Week 13, 2018

played in Minnesota, MN

36 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	7	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:51 MIN - Diego Young 26 field goal
1Q: 03:05 NOS - Jamal Rooney 44 field goal
2Q: 09:18 NOS - Jamal Rooney 48 field goal
2Q: 06:56 MIN - Neil Cobb 9 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
3Q: 05:14 MIN - Diego Young 31 field goal
3Q: 00:24 MIN - Diego Young 31 field goal
4Q: 08:27 NOS - Chuck Horton 99 interception return (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:51 MIN - Diego Young 26 field goal
1Q: 03:05 NOS - Jamal Rooney 44 field goal
2Q: 09:18 NOS - Jamal Rooney 48 field goal
2Q: 06:56 MIN - Neil Cobb 9 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
3Q: 05:14 MIN - Diego Young 31 field goal
3Q: 00:24 MIN - Diego Young 31 field goal
4Q: 08:27 NOS - Chuck Horton 99 interception return (Jamal Rooney extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 7-5 5-7
First Downs 10 22
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 153 378
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 2.83 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 33 170
- Rushing Attempts 11 42
- Yards per Rush 3.00 4.05
Net Passing Yards 120 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 0 33 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 149 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 2.79 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 12.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 4/54
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/118 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 22:48 37:12

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	7-5	5-7
First Downs	10	22
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	153	378
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	2.83	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	33	170
- Rushing Attempts	11	42
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.05
Net Passing Yards	120	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 0	33 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	149	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	2.79	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	12.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	4/54
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/118	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	22:48	37:12

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	8:43	3:11	OWN 25	8	38	Punt
1	5:15	2:17	OPP 38	4	11	Field Goal
1	1:34	1:51	OPP 48	4	8	Punt
2	12:33	3:20	OWN 39	8	30	Field Goal
2	6:49	2:23	OWN 43	3	-8	Punt
2	2:03	1:51	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
3	11:23	1:38	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	8:57	0:51	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
3	5:07	2:18	OWN 32	3	-8	Punt
3	0:17	1:21	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	1:55	0:56	OWN 18	4	2	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	4:45	OWN 33	10	58	Field Goal
1	5:32	0:17	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
1	2:58	1:24	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	14:43	2:10	OWN 13	5	20	Punt
2	9:13	2:24	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	4:26	2:23	OWN 27	5	17	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 8	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 40	5	4	Punt
3	9:45	0:48	OPP 44	3	-1	Punt
3	8:06	2:59	OPP 35	5	21	Field Goal
3	2:49	2:32	OPP 49	7	35	Field Goal
4	13:56	5:39	OWN 25	11	65	Interception
4	8:17	6:22	OWN 25	11	64	Missed FG
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 20	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Deon Boselli, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donnell Sipes	10	29	2.90	12	1	0
Jessie Foley	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chase Conway	30	134	4.47	17	4	0
Thurman Sims	12	36	3.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	38	21	149	5/29	0	24	0	64.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	33	20	216	1/8	1	26	2	64.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Donnell Sipes	5	6	20	4.00	0	9
WR Abel Corbett	5	9	55	11.00	22	24
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	5	30	7.50	11	20
TE Leonardo Powell	3	8	13	4.33	0	10
WR John Ramsey	2	8	19	9.50	5	20
TE Daniel Snyder	1	1	11	11.00	1	11
TE Gregory Sheldon	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chase Conway	6	8	50	8.33	20	16	0
WR Amari Grujin	4	8	36	9.00	7	16	0
TE Neil Cobb	4	6	50	12.50	3	21	1
WR Tristan Sutter	3	5	27	9.00	16	21	0
WR Richie Blakley	2	4	27	13.50	1	19	0
WR Kristopher Saldivar	1	1	26	26.00	4	26	0
TE Jace Lutzen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	19	19.00	0
CB Chuck Horton	1	99	99.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Jessie Foley	1	0
Leonardo Powell	1	0
Abel Corbett	0	1
Willie Copeland	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Manuel Souza	0	0	1	0
Deon Boselli	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	9	369	41.0	32.8	53	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Duckworth	5	220	44.0	31.8	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Young	3/4	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Mitchell	2	41	20.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	4	54	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Sipes	3	82	27.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hector Dawson	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sammy Shea	10	6	0.0	38	29
OLB Chad Bush	7	2	0.0	42	34
S Braxton Small	6	5	0.0	42	34
DT Sawyer Boone	5	1	1.0	37	33
CB Jamie Giedt	5	0	0.0	26	21
ILB Ezekiel Miller	4	1	0.0	13	13
DE Oliver Wilcox	4	0	0.0	25	19
CB Gus Betancourt	3	2	0.0	42	34
OLB Toby Roiger	3	1	0.0	27	20
ILB Taylor Epperson	3	0	0.0	14	15
OLB Barry Lane	2	3	0.0	28	21
S Johnny Barnes	2	0	0.0	21	20
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	3	0.0	40	33
DT Claude Parker	1	1	0.0	22	16
CB Chuck Horton	1	0	0.0	27	18
OLB Trent Sluiter	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Asher Upshaw	0	1	0.0	15	14

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dusty Nelson	5	1	1.0	7	24
CB Manuel Souza	4	1	0.0	9	35
CB Aidan Stewart	4	1	0.0	10	34
S Corey Katz	4	1	0.0	11	43
CB Al Cebulla	3	0	1.0	7	26
ILB Terry Lopez	3	3	0.0	9	35
DE Deon Boselli	2	2	2.5	11	43
DE Derrick Parrish	2	1	0.0	11	35
S Matthew Coffey	2	1	0.0	11	43
OLB Frederick Fulton	2	0	0.0	5	19
DT Buddy Henderson	2	0	0.0	5	23
DT Norm Morton	1	0	0.5	6	17
DT Ernie Frye	1	2	0.0	6	21
ILB Connor Brees	1	1	0.0	2	8
TE Jace Lutzen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jumbo Duffy	1	0	0.0	4	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Sawyer Boone	1.0	1	33
DE Oliver Wilcox	0.0	1	19
OLB Chad Bush	0.0	1	34
DE Asher Upshaw	0.0	1	14

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deon Boselli	2.5	0	3	3	43
OLB Dusty Nelson	1.0	0	1	0	24
CB Al Cebulla	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Norm Morton	0.5	0	0	0	17
ILB Terry Lopez	0.0	2	0	0	35
DE Derrick Parrish	0.0	0	3	1	35
DE Jameson Levick	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chad Bush	3	1	0	34
OLB Sammy Shea	3	0	0	29
CB Jamie Giedt	2	0	0	21
S Johnny Barnes	2	0	0	20
ILB Ezekiel Miller	2	0	0	13
CB Chuck Horton	1	1	1	18
S Braxton Small	1	1	0	34
CB Thomas Grijalva	1	0	1	33
ILB Taylor Epperson	1	0	0	15
CB Gus Betancourt	1	0	0	34
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	0	33
OLB Toby Roiger	1	0	0	20
DT Claude Parker	1	0	0	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aidan Stewart	4	0	34
OLB Dusty Nelson	4	0	24
S Corey Katz	4	0	43
CB Manuel Souza	3	0	35
CB Al Cebulla	2	2	26
ILB Terry Lopez	2	1	35
OLB Frederick Fulton	1	0	19
OLB Jumbo Duffy	1	0	26
S Matthew Coffey	0	1	43
ILB Connor Brees	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daquan Russell	2	3	11	1	43
Ed Atkins	0	3	11	1	43
Korey Lee	0	2	11	1	43
Willie Copeland	0	1	11	1	43
Leonardo Powell	0	1	9	0	43
Cory Kadanoff	0	1	11	0	43
Donnell Sipes	0	0	10	1	43

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vinny Wooldridge	6	9	1	42	0	34
Jacob Mariotti	4	10	0	42	0	34
Rex McNeil	1	6	0	42	0	34
Peter Green	0	5	0	42	1	34
Bennett Patton	0	5	0	42	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Epperson	2	25
Daquan Russell	2	11
Gus Betancourt	1	22

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Lopez	2	11
Frederick Fulton	1	23
Rex McNeil	1	14
Johnathan Meier	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gus Betancourt	---	---	42	34	22	98
Chad Bush	---	---	42	34	4	80
Braxton Small	---	---	42	34	4	80
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	40	33	4	77
Sawyer Boone	---	---	37	33	4	74
Sammy Shea	---	---	38	29	4	71
Willie Copeland	11	43	---	---	11	65
Daquan Russell	11	43	---	---	11	65
Korey Lee	11	43	---	---	11	65
Cory Kadanoff	11	43	---	---	11	65
Jamie Giedt	---	---	26	21	16	63
Donnell Sipes	10	43	---	---	5	58
Johnny Barnes	---	---	21	20	16	57
Ed Atkins	11	43	---	---	---	54
Jessie Foley	11	43	---	---	---	54
Taylor Epperson	---	---	14	15	25	54
Martin Schoeppner	11	43	---	---	---	54
Barry Lane	---	---	28	21	4	53
Abel Corbett	10	41	---	---	1	52
Leonardo Powell	9	43	---	---	---	52
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	25	19	8	52
Toby Roiger	---	---	27	20	2	49
Chuck Horton	---	---	27	18	2	47
Claude Parker	---	---	22	16	1	39
Asher Upshaw	---	---	15	14	2	31
John Ramsey	6	23	---	---	---	29
Cooper Floyd	2	9	---	---	16	27
Gregory Sheldon	1	2	---	---	24	27
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	13	13	1	27
Trent Sluiter	---	---	3	0	22	25
Sammy O'Neill	0	0	---	---	20	20
Vincent Henderson	2	0	---	---	16	18
Daniel Snyder	3	11	---	---	1	15
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	11	11
Spencer Mitchell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Colby Simmons	1	0	---	---	8	9
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamie Prigge	---	---	0	0	5	5
Luther Sachs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Claude Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Heimulu	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Herron	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Lyle	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyrus Francis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex McNeil	42	34	---	---	14	90
Peter Green	42	34	---	---	9	85
Bennett Patton	42	34	---	---	9	85
Jacob Mariotti	42	34	---	---	9	85
Tristan Sutter	42	32	---	---	5	79
Vinny Wooldridge	42	34	---	---	---	76
Thurman Sims	42	34	---	---	---	76
Amari Grujin	36	29	---	---	6	71
Chase Conway	38	28	---	---	1	67
Neil Cobb	35	30	---	---	---	65
Matthew Coffey	---	---	11	43	3	57
Deon Boselli	---	---	11	43	2	56
Corey Katz	---	---	11	43	2	56
Terry Lopez	---	---	9	35	11	55
Al Cebulla	---	---	7	26	18	51
Derrick Parrish	---	---	11	35	1	47
Frederick Fulton	---	---	5	19	23	47
Manuel Souza	---	---	9	35	2	46
Aidan Stewart	---	---	10	34	1	45
Richie Blakley	24	21	---	---	---	45
Quinn Conley	12	7	---	---	22	41
Ernie Frye	---	---	6	21	10	37
Dusty Nelson	---	---	7	24	2	33
Erik Masiona	1	4	---	---	27	32
Jumbo Duffy	---	---	4	26	2	32
James Bey	---	---	5	25	1	31
Buddy Henderson	---	---	5	23	2	30
Hector Dawson	6	3	---	---	20	29
Emmitt Duncan	4	4	---	---	17	25
Norm Morton	---	---	6	17	---	23
Kristopher Saldivar	2	3	---	---	17	22
Alvin Kaplan	---	---	2	8	10	20
Jace Lutzen	10	9	---	---	---	19
Allen Farley	---	---	0	0	17	17
Tommy Huntley	---	---	0	0	13	13
Connor Brees	---	---	2	8	1	11
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Diego Young	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Huffman	---	---	0	0	9	9
Jameson Levick	---	---	0	8	1	9
Steven Duckworth	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Henson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jordan Fox	0	0	---	---	4	4
Harris Browning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ted Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Richard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	74	8.2
Middle	23	80	3.5
Right	6	22	3.7
None	4	-6	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	38	21	3	0	2	5	8	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	33	20	3	1	3	3	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	60	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	80	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Abel Corbett	9	5	0	55	1	41
TE Leonardo Powell	8	3	1	13	0	43
WR John Ramsey	8	2	1	19	1	23
RB Donnell Sipes	6	5	0	20	0	43
WR Martin Schoeppner	5	4	0	30	1	43
TE Daniel Snyder	1	1	0	11	0	11
TE Gregory Sheldon	1	1	0	1	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Grujin	8	4	2	36	0	29
RB Chase Conway	8	6	0	50	0	28
TE Neil Cobb	6	4	0	50	1	30
WR Tristan Sutter	5	3	0	27	1	32
WR Richie Blakley	4	2	1	27	0	21
TE Jace Lutzen	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Kristopher Saldivar	1	1	0	26	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chase Conway	8	20	2.50	4.47
Thurman Sims	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	6	2	11	1.83	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Neil Cobb	2	1	9	4.50	8.33
WR Amari Grujin	1	1	2	2.00	4.50
WR Tristan Sutter	1	0	0	0.00	5.40
RB Chase Conway	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Richie Blakley	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chase Conway	4	1
Thurman Sims	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	13	6	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Ramsey	4	1	0
WR Abel Corbett	3	1	1
TE Leonardo Powell	3	1	0
RB Donnell Sipes	2	2	0
TE Gregory Sheldon	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amari Grujin	3	2	1
WR Tristan Sutter	2	1	0
WR Richie Blakley	2	1	1
TE Neil Cobb	2	2	2
RB Chase Conway	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)