Week 3, 2018

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	10	0	0	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	17	13	7	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 NOS - Tony Brumley 11 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 09:42 MIN - Bryce Perkins 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 07:07 NOS - Artie Farias 24 field goal
2Q: 14:35 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
2Q: 05:27 MIN - Arnold Gaden 3 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:44 MIN - Jose Mueller 16 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 11:33 MIN - Bryce Perkins 8 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 45 field goal
3Q: 01:24 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
4Q: 14:36 MIN - Jose Mueller 7 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 08:18 NOS - Joel Garrison 7 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 NOS - Tony Brumley 11 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 09:42 MIN - Bryce Perkins 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 07:07 NOS - Artie Farias 24 field goal
2Q: 14:35 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal
2Q: 05:27 MIN - Arnold Gaden 3 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:44 MIN - Jose Mueller 16 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 11:33 MIN - Bryce Perkins 8 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 45 field goal
3Q: 01:24 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
4Q: 14:36 MIN - Jose Mueller 7 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 08:18 NOS - Joel Garrison 7 run (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 15 27
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 11 20
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 343 435
- Offensive Plays 52 69
- Yards per Play 6.60 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 115 135
- Rushing Attempts 16 29
- Yards per Rush 7.19 4.66
Net Passing Yards 228 300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 1 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 234 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 7.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/72 3/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 6/142 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:42 36:18

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	15	27
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	11	20
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	343	435
- Offensive Plays	52	69
- Yards per Play	6.60	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	115	135
- Rushing Attempts	16	29
- Yards per Rush	7.19	4.66
Net Passing Yards	228	300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 1	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	234	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	7.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/72	3/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	6/142	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:42	36:18

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
1	9:32	2:31	OWN 20	7	73	Field Goal
1	4:26	2:07	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
2	14:28	2:35	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
2	9:28	1:10	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
2	5:19	3:19	OWN 26	6	36	Interception
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 7	1	2	Half
3	11:25	1:32	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
3	7:05	1:01	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	1:18	0:41	OWN 20	2	18	Fumble
4	14:26	2:20	OWN 34	5	22	Punt
4	10:42	2:34	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
4	5:10	1:27	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 2	2	10	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	3:31	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
1	7:01	2:35	OWN 29	5	26	Punt
1	2:19	2:51	OWN 44	6	24	Field Goal
2	11:53	2:25	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	8:18	2:59	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
2	2:00	1:22	OWN 31	4	69	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
3	9:53	2:48	OPP 49	5	21	Field Goal
3	6:04	4:46	OWN 31	10	55	Field Goal
3	0:37	1:11	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
4	12:06	1:24	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	8:08	2:58	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	3:43	2:49	OWN 36	5	9	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winfred Niklos	9	38	4.22	23	1	0
Joel Garrison	7	77	11.00	57	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dominic Henry	13	52	4.00	10	2
Randall Papadopulos	9	30	3.33	9	0
Donnell Crosland	4	14	3.50	8	0
Frankie Giles	3	39	13.00	27	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	35	19	234	1/6	1	37	1	72.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	39	26	305	1/5	5	43	0	129.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	5	12	69	13.80	13	23	0
TE Charles Cortez	4	6	66	16.50	12	23	0
WR Deron Lyle	3	5	50	16.67	14	37	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	12	6.00	7	11	1
WR Kent Austin	2	4	14	7.00	0	9	0
TE Graham King	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Holliday	6	6	81	13.50	33	20	0
TE Jose Mueller	6	8	70	11.67	9	16	2
WR Bryce Perkins	5	8	80	16.00	36	43	2
WR Bruce Clements	3	4	21	7.00	12	15	0
WR Claude Adams	2	8	14	7.00	5	7	0
RB Dominic Henry	2	2	29	14.50	11	18	0
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Jay Griffith	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Kerner	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Graham King	1	0	0	0
Duane Burgess	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Giles	1	0	0
Richard Kerner	0	1	0
Rico Cade	0	1	0
Kurt Willis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	7	300	42.9	32.1	49	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	252	50.4	39.8	63	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	13	6.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	2	23	11.5	0
Nick Blackburn	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Bellas	5	124	24.8	0
Tommy Cranwell	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	3	64	21.3	0
Dwight Grolitzer	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Duane Burgess	12	3	1.0	27	39
OLB Jared Ballard	5	4	0.0	28	40
S Tyrone Weber	5	3	0.0	28	37
CB Sammie Rutter	5	0	0.0	27	40
OLB Donovan Mussatti	4	0	0.0	16	10
DT Oliver Coffey	4	0	0.0	23	34
CB Daniel Bellas	3	0	0.0	26	36
DT A.J. Coffey	2	2	0.0	17	33
S Norm Nichols	2	1	0.0	20	35
DE Jason Mireles	1	1	0.0	26	40
DE Harris Herron	1	1	0.0	29	36
WR Irving Robasky	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	0	0.0	11	4
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.0	11	23
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
S Norm Gardner	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Renaldo Carraway	1	0	0.0	15	9
ILB Gary Thompson	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Tommy Cranwell	1	0	0.0	5	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	7	2	0.0	16	36
CB Nick Blackburn	5	0	0.0	16	36
OLB Neal Kelleher	4	1	1.0	16	36
OLB Vinny Bryant	3	0	0.0	11	21
S Gino Shields	3	0	0.0	9	21
ILB Archie O'Neal	2	2	0.0	4	6
S Richard Kerner	2	1	0.0	15	36
DT Randy Murray	2	0	0.0	14	31
S Kirk Baum	2	0	0.0	12	29
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	1	0.0	10	10
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	0.0	6	26
DT Clarence Snellings	0	2	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Duane Burgess	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Jason Mireles	0.0	1	1	0	40
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	0	2	0	33
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	1	1	34

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Neal Kelleher	1.0	0	1	1	36
DE Clay Szymanski	0.0	1	3	0	30
OLB Vinny Bryant	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Duane Burgess	8	0	39
CB Sammie Rutter	3	1	40
CB Daniel Bellas	3	0	36
S Norm Nichols	2	2	35
S Tyrone Weber	2	2	37
OLB Donovan Mussatti	2	0	10
S Austin Koch	2	0	23
OLB Jared Ballard	2	0	40
DT A.J. Coffey	1	0	33
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	34
S Norm Gardner	0	1	5

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	5	1	0	36
CB Nick Blackburn	4	1	0	36
S Gino Shields	2	1	0	21
S Richard Kerner	1	1	1	36
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	1	0	36
CB Percy Garcia	1	1	0	26
OLB Vinny Bryant	1	0	0	21
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0	31
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0	10
S Kirk Baum	1	0	0	29
ILB Archie O'Neal	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	2	5	1	16	0	34
Devin Medlock	1	4	0	13	0	26
Charles Cortez	1	1	0	13	0	22
Donald Matthews	0	2	0	14	1	30
Wesley Hickman	0	2	0	9	0	18
Tony Brumley	0	1	0	11	0	21
Henry Freeman	0	1	0	13	0	27

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	3	12	2	29	0	40
Rico Cade	1	3	0	25	0	35
Rod Erickson	1	3	0	23	0	36
Tom Swisher	1	2	0	12	1	14
Bernard Branch	1	1	0	17	0	10
Clyde Jordan	0	2	0	21	0	30
Will Mendheim	0	1	0	2	0	0
Kurt Drake	0	1	0	24	0	34
Jose Mueller	0	1	0	26	0	20

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Arnie Pearson	2	21
Gary Thompson	2	12
Norm Gardner	1	16
Austin Koch	1	15
Tony Brumley	1	9
Lance Emerson	0	21
Curtis Weber	0	18
Norm Sapia	0	18
Nathan Wannamaker	0	14
Donovan Mussatti	0	13
Daniel Bellas	0	13
Johnny Tyler	0	12
Winfred Niklos	0	11
Juan Fleck	0	10
Deron Lyle	0	9
Wesley Hickman	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	8
Devin Medlock	0	8
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	8
Artie Souza	0	7
Donald Matthews	0	5
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	5
Graham King	0	5
Artie Farias	0	5
Charles Cortez	0	5
Jamal Wallace	0	5
Jared Ballard	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	4
Tyrone Weber	0	4
Tommy Cranwell	0	4
Jason Mireles	0	3
Harris Herron	0	3
A.J. Coffey	0	3
Norm Nichols	0	3
Henry Freeman	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Irving Robasky	0	1
J.R. Fraaije	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Baum	3	17
Roman Ferrari	2	20
Neal Kelleher	2	15
Dwight Grolitzer	1	13
Donnell Crosland	0	26
Bruce Clements	0	20
Max Wedderburn	0	19
Jay Griffith	0	17
Arnold Gaden	0	16
J.C. Sturm	0	15
Gino Shields	0	14
Donnell Wilcox	0	12
Archie O'Neal	0	12
Jose Mueller	0	11
Oliver Palmer	0	9
Ralph Ingram	0	8
Will Mendheim	0	8
Tom Swisher	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	8
Chuck Laxdal	0	7
Dexter Rose	0	7
Bernard Branch	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Britt Sims	0	4
Robbie Cassidy	0	4
Austin Scott	0	3
Frankie Giles	0	3
Nick Blackburn	0	3
Randall Papadopulos	0	2
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Vinny Bryant	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Claude Adams	0	1
Frank Lyle	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	3	85	28.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	17	96	5.6
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	35	19	3	1	1	6	5	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	39	26	3	0	2	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	93	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	77	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	161	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	144	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	12	5	0	69	1	30
TE Charles Cortez	6	4	1	66	1	22
WR Deron Lyle	5	3	0	50	1	28
WR Kent Austin	4	2	0	14	0	28
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	0	12	0	21
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Winfred Niklos	2	1	0	5	0	18
TE Graham King	1	1	0	13	0	2
RB Joel Garrison	1	1	0	5	0	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryce Perkins	8	5	0	80	2	35
WR Claude Adams	8	2	1	14	0	16
TE Jose Mueller	8	6	0	70	0	20
WR Edwin Holliday	6	6	0	81	1	30
WR Bruce Clements	4	3	1	21	0	18
TE Jay Griffith	2	1	0	7	0	13
RB Dominic Henry	2	2	0	29	0	14
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	0	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	2	-2	-1.00	4.22
Joel Garrison	1	7	7.00	11.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dominic Henry	3	13	4.33	4.00
Randall Papadopulos	1	6	6.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	2	24	6.00	6.69

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	6	6	48	8.00	7.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	13	6.50	5.75
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	11	11.00	6.00
WR Deron Lyle	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	13	6.50	10.00
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	23	11.50	8.75
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Edwin Holliday	1	1	9	9.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Crosland	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	9	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	1	1
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0
WR Kent Austin	1	0	0
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	0	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Claude Adams	5	1	1
WR Bruce Clements	2	2	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
WR Edwin Holliday	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (22,100)
End Zone 15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (22,100)
End Zone	15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)