Week 3, 2094

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	10	10	3	6	6	-	35
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	8	3	-	32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 NOS - Wally Cote 23 field goal
1Q: 07:17 MIN - Makai Lemon 73 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
1Q: 00:03 NOS - Shane Japp 20 run (Wally Cote extra point)
2Q: 12:14 MIN - Roberto Coles 12 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 08:02 NOS - Cameron Page 22 pass from Norman Goins (Wally Cote extra point)
2Q: 01:05 NOS - Wally Cote 52 field goal
3Q: 12:35 MIN - Nick Fox 2 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 02:13 NOS - Wally Cote 31 field goal
4Q: 12:27 NOS - Wally Cote 33 field goal
4Q: 01:00 MIN - Edwin Head 26 pass from Jackson Atchison (Jackson Atchison pass to Marshall Umphenour for conversion)
4Q: 00:12 NOS - Wally Cote 21 field goal
OT: 07:42 MIN - Neil Rhodes 18 field goal
OT: 03:02 NOS - Rich Collier 20 pass from Norman Goins

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 NOS - Wally Cote 23 field goal
1Q: 07:17 MIN - Makai Lemon 73 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
1Q: 00:03 NOS - Shane Japp 20 run (Wally Cote extra point)
2Q: 12:14 MIN - Roberto Coles 12 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 08:02 NOS - Cameron Page 22 pass from Norman Goins (Wally Cote extra point)
2Q: 01:05 NOS - Wally Cote 52 field goal
3Q: 12:35 MIN - Nick Fox 2 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 02:13 NOS - Wally Cote 31 field goal
4Q: 12:27 NOS - Wally Cote 33 field goal
4Q: 01:00 MIN - Edwin Head 26 pass from Jackson Atchison (Jackson Atchison pass to Marshall Umphenour for conversion)
4Q: 00:12 NOS - Wally Cote 21 field goal
OT: 07:42 MIN - Neil Rhodes 18 field goal
OT: 03:02 NOS - Rich Collier 20 pass from Norman Goins

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 35 20
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 22 15
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 589 447
- Offensive Plays 91 53
- Yards per Play 6.47 8.43
Net Rushing Yards 185 93
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 4.87 4.23
Net Passing Yards 404 354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 34 - 0 30 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 411 360
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.62 11.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/72 12/100
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/165
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 42:58 24:10

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	35	20
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	22	15
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	589	447
- Offensive Plays	91	53
- Yards per Play	6.47	8.43
Net Rushing Yards	185	93
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	4.87	4.23
Net Passing Yards	404	354
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 34 - 0	30 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	411	360
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.62	11.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/72	12/100
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/165
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 27
Time of Possession	42:58	24:10

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:43	OWN 25	13	69	Field Goal
1	7:02	7:02	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	12:03	4:12	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	3:34	2:34	OWN 30	8	35	Field Goal
3	12:24	1:26	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	7:27	5:19	OWN 12	12	74	Field Goal
3	0:45	3:25	OWN 39	7	45	Field Goal
4	10:10	2:25	OWN 6	7	22	Punt
4	4:39	2:35	OWN 33	4	16	Punt
4	0:47	0:40	OWN 25	4	71	Field Goal
OT1	7:34	4:42	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:17	1:15	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:57	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	7:51	4:17	OWN 34	8	43	Missed FG
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 23	3	4	Half
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
3	10:58	3:31	OWN 17	6	16	Punt
3	2:08	1:23	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	12:20	2:10	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	7:45	3:06	OWN 13	6	15	Punt
4	2:04	1:17	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 25	1	10	Half
OT1	10:00	2:26	OPP 38	5	37	Field Goal

Game MVP: Norman Goins, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shane Japp	25	146	5.84	20	8	1
RB Douglas Strickland	8	23	2.88	9	0	0
QB Norman Goins	3	10	3.33	8	0	0
WR Rich Collier	2	6	3.00	10	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derek Bingenheimer	13	63	4.85	33	1
RB Edwin Head	6	19	3.17	7	0
RB Martin Dias	2	6	3.00	4	0
QB Jackson Atchison	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norman Goins	52	34	411	1/7	2	33	0	102.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Atchison	30	24	360	1/6	4	73	0	156.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rich Collier	8	15	109	13.63	40	31	1
RB Shane Japp	6	13	60	10.00	38	21	0
WR Cameron Page	4	5	57	14.25	38	22	1
FB Trey Roever	4	5	56	14.00	32	26	0
WR Arnie Vance	4	5	30	7.50	6	14	0
TE Arturo Van Diver	3	3	47	15.67	33	33	0
WR Devonte Middleton	2	2	42	21.00	8	31	0
WR Alvin Peacock	2	2	2	1.00	0	4	0
TE Broderick Stephenson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Makai Lemon	5	6	107	21.40	84	73	1
TE Marshall Umphenour	4	4	62	15.50	36	36	0
WR Nate Hitchcock	4	7	54	13.50	27	27	0
TE Sam Roush	4	5	43	10.75	12	13	0
WR Horace Rosales	2	2	34	17.00	20	27	0
TE Nick Fox	2	2	18	9.00	1	16	1
WR Roberto Coles	1	1	12	12.00	10	12	1
RB Edwin Head	1	1	26	26.00	20	26	1
WR Skip Ford	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Martin Dias	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Dustin Walsh	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Horace Rosales	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Geoff Fitzmaurice	3	153	51.0	44.3	53	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmie Rodrigues	4	190	47.5	41.8	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Cote	5/5	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rhodes	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Vance	2	23	11.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Makai Lemon	5	165	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Bridgman	10	2	0.0	22	31
ILB CJ Allen	6	2	0.0	22	31
CB Mason Williamson	6	1	0.0	22	31
DE Neal Lofton	4	0	1.0	21	29
CB Dustin Walsh	3	1	0.0	11	19
DT Jefferson Fuller	2	2	0.0	14	27
DE Matthew Sutton	2	2	0.0	19	27
OLB Thurman Craig	2	1	0.0	10	10
CB Ernie Cromer	2	0	0.0	4	10
S Lucas Bouchard	2	0	0.0	7	15
OLB Lincoln Buckner	1	6	0.0	19	24
S Alonzo Saylor	1	0	0.0	15	17
DT Rod Hopkins	1	0	0.0	18	25
DT Christen Miller	1	0	0.0	13	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jessie Crichlow	10	2	0.0	34	38
ILB Avery Whitfield	10	0	0.0	33	36
OLB Darrin Quinn	9	3	0.0	36	43
CB Monty Donovan	8	1	0.0	36	53
CB Courtney Leagra	7	0	0.0	32	44
S Deron Shaye	6	1	0.0	38	53
DT Karl Maloney	4	4	0.0	36	47
OLB Dustin Hutchinson	4	1	0.0	17	25
DE Roy Larimer	3	2	1.0	36	39
CB Elijah Bramlett	3	0	0.0	2	15
DT Axel Bergen	2	2	0.0	29	40
ILB Max Matthews	2	0	0.0	5	16
CB Roy Rhodes	1	2	0.0	27	33
DT Gregory O'Keefe	1	0	0.0	12	26
S Damien Sutter	0	1	0.0	7	19
DE Wade Loom	0	1	0.0	32	42

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neal Lofton	1.0	0	0	0	29

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Roy Larimer	1.0	0	0	39
OLB Dustin Hutchinson	0.0	1	0	25
DT Karl Maloney	0.0	0	2	47
DT Axel Bergen	0.0	0	1	40
DE Wade Loom	0.0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB CJ Allen	6	0	31
CB Mason Williamson	3	2	31
CB Dustin Walsh	3	0	19
S Tyrus Bridgman	2	2	31
OLB Thurman Craig	2	1	10
CB Ernie Cromer	2	0	10
DE Neal Lofton	2	0	29
S Lucas Bouchard	2	0	15
S Alonzo Saylor	1	0	17
OLB Lincoln Buckner	1	0	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Courtney Leagra	6	0	44
ILB Avery Whitfield	6	0	36
S Jessie Crichlow	5	0	38
CB Monty Donovan	4	1	53
OLB Darrin Quinn	3	2	43
CB Elijah Bramlett	3	0	15
S Deron Shaye	2	0	53
ILB Max Matthews	1	2	16
CB Roy Rhodes	1	1	33
S Damien Sutter	1	0	19
DT Gregory O'Keefe	1	0	26
OLB Dustin Hutchinson	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Gage Columbo	4	9	38	0	53
G Howard Cobb	3	10	38	1	53
T Neal Long	2	12	38	0	53
G Martin Edgerton	2	4	38	0	53
C Pete Schrader	0	2	38	0	53

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Logan Jones	2	3	22	1	31
G Vaughn Tate	1	5	22	0	31
T Zack Giles	1	4	22	0	31
T Cornelius Norton	0	4	22	0	31
G Mike Roundy	0	4	22	0	31
TE Marshall Umphenour	0	1	14	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernie Cromer	2	23
Arturo Van Diver	1	26
Lincoln Buckner	1	23
Tyrus Bridgman	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Matthews	1	26
Derek Bingenheimer	1	24

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Neal Long	38	53	---	---	8	99
G Howard Cobb	38	53	---	---	8	99
G Martin Edgerton	38	53	---	---	8	99
T Gage Columbo	38	53	---	---	8	99
RB Shane Japp	28	46	---	---	23	97
QB Norman Goins	38	53	---	---	---	91
C Pete Schrader	38	53	---	---	---	91
WR Rich Collier	36	46	---	---	6	88
WR Arnie Vance	34	44	---	---	4	82
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	22	31	14	67
TE Broderick Stephenson	33	33	---	---	1	67
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	19	24	23	66
TE Arturo Van Diver	11	24	---	---	26	61
WR Cameron Page	26	24	---	---	6	56
CB Mason Williamson	---	---	22	31	2	55
ILB CJ Allen	---	---	22	31	2	55
S Alonzo Saylor	---	---	15	17	21	53
DE Neal Lofton	---	---	21	29	2	52
DE Matthew Sutton	---	---	19	27	6	52
CB Matt Crocton	---	---	20	29	2	51
FB Trey Roever	6	19	---	---	24	49
DT Jefferson Fuller	---	---	14	27	5	46
DT Rod Hopkins	---	---	18	25	1	44
CB Dustin Walsh	---	---	11	19	13	43
WR Devonte Middleton	5	11	---	---	24	40
CB Ernie Cromer	---	---	4	10	23	37
DT Christen Miller	---	---	13	13	2	28
WR Alvin Peacock	1	6	---	---	15	22
S Lucas Bouchard	---	---	7	15	---	22
OLB Thurman Craig	---	---	10	10	2	22
RB Douglas Strickland	9	7	---	---	---	16
ILB Carlton Oscarson	---	---	3	1	10	14
K Wally Cote	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Geoff Fitzmaurice	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Justin Joly	1	5	---	---	---	6
DE C.J. Kranchick	---	---	2	2	---	4
C Eduardo Sellers	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Conner Franklin	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Keegan Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Danny Hanson	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Cornelius Huie	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Carlton Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Joey Preston	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lonnie Byers	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Glen Burton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Darrin Quinn	---	---	36	43	24	103
S Deron Shaye	---	---	38	53	5	96
CB Monty Donovan	---	---	36	53	4	93
S Jessie Crichlow	---	---	34	38	19	91
DT Karl Maloney	---	---	36	47	4	87
DE Wade Loom	---	---	32	42	8	82
CB Courtney Leagra	---	---	32	44	1	77
DE Roy Larimer	---	---	36	39	1	76
CB Roy Rhodes	---	---	27	33	14	74
DT Axel Bergen	---	---	29	40	3	72
ILB Avery Whitfield	---	---	33	36	1	70
TE Sam Roush	14	22	---	---	24	60
G Vaughn Tate	22	31	---	---	6	59
TE Marshall Umphenour	14	16	---	---	24	54
T Cornelius Norton	22	31	---	---	---	53
QB Jackson Atchison	22	31	---	---	---	53
G Mike Roundy	22	31	---	---	---	53
C Logan Jones	22	31	---	---	---	53
T Zack Giles	22	31	---	---	---	53
WR Makai Lemon	13	18	---	---	20	51
RB Derek Bingenheimer	13	13	---	---	24	50
ILB Max Matthews	---	---	5	16	26	47
OLB Dustin Hutchinson	---	---	17	25	5	47
DT Gregory O'Keefe	---	---	12	26	5	43
WR Nate Hitchcock	16	25	---	---	---	41
CB Elijah Bramlett	---	---	2	15	22	39
RB Edwin Head	6	14	---	---	17	37
S Damien Sutter	---	---	7	19	5	31
TE Nick Fox	8	8	---	---	9	25
WR Horace Rosales	9	15	---	---	---	24
DT Dexter Johnstone	---	---	4	14	4	22
WR Chester Seaton	8	9	---	---	---	17
CB Dexter White	---	---	0	0	12	12
WR Skip Ford	4	6	---	---	---	10
K Neil Rhodes	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Martin Dias	3	5	---	---	---	8
WR Roberto Coles	2	4	---	---	---	6
C Parker Barnett	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Duane Tate	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Matt Dole	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jimmie Rodrigues	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Earl Johnson	---	---	1	0	---	1
OLB Owen Shea	---	---	1	0	---	1
S Erick Richard	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Kennedy Mickens	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Chad Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	22	92	4.2
Right	6	49	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	43	7.2
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norman Goins	52	34	7	2	5	6	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Atchison	30	24	5	0	1	5	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	61	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	190	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	129	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	48	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	213	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	99	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Collier	15	8	2	109	2	46
RB Shane Japp	13	6	1	60	1	46
WR Cameron Page	5	4	1	57	1	24
FB Trey Roever	5	4	0	56	1	19
WR Arnie Vance	5	4	1	30	0	44
TE Arturo Van Diver	3	3	0	47	1	24
TE Broderick Stephenson	2	1	0	8	0	33
WR Devonte Middleton	2	2	0	42	1	11
WR Alvin Peacock	2	2	0	2	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Hitchcock	7	4	1	54	1	25
WR Makai Lemon	6	5	0	107	1	18
TE Sam Roush	5	4	0	43	0	22
TE Marshall Umphenour	4	4	0	62	1	16
WR Horace Rosales	2	2	0	34	1	15
TE Nick Fox	2	2	0	18	0	8
WR Roberto Coles	1	1	0	12	0	4
RB Martin Dias	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Edwin Head	1	1	0	26	1	14
WR Skip Ford	1	1	0	4	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Japp	7	30	4.29	5.84

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Derek Bingenheimer	2	4	2.00	4.85
RB Edwin Head	2	3	1.50	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norman Goins	7	3	31	4.43	7.90

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackson Atchison	4	3	30	7.50	12.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rich Collier	3	1	20	6.67	7.27
RB Shane Japp	2	0	0	0.00	4.62
WR Alvin Peacock	1	1	4	4.00	1.00
WR Arnie Vance	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nick Fox	2	2	18	9.00	9.00
WR Roberto Coles	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Martin Dias	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shane Japp	3	1
QB Norman Goins	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Head	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norman Goins	11	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Atchison	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Shane Japp	5	3	2
WR Rich Collier	3	1	1
WR Cameron Page	1	1	1
TE Broderick Stephenson	1	0	0
TE Arturo Van Diver	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Hitchcock	2	0	0
TE Sam Roush	2	1	1
TE Marshall Umphenour	1	1	1
WR Makai Lemon	1	0	0
WR Skip Ford	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (26,800)
End Zone 10,200 (19,300)
Mezzanine 6,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,100 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (26,800)
End Zone	10,200 (19,300)
Mezzanine	6,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,100 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)