Week 3, 1998

played in Minnesota, MN

72 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	10	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	14	17	0	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 MIN - Spencer George 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:55 MIN - Charles Johnson 28 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:49 MIN - Fred Taylor 7 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:27 MIN - Phil Dawson 29 field goal
2Q: 01:55 MIN - Ken Dilger 28 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 09:34 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 41 field goal
3Q: 04:21 NOS - Jeff Graham 9 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 06:06 MIN - Brian Griese 24 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 MIN - Spencer George 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:55 MIN - Charles Johnson 28 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:49 MIN - Fred Taylor 7 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:27 MIN - Phil Dawson 29 field goal
2Q: 01:55 MIN - Ken Dilger 28 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 09:34 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 41 field goal
3Q: 04:21 NOS - Jeff Graham 9 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 06:06 MIN - Brian Griese 24 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 325 410
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 5.08 6.95
Net Rushing Yards 81 232
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 3.68 6.44
Net Passing Yards 244 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 0 23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 7.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/23 9/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:28 31:32

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	325	410
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	5.08	6.95
Net Rushing Yards	81	232
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	3.68	6.44
Net Passing Yards	244	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 0	23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	7.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/23	9/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:28	31:32

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	0:32	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
1	10:49	2:31	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
1	1:44	2:49	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	7:39	0:37	OWN 20	2	12	Fumble
2	4:20	1:39	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
2	1:44	0:51	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	5:32	OWN 17	11	59	Field Goal
3	7:21	3:08	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown
3	0:16	2:21	OWN 4	6	49	Punt
4	10:56	2:09	OWN 26	6	25	Downs
4	5:50	5:50	OWN 20	14	76	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	12:46	1:57	50	5	50	Touchdown
1	8:18	6:34	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
2	13:55	6:16	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
2	7:02	2:42	OPP 32	5	20	Field Goal
2	2:41	0:57	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 14	2	23	Half
3	9:28	2:07	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	4:13	3:57	OWN 35	6	16	Punt
4	12:55	1:59	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:47	2:57	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Spencer Bramson	16	68	4.25	40	1
Richard Huntley	5	17	3.40	5	0
Chad Graham	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	17	108	6.35	34	3	1
Spencer George	12	53	4.42	16	2	0
Brian Griese	7	71	10.14	24	3	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	42	26	244	0/0	1	27	0	85.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	23	19	178	0/0	3	28	0	138.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leonard Klecko	6	6	66	11.00	11	23	0
WR Jeff Graham	5	10	54	10.80	9	23	1
TE Keith Jennings	3	6	10	3.33	3	11	0
WR Derek Russell	3	3	45	15.00	11	21	0
RB Spencer Bramson	3	5	17	5.67	4	7	0
TE Bradford Banta	2	3	16	8.00	2	12	0
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	26	13.00	26	27	0
WR Karl Williams	2	4	10	5.00	0	11	0
RB Chad Graham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	5	7	41	8.20	16	21	0
WR Charles Johnson	4	4	51	12.75	26	28	1
TE Ken Dilger	4	5	43	10.75	19	28	1
FB Derrick Harris	2	2	6	3.00	3	7	0
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	19	9.50	17	23	0
TE Scott Slutzker	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Spencer George	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	1

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Jeff Graham	1	0
Karl Williams	1	0
Leonard Klecko	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Aaron Glenn	1	0
Frank Slade	0	1
La'roi Glover	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	271	45.2	38.8	57	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	199	49.8	48.0	54	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	1	7	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvis Whitted	3	59	19.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Caldwell	10	3	35	22
OLB Jessie Armstead	9	2	28	19
CB Monty Montgomery	7	2	33	22
S Bubba McDowell	5	1	36	23
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	1	16	8
DE Robert Harris	3	0	30	18
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	1	8	4
DT Mike Lodish	1	2	21	13
DT Walt Murphy	1	2	19	15
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	29	19
S Brian Jordan	1	1	30	21
CB Frank Robinson	1	1	11	6
CB Leonard Wheeler	1	1	17	13
CB Jim Lyles	1	0	29	20
OLB Gerald Dixon	1	0	6	1
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	6	5
S Deke McQuay	1	0	6	1
DT Darrell Russell	1	0	15	10
DT William Carr	0	2	20	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Torin Dorn	6	0	22	42
S John Lynch	5	3	22	42
CB Eric Allen	5	1	11	25
ILB Kailey Wong	5	1	17	34
CB Aaron Glenn	4	0	18	40
CB Walt Harris	3	2	22	41
OLB Henri Crockett	3	0	13	33
OLB Frank Slade	2	3	18	32
DE La'roi Glover	2	1	16	29
DE Donte Rocco	2	1	18	33
CB Roy Koehn	2	0	11	17
ILB James Darling	1	3	5	7
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	14	28
OLB Terry Crews	1	0	11	8
DE Jeremy Staat	1	0	10	22
DT Villiami Maumau	1	0	8	14
S Earl Little	1	0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	0.0	1	0	0	4
DE Robert Harris	0.0	0	1	0	18

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	1	1	3	33
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0	33
DE La'roi Glover	0	2	0	29
DE Jeremy Staat	0	2	0	22
OLB Frank Slade	0	1	2	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	0	19
CB Monty Montgomery	3	0	22
CB Jim Lyles	2	1	20
ILB Mike Caldwell	2	0	22
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	0	8
S Bubba McDowell	1	1	23
S Brian Jordan	1	0	21
DE Robert Harris	1	0	18
CB Frank Robinson	1	0	6
CB Leonard Wheeler	1	0	13
DT Darrell Russell	1	0	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Allen	5	1	25
S Torin Dorn	3	0	42
S John Lynch	3	0	42
CB Aaron Glenn	3	0	40
CB Walt Harris	3	0	41
ILB Kailey Wong	2	0	34
CB Roy Koehn	2	0	17
OLB Frank Slade	1	1	32
S Earl Little	1	1	6
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	29
ILB James Darling	1	0	7
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harris Barton	2	5	22	39
Rod Milstead	1	3	9	8
Ruben Brown	1	3	14	13
Mike Martin	1	1	9	9
Ike Davis	0	3	19	37
Rod Shoate	0	3	13	33
Larry Heck	0	2	13	36
Zack Freeman	0	2	11	35

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Anthony Redmon	4	6	0	36	23
Chris Dishman	2	7	0	36	23
Cory Raymer	2	5	1	36	23
Tony Boselli	2	4	0	36	23
Ken Dilger	2	3	0	32	16
George Irwin	1	3	0	24	13
Antone Davis	1	2	0	36	23

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Wheeler	3	17
Ruben Brown	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Crews	1	22
Kailey Wong	1	15
Derrick Harris	1	14
Chuck Belin	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bradford Banta	21	32	---	---	17	70
Harris Barton	22	39	---	---	7	68
Matt Hassebeck	22	42	---	---	---	64
Ike Davis	19	37	---	---	7	63
Bubba McDowell	---	---	36	23	1	60
Spencer Bramson	17	24	---	---	18	59
Monty Montgomery	---	---	33	22	4	59
Mike Caldwell	---	---	35	22	1	58
Chad Graham	17	27	---	---	13	57
Larry Heck	13	36	---	---	7	56
Brian Jordan	---	---	30	21	1	52
Jim Lyles	---	---	29	20	1	50
Robert Harris	---	---	30	18	2	50
Marvin Washington	---	---	29	19	1	49
Jessie Armstead	---	---	28	19	1	48
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	17	13	17	47
Zack Freeman	11	35	---	---	---	46
Rod Shoate	13	33	---	---	---	46
Keith Jennings	15	25	---	---	5	45
Jeff Graham	12	30	---	---	1	43
Derek Russell	9	13	---	---	17	39
Mike Lodish	---	---	21	13	1	35
Frank Robinson	---	---	11	6	18	35
Walt Murphy	---	---	19	15	---	34
Ruben Brown	14	13	---	---	7	34
William Carr	---	---	20	12	1	33
Darrell Russell	---	---	15	10	6	31
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	8	4	15	27
Richard Huntley	5	17	---	---	5	27
Karl Williams	5	18	---	---	4	27
Dexter Coakley	---	---	16	8	2	26
Leonard Klecko	4	20	---	---	---	24
Mike Martin	9	9	---	---	---	18
Rod Milstead	9	8	---	---	---	17
Gerald Dixon	---	---	6	1	10	17
Sebastian Fannin	2	0	---	---	14	16
Az-Zahir Hakim	3	4	---	---	7	14
Gary Ferguson	---	---	6	5	---	11
Alvis Whitted	0	0	---	---	10	10
Deke McQuay	---	---	6	1	1	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brian Simmons	---	---	1	1	2	4
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Glenn	---	---	18	40	20	78
Charles Johnson	32	22	---	---	16	70
Torin Dorn	---	---	22	42	3	67
Kailey Wong	---	---	17	34	15	66
John Lynch	---	---	22	42	1	65
Walt Harris	---	---	22	41	1	64
Chris Dishman	36	23	---	---	5	64
Antone Davis	36	23	---	---	---	59
Anthony Redmon	36	23	---	---	---	59
Tony Boselli	36	23	---	---	---	59
Cory Raymer	36	23	---	---	---	59
Brian Griese	36	23	---	---	---	59
Terry Glenn	34	23	---	---	---	57
Ken Dilger	32	16	---	---	7	55
La'roi Glover	---	---	16	29	7	52
Frank Slade	---	---	18	32	1	51
Donte Rocco	---	---	18	33	---	51
Henri Crockett	---	---	13	33	4	50
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	14	28	1	43
Terry Crews	---	---	11	8	22	41
Spencer George	14	6	---	---	21	41
Fred Taylor	22	17	---	---	---	39
George Irwin	24	13	---	---	1	38
Eric Allen	---	---	11	25	1	37
O.J. McDuffie	15	5	---	---	16	36
Jeremy Staat	---	---	10	22	1	33
Roy Koehn	---	---	11	17	4	32
Villiami Maumau	---	---	8	14	6	28
Scott Slutzker	5	5	---	---	14	24
Derrick Harris	1	6	---	---	14	21
Earl Little	---	---	2	6	12	20
Qadry Ismail	1	1	---	---	11	13
James Darling	---	---	5	7	---	12
Tracy Simien	---	---	4	2	4	10
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	0	7	1	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Galbraith	0	1	---	---	---	1
Moses Moreno	0	0	---	---	1	1
Shannon Briggs	---	---	0	0	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Armenta	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	24	2.7
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	42	8.4
Middle	29	184	6.3
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	42	26	4	1	4	3	6	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	23	19	4	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	30	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	70	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	108	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	36	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	101	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	49	16.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	15	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	10	5	2	54	1	30
TE Keith Jennings	6	3	1	10	0	25
WR Leonard Klecko	6	6	0	66	1	20
RB Spencer Bramson	5	3	0	17	0	24
WR Karl Williams	4	2	1	10	0	18
WR Derek Russell	3	3	0	45	1	13
TE Bradford Banta	3	2	0	16	0	32
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	0	26	1	17
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	2	0	0	0	0	4
RB Chad Graham	1	0	0	0	0	27

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	7	5	41	1	23
TE Ken Dilger	5	4	43	1	16
WR Charles Johnson	4	4	51	1	22
FB Derrick Harris	2	2	6	0	6
TE Scott Slutzker	2	1	3	0	5
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	19	1	17
RB Spencer George	1	1	15	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer Bramson	2	-1	-0.50	4.25

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Spencer George	3	6	2.00	4.42
Fred Taylor	1	7	7.00	6.35

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	2	2	22	11.00	5.81

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	3	15	5.00	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Graham	2	2	22	11.00	5.40

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	12.75
RB Spencer George	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	-4	-4.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Spencer Bramson	1	0
Chad Graham	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	2	1
Brian Griese	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	11	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keith Jennings	2	1	1
WR Leonard Klecko	2	2	1
WR Karl Williams	2	1	1
WR Derek Russell	1	1	1
RB Richard Huntley	1	1	0
RB Spencer Bramson	1	0	0
RB Chad Graham	1	0	0
WR Az-Zahir Hakim	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	3	3	3
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	1
FB Derrick Harris	2	2	1
TE Ken Dilger	1	0	0
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,700 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 10,800 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,200 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,700 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	10,800 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,200 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)