Week 3, 2018

played in Minnesota, MN

73 degrees, stormy, 23 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	3	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	17	6	3	3	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 MIN - Cody Parkey 40 field goal
1Q: 11:11 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 6 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 01:52 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 10:17 MIN - Cody Parkey 36 field goal
2Q: 02:58 MIN - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
3Q: 08:33 MIN - Cody Parkey 24 field goal
4Q: 11:58 NOS - Randy Bullock 18 field goal
4Q: 09:40 MIN - Cody Parkey 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 MIN - Cody Parkey 40 field goal
1Q: 11:11 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 6 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 01:52 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 10:17 MIN - Cody Parkey 36 field goal
2Q: 02:58 MIN - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
3Q: 08:33 MIN - Cody Parkey 24 field goal
4Q: 11:58 NOS - Randy Bullock 18 field goal
4Q: 09:40 MIN - Cody Parkey 36 field goal

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 263 446
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 4.31 7.31
Net Rushing Yards 94 216
- Rushing Attempts 18 38
- Yards per Rush 5.22 5.68
Net Passing Yards 169 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 27 - 1 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.93 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 5/89
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 1/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 36
Time of Possession 27:09 32:51

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	263	446
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	4.31	7.31
Net Rushing Yards	94	216
- Rushing Attempts	18	38
- Yards per Rush	5.22	5.68
Net Passing Yards	169	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 27 - 1	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.93	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	5/89
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	1/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 36
Time of Possession	27:09	32:51

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	0:45	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
1	11:01	5:34	OWN 25	9	38	Punt
1	1:43	3:02	OWN 25	9	38	Missed FG
2	10:09	2:34	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
2	2:52	1:53	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 35	3	0	Half
3	15:00	0:47	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	8:28	0:48	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	6:11	1:42	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	2:01	5:08	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
4	9:34	1:41	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	3:16	3:16	OWN 3	8	58	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 42	4	35	Field Goal
1	11:42	0:41	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
1	5:27	3:44	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	13:41	3:32	OWN 44	5	37	Field Goal
2	7:35	4:43	OWN 21	12	64	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:44	OWN 36	3	44	Missed FG
3	14:13	5:45	OWN 43	10	50	Field Goal
3	7:40	1:29	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
3	4:29	2:28	OWN 37	5	23	Punt
4	11:53	2:19	OWN 25	4	56	Field Goal
4	7:53	4:37	OWN 41	6	15	Punt

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Le'Veon Bell	7	46	6.57	18	2
RB Braden Harvey	7	43	6.14	13	2
RB Joseph Randle	2	1	0.50	1	0
WR Brian James	1	3	3.00	3	0
QB Bryan Shea	1	1	1.00	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	22	131	5.95	57	2	1
RB Gabriel Fox	12	63	5.25	29	2	0
QB Andy Dalton	3	18	6.00	7	0	0
QB Marcus Mariota	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Fitzpatrick	25	13	60	2/13	0	15	1	41.3
Bryan Shea	16	14	122	0/0	0	21	0	98.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	19	15	212	1/8	1	35	0	130.7
Marcus Mariota	3	1	26	0/0	0	26	0	65.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Le'Veon Bell	7	8	35	5.00	17	15
TE Dwayne Allen	5	8	40	8.00	6	16
WR DeVier Posey	5	8	48	9.60	13	16
WR Dominique Edison	2	4	32	16.00	7	21
WR Terrelle Pryor	2	4	9	4.50	1	7
RB Joseph Randle	2	2	3	1.50	0	2
TE Mason Pritchett	1	2	3	3.00	1	3
WR Brian James	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Braden Harvey	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	9	9.00	0	9

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	10	13	99	9.90	54	26	1
TE Corbin Pang	3	4	67	22.33	50	32	0
WR Jordan Matthews	3	4	72	24.00	38	35	0
RB Gabriel Fox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0	0	1	0
RB Joseph Randle	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
QB Andy Dalton	1	0
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	0
OLB Jordan Sanford	0	1
T Brandon Shell	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	7	336	48.0	32.4	53	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	136	45.3	37.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/2	0/1	0/1	18	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	5/6	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Edison	1	5	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	5	89	17.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A. J. Bouye	2	36	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Collins	1	44	44.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	7	1	0.0	34	20
S Rich Greer	7	0	0.0	34	19
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	6	2	0.0	18	18
ILB Darryl Sharpton	6	0	0.0	20	5
DT Carlton Powell	5	5	0.5	31	17
S Damian Swann	5	1	0.0	28	17
DE Joey Bosa	5	0	0.0	34	22
CB Desmond Trufant	4	3	0.0	28	19
DE Jermaine Cunningham	2	1	0.5	33	22
CB A. J. Bouye	2	1	0.0	32	18
DT Rasheem Green	2	1	0.0	24	17
OLB Damien Wilson	2	0	0.0	19	10
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Worilds	0	1	0.0	20	11
S Curtis Hightower	0	1	0.0	11	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	7	1	0.0	17	34
S Landon Collins	6	0	0.0	18	43
ILB Arthur Brown	5	3	1.0	18	42
CB Eddie Jackson	5	2	0.0	18	43
OLB Ray Jones	4	0	1.0	16	33
ILB Greg Lloyd	4	2	0.0	8	18
DE Tyrone Crawford	4	2	0.0	17	38
DE Robert Nkemdiche	3	1	0.0	17	38
CB Kerry Baker	3	0	0.0	14	38
CB Cyrus Jones	2	1	0.0	15	35
DT Jordan Phillips	2	0	0.0	16	23
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	1	0.0	18	43
S Miles Killebrew	1	0	0.0	2	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0.5	1	0	22
DT Carlton Powell	0.5	0	1	17
DE Joey Bosa	0.0	1	1	22
OLB James Laurinaitis	0.0	1	0	20
OLB Damien Wilson	0.0	1	0	10

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ray Jones	1.0	0	0	2	33
ILB Arthur Brown	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0.0	1	1	2	38
OLB Jordan Sanford	0.0	0	2	0	43
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.0	0	1	0	38
DT Jordan Phillips	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	PPlay
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	4	18
OLB James Laurinaitis	3	20
CB Desmond Trufant	3	19
S Rich Greer	2	19
DT Carlton Powell	2	17
ILB Darryl Sharpton	1	5
S Damian Swann	1	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Landon Collins	6	0	0	43
CB Carter Meister	5	0	0	34
ILB Arthur Brown	2	1	0	42
ILB Greg Lloyd	2	0	0	18
OLB Ray Jones	2	0	0	33
CB Kerry Baker	2	0	0	38
DE Tyrone Crawford	2	0	0	38
DE Robert Nkemdiche	2	0	0	38
CB Cyrus Jones	2	0	0	35
S Miles Killebrew	1	0	0	14
CB Eddie Jackson	1	0	0	43
OLB Jordan Sanford	0	1	1	43

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Weston Richburg	3	4	1	18	1	43
T Eric Fisher	2	3	0	18	0	43
G Mike Iupati	1	3	0	18	1	43
T Jason Fox	1	2	0	18	0	43
TE Mason Pritchett	1	1	0	5	0	13
G Ike Bennett	0	4	0	17	0	34

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Looney	3	9	1	38	0	23
C Ramon Harewood	2	9	0	38	0	23
C Ethan Pocic	2	2	0	32	1	23
G Logan Whiting	1	8	0	38	0	23
T Brandon Shell	1	4	0	32	0	23
FB Toby Gerhart	1	2	0	7	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Greer	4	12
Efrain Griffith	1	22
Joseph Randle	1	19

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Leisle	2	26
Ray Jones	1	22

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rich Greer	---	---	34	19	12	65
CB Troy Roose	---	---	33	23	6	62
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	32	18	12	62
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	34	22	6	62
G Mike Iupati	18	43	---	---	---	61
T Jason Fox	18	43	---	---	---	61
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	33	22	6	61
T Eric Fisher	18	43	---	---	---	61
C Weston Richburg	18	43	---	---	---	61
G Ike Bennett	17	34	---	---	9	60
S Damian Swann	---	---	28	17	14	59
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	34	20	3	57
WR DeVier Posey	15	38	---	---	---	53
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	31	17	3	51
WR Dominique Edison	13	25	---	---	13	51
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	28	19	3	50
TE Dwayne Allen	15	34	---	---	---	49
WR Brian James	14	27	---	---	8	49
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	18	18	10	46
DT Rasheem Green	---	---	24	17	2	43
TE Mason Pritchett	5	13	---	---	22	40
OLB Damien Wilson	---	---	19	10	11	40
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	12	27	---	---	---	39
RB Le'Veon Bell	9	29	---	---	---	38
DT Jason Worilds	---	---	20	11	5	36
FB Efrain Griffith	3	10	---	---	22	35
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	20	5	2	27
RB Joseph Randle	2	3	---	---	19	24
WR Terrelle Pryor	3	20	---	---	---	23
CB Juston Burris	---	---	6	1	16	23
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	11	7	5	23
WR Sammie Coates	2	5	---	---	15	22
QB Bryan Shea	6	16	---	---	---	22
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	0	1	19	20
G Rob Havenstein	1	9	---	---	9	19
RB Braden Harvey	7	7	---	---	2	16
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	6	2	6	14
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	6	1	3	10
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Joe Haeg	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jermaine Pelletier	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	1	3	5	9
TE Gerald Everett	2	4	---	---	---	6
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Broderick Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Stevie Johnson	38	21	---	---	23	82
TE Corbin Pang	32	23	---	---	26	81
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	18	43	19	80
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	16	33	22	71
C Ramon Harewood	38	23	---	---	9	70
S Landon Collins	---	---	18	43	4	65
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	18	43	2	63
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	18	42	2	62
C Joe Looney	38	23	---	---	---	61
G Logan Whiting	38	23	---	---	---	61
WR Jordan Matthews	38	21	---	---	---	59
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	17	38	1	56
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	17	38	1	56
T Brandon Shell	32	23	---	---	---	55
C Ethan Pocic	32	23	---	---	---	55
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	14	38	2	54
CB Carter Meister	---	---	17	34	2	53
RB Ameer Abdullah	26	16	---	---	9	51
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	15	35	---	50
QB Andy Dalton	23	20	---	---	---	43
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	16	23	2	41
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	8	18	10	36
RB Gabriel Fox	15	7	---	---	12	34
WR Anthony Miller	17	14	---	---	---	31
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	3	25	1	29
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	---	---	26	26
QB Marcus Mariota	15	3	---	---	6	24
S Miles Killebrew	---	---	2	14	8	24
RB Harry Aquino	3	0	---	---	19	22
WR Dennis Humphrey	12	1	---	---	7	20
FB Toby Gerhart	7	4	---	---	8	19
ILB Bo Williamson	---	---	0	0	17	17
T Justics Van Fleet	6	0	---	---	9	15
G Braden Smith	6	0	---	---	9	15
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	14	14
DT Donald Foster	---	---	1	5	8	14
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Nathan Haight	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Marquel Lee	---	---	0	1	7	8
TE Jonnu Smith	0	6	---	---	---	6
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Tommy Buford	0	2	---	---	---	2
WR Malachi Mickelson	2	0	---	---	---	2
S Ellis Lawton	---	---	0	0	2	2
DT Jeremiah Rogers	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Chase Kellogg	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	10	51	5.1
Right	6	40	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	28	95	3.4
Right	10	121	12.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Fitzpatrick	25	13	0	2	2	2	4	2	1
Bryan Shea	16	14	1	1	0	0	1	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	19	15	5	0	1	0	3	2	0
Marcus Mariota	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	73	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	68	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	166	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwayne Allen	8	5	1	40	0	34
WR DeVier Posey	8	5	0	48	0	38
RB Le'Veon Bell	8	7	0	35	0	29
WR Dominique Edison	4	2	0	32	1	25
WR Terrelle Pryor	4	2	1	9	0	20
WR Brian James	3	1	0	0	0	27
RB Joseph Randle	2	2	0	3	0	3
TE Mason Pritchett	2	1	0	3	0	13
RB Braden Harvey	1	1	0	3	0	7
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	0	9	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	13	10	2	99	2	21
TE Corbin Pang	4	3	0	67	2	23
WR Jordan Matthews	4	3	0	72	2	21
RB Gabriel Fox	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	10	2.00	5.95
QB Andy Dalton	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Gabriel Fox	1	13	13.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Shea	4	3	24	6.00	7.63

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	4	2	5	1.25	11.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	12	12.00	5.00
WR DeVier Posey	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	4	4.00	4.38

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	5	1.67	7.62
WR Jordan Matthews	1	0	0	0.00	18.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	3
RB Gabriel Fox	2	1
QB Marcus Mariota	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Fitzpatrick	8	4	1
Bryan Shea	4	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	3	1	0
Marcus Mariota	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Le'Veon Bell	6	5	1
WR Dominique Edison	1	0	0
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	1	0
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	1
WR DeVier Posey	1	0	0
WR Brian James	1	0	0
TE Gerald Everett	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Stevie Johnson	2	1
TE Corbin Pang	1	0
WR Jordan Matthews	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (9,900)