Week 9, 2008

played in New Orleans, LA

80 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	14	0	6	-	34
New Orleans Saints	3	3	0	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 MIN - Patrick Estes 11 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 05:54 NOS - David Beckham 30 field goal
1Q: 03:47 MIN - Stevie Johnson 17 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:38 NOS - David Beckham 28 field goal
2Q: 08:52 MIN - Brandon Jackson 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:29 MIN - Brandon Jackson 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - David Beckham 26 field goal
4Q: 10:40 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal
4Q: 07:46 MIN - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
4Q: 04:40 NOS - David Beckham 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 MIN - Patrick Estes 11 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 05:54 NOS - David Beckham 30 field goal
1Q: 03:47 MIN - Stevie Johnson 17 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 13:38 NOS - David Beckham 28 field goal
2Q: 08:52 MIN - Brandon Jackson 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:29 MIN - Brandon Jackson 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - David Beckham 26 field goal
4Q: 10:40 MIN - Phil Dawson 30 field goal
4Q: 07:46 MIN - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
4Q: 04:40 NOS - David Beckham 22 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 8-1 4-4-1
First Downs 25 13
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 448 284
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards per Play 6.89 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 186 55
- Rushing Attempts 35 20
- Yards per Rush 5.31 2.75
Net Passing Yards 262 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.73 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 5/128
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:51 27:09

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	8-1	4-4-1
First Downs	25	13
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	448	284
- Offensive Plays	65	58
- Yards per Play	6.89	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	186	55
- Rushing Attempts	35	20
- Yards per Rush	5.31	2.75
Net Passing Yards	262	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.73	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	5/128
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	32:51	27:09

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:27	1:53	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	5:47	2:10	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
2	13:30	4:48	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	6:41	4:18	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 10	2	6	Half
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 17	10	43	Punt
3	6:26	2:09	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	1:18	0:10	OWN 20	1	-6	Fumble
4	14:53	4:19	OWN 28	7	59	Field Goal
4	9:01	1:20	OPP 33	3	6	Field Goal
4	4:35	4:35	OWN 25	10	30	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:33	OWN 30	8	39	Missed FG
1	8:34	2:47	OWN 48	5	39	Field Goal
1	3:37	5:07	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
2	8:42	2:01	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	2:23	1:32	OWN 29	6	25	Punt
3	9:15	2:49	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	4:17	2:59	OWN 26	6	34	Punt
3	1:08	1:15	OPP 14	5	5	Field Goal
4	10:34	1:33	OWN 25	3	-14	Punt
4	7:41	3:06	OWN 42	5	53	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	17	87	5.12	21	3	2
RB Frank Gore	11	59	5.36	26	1	0
QB Brian Griese	3	16	5.33	12	1	0
RB Willie Dawkins	3	25	8.33	13	1	0
QB Ronnie Lynch	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Quinton Ganther	9	32	3.56	15	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	4	20	5.00	14	1
QB Matt Hasselbeck	3	6	2.00	5	0
RB Ross Jean	3	3	1.00	2	0
WR Demetrius Williams	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	29	20	268	1/6	2	38	0	121.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	37	21	233	1/4	0	57	0	75.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	5	8	83	16.60	46	38	0
WR Stevie Johnson	5	8	56	11.20	30	20	1
WR Adrian Arrington	4	6	54	13.50	11	23	0
TE Patrick Estes	3	4	39	13.00	2	15	1
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	34	34.00	34	34	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nate Washington	6	10	96	16.00	47	57
WR Demetrius Williams	4	6	24	6.00	2	14
WR Thomas Anderson	3	5	36	12.00	10	19
RB Quinton Ganther	2	3	25	12.50	21	18
FB Michael Robinson	2	2	35	17.50	23	32
TE Daniel Graham	1	7	3	3.00	0	3
TE Billy Bajema	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Keenan Burton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brian Griese	1	0	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0	0
G Eric Steinbach	0	1	0
DE Cameron Wake	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	0
DE Kindal Moorehead	0	1	1
DE Ronald Fields	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	2	86	43.0	31.5	46	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	5	200	40.0	32.2	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	4/5	0/1	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Anderson	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicholas Conley	2	38	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	5	128	25.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	11	5	0.0	19	36
DE Cameron Wake	5	3	0.5	20	38
CB Ryan Clark	5	2	0.0	20	38
S LaRon Landry	4	1	0.0	19	38
ILB Rufus Alexander	4	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Jalen Tatum	3	4	0.0	20	38
DE Mike Rucker	3	1	0.0	20	38
DE Calvin Pace	2	1	0.0	20	38
S Samuel Gaylor	2	0	0.0	2	7
CB Greg Blue	1	2	0.5	19	32
CB Axel Batchelor	1	1	0.0	10	22
CB Travis Daniels	1	0	0.0	19	38
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	0.0	10	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Anderson	11	1	0.0	29	21
DE Ronald Fields	5	2	0.0	27	24
CB Dwight Lowery	4	1	0.0	31	30
DT Anthony Mebane	4	0	0.0	27	20
DE Kindal Moorehead	3	1	0.5	31	30
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	1	0.0	23	6
ILB Kendrell Bell	3	1	0.0	21	10
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	3	1	0.0	17	11
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	1	0.0	26	28
S Dwight Smith	3	0	0.0	29	30
ILB Angelo Crowell	2	2	0.0	11	19
CB Reynaldo Hill	2	0	0.0	24	23
S Fred Bennett	2	0	0.0	11	26
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	0.0	2	6
CB Fred Smoot	1	0	0.0	21	10
DE Mark Anderson	1	0	0.0	23	21
OLB Mike Smith	0	1	0.5	14	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Wake	0.5	0	0	38
CB Greg Blue	0.5	0	0	32
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	4	3	38
DE Calvin Pace	0.0	2	0	38
DT Kedrick Golston	0.0	1	0	23
ILB Jalen Tatum	0.0	0	1	38

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	0.5	0	2	3	30
OLB Mike Smith	0.5	0	0	0	10
DE Mark Anderson	0.0	1	1	0	21
OLB Dexter Coakley	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Ronald Fields	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Anthony Mebane	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	4	1	36
ILB Rufus Alexander	4	0	17
S Samuel Gaylor	2	2	7
CB Ryan Clark	2	1	38
DE Cameron Wake	2	0	38
S LaRon Landry	2	0	38
CB Axel Batchelor	1	1	22
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	38
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	38
CB Travis Daniels	1	0	38
CB Greg Blue	1	0	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB James Anderson	4	0	21
S Fred Bennett	3	0	26
ILB Angelo Crowell	2	1	19
S Dwight Smith	2	0	30
CB Reynaldo Hill	2	0	23
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	0	28
OLB Dexter Coakley	1	0	6
OLB K.J. Turner	1	0	6
CB Fred Smoot	1	0	10
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	20
CB Dwight Lowery	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	5	11	1	35	0	30
T Terrance Pennington	3	6	0	35	0	30
FB Harris Stanton	2	3	0	13	0	4
C Robert Berry	1	4	1	35	1	30
G Eric Steinbach	1	3	0	35	0	30
T King Dunlap	1	3	0	35	0	30
TE Patrick Estes	0	2	0	31	0	27

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Johnnie Linquist	2	5	20	0	33
G Jason Peters	1	7	20	1	38
T Bryan Anderson	1	3	20	0	38
T Matt Hill	1	2	20	0	38
C Jimmie Ballinger	1	2	11	0	28
C Logan Mankins	0	1	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Williamson	3	14
Frank Gore	2	21
Joe Klopfenstein	1	21

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Coakley	1	19
Fred Smoot	1	16
K.J. Turner	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	20	38	22	80
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	20	38	18	76
CB Greg Blue	---	---	19	32	21	72
G Wilford Brown	35	30	---	---	4	69
T Terrance Pennington	35	30	---	---	4	69
QB Brian Griese	34	30	---	---	2	66
G Eric Steinbach	35	30	---	---	---	65
C Robert Berry	35	30	---	---	---	65
T King Dunlap	35	30	---	---	---	65
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	20	38	5	63
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	20	38	5	63
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	20	38	5	63
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	19	38	5	62
S LaRon Landry	---	---	19	38	5	62
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	19	36	5	60
WR Stevie Johnson	29	30	---	---	---	59
WR Adrian Arrington	31	28	---	---	---	59
TE Patrick Estes	31	27	---	---	---	58
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	11	17	21	49
WR Darnerien McCants	16	24	---	---	6	46
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	10	22	8	40
RB Brandon Jackson	20	20	---	---	---	40
RB Frank Gore	11	3	---	---	21	35
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	10	23	2	35
TE Joe Klopfenstein	5	3	---	---	21	29
WR Harold Burnett	7	2	---	---	19	28
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	10	15	3	28
FB Harris Stanton	13	4	---	---	9	26
WR Troy Williamson	2	0	---	---	14	16
WR Craig Davis	2	0	---	---	11	13
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	1	0	10	11
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	2	7	2	11
RB Willie Dawkins	3	7	---	---	---	10
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE T.J. Williams	5	2	---	---	---	7
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	0	0	5	5
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	0	0	5	5
S Nicholas Conley	---	---	0	0	5	5
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Adam Snyder	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Ronnie Lynch	1	0	---	---	---	1
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	0	0	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Trevor Rafter	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	31	30	2	63
WR Demetrius Williams	15	36	---	---	12	63
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	31	30	2	63
G Johnnie Linquist	20	33	---	---	8	61
S Dwight Smith	---	---	29	30	1	60
T Matt Hill	20	38	---	---	2	60
QB Matt Hasselbeck	20	38	---	---	---	58
T Bryan Anderson	20	38	---	---	---	58
G Jason Peters	20	38	---	---	---	58
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	26	28	2	56
WR Nate Washington	17	38	---	---	---	55
TE Daniel Graham	19	35	---	---	---	54
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	24	23	7	54
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	27	24	1	52
OLB James Anderson	---	---	29	21	---	50
C Jimmie Ballinger	11	28	---	---	10	49
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	23	6	19	48
RB Quinton Ganther	10	28	---	---	10	48
WR Thomas Anderson	10	18	---	---	19	47
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	21	10	16	47
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	27	20	---	47
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	23	21	2	46
ILB Kendrell Bell	---	---	21	10	11	42
S Fred Bennett	---	---	11	26	2	39
FB Michael Robinson	4	13	---	---	19	36
TE Ledley King	4	3	---	---	24	31
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	11	19	---	30
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	17	11	2	30
TE Billy Bajema	10	8	---	---	10	28
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	14	10	2	26
RB Lee Suggs	0	0	---	---	22	22
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	7	0	15	22
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	2	6	12	20
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	6	7	---	---	7	20
C Logan Mankins	9	10	---	---	---	19
T Levi Brown	0	5	---	---	10	15
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	5	5	3	13
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Justin King	---	---	4	0	2	6
RB Ross Jean	4	1	---	---	---	5
WR Claude Anderson	0	1	---	---	2	3
WR Keenan Burton	1	2	---	---	---	3
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	23	109	4.7
Right	7	56	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	10	30	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	29	20	5	0	1	1	6	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	37	21	3	0	4	5	7	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	34	34.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	92	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	119	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	53	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	29	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	71	10.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	8	5	1	83	2	24
WR Stevie Johnson	8	5	0	56	1	30
WR Adrian Arrington	6	4	0	54	1	28
TE Patrick Estes	4	3	0	39	0	27
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	0	6	0	2
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	1	0	-4	0	3
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	0	34	1	20

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	10	6	1	96	2	38
TE Daniel Graham	7	1	3	3	0	35
WR Demetrius Williams	6	4	0	24	0	36
WR Thomas Anderson	5	3	0	36	0	18
RB Quinton Ganther	3	2	0	25	0	28
TE Billy Bajema	2	1	0	4	0	8
FB Michael Robinson	2	2	0	35	1	13
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	0	7	0	7
WR Keenan Burton	1	1	0	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	4	10	2.50	5.12
RB Frank Gore	1	4	4.00	5.36

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Matt Hasselbeck	2	1	0.50	2.00
RB Quinton Ganther	2	5	2.50	3.56
WR Demetrius Williams	1	-6	-6.00	-6.00
RB Ross Jean	1	0	0.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	3	24	4.80	9.24

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	7	3	12	1.71	6.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0	0.00	10.38
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	11	11.00	9.75
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
WR Stevie Johnson	1	1	17	17.00	7.00
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	3	2	9	3.00	9.60
WR Thomas Anderson	2	1	3	1.50	7.20
TE Daniel Graham	2	0	0	0.00	0.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Dawkins	3	3
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	13	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnerien McCants	3	1	1
WR Stevie Johnson	2	1	1
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	1
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thomas Anderson	4	2	1
WR Demetrius Williams	4	3	1
WR Nate Washington	2	2	1
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	0
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0

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

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