Week 9, 1993

played in New Orleans, LA

84 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	3	10	11	-	38
New Orleans Saints	10	7	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 MIN - Sean Dawkins 13 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 04:32 MIN - Brian Mitchell 2 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 02:31 NOS - Morten Andersen 51 field goal
1Q: 01:41 NOS - Fred Foggie 41 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:28 NOS - Ernest Givins 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Jason Hanson 21 field goal
3Q: 13:46 NOS - Rob Carpenter 68 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 08:20 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
3Q: 01:17 MIN - Frank Minnifield 83 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 05:35 MIN - Jason Hanson 29 field goal
4Q: 02:16 MIN - Eric Allen 18 interception return (Dan Marino pass to Sean Dawkins for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 MIN - Sean Dawkins 13 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 04:32 MIN - Brian Mitchell 2 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 02:31 NOS - Morten Andersen 51 field goal
1Q: 01:41 NOS - Fred Foggie 41 interception return (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:28 NOS - Ernest Givins 8 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Jason Hanson 21 field goal
3Q: 13:46 NOS - Rob Carpenter 68 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 08:20 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
3Q: 01:17 MIN - Frank Minnifield 83 interception return (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 05:35 MIN - Jason Hanson 29 field goal
4Q: 02:16 MIN - Eric Allen 18 interception return (Dan Marino pass to Sean Dawkins for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 7-2 1-8
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 407 250
- Offensive Plays 74 52
- Yards per Play 5.50 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 149 51
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 4.03 3.19
Net Passing Yards 258 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 1 33 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 273 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/27
Punt Returns/Yards 6/44 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 2/101 1/41
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 39:39 20:21

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	7-2	1-8
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	407	250
- Offensive Plays	74	52
- Yards per Play	5.50	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	149	51
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	4.03	3.19
Net Passing Yards	258	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 1	33 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	273	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/27
Punt Returns/Yards	6/44	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	2/101	1/41
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	39:39	20:21

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:02	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	7:16	2:53	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
1	2:26	0:54	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
1	1:32	1:32	OWN 25	3	-3	Fumble
2	12:17	9:51	OWN 18	15	78	Field Goal
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	3	40	Missed FG
3	13:29	5:17	OWN 20	10	58	Field Goal
3	7:06	1:42	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
3	3:15	1:25	OWN 20	4	24	Fumble
4	14:43	1:58	OWN 45	4	12	Punt
4	11:28	2:07	OWN 47	4	11	Punt
4	7:53	2:23	OPP 39	4	27	Field Goal
4	4:44	2:28	OWN 40	3	9	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:58	1:42	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	4:23	1:57	OWN 20	5	46	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:43	OPP 17	6	17	Touchdown
2	2:26	1:36	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
3	8:12	1:06	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	5:24	2:09	OWN 23	4	14	Punt
3	1:50	0:41	OPP 36	2	8	Interception
3	1:09	1:26	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	12:45	1:17	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	9:21	1:28	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
4	5:30	0:46	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	2:16	0:08	OWN 1	1	0	Interception
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 20	9	79	Game

Game MVP: Frank Minnifield, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	21	82	3.90	19	2	1
Robert Green	14	58	4.14	21	1	0
Dan Marino	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Vai Sikahema	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	11	25	2.27	9	0
Randall Cunningham	2	21	10.50	11	2
Marc Logan	2	7	3.50	4	0
Odessa Turner	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	34	23	273	3/15	1	49	1	89.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	33	16	216	3/17	2	68	2	64.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	6	9	83	13.83	43	49	0
RB Brian Mitchell	4	4	28	7.00	0	18	0
WR Herman Moore	4	8	48	12.00	12	22	0
TE Ben Coates	3	5	42	14.00	20	25	0
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	42	14.00	22	19	0
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	19	9.50	7	13	1
FB Brad Muster	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chris Warren	5	7	61	12.20	40	43	0
WR Jeff Graham	4	11	54	13.50	22	32	0
WR Buster Rhymes	2	5	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
WR Ernest Givins	2	4	13	6.50	0	8	1
RB Marc Logan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	68	68.00	47	68	1
TE Ethan Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Odessa Turner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frank Minnifield	1	83	83.00	1
CB Eric Allen	1	18	18.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fred Foggie	1	41	41.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Dan Marino	1	0
Vai Sikahema	1	0
Qadry Ismail	1	0
Charles Haley	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Mark Maddox	1	1
Lorenzo Lynch	1	0
Kevin Fagan	0	1
Frank Pollack	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Jett	4	169	42.3	37.3	50	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	329	41.1	35.6	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/4	0/1	0/1	39	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	6	44	7.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	2	35	17.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buster Rhymes	1	22	22.0	0
Ernest Givins	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eric Allen	7	2	0.0	16	35
CB Frank Minnifield	5	2	0.0	13	33
ILB Tracy Simien	5	0	0.0	16	36
S John Lynch	3	1	0.0	16	36
OLB Ken Harvey	2	0	1.0	12	34
DE Robert Porcher	2	2	0.5	10	25
DE Wayne Martin	2	1	0.5	11	31
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	0.5	12	20
DE Charles Haley	2	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Larry Kelm	1	1	0.5	7	3
S Eric Turner	1	1	0.0	16	35
T John Wojciechowski	1	0	---	---	---
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT Dan Saleaumula	0	1	0.0	10	15
CB Darrell McClellan	0	1	0.0	8	30

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jesse Solomon	8	2	0.0	25	27
ILB Mark Maddox	7	3	0.0	33	29
CB Fred Foggie	6	1	0.0	22	29
DT J.R. Green	5	0	1.0	20	26
DT Craig Veasley	5	0	0.0	25	21
CB John Mangum	5	0	0.0	34	37
S David Tate	4	4	0.0	35	33
S Marcus Paul	4	3	0.0	36	35
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	1	0.0	35	32
DE Kevin Fagan	3	1	1.0	27	28
DE Pierce Holt	2	2	0.5	32	27
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	1	0.0	8	8
S Rich Miano	2	0	0.0	11	10
DE Marvin Washington	2	0	0.0	10	9
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Gary Ferguson	0	1	0.5	17	11
OLB Jessie Armstead	0	2	0.0	20	10
DT Tim Johnson	0	1	0.0	7	13
DE Robert Harris	0	1	0.0	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	1.0	0	0	34
DE Wayne Martin	0.5	2	1	31
DE Robert Porcher	0.5	1	1	25
ILB Johnny Holland	0.5	0	0	20
OLB Larry Kelm	0.5	0	0	3
DT Dan Saleaumula	0.0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.R. Green	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Pierce Holt	0.5	0	2	1	27
DE Gary Ferguson	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Allen	8	1	1	35
CB Frank Minnifield	4	3	1	33
ILB Tracy Simien	2	1	0	36
DE Wayne Martin	1	0	0	31
S John Lynch	1	0	0	36
OLB Ken Harvey	0	1	0	34
S Sean Lumpkin	0	1	0	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jesse Solomon	5	0	0	27
CB Lorenzo Lynch	3	1	0	32
CB Fred Foggie	3	0	1	29
S Marcus Paul	2	0	0	35
CB John Mangum	2	0	0	37
ILB Mark Maddox	2	0	0	29
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0	8
S Rich Miano	1	0	0	10
ILB Kevin McArthur	1	0	0	8
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0	21
DT J.R. Green	1	0	0	26
OLB Jessie Armstead	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bart Oates	4	8	37	0	37
John Wojciechowski	4	5	37	1	37
John Gerak	3	8	37	0	37
Derrick Graham	2	7	37	2	37
Keith Sims	1	8	37	0	37

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Jones	1	3	16	1	36
Bruce Wilkerson	1	2	16	1	36
Frank Pollack	0	5	16	0	36
Jeff Dellenbach	0	2	16	0	36
Alan Veingard	0	1	16	1	36
Craig Heyward	0	1	8	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brad Muster	1	29
Eric Blount	1	17

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Pollack	2	9
Jimmie Johnson	1	22
Rob Carpenter	1	18
Buster Rhymes	1	17
Marc Logan	1	13
Craig Heyward	1	11
Alan Veingard	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	37	37	---	---	8	82
Ben Coates	33	31	---	---	12	76
Dan Marino	37	37	---	---	---	74
Bart Oates	37	37	---	---	---	74
John Wojciechowski	37	37	---	---	---	74
Derrick Graham	37	37	---	---	---	74
John Gerak	37	37	---	---	---	74
Eric Allen	---	---	16	35	17	68
Eric Turner	---	---	16	35	14	65
Brad Muster	18	17	---	---	29	64
Herman Fontenot	27	29	---	---	1	57
Tracy Simien	---	---	16	36	2	54
Herman Moore	26	27	---	---	---	53
John Lynch	---	---	16	36	1	53
Frank Minnifield	---	---	13	33	1	47
Ken Harvey	---	---	12	34	1	47
Brian Mitchell	22	24	---	---	1	47
Sean Dawkins	19	21	---	---	4	44
Wayne Martin	---	---	11	31	1	43
Qadry Ismail	10	11	---	---	21	42
Robert Porcher	---	---	10	25	4	39
Darrell McClellan	---	---	8	30	1	39
Johnny Holland	---	---	12	20	6	38
Shannon Briggs	---	---	4	7	27	38
Chuck Banks	6	4	---	---	21	31
Vai Sikahema	1	0	---	---	29	30
Russell Maryland	---	---	6	22	2	30
Robert Green	14	11	---	---	4	29
Charles Haley	---	---	7	13	8	28
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	10	15	1	26
Scott Cater	---	---	1	11	13	25
Adrian Cooper	8	8	---	---	8	24
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	3	5	13	21
Eric Blount	1	2	---	---	17	20
Larry Kelm	---	---	7	3	6	16
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	4	3	3	10
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Grecni	0	0	---	---	8	8
Khari Erwin	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Jett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darion Conner	---	---	4	2	---	6
Frank Stams	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Paul	---	---	36	35	17	88
David Tate	---	---	35	33	12	80
John Mangum	---	---	34	37	4	75
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	35	32	3	70
Fred Foggie	---	---	22	29	17	68
Mark Maddox	---	---	33	29	5	67
Pierce Holt	---	---	32	27	4	63
Alan Veingard	16	36	---	---	9	61
Bruce Wilkerson	16	36	---	---	9	61
Frank Pollack	16	36	---	---	9	61
Kevin Fagan	---	---	27	28	5	60
Jesse Solomon	---	---	25	27	2	54
Jeff Graham	15	31	---	---	8	54
Randall Cunningham	16	36	---	---	---	52
Jeff Dellenbach	16	36	---	---	---	52
Tony Jones	16	36	---	---	---	52
J.R. Green	---	---	20	26	6	52
Craig Veasley	---	---	25	21	3	49
Chris Warren	14	25	---	---	9	48
Craig Heyward	8	21	---	---	11	40
Buster Rhymes	4	18	---	---	17	39
Odessa Turner	13	24	---	---	---	37
Ernest Givins	7	21	---	---	8	36
Ethan Horton	13	19	---	---	---	32
Jessie Armstead	---	---	20	10	1	31
Gary Ferguson	---	---	17	11	2	30
John Williams	0	1	---	---	26	27
Jimmie Johnson	3	2	---	---	22	27
Marc Logan	2	10	---	---	13	25
Alonzo Highsmith	1	4	---	---	19	24
Rich Miano	---	---	11	10	2	23
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	8	8	7	23
Tim Johnson	---	---	7	13	2	22
Rob Carpenter	0	4	---	---	18	22
Marvin Washington	---	---	10	9	2	21
Kevin McArthur	---	---	4	8	8	20
Emanuel King	---	---	1	3	13	17
Robert Harris	---	---	5	10	1	16
Ron Riehm	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Barry Minter	---	---	0	1	3	4
Jim Harbaugh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mark Tuinei	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	73	5.2
Middle	19	55	2.9
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	34	23	3	1	2	2	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	33	16	3	1	3	7	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	88	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	164	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	33	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	48	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	100	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	9	6	0	83	1	29
WR Herman Moore	8	4	1	48	1	27
TE Ben Coates	5	3	0	42	1	31
RB Brian Mitchell	4	4	0	28	0	24
FB Brad Muster	3	1	1	11	0	17
WR Qadry Ismail	3	3	0	42	0	11
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	0	19	0	21

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	11	4	1	54	1	31
RB Chris Warren	7	5	1	61	1	25
WR Buster Rhymes	5	2	0	-1	0	18
WR Ernest Givins	4	2	1	13	0	21
WR Odessa Turner	2	0	0	0	0	24
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	3	0	10
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0	18	0	2
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	0	68	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	3	5	1.67	3.90
Robert Green	2	5	2.50	4.14

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	2	11	5.50	2.27
Marc Logan	1	4	4.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	7	4	27	3.86	8.03

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	6	3	19	3.17	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	19	9.50	9.50
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	3	3.00	9.22
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
RB Brian Mitchell	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
TE Ben Coates	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	4	1.33	4.91
WR Ernest Givins	2	1	8	4.00	3.25
RB Chris Warren	1	1	7	7.00	8.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Green	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	9	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	10	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	3	3	2
WR Herman Moore	3	1	1
TE Ben Coates	2	1	1
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chris Warren	3	1	0
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	0
WR Jeff Graham	2	0	0
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0
WR Rob Carpenter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)