Week 9, 2035

played in New Orleans, CA

56 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	3	6	-	26
New Orleans Saints	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 MIN - Julio Jones 22 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 06:23 NOS - Mark Bobro 6 run (Kennedy Mobley extra point)
2Q: 13:46 MIN - Cornelius Morris 25 field goal
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Butch Medsker 15 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NOS - Kennedy Mobley 27 field goal
3Q: 03:53 NOS - Kennedy Mobley 23 field goal
3Q: 00:51 MIN - Cornelius Morris 30 field goal
4Q: 10:48 MIN - Cornelius Morris 40 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Cornelius Morris 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 MIN - Julio Jones 22 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 06:23 NOS - Mark Bobro 6 run (Kennedy Mobley extra point)
2Q: 13:46 MIN - Cornelius Morris 25 field goal
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Butch Medsker 15 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NOS - Kennedy Mobley 27 field goal
3Q: 03:53 NOS - Kennedy Mobley 23 field goal
3Q: 00:51 MIN - Cornelius Morris 30 field goal
4Q: 10:48 MIN - Cornelius Morris 40 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Cornelius Morris 33 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 6-3 1-8
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 380 363
- Offensive Plays 61 76
- Yards per Play 6.23 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 132 159
- Rushing Attempts 28 31
- Yards per Rush 4.71 5.13
Net Passing Yards 248 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 0 44 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 263 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.52 4.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 7/40 11/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 5/116
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:59 28:01

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	6-3	1-8
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	380	363
- Offensive Plays	61	76
- Yards per Play	6.23	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	132	159
- Rushing Attempts	28	31
- Yards per Rush	4.71	5.13
Net Passing Yards	248	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 0	44 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	263	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.52	4.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	7/40	11/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	5/116
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:59	28:01

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:07	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	6:14	1:49	OWN 20	7	40	Fumble
1	3:15	4:36	OWN 28	8	64	Field Goal
2	12:51	1:41	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	10:18	4:10	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	4:29	1:36	OWN 23	4	13	Punt
3	12:06	2:20	OWN 13	6	14	Punt
3	3:45	3:01	OWN 40	6	47	Field Goal
4	13:40	2:59	OWN 30	6	47	Field Goal
4	5:28	2:26	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	2:31	0:39	OPP 25	3	9	Field Goal
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 26	1	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	4:04	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
1	4:25	1:10	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	13:39	0:48	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	11:10	0:52	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
2	6:08	1:39	OWN 46	4	10	Interception
2	2:53	2:47	OWN 11	10	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	9:46	6:01	OWN 35	12	59	Field Goal
3	0:44	2:04	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	10:41	5:13	OWN 29	12	53	Downs
4	3:02	0:31	OWN 25	4	0	Downs
4	1:52	1:38	OWN 31	8	43	Downs

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dean Macklin	14	69	4.93	12	2	0
Butch Medsker	9	42	4.67	15	2	1
Jake Locker	2	1	0.50	3	0	0
Julio Jones	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Dan Herron	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Norm Armistead	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Bobro	25	133	5.32	30	4	1
Junior Woodard	4	18	4.50	6	0	0
Ronnie Hillman	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Corey Tangeman	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	31	18	263	2/15	1	26	0	96.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Junior Woodard	44	19	210	1/6	0	25	1	48.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	5	11	89	17.80	29	24	1
WR Dan Herron	4	6	60	15.00	11	21	0
TE Joseph Sweeney	2	3	27	13.50	0	21	0
TE Leonard Fleming	2	2	34	17.00	0	26	0
WR Trevor Simms	2	4	27	13.50	17	16	0
FB Deron Golding	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Dean Macklin	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Tyrone Lee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Mark Bobro	8	11	79	9.88	36	25
WR Charles Kaplan	2	13	30	15.00	1	16
TE Antoine Branch	2	2	21	10.50	0	15
WR Wes Grogg	2	4	32	16.00	8	23
TE Bennie Cheever	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
RB Ronnie Hillman	1	2	15	15.00	4	15
WR Harvey Tomczak	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
WR Lonnie Bodell	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
WR Kerry Cerasani	1	3	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ike Clark	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trevor Simms	1	0	0	0
Butch Medsker	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Bobro	1	0	0
Wes Ryan	0	1	1
Corey Tangeman	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Boyajian	4	183	45.8	45.8	53	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie O'Donnell	5	203	40.6	38.8	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kennedy Mobley	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Lyon	1	9	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simms	2	57	28.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Bobro	4	99	24.8	0
Charles Kaplan	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	9	1	0.0	21	29
DT Mike Daniels	7	1	0.5	19	17
OLB Ross Samuels	7	1	0.0	29	37
S Marshall Wagner	4	3	0.0	19	35
CB Ike Clark	4	0	0.0	23	37
DT Mark Chun	3	0	0.0	31	45
S C.J. Marsh	2	3	0.0	26	37
DE Jamie Lowe	2	3	0.0	20	31
ILB Kennedy Dunlap	2	1	0.0	11	12
ILB Eddie Farr	2	1	0.0	16	15
OLB Austin Meek	2	0	0.0	8	11
S Jerome Shimada	2	0	0.0	20	27
DE Leo Durham	1	2	0.5	20	25
DE Jeremy Ballard	1	1	0.0	31	45
CB Keith England	1	1	0.0	24	37
CB Harris Lyon	1	0	0.0	10	26
CB Ricardo Jones	0	1	0.0	13	29

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clifton McIntyre	9	2	1.0	26	31
DT Neal Segalas	5	4	1.0	21	20
OLB Wes Ryan	5	0	0.0	19	24
S Fernando Proffitt	4	3	0.0	21	26
CB Donny Green	3	2	0.0	24	26
ILB Jumbo Greer	3	2	0.0	24	28
CB Clyde Beyer	3	1	0.0	26	28
DE Ted Arnold	3	0	0.0	18	22
S Marvin Bradford	2	2	0.0	15	21
S Dixon Gidley	2	0	0.0	14	23
DT Chad Barnes	1	1	0.0	13	23
DE Kurt Narvaez	1	1	0.0	11	18
DT Shaun Nixon	1	0	0.0	20	20
OLB Tyrus Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Kerry Cerasani	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ernest Summers	1	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Wes McKnight	0	2	0.0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mike Daniels	0.5	0	2	1	17
DE Leo Durham	0.5	0	1	0	25
DT Mark Chun	0.0	1	0	0	45
OLB Ross Samuels	0.0	0	2	0	37
DE Jeremy Ballard	0.0	0	2	0	45
ILB Dan Beckam	0.0	0	1	0	29
ILB Eddie Farr	0.0	0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Neal Segalas	1.0	0	1	1	20
S Clifton McIntyre	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Chad Barnes	0.0	1	2	0	23
DE Nick Perry	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	4	1	0	29
OLB Ross Samuels	4	0	0	37
CB Ike Clark	3	0	1	37
S Marshall Wagner	3	0	0	35
ILB Eddie Farr	1	1	0	15
OLB Austin Meek	1	1	0	11
DE Leo Durham	1	0	0	25
DT Mark Chun	1	0	0	45
S Jerome Shimada	1	0	0	27
S C.J. Marsh	0	2	0	37
CB Ricardo Jones	0	2	0	29
CB Keith England	0	1	0	37

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Wes Ryan	5	0	24
CB Clyde Beyer	3	1	28
CB Donny Green	3	0	26
ILB Jumbo Greer	2	1	28
S Clifton McIntyre	2	0	31
S Fernando Proffitt	1	0	26
S Marvin Bradford	1	0	21
S Dixon Gidley	1	0	23
OLB Wes McKnight	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Higdon	3	8	0	25	0	24
Jose Boyer	2	6	0	26	0	25
Curtis Price	2	3	0	24	0	28
Pete McWilliams	2	2	0	24	1	28
Mike Pouncey	1	2	1	28	1	33
Lamar Cogdell	0	3	0	7	0	14
Ty McGregor	0	1	0	4	0	5
Marcus Sheldon	0	1	0	2	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Bergstrom	4	5	0	24	1	42
Matt Kalil	2	7	1	30	0	43
Reuben Shaw	1	4	0	20	0	39
Rod Koski	1	2	0	15	0	16
Jason Slowey	0	5	0	24	0	37
Ben Jones	0	2	0	27	0	38
Burt Carpenter	0	1	0	15	0	8
Joseph Hernandez	0	1	0	13	0	15
Marvin Stokes	0	1	0	2	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Medsker	3	9
Austin Meek	1	26
Jerome Shimada	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Lenon	1	21
Dixon Gidley	1	20
Bennie Cheever	1	17

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeremy Ballard	---	---	31	45	2	78
Mark Chun	---	---	31	45	2	78
C.J. Marsh	---	---	26	37	7	70
Mike Pouncey	28	33	---	---	8	69
Ross Samuels	---	---	29	37	---	66
Keith England	---	---	24	37	4	65
Ike Clark	---	---	23	37	2	62
Jake Locker	28	33	---	---	---	61
Harris Lyon	---	---	10	26	24	60
Jose Boyer	26	25	---	---	8	59
Marshall Wagner	---	---	19	35	4	58
Jerome Shimada	---	---	20	27	9	56
Dan Herron	21	19	---	---	15	55
Trevor Simms	18	20	---	---	16	54
Dan Beckam	---	---	21	29	3	53
Jamie Lowe	---	---	20	31	2	53
Curtis Price	24	28	---	---	---	52
Pete McWilliams	24	28	---	---	---	52
Leo Durham	---	---	20	25	6	51
Reggie Higdon	25	24	---	---	---	49
Austin Meek	---	---	8	11	26	45
Deron Golding	13	16	---	---	14	43
Ricardo Jones	---	---	13	29	1	43
Eddie Farr	---	---	16	15	11	42
Julio Jones	18	22	---	---	1	41
Mike Daniels	---	---	19	17	1	37
Dean Macklin	17	19	---	---	---	36
Leonard Fleming	10	12	---	---	10	32
Norbert Kelso	6	7	---	---	19	32
Norm Armistead	3	4	---	---	24	31
Butch Medsker	9	13	---	---	9	31
Lamar Cogdell	7	14	---	---	8	29
Tyrone Lee	10	9	---	---	6	25
Kennedy Dunlap	---	---	11	12	1	24
Joseph Sweeney	8	14	---	---	---	22
Terry Maloney	7	10	---	---	3	20
Marcus Sheldon	2	8	---	---	8	18
Ty McGregor	4	5	---	---	8	17
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	11	11
Burt Boyajian	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brett Allen	---	---	0	0	5	5
Hugh Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Moffitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lester Guthrie	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Bobro	30	40	---	---	8	78
Junior Woodard	31	45	---	---	---	76
Matt Kalil	30	43	---	---	---	73
Ben Jones	27	38	---	---	7	72
Jason Slowey	24	37	---	---	7	68
Charles Kaplan	18	35	---	---	15	68
Tony Bergstrom	24	42	---	---	---	66
Clifton McIntyre	---	---	26	31	5	62
Jumbo Greer	---	---	24	28	9	61
Reuben Shaw	20	39	---	---	---	59
Clyde Beyer	---	---	26	28	5	59
Wes Grogg	23	35	---	---	---	58
Donny Green	---	---	24	26	7	57
Dixon Gidley	---	---	14	23	20	57
Bennie Cheever	14	25	---	---	17	56
Marvin Bradford	---	---	15	21	17	53
Fernando Proffitt	---	---	21	26	1	48
Antoine Branch	20	23	---	---	4	47
Wes Ryan	---	---	19	24	4	47
Neal Segalas	---	---	21	20	5	46
Shaun Nixon	---	---	20	20	4	44
Ted Arnold	---	---	18	22	3	43
Corey Tangeman	12	14	---	---	15	41
Rod Koski	15	16	---	---	9	40
Chad Barnes	---	---	13	23	3	39
Nick Perry	---	---	17	15	5	37
Lonnie Bodell	8	11	---	---	18	37
Kurt Narvaez	---	---	11	18	6	35
Joseph Hernandez	13	15	---	---	6	34
Ernest Summers	---	---	13	14	7	34
Harvey Tomczak	5	10	---	---	15	30
Burt Carpenter	15	8	---	---	---	23
Tyrus Gonzalez	---	---	5	6	12	23
Winfred Matteson	---	---	10	11	1	22
Larry Lenon	0	0	---	---	21	21
Kerry Cerasani	9	11	---	---	---	20
Wes McKnight	---	---	11	7	1	19
Marvin Stokes	2	3	---	---	7	12
Joseph Snyder	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronnie Hillman	1	5	---	---	---	6
Jackie O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kennedy Mobley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Walt Madison	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jerald Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	46	3.8
Middle	3	20	6.7
Right	12	68	5.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	68	4.9
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	31	18	6	2	3	3	4	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Junior Woodard	44	19	2	4	2	8	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	52	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	119	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	69	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	57	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	8	119	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	11	5	1	89	3	22
WR Dan Herron	6	4	1	60	1	19
WR Trevor Simms	4	2	0	27	0	20
TE Joseph Sweeney	3	2	0	27	1	14
RB Butch Medsker	2	1	1	6	0	13
TE Leonard Fleming	2	2	0	34	1	12
FB Deron Golding	1	1	0	12	0	16
RB Dean Macklin	1	1	0	8	0	19
WR Tyrone Lee	1	0	0	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Kaplan	13	2	1	30	0	35
RB Mark Bobro	11	8	0	79	1	40
TE Bennie Cheever	5	1	1	11	0	25
WR Wes Grogg	4	2	0	32	1	35
WR Kerry Cerasani	3	1	0	3	0	11
RB Ronnie Hillman	2	1	0	15	0	5
WR Harvey Tomczak	2	1	0	10	0	10
TE Antoine Branch	2	2	0	21	0	23
WR Lonnie Bodell	2	1	0	9	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	4	26	6.50	4.67
Dean Macklin	1	0	0.00	4.93

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Bobro	5	4	0.80	5.32
Junior Woodard	1	6	6.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	0	0	0.00	8.48

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Junior Woodard	10	4	26	2.60	4.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	8.09

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mark Bobro	3	3	17	5.67	7.18
TE Bennie Cheever	2	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR Wes Grogg	2	1	9	4.50	8.00
WR Charles Kaplan	1	0	0	0.00	2.31
WR Lonnie Bodell	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Kerry Cerasani	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Butch Medsker	5	0
Dean Macklin	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Bobro	4	3
Junior Woodard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Junior Woodard	15	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	2	0	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	0	0
WR Trevor Simms	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mark Bobro	6	4	3
TE Bennie Cheever	4	1	1
WR Charles Kaplan	4	1	1
WR Wes Grogg	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,700 (16,100)
End Zone 5,400 (11,700)
Mezzanine 3,100 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 4,800 (10,400)
Club Seats 7,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,700 (16,100)
End Zone	5,400 (11,700)
Mezzanine	3,100 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	4,800 (10,400)
Club Seats	7,200 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,000)