Wild Card Playoff Games, 2018

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	24	14	3	-	41
New Orleans Saints	6	7	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 NOS - Artie Farias 33 field goal
1Q: 04:45 NOS - Artie Farias 28 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Arnold Gaden 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 08:51 NOS - Winfred Niklos 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 02:01 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 5 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Claude Adams 41 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:10 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 34 field goal
3Q: 11:45 MIN - Donnell Crosland 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 03:22 MIN - Edwin Holliday 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 08:30 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 38 field goal
4Q: 07:47 NOS - Joel Garrison 63 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 NOS - Artie Farias 33 field goal
1Q: 04:45 NOS - Artie Farias 28 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Arnold Gaden 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 08:51 NOS - Winfred Niklos 2 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 02:01 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 5 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Claude Adams 41 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:10 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 34 field goal
3Q: 11:45 MIN - Donnell Crosland 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 03:22 MIN - Edwin Holliday 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 08:30 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 38 field goal
4Q: 07:47 NOS - Joel Garrison 63 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 29 18
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 22 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 450 342
- Offensive Plays 63 53
- Yards per Play 7.14 6.45
Net Rushing Yards 168 192
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 5.09 9.60
Net Passing Yards 282 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 24 - 0 30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.40 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 6/141
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:40 24:20

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	29	18
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	22	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	450	342
- Offensive Plays	63	53
- Yards per Play	7.14	6.45
Net Rushing Yards	168	192
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	5.09	9.60
Net Passing Yards	282	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 24 - 0	30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.40	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	6/141
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:40	24:20

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:18	2:01	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	7:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	18	Fumble
1	4:40	4:48	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	8:43	1:37	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	5:38	3:44	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:22	OPP 36	1	36	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:06	OPP 17	0	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
3	10:18	7:05	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
4	14:19	5:57	OWN 20	10	59	Field Goal
4	7:30	5:33	OWN 31	10	40	Missed FG
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 44	3	-4	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:42	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	12:17	5:02	OWN 27	9	57	Field Goal
1	7:00	2:20	OPP 38	4	27	Field Goal
2	14:52	6:09	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
2	7:06	1:28	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	1:54	1:07	OWN 19	3	19	Interception
2	0:25	0:15	OWN 24	1	10	Fumble
3	11:37	1:19	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
3	3:13	3:54	OWN 20	8	46	Punt
4	8:22	0:52	OWN 37	1	63	Touchdown
4	1:57	1:22	OWN 36	7	20	Downs

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randall Papadopulos	20	123	6.15	49	3	1
Dominic Henry	7	36	5.14	10	1	0
Donnell Crosland	3	13	4.33	11	1	0
Frankie Giles	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel Garrison	12	153	12.75	63	5	1
Winfred Niklos	6	32	5.33	11	2	1
Philip Rivers	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Arnie Pearson	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	29	24	289	1/7	4	41	0	147.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	30	16	166	3/16	0	24	1	55.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Holliday	7	7	79	11.29	28	25	1
WR Quentin Giles	6	10	77	12.83	31	22	0
WR Bryce Perkins	4	5	52	13.00	5	21	0
WR Claude Adams	2	2	49	24.50	26	41	1
FB Sean Loucks	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Donnell Crosland	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irving Robasky	3	7	34	11.33	2	15
WR George Newkirk	3	6	29	9.67	1	15
FB Tony Brumley	2	3	18	9.00	8	15
WR Kent Austin	2	6	26	13.00	14	14
RB Winfred Niklos	2	3	3	1.50	0	4
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	30	15.00	6	15
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Deron Lyle	1	2	24	24.00	4	24

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Kerner	1	15	15.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randall Papadopulos	1	0	0
Nick Blackburn	0	1	0
Neal Kelleher	0	0	2
Percy Garcia	0	0	1
Jose Turner	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Brumley	1	1	0
Tommy Cranwell	1	0	1
Irving Robasky	1	0	0
Tyrone Weber	1	0	0
Daniel Bellas	0	1	0
Renaldo Carraway	0	1	0
Duane Burgess	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	2	102	51.0	47.0	52	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	4	189	47.3	36.0	66	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	1	5	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Weber	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	2	41	20.5	0
Austin Scott	2	46	23.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	5	111	22.2	0
Daniel Bellas	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	8	5	0.0	20	33
OLB Shannon Bynaker	5	0	1.0	17	17
CB Nick Blackburn	5	0	0.0	20	33
S Richard Kerner	4	0	0.0	14	32
CB Percy Garcia	3	0	0.0	19	32
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	1.0	20	33
DE Clay Szymanski	2	0	0.5	17	33
DT Randy Murray	2	3	0.0	18	33
ILB Archie O'Neal	2	1	0.0	6	3
S Jose Turner	2	1	0.0	20	33
CB J.C. Sturm	1	3	0.0	14	30
DE Frank Lyle	0	2	0.5	18	32

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Duane Burgess	11	2	0.0	27	28
OLB Jared Ballard	10	1	0.0	33	30
CB Tommy Cranwell	6	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	1	0.0	17	8
CB Daniel Bellas	3	0	0.0	16	22
DT Oliver Coffey	2	4	0.5	26	29
DE Jason Mireles	2	1	0.5	28	30
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2	1	0.0	11	0
CB Sammie Rutter	2	1	0.0	29	29
S Norm Nichols	2	0	0.0	22	25
DT Renaldo Carraway	2	0	0.0	27	22
S Tyrone Weber	1	4	0.0	27	30
DT A.J. Coffey	1	1	0.0	13	8
CB Terry Peterson	1	1	0.0	17	8
ILB Gary Thompson	1	1	0.0	8	2
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0.0	28	30
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
S Austin Koch	0	1	0.0	8	6
OLB Norm Sapia	0	1	0.0	5	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Neal Kelleher	1.0	1	0	33
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1.0	0	0	17
DE Clay Szymanski	0.5	3	1	33
DE Frank Lyle	0.5	0	0	32
DT Randy Murray	0.0	2	1	33

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Mireles	0.5	0	3	0	30
DT Oliver Coffey	0.5	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	0	0	17
CB Percy Garcia	3	0	0	32
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	0	33
S Richard Kerner	2	2	1	32
CB Nick Blackburn	2	2	0	33
S Jose Turner	1	0	0	33
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	6	1	30
CB Tommy Cranwell	5	0	23
CB Daniel Bellas	3	1	22
S Norm Nichols	3	0	25
ILB Duane Burgess	2	0	28
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	8
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	29
DT Renaldo Carraway	1	0	22
CB Terry Peterson	1	0	8
S Tyrone Weber	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clyde Jordan	4	5	23	1	24
Rico Cade	3	6	28	0	27
Britt Sims	1	5	33	0	30
Rod Erickson	1	5	30	0	26
Kurt Drake	1	2	23	0	26
Sean Loucks	0	2	19	0	14
Tom Swisher	0	2	13	0	5
Ralph Ingram	0	1	7	0	7
Luther Winslett	0	1	6	0	5
Roman Ferrari	0	1	13	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	3	5	1	15	0	28
Marlon Prill	2	3	1	18	0	29
Wesley Hickman	2	3	0	14	1	18
Johnnie Hogrefe	2	2	1	15	0	24
Leon Schroeder	2	2	0	19	1	32
Jimmy Lumpkin	2	2	0	7	0	16
Henry Freeman	1	1	0	5	1	9
Devin Medlock	0	1	0	7	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Kelleher	7	12
Roman Ferrari	1	18
Kirk Baum	1	16
Vinny Bryant	0	21
Donnell Crosland	0	20
Arnold Gaden	0	16
Claude Adams	0	15
Dwight Grolitzer	0	13
Austin Scott	0	12
Donnell Wilcox	0	11
Oliver Palmer	0	9
Sean Loucks	0	8
Dominic Henry	0	8
Jose Mueller	0	7
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Chuck Laxdal	0	5
Tom Swisher	0	5
Archie O'Neal	0	5
Robbie Cassidy	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	5
Clarence Snellings	0	5
J.C. Sturm	0	5
Britt Sims	0	4
Shannon Bynaker	0	4
Frankie Giles	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	2
Herman Burns	0	2
Clay Szymanski	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Randall Papadopulos	0	2
Edwin Holliday	0	2
Gino Shields	0	2
Jose Turner	0	2
Nick Blackburn	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	1
Frank Lyle	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Arnie Pearson	2	19
Winfred Niklos	2	8
Daniel Bellas	1	24
Lance Emerson	0	19
Nathan Wannamaker	0	16
Tommy Cranwell	0	16
Norm Sapia	0	15
Austin Koch	0	14
George Newkirk	0	14
Johnny Tyler	0	12
Juan Fleck	0	8
Tony Brumley	0	7
Artie Farias	0	7
Gary Thompson	0	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Henry Freeman	0	6
Devin Medlock	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	5
Tyrone Weber	0	5
Jared Ballard	0	4
Artie Souza	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Charles Cortez	0	4
Renaldo Carraway	0	4
Jason Mireles	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
Norm Nichols	0	3
Leon Schroeder	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Donovan Mussatti	0	2
Graham King	0	2
J.R. Fraaije	0	2
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	2
Jamal Wallace	0	2
Irving Robasky	0	1
Deron Lyle	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	11	22	2.0
Right	11	107	9.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	44	11.0
Middle	7	85	12.1
Right	9	63	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	29	24	4	0	0	2	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	30	16	1	1	2	4	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	147	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	117	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	14	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	10	6	77	1	24
WR Edwin Holliday	7	7	79	1	23
WR Bryce Perkins	5	4	52	1	22
WR Claude Adams	2	2	49	1	12
FB Sean Loucks	1	1	12	0	14
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	2	0	3
RB Donnell Crosland	1	1	1	0	8
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	10	0	9
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	7	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	7	3	1	34	0	27
WR Kent Austin	6	2	0	26	0	24
WR George Newkirk	6	3	0	29	0	21
FB Tony Brumley	3	2	0	18	0	19
RB Winfred Niklos	3	2	0	3	0	19
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	0	30	0	18
WR Deron Lyle	2	1	1	24	1	14
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	0	2	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Papadopulos	2	6	3.00	6.15
Dominic Henry	2	8	4.00	5.14
Donnell Crosland	1	-1	-1.00	4.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	2	2	1.00	5.33
Joel Garrison	2	7	3.50	12.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	9	9	57	6.33	9.97

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	5	3	29	5.80	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Holliday	3	3	20	6.67	11.29
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	13	6.50	7.70
FB Sean Loucks	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	9	9.00	10.40
RB Donnell Crosland	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Newkirk	3	3	29	9.67	4.83
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	0	0.00	4.86
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Crosland	2	0
Frankie Giles	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Pearson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	3	2	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	2
WR Edwin Holliday	1	1	1
WR Claude Adams	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Newkirk	3	2	1
FB Tony Brumley	2	1	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (20,400)
End Zone 14,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (20,400)
End Zone	14,400 (14,600)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)