Week 13, 2012

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	14	7	0	6	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	14	0	0	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 MIN - Jackie Huntley 16 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
1Q: 01:46 MIN - Alvin Cortez 8 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 14:39 NOS - Graham King 7 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:51 NOS - Dwight Mendez 33 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 11:32 NOS - Tony Brumley 3 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 07:07 MIN - Paul Whalen 3 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
OT: 03:24 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 MIN - Jackie Huntley 16 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
1Q: 01:46 MIN - Alvin Cortez 8 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 14:39 NOS - Graham King 7 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:51 NOS - Dwight Mendez 33 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 11:32 NOS - Tony Brumley 3 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 07:07 MIN - Paul Whalen 3 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
OT: 03:24 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 run

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 9-3 3-9
First Downs 26 24
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 20 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 454 405
- Offensive Plays 75 86
- Yards per Play 6.05 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 88 175
- Rushing Attempts 24 39
- Yards per Rush 3.67 4.49
Net Passing Yards 366 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 28 - 3 45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 371 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/42 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 2/2 3/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:12 38:34

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	9-3	3-9
First Downs	26	24
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	20	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	454	405
- Offensive Plays	75	86
- Yards per Play	6.05	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	88	175
- Rushing Attempts	24	39
- Yards per Rush	3.67	4.49
Net Passing Yards	366	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 28 - 3	45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	371	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/42	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	2/2	3/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:12	38:34

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	3:59	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
1	1:40	2:10	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
2	13:39	1:00	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	8:54	3:17	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	4:10	1:00	OPP 46	3	8	Punt
2	1:45	0:12	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 38	2	0	Half
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	6:17	0:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	3:23	2:28	OWN 45	5	30	Interception
4	14:52	1:22	OWN 45	4	10	Interception
4	6:59	2:26	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
4	3:40	1:42	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 46	1	18	Missed FG
OT1	11:38	8:24	OWN 11	16	89	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
1	6:42	5:02	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	14:30	0:51	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	12:39	3:45	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
2	5:37	1:27	OWN 20	3	20	Interception
2	3:10	1:25	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:33	1:17	OPP 40	5	9	Missed FG
3	11:26	5:09	OWN 25	9	21	Punt
3	5:28	2:05	OWN 34	6	18	Interception
3	0:55	1:03	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
4	13:30	6:31	OWN 42	13	58	Touchdown
4	4:33	0:53	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
4	1:58	1:42	OWN 21	8	40	Missed FG
OT1	15:00	3:22	OWN 32	6	13	Punt

Game MVP: Dennis Weathersby, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnie Pearson	16	46	2.88	9	0	1
Darrell Irwin	6	31	5.17	11	2	0
Philip Rivers	2	11	5.50	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stephen Hope	24	88	3.67	12	1	0
Paul Whalen	8	42	5.25	20	1	1
Jackie Huntley	7	45	6.43	16	2	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	50	28	371	1/5	3	33	3	74.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	45	24	245	2/15	1	32	2	58.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devery Henderson	7	14	122	17.43	1	23	0
WR Ron Robinson	6	6	105	17.50	1	29	0
RB Arnie Pearson	4	5	31	7.75	2	14	0
WR Irving Robasky	3	7	45	15.00	3	19	0
TE Graham King	2	5	15	7.50	2	8	1
TE Dwight Mendez	2	3	41	20.50	0	33	1
FB Mike Karney	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	7	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Darrell Irwin	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	6	10	61	10.17	2	16	1
WR Ted O'Neill	5	9	57	11.40	20	21	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	4	6	40	10.00	5	12	0
RB Stephen Hope	3	4	19	6.33	1	10	0
RB Paul Whalen	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
TE Graham Farias	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Dana Dakis	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Artie Willis	1	5	32	32.00	12	32	0
WR Warren Pigg	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Weathersby	1	2	2.00	0
CB Fernando Clayton	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Richard Kerner	1	10	10.00
OLB Warren Elrifai	1	5	5.00
CB Daniel Shearer	1	12	12.00

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	6	249	41.5	32.8	56	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	7	330	47.1	41.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Bernard	1	3	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Jacobs	1	42	42.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	21	21.0	0
Dwight Grolitzer	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	9	3	0.0	36	44
S Mike Doss	7	3	0.0	37	46
S Michael Lewis	7	2	0.0	36	41
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	7	0	0.0	36	43
CB Dennis Weathersby	5	0	1.0	38	44
CB Fernando Clayton	4	3	0.0	35	45
CB Heath Cooper	4	0	0.0	27	35
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	1	0.0	28	31
OLB Kendrick Samuels	3	0	0.0	30	38
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	1	0.0	11	13
DE Brent Compton	2	0	0.0	6	8
S Austin Koch	2	0	0.0	6	3
DE Travis LaBoy	1	0	1.0	27	29
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	2	0.0	7	13
ILB Courtney Watson	1	1	0.0	5	4
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	1	0.0	9	11
DE Tim Apold	1	0	0.0	33	39
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0.0	12	18
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0.0	5	6
TE Graham King	1	0	---	---	---
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	13	3	0.0	24	51
S Richard Kerner	8	0	0.0	19	42
DT Junior Siavii	5	0	1.0	20	46
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	1	0.0	22	46
CB Daniel Shearer	4	0	0.0	23	51
S Kirk Baum	3	2	0.0	22	49
ILB Marcus Reese	3	1	0.0	24	47
CB Kenny Russell	3	1	0.0	14	31
DT Joel Dole	2	0	0.0	5	12
DE Van Briscoe	1	1	0.0	8	16
DE Randy Murray	1	1	0.0	23	46
DT Vincent Nece	1	0	0.0	14	33
DE George Burnett	1	0	0.0	22	47
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Artie Willis	1	0	---	---	---
S Kevin Kaesviharn	0	1	0.0	5	5
ILB Kawika Mitchell	0	1	0.0	7	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Travis LaBoy	1.0	1	1	1	29
CB Dennis Weathersby	1.0	0	0	0	44
DE Harris Herron	0.0	0	2	0	18
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	43
DE Brent Compton	0.0	0	1	0	8
DE Tim Apold	0.0	0	0	1	39

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Siavii	1.0	0	1	0	46
DE Randy Murray	0.0	1	0	0	46
DT Vincent Nece	0.0	0	2	0	33
ILB Marcus Reese	0.0	0	1	0	47
DE Van Briscoe	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Warren Elrifai	0.0	0	0	1	51

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Michael Lewis	5	0	0	41
CB Fernando Clayton	4	1	1	45
CB Dennis Weathersby	4	0	1	44
S Mike Doss	3	0	0	46
CB Heath Cooper	2	2	0	35
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	0	44
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0	11
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	13
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0	6
S Austin Koch	1	0	0	3
OLB Kendrick Samuels	1	0	0	38
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	0	1	0	43

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	7	0	1	42
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	2	1	51
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	1	0	46
CB Daniel Shearer	3	2	1	51
CB Kenny Russell	3	0	0	31
ILB Marcus Reese	2	1	0	47
S Kirk Baum	2	0	0	49
DE George Burnett	1	0	0	47
DT Vincent Nece	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Matthews	2	5	24	0	51
Lennie Friedman	1	5	16	0	32
Leon Schroeder	1	4	19	0	43
Jacob Rogers	1	3	19	0	32
Lamont Forbes	1	1	5	0	19
Dwight Mendez	1	1	8	0	9
Jon Stinchcomb	0	3	22	1	40

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Upshaw	4	7	1	33	1	31
Damon Manning	2	6	0	32	0	40
Britt Sims	2	6	0	33	0	36
Howie Prior	2	5	0	39	0	47
Dwayne Moline	1	5	0	28	0	35
Kris Walters	1	3	0	17	0	17
Bernard Branch	0	1	0	14	0	17
Clyde Jordan	0	0	0	6	1	16

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Brumley	1	14
Austin Koch	1	12
Johnny King	1	7
Darrell Irwin	0	23
Mike Doss	0	18
Brenden Rasmussen	0	16
Arnie Bernard	0	15
Graham King	0	15
Irving Robasky	0	14
Dwight Mendez	0	13
Ron Robinson	0	11
Kendrick Samuels	0	11
Mike Karney	0	9
Courtney Watson	0	8
Jacob Rogers	0	7
Lamont Forbes	0	7
Bart Rivera	0	7
David Akers	0	6
Brent Compton	0	6
Harris Herron	0	6
Horace Ogden	0	6
Oliver Coffey	0	6
Taylor Jacobs	0	4
Reggie Bailey	0	4
Arnie Pearson	0	4
Dennis Weathersby	0	3
Dontarrious Thomas	0	3
Devery Henderson	0	3
Tim Apold	0	3
Michael Lewis	0	2
Billy Joe Roberson	0	2
Fernando Clayton	0	2
Heath Cooper	0	2
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	2
Travis LaBoy	0	1
Lennie Friedman	0	1
Xavier Blair	0	1
Travis Tusch	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Hayes	1	28
Graham Farias	1	16
Warren Pigg	0	21
Michael Turner	0	18
Paul Whalen	0	17
Kevin Kaesviharn	0	15
Alvin Cortez	0	15
Kenny Russell	0	12
Troy Edwards	0	11
Adam Archuleta	0	9
Joe Lane	0	9
Kris Walters	0	9
Clyde Jordan	0	9
Kawika Mitchell	0	8
Damon Manning	0	8
Will Mendheim	0	8
Dana Dakis	0	8
Van Briscoe	0	7
Joel Dole	0	7
Bernard Branch	0	7
Herman Burns	0	7
Martin Gramatica	0	6
Dwight Grolitzer	0	5
Marcus Reese	0	3
Brock Huard	0	2
Junior Siavii	0	1
Howie Prior	0	1
Ernest Sullivan	0	1
George Burnett	0	1
Britt Sims	0	1
Warren Elrifai	0	1
Ted O'Neill	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Daniel Shearer	0	1
Kirk Baum	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	27	109	4.0
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	50	28	6	2	4	7	5	1	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	45	24	2	3	6	4	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	161	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	19	7	166	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	40	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	13	165	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devery Henderson	14	7	0	122	3	36
WR Taylor Jacobs	7	1	1	7	0	46
WR Irving Robasky	7	3	2	45	0	23
WR Ron Robinson	6	6	0	105	2	26
RB Arnie Pearson	5	4	0	31	0	37
TE Graham King	5	2	1	15	0	30
TE Dwight Mendez	3	2	0	41	1	9
FB Mike Karney	1	1	0	1	0	25
RB Darrell Irwin	1	1	0	1	0	14
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	3	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	10	6	1	61	0	32
WR Ted O'Neill	9	5	0	57	1	30
WR Ernest Sullivan	6	4	1	40	0	20
WR Artie Willis	5	1	2	32	1	16
TE Dana Dakis	4	1	2	8	0	32
RB Stephen Hope	4	3	0	19	0	26
TE Graham Farias	3	1	0	15	0	21
RB Paul Whalen	2	2	0	3	0	29
WR Warren Pigg	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	10	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Pearson	2	4	2.00	2.88

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	2	21	10.50	6.43
Paul Whalen	1	3	3.00	5.25
Stephen Hope	1	8	8.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	3	25	8.33	7.42

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	5	3	19	3.80	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ron Robinson	1	1	15	15.00	17.50
TE Graham King	1	1	7	7.00	3.00
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	2	2	11	5.50	6.10
WR Artie Willis	2	0	0	0.00	6.40
TE Dana Dakis	1	1	8	8.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Philip Rivers	1	1
Arnie Pearson	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Stephen Hope	3	2
Paul Whalen	2	2
Jackie Huntley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	11	7	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	4	2	2
WR Devery Henderson	2	1	1
WR Ron Robinson	2	2	2
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	1
TE Graham King	1	0	0
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Stephen Hope	3	2	0
WR Artie Willis	3	1	1
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	1
WR Ted O'Neill	2	0	0
WR Warren Pigg	1	0	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	1
TE Graham Farias	1	1	1
RB Paul Whalen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (22,100)
End Zone 15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (22,100)
End Zone	15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)