Week 3, 2024

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	0	14	7	17	-	38
Minnesota Vikings	14	6	7	14	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 MIN - B.J. Dodge 7 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 04:39 MIN - Frankie Giles 1 run (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 14:20 NOS - Alan Poole 1 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 08:51 MIN - Sherman Styles 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point failed)
2Q: 05:03 NOS - Phillip Newman 16 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 12:51 MIN - Sherman Styles 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 06:21 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 14:35 NOS - Bobby Irwin 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 08:04 NOS - Burt McCalla 33 field goal
4Q: 04:26 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 43 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 02:24 NOS - Martin Robertson 23 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 00:37 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:31 MIN - B.J. Dodge 7 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
1Q: 04:39 MIN - Frankie Giles 1 run (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 14:20 NOS - Alan Poole 1 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 08:51 MIN - Sherman Styles 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point failed)
2Q: 05:03 NOS - Phillip Newman 16 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 12:51 MIN - Sherman Styles 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 06:21 NOS - Alan Poole 2 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 14:35 NOS - Bobby Irwin 3 run (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 08:04 NOS - Burt McCalla 33 field goal
4Q: 04:26 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 43 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 02:24 NOS - Martin Robertson 23 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
4Q: 00:37 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MIN
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 25 27
- by Rushing 12 7
- by Passing 11 20
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 408 476
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 6.38 7.44
Net Rushing Yards 198 175
- Rushing Attempts 36 26
- Yards per Rush 5.50 6.73
Net Passing Yards 210 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 0 38 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 210 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.50 7.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 6/164 4/105
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:59 29:02

Team Statistics	NOS	MIN
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	25	27
- by Rushing	12	7
- by Passing	11	20
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	408	476
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	6.38	7.44
Net Rushing Yards	198	175
- Rushing Attempts	36	26
- Yards per Rush	5.50	6.73
Net Passing Yards	210	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 0	38 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	210	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.50	7.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	6/164	4/105
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:59	29:02

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	6	39	Downs
1	8:23	1:27	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
1	4:31	1:46	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
1	1:13	2:04	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
2	8:42	3:49	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
2	1:29	1:27	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
3	12:43	6:35	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
3	5:02	1:33	OPP 32	3	9	Missed FG
3	1:52	2:27	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	13:10	5:12	OWN 35	10	49	Field Goal
4	4:04	1:51	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 34	5	5	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	4:02	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
1	6:56	2:25	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	2:45	1:32	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
2	14:09	5:27	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	4:53	3:24	OWN 36	8	17	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 41	1	21	Half
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	6:08	1:06	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	3:29	1:37	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
4	14:25	1:15	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	7:58	3:54	OWN 17	6	83	Touchdown
4	2:13	1:43	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	23	109	4.74	19	5	1
Dwight Wright	9	74	8.22	23	3	0
Alan Poole	3	7	2.33	4	0	2
Rex Dunn	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mitch Fulcher	19	163	8.58	43	5	1
Terry Diaz	4	1	0.25	4	0	0
Frankie Giles	3	11	3.67	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	28	14	210	0/0	2	28	0	98.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	38	25	301	0/0	4	45	1	114.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	6	11	102	17.00	29	28	1
TE Earl Fiume	2	2	18	9.00	8	10	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	7	36	18.00	2	25	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	23	23.00	14	23	1
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sherman Styles	6	9	64	10.67	25	19	2
WR Bernie Hassler	5	7	92	18.40	16	37	0
WR Quentin Giles	4	8	73	18.25	23	45	0
TE B.J. Dodge	4	4	47	11.75	8	16	1
RB Terry Diaz	3	3	12	4.00	3	9	0
TE Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Grady Roberson	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
TE Roman Ferrari	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jorge Cloude	1	3	3.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Timothy Hiller	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Butch Blackwood	1	0	0	0
Roman Ferrari	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	3	140	46.7	39.3	54	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	4	142	35.5	32.0	46	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	5/5

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/6

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	14	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	6	164	27.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	4	105	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	8	1	25	35
ILB Jose Barfield	6	0	22	26
ILB Earl Moulton	5	0	10	11
OLB Duane Burgess	3	1	23	30
DE Brent Robbins	3	1	17	19
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	20	16
OLB Willie Rexin	3	0	17	29
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	10	20
CB Howie Lord	2	2	20	28
CB David Evans	2	1	16	28
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	9	9
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	9	10
S Bryant Hickman	1	2	13	9
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	13	30
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	18	21

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nolan Money	6	2	0.0	24	18
DT Deion Palmer	5	1	0.0	21	9
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	1	0.0	18	17
S Jose Turner	4	0	0.0	36	26
S Harry Hines	4	0	0.0	23	18
DT Bucky Bullock	3	1	0.0	14	14
CB Edwin Forbes	3	1	0.0	14	14
DE Dave Patterson	3	0	0.0	20	16
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	2	0.0	13	6
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	2	0.0	14	9
DT J.R. Packer	2	0	0.0	26	24
OLB Ty Rivers	2	0	0.0	23	20
DT Tyrone Sawyers	1	3	0.0	19	14
OLB Archie Burton	1	2	0.0	17	10
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0.0	24	19
CB Nick Blackburn	1	0	0.0	28	21
DE Britt Wynn	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Mark Archer	0	2	0.0	31	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Duane Burgess	2	30
DE Brent Robbins	2	19
DE Eddie Bloomer	1	29
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	20

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.R. Packer	1	2	1	24
DE Britt Wynn	0	1	0	9
DE Mark Archer	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	4	0	0	35
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	0	21
CB Timothy Hiller	3	0	0	20
OLB Otis Wallis	3	0	0	9
OLB Willie Rexin	2	2	0	29
ILB Jose Barfield	2	1	0	26
CB Howie Lord	2	0	0	28
S Jorge Cloude	1	1	1	30
S Bryant Hickman	1	0	0	9
CB David Evans	1	0	0	28
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	11
DE Cary Clinton	1	0	0	10
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Nolan Money	3	0	18
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	0	9
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	21
CB Edwin Forbes	2	0	14
OLB Ty Rivers	1	1	20
S Harry Hines	1	1	18
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	19
DT Deion Palmer	1	0	9
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	0	17
S Jose Turner	0	2	26

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
D.J. Matthews	5	5	31	23
Neil Delgado	2	9	32	26
Cedric Flournoy	2	6	27	21
Marlon Finley	2	3	29	26
Larry Andersen	2	2	9	7
Curtis Olivarez	1	3	36	28
Mitch Crutchfield	1	1	9	7
Mel Galiardo	1	1	7	2
Mitchell Emmons	0	2	29	17
Rex Dunn	0	1	26	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Donald Starks	3	4	25	35
Kurt Drake	3	3	21	29
Britt Sims	2	6	25	37
Rod Erickson	2	4	25	34
Marshall Burns	0	4	23	34
Kris Arnold	0	2	10	16

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Fiume	2	18
Timothy Hiller	1	24
Otis Wallis	1	20
Junior Blair	1	17
Marlon Finley	1	5
Dwight Wright	0	23
Shane Love	0	19
Tyrus Humphrey	0	18
Sean Ackerman	0	14
Bryant Hickman	0	14
Mitchell Emmons	0	12
Burt McCalla	0	9
Bobby Irwin	0	7
Earl Moulton	0	6
Martin Robertson	0	6
Wesley Hickman	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	5
Mitch Crutchfield	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Cary Clinton	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	3
Nate Serban	0	2
Billy Joe Beckett	0	2
Rex Dunn	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1
Nolan Walters	0	1
Junior Reeves	0	1
Lamar Bailey	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Jose Barfield	0	1
Brent Robbins	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	6	10
Harry Hines	2	11
Terry Diaz	0	21
Ty Rivers	0	19
Roman Ferrari	0	18
Nick Blackburn	0	18
Billy Joe Carmazzi	0	18
Emmitt Caldwell	0	18
Butch Blackwood	0	17
Grady Roberson	0	15
Edwin Forbes	0	15
Nolan Money	0	10
Lorenzo Lynch	0	7
Jose Reed	0	7
Rick Collins	0	7
Kurt Drake	0	4
Troy Branch	0	4
Pete Luster	0	4
Tyrone Sawyers	0	4
Jeff Tosheff	0	4
Kris Arnold	0	3
Deion Palmer	0	3
Britt Wynn	0	3
Jose Turner	0	2
J.R. Packer	0	2
Mark Archer	0	2
Dave Patterson	0	1
Rod Erickson	0	1
Ricardo Compton	0	1
Max Wedderburn	0	1
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Michael Huffman	0	1
Bucky Bullock	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	34	4.9
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	14	117	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	8	91	11.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	28	14	4	1	4	4	4	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	38	25	2	0	2	4	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	36	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	61	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	67	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	46	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	82	27.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	11	6	3	102	2	23
WR Nolan Walters	7	2	0	36	1	21
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	1	1	7	0	8
TE Earl Fiume	2	2	0	18	0	17
RB Bobby Irwin	2	1	0	15	0	16
WR Martin Robertson	1	1	0	23	1	3
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	0	9	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sherman Styles	9	6	0	64	0	23
WR Quentin Giles	8	4	1	73	1	22
WR Bernie Hassler	7	5	0	92	1	25
TE B.J. Dodge	4	4	0	47	0	22
RB Terry Diaz	3	3	0	12	0	14
WR Grady Roberson	2	1	1	-1	0	8
WR Dixon Cash	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	0	8	0	13
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	0	6	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	4	7	1.75	4.74
Alan Poole	2	3	1.50	2.33
Dwight Wright	2	14	7.00	8.22

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mitch Fulcher	2	2	1.00	8.58
Frankie Giles	1	1	1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	2	25	12.50	7.50

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	7	6	53	7.57	7.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	16	16.00	9.27
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	10	5.00	9.13
WR Sherman Styles	2	2	21	10.50	7.11
RB Terry Diaz	1	1	9	9.00	4.00
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	7	7.00	11.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	6	2
Dwight Wright	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	4	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	2	1	0
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	2
WR Sherman Styles	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0
TE Lorenzo Lynch	1	1	1
RB Terry Diaz	1	1	1
TE B.J. Dodge	1	1	1
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,700 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (24,800)
End Zone 17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,700 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (24,800)
End Zone	17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)