Week 9, 2083

played in New Orleans, CA

68 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	7	0	0	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:14 MIN - Theodore Crites 40 pass from Mitch Hammond (Eric Griffin extra point)
1Q: 00:11 MIN - Eli Racz 3 pass from Mitch Hammond (Eric Griffin extra point)
2Q: 07:40 NOS - Julio Burnstine 22 field goal
2Q: 01:39 MIN - Theodore Crites 3 pass from Mitch Hammond (Eric Griffin extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:14 MIN - Theodore Crites 40 pass from Mitch Hammond (Eric Griffin extra point)
1Q: 00:11 MIN - Eli Racz 3 pass from Mitch Hammond (Eric Griffin extra point)
2Q: 07:40 NOS - Julio Burnstine 22 field goal
2Q: 01:39 MIN - Theodore Crites 3 pass from Mitch Hammond (Eric Griffin extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 4-5 4-5
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 321 397
- Offensive Plays 60 80
- Yards per Play 5.35 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 95 69
- Rushing Attempts 29 17
- Yards per Rush 3.28 4.06
Net Passing Yards 226 328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 0 60 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 350
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 7.29 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/38 7/41
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 20
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	4-5	4-5
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	321	397
- Offensive Plays	60	80
- Yards per Play	5.35	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	95	69
- Rushing Attempts	29	17
- Yards per Rush	3.28	4.06
Net Passing Yards	226	328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 0	60 - 33 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	350
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	7.29	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/38	7/41
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 20
Time of Possession	27:34	32:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:13	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	10:01	3:02	OWN 11	8	89	Touchdown
1	5:09	5:04	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	14:43	1:36	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	7:34	1:56	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	3:54	2:21	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	12:09	0:23	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	10:36	1:58	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	6:08	0:23	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	1:19	1:29	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
4	12:42	2:46	OWN 23	7	19	Punt
4	6:58	3:55	OWN 48	6	18	Punt
4	2:02	0:31	OPP 34	3	1	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:47	3:46	OWN 5	7	44	Punt
1	6:59	1:50	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	0:05	0:22	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	13:07	5:33	OWN 12	12	83	Field Goal
2	5:38	1:44	OWN 24	5	18	Punt
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 29	6	43	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:51	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	11:46	1:10	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	8:38	2:30	OWN 2	5	18	Punt
3	5:45	4:26	OWN 7	8	49	Punt
4	14:50	2:08	OWN 47	3	-2	Punt
4	9:56	2:58	OWN 7	10	45	Downs
4	3:03	1:01	OWN 20	7	14	Downs
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 20	5	48	Game

Game MVP: Mitch Hammond, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pat Krenn	16	63	3.94	11	1
RB Jerald Freeman	7	18	2.57	5	0
QB Mitch Hammond	4	1	0.25	5	0
RB Marshall Harden	2	13	6.50	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Branden Maloney	8	28	3.50	8	0
RB Tyrell Gaylor	3	4	1.33	2	0
QB Sean Powell	2	18	9.00	11	1
RB Michael Porter	2	4	2.00	3	0
QB Troy Craig	1	11	11.00	11	1
WR Xavier Tucker	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Hammond	31	17	226	0/0	3	40	0	110.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Craig	31	18	209	2/13	0	23	0	78.6
Sean Powell	29	15	141	1/9	0	29	0	65.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Theodore Crites	6	11	61	10.17	39	40	2
WR Pete Larry	5	8	93	18.60	50	35	0
WR Clay Floyd	2	3	16	8.00	4	14	0
RB Pat Krenn	1	3	23	23.00	23	23	0
TE Eli Racz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Phil Franz	1	1	29	29.00	24	29	0
RB Marshall Harden	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Monty Furr	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Branden Maloney	8	11	49	6.13	19	10
WR Xavier Tucker	5	13	50	10.00	33	19
WR Gregory Dobson	4	8	58	14.50	20	29
TE Tyrus Dunn	4	6	30	7.50	2	14
FB Aaron Fisk	3	4	15	5.00	8	11
WR Cristian Schwartz	2	5	52	26.00	25	27
WR Trent Sawahata	2	3	41	20.50	10	23
TE Christopher Frederick	2	3	21	10.50	5	16
WR Trenton Bahr	2	2	24	12.00	3	13
TE Donnie Dworak	1	5	10	10.00	0	10

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Ivan Bell	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Cristian Schwartz	1	0	0	0
WR Gregory Dobson	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cole Duran	10	510	51.0	45.4	66	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Richard	9	392	43.6	38.7	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eric Griffin	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Burnstine	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Furr	3	24	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trenton Bahr	4	16	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Schwartz	1	19	19.0	0
Trenton Bahr	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Les Leyh	10	2	0.0	17	63
S Ivan Bell	8	1	0.0	16	58
ILB Travis Farmer	7	1	0.0	15	32
OLB Morris Curtis	6	4	1.0	17	63
ILB Dana Roemen	5	0	1.0	2	25
DE Tracy Dole	5	0	0.0	15	41
DE Myles Holliday	3	0	1.0	16	59
S Johnny Huffman	2	0	0.0	8	13
S Ernest Hopper	2	0	0.0	8	32
OLB Donnie Lincoln	1	1	0.0	9	24
CB Damien Mueller	1	0	0.0	4	26
CB Lamont West	1	0	0.0	11	51
DT Zack Farrell	1	0	0.0	8	24
CB Philip Cook	1	0	0.0	11	36
DT Pat Hutton	0	1	0.0	12	36
DT Cameron Watson	0	1	0.0	5	22

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	9	4	28	29
OLB Tyrus Cooper	9	2	25	22
S Ross Oliver	7	1	24	21
DT Colin Gaines	3	2	25	24
DT Alfred Tapia	3	0	16	11
DE Evan Hopson	2	0	24	22
CB Alonzo Conrad	2	0	29	31
CB Rob Bernard	2	0	15	22
S Jimmie Harden	1	0	5	10
DT Billy Wahle	1	0	2	5
DE Justin Campbell	1	0	6	10
DT Hunter Romund	1	0	5	9
ILB Glen Whipkey	1	0	3	7
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	0	12	8
OLB Myles Walsh	0	1	4	10
S Nicholas Beuerlein	0	1	6	10
ILB Aidan Kennedy	0	1	26	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Myles Holliday	1.0	0	0	2	59
OLB Morris Curtis	1.0	0	0	1	63
ILB Dana Roemen	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Kris Moser	0.0	2	1	0	20
DT Terrence Adams	0.0	0	2	0	45
DE Tracy Dole	0.0	0	1	0	41
DT Zack Farrell	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Pat Hutton	0.0	0	0	1	36

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
DT Colin Gaines	2	24
DE Evan Hopson	1	22
DT Hunter Romund	1	9
ILB Aidan Kennedy	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Les Leyh	9	2	63
ILB Travis Farmer	5	2	32
OLB Morris Curtis	4	3	63
S Ivan Bell	4	0	58
ILB Dana Roemen	3	0	25
DE Tracy Dole	2	0	41
DE Myles Holliday	2	0	59
CB Lamont West	1	1	51
CB Philip Cook	1	1	36
CB Damien Mueller	1	0	26
S Johnny Huffman	1	0	13
DT Pat Hutton	0	1	36
S Zane McNutt	0	1	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Byron Armstrong	5	1	29
OLB Tyrus Cooper	4	0	22
CB Rob Bernard	2	0	22
S Ross Oliver	2	0	21
S Jimmie Harden	1	0	10
CB Alonzo Conrad	1	0	31
S Antonio Mansker	1	0	21
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Taylor Brewer	3	9	29	31
G Morris Daughtry	3	5	29	31
T Randy Wooten	2	6	29	31
G A.J. Searight	1	4	29	31
T Conner Spiliotis	0	4	29	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Darryl Blake	1	3	17	0	63
T J.T. Grabowski	1	2	17	1	63
T Gage Rose	1	2	17	1	63
G Graham Mathews	1	2	17	0	63
TE Donnie Dworak	1	1	17	0	61
G Bobby Torres	0	3	17	0	63
TE Christopher Frederick	0	1	7	0	17
RB Michael Porter	0	0	3	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Camudgeon	3	14
Philip Cook	3	14

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Bates	2	11
Darryl Blake	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Les Leyh	---	---	17	63	2	82
OLB Morris Curtis	---	---	17	63	2	82
S Ivan Bell	---	---	16	58	4	78
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	16	59	2	77
CB Lamont West	---	---	11	51	13	75
C Taylor Brewer	29	31	---	---	10	70
T Randy Wooten	29	31	---	---	10	70
DT Terrence Adams	---	---	10	45	10	65
CB Philip Cook	---	---	11	36	14	61
G Morris Daughtry	29	31	---	---	---	60
G A.J. Searight	29	31	---	---	---	60
T Conner Spiliotis	29	31	---	---	---	60
QB Mitch Hammond	29	31	---	---	---	60
DE Tracy Dole	---	---	15	41	1	57
WR Pete Larry	26	27	---	---	1	54
WR Clay Floyd	19	30	---	---	---	49
DT Pat Hutton	---	---	12	36	1	49
ILB Travis Farmer	---	---	15	32	1	48
CB Damien Mueller	---	---	4	26	17	47
TE Theodore Crites	19	28	---	---	---	47
WR Monty Furr	14	19	---	---	10	43
S Ernest Hopper	---	---	8	32	1	41
TE Eli Racz	11	5	---	---	25	41
RB Pat Krenn	18	22	---	---	---	40
ILB Dana Roemen	---	---	2	25	12	39
RB Jerald Freeman	8	1	---	---	25	34
OLB Donnie Lincoln	---	---	9	24	---	33
DT Zack Farrell	---	---	8	24	1	33
DE Kris Moser	---	---	1	20	10	31
RB Marshall Harden	13	11	---	---	6	30
DT Cameron Watson	---	---	5	22	1	28
WR Phil Franz	7	6	---	---	14	27
S Zane McNutt	---	---	2	23	1	26
OLB Ernest Hudson	---	---	0	0	25	25
S Johnny Huffman	---	---	8	13	---	21
TE Drake McDowell	10	6	---	---	---	16
S Elliot Reynolds	---	---	0	0	15	15
T Tony Camudgeon	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Andy Germaine	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Ronnie Pientka	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Randall Harding	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Cole Duran	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Eric Griffin	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Adrian Caswell	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Colin Hagan	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Darryl Blake	17	63	---	---	13	93
G Bobby Torres	17	63	---	---	---	80
T J.T. Grabowski	17	63	---	---	---	80
T Gage Rose	17	63	---	---	---	80
G Graham Mathews	17	63	---	---	---	80
TE Donnie Dworak	17	61	---	---	---	78
WR Gregory Dobson	10	45	---	---	18	73
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	28	30	11	69
WR Xavier Tucker	14	49	---	---	---	63
RB Branden Maloney	10	52	---	---	---	62
CB Alonzo Conrad	---	---	29	31	---	60
WR Cristian Schwartz	13	42	---	---	4	59
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	28	29	---	57
ILB Aidan Kennedy	---	---	26	24	---	50
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	25	24	---	49
CB Rob Bernard	---	---	15	22	11	48
OLB Tyrus Cooper	---	---	25	22	---	47
DE Evan Hopson	---	---	24	22	---	46
S Ross Oliver	---	---	24	21	---	45
S Antonio Mansker	---	---	24	21	---	45
QB Troy Craig	9	33	---	---	---	42
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	4	10	25	39
TE Tyrus Dunn	2	10	---	---	27	39
QB Sean Powell	8	30	---	---	---	38
TE Christopher Frederick	7	17	---	---	9	33
FB Aaron Fisk	3	11	---	---	18	32
S Jimmie Harden	---	---	5	10	16	31
DT Alfred Tapia	---	---	16	11	---	27
DE Justin Campbell	---	---	6	10	10	26
RB Michael Porter	3	6	---	---	16	25
WR Trent Sawahata	2	16	---	---	6	24
ILB Glen Whipkey	---	---	3	7	14	24
DT Cody Owens	---	---	10	13	---	23
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	12	8	---	20
CB Orlando Hampton	---	---	2	2	15	19
DT Billy Wahle	---	---	2	5	10	17
WR Trenton Bahr	0	3	---	---	14	17
S Nicholas Beuerlein	---	---	6	10	---	16
DT Hunter Romund	---	---	5	9	---	14
G Horace Maxwell	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Daniel Guy	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Keith Richard	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Dashawn Manderville	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Floyd Hogenkamp	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Tyrell Gaylor	4	3	---	---	1	8
K Julio Burnstine	0	0	---	---	4	4

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	5	5	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Hammond	31	17	5	7	1	1	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Craig	31	18	1	1	2	6	3	3	0
Sean Powell	29	15	3	3	3	5	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	53	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	139	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	34	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	10	79	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	84	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	123	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	64	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Theodore Crites	11	6	0	61	1	28
WR Pete Larry	8	5	0	93	2	27
RB Pat Krenn	3	1	1	23	1	22
WR Clay Floyd	3	2	0	16	0	30
WR Monty Furr	3	0	0	0	0	19
TE Eli Racz	1	1	0	3	0	5
WR Phil Franz	1	1	0	29	1	6
RB Marshall Harden	1	1	0	1	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Tucker	13	5	0	50	0	49
RB Branden Maloney	11	8	1	49	0	52
WR Gregory Dobson	8	4	1	58	1	45
TE Tyrus Dunn	6	4	1	30	0	10
WR Cristian Schwartz	5	2	0	52	2	42
TE Donnie Dworak	5	1	2	10	0	61
FB Aaron Fisk	4	3	0	15	0	11
WR Trent Sawahata	3	2	0	41	1	16
TE Christopher Frederick	3	2	0	21	0	17
WR Trenton Bahr	2	2	0	24	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pat Krenn	1	11	11.00	3.94

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Hammond	3	3	11	3.67	7.29

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Craig	2	1	13	6.50	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eli Racz	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Pete Larry	1	1	5	5.00	11.63
TE Theodore Crites	1	1	3	3.00	5.55

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyrus Dunn	2	1	13	6.50	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pat Krenn	5	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Troy Craig	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Hammond	9	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Powell	8	4	1
Troy Craig	8	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pete Larry	3	1	1
TE Theodore Crites	3	2	1
RB Pat Krenn	1	0	0
WR Monty Furr	1	0	0
RB Marshall Harden	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Branden Maloney	4	4	0
WR Gregory Dobson	3	3	1
TE Tyrus Dunn	2	1	0
WR Xavier Tucker	2	0	0
TE Donnie Dworak	2	0	0
WR Trent Sawahata	1	1	1
FB Aaron Fisk	1	0	0
WR Trenton Bahr	1	1	1

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

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