Conference Finals, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings13336-25
New Orleans Saints0003-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 MIN - Ryan Finley 18 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 09:25 MIN - Cody Parkey 42 field goal
1Q: 04:56 MIN - Cody Parkey 45 field goal
2Q: 08:21 MIN - Cody Parkey 40 field goal
3Q: 00:36 MIN - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
4Q: 13:01 NOS - Randy Bullock 33 field goal
4Q: 10:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 49 field goal
4Q: 00:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 39 field goal

Team StatisticsMINNOS
Record14-513-5
First Downs1319
- by Rushing103
- by Passing313
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards270339
- Offensive Plays7075
- Yards per Play3.864.52
Net Rushing Yards18579
- Rushing Attempts4217
- Yards per Rush4.404.65
Net Passing Yards85260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 12 - 157 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards91264
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/4
- Yards per Pass Play3.044.48
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions5/182/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.66.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/3
Penalties/Yards7/517/45
Punt Returns/Yards4/885/41
Kick Returns/Yards1/331/17
Interception Ret./Yards2/81/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/30/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 32
Time of Possession33:1726:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:442:47OWN 42758Touchdown
110:471:29OPP 2631Field Goal
17:082:17OWN 46426Field Goal
12:451:27OWN 233Punt
10:046:51OWN 261351Field Goal
26:560:36OPP 4625Interception
24:141:07OWN 2339Punt
22:221:43OWN 7519Punt
315:001:45OWN 25412Punt
37:171:49OWN 2934Punt
34:003:30OWN 47838Field Goal
412:552:58OPP 48616Field Goal
46:372:25OWN 1334Punt
43:031:10OWN 3336Punt
41:101:10OPP 193-3Field Goal
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:16OWN 2535Punt
110:570:10OWN 2510Interception
19:182:10OWN 2133Punt
14:512:06OWN 25518Punt
11:181:14OPP 37323Fumble
28:131:17OWN 2537Punt
26:202:06OWN 3157Punt
23:070:455036Punt
20:390:39OWN 24314Half
00:000:00OPP 0430Half
313:155:58OWN 41267Downs
35:281:28OWN 2932Punt
30:302:35OWN 251059Field Goal
49:573:20OWN 251262Downs
44:121:09OWN 30529Interception
41:530:43OWN 1346Downs

Game MVP: Cody Parkey, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Ameer Abdullah331474.452060
QB Ryan Finley7344.861811
RB Gabriel Fox242.00300
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Wendell Smallwood9444.891520
RB Le'Veon Bell5316.201110
QB Brad Smith200.00100
FB Efrain Griffith144.00400

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ryan Finley2712911/6022137.7
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brad Smith57312641/4017252.1

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jordan Matthews610589.6722220
WR Anthony Miller311103.33040
RB Ameer Abdullah22147.00290
WR Dennis Humphrey1199.00090
WR Malachi Mickelson0100.00000
TE Myles Martineau0200.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR DeVier Posey915738.1124170
WR Cordarrelle Patterson917839.225160
RB Wendell Smallwood33206.675100
WR Edwin Madison3113411.331170
TE Dwayne Allen22199.507110
RB Le'Veon Bell23126.00060
TE Gerald Everett23189.0012130
TE Johnnie Lang1255.00050
TE Keith Bayne0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Landon Collins188.000
CB Ivan Kassulke100.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB James Laurinaitis100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Dennis Humphrey1000
FB Jared Leisle0100
ILB Willie Bayer0100
ILB Arthur Brown0010
OLB Abel Shea0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
TE Dwayne Allen1100
RB Le'Veon Bell1000
TE Keith Bayne0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Anger733948.442.6592
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bobby Battle731344.732.1553

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cody Parkey6/64/40/0491/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Randy Bullock1/10/00/0330/0

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dennis Humphrey48822.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Rudis5418.20

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dennis Humphrey13333.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Fields11717.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Abel Shea1000.01748
CB Eddie Jackson830.01758
ILB Arthur Brown620.01742
CB Ivan Kassulke600.01655
S Landon Collins420.01758
DE Robert Nkemdiche400.01644
OLB Jordan Sanford310.01756
S Leonard McDaniel310.0837
DT Donald Foster211.01142
CB Carter Meister240.01758
DT Jordan Phillips100.0115
WR Anthony Miller10---------
DT Eddie Vanderdoes010.01142
DT Greg Gaines010.0610
ILB Willie Bayer010.0612
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Aldon Smith700.03620
S Ryan Mundy640.04228
ILB Uchenna Nwosu540.04027
OLB James Laurinaitis410.02819
CB A. J. Bouye410.03217
DT Damon England311.02820
DE Malachi Schultz320.03017
CB Walter McFadden310.0109
DE Joey Bosa310.04027
CB Amari Coffey300.02920
CB Quincy Wilson300.03522
S T.J. Ward210.04228
OLB Sione Takitaki200.0139
DT Edward Lynn200.01613
DE Taco Charlton110.01813
WR DeVier Posey10---------
T Eric Fisher10---------
OLB Kaleb Patton100.01815
WR Edwin Madison10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Donald Foster1.002142
DE Tyrone Crawford0.011021
OLB Jordan Sanford0.002056
DE Robert Nkemdiche0.001144
OLB Travis Rodgers0.001016
DT Eddie Vanderdoes0.001042
OLB Abel Shea0.001048
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Damon England1.001120
DE Joey Bosa0.011127
DE Aldon Smith0.002020
OLB James Laurinaitis0.001019
DE Malachi Schultz0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Abel Shea81048
CB Ivan Kassulke52155
CB Eddie Jackson41058
S Leonard McDaniel32037
S Landon Collins30158
ILB Arthur Brown30042
CB Carter Meister22058
OLB Jordan Sanford10056
DT Jordan Phillips10015
DE Robert Nkemdiche10044
OLB Travis Rodgers01016
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Quincy Wilson22022
CB Amari Coffey20020
ILB Uchenna Nwosu20027
CB A. J. Bouye11017
S Ryan Mundy10028
CB Walter McFadden1009
DE Aldon Smith10020
DT Damon England10020
OLB Kaleb Patton10015
S T.J. Ward01028
OLB James Laurinaitis00119

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Clothesline Francis59042028
C Joe Looney47042028
G Braden Smith16042028
FB Craig Robbins1201604
C Ethan Pocic09042028
T Brandon Shell02042128
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Mike Iupati25017058
G Ike Bennett25017058
C Weston Richburg13117058
T Taylor Lewan11017158
FB Efrain Griffith0115014
T Eric Fisher01017058

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Jordan Sanford324
Jared Leisle229
Harry Aquino122
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Kaleb Patton229
Efrain Griffith124
Keith Bayne123
Johnnie Lang110

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Jordan Sanford------17562497
CB Eddie Jackson------17581792
WR Anthony Miller3825------2285
T Brandon Shell4228------1383
G Braden Smith4228------1383
ILB Arthur Brown------17422382
S Landon Collins------1758378
RB Ameer Abdullah4027------976
CB Carter Meister------1758176
CB Ivan Kassulke------1655172
C Joe Looney4228---------70
C Ethan Pocic4228---------70
QB Ryan Finley4228---------70
T Clothesline Francis4228---------70
TE Myles Martineau4027---------67
WR Jordan Matthews4026---------66
OLB Abel Shea------1748---65
DE Robert Nkemdiche------1644---60
DT Donald Foster------1142154
DT Eddie Vanderdoes------1142---53
S Leonard McDaniel------837853
TE Corbin Pang28------2939
WR Malachi Mickelson2113---------34
FB Jared Leisle00------2929
DE Tyrone Crawford------621128
CB Cyrus Jones------415827
WR Dennis Humphrey87------924
DT Jordan Phillips------115824
RB Harry Aquino00------2222
FB Craig Robbins164---------20
CB Shareece Wright------031619
ILB Willie Bayer------612---18
OLB Travis Rodgers------016117
DT Greg Gaines------610---16
C Vinny Westbrook00------1313
P Bryan Anger00------1313
K Cody Parkey00------1313
T Nathan Haight00------1313
G Earnest Muir00------1313
RB Gabriel Fox21------710
OLB Marquel Lee------04---4
WR William Bean21---------3
TE Jonnu Smith11---------2
OLB Hayden Freeman------02---2
QB Andy Dalton00---------0
S Rufus Wynn------00---0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Ike Bennett1758------883
S Ryan Mundy------4228676
S T.J. Ward------4228676
QB Brad Smith1758---------75
G Mike Iupati1758---------75
T Eric Fisher1758---------75
C Weston Richburg1758---------75
T Taylor Lewan1758---------75
DE Joey Bosa------4027673
CB Quincy Wilson------35221673
ILB Uchenna Nwosu------4027673
WR DeVier Posey1752---------69
WR Cordarrelle Patterson1649---------65
WR Edwin Madison1244------763
CB Amari Coffey------29201362
OLB Kaleb Patton------18152962
DE Aldon Smith------3620---56
DT Damon England------2820654
DE Malachi Schultz------3017754
OLB James Laurinaitis------2819653
CB A. J. Bouye------3217---49
TE Dwayne Allen1137---------48
DE Taco Charlton------18131344
FB Efrain Griffith514------2443
RB Wendell Smallwood1229---------41
DT Edward Lynn------1613635
TE Johnnie Lang417------1031
RB Le'Veon Bell524---------29
OLB Sione Takitaki------139729
TE Keith Bayne04------2327
CB Walter McFadden------109625
ILB Koa Misi------331420
RB D'Onta Foreman03------1720
WR Danny Rudis04------1620
WR Calvin Fields01------1718
TE Gerald Everett312------217
S Curtis Hightower------001616
C Jimmy Landes00------88
T Jermaine Pelletier00------88
P Bobby Battle00------88
G Howie Etzinger00------88
G Britt Abrams00------88
K Randy Bullock00------33
DE Cary Mathews------21---3
C Broderick Prior00---------0
QB Kerry Vance00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle331725.2
Right7162.3
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5326.4
Middle8313.9
Right4164.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ryan Finley27121214621
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brad Smith57310149922

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33124.0
Short (0-8 Yds)93171.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)126625.2
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen125393.3
Short (0-8 Yds)25151014.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)16101177.3
Long (19+ Yds)4171.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Anthony Miller113110025
WR Jordan Matthews106058126
RB Ameer Abdullah22014027
TE Myles Martineau2000027
WR Dennis Humphrey110907
WR Malachi Mickelson1000013
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cordarrelle Patterson179183049
WR DeVier Posey159173052
WR Edwin Madison113234044
RB Le'Veon Bell32012024
RB Wendell Smallwood33020029
TE Gerald Everett32018012
TE Dwayne Allen22019037
TE Johnnie Lang2105017
TE Keith Bayne100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Ryan Finley3196.334.86
RB Ameer Abdullah221.004.45
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ryan Finley4000.003.37
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brad Smith7000.004.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Myles Martineau2000.000.00
WR Malachi Mickelson1000.000.00
WR Anthony Miller1000.000.91
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cordarrelle Patterson3000.004.88
WR Edwin Madison2000.003.09
WR DeVier Posey1000.004.87
TE Johnnie Lang1000.002.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Ameer Abdullah52
QB Ryan Finley31
New OrleansRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Ryan Finley942
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Brad Smith1352

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Anthony Miller520
WR Jordan Matthews211
RB Ameer Abdullah111
WR Malachi Mickelson100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR DeVier Posey422
WR Edwin Madison410
WR Cordarrelle Patterson310
RB Le'Veon Bell110
TE Johnnie Lang100

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)