Week 3, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings01000-10
New Orleans Saints6070-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:28 NOS - Burt McCalla 28 field goal
1Q: 03:54 NOS - Burt McCalla 30 field goal
2Q: 10:40 MIN - Bo Nowakowski 9 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 02:38 MIN - Kevin Matthews 21 field goal
3Q: 11:21 NOS - Phillip Newman 12 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team StatisticsMINNOS
Record1-23-0
First Downs1421
- by Rushing48
- by Passing912
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards242405
- Offensive Plays5767
- Yards per Play4.256.04
Net Rushing Yards117171
- Rushing Attempts2837
- Yards per Rush4.184.62
Net Passing Yards125234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 12 - 029 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards132240
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/71/6
- Yards per Pass Play4.317.80
Fumbles/Lost0/01/1
3rd Down Conversions4/137/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.46.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards3/186/68
Punt Returns/Yards1/41/3
Kick Returns/Yards2/403/65
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 28
Time of Possession26:0833:52

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:202:27OWN 17514Punt
13:471:46OWN 336Punt
214:534:20OWN 201180Touchdown
28:085:36OWN 201176Field Goal
20:060:06OWN 201-2Half
315:001:03OWN 203-4Punt
311:103:28OWN 28631Punt
32:471:23OWN 35415Punt
411:533:19OWN 20621Punt
46:012:32OPP 4859Punt
40:230:23OWN 20311Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:40OWN 38651Field Goal
18:535:06OWN 271260Field Goal
12:012:08OPP 4634Punt
210:332:25OWN 28519Punt
22:322:26OWN 25833Punt
313:572:47OPP 43543Touchdown
37:424:55OWN 201052Missed FG
31:244:31OWN 9728Punt
48:342:33OWN 6442Fumble
43:293:06OWN 17743Punt

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jeremy Kirk15775.131320
Bo Nowakowski9384.221710
Frankie Giles1-2-2.00-200
Mitch Fulcher100.00000
Dixon Cash100.00000
Rick Collins144.00400
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Martin Mills18603.333010
Alan Poole8384.75800
John Cortez8556.881420
Rex Dunn2115.501110
Junior Blair177.00700

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Frankie Giles28121321/7121069.3
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Alan Poole29182401/6132099.7

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dixon Cash466015.0025210
FB Clyde Uerling35206.672090
RB Jeremy Kirk111616.006160
WR Bernie Hassler1133.00030
WR Sherman Styles151515.009150
RB Bo Nowakowski1299.00091
TE Josh Harding1299.00290
RB Mitch Fulcher0100.00000
TE B.J. Dodge0100.00000
WR Butch Blackwood0100.00000
WR Rick Collins0300.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Phillip Newman587114.2040321
WR Kelvin Sandage456215.5020200
FB Rex Dunn335618.6749210
TE Mitchell Emmons22189.006120
WR Nolan Walters151010.000100
RB Martin Mills1199.00090
WR Stephen Granberry111515.004150
TE Lenny Shields14-1-1.000-10

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Carey Richardson0100
Roman Cassidy0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Alan Poole1000

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gino McDaniel725836.933.6533
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Darnell Briggs522444.828.0531

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kevin Matthews1/10/00/0211/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Burt McCalla2/30/10/0301/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Hassler144.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Timothy Hiller133.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Butch Blackwood24020.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Marc Stanton24623.00
Howie Lord11919.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Roman Cassidy630.02015
OLB Jeff Roman620.03225
S Leslie Ramthun520.02622
CB Earl Gramble500.02519
S Emmitt Caldwell430.02723
ILB Bubba Cote400.01511
DT Deion Palmer340.03427
DT Edwin Duerr310.02318
OLB Shannon McKenzie300.055
CB Todd Livesey300.02919
DE Carey Richardson211.02521
S Jorge Winkler220.01517
CB J.C. Sturm210.01713
OLB Earnest Shepherd200.01010
CB Lenny LaRiche200.01413
CB Michael Huffman120.02317
DE Mark Archer120.03223
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Duane Sterritt530.02529
CB Timothy Hiller510.01517
ILB Jose Barfield440.02118
DE Max Tank301.02124
DE Cary Clinton300.01717
ILB Dale Landolt220.0811
DT Junior Reeves210.01621
OLB Lamar Bailey210.0914
OLB Willie Rexin210.02018
DE Brent Robbins210.01917
DT Eddie Bloomer200.067
DT Johnny Rasmussen200.02219
S Marc Stanton200.01416
CB Howie Lord110.02227
CB Danny Cortez110.0118
OLB Otis Wallis100.088
CB Ty Covington010.01915

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Carey Richardson1.000121
DE Mark Archer0.010023
OLB Earnest Shepherd0.010010
DE Britt Wynn0.001116
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Max Tank1.002124
DE Brent Robbins0.020117
DE Cary Clinton0.012117
DT Johnny Rasmussen0.001019
DT Burt Tamaarkin0.00109
DT Junior Reeves0.000121

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Roman Cassidy51015
OLB Jeff Roman30025
S Emmitt Caldwell21023
S Leslie Ramthun10022
S Jorge Winkler10017
CB J.C. Sturm10013
CB Michael Huffman10017
ILB Bubba Cote10011
OLB Earnest Shepherd10010
OLB Shannon McKenzie1005
CB Lenny LaRiche10013
CB Les McFarlane0105
CB Todd Livesey01019
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Timothy Hiller21017
CB Howie Lord20027
OLB Lamar Bailey20014
OLB Otis Wallis1108
DT Eddie Bloomer1007
S Duane Sterritt10029
ILB Jose Barfield10018
DE Brent Robbins10017
ILB Dale Landolt10011
CB Bob Heath01021
CB Ty Covington01015

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Troy Branch49125023
Brent Finkes25123022
B.J. Dodge13026021
Pete Luster12026122
Donald Starks12024024
Clyde Uerling02013017
Wes Pentasuglio0108012
Marshall Burns010306
Graham Walker01023021
Moe Kleinecke0108015
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Marlon Finley28029128
Neil Delgado26034025
Joseph Sherman15033029
Curtis Olivarez12037030
Cedric Flournoy12029021
Lenny Shields12020021
Rex Dunn11019016
Mel Galiardo020802
Mitchell Emmons01121010
Alex Priestley010809

Special Teams Statistics

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Todd Livesey120
Mitch Fulcher118
Clyde Uerling113
Andrew Derlange112
Josh Harding014
Jorge Winkler013
Shannon McKenzie013
Troy Branch08
Pete Luster08
Butch Blackwood08
Graham Walker08
Mark Archer08
Brent Finkes08
Gino McDaniel08
Moe Kleinecke08
Bubba Cote07
Les McFarlane07
B.J. Dodge06
Sherman Styles06
Roman Cassidy06
Bernie Hassler05
Earnest Shepherd05
J.C. Sturm04
Kevin Matthews04
Dixon Cash04
Emmitt Caldwell04
Gary Frederick04
Carey Richardson03
Britt Wynn03
Leslie Ramthun02
Michael Huffman02
Jeremy Kirk02
Deion Palmer02
Bo Nowakowski02
Jeff Roman02
Edwin Duerr02
Earl Gramble02
Chris Roberson01
Lenny LaRiche01
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Jose Barfield211
Otis Wallis126
John Cortez021
Junior Blair014
Stephen Granberry013
Howie Lord012
Mitchell Emmons012
Rex Dunn011
Kelvin Sandage010
Timothy Hiller08
Marlon Finley08
Cedric Flournoy08
Cary Clinton08
Alex Priestley08
Cris Scott08
Burt McCalla07
Rickey Bridges07
Mel Galiardo07
Dale Landolt06
Marc Stanton06
Darnell Briggs05
Willie Rexin04
Brent Robbins04
Danny Cortez04
Duane Sterritt03
Billy Joe Beckett03
Lamar Bailey03
Ty Covington03
Bob Heath02
Junior Reeves02
Burt Tamaarkin02
Nolan Walters01
Johnny Rasmussen01
Martin Mills01
Terrell Hicks01
Donnell Pritchett01
Max Tank01
Antonio Flannery01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6233.8
Middle13564.3
Right8405.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11686.2
Middle19583.1
Right7456.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Frankie Giles28122034640
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Alan Poole29185224120

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32113.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1681016.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)82202.5
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen556112.2
Short (0-8 Yds)869111.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)167885.5
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dixon Cash64060219
WR Sherman Styles51215016
FB Clyde Uerling53020017
WR Rick Collins300009
RB Bo Nowakowski2109010
TE Josh Harding2109015
RB Jeremy Kirk11016017
WR Bernie Hassler1103016
RB Mitch Fulcher100002
TE B.J. Dodge1000021
WR Butch Blackwood101003
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Phillip Newman85071125
WR Nolan Walters51010025
WR Kelvin Sandage54162210
TE Lenny Shields411-1021
FB Rex Dunn33056216
TE Mitchell Emmons22018010
RB Martin Mills1109020
WR Stephen Granberry1101505

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jeremy Kirk144.005.13
Dixon Cash100.000.00
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alan Poole3113.674.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Frankie Giles3193.004.71
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Alan Poole41123.008.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Mitch Fulcher1000.000.00
WR Rick Collins1000.000.00
RB Bo Nowakowski1199.004.50
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Phillip Newman21126.008.88
WR Nolan Walters1000.002.00
TE Lenny Shields1000.00-0.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Bo Nowakowski20
Mitch Fulcher10
New OrleansRushesConversions
John Cortez73
Martin Mills22
Alan Poole10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Frankie Giles1044
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Alan Poole522

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Dixon Cash222
WR Sherman Styles200
FB Clyde Uerling211
WR Bernie Hassler111
RB Mitch Fulcher100
WR Butch Blackwood100
RB Bo Nowakowski100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Nolan Walters200
WR Phillip Newman211
TE Mitchell Emmons111

SectionAttendance
Stadium74,400 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck18,500 (20,400)
End Zone13,600 (14,700)
Mezzanine8,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,700)