| Played in Minnesota, MN, weather: 64 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Phil Dawson kicked off 72 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 15:00) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (1Q: 14:39) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Alexander. CB Walt Harris knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (1Q: 14:31) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Jeff Graham. |
| 4-10-NOS20 (1Q: 14:25) Will Bryce punted 60 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN24. Tackled by Marcus Pollard. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (1Q: 14:16) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 21 yards. Tackled by S Donovin Darius. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (1Q: 13:43) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Glenn. S Deke McQuay defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN45 (1Q: 13:34) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN35 (1Q: 13:27) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Simmons. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-MIN38 (1Q: 13:05) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 12 yards. Tackled by DT William Carr. Dilger gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-5-MIN50 (1Q: 12:27) Mitch Berger punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (1Q: 12:20) Matt Hassebeck scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. |
| 2-4-NOS26 (1Q: 11:38) Abraham Marschalk ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins, assisted by ILB James Darling. Key block delivered by Damion McIntosh. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (1Q: 11:06) Matt Hassebeck pass was intended for RB Richard Huntley and was intercepted by CB Walt Harris at the NOS43. The interception was returned 43 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 11:06) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 10:55) Phil Dawson kicked off 59 yards from the MIN35. Antoine Winfield returned the ball 32 yards to the NOS38. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-NOS38 (1Q: 10:31) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Richard Huntley for -4 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 2-14-NOS34 (1Q: 09:48) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Davis. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-14-NOS34 (1Q: 09:44) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alvis Whitted. OLB Henri Crockett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-14-NOS34 (1Q: 09:34) Will Bryce punted 50 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 13 yards to the MIN29. Tackled by Graham Somerville. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 09:27) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by DE Noel Scarlett. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 08:59) Brian Griese sacked by OLB Jessie Armstead for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Tony Boselli. |
| 2-15-MIN37 (1Q: 08:34) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-5-MIN47 (1Q: 08:03) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by S Deke McQuay. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 07:37) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny. Key block delivered by Chris Dishman. |
| 2-2-NOS36 (1Q: 07:02) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Too Many Men on the Field. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (1Q: 06:55) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. OLB Jessie Armstead defended the pass. Minnesota's Ken Dilger was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (1Q: 06:50) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Lamar King. |
| 3-4-NOS18 (1Q: 06:24) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by CB Monty Montgomery. Taylor made a great move on Noel Scarlett. Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. |
| 1-7-NOS07 (1Q: 05:47) Fred Taylor ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 2-9-NOS09 (1Q: 05:10) Brian Griese kept the ball, running around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead, assisted by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 3-7-NOS07 (1Q: 04:43) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Minnesota 13, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 04:43) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 14, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 04:37) Phil Dawson kicked off 65 yards from the MIN35. Antoine Winfield returned the ball 22 yards to the NOS22. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-NOS22 (1Q: 04:13) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Karl Williams for 22 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Williams gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (1Q: 03:40) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. OLB Henri Crockett simply tossed Larry Heck aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-NOS44 (1Q: 03:32) Richard Huntley ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Darling. |
| 3-10-NOS44 (1Q: 02:53) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Alexander. OLB Henri Crockett drove right through Darian Rose to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NOS44 (1Q: 02:44) Will Bryce punted 49 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN07. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (1Q: 02:33) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Darrell Russell, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. |
| 2-9-MIN08 (1Q: 02:06) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Deke McQuay, assisted by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 3-6-MIN11 (1Q: 01:34) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 47 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Dilger gained 42 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (1Q: 01:06) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (1Q: 00:33) Brian Griese pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. |
| 2-10-NOS24 (1Q: 00:26) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Johnson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-8-NOS22 (2Q: 15:00) Miles Walker ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery. |
| 4-1-NOS15 (2Q: 14:25) Phil Dawson attempted a 32 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 17, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 14:20) Phil Dawson kicked off 50 yards from the MIN35. Antoine Winfield returned the ball 13 yards to the NOS28. Tackled by Kailey Wong. Ball was fumbled and recovered by NOS Kevin Alexander on the NOS28. |
| 1-10-NOS28 (2Q: 13:44) Richard Huntley ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield, assisted by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 2-8-NOS30 (2Q: 13:15) Matt Hassebeck sacked by DE Mike Rucker for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Darian Rose. |
| 3-16-NOS22 (2Q: 12:45) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to RB Richard Huntley for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-NOS20 (2Q: 12:07) Will Bryce punted 35 yards. MarTay Jenkins called for a fair catch at the MIN45. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 11:57) Miles Walker ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Lamar King, assisted by DT William Munny. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. Raymer ran over William Carr to set up the play. |
| 2-4-NOS49 (2Q: 11:18) Brian Griese pass completed to FB Pete Russell for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Monty Montgomery, assisted by DE Robert Harris. Russell gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-NOS46 (2Q: 10:48) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 1-10-NOS44 (2Q: 10:23) Brian Griese kept the ball, running around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Noel Scarlett. |
| 2-7-NOS41 (2Q: 09:38) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-NOS34 (2Q: 09:14) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. |
| 2-6-NOS30 (2Q: 08:52) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Terry Glenn for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Glenn gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (2Q: 08:25) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny. Key block delivered by Anthony Redmon. |
| 2-5-NOS12 (2Q: 07:51) Brian Griese pass completed to FB George Irwin for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Irwin gained 11 yards after the catch. Minnesota 23, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 07:51) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 24, New Orleans 0 |
| (2Q: 07:45) Phil Dawson kicked off 62 yards from the MIN35. Kevin Alexander returned the ball 17 yards to the NOS20. Tackled by Jalen Blanchard. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (2Q: 07:18) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Bradford Banta for 5 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda, assisted by S John Lynch. Banta gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-NOS25 (2Q: 06:50) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Alvis Whitted for 27 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Whitted gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (2Q: 06:26) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Jeff Graham for 9 yards. Tackled by S John Lynch. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-MIN39 (2Q: 06:05) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Alexander. OLB Henri Crockett simply tossed Damion McIntosh aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-1-MIN39 (2Q: 05:57) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to FB Graham Somerville for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. Somerville gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (2Q: 05:37) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Kevin Alexander for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman. |
| 1-10-MIN21 (2Q: 05:17) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN26 (2Q: 05:10) Matt Hassebeck sacked by DT Dan Wilkinson and OLB Jay Foreman for a loss of 6 yards. Wilkinson ran right past Ike Davis and knocked down the quarterback. |
| 2-21-MIN32 (2Q: 04:49) Matt Hassebeck pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kevin Alexander. OLB Jay Foreman blocked the pass. |
| 3-21-MIN32 (2Q: 04:41) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to FB Graham Somerville for 3 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush, assisted by DE Mike Rucker. |
| 4-18-MIN29 (2Q: 04:06) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 04:00) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 62 yards from the NOS35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 23 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Bobby Taylor. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 03:20) Brian Griese pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Ken Dilger. DE Robert Harris blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (2Q: 03:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN21 (2Q: 03:07) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt, assisted by OLB Dexter Coakley. New Orleans's Deke McQuay was hurt on the play. This appears to be a serious arm injury. |
| 3-12-MIN24 (2Q: 02:38) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor, assisted by S Buddy Love. |
| 4-7-MIN29 (2Q: 02:16) Mitch Berger punted 50 yards. Karl Williams returned the kick 3 yards to the NOS24. Tackled by Kailey Wong. |
| 1-10-NOS24 (2Q: 02:07) Abraham Marschalk ran a draw inside the left guard for -4 yards. Tackled by DE Courtney Brown, assisted by S Paul Miranda. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-14-NOS20 (2Q: 01:59) Abraham Marschalk ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. |
| 3-4-NOS30 (2Q: 01:23) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Alvis Whitted for 25 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. Whitted gained 17 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 00:58) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE Marcus Pollard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 2-7-MIN42 (2Q: 00:48) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Alexander. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-MIN42 (2Q: 00:38) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to TE John Davis for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| New Orleans called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN32 (2Q: 00:31) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Graham. DT Dan Wilkinson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN32 (2Q: 00:22) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Karl Williams. DE Mike Rucker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN32 (2Q: 00:15) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-15-MIN37 (2Q: 00:15) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for TE John Davis. DT Cletidus Hunt hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-15-MIN37 (2Q: 00:09) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 54 yard field goal and missed short of the crossbar. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (2Q: 00:04) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ken Dilger. S Donovin Darius defended the pass. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Vanderjagt kicked off 62 yards from the NOS35. MarTay Jenkins returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Monty Montgomery. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Low Block on the Kick Return. |
| 1-10-MIN07 (3Q: 14:23) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 13 yards. Tackled by S Donovin Darius, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (3Q: 13:57) Brian Griese scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. |
| 2-5-MIN25 (3Q: 13:16) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris, assisted by DE Lamar King. |
| 3-3-MIN27 (3Q: 12:37) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. Taylor gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 12:08) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. CB Kelly Herndon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN31 (3Q: 12:02) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Anthony Becht for -1 yards. Tackled by S Donovin Darius. |
| 3-11-MIN30 (3Q: 11:27) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Johnson gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (3Q: 10:48) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 2-11-MIN46 (3Q: 10:16) Brian Griese scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. |
| 3-4-NOS47 (3Q: 09:35) Brian Griese pass completed to WR Charles Johnson for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NOS39 (3Q: 08:59) Miles Walker ran a trap outside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Simmons. Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. |
| 1-10-NOS29 (3Q: 08:17) Brian Griese pass completed to RB Fred Taylor for 15 yards. Tackled by S Donovin Darius. Taylor gained 15 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NOS14 (3Q: 08:10) Fred Taylor ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jessie Armstead. Key block delivered by Ken Dilger. |
| 2-1-NOS05 (3Q: 07:36) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-3-NOS03 (3Q: 07:14) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-8-NOS08 (3Q: 07:04) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Fred Taylor. DE Robert Harris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-8-NOS08 (3Q: 06:57) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon, assisted by DT William Munny. |
| 3-4-NOS04 (3Q: 06:30) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Tony Boselli. Minnesota 30, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 06:30) Extra point by Phil Dawson was good. Minnesota 31, New Orleans 3 |
| (3Q: 06:20) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (3Q: 06:20) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Harris. |
| 2-6-NOS24 (3Q: 05:46) Matt Hassebeck scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. |
| 3-3-NOS27 (3Q: 05:12) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Alexander. CB Eric Warfield defended the pass. |
| 4-3-NOS27 (3Q: 05:07) Will Bryce punted 41 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Bobby Taylor. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (3Q: 05:00) Miles Walker ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gerald Dixon. |
| 2-8-MIN38 (3Q: 04:15) Brian Griese pass completed to TE Ken Dilger for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones, assisted by S Buddy Love. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-MIN28 (3Q: 04:07) Brian Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Qadry Ismail. DE Lamar King hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-18-MIN28 (3Q: 04:02) Brian Griese scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| 4-7-MIN39 (3Q: 03:32) Mitch Berger punted 60 yards. The ball was downed at the NOS01. |
| 1-10-NOS01 (3Q: 03:25) Abraham Marschalk ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Jay Foreman, assisted by ILB James Darling. |
| 2-10-NOS01 (3Q: 02:59) Abraham Marschalk ran around left end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. |
| 3-10-NOS01 (3Q: 02:23) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eli Reid. DE Courtney Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-NOS01 (3Q: 02:13) Will Bryce punted 35 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 5 yards to the NOS31. Tackled by Mike Anderson. |
| 1-10-NOS31 (3Q: 02:02) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| 2-6-NOS27 (3Q: 01:37) Brian Griese kept the ball, running around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gerald Dixon. |
| 3-3-NOS24 (3Q: 01:10) Fred Taylor ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Simmons. Key block delivered by Cory Raymer. |
| 1-10-NOS17 (3Q: 00:45) Miles Walker ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love. |
| 2-8-NOS15 (3Q: 00:02) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Simmons, assisted by S Buddy Love. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-5-NOS12 (4Q: 15:00) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Kelly Herndon, assisted by DT William Munny. |
| 4-5-NOS12 (4Q: 14:34) Phil Dawson attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 34, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 14:29) Phil Dawson kicked off 74 yards from the MIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 14:29) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Kevin Alexander. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (4Q: 14:16) Abraham Marschalk ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Henri Crockett. |
| 3-11-NOS19 (4Q: 13:33) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kevin Alexander. DE Donte Rocco hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-11-NOS19 (4Q: 13:27) Will Bryce punted 47 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 10 yards to the MIN44. Tackled by John Davis. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 13:18) Fred Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Robert Harris, assisted by OLB Dexter Coakley. |
| 2-8-MIN46 (4Q: 12:47) Miles Walker ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT William Munny. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-MIN36 (4Q: 12:38) Brian Griese pass completed to WR O.J. McDuffie for 14 yards. Tackled by S Buddy Love, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. McDuffie gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-MIN50 (4Q: 11:56) Miles Walker ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Noel Scarlett. |
| 4-4-MIN50 (4Q: 11:14) Mitch Berger punted 50 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NOS20 (4Q: 11:07) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Alvis Whitted. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NOS20 (4Q: 10:58) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eli Reid. CB Artrell Hawkins defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NOS20 (4Q: 10:52) Matt Hassebeck pass was dropped by WR Alvis Whitted. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-NOS20 (4Q: 10:44) Will Bryce punted 50 yards. MarTay Jenkins returned the kick 15 yards to the MIN45. Tackled by Mike Anderson. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (4Q: 10:34) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gerald Dixon, assisted by DT William Munny. |
| 2-8-MIN47 (4Q: 10:03) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| 3-1-NOS46 (4Q: 09:29) Fred Taylor ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brett Wallerstedt. Key block delivered by Antone Davis. |
| 1-10-NOS45 (4Q: 08:56) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gerald Dixon. |
| 2-7-NOS42 (4Q: 08:31) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Darrell Russell. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. |
| 2-2-NOS37 (4Q: 08:21) Fred Taylor ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by DT William Carr. Key block delivered by George Irwin. |
| 1-10-NOS33 (4Q: 07:54) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gerald Dixon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Fred Taylor to the NOS30. |
| 2-7-NOS30 (4Q: 07:11) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Antoine Winfield, assisted by CB Kelly Herndon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN George Irwin to the NOS29. |
| 3-6-NOS29 (4Q: 06:24) Fred Taylor ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT William Munny. |
| 4-2-NOS25 (4Q: 05:45) Phil Dawson attempted a 42 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 37, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 05:40) Phil Dawson kicked off 48 yards from the MIN35. Antoine Winfield returned the ball 25 yards to the NOS42. Tackled by Jalen Blanchard. |
| 1-10-NOS42 (4Q: 05:06) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Eric Warfield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-8-NOS44 (4Q: 04:34) Matt Hassebeck pass completed to WR Eli Reid for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Artrell Hawkins. Reid gained 21 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (4Q: 03:48) Abraham Marschalk ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Donte Rocco, assisted by S Devin Bush. Key block delivered by Rod Shoate. |
| 2-5-MIN28 (4Q: 03:07) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eli Reid. DE Mike Rucker simply tossed Damion McIntosh aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-5-MIN28 (4Q: 03:01) Matt Hassebeck pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alvis Whitted. DE Mike Rucker drove right through Damion McIntosh to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN28 (4Q: 02:53) Mike Vanderjagt attempted a 45 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 02:45) Fred Taylor ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Simmons, assisted by DT William Munny. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-MIN35 (4Q: 02:02) Fred Taylor ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Darrell Russell, assisted by S Donovin Darius. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-MIN36 (4Q: 01:53) Fred Taylor ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dhani Jones. |
| 4-7-MIN38 (4Q: 01:08) Mitch Berger punted 61 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NOS01. |
| 1-10-NOS01 (4Q: 00:58) Mike Anderson ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Devin Bush, assisted by S Paul Miranda. |
| 2-10-NOS01 (4Q: 00:26) Abraham Marschalk ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Paul Miranda. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 37, New Orleans Saints 3 |