Week 9, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	7	-	14
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:29 MIN - Glen Jeffers 10 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 12:12 NOS - Kent Austin 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:06 MIN - Claude Adams 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:29 MIN - Glen Jeffers 10 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 12:12 NOS - Kent Austin 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 02:06 MIN - Claude Adams 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 8-1 7-2
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 322 224
- Offensive Plays 69 62
- Yards per Play 4.67 3.61
Net Rushing Yards 173 65
- Rushing Attempts 35 15
- Yards per Rush 4.94 4.33
Net Passing Yards 149 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 45 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 149 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 3.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/49 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:20 26:40

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	8-1	7-2
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	322	224
- Offensive Plays	69	62
- Yards per Play	4.67	3.61
Net Rushing Yards	173	65
- Rushing Attempts	35	15
- Yards per Rush	4.94	4.33
Net Passing Yards	149	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	45 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	149	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	3.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/49	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:20	26:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	3:11	OWN 7	6	28	Punt
1	7:29	1:18	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
1	3:40	1:49	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
1	0:40	1:45	OWN 19	5	24	Punt
2	12:08	2:46	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
2	7:48	4:27	OWN 37	7	31	Missed FG
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 1	3	10	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	12:36	1:29	OPP 47	3	6	Punt
3	9:26	1:22	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	5:18	2:55	OWN 42	6	20	Punt
4	12:04	2:22	OWN 20	5	27	Fumble
4	7:55	5:57	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	1:04	0:38	OPP 43	3	7	Missed FG

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
1	10:04	2:35	OWN 16	5	13	Punt
1	6:11	2:31	OWN 11	6	9	Punt
1	1:51	1:11	OWN 17	4	14	Punt
2	13:55	1:47	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
2	9:22	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:21	2:18	OWN 39	8	18	Punt
3	13:19	0:43	OWN 23	2	4	Interception
3	11:07	1:41	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	8:04	2:46	OWN 5	5	13	Punt
3	2:23	5:19	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	9:42	1:47	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
4	1:58	0:54	OWN 38	4	5	Downs
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 43	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Richie Forbes, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	27	124	4.59	16	6	0
Glen Jeffers	5	34	6.80	13	2	1
Frankie Giles	3	15	5.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	13	43	3.31	14	1	0
Joel Garrison	2	22	11.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	34	20	149	0/0	1	13	0	79.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	45	22	170	2/11	1	24	1	56.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Richie Forbes	8	9	72	9.00	21	13	0
RB Glen Jeffers	4	5	20	5.00	6	11	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	4	16	8.00	4	12	0
WR Claude Adams	2	3	7	3.50	0	5	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	15	7.50	1	8	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Arnold Gaden	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Weber	5	10	40	8.00	1	13	0
FB Tony Brumley	5	5	28	5.60	6	11	0
TE Graham King	3	4	46	15.33	16	24	0
WR Kent Austin	2	9	6	3.00	0	4	1
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	31	15.50	3	23	0
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	8	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kirk Baum	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0
Percy Garcia	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Curtis Weber	1	0	0
Oliver Coffey	0	1	0
Winfred Niklos	0	1	0
A.J. Coffey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	8	379	47.4	39.3	58	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	10	455	45.5	38.6	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Parra	5	49	9.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	6	2	0.0	15	47
CB Percy Garcia	5	0	0.0	14	44
DE Brent Beeston	3	0	2.0	15	44
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	1	0.0	15	43
ILB Tyrone Prosser	3	1	0.0	12	35
DT Randy Murray	3	0	0.0	14	44
OLB Robbie Cassidy	3	0	0.0	14	44
S Jose Turner	2	3	0.0	15	47
S Leslie Fields	2	2	0.0	11	38
DE Clay Szymanski	2	1	0.0	12	44
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	12	42
S Kirk Baum	2	0	0.0	6	19
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0.0	3	6
ILB Timothy Floyd	1	0	0.0	1	8

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	9	2	0.0	26	26
CB Terry Peterson	7	0	0.0	31	32
DT A.J. Coffey	6	0	0.0	35	32
ILB Gary Thompson	5	2	0.0	28	32
OLB Donovan Mussatti	5	1	0.0	19	15
DE Jason Mireles	3	2	0.0	28	33
S Austin Koch	3	2	0.0	33	33
CB Tommy Cranwell	3	1	0.0	23	26
S Norm Nichols	2	1	0.0	29	31
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	0	0.0	28	33
ILB Duane Burgess	2	0	0.0	8	4
DT Oliver Coffey	1	4	0.0	21	26
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	0.0	31	32
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	0.0	7	1
CB Daniel Bellas	1	0	0.0	4	2
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	4	1
S Norm Gardner	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Tyrone Curtis	0	1	0.0	12	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	2.0	1	4	44
OLB Robbie Cassidy	0.0	2	0	44
DT Randy Murray	0.0	1	3	44
DT Bubba Heath	0.0	0	1	4

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	2	0	33
DE Jason Mireles	1	1	0	33
DT Oliver Coffey	0	1	2	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	4	0	0	44
ILB Kurt Willis	4	0	0	47
ILB Tyrone Prosser	3	0	0	35
S Jose Turner	2	3	0	47
S Leslie Fields	2	1	0	38
OLB Robbie Cassidy	2	1	0	44
S Kirk Baum	1	0	1	19
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	0	44
ILB Timothy Floyd	1	0	0	8
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	42
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0	43

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terry Peterson	6	0	32
ILB Gary Thompson	3	1	32
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	0	15
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	26
DT A.J. Coffey	2	0	32
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	1
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	32
ILB Duane Burgess	1	0	4
S Austin Koch	0	2	33
S Norm Nichols	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Luther Winslett	3	7	1	31	28
Rod Erickson	3	6	0	29	27
Ralph Ingram	2	6	0	18	18
Tom Swisher	2	3	0	29	31
Britt Sims	1	5	0	35	34
Clyde Jordan	1	2	0	30	28
Bernard Branch	0	2	0	14	14
Jose Mueller	0	1	0	29	20

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	3	5	14	0	39
Larry Andersen	2	5	13	1	36
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	1	2	0	11
Devin Medlock	0	2	6	0	18
Donald Matthews	0	1	14	1	38
Marlon Prill	0	1	9	0	32

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Branch	2	24
Kirk Baum	2	13
Roman Ferrari	1	14
Kendall Rawson	1	10
Max Wedderburn	0	41
Clyde Parra	0	17
Todd Gauthier	0	15
Jose Mueller	0	12
Timothy Floyd	0	11
Ralph Ingram	0	10
Will Mendheim	0	10
Bubba Heath	0	10
Dexter Rose	0	10
Daniel Shearer	0	10
Claude Adams	0	9
Herman Burns	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	8
Arnold Gaden	0	6
Britt Sims	0	5
Donnell Wilcox	0	5
Quentin Thomason	0	5
Glen Jeffers	0	5
Ernest May	0	4
Alvin Harrison	0	4
Dwight Grolitzer	0	3
Clyde Jordan	0	2
Frankie Giles	0	2
Kris Gough	0	2

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Brumley	2	10
Joel Garrison	2	9
Daniel Bellas	1	24
Winfred Niklos	0	23
Norm Sapia	0	21
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	14
Charles Cortez	0	14
Curtis Weber	0	13
Graham King	0	10
Wesley Hickman	0	10
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	10
Artie Souza	0	10
Devin Medlock	0	10
Larry Andersen	0	9
Donovan Mussatti	0	8
Nathan Wannamaker	0	8
Deron Lyle	0	8
Duane Burgess	0	8
Tommy Cranwell	0	7
Henry Freeman	0	6
Johnny Tyler	0	5
Norm Gardner	0	4
Arnie Pearson	0	3
Austin Koch	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Jason Mireles	0	2
Donald Matthews	0	2
A.J. Coffey	0	2
Norm Nichols	0	2
Leon Schroeder	0	2
Artie Farias	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
Roderick Keeley	0	2
Terry Peterson	0	2
Sammy Kolodzik	0	2
Gary Thompson	0	2
Tyrone Curtis	0	1
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Juan Fleck	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	69	6.9
Middle	20	82	4.1
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	5	9	1.8
Right	8	46	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	34	20	0	3	1	4	4	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	45	22	2	0	5	5	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	121	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	1	13	1.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	13	1	23	1.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Richie Forbes	9	8	0	72	22
RB Glen Jeffers	5	4	0	20	11
WR Quentin Giles	5	1	1	8	22
WR Arnold Gaden	4	0	0	0	14
WR Bryce Perkins	4	2	0	16	24
WR Claude Adams	3	2	0	7	22
WR Clyde Parra	2	1	0	11	3
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	0	15	20

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Weber	10	5	2	40	0	29
WR Kent Austin	9	2	1	6	0	39
WR Irving Robasky	8	1	1	11	0	39
FB Tony Brumley	5	5	0	28	0	22
TE Graham King	4	3	0	46	1	20
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	1	-1	0	8
RB Joel Garrison	2	1	0	2	0	21
WR Deron Lyle	2	2	0	31	1	14
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	0	4	0	18
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	0	3	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	1	10	10.00	6.80
Richie Forbes	1	1	1.00	4.59

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	1	6	6.00	3.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	2	2	12	6.00	4.38

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	13	4.33	3.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
WR Claude Adams	1	1	2	2.00	2.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	11	11.00	5.60
WR Kent Austin	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	5	3
Glen Jeffers	2	1
Frankie Giles	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arnold Gaden	2	0	0
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	0
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	1
WR Claude Adams	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Weber	4	3	1
WR Irving Robasky	3	0	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	2
WR Kent Austin	2	1	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)