Week 9, 1984

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings7033-13
New Orleans Saints0730-10

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

Team StatisticsMINNOS
Record4-52-7
First Downs2019
- by Rushing08
- by Passing189
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards352270
- Offensive Plays6661
- Yards per Play5.334.43
Net Rushing Yards39145
- Rushing Attempts2231
- Yards per Rush1.774.68
Net Passing Yards313125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 31 - 129 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards327131
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/141/6
- Yards per Pass Play7.114.17
Fumbles/Lost3/02/2
3rd Down Conversions6/153/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.37.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards9/975/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/201/-2
Kick Returns/Yards2/403/72
Interception Ret./Yards1/251/4
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 27
Time of Possession31:5128:09

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:09OWN 22616Punt
19:525:21OWN 37933Missed FG
12:040:32OPP 38438Touchdown
213:413:03OWN 16717Punt
28:164:42OWN 20954Interception
20:330:33OWN 919Half
312:381:28OWN 22420Punt
39:193:18OWN 32638Field Goal
30:402:08OWN 26440Missed FG
410:344:45OWN 171057Field Goal
45:011:55OPP 4937Punt
42:040:35OWN 4730Punt
40:440:44OPP 242-2Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:512:59OWN 2066Punt
14:312:27OWN 37519Interception
11:322:51OWN 3466Punt
210:382:22OWN 11552Punt
23:343:01OWN 21779Touchdown
315:002:22OWN 2056Punt
311:101:51OWN 2538Punt
36:015:21OWN 361156Field Goal
413:322:58OWN 41742Fumble
45:490:48OWN 4217Fumble
43:061:02OWN 2033Punt
41:290:45OWN 2044Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Sammy Winder11292.64800
Ray Crouse7152.14500
Dan Marino3-1-0.33100
Louie Giammona1-4-4.00-400
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bill Johnson18573.171120
Larry Heater11817.364030
Warren Moon273.50400

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Marino42313272/14135194.0
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Warren Moon29161311/6122164.0

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Largent7710114.4340291
WR Don Bass611549.0015160
RB Sammy Winder557214.4041350
WR Wilbert Montgomery474310.752190
TE Jimmie Giles34258.331110
FB Curtis Dickey2210.50030
WR Paul Skansi232814.009140
WR Steve Watson1100.00000
TE Pete Metzelaars1133.00030
RB Ray Crouse0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Art Monk69447.339131
WR Carl Roaches343612.0013220
WR Otis Grant35103.33040
TE Walt Easley222914.504220
TE Walt Arnold1199.00090
RB Bill Johnson1433.00030
WR John Floyd0100.00000
RB Larry Heater0200.00000
FB Matt Suhey0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Ken Fantetti12525.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Gill Byrd144.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Keith Moody2000
Sammy Winder1000
Mark Gastineau0110
Jimmie Giles0100
Ken Fantetti0100
Tim Irwin0100
Mossy Cade0100
Thomas Henderson0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Bill Johnson2000
Rod Kush0010
Stafford Mays0010
Matt Suhey0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rohn Stark522444.837.2621
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon625041.735.0501

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rich Karlis2/42/40/1471/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen1/10/00/0251/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Keith Moody3206.70
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
John Floyd1-2-2.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Wilbert Montgomery24020.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
John Floyd25025.00
Doug Jones12222.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ken Fantetti910.02625
S Vince Newsome510.02423
DE Mark Gastineau401.02524
S Gary Fencik410.02722
CB John Turner410.01622
OLB Thomas Henderson310.02718
DE Leonard Marshall310.02823
OLB Rickey Jackson220.02825
DT Leo Wisniewski210.02016
DT Floyd Tongue200.01215
S Vince Albritton200.069
ILB Eddie Johnson130.0136
CB Frank Minnifield110.02925
WR Wilbert Montgomery10---------
S Roland Solomon100.0416
ILB Shelton Robinson100.055
CB Mossy Cade100.02124
DE Lee Williams100.0913
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Cliff Odom920.02142
OLB Lawrence Taylor640.02042
S Greg Bright531.01536
CB Kirk Collins510.01226
S Doug Jones420.01826
CB Gill Byrd410.01533
CB Jo Jo Heath400.01232
DE Elvis Franks310.01735
DT Stafford Mays300.01323
S Rod Kush210.01122
DT Phil Murphy200.01121
DT Ray Yakavonis121.01324
WR John Floyd10---------
OLB Chip Banks100.01322
S Jimmy Turner100.0816
OLB Fred Robinson100.053

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mark Gastineau1.013224
DE Leonard Marshall0.010023
OLB Rickey Jackson0.001225
OLB Thomas Henderson0.001018
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Greg Bright1.000036
DT Ray Yakavonis1.000024
DE Elvis Franks0.010035
DE Mike Calhoun0.001024
S Rod Kush0.001022
OLB Chip Banks0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB John Turner31022
ILB Ken Fantetti30125
S Vince Newsome30023
OLB Thomas Henderson10018
DE Mark Gastineau10024
ILB James Harrell1003
ILB Eddie Johnson1006
S Vince Albritton1009
CB Frank Minnifield10025
DE Lee Williams10013
CB Keith Moody01012
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kirk Collins50026
CB Jo Jo Heath41032
ILB Cliff Odom41042
CB Gill Byrd40133
S Greg Bright31036
OLB Lawrence Taylor30042
S Doug Jones21026
S Rod Kush20022
S Jimmy Turner20016
OLB Chip Banks11022
DT Phil Murphy10021

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Doug Smith14022042
Jimmie Giles13118028
Mike Munchak05021043
Steve Courson0207014
Franky Smith0102110
Brian Blados01016131
Marvin Powell01021041
Tim Irwin01021037
Pete Metzelaars0105012
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Steve Wilson47025022
Don Greco26028023
Mike Freeman22012010
Edwin Bailey17025128
Rich Strenger14025024
Walt Arnold01019014
Matt Suhey01010013
Karl Swanke0109013

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
James Harrell313
Steve Watson113
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Kirk Collins119
Rod Kush116
Billy Jackson113
Matt Suhey111
Bill Johnson11

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Doug Smith2242------872
Marvin Powell2141------769
Dan Marino2244---------66
Mike Munchak2143---------64
Frank Minnifield------2925761
Tim Irwin2137---------58
Brian Blados1631------956
Mark Gastineau------2524655
Jimmie Giles1828------854
Ken Fantetti------2625354
Rickey Jackson------2825---53
Leonard Marshall------2823152
Gary Fencik------2722251
Steve Largent1426------1151
Thomas Henderson------2718550
Don Bass1336------150
Wilbert Montgomery1432------349
Vince Newsome------2423249
Mossy Cade------2124---45
John Turner------1622442
Sammy Winder1428---------42
Keith Moody------14121440
Leo Wisniewski------2016137
Larry Kinnebrew712------1433
Pete Metzelaars512------1532
Floyd Tongue------1215229
Ray Crouse713------828
Paul Skansi818---------26
Louie Giammona12------2225
Eddie Johnson------136625
Dave Frye------441725
Steve Courson714------223
Lee Williams------913123
Vince Albritton------69722
Curtis Dickey910------221
Franky Smith210------921
Roland Solomon------416---20
James Harrell------331319
Steve Watson03------1316
Shelton Robinson------55414
Dave Rimington02------911
Rich Karlis00------88
Rohn Stark00------55
Tony Adams00------44
Keith Simpson------00---0
Mike Loyd00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cliff Odom------2142467
Lawrence Taylor------2042264
Warren Moon3130---------61
Edwin Bailey2528------760
Kirk Collins------12261957
Elvis Franks------1735456
Greg Bright------1536354
Doug Jones------1826852
Gill Byrd------1533452
Don Greco2823---------51
Steve Wilson2522------350
Rod Kush------11221649
Rich Strenger2524---------49
Walt Arnold1914------1447
Jo Jo Heath------1232347
Art Monk2422------147
Walt Easley1715------1143
Michael Obrovac2221---------43
Doug McDougald------1524342
Bill Johnson1921------141
Stafford Mays------1323440
Ray Yakavonis------1324340
Billy Jackson1313------1339
Mike Calhoun------1124338
Phil Murphy------1121537
Chip Banks------1322136
Larry Heater129------1435
Matt Suhey1013------1134
Otis Grant1617---------33
John Floyd1313------632
Bob Kohrs------720431
Karl Swanke913------729
Jimmy Turner------816226
Mike Freeman1210------426
Tremain Rogers99------725
Carl Roaches1210---------22
Bobby Leopold------29617
Mel Kaufman------221317
Kris Haines03------1215
Fred Robinson------53513
Tony Woodruff00------1212
Brian Kelley------12710
Mike Saxon00------66
Morten Andersen00------44
Steve Joachim00------11
Ed Burns00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6111.8
Middle6172.8
Right8131.6
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11413.7
Middle6193.2
Right14856.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Marino42314015301
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Warren Moon29162212541

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76162.3
Short (0-8 Yds)181619110.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)128988.2
Long (19+ Yds)51224.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen111010.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1811623.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)72152.1
Long (19+ Yds)324414.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Don Bass116054036
WR Steve Largent770101326
WR Wilbert Montgomery74043032
RB Sammy Winder55072128
TE Jimmie Giles43025028
WR Paul Skansi32028018
FB Curtis Dickey2201010
WR Steve Watson110003
TE Pete Metzelaars1103012
RB Ray Crouse1010013
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Art Monk96044022
WR Otis Grant53110017
WR Carl Roaches43036110
RB Bill Johnson4103021
RB Larry Heater200009
TE Walt Easley22029115
WR John Floyd1000013
TE Walt Arnold1109014
FB Matt Suhey1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bill Johnson3-1-0.333.17
Larry Heater100.007.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Marino1155.007.79
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Warren Moon2242.004.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Steve Largent1155.0014.43
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Art Monk1111.004.89
WR Otis Grant1133.002.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Sammy Winder10
Ray Crouse10
New OrleansRushesConversions
Bill Johnson20

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Dan Marino13116
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Warren Moon1033

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Largent332
WR Wilbert Montgomery210
WR Don Bass221
RB Sammy Winder222
WR Steve Watson110
TE Pete Metzelaars111
WR Paul Skansi110
RB Ray Crouse100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Art Monk322
WR Otis Grant200
WR John Floyd100
RB Larry Heater100
WR Carl Roaches111
FB Matt Suhey100
RB Bill Johnson100

SectionAttendance
Stadium37,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,600 (21,400)
End Zone8,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine4,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats7,300 (13,600)
Club Seats4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes300 (3,300)