Conference Semifinals, 2000

played in Minnesota, MN

28 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	0	14	13	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 41 field goal
2Q: 13:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 06:02 NOS - John Davis 34 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Charles Johnson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:01 MIN - Fred Taylor 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:11 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 68 punt return (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
4Q: 13:34 NOS - Sebastian Fannin 15 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 02:06 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
4Q: 00:49 MIN - Artrell Hawkins 49 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 41 field goal
2Q: 13:07 MIN - Fred Taylor 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 06:02 NOS - John Davis 34 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:34 MIN - Charles Johnson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 11:01 MIN - Fred Taylor 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:11 MIN - MarTay Jenkins 68 punt return (Phil Dawson extra point failed)
4Q: 13:34 NOS - Sebastian Fannin 15 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 02:06 MIN - Phil Dawson 20 field goal
4Q: 00:49 MIN - Artrell Hawkins 49 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 10-8 17-0
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 324 321
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.63 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 102 170
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 5.10 5.00
Net Passing Yards 222 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 25 - 1 21 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 6.4
4th Down Conversions 3/5 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/32 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 5/117
Kick Returns/Yards 5/109 3/90
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/49
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	10-8	17-0
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	324	321
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.63	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	102	170
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	5.10	5.00
Net Passing Yards	222	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 25 - 1	21 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	6.4
4th Down Conversions	3/5	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/32	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	5/117
Kick Returns/Yards	5/109	3/90
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/49
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:29	OWN 20	10	56	Field Goal
1	7:17	4:00	OWN 23	6	23	Punt
2	13:00	2:22	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
2	9:11	3:20	OWN 17	6	83	Touchdown
2	2:24	1:19	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
3	10:52	3:52	OWN 14	8	29	Punt
3	4:06	1:05	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
3	3:01	4:35	OWN 19	14	81	Touchdown
4	11:06	2:26	OWN 28	7	23	Downs
4	1:57	1:21	OWN 20	7	17	Interception
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 27	3	0	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:31	2:14	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
1	3:17	5:17	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
2	10:38	1:27	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
2	5:51	3:27	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 27	5	18	Half
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	7:00	2:54	OWN 18	5	22	Punt
4	13:26	2:20	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	8:40	6:43	OWN 49	10	48	Field Goal

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richard Huntley	16	80	5.00	29	2	0
J.J. Johnson	4	22	5.50	23	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	24	116	4.83	15	3	1
Brian Griese	6	55	9.17	11	2	0
Miles Walker	4	-1	-0.25	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	49	25	225	1/3	2	34	1	68.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	21	13	170	3/19	2	29	0	119.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE John Davis	6	6	81	13.50	48	34	1
WR Karl Williams	5	9	50	10.00	18	22	0
WR Jeff Graham	4	13	18	4.50	4	10	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	4	8	37	9.25	2	17	1
WR Alvis Whitted	4	10	40	10.00	7	17	0
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
WR Eli Reid	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Johnson	5	9	41	8.20	17	15	1
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	53	17.67	46	29	1
TE Ken Dilger	2	3	31	15.50	13	21	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	26	26.00	13	26	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	1	18	18.00	14	18	0
WR Terry Glenn	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Pete Russell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Sheldon Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	49	49.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richard Huntley	1	0	0	0
John Davis	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Warfield	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	5	248	49.6	29.8	64	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	196	49.0	45.0	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	4	16	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	5	117	23.4	1

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Winfield	4	90	22.5	0
Alvis Whitted	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	63	31.5	0
Qadry Ismail	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donovin Darius	6	1	0.5	32	23
OLB Jessie Armstead	4	4	2.0	28	22
ILB Brian Simmons	4	4	0.0	34	24
S Deke McQuay	4	2	0.0	28	18
OLB Dexter Coakley	4	1	0.0	19	13
CB Kelly Herndon	4	1	0.0	34	23
CB Antoine Winfield	4	1	0.0	34	24
DT William Carr	4	0	0.0	15	12
DE Gary Ferguson	3	2	0.0	29	21
S Buddy Love	3	0	0.0	15	11
DE Robert Harris	2	2	0.0	31	24
DT William Munny	2	2	0.0	26	21
CB Monty Montgomery	2	0	0.0	14	12
ILB Dhani Jones	1	1	0.0	6	2
DE Lamar King	0	1	0.5	6	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Paul Miranda	8	4	0.0	20	50
S John Lynch	7	0	0.0	20	50
CB Artrell Hawkins	5	0	0.0	20	46
ILB James Darling	4	4	0.0	20	49
CB Walt Harris	4	2	0.0	20	49
CB Eric Warfield	4	1	0.0	18	46
OLB Jay Foreman	3	2	0.0	15	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	1	0.0	14	37
DE Donte Rocco	2	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	0.0	14	39
OLB Junior Suliven	1	0	1.0	4	8
DE Courtney Brown	1	1	0.0	15	29
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0.0	15	47

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jessie Armstead	2.0	0	22
S Donovin Darius	0.5	0	23
DE Lamar King	0.5	0	3
DT William Munny	0.0	2	21
DE Robert Harris	0.0	1	24

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Junior Suliven	1.0	0	0	0	8
OLB Henri Crockett	0.0	1	2	3	39
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	0	4	3	47
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	1	2	37
DE Donte Rocco	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Deke McQuay	2	1	18
OLB Dexter Coakley	2	1	13
CB Monty Montgomery	2	0	12
S Donovin Darius	1	1	23
DE Gary Ferguson	1	0	21
S Buddy Love	1	0	11
DT William Carr	1	0	12
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	24
CB Kelly Herndon	1	0	23
CB Antoine Winfield	1	0	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S John Lynch	6	0	0	50
CB Artrell Hawkins	4	2	1	46
S Paul Miranda	4	1	0	50
OLB Jay Foreman	2	2	0	32
CB Walt Harris	2	1	0	49
ILB James Darling	2	1	0	49
CB Eric Warfield	2	1	0	46
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0	37
DE Donte Rocco	1	0	0	24
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ike Davis	3	6	20	1	50
Larry Heck	2	6	20	0	47
Marcus Pollard	2	2	4	0	4
Rod Shoate	0	4	20	0	50
Damion McIntosh	0	2	20	0	49

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Boselli	5	6	0	34	1	24
Antone Davis	3	5	0	34	2	24
Cory Raymer	2	5	1	34	0	24
Chris Dishman	2	4	1	34	0	24
Anthony Redmon	2	2	0	34	0	24
Pete Russell	1	2	0	20	0	15
Ken Dilger	0	3	0	25	0	16
Cole Okonlawon	0	1	0	6	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Pollard	3	12
Sebastian Fannin	2	9
Alvis Whitted	1	17
Buddy Love	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	5	15
MarTay Jenkins	1	17
Ken Dilger	1	12
Junior Suliven	1	11
Anthony Redmon	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ike Davis	20	50	---	---	6	76
Larry Heck	20	47	---	---	6	73
Rod Shoate	20	50	---	---	---	70
Matt Hassebeck	20	50	---	---	---	70
Darian Rose	20	49	---	---	---	69
Damion McIntosh	20	49	---	---	---	69
Sebastian Fannin	15	44	---	---	9	68
Antoine Winfield	---	---	34	24	7	65
Brian Simmons	---	---	34	24	1	59
Robert Harris	---	---	31	24	3	58
Kelly Herndon	---	---	34	23	1	58
Karl Williams	17	29	---	---	11	57
John Davis	12	38	---	---	6	56
Donovin Darius	---	---	32	23	---	55
Richard Huntley	16	38	---	---	---	54
Gary Ferguson	---	---	29	21	1	51
Jessie Armstead	---	---	28	22	1	51
Jeff Graham	16	33	---	---	---	49
William Munny	---	---	26	21	1	48
Alvis Whitted	5	26	---	---	17	48
Deke McQuay	---	---	28	18	1	47
Buddy Love	---	---	15	11	12	38
Graham Somerville	8	12	---	---	15	35
Darrell Russell	---	---	22	11	1	34
Dexter Coakley	---	---	19	13	1	33
J.J. Johnson	4	12	---	---	17	33
William Carr	---	---	15	12	3	30
Eli Reid	2	12	---	---	12	26
Monty Montgomery	---	---	14	12	---	26
Marcus Pollard	4	4	---	---	12	20
Dhani Jones	---	---	6	2	12	20
Bradford Banta	1	2	---	---	16	19
Bobby Taylor	---	---	1	0	17	18
Lamar King	---	---	6	3	4	13
Gerald Dixon	---	---	0	0	11	11
Joe Wong	0	3	---	---	6	9
Ruben Brown	0	2	---	---	6	8
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	0	0	7	7
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bubba McDowell	---	---	0	0	2	2
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abraham Marschalk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Warfield	---	---	18	46	20	84
Paul Miranda	---	---	20	50	12	82
John Lynch	---	---	20	50	1	71
Walt Harris	---	---	20	49	2	71
James Darling	---	---	20	49	1	70
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	20	46	1	67
Mike Rucker	---	---	15	47	5	67
Anthony Redmon	34	24	---	---	5	63
Antone Davis	34	24	---	---	---	58
Tony Boselli	34	24	---	---	---	58
Cory Raymer	34	24	---	---	---	58
Chris Dishman	34	24	---	---	---	58
Brian Griese	34	24	---	---	---	58
Charles Johnson	31	22	---	---	4	57
Terry Glenn	31	23	---	---	---	54
Henri Crockett	---	---	14	39	1	54
Ken Dilger	25	16	---	---	12	53
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	14	37	1	52
Jay Foreman	---	---	15	32	1	48
Fred Taylor	28	19	---	---	---	47
Courtney Brown	---	---	15	29	1	45
Pete Russell	20	15	---	---	5	40
Donte Rocco	---	---	10	24	1	35
O.J. McDuffie	12	11	---	---	9	32
Roy Koehn	---	---	7	23	---	30
Anthony Becht	6	6	---	---	15	27
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	6	13	5	24
Junior Suliven	---	---	4	8	11	23
Aaron Hayden	0	0	---	---	21	21
Tracy Simien	---	---	2	5	11	18
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	17	17
Kailey Wong	---	---	0	0	15	15
Qadry Ismail	2	1	---	---	11	14
Spencer George	0	0	---	---	11	11
Miles Walker	6	5	---	---	---	11
Sheldon Jackson	3	1	---	---	5	9
Devin Bush	---	---	0	3	5	8
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cole Okonlawon	6	1	---	---	---	7
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Troy Diminnie	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	4	19	4.8
Right	11	62	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	24	118	4.9
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	49	25	2	1	4	8	9	8	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	21	13	3	1	1	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	128	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	80	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	17	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	95	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	36	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	13	4	0	18	0	33
WR Alvis Whitted	10	4	2	40	0	26
WR Karl Williams	9	5	0	50	1	29
WR Sebastian Fannin	8	4	1	37	0	44
TE John Davis	6	6	0	81	1	38
TE Bradford Banta	1	1	0	-1	0	2
WR Eli Reid	1	0	1	0	0	12
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Johnson	9	5	1	41	0	22
TE Ken Dilger	3	2	0	31	1	16
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	0	53	1	19
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	0	1	0	23
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0	26	1	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	1	0	18	0	11
FB Pete Russell	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Sheldon Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	5	10	2.00	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	1	1	15	15.00	4.59

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	6	4	29	4.83	8.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	1	15	15.00	4.63

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Johnson	3	2	5	1.67	4.56
RB Fred Taylor	2	2	24	12.00	17.67
TE Sheldon Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Huntley	4	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	4	2
Brian Griese	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	12	7	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Williams	4	3	1
WR Jeff Graham	3	1	1
WR Alvis Whitted	2	1	0
WR Eli Reid	1	0	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	1	1
RB J.J. Johnson	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	1
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1
WR Terry Glenn	1	0	0

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

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