Week 9, 2014

played in Los Angeles, CA

69 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	3	-	3
Los Angeles Saints	7	3	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 LAS - Greg Olsen 5 pass from Joel Tapscott (Duane Abrams extra point)
2Q: 12:42 LAS - Duane Abrams 28 field goal
3Q: 07:34 LAS - Ted Ginn Jr 13 pass from Joel Tapscott (Duane Abrams extra point)
4Q: 09:46 MIN - Nate Kaeding 40 field goal
4Q: 02:42 LAS - Duane Abrams 27 field goal
4Q: 01:02 LAS - Duane Abrams 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:40 LAS - Greg Olsen 5 pass from Joel Tapscott (Duane Abrams extra point)
2Q: 12:42 LAS - Duane Abrams 28 field goal
3Q: 07:34 LAS - Ted Ginn Jr 13 pass from Joel Tapscott (Duane Abrams extra point)
4Q: 09:46 MIN - Nate Kaeding 40 field goal
4Q: 02:42 LAS - Duane Abrams 27 field goal
4Q: 01:02 LAS - Duane Abrams 47 field goal

Team Statistics MIN LAS
Record 1-8 6-3
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 288 341
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 4.36 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 68 109
- Rushing Attempts 19 27
- Yards per Rush 3.58 4.04
Net Passing Yards 220 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 1 31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 7/46
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 6/116 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:15 32:45

Team Statistics	MIN	LAS
Record	1-8	6-3
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	288	341
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	4.36	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	68	109
- Rushing Attempts	19	27
- Yards per Rush	3.58	4.04
Net Passing Yards	220	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 1	31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	7/46
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	6/116	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:15	32:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:32	OWN 38	4	16	Punt
1	7:30	5:21	OWN 23	10	45	Missed FG
2	12:36	2:43	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	5:52	2:24	OWN 18	7	17	Punt
2	2:31	0:39	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:27	OWN 26	8	16	Punt
3	7:26	1:35	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	3:46	2:50	OWN 5	9	76	Interception
4	13:52	4:12	OWN 37	9	40	Field Goal
4	2:37	1:05	OWN 34	5	-1	Downs
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 26	4	27	Game

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	11:49	4:19	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	2:09	4:33	OWN 39	8	50	Field Goal
2	9:53	4:01	OWN 12	8	30	Punt
2	3:28	0:57	OPP 35	3	8	Missed FG
2	1:52	1:35	OWN 12	4	29	Interception
3	9:33	2:07	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
3	5:51	2:05	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
3	0:56	2:04	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
4	9:40	7:03	OWN 20	9	70	Field Goal
4	1:32	0:35	OPP 33	3	3	Field Goal

Game MVP: Joel Tapscott, Los Angeles Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	9	28	3.11	11	1
Carnell Williams	6	19	3.17	9	0
Trent Edwards	3	18	6.00	11	1
Stephen Atkins	1	3	3.00	3	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adrian Peterson	20	71	3.55	12	3
Joel Tapscott	3	20	6.67	8	0
Lee Hanna	3	15	5.00	15	1
Blaine Slagle	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	42	22	247	4/27	0	42	1	60.3
Stephen Atkins	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Tapscott	31	23	232	0/0	2	19	1	103.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Warren Nieto	6	10	75	12.50	12	22
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	11	34	6.80	10	12
RB Horace McGregor	4	5	28	7.00	7	10
WR B.J. Alcott	3	6	60	20.00	27	42
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	11	5.50	0	8
WR Steve Smith	2	2	39	19.50	11	24
TE Bert Farmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Blake Meyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR D.J. Monroe	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Adrian Peterson	8	8	68	8.50	24	15	0
WR Ted Ginn Jr	5	7	64	12.80	6	19	1
FB Thomas Tapeh	4	4	25	6.25	13	12	0
TE Gino Weber	3	4	35	11.67	20	15	0
TE Greg Olsen	2	2	23	11.50	11	18	1
WR Charles Reed	1	2	17	17.00	2	17	0
WR Jerome Muka	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Carl Abney	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Colin Branch	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sean Taylor	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trent Edwards	1	0	0	0
Doug Hanson	0	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Bazuin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	6	179	29.8	24.5	49	1

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Zastudil	4	186	46.5	43.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	0/0

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Duane Abrams	3/4	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	2	14	7.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashley Lelie	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Smith	5	99	19.8	0
Claude Wheeler	1	17	17.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Goodwin	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Claude Wheeler	6	2	0.0	20	31
OLB Andy Lyle	6	0	0.0	22	31
S Cameron Worrell	4	3	0.0	23	27
DE Norman Bradley	4	2	0.0	25	31
ILB Bryan Waller	4	2	0.0	16	25
DT Jackie Maxwell	4	1	0.0	23	23
S Marty Rose	4	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Tom Small	3	1	0.0	11	6
DT Scottie Benton	3	1	0.0	25	30
S Colin Branch	2	2	0.0	17	22
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	2	0.0	13	6
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	0.0	21	25
S Gerald Alexander	1	1	0.0	27	30
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	23	31
OLB Cato June	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT A.J. Hudson	1	0	0.0	3	1
QB Trent Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
CB Corey Graham	1	0	0.0	7	7

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Sims	7	0	0.0	19	47
S Don Coffey	6	1	0.0	19	47
S Sean Taylor	6	0	0.0	16	45
CB Vinny Gillespie	6	0	0.0	17	47
CB Mercury Harmon	4	1	0.0	17	47
OLB H.B. Blades	3	2	0.0	19	47
CB Skip Goodwin	3	2	0.0	16	43
DE Kendrick Porter	2	1	2.0	18	46
DE Dan Bazuin	2	1	1.5	19	47
DT Christian Vlasak	2	1	0.5	19	46
OLB Jason Babin	2	0	0.0	15	24
S Sammy Gomez	2	0	0.0	6	22
WR Jerome Muka	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Herman Meyer	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	0	2	0	31

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kendrick Porter	2.0	0	0	46
DE Dan Bazuin	1.5	0	0	47
DT Christian Vlasak	0.5	0	1	46
OLB Jason Babin	0.0	1	0	24
S Sean Taylor	0.0	0	1	45
OLB H.B. Blades	0.0	0	1	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Claude Wheeler	4	0	0	31
OLB Andy Lyle	4	0	0	31
S Colin Branch	3	1	1	22
CB Corey Graham	2	1	0	7
ILB Bryan Waller	2	1	0	25
ILB Tom Small	2	0	0	6
S Marty Rose	2	0	0	6
S Cameron Worrell	1	0	0	27
DE Norman Bradley	1	0	0	31
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0	25
S Gerald Alexander	1	0	0	30

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Sean Taylor	4	0	1	45
CB Vinny Gillespie	4	0	0	47
CB Mercury Harmon	3	2	0	47
ILB Ernie Sims	3	0	0	47
CB Skip Goodwin	3	0	0	43
S Don Coffey	2	3	0	47
OLB H.B. Blades	1	1	0	47
OLB Jason Babin	1	0	0	24
S Sammy Gomez	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norbert Dixon	2	4	1	16	0	38
Bryant McKinnie	1	2	0	17	2	43
Jordan Gross	1	2	0	19	1	47
Alex Stepanovich	0	3	0	19	1	47
Uche Nwaneri	0	2	0	13	0	36
Johnnie Thatcher	0	1	0	3	0	9
Timothy Latschaw	0	1	0	6	0	11

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jacob Rogers	2	7	23	28
A.J. Brock	1	5	21	25
Thomas Tapeh	1	2	12	17
Deon Messer	1	2	22	23
Luther Blackshear	1	2	23	24
Greg Olsen	1	1	21	14
Howard Clark	1	1	5	7
Travis Glover	1	1	5	8
Shane Wilcox	0	2	22	24
Tracy Wilmoth	0	1	6	6

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Branch	1	21
D.J. Monroe	1	13

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Fuller	3	12
Vinny Gillespie	2	16
Charles Reed	2	10
Billy Joe Silver	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Stepanovich	19	47	---	---	7	73
Claude Wheeler	---	---	20	31	19	70
Jordan Gross	19	47	---	---	---	66
Trent Edwards	18	46	---	---	---	64
Gerald Alexander	---	---	27	30	4	61
Bryant McKinnie	17	43	---	---	---	60
Colin Branch	---	---	17	22	21	60
Norman Bradley	---	---	25	31	3	59
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	23	31	4	58
Scottie Benton	---	---	25	30	3	58
Andy Lyle	---	---	22	31	3	56
Warren Nieto	17	38	---	---	---	55
Norbert Dixon	16	38	---	---	---	54
B.J. Alcott	8	34	---	---	12	54
Roscoe Parrish	17	37	---	---	---	54
Mike Richardson	---	---	21	25	8	54
Cameron Worrell	---	---	23	27	3	53
Uche Nwaneri	13	36	---	---	4	53
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	23	23	4	50
Bryan Waller	---	---	16	25	8	49
Carnell Williams	7	17	---	---	20	44
Horace McGregor	12	29	---	---	---	41
D.J. Monroe	5	23	---	---	13	41
Hardy Fanelli	7	14	---	---	12	33
Cato June	---	---	6	4	17	27
Bert Farmer	8	14	---	---	4	26
Timothy Latschaw	6	11	---	---	5	22
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	13	6	3	22
Josh Talent	6	11	---	---	5	22
Doug Hanson	5	9	---	---	7	21
Johnnie Thatcher	3	9	---	---	8	20
Blake Meyer	1	3	---	---	16	20
Tom Small	---	---	11	6	2	19
Steve Smith	2	6	---	---	10	18
Corey Graham	---	---	7	7	---	14
Marty Rose	---	---	4	6	4	14
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	7	4	1	12
Kennedy Gaylord	2	4	---	---	4	10
A.J. Hudson	---	---	3	1	5	9
Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bert Banks	---	---	2	0	5	7
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jay Moore	---	---	2	1	---	3
Stephen Atkins	1	1	---	---	---	2
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	2	2

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernie Sims	---	---	19	47	14	80
Vinny Gillespie	---	---	17	47	16	80
Skip Goodwin	---	---	16	43	16	75
Don Coffey	---	---	19	47	2	68
Dan Bazuin	---	---	19	47	2	68
H.B. Blades	---	---	19	47	2	68
Christian Vlasak	---	---	19	46	2	67
Kendrick Porter	---	---	18	46	2	66
Mercury Harmon	---	---	17	47	2	66
Sean Taylor	---	---	16	45	2	63
Joel Tapscott	27	31	---	---	---	58
Jacob Rogers	23	28	---	---	5	56
A.J. Brock	21	25	---	---	4	50
Adrian Peterson	23	27	---	---	---	50
Luther Blackshear	23	24	---	---	---	47
Carl Abney	14	21	---	---	12	47
Shane Wilcox	22	24	---	---	---	46
Deon Messer	22	23	---	---	---	45
Thomas Tapeh	12	17	---	---	14	43
Jason Babin	---	---	15	24	---	39
Sammy Gomez	---	---	6	22	11	39
Jerome Muka	18	19	---	---	1	38
Ted Ginn Jr	15	23	---	---	---	38
Gino Weber	10	13	---	---	12	35
Charles Reed	12	13	---	---	10	35
Greg Olsen	21	14	---	---	---	35
Tony Tubbs	8	10	---	---	8	26
Blaine Slagle	1	0	---	---	22	23
Ashley Lelie	2	2	---	---	18	22
Billy Joe Silver	4	2	---	---	16	22
Tracy Wilmoth	6	6	---	---	8	20
Howard Clark	5	7	---	---	8	20
Robert Murray	---	---	3	2	12	17
Travis Glover	5	8	---	---	3	16
Allen Fuller	---	---	0	2	12	14
Lee Hanna	3	4	---	---	2	9
Clyde Hanson	---	---	0	1	8	9
Dave Zastudil	0	0	---	---	8	8
Herman Meyer	---	---	5	2	---	7
Jeff Reed	0	0	---	---	6	6
Duane Abrams	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sherman Jernigan	---	---	1	1	---	2
Dewayne Robertson	---	---	0	1	---	1
Sammie Mitchel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	42	22	3	3	6	6	3	0	1
Stephen Atkins	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Tapscott	31	23	0	1	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	46	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	98	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	15	3	83	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	103	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	99	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roscoe Parrish	11	5	0	34	0	37
WR Warren Nieto	10	6	2	75	1	38
WR B.J. Alcott	6	3	2	60	1	34
RB Horace McGregor	5	4	0	28	0	29
WR D.J. Monroe	5	0	3	0	0	23
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	0	11	0	17
WR Steve Smith	2	2	0	39	1	6
TE Bert Farmer	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Blake Meyer	1	0	0	0	0	3

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Adrian Peterson	8	8	0	68	27
WR Ted Ginn Jr	7	5	0	64	23
FB Thomas Tapeh	4	4	0	25	17
TE Gino Weber	4	3	1	35	13
WR Carl Abney	3	0	0	0	21
WR Charles Reed	2	1	0	17	13
TE Greg Olsen	2	2	0	23	14
WR Jerome Muka	1	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	4	4	1.00	3.55
Joel Tapscott	1	8	8.00	6.67
Lee Hanna	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	3	0	0	0.00	5.88

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	3	3	22	7.33	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
WR Warren Nieto	1	7.50
RB Horace McGregor	1	5.60
WR D.J. Monroe	1	0.00

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	4	4.00	6.25
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	5	5.00	11.50
WR Ted Ginn Jr	1	1	13	13.00	9.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	3	1
Joel Tapscott	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	12	9	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Horace McGregor	5	4	2
WR B.J. Alcott	3	2	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	2	0
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Ginn Jr	4	3	3
TE Gino Weber	2	1	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 30,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,200 (16,100)
End Zone 5,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine 2,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 4,700 (10,400)
Club Seats 6,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	30,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,200 (16,100)
End Zone	5,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine	2,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	4,700 (10,400)
Club Seats	6,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)