Week 9, 2017

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	3	6	-	19
New Orleans Saints	3	14	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:26 NOS - Stephen Flowers 46 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Travis Coons 32 field goal
2Q: 10:27 NOS - Jairus Byrd 41 interception return (Stephen Flowers extra point)
2Q: 02:10 MIN - Tom Johnson 6 fumble return (Travis Coons extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Marquise Goodwin 2 pass from Garrett Grayson (Stephen Flowers extra point)
3Q: 00:35 MIN - Travis Coons 43 field goal
4Q: 12:50 NOS - Marquise Goodwin 7 pass from Garrett Grayson (Stephen Flowers extra point)
4Q: 09:03 MIN - Jerick McKinnon 8 run (Jerick McKinnon run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:26 NOS - Stephen Flowers 46 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Travis Coons 32 field goal
2Q: 10:27 NOS - Jairus Byrd 41 interception return (Stephen Flowers extra point)
2Q: 02:10 MIN - Tom Johnson 6 fumble return (Travis Coons extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NOS - Marquise Goodwin 2 pass from Garrett Grayson (Stephen Flowers extra point)
3Q: 00:35 MIN - Travis Coons 43 field goal
4Q: 12:50 NOS - Marquise Goodwin 7 pass from Garrett Grayson (Stephen Flowers extra point)
4Q: 09:03 MIN - Jerick McKinnon 8 run (Jerick McKinnon run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 4-5 4-5
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 355 311
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 5.55 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 105 165
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 3.50 5.16
Net Passing Yards 250 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 2 28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.35 4.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/44 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 3/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/41
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	4-5	4-5
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	355	311
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	5.55	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	105	165
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	3.50	5.16
Net Passing Yards	250	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 2	28 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.35	4.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/44	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	3/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/41
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:46	29:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	0:48	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	7:37	1:21	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
1	4:20	4:28	OWN 25	8	60	Field Goal
2	12:40	2:24	OWN 20	5	16	Interception
2	10:16	1:45	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
2	4:59	2:12	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:42	OWN 30	5	36	Missed FG
3	9:53	2:14	OWN 35	6	18	Punt
3	6:00	5:32	OWN 17	9	57	Field Goal
4	12:44	3:49	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
4	7:39	2:47	OWN 21	5	30	Punt
4	2:14	1:04	OWN 20	4	31	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 32	9	23	Punt
1	9:06	1:29	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
1	6:16	1:56	OPP 36	3	7	Field Goal
2	14:52	2:12	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
2	8:31	3:32	OWN 37	6	27	Punt
2	2:47	0:47	OWN 8	3	-2	Fumble
2	2:00	1:42	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	12:18	2:25	OWN 40	4	32	Missed FG
3	7:39	1:39	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	0:28	2:44	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	8:55	1:16	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	4:52	2:38	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 37	4	14	Game

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adrian Peterson	16	30	1.88	6	0	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	11	41	3.73	18	2	1
QB Luis Brooks	3	34	11.33	31	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Andre Ellington	11	31	2.82	7	0
RB Logan Bills	11	58	5.27	20	2
RB Marcus Murphy	5	16	3.20	8	0
QB Garrett Grayson	4	59	14.75	45	1
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luis Brooks	33	18	257	1/7	0	38	2	54.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	28	15	160	3/14	2	48	0	94.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Wallace	5	6	53	10.60	20	20
TE Kyle Rudolph	4	11	36	9.00	6	17
WR Jermaine Kearse	4	7	60	15.00	48	34
WR Stefon Diggs	3	6	56	18.67	34	29
RB Adrian Peterson	1	2	38	38.00	28	38
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	14	14.00	16	14

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marquise Goodwin	4	8	22	5.50	1	11	2
WR T.J. Graham	3	5	26	8.67	19	13	0
TE Jordan Reed	2	2	28	14.00	12	24	0
RB Logan Bills	2	3	13	6.50	7	17	0
RB Andre Ellington	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brandin Cooks	1	4	48	48.00	43	48	0
WR Tre McBride	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0
RB Marcus Murphy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Martavis Bryant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jairus Byrd	1	41	41.00	1
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force	TD
DE Tom Johnson	1	0	1
DE Scott Crichton	0	1	0
S Les Kubus	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
RB Andre Ellington	1	0
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0
T John Terry	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Aguilar	6	289	48.2	41.3	59	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	7	375	53.6	41.7	67	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Travis Coons	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Flowers	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Peterson	2	3	1.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Logan Bills	3	1	0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	2	43	21.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Coleman	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	8	1	0.0	31	29
OLB Eric Kendricks	7	0	0.0	17	21
OLB Anthony Barr	5	2	0.0	32	29
CB Xavier Rhodes	5	0	0.0	31	27
DE Everson Griffen	4	1	0.5	25	18
DE Danielle Hunter	3	1	1.5	26	21
ILB Chad Greenway	3	3	0.0	17	15
S Les Kubus	3	0	0.0	32	31
DT Sean Lissemore	2	0	0.0	22	19
ILB Nate Irving	2	0	0.0	9	10
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	1.0	4	10
ILB Nick Rivers	1	1	0.0	5	6
DT Sylvester Tabor	1	1	0.0	10	16
DT Linval Joseph	1	0	0.0	30	27
DE Tom Johnson	1	0	0.0	5	9
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	---	---	---
S Mike Mitchell	0	1	0.0	9	8
CB Cortez Allen	0	1	0.0	28	24

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Oliver Hudson	7	1	0.0	28	33
CB Ross Cockrell	6	4	0.0	26	30
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	6	0	0.0	30	34
OLB Stephone Anthony	5	2	0.0	21	30
CB Grant Kosier	5	1	0.0	30	34
S Jairus Byrd	4	0	0.0	30	34
DE Deron Bates	3	1	0.0	24	28
DE Cameron Jordan	2	3	1.0	30	34
CB Ed Israelson	2	1	0.0	18	24
ILB Mike Hull	2	0	0.0	10	8
DE Jonathan Van Nus	2	0	0.0	25	20
S Andrew Sendejo	1	1	0.0	4	3
OLB Rex Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	2	1
OLB Andy Mulumba	1	0	0.0	10	6
DE Desmond Mendez	0	1	0.0	28	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danielle Hunter	1.5	2	1	21
DE Scott Crichton	1.0	0	0	10
DE Everson Griffen	0.5	2	2	18
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	1	1	27

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	1.0	0	2	34
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.0	1	0	34
DE Desmond Mendez	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eric Kendricks	4	0	21
S Les Kubus	4	0	31
S Harrison Smith	2	1	29
OLB Anthony Barr	2	0	29
DE Tom Johnson	1	0	9
CB Xavier Rhodes	1	0	27
ILB Nick Rivers	1	0	6
CB Josh Wilson	0	1	15
CB Cortez Allen	0	1	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	1	1	34
S Jairus Byrd	3	1	1	34
OLB Stephone Anthony	3	0	0	30
CB Oliver Hudson	3	0	0	33
CB Ed Israelson	2	0	0	24
CB Grant Kosier	1	1	0	34
CB Ross Cockrell	1	0	0	30
DE Deron Bates	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Amari Vines	3	7	30	0	34
T Matt Kalil	2	10	30	0	34
G Larry Warford	1	9	30	1	34
G Brandon Fusco	1	1	30	0	34
T T.J. Clemmings	1	1	30	0	34
TE MyCole Pruitt	0	1	12	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Blake Scheungrab	3	7	32	0	31
T John Terry	3	7	32	0	31
G Gilbert Shillingford	1	6	32	1	31
G Tim Lelito	1	5	32	2	31
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	0	1	5	0	7
FB Toben Opurum	0	1	4	0	12
C Pete Hauer	0	1	32	0	31
TE Antonio Compton	0	1	1	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Crichton	3	18
Gene Fellin	1	26

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Murphy	1	25
Antonio Compton	1	24
Oliver Hudson	1	15
Juan Richardson	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Cortez Allen	---	---	28	24	25	77
WR Mike Wallace	27	33	---	---	13	73
T Matt Kalil	30	34	---	---	9	73
TE Kyle Rudolph	24	32	---	---	12	68
S Les Kubus	---	---	32	31	2	65
G Brandon Fusco	30	34	---	---	---	64
WR Jermaine Kearse	26	33	---	---	5	64
G Larry Warford	30	34	---	---	---	64
T T.J. Clemmings	30	34	---	---	---	64
C Amari Vines	30	34	---	---	---	64
QB Luis Brooks	30	34	---	---	---	64
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	32	29	2	63
S Harrison Smith	---	---	31	29	1	61
DT Linval Joseph	---	---	30	27	2	59
CB Xavier Rhodes	---	---	31	27	1	59
RB Adrian Peterson	18	15	---	---	17	50
DE Danielle Hunter	---	---	26	21	1	48
WR Stefon Diggs	20	26	---	---	---	46
DE Everson Griffen	---	---	25	18	1	44
DT Sean Lissemore	---	---	22	19	---	41
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	17	21	2	40
CB Josh Wilson	---	---	17	15	6	38
WR Gene Fellin	7	3	---	---	26	36
S Mike Mitchell	---	---	9	8	18	35
ILB Chad Greenway	---	---	17	15	1	33
ILB Nate Irving	---	---	9	10	13	32
DE Scott Crichton	---	---	4	10	18	32
FB Kyle Juszczyk	2	3	---	---	26	31
DT Sylvester Tabor	---	---	10	16	2	28
RB Jerick McKinnon	11	16	---	---	---	27
OLB A.J. Benzer	---	---	0	2	23	25
TE MyCole Pruitt	12	8	---	---	---	20
DE Tom Johnson	---	---	5	9	1	15
T Francisco Garmon	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Edgar Lee	---	---	0	0	12	12
ILB Nick Rivers	---	---	5	6	---	11
C Percy Eisenbart	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Jesse Burt	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Heath Rivera	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Pat Aguilar	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Travis Coons	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Brian Robison	---	---	2	4	1	7
ILB Lonnie Cornett	---	---	0	0	7	7
TE Brett Huntley	3	1	---	---	---	4
C Phil Loadholt	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Oliver Hudson	---	---	28	33	15	76
CB Ross Cockrell	---	---	26	30	18	74
G Tim Lelito	32	31	---	---	9	72
T Blake Scheungrab	32	31	---	---	9	72
G Gilbert Shillingford	32	31	---	---	9	72
T John Terry	32	31	---	---	9	72
S Jairus Byrd	---	---	30	34	3	67
DE Cameron Jordan	---	---	30	34	3	67
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	30	34	3	67
CB Grant Kosier	---	---	30	34	3	67
QB Garrett Grayson	32	31	---	---	---	63
C Pete Hauer	32	31	---	---	---	63
DE Desmond Mendez	---	---	28	30	3	61
WR Marquise Goodwin	26	27	---	---	4	57
TE Jordan Reed	29	25	---	---	1	55
WR T.J. Graham	26	23	---	---	5	54
OLB Stephone Anthony	---	---	21	30	3	54
DE Deron Bates	---	---	24	28	2	54
CB Ed Israelson	---	---	18	24	7	49
WR Brandin Cooks	25	22	---	---	1	48
DE Jonathan Van Nus	---	---	25	20	2	47
RB Logan Bills	12	16	---	---	18	46
RB Marcus Murphy	7	4	---	---	25	36
ILB Mike Hull	---	---	10	8	11	29
WR Martavis Bryant	5	5	---	---	18	28
DE Bobby Richardson	---	---	6	14	7	27
TE Antonio Compton	1	1	---	---	24	26
OLB Rex Gerhardt	---	---	2	1	22	25
DT Neal Clinton	---	---	7	10	7	24
RB Andre Ellington	13	10	---	---	---	23
OLB Andy Mulumba	---	---	10	6	3	19
S Aaron Osborne	---	---	1	1	16	18
FB Toben Opurum	4	12	---	---	---	16
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	5	7	---	---	---	12
T Juan Richardson	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Brandon Coleman	0	1	---	---	10	11
C Greg Warren	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Tre McBride	7	2	---	---	---	9
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	4	3	1	8
K Stephen Flowers	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Korey Toomer	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB B.J. Dennis	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Fred Blankenhorn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Damian Shrawder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	22	2.0
Middle	11	71	6.5
Right	7	14	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	21	137	6.5
Right	5	18	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luis Brooks	33	18	4	4	2	3	2	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	28	15	2	1	4	3	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	114	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	97	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	45	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kyle Rudolph	11	4	1	36	0	32
WR Jermaine Kearse	7	4	1	60	1	33
WR Mike Wallace	6	5	0	53	1	33
WR Stefon Diggs	6	3	0	56	1	26
RB Adrian Peterson	2	1	0	38	1	15
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	0	14	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marquise Goodwin	8	4	1	22	0	27
WR T.J. Graham	5	3	0	26	0	23
WR Brandin Cooks	4	1	1	48	1	22
RB Logan Bills	3	2	0	13	0	16
TE Jordan Reed	2	2	0	28	1	25
WR Martavis Bryant	2	0	1	0	0	5
WR Tre McBride	2	1	1	15	0	2
RB Andre Ellington	1	1	0	0	0	10
RB Marcus Murphy	1	1	0	8	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Peterson	1	-4	-4.00	1.88
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	8	8.00	3.73

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	7	5	32	4.57	5.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Graham	2	2	15	7.50	5.20
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	2	9	4.50	2.75
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tre McBride	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
RB Marcus Murphy	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adrian Peterson	4	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Logan Bills	3	2
QB Garrett Grayson	1	0
RB Marcus Murphy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luis Brooks	8	3	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	1	1
WR Stefon Diggs	2	1	1
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	1
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	0
WR Jermaine Kearse	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Graham	4	2	2
WR Marquise Goodwin	2	2	1
RB Logan Bills	2	1	0
TE Jordan Reed	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,500)
End Zone 14,100 (14,100)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,500)
End Zone	14,100 (14,100)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,400)