Week 9, 1981

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	0	-	13
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	3	-	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

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 Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-6 2-7
First Downs 14 15
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 247 268
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 4.05 4.19
Net Rushing Yards 73 162
- Rushing Attempts 32 32
- Yards per Rush 2.28 5.06
Net Passing Yards 174 106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 0 30 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 178 120
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 3.31
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 11/69
Punt Returns/Yards 6/38 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:54 30:06

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-6	2-7
First Downs	14	15
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	247	268
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	4.05	4.19
Net Rushing Yards	73	162
- Rushing Attempts	32	32
- Yards per Rush	2.28	5.06
Net Passing Yards	174	106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 0	30 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	178	120
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	3.31
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	11/69
Punt Returns/Yards	6/38	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:54	30:06

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	2:04	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	8:26	4:31	OWN 45	7	39	Field Goal
1	0:25	5:02	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	7:40	0:33	OPP 40	4	-20	Punt
2	3:35	2:22	OPP 47	9	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 29	5	23	Punt
3	9:13	2:38	OWN 39	6	14	Punt
3	5:06	2:02	OWN 38	4	26	Fumble
3	0:20	2:23	OWN 13	5	15	Punt
4	9:21	1:29	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
4	5:31	0:09	OWN 34	1	1	Fumble
4	4:33	2:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 41	3	-4	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 14	5	21	Punt
1	9:42	1:16	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
1	3:55	3:30	OWN 11	5	29	Punt
2	10:23	2:43	OWN 18	5	-2	Punt
2	7:07	3:32	OWN 10	6	29	Interception
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 15	3	29	Half
3	12:37	3:24	OWN 20	7	48	Missed FG
3	6:35	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	3:04	2:44	OWN 38	5	15	Punt
4	12:57	3:36	OWN 22	7	33	Punt
4	7:52	2:21	OWN 45	5	28	Missed FG
4	5:22	0:49	OPP 35	3	4	Field Goal
4	2:08	1:21	OWN 29	7	20	Interception

Game MVP: Mike Loyd, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chester Willis	16	51	3.19	8
Mike Strachan	13	26	2.00	7
Mike Loyd	3	-4	-1.33	-1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	22	118	5.36	30	3	0
James Mayberry	10	44	4.40	16	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Loyd	28	16	178	1/4	1	40	0	88.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Trocano	30	15	120	2/14	0	20	2	32.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stan Rome	5	7	46	9.20	7	20	1
WR Charley Young	3	3	37	12.33	11	16	0
WR Butch Johnson	3	8	13	4.33	0	8	0
WR Irving Merchant	2	3	49	24.50	25	40	0
TE Don Warren	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Jimmie Giles	1	2	22	22.00	0	22	0
WR Bob Newland	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Curtis Dickey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Jarvis	4	5	26	6.50	10	9
WR Larry Wilcox	3	10	33	11.00	15	20
WR Al Walker	2	4	11	5.50	0	10
WR Art Monk	2	5	14	7.00	10	11
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE Henry Childs	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
TE John McMakin	1	1	3	3.00	5	3
RB Wayne Mosley	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB James Mayberry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Fencik	1	0	0.00	0
CB LeCharls McDaniel	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chester Willis	2	0	0
Charley Young	1	0	0
Irving Merchant	1	0	0
Curtis Dickey	0	1	0
Norm Wells	0	1	0
Anthony Jolly	0	0	1
Keith Simpson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wayne Mosley	1	0	0
Rick Trocano	1	0	0
Brent Sexton	0	1	1
John Woodcock	0	1	1
Steve Wilson	0	1	0
Art Monk	0	1	0
Tim Baylor	0	0	1
Scot Brantley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	343	49.0	41.7	51	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Melville	7	276	39.4	34.0	43	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Jacobs	1/3	1/3	0/0	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	6	38	6.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	10	0	0.0	23	25
S Gary Fencik	6	2	0.0	25	23
S Roland Solomon	5	5	0.0	30	30
CB Royce McKinney	4	1	1.0	23	23
DE Ernest Kirk	3	1	0.0	18	19
S Jerry Reese	3	1	0.0	21	27
S Terry Jackson	3	0	0.0	24	29
CB LeCharls McDaniel	3	0	0.0	19	16
DE Anthony Jolly	2	0	1.0	19	19
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	4	0.0	26	24
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	3	0.0	18	15
DE Mark Gastineau	2	2	0.0	27	26
OLB Chris Keating	2	0	0.0	9	6
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Larry Gordon	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Keith Simpson	1	0	0.0	21	26
DT Norm Wells	0	1	0.0	17	16
DT James Hunter	0	1	0.0	15	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Razzano	6	1	0.0	23	27
S Tommy Myers	5	4	0.0	29	24
ILB Kim Bokamper	5	2	0.0	27	21
DE Greg Foggie	5	1	0.0	23	21
DE Tony Cline	4	3	0.0	25	24
S Doug Jones	4	0	0.0	23	25
CB Louis Wright	4	0	0.0	24	19
S Mike Haynes	2	2	0.0	25	26
DT John Woodcock	2	1	0.0	18	20
S Brent Sexton	2	0	0.0	12	17
DT Derland Moore	1	1	1.0	25	25
CB Nathan Conrady	1	2	0.0	15	18
S Tim Baylor	1	1	0.0	8	7
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	1	0.0	20	7
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
WR Al Walker	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Scot Brantley	1	0	0.0	9	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Anthony Jolly	1.0	0	2	0	19
CB Royce McKinney	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	1	1	26
OLB Greg Bracelin	0.0	1	0	0	7

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Derland Moore	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Ben Williams	0.0	0	1	2	14
DE John Andrews	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Tony Cline	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Greg Foggie	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	2	0	1	23
DE Ernest Kirk	2	0	0	19
S Terry Jackson	2	0	0	29
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	0	0	25
S Jerry Reese	2	0	0	27
S Roland Solomon	2	0	0	30
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0	15
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	0	6
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0	24
CB LeCharls McDaniel	0	1	1	16
CB Keith Simpson	0	1	0	26

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kim Bokamper	4	1	21
S Doug Jones	2	0	25
S Mike Haynes	2	0	26
ILB Rick Razzano	2	0	27
S Tommy Myers	1	0	24
DE Greg Foggie	1	0	21
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	18
S Brent Sexton	1	0	17
S Tim Baylor	1	0	7
OLB Scot Brantley	1	0	2
CB Louis Wright	0	1	19
OLB Mel Kaufman	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	2	7	1	27	1	20
Curtis Dickey	2	5	1	20	0	10
Syd Kitson	1	3	0	24	0	20
Franky Smith	1	3	0	27	0	25
Don Warren	1	1	0	9	0	13
Glenn Hyde	0	3	0	27	0	24
Jimmie Giles	0	3	0	23	0	12
Tim Irwin	0	2	0	31	0	20
Dennis Nelson	0	1	0	5	0	4
Bo Buetow	0	1	0	5	0	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Pietrzak	3	6	25	1	25
Leon Gray	3	6	32	0	32
Don Greco	2	5	25	0	25
Steve Wilson	1	8	28	0	29
Vincent Horton	1	3	17	0	15
Dave Lafary	1	3	29	0	28
Gerry Sullivan	0	1	7	0	7
Ken Bernich	0	0	7	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Reese	1	16
Nathan Poole	1	13
John Choma	1	9
Butch Johnson	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Scot Brantley	2	13
James Mayberry	1	23
John McMakin	1	11
Doug Dieken	1	10
Larry Heater	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Reese	---	---	21	27	16	64
Mark Gastineau	---	---	27	26	10	63
Mike Loyd	32	29	---	---	2	63
Roland Solomon	---	---	30	30	3	63
Glenn Hyde	27	24	---	---	9	60
Terry Jackson	---	---	24	29	7	60
Royce McKinney	---	---	23	23	9	55
Rickey Jackson	---	---	26	24	3	53
Irving Merchant	23	19	---	---	10	52
Gary Fencik	---	---	25	23	4	52
Franky Smith	27	25	---	---	---	52
Tim Irwin	31	20	---	---	---	51
Ken Fantetti	---	---	23	25	2	50
Keith Simpson	---	---	21	26	2	49
Alan Willis	27	20	---	---	1	48
Mike Strachan	16	12	---	---	19	47
Syd Kitson	24	20	---	---	2	46
Butch Johnson	14	23	---	---	8	45
Jimmie Giles	23	12	---	---	9	44
LeCharls McDaniel	---	---	19	16	9	44
Stan Rome	13	17	---	---	12	42
Anthony Jolly	---	---	19	19	3	41
Norm Wells	---	---	17	16	7	40
Ernest Kirk	---	---	18	19	---	37
Curtis Dickey	20	10	---	---	7	37
John Choma	13	14	---	---	9	36
Don Warren	9	13	---	---	14	36
Thomas Henderson	---	---	18	15	2	35
James Hunter	---	---	15	16	3	34
Charley Young	18	13	---	---	---	31
Greg Bracelin	---	---	6	7	15	28
Chester Willis	16	12	---	---	---	28
Nathan Poole	6	2	---	---	13	21
Bo Buetow	5	9	---	---	7	21
Chris Keating	---	---	9	6	4	19
Jim Ryan	---	---	1	3	15	19
Dean Miraldi	1	9	---	---	9	19
Eddie Johnson	---	---	7	2	7	16
Bob Newland	0	10	---	---	---	10
Dennis Nelson	5	4	---	---	---	9
Joe Rose	2	2	---	---	5	9
Larry Gordon	---	---	3	0	5	8
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pat Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Lafary	29	28	---	---	10	67
Leon Gray	32	32	---	---	---	64
Rick Trocano	32	32	---	---	---	64
Henry Childs	26	20	---	---	15	61
Derland Moore	---	---	25	25	9	59
Steve Wilson	28	29	---	---	2	59
Tony Cline	---	---	25	24	8	57
Tommy Myers	---	---	29	24	2	55
Nathan Conrady	---	---	15	18	20	53
Mike Haynes	---	---	25	26	2	53
Rick Razzano	---	---	23	27	3	53
Doug Jones	---	---	23	25	3	51
Kim Bokamper	---	---	27	21	3	51
Jim Pietrzak	25	25	---	---	---	50
Don Greco	25	25	---	---	---	50
Larry Wilcox	24	25	---	---	---	49
James Mayberry	10	16	---	---	23	49
Greg Foggie	---	---	23	21	1	45
Louis Wright	---	---	24	19	2	45
Art Monk	19	19	---	---	6	44
Ray Jarvis	15	14	---	---	11	40
Vincent Horton	17	15	---	---	8	40
John Woodcock	---	---	18	20	1	39
Wayne Mosley	22	16	---	---	---	38
Al Walker	8	14	---	---	16	38
Ben Williams	---	---	22	14	2	38
Brent Sexton	---	---	12	17	6	35
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	8	20	33
Raymond Chester	10	9	---	---	13	32
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	20	7	4	31
John Andrews	---	---	16	12	1	29
John McMakin	9	8	---	---	11	28
Gerry Sullivan	7	7	---	---	10	24
Ken Bernich	7	7	---	---	10	24
Scot Brantley	---	---	9	2	13	24
Tim Baylor	---	---	8	7	5	20
Larry Heater	0	4	---	---	9	13
Doug Dieken	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dan Melville	0	0	---	---	10	10
Richie Evans	3	4	---	---	---	7
Will Grant	4	3	---	---	---	7
Pete Wysocki	---	---	3	2	1	6
Dave Jacobs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sam Claphan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	12	28	2.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	11	91	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Loyd	28	16	3	4	0	3	4	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Trocano	30	15	1	5	1	2	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	57	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	65	16.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	42	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	82	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Johnson	8	3	13	0	23
WR Stan Rome	7	5	46	1	17
WR Charley Young	3	3	37	0	13
WR Irving Merchant	3	2	49	1	19
WR Bob Newland	2	0	0	0	10
TE Jimmie Giles	2	1	22	1	12
TE Don Warren	2	2	11	0	13
FB Curtis Dickey	1	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	10	3	1	33	1	25
WR Ray Jarvis	5	4	0	26	0	14
WR Art Monk	5	2	0	14	0	19
WR Al Walker	4	2	0	11	0	14
RB Wayne Mosley	2	1	0	11	0	16
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	0	11	0	9
TE Henry Childs	1	1	0	11	0	20
TE John McMakin	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB James Mayberry	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Strachan	1	-4	-4.00	2.00
Chester Willis	1	1	1.00	3.19

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Loyd	6	4	25	4.17	6.36

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Johnson	3	1	8	2.67	1.63
WR Stan Rome	2	2	11	5.50	6.57
TE Don Warren	1	1	6	6.00	5.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	1	0
Mike Loyd	1	0
Chester Willis	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Loyd	12	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Trocano	12	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Johnson	4	1	0
WR Bob Newland	2	0	0
WR Charley Young	2	2	2
TE Don Warren	2	2	1
TE Jimmie Giles	1	1	1
WR Stan Rome	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Wilcox	5	0	0
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	1
WR Al Walker	2	1	0
WR Art Monk	2	1	0
RB James Mayberry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,600 (21,400)
End Zone 6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,600 (21,400)
End Zone	6,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	800 (3,300)