Week 9, 1996

played in New Orleans, LA

49 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:09 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
2Q: 13:07 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
2Q: 07:28 MIN - Herman Moore 2 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 06:18 MIN - Jason Hanson 38 field goal
3Q: 02:51 MIN - Ken Dilger 14 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:16 MIN - Jason Hanson 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:09 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
2Q: 13:07 NOS - Morten Andersen 41 field goal
2Q: 07:28 MIN - Herman Moore 2 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 06:18 MIN - Jason Hanson 38 field goal
3Q: 02:51 MIN - Ken Dilger 14 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:16 MIN - Jason Hanson 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 8-1 3-6
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 369 227
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 5.35 3.91
Net Rushing Yards 104 68
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 2.81 4.25
Net Passing Yards 265 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 25 - 1 38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 269 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 8.28 3.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/55 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:18 21:42

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	8-1	3-6
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	0	5
Total Net Yards	369	227
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	5.35	3.91
Net Rushing Yards	104	68
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	2.81	4.25
Net Passing Yards	265	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 25 - 1	38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	269	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	8.28	3.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/55	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	38:18	21:42

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	12:41	1:48	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
1	7:19	6:16	OWN 1	10	80	Field Goal
2	13:00	5:43	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
2	4:56	1:31	OWN 40	3	-2	Interception
2	1:36	0:50	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	50	1	0	Half
3	11:51	1:14	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
3	9:51	3:38	OPP 33	6	12	Field Goal
3	5:15	2:34	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
3	0:15	3:09	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
4	10:41	8:32	OWN 17	14	76	Field Goal
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 29	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	0:49	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
1	10:53	3:34	OWN 34	7	17	Punt
1	1:03	3:03	OWN 17	7	59	Field Goal
2	7:17	2:21	OWN 19	3	13	Punt
2	3:25	1:49	OWN 30	8	65	Interception
2	0:46	0:40	OWN 41	4	16	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
3	10:37	0:46	OWN 29	3	4	Fumble
3	6:13	0:58	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	2:41	2:26	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	12:06	1:25	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
4	2:09	1:18	OWN 21	6	8	Downs

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jamal Anderson	26	84	3.23	15	2
Mario Bates	9	22	2.44	7	0
Dan Marino	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lorenzo White	9	32	3.56	16	2
Paul Walker	3	25	8.33	11	1
Richard Huntley	3	1	0.33	2	0
Craig Heyward	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	31	25	269	1/4	2	34	1	110.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Walker	33	17	171	3/20	0	28	1	54.0
Peter Tom Willis	5	2	15	1/7	0	11	0	47.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jamal Anderson	7	7	86	12.29	61	30	0
WR Charles Johnson	5	7	56	11.20	15	27	0
WR Herman Moore	4	4	58	14.50	29	34	1
WR Terry Glenn	3	7	31	10.33	11	14	0
TE Ben Coates	2	2	13	6.50	0	12	0
FB Brad Muster	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
RB Mario Bates	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	14	14.00	12	14	1
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeff Graham	5	12	75	15.00	9	21
WR James McKnight	3	7	22	7.33	5	11
RB Richard Huntley	3	3	12	4.00	10	10
WR Karl Williams	2	6	7	3.50	0	8
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	28	28.00	21	28
RB Lorenzo White	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Pierre Mosley	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
TE Tyrone Davis	1	2	23	23.00	0	23

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jamal Anderson	1	0	0
Wayne Martin	0	1	0
Anthony Redmon	0	1	0
Frank Slade	0	0	2

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo White	1	0	0
Paul Walker	1	0	0
Tony Jones	0	1	0
Deke McQuay	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	5	226	45.2	41.0	51	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	311	44.4	39.4	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/2	1/2	0/1	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Barlow	3	15	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	12	12.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Lynch	2	37	18.5	0
Odessa Turner	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shannon Briggs	6	3	0.0	13	28
S Devin Bush	5	0	0.0	16	42
S John Lynch	4	3	0.0	16	42
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	0.0	15	38
OLB Frank Slade	3	1	0.0	15	37
CB Eric Allen	3	0	0.0	16	42
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	2.0	10	29
S Eric Turner	2	0	0.0	3	14
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	0.0	12	33
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	1.0	11	36
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	1.0	12	28
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0.0	16	42
DE Wayne Martin	1	0	0.0	9	20
ILB Keith Goganious	1	0	0.0	4	6
RB Jamal Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Oliver Gibson	1	0	0.0	6	13

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Davis	12	0	0.0	30	31
OLB Jessie Armstead	8	1	0.0	23	28
S Deke McQuay	5	1	0.0	37	30
S Brian Jordan	5	0	0.0	28	30
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	2	0.0	16	20
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	4	0	0.0	14	4
DT Walt Murphy	3	1	1.0	18	13
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	0.0	11	10
OLB Barry Minter	3	0	0.0	17	8
CB Dewayne Washington	3	0	0.0	30	32
DT Mike Lodish	2	1	0.0	21	23
DE Kevin Fagan	2	0	0.0	25	21
DE Pierce Holt	2	0	0.0	17	25
CB Jim Lyles	1	3	0.0	37	32
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	0.0	18	11
DT J.R. Green	1	0	0.0	17	10
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	0.0	18	12
QB Paul Walker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Harris	0	1	0.0	12	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dan Wilkinson	2.0	0	3	2	29
DE La'roi Glover	1.0	1	0	1	28
DE Robert Porcher	1.0	0	3	2	36
OLB Frank Slade	0.0	0	2	4	37
OLB Darion Conner	0.0	0	2	2	9
DT Oliver Gibson	0.0	0	1	0	13

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Walt Murphy	1.0	0	13
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	2	25
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	1	11
DT Mike Lodish	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tracy Simien	4	0	1	38
ILB Shannon Briggs	3	1	0	28
CB Eric Allen	3	0	0	42
S Devin Bush	3	0	0	42
S Eric Turner	1	1	0	14
ILB Keith Goganious	1	0	0	6
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	37
CB Darrell McClellan	1	0	0	33
S John Lynch	1	0	0	42
CB Walt Harris	1	0	0	42

New Orleans	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	6	0	28
CB Lorenzo Lynch	5	1	20
ILB Don Davis	4	0	31
CB Dewayne Washington	3	0	32
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	10
S Deke McQuay	2	0	30
S Brian Jordan	1	0	30
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	13
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Redmon	4	9	1	37	0	32
Antone Davis	3	6	0	37	0	32
Tom Nalen	2	8	0	37	0	32
Brad Muster	1	2	0	24	0	10
Ben Coates	1	1	0	30	0	27
Tony Boselli	0	5	0	37	0	32
Keith Sims	0	4	0	37	1	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Jones	1	2	16	2	41
Ike Davis	1	2	16	1	42
Bruce Wilkerson	1	2	16	0	36
Jeff Dellenbach	0	4	16	0	38
Marcus Spears	0	2	16	1	38
Craig Heyward	0	1	7	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Goganious	3	14
Ken Dilger	2	16

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Lynch	3	17
Odessa Turner	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	37	32	---	---	8	77
Antone Davis	37	32	---	---	8	77
Eric Allen	---	---	16	42	16	74
Dan Marino	37	32	---	---	---	69
Tom Nalen	37	32	---	---	---	69
Anthony Redmon	37	32	---	---	---	69
Tony Boselli	37	32	---	---	---	69
Frank Slade	---	---	15	37	16	68
John Lynch	---	---	16	42	2	60
Devin Bush	---	---	16	42	2	60
Terry Glenn	29	31	---	---	---	60
Walt Harris	---	---	16	42	2	60
Ben Coates	30	27	---	---	---	57
Herman Moore	28	26	---	---	1	55
Tracy Simien	---	---	15	38	2	55
Jamal Anderson	27	27	---	---	---	54
Brad Muster	24	10	---	---	15	49
Robert Porcher	---	---	11	36	2	49
Darrell McClellan	---	---	12	33	1	46
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	10	29	5	44
La'roi Glover	---	---	12	28	4	44
Shannon Briggs	---	---	13	28	1	42
Charles Johnson	9	19	---	---	11	39
Wayne Martin	---	---	9	20	8	37
Mario Bates	10	5	---	---	16	31
Ken Dilger	13	2	---	---	16	31
Eric Turner	---	---	3	14	11	28
Keith Goganious	---	---	4	6	14	24
Oliver Gibson	---	---	6	13	1	20
Derrick Harris	4	7	---	---	8	19
Scott Slutzker	3	0	---	---	16	19
Qadry Ismail	0	2	---	---	15	17
Sean Dawkins	8	4	---	---	1	13
Darion Conner	---	---	2	9	---	11
Darren Anderson	---	---	0	3	8	11
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Reggie Barlow	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	8	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Terry Reger	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jay Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deke McQuay	---	---	37	30	13	80
Jim Lyles	---	---	37	32	3	72
Dewayne Washington	---	---	30	32	10	72
Ike Davis	16	42	---	---	9	67
Don Davis	---	---	30	31	2	63
Brian Jordan	---	---	28	30	2	60
Tony Jones	16	41	---	---	---	57
Jeff Dellenbach	16	38	---	---	---	54
Marcus Spears	16	38	---	---	---	54
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	16	20	17	53
Jessie Armstead	---	---	23	28	2	53
Bruce Wilkerson	16	36	---	---	---	52
Paul Walker	16	36	---	---	---	52
Kevin Fagan	---	---	25	21	4	50
Mike Lodish	---	---	21	23	3	47
Pierce Holt	---	---	17	25	4	46
Jeff Graham	15	31	---	---	---	46
Keith Jennings	14	27	---	---	1	42
Karl Williams	10	27	---	---	5	42
Craig Heyward	7	20	---	---	12	39
Lorenzo White	12	27	---	---	---	39
Odessa Turner	5	14	---	---	18	37
Dave Whitmore	---	---	11	10	15	36
Ronald Humphrey	4	10	---	---	22	36
James McKnight	5	22	---	---	9	36
Gary Ferguson	---	---	18	12	5	35
Walt Murphy	---	---	18	13	4	35
Marvin Washington	---	---	18	11	3	32
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	14	4	13	31
J.R. Green	---	---	17	10	2	29
Barry Minter	---	---	17	8	1	26
Gerald Dixon	---	---	11	4	8	23
Pierre Mosley	2	9	---	---	11	22
Lovett Purnell	0	5	---	---	17	22
Robert Harris	---	---	12	7	1	20
Tyrone Davis	2	9	---	---	8	19
Carl Bax	0	6	---	---	9	15
Wang Weilin	0	5	---	---	9	14
Richard Huntley	4	9	---	---	1	14
Patrick Salonen	0	4	---	---	9	13
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pete Bercich	---	---	7	1	1	9
Peter Tom Willis	0	6	---	---	---	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ralph Story	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	17	27	1.6
Right	7	42	6.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-5	-2.5
Middle	11	67	6.1
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	31	25	5	0	1	0	4	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Walker	33	17	3	2	2	2	9	8	1
Peter Tom Willis	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	138	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	83	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	53	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jamal Anderson	7	7	0	86	3	27
WR Charles Johnson	7	5	0	56	1	19
WR Terry Glenn	7	3	1	31	0	31
WR Herman Moore	4	4	0	58	1	26
TE Ben Coates	2	2	0	13	0	27
FB Brad Muster	1	1	0	6	0	10
RB Mario Bates	1	1	0	8	0	5
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	0	14	0	2
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0	-3	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	12	5	1	75	1	31
WR James McKnight	7	3	0	22	0	22
WR Karl Williams	6	2	1	7	0	27
WR Pierre Mosley	3	1	0	6	0	9
RB Richard Huntley	3	3	0	12	0	9
RB Lorenzo White	2	1	0	4	0	27
TE Tyrone Davis	2	1	0	23	1	9
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	0	4	0	14
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	0	28	1	20
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	0	5	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	5	10	2.00	3.23
Mario Bates	3	6	2.00	2.44

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	4	4	25	6.25	8.68

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	2	0	0	0.00	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	2	2	10	5.00	14.50
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1	1.00	6.50
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tyrone Davis	1	0	0	0.00	11.50
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0	0.00	1.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mario Bates	3	2
Jamal Anderson	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Walker	2	1
Richard Huntley	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	10	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	7	1	1
Peter Tom Willis	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jamal Anderson	3	3	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	0	0
WR Terry Glenn	2	0	0
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1
RB Mario Bates	1	1	1
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Graham	4	1	1
RB Lorenzo White	1	0	0
WR James McKnight	1	0	0
WR Pierre Mosley	1	0	0
WR Karl Williams	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)