Week 9, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

78 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	3	7	-	17
New Orleans Saints	7	10	7	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 NOS - Chance Clapp 1 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
2Q: 14:53 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 48 field goal
2Q: 08:24 MIN - Burt Aiton 2 pass from Micah McConnell (B.J. Hopper extra point)
2Q: 02:47 NOS - Marty Schultz 4 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
3Q: 09:29 MIN - B.J. Hopper 38 field goal
3Q: 05:15 NOS - Drake Poston 4 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
4Q: 14:13 MIN - Burt Aiton 13 run (B.J. Hopper extra point)
4Q: 11:15 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 21 field goal
4Q: 03:09 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 NOS - Chance Clapp 1 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
2Q: 14:53 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 48 field goal
2Q: 08:24 MIN - Burt Aiton 2 pass from Micah McConnell (B.J. Hopper extra point)
2Q: 02:47 NOS - Marty Schultz 4 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
3Q: 09:29 MIN - B.J. Hopper 38 field goal
3Q: 05:15 NOS - Drake Poston 4 run (Alejandro Hoosier extra point)
4Q: 14:13 MIN - Burt Aiton 13 run (B.J. Hopper extra point)
4Q: 11:15 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 21 field goal
4Q: 03:09 NOS - Alejandro Hoosier 26 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 1-8 3-6
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 312 399
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 5.67 5.87
Net Rushing Yards 92 227
- Rushing Attempts 23 38
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.97
Net Passing Yards 220 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 0 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 220 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 5.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 2/12
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 23:00 37:00

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	1-8	3-6
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	312	399
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	5.67	5.87
Net Rushing Yards	92	227
- Rushing Attempts	23	38
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.97
Net Passing Yards	220	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 0	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	220	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	5.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	2/12
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	23:00	37:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:45	1:37	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	14:48	2:38	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
2	10:50	2:34	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	2:34	2:09	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OPP 38	1	14	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:37	OWN 42	9	37	Field Goal
3	5:04	1:39	OWN 37	3	4	Punt
3	1:28	2:26	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
4	11:07	2:48	OWN 27	5	25	Downs
4	3:02	1:11	OWN 25	8	21	Downs
4	1:17	0:58	OWN 20	6	34	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	9:15	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
1	4:08	4:20	OWN 15	8	54	Field Goal
2	12:10	1:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	8:16	5:42	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	9:23	4:19	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	3:25	1:57	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	14:02	2:55	OWN 25	6	71	Field Goal
4	8:19	5:17	OWN 48	7	43	Field Goal
4	1:51	0:34	OPP 46	3	9	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 46	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Marty Schultz, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Burt Aiton	9	33	3.67	13	1	1
Alejandro Shaye	9	23	2.56	9	0	0
Micah McConnell	5	36	7.20	16	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Renaldo McCarthy	13	39	3.00	20	2	0
Drake Poston	12	117	9.75	52	2	1
Marty Schultz	6	43	7.17	35	1	1
Billy Crawford	5	21	4.20	12	1	0
Emmitt Perreault	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Chance Clapp	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	32	16	220	0/0	1	34	0	82.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Schultz	26	20	193	4/21	0	27	0	97.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mo Yaw	6	9	57	9.50	16	18	0
TE Brendan Frederick	2	7	44	22.00	26	34	0
WR Bryant Thagcher	2	4	39	19.50	15	20	0
TE Eddie Leahy	2	3	19	9.50	7	16	0
WR Salvador Parker	2	4	53	26.50	24	29	0
RB Burt Aiton	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Terrance Cote	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Drake Poston	4	5	47	11.75	25	27
WR Alejandro Ballard	4	4	18	4.50	0	8
WR Chance Clapp	4	6	43	10.75	4	24
WR Martin Schoeppner	3	4	40	13.33	28	17
FB Renaldo McCarthy	2	2	8	4.00	0	5
TE Emmitt Perreault	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
FB Billy Crawford	1	1	24	24.00	15	24
TE Mason Determann	1	1	12	12.00	0	12

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Raphael	1	0	0
Jermaine Allan	0	1	0
Darrell Hartsfield	0	1	0
Brendan Frederick	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Russell Gunn	1	0	0	0
Corwin Torres	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	4	209	52.3	45.5	58	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	3	116	38.7	32.0	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Hopper	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alejandro Hoosier	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Russell Gunn	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Raphael	4	102	25.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daquan Norris	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rusty Bonjour	11	4	0.0	38	30
S Gus Moffatt	8	0	0.0	38	30
OLB Howie Hansen	6	1	2.0	20	23
CB Sedrick Tefft	5	1	0.0	38	30
ILB Aiden Bernard	5	0	0.0	17	17
CB Les Lane	4	3	0.0	37	30
DT Rickey Solis	4	1	0.0	32	25
DT Sawyer Boone	3	1	1.0	29	29
DE Eugene Edward	3	0	1.0	35	26
OLB Javier Kennedy	3	1	0.0	15	11
CB Brenden Hinds	2	1	0.0	17	7
DE Kurt Kiselak	2	1	0.0	20	15
S Clay Newman	1	2	0.0	16	19
DE Craig Harris	1	0	0.0	26	20
S Jameson Rayburn	0	1	0.0	4	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daquan Norris	7	3	23	32
CB Warren Baker	6	0	17	23
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	5	1	9	12
OLB Tito Flynn	4	2	23	31
DE Hector Mahnken	3	1	23	32
S Pat Fields	3	0	10	12
OLB Christian Thornton	2	3	22	32
CB Ty Barber	2	0	13	19
DT Scottie Tanner	2	0	14	18
CB Hayden Kinney	2	0	13	19
S Corwin Torres	1	0	23	32
DE Brendan Blank	0	1	13	17
CB B.J. Brooks	0	1	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Howie Hansen	2.0	0	0	23
DE Eugene Edward	1.0	1	0	26
DT Sawyer Boone	1.0	0	1	29
DE Craig Harris	0.0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Joey Van Pelt	1	1	14
DE Hector Mahnken	0	4	32
DE Brayden Lyttle	0	1	16
OLB Christian Thornton	0	1	32
DT Scottie Tanner	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rusty Bonjour	6	0	30
ILB Aiden Bernard	3	0	17
OLB Howie Hansen	3	0	23
S Gus Moffatt	2	0	30
CB Sedrick Tefft	2	0	30
OLB Javier Kennedy	2	0	11
DE Eugene Edward	1	0	26
CB Brenden Hinds	1	0	7
CB Les Lane	0	1	30
S Clay Newman	0	1	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Warren Baker	3	1	23
CB Daquan Norris	3	1	32
OLB Tito Flynn	2	0	31
CB Hayden Kinney	2	0	19
OLB Maxwell Wolfe	2	0	12
S Corwin Torres	1	2	32
CB Ty Barber	1	1	19
OLB Christian Thornton	1	0	32
S Pat Fields	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Javier Rhodes	2	5	23	32
Mercury Garner	2	4	23	32
Joshua Platt	2	3	23	32
Brendan Frederick	1	1	21	31
Walt Capriglione	0	3	23	32
R.J. Bartlett	0	3	23	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Farley	4	11	0	38	0	30
Korey Jenkins	3	7	0	38	3	30
Chase Gibson	2	6	1	38	1	30
Abel Lucas	2	4	1	38	0	30
Carlos Mathews	1	3	0	38	0	30
Mason Determann	1	2	0	17	0	20
Renaldo McCarthy	0	1	0	21	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Frederick	2	8
Rickey Solis	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Corwin Torres	2	13
Randal Clements	1	18
Pat Fields	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Les Lane	---	---	37	30	6	73
Gus Moffatt	---	---	38	30	3	71
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	38	30	3	71
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	38	30	2	70
Rickey Solis	---	---	32	25	11	68
Eugene Edward	---	---	35	26	5	66
Mercury Garner	23	32	---	---	6	61
Walt Capriglione	23	32	---	---	6	61
R.J. Bartlett	23	32	---	---	6	61
Javier Rhodes	23	32	---	---	6	61
Brendan Frederick	21	31	---	---	8	60
Sawyer Boone	---	---	29	29	1	59
Micah McConnell	23	32	---	---	---	55
Joshua Platt	23	32	---	---	---	55
Mo Yaw	23	29	---	---	---	52
Craig Harris	---	---	26	20	2	48
Alejandro Shaye	13	19	---	---	15	47
Howie Hansen	---	---	20	23	4	47
Javier Kennedy	---	---	15	11	18	44
Salvador Parker	17	25	---	---	---	42
Kurt Kiselak	---	---	20	15	3	38
Clay Newman	---	---	16	19	2	37
Aiden Bernard	---	---	17	17	2	36
Bryant Thagcher	6	7	---	---	16	29
Jon Fontinha	6	7	---	---	16	29
Harvey Holm	---	---	18	9	---	27
Eddie Leahy	9	17	---	---	---	26
Burt Aiton	10	13	---	---	2	25
Brenden Hinds	---	---	17	7	1	25
Terrance Cote	6	9	---	---	7	22
Drake Diaz	0	1	---	---	20	21
Jameson Rayburn	---	---	4	2	15	21
Darrell Hartsfield	---	---	5	3	13	21
Roger Raphael	4	2	---	---	14	20
Claude Devine	---	---	11	4	4	19
Thurman Dirnabauer	---	---	1	0	11	12
Dylan Peterson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	6	6
B.J. Hopper	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chad Nattiel	---	---	1	0	---	1
Jason Folau	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremiah Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Blufer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maurice Shepard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Adam Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Abel Lucas	38	30	---	---	6	74
Korey Jenkins	38	30	---	---	6	74
Chase Gibson	38	30	---	---	6	74
Carlos Mathews	38	30	---	---	6	74
Robert Farley	38	30	---	---	---	68
Corwin Torres	---	---	23	32	13	68
Marty Schultz	38	30	---	---	---	68
Martin Schoeppner	35	28	---	---	1	64
Tito Flynn	---	---	23	31	9	63
Daquan Norris	---	---	23	32	6	61
Hector Mahnken	---	---	23	32	2	57
Christian Thornton	---	---	22	32	2	56
Emmitt Perreault	29	21	---	---	1	51
Warren Baker	---	---	17	23	10	50
Chance Clapp	30	20	---	---	---	50
Mason Determann	17	20	---	---	10	47
Alejandro Ballard	21	10	---	---	10	41
Maxwell Wolfe	---	---	9	12	17	38
Pat Fields	---	---	10	12	15	37
Drake Poston	17	18	---	---	1	36
Renaldo McCarthy	21	14	---	---	---	35
Hayden Kinney	---	---	13	19	2	34
Travis Lechler	---	---	13	19	1	33
Ty Barber	---	---	13	19	1	33
Scottie Tanner	---	---	14	18	1	33
C.J. Marek	5	9	---	---	18	32
Brendan Blank	---	---	13	17	1	31
B.J. Brooks	---	---	6	11	14	31
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	10	14	5	29
Brayden Lyttle	---	---	10	16	1	27
Randal Clements	5	1	---	---	18	24
Greg Diaz	0	0	---	---	20	20
Quinn Radmore	---	---	9	10	1	20
Billy Crawford	10	9	---	---	---	19
Bruce Jamison	0	0	---	---	16	16
Alejandro Hoosier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zack Constant	---	---	2	3	4	9
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cornelius Thomason	0	0	---	---	6	6
Russell Gunn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marco Brandon	---	---	0	0	3	3
Axel Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Anderle	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre Irwin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clyde Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deion Sachtleben	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	68	5.2
Middle	20	163	8.2
Right	4	-2	-0.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	32	16	4	0	1	5	8	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Schultz	26	20	3	2	0	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	81	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	44	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	50	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	45	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	74	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	9	6	0	57	0	29
TE Brendan Frederick	7	2	0	44	1	31
WR Bryant Thagcher	4	2	1	39	1	7
WR Salvador Parker	4	2	0	53	2	25
TE Eddie Leahy	3	2	0	19	0	17
WR Terrance Cote	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Burt Aiton	1	1	0	2	0	13
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	1	0	6	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chance Clapp	6	4	43	1	20
RB Drake Poston	5	4	47	1	18
WR Martin Schoeppner	4	3	40	0	28
WR Alejandro Ballard	4	4	18	0	10
TE Emmitt Perreault	3	1	1	0	21
FB Renaldo McCarthy	2	2	8	0	14
FB Billy Crawford	1	1	24	1	9
TE Mason Determann	1	1	12	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Burt Aiton	2	19	9.50	3.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drake Poston	3	12	4.00	9.75
Renaldo McCarthy	3	-4	-1.33	3.00
Marty Schultz	2	9	4.50	7.17
Billy Crawford	1	2	2.00	4.20
Chance Clapp	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	2	1	2	1.00	6.88

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Schultz	8	5	32	4.00	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Burt Aiton	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Mo Yaw	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chance Clapp	5	3	19	3.80	7.17
WR Martin Schoeppner	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB Drake Poston	1	0	0	0.00	9.40
FB Renaldo McCarthy	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Micah McConnell	2	0
Alejandro Shaye	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Drake Poston	3	2
Emmitt Perreault	1	0
Chance Clapp	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	8	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Schultz	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mo Yaw	3	3	1
WR Salvador Parker	2	1	1
TE Brendan Frederick	1	0	0
WR Bryant Thagcher	1	1	1
WR Terrance Cote	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Schoeppner	2	2	2
RB Drake Poston	2	2	2
TE Emmitt Perreault	2	0	0
WR Alejandro Ballard	2	2	1
WR Chance Clapp	2	1	1
TE Mason Determann	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)