Week 9, 2044

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	0	6	-	27
New Orleans Saints	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:59 MIN - Nick Shapiro 83 punt return (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 09:34 NOS - Zane Killian 30 field goal
2Q: 14:35 MIN - Marco Murphy 4 pass from Marcos Duda (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 07:04 MIN - Nick Shapiro 7 pass from Marcos Duda (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 04:43 NOS - Zane Killian 25 field goal
4Q: 10:20 MIN - Bernard Richard 25 field goal
4Q: 06:24 MIN - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:59 MIN - Nick Shapiro 83 punt return (Bernard Richard extra point)
1Q: 09:34 NOS - Zane Killian 30 field goal
2Q: 14:35 MIN - Marco Murphy 4 pass from Marcos Duda (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 07:04 MIN - Nick Shapiro 7 pass from Marcos Duda (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 04:43 NOS - Zane Killian 25 field goal
4Q: 10:20 MIN - Bernard Richard 25 field goal
4Q: 06:24 MIN - Bernard Richard 26 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 1-8 3-6
First Downs 15 11
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 208 273
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 3.30 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 98 101
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 2.65 5.61
Net Passing Yards 110 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 0 37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 141 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.23 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/107 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:28 25:32

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	1-8	3-6
First Downs	15	11
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	208	273
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	3.30	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	98	101
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	2.65	5.61
Net Passing Yards	110	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 0	37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	141	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.23	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/107	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:28	25:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:28	1:21	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
1	6:09	6:43	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	11:30	3:13	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	8:17	1:22	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
2	4:45	1:46	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	2:16	2:16	OWN 3	4	20	Half
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 25	8	26	Punt
3	4:38	2:54	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
3	0:14	2:44	OWN 24	5	10	Punt
4	12:11	1:57	OPP 30	4	22	Field Goal
4	8:31	2:14	OPP 17	3	8	Field Goal
4	4:05	1:39	OPP 46	3	7	Fumble
4	1:27	0:40	OWN 45	3	4	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:10	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	13:50	4:22	OWN 25	8	62	Field Goal
1	8:07	1:58	50	3	6	Punt
2	14:26	2:56	OWN 35	6	20	Punt
2	6:55	2:10	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	2:59	0:43	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
3	10:46	6:08	OWN 20	11	72	Field Goal
3	1:44	1:30	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
4	12:30	0:19	OWN 34	1	-10	Interception
4	10:14	1:43	OWN 22	4	-5	Downs
4	6:17	2:12	OWN 32	7	14	Downs
4	2:26	0:59	OWN 39	4	21	Fumble
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	3	35	Game

Game MVP: Shaquille Leblond, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonte Rigley	16	32	2.00	11	1
Nicolas Orlando	10	36	3.60	11	1
Marcos Duda	7	22	3.14	8	0
Christopher Shannon	4	8	2.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jake Wilkins	11	73	6.64	27	3
Denzel Finch	4	4	1.00	5	0
Clyde Springer	2	17	8.50	17	1
Jon Wagner	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcos Duda	22	16	141	4/31	2	31	0	119.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Braxton Parrish	23	14	142	3/18	0	31	1	60.4
Jon Wagner	14	9	53	1/5	0	19	0	71.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rusty Humphrey	4	5	65	16.25	35	31	0
TE Wendell Mixon	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
FB Christopher Shannon	2	3	12	6.00	0	15	0
WR Nick Shapiro	2	3	17	8.50	3	10	1
RB Nicolas Orlando	2	2	8	4.00	7	4	0
WR Marco Murphy	2	2	12	6.00	8	8	1
WR Erick Chelle	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Devonte Rigley	1	2	16	16.00	17	16	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerald Lane	6	7	71	11.83	28	31
RB Jake Wilkins	5	5	48	9.60	26	28
WR Kyle Fairley	4	9	12	3.00	0	19
RB Leland Pegram	3	4	31	10.33	0	15
TE Bo Blackburn	3	7	21	7.00	0	9
FB Clyde Springer	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
RB Denzel Finch	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
TE Xavier Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Andrew Sheldon	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcos Duda	1	0	0
Ricardo Bodell	0	1	0
Courtney Zodda	0	1	0
Kurt Suckle	0	0	1
Ashton Sanford	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Wilkins	1	0	0
Jerald Lane	1	0	0
Eduardo Delaney	0	1	0
Marlon Twente	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	7	296	42.3	33.7	51	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin D'Herde	6	286	47.7	28.3	53	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Shapiro	3	107	35.7	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	1	23	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Lane	4	84	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB T.J. Matthews	7	2	0.0	16	28
OLB Ricardo Bodell	5	1	1.0	3	21
S Conner Dux	5	2	0.0	15	28
CB Miguel Webb	5	1	0.0	16	41
S Andrew Sheldon	5	0	0.0	18	28
CB Kurt Suckle	4	0	0.0	15	27
ILB Gus Dazey	3	1	1.0	16	28
DE Bernie McConnell	3	0	1.0	16	30
DE Diego Drake	2	1	1.0	18	40
CB Edwin Smothers	2	1	0.0	15	34
S B.J. Singleton	1	1	0.0	4	24
OLB Horace Glover	1	0	0.0	2	10
CB Fernando Williams	1	0	0.0	2	10
DT Eric Dasilva	0	1	0.0	15	25
OLB Lukas Wallace	0	1	0.0	2	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Shaquille Leblond	6	3	2.5	37	26
DT Henry Franz	5	2	1.0	26	18
OLB Eugene Branch	5	3	0.0	36	25
CB Roman Parliman	5	1	0.0	37	26
DE Chandler DeVore	4	0	0.5	24	9
DT Clarence McCormick	4	3	0.0	31	22
S Eduardo Delaney	4	1	0.0	25	11
S Noah Martin	4	0	0.0	36	21
OLB Marlon Twente	3	3	0.0	12	16
ILB Chris Franklin	3	1	0.0	30	20
ILB Tyrus Greer	3	1	0.0	7	6
CB Donnie McKenzie	2	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Craig Dubord	2	0	0.0	1	1
S Fernando Dunne	1	2	0.0	8	13
DE Emmanuel Brisman	1	1	0.0	10	14
DT Adam Dixon	1	1	0.0	15	10
CB Keegan Ulufale	1	1	0.0	32	24
G Victor Nixon	1	0	---	---	---
TE Bo Blackburn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Drake Russell	1	0	0.0	29	13
DT Chris Major	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernie McConnell	1.0	1	1	0	30
DE Diego Drake	1.0	0	2	2	40
OLB Ricardo Bodell	1.0	0	0	0	21
ILB Gus Dazey	1.0	0	0	0	28

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaquille Leblond	2.5	0	2	3	26
DT Henry Franz	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Chandler DeVore	0.5	1	0	1	9
DE Emmanuel Brisman	0.0	0	1	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kurt Suckle	5	0	0	27
OLB T.J. Matthews	3	0	0	28
CB Edwin Smothers	2	1	0	34
CB Miguel Webb	2	1	0	41
S Andrew Sheldon	2	0	1	28
OLB Ricardo Bodell	2	0	0	21
S Conner Dux	2	0	0	28
ILB Gus Dazey	2	0	0	28
OLB Horace Glover	1	0	0	10
S B.J. Singleton	1	0	0	24
CB Fernando Williams	1	0	0	10
OLB Lukas Wallace	0	1	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
CB Roman Parliman	6	26
ILB Chris Franklin	3	20
OLB Marlon Twente	2	16
S Noah Martin	1	21
CB Donnie McKenzie	1	4
ILB Tyrus Greer	1	6
OLB Eugene Branch	1	25
OLB Craig Dubord	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kennedy Warren	5	10	37	0	26
Camden Jackson	3	9	37	0	26
Albert Galligher	3	7	37	1	26
Courtney Zodda	2	4	37	3	26
Martin Moe	0	2	37	0	26
Wendell Mixon	0	1	31	0	25

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Victor Nixon	2	4	18	2	41
Amos McIndoe	2	3	18	2	41
Micah Zwillinger	1	1	18	0	41
Donny Whitehouse	0	6	18	0	41
Clyde Springer	0	2	10	0	10
Derrick Morrison	0	1	18	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Humphrey	3	22
Nicolas Orlando	2	18
Ashton Sanford	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Denzel Finch	1	24
Eugene Branch	1	23
Fernando Dunne	1	17
Derrick Morrison	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Humphrey	35	26	---	---	22	83
Camden Jackson	37	26	---	---	15	78
Courtney Zodda	37	26	---	---	9	72
Albert Galligher	37	26	---	---	9	72
Martin Moe	37	26	---	---	9	72
Nick Shapiro	29	16	---	---	24	69
Miguel Webb	---	---	16	41	9	66
Marcos Duda	37	26	---	---	2	65
Kennedy Warren	37	26	---	---	---	63
Diego Drake	---	---	18	40	2	60
Wendell Mixon	31	25	---	---	3	59
Marco Murphy	30	23	---	---	---	53
Gus Dazey	---	---	16	28	9	53
Bernie McConnell	---	---	16	30	6	52
Edwin Smothers	---	---	15	34	2	51
Jeffery Rivard	---	---	17	26	6	49
Nicolas Orlando	15	13	---	---	18	46
Andrew Sheldon	---	---	18	28	---	46
B.J. Singleton	---	---	4	24	17	45
Conner Dux	---	---	15	28	2	45
Kurt Suckle	---	---	15	27	2	44
T.J. Matthews	---	---	16	28	---	44
Eric Dasilva	---	---	15	25	2	42
Devonte Rigley	19	11	---	---	9	39
Ricardo Bodell	---	---	3	21	12	36
Christopher Shannon	11	6	---	---	17	34
Dashawn Hampton	---	---	4	28	2	34
Horace Glover	---	---	2	10	14	26
Ty Lawson	2	0	---	---	24	26
Marco Castillo	---	---	2	15	2	19
Gilbert Quinones	---	---	0	5	14	19
Albert Daley	5	8	---	---	---	13
Fernando Williams	---	---	2	10	---	12
Ashton Sanford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gerald Strong	0	0	---	---	7	7
Erick Chelle	3	2	---	---	---	5
Lukas Wallace	---	---	2	3	---	5
Reggie Bernstein	5	0	---	---	---	5
Abel Burns	---	---	2	0	---	2
Doug Sherman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harris Rizzo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jose DeVane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrell Dunlap	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jermaine McClary	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eugene Branch	---	---	36	25	23	84
Bo Blackburn	10	39	---	---	24	73
Kyle Fairley	18	38	---	---	15	71
Amos McIndoe	18	41	---	---	11	70
Victor Nixon	18	41	---	---	8	67
Derrick Morrison	18	41	---	---	8	67
Donny Whitehouse	18	41	---	---	8	67
Roman Parliman	---	---	37	26	2	65
Shaquille Leblond	---	---	37	26	2	65
Micah Zwillinger	18	41	---	---	---	59
Noah Martin	---	---	36	21	1	58
Keegan Ulufale	---	---	32	24	2	58
Jerald Lane	16	28	---	---	13	57
Clarence McCormick	---	---	31	22	2	55
Leland Pegram	16	35	---	---	3	54
Marlon Twente	---	---	12	16	24	52
Chris Franklin	---	---	30	20	1	51
Denzel Finch	4	22	---	---	24	50
Drake Russell	---	---	29	13	7	49
Henry Franz	---	---	26	18	---	44
Fernando Dunne	---	---	8	13	17	38
Eduardo Delaney	---	---	25	11	1	37
Chandler DeVore	---	---	24	9	1	34
Emmanuel Brisman	---	---	10	14	9	33
Adam Dixon	---	---	15	10	8	33
Braxton Parrish	7	26	---	---	---	33
Jake Wilkins	14	15	---	---	---	29
Jon Wagner	11	15	---	---	---	26
J.T. Ozols	2	4	---	---	18	24
Ezra Austin	---	---	2	3	17	22
Clyde Springer	10	10	---	---	---	20
Xavier Johnson	0	9	---	---	6	15
Tyrus Greer	---	---	7	6	1	14
Donnie McKenzie	---	---	6	4	---	10
Dustin D'Herde	0	0	---	---	8	8
Braxton Martinez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alvin Schroeder	0	1	---	---	6	7
Chris Major	---	---	3	4	---	7
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Irv Sutter	0	4	---	---	---	4
Craig Dubord	---	---	1	1	1	3
Taylor Martinez	0	0	---	---	2	2
Shawn Fadiman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chance Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zane Shannon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	17	61	3.6
Right	9	5	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcos Duda	22	16	1	2	0	0	3	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Braxton Parrish	23	14	2	1	3	1	2	2	1
Jon Wagner	14	9	0	0	2	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	95	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	23	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	-1	-0.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	34	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rusty Humphrey	5	4	65	1	26
TE Wendell Mixon	3	2	9	0	25
FB Christopher Shannon	3	2	12	0	6
WR Nick Shapiro	3	2	17	0	16
WR Erick Chelle	2	1	2	0	2
RB Devonte Rigley	2	1	16	0	11
RB Nicolas Orlando	2	2	8	0	13
WR Marco Murphy	2	2	12	0	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kyle Fairley	9	4	3	12	0	38
TE Bo Blackburn	7	3	1	21	0	39
WR Jerald Lane	7	6	0	71	1	28
RB Jake Wilkins	5	5	0	48	1	15
RB Leland Pegram	4	3	0	31	0	35
RB Denzel Finch	3	1	0	8	0	22
FB Clyde Springer	1	1	0	4	0	10
TE Xavier Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonte Rigley	2	3	1.50	2.00
Christopher Shannon	2	3	1.50	2.00
Marcos Duda	1	2	2.00	3.14
Nicolas Orlando	1	9	9.00	3.60

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marcos Duda	5	3	18	3.60	6.41

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Braxton Parrish	3	1	4	1.33	6.17
Jon Wagner	2	1	6	3.00	3.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rusty Humphrey	1	1	7	7.00	13.00
RB Devonte Rigley	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
FB Christopher Shannon	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Nick Shapiro	1	1	7	7.00	5.67
WR Marco Murphy	1	1	4	4.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Denzel Finch	2	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Kyle Fairley	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
FB Clyde Springer	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Bo Blackburn	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marcos Duda	2	0
Nicolas Orlando	2	0
Devonte Rigley	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Clyde Springer	1	1
Denzel Finch	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcos Duda	9	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Wagner	6	3	1
Braxton Parrish	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wendell Mixon	2	2	2
WR Erick Chelle	2	1	0
FB Christopher Shannon	2	1	0
WR Rusty Humphrey	1	0	0
WR Nick Shapiro	1	1	1
RB Nicolas Orlando	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerald Lane	4	4	2
RB Denzel Finch	3	1	1
WR Kyle Fairley	2	1	1
RB Leland Pegram	1	1	0
TE Bo Blackburn	1	0	0
TE Xavier Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (25,300)
End Zone 13,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (25,300)
End Zone	13,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,200 (9,900)