Week 9, 2044

played in New Orleans, LA

73 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	12	0	6	-	18
New Orleans Saints	3	7	14	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 NOS - Tito Osborne 35 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Desmond Beede 44 field goal
2Q: 10:40 MIN - Rick Harvey 51 pass from Weston Monroe (Desmond Beede extra point failed)
2Q: 07:32 NOS - Gerald Smith 61 run (Tito Osborne extra point)
2Q: 02:55 MIN - Desmond Beede 35 field goal
3Q: 10:19 NOS - Gerald Smith 3 run (Tito Osborne extra point)
3Q: 06:43 NOS - Gerald Smith 1 run (Tito Osborne extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Desmond Beede 45 field goal
4Q: 08:26 MIN - Desmond Beede 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 NOS - Tito Osborne 35 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Desmond Beede 44 field goal
2Q: 10:40 MIN - Rick Harvey 51 pass from Weston Monroe (Desmond Beede extra point failed)
2Q: 07:32 NOS - Gerald Smith 61 run (Tito Osborne extra point)
2Q: 02:55 MIN - Desmond Beede 35 field goal
3Q: 10:19 NOS - Gerald Smith 3 run (Tito Osborne extra point)
3Q: 06:43 NOS - Gerald Smith 1 run (Tito Osborne extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Desmond Beede 45 field goal
4Q: 08:26 MIN - Desmond Beede 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-6 1-8
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 325 326
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 5.16 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 71 165
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 3.09 5.16
Net Passing Yards 254 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 1 28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 271 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.35 5.75
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/66 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 5/103
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:47 29:13

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-6	1-8
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	325	326
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	5.16	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	71	165
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	3.09	5.16
Net Passing Yards	254	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 1	28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	271	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.35	5.75
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/66	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	5/103
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:47	29:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	7:28	3:06	OWN 25	5	5	Punt
1	2:23	2:30	OWN 38	4	35	Field Goal
2	12:49	2:28	OWN 14	4	86	Touchdown
2	7:11	3:16	OWN 25	7	45	Fumble
2	3:44	0:57	OPP 36	4	18	Field Goal
3	14:06	1:34	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
3	10:13	1:11	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
3	6:33	1:27	OWN 25	4	3	Punt
3	4:38	4:46	OWN 18	10	54	Field Goal
4	11:03	2:42	OPP 28	5	13	Field Goal
4	4:18	0:11	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
4	2:17	1:32	OWN 31	10	52	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	4:45	OWN 26	9	56	Field Goal
1	4:22	1:59	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
2	14:53	2:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	10:21	3:10	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
2	3:55	0:11	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
2	2:47	2:47	OWN 17	5	16	Half
3	15:00	0:54	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	12:32	2:19	OPP 23	6	23	Touchdown
3	9:02	2:29	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	5:06	0:28	OWN 42	3	-4	Punt
4	14:52	3:49	OWN 35	6	35	Missed FG
4	8:21	4:03	OWN 18	6	36	Interception
4	4:07	1:50	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 17	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Gerald Smith, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darius Cobb	21	42	2.00	12	1	0
QB Weston Monroe	2	29	14.50	25	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gerald Smith	27	168	6.22	61	3	3
QB Colton Wheeler	4	-5	-1.25	2	0	0
RB Trent Johnstone	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Weston Monroe	37	21	271	3/17	1	51	1	77.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Wheeler	28	17	161	0/0	0	29	2	46.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Harvey	12	20	172	14.33	78	51	1
WR Alejandro Beuvelot	4	7	33	8.25	15	15	0
TE Tommy Sterritt	2	4	33	16.50	23	29	0
RB Darius Cobb	1	1	25	25.00	15	25	0
WR Roberto Robinson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Kenny Freeman	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Courtney Palmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Peter Miller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Moe Blake	4	8	52	13.00	11	19
TE Micah Mallow	4	6	22	5.50	5	16
WR Kim Gwozdz	3	3	27	9.00	5	21
WR Sebastian Tucker	3	4	22	7.33	12	14
RB Gerald Smith	2	4	9	4.50	1	6
WR Ike Bradley	1	1	29	29.00	24	29
TE Theodore Rivera	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chuck Branch	1	13	13.00	0
CB Ivan Seigler	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gabriel Goodrich	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
QB Weston Monroe	2	0
RB Darius Cobb	1	0
CB Derrick Forbes	1	0
TE Tommy Sterritt	0	1
WR Roberto Robinson	0	1
TE Kenny Freeman	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
OLB Everett Isbell	1	0
DT Salvador Tucker	0	1
WR Cornell Alfonso	0	1
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	0	1
OLB Ty Larimer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathan Wynn	5	198	39.6	36.2	69	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Phillips	5	237	47.4	44.0	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Beede	4/4	2/2	0/0	45	0/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Osborne	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Forbes	3	17	5.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sebastian Tucker	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Forbes	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Johnstone	4	87	21.8	0
William Bailey	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.R. Schneider	8	4	0.0	32	28
ILB Chuck Branch	7	2	0.0	29	27
S Jeremy Boone	4	2	0.0	32	28
CB Collin Inhofe	4	1	0.0	32	27
DE Dale Roberson	3	2	0.0	28	20
OLB Grayson Woodard	3	2	0.0	26	22
OLB Zack Thomason	3	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Martin Motley	2	2	0.0	12	9
DT Harper Josephson	2	0	0.0	22	18
CB Trenton Walton	2	0	0.0	21	13
CB Ivan Seigler	2	0	0.0	20	19
CB Marshall Blair	1	2	0.0	12	16
DT Broderick McAfee	1	2	0.0	16	17
DT Nick Abrams	1	1	0.0	16	14
DE Cedric Ellard	1	1	0.0	11	9
TE Tommy Sterritt	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Everett Isbell	8	1	0.0	23	40
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	5	3	1.0	21	40
DT Salvador Tucker	5	1	0.0	15	25
S Leroy Dotson	5	0	0.0	21	29
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	4	1	0.0	20	28
DE Antoine Smith	3	0	1.0	23	40
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	3	1	0.0	23	40
S Maxwell Davis	2	1	0.0	14	28
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	2	0	0.0	2	10
DE Efrain Bordano	2	0	0.0	16	30
OLB Ty Larimer	1	1	1.0	15	26
DT Nicholas Barton	1	1	0.0	12	32
CB Marlon Osborne	1	1	0.0	1	11
TE Moe Blake	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gabriel Goodrich	1	0	0.0	22	29
DT Teddy Cooper	1	0	0.0	11	14
DE Mike Sigman	1	0	0.0	12	18
WR Sebastian Tucker	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rondell Joseph	1	4	22
DE Dale Roberson	1	0	20
DT Broderick McAfee	1	0	17

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Antoine Smith	1.0	1	4	40
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	1.0	0	1	40
OLB Ty Larimer	1.0	0	0	26
DT Nicholas Barton	0.0	2	1	32
DT Teddy Cooper	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chuck Branch	4	1	1	27
CB Collin Inhofe	4	0	0	27
S J.R. Schneider	3	0	0	28
OLB Zack Thomason	1	1	0	7
CB Ivan Seigler	1	0	1	19
DT Harper Josephson	1	0	0	18
DE Dale Roberson	1	0	0	20
OLB Grayson Woodard	1	0	0	22
S Jeremy Boone	1	0	0	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	3	1	0	28
OLB Everett Isbell	3	1	0	40
S Leroy Dotson	3	0	0	29
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	2	0	0	10
S Maxwell Davis	2	0	0	28
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	2	0	0	40
CB Marlon Osborne	2	0	0	11
CB Gabriel Goodrich	1	0	1	29
DT Salvador Tucker	1	0	0	25
DE Mike Sigman	1	0	0	18
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	1	0	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ruben Harrison	2	10	23	1	40
T Maurice Luethje	1	3	23	0	40
C Luis Maggard	1	2	23	1	40
T Shawn Franz	0	4	23	0	40
G Erik Tipermas	0	2	23	1	40

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Kerry Cass	4	5	32	28
T Herb Fox	2	5	32	28
G Julio Ruggiero	2	5	32	28
T Devan McCormick	2	3	32	28
C Mercury Madison	1	10	32	28
TE Micah Mallow	0	1	10	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Thomason	2	22
Oliver Emmons	2	17
Kenny Freeman	1	13
Robert Rhodes	1	11
Marshall Blair	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Alfonso	3	22
Ty Larimer	1	25

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Maurice Luethje	23	40	---	---	9	72
CB Collin Inhofe	---	---	32	27	7	66
C Luis Maggard	23	40	---	---	---	63
QB Weston Monroe	23	40	---	---	---	63
RB Darius Cobb	23	40	---	---	---	63
WR Rick Harvey	23	40	---	---	---	63
G Ruben Harrison	23	40	---	---	---	63
T Shawn Franz	23	40	---	---	---	63
G Erik Tipermas	23	40	---	---	---	63
S Jeremy Boone	---	---	32	28	2	62
S J.R. Schneider	---	---	32	28	2	62
ILB Chuck Branch	---	---	29	27	2	58
WR Roberto Robinson	14	24	---	---	20	58
TE Tommy Sterritt	21	34	---	---	---	55
WR Alejandro Beuvelot	19	34	---	---	---	53
CB Trenton Walton	---	---	21	13	17	51
DE Dale Roberson	---	---	28	20	1	49
OLB Grayson Woodard	---	---	26	22	1	49
DE Rondell Joseph	---	---	23	22	1	46
DT Harper Josephson	---	---	22	18	1	41
CB Ivan Seigler	---	---	20	19	1	40
CB Marshall Blair	---	---	12	16	11	39
OLB Zack Thomason	---	---	7	7	22	36
DT Nick Abrams	---	---	16	14	6	36
TE Kenny Freeman	10	11	---	---	13	34
DT Broderick McAfee	---	---	16	17	---	33
TE Peter Miller	2	1	---	---	25	28
RB Christian Ronk	0	0	---	---	25	25
OLB Martin Motley	---	---	12	9	1	22
DE Cedric Ellard	---	---	11	9	1	21
DT Claude Cope	---	---	10	7	2	19
RB Oliver Emmons	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Terrance Fulton	---	---	0	0	16	16
FB Graham Collins	2	12	---	---	---	14
OLB Robert Rhodes	---	---	1	1	11	13
WR Avery Chabala	0	1	---	---	11	12
DE Blake Hampton	---	---	1	4	6	11
CB Derrick Forbes	---	---	1	0	10	11
K Desmond Beede	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Bucky Hoffman	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Brad Sansbury	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Dave Lang	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Nathan Wynn	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Wally Money	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Courtney Palmer	1	3	---	---	---	4
QB Deon Head	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Antoine Smith	---	---	23	40	14	77
G Kerry Cass	32	28	---	---	7	67
T Herb Fox	32	28	---	---	7	67
G Julio Ruggiero	32	28	---	---	7	67
T Devan McCormick	32	28	---	---	7	67
CB Kenyon Brizzolara	---	---	23	40	4	67
OLB Everett Isbell	---	---	23	40	4	67
OLB Ty Larimer	---	---	15	26	25	66
ILB Ronnie Oskolkoff	---	---	21	40	2	63
WR Ike Bradley	32	28	---	---	2	62
S Maxwell Davis	---	---	14	28	19	61
C Mercury Madison	32	28	---	---	---	60
QB Colton Wheeler	32	28	---	---	---	60
RB Gerald Smith	31	22	---	---	6	59
WR Sebastian Tucker	27	25	---	---	5	57
CB Roosevelt Summerlin	---	---	20	28	7	55
CB Gabriel Goodrich	---	---	22	29	3	54
S Leroy Dotson	---	---	21	29	1	51
DT Salvador Tucker	---	---	15	25	7	47
DE Efrain Bordano	---	---	16	30	1	47
DT Nicholas Barton	---	---	12	32	2	46
TE Micah Mallow	10	12	---	---	21	43
WR Kim Gwozdz	26	15	---	---	---	41
TE Moe Blake	21	16	---	---	2	39
DE Mike Sigman	---	---	12	18	9	39
FB Frederick Perez	8	7	---	---	18	33
DT Teddy Cooper	---	---	11	14	3	28
CB Marlon Osborne	---	---	1	11	16	28
RB Trent Johnstone	1	6	---	---	18	25
WR Cornell Alfonso	0	0	---	---	22	22
CB Tyrone Bjorlin	---	---	2	10	3	15
WR Emmitt Lauher	2	0	---	---	11	13
ILB Sebastian Byzewski	---	---	0	0	11	11
TE Theodore Rivera	2	9	---	---	---	11
WR William Bailey	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Lonnie Lindblad	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Artie Phillips	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Tito Osborne	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Bryson McGee	---	---	2	0	2	4
T Kerry Fredericks	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Omar Gellar	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lamar Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Hendrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kirk Weaver	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tony Parsons	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Horace Wiggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	12	27	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	15	110	7.3
Right	7	20	2.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Weston Monroe	37	21	4	1	2	2	7	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Wheeler	28	17	2	2	2	2	3	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	45	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	100	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	110	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Harvey	20	12	0	172	2	40
WR Alejandro Beuvelot	7	4	1	33	0	34
TE Tommy Sterritt	4	2	1	33	1	34
TE Kenny Freeman	2	1	0	3	0	11
RB Darius Cobb	1	1	0	25	1	40
WR Roberto Robinson	1	1	0	5	0	24
WR Courtney Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Peter Miller	1	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Moe Blake	8	4	1	52	0	16
TE Micah Mallow	6	4	0	22	0	12
RB Gerald Smith	4	2	0	9	0	22
WR Sebastian Tucker	4	3	0	22	0	25
WR Kim Gwozdz	3	3	0	27	1	15
TE Theodore Rivera	2	0	1	0	0	9
WR Ike Bradley	1	1	0	29	1	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Smith	5	11	2.20	6.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Weston Monroe	3	1	5	1.67	7.32

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Wheeler	2	1	0	0.00	5.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alejandro Beuvelot	1	0	0	0.00	4.71
WR Rick Harvey	1	0	0	0.00	8.60
WR Roberto Robinson	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Moe Blake	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Sebastian Tucker	1	1	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darius Cobb	2	0
QB Weston Monroe	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gerald Smith	4	2
RB Trent Johnstone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Weston Monroe	9	7	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Wheeler	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Harvey	4	3	1
WR Alejandro Beuvelot	2	2	0
TE Tommy Sterritt	1	1	0
RB Darius Cobb	1	1	1
WR Courtney Palmer	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Moe Blake	3	0	0
TE Micah Mallow	2	2	2
WR Ike Bradley	1	1	1
TE Theodore Rivera	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (21,400)
End Zone 7,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (21,400)
End Zone	7,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)