Conference Finals, 2014

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	3	6	-	22
New Orleans Saints	3	7	3	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 NOS - Artie Farias 39 field goal
1Q: 01:12 MIN - Quentin Giles 20 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:32 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 20 field goal
2Q: 02:11 NOS - C.J. Cook 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 19 field goal
3Q: 10:50 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal
3Q: 01:07 NOS - Artie Farias 38 field goal
4Q: 13:52 NOS - Devery Henderson 31 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 04:45 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 01:39 MIN - Calvin Truong 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Richie Forbes run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 NOS - Artie Farias 39 field goal
1Q: 01:12 MIN - Quentin Giles 20 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:32 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 20 field goal
2Q: 02:11 NOS - C.J. Cook 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 19 field goal
3Q: 10:50 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal
3Q: 01:07 NOS - Artie Farias 38 field goal
4Q: 13:52 NOS - Devery Henderson 31 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 04:45 NOS - Arnie Pearson 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 01:39 MIN - Calvin Truong 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Richie Forbes run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 13-6 17-1
First Downs 25 23
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 20 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 464 371
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 7.03 5.80
Net Rushing Yards 90 126
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 3.91 4.50
Net Passing Yards 374 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 0 34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 379 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 8.70 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 5/101
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	13-6	17-1
First Downs	25	23
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	20	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	464	371
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	7.03	5.80
Net Rushing Yards	90	126
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	3.91	4.50
Net Passing Yards	374	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 0	34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	379	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	8.70	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	5/101
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:31	2:54	OWN 38	5	8	Punt
1	3:24	2:24	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	14:09	6:45	OWN 20	13	77	Field Goal
2	2:02	1:48	OWN 20	9	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:15	OWN 36	8	48	Field Goal
3	8:47	2:18	OWN 33	6	42	Missed FG
3	1:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	13:38	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	4:35	3:01	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
4	0:54	0:49	OWN 27	5	46	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:29	OWN 38	9	40	Field Goal
1	6:37	3:13	OWN 6	7	30	Punt
1	1:00	1:51	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	7:24	5:22	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	10:45	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:29	5:29	OWN 32	10	47	Field Goal
4	14:11	0:33	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
4	11:40	7:05	OWN 8	14	92	Touchdown
4	1:34	0:40	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 27	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	15	56	3.73	13	2
Bernard Branch	4	11	2.75	9	0
Lionel Hutchins	3	14	4.67	9	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	9	9.00	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Pearson	17	87	5.12	18	2
Bryant Blakely	9	42	4.67	9	0
Philip Rivers	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	42	26	379	1/5	2	46	0	107.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	34	23	254	2/9	3	40	0	119.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	6	9	138	23.00	45	46	0
TE Calvin Truong	5	7	55	11.00	13	16	1
WR Quentin Giles	5	8	83	16.60	25	21	1
WR Alvin Cortez	4	7	41	10.25	12	13	0
RB Richie Forbes	2	3	25	12.50	7	13	0
TE Grant Clinton	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Jose Scott	1	4	22	22.00	11	22	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Graham King	5	5	50	10.00	9	14	0
FB Tony Brumley	4	5	25	6.25	8	9	0
WR C.J. Cook	4	4	26	6.50	0	11	1
WR Kent Austin	3	5	39	13.00	6	18	0
WR Devery Henderson	2	4	71	35.50	13	40	1
RB Arnie Pearson	2	3	12	6.00	0	10	1
WR Irving Robasky	2	6	26	13.00	8	16	0
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Dwight Mendez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	151	50.3	51.3	57	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	4	170	42.5	38.8	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	3/4	0/1	0/0	33	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	3	15	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	-3	-1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Roosevelt Crane	1	34	34.0
Warren Pigg	1	24	24.0
Dwight Grolitzer	1	30	30.0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	4	89	22.3	0
Curtis Weber	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	10	3	0.0	27	36
S Richard Kerner	10	1	0.0	28	36
S Kirk Baum	6	3	0.0	24	33
ILB Kurt Willis	3	3	0.0	28	36
DE Brent Beeston	2	1	1.0	20	34
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	1	0.5	23	35
CB Walt Tanner	2	3	0.0	24	33
S Leslie Fields	2	1	0.0	4	10
DT Junior Siavii	2	0	0.0	10	2
CB Calvin Bauer	2	0	0.0	25	34
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	0.0	15	20
DE Randy Murray	1	2	0.5	8	2
S Mo Harvey	1	1	0.0	6	15
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	0.0	18	26
DE Hunter Meadows	1	0	0.0	8	3
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0.0	13	6
DT Cory Rose	0	1	0.0	25	35

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dennis Weathersby	7	1	0.0	20	43
S Kelvin Arntt	6	1	0.0	17	35
OLB Donovan Mussatti	5	1	0.0	11	28
CB Drew Jordan	5	0	0.0	21	42
OLB Jared Ballard	5	0	0.0	21	26
CB Antoine Pickett	5	0	0.0	15	33
ILB Courtney Watson	4	1	0.0	22	42
DE Harris Herron	3	1	0.0	20	43
S Arnie Shafer	3	0	0.0	16	33
DE Brent Compton	2	0	1.0	21	41
DT Oliver Coffey	1	4	0.0	16	22
DT Billy Joe Roberson	1	2	0.0	20	41
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	6	20
S Austin Hitchcock	0	2	0.0	6	8
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1.0	1	0	3	34
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.5	0	0	0	35
DE Randy Murray	0.5	0	0	0	2
DT Cory Rose	0.0	2	1	1	35

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Compton	1.0	0	4	1	41
DE Harris Herron	0.0	1	2	0	43
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	1	22
OLB Jared Ballard	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	5	0	36
S Kirk Baum	5	0	33
S Richard Kerner	3	0	36
CB Calvin Bauer	2	2	34
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	1	20
S Leslie Fields	2	0	10
CB Walt Tanner	1	1	33
ILB Kurt Willis	1	1	36
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	34
S Mo Harvey	1	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dennis Weathersby	5	1	43
CB Drew Jordan	4	0	42
S Kelvin Arntt	3	0	35
OLB Donovan Mussatti	3	0	28
OLB Jared Ballard	3	0	26
CB Antoine Pickett	3	0	33
S Arnie Shafer	2	0	33
ILB Courtney Watson	1	0	42
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	10
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Upshaw	2	5	15	0	29
Britt Sims	2	5	20	0	40
Damon Manning	1	4	16	0	37
Dwayne Moline	1	4	21	0	35
Howie Prior	1	1	18	0	34
Clyde Jordan	0	3	12	0	18
Bernard Branch	0	0	13	1	24

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Andersen	4	9	24	0	31
Marlon Prill	3	5	22	1	26
Donald Matthews	2	3	25	0	31
Travis Tusch	1	3	22	0	25
Leon Schroeder	1	3	24	0	34
Graham King	1	1	17	0	20
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	2	5	0	5
Ricky Tinsley	0	0	9	1	15

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	3	15
Calvin Truong	2	11
Walt Tanner	1	22
Tyrone Prosser	1	21
Bernard Branch	0	22
Grant Clinton	0	19
Roosevelt Crane	0	15
Warren Pigg	0	15
Louis Downs	0	14
Jose Scott	0	11
Leslie Fields	0	10
Antoine Stein	0	10
Donnell Wilcox	0	10
Clyde Jordan	0	7
Will Mendheim	0	7
Michael Shaw	0	7
Marc Lewis	0	7
Damon Manning	0	5
Junior Siavii	0	4
Jackie Huntley	0	4
Lionel Hutchins	0	4
Randy Murray	0	4
Dwight Grolitzer	0	4
Herman Burns	0	3
Kirk Baum	0	3
Antoine Upshaw	0	2
Brent Beeston	0	2
Calvin Bauer	0	2
Chuck Laxdal	0	2
Edgar Morrison	0	2
Cory Rose	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	2
Warren Elrifai	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
Ted O'Neill	0	2
Richie Forbes	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Devery Henderson	2	16
Bryant Blakely	2	16
Tony Brumley	1	15
Lamont Forbes	1	5
Mark Coons	0	23
Curtis Weber	0	19
Dwight Mendez	0	18
Antoine Pickett	0	17
Kelvin Arntt	0	14
C.J. Cook	0	14
Kendrick Samuels	0	13
Reggie Bailey	0	10
Graham King	0	9
Artie Farias	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	6
Larry Andersen	0	6
Ricky Tinsley	0	6
Dennis Weathersby	0	5
Courtney Watson	0	5
Billy Joe Roberson	0	4
Brent Compton	0	4
Harris Herron	0	4
Donovan Mussatti	0	4
Arnie Shafer	0	4
Horace Ogden	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	4
Drew Jordan	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	4
Tim Apold	0	3
A.J. Coffey	0	3
A.J. Sexton	0	3
Xavier Blair	0	2
Donald Matthews	0	1
Austin Hitchcock	0	1
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	9	37	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	9	48	5.3
Right	7	26	3.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	42	26	6	1	4	1	8	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	34	23	2	2	0	5	1	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	122	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	189	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	66	13.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	65	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	71	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	9	6	1	138	3	29
WR Quentin Giles	8	5	1	83	2	27
TE Calvin Truong	7	5	0	55	0	34
WR Alvin Cortez	7	4	1	41	0	27
WR Jose Scott	4	1	1	22	1	18
RB Richie Forbes	3	2	0	25	0	31
TE Grant Clinton	1	1	0	2	0	17
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	2	0	24
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	0	11	0	4

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	6	2	26	0	31
TE Graham King	5	5	50	0	20
FB Tony Brumley	5	4	25	0	19
WR Kent Austin	5	3	39	0	29
WR Devery Henderson	4	2	71	2	15
WR C.J. Cook	4	4	26	0	23
RB Arnie Pearson	3	2	12	0	29
RB Bryant Blakely	1	1	5	0	7
TE Dwight Mendez	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	2	6	3.00	3.73
Bernard Branch	1	-1	-1.00	2.75
Lionel Hutchins	1	3	3.00	4.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Blakely	2	8	4.00	4.67
Arnie Pearson	2	6	3.00	5.12

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	3	39	6.50	9.02

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	3	3	14	4.67	7.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Calvin Truong	2	1	6	3.00	7.86
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	1	13	6.50	15.33
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	20	20.00	10.38

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pearson	2	2	12	6.00	4.00
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	2	2.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	2	1
Richie Forbes	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Blakely	1	0
Arnie Pearson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Sullivan	4	2	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	1
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	1
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	1
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	0
WR C.J. Cook	2	2	2
WR Kent Austin	2	2	2
WR Devery Henderson	1	0	0
TE Graham King	1	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0

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)