Conference Semifinals, 2022

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	14	10	14	3	-	41
New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 MIN - Jose Mueller 39 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 04:10 NOS - J.R. Marston 39 field goal
1Q: 00:58 MIN - Bryce Perkins 23 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 11:32 MIN - Bernie Hassler 67 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 00:26 MIN - Gary McCarthy 21 field goal
3Q: 14:55 MIN - Bryce Perkins 24 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 08:53 MIN - Nick Blackburn 17 fumble return (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 14:24 MIN - Gary McCarthy 25 field goal
4Q: 07:12 NOS - Bobby Irwin 14 run (J.R. Marston extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 MIN - Jose Mueller 39 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 04:10 NOS - J.R. Marston 39 field goal
1Q: 00:58 MIN - Bryce Perkins 23 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 11:32 MIN - Bernie Hassler 67 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 00:26 MIN - Gary McCarthy 21 field goal
3Q: 14:55 MIN - Bryce Perkins 24 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 08:53 MIN - Nick Blackburn 17 fumble return (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 14:24 MIN - Gary McCarthy 25 field goal
4Q: 07:12 NOS - Bobby Irwin 14 run (J.R. Marston extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 14-4 13-4
First Downs 20 9
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 15 3
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 439 187
- Offensive Plays 62 60
- Yards per Play 7.08 3.12
Net Rushing Yards 84 103
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 2.80 3.43
Net Passing Yards 355 84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 1 27 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 360 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 11.09 2.80
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/38 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 7/47 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 7/142
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	14-4	13-4
First Downs	20	9
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	15	3
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	439	187
- Offensive Plays	62	60
- Yards per Play	7.08	3.12
Net Rushing Yards	84	103
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	2.80	3.43
Net Passing Yards	355	84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 1	27 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	360	106
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	11.09	2.80
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/38	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	7/47	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	7/142
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:09	28:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	9:22	0:54	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
1	4:04	3:20	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	13:47	2:31	OWN 8	5	92	Touchdown
2	8:58	3:32	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	3:05	2:47	OWN 23	9	73	Field Goal
3	14:55	0:16	OPP 24	1	24	Touchdown
3	11:49	2:41	OPP 49	5	38	Fumble
3	5:13	1:00	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
3	3:36	4:17	OWN 48	8	44	Field Goal
4	12:02	1:38	OWN 44	4	21	Fumble
4	9:18	0:43	OWN 18	3	-2	Interception
4	7:06	2:54	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 43	5	20	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	3:40	OWN 41	7	22	Downs
1	8:28	1:39	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	6:49	2:45	OPP 34	6	12	Field Goal
1	0:44	1:57	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	11:16	2:18	OWN 24	4	35	Punt
2	5:26	2:21	OWN 34	8	21	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 28	1	-1	Half
3	14:39	2:50	OWN 33	3	-11	Punt
3	9:08	0:29	OWN 23	3	-6	Fumble
3	8:39	3:26	OWN 33	4	15	Punt
3	4:13	0:37	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
4	14:19	2:17	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
4	10:24	1:06	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
4	8:35	1:29	OPP 34	4	34	Touchdown
4	4:12	2:28	OWN 27	5	37	Missed FG

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dominic Henry	18	52	2.89	12	2
Levon Neri	10	30	3.00	10	1
Frankie Giles	2	2	1.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	18	66	3.67	14	2	1
Alan Poole	7	32	4.57	8	0	0
Joel Garrison	3	4	1.33	2	0	0
Leo Sweeney	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Shane Love	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	31	23	360	1/5	4	67	1	138.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	24	9	76	3/22	0	28	0	46.5
Gerald Meeber	3	1	30	0/0	0	30	0	71.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryce Perkins	5	5	92	18.40	40	24	2
TE Jose Mueller	5	6	70	14.00	35	39	1
WR Quentin Giles	4	5	60	15.00	24	27	0
WR Bernie Hassler	4	7	102	25.50	46	67	1
RB Levon Neri	3	3	21	7.00	0	15	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Joey Webb	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Dominic Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Shane Love	4	9	31	7.75	2	14
TE Charles Cortez	2	4	8	4.00	0	5
WR Nolan Walters	2	4	34	17.00	13	28
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
WR Martin Robertson	1	3	30	30.00	3	30
RB Joel Garrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Leo Sweeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Duane Sterritt	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nick Blackburn	1	2	0	1
Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0
Levon Neri	1	0	0	0
Jose Turner	0	0	1	0
Jose Mueller	0	0	1	0
Teddy Davison	0	0	1	0
Terrance Fullerton	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Poole	3	0	0
Bobby Irwin	1	1	0
Kurt Willis	0	1	1
Rickey Bridges	0	1	1
Larry Andersen	0	1	0
Leo Sweeney	0	1	0
Johnny Tyler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Delgadillo	4	191	47.8	43.3	69	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	9	398	44.2	36.8	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	5/5

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Marston	1/2	0/1	0/1	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	4	18	4.5	0
Nick Blackburn	3	29	9.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Benson	2	20	10.0	0
Timothy Hiller	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	2	53	26.5	0
Austin Scott	1	19	19.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg
Bobby Irwin	5	108	21.6
Todd Benson	1	17	17.0
Roderick Hanson	1	17	17.0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Max Wedderburn	5	0	0.0	24	28
DE Teddy Davison	4	0	2.0	20	23
S Jose Turner	4	4	0.0	30	30
CB Doug Wright	4	0	0.0	10	19
ILB Nolan Money	4	0	0.0	22	19
DT Terrance Fullerton	3	1	1.0	23	29
DT Deion Palmer	2	2	0.0	17	7
DE Dave Patterson	2	1	0.0	19	13
OLB Brad Jeffries	2	0	0.0	13	4
S Jim Abrams	2	0	0.0	21	21
ILB Corey Logan	2	0	0.0	4	9
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0.0	21	25
DE Carey Richardson	2	0	0.0	24	25
CB Nick Blackburn	1	2	0.0	27	27
S Trent Dawson	1	1	0.0	11	17
S Austin Scott	1	1	0.0	2	3
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	1	0.0	9	4
DT Glenn Tate	1	1	0.0	8	6
QB Frankie Giles	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	6	1	0.0	24	25
S Duane Sterritt	5	4	0.0	26	28
ILB Earl Moulton	5	0	0.0	12	14
S Jake Harry	4	1	0.0	16	18
CB Sammie Rutter	4	0	0.0	22	21
OLB Lamar Bailey	3	0	1.0	22	25
OLB Duane Burgess	3	3	0.0	20	22
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	0.0	4	5
S Bryant Hickman	2	1	0.0	15	17
DE Eddie Bloomer	2	1	0.0	13	13
DT Junior Reeves	2	0	0.0	19	15
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	0.0	25	24
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	0.0	10	8
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	0.0	15	22
DE Sammy Kolodzik	1	0	0.0	15	10
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0.0	14	20
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0.0	12	9
CB Timothy Dennis	0	1	0.0	15	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Teddy Davison	2.0	1	1	23
DT Terrance Fullerton	1.0	0	0	29
DE Carey Richardson	0.0	2	2	25
DE Dave Patterson	0.0	0	2	13
ILB Nolan Money	0.0	0	1	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Bailey	1.0	0	0	1	25
DE Orlando Murray	0.0	1	1	1	6
DE Nate Serban	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jim Abrams	2	1	21
CB Doug Wright	2	0	19
S Jose Turner	2	0	30
CB Nick Blackburn	1	2	27
OLB Max Wedderburn	1	1	28
DE Teddy Davison	1	0	23
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	25
S Trent Dawson	0	1	17

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Duane Burgess	4	0	0	22
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0	21
S Bryant Hickman	3	0	0	17
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	0	25
S Jake Harry	2	0	0	18
S Rickey Bridges	2	0	0	8
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	1	28
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	14
CB Bob Heath	1	0	0	20
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	25
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	24
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	0	0	17
ILB Jose Barfield	1	0	0	9
CB Timothy Dennis	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	3	8	1	27	0	29
Moe Adderly	1	5	0	26	0	24
Jose Mueller	1	2	0	23	0	29
Cory Russell	1	2	0	11	0	12
Donald Starks	0	6	0	26	0	28
Kurt Drake	0	3	0	22	1	26
Marshall Burns	0	2	0	28	0	28

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	1	3	24	1	25
Joseph Sherman	1	3	24	1	24
Leon Schroeder	1	3	22	0	23
Larry Andersen	1	3	20	0	27
Wesley Hickman	1	2	10	0	7
Charles Cortez	1	2	20	0	17
Johnny Tyler	1	2	22	0	18
Devin Medlock	0	2	19	0	12
Leo Sweeney	0	2	19	0	20
D.J. Matthews	0	2	24	0	26
Mitch Crutchfield	0	0	7	1	6

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Blackburn	4	19
Jose Mueller	1	15
Lewis Gredzinski	1	14
Max Wedderburn	1	13
Nolan Money	1	9
Cory Russell	1	6
Corey Logan	1	5
Levon Neri	0	25
Bryce Perkins	0	19
Brad Jeffries	0	18
Michael Huffman	0	18
Doug Wright	0	13
Joey Webb	0	13
Trent Dawson	0	12
Roman Ferrari	0	12
Gary McCarthy	0	10
Perry Wilkerson	0	10
Moe Adderly	0	6
Rod Erickson	0	6
Ricardo Compton	0	6
Deion Palmer	0	6
Hunter Parrish	0	6
Marlon Delgadillo	0	6
Austin Scott	0	4
Bernie Hassler	0	4
Terrance Fullerton	0	4
Marshall Burns	0	4
Carey Richardson	0	4
Jose Turner	0	3
J.C. Sturm	0	3
Tony Petitgout	0	3
Frank Schueler	0	3
Jim Abrams	0	2
Kurt Drake	0	2
Roger Farr	0	2
Teddy Davison	0	2
Kris Gough	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Garrison	4	26
Charles Cortez	1	21
Rickey Bridges	1	16
Otis Wallis	1	16
Johnny Tyler	1	15
Leo Sweeney	1	14
Devin Medlock	1	11
Todd Benson	0	15
Roderick Hanson	0	15
Willie Rexin	0	14
Bobby Irwin	0	12
Larry Andersen	0	11
Bob Heath	0	11
Mitch Crutchfield	0	11
Wesley Hickman	0	10
Dwayne Gelbart	0	9
Darrell Shepherd	0	9
Jose Barfield	0	9
Timothy Dennis	0	8
Oliver Coffey	0	6
Marlon Finley	0	6
J.R. Marston	0	5
Eddie Bloomer	0	4
Nate Serban	0	4
Sammie Rutter	0	3
Bryant Hickman	0	3
Earl Moulton	0	3
Timothy Hiller	0	3
Orlando Murray	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
J.R. Fraaije	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	2
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Martin Robertson	0	2
Lamar Bailey	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Leon Schroeder	0	1
Jake Harry	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	7	18	2.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	11	53	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	31	23	7	0	3	1	2	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	24	9	1	2	1	4	5	0	0
Gerald Meeber	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	123	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	170	18.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	67	33.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	29	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	2	42	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	30	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	7	4	0	102	1	26
TE Jose Mueller	6	5	1	70	1	29
WR Bryce Perkins	5	5	0	92	3	18
WR Quentin Giles	5	4	0	60	2	19
RB Levon Neri	3	3	0	21	0	22
TE Roman Ferrari	2	1	1	8	0	20
WR Joey Webb	2	1	0	7	0	6
RB Dominic Henry	1	0	1	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shane Love	9	4	0	31	0	20
WR Dwayne Gelbart	5	1	0	3	0	14
TE Charles Cortez	4	2	0	8	0	17
WR Nolan Walters	4	2	0	34	1	22
WR Martin Robertson	3	1	1	30	1	6
RB Joel Garrison	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Leo Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	1	4	4.00	1.00
Levon Neri	1	5	5.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	1	14	14.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	4	2	10	2.50	11.61

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Levon Neri	1	1	0	0.00	7.00
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	10	10.00	11.67
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Joey Webb	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwayne Gelbart	1	0	0	0.00	0.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Neri	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	5	3
Alan Poole	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	11	8	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	3	1
Gerald Meeber	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Levon Neri	3	3	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	0
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	0
WR Joey Webb	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Love	4	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	0
WR Dwayne Gelbart	2	0	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,200 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)