Week 9, 2029

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	0	-	0
New Orleans Saints	3	10	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 NOS - Daquan Berry 39 field goal
2Q: 14:18 NOS - Spencer Boone 22 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)
2Q: 09:21 NOS - Daquan Berry 37 field goal
3Q: 11:14 NOS - Daquan Berry 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 NOS - Daquan Berry 39 field goal
2Q: 14:18 NOS - Spencer Boone 22 pass from Gavin Ozga (Daquan Berry extra point)
2Q: 09:21 NOS - Daquan Berry 37 field goal
3Q: 11:14 NOS - Daquan Berry 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-6 5-4
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 264 387
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 3.94 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 72 109
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 2.88 3.41
Net Passing Yards 192 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 1 28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 9.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 3/42 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:07 31:53

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-6	5-4
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	264	387
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	3.94	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	72	109
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	2.88	3.41
Net Passing Yards	192	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 1	28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	9.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	3/42	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:07	31:53

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	8:59	3:08	OWN 38	6	20	Punt
2	14:07	3:08	OWN 15	5	10	Interception
2	9:14	3:08	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
2	3:57	2:03	OWN 34	6	29	Missed FG
3	11:06	3:28	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
3	2:42	3:58	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	11:16	5:32	OWN 20	12	70	Downs
4	3:18	1:42	OPP 44	8	32	Downs
4	1:07	0:51	50	4	6	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	4:09	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
1	5:51	6:44	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	10:59	1:45	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
2	6:06	2:09	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 44	7	48	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:54	OWN 21	7	71	Field Goal
3	7:38	4:56	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
4	13:44	2:28	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
4	5:44	2:26	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
4	1:36	0:29	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 44	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Gavin Ozga, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shane Lynch	13	31	2.38	9	0
RB Rich Fantozzi	8	17	2.13	9	0
QB Jackie Strickland	3	23	7.67	11	1
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	1.00	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gavin Easley	22	75	3.41	10	1
RB Junior Fairbairn	5	16	3.20	7	0
QB Gavin Ozga	4	19	4.75	12	1
RB Jeffery Leisure	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	41	23	196	1/4	0	23	1	58.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	28	23	283	1/5	1	44	0	120.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Thomas Newhart	7	8	70	10.00	25	21
WR Dillon Leydorf	4	7	37	9.25	0	16
TE Buddy Irwin	4	6	17	4.25	17	14
WR Trenton Dunn	3	13	20	6.67	5	11
FB Gregory Woodson	1	2	10	10.00	7	10
TE Dustin Horn	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Gage Ashe	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Roosevelt Taute	1	1	23	23.00	7	23
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	6	6.00	3	6

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Spencer Boone	6	7	94	15.67	41	25	1
RB Gavin Easley	4	5	65	16.25	61	44	0
WR Donald Fain	4	4	53	13.25	29	36	0
WR Robbie Kirk	3	3	29	9.67	9	16	0
WR Sammie Blades	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
TE Silas Upshaw	2	2	23	11.50	5	18	0
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	1	16	16.00	12	16	0
FB Brent Hennessy	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Mitchell Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Goehring	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Damien Prior	1	0	0	0
DE Kerry Giles	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Jeffery Leisure	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	5	223	44.6	32.6	56	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	5	242	48.4	32.0	62	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Berry	3/4	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Prior	3	42	14.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Chase	3	88	29.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Goehring	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jermaine Henry	9	3	0.0	31	19
ILB Roy Morrison	8	3	0.0	32	26
OLB Terrance Hughes	8	2	0.0	30	20
CB Damien Prior	7	1	0.0	32	29
S Mackenzie Fox	4	1	0.0	20	23
DT Gregory Tatum	3	1	0.5	12	13
OLB Connor Wahle	3	2	0.0	11	6
CB Ty Griffin	3	2	0.0	32	29
DT Kai Delgado	2	2	0.0	27	17
DT Raul Labonte	2	1	0.0	23	24
CB Brad O'Donnell	1	2	0.0	20	22
DE Kerry Giles	1	0	0.0	6	11
WR Trenton Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brett Cunningham	1	0	0.0	11	7
DE Cooper Craig	0	3	0.5	20	22
S Rob Harper	0	1	0.0	12	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Neil Sanders	12	2	0.0	25	37
S Mike Goehring	8	1	0.0	25	42
ILB Alex Mathews	7	1	0.0	25	39
ILB Jared Holmes	3	2	0.0	10	7
DT Garrett Allamon	2	3	0.0	21	21
CB Patrick Tate	2	2	0.0	24	36
CB Phil Keith	2	2	0.0	25	42
S Ricardo Gozinsky	2	1	0.0	22	24
DE Burt Brennan	2	0	0.0	23	31
OLB Mason Whitfield	2	0	0.0	11	15
OLB Cooper McWilliams	2	0	0.0	3	13
S Dominique Barber	2	0	0.0	2	15
OLB Ernest Powell	1	2	1.0	12	17
CB Alexander Goodwin	1	0	0.0	2	17
CB Tom Coloma	1	0	0.0	12	23
DE Jalen Heatherly	0	2	0.0	25	42

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cooper Craig	0.5	0	1	22
DT Gregory Tatum	0.5	0	0	13
DT Raul Labonte	0.0	1	1	24

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ernest Powell	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Jalen Heatherly	0.0	1	2	1	42
DE Burt Brennan	0.0	0	2	0	31
DT Bill Money	0.0	0	1	0	15
ILB Alex Mathews	0.0	0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Damien Prior	6	2	29
S Jermaine Henry	4	0	19
OLB Terrance Hughes	3	0	20
ILB Roy Morrison	2	1	26
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	0	22
S Mackenzie Fox	2	0	23
DT Gregory Tatum	1	0	13
S Shannon McNeil	1	0	10
CB Ty Griffin	1	0	29
DE Brett Cunningham	1	0	7
DT Raul Labonte	0	1	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Neil Sanders	5	0	0	37
S Mike Goehring	4	2	1	42
ILB Alex Mathews	3	2	0	39
OLB Cooper McWilliams	2	0	0	13
S Dominique Barber	2	0	0	15
ILB Jared Holmes	2	0	0	7
CB Patrick Tate	1	2	0	36
CB Alexander Goodwin	1	1	0	17
S Ricardo Gozinsky	1	1	0	24
CB Phil Keith	1	0	0	42
DE Burt Brennan	1	0	0	31
CB Tom Coloma	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Keegan Ferro	3	8	2	25	0	42
C Wade Hancock	1	5	0	25	1	42
G Louis Gerhardt	1	5	0	25	0	42
G Don Meacham	1	3	0	25	0	42
T Junior Liliedahl	0	1	0	25	0	42

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jimmy Zellers	3	6	32	1	29
C Brandon Kotz	2	8	32	0	29
T Jonah Van DeWege	1	7	32	0	29
G Marshall Ward	1	3	32	0	29
TE Spencer Boone	1	1	32	0	27
FB Brent Hennessy	0	2	5	0	6
G Edward Brewer	0	1	32	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gregory Woodson	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Leisure	2	15
Jalen Heatherly	2	11
Joel Lowe	1	20
Patrick Tate	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Prior	---	---	32	29	15	76
T Junior Liliedahl	25	42	---	---	6	73
QB Jackie Strickland	25	42	---	---	---	67
G Louis Gerhardt	25	42	---	---	---	67
T Keegan Ferro	25	42	---	---	---	67
C Wade Hancock	25	42	---	---	---	67
G Don Meacham	25	42	---	---	---	67
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	32	29	4	65
TE Buddy Irwin	24	40	---	---	---	64
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	32	26	4	62
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	20	22	15	57
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	23	24	9	56
WR Thomas Newhart	21	34	---	---	---	55
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	31	19	---	50
OLB Terrance Hughes	---	---	30	20	---	50
DE Leo Lazer	---	---	29	21	---	50
WR Trenton Dunn	16	32	---	---	1	49
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	20	23	4	47
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	20	22	4	46
WR Dillon Leydorf	18	27	---	---	---	45
DT Kai Delgado	---	---	27	17	---	44
RB Shane Lynch	14	16	---	---	5	35
TE Dustin Horn	6	11	---	---	17	34
FB Gregory Woodson	9	9	---	---	12	30
DT Gregory Tatum	---	---	12	13	4	29
RB Darrell Chase	2	15	---	---	12	29
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	2	7	20	29
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	6	11	9	26
S Shannon McNeil	---	---	1	10	15	26
WR Gage Ashe	3	11	---	---	12	26
RB Rich Fantozzi	9	10	---	---	---	19
S Rob Harper	---	---	12	6	---	18
DE Brett Cunningham	---	---	11	7	---	18
OLB Connor Wahle	---	---	11	6	---	17
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	1	4	10	15
CB Liam Benson	---	---	0	3	10	13
TE Roosevelt Taute	3	4	---	---	---	7
T Alonzo O'Dauer	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Griffin Pope	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Marc Dotson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Francisco Douglas	0	1	---	---	5	6
C Kristopher Kelley	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Zachery Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	25	42	11	78
CB Patrick Tate	---	---	24	36	12	72
S Mike Goehring	---	---	25	42	3	70
T Jonah Van DeWege	32	29	---	---	9	70
CB Phil Keith	---	---	25	42	2	69
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	25	39	1	65
OLB Neil Sanders	---	---	25	37	1	63
C Brandon Kotz	32	29	---	---	---	61
G Edward Brewer	32	29	---	---	---	61
T Jimmy Zellers	32	29	---	---	---	61
G Marshall Ward	32	29	---	---	---	61
QB Gavin Ozga	32	29	---	---	---	61
TE Spencer Boone	32	27	---	---	---	59
RB Gavin Easley	25	25	---	---	9	59
WR Robbie Kirk	29	26	---	---	2	57
WR Sammie Blades	27	29	---	---	---	56
DE Burt Brennan	---	---	23	31	---	54
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	22	24	---	46
OLB Ernest Powell	---	---	12	17	16	45
DT Garrett Allamon	---	---	21	21	---	42
WR Donald Fain	22	14	---	---	5	41
CB Tom Coloma	---	---	12	23	---	35
WR Mitchell Green	3	9	---	---	14	26
FB Brent Hennessy	5	6	---	---	15	26
OLB Mason Whitfield	---	---	11	15	---	26
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	2	17	6	25
TE Joel Lowe	3	0	---	---	20	23
ILB Jared Holmes	---	---	10	7	6	23
DE Wayne Krock	---	---	2	11	6	19
DT Bill Money	---	---	2	15	1	18
S Dominique Barber	---	---	2	15	1	18
RB Jeffery Leisure	2	0	---	---	15	17
OLB Cooper McWilliams	---	---	3	13	1	17
S Caleb Reeves	---	---	1	3	10	14
TE Silas Upshaw	7	7	---	---	---	14
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	2	6	5	13
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Daquan Berry	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Ellis Karamazov	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Antonio Rivera	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Randal Sizemore	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Lukas McKnight	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Junior Fairbairn	5	2	---	---	1	8
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	1	6	---	7
WR Jon Brandon	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	12	53	4.4
Right	11	14	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	22	81	3.7
Right	8	30	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	41	23	2	0	2	9	5	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	28	23	5	0	0	4	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	45	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	34	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	67	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	162	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	32	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trenton Dunn	13	3	1	20	0	32
WR Thomas Newhart	8	7	0	70	1	34
WR Dillon Leydorf	7	4	1	37	0	27
TE Buddy Irwin	6	4	0	17	0	40
FB Gregory Woodson	2	1	0	10	0	9
WR Gage Ashe	2	1	0	6	0	11
TE Dustin Horn	1	1	0	7	0	11
TE Roosevelt Taute	1	1	0	23	1	4
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	0	6	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Spencer Boone	7	6	94	3	27
RB Gavin Easley	5	4	65	1	25
WR Donald Fain	4	4	53	1	14
WR Robbie Kirk	3	3	29	0	26
FB Brent Hennessy	3	1	4	0	6
WR Sammie Blades	2	2	-1	0	29
TE Silas Upshaw	2	2	23	0	7
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	0	0	9
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	1	16	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jackie Strickland	1	3	3.00	7.67
RB Shane Lynch	1	1	1.00	2.38

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Easley	2	1	0.50	3.41
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	4	4.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	6	0	0	0.00	4.78

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	3	1	0	0.00	10.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
WR Trenton Dunn	3	1.54
WR Dillon Leydorf	2	5.29
TE Buddy Irwin	1	2.83

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brent Hennessy	2	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Donald Fain	1	1	0	0.00	13.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0
RB Darrell Chase	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gavin Easley	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	13	10	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trenton Dunn	4	2	1
WR Thomas Newhart	3	3	2
WR Dillon Leydorf	2	1	1
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	1
WR Gage Ashe	1	1	0
TE Buddy Irwin	1	1	0
TE Roosevelt Taute	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Brent Hennessy	2	1	0
WR Donald Fain	2	2	1
TE Spencer Boone	1	1	1
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	0
RB Gavin Easley	1	0	0
TE Silas Upshaw	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (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	69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (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)