Week 3, 2039

played in New Orleans, LA

75 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	7	0	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:42 NOS - Miguel Gerhardt 2 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Irv Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 02:46 MIN - Cam Wheat 3 pass from Santiago Henry (Wally Banks extra point)
2Q: 01:51 MIN - Eddie Van Halen 71 punt return (Wally Banks extra point)
3Q: 08:09 MIN - Chandler Guillen 3 pass from Santiago Henry (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 02:24 NOS - Miguel Gerhardt 8 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Irv Vaughn extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:42 NOS - Miguel Gerhardt 2 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Irv Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 02:46 MIN - Cam Wheat 3 pass from Santiago Henry (Wally Banks extra point)
2Q: 01:51 MIN - Eddie Van Halen 71 punt return (Wally Banks extra point)
3Q: 08:09 MIN - Chandler Guillen 3 pass from Santiago Henry (Wally Banks extra point)
4Q: 02:24 NOS - Miguel Gerhardt 8 pass from Trevor Lawrence (Irv Vaughn extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 253 308
- Offensive Plays 60 77
- Yards per Play 4.22 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 94 93
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards per Rush 3.36 5.17
Net Passing Yards 159 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 55 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 173 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 3.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 10/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/67 9/72
Punt Returns/Yards 5/121 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:13 28:47

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	253	308
- Offensive Plays	60	77
- Yards per Play	4.22	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	94	93
- Rushing Attempts	28	18
- Yards per Rush	3.36	5.17
Net Passing Yards	159	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	55 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	173	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	3.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	10/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/67	9/72
Punt Returns/Yards	5/121	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:13	28:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	1:26	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
1	9:41	6:01	OWN 11	11	48	Punt
2	11:34	2:43	OWN 42	5	13	Punt
2	7:09	4:32	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 38	1	-13	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	11:37	3:34	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	4:56	1:35	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:56	3:54	OWN 27	8	32	Punt
4	10:59	1:46	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	7:45	1:44	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
4	2:18	0:40	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 31	2	-2	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
1	11:13	1:32	OPP 48	5	8	Punt
1	3:40	7:06	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	8:51	1:42	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:37	0:56	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	1:41	0:58	OWN 28	4	6	Punt
3	13:00	1:23	OWN 38	3	-8	Punt
3	8:03	3:07	OWN 25	7	25	Punt
3	3:21	2:25	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
4	12:02	1:03	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	9:13	1:28	OWN 20	5	20	Interception
4	6:01	3:43	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
4	1:38	0:45	OWN 26	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Santiago Henry, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jim Hayes	13	19	1.46	24	1
RB Cam Wheat	9	43	4.78	10	2
QB Santiago Henry	5	32	6.40	19	2
RB Darnell Osborne	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mercury Trainor	7	34	4.86	9	0
QB Trevor Lawrence	4	30	7.50	10	1
RB Drew Sypniewski	3	16	5.33	7	0
RB Drew Drietz	3	9	3.00	8	0
FB Quinn Cella	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Santiago Henry	30	21	173	2/14	2	30	0	106.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Lawrence	55	23	243	4/28	2	42	1	59.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Geddy Lee	8	9	32	4.00	2	10	0
WR Eddie Van Halen	4	6	68	17.00	8	30	0
WR Les Kamin	4	8	49	12.25	6	17	0
RB Cam Wheat	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	1
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Darnell Osborne	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Chandler Guillen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Jared Wiley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Douglas Gedney	8	18	71	8.88	15	18	0
TE Broderick Peterman	6	15	47	7.83	2	15	0
WR Miguel Gerhardt	6	11	96	16.00	68	42	2
WR Adonai Mitchell	3	7	29	9.67	10	17	0
WR Christian Watson	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Oscar Gibson	1	0	0.00	0

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
Vincent Morrison	9	398	44.2	35.2	56	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnie Natale	9	385	42.8	30.7	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Banks	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Vaughn	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Van Halen	5	121	24.2	1

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Watson	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Hayes	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adonai Mitchell	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bradley Donovan	7	0	0.0	18	59
CB Alex Lifeson	5	0	0.0	17	57
DT Logan Hall	3	1	2.0	10	53
DE Weston Gepetto	3	2	0.5	11	37
DT Blaine Hartzell	3	0	0.5	14	41
ILB Monte Cristo	3	1	0.0	9	49
DE Peyton Vega	2	0	0.5	4	10
DE George Kerlaftis	2	2	0.0	14	35
OLB Gene Sawyer	2	1	0.0	12	35
S JT Woods	2	0	0.0	16	50
S Dwight Clinton	2	0	0.0	7	28
S Javier Lapuente	2	0	0.0	13	39
CB Joey Cobb	2	0	0.0	0	6
ILB Derek Blair	2	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Oscar Gibson	1	1	0.0	15	22
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	1	1	0.0	8	53
CB Darnell Sadler	1	0	0.0	1	2
DT Warren Hanks	0	1	0.5	3	17
DE Brett Vishlitzky	0	1	0.0	7	32

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raul Coutts	6	2	1.0	28	29
S Chester Langford	6	2	0.0	28	32
DT Alexander Karras	5	2	0.0	28	31
CB Braden Horton	5	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Lance Razo	4	1	0.0	28	32
OLB Demetrius Donovan	4	0	0.0	3	13
CB Ed Robinson	3	1	0.0	27	28
OLB Sean Helfenstein	3	0	0.0	25	18
DE Tyrus Parker	3	0	0.0	28	30
CB Carson Stephens	2	0	0.0	26	27
S Josiah Shepherd	2	0	0.0	25	18
DE Edwin McRae	1	0	1.0	27	28
S Sean Ogden	1	1	0.0	4	14
ILB Malachi Aviles	1	1	0.0	12	12
S Leslie Abernathy	1	0	0.0	0	3
WR Douglas Gedney	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Logan Hall	2.0	0	3	53
DT Blaine Hartzell	0.5	1	0	41
DE Weston Gepetto	0.5	0	3	37
DT Warren Hanks	0.5	0	0	17
DE Peyton Vega	0.5	0	0	10
DE George Kerlaftis	0.0	1	1	35

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin McRae	1.0	0	1	28
ILB Raul Coutts	1.0	0	0	29
DE Tyrus Parker	0.0	1	2	30
DT Alexander Karras	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bradley Donovan	6	2	0	59
CB Alex Lifeson	3	2	0	57
OLB Gene Sawyer	2	2	0	35
S Dwight Clinton	2	1	0	28
ILB Monte Cristo	2	1	0	49
S JT Woods	2	0	0	50
CB Joey Cobb	2	0	0	6
DT Blaine Hartzell	1	0	0	41
DE Weston Gepetto	1	0	0	37
CB Darnell Sadler	1	0	0	2
OLB Nicholas Buckley	1	0	0	2
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	0	3	0	53
DE George Kerlaftis	0	1	0	35
OLB Oscar Gibson	0	0	1	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Braden Horton	3	0	26
OLB Lance Razo	3	0	32
OLB Demetrius Donovan	3	0	13
S Chester Langford	2	1	32
CB Carson Stephens	2	0	27
S Josiah Shepherd	2	0	18
ILB Raul Coutts	2	0	29
S Sean Ogden	1	1	14
OLB Sean Helfenstein	1	1	18
CB Ed Robinson	1	0	28
S Leslie Abernathy	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Evan Neal	2	8	28	2	32
C Javier Blincoe	2	4	28	0	32
TE Geddy Lee	1	3	27	0	27
T Sammie Duncan	1	3	28	0	32
G Harrison Gottesmann	0	2	28	0	32
G Ernie Folk	0	2	28	0	32
FB Micah Spencer	0	1	11	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Cam Jurgens	3	4	1	18	0	59
T Eli Broadhurst	2	3	0	18	1	59
G Max Elliot	1	4	0	18	1	59
G Sammy Pham	0	2	0	18	0	59
T Caiden Maloney	0	1	0	18	2	59

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Darnell Osborne	1	24
Jimmy Ray Brown	1	13
Ernie Folk	1	9
Cam Wheat	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Geoff Weese	1	25
Drew Sypniewski	1	15
Melvin Berberich	1	15
Alexander Karras	1	12
Caiden Maloney	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Alex Lifeson	---	---	17	57	13	87
CB Bradley Donovan	---	---	18	59	4	81
DT Logan Hall	---	---	10	53	9	72
WR Eddie Van Halen	28	32	---	---	10	70
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	---	---	8	53	9	70
T Evan Neal	28	32	---	---	9	69
T Sammie Duncan	28	32	---	---	9	69
G Harrison Gottesmann	28	32	---	---	9	69
G Ernie Folk	28	32	---	---	9	69
S JT Woods	---	---	16	50	1	67
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	26	28	---	---	13	67
QB Santiago Henry	28	32	---	---	---	60
C Javier Blincoe	28	32	---	---	---	60
ILB Monte Cristo	---	---	9	49	---	58
TE Geddy Lee	27	27	---	---	2	56
DT Blaine Hartzell	---	---	14	41	---	55
WR Les Kamin	14	22	---	---	16	52
S Javier Lapuente	---	---	13	39	---	52
S Dwight Clinton	---	---	7	28	15	50
DE George Kerlaftis	---	---	14	35	---	49
DE Brett Vishlitzky	---	---	7	32	9	48
DE Weston Gepetto	---	---	11	37	---	48
OLB Gene Sawyer	---	---	12	35	---	47
OLB Oscar Gibson	---	---	15	22	1	38
RB Cam Wheat	13	15	---	---	6	34
RB Jim Hayes	14	14	---	---	5	33
ILB Derek Blair	---	---	9	10	12	31
OLB Nicholas Buckley	---	---	1	2	24	27
RB Darnell Osborne	1	2	---	---	24	27
TE Nolan Bridges	1	2	---	---	23	26
DT Warren Hanks	---	---	3	17	---	20
CB Darnell Sadler	---	---	1	2	15	18
FB Micah Spencer	11	5	---	---	---	16
DT Ruke Orhorhoro	---	---	9	7	---	16
DE Peyton Vega	---	---	4	10	---	14
TE Jared Wiley	5	8	---	---	---	13
P Vincent Morrison	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rod Von Wyss	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Carson Goon	0	1	---	---	6	7
CB Joey Cobb	---	---	0	6	---	6
DE Terrell Fenwick	---	---	0	5	---	5
K Wally Banks	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Chandler Guillen	0	4	---	---	---	4
QB Dominic Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Edwin Vicedo	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremiah Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Max Elliot	18	59	---	---	9	86
T Eli Broadhurst	18	59	---	---	9	86
G Sammy Pham	18	59	---	---	9	86
T Caiden Maloney	18	59	---	---	9	86
QB Trevor Lawrence	18	59	---	---	---	77
C Cam Jurgens	18	59	---	---	---	77
DT Alexander Karras	---	---	28	31	12	71
WR Miguel Gerhardt	14	51	---	---	1	66
WR Adonai Mitchell	15	45	---	---	4	64
CB Carson Stephens	---	---	26	27	10	63
S Chester Langford	---	---	28	32	1	61
TE Broderick Peterman	14	47	---	---	---	61
OLB Lance Razo	---	---	28	32	---	60
WR Douglas Gedney	9	50	---	---	---	59
DE Tyrus Parker	---	---	28	30	---	58
ILB Raul Coutts	---	---	28	29	---	57
CB Ed Robinson	---	---	27	28	---	55
S Josiah Shepherd	---	---	25	18	12	55
DE Edwin McRae	---	---	27	28	---	55
OLB Sean Helfenstein	---	---	25	18	2	45
CB Braden Horton	---	---	18	26	---	44
RB Mercury Trainor	10	31	---	---	1	42
OLB Demetrius Donovan	---	---	3	13	23	39
WR Christian Watson	4	18	---	---	16	38
TE Geoff Weese	6	7	---	---	25	38
S Sean Ogden	---	---	4	14	15	33
FB Quinn Cella	9	8	---	---	16	33
RB Drew Sypniewski	3	10	---	---	15	28
RB Drew Drietz	5	17	---	---	4	26
ILB Malachi Aviles	---	---	12	12	---	24
WR Perry Small	0	8	---	---	15	23
CB Melvin Berberich	---	---	0	3	15	18
ILB Alejandro Bullock	---	---	0	0	13	13
DT Damon Poffenroth	---	---	0	1	9	10
C Frankie Gayle	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Thurman Nelson	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Arnie Natale	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE David Ragland	---	---	1	7	---	8
TE Calvin Begay	1	3	---	---	---	4
K Irv Vaughn	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Leslie Abernathy	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Ivan McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cesar Matthews	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Taliese Fuaga	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Lee Connell	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Josiah Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	7	27	3.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Santiago Henry	30	21	1	1	4	3	1	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Lawrence	55	23	3	5	5	12	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	39	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	44	14.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	11	82	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	117	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Geddy Lee	9	8	1	32	0	27
WR Les Kamin	8	4	1	49	0	22
WR Eddie Van Halen	6	4	0	68	1	32
RB Darnell Osborne	2	1	1	8	0	2
RB Cam Wheat	2	2	0	7	0	15
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	1	1	0	6	0	28
TE Jared Wiley	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Chandler Guillen	1	1	0	3	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Douglas Gedney	18	8	0	71	0	50
TE Broderick Peterman	15	6	2	47	0	47
WR Miguel Gerhardt	11	6	1	96	3	51
WR Adonai Mitchell	7	3	1	29	0	45
WR Christian Watson	4	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mercury Trainor	1	9	9.00	4.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Santiago Henry	5	4	40	8.00	5.77

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Lawrence	7	4	27	3.86	4.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Les Kamin	2	1	17	8.50	6.13
WR Eddie Van Halen	1	1	17	17.00	11.33
RB Cam Wheat	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
WR Chandler Guillen	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Broderick Peterman	3	1	9	3.00	3.13
WR Miguel Gerhardt	3	2	10	3.33	8.73
WR Douglas Gedney	1	1	8	8.00	3.94

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jim Hayes	2	0
QB Santiago Henry	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trevor Lawrence	3	1
RB Drew Drietz	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Santiago Henry	9	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Lawrence	14	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Van Halen	4	2	2
WR Les Kamin	3	2	2
TE Geddy Lee	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Ray Brown	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miguel Gerhardt	5	4	4
WR Adonai Mitchell	4	2	1
TE Broderick Peterman	2	1	1
WR Douglas Gedney	2	2	2
WR Christian Watson	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)