Week 3, 2009

played in New Orleans, LA

60 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings713321-44
New Orleans Saints7703-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 NOS - Deion Branch 17 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 08:46 MIN - Stevie Johnson 9 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:48 NOS - Billy Bajema 16 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 10:12 MIN - Pat McAfee 43 field goal
2Q: 06:49 MIN - Brandon Jackson 3 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 00:37 MIN - Pat McAfee 18 field goal
3Q: 11:23 MIN - Pat McAfee 24 field goal
4Q: 13:53 MIN - Brandon Jackson 5 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 07:47 MIN - Marcus Thomas 3 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 02:25 MIN - Willie Dawkins 4 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 01:18 NOS - Nick Novak 51 field goal

Team StatisticsMINNOS
Record3-02-1
First Downs3010
- by Rushing161
- by Passing149
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards499264
- Offensive Plays7750
- Yards per Play6.485.28
Net Rushing Yards21998
- Rushing Attempts4212
- Yards per Rush5.218.17
Net Passing Yards280166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 22 - 037 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards295174
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/151/8
- Yards per Pass Play8.004.37
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions6/134/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.29.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards6/556/45
Punt Returns/Yards3/512/12
Kick Returns/Yards1/235/108
Interception Ret./Yards3/440/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits82
- Red Zone TDs/FGs5/32/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 40OWN 27
Time of Possession41:2418:36

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:51OWN 2530Punt
110:031:27OWN 25475Touchdown
16:065:50OWN 20943Punt
214:372:36OWN 25532Punt
211:491:44OPP 193-7Field Goal
28:572:19OPP 42542Touchdown
24:454:14OPP 37836Field Goal
313:572:40OPP 32625Field Goal
38:494:14OWN 30820Punt
32:524:08OWN 33867Touchdown
412:274:50OWN 17983Touchdown
45:463:3050750Touchdown
41:111:11OWN 2523Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:094:06OWN 22978Touchdown
18:362:30OWN 313-6Punt
10:160:39OWN 20480Touchdown
212:010:12OWN 2010Interception
210:051:08OWN 403-10Punt
26:381:53OWN 233-4Punt
20:310:31OWN 4330Interception
315:001:03OWN 2530Interception
311:172:28OWN 29413Punt
34:351:43OWN 2534Punt
413:441:17OWN 2533Punt
47:371:51OWN 25725Downs
42:161:05OWN 25441Field Goal

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Brandon Jackson16633.941422
RB Willie Dawkins9283.111011
RB Marcus Thomas8577.134111
QB Brian Griese66711.171350
FB Harris Stanton341.33400
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB LeSean McCoy11898.096410
QB Matt Hasselbeck199.00900

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Griese33222952/151540104.9
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Hasselbeck33161331/8221341.6
Dan Orlovsky42410/0039086.5

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stevie Johnson101515315.3073541
TE Patrick Estes557114.2010300
WR Darnerien McCants36175.670110
WR Adrian Arrington243115.500190
RB Brandon Jackson1188.00080
TE Bear Pascoe111515.000150
TE Joe Klopfenstein0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Nate Washington414225.503120
WR Demetrius Williams46338.2512140
WR Deion Branch356822.6736391
TE Billy Bajema34227.330161
TE Daniel Graham122121.007210
TE Ledley King1233.00030
WR David Clowney1122.00020
RB LeSean McCoy1233.00330
RB Quinton Ganther0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ryan Clark22211.000
S Samuel Gaylor12222.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Amir Cochrane417042.529.5541
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Earnest Simmons625843.034.5642

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Pat McAfee3/31/10/0435/5
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nick Novak1/11/11/1512/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Adrian Arrington35117.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
LeSean McCoy2126.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Nicholas Conley12323.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Reynaldo Hill48421.00
Marcus McCauley12424.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ryan Clark520.01238
ILB Jay Foreman500.01238
DE Calvin Pace400.01136
DE Stephen Tulloch321.01238
CB Axel Batchelor300.01227
DT Quentin Groves220.01120
S Samuel Gaylor210.01234
CB Arnold Parrish200.0721
ILB Robert Wendorff110.0822
OLB Akin Ayodele100.004
S Nicholas Conley100.0210
CB Greg Blue020.01038
DE Gaines Adams010.0624
ILB Rufus Alexander010.006
CB Jaylen Vaughn010.025
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Marcus McCauley910.04235
OLB Jon Beason840.04132
ILB Larry Atkins800.03533
DT Anthony Mebane610.04026
CB Reynaldo Hill510.01629
S Dwight Smith430.04031
DE Kindal Moorehead420.04134
S Tanard Jackson420.03227
DT Sammie Lee Hill301.01225
CB Antonio Cromartie310.03833
S Fred Bennett210.0108
OLB James Anderson200.02613
DE Mark Anderson101.03023
DE Ronald Fields130.03319
TE Daniel Graham10---------
WR Nate Washington10---------
WR Demetrius Williams10---------
CB Justin King100.056

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch1.002038
DE Mike Rucker0.011032
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mark Anderson1.001023
DT Sammie Lee Hill1.001025
OLB Zeke Moreno0.01005
DT Anthony Mebane0.001026
DE Kenny Iwebema0.00102
DE Kindal Moorehead0.000234

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ryan Clark41238
ILB Jay Foreman32038
S Samuel Gaylor31134
CB Axel Batchelor21027
DE Stephen Tulloch12038
DE Calvin Pace11036
OLB Akin Ayodele1004
ILB Robert Wendorff10022
DT Quentin Groves10020
CB Arnold Parrish10021
ILB Jalen Tatum01020
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Jon Beason40032
CB Marcus McCauley40035
S Tanard Jackson40027
CB Reynaldo Hill31029
ILB Larry Atkins20033
CB Antonio Cromartie20033
OLB James Anderson10013
S Fred Bennett1008
CB Justin King1006
S Dwight Smith01031

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Robert Berry510040135
T King Dunlap510040135
G Eric Steinbach46142035
G Wilford Brown18142035
T Terrance Pennington12042035
T Adam Snyder010200
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Ben Claxton13012134
G Jason Peters110207
C Charles Spencer04010031
C Dominic Raiola02012038
T Levi Brown01012038

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Joe Klopfenstein226
Greg Blue224
T.J. Williams126
Troy Williamson124
Axel Batchelor120
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
LeSean McCoy214
Quinton Ganther120
Reynaldo Hill112

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Terrance Pennington4235------784
WR Stevie Johnson3335------1179
G Wilford Brown4235---------77
G Eric Steinbach4235---------77
WR Adrian Arrington3633------877
QB Brian Griese3735------375
C Robert Berry4035---------75
T King Dunlap4035---------75
DE Stephen Tulloch------12382474
CB Greg Blue------10382472
WR Darnerien McCants2027------1360
CB Axel Batchelor------12272059
TE Patrick Estes3126------158
DE Calvin Pace------1136653
ILB Jay Foreman------1238151
CB Ryan Clark------1238151
S Samuel Gaylor------1234---46
DE Mike Rucker------932---41
TE Joe Klopfenstein114------2641
DE Gaines Adams------624737
TE T.J. Williams64------2636
WR Troy Williamson74------2435
ILB Robert Wendorff------822131
DT Quentin Groves------1120---31
RB Brandon Jackson2010---------30
FB Harris Stanton125------1229
RB Marcus Thomas1216---------28
CB Arnold Parrish------721---28
ILB Rufus Alexander------062026
ILB Jalen Tatum------420---24
RB Willie Dawkins127------221
TE Bear Pascoe104------317
S Nicholas Conley------210416
DE Kristopher Heilman------25714
K Pat McAfee00------1212
T Adam Snyder20------79
CB Jaylen Vaughn------2518
C Paul Godfrey00------77
G Tito Gaddis00------77
G R.J. Born00------77
QB Chad Pennington50---------5
OLB Akin Ayodele------0415
P Amir Cochrane00------44
C John Sullivan20---------2
Unknown00---------0
ILB Caleb Fox------00---0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Marcus McCauley------42351289
DE Kindal Moorehead------4134378
OLB Jon Beason------4132376
CB Antonio Cromartie------3833374
S Dwight Smith------4031273
ILB Larry Atkins------3533371
DT Anthony Mebane------4026268
DE Mark Anderson------30231265
S Tanard Jackson------3227463
C Dominic Raiola1238------757
CB Reynaldo Hill------16291257
DE Ronald Fields------3319355
T Matt Hill1238---------50
T Levi Brown1238---------50
WR Nate Washington1236---------48
C Charles Spencer1031------748
WR Deion Branch1235---------47
QB Matt Hasselbeck1234---------46
G Ben Claxton1234---------46
TE Ledley King515------2444
RB LeSean McCoy1118------1443
OLB James Anderson------2613342
DT Sammie Lee Hill------1225542
RB Quinton Ganther020------2040
S Fred Bennett------1081836
ILB Angelo Crowell------722332
WR Demetrius Williams720------229
TE Billy Bajema421---------25
TE Daniel Graham419---------23
WR David Clowney05------1722
CB Les Cole------221620
FB Gabe Majerus00------1818
OLB Zeke Moreno------115117
CB Justin King------56617
WR Aundrae Allison20------1214
C Jimmie Ballinger04------711
RB Tashard Choice00------1010
G Jason Peters27---------9
P Earnest Simmons00------77
T Bryan Anderson00------77
C Winston Butler00------77
K Nick Novak00------55
DE Kenny Iwebema------1225
QB Dan Orlovsky04---------4
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis31---------4
WR Keenan Burton00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2105.0
Middle281645.9
Right12453.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2157.5
Middle6111.8
Right47218.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Griese33224132420
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Hasselbeck33161028303
Dan Orlovsky421011000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen21-4-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)11811610.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)18121538.5
Long (19+ Yds)213015.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43133.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1710563.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)114888.0
Long (19+ Yds)51173.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson15101153335
WR Darnerien McCants63117027
TE Patrick Estes55071126
WR Adrian Arrington42131033
TE Joe Klopfenstein100004
RB Brandon Jackson1108010
TE Bear Pascoe1101504
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nate Washington144322036
WR Demetrius Williams64033020
WR Deion Branch53068135
TE Billy Bajema43022021
TE Daniel Graham21021119
TE Ledley King2103015
RB LeSean McCoy2103018
RB Quinton Ganther1000020
WR David Clowney110205

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson5142.803.94
RB Willie Dawkins4184.503.11
QB Brian Griese22311.5011.17
FB Harris Stanton200.001.33
RB Marcus Thomas242.007.13
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Griese65325.338.94
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck42338.254.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson32124.0010.20
TE Patrick Estes222412.0014.20
WR Darnerien McCants11-4-4.002.83
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Deion Branch111717.0013.60
TE Billy Bajema111616.005.50
WR Nate Washington1000.001.57
RB LeSean McCoy1000.001.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
QB Brian Griese22
RB Marcus Thomas21
RB Willie Dawkins11
New OrleansRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Brian Griese732
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Matt Hasselbeck1384
Dan Orlovsky100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Stevie Johnson632
WR Adrian Arrington100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Nate Washington521
TE Billy Bajema331
WR Demetrius Williams321
TE Daniel Graham211
RB Quinton Ganther100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)