Wild Card Playoff Games, 2035

played in Minnesota, MN

32 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	6	7	0	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	0	13	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:02 NOS - Craig Nelson 5 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 14:54 MIN - Earl Wheeler 35 field goal
2Q: 11:33 NOS - Claude Sjogren 45 field goal
2Q: 09:56 MIN - Wayne Thomason 21 pass from Moises Hathaway (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 02:37 NOS - Claude Sjogren 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Earl Wheeler 26 field goal
3Q: 07:19 NOS - Craig Nelson 7 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
4Q: 08:01 MIN - Earl Wheeler 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:02 NOS - Craig Nelson 5 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
2Q: 14:54 MIN - Earl Wheeler 35 field goal
2Q: 11:33 NOS - Claude Sjogren 45 field goal
2Q: 09:56 MIN - Wayne Thomason 21 pass from Moises Hathaway (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 02:37 NOS - Claude Sjogren 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Earl Wheeler 26 field goal
3Q: 07:19 NOS - Craig Nelson 7 run (Claude Sjogren extra point)
4Q: 08:01 MIN - Earl Wheeler 22 field goal

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 12-5 9-8
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 12 6
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 277 292
- Offensive Plays 73 49
- Yards per Play 3.79 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 154 135
- Rushing Attempts 38 25
- Yards per Rush 4.05 5.40
Net Passing Yards 123 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 1 23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.51 6.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 35:04 24:56

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	12-5	9-8
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	12	6
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	277	292
- Offensive Plays	73	49
- Yards per Play	3.79	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	154	135
- Rushing Attempts	38	25
- Yards per Rush	4.05	5.40
Net Passing Yards	123	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 1	23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.51	6.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	35:04	24:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:07	OWN 25	16	75	Touchdown
1	3:37	0:58	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
2	14:46	3:18	OWN 42	5	30	Field Goal
2	9:45	2:58	OWN 33	5	11	Punt
2	5:39	3:09	OWN 40	9	35	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:12	OWN 6	2	0	Interception
3	13:38	1:23	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
3	11:23	4:10	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
3	4:37	4:30	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
4	7:56	7:31	OWN 23	13	50	Missed FG

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:53	3:16	OWN 25	6	7	Punt
1	2:39	2:53	OWN 49	6	33	Field Goal
2	11:28	1:43	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	6:47	1:08	OWN 11	4	2	Punt
2	2:30	1:52	OWN 25	5	7	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OPP 24	1	15	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	12:15	0:52	OPP 43	3	8	Missed FG
3	7:13	2:36	OWN 35	5	23	Punt
3	0:07	7:11	OWN 10	13	85	Field Goal
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 34	1	22	Game

Game MVP: Craig Nelson, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Craig Nelson	22	99	4.50	11	2	2
RB Ben Gillette	13	38	2.92	11	1	0
QB Gavin Ozga	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
WR Max Holliday	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Buddy Berns	9	35	3.89	17	2
RB Kerry Adams	7	62	8.86	46	1
QB Moises Hathaway	4	25	6.25	8	0
RB Eric Baker	4	9	2.25	8	0
WR Jalen Soltis	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	32	17	139	3/16	0	30	1	51.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moises Hathaway	23	14	163	1/6	1	49	0	96.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Craig Nelson	6	6	23	3.83	14	9
WR Max Holliday	4	11	53	13.25	30	30
WR Sammie Blades	2	2	22	11.00	4	11
FB Isaiah Lyle	2	3	5	2.50	0	6
TE Sammie Dawkins	1	4	21	21.00	10	21
WR Donald Fain	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Andy Mahoney	1	4	7	7.00	0	7

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jalen Soltis	3	3	63	21.00	31	49	0
WR Kenyon Richmond	3	6	33	11.00	4	23	0
WR Wayne Thomason	2	2	22	11.00	17	21	1
RB Buddy Berns	2	2	19	9.50	11	22	0
WR Raul Gilliam	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE David Cromwell	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Quinn Hinkle	1	2	15	15.00	13	15	0
RB Kerry Adams	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Hugh Hickman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Donny May	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Donnell Santana	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Rasmussen	4	156	39.0	33.5	45	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	5	252	50.4	45.4	62	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Sjogren	2/3	2/3	0/0	45	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	3/4	0/1	0/1	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Fain	2	5	2.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Adams	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Kolsrud	3	60	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raul Gilliam	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harrison Lemke	8	2	0.0	24	23
ILB Parker Kramer	6	1	0.0	22	16
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	5	1	0.0	15	11
CB Jamal Summers	3	1	0.0	25	24
DT Garrett Allamon	2	0	1.0	5	12
S Rufus Wayne	2	2	0.0	25	23
DT Tyrell Ballard	2	1	0.0	20	12
S Zachery Oroumieh	2	1	0.0	23	16
DE Emmitt Burtner	2	0	0.0	8	12
DE Richard Sellers	2	0	0.0	17	12
S Dominic Upshaw	2	0	0.0	2	7
DE Wayne Krock	1	2	0.0	23	18
OLB Preston Fleming	1	1	0.0	22	16
CB Devan Erhardt	1	0	0.0	8	16
WR Max Holliday	1	0	---	---	---
CB Garrett Shon	0	2	0.0	23	23
OLB A.J. Lerner	0	1	0.0	3	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Donnell Santana	14	1	0.0	36	31
DT Cameron Hanson	7	3	2.0	36	34
S Richard Ford	7	2	0.0	38	32
CB Damien Prior	6	0	0.0	38	35
OLB Damon Bronson	5	1	0.0	21	22
CB Dominique Morton	4	1	0.0	32	35
OLB Peyton Meert	2	2	0.0	38	34
DT Brett Cunningham	2	1	0.0	26	27
ILB Elijah Dennis	2	0	0.0	2	3
DT Kaleb Jeffries	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Cooper Craig	1	0	0.5	13	8
DT Bennett Chaplain	1	3	0.0	30	25
CB Pat Meadows	1	1	0.0	15	12
OLB Gary Scancella	1	0	0.0	2	1
OLB Lewis Vilnit	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Kevin Fleming	0	1	0.5	14	11
S Malcolm Schwartz	0	2	0.0	2	4
DE Miguel Moore	0	1	0.0	22	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Garrett Allamon	1.0	0	0	1	12
DE Emmitt Burtner	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Tyrell Ballard	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Wayne Krock	0.0	0	0	4	18

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cameron Hanson	2.0	0	1	0	34
DT Kevin Fleming	0.5	1	1	0	11
DE Cooper Craig	0.5	0	0	0	8
DT Brett Cunningham	0.0	1	1	0	27
OLB Damon Bronson	0.0	0	2	0	22
ILB Donnell Santana	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Harrison Lemke	8	0	23
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	2	0	11
S Dominic Upshaw	2	0	7
CB Devan Erhardt	1	1	16
CB Jamal Summers	1	1	24
ILB Parker Kramer	0	1	16
DE Wayne Krock	0	1	18
S Zachery Oroumieh	0	1	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Damien Prior	4	0	0	35
OLB Damon Bronson	4	0	0	22
CB Dominique Morton	2	1	0	35
S Richard Ford	2	1	0	32
ILB Donnell Santana	1	2	1	31
ILB Elijah Dennis	1	0	0	3
DT Kaleb Jeffries	1	0	0	10
OLB Peyton Meert	1	0	0	34
CB Pat Meadows	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Randal Sizemore	4	8	1	38	1	35
G Sammie Dawson	4	8	0	38	0	35
G Carl Mueller	3	6	1	38	0	35
T Eddie Ramirez	2	7	0	38	1	35
T Kristopher Webb	2	5	0	38	0	35
FB Isaiah Lyle	0	2	0	22	0	23
RB Craig Nelson	0	0	0	24	1	25

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kristopher Kelley	2	5	25	0	24
G Rex Bradford	2	5	25	0	24
C Mark Sanford	1	5	23	1	24
T Brandon Sager	1	1	25	0	24
T B.J. Roth	0	4	25	0	24
G Don Meacham	0	1	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Lerner	1	19
Nolan Archer	1	9
Johnnie Lyons	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Raul Gilliam	2	22
Hugh Hickman	2	9
B.J. Roth	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Sammie Dawkins	37	32	---	---	21	90
G Carl Mueller	38	35	---	---	7	80
G Sammie Dawson	38	35	---	---	7	80
T Kristopher Webb	38	35	---	---	7	80
T Eddie Ramirez	38	35	---	---	7	80
QB Gavin Ozga	38	35	---	---	---	73
C Randal Sizemore	38	35	---	---	---	73
WR Sammie Blades	33	33	---	---	4	70
RB Craig Nelson	24	25	---	---	16	65
WR Max Holliday	32	32	---	---	---	64
FB Isaiah Lyle	22	23	---	---	17	62
CB Jamal Summers	---	---	25	24	4	53
S Rufus Wayne	---	---	25	23	4	52
OLB Harrison Lemke	---	---	24	23	2	49
CB Garrett Shon	---	---	23	23	2	48
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	23	18	3	44
S Zachery Oroumieh	---	---	23	16	3	42
ILB Parker Kramer	---	---	22	16	3	41
OLB Preston Fleming	---	---	22	16	3	41
CB Devan Erhardt	---	---	8	16	11	35
DE Richard Sellers	---	---	17	12	6	35
DT Tyrell Ballard	---	---	20	12	1	33
OLB A.J. Lerner	---	---	3	8	19	30
WR Donald Fain	8	4	---	---	17	29
WR Andy Mahoney	13	11	---	---	4	28
ILB Nathaniel Bronson	---	---	15	11	1	27
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	5	12	8	25
RB Ben Gillette	14	10	---	---	---	24
S Dominic Upshaw	---	---	2	7	15	24
DE Emmitt Burtner	---	---	8	12	3	23
CB Junior Sinclair	---	---	5	5	12	22
OLB Walter Gentile	---	---	4	9	3	16
WR Brian Kolsrud	0	1	---	---	14	15
ILB Ernest Clemons	---	---	1	1	11	13
RB Nolan Archer	1	0	---	---	9	10
G Johnnie Lyons	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Mack Austin	5	3	---	---	---	8
K Claude Sjogren	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Kirk Mitchell	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Matt Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Terry Foreman	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Korey Loy	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jimmie Euerle	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Don Tan	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Roberto Butkiewicz	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Peyton Jaime	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Prior	---	---	38	35	3	76
OLB Peyton Meert	---	---	38	34	3	75
DT Cameron Hanson	---	---	36	34	3	73
S Richard Ford	---	---	38	32	3	73
S Chester Webb	---	---	36	34	2	72
CB Dominique Morton	---	---	32	35	2	69
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	36	31	2	69
T B.J. Roth	25	24	---	---	13	62
G Rex Bradford	25	24	---	---	9	58
DT Bennett Chaplain	---	---	30	25	2	57
DT Brett Cunningham	---	---	26	27	3	56
C Mark Sanford	23	24	---	---	5	52
C Kristopher Kelley	25	24	---	---	---	49
T Brandon Sager	25	24	---	---	---	49
QB Moises Hathaway	25	24	---	---	---	49
DE Miguel Moore	---	---	22	20	6	48
OLB Damon Bronson	---	---	21	22	2	45
TE Donny May	23	21	---	---	---	44
WR Kenyon Richmond	21	22	---	---	---	43
RB Kerry Adams	10	6	---	---	22	38
WR Wayne Thomason	15	13	---	---	9	37
WR Jalen Soltis	14	18	---	---	5	37
TE Ken Wilkins	7	3	---	---	22	32
RB Buddy Berns	13	17	---	---	2	32
CB Pat Meadows	---	---	15	12	4	31
WR Hugh Hickman	10	9	---	---	9	28
DT Kevin Fleming	---	---	14	11	---	25
WR Raul Gilliam	0	2	---	---	22	24
DT Kaleb Jeffries	---	---	8	10	5	23
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	13	8	1	22
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	2	1	19	22
CB Bryan Sutton	---	---	6	2	14	22
S Malcolm Schwartz	---	---	2	4	14	20
RB Eric Baker	4	1	---	---	15	20
ILB Elijah Dennis	---	---	2	3	10	15
TE Quinn Hinkle	7	7	---	---	---	14
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Joel Woodson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Roberto Brennan	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Dominic Tayoun	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Lewis Vilnit	---	---	3	5	---	8
G Don Meacham	2	0	---	---	---	2
TE David Cromwell	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Jaylen Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Nathaniel Upshaw	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	23	91	4.0
Right	9	28	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	18	108	6.0
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	32	17	2	2	1	4	5	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moises Hathaway	23	14	4	2	0	5	1	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	76	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	56	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	17	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	72	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max Holliday	11	4	0	53	1	32
RB Craig Nelson	6	6	0	23	0	25
TE Sammie Dawkins	4	1	0	21	1	32
WR Andy Mahoney	4	1	1	7	0	11
FB Isaiah Lyle	3	2	0	5	0	23
WR Sammie Blades	2	2	0	22	0	33
WR Donald Fain	2	1	0	8	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenyon Richmond	6	3	33	1	22
TE Donny May	3	0	0	0	21
WR Jalen Soltis	3	3	63	1	18
WR Wayne Thomason	2	2	22	1	13
RB Buddy Berns	2	2	19	1	17
WR Hugh Hickman	2	0	0	0	9
TE Quinn Hinkle	2	1	15	0	7
WR Raul Gilliam	1	1	6	0	2
TE David Cromwell	1	1	-1	0	1
RB Kerry Adams	1	1	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Craig Nelson	4	21	5.25	4.50
RB Ben Gillette	2	2	1.00	2.92

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Berns	2	-1	-0.50	3.89
RB Kerry Adams	2	0	0.00	8.86
QB Moises Hathaway	1	8	8.00	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	3	3	9	3.00	4.34

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moises Hathaway	3	1	6	2.00	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Craig Nelson	2	2	5	2.50	3.83
WR Max Holliday	1	1	4	4.00	4.82

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Raul Gilliam	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Donny May	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kenyon Richmond	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Craig Nelson	4	3
QB Gavin Ozga	1	0
RB Ben Gillette	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Moises Hathaway	2	0
RB Kerry Adams	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	10	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moises Hathaway	7	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max Holliday	6	3	3
RB Craig Nelson	2	2	2
WR Donald Fain	1	0	0
FB Isaiah Lyle	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenyon Richmond	4	2	0
WR Raul Gilliam	1	1	1
WR Hugh Hickman	1	0	0
TE Donny May	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)