Week 9, 2011

played in New Orleans, LA

73 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	3	0	13	-	26
New Orleans Saints	7	14	10	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 MIN - Brandon Jackson 21 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 08:33 NOS - Aundrae Allison 13 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 02:55 MIN - Pat McAfee 29 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Nate Washington 16 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 05:33 NOS - Nate Washington 7 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 01:04 MIN - Pat McAfee 34 field goal
3Q: 11:02 NOS - Demetrius Williams 26 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 05:43 NOS - Nick Novak 20 field goal
4Q: 10:39 MIN - Darnerien McCants 5 pass from Brian Griese (Brandon Jackson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:19 MIN - Harris Stanton 12 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 MIN - Brandon Jackson 21 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 08:33 NOS - Aundrae Allison 13 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 02:55 MIN - Pat McAfee 29 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Nate Washington 16 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 05:33 NOS - Nate Washington 7 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 01:04 MIN - Pat McAfee 34 field goal
3Q: 11:02 NOS - Demetrius Williams 26 pass from Lamont Williamson (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 05:43 NOS - Nick Novak 20 field goal
4Q: 10:39 MIN - Darnerien McCants 5 pass from Brian Griese (Brandon Jackson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:19 MIN - Harris Stanton 12 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 5-4 6-3
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 477 352
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 7.57 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 140 162
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 6.67 4.76
Net Passing Yards 337 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 0 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 358 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.02 6.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/59 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 2/37
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:41 30:19

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	5-4	6-3
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	477	352
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	7.57	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	140	162
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	6.67	4.76
Net Passing Yards	337	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 0	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	358	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.02	6.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/59	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	2/37
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:41	30:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	8:23	5:33	OWN 15	9	73	Field Goal
2	14:53	4:11	OWN 19	8	49	Missed FG
2	5:25	2:27	OWN 22	3	-17	Punt
2	2:13	1:14	OWN 20	4	63	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 13	1	-1	Half
3	10:49	1:37	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	5:35	0:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	1:32	6:04	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	8:32	3:22	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
4	2:41	1:17	OWN 44	5	54	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	3:47	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	2:50	2:57	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	10:42	5:17	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
2	2:58	0:45	OPP 45	3	3	Punt
2	0:59	0:49	OWN 34	4	9	Punt
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	9:12	3:37	OPP 35	6	32	Field Goal
3	5:04	3:32	OWN 31	7	25	Punt
4	10:28	1:56	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	5:10	2:29	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	1:24	1:24	OWN 2	5	6	Game

Game MVP: Lamont Williamson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	12	95	7.92	21	4	1
QB Brian Griese	6	39	6.50	17	3	0
RB Marcus Thomas	3	6	2.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LeSean McCoy	24	138	5.75	23	5
QB Lamont Williamson	7	21	3.00	10	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2	-1	-0.50	3	0
RB Quinton Ganther	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	38	23	358	4/21	2	63	0	109.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lamont Williamson	28	20	200	2/10	4	26	0	130.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	8	12	117	14.63	23	48	1
WR Stevie Johnson	5	13	118	23.60	65	63	0
WR Edmond Gates	5	6	73	14.60	25	30	0
FB Harris Stanton	2	2	17	8.50	5	12	1
RB Willie Dawkins	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	21	21.00	8	21	0
TE John Cooley	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nate Washington	8	10	70	8.75	12	16	2
TE Kevin Boss	3	4	24	8.00	7	18	0
WR Aundrae Allison	3	7	26	8.67	5	13	1
RB LeSean McCoy	3	4	41	13.67	24	22	0
TE Daniel Graham	2	2	13	6.50	1	10	0
WR Demetrius Williams	1	1	26	26.00	10	26	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	3	128	42.7	30.3	55	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	5	232	46.4	33.2	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	26	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	2	37	18.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	3	51	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	4	91	22.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	9	1	2.0	34	30
OLB Ray Jones	7	2	0.0	31	25
ILB Caleb Fox	6	1	0.0	29	20
CB Jeff Greene	6	1	0.0	34	30
CB Ryan Clark	4	3	0.0	32	26
DT Quentin Groves	4	0	0.0	29	25
DT Kedrick Golston	3	0	0.0	21	14
CB Arnold Parrish	3	0	0.0	27	28
CB Kerry Baker	2	2	0.0	34	30
ILB Rufus Alexander	2	0	0.0	3	5
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	2	0.0	17	15
CB Greg Blue	1	0	0.0	24	21
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	0	0.0	1	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB A.J. Edds	6	1	0.0	10	22
S Dwight Smith	5	3	0.0	21	36
OLB Jon Beason	4	0	0.5	14	26
OLB Landon Johnson	4	4	0.0	21	36
CB Dwight Lowery	4	1	0.0	21	42
DE Kindal Moorehead	3	1	1.0	18	25
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	1	0.0	21	38
DT Sammie Lee Hill	3	0	0.0	19	21
CB Quentin Jammer	2	1	1.0	21	42
ILB Bryan Kehl	2	1	0.5	0	15
CB Justin King	2	1	0.0	10	34
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	1.0	1	16
DE Ronald Fields	1	2	0.0	20	29
DT Kendall Langford	1	0	0.0	2	18
DE Kenny Iwebema	1	0	0.0	3	18
ILB Darryl Sharpton	1	0	0.0	11	5
S Kurt Coleman	1	0	0.0	0	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	2.0	1	2	30
DT Kedrick Golston	0.0	1	0	14
ILB Jalen Tatum	0.0	0	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	1.0	1	1	0	25
DT Anthony Mebane	1.0	0	0	1	16
CB Quentin Jammer	1.0	0	0	0	42
OLB Jon Beason	0.5	0	0	0	26
ILB Bryan Kehl	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Ronald Fields	0.0	0	1	1	29
DT Kendall Langford	0.0	0	1	0	18
ILB Darryl Sharpton	0.0	0	1	0	5
ILB A.J. Edds	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ray Jones	5	0	25
CB Arnold Parrish	4	1	28
ILB Caleb Fox	4	0	20
ILB Jalen Tatum	2	0	15
S Samuel Gaylor	2	0	6
CB Ryan Clark	1	0	26
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	14
CB Jeff Greene	1	0	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	4	0	36
OLB Landon Johnson	3	0	36
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	0	38
ILB A.J. Edds	3	0	22
CB Justin King	2	1	34
ILB Bryan Kehl	2	0	15
CB Quentin Jammer	1	1	42
OLB Jon Beason	1	0	26
CB Dwight Lowery	1	0	42
DT Sammie Lee Hill	1	0	21
ILB Darryl Sharpton	1	0	5
S Kurt Coleman	1	0	3
CB Reynaldo Hill	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	2	7	21	1	42
T King Dunlap	2	6	21	2	42
G Eric Steinbach	1	1	21	0	42
C Ramon Harewood	0	2	21	1	42
FB Harris Stanton	0	1	9	0	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dominic Raiola	5	10	0	34	1	30
G Mike Iupati	4	7	1	34	1	30
G Jason Peters	2	2	0	34	0	30
T Matt Hill	1	4	0	34	0	30
T Levi Brown	1	3	0	34	0	30
TE Kevin Boss	0	1	0	31	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blue	3	20
Rufus Alexander	3	20

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	18
Toby Yonkovit	1	17
Orlando Scandrick	1	14
Kevin Boss	1	12
Aundrae Allison	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	34	30	18	82
WR Darnerien McCants	19	41	---	---	20	80
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	31	25	21	77
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	34	30	12	76
WR Stevie Johnson	21	42	---	---	12	75
G Wilford Brown	21	42	---	---	6	69
G Eric Steinbach	21	42	---	---	6	69
QB Brian Griese	21	42	---	---	3	66
CB Greg Blue	---	---	24	21	20	65
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	34	30	1	65
T Terrance Pennington	21	42	---	---	---	63
T King Dunlap	21	42	---	---	---	63
C Ramon Harewood	21	42	---	---	---	63
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	30	26	6	62
TE John Cooley	21	39	---	---	---	60
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	32	26	1	59
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	27	28	1	56
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	29	25	1	55
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	29	20	1	50
RB Brandon Jackson	17	21	---	---	---	38
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	18	20	---	38
WR Edmond Gates	5	33	---	---	---	38
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	21	14	1	36
RB Marcus Thomas	4	9	---	---	23	36
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	17	15	1	33
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	3	5	20	28
FB Harris Stanton	9	6	---	---	9	24
TE Joe Klopfenstein	0	0	---	---	23	23
RB Willie Dawkins	0	9	---	---	4	13
WR Adrian Arrington	7	4	---	---	2	13
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	5	6	---	11
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	1	---	---	6	9
S LaRon Landry	---	---	2	5	---	7
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Jared Veldheer	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Jamal Edwards	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	2	4	---	6
WR D.J. Labelle	0	5	---	---	---	5
DE Lawrence Carpenter	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Victor Barlow	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	1	0	---	1
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	21	38	13	72
WR Aundrae Allison	33	26	---	---	12	71
G Jason Peters	34	30	---	---	6	70
CB Quentin Jammer	---	---	21	42	3	66
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	21	42	3	66
C Dominic Raiola	34	30	---	---	---	64
T Matt Hill	34	30	---	---	---	64
WR Nate Washington	34	30	---	---	---	64
QB Lamont Williamson	34	30	---	---	---	64
T Levi Brown	34	30	---	---	---	64
G Mike Iupati	34	30	---	---	---	64
TE Kevin Boss	31	19	---	---	12	62
S Dwight Smith	---	---	21	36	3	60
OLB Landon Johnson	---	---	21	36	3	60
WR Demetrius Williams	22	20	---	---	16	58
ILB A.J. Edds	---	---	10	22	20	52
CB Justin King	---	---	10	34	6	50
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	20	29	---	49
RB LeSean McCoy	29	17	---	---	---	46
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	18	23	3	44
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	18	25	---	43
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	14	26	3	43
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	19	21	3	43
DE Kenny Iwebema	---	---	3	18	12	33
TE Daniel Graham	13	16	---	---	---	29
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	3	6	---	---	18	27
RB Quinton Ganther	1	4	---	---	21	26
TE Ledley King	1	2	---	---	21	24
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	2	18	3	23
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	0	5	15	20
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	1	16	3	20
TE Toby Yonkovit	0	2	---	---	17	19
ILB Bryan Kehl	---	---	0	15	3	18
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	0	2	14	16
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	11	5	---	16
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Terrelle Pryor	2	5	---	---	---	7
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Tanard Jackson	---	---	0	6	---	6
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Thomas Welch	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Arturo McWilliams	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Kevin Ogletree	1	3	---	---	---	4
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Brian Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Darnell Ellerbe	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	12	92	7.7
Right	7	49	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	22	117	5.3
Right	8	51	6.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	38	23	4	1	5	3	5	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lamont Williamson	28	20	2	1	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	84	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	208	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	48	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	81	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	94	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	13	5	3	118	1	42
WR Darnerien McCants	12	8	1	117	1	41
WR Edmond Gates	6	5	0	73	1	33
FB Harris Stanton	2	2	0	17	0	6
RB Willie Dawkins	2	1	1	3	0	9
TE John Cooley	2	1	0	9	0	39
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	0	21	1	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Washington	10	8	0	70	0	30
WR Aundrae Allison	7	3	1	26	0	26
TE Kevin Boss	4	3	0	24	0	19
RB LeSean McCoy	4	3	0	41	1	17
TE Daniel Graham	2	2	0	13	0	16
WR Demetrius Williams	1	1	0	26	1	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brian Griese	1	10	10.00	6.50
RB Brandon Jackson	1	6	6.00	7.92

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	3	12	4.00	5.75
RB Quinton Ganther	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	11	5	34	3.09	9.42

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lamont Williamson	4	3	36	9.00	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	5	0	0	0.00	9.08
WR Darnerien McCants	2	2	14	7.00	9.75
FB Harris Stanton	2	2	17	8.50	8.50
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Edmond Gates	1	0	0	0.00	12.17

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Washington	2	2	23	11.50	7.00
TE Kevin Boss	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Aundrae Allison	1	1	13	13.00	3.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lamont Williamson	2	0
RB LeSean McCoy	2	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	10	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lamont Williamson	6	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	2
WR Darnerien McCants	2	1	1
RB Willie Dawkins	2	1	0
WR Edmond Gates	2	2	1
TE John Cooley	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Washington	3	2	2
WR Aundrae Allison	3	2	2

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)