Week 9, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	6	3	-	30
New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 MIN - Dixon Cash 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 00:09 NOS - J.R. Marston 42 field goal
2Q: 11:55 MIN - Quentin Giles 28 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 01:54 MIN - Grady Roberson 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 07:56 MIN - Jose Reed 28 field goal
3Q: 00:59 MIN - Jose Reed 27 field goal
4Q: 07:11 MIN - Jose Reed 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 MIN - Dixon Cash 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 00:09 NOS - J.R. Marston 42 field goal
2Q: 11:55 MIN - Quentin Giles 28 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 01:54 MIN - Grady Roberson 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 07:56 MIN - Jose Reed 28 field goal
3Q: 00:59 MIN - Jose Reed 27 field goal
4Q: 07:11 MIN - Jose Reed 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 9-0 6-2-1
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 457 263
- Offensive Plays 66 49
- Yards per Play 6.92 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 170 84
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 5.15 4.20
Net Passing Yards 287 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 0 27 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 287 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 8.70 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 5/157
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:12 23:48

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	9-0	6-2-1
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	457	263
- Offensive Plays	66	49
- Yards per Play	6.92	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	170	84
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	5.15	4.20
Net Passing Yards	287	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 0	27 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	287	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	8.70	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	5/157
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:12	23:48

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	2:31	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
1	6:06	2:11	OWN 27	4	31	Punt
1	0:04	3:26	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	6:21	4:37	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
2	1:28	0:37	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	7:11	OWN 14	11	75	Field Goal
3	5:46	4:54	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal
3	0:01	0:41	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
4	13:04	5:58	OWN 48	10	44	Field Goal
4	4:41	2:37	OWN 43	3	9	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	9:59	3:53	OWN 30	7	50	Missed FG
1	3:55	3:51	OWN 20	8	55	Field Goal
2	11:38	5:17	OWN 20	10	45	Missed FG
2	1:44	0:16	OWN 42	1	15	Fumble
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	3	12	Half
3	7:49	2:03	OWN 47	3	46	Interception
3	0:52	0:51	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	14:20	1:16	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	7:06	2:25	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
4	2:04	2:04	OWN 7	5	34	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mitch Fulcher	25	145	5.80	32	6
Terry Diaz	7	20	2.86	10	1
Frankie Giles	1	5	5.00	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	10	30	3.00	10	1
Joel Garrison	4	15	3.75	7	0
Alan Poole	3	23	7.67	10	1
Junior Blair	2	13	6.50	10	1
Gerald Meeber	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	33	25	287	0/0	3	34	0	131.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	18	11	157	0/0	0	36	0	89.3
Gerald Meeber	9	5	37	2/15	0	15	1	25.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jose Mueller	9	9	88	9.78	20	16	0
WR Quentin Giles	3	4	90	30.00	0	34	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	8	58	19.33	6	23	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
RB Terry Diaz	2	2	16	8.00	11	11	0
WR Grady Roberson	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	1
TE B.J. Dodge	2	2	9	4.50	3	5	0
RB Burt Woodson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	7	68	17.00	29	36
TE Leo Sweeney	4	5	40	10.00	6	15
WR Phillip Newman	3	6	38	12.67	14	26
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	40	20.00	15	25
WR Shane Love	2	4	5	2.50	0	8
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Joel Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Martin Robertson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jose Turner	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jose Turner	0	1	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	4	186	46.5	35.0	54	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	4	194	48.5	40.3	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	3/3	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/3	1/2	0/1	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	2	22	11.0	0
Bernie Hassler	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	2	42	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	132	33.0	0
Tyrus Humphrey	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corey Logan	8	0	0.0	16	23
S Jose Turner	7	3	0.0	19	29
DE Carey Richardson	4	1	2.0	18	22
CB Doug Wright	4	0	0.0	5	13
CB J.C. Sturm	3	0	0.0	15	20
S Emmitt Caldwell	3	0	0.0	18	25
S Harry Hines	2	1	0.0	16	21
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	0	0.0	16	21
DT J.R. Packer	1	2	0.0	19	25
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	1	0.0	4	4
CB Nick Blackburn	1	1	0.0	19	27
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	0.0	4	9
OLB Brad Jeffries	0	1	0.0	3	4
DE Gerald Rosow	0	1	0.0	13	23
CB Edwin Forbes	0	1	0.0	9	19

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	9	5	0.0	31	30
ILB Jose Barfield	7	3	0.0	26	23
DT Johnny Rasmussen	7	0	0.0	20	25
ILB Earl Moulton	5	2	0.0	21	19
DE Eddie Bloomer	4	2	0.0	16	11
CB Sammie Rutter	4	1	0.0	21	18
CB Howie Lord	3	1	0.0	22	28
S Bryant Hickman	3	0	0.0	23	24
OLB Lamar Bailey	3	0	0.0	17	18
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	0.0	14	20
ILB Sean Ackerman	2	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Duane Burgess	1	1	0.0	16	15
CB David Evans	1	1	0.0	17	25
DT Junior Reeves	1	1	0.0	13	8
DE Nate Serban	1	1	0.0	22	20
DE Cary Clinton	1	1	0.0	11	13
QB Gerald Meeber	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Willie Rexin	1	0	0.0	16	14
S Rickey Bridges	0	1	0.0	9	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	2.0	0	3	2	22
DE Dave Patterson	0.0	1	1	0	7
DT Perry Wilkerson	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT J.R. Packer	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Deion Palmer	0.0	0	1	0	10

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Duane Burgess	1	1	15
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	13
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Corey Logan	4	0	0	23
S Jose Turner	2	0	1	29
CB Doug Wright	2	0	0	13
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0	20
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	0	25
CB Nick Blackburn	1	1	0	27
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	0	9
S Harry Hines	1	0	0	21
DE Carey Richardson	1	0	0	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sammie Rutter	4	2	18
S Duane Sterritt	4	1	30
ILB Jose Barfield	4	1	23
S Bryant Hickman	3	0	24
ILB Earl Moulton	3	0	19
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	18
CB Howie Lord	2	0	28
CB David Evans	1	0	25
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	11
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marshall Burns	3	6	29	27
Kris Arnold	3	5	17	20
Donald Starks	2	6	28	27
Kurt Drake	2	5	23	19
Rod Erickson	1	5	29	31
Britt Sims	0	3	32	31
Jose Mueller	0	2	26	21

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	3	3	16	0	22
Marlon Finley	2	4	18	0	24
Joseph Sherman	1	2	17	0	21
Mitchell Emmons	1	1	12	0	10
Junior Blair	1	1	13	0	16
Curtis Olivarez	0	2	17	0	26
Neil Delgado	0	1	15	1	25
Cedric Flournoy	0	1	7	1	10
D.J. Matthews	0	1	5	0	4
Mitch Crutchfield	0	1	3	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Caldwell	2	22
Butch Blackwood	1	13
Harry Hines	1	12
Dixon Cash	1	11
Edwin Forbes	1	11
Terry Diaz	0	17
Jose Mueller	0	15
Grady Roberson	0	14
Burt Woodson	0	14
Corey Logan	0	11
Roman Ferrari	0	11
Nolan Money	0	10
Jose Reed	0	10
Kris Arnold	0	7
Jeff Tosheff	0	7
Kurt Drake	0	6
Nick Blackburn	0	6
Pete Luster	0	6
Doug Wright	0	5
Gerald Rosow	0	5
Wes Pentasuglio	0	5
Max Wedderburn	0	4
Perry Wilkerson	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	3
Jose Turner	0	3
J.R. Packer	0	3
Tyrone Sawyers	0	3
Britt Sims	0	2
Bryce Perkins	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	2
B.J. Dodge	0	2
Brad Jeffries	0	1
Dave Patterson	0	1
Ricardo Compton	0	1
Bernie Hassler	0	1
Deion Palmer	0	1
Marshall Burns	0	1
Carey Richardson	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	1	20
Mitchell Emmons	1	13
Bobby Irwin	1	12
Otis Wallis	1	12
Larry Andersen	1	4
Tyrus Humphrey	0	13
Bob Heath	0	13
Junior Blair	0	13
Martin Robertson	0	12
Sean Ackerman	0	10
Leo Sweeney	0	10
Lamar Bailey	0	9
Rickey Bridges	0	9
Shane Love	0	8
D.J. Matthews	0	7
Marlon Finley	0	7
Mitch Crutchfield	0	7
Mel Galiardo	0	6
J.R. Marston	0	5
Earl Moulton	0	5
Junior Reeves	0	5
Brent Robbins	0	5
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Nate Serban	0	4
Darrell Shepherd	0	4
Willie Rexin	0	4
Timothy Hiller	0	4
Cedric Flournoy	0	4
Gerald Meeber	0	3
Howie Lord	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Bryant Hickman	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Jose Barfield	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	1
David Evans	0	1
Jorge Cloude	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	78	5.6
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	33	25	4	0	0	5	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	18	11	3	0	0	1	5	0	0
Gerald Meeber	9	5	0	0	1	0	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	115	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	113	18.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	53	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	132	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	8	2.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jose Mueller	9	9	88	0	21
WR Bernie Hassler	8	3	58	1	24
WR Quentin Giles	4	3	90	3	19
WR Grady Roberson	3	2	6	0	5
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	14	0	16
RB Terry Diaz	2	2	16	0	9
TE B.J. Dodge	2	2	9	0	7
WR Dixon Cash	2	1	6	0	14
RB Burt Woodson	1	1	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Humphrey	7	4	1	68	1	16
WR Phillip Newman	6	3	0	38	1	23
TE Leo Sweeney	5	4	0	40	0	24
WR Shane Love	4	2	0	5	0	17
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	0	40	1	20
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Martin Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	7	4	0.57	5.80
Terry Diaz	2	4	2.00	2.86

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	5	5	27	5.40	8.70

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	0	0	0.00	8.72
Gerald Meeber	1	0	0	0.00	4.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grady Roberson	2	2	6	3.00	2.00
RB Terry Diaz	1	1	11	11.00	8.00
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	4	4.00	4.50
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	9.71
TE Leo Sweeney	1	8.00
WR Shane Love	1	1.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mitch Fulcher	4	1
Terry Diaz	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	6	3	2
Gerald Meeber	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Mueller	3	3	2
WR Bernie Hassler	2	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
RB Terry Diaz	1	1	1
WR Grady Roberson	1	0	0
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	1
WR Shane Love	2	2	1
TE Leo Sweeney	1	1	1
WR Martin Robertson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)