| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 72 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 63 yards from the NOS35. Qadry Ismail returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Leonard Wheeler. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (1Q: 14:27) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-9-MIN25 (1Q: 14:02) Brian Griese scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery and assisted by OLB Dexter Coakley. |
| 3-6-MIN28 (1Q: 13:35) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. S Bubba McDowell defended the pass. |
| 4-6-MIN28 (1Q: 13:27) Mitch Berger punted 53 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 17 yards to the NOS36. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NOS13 (1Q: 13:18) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bradford Banta. CB Eric Allen defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NOS13 (1Q: 13:12) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Jeff Graham. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS13 (1Q: 13:06) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by TE Keith Jennings. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS13 (1Q: 12:56) Will Bryce punted 37 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN50. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (1Q: 12:46) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Terry Glenn. OLB Brett Wallerstedt blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN50 (1Q: 12:42) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. Raymer ran over Deke McQuay to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 12:06) Spencer George ran around left end for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (1Q: 11:29) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-3-NOS15 (1Q: 10:57) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Spencer George for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:57) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:49) Phil Dawson kicked off 73 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 10:49) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NOS25 (1Q: 10:40) Spencer Bramson ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett, assisted by DE La'roi Glover. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (1Q: 10:12) Richard Huntley ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Jeremy Staat, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-8-NOS36 (1Q: 09:30) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NOS39 (1Q: 09:00) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Richard Huntley for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Aaron Glenn, assisted by OLB Frank Slade. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-NOS38 (1Q: 08:27) Will Bryce punted 52 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 13 yards to the MIN23. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (1Q: 08:18) Spencer George ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brian Jordan. Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. |
| 2-5-MIN12 (1Q: 07:50) Brian Griese scrambled for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead and assisted by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 1-10-MIN25 (1Q: 07:21) Fred Taylor ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Lodish. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-MIN20 (1Q: 07:15) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Scott Slutzker for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 2-12-MIN23 (1Q: 06:36) Brian Griese scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell. |
| 3-4-MIN31 (1Q: 05:52) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Derrick Harris for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Harris gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (1Q: 05:22) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Gary Ferguson, assisted by DT Mike Lodish. |
| 2-12-MIN36 (1Q: 04:42) Brian Griese scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 3-9-MIN39 (1Q: 04:01) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Leonard Wheeler. Glenn gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (1Q: 03:23) Spencer George ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay, assisted by DE Marvin Washington. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-10-NOS27 (1Q: 03:04) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-9-NOS26 (1Q: 02:25) Spencer George ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell, assisted by CB Leonard Wheeler. |
| 3-11-NOS28 (1Q: 01:55) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Johnson gained 12 yards after the catch. Minnesota 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 01:55) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 14, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 01:44) Phil Dawson kicked off 71 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 01:44) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Az-Zahir Hakim. DE La'roi Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 01:35) Richard Huntley ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. |
| 3-5-NOS25 (1Q: 01:05) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jennings gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS36 (1Q: 00:36) Richard Huntley ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-5-NOS41 (2Q: 15:00) Richard Huntley ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dan Wilkinson, assisted by ILB James Darling. CB Walt Harris knocked down Harris Barton to break up the play. Minnesota's James Darling was hurt on the play. |
| 3-4-NOS42 (2Q: 14:29) Chad Graham ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade. |
| 4-8-NOS38 (2Q: 14:05) Will Bryce punted 57 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN05. |
| 1-10-MIN05 (2Q: 13:55) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-12-MIN03 (2Q: 13:48) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-13-MIN02 (2Q: 13:38) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 2-11-MIN04 (2Q: 12:57) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 3-3-MIN12 (2Q: 12:13) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 23 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Taylor gained 17 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 11:38) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-3-MIN42 (2Q: 11:04) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by ILB Mike Caldwell. |
| 3-2-MIN43 (2Q: 10:39) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Johnson gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (2Q: 10:07) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 34 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 1-10-NOS19 (2Q: 09:29) Spencer George ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by DT William Carr. |
| 2-7-NOS16 (2Q: 08:54) Spencer George ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell. |
| 3-2-NOS11 (2Q: 08:17) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Lyles. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-7-NOS07 (2Q: 07:49) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by George Irwin. Minnesota 20, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 07:49) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 21, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 07:39) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 07:39) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade, assisted by DT Dan Wilkinson. |
| 2-8-NOS22 (2Q: 07:12) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Frank Slade. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Graham gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Aaron Glenn on the NOS32. |
| 1-10-NOS32 (2Q: 07:02) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-NOS24 (2Q: 06:41) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley. Glenn gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Contact. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (2Q: 06:30) Spencer George ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by DT William Carr. |
| 2-12-NOS20 (2Q: 05:49) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris, assisted by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 3-16-NOS24 (2Q: 05:10) Brian Griese scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 4-4-NOS12 (2Q: 04:27) Phil Dawson attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 04:20) Phil Dawson kicked off 66 yards from the MIN35. Alvis Whitted returned the ball 19 yards to the NOS18. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-NOS18 (2Q: 03:53) Richard Huntley ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong. |
| 2-6-NOS22 (2Q: 03:30) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-7-NOS21 (2Q: 03:01) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Az-Zahir Hakim. OLB Frank Slade hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS21 (2Q: 02:51) Will Bryce punted 41 yards. O.J. McDuffie returned the kick 18 yards to the NOS44. Tackled by Ruben Brown. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 02:41) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Scott Slutzker. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (2Q: 02:33) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Walt Murphy. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-10-NOS30 (2Q: 02:04) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dexter Coakley. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-8-NOS28 (2Q: 01:55) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 28 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Dilger gained 19 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota's Chris Dishman was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Minnesota 30, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 01:55) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 31, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 01:44) Phil Dawson kicked off 48 yards from the MIN35. Alvis Whitted returned the ball 23 yards to the NOS40. Tackled by Derrick Harris. |
| 1-10-NOS40 (2Q: 01:38) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DE Jeremy Staat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS40 (2Q: 01:29) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Karl Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-10-NOS40 (2Q: 01:29) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Roy Koehn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-NOS49 (2Q: 01:00) Will Bryce punted 37 yards. O.J. McDuffie called for a fair catch at the MIN14. |
| 1-10-MIN14 (2Q: 00:53) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 15 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. Johnson gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 00:28) Spencer George ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 65 yards from the MIN35. Alvis Whitted returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS17. Tackled by Terry Crews. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (3Q: 14:24) Spencer Bramson ran around left end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Aaron Glenn, assisted by S John Lynch. |
| 2-13-NOS14 (3Q: 13:44) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Sebastian Fannin. DT Dan Wilkinson drove right through Mike Martin to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 2-8-NOS19 (3Q: 13:38) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Bradford Banta for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. Banta gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Intentional Face Mask. |
| 1-10-NOS46 (3Q: 13:27) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Donte Rocco. |
| 2-14-NOS42 (3Q: 12:51) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Spencer Bramson for 3 yards. Tackled by S Torin Dorn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-NOS45 (3Q: 12:23) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Leonard Klecko. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (3Q: 12:17) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong, assisted by S John Lynch. Minnesota's Eric Allen was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-MIN50 (3Q: 11:54) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Derek Russell for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN44 (3Q: 11:21) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 11 yards. Tackled by S Torin Dorn. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 10:47) Spencer Bramson ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. DE Donte Rocco knocked down Ike Davis to break up the play. |
| 2-8-MIN31 (3Q: 10:03) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Spencer Bramson for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong, assisted by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIN24 (3Q: 09:41) Matt Hassebeck pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Spencer Bramson. |
| 4-1-MIN24 (3Q: 09:34) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 31, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 09:28) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 53 yards from the NOS35. Qadry Ismail returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Leonard Wheeler. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 09:00) Spencer George ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell. |
| 2-8-MIN37 (3Q: 08:39) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 3-5-MIN40 (3Q: 08:02) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Derrick Harris for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Darrell Russell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN39 (3Q: 07:29) Mitch Berger punted 47 yards. Karl Williams called for a fair catch at the NOS14. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (3Q: 07:21) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Torin Dorn. Key block delivered by Rod Milstead. |
| 2-5-NOS19 (3Q: 06:56) Spencer Bramson ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Donte Rocco. Key block delivered by Mike Martin. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (3Q: 06:22) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Henri Crockett drove right through Harris Barton to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS26 (3Q: 06:15) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 23 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. Graham gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS49 (3Q: 05:31) Spencer Bramson ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch, assisted by ILB Kailey Wong. |
| 2-8-MIN49 (3Q: 05:04) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left tackle for 40 yards. Tackled by S Torin Dorn. Key block delivered by Ruben Brown. |
| 1-9-MIN09 (3Q: 04:21) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Graham gained 4 yards after the catch. Minnesota 31, New Orleans 9 |
| (3Q: 04:21) Extra point by Mike Vanderjagt was good. Minnesota 31, New Orleans 10 |
| (3Q: 04:13) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 57 yards from the NOS35. Qadry Ismail returned the ball 27 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Leonard Wheeler. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 03:36) Spencer George ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Lyles. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-MIN40 (3Q: 03:29) Spencer George ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell, assisted by ILB Mike Caldwell. |
| 2-5-MIN40 (3Q: 03:03) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by DT Mike Lodish. |
| 3-4-MIN41 (3Q: 02:23) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell, assisted by S Bubba McDowell. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 1-10-MIN50 (3Q: 01:45) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Lodish, assisted by DT Walt Murphy. |
| 2-10-MIN50 (3Q: 01:09) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 1 yard. Tackled by S Bubba McDowell. Glenn gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-9-NOS49 (3Q: 00:32) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Dilger. CB Jim Lyles defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-NOS49 (3Q: 00:26) Mitch Berger punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS04. |
| 1-10-NOS04 (3Q: 00:16) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Richard Huntley for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. Huntley gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (4Q: 15:00) Matt Hassebeck pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Keith Jennings. DE Donte Rocco blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS31 (4Q: 14:53) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. Klecko gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (4Q: 14:09) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Jeff Graham. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN46 (4Q: 13:59) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Bradford Banta for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris, assisted by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN42 (4Q: 13:15) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-11-MIN47 (4Q: 13:11) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. DE La'roi Glover hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN47 (4Q: 13:01) Will Bryce punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 12:55) Spencer George ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. |
| 2-11-MIN19 (4Q: 12:26) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Robinson, assisted by ILB Mike Caldwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIN24 (4Q: 11:42) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Marvin Washington, assisted by S Brian Jordan. New Orleans's Brian Jordan was hurt on the play. |
| 4-3-MIN27 (4Q: 11:04) Mitch Berger punted 54 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 7 yards to the NOS26. Tackled by Chuck Belin. |
| 1-10-NOS26 (4Q: 10:56) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 10:29) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for -1 yards. Tackled by DE La'roi Glover. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Leonard Klecko on the NOS38. |
| 2-11-NOS38 (4Q: 09:49) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Torin Dorn. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NOS43 (4Q: 09:38) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Allen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NOS46 (4Q: 09:08) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Frank Slade defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NOS46 (4Q: 09:02) Matt Hassebeck pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Chad Graham. OLB Henri Crockett blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-NOS46 (4Q: 08:55) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 5 yards. Tackled by S Torin Dorn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. Minnesota's Artrell Hawkins was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 08:47) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell. Glenn gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (4Q: 08:17) Brian Griese scrambled for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Gerald Dixon. |
| 2-2-NOS31 (4Q: 07:38) Spencer George ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Caldwell, assisted by CB Frank Robinson. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-10-NOS25 (4Q: 06:51) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. |
| 2-9-NOS24 (4Q: 06:06) Brian Griese kept the ball, running inside the left tackle for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. Minnesota 37, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 06:06) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 38, New Orleans 10 |
| (4Q: 05:50) Phil Dawson kicked off 71 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 05:50) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Derek Russell for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Roy Koehn. Russell gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS41 (4Q: 05:21) Spencer Bramson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Terry Crews, assisted by OLB Frank Slade. |
| 2-9-NOS42 (4Q: 05:00) Spencer Bramson ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. DE Donte Rocco knocked down Ike Davis to break up the play. |
| 3-6-NOS45 (4Q: 04:35) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Leonard Klecko for 13 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (4Q: 03:54) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Spencer Bramson. DE Jeremy Staat hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN42 (4Q: 03:49) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jennings. S Earl Little defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN42 (4Q: 03:43) Spencer Bramson ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Villiami Maumau. |
| 4-4-MIN36 (4Q: 03:05) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Spencer Bramson for 7 yards. Tackled by S Earl Little, assisted by DE Donte Rocco. Bramson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (4Q: 02:27) Spencer Bramson ran around the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kailey Wong. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-11-MIN30 (4Q: 02:00) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Keith Jennings for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Aaron Glenn. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN34 (4Q: 01:18) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Derek Russell for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Aaron Glenn, assisted by S John Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN16 (4Q: 01:09) Spencer Bramson ran a draw inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE La'roi Glover. |
| 2-11-MIN17 (4Q: 00:45) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 1-4-MIN04 (4Q: 00:17) Spencer Bramson ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Torin Dorn, assisted by OLB Frank Slade. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 38, New Orleans Saints 10 |