Week 9, 1990

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	7	3	7	-	27
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
1Q: 01:33 MIN - Herman Fontenot 80 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 07:09 MIN - Herman Fontenot 6 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
4Q: 14:55 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
4Q: 05:51 MIN - Herman Fontenot 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:43 MIN - Rich Karlis 25 field goal
1Q: 01:33 MIN - Herman Fontenot 80 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 07:09 MIN - Herman Fontenot 6 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Rich Karlis 29 field goal
4Q: 14:55 NOS - Morten Andersen 20 field goal
4Q: 05:51 MIN - Herman Fontenot 12 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 8-1 3-6
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 436 246
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 6.71 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 93 69
- Rushing Attempts 24 25
- Yards per Rush 3.88 2.76
Net Passing Yards 343 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 29 - 1 30 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 362 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.37 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 5/87
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 19
Time of Possession 35:31 24:29

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	8-1	3-6
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	436	246
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	6.71	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	93	69
- Rushing Attempts	24	25
- Yards per Rush	3.88	2.76
Net Passing Yards	343	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 29 - 1	30 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	362	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.37	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	5/87
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 19
Time of Possession	35:31	24:29

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	6	49	Missed FG
1	12:04	6:28	OWN 39	13	53	Field Goal
1	2:01	0:47	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	12:51	1:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:44	2:41	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
2	3:42	3:30	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
3	11:29	1:27	OWN 30	4	46	Interception
3	9:06	2:00	OPP 11	3	-1	Field Goal
3	4:39	1:30	OWN 18	4	38	Punt
4	14:48	4:21	OWN 30	6	27	Punt
4	8:46	3:05	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
4	3:10	3:10	OPP 39	5	14	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:19	0:15	OWN 38	2	0	Interception
1	5:36	3:35	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
1	1:14	3:23	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
2	11:28	1:44	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	7:03	3:21	OWN 24	10	38	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 8	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 19	5	16	Punt
3	10:02	0:56	OWN 10	2	2	Interception
3	7:06	2:27	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
3	3:09	3:21	OWN 20	7	77	Field Goal
4	10:27	1:41	OWN 8	7	30	Downs
4	5:41	2:31	OWN 29	5	10	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Mitchell	13	56	4.31	14	1
Sammy Winder	10	34	3.40	11	1
Dan Marino	1	3	3.00	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	14	35	2.50	7	0
Bill Johnson	6	10	1.67	4	0
Randall Cunningham	4	24	6.00	11	1
Ernest Givins	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	38	29	362	3/19	3	80	1	120.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	23	15	163	1/6	0	37	2	49.7
Steve Fuller	7	2	20	0/0	0	10	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Brian Mitchell	6	6	65	10.83	22	23	0
WR Herman Fontenot	5	9	140	28.00	100	80	3
WR Brian Blades	4	4	43	10.75	33	31	0
WR Eric Metcalf	4	5	38	9.50	13	21	0
FB Brad Muster	3	3	17	5.67	5	11	0
WR Art Monk	2	2	29	14.50	5	19	0
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	3	3	1.50	0	6	0
WR Phil Freeman	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Sammy Winder	1	3	20	20.00	7	20	0
TE Travis McNeal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernest Givins	5	10	76	15.20	9	37
RB Chris Warren	4	5	51	12.75	23	26
WR Buster Rhymes	3	4	20	6.67	0	11
WR Mike Alexander	3	4	17	5.67	2	12
WR Odessa Turner	2	3	19	9.50	0	10
WR Rick Parros	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vince Newsome	1	6	6.00	0
CB Mossy Cade	1	12	12.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lee Davis	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Sammy Winder	1	0
Dan Marino	1	0
Brian Mitchell	0	1
Keith Sims	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1	0
Marcus Paul	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	4	174	43.5	39.0	49	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	263	43.8	29.5	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	2/3	0/1	0/0	29	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	26	8.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	1	20	20.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	4	68	17.0	0
Gill Byrd	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	6	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Larry Kelm	4	1	0.0	21	26
DT Dan Saleaumula	4	1	0.0	20	25
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	0	0.0	9	17
ILB Shelton Robinson	4	0	0.0	14	11
CB Eric Allen	3	0	0.0	14	24
S Carnell Lake	2	3	0.0	19	21
S Vince Albritton	2	1	0.0	18	17
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	0.0	16	25
CB Frank Minnifield	2	1	0.0	18	21
CB Eric Thomas	2	1	0.0	9	14
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Ken Harvey	1	2	1.0	22	29
DE Leonard Marshall	1	1	0.0	18	21
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0.0	8	8
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Phillips	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Charles Haley	0	1	0.0	20	22

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	6	1	0.0	20	32
CB Gill Byrd	5	1	0.0	21	33
OLB Chip Banks	4	0	1.0	14	29
ILB Cliff Odom	4	4	0.0	23	38
S Greg Jackson	4	2	0.0	20	34
OLB Lawrence Taylor	4	0	0.0	15	20
CB Issiac Holt	4	0	0.0	15	27
CB Lee Davis	3	1	0.0	8	12
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	0.0	15	25
DE Clarence Goodburn	2	1	1.0	18	34
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	1.0	18	34
DE Pierce Holt	2	1	0.0	24	34
DE Tony Colorito	2	0	0.0	13	21
OLB Wes Pritchett	2	0	0.0	4	9
S Bob Orlando	2	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Buster Rhymes	1	0	---	---	---
S Carl Lews	1	0	0.0	7	9
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Kurt Gouveia	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB John Mangum	1	0	0.0	3	8
DT Andrew Provence	0	1	0.0	12	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	1	0	29
DE Charles Haley	0.0	1	3	22
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	1	1	25
DE Lee Williams	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Darion Conner	0.0	0	1	2

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	0	1	1	34
OLB Chip Banks	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Clarence Goodburn	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Tony Colorito	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	0	1	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vince Newsome	5	0	1	25
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	1	25
OLB Larry Kelm	2	1	0	26
CB Eric Allen	2	1	0	24
OLB Rickey Jackson	2	0	0	17
CB Eric Thomas	2	0	0	14
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	8
CB Frank Minnifield	1	0	0	21
OLB Ken Harvey	0	1	0	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chip Banks	4	0	0	29
CB Gill Byrd	4	0	0	33
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	2	0	20
CB Lee Davis	3	0	1	12
ILB Cliff Odom	3	0	0	38
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	0	0	25
S Greg Jackson	2	0	0	34
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	1	0	9
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0	27
OLB Emanuel King	1	0	0	1
S Carl Lews	1	0	0	9
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0	32
CB John Mangum	1	0	0	8
S Bob Orlando	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Rimington	2	6	0	22	0	35
Mike Munchak	2	3	1	20	0	40
Tim Irwin	2	3	0	19	1	32
Brian Blados	1	5	0	18	1	28
John Wojciechowski	1	3	0	19	0	36
Curtis Rouse	1	1	0	2	0	6
Brad Muster	1	1	0	10	0	23
Keith Sims	0	1	0	10	1	14

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	2	8	24	0	29
Dan Fike	1	2	25	0	29
Craig Heyward	1	1	15	0	24
Ed Simmons	0	3	20	0	24
Tony Jones	0	3	23	0	27
Dennis Swilley	0	1	10	0	8
Ethan Horton	0	1	20	0	24
Keith Slough	0	1	13	0	22
Mike Brennan	0	1	5	0	7
David Jones	0	0	2	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	2	21
Frank Minnifield	2	11
Mossy Cade	1	21
Vince Albritton	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Davis	2	14
Rick Parros	1	10
David Jones	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Marino	24	41	---	---	---	65
Mossy Cade	---	---	16	25	21	62
Mike Munchak	20	40	---	---	1	61
Dave Rimington	22	35	---	---	2	59
John Wojciechowski	19	36	---	---	---	55
Ken Harvey	---	---	22	29	2	53
Brian Mitchell	13	24	---	---	16	53
Tim Irwin	19	32	---	---	1	52
Pete Metzelaars	16	24	---	---	12	52
Brian Blados	18	28	---	---	5	51
Frank Minnifield	---	---	18	21	11	50
Charles Haley	---	---	20	22	7	49
Vince Newsome	---	---	21	25	2	48
Herman Fontenot	17	31	---	---	---	48
Larry Kelm	---	---	21	26	1	48
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	20	25	1	46
Eric Metcalf	18	26	---	---	2	46
Vince Albritton	---	---	18	17	9	44
Rickey Jackson	---	---	9	17	15	41
Carnell Lake	---	---	19	21	1	41
Leonard Marshall	---	---	18	21	---	39
Eric Allen	---	---	14	24	---	38
Brian Blades	13	25	---	---	---	38
Brad Muster	10	23	---	---	5	38
Art Monk	7	12	---	---	14	33
Larry Kinnebrew	12	11	---	---	10	33
Lee Williams	---	---	12	19	1	32
Greg Christy	10	14	---	---	7	31
Keith Sims	10	14	---	---	7	31
Shelton Robinson	---	---	14	11	1	26
Sammy Winder	11	15	---	---	---	26
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	8	8	24
Phil Freeman	2	10	---	---	11	23
Eric Thomas	---	---	9	14	---	23
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	21	21
Joe Phillips	---	---	5	8	6	19
Travis McNeal	1	4	---	---	14	19
Johnny Holland	---	---	8	6	3	17
Curtis Rouse	2	6	---	---	7	15
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darion Conner	---	---	3	2	---	5
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lorenzo Hampton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Pat Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	23	38	4	65
Gill Byrd	---	---	21	33	9	63
Dan Fike	25	29	---	---	7	61
Pierce Holt	---	---	24	34	3	61
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	18	34	7	59
Ethan Horton	20	24	---	---	14	58
Greg Jackson	---	---	20	34	1	55
Marcus Paul	---	---	20	32	3	55
Kevin Fagan	---	---	18	34	2	54
Craig Heyward	15	24	---	---	15	54
Rick Donnalley	24	29	---	---	---	53
Tony Jones	23	27	---	---	---	50
Randall Cunningham	24	24	---	---	---	48
Chip Banks	---	---	14	29	4	47
Chris Warren	20	22	---	---	4	46
Issiac Holt	---	---	15	27	3	45
Ernest Givins	23	22	---	---	---	45
Ed Simmons	20	24	---	---	---	44
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	15	25	3	43
Andrew Provence	---	---	12	26	4	42
Buster Rhymes	13	17	---	---	12	42
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	15	20	5	40
Keith Slough	13	22	---	---	4	39
Tony Colorito	---	---	13	21	1	35
Lee Davis	---	---	8	12	14	34
Bill Johnson	6	8	---	---	19	33
Mike Alexander	9	11	---	---	13	33
Odessa Turner	9	17	---	---	---	26
Dennis Swilley	10	8	---	---	7	25
Carl Lews	---	---	7	9	8	24
Bob Orlando	---	---	9	11	3	23
Wes Pritchett	---	---	4	9	8	21
Jimmie Johnson	7	6	---	---	6	19
Rick Parros	3	4	---	---	10	17
John Mangum	---	---	3	8	6	17
Todd Kalis	3	5	---	---	7	15
Darryl Sims	---	---	3	11	---	14
Mike Brennan	5	7	---	---	2	14
David Jones	2	4	---	---	7	13
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	1	3	6	10
Steve Fuller	1	7	---	---	1	9
Emanuel King	---	---	1	1	7	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	4	4
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	49	6.1
Middle	6	25	4.2
Right	10	19	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	19	1.9
Middle	6	33	5.5
Right	8	18	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	38	29	6	0	1	3	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	23	15	3	0	2	2	2	4	2
Steve Fuller	7	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	234	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	82	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	38	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	41	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	64	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	9	5	0	140	2	31
RB Brian Mitchell	6	6	0	65	1	24
WR Eric Metcalf	5	4	0	38	1	26
WR Brian Blades	4	4	0	43	1	25
TE Pete Metzelaars	3	2	0	3	0	24
RB Sammy Winder	3	1	1	20	1	15
FB Brad Muster	3	3	0	17	0	23
WR Art Monk	2	2	0	29	0	12
WR Phil Freeman	2	2	0	7	0	10
TE Travis McNeal	1	0	0	0	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	10	5	1	76	2	22
RB Chris Warren	5	4	0	51	1	22
WR Buster Rhymes	4	3	0	20	0	17
WR Mike Alexander	4	3	1	17	0	11
WR Odessa Turner	3	2	0	19	0	17
RB Bill Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	2	4	2.00	4.31
Dan Marino	1	3	3.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	6	6.00	6.00
Chris Warren	1	1	1.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	7	5	40	5.71	9.53

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	4	2	18	4.50	15.56
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	18	9.00	10.83
WR Phil Freeman	1	1	4	4.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0	0.00	7.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Sammy Winder	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	3	2
Bill Johnson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	13	12	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	3	1	0
Steve Fuller	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	3	3	2
TE Pete Metzelaars	2	2	0
RB Sammy Winder	2	1	1
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	2
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	1
WR Phil Freeman	1	1	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0
WR Eric Metcalf	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
RB Bill Johnson	2	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	1
WR Mike Alexander	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)