Week 3, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	17	7	10	-	41
New Orleans Saints	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NOS - Graham King 11 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 03:19 MIN - Calvin Truong 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 13:28 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
2Q: 10:03 NOS - Artie Farias 42 field goal
2Q: 06:37 MIN - Bryce Perkins 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 03:32 MIN - Quentin Giles 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NOS - Irving Robasky 37 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 14:41 NOS - Irving Robasky 77 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 00:42 MIN - Alonzo Poston 15 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 04:00 MIN - Alvin Cortez 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 00:28 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NOS - Graham King 11 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 03:19 MIN - Calvin Truong 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 13:28 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
2Q: 10:03 NOS - Artie Farias 42 field goal
2Q: 06:37 MIN - Bryce Perkins 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 03:32 MIN - Quentin Giles 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NOS - Irving Robasky 37 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 14:41 NOS - Irving Robasky 77 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 00:42 MIN - Alonzo Poston 15 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 04:00 MIN - Alvin Cortez 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 00:28 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 24 21
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 17 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 434 401
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 6.89 6.27
Net Rushing Yards 175 61
- Rushing Attempts 32 15
- Yards per Rush 5.47 4.07
Net Passing Yards 259 340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 26 - 0 49 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.35 6.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/174 7/108
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 8 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 19
Time of Possession 34:16 25:44

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	24	21
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	17	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	434	401
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	6.89	6.27
Net Rushing Yards	175	61
- Rushing Attempts	32	15
- Yards per Rush	5.47	4.07
Net Passing Yards	259	340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 26 - 0	49 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	340
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.35	6.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/174	7/108
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	8	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 19
Time of Possession	34:16	25:44

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 42	4	10	Punt
1	7:59	1:12	OWN 41	2	55	Fumble
1	4:38	1:25	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
1	2:11	3:51	OWN 40	9	46	Field Goal
2	9:57	3:26	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	4:18	0:56	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OPP 45	2	4	Half
3	14:25	1:59	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
3	10:28	2:18	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
3	6:06	5:30	OWN 14	10	86	Touchdown
4	10:59	7:07	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
4	2:31	2:08	OPP 36	6	20	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	4:17	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	6:47	2:09	OWN 4	4	16	Interception
1	3:13	1:02	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	13:20	3:23	OWN 33	7	42	Field Goal
2	6:31	2:13	OWN 28	4	21	Fumble
2	3:22	2:54	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:35	OWN 23	1	77	Touchdown
3	12:26	1:58	OWN 6	5	14	Punt
3	8:10	2:04	OWN 27	4	26	Punt
3	0:36	4:37	OWN 11	11	45	Punt
4	3:52	1:21	OWN 22	7	14	Downs
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 7	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	18	90	5.00	17	3	0
Glen Jeffers	14	85	6.07	55	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Pearson	10	39	3.90	13	1
Bryant Blakely	3	7	2.33	6	0
Philip Rivers	2	15	7.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	31	26	259	0/0	5	27	0	141.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	49	23	340	0/0	3	77	1	82.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	6	7	67	11.17	11	22	1
RB Richie Forbes	6	6	57	9.50	33	27	0
WR Quentin Giles	5	7	88	17.60	27	26	1
TE Calvin Truong	3	4	14	4.67	2	12	1
WR Bryce Perkins	3	3	13	4.33	4	11	1
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Alonzo Poston	1	1	15	15.00	4	15	1
RB Glen Jeffers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	6	10	176	29.33	49	77	2
TE Graham King	4	5	38	9.50	4	12	1
WR Curtis Weber	3	9	30	10.00	0	11	0
RB Arnie Pearson	3	4	24	8.00	17	13	0
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	24	8.00	3	13	0
WR Kent Austin	3	10	39	13.00	10	22	0
WR C.J. Cook	1	7	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Dwight Mendez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	4	4.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Jeffers	1	0	0
Edgar Morrison	0	1	0
Clay Szymanski	0	0	1
Kirk Baum	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Graham King	1	1	0
Philip Rivers	1	0	0
Sammie Rutter	0	1	0
Jared Ballard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	138	46.0	35.3	49	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	4	159	39.8	37.3	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Webster	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	5	174	34.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Blakely	4	54	13.5	0
Arnold Webster	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	9	1	15	48
S Richard Kerner	5	3	15	48
CB Daniel Shearer	5	1	13	44
DE Clay Szymanski	3	1	10	39
OLB Shannon Bynaker	3	1	14	48
S Kirk Baum	2	2	14	45
DE Brent Beeston	2	0	10	40
S Mo Harvey	1	0	1	3
DT Joel Dole	1	0	6	4
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	12	45
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	12	43
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	6	11
DT Edgar Morrison	0	1	10	34

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB A.J. Sexton	10	2	0.0	32	31
OLB Jared Ballard	9	2	0.0	27	26
S Austin Koch	6	1	0.0	30	28
CB Mitch Farrell	5	1	0.0	19	26
DE Harris Herron	4	2	0.0	31	29
DE Brent Compton	4	0	0.0	30	28
DT Billy Joe Roberson	3	1	0.0	15	8
CB Drew Jordan	3	1	0.0	29	26
S Kelvin Arntt	2	1	0.0	23	25
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0.0	30	25
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	3	0.0	19	12
DT A.J. Coffey	1	2	0.0	32	31
DT Oliver Coffey	1	2	0.0	21	22
QB Philip Rivers	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	1	3
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	5	7
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Fernando Clayton	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	2	2	2	40
DT Cory Rose	1	2	0	40
DT Edgar Morrison	0	3	0	34
DE Clay Szymanski	0	3	0	39
DT Bubba Heath	0	1	0	8
DE Randy Murray	0	1	0	10

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	7	0	0	48
ILB Kurt Willis	4	0	0	48
S Kirk Baum	2	1	0	45
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	1	43
DE Clay Szymanski	2	0	0	39
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0	44
CB Percy Garcia	1	3	0	45
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1	1	0	48
S Mo Harvey	1	0	0	3
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Drew Jordan	6	0	26
CB Mitch Farrell	5	1	26
ILB A.J. Sexton	4	1	31
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	25
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2	0	8
S Kelvin Arntt	2	0	25
OLB Jared Ballard	2	0	26
DE Harris Herron	1	0	29
S Austin Koch	1	0	28
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Clyde Jordan	5	9	0	28	22
Britt Sims	3	10	1	32	31
Antoine Upshaw	1	5	0	25	24
Dwayne Moline	1	3	1	26	21
Bernard Branch	1	1	0	15	11
Luther Winslett	1	1	0	9	15
Ralph Ingram	0	2	0	9	12
Rod Erickson	0	1	0	28	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marlon Prill	2	2	2	10
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	4	14	44
Travis Tusch	0	2	12	39
Wesley Hickman	0	2	14	41
Donald Matthews	0	1	14	48
Graham King	0	1	11	28
Larry Andersen	0	1	8	26

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	3	16
Warren Pigg	2	22
Bernard Branch	1	22
Todd Gauthier	1	17
Britt Sims	1	1
Alonzo Poston	0	16
Calvin Truong	0	15
Ted O'Neill	0	15
Dwight Grolitzer	0	14
Kirk Baum	0	14
Zack Martin	0	13
Tyrone Prosser	0	13
Butch McConnell	0	10
Donnell Wilcox	0	10
Daniel Shearer	0	9
Ricardo Sirmon	0	5
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Leslie Fields	0	5
Joel Dole	0	4
Bubba Heath	0	4
Herman Burns	0	3
Rod Erickson	0	3
Clyde Jordan	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Brent Beeston	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Alvin Cortez	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Blakely	1	21
Dwight Mendez	1	18
Arnold Webster	1	16
Nathan Wannamaker	1	15
Fernando Clayton	1	14
Reggie Bailey	1	13
George Newkirk	0	20
Austin Hitchcock	0	13
Tony Brumley	0	12
Graham King	0	11
Donovan Mussatti	0	10
Arnie Pearson	0	9
Curtis Weber	0	8
Kendrick Samuels	0	8
Artie Farias	0	6
Lamont Forbes	0	5
Drew Jordan	0	5
Marlon Prill	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	5
Kelvin Arntt	0	4
Tyrone Curtis	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	4
Artie Souza	0	4
Donald Matthews	0	3
Don Blake	0	3
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Harris Herron	0	2
Travis Tusch	0	2
Larry Andersen	0	2
A.J. Sexton	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1
Mitch Farrell	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	14	123	8.8
Right	8	14	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	31	26	5	0	1	3	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	49	23	4	0	5	5	12	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	89	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	134	16.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	134	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	19	3	138	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	7	6	0	67	1	26
WR Quentin Giles	7	5	0	88	3	25
RB Richie Forbes	6	6	0	57	1	22
TE Calvin Truong	4	3	0	14	0	21
WR Bryce Perkins	3	3	0	13	0	17
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	0	1	0	6
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	0	4	0	7
RB Glen Jeffers	1	0	1	0	0	9
WR Alonzo Poston	1	1	0	15	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	10	6	0	176	3	33
WR Kent Austin	10	3	0	39	1	33
WR Curtis Weber	9	3	3	30	0	34
WR C.J. Cook	7	1	2	9	0	22
TE Graham King	5	4	0	38	0	28
RB Arnie Pearson	4	3	0	24	0	37
FB Tony Brumley	3	3	0	24	0	25
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	7	15	2.14	6.07
Richie Forbes	3	25	8.33	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	12	10	35	2.92	8.35

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	1	1	11	11.00	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Calvin Truong	2	2	2	1.00	3.50
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	3	1.50	9.57
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	9	4.50	9.50
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	2	1.00	4.33
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	3	1.50	12.57
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Alonzo Poston	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Graham King	1	1	11	11.00	7.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Jeffers	1	0
Richie Forbes	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	6	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	13	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Calvin Truong	2	1	1
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	1
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	1
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0
WR Alonzo Poston	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	3	1	1
WR Kent Austin	3	0	0
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	1
RB Arnie Pearson	2	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	2	0	0
TE Graham King	1	1	1

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

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