Week 9, 1984

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:42 MIN - Steve Largent 5 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:40 NOS - Art Monk 1 pass from Warren Moon (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
3Q: 00:46 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
4Q: 05:55 MIN - Rich Karlis 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:42 MIN - Steve Largent 5 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:40 NOS - Art Monk 1 pass from Warren Moon (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:07 MIN - Rich Karlis 47 field goal
3Q: 00:46 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
4Q: 05:55 MIN - Rich Karlis 43 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 4-5 2-7
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 0 8
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 352 270
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 5.33 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 39 145
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 1.77 4.68
Net Passing Yards 313 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 31 - 1 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 327 131
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.11 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/97 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/25 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:51 28:09

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	4-5	2-7
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	0	8
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	352	270
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	5.33	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	39	145
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	1.77	4.68
Net Passing Yards	313	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 31 - 1	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	327	131
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.11	4.17
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/97	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/25	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:51	28:09

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 22	6	16	Punt
1	9:52	5:21	OWN 37	9	33	Missed FG
1	2:04	0:32	OPP 38	4	38	Touchdown
2	13:41	3:03	OWN 16	7	17	Punt
2	8:16	4:42	OWN 20	9	54	Interception
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 9	1	9	Half
3	12:38	1:28	OWN 22	4	20	Punt
3	9:19	3:18	OWN 32	6	38	Field Goal
3	0:40	2:08	OWN 26	4	40	Missed FG
4	10:34	4:45	OWN 17	10	57	Field Goal
4	5:01	1:55	OPP 49	3	7	Punt
4	2:04	0:35	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 24	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	2:59	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
1	4:31	2:27	OWN 37	5	19	Interception
1	1:32	2:51	OWN 34	6	6	Punt
2	10:38	2:22	OWN 11	5	52	Punt
2	3:34	3:01	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	11:10	1:51	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	6:01	5:21	OWN 36	11	56	Field Goal
4	13:32	2:58	OWN 41	7	42	Fumble
4	5:49	0:48	OWN 42	1	7	Fumble
4	3:06	1:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:29	0:45	OWN 20	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Sammy Winder	11	29	2.64	8
Ray Crouse	7	15	2.14	5
Dan Marino	3	-1	-0.33	1
Louie Giammona	1	-4	-4.00	-4

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	18	57	3.17	11	2
Larry Heater	11	81	7.36	40	3
Warren Moon	2	7	3.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	42	31	327	2/14	1	35	1	94.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	29	16	131	1/6	1	22	1	64.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Largent	7	7	101	14.43	40	29	1
WR Don Bass	6	11	54	9.00	15	16	0
RB Sammy Winder	5	5	72	14.40	41	35	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	7	43	10.75	2	19	0
TE Jimmie Giles	3	4	25	8.33	1	11	0
FB Curtis Dickey	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0
WR Paul Skansi	2	3	28	14.00	9	14	0
WR Steve Watson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Ray Crouse	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Art Monk	6	9	44	7.33	9	13	1
WR Carl Roaches	3	4	36	12.00	13	22	0
WR Otis Grant	3	5	10	3.33	0	4	0
TE Walt Easley	2	2	29	14.50	4	22	0
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR John Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Larry Heater	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Matt Suhey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	25	25.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gill Byrd	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Keith Moody	2	0	0
Sammy Winder	1	0	0
Mark Gastineau	0	1	1
Jimmie Giles	0	1	0
Ken Fantetti	0	1	0
Tim Irwin	0	1	0
Mossy Cade	0	1	0
Thomas Henderson	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Bill Johnson	2	0
Rod Kush	0	1
Stafford Mays	0	1
Matt Suhey	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	224	44.8	37.2	62	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	250	41.7	35.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/4	2/4	0/1	47	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	3	20	6.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Floyd	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	40	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Floyd	2	50	25.0	0
Doug Jones	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti	9	1	0.0	26	25
S Vince Newsome	5	1	0.0	24	23
DE Mark Gastineau	4	0	1.0	25	24
S Gary Fencik	4	1	0.0	27	22
CB John Turner	4	1	0.0	16	22
OLB Thomas Henderson	3	1	0.0	27	18
DE Leonard Marshall	3	1	0.0	28	23
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	2	0.0	28	25
DT Leo Wisniewski	2	1	0.0	20	16
DT Floyd Tongue	2	0	0.0	12	15
S Vince Albritton	2	0	0.0	6	9
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	3	0.0	13	6
CB Frank Minnifield	1	1	0.0	29	25
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0.0	4	16
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	0.0	21	24
DE Lee Williams	1	0	0.0	9	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	9	2	0.0	21	42
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	4	0.0	20	42
S Greg Bright	5	3	1.0	15	36
CB Kirk Collins	5	1	0.0	12	26
S Doug Jones	4	2	0.0	18	26
CB Gill Byrd	4	1	0.0	15	33
CB Jo Jo Heath	4	0	0.0	12	32
DE Elvis Franks	3	1	0.0	17	35
DT Stafford Mays	3	0	0.0	13	23
S Rod Kush	2	1	0.0	11	22
DT Phil Murphy	2	0	0.0	11	21
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	2	1.0	13	24
WR John Floyd	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	0.0	13	22
S Jimmy Turner	1	0	0.0	8	16
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Gastineau	1.0	1	3	2	24
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	0	1	2	25
OLB Thomas Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Greg Bright	1.0	0	0	36
DT Ray Yakavonis	1.0	0	0	24
DE Elvis Franks	0.0	1	0	35
DE Mike Calhoun	0.0	0	1	24
S Rod Kush	0.0	0	1	22
OLB Chip Banks	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB John Turner	3	1	0	22
ILB Ken Fantetti	3	0	1	25
S Vince Newsome	3	0	0	23
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0	18
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	0	24
ILB James Harrell	1	0	0	3
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	6
S Vince Albritton	1	0	0	9
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0	25
DE Lee Williams	1	0	0	13
CB Keith Moody	0	1	0	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kirk Collins	5	0	0	26
CB Jo Jo Heath	4	1	0	32
ILB Cliff Odom	4	1	0	42
CB Gill Byrd	4	0	1	33
S Greg Bright	3	1	0	36
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0	42
S Doug Jones	2	1	0	26
S Rod Kush	2	0	0	22
S Jimmy Turner	2	0	0	16
OLB Chip Banks	1	1	0	22
DT Phil Murphy	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Smith	1	4	0	22	0	42
Jimmie Giles	1	3	1	18	0	28
Mike Munchak	0	5	0	21	0	43
Steve Courson	0	2	0	7	0	14
Franky Smith	0	1	0	2	1	10
Brian Blados	0	1	0	16	1	31
Marvin Powell	0	1	0	21	0	41
Tim Irwin	0	1	0	21	0	37
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	5	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Wilson	4	7	25	0	22
Don Greco	2	6	28	0	23
Mike Freeman	2	2	12	0	10
Edwin Bailey	1	7	25	1	28
Rich Strenger	1	4	25	0	24
Walt Arnold	0	1	19	0	14
Matt Suhey	0	1	10	0	13
Karl Swanke	0	1	9	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
James Harrell	3	13
Steve Watson	1	13

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Collins	1	19
Rod Kush	1	16
Billy Jackson	1	13
Matt Suhey	1	11
Bill Johnson	1	1

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Smith	22	42	---	---	8	72
Marvin Powell	21	41	---	---	7	69
Dan Marino	22	44	---	---	---	66
Mike Munchak	21	43	---	---	---	64
Frank Minnifield	---	---	29	25	7	61
Tim Irwin	21	37	---	---	---	58
Brian Blados	16	31	---	---	9	56
Mark Gastineau	---	---	25	24	6	55
Jimmie Giles	18	28	---	---	8	54
Ken Fantetti	---	---	26	25	3	54
Rickey Jackson	---	---	28	25	---	53
Leonard Marshall	---	---	28	23	1	52
Gary Fencik	---	---	27	22	2	51
Steve Largent	14	26	---	---	11	51
Thomas Henderson	---	---	27	18	5	50
Don Bass	13	36	---	---	1	50
Wilbert Montgomery	14	32	---	---	3	49
Vince Newsome	---	---	24	23	2	49
Mossy Cade	---	---	21	24	---	45
John Turner	---	---	16	22	4	42
Sammy Winder	14	28	---	---	---	42
Keith Moody	---	---	14	12	14	40
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	20	16	1	37
Larry Kinnebrew	7	12	---	---	14	33
Pete Metzelaars	5	12	---	---	15	32
Floyd Tongue	---	---	12	15	2	29
Ray Crouse	7	13	---	---	8	28
Paul Skansi	8	18	---	---	---	26
Louie Giammona	1	2	---	---	22	25
Eddie Johnson	---	---	13	6	6	25
Dave Frye	---	---	4	4	17	25
Steve Courson	7	14	---	---	2	23
Lee Williams	---	---	9	13	1	23
Vince Albritton	---	---	6	9	7	22
Curtis Dickey	9	10	---	---	2	21
Franky Smith	2	10	---	---	9	21
Roland Solomon	---	---	4	16	---	20
James Harrell	---	---	3	3	13	19
Steve Watson	0	3	---	---	13	16
Shelton Robinson	---	---	5	5	4	14
Dave Rimington	0	2	---	---	9	11
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Adams	0	0	---	---	4	4
Keith Simpson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	21	42	4	67
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	20	42	2	64
Warren Moon	31	30	---	---	---	61
Edwin Bailey	25	28	---	---	7	60
Kirk Collins	---	---	12	26	19	57
Elvis Franks	---	---	17	35	4	56
Greg Bright	---	---	15	36	3	54
Doug Jones	---	---	18	26	8	52
Gill Byrd	---	---	15	33	4	52
Don Greco	28	23	---	---	---	51
Steve Wilson	25	22	---	---	3	50
Rod Kush	---	---	11	22	16	49
Rich Strenger	25	24	---	---	---	49
Walt Arnold	19	14	---	---	14	47
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	12	32	3	47
Art Monk	24	22	---	---	1	47
Walt Easley	17	15	---	---	11	43
Michael Obrovac	22	21	---	---	---	43
Doug McDougald	---	---	15	24	3	42
Bill Johnson	19	21	---	---	1	41
Stafford Mays	---	---	13	23	4	40
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	13	24	3	40
Billy Jackson	13	13	---	---	13	39
Mike Calhoun	---	---	11	24	3	38
Phil Murphy	---	---	11	21	5	37
Chip Banks	---	---	13	22	1	36
Larry Heater	12	9	---	---	14	35
Matt Suhey	10	13	---	---	11	34
Otis Grant	16	17	---	---	---	33
John Floyd	13	13	---	---	6	32
Bob Kohrs	---	---	7	20	4	31
Karl Swanke	9	13	---	---	7	29
Jimmy Turner	---	---	8	16	2	26
Mike Freeman	12	10	---	---	4	26
Tremain Rogers	9	9	---	---	7	25
Carl Roaches	12	10	---	---	---	22
Bobby Leopold	---	---	2	9	6	17
Mel Kaufman	---	---	2	2	13	17
Kris Haines	0	3	---	---	12	15
Fred Robinson	---	---	5	3	5	13
Tony Woodruff	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brian Kelley	---	---	1	2	7	10
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	8	13	1.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	41	3.7
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	14	85	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	42	31	4	0	1	5	3	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	29	16	2	2	1	2	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	16	191	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	98	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	62	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	15	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Bass	11	6	0	54	0	36
WR Steve Largent	7	7	0	101	3	26
WR Wilbert Montgomery	7	4	0	43	0	32
RB Sammy Winder	5	5	0	72	1	28
TE Jimmie Giles	4	3	0	25	0	28
WR Paul Skansi	3	2	0	28	0	18
FB Curtis Dickey	2	2	0	1	0	10
WR Steve Watson	1	1	0	0	0	3
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	0	3	0	12
RB Ray Crouse	1	0	1	0	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	9	6	0	44	0	22
WR Otis Grant	5	3	1	10	0	17
WR Carl Roaches	4	3	0	36	1	10
RB Bill Johnson	4	1	0	3	0	21
RB Larry Heater	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Walt Easley	2	2	0	29	1	15
WR John Floyd	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	0	9	0	14
FB Matt Suhey	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	3	-1	-0.33	3.17
Larry Heater	1	0	0.00	7.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	1	1	5	5.00	7.79

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	2	2	4	2.00	4.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Largent	1	1	5	5.00	14.43

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Art Monk	1	1	1	1.00	4.89
WR Otis Grant	1	1	3	3.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	1	0
Ray Crouse	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	13	11	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	10	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	3	3	2
WR Wilbert Montgomery	2	1	0
WR Don Bass	2	2	1
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	2
WR Steve Watson	1	1	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	1	1
WR Paul Skansi	1	1	0
RB Ray Crouse	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	3	2	2
WR Otis Grant	2	0	0
WR John Floyd	1	0	0
RB Larry Heater	1	0	0
WR Carl Roaches	1	1	1
FB Matt Suhey	1	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	300 (3,300)