Week 9, 1981

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings31000-13
New Orleans Saints0003-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 MIN - Rafael Septien 33 field goal
2Q: 10:33 MIN - Stan Rome 9 pass from Mike Loyd (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 01:20 MIN - Rafael Septien 23 field goal
4Q: 04:39 NOS - Dave Jacobs 48 field goal

Team StatisticsMINNOS
Record3-62-7
First Downs1415
- by Rushing38
- by Passing86
- by Penalty31
Total Net Yards247268
- Offensive Plays6164
- Yards per Play4.054.19
Net Rushing Yards73162
- Rushing Attempts3232
- Yards per Rush2.285.06
Net Passing Yards174106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 16 - 030 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards178120
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/42/14
- Yards per Pass Play6.003.31
Fumbles/Lost4/22/0
3rd Down Conversions5/151/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.98.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/6511/69
Punt Returns/Yards6/382/11
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/28
Interception Ret./Yards2/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits30
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/20/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 24
Time of Possession29:5430:06

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:462:04OWN 3138Punt
18:264:31OWN 45739Field Goal
10:255:02OWN 23977Touchdown
27:400:33OPP 404-20Punt
23:352:22OPP 47941Field Goal
315:002:23OWN 29523Punt
39:132:38OWN 39614Punt
35:062:02OWN 38426Fumble
30:202:23OWN 13515Punt
49:211:29OWN 235Punt
45:310:09OWN 3411Fumble
44:332:25OWN 2037Punt
40:470:47OWN 413-4Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:14OWN 14521Punt
19:421:16OWN 1738Punt
13:553:30OWN 11529Punt
210:232:43OWN 185-2Punt
27:073:32OWN 10629Interception
21:131:13OWN 15329Half
312:373:24OWN 20748Missed FG
36:351:29OWN 2036Punt
33:042:44OWN 38515Punt
412:573:36OWN 22733Punt
47:522:21OWN 45528Missed FG
45:220:49OPP 3534Field Goal
42:081:21OWN 29720Interception

Game MVP: Mike Loyd, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chester Willis16513.19800
Mike Strachan13262.00700
Mike Loyd3-4-1.33-100
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley221185.363030
James Mayberry10444.401620

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Loyd28161781/4140088.1
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rick Trocano30151202/14020232.7

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stan Rome57469.207201
WR Charley Young333712.3311160
WR Butch Johnson38134.33080
WR Irving Merchant234924.5025400
TE Don Warren22115.50060
TE Jimmie Giles122222.000220
WR Bob Newland0200.00000
FB Curtis Dickey0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ray Jarvis45266.501090
WR Larry Wilcox3103311.0015200
WR Al Walker24115.500100
WR Art Monk25147.0010110
TE Raymond Chester111111.000110
TE Henry Childs111111.000110
TE John McMakin1133.00530
RB Wayne Mosley121111.000110
RB James Mayberry0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Gary Fencik100.000
CB LeCharls McDaniel100.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Chester Willis2000
Charley Young1000
Irving Merchant1000
Curtis Dickey0100
Norm Wells0100
Anthony Jolly0010
Keith Simpson0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Wayne Mosley1000
Rick Trocano1000
Brent Sexton0110
John Woodcock0110
Steve Wilson0100
Art Monk0100
Tim Baylor0010
Scot Brantley0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman734349.041.7512
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dan Melville727639.434.0433

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rafael Septien2/20/00/0331/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dave Jacobs1/31/30/0480/0

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Irving Merchant6386.30
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker2115.50

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Al Walker22814.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti1000.02325
S Gary Fencik620.02523
S Roland Solomon550.03030
CB Royce McKinney411.02323
DE Ernest Kirk310.01819
S Jerry Reese310.02127
S Terry Jackson300.02429
CB LeCharls McDaniel300.01916
DE Anthony Jolly201.01919
OLB Rickey Jackson240.02624
OLB Thomas Henderson230.01815
DE Mark Gastineau220.02726
OLB Chris Keating200.096
WR Charley Young10---------
ILB Larry Gordon100.030
CB Keith Simpson100.02126
DT Norm Wells010.01716
DT James Hunter010.01516
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Rick Razzano610.02327
S Tommy Myers540.02924
ILB Kim Bokamper520.02721
DE Greg Foggie510.02321
DE Tony Cline430.02524
S Doug Jones400.02325
CB Louis Wright400.02419
S Mike Haynes220.02526
DT John Woodcock210.01820
S Brent Sexton200.01217
DT Derland Moore111.02525
CB Nathan Conrady120.01518
S Tim Baylor110.087
OLB Lawrence Taylor110.0207
WR Larry Wilcox10---------
WR Al Walker10---------
OLB Scot Brantley100.092

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Anthony Jolly1.002019
CB Royce McKinney1.000023
DE Mark Gastineau0.011126
OLB Greg Bracelin0.01007
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Derland Moore1.000025
DT John Woodcock0.010020
DE Ben Williams0.001214
DE John Andrews0.001012
DE Tony Cline0.001024
DE Greg Foggie0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Gary Fencik20123
DE Ernest Kirk20019
S Terry Jackson20029
ILB Ken Fantetti20025
S Jerry Reese20027
S Roland Solomon20030
OLB Thomas Henderson10015
OLB Chris Keating1006
OLB Rickey Jackson10024
CB LeCharls McDaniel01116
CB Keith Simpson01026
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Kim Bokamper41021
S Doug Jones20025
S Mike Haynes20026
ILB Rick Razzano20027
S Tommy Myers10024
DE Greg Foggie10021
CB Nathan Conrady10018
S Brent Sexton10017
S Tim Baylor1007
OLB Scot Brantley1002
CB Louis Wright01019
OLB Mel Kaufman0108

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Alan Willis27127120
Curtis Dickey25120010
Syd Kitson13024020
Franky Smith13027025
Don Warren1109013
Glenn Hyde03027024
Jimmie Giles03023012
Tim Irwin02031020
Dennis Nelson010504
Bo Buetow010509
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Pietrzak36025125
Leon Gray36032032
Don Greco25025025
Steve Wilson18028029
Vincent Horton13017015
Dave Lafary13029028
Gerry Sullivan010707
Ken Bernich000717

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Jerry Reese116
Nathan Poole113
John Choma19
Butch Johnson18
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Scot Brantley213
James Mayberry123
John McMakin111
Doug Dieken110
Larry Heater19

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jerry Reese------21271664
Mark Gastineau------27261063
Mike Loyd3229------263
Roland Solomon------3030363
Glenn Hyde2724------960
Terry Jackson------2429760
Royce McKinney------2323955
Rickey Jackson------2624353
Irving Merchant2319------1052
Gary Fencik------2523452
Franky Smith2725---------52
Tim Irwin3120---------51
Ken Fantetti------2325250
Keith Simpson------2126249
Alan Willis2720------148
Mike Strachan1612------1947
Syd Kitson2420------246
Butch Johnson1423------845
Jimmie Giles2312------944
LeCharls McDaniel------1916944
Stan Rome1317------1242
Anthony Jolly------1919341
Norm Wells------1716740
Ernest Kirk------1819---37
Curtis Dickey2010------737
John Choma1314------936
Don Warren913------1436
Thomas Henderson------1815235
James Hunter------1516334
Charley Young1813---------31
Greg Bracelin------671528
Chester Willis1612---------28
Nathan Poole62------1321
Bo Buetow59------721
Chris Keating------96419
Jim Ryan------131519
Dean Miraldi19------919
Eddie Johnson------72716
Bob Newland010---------10
Dennis Nelson54---------9
Joe Rose22------59
Larry Gordon------3058
Marv Bateman00------77
Rafael Septien00------66
Pat Ryan00---------0
Jeff Komlo00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dave Lafary2928------1067
Leon Gray3232---------64
Rick Trocano3232---------64
Henry Childs2620------1561
Derland Moore------2525959
Steve Wilson2829------259
Tony Cline------2524857
Tommy Myers------2924255
Nathan Conrady------15182053
Mike Haynes------2526253
Rick Razzano------2327353
Doug Jones------2325351
Kim Bokamper------2721351
Jim Pietrzak2525---------50
Don Greco2525---------50
Larry Wilcox2425---------49
James Mayberry1016------2349
Greg Foggie------2321145
Louis Wright------2419245
Art Monk1919------644
Ray Jarvis1514------1140
Vincent Horton1715------840
John Woodcock------1820139
Wayne Mosley2216---------38
Al Walker814------1638
Ben Williams------2214238
Brent Sexton------1217635
Mel Kaufman------582033
Raymond Chester109------1332
Lawrence Taylor------207431
John Andrews------1612129
John McMakin98------1128
Gerry Sullivan77------1024
Ken Bernich77------1024
Scot Brantley------921324
Tim Baylor------87520
Larry Heater04------913
Doug Dieken00------1010
Dan Melville00------1010
Richie Evans34---------7
Will Grant43---------7
Pete Wysocki------3216
Dave Jacobs00------55
Warren Moon00---------0
Sam Claphan00---------0
Dave Wilson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8273.4
Middle9222.4
Right12282.3
None3-4-1.3
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8232.9
Middle13483.7
Right11918.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Loyd28163403420
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rick Trocano30151512312

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen62142.3
Short (0-8 Yds)169573.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)436516.3
Long (19+ Yds)224221.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2263.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1710824.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)73324.6
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Butch Johnson83013023
WR Stan Rome75046117
WR Charley Young33037013
WR Irving Merchant32049119
WR Bob Newland2000010
TE Jimmie Giles21022112
TE Don Warren22011013
FB Curtis Dickey1000010
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox103133125
WR Ray Jarvis54026014
WR Art Monk52014019
WR Al Walker42011014
RB Wayne Mosley21011016
TE Raymond Chester1101109
TE Henry Childs11011020
TE John McMakin110308
RB James Mayberry1000016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mike Strachan1-4-4.002.00
Chester Willis111.003.19
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Loyd64254.176.36
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Butch Johnson3182.671.63
WR Stan Rome22115.506.57
TE Don Warren1166.005.50
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Mike Strachan10
Mike Loyd10
Chester Willis11
New OrleansRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Mike Loyd1264
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Rick Trocano1231

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Butch Johnson410
WR Bob Newland200
WR Charley Young222
TE Don Warren221
TE Jimmie Giles111
WR Stan Rome100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Larry Wilcox500
WR Ray Jarvis211
WR Al Walker210
WR Art Monk210
RB James Mayberry100

SectionAttendance
Stadium31,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck9,600 (21,400)
End Zone6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats3,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes800 (3,300)