Week 3, 2021

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	6	10	10	-	26
New Orleans Saints	7	3	3	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 NOS - Bobby Irwin 2 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - J.R. Marston 50 field goal
2Q: 09:19 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 27 field goal
2Q: 02:29 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 44 field goal
3Q: 10:36 MIN - Quentin Giles 5 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 05:18 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal
3Q: 02:30 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 44 field goal
4Q: 12:37 NOS - Bryant Hickman recovered blocked punt in end zone (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 07:44 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 42 field goal
4Q: 02:56 NOS - J.R. Marston 39 field goal
4Q: 01:20 MIN - Joey Webb 2 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 NOS - Bobby Irwin 2 run (J.R. Marston extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NOS - J.R. Marston 50 field goal
2Q: 09:19 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 27 field goal
2Q: 02:29 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 44 field goal
3Q: 10:36 MIN - Quentin Giles 5 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 05:18 NOS - J.R. Marston 36 field goal
3Q: 02:30 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 44 field goal
4Q: 12:37 NOS - Bryant Hickman recovered blocked punt in end zone (J.R. Marston extra point)
4Q: 07:44 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 42 field goal
4Q: 02:56 NOS - J.R. Marston 39 field goal
4Q: 01:20 MIN - Joey Webb 2 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 332 295
- Offensive Plays 68 50
- Yards per Play 4.88 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 159 110
- Rushing Attempts 31 29
- Yards per Rush 5.13 3.79
Net Passing Yards 173 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 16 - 1 21 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 191 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.68 8.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/49 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 5/106
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:10 27:50

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	332	295
- Offensive Plays	68	50
- Yards per Play	4.88	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	159	110
- Rushing Attempts	31	29
- Yards per Rush	5.13	3.79
Net Passing Yards	173	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 16 - 1	21 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	191	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.68	8.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/49	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	5/106
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:10	27:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	2:05	OWN 37	4	17	Interception
1	8:00	1:02	OWN 9	3	-8	Punt
1	4:41	1:55	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
2	14:53	5:40	OWN 15	11	75	Field Goal
2	6:35	4:13	OWN 30	9	43	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:34	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
3	5:11	1:07	OWN 36	3	-6	Punt
3	4:04	1:42	OPP 21	3	-6	Field Goal
4	14:00	1:36	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	12:24	4:46	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
4	2:51	1:41	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 39	3	11	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:55	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	10:00	2:00	OWN 44	5	13	Punt
1	6:58	2:17	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
1	2:46	2:53	OWN 43	5	24	Field Goal
2	9:13	2:38	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
2	2:22	1:50	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	10:26	5:15	OWN 23	10	58	Field Goal
3	2:22	3:22	OWN 19	6	25	Punt
4	7:38	4:47	OWN 26	7	52	Field Goal
4	1:10	0:15	OWN 27	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: A.J. Neiderer, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dominic Henry	18	112	6.22	34	3
Levon Neri	9	36	4.00	14	2
Frankie Giles	4	11	2.75	7	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	15	60	4.00	17	2	1
Daniel McCarthy	10	49	4.90	14	1	0
Leo Sweeney	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0
Graham King	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Joel Garrison	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	34	16	191	3/18	2	38	1	72.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dawson	21	12	185	0/0	0	28	1	66.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	6	11	103	17.17	40	38	0
TE Jose Mueller	4	8	45	11.25	24	23	0
WR Joey Webb	3	4	24	8.00	12	16	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	8	16	8.00	0	11	1
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Bryce Perkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Charles Cortez	4	8	48	12.00	0	23
WR Phillip Newman	3	5	49	16.33	13	24
WR Irving Robasky	2	3	34	17.00	13	24
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	2	26	13.00	0	21
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	28	28.00	9	28
TE Graham King	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Deron Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jim Abrams	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Timothy Hiller	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dominic Henry	1	0	0
Max Wedderburn	0	1	1
Britt Sims	0	1	0
Kurt Willis	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Irwin	1	0	0	0
Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	0
Wesley Hickman	0	1	0	0
Nate Serban	0	0	1	0
Bryant Hickman	0	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	122	30.5	31.0	47	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	5	187	37.4	34.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	4/4	3/3	0/0	44	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	2	13	6.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	4	90	22.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	3	68	22.7	0
Roderick Hanson	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	7	2	0.0	29	21
ILB Kurt Willis	6	4	0.0	29	18
CB Nick Blackburn	4	1	0.0	27	20
DE Jared Gardner	4	0	0.0	22	12
OLB Ricardo Compton	3	0	0.0	18	11
CB J.C. Sturm	3	0	0.0	18	9
S Jim Abrams	2	0	0.0	10	10
DT Clarence Snellings	2	0	0.0	14	10
OLB Kris Gough	2	0	0.0	22	15
DE Teddy Davison	2	0	0.0	22	19
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0.0	21	17
DT Randy Murray	1	2	0.0	18	13
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Max Wedderburn	1	0	0.0	10	4
CB Marcus Bernstein	1	0	0.0	8	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	7	1	0.0	17	16
DE Orlando Murray	4	1	2.0	25	27
S Duane Sterritt	4	3	0.0	28	36
S Bryant Hickman	4	1	0.0	25	28
OLB Duane Burgess	4	0	0.0	30	35
ILB Corey Logan	3	1	0.0	10	10
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0.0	20	26
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	3	0	0.0	25	28
CB Shane Rhodes	2	3	0.0	19	31
DT Oliver Coffey	2	0	0.0	17	22
ILB Earl Moulton	2	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	0.0	14	13
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	1.0	18	20
CB Bob Heath	1	1	0.0	28	27
DE Nate Serban	1	1	0.0	19	18
TE Charles Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0	13
DE Jared Gardner	0	1	1	12
OLB Kris Gough	0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orlando Murray	2.0	0	1	0	27
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	1	0	0	20
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	2	0	22
DE Nate Serban	0.0	0	2	0	18
DE Sammy Kolodzik	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Eddie Bloomer	0.0	0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jose Turner	2	1	0	21
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	0	20
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0	17
S Jim Abrams	1	0	1	10
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	0	18
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0	11
OLB Kris Gough	1	0	0	15
OLB Max Wedderburn	1	0	0	4
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0	9
S Harry Hines	0	1	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	0	16
CB Bob Heath	2	1	0	27
S Duane Sterritt	2	1	0	36
S Bryant Hickman	2	0	0	28
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	0	0	10
CB Sammie Rutter	1	1	0	26
ILB Wally Kaczmarek	1	1	0	28
DE Orlando Murray	1	0	0	27
ILB Corey Logan	1	0	0	10
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	10
CB Timothy Hiller	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clarence Cassidy	3	3	0	10	1	14
Britt Sims	2	8	1	31	1	36
Cory Russell	2	3	1	26	0	26
Moe Adderly	1	4	0	24	0	30
Rod Erickson	1	3	0	27	1	29
Jose Mueller	1	2	0	28	0	34
Curtis Farley	0	2	0	6	0	8
Kurt Drake	0	2	0	26	0	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Larry Andersen	3	6	1	24	14
Leon Schroeder	3	5	0	25	20
Travis Tusch	1	4	0	7	3
Devin Medlock	1	2	0	15	10
Jimmy Lumpkin	1	1	0	6	3
D.J. Matthews	1	1	0	4	1
Neil Delgado	0	5	0	25	20
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	3	0	22	18
Wesley Hickman	0	2	0	17	16

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	2	22
Harry Hines	2	14
Craig Bennetts	1	20
Joey Webb	1	17
Levon Neri	0	22
Bryce Perkins	0	21
Jose Mueller	0	19
Marcus Bernstein	0	14
Trent Dawson	0	13
Brad Jeffries	0	12
A.J. Neiderer	0	11
Roman Ferrari	0	10
Austin Scott	0	9
Frank Schueler	0	9
Curtis Farley	0	8
Scott Hastings	0	8
Clarence Cassidy	0	8
Nick Blackburn	0	8
Archie O'Neal	0	7
Britt Sims	0	6
Michael Huffman	0	6
Kurt Willis	0	5
Winfred Dalton	0	5
J.C. Sturm	0	5
Herman Burns	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Kris Gough	0	4
Kirk Hammond	0	4
Donald Starks	0	4
Jared Gardner	0	3
Clarence Snellings	0	3
J.B. Winkler	0	3
Jose Turner	0	3
Teddy Davison	0	3
Jim Abrams	0	2
Randy Murray	0	1
Quentin Giles	0	1
Ricardo Compton	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Bridges	3	17
Wally Kaczmarek	2	15
Bobby Irwin	1	13
Joel Garrison	0	25
Graham King	0	20
Roderick Hanson	0	17
Timothy Hiller	0	17
Dwayne Gelbart	0	16
Corey Logan	0	13
Leo Sweeney	0	12
Sammie Rutter	0	11
Bob Heath	0	11
Willie Rexin	0	10
Charles Cortez	0	9
J.R. Marston	0	9
Orlando Murray	0	8
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	8
Devin Medlock	0	8
Bryant Hickman	0	8
Travis Tusch	0	7
Earl Moulton	0	7
Larry Andersen	0	6
Deron Lyle	0	6
Duane Burgess	0	5
Darrell Shepherd	0	5
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
D.J. Matthews	0	4
Nate Serban	0	4
Duane Sterritt	0	4
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Jake Harry	0	3
J.R. Fraaije	0	3
Shane Rhodes	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	2
Leon Schroeder	0	1
Sammy Kolodzik	0	1
Eddie Bloomer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	102	8.5
Middle	11	47	4.3
Right	6	12	2.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	54	4.5
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	10	33	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	34	16	2	1	5	4	6	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dawson	21	12	7	1	2	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	116	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	75	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	23	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	92	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	11	6	1	103	1	32
WR Quentin Giles	8	2	1	16	0	24
TE Jose Mueller	8	4	1	45	1	34
WR Joey Webb	4	3	1	24	0	7
WR Bryce Perkins	2	0	1	0	0	16
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	0	3	0	22

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Charles Cortez	8	4	1	48	2	21
WR Phillip Newman	5	3	0	49	2	18
WR Irving Robasky	3	2	0	34	1	11
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	2	0	26	1	3
TE Graham King	1	0	1	0	0	7
WR Deron Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	0	28	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Neri	1	14	14.00	4.00
Dominic Henry	1	7	7.00	6.22

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	2	19	9.50	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	10	4	21	2.10	5.62

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dawson	2	1	10	5.00	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	4	2	16	4.00	2.00
WR Bernie Hassler	3	0	0	0.00	9.36
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Joey Webb	1	1	2	2.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	10	10.00	11.33
TE Graham King	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Garrison	1	0
Bobby Irwin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	13	5	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dawson	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Mueller	5	2	2
WR Bernie Hassler	4	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	3	0	0
WR Joey Webb	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	2	1	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	0	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	2	1
TE Graham King	1	0	0
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (20,400)
End Zone 14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (20,400)
End Zone	14,000 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,700)