Week 9, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	10	7	6	-	37
New Orleans Saints	14	7	7	3	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 NOS - Johnny Tyler 1 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 00:25 NOS - Irving Robasky 13 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 10:35 MIN - Bryce Perkins 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 08:01 MIN - Kurt Willis 34 interception return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 05:45 NOS - Irving Robasky 7 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 10:51 MIN - Edwin Holliday 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 06:53 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 24 field goal
3Q: 01:50 NOS - Phillip Newman 9 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 13:20 MIN - Edwin Holliday 12 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 00:08 NOS - J.R. Marston 46 field goal
OT: 04:32 MIN - Quentin Giles 19 pass from Frankie Giles

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 NOS - Johnny Tyler 1 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
1Q: 00:25 NOS - Irving Robasky 13 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 10:35 MIN - Bryce Perkins 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 08:01 MIN - Kurt Willis 34 interception return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 05:45 NOS - Irving Robasky 7 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
3Q: 10:51 MIN - Edwin Holliday 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 06:53 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 24 field goal
3Q: 01:50 NOS - Phillip Newman 9 pass from Alan Poole (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 13:20 MIN - Edwin Holliday 12 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 00:08 NOS - J.R. Marston 46 field goal
OT: 04:32 MIN - Quentin Giles 19 pass from Frankie Giles

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 9-0 5-4
First Downs 26 29
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 20 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 494 473
- Offensive Plays 59 77
- Yards per Play 8.37 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 137 242
- Rushing Attempts 21 40
- Yards per Rush 6.52 6.05
Net Passing Yards 357 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 29 - 1 34 - 23 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 357 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 9.39 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 9/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 11/97
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/124 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 5/72 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:53 39:43

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	9-0	5-4
First Downs	26	29
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	20	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	494	473
- Offensive Plays	59	77
- Yards per Play	8.37	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	137	242
- Rushing Attempts	21	40
- Yards per Rush	6.52	6.05
Net Passing Yards	357	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 29 - 1	34 - 23 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	357	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	9.39	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	9/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	11/97
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/124	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	5/72	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:53	39:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:50	3:05	OWN 19	4	53	Missed FG
1	0:15	4:48	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
2	5:37	2:54	OWN 24	5	37	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 46	3	32	Half
3	15:00	4:18	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
3	9:18	2:32	OPP 41	6	34	Field Goal
3	1:44	3:32	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
4	7:16	4:35	OWN 18	7	75	Interception
OT1	15:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
OT1	10:06	1:11	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
OT1	7:10	0:10	OWN 42	1	2	Fumble
OT1	6:09	1:45	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:10	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
1	3:45	3:30	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	10:27	2:36	OWN 15	4	13	Interception
2	7:51	2:14	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
2	2:43	2:16	OWN 20	5	22	Interception
3	10:42	1:24	OWN 37	2	4	Fumble
3	6:46	5:02	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
4	13:12	5:56	OWN 29	11	27	Punt
4	2:41	2:41	OWN 27	9	44	Field Goal
OT1	14:00	3:54	OWN 34	7	29	Interception
OT1	8:55	1:45	OWN 43	4	10	Interception
OT1	7:00	0:51	OPP 33	2	-8	Interception

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dominic Henry	10	70	7.00	45	2
Tony Petitgout	10	58	5.80	19	3
Bernard Branch	1	9	9.00	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel McCarthy	23	112	4.87	15	1
Joel Garrison	12	86	7.17	36	2
Alan Poole	5	44	8.80	19	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	38	29	357	0/0	4	25	1	128.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	34	23	246	3/15	4	22	5	88.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Holliday	10	12	99	9.90	8	20	2
WR Bryce Perkins	7	8	98	14.00	24	24	1
WR Quentin Giles	5	7	79	15.80	27	25	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	3	24	12.00	3	16	0
TE Roman Ferrari	2	3	19	9.50	3	14	0
WR Bernie Hassler	2	3	34	17.00	2	18	0
RB Sean Abell	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	6	9	83	13.83	7	22	2
WR Phillip Newman	5	9	79	15.80	18	22	1
FB Johnny Tyler	3	3	11	3.67	5	6	1
TE Leo Sweeney	3	4	39	13.00	12	18	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	3	6	17	5.67	0	6	0
RB Daniel McCarthy	2	2	15	7.50	1	10	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Sturm	3	38	12.67	0
ILB Kurt Willis	1	34	34.00	1
S Antonio Raag	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sammie Rutter	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Petitgout	2	0	0
Clarence Cassidy	0	1	0
Teddy Davison	0	1	0
Kurt Willis	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Daniel McCarthy	1	0	0
Eddie Bloomer	0	1	0
Jared Ballard	0	0	1
Duane Sterritt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	122	40.7	34.0	48	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	1	33	33.0	26.0	33	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	5	124	24.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	3	77	25.7	0
Irving Robasky	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	13	2	0.0	40	37
ILB Kurt Willis	12	3	0.0	40	37
CB Nick Blackburn	6	2	0.0	40	36
OLB Kris Gough	5	1	0.5	27	33
CB J.C. Sturm	4	1	0.0	32	33
DE Clay Szymanski	3	1	1.5	27	30
DT Randy Murray	3	2	0.0	32	30
OLB Ricardo Compton	3	1	0.0	30	25
DE Teddy Davison	2	2	1.0	35	37
ILB Archie O'Neal	2	2	0.0	23	10
CB Michael Huffman	2	1	0.0	24	29
DT Clarence Snellings	2	0	0.0	13	10
S Cory Webster	2	0	0.0	24	27
S Antonio Raag	2	0	0.0	14	17
T Luther Winslett	1	0	---	---	---
C Britt Sims	1	0	---	---	---
DE Everett Cash	1	0	0.0	15	7
OLB J.B. Winkler	0	1	0.0	8	1

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	9	2	0.0	21	38
S Duane Sterritt	6	3	0.0	20	36
ILB Marshall Chin	5	3	0.0	19	36
CB J.R. Garrett	5	1	0.0	12	28
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	0.0	18	34
CB Bob Heath	3	1	0.0	20	35
OLB Duane Burgess	3	0	0.0	19	33
S Jake Harry	2	2	0.0	15	30
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	1	0.0	21	32
DE Sammy Kolodzik	2	0	0.0	9	11
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0.0	8	9
WR Phillip Newman	2	0	---	---	---
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
S Juan Fleck	1	0	0.0	1	2
QB Alan Poole	1	0	---	---	---
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	16	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Szymanski	1.5	0	1	3	30
DE Teddy Davison	1.0	0	1	3	37
OLB Kris Gough	0.5	1	0	0	33
DT Randy Murray	0.0	0	1	0	30

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Duane Burgess	2	1	33
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	34
DE Jamal Wallace	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nick Blackburn	6	1	0	36
S Jose Turner	5	0	0	37
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	1	37
OLB Kris Gough	3	0	0	33
S Cory Webster	2	0	0	27
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0	29
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	3	33
ILB Archie O'Neal	1	0	0	10
S Antonio Raag	0	0	1	17

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	6	1	0	36
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	1	34
OLB Jared Ballard	5	0	0	38
CB J.R. Garrett	4	0	0	28
CB Bob Heath	3	0	0	35
OLB Duane Burgess	2	0	0	33
ILB Marshall Chin	1	1	0	36
S Jake Harry	1	0	0	30
S Juan Fleck	1	0	0	2
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	9
ILB Dan Kerouac	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Britt Sims	3	6	21	38
Moe Adderly	2	3	18	34
Luther Winslett	1	2	16	32
Curtis Farley	0	3	11	15
Clarence Cassidy	0	3	19	36
Kurt Drake	0	2	16	31
Bernard Branch	0	1	11	15
Jose Mueller	0	1	18	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Prill	6	7	33	0	31
Larry Andersen	4	10	33	1	28
Johnnie Hogrefe	4	7	31	0	31
Wesley Hickman	2	5	36	0	30
Leon Schroeder	2	4	32	0	33
Travis Tusch	1	1	9	0	6
Johnny Tyler	1	1	29	0	18
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	0	8	1	4
D.J. Matthews	0	0	11	1	13

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	2	10
Ronnie Clements	1	17
J.C. Sturm	1	2
Bernard Branch	0	17
Jose Mueller	0	15
Brad Jeffries	0	13
Bernie Hassler	0	13
Bryce Perkins	0	12
Marcus Bernstein	0	12
Mike Ayodele	0	11
Austin Scott	0	11
Roman Ferrari	0	9
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Antonio Raag	0	7
Archie O'Neal	0	6
Britt Sims	0	5
Curtis Farley	0	5
Kurt Drake	0	5
Graham Rosow	0	5
Clarence Cassidy	0	4
Herman Burns	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	2
Jimmie Burton	0	2
Nick Blackburn	0	2
Michael Huffman	0	2
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Everett Cash	0	1
Rod Erickson	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1
Frank Lyle	0	1
Ricardo Compton	0	1
Cory Webster	0	1
Kris Gough	0	1
Sean Abell	0	1
Teddy Davison	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	4	17
Austin Koch	1	16
Leo Sweeney	1	12
Nathan Wannamaker	0	15
Dwight Sanders	0	15
Charles Cortez	0	14
Frankie Pearce	0	13
Johnny Tyler	0	12
Tommy Cranwell	0	11
Corey Logan	0	10
Irving Robasky	0	7
J.R. Marston	0	7
Colin Walsh	0	6
J.R. Garrett	0	6
Juan Fleck	0	5
Marshall Chin	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	3
Jamal Wallace	0	3
Dan Kerouac	0	3
Travis Tusch	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	2
Devin Medlock	0	2
Duane Burgess	0	2
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Earl Moulton	0	2
Bob Heath	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Johnny Sanford	0	1
Larry Andersen	0	1
Jake Harry	0	1
Daniel McCarthy	0	1
Artie Souza	0	1
Sammy Kolodzik	0	1
D.J. Matthews	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	62	10.3
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	20	158	7.9
Right	11	56	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	38	29	4	0	1	3	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	34	23	5	1	0	1	3	6	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	108	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	14	204	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	45	22.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	89	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	89	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	64	9.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Holliday	12	10	0	99	1	31
WR Bryce Perkins	8	7	0	98	2	27
WR Quentin Giles	7	5	0	79	1	27
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	0	24	0	22
TE Roman Ferrari	3	2	0	19	0	6
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	1	34	0	10
RB Sean Abell	2	1	0	4	0	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	9	6	83	2	22
WR Phillip Newman	9	5	79	3	30
WR Dwayne Gelbart	6	3	17	0	23
TE Leo Sweeney	4	3	39	0	31
FB Johnny Tyler	3	3	11	0	18
RB Daniel McCarthy	2	2	15	0	19
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	2	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dominic Henry	3	10	3.33	7.00
Tony Petitgout	2	2	1.00	5.80

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel McCarthy	2	11	5.50	4.87
Joel Garrison	2	2	1.00	7.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	12	9	88	7.33	9.39

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	5	5	38	7.60	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Holliday	6	5	38	6.33	8.25
WR Quentin Giles	3	2	31	10.33	11.29
WR Bryce Perkins	2	1	5	2.50	12.25
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	14	14.00	6.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	3	3	28	9.33	9.22
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	1	1.00	3.67
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	9	9.00	8.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Petitgout	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Garrison	1	1
Alan Poole	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	8	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edwin Holliday	3	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	2	2
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	2
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	2	2
FB Johnny Tyler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,100 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,100 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)