Week 9, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

79 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	0	0	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	10	0	8	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:19 MIN - Omar Peters 8 run (Diego Young extra point)
2Q: 13:19 MIN - Omar Peters 2 run (Diego Young extra point)
2Q: 09:49 NOS - Cooper Floyd 3 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 01:56 NOS - Jamal Rooney 19 field goal
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Omar Peters 4 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 08:55 NOS - Bobby Horenstein 56 run (Jessie Foley pass to Leonardo Powell for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:19 MIN - Omar Peters 8 run (Diego Young extra point)
2Q: 13:19 MIN - Omar Peters 2 run (Diego Young extra point)
2Q: 09:49 NOS - Cooper Floyd 3 run (Jamal Rooney extra point)
2Q: 01:56 NOS - Jamal Rooney 19 field goal
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Omar Peters 4 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 08:55 NOS - Bobby Horenstein 56 run (Jessie Foley pass to Leonardo Powell for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 6-3 2-7
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 297 324
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 4.30 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 118 175
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 3.69 6.03
Net Passing Yards 179 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 1 29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 207 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/34 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/96 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	6-3	2-7
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	297	324
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	4.30	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	118	175
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	3.69	6.03
Net Passing Yards	179	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 1	29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	207	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/34	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/96	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:24	0:13	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
1	11:52	5:16	OWN 21	10	52	Downs
1	4:01	5:52	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
2	9:40	3:59	OWN 30	6	-4	Punt
2	1:48	1:33	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
3	11:03	3:15	OPP 48	6	10	Punt
3	6:40	1:38	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
3	3:56	1:21	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
4	14:41	1:02	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
4	10:18	0:45	OWN 42	3	0	Interception
4	8:35	3:31	OWN 19	4	37	Punt
4	2:12	2:12	OWN 44	7	46	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:36	OWN 25	2	8	Interception
1	14:11	2:19	OWN 26	5	8	Punt
1	6:36	2:35	OWN 27	5	18	Punt
2	13:09	3:29	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	5:41	3:53	OWN 32	10	66	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 48	1	0	Half
3	13:04	2:01	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
3	7:48	1:08	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	5:02	1:06	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
3	2:35	2:54	OWN 4	6	34	Punt
4	13:39	3:21	OWN 44	6	21	Missed FG
4	9:33	0:58	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
4	5:04	2:52	OWN 6	6	11	Punt

Game MVP: Omar Peters, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Peters	22	66	3.00	14	1	2
Thurman Sims	6	10	1.67	8	0	0
Owen Schneider	2	6	3.00	3	0	0
Chase Conway	1	35	35.00	35	1	0
Mo Yaw	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cooper Floyd	13	38	2.92	11	1	1
Bobby Horenstein	10	124	12.40	56	3	1
Jessie Foley	3	3	1.00	7	0	0
Taylor McIntosh	2	13	6.50	8	0	0
Spencer Mitchell	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	33	20	207	4/28	1	32	1	76.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jessie Foley	29	15	154	1/5	0	33	1	53.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amari Grujin	4	5	42	10.50	0	17	0
RB Omar Peters	4	4	38	9.50	34	17	1
WR Mo Yaw	4	10	41	10.25	25	28	0
TE Stanley Nolan	2	2	41	20.50	29	32	0
WR Hector Dawson	2	4	18	9.00	0	10	0
RB Owen Schneider	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Chase Conway	1	3	13	13.00	3	13	0
TE Neil Cobb	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Walter Borders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Cooper Floyd	4	5	43	10.75	35	27
WR Randal Clements	3	7	55	18.33	17	32
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	4	35	17.50	33	33
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	2	4	2.00	5	8
TE Leonardo Powell	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR O.J. West	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jermaine Wilson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
FB Taylor McIntosh	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Edward Alston	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Miles Catcott	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Gino Banks	1	28	28.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Chad Bush	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Duckworth	7	293	41.9	35.7	47	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	7	289	41.3	36.4	50	2

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamal Rooney	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	3	34	11.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Mitchell	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hector Dawson	2	62	31.0	0
Kristopher Saldivar	1	34	34.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gus Betancourt	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	14	0	0.0	29	30
ILB Terry Lopez	5	3	0.0	23	20
CB Al Cebulla	4	1	0.0	20	17
DE Derrick Parrish	4	0	0.0	26	22
OLB Frederick Fulton	3	2	0.0	19	11
OLB Gino Banks	3	0	0.0	9	15
DE Deon Boselli	2	0	1.0	29	28
DE Joe Huffman	2	0	0.0	4	14
DT James Bey	1	4	0.0	25	23
ILB Connor Brees	1	2	0.0	7	12
S Russell Brown	1	1	0.0	19	15
CB Manuel Souza	1	0	0.0	16	25
WR Walter Borders	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jesse Osborne	1	0	0.0	24	22
CB Christian Barthwell	1	0	0.0	23	20
DT Ernie Frye	0	1	0.0	15	22
DT Buddy Henderson	0	1	0.0	18	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Small	9	4	0.0	32	37
OLB Chad Bush	8	0	0.0	32	37
DE Oliver Wilcox	7	2	1.0	32	37
DT Sawyer Boone	4	2	0.0	32	37
OLB Alexander Newton	4	1	0.0	15	18
DE Asher Upshaw	3	1	2.0	31	34
OLB Logan Halverson	3	0	1.0	15	19
ILB Taylor Epperson	3	1	0.0	17	18
ILB Tom Demers	3	1	0.0	14	18
CB Steve Sampson	3	0	0.0	20	20
S Corwin Torres	1	2	0.0	17	18
OLB Ezekiel Miller	1	1	0.0	14	18
S Tyrell Reid	1	0	0.0	15	19
CB Gus Betancourt	1	0	0.0	28	36
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Thomas Grijalva	0	1	0.0	26	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deon Boselli	1.0	1	1	1	28
DE Derrick Parrish	0.0	0	1	1	22
DT Ernie Frye	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Buddy Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	14

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Asher Upshaw	2.0	1	0	34
OLB Logan Halverson	1.0	1	0	19
DE Oliver Wilcox	1.0	1	0	37
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	1	0	37
ILB Tom Demers	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Chad Bush	0.0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	6	0	0	30
ILB Terry Lopez	2	1	0	20
OLB Gino Banks	2	0	1	15
CB Manuel Souza	1	0	0	25
DE Derrick Parrish	1	0	0	22
CB Al Cebulla	1	0	0	17
ILB Connor Brees	1	0	0	12
CB Christian Barthwell	1	0	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chad Bush	7	0	1	37
S Braxton Small	4	0	0	37
OLB Alexander Newton	3	0	0	18
ILB Taylor Epperson	2	0	0	18
CB Steve Sampson	2	0	0	20
OLB Logan Halverson	1	0	0	19
DE Oliver Wilcox	1	0	0	37
DT Sawyer Boone	0	1	0	37
CB Thomas Grijalva	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Alexander	3	6	32	0	37
Jacob Mariotti	2	6	32	0	37
Rex McNeil	1	6	32	2	37
Bennett Patton	1	6	32	0	37
Vinny Wooldridge	1	3	32	2	37
Neil Cobb	1	1	30	0	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chase Gibson	4	11	1	29	0	30
Daquan Russell	3	5	0	29	0	30
Korey Lee	2	4	0	29	1	30
Robert Farley	1	5	0	29	0	30
Abel Lucas	1	3	0	29	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chase Conway	2	15
Gino Banks	1	23
Terry Lopez	1	12
Rex McNeil	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Logan Halverson	2	22
Taylor Epperson	2	12
Oliver Wilcox	2	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex McNeil	32	37	---	---	11	80
Bennett Patton	32	37	---	---	7	76
Jacob Mariotti	32	37	---	---	7	76
Ted Alexander	32	37	---	---	7	76
Vinny Wooldridge	32	37	---	---	---	69
Thurman Sims	32	37	---	---	---	69
Hector Dawson	28	31	---	---	8	67
Neil Cobb	30	33	---	---	---	63
Matthew Coffey	---	---	29	30	3	62
Deon Boselli	---	---	29	28	2	59
Manuel Souza	---	---	16	25	16	57
Mo Yaw	28	29	---	---	---	57
Terry Lopez	---	---	23	20	12	55
Amari Grujin	16	21	---	---	15	52
Derrick Parrish	---	---	26	22	2	50
James Bey	---	---	25	23	1	49
Stanley Nolan	11	15	---	---	22	48
Allen Farley	---	---	12	20	16	48
Jesse Osborne	---	---	24	22	2	48
Gino Banks	---	---	9	15	23	47
Ernie Frye	---	---	15	22	8	45
Al Cebulla	---	---	20	17	7	44
Omar Peters	26	18	---	---	---	44
Christian Barthwell	---	---	23	20	---	43
Russell Brown	---	---	19	15	---	34
Frederick Fulton	---	---	19	11	3	33
Buddy Henderson	---	---	18	14	1	33
Quinn Conley	8	8	---	---	15	31
Connor Brees	---	---	7	12	12	31
Chase Conway	3	12	---	---	15	30
Joe Huffman	---	---	4	14	9	27
Kristopher Saldivar	4	5	---	---	11	20
Walter Borders	1	4	---	---	4	9
Owen Schneider	3	5	---	---	---	8
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steven Duckworth	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reggie Osborne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jace Lutzen	2	4	---	---	---	6
Diego Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Myron Richard	---	---	1	0	---	1
Peter Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Evanswhite	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.C. Giles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Evan Hoard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oliver Wilcox	---	---	32	37	11	80
Gus Betancourt	---	---	28	36	11	75
Sawyer Boone	---	---	32	37	---	69
Chad Bush	---	---	32	37	---	69
Braxton Small	---	---	32	37	---	69
Daquan Russell	29	30	---	---	9	68
Korey Lee	29	30	---	---	9	68
Abel Lucas	29	30	---	---	9	68
Chase Gibson	29	30	---	---	9	68
Asher Upshaw	---	---	31	34	---	65
Thomas Grijalva	---	---	26	34	1	61
Jessie Foley	29	30	---	---	---	59
Robert Farley	29	30	---	---	---	59
Randal Clements	27	29	---	---	1	57
Martin Schoeppner	28	28	---	---	1	57
Logan Halverson	---	---	15	19	22	56
Leonardo Powell	27	28	---	---	1	56
Cooper Floyd	19	18	---	---	17	54
Tyrell Reid	---	---	15	19	15	49
Taylor Epperson	---	---	17	18	12	47
Jermaine Wilson	14	23	---	---	7	44
Steve Sampson	---	---	20	20	---	40
Corwin Torres	---	---	17	18	---	35
Alexander Newton	---	---	15	18	---	33
Ezekiel Miller	---	---	14	18	---	32
Tom Demers	---	---	14	18	---	32
Spencer Mitchell	1	1	---	---	24	26
Harrison Semple	2	1	---	---	23	26
O.J. West	0	2	---	---	17	19
Bobby Horenstein	10	7	---	---	---	17
Edward Alston	11	6	---	---	---	17
Jumbo Jones	---	---	2	0	14	16
Trent Sluiter	---	---	3	1	10	14
Dillon Purdy	---	---	4	6	---	10
Miles Catcott	2	5	---	---	3	10
Kaleb Reilly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zachary Alba	---	---	0	0	7	7
Randal Suzaka	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jamal Rooney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Taylor McIntosh	4	2	---	---	---	6
Sammy Shea	---	---	3	0	---	3
Elias Whalen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Adam Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Lyle	---	---	0	0	---	0
Logan Barnhart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	63	10.5
Middle	18	40	2.2
Right	6	18	3.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	5	81	16.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	33	20	2	5	0	2	5	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jessie Foley	29	15	3	6	1	1	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	125	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	42	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	79	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	13	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	62	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	10	4	41	1	29
WR Amari Grujin	5	4	42	0	21
WR Hector Dawson	4	2	18	0	31
RB Omar Peters	4	4	38	0	18
RB Chase Conway	3	1	13	0	12
TE Stanley Nolan	2	2	41	1	15
TE Neil Cobb	2	1	7	0	33
RB Owen Schneider	2	2	7	0	5
WR Walter Borders	1	0	0	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Clements	7	3	1	55	1	29
FB Cooper Floyd	5	4	0	43	1	18
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	2	0	35	1	28
TE Leonardo Powell	2	1	0	1	0	28
WR O.J. West	2	1	0	3	0	2
RB Bobby Horenstein	2	2	0	4	0	7
WR Jermaine Wilson	2	1	0	7	0	23
TE Edward Alston	2	0	0	0	0	6
WR Miles Catcott	2	0	0	0	0	5
FB Taylor McIntosh	1	1	0	6	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Peters	5	21	4.20	3.00
Thurman Sims	2	-3	-1.50	1.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cooper Floyd	3	4	1.33	2.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	6	4	31	5.17	6.27

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jessie Foley	2	1	2	1.00	5.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari Grujin	3	2	19	6.33	8.40
RB Omar Peters	2	2	12	6.00	9.50
WR Mo Yaw	1	0	0	0.00	4.10

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1	2	2.00	8.75
TE Edward Alston	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Peters	2	1
Chase Conway	1	1
Thurman Sims	1	0
Owen Schneider	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Horenstein	3	3
Jessie Foley	1	0
Cooper Floyd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	8	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jessie Foley	6	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chase Conway	3	1	1
WR Mo Yaw	3	1	0
WR Hector Dawson	1	1	1
WR Walter Borders	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Randal Clements	2	1
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	0
WR O.J. West	1	0
RB Bobby Horenstein	1	1
WR Miles Catcott	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)