Week 9, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	7	7	-	14
New Orleans Saints	10	10	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 NOS - T.J. Graham 30 pass from Danny Gibson (Norman Brown extra point)
1Q: 06:49 NOS - Norman Brown 37 field goal
2Q: 06:06 NOS - Norman Brown 22 field goal
2Q: 00:47 NOS - Brandin Cooks 7 pass from Danny Gibson (Norman Brown extra point)
3Q: 10:38 MIN - Caiden Powell 2 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 07:21 NOS - Logan Bills 10 run (Norman Brown extra point)
4Q: 07:03 MIN - A.J. Benzer 18 fumble return (Blair Walsh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 NOS - T.J. Graham 30 pass from Danny Gibson (Norman Brown extra point)
1Q: 06:49 NOS - Norman Brown 37 field goal
2Q: 06:06 NOS - Norman Brown 22 field goal
2Q: 00:47 NOS - Brandin Cooks 7 pass from Danny Gibson (Norman Brown extra point)
3Q: 10:38 MIN - Caiden Powell 2 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 07:21 NOS - Logan Bills 10 run (Norman Brown extra point)
4Q: 07:03 MIN - A.J. Benzer 18 fumble return (Blair Walsh extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 2-7 2-6-1
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 331 385
- Offensive Plays 72 65
- Yards per Play 4.60 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 85 83
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 4.47 2.77
Net Passing Yards 246 302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 25 - 1 35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 8.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/36 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:40 31:20

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	2-7	2-6-1
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	331	385
- Offensive Plays	72	65
- Yards per Play	4.60	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	85	83
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	4.47	2.77
Net Passing Yards	246	302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 25 - 1	35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	8.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/36	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:40	31:20

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	2:12	OWN 25	4	36	Interception
1	6:41	1:38	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
1	1:48	2:18	OWN 36	9	34	Missed FG
2	13:25	6:22	OWN 17	12	53	Missed FG
2	5:59	2:39	OWN 31	4	18	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 27	4	35	Half
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	7:12	3:01	OWN 26	5	19	Punt
4	14:12	1:49	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	11:05	1:04	OPP 42	3	5	Punt
4	8:22	1:30	OWN 39	3	-8	Punt
4	4:02	1:36	OWN 24	9	35	Downs
4	1:55	1:06	OWN 20	6	16	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	8:16	1:35	OPP 28	3	8	Field Goal
1	5:03	3:15	OWN 36	6	28	Downs
2	14:30	1:05	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	7:03	1:04	OWN 37	4	58	Field Goal
2	3:20	2:42	OWN 4	8	96	Touchdown
3	10:30	3:18	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	4:11	4:59	OWN 17	11	29	Punt
4	12:23	1:18	OWN 29	3	8	Interception
4	10:01	1:39	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	6:52	2:50	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	2:26	0:31	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OPP 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Danny Gibson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Evan Emerson	14	56	4.00	25	3
QB Teddy Bridgewater	4	26	6.50	8	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Garrett Gillespie	16	43	2.69	8	0	0
RB Logan Bills	9	39	4.33	17	3	1
QB Danny Gibson	3	3	1.00	6	0	0
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
WR Albert Wilson	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	50	25	261	3/15	1	33	1	63.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Gibson	35	24	302	0/0	2	50	1	102.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Caiden Powell	9	20	76	8.44	12	15	1
WR Darryl Whitfield	6	9	56	9.33	26	23	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	4	6	35	8.75	0	20	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	3	46	23.00	23	33	0
WR Diego Nykolaiszyn	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	4	6	6.00	6	6	0
RB Evan Emerson	1	2	30	30.00	23	30	0
TE Clive Walford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Robert Stephens	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR T.J. Graham	9	9	158	17.56	70	50	1
WR Brandin Cooks	6	8	93	15.50	11	29	1
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	4	29	9.67	0	15	0
TE Vance McDonald	2	2	14	7.00	2	8	0
TE Dave Brown	2	7	3	1.50	0	4	0
RB Garrett Gillespie	2	5	5	2.50	2	4	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Anthony Barr	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Elijah Devine	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force	TD
OLB A.J. Benzer	1	0	1
RB Evan Emerson	0	1	0
DT Lonnie Upshaw	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
WR T.J. Graham	1	0
RB Logan Bills	1	0
TE Vance McDonald	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Aguilar	6	293	48.8	44.3	63	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	5	253	50.6	40.0	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norman Brown	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Geib	3	33	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Logan Bills	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Clayton	4	102	25.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jairus Byrd	1	16	16.0	0
T.J. Graham	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Les Kubus	10	1	0.0	30	35
CB Griffin Geib	6	0	0.0	28	34
ILB Leo Andersen	5	3	0.0	30	35
CB Xavier Rhodes	5	0	0.0	28	34
OLB Eric Kendricks	3	3	0.0	17	9
S Harrison Smith	3	2	0.0	30	35
DE Irv West	3	1	0.0	26	31
DT Linval Joseph	2	3	0.0	17	19
DE Everson Griffen	2	0	0.0	24	21
CB Aaron Colvin	2	0	0.0	5	14
DT Corey Krueger	2	0	0.0	18	28
CB Les Sherman	2	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Anthony Barr	1	4	0.0	29	26
OLB A.J. Benzer	1	1	0.0	10	16
DT Lonnie Upshaw	1	1	0.0	24	23
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ethan Westbrooks	1	0	0.0	2	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	6	1	0.0	19	53
ILB Frankie Sampson	6	1	0.0	18	46
S Jairus Byrd	5	1	0.0	19	53
S Kenny Vaccaro	5	1	0.0	19	53
DE Cameron Jordan	4	1	1.5	19	51
OLB Elijah Devine	4	3	1.0	18	46
OLB Brett Bridges	4	2	0.0	18	46
ILB Shaun Lindsay	4	0	0.0	4	23
CB Grant Kosier	2	2	0.0	19	53
DE Desmond Mendez	2	1	0.0	15	32
DE Brant Bensen	1	1	0.0	13	36
TE Vance McDonald	1	0	---	---	---
CB Oliver Hudson	1	0	0.0	12	17
CB Ben Alexander	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Deron Bates	0	1	0.5	7	30
CB Ed Israelson	0	1	0.0	4	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
DT Linval Joseph	2	19
DE Irv West	2	31
DE Everson Griffen	1	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	1.5	2	1	1	51
OLB Elijah Devine	1.0	0	1	1	46
DE Deron Bates	0.5	0	1	2	30
DE Brant Bensen	0.0	1	5	5	36
DE Desmond Mendez	0.0	0	2	1	32
ILB Frankie Sampson	0.0	0	0	1	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Griffin Geib	5	0	0	34
CB Xavier Rhodes	4	0	0	34
S Les Kubus	4	0	0	35
CB Aaron Colvin	3	0	0	14
OLB Eric Kendricks	2	1	0	9
OLB Anthony Barr	1	0	1	26
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0	35
OLB A.J. Benzer	1	0	0	16
ILB Leo Andersen	1	0	0	35
DE Irv West	1	0	0	31
CB Les Sherman	1	0	0	14

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	4	0	0	53
ILB Shaun Lindsay	4	0	0	23
OLB Brett Bridges	4	0	0	46
ILB Frankie Sampson	3	0	0	46
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	4	0	53
S Jairus Byrd	2	1	0	53
CB Grant Kosier	1	1	0	53
OLB Elijah Devine	1	0	1	46
DE Cameron Jordan	1	0	0	51
DE Brant Bensen	1	0	0	36
CB Oliver Hudson	1	0	0	17
CB Ben Alexander	1	0	0	7
CB Ed Israelson	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cedric Sutton	2	3	19	0	53
T Matt Kalil	1	2	19	2	53
T T.J. Clemmings	0	5	19	0	53
G Heath Rivera	0	3	19	1	53
C Larry Langley	0	1	19	0	53
TE Caiden Powell	0	1	18	0	52

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Colby Stephenson	3	6	0	30	35
C Max Unger	2	12	2	30	35
G Britt Brill	2	4	0	30	35
T Daquan Giles	0	3	0	30	35
T Jessie Perrault	0	2	0	30	35

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Evan Emerson	2	17
Lonnie Upshaw	1	9
Larry Langley	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Garrett Gillespie	3	22
Vance McDonald	1	22
Brandin Cooks	1	17
Asher Constantine	1	14
Colby Stephenson	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Caiden Powell	18	52	---	---	11	81
C Larry Langley	19	53	---	---	8	80
G Heath Rivera	19	53	---	---	8	80
ILB Leo Andersen	---	---	30	35	13	78
T Matt Kalil	19	53	---	---	---	72
QB Teddy Bridgewater	19	53	---	---	---	72
T T.J. Clemmings	19	53	---	---	---	72
G Cedric Sutton	19	53	---	---	---	72
S Harrison Smith	---	---	30	35	2	67
S Les Kubus	---	---	30	35	2	67
CB Griffin Geib	---	---	28	34	5	67
CB Xavier Rhodes	---	---	28	34	2	64
WR Darryl Whitfield	15	46	---	---	2	63
RB Evan Emerson	17	29	---	---	17	63
DE Irv West	---	---	26	31	5	62
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	19	42	---	---	---	61
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	29	26	2	57
DT Lonnie Upshaw	---	---	24	23	9	56
DT Corey Krueger	---	---	18	28	7	53
TE Kyle Rudolph	6	41	---	---	---	47
OLB A.J. Benzer	---	---	10	16	21	47
DE Everson Griffen	---	---	24	21	1	46
DT Linval Joseph	---	---	17	19	2	38
CB Aaron Colvin	---	---	5	14	16	35
WR Diego Nykolaiszyn	15	13	---	---	7	35
RB Jerick McKinnon	4	26	---	---	---	30
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	17	9	2	28
TE Clive Walford	0	6	---	---	22	28
CB Les Sherman	---	---	11	14	---	25
RB Perry Congdon	0	2	---	---	22	24
WR Marco Bishop	1	1	---	---	16	18
DE Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	2	11	2	15
S Harrison Clayton	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Nathaniel Bryant	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Kelvin Gilmore	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Pat Aguilar	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Eric Rozelle	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Robert Stephens	0	7	---	---	---	7
CB Stephen Money	---	---	1	0	6	7
K Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Brandon Fusco	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Larry Warford	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Paul Brumbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Vernon Benton	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Tony Freeman	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Britt Gerhardt	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Elijah Devine	---	---	18	46	22	86
S Jairus Byrd	---	---	19	53	5	77
CB Grant Kosier	---	---	19	53	3	75
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	19	53	2	74
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	19	53	2	74
DE Cameron Jordan	---	---	19	51	2	72
G Britt Brill	30	35	---	---	7	72
T Daquan Giles	30	35	---	---	7	72
G Colby Stephenson	30	35	---	---	7	72
T Jessie Perrault	30	35	---	---	7	72
TE Dave Brown	30	35	---	---	6	71
OLB Brett Bridges	---	---	18	46	2	66
ILB Frankie Sampson	---	---	18	46	2	66
C Max Unger	30	35	---	---	---	65
QB Danny Gibson	30	35	---	---	---	65
RB Garrett Gillespie	18	20	---	---	22	60
WR Brandin Cooks	15	26	---	---	17	58
WR T.J. Graham	25	27	---	---	3	55
WR Marquise Goodwin	23	30	---	---	---	53
TE Vance McDonald	15	15	---	---	22	52
DE Brant Bensen	---	---	13	36	1	50
RB Logan Bills	12	15	---	---	22	49
DE Desmond Mendez	---	---	15	32	---	47
DE Deron Bates	---	---	7	30	8	45
CB Oliver Hudson	---	---	12	17	14	43
CB Ed Israelson	---	---	4	20	17	41
ILB Shaun Lindsay	---	---	4	23	1	28
DE Shaun Harding	---	---	4	17	7	28
WR Asher Constantine	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Ben Alexander	---	---	1	7	6	14
TE Coby Fleener	7	5	---	---	---	12
RB Warren Hopkins	4	0	---	---	6	10
K Norman Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Justics Rayburn	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Lionel Zeiders	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Albert Wilson	1	2	---	---	---	3
P Steve Jamison	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tim Lelito	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Blake Bortles	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kyle Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lewis Monroe	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Mackenzie Levine	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Gary Davidson	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE James McDaniel	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-3	-1.0
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	4	44	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	18	57	3.2
Right	3	12	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	50	25	4	2	2	7	10	11	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Gibson	35	24	5	2	2	1	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	14	139	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	91	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	111	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	104	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Caiden Powell	20	9	0	76	0	52
WR Darryl Whitfield	9	6	1	56	1	46
TE Kyle Rudolph	6	4	0	35	1	41
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	1	1	6	0	42
RB Jerick McKinnon	3	2	0	46	1	26
WR Diego Nykolaiszyn	3	2	0	12	0	13
RB Robert Stephens	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Evan Emerson	2	1	0	30	1	29
TE Clive Walford	1	0	0	0	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Graham	9	9	0	158	3	27
WR Brandin Cooks	8	6	0	93	2	26
TE Dave Brown	7	2	2	3	0	35
RB Garrett Gillespie	5	2	0	5	0	20
WR Marquise Goodwin	4	3	0	29	0	30
TE Vance McDonald	2	2	0	14	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Evan Emerson	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Logan Bills	1	10	10.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	2	2.00	5.22

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Gibson	4	2	15	3.75	8.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Caiden Powell	1	1	2	2.00	3.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vance McDonald	1	1	8	8.00	7.00
WR Brandin Cooks	1	1	7	7.00	11.63
TE Dave Brown	1	0	0	0.00	0.43
RB Garrett Gillespie	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Teddy Bridgewater	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Garrett Gillespie	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	12	5	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Gibson	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Caiden Powell	4	1	1
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	2	1
WR Darryl Whitfield	3	2	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Graham	3	3	3
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	2	1
TE Vance McDonald	2	2	0
RB Garrett Gillespie	2	1	0
WR Brandin Cooks	1	1	1
TE Dave Brown	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,000 (81,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,800 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (5,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,000 (81,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,800 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (5,900)