Week 9, 1987

played in New Orleans, LA

70 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	7	3	-	23
New Orleans Saints	3	0	10	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
1Q: 02:34 MIN - Rich Karlis 38 field goal
2Q: 10:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 31 field goal
2Q: 00:38 MIN - Art Monk 16 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 09:19 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
3Q: 05:49 NOS - Greg Bright 83 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:11 MIN - Art Monk 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:35 NOS - Rick Parros 38 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 00:04 MIN - Rich Karlis 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
1Q: 02:34 MIN - Rich Karlis 38 field goal
2Q: 10:11 MIN - Rich Karlis 31 field goal
2Q: 00:38 MIN - Art Monk 16 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 09:19 NOS - Morten Andersen 25 field goal
3Q: 05:49 NOS - Greg Bright 83 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:11 MIN - Art Monk 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
4Q: 01:35 NOS - Rick Parros 38 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 00:04 MIN - Rich Karlis 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 7-2 4-5
First Downs 26 19
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 18 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 439 338
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 7.20 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 135 137
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 5.63 4.72
Net Passing Yards 304 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 2 34 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 323 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.22 5.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/55 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/25 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/96
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:36 28:24

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	7-2	4-5
First Downs	26	19
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	18	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	439	338
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	7.20	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	135	137
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	5.63	4.72
Net Passing Yards	304	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 2	34 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	323	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.22	5.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/55	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/25	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/96
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:36	28:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
1	9:04	6:36	OWN 12	11	67	Field Goal
1	1:02	5:57	OWN 42	10	44	Field Goal
2	4:52	0:12	OWN 42	1	0	Interception
2	2:10	1:43	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
3	9:11	3:30	OWN 20	7	54	Interception
3	5:41	3:38	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	14:50	4:06	OWN 43	8	33	Missed FG
4	6:32	2:17	OWN 7	4	11	Punt
4	2:22	0:17	OWN 29	1	21	Fumble
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	6	58	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	4:31	OWN 31	11	61	Field Goal
1	2:28	1:26	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	10:05	5:13	OWN 22	9	43	Missed FG
2	4:40	2:30	OWN 19	6	59	Fumble
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 31	2	21	Half
3	15:00	5:49	OWN 29	10	63	Field Goal
3	2:03	2:13	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	10:44	4:12	OWN 31	9	23	Punt
4	4:15	1:53	OWN 43	8	28	Downs
4	2:05	0:48	50	5	50	Touchdown

Game MVP: Herman Fontenot, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammy Winder	16	100	6.25	23	4
Bruce King	7	32	4.57	10	2
Dan Marino	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	16	46	2.88	21	1
Randall Cunningham	8	74	9.25	22	2
Larry Heater	5	17	3.40	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	35	25	323	2/19	2	44	2	95.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	34	16	206	1/5	1	38	0	76.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	9	10	145	16.11	66	44	0
WR Art Monk	7	11	86	12.29	8	21	2
WR Don Bass	5	6	39	7.80	5	13	0
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	28	14.00	17	19	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	17	17.00	8	17	0
RB Bruce King	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jimmie Giles	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bobby Howard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Parros	5	9	108	21.60	39	38	1
TE Joe Rose	3	4	9	3.00	1	7	0
WR Danny Pittman	2	5	15	7.50	0	10	0
TE Ethan Horton	2	3	31	15.50	2	21	0
WR Odessa Turner	2	8	33	16.50	14	21	0
RB Larry Heater	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Hubert Oliver	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ernest Givins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Greg Bright	1	83	83.00	1
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Art Monk	1	0	0
Sammy Winder	1	0	0
Ken Fantetti	0	1	0
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0
Mossy Cade	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Odessa Turner	1	0	0
Emanuel King	0	1	0
Eric Wilson	0	0	1
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	2	94	47.0	39.0	49	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	3	111	37.0	33.7	39	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	3/4	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/3	0/1	0/1	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Art Monk	2	10	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	8	8.0	0
Art Monk	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Glazebrook	2	34	17.0	0
John Floyd	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	8	2	0.0	24	31
ILB Ken Fantetti	5	2	0.0	24	30
CB Eric Wright	5	2	0.0	25	28
OLB Dave Frye	5	1	0.0	21	26
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	0	0.0	23	24
S Vince Albritton	3	1	0.0	15	23
DE Lee Williams	3	0	0.0	18	23
DE Leonard Marshall	2	1	0.0	25	27
CB Frank Minnifield	2	1	0.0	25	31
CB Mossy Cade	2	0	0.0	22	27
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	1	1.0	8	12
ILB Shelton Robinson	1	1	0.0	5	5
S Vince Newsome	1	1	0.0	25	30
DE Mark Gastineau	1	0	0.0	15	20
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB James Harrell	0	1	0.0	6	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	11	2	0.0	23	36
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	3	0.0	21	33
S Carl Lews	5	0	0.0	18	29
S Greg Bright	3	1	0.0	19	30
DT Curt Jarvis	2	1	1.0	17	30
DE Doug McDougald	2	0	1.0	16	25
CB Gill Byrd	2	1	0.0	17	30
DE Kevin Fagan	2	1	0.0	21	34
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Chip Banks	2	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	0.0	3	4
CB Issiac Holt	2	0	0.0	12	19
CB Don Griffin	1	2	0.0	10	11
DE Tony Colorito	1	1	0.0	14	23
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	0.0	8	12
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0.0	7	8
DE Sylvester Hicks	1	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Saleaumula	1.0	0	0	1	12
DE Mark Gastineau	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Leonard Marshall	0.0	0	3	0	27
DT Leo Wisniewski	0.0	0	2	2	23
OLB Rickey Jackson	0.0	0	1	2	24
ILB James Harrell	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Lee Williams	0.0	0	0	1	23

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Curt Jarvis	1.0	1	30
DE Doug McDougald	1.0	0	25
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	14
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.0	1	33
S Carl Lews	0.0	1	29
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Wright	4	0	28
CB Mossy Cade	3	0	27
CB Frank Minnifield	2	2	31
OLB Dave Frye	2	0	26
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	1	24
S Vince Albritton	1	1	23
S Gary Fencik	1	0	31
S Vince Newsome	1	0	30
OLB Larry Kelm	1	0	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	6	1	0	36
OLB Lawrence Taylor	5	0	0	33
S Carl Lews	4	1	0	29
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	0	1	30
S Greg Bright	1	0	1	30
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0	8
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0	4
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	19
OLB Eric Wilson	1	0	0	7
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0	34
CB Don Griffin	1	0	0	11
DT Curt Jarvis	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	4	6	0	18	0	26
Mike Munchak	4	5	2	22	0	35
Tim Irwin	1	2	0	22	1	35
John Wojciechowski	1	2	0	7	0	2
Marvin Powell	0	3	0	17	1	35
Doug Smith	0	1	1	6	0	11
Jimmie Giles	0	1	0	12	0	21
Pete Metzelaars	0	1	0	10	0	10
Curtis Rouse	0	1	0	10	0	14
Brian Blados	0	1	0	17	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Baker	2	5	14	0	15
Jeff Dellenbach	1	4	25	0	29
Ron McNair	1	3	25	0	26
Ethan Horton	1	2	23	0	25
Hubert Oliver	1	1	8	0	9
Dan Fike	0	2	26	0	32
Ed Simmons	0	2	24	0	29
John Tautolo	0	1	22	1	31
Tremain Rogers	0	1	5	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Metzelaars	2	15
Frank Minnifield	2	12
Mossy Cade	1	15
Bruce King	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	2	17
John Floyd	1	13
Emanuel King	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Minnifield	---	---	25	31	12	68
Art Monk	19	28	---	---	17	64
Mossy Cade	---	---	22	27	15	64
Dan Marino	24	37	---	---	---	61
Gary Fencik	---	---	24	31	3	58
Ken Fantetti	---	---	24	30	4	58
Tim Irwin	22	35	---	---	---	57
Mike Munchak	22	35	---	---	---	57
Leonard Marshall	---	---	25	27	5	57
Vince Newsome	---	---	25	30	2	57
Eric Wright	---	---	25	28	3	56
Marvin Powell	17	35	---	---	---	52
Rickey Jackson	---	---	23	24	4	51
Vince Albritton	---	---	15	23	13	51
Brian Blados	17	27	---	---	6	50
Don Bass	14	26	---	---	8	48
Dave Frye	---	---	21	26	1	48
Bart Oates	18	26	---	---	4	48
Leo Wisniewski	---	---	21	23	3	47
Lee Williams	---	---	18	23	3	44
Herman Fontenot	16	27	---	---	1	44
Sammy Winder	17	21	---	---	1	39
Jimmie Giles	12	21	---	---	4	37
Bruce King	7	15	---	---	15	37
Mark Gastineau	---	---	15	20	1	36
Pete Metzelaars	10	10	---	---	15	35
Larry Kinnebrew	12	18	---	---	3	33
James Harrell	---	---	6	9	10	25
Curtis Rouse	10	14	---	---	1	25
Doug Smith	6	11	---	---	6	23
Chris Brewer	2	5	---	---	16	23
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	8	12	3	23
Wilbert Montgomery	4	6	---	---	11	21
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	8	4	20
Larry Kelm	---	---	6	5	9	20
Bobby Howard	7	8	---	---	4	19
Shelton Robinson	---	---	5	5	1	11
Derrick Burroughs	---	---	3	3	5	11
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Wojciechowski	7	2	---	---	---	9
Steve Courson	1	0	---	---	6	7
Franky Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	2	2
Johnny Holland	---	---	0	0	2	2
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randall Cunningham	29	35	---	---	---	64
Cliff Odom	---	---	23	36	4	63
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	21	33	5	59
John Tautolo	22	31	---	---	6	59
Jeff Dellenbach	25	29	---	---	5	59
Dan Fike	26	32	---	---	---	58
Kevin Fagan	---	---	21	34	2	57
Gill Byrd	---	---	17	30	8	55
Ed Simmons	24	29	---	---	---	53
Greg Bright	---	---	19	30	2	51
Ethan Horton	23	25	---	---	3	51
Ron McNair	25	26	---	---	---	51
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	17	30	3	50
Carl Lews	---	---	18	29	2	49
Curt Jarvis	---	---	17	30	1	48
Bill Johnson	22	22	---	---	---	44
Doug McDougald	---	---	16	25	1	42
Joe Rose	11	15	---	---	15	41
Tony Colorito	---	---	14	23	4	41
Dropkick Murphy	13	18	---	---	10	41
Odessa Turner	17	24	---	---	---	41
Larry Heater	7	13	---	---	17	37
Chip Banks	---	---	14	14	9	37
Don Griffin	---	---	10	11	15	36
Ron Baker	14	15	---	---	6	35
Issiac Holt	---	---	12	19	4	35
Ernest Givins	18	16	---	---	1	35
Rick Parros	13	21	---	---	---	34
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	7	8	18	33
Hubert Oliver	8	9	---	---	14	31
Danny Pittman	11	10	---	---	5	26
Cleveland Elam	---	---	8	12	5	25
John Woodcock	---	---	10	14	1	25
Sylvester Hicks	---	---	9	10	4	23
Tremain Rogers	5	7	---	---	6	18
John Floyd	2	2	---	---	13	17
Emanuel King	---	---	2	7	8	17
Fred Robinson	---	---	3	4	9	16
Mike Kelley	4	6	---	---	6	16
Eric Wilson	---	---	5	7	2	14
Kris Haines	0	0	---	---	12	12
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	1	1	2	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	5	40	8.0
Right	12	63	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	18	102	5.7
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	35	25	3	0	1	2	5	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	34	16	4	1	5	4	7	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	148	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	145	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	57	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	4	87	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Art Monk	11	7	0	86	1	28
WR Herman Fontenot	10	9	0	145	2	27
WR Don Bass	6	5	0	39	0	26
TE Jimmie Giles	2	0	0	0	0	21
RB Sammy Winder	2	2	0	28	0	21
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	1	0	17	0	6
TE Pete Metzelaars	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Bruce King	1	1	0	8	0	15
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	1	0	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Parros	9	5	1	108	2	21
WR Odessa Turner	8	2	1	33	1	24
WR Danny Pittman	5	2	2	15	0	10
TE Joe Rose	4	3	0	9	0	15
TE Ethan Horton	3	2	1	31	1	25
FB Hubert Oliver	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Larry Heater	1	1	0	8	0	13
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0	0	0	16
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	0	2	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammy Winder	2	8	4.00	6.25
Bruce King	1	-4	-4.00	4.57

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	1	-6	-6.00	2.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	2	2	28	14.00	9.23

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	8	4	29	3.63	6.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Art Monk	2	2	28	14.00	7.82

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Parros	4	1	10	2.50	12.00
TE Joe Rose	1	1	7	7.00	2.25
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	10	10.00	10.33
FB Dropkick Murphy	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bruce King	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	2	1
Larry Heater	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Art Monk	2	2	1
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	2
WR Don Bass	1	0	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	1	1
RB Bruce King	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Parros	3	1	1
WR Odessa Turner	3	0	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	1
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	9,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)