Conference Finals, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	13	3	3	6	-	25
New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	3	-	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

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 Statistics MIN NOS
Record 14-5 13-5
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 3 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 270 339
- Offensive Plays 70 75
- Yards per Play 3.86 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 185 79
- Rushing Attempts 42 17
- Yards per Rush 4.40 4.65
Net Passing Yards 85 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 12 - 1 57 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 91 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.04 4.48
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 7/51 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/88 5/41
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:17 26:43

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	14-5	13-5
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	3	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	270	339
- Offensive Plays	70	75
- Yards per Play	3.86	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	185	79
- Rushing Attempts	42	17
- Yards per Rush	4.40	4.65
Net Passing Yards	85	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 12 - 1	57 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	91	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.04	4.48
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	7/51	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/88	5/41
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:17	26:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:44	2:47	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
1	10:47	1:29	OPP 26	3	1	Field Goal
1	7:08	2:17	OWN 46	4	26	Field Goal
1	2:45	1:27	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
1	0:04	6:51	OWN 26	13	51	Field Goal
2	6:56	0:36	OPP 46	2	5	Interception
2	4:14	1:07	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	2:22	1:43	OWN 7	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
3	7:17	1:49	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	4:00	3:30	OWN 47	8	38	Field Goal
4	12:55	2:58	OPP 48	6	16	Field Goal
4	6:37	2:25	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	3:03	1:10	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 19	3	-3	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	10:57	0:10	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	9:18	2:10	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
1	4:51	2:06	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
1	1:18	1:14	OPP 37	3	23	Fumble
2	8:13	1:17	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	6:20	2:06	OWN 31	5	7	Punt
2	3:07	0:45	50	3	6	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 24	3	14	Half
0	0:00	0:00	OPP 0	4	30	Half
3	13:15	5:58	OWN 4	12	67	Downs
3	5:28	1:28	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
3	0:30	2:35	OWN 25	10	59	Field Goal
4	9:57	3:20	OWN 25	12	62	Downs
4	4:12	1:09	OWN 30	5	29	Interception
4	1:53	0:43	OWN 13	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Cody Parkey, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	33	147	4.45	20	6	0
QB Ryan Finley	7	34	4.86	18	1	1
RB Gabriel Fox	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wendell Smallwood	9	44	4.89	15	2
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	31	6.20	11	1
QB Brad Smith	2	0	0.00	1	0
FB Efrain Griffith	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	27	12	91	1/6	0	22	1	37.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Smith	57	31	264	1/4	0	17	2	52.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jordan Matthews	6	10	58	9.67	22	22
WR Anthony Miller	3	11	10	3.33	0	4
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	14	7.00	2	9
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Malachi Mickelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Myles Martineau	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR DeVier Posey	9	15	73	8.11	24	17
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	9	17	83	9.22	5	16
RB Wendell Smallwood	3	3	20	6.67	5	10
WR Edwin Madison	3	11	34	11.33	1	17
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	19	9.50	7	11
RB Le'Veon Bell	2	3	12	6.00	0	6
TE Gerald Everett	2	3	18	9.00	12	13
TE Johnnie Lang	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Keith Bayne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Landon Collins	1	8	8.00	0
CB Ivan Kassulke	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB James Laurinaitis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	0	0
FB Jared Leisle	0	1	0
ILB Willie Bayer	0	1	0
ILB Arthur Brown	0	0	1
OLB Abel Shea	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	0	0
TE Keith Bayne	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	7	339	48.4	42.6	59	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Battle	7	313	44.7	32.1	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	6/6	4/4	0/0	49	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	4	88	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Rudis	5	41	8.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	1	33	33.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Fields	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Abel Shea	10	0	0.0	17	48
CB Eddie Jackson	8	3	0.0	17	58
ILB Arthur Brown	6	2	0.0	17	42
CB Ivan Kassulke	6	0	0.0	16	55
S Landon Collins	4	2	0.0	17	58
DE Robert Nkemdiche	4	0	0.0	16	44
OLB Jordan Sanford	3	1	0.0	17	56
S Leonard McDaniel	3	1	0.0	8	37
DT Donald Foster	2	1	1.0	11	42
CB Carter Meister	2	4	0.0	17	58
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0.0	1	15
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	0	1	0.0	11	42
DT Greg Gaines	0	1	0.0	6	10
ILB Willie Bayer	0	1	0.0	6	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Aldon Smith	7	0	0.0	36	20
S Ryan Mundy	6	4	0.0	42	28
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	5	4	0.0	40	27
OLB James Laurinaitis	4	1	0.0	28	19
CB A. J. Bouye	4	1	0.0	32	17
DT Damon England	3	1	1.0	28	20
DE Malachi Schultz	3	2	0.0	30	17
CB Walter McFadden	3	1	0.0	10	9
DE Joey Bosa	3	1	0.0	40	27
CB Amari Coffey	3	0	0.0	29	20
CB Quincy Wilson	3	0	0.0	35	22
S T.J. Ward	2	1	0.0	42	28
OLB Sione Takitaki	2	0	0.0	13	9
DT Edward Lynn	2	0	0.0	16	13
DE Taco Charlton	1	1	0.0	18	13
WR DeVier Posey	1	0	---	---	---
T Eric Fisher	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kaleb Patton	1	0	0.0	18	15
WR Edwin Madison	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donald Foster	1.0	0	2	1	42
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.0	1	1	0	21
OLB Jordan Sanford	0.0	0	2	0	56
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0.0	0	1	1	44
OLB Travis Rodgers	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	0.0	0	1	0	42
OLB Abel Shea	0.0	0	1	0	48

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Damon England	1.0	0	1	1	20
DE Joey Bosa	0.0	1	1	1	27
DE Aldon Smith	0.0	0	2	0	20
OLB James Laurinaitis	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Malachi Schultz	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Abel Shea	8	1	0	48
CB Ivan Kassulke	5	2	1	55
CB Eddie Jackson	4	1	0	58
S Leonard McDaniel	3	2	0	37
S Landon Collins	3	0	1	58
ILB Arthur Brown	3	0	0	42
CB Carter Meister	2	2	0	58
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	0	0	56
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0	15
DE Robert Nkemdiche	1	0	0	44
OLB Travis Rodgers	0	1	0	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Quincy Wilson	2	2	0	22
CB Amari Coffey	2	0	0	20
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	2	0	0	27
CB A. J. Bouye	1	1	0	17
S Ryan Mundy	1	0	0	28
CB Walter McFadden	1	0	0	9
DE Aldon Smith	1	0	0	20
DT Damon England	1	0	0	20
OLB Kaleb Patton	1	0	0	15
S T.J. Ward	0	1	0	28
OLB James Laurinaitis	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Clothesline Francis	5	9	42	0	28
C Joe Looney	4	7	42	0	28
G Braden Smith	1	6	42	0	28
FB Craig Robbins	1	2	16	0	4
C Ethan Pocic	0	9	42	0	28
T Brandon Shell	0	2	42	1	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mike Iupati	2	5	0	17	0	58
G Ike Bennett	2	5	0	17	0	58
C Weston Richburg	1	3	1	17	0	58
T Taylor Lewan	1	1	0	17	1	58
FB Efrain Griffith	0	1	1	5	0	14
T Eric Fisher	0	1	0	17	0	58

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jordan Sanford	3	24
Jared Leisle	2	29
Harry Aquino	1	22

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb Patton	2	29
Efrain Griffith	1	24
Keith Bayne	1	23
Johnnie Lang	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	17	56	24	97
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	17	58	17	92
WR Anthony Miller	38	25	---	---	22	85
T Brandon Shell	42	28	---	---	13	83
G Braden Smith	42	28	---	---	13	83
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	17	42	23	82
S Landon Collins	---	---	17	58	3	78
RB Ameer Abdullah	40	27	---	---	9	76
CB Carter Meister	---	---	17	58	1	76
CB Ivan Kassulke	---	---	16	55	1	72
C Joe Looney	42	28	---	---	---	70
C Ethan Pocic	42	28	---	---	---	70
QB Ryan Finley	42	28	---	---	---	70
T Clothesline Francis	42	28	---	---	---	70
TE Myles Martineau	40	27	---	---	---	67
WR Jordan Matthews	40	26	---	---	---	66
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	17	48	---	65
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	16	44	---	60
DT Donald Foster	---	---	11	42	1	54
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	11	42	---	53
S Leonard McDaniel	---	---	8	37	8	53
TE Corbin Pang	2	8	---	---	29	39
WR Malachi Mickelson	21	13	---	---	---	34
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	---	---	29	29
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	6	21	1	28
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	4	15	8	27
WR Dennis Humphrey	8	7	---	---	9	24
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	1	15	8	24
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	---	---	22	22
FB Craig Robbins	16	4	---	---	---	20
CB Shareece Wright	---	---	0	3	16	19
ILB Willie Bayer	---	---	6	12	---	18
OLB Travis Rodgers	---	---	0	16	1	17
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	6	10	---	16
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	13	13
T Nathan Haight	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Earnest Muir	0	0	---	---	13	13
RB Gabriel Fox	2	1	---	---	7	10
OLB Marquel Lee	---	---	0	4	---	4
WR William Bean	2	1	---	---	---	3
TE Jonnu Smith	1	1	---	---	---	2
OLB Hayden Freeman	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Rufus Wynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ike Bennett	17	58	---	---	8	83
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	42	28	6	76
S T.J. Ward	---	---	42	28	6	76
QB Brad Smith	17	58	---	---	---	75
G Mike Iupati	17	58	---	---	---	75
T Eric Fisher	17	58	---	---	---	75
C Weston Richburg	17	58	---	---	---	75
T Taylor Lewan	17	58	---	---	---	75
DE Joey Bosa	---	---	40	27	6	73
CB Quincy Wilson	---	---	35	22	16	73
ILB Uchenna Nwosu	---	---	40	27	6	73
WR DeVier Posey	17	52	---	---	---	69
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	16	49	---	---	---	65
WR Edwin Madison	12	44	---	---	7	63
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	29	20	13	62
OLB Kaleb Patton	---	---	18	15	29	62
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	36	20	---	56
DT Damon England	---	---	28	20	6	54
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	30	17	7	54
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	28	19	6	53
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	32	17	---	49
TE Dwayne Allen	11	37	---	---	---	48
DE Taco Charlton	---	---	18	13	13	44
FB Efrain Griffith	5	14	---	---	24	43
RB Wendell Smallwood	12	29	---	---	---	41
DT Edward Lynn	---	---	16	13	6	35
TE Johnnie Lang	4	17	---	---	10	31
RB Le'Veon Bell	5	24	---	---	---	29
OLB Sione Takitaki	---	---	13	9	7	29
TE Keith Bayne	0	4	---	---	23	27
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	10	9	6	25
ILB Koa Misi	---	---	3	3	14	20
RB D'Onta Foreman	0	3	---	---	17	20
WR Danny Rudis	0	4	---	---	16	20
WR Calvin Fields	0	1	---	---	17	18
TE Gerald Everett	3	12	---	---	2	17
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	0	0	16	16
C Jimmy Landes	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jermaine Pelletier	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bobby Battle	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Howie Etzinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Britt Abrams	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	3	3
DE Cary Mathews	---	---	2	1	---	3
C Broderick Prior	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kerry Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	33	172	5.2
Right	7	16	2.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	27	12	1	2	1	4	6	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Smith	57	31	0	1	4	9	9	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	3	17	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	62	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	5	39	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	15	101	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	117	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	7	1.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Miller	11	3	1	10	0	25
WR Jordan Matthews	10	6	0	58	1	26
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	0	14	0	27
TE Myles Martineau	2	0	0	0	0	27
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	1	0	9	0	7
WR Malachi Mickelson	1	0	0	0	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	17	9	1	83	49
WR DeVier Posey	15	9	1	73	52
WR Edwin Madison	11	3	2	34	44
RB Le'Veon Bell	3	2	0	12	24
RB Wendell Smallwood	3	3	0	20	29
TE Gerald Everett	3	2	0	18	12
TE Dwayne Allen	2	2	0	19	37
TE Johnnie Lang	2	1	0	5	17
TE Keith Bayne	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Ryan Finley	3	19	6.33	4.86
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	1.00	4.45

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	4	0	0	0.00	3.37

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Smith	7	0	0	0.00	4.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
TE Myles Martineau	2	0.00
WR Malachi Mickelson	1	0.00
WR Anthony Miller	1	0.91

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	4.88
WR Edwin Madison	2	3.09
WR DeVier Posey	1	4.87
TE Johnnie Lang	1	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	2
QB Ryan Finley	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	9	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Smith	13	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	5	2	0
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1
WR Malachi Mickelson	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR DeVier Posey	4	2	2
WR Edwin Madison	4	1	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	1	0
RB Le'Veon Bell	1	1	0
TE Johnnie Lang	1	0	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)