Week 13, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	0	-	14
New Orleans Saints	3	9	0	6	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:28 NOS - Norman Brown 36 field goal
1Q: 04:48 MIN - Evan Emerson 80 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 07:56 NOS - Norman Brown 28 field goal
2Q: 01:56 NOS - Norman Brown 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Norman Brown 18 field goal
3Q: 08:51 MIN - Robert Stephens 2 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 10:56 NOS - Norman Brown 21 field goal
4Q: 06:49 NOS - Norman Brown 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:28 NOS - Norman Brown 36 field goal
1Q: 04:48 MIN - Evan Emerson 80 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 07:56 NOS - Norman Brown 28 field goal
2Q: 01:56 NOS - Norman Brown 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Norman Brown 18 field goal
3Q: 08:51 MIN - Robert Stephens 2 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 10:56 NOS - Norman Brown 21 field goal
4Q: 06:49 NOS - Norman Brown 37 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 8-4 6-6
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 319 343
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards per Play 4.76 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 152 108
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 5.43 4.50
Net Passing Yards 167 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 2 42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 180 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.28 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/48
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:10 30:50

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	8-4	6-6
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	319	343
- Offensive Plays	67	67
- Yards per Play	4.76	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	152	108
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	5.43	4.50
Net Passing Yards	167	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 2	42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	180	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.28	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/48
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:10	30:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	1:52	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	5:23	0:56	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	13:44	0:52	OWN 37	5	26	Punt
2	11:38	2:45	OWN 27	5	22	Interception
2	7:50	3:23	OWN 25	10	59	Fumble
2	1:49	1:12	OWN 25	5	10	Interception
3	15:00	4:51	OWN 25	9	35	Punt
3	10:00	1:19	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
3	7:55	3:31	OWN 22	6	24	Punt
4	10:48	1:40	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
4	6:42	3:52	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
4	2:12	1:56	OWN 41	8	19	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
1	11:13	5:50	OWN 28	10	53	Field Goal
1	4:27	5:43	OWN 32	10	38	Missed FG
2	12:52	1:14	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	8:53	1:03	OPP 16	3	5	Field Goal
2	4:27	2:38	OWN 16	7	64	Field Goal
2	0:37	0:37	OPP 27	3	26	Field Goal
3	10:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	8	Fumble
3	8:41	0:46	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	4:24	8:36	OWN 20	14	76	Field Goal
4	9:08	2:26	OWN 40	6	40	Field Goal
4	2:50	0:38	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 40	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Danny Gibson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Evan Emerson	13	101	7.77	80	2	1
RB Robert Stephens	11	43	3.91	8	0	1
QB Teddy Bridgewater	2	10	5.00	9	0	0
RB Damien Springer	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Garrett Gillespie	16	73	4.56	29	2
RB Brian Yunker	7	37	5.29	31	1
QB Danny Gibson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	36	19	180	3/13	0	22	2	43.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Gibson	42	26	244	1/9	0	31	0	77.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jimmy Oshiro	7	14	60	8.57	12	15
WR Stefon Diggs	3	4	52	17.33	20	22
TE Clive Walford	3	8	36	12.00	8	18
RB Evan Emerson	3	3	25	8.33	17	16
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	3	4	2.00	0	3
TE Caiden Powell	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Martin Giordano	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR T.J. Graham	10	14	88	8.80	25	21
WR Marquise Goodwin	5	9	63	12.60	16	22
TE Oliver Clawson	3	3	15	5.00	2	11
TE Dave Brown	2	4	16	8.00	6	11
WR Dale Craig	2	3	12	6.00	0	10
RB Brian Yunker	2	3	22	11.00	20	23
RB Garrett Gillespie	1	4	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Broderick Buysse	1	2	31	31.00	16	31

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE James McDaniel	1	12	12.00	0
ILB Kyle McConnell	1	36	36.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0
CB Griffin Geib	1	0	0
OLB Anthony Barr	0	1	0
CB Les Sherman	0	1	0
CB Nathaniel Bryant	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Oliver Clawson	1	0	0
DT Johnathan Hankins	0	1	0
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0	0	1
OLB Elijah Devine	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Stevenson	6	230	38.3	26.5	54	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	4	220	55.0	48.3	60	1

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norman Brown	6/7	0/1	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Geib	3	27	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Graham	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Graham	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	9	1	0.0	24	43
S Les Kubus	9	0	0.0	24	43
OLB Tony Freeman	6	1	1.0	19	30
ILB Leo Andersen	6	3	0.0	20	42
CB Nathaniel Bryant	4	1	0.0	22	36
DT Corey Krueger	3	2	0.0	18	23
CB Griffin Geib	3	2	0.0	22	43
DE Everson Griffen	3	1	0.0	23	33
OLB Vernon Benton	2	2	0.0	12	16
OLB Anthony Barr	1	3	0.0	24	32
DE Ethan Westbrooks	1	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Eric Kendricks	1	1	0.0	6	13
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Britt Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	3	12
WR Martin Giordano	1	0	---	---	---
CB Les Sherman	0	1	0.0	15	29

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Artie Hollis	6	2	0.0	21	22
ILB Kyle McConnell	6	1	0.0	26	35
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	1	2.0	26	39
CB Grant Kosier	5	0	0.0	28	39
DE Dylan Dollinger	4	0	0.5	28	38
ILB Shaun Lindsay	4	2	0.0	15	8
S Terrence Brooks	3	2	0.0	14	25
CB Oliver Hudson	3	2	0.0	11	22
S Calvin Pryor	3	0	0.0	17	27
DT Johnathan Hankins	2	0	0.0	15	23
CB De'Ante Saunders	2	0	0.0	10	22
OLB Brett Bridges	2	0	0.0	4	4
DT Ramon Tucker	1	2	0.5	11	12
OLB Elijah Devine	1	2	0.0	24	35
TE Dave Brown	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Donte Powell	0	1	0.0	4	4
DE James McDaniel	0	1	0.0	23	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tony Freeman	1.0	0	30
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	2	33
OLB Anthony Barr	0.0	1	32
DE Ethan Westbrooks	0.0	1	23

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	2.0	0	0	0	39
DE Dylan Dollinger	0.5	0	2	1	38
DT Ramon Tucker	0.5	0	0	0	12
DT Johnathan Hankins	0.0	1	1	0	23
DE James McDaniel	0.0	0	3	0	34
OLB Elijah Devine	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Les Kubus	6	1	43
S Harrison Smith	5	2	43
ILB Leo Andersen	4	2	42
CB Nathaniel Bryant	4	0	36
OLB Tony Freeman	2	0	30
CB Griffin Geib	2	0	43
OLB Britt Gerhardt	1	1	12
OLB Eric Kendricks	1	0	13
OLB Vernon Benton	1	0	16
CB Grant Richard	0	1	1

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kyle McConnell	3	0	1	35
S Terrence Brooks	2	1	0	25
ILB Shaun Lindsay	2	1	0	8
CB Grant Kosier	2	1	0	39
CB De'Ante Saunders	2	0	0	22
CB Oliver Hudson	2	0	0	22
OLB Elijah Devine	2	0	0	35
S Artie Hollis	2	0	0	22
DT Johnathan Hankins	1	0	0	23
S Calvin Pryor	1	0	0	27
CB Gabe Bodell	0	1	0	17
DE James McDaniel	0	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Larry Langley	4	12	28	1	39
G Jesse Burt	2	4	28	0	39
G Raul Oakley	1	4	28	0	39
T Nathaniel Kemp	1	3	27	1	39
T T.J. Clemmings	0	2	28	1	39
TE Clive Walford	0	1	17	0	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lewis Monroe	3	8	24	0	43
G Colby Stephenson	2	3	24	0	43
G Britt Brill	1	6	24	0	43
T Austin Howard	1	3	24	0	43
T Jessie Perrault	0	2	24	1	43
TE Dave Brown	0	1	24	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Evan Emerson	2	19
Lonnie Upshaw	1	19
Marco Bishop	1	9
Larry Langley	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Donte Powell	1	18
Colby Stephenson	1	11
Elijah Devine	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Leo Andersen	---	---	20	42	16	78
CB Nathaniel Bryant	---	---	22	36	18	76
CB Griffin Geib	---	---	22	43	11	76
S Harrison Smith	---	---	24	43	7	74
S Les Kubus	---	---	24	43	7	74
C Larry Langley	28	39	---	---	6	73
G Jesse Burt	28	39	---	---	6	73
T Nathaniel Kemp	27	39	---	---	6	72
WR Jimmy Oshiro	27	39	---	---	6	72
QB Teddy Bridgewater	28	39	---	---	---	67
T T.J. Clemmings	28	39	---	---	---	67
G Raul Oakley	28	39	---	---	---	67
RB Evan Emerson	14	31	---	---	19	64
CB Les Sherman	---	---	15	29	18	62
TE Clive Walford	17	33	---	---	10	60
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	24	32	2	58
DE Everson Griffen	---	---	23	33	1	57
TE Caiden Powell	14	20	---	---	18	52
OLB Tony Freeman	---	---	19	30	1	50
DT Lonnie Upshaw	---	---	6	23	19	48
DE Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	13	23	6	42
DT Corey Krueger	---	---	18	23	1	42
WR Stefon Diggs	16	25	---	---	---	41
WR Martin Giordano	21	16	---	---	---	37
OLB Vernon Benton	---	---	12	16	3	31
RB Robert Stephens	18	11	---	---	---	29
DT Linval Joseph	---	---	11	15	---	26
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	6	13	6	25
OLB Britt Gerhardt	---	---	3	12	9	24
OLB Tucker Lowe	---	---	1	1	18	20
DE Irv West	---	---	0	10	10	20
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	5	9	---	---	5	19
RB Damien Springer	2	0	---	---	15	17
WR Marco Bishop	2	3	---	---	9	14
WR DeAndre Reilly	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Kyle Rudolph	4	8	---	---	---	12
S Harrison Clayton	---	---	1	5	4	10
C Kelvin Gilmore	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Wally Stevenson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Grant Richard	---	---	0	1	1	2
G Brandon Fusco	1	0	---	---	---	1
T Matt Kalil	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Diego Nykolaiszyn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alvin McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alfredo Shannon	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Garrett Gillespie	18	41	---	---	26	85
T Austin Howard	24	43	---	---	11	78
G Colby Stephenson	24	43	---	---	11	78
T Jessie Perrault	24	43	---	---	11	78
WR T.J. Graham	21	41	---	---	9	71
OLB Elijah Devine	---	---	24	35	11	70
TE Dave Brown	24	43	---	---	---	67
G Britt Brill	24	43	---	---	---	67
CB Grant Kosier	---	---	28	39	---	67
C Lewis Monroe	24	43	---	---	---	67
QB Danny Gibson	24	43	---	---	---	67
DE Dylan Dollinger	---	---	28	38	---	66
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	26	39	---	65
WR Marquise Goodwin	19	42	---	---	3	64
ILB Kyle McConnell	---	---	26	35	---	61
DE James McDaniel	---	---	23	34	---	57
S Terrence Brooks	---	---	14	25	15	54
CB De'Ante Saunders	---	---	10	22	15	47
TE Oliver Clawson	7	13	---	---	26	46
S Calvin Pryor	---	---	17	27	---	44
WR Dale Craig	14	21	---	---	9	44
S Artie Hollis	---	---	21	22	---	43
DT Johnathan Hankins	---	---	15	23	---	38
CB Gabe Bodell	---	---	18	17	---	35
CB Oliver Hudson	---	---	11	22	---	33
ILB Shaun Lindsay	---	---	15	8	9	32
DT Ramon Tucker	---	---	11	12	6	29
OLB Donte Powell	---	---	4	4	18	26
RB Warren Hopkins	4	1	---	---	20	25
DE Amir Mack	---	---	8	10	6	24
RB Brian Yunker	10	8	---	---	6	24
WR Albert Wilson	0	1	---	---	22	23
CB Alejandro O'Neal	---	---	4	13	6	23
K Norman Brown	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Kyle Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Lionel Zeiders	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Brett Bridges	---	---	4	4	---	8
WR Broderick Buysse	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Sam Bradford	0	2	---	---	---	2
TE Walter Ibisi	2	0	---	---	---	2
DE Bennett Rossburg	---	---	1	0	---	1
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Demetrius Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dean Bronson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jorge Megna	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	16	41	2.6
Right	10	103	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	10	75	7.5
Right	6	17	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	36	19	1	0	2	4	7	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Gibson	42	26	5	1	4	7	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	27	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	70	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	5	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	94	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	145	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Oshiro	14	7	2	60	0	39
TE Clive Walford	8	3	0	36	0	33
WR Stefon Diggs	4	3	0	52	1	25
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	2	0	4	0	8
RB Evan Emerson	3	3	0	25	0	31
TE Caiden Powell	2	1	0	3	0	20
WR Martin Giordano	1	0	0	0	0	16

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.J. Graham	14	10	1	88	2	41
WR Marquise Goodwin	9	5	2	63	1	42
TE Dave Brown	4	2	0	16	0	43
RB Garrett Gillespie	4	1	0	-3	0	41
WR Dale Craig	3	2	1	12	0	21
TE Oliver Clawson	3	3	0	15	0	13
RB Brian Yunker	3	2	0	22	1	8
WR Broderick Buysse	2	1	0	31	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robert Stephens	2	2	1.00	3.91
RB Evan Emerson	1	17	17.00	7.77

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Garrett Gillespie	2	-4	-2.00	4.56
RB Brian Yunker	2	2	1.00	5.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Gibson	9	3	28	3.11	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmy Oshiro	1	0	0	0.00	4.29

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.J. Graham	3	0	0	0.00	6.29
WR Marquise Goodwin	3	2	23	7.67	7.00
TE Dave Brown	2	1	5	2.50	4.00
RB Brian Yunker	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Teddy Bridgewater	1	0
RB Robert Stephens	1	1
RB Evan Emerson	1	1
RB Damien Springer	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Garrett Gillespie	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	11	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Gibson	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Oshiro	5	4	3
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	1	1
RB Evan Emerson	2	2	1
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0
TE Clive Walford	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.J. Graham	5	2	1
WR Marquise Goodwin	5	3	2
RB Garrett Gillespie	2	0	0
WR Broderick Buysse	1	1	1

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

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