Wild Card Playoff Games, 2035

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	3	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:20 NOS - Bernard Richard 25 field goal
2Q: 03:08 NOS - Tommy Patton 32 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 11:02 MIN - Johnnie Bergstrom 36 field goal
4Q: 08:55 NOS - Bernard Richard 35 field goal
4Q: 06:43 NOS - R.J. Braddock 59 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:20 NOS - Bernard Richard 25 field goal
2Q: 03:08 NOS - Tommy Patton 32 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 11:02 MIN - Johnnie Bergstrom 36 field goal
4Q: 08:55 NOS - Bernard Richard 35 field goal
4Q: 06:43 NOS - R.J. Braddock 59 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 195 328
- Offensive Plays 73 60
- Yards per Play 2.67 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 50 148
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 2.78 4.23
Net Passing Yards 145 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 19 - 1 22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 157 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 2.64 7.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/18 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 6/44
Kick Returns/Yards 2/63 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/59
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:46 33:14

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	195	328
- Offensive Plays	73	60
- Yards per Play	2.67	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	50	148
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	2.78	4.23
Net Passing Yards	145	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 19 - 1	22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	157	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	2.64	7.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/18	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	6/44
Kick Returns/Yards	2/63	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/59
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:46	33:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	2:42	OWN 1	5	25	Punt
1	3:15	3:25	OWN 20	10	9	Punt
2	9:54	3:24	OWN 2	6	28	Punt
2	2:36	1:48	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
3	12:56	2:01	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal
3	7:41	5:13	OWN 19	12	62	Missed FG
3	0:49	0:42	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	13:11	1:02	OWN 44	3	-2	Punt
4	8:47	2:15	OWN 20	6	30	Interception
4	6:32	1:34	OWN 20	9	18	Downs
4	2:38	1:33	OWN 37	7	8	Downs
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
1	8:21	5:06	OWN 40	8	52	Field Goal
2	14:50	4:56	OWN 18	8	33	Punt
2	6:30	3:54	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 28	5	43	Half
3	10:55	3:14	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	2:28	1:39	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
3	0:07	1:56	OPP 46	3	9	Missed FG
4	12:09	3:22	OWN 26	7	56	Field Goal
4	4:58	2:20	OPP 38	3	8	Missed FG
4	1:05	0:35	OPP 45	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Max Tank, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Matt Woodard	13	42	3.23	14	2
Mo Scanlon	4	-3	-0.75	1	0
Albert Prior	1	11	11.00	11	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	18	86	4.78	17	2
Alejandro Harper	10	27	2.70	9	0
Bryan Harding	5	26	5.20	10	1
Rex Dunn	2	9	4.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Prior	43	19	157	1/2	0	18	1	44.4
Troy Andrews	9	0	0	2/10	0	0	0	39.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	22	18	200	3/20	1	32	0	119.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leslie Rice	5	12	45	9.00	7	13
WR Wally Blanchard	4	11	39	9.75	6	17
RB Matt Woodard	4	6	30	7.50	22	16
RB Mo Scanlon	4	7	16	4.00	13	13
FB Harris Savoie	1	1	18	18.00	17	18
TE Percy Broussard	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Jeff Diano	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brian Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Pete Shepherd	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rusty Humphrey	0	9	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Patton	8	9	117	14.63	32	32	1
WR Preston Stevenson	6	8	31	5.17	3	14	0
TE Joe Raymond	4	4	52	13.00	5	25	0
RB Jeffrey Cote	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S R.J. Braddock	1	59	59.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Percy Broussard	1	0	0
Joe Hughes	0	1	1
Harris Savoie	0	1	0
Matt Woodard	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Preston Stevenson	2	0	0
Rodney Whalen	0	1	0
Bubba Reese	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Luster	7	319	45.6	39.3	57	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	5	234	46.8	43.4	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnnie Bergstrom	1/2	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/4	0/2	0/1	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	1	-3	-3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	6	44	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	2	63	31.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerald Terry	10	4	1.0	34	25
S Ike Sutton	8	5	0.0	29	25
OLB Everett Knight	7	0	0.0	34	23
CB Erik Irizarry	4	2	0.0	31	25
CB Max Tautuaa	4	1	0.0	25	16
OLB Melvin Armstrong	3	0	2.0	29	22
OLB Tommy Hutchins	3	0	0.0	7	2
DT Terrance Ziadie	2	2	0.0	15	18
DE Thurman Sheff	2	1	0.0	24	17
DT Phil Carpenter	2	1	0.0	15	6
S Adrian Hastings	2	0	0.0	34	25
DE Lamont Scouten	2	0	0.0	20	16
DE Juan Godfrey	2	0	0.0	25	16
CB Russell Lamar	2	0	0.0	9	3
CB Reuben Brooks	1	2	0.0	30	25
ILB Jeff Roman	1	0	0.0	8	9
S Bernie Barrett	0	1	0.0	5	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	6	2	0.0	14	49
OLB Byron Bennett	6	0	0.0	16	43
DT Jorge Templeton	5	2	0.0	16	31
S R.J. Braddock	5	1	0.0	18	47
DE Max Tank	4	2	3.0	14	46
DE Max Cabacungan	3	0	0.0	18	39
S Karl Tucker	2	1	0.0	15	49
CB Bubba Reese	2	1	0.0	7	52
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	2	0.0	12	34
ILB Dale Landolt	1	1	0.0	4	4
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0.0	11	3
CB Roderick Iadevaia	1	0	0.0	18	55
DT Marc Croft	1	0	0.0	2	17
CB Ezra Austin	1	0	0.0	0	18
S Justin Borders	0	1	0.0	9	49
OLB Rich Wolfe	0	1	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Melvin Armstrong	2.0	0	0	0	22
ILB Jerald Terry	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Phil Carpenter	0.0	1	0	0	6
DT Terrance Ziadie	0.0	0	2	1	18
OLB Everett Knight	0.0	0	0	1	23
DE Thurman Sheff	0.0	0	0	1	17

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	3.0	0	5	3	46
DT Norbert Money	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Max Cabacungan	0.0	0	2	0	39
DE Rich Banks	0.0	0	2	0	25
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	0	1	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Erik Irizarry	4	0	25
CB Max Tautuaa	3	0	16
ILB Jerald Terry	2	1	25
OLB Everett Knight	2	0	23
S Ike Sutton	2	0	25
ILB Jeff Roman	1	0	9
DE Lamont Scouten	1	0	16
CB Reuben Brooks	1	0	25
OLB Tommy Hutchins	1	0	2
CB Russell Lamar	1	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lamar McCarthy	6	3	0	49
OLB Byron Bennett	5	0	0	43
S R.J. Braddock	3	0	1	47
CB Bubba Reese	2	4	0	52
DE Max Cabacungan	1	0	0	39
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0	3
CB Ezra Austin	1	0	0	18
CB Roderick Iadevaia	0	5	0	55
DT Jorge Templeton	0	1	0	31
OLB Rich Wolfe	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dana Garrett	4	6	18	0	49
Carlos Crump	1	4	18	1	47
Brock Willis	1	2	18	0	48
Harris Savoie	1	1	11	0	24
Quinn Robertson	0	2	18	1	44
Donald Harness	0	2	18	0	49
Ellis Finney	0	0	0	1	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Fadiman	2	7	31	1	25
Vernon Huffman	2	4	31	1	25
Shannon Lyons	1	6	34	0	25
Rex Dunn	1	4	24	0	15
Joe Raymond	1	2	28	0	21
Marvin Buckner	1	1	4	0	5
Ellis Tornberg	0	4	31	0	20
Cris Scott	0	3	34	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Hughes	2	14
Adrian Hastings	1	17
Matt Woodard	1	15
Pete Shepherd	1	14
Ike Sutton	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Tobias	2	16
Rex Dunn	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Humphrey	18	54	---	---	12	84
Adrian Hastings	---	---	34	25	17	76
Quinn Robertson	18	44	---	---	9	71
Jerald Terry	---	---	34	25	11	70
Pete Shepherd	12	42	---	---	14	68
Leslie Rice	17	44	---	---	6	67
Dana Garrett	18	49	---	---	---	67
Donald Harness	18	49	---	---	---	67
Brock Willis	18	48	---	---	---	66
Erik Irizarry	---	---	31	25	10	66
Carlos Crump	18	47	---	---	---	65
Albert Prior	18	44	---	---	---	62
Everett Knight	---	---	34	23	3	60
Ike Sutton	---	---	29	25	6	60
Melvin Armstrong	---	---	29	22	8	59
Reuben Brooks	---	---	30	25	3	58
Matt Woodard	14	24	---	---	15	53
Juan Godfrey	---	---	25	16	7	48
Harris Savoie	11	24	---	---	12	47
Thurman Sheff	---	---	24	17	5	46
Wally Blanchard	10	35	---	---	---	45
Lamont Scouten	---	---	20	16	6	42
Max Tautuaa	---	---	25	16	1	42
Terrance Ziadie	---	---	15	18	5	38
Mo Scanlon	4	30	---	---	---	34
Russell Lamar	---	---	9	3	11	23
Phil Carpenter	---	---	15	6	1	22
Brian Chandler	0	10	---	---	11	21
Les Shields	0	11	---	---	9	20
Alex Schwartz	0	11	---	---	9	20
Jeff Roman	---	---	8	9	2	19
Joe Hughes	2	3	---	---	14	19
Ellis Finney	0	9	---	---	9	18
Tommy Hutchins	---	---	7	2	9	18
Jeff Diano	0	1	---	---	15	16
Percy Broussard	2	8	---	---	3	13
Troy Andrews	0	11	---	---	---	11
Bernie Barrett	---	---	5	0	6	11
Seth Luster	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeffrey Hogans	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lester Gregory	---	---	6	2	1	9
Reuben Barker	0	7	---	---	---	7
Malachi Delgado	---	---	5	0	1	6
Johnnie Bergstrom	0	0	---	---	4	4
Malachi Durham	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dean Wannamaker	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roderick Iadevaia	---	---	18	55	8	81
Bubba Reese	---	---	7	52	16	75
Justin Borders	---	---	9	49	14	72
Preston Stevenson	31	25	---	---	14	70
Byron Bennett	---	---	16	43	9	68
R.J. Braddock	---	---	18	47	2	67
Karl Tucker	---	---	15	49	1	65
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	14	49	2	65
Vernon Huffman	31	25	---	---	8	64
Joe Raymond	28	21	---	---	13	62
Shannon Lyons	34	25	---	---	2	61
Max Tank	---	---	14	46	1	61
Bryan Harding	35	25	---	---	---	60
Ellis Tornberg	31	20	---	---	9	60
Max Cabacungan	---	---	18	39	2	59
Cris Scott	34	25	---	---	---	59
Rex Dunn	24	15	---	---	18	57
Shawn Fadiman	31	25	---	---	1	57
Tommy Patton	27	23	---	---	1	51
Jorge Templeton	---	---	16	31	4	51
Burt Tamaarkin	---	---	12	34	4	50
Jeffrey Cote	20	19	---	---	---	39
Rich Banks	---	---	4	25	8	37
Dusty Tobias	10	5	---	---	16	31
Chester Ellingsen	13	7	---	---	11	31
Rich Wolfe	---	---	3	13	14	30
Norbert Money	---	---	6	20	3	29
Ezra Austin	---	---	0	18	9	27
Rodney Whalen	---	---	11	3	6	20
Marc Croft	---	---	2	17	---	19
Trent Tucker	7	4	---	---	8	19
Alejandro Harper	13	5	---	---	---	18
Ty Covington	---	---	11	4	---	15
Grant Guthrie	0	1	---	---	14	15
Jackie Wagner	6	0	---	---	9	15
Archie Garrett	4	0	---	---	9	13
Dale Landolt	---	---	4	4	3	11
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marvin Buckner	4	5	---	---	---	9
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Everett Richardson	2	0	---	---	5	7
Aaron Beyer	---	---	0	7	---	7
Cornelius Hughes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darnell Briggs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Floyd McCrory	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rico Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	9	16	1.8
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	19	70	3.7
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Prior	43	19	0	2	1	10	9	3	1
Troy Andrews	9	0	0	1	2	4	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	22	18	4	0	0	1	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	40	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	3	33	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	65	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	78	19.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Leslie Rice	12	5	1	45	44
WR Wally Blanchard	11	4	1	39	35
WR Rusty Humphrey	9	0	0	0	54
RB Mo Scanlon	7	4	0	16	30
RB Matt Woodard	6	4	0	30	24
TE Pete Shepherd	3	0	0	0	42
WR Jeff Diano	1	0	1	0	1
WR Brian Chandler	1	0	0	0	10
FB Harris Savoie	1	1	0	18	24
TE Percy Broussard	1	1	0	9	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommy Patton	9	8	117	3	23
WR Preston Stevenson	8	6	31	0	25
TE Joe Raymond	4	4	52	1	21
RB Jeffrey Cote	1	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Woodard	1	-1	-1.00	3.23

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	2	9	4.50	4.78
Alejandro Harper	1	0	0.00	2.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Albert Prior	2	0	0	0.00	3.65

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	2	2	2	1.00	9.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rusty Humphrey	2	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Patton	1	1	0	0.00	13.00
WR Preston Stevenson	1	1	2	2.00	3.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mo Scanlon	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryan Harding	2	1
Rex Dunn	1	0
Jeffrey Cote	1	0
Alejandro Harper	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Prior	13	7	3
Troy Andrews	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	9	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mo Scanlon	5	4	2
WR Rusty Humphrey	4	0	0
WR Wally Blanchard	3	2	1
WR Leslie Rice	2	0	0
WR Brian Chandler	1	0	0
RB Matt Woodard	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Patton	4	4	2
WR Preston Stevenson	4	4	1
TE Joe Raymond	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)