Wild Card Playoff Games, 2035

played in Minnesota, MN

15 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	3	0	11	6	-	34
Minnesota Vikings	14	0	7	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:55 NOS - Ezekiel Forsberg 21 run (Wally Banks extra point)
1Q: 08:29 MIN - Van Ensey 18 pass from Santiago Henry (Irv Vaughn extra point)
1Q: 03:12 NOS - Mercury Trainor 1 run (Wally Banks extra point)
1Q: 00:38 MIN - Van Ensey 3 run (Irv Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 02:04 NOS - Wally Banks 24 field goal
3Q: 06:04 MIN - Van Ensey 7 run (Irv Vaughn extra point)
4Q: 12:20 NOS - Wally Banks 51 field goal
4Q: 09:01 NOS - Mercury Trainor 25 run (Trevor Lawrence pass to Max Ta'Amu for conversion)
4Q: 01:27 MIN - Neil Peart 6 pass from Santiago Henry (Irv Vaughn extra point)
OT: 10:46 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 11 pass from Trevor Lawrence

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:55 NOS - Ezekiel Forsberg 21 run (Wally Banks extra point)
1Q: 08:29 MIN - Van Ensey 18 pass from Santiago Henry (Irv Vaughn extra point)
1Q: 03:12 NOS - Mercury Trainor 1 run (Wally Banks extra point)
1Q: 00:38 MIN - Van Ensey 3 run (Irv Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 02:04 NOS - Wally Banks 24 field goal
3Q: 06:04 MIN - Van Ensey 7 run (Irv Vaughn extra point)
4Q: 12:20 NOS - Wally Banks 51 field goal
4Q: 09:01 NOS - Mercury Trainor 25 run (Trevor Lawrence pass to Max Ta'Amu for conversion)
4Q: 01:27 MIN - Neil Peart 6 pass from Santiago Henry (Irv Vaughn extra point)
OT: 10:46 NOS - Ja'Marr Chase 11 pass from Trevor Lawrence

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 13-4 10-7
First Downs 24 24
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 477 397
- Offensive Plays 69 74
- Yards per Play 6.91 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 188 132
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 5.53 4.55
Net Passing Yards 289 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 26 - 0 45 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 304 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.26 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/60 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/61 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:31 30:50

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	13-4	10-7
First Downs	24	24
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	477	397
- Offensive Plays	69	74
- Yards per Play	6.91	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	188	132
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	5.53	4.55
Net Passing Yards	289	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 26 - 0	45 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	304	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.26	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/60	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/61	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:31	30:50

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 28	3	72	Touchdown
1	8:19	5:18	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	0:27	2:19	OWN 36	5	13	Punt
2	7:44	1:43	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	5:20	3:22	OWN 43	7	50	Field Goal
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 24	4	15	Half
3	12:12	2:45	OWN 36	5	16	Punt
3	5:56	2:25	OWN 36	5	18	Punt
3	2:02	4:50	OWN 38	9	28	Field Goal
4	11:16	2:29	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	5:47	1:43	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
4	1:18	1:02	OWN 25	3	13	Punt
OT1	15:00	4:21	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	5:19	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	3:01	2:34	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	13:08	5:24	OWN 13	11	50	Punt
2	6:01	0:41	OWN 36	3	4	Interception
2	1:58	1:08	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	2:48	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
3	9:27	3:31	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
3	3:31	1:29	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	12:12	0:56	OWN 25	2	-4	Punt
4	8:47	3:00	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
4	4:04	2:46	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 5	2	0	Half

Game MVP: Trevor Lawrence, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	19	96	5.05	21	4	1
RB Mercury Trainor	10	55	5.50	25	1	2
QB Trevor Lawrence	5	37	7.40	13	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Van Ensey	20	70	3.50	10	1	2
RB Edward Strickland	5	23	4.60	16	1	0
QB Santiago Henry	4	39	9.75	12	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Lawrence	33	26	304	2/15	1	49	0	115.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Santiago Henry	45	24	265	0/0	2	35	1	76.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ja'Marr Chase	9	12	133	14.78	49	31	1
WR Max Ta'Amu	5	5	60	12.00	12	24	0
RB Mercury Trainor	4	4	20	5.00	0	11	0
TE Kylen Granson	3	4	63	21.00	38	49	0
WR Elias Shipp	2	3	15	7.50	4	15	0
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	2	3	4	2.00	0	8	0
WR Mario McConnell	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Geoff Weese	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Peart	9	14	124	13.78	53	35	1
TE Barry Moorhead	4	12	19	4.75	1	8	0
WR Raul Wilcox	3	5	28	9.33	0	27	0
RB Van Ensey	3	4	47	15.67	17	22	1
WR Eddie Van Halen	3	7	28	9.33	2	12	0
WR Freddie Blair	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
TE Geddy Lee	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Les Kamin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S JT Woods	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Trevor Lawrence	1	0	0
T Caiden Maloney	0	1	0
OLB Norman Rubio	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Van Ensey	1	0	0
WR Eddie Van Halen	0	1	0
OLB Oscar Gibson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	6	274	45.7	37.3	57	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vincent Morrison	6	263	43.8	30.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Banks	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Vaughn	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JT Woods	5	61	12.2	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Jeffries	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari Rodgers	3	83	27.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Donovan	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nathaniel Barker	8	4	25	28
S JT Woods	8	3	25	40
OLB Norman Rubio	4	0	18	34
OLB Adam Dorsey	3	2	14	25
OLB David Jordan	3	1	13	17
S Josiah Shepherd	3	1	27	29
DT Alexander Karras	3	1	22	29
CB Steven Kaplan	3	0	15	34
S Gregory Voss	3	0	8	19
DE Jerome Kerr	2	2	24	25
DE Kevin Mahoney	2	1	7	23
CB Duane Magnotta	2	1	26	28
ILB Tyler Foster	2	1	11	11
CB Ed Robinson	1	2	26	36
DT Rex Trabosh	1	0	7	16
CB AJ Terrell	0	2	3	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Oscar Gibson	9	0	1.0	33	34
S Shannon Tapp	9	2	0.0	34	35
CB Bradley Donovan	6	0	0.0	23	30
DE Albert Roberts	5	2	1.0	26	22
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	5	5	0.0	20	28
DT Noah Witt	5	0	0.0	23	27
ILB Kendrick Foster	4	1	0.0	30	25
CB Alex Lifeson	3	2	0.0	32	35
DT Rusty Klepfer	3	1	0.0	15	14
ILB Claude Lyle	3	0	0.0	4	10
OLB Joel Aviles	2	1	0.0	14	6
S Lucas Droker	1	2	0.0	31	27
TE Barry Moorhead	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Nelson	1	0	0.0	15	8
S Cody Finch	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Brett Vishlitzky	0	2	0.0	30	29
DT Bobby Brown III	0	1	0.0	14	17
CB Ross Lee	0	1	0.0	13	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji	1	1	23
DT Rex Trabosh	1	1	16
DE Jerome Kerr	0	3	25
DE Kevin Mahoney	0	1	23

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Albert Roberts	1.0	0	22
OLB Oscar Gibson	1.0	0	34
DE Brett Vishlitzky	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S JT Woods	7	2	1	40
ILB Nathaniel Barker	4	1	0	28
S Josiah Shepherd	3	2	0	29
OLB Norman Rubio	2	3	0	34
CB Steven Kaplan	2	0	0	34
S Gregory Voss	1	1	0	19
CB Duane Magnotta	1	1	0	28
OLB Adam Dorsey	1	1	0	25
DE Kevin Mahoney	1	0	0	23
CB Toby Rhodes	1	0	0	19
CB Ed Robinson	1	0	0	36

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	6	0	28
CB Bradley Donovan	5	1	30
OLB Oscar Gibson	4	1	34
ILB Kendrick Foster	2	0	25
ILB Claude Lyle	2	0	10
S Lucas Droker	1	1	27
DT Rusty Klepfer	1	1	14
DE Albert Roberts	1	0	22
S Shannon Tapp	1	0	35
OLB Joel Aviles	1	0	6
CB Alex Lifeson	1	0	35
S Cody Finch	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Max Elliot	5	6	1	34	0	35
T Eli Broadhurst	4	10	0	34	1	35
C Cam Jurgens	3	4	0	34	0	35
G Sammy Pham	1	6	0	34	0	35
T Caiden Maloney	1	2	0	34	1	35
TE Geoff Weese	1	1	0	19	0	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Josiah Stephenson	3	8	1	29	45
G Teddy Fanning	3	7	0	29	45
T Evan Neal	2	4	0	29	45
C Landon Schroeder	1	3	0	29	45
G Collin Beyer	0	2	0	29	45
FB Eugene Connell	0	1	0	4	3

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ezekiel Forsberg	2	26
Max Ta'Amu	1	26
AJ Terrell	1	24

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Lifeson	5	14
Edward Strickland	2	24
Oscar Gibson	1	26

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Max Ta'Amu	24	29	---	---	26	79
G Max Elliot	34	35	---	---	8	77
T Eli Broadhurst	34	35	---	---	8	77
G Sammy Pham	34	35	---	---	8	77
T Caiden Maloney	34	35	---	---	8	77
S JT Woods	---	---	25	40	8	73
QB Trevor Lawrence	34	35	---	---	---	69
C Cam Jurgens	34	35	---	---	---	69
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	23	20	---	---	26	69
WR Ja'Marr Chase	30	35	---	---	1	66
CB Ed Robinson	---	---	26	36	---	62
OLB Adam Dorsey	---	---	14	25	22	61
WR Elias Shipp	23	28	---	---	6	57
DT Alexander Karras	---	---	22	29	6	57
TE Kylen Granson	27	28	---	---	1	56
S Josiah Shepherd	---	---	27	29	---	56
ILB Nathaniel Barker	---	---	25	28	1	54
CB Duane Magnotta	---	---	26	28	---	54
OLB Norman Rubio	---	---	18	34	---	52
CB Steven Kaplan	---	---	15	34	1	50
DE Jerome Kerr	---	---	24	25	---	49
RB Mercury Trainor	15	17	---	---	14	46
DT Logan Hall	---	---	20	20	---	40
CB AJ Terrell	---	---	3	12	24	39
DE Adetokunbo Ogundeji	---	---	9	23	6	38
TE Daniel Bellinger	9	4	---	---	25	38
S Gregory Voss	---	---	8	19	11	38
OLB Logan Evans	---	---	12	24	---	36
ILB Tyler Foster	---	---	11	11	11	33
OLB David Jordan	---	---	13	17	2	32
DE Kevin Mahoney	---	---	7	23	---	30
TE Geoff Weese	19	11	---	---	---	30
CB Toby Rhodes	---	---	5	19	---	24
DT Rex Trabosh	---	---	7	16	---	23
S Maurice Kerr	---	---	2	3	16	21
WR Amari Rodgers	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Grayson Clawson	0	1	---	---	11	12
C Frankie Gayle	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Wally Banks	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Mario McConnell	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Roman Chatham	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Gabriel Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marlon Kaplan	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Owen Erickson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Oscar Gibson	---	---	33	34	26	93
C Landon Schroeder	29	45	---	---	12	86
CB Alex Lifeson	---	---	32	35	14	81
G Collin Beyer	29	45	---	---	6	80
T Josiah Stephenson	29	45	---	---	6	80
T Evan Neal	29	45	---	---	6	80
G Teddy Fanning	29	45	---	---	6	80
WR Raul Wilcox	26	37	---	---	12	75
QB Santiago Henry	29	45	---	---	---	74
CB Bradley Donovan	---	---	23	30	20	73
S Shannon Tapp	---	---	34	35	3	72
WR Neil Peart	28	41	---	---	---	69
TE Barry Moorhead	24	43	---	---	---	67
DE Brett Vishlitzky	---	---	30	29	8	67
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	---	---	20	28	14	62
DE Albert Roberts	---	---	26	22	12	60
RB Van Ensey	22	35	---	---	2	59
S Lucas Droker	---	---	31	27	---	58
DT Noah Witt	---	---	23	27	8	58
WR Eddie Van Halen	21	34	---	---	2	57
ILB Kendrick Foster	---	---	30	25	---	55
DE Luis Kocher	---	---	12	23	2	37
RB Edward Strickland	6	5	---	---	24	35
DT Bobby Brown III	---	---	14	17	1	32
S Cody Finch	---	---	4	9	19	32
DT Rusty Klepfer	---	---	15	14	---	29
TE Johnathan Compton	1	3	---	---	24	28
DT Mike Nelson	---	---	15	8	1	24
TE Geddy Lee	9	15	---	---	---	24
WR Les Kamin	1	4	---	---	16	21
OLB Joel Aviles	---	---	14	6	---	20
CB Ross Lee	---	---	13	6	---	19
RB Desmond Jeffries	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Claude Lyle	---	---	4	10	2	16
WR Freddie Blair	3	5	---	---	6	14
FB Eugene Connell	4	3	---	---	---	7
P Vincent Morrison	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Irv Vaughn	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Rod Von Wyss	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Nolan Dancer	---	---	1	0	---	1
G Dwayne James	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Myron Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Frankie Hall	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Dale Stefani	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Dwight Clinton	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Javier Lapuente	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	19	123	6.5
Right	7	8	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	17	82	4.8
Right	9	35	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Lawrence	33	26	4	1	1	4	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Santiago Henry	45	24	4	0	1	11	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	100	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	130	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	36	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	116	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	105	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	27	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ja'Marr Chase	12	9	0	133	2	35
WR Max Ta'Amu	5	5	0	60	1	29
TE Kylen Granson	4	3	0	63	1	28
RB Mercury Trainor	4	4	0	20	0	17
WR Elias Shipp	3	2	0	15	0	28
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	3	2	1	4	0	20
WR Mario McConnell	1	1	0	9	0	2
TE Geoff Weese	1	0	0	0	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neil Peart	14	9	1	124	2	41
TE Barry Moorhead	12	4	0	19	0	43
WR Eddie Van Halen	7	3	0	28	0	34
WR Raul Wilcox	5	3	0	28	1	37
RB Van Ensey	4	3	0	47	1	35
WR Freddie Blair	1	1	0	14	0	5
TE Geddy Lee	1	1	0	5	0	15
WR Les Kamin	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	5	13	2.60	5.05
RB Mercury Trainor	2	7	3.50	5.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Van Ensey	3	11	3.67	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Lawrence	4	3	14	3.50	9.21

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Santiago Henry	9	5	44	4.89	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max Ta'Amu	1	1	7	7.00	12.00
WR Ja'Marr Chase	1	1	11	11.00	11.08
TE Geoff Weese	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Ezekiel Forsberg	1	1	-4	-4.00	1.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Van Halen	3	1	7	2.33	4.00
WR Neil Peart	3	2	17	5.67	8.86
WR Raul Wilcox	1	1	2	2.00	5.60
RB Van Ensey	1	1	18	18.00	11.75
TE Barry Moorhead	1	0	0	0.00	1.58

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trevor Lawrence	4	0
RB Mercury Trainor	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Santiago Henry	4	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Lawrence	9	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Santiago Henry	14	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ja'Marr Chase	4	2	2
WR Max Ta'Amu	3	3	2
TE Kylen Granson	1	0	0
RB Mercury Trainor	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Barry Moorhead	4	1	1
RB Van Ensey	3	3	3
WR Eddie Van Halen	2	1	0
WR Raul Wilcox	1	0	0
WR Freddie Blair	1	1	1
TE Geddy Lee	1	1	1
WR Neil Peart	1	1	1
WR Les Kamin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (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	9,900 (9,900)