Leonardo Powell	3	9	59	19.67	40	45	1
RB Donnell Sipes	2	4	11	5.50	10	9	0
WR Abel Corbett	2	2	23	11.50	5	13	1
RB Phil Bradley	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Vernon Peterson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Robbie Dole	1	4	22	22.00	9	22	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Matthew Coffey	1	20	20.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Thomas Grijalva	2	13	6.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matthew Coffey	0	1	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randal Clements	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
O.J. Despirito	8	364	45.5	38.1	55	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	7	314	44.9	44.0	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Young	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gaines	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Cebulla	3	6	2.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Schuster	5	39	7.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hector Dawson	2	56	28.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Sipes	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	9	1	0.0	28	42
OLB Terry Lopez	6	3	0.0	28	42
CB Manuel Souza	5	1	0.0	27	38
OLB Derrick Parrish	5	1	0.0	26	41
OLB Dusty Nelson	3	1	0.0	18	27
CB Grant Sanderson	3	0	0.0	8	16
DE Deon Boselli	2	0	0.5	28	42
CB Aidan Stewart	2	0	0.0	25	35
ILB Frederick Fulton	2	0	0.0	12	19
DE Joe Huffman	1	0	1.0	16	21
DE Sherman Jarvis	1	2	0.5	20	25
QB Jordan Fox	1	0	---	---	---
S Jesse Harmon	1	0	0.0	28	42
DT Ernie Frye	1	0	0.0	12	26
DT Norm Morton	1	0	0.0	10	17
TE Neil Cobb	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Barry Lane	7	0	0.5	19	55
CB Thomas Grijalva	7	0	0.0	18	54
S Johnny Barnes	6	0	0.0	19	61
CB Gus Betancourt	4	0	0.0	19	61
ILB Taylor Epperson	3	1	1.0	10	39
OLB Chad Bush	3	5	0.5	19	61
S Braxton Small	3	2	0.0	19	60
DE Samuel Stiegler	2	1	0.5	12	37
ILB Sammy Shea	2	2	0.0	9	33
CB Chuck Horton	2	1	0.0	10	27
DT Devin Perot	1	0	1.0	9	24
OLB Gustavo Richmond	1	0	1.0	8	28
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	0	0.5	19	61
OLB Toby Roiger	1	1	0.0	9	22
TE Leonardo Powell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Trent Sluiter	1	0	0.0	10	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joe Huffman	1.0	0	1	0	21
DE Deon Boselli	0.5	1	4	4	42
DE Sherman Jarvis	0.5	0	0	0	25
OLB Derrick Parrish	0.0	0	2	1	41
DT Ernie Frye	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Terry Lopez	0.0	0	0	1	42

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gustavo Richmond	1.0	0	2	0	28
ILB Taylor Epperson	1.0	0	1	1	39
DT Devin Perot	1.0	0	1	0	24
DE Oliver Wilcox	0.5	0	1	0	61
OLB Chad Bush	0.5	0	1	0	61
DE Samuel Stiegler	0.5	0	0	0	37
OLB Barry Lane	0.5	0	0	0	55
OLB Trent Sluiter	0.0	1	0	0	38
ILB Sammy Shea	0.0	0	2	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Manuel Souza	4	2	0	38
OLB Terry Lopez	4	2	0	42
CB Grant Sanderson	3	1	0	16
S Matthew Coffey	3	0	1	42
OLB Derrick Parrish	2	1	0	41
S Jesse Harmon	1	3	0	42
ILB Frederick Fulton	1	0	0	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Thomas Grijalva	7	2	2	54
OLB Barry Lane	4	1	0	55
S Johnny Barnes	3	1	0	61
OLB Chad Bush	3	1	0	61
S Braxton Small	2	4	0	60
CB Chuck Horton	1	4	0	27
CB Gus Betancourt	1	1	0	61
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	0	0	39
ILB Sammy Shea	0	1	0	33
OLB Trent Sluiter	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Green	2	3	19	0	61
Bennett Patton	1	2	19	0	61
Vinny Wooldridge	0	5	19	1	61
Jacob Mariotti	0	2	19	1	61
Rex McNeil	0	1	19	1	61
Braden Castro	0	0	6	2	38

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Claude Mason	2	9	28	0	42
Willie Copeland	2	6	28	1	42
Ed Atkins	2	6	28	0	42
Ethan Finley	2	3	28	1	42
Daquan Russell	2	2	28	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Nelson	3	26
Rex McNeil	3	12
Terry Lopez	1	13

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Frenzel	1	27
Pete Osborne	1	18
Fernando Walters	1	18
Phil Bradley	1	15
Daquan Russell	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex McNeil	19	61	---	---	12	92
Peter Green	19	61	---	---	9	89
Bennett Patton	19	61	---	---	9	89
Jacob Mariotti	19	61	---	---	9	89
Terry Lopez	---	---	28	42	13	83
Jordan Fox	19	61	---	---	---	80
Vinny Wooldridge	19	61	---	---	---	80
Neil Cobb	19	61	---	---	---	80
Amari Grujin	14	44	---	---	18	76
Tristan Sutter	17	56	---	---	1	74
Jesse Harmon	---	---	28	42	3	73
Deon Boselli	---	---	28	42	2	72
Matthew Coffey	---	---	28	42	2	72
Dusty Nelson	---	---	18	27	26	71
Derrick Parrish	---	---	26	41	3	70
Manuel Souza	---	---	27	38	3	68
Braden Castro	6	38	---	---	18	62
Aidan Stewart	---	---	25	35	---	60
Sherman Jarvis	---	---	20	25	8	53
Hector Dawson	13	26	---	---	7	46
Frederick Fulton	---	---	12	19	14	45
Ivan Doctrow	6	21	---	---	17	44
Ernie Frye	---	---	12	26	1	39
Joe Huffman	---	---	16	21	1	38
Ramon Burroughs	---	---	14	16	8	38
Erik Masiona	0	3	---	---	26	29
James Barnett	8	19	---	---	2	29
Norm Morton	---	---	10	17	1	28
Grant Sanderson	---	---	8	16	---	24
Jace Lutzen	6	18	---	---	---	24
Timothy Palmer	---	---	2	4	17	23
Riddick Durham	1	11	---	---	10	22
Al Cebulla	---	---	4	8	9	21
Raul Rose	---	---	0	0	16	16
Oscar Bauer	5	8	---	---	---	13
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	9	9
O.J. Despirito	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamie Caston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Allen Nager	---	---	0	0	7	7
Richie Blakley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Diego Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alan Nikolic	---	---	2	1	---	3
Brent Galloway	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dashawn Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harris Browning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jimmy Myers	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Betancourt	---	---	19	61	13	93
Johnny Barnes	---	---	19	61	1	81
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	19	61	1	81
Chad Bush	---	---	19	61	1	81
Braxton Small	---	---	19	60	1	80
Ed Atkins	28	42	---	---	9	79
Ethan Finley	28	42	---	---	9	79
Willie Copeland	28	42	---	---	9	79
Daquan Russell	28	42	---	---	9	79
Barry Lane	---	---	19	55	3	77
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	18	54	2	74
Donnell Sipes	28	40	---	---	3	71
Jessie Foley	28	42	---	---	---	70
Claude Mason	28	42	---	---	---	70
Randal Clements	23	42	---	---	---	65
Daniel Snyder	15	22	---	---	27	64
Gustavo Richmond	---	---	8	28	24	60
Leonardo Powell	20	35	---	---	---	55
Chuck Horton	---	---	10	27	17	54
Taylor Epperson	---	---	10	39	1	50
Samuel Stiegler	---	---	12	37	---	49
Trent Sluiter	---	---	10	38	---	48
Abel Corbett	12	27	---	---	8	47
Devin Perot	---	---	9	24	9	42
Sammy Shea	---	---	9	33	---	42
Robbie Dole	15	24	---	---	---	39
Toby Roiger	---	---	9	22	1	32
Phil Bradley	8	7	---	---	15	30
Zack Frenzel	0	1	---	---	27	28
Cooper Floyd	3	5	---	---	17	25
Pete Osborne	---	---	0	0	18	18
Vernon Peterson	11	7	---	---	---	18
Fernando Walters	0	0	---	---	18	18
Ray Schuster	---	---	0	4	8	12
Kaleb Sellers	---	---	0	0	10	10
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Martin Gaines	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sammie McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Luis Dennis	5	0	---	---	3	8
Lewis Clinton	---	---	0	0	8	8
Tristan Muka	---	---	0	6	---	6
Griffin Dickerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Samuel Lidberg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Claude Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Christian Dunlap	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	10	24	2.4
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	53	13.3
Middle	19	76	4.0
Right	5	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jordan Fox	56	22	7	2	5	16	8	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	40	18	6	0	3	9	8	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	20	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	3	21	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	48	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	26	8	271	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	73	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	9	154	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	90	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Neil Cobb	14	3	3	75	2	61
WR Tristan Sutter	10	4	0	119	2	56
WR Amari Grujin	9	2	0	42	1	44
WR Hector Dawson	8	3	2	55	1	26
FB Braden Castro	7	5	0	43	1	38
RB Ivan Doctrow	2	2	0	3	0	21
WR Riddick Durham	2	2	0	10	0	11
RB James Barnett	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE Jace Lutzen	2	1	0	13	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Clements	13	4	3	123	3	42
TE Leonardo Powell	9	3	0	59	1	35
TE Daniel Snyder	6	4	0	82	1	22
RB Donnell Sipes	4	2	0	11	0	40
WR Robbie Dole	4	1	0	22	1	24
WR Abel Corbett	2	2	0	23	0	27
RB Phil Bradley	1	1	0	6	0	7
TE Vernon Peterson	1	1	0	-1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jordan Fox	1	12	12.00	3.44

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donnell Sipes	4	8	2.00	4.19
Jessie Foley	1	16	16.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jordan Fox	3	2	11	3.67	6.43

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	6	3	30	5.00	8.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Braden Castro	3	2	11	3.67	6.14

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randal Clements	3	1	10	3.33	9.46
TE Leonardo Powell	2	1	7	3.50	6.56
WR Abel Corbett	1	1	13	13.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jordan Fox	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Sipes	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jordan Fox	13	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Neil Cobb	6	1	1
WR Tristan Sutter	2	0	0
FB Braden Castro	1	0	0
RB Ivan Doctrow	1	1	0
WR Amari Grujin	1	0	0
WR Riddick Durham	1	1	0
WR Hector Dawson	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Clements	5	1	0
TE Leonardo Powell	4	2	1
TE Daniel Snyder	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)