Week 9, 1999

played in New Orleans, LA

62 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	3	14	-	24
New Orleans Saints	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 34 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:55 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 47 field goal
2Q: 12:58 NOS - Bubba McDowell 55 interception return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 09:54 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 32 field goal
3Q: 05:04 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
4Q: 07:00 MIN - Brian Griese 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:23 MIN - Charles Johnson 68 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 34 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 00:55 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 47 field goal
2Q: 12:58 NOS - Bubba McDowell 55 interception return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 09:54 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 32 field goal
3Q: 05:04 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
4Q: 07:00 MIN - Brian Griese 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:23 MIN - Charles Johnson 68 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 8-1 6-3
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 390 274
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 6.19 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 187 56
- Rushing Attempts 37 26
- Yards per Rush 5.05 2.15
Net Passing Yards 203 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 2 41 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 208 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.81 5.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/34 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 2/55
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	8-1	6-3
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	390	274
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	6.19	4.09
Net Rushing Yards	187	56
- Rushing Attempts	37	26
- Yards per Rush	5.05	2.15
Net Passing Yards	203	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 2	41 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	208	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.81	5.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/34	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	2/55
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:42	28:18

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:34	OWN 32	6	27	Punt
1	9:39	0:47	OWN 45	2	55	Touchdown
1	7:09	1:37	OWN 31	4	22	Punt
1	0:47	3:01	OWN 23	5	13	Interception
2	12:46	4:03	OWN 20	8	41	Interception
2	7:29	3:35	OWN 20	7	48	Missed FG
2	2:28	1:43	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
3	9:47	4:48	OWN 35	9	57	Field Goal
3	0:02	4:57	OWN 20	11	39	Punt
4	8:40	1:51	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
4	4:06	2:00	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 36	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:26	1:47	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	8:52	1:43	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
1	5:32	4:45	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
2	8:43	1:14	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
2	3:54	1:26	OWN 39	4	19	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 34	3	12	Half
3	15:00	5:13	OWN 19	10	66	Field Goal
3	4:59	4:57	OWN 20	9	42	Punt
4	10:05	1:25	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
4	6:49	2:43	OWN 34	6	15	Punt
4	2:06	2:01	OWN 33	9	38	Missed FG

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	27	103	3.81	34	3	1
Brian Griese	6	44	7.33	12	1	1
Miles Walker	4	40	10.00	27	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Antowain Smith	17	18	1.06	24	1
Richard Huntley	8	30	3.75	12	1
Paul Walker	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	25	16	208	1/5	1	68	2	70.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Woodard	23	10	124	0/0	0	35	0	60.8
Paul Walker	18	9	94	0/0	0	25	1	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ken Dilger	4	5	47	11.75	6	21	0
RB Fred Taylor	4	5	29	7.25	2	19	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	3	4	51	17.00	23	19	0
WR Charles Johnson	2	4	77	38.50	42	68	1
RB Miles Walker	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Terry Glenn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeff Graham	5	10	100	20.00	36	35
WR Eli Reid	5	7	20	4.00	8	8
WR Leonard Klecko	3	5	24	8.00	2	21
RB Richard Huntley	2	3	16	8.00	8	10
WR Karl Williams	2	9	22	11.00	6	12
TE Bradford Banta	1	2	16	16.00	10	16
FB Graham Somerville	1	1	20	20.00	19	20
WR Alvis Whitted	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	5	5.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bubba McDowell	1	55	55.00	1
CB Antoine Winfield	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	176	44.0	29.0	47	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	282	47.0	28.0	70	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/2	0/1	0/0	25	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. McDuffie	2	34	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	46	23.0	0
Qadry Ismail	1	28	28.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	2	49	24.5	0
Alvis Whitted	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	8	4	0.0	26	40
S Devin Bush	8	0	0.0	25	41
S John Lynch	7	2	0.0	26	41
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	2	0.0	24	34
OLB Jay Foreman	3	1	0.0	22	23
OLB Henri Crockett	2	2	0.0	22	29
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	1	0.0	17	29
CB Walt Harris	2	1	0.0	25	41
DE Donte Rocco	2	0	0.0	17	20
DT Cletidus Hunt	2	0	0.0	10	12
S Paul Miranda	2	0	0.0	6	19
DE La'roi Glover	1	2	0.0	15	25
DE Mike Rucker	1	2	0.0	20	37
S Torin Dorn	1	1	0.0	0	4
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	12	5
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Roy Koehn	0	1	0.0	12	36

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	7	3	0.0	33	22
DT Walt Murphy	7	0	0.0	35	22
S Deke McQuay	5	1	0.0	35	24
CB Monty Montgomery	5	1	0.0	16	14
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	4	3	0.0	32	26
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	1	0.0	19	10
S Donovin Darius	3	1	1.0	34	24
CB Kelly Herndon	3	2	0.0	33	26
DE Gabe Wilkins	3	1	0.0	29	22
DT Darrell Russell	2	3	0.0	32	22
DE Gary Ferguson	2	1	0.0	30	20
OLB Steve Morrison	2	0	0.0	8	6
CB Antoine Winfield	2	0	0.0	32	23
WR Eli Reid	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	2	1	29
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	23
DE Mike Rucker	1	1	37
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	20
DT Dan Wilkinson	0	2	29
OLB Frank Slade	0	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Donovin Darius	1.0	0	24
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	1	20
OLB Jessie Armstead	0.0	1	22
DE Gabe Wilkins	0.0	1	22
DT William Carr	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB James Darling	4	2	0	40
S John Lynch	3	1	0	41
S Devin Bush	3	1	0	41
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	2	1	34
CB Walt Harris	2	2	0	41
OLB Jay Foreman	2	1	0	23
S Paul Miranda	2	0	0	19
S Torin Dorn	1	0	0	4
CB Roy Koehn	0	1	0	36

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	0	0	10
S Donovin Darius	3	0	0	24
CB Kelly Herndon	2	1	0	26
CB Antoine Winfield	2	0	1	23
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	1	1	0	26
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	1	0	22
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	0	22
S Deke McQuay	1	0	0	24
OLB Steve Morrison	1	0	0	6
CB Monty Montgomery	1	0	0	14
S Bubba McDowell	0	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antone Davis	2	8	0	37	1	26
Erik Baerg	2	7	0	37	0	26
Chris Dishman	2	2	0	37	0	26
Tony Boselli	1	8	1	37	0	26
Chuck Belin	1	5	0	37	0	26
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	29	0	19

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harris Barton	2	7	26	41
Larry Heck	2	4	26	41
Ike Davis	0	5	26	41
Rod Shoate	0	5	26	41
Darian Rose	0	3	26	41
Bradford Banta	0	1	17	20

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
O.J. McDuffie	1	19
Kailey Wong	1	13
Paul Miranda	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Az-Zahir Hakim	3	19
Spencer Bramson	1	21
Bobby Taylor	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Bush	---	---	25	41	12	78
Walt Harris	---	---	25	41	9	75
Charles Johnson	35	21	---	---	15	71
John Lynch	---	---	26	41	3	70
Antone Davis	37	26	---	---	6	69
Chris Dishman	37	26	---	---	6	69
James Darling	---	---	26	40	3	69
Henri Crockett	---	---	22	29	15	66
Mike Rucker	---	---	20	37	9	66
Chuck Belin	37	26	---	---	---	63
Tony Boselli	37	26	---	---	---	63
Erik Baerg	37	26	---	---	---	63
Brian Griese	37	26	---	---	---	63
Ken Dilger	29	19	---	---	14	62
Terry Glenn	35	25	---	---	---	60
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	24	34	2	60
Fred Taylor	32	19	---	---	---	51
Roy Koehn	---	---	12	36	3	51
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	17	29	2	48
Jay Foreman	---	---	22	23	3	48
O.J. McDuffie	12	12	---	---	19	43
La'roi Glover	---	---	15	25	1	41
Donte Rocco	---	---	17	20	2	39
George Irwin	24	13	---	---	1	38
Paul Miranda	---	---	6	19	11	36
Derrick Harris	5	5	---	---	14	24
Tracy Simien	---	---	12	5	6	23
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	10	12	1	23
Frank Slade	---	---	7	15	---	22
Spencer George	0	0	---	---	21	21
Qadry Ismail	2	6	---	---	11	19
Scott Galbraith	6	3	---	---	7	16
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	13	13
Miles Walker	5	7	---	---	---	12
Lamar Lathon	---	---	0	0	9	9
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	6	6
Kris Farris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Torin Dorn	---	---	0	4	1	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	4	4
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	26	41	---	---	9	76
Ike Davis	26	41	---	---	9	76
Darian Rose	26	41	---	---	---	67
Larry Heck	26	41	---	---	---	67
Rod Shoate	26	41	---	---	---	67
Walt Murphy	---	---	35	22	5	62
Deke McQuay	---	---	35	24	3	62
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	32	26	3	61
Antoine Winfield	---	---	32	23	6	61
Donovin Darius	---	---	34	24	2	60
Kelly Herndon	---	---	33	26	1	60
Jessie Armstead	---	---	33	22	2	57
Darrell Russell	---	---	32	22	2	56
Jeff Graham	22	31	---	---	---	53
Bradford Banta	17	20	---	---	16	53
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	29	22	2	53
Gary Ferguson	---	---	30	20	1	51
Karl Williams	19	28	---	---	4	51
Leonard Klecko	12	32	---	---	---	44
Graham Somerville	16	17	---	---	11	44
Eli Reid	9	20	---	---	9	38
Jason Woodard	15	23	---	---	---	38
Antowain Smith	18	17	---	---	2	37
Dexter Coakley	---	---	19	10	5	34
Spencer Bramson	5	5	---	---	21	31
Monty Montgomery	---	---	16	14	1	31
Steve Morrison	---	---	8	6	16	30
Paul Walker	11	18	---	---	---	29
Bobby Taylor	---	---	7	3	19	29
Richard Huntley	8	21	---	---	---	29
Marcus Pollard	4	5	---	---	18	27
Az-Zahir Hakim	0	2	---	---	19	21
William Carr	---	---	9	10	1	20
Alvis Whitted	0	7	---	---	12	19
Noel Scarlett	---	---	9	4	4	17
Bubba McDowell	---	---	7	6	1	14
Orlando Thomas	---	---	2	2	10	14
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ruben Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Whittle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Simmons	---	---	5	0	3	8
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Jenkins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Zack Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	27	137	5.1
Right	1	5	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	11	31	2.8
Right	6	4	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	25	16	2	0	0	3	4	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Woodard	23	10	3	0	4	5	4	4	0
Paul Walker	18	9	2	0	0	5	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	51	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	39	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	108	27.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	67	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	58	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	56	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ken Dilger	5	4	47	1	19
RB Fred Taylor	5	4	29	0	19
WR O.J. McDuffie	4	3	51	0	12
WR Charles Johnson	4	2	77	1	21
WR Terry Glenn	3	0	0	0	25
WR Qadry Ismail	2	1	-4	0	6
RB Miles Walker	2	2	8	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	10	5	2	100	3	31
WR Karl Williams	9	2	1	22	0	28
WR Eli Reid	7	5	0	20	0	20
WR Leonard Klecko	5	3	0	24	1	32
RB Richard Huntley	3	2	0	16	0	21
WR Alvis Whitted	3	0	1	0	0	7
TE Bradford Banta	2	1	0	16	0	20
FB Graham Somerville	1	1	0	20	1	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	5	11	2.20	3.81
Brian Griese	1	6	6.00	7.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antowain Smith	2	-2	-1.00	1.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	0	0	0.00	8.32

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	1	0	0	0.00	5.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	0	0.00	12.75

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bradford Banta	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	5	2
Brian Griese	2	2
Miles Walker	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Walker	8	3	2
Jason Woodard	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	2
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	1
RB Miles Walker	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eli Reid	6	4	2
TE Bradford Banta	2	1	1
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	1
WR Karl Williams	2	0	0
WR Alvis Whitted	2	0	0
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)