Week 9, 2014

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	14	17	3	-	37
New Orleans Saints	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 23 field goal
1Q: 06:26 NOS - Irving Robasky 9 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 14:19 NOS - Artie Farias 44 field goal
2Q: 04:25 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 02:31 MIN - Richie Forbes 19 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Devery Henderson 16 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 10:03 MIN - Richie Forbes 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 09:39 MIN - Quentin Giles 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 07:07 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 19 field goal
4Q: 12:33 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:55 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 23 field goal
1Q: 06:26 NOS - Irving Robasky 9 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 14:19 NOS - Artie Farias 44 field goal
2Q: 04:25 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 02:31 MIN - Richie Forbes 19 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Devery Henderson 16 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 10:03 MIN - Richie Forbes 4 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 09:39 MIN - Quentin Giles 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 07:07 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 19 field goal
4Q: 12:33 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 45 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 7-2 8-1
First Downs 26 20
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 17 18
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 349 383
- Offensive Plays 73 74
- Yards per Play 4.78 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 122 93
- Rushing Attempts 40 11
- Yards per Rush 3.05 8.45
Net Passing Yards 227 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 1 60 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 4.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 1/10 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/74 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 6/141
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 48 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:56 23:04

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	7-2	8-1
First Downs	26	20
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	17	18
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	349	383
- Offensive Plays	73	74
- Yards per Play	4.78	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	122	93
- Rushing Attempts	40	11
- Yards per Rush	3.05	8.45
Net Passing Yards	227	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 1	60 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	4.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	1/10	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/74	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	6/141
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 48	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:56	23:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:10	OWN 41	12	53	Field Goal
1	6:18	4:23	OWN 24	8	44	Interception
2	14:12	2:45	OWN 38	5	15	Punt
2	10:23	6:06	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
2	3:42	1:16	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:32	OWN 43	3	21	Missed FG
3	13:17	3:23	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	9:39	0:05	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
3	8:09	1:09	OPP 4	3	2	Field Goal
3	3:18	5:53	OWN 20	12	52	Field Goal
4	10:29	1:21	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	8:17	1:34	OPP 36	3	2	Punt
4	4:29	1:50	OWN 36	3	8	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:50	3:32	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
1	1:55	2:43	OWN 27	9	46	Field Goal
2	11:27	1:04	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
2	4:17	0:35	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
2	2:26	1:53	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 43	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
3	9:54	0:15	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble
3	9:34	1:25	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
3	7:00	3:42	OWN 17	8	48	Punt
4	12:25	1:56	OWN 31	3	49	Fumble
4	9:08	0:51	OWN 30	4	6	Downs
4	6:43	2:14	OWN 20	8	44	Downs
4	2:39	2:39	OWN 10	13	54	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	33	108	3.27	9	0	0
Lionel Hutchins	7	14	2.00	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Pearson	8	74	9.25	49	2
Philip Rivers	2	13	6.50	7	0
Bryant Blakely	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	33	22	227	0/0	4	25	1	113.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	60	24	309	3/19	2	26	1	61.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Richie Forbes	7	9	70	10.00	19	19	2
WR Alvin Cortez	5	9	88	17.60	30	25	0
WR Quentin Giles	4	6	28	7.00	5	11	1
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	1
TE Calvin Truong	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jose Scott	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kent Austin	5	15	84	16.80	10	22	0
WR Irving Robasky	4	15	40	10.00	5	15	1
RB Arnie Pearson	3	4	24	8.00	7	12	0
TE Graham King	3	4	38	12.67	9	15	0
WR C.J. Cook	3	11	42	14.00	12	23	0
WR Devery Henderson	2	4	42	21.00	3	26	1
RB Bryant Blakely	2	2	14	7.00	15	9	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	3	25	12.50	9	14	0
TE Dwight Mendez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kirk Baum	1	13	13.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fernando Clayton	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richie Forbes	1	0	0
Dwayne Moline	0	1	0
Edgar Morrison	0	1	0
Kurt Willis	0	1	0
Calvin Bauer	0	0	1
Cory Rose	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Philip Rivers	2	0	0	0
Arnie Shafer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	166	41.5	36.0	47	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	174	43.5	22.3	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	3/4	1/2	0/1	45	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	2	74	37.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	1	1	1.0	0
Curtis Weber	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	3	74	24.7	0
Roosevelt Crane	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	4	102	25.5	0
Curtis Weber	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Calvin Bauer	6	0	1.0	11	62
S Kirk Baum	5	0	0.0	9	62
ILB Kurt Willis	4	1	0.0	11	57
S Richard Kerner	4	0	0.0	11	55
OLB Warren Elrifai	4	0	0.0	11	62
DT Edgar Morrison	2	0	1.0	6	32
S Leslie Fields	2	1	0.0	6	30
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	0.0	10	39
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	0.0	10	58
DE Brent Beeston	1	2	0.5	9	59
DT Cory Rose	1	1	0.5	10	62
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	2	0.0	1	6
S Mo Harvey	1	1	0.0	1	22
TE Calvin Truong	1	0	---	---	---
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	0.0	4	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Austin Koch	8	3	0.0	37	32
CB Fernando Clayton	8	1	0.0	38	32
DE Harris Herron	6	2	0.0	34	32
CB Dennis Weathersby	6	1	0.0	35	31
ILB Courtney Watson	5	2	0.0	33	30
CB Heath Cooper	5	2	0.0	27	24
OLB Donovan Mussatti	4	1	0.0	17	17
S Arnie Shafer	4	1	0.0	24	23
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	3	2	0.0	30	24
OLB Jared Ballard	3	1	0.0	33	27
DE Brent Compton	2	2	0.0	36	31
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	3	0.0	37	32
DE Brock Evans	1	1	0.0	6	1
DE Tim Apold	1	1	0.0	4	2
OLB Reggie Bailey	1	0	0.0	5	0
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
G Larry Andersen	1	0	---	---	---
DT A.J. Coffey	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Calvin Bauer	1.0	0	0	62
DT Edgar Morrison	1.0	0	0	32
DE Brent Beeston	0.5	7	2	59
DT Cory Rose	0.5	6	2	62
DT Joel Dole	0.0	2	0	26
OLB Warren Elrifai	0.0	1	1	62
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	1	0	39
ILB Kurt Willis	0.0	1	0	57
DE Randy Murray	0.0	1	0	4

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	0	0	32
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0	32
S Arnie Shafer	1	0	0	23
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kirk Baum	4	2	1	62
CB Calvin Bauer	4	1	0	62
S Richard Kerner	3	4	0	55
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	0	57
OLB Warren Elrifai	2	4	0	62
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0	30
CB Percy Garcia	1	1	0	21
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	0	59
S Mo Harvey	1	0	0	22
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	0	32
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	30
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0	6
CB Dwight Grolitzer	0	1	0	58

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dennis Weathersby	5	1	0	31
S Arnie Shafer	3	1	0	23
CB Fernando Clayton	3	0	1	32
CB Heath Cooper	3	0	0	24
OLB Jared Ballard	2	1	0	27
S Austin Koch	2	0	0	32
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	1	0	17
ILB Courtney Watson	1	0	0	30
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	0	6
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Britt Sims	5	9	36	33
Clyde Jordan	2	6	29	26
Damon Manning	2	5	31	26
Howie Prior	2	4	37	30
Antoine Upshaw	2	4	25	15
Bernard Branch	1	4	13	16
Calvin Truong	1	2	31	24
Michael Shaw	1	2	14	9
Dwayne Moline	0	4	21	24

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	1	2	10	1	56
Tony Brumley	1	1	5	0	35
Wesley Hickman	1	1	11	0	58
Donald Matthews	0	4	9	2	39
Lamont Forbes	0	1	5	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Branch	2	24
Louis Downs	2	16
Mo Harvey	1	16
Warren Pigg	1	16
Damon Manning	1	6
Calvin Truong	1	2
Tyrone Prosser	0	20
Grant Clinton	0	19
Todd Gauthier	0	17
Roosevelt Crane	0	16
Leslie Fields	0	14
Dwight Grolitzer	0	13
Donnell Wilcox	0	12
Lionel Hutchins	0	9
Clyde Jordan	0	8
Michael Shaw	0	8
Antoine Stein	0	8
Daniel Shearer	0	8
Will Mendheim	0	7
Junior Siavii	0	4
Jose Scott	0	4
Brent Beeston	0	4
Jackie Huntley	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Antoine Upshaw	0	3
Edgar Morrison	0	2
Britt Sims	0	2
Marcus Reese	0	1
Calvin Bauer	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Warren Elrifai	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Kirk Baum	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Devery Henderson	4	15
Bryant Blakely	2	16
Mark Coons	0	21
Kelvin Arntt	0	20
Curtis Weber	0	17
Dwight Mendez	0	15
Tony Brumley	0	14
C.J. Cook	0	14
Graham King	0	13
Kendrick Samuels	0	12
Reggie Bailey	0	11
Austin Hitchcock	0	11
Tim Apold	0	7
Donovan Mussatti	0	6
Dennis Weathersby	0	5
Courtney Watson	0	5
Lamont Forbes	0	5
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	5
Marlon Prill	0	5
Artie Farias	0	5
Billy Joe Roberson	0	4
Fernando Clayton	0	4
Brent Compton	0	4
Harris Herron	0	4
Arnie Shafer	0	4
Austin Koch	0	4
Horace Ogden	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Heath Cooper	0	3
Donald Matthews	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Brenden Rasmussen	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	2
Larry Andersen	0	2
Jared Ballard	0	2
A.J. Sexton	0	2
Xavier Blair	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	42	2.8
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	9	29	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	7	43	6.1
Right	4	50	12.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	33	22	3	1	1	4	1	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	60	24	4	0	3	13	19	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	88	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	137	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	115	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	24	3	69	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	9	5	0	88	3	24
RB Richie Forbes	9	7	1	70	0	26
WR Quentin Giles	6	4	0	28	0	19
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	2	0	9	0	30
TE Calvin Truong	2	1	0	6	0	24
WR Jose Scott	2	1	0	5	0	5
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	8	0	16
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	0	13	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	15	4	2	40	0	58
WR Kent Austin	15	5	0	84	2	47
WR C.J. Cook	11	3	0	42	1	46
WR Devery Henderson	4	2	1	42	1	18
RB Arnie Pearson	4	3	0	24	0	46
TE Graham King	4	3	0	38	0	31
FB Tony Brumley	3	2	0	25	0	35
RB Bryant Blakely	2	2	0	14	0	17
TE Dwight Mendez	2	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	5	16	3.20	3.27
Lionel Hutchins	2	2	1.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Blakely	1	6	6.00	6.00
Arnie Pearson	1	1	1.00	9.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	5	41	6.83	6.88

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	2	25	8.33	5.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richie Forbes	4	3	31	7.75	7.78
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	6	6.00	4.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	16	16.00	10.50
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	9	9.00	2.67
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	4	2
Richie Forbes	3	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	7	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	15	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	2	2	2
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	1
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	1
WR Jose Scott	1	0	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	0	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	5	1	1
WR Kent Austin	5	2	2
WR C.J. Cook	3	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	1
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (20,400)
End Zone 13,700 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (12,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (20,400)
End Zone	13,700 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (12,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)