National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Orleans 20, Minnesota 9
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 21, 2014
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Walt Anderson
Attendance: 73005
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 06309
New Orleans 1300720
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:36
New Orleans TD New Orleans 7 - Minnesota 0
Pierre Thomas 1 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick)
1st Quarter - 4:50
New Orleans TD New Orleans 13 - Minnesota 0
Josh Hill 34 yd. pass from Drew Brees (kick failed)
2nd Quarter - 14:06
Minnesota FG New Orleans 13 - Minnesota 3
Blair Walsh 25 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 6:28
Minnesota FG New Orleans 13 - Minnesota 6
Blair Walsh 30 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:20
Minnesota FG New Orleans 13 - Minnesota 9
Blair Walsh 40 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 12:22
New Orleans TD New Orleans 20 - Minnesota 9
Marques Colston 18 yd. pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Minnesota New Orleans
1st Downs 13 27
Rushing 3 8
Passing 8 17
Penalty 2 2
3rd Down Conversions 6-15 9-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Punts-Average 4-45.3 4-46.8
Return Yards 131 -3
Punts-Returns 4-11 1--3
Kickoffs-Returns 4-120 0-0
Int - Returns 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 5-44 4-30
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Time of Possession 26:27 33:33
Total Net Yards 247 396
Total Plays 54 68
Average Gain 4.6 5.8
Net Yards Rushing 59 108
Rushes 22 32
Average/Rush 2.7 3.4
Net Yards Passing 188 288
Comp-Att 17-30 27-35
Yards/Pass 5.9 8.0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-15 1-5
Had Intercepted 0 0
Touchdowns 0 3
Rushing 0 1
Passing 0 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 0-0 2-3
Field Goals 3-3 0-0
Red Zone Efficiency 0-2-0% 2-3-67%
Goal To Go Efficiency 0-1-0% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Vikings (1-2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Bridgewater 12/20 150 0 0
M. Cassel 5/10 53 0 0
New Orleans Saints (1-2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Brees 27/35 293 2 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
M. Asiata 12 35 2.9 0 8
T. Bridgewater 6 27 4.5 0 15
M. Cassel 1 5 5.0 0 5
J. McKinnon 2 -1 -0.5 0 1
C. Patterson 1 -7 -7.0 0 -7
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
K. Robinson 18 69 3.8 0 13
P. Thomas 8 30 3.8 1 11
T. Cadet 2 9 4.5 0 6
A. Johnson 1 2 2.0 0 2
D. Brees 3 -2 -0.7 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
G. Jennings 7 5 70 14.0 0 30
C. Patterson 5 4 61 15.2 0 28
M. Asiata 6 3 36 12.0 0 41
K. Rudolph 5 3 27 9.0 0 10
J. McKinnon 5 2 9 4.5 0 7
R. Ellison 2 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
B. Cooks 10 8 74 9.2 0 19
J. Graham 8 6 54 9.0 0 15
J. Hill 2 2 48 24.0 1 34
K. Stills 5 4 38 9.5 0 15
M. Colston 5 2 25 12.5 1 18
R. Meachem 1 1 23 23.0 0 23
P. Thomas 3 3 21 7.0 0 13
B. Watson 1 1 10 10.0 0 10
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Barr 1.0 5.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Galette 1.0 8.0
C. Jordan 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
R. Blanton 7 3
G. Hodges 6 1
C. Munnerlyn 5 1
J. Robinson 5 1
L. Joseph 3 1
J. Brinkley 3 2
S. Floyd 2 0
T. Johnson 2 0
E. Griffen 2 0
X. Rhodes 2 2
H. Smith 2 2
A. Barr 2 3
M. Mauti 1 0
J. Price 1 0
C. Greenway 1 2
B. Robison 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. Lofton 7 1
J. Byrd 5 1
J. Galette 4 3
R. Humber 3 0
R. Bush 3 1
P. Haralson 2 0
C. White 2 0
K. Lewis 2 0
C. Jordan 2 0
K. Vaccaro 2 2
A. Hicks 1 0
T. Walker 1 0
K. Knox 0 1
B. Bunkley 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
G. Hodges 2.0
A. Barr 1.0
L. Joseph 1.0
C. Munnerlyn 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
C. Lofton 2.0
J. Galette 2.0
C. Jordan 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Brees 1