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Date: Sunday, 1/24/2010 Minnesota Vikings At New Orleans Saints Start Time: 5:45 PM CST
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, La.

Game Day Weather

Game Weather: Cloudy Temp: 65° F (18.3° C), Humidity: 33%, Wind: W 12 mph
Played Indoors on Turf: Artificial (Momentum Turf) Outdoor Weather: Cloudy, Wind Chill: 65
Officials
Referee: Morelli, Peter (135) Umpire: Ellison, Roy (81) Head Linesman: Hittner, Mark (28)
Line Judge: Boston, Byron (18) Side Judge: Hill, Tom (97) Field Judge: Prioleau, Dyrol (109)
Back Judge: Schmitz, Bill (122) Replay Official: Baker, Ken
Lineups
Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints
Offense Defense Offense Defense
WR 87 B.Berrian LDE 91 R.Edwards WR 12 M.Colston LE 93 B.McCray
LT 74 B.McKinnie NT 94 P.Williams LT 74 J.Bushrod NT 92 R.Ayodele
LG 76 S.Hutchinson UT 93 K.Williams LG 77 C.Nicks DT 98 S.Ellis
C 65 J.Sullivan RDE 69 J.Allen C 76 J.Goodwin RE 91 W.Smith
RG 64 A.Herrera SLB 52 C.Greenway RG 73 J.Evans SLB 55 S.Fujita
RT 71 P.Loadholt WLB 51 B.Leber RT 78 J.Stinchcomb MLB 51 J.Vilma
TE 81 V.Shiancoe NB 22 B.Sapp TE 85 D.Thomas WLB 58 S.Shanle
WR 18 S.Rice LCB 26 A.Winfield WR 19 D.Henderson LCB 32 J.Greer
QB 4 B.Favre SS 25 T.Johnson QB 9 D.Brees SS 20 R.Gay
RB 28 A.Peterson FS 20 M.Williams WR 16 L.Moore FS 42 D.Sharper
FB 12 P.Harvin RCB 23 C.Griffin RB 25 R.Bush RCB 22 T.Porter

Substitutions
P 5 C.Kluwe, K 8 R.Longwell, WR 17 G.Lewis, CB 21 A.Allen, RB 29
C.Taylor, S 33 J.Sanford, S 37 E.Frampton, FB 38 N.Tahi, S 39
H.Abdullah, TE 40 J.Kleinsasser, LS 46 C.Loeffler, LB 54 J.Brinkley, LB
55 K.Onatolu, LB 59 H.Farwell, T 62 R.Cook, DT 73 J.Kennedy, G 79
A.Hicks, WR 82 D.Reynaud, TE 83 J.Dugan, DT 90 F.Evans, DE 92
J.Mitchell, DE 96 B.Robison
Did Not Play
QB 7 T.Jackson
Not Active
3QB 2 S.Rosenfels, WR 11 J.Johnson, RB 34 A.Young, CB 41
K.Paymah, TE 45 G.Mills, LB 57 J.Leman, C 68 J.Cooper, DT 98
L.Guion
Substitutions
K 5 G.Hartley, P 6 T.Morstead, QB 11 M.Brunell, WR 15 C.Roby, WR
17 R.Meachem, RB 21 M.Bell, RB 23 P.Thomas, CB 28 U.Young, RB
30 L.Hamilton, S 31 P.Prioleau, FB 36 K.Eckel, S 39 C.Reis, S 41
R.Harper, LB 50 M.Mitchell, LB 52 J.Casillas, LB 54 T.Evans, LS 57
J.Kyle, C 60 N.Leckey, T 64 Z.Strief, DE 69 T.Hargrove, TE 88
J.Shockey, DT 90 D.Pressley, DE 97 J.Charleston
Did Not Play
Not Active
3QB 10 C.Daniel, DB 27 M.Jenkins, LB 59 A.Waters, G 67 J.Nesbit, TE
80 D.Dinkins, TE 84 T.Humphrey, WR 87 A.Arrington, DE 96 P.Spicer

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

G.Hartley (40)

1 2 3 4 OT Total
VISITOR: Minnesota Vikings 14 0 7 7 0 28
HOME: New Orleans Saints 7 7 7 7 3 31
Scoring Plays
Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home
Vikings 1 9:35 A.Peterson 19 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (10-80, 5:25) 7 0
Saints 1 6:30 P.Thomas 38 yd. pass from D.Brees (G.Hartley kick) (7-76, 3:05) 7 7
Vikings 1 2:11 S.Rice 5 yd. pass from B.Favre (R.Longwell kick) (10-73, 4:19) 14 7
Saints 2 10:30 D.Henderson 9 yd. pass from D.Brees (G.Hartley kick) (7-64, 2:51) 14 14
Saints 3 12:56 P.Thomas 9 yd. run (G.Hartley kick) (4-37, 2:04) 14 21
Vikings 3 7:35 A.Peterson 1 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (9-80, 5:21) 21 21
Saints 4 12:39 R.Bush 5 yd. pass from D.Brees (G.Hartley kick) (3-7, 1:31) 21 28
Vikings 4 4:58 A.Peterson 2 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (7-57, 2:59) 28 28
Saints 5 10:15 G.Hartley 40 yd. Field Goal (10-39, 4:45) 28 31

Paid Attendance: 71,276 Time: 3:34

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Final Individual Statistics

Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
A.Peterson 25 122 4.9 27 3 P.Thomas 14 61 4.4 12 1
C.Taylor 6 28 4.7 14 0 R.Bush 7 8 1.1 6 0
P.Harvin 4 15 3.8 10 0 D.Brees 1 0 0.0 0 0
B.Favre 1 0 0.0 0 0 L.Hamilton 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0

Total 36 165 4.6 27 3 Total 23 68 3.0 12 1

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT
B.Favre 46 28 310 0/0 1 30 2 70.0 D.Brees 31 17 197 1/8 3 38 0106.5

Total 46 28 310 0/0 1 30 2 70.0 Total 31 17 197 1/8 3 38 0 106.5

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD
B.Berrian 12 9 102 11.3 30 0 D.Henderson 6 4 39 9.8 16 1
P.Harvin 8 5 38 7.6 20 0 D.Thomas 6 3 32 10.7 17 0
V.Shiancoe 6 4 83 20.8 26 0 P.Thomas 3 2 38 19.0 38 1
S.Rice 11 4 43 10.8 20 1 R.Bush 4 2 33 16.5 28 1
C.Taylor 6 3 18 6.0 11 0 M.Colston 5 2 22 11.0 13 0
A.Peterson 2 2 14 7.0 11 0 R.Meachem 3 2 19 9.5 12 0
J.Kleinsasser 1 1 12 12.0 12 0 J.Shockey 2 1 9 9.0 9 0
L.Moore 1 1 5 5.0 5 0

Total 46 28 310 11.1 30 1 Total 30 17 197 11.6 38 3

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD

T.Porter 1 26 26.0 26 0
J.Vilma 1 3 3.0 3 0

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 2 29 14.5 26 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG
C.Kluwe 4 156 39.0 39.0 0 2 44 T.Morstead 7 359 51.3 49.1 0 4 63

Total 4 156 39.0 39.0 0 2 44 Total 7 359 51.3 49.1 0 4 63

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
D.Reynaud 3 15 5.0 2 9 0 R.Bush 1 0 0.0 2 0 0
[DOWNED] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 [OUT OF BOUNDS] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
[OUT OF BOUNDS] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Returns 3 15 5.0 2 9 0 Returns 1 0 0.0 2 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
P.Harvin 2 33 16.5 0 17 0 C.Roby 5 143 28.6 0 61 0
[TOUCHBACK] 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 P.Thomas 1 40 40.0 0 40 0

Returns 2 33 16.5 0 17 0 Returns 6 183 30.5 0 61 0

Minnesota Vikings
FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS
A.Peterson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Reynaud 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Berrian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P.Harvin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Favre 1 1 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0
N.Tahi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K.Onatolu 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 6 3 3 -6 0 1 1 0 0 0
New Orleans Saints
FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS
D.Brees 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Bush 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Evans 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Vilma 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
R.Harper 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T.Porter 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
W.Smith 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
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Final Individual Statistics

New Orleans Saints
FUMBLES FUM LOST OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS
R.Ayodele 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
S.Fujita 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 3 1 2 0 0 4 3 5 0 0
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Final Team Statistics

Visitor Home
Vikings Saints
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 31 15
By Rushing 10 4
By Passing 17 8
By Penalty 4 3

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-12-58% 3-12-25%

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-1-100%

TOTAL NET YARDS 475 257

Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 82 55
Average gain per offensive play 5.8 4.7

NET YARDS RUSHING 165 68

Total Rushing Plays 36 23
Average gain per rushing play 4.6 3.0
Tackles for a loss-number and yards 3-11 4-9

NET YARDS PASSING 310 189

Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 1-8
Gross yards passing 310 197

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 46-28-2 31-17-0

Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 6.7 5.9

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 6-1-0 5-3-3

PUNTS Number and Average 4-39.0 7-51.3

Had Blocked 0 0

FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0

Net Punting Average 39.0 49.1

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 15 29

No. and Yards Punt Returns 3-15 1-0
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 2-33 6-183
No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 2-29

PENALTIES Number and Yards 5-32 9-88

FUMBLES Number and Lost 6-3 3-1

TOUCHDOWNS 4 4
Rushing 3 1
Passing 1 3

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 4-4 4-4

Kicking Made-Attempts 4-4 4-4

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 0-0 1-1

RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 4-6-67% 3-3-100%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 3-3-100%
SAFETIES 0 0
FINAL SCORE 28 31
TIME OF POSSESSION 36:49 27:56
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Ball Possession And Drive Chart

Minnesota Vikings
# Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How
Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Given Up
1 15:00 9:35 5:25 Kickoff MIN 20 10 80 0 80 5 * NO 19 Touchdown
2 6:30 2:11 4:19 Kickoff MIN 27 10 48 25 73 5 * NO 5 Touchdown

3 15:00 13:21 1:39 Punt MIN 16 3 4 0 4 0 MIN 20 Punt

4 10:30 6:12 4:18 Kickoff MIN 20 7 33 0 33 2 NO 47 Punt
5 4:42 3:42 1:00 Punt MIN 24 3 3 0 3 0 MIN 27 Punt
6 1:52 1:13 0:39 Punt MIN 32 6 15 0 15 1 MIN 47 Punt
7 1:13 0:56 0:17 Muffed Punt NO 10 2 0 0 0 0 * NO 4 Fumble

8 12:56 7:35 5:21 Kickoff MIN 20 9 80 0 80 5 * NO 1 Touchdown

9 6:29 1:59 4:30 Punt MIN 10 8 41 15 56 3 NO 34 Interception

10 15:00 14:10 0:50 Punt MIN 17 2 5 0 5 1 MIN 27 Fumble

11 12:39 9:37 3:02 Kickoff MIN 20 7 70 0 70 2 * NO 18 Fumble
12 7:57 4:58 2:59 Punt MIN 43 7 39 18 57 4 * NO 2 Touchdown
13 2:37 0:07 2:30 Punt MIN 21 8 46 -5 41 3 NO 38 Interception

(360) Average MIN 28

New Orleans Saints

# Time Time Time How Ball Drive # Yds Yds Net 1st Last How
Recd Lost Poss Obtained Began Play Gain Pen Yds Down Scrm Given Up
1 9:35 6:30 3:05 Kickoff NO 24 7 71 5 76 4 MIN 38 Touchdown
2 2:11 0:00 2:11 Kickoff NO 27 3 9 0 9 0 NO 36 Punt

3 13:21 10:30 2:51 Punt NO 36 7 64 0 64 4 * MIN 9 Touchdown

4 6:12 4:42 1:30 Punt NO 18 3 3 5 8 0 NO 26 Punt
5 3:42 1:52 1:50 Punt NO 33 3 9 -5 4 0 NO 37 Punt
6 0:56 0:00 0:56 Fumble NO 10 2 5 0 5 0 NO 14 End of Half

7 15:00 12:56 2:04 Kickoff MIN 37 4 37 0 37 3 * MIN 9 Touchdown

8 7:35 6:29 1:06 Kickoff NO 35 3 6 -5 1 0 NO 36 Punt
9 1:59 0:00 1:59 Interception NO 31 3 7 -5 2 0 NO 33 Punt

10 14:10 12:39 1:31 Fumble MIN 7 3 7 0 7 1 * MIN 5 Touchdown

11 9:37 7:57 1:40 Fumble NO 5 3 9 0 9 0 NO 14 Punt
12 4:58 2:37 2:21 Kickoff NO 19 3 8 0 8 0 NO 27 Punt
13 0:07 0:00 0:07 Interception NO 48 2 0 0 0 0 NO 48 End of Half

14 15:00 10:15 4:45 Kickoff NO 39 10 22 17 39 3 MIN 22 Field Goal

(481) Average NO 34

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Visitor Minnesota Vikings 9:44 7:53 9:51 9:21 0:00 36:49

Home New Orleans Saints 5:16 7:07 5:09 5:39 4:45 27:56

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average Vikings: 5 - MIN 21 Saints: 6 - NO 34

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Final Defensive Statistics

Minnesota Vikings Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR

C.Greenway 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Williams 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Leber 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P.Williams 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Winfield 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Edwards 3 0 3 1.0 8.0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Brinkley 2 1 3 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K.Williams 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Allen 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Sapp 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Allen 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Johnson 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

J.Kennedy 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C.Griffin 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H.Farwell 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Frampton 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

H.Abdullah 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D.Reynaud 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
K.Onatolu 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
A.Peterson 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
B.Berrian 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
J.Dugan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
V.Shiancoe 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
J.Sullivan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N.Tahi 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Total 38 5 43 1.0 8.0 5 4 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 2

TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined TFL=Tackles for a Loss QH=Quarterback

Hit
IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery BL=Blocked
New Orleans Saints Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR

D.Sharper 7 4 11 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Shanle 8 2 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Porter 8 0 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Greer 7 1 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Harper 6 1 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.Smith 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Ellis 2 4 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Vilma 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Ayodele 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S.Fujita 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R.Gay 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.McCray 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Hargrove 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Charleston 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Mitchell 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L.Hamilton 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.Young 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Brees 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J.Evans 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Total 60 18 78 0.0 0.0 1 6 2 6 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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First Half Summary

PERIOD SCORES TIME OF POSSESSION
Vikings (Visitor) 14 0 = 14 Vikings 17:37
Saints (Home) 7 7 = 14 Saints 12:23

Scoring Plays
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Score
Visitor Home
Vikings 1 9:35 A.Peterson 19 yd. run (R.Longwell kick) (10-80, 5:25) 7 0
Saints 1 6:30 P.Thomas 38 yd. pass from D.Brees (G.Hartley kick) (7-76, 3:05) 7 7
Vikings 1 2:11 S.Rice 5 yd. pass from B.Favre (R.Longwell kick) (10-73, 4:19) 14 7
Saints 2 10:30 D.Henderson 9 yd. pass from D.Brees (G.Hartley kick) (7-64, 2:51) 14 14

Vikings Saints
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 13 8
First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 3-8-2 1-6-1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-7-43% 2-5-40%

TOTAL NET YARDS 189 161

Total Offensive Plays 41 25

NET YARDS RUSHING 62 28

NET YARDS PASSING 127 133

Gross Yards Passing 127 133
Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 0-0

Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 26 - 15 - 0 16 - 10 - 0

Punts-Number and Average 4 - 39 3 - 48.3
Penalties-Number and Yards 2 - 10 5 - 45
Fumbles-Number and Lost 2-1 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 1-1-100%
Average Drive Start MIN 33 NO 25

Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
A.Peterson 11 49 4.5 19 1 P.Thomas 4 23 5.8 12 0
P.Harvin 2 10 5.0 8 0 R.Bush 4 6 1.5 4 0
C.Taylor 1 3 3.0 3 0 L.Hamilton 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
B.Favre 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 15 62 4.1 19 1 Total 9 28 3.1 12 0

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT
B.Favre 26 15 127 0/0 1 20 0 83.3 D.Brees 16 10 133 0/0 2 38 0128.4
Total 26 15 127 0/0 1 20 0 83.3 Total 16 10 133 0/0 2 38 0 128.4

PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING TAR REC YDS AVG LG TD
B.Berrian 7 4 43 10.8 15 0 M.Colston 4 2 22 11.0 13 0
P.Harvin 6 4 33 8.3 20 0 D.Thomas 3 2 15 7.5 11 0
C.Taylor 3 2 15 7.5 11 0 P.Thomas 1 1 38 38.0 38 1
A.Peterson 2 2 14 7.0 11 0 R.Bush 1 1 28 28.0 28 0
S.Rice 5 2 10 5.0 5 1 D.Henderson 3 1 9 9.0 9 1
J.Kleinsasser 1 1 12 12.0 12 0 J.Shockey 2 1 9 9.0 9 0
V.Shiancoe 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 R.Meachem 1 1 7 7.0 7 0
L.Moore 1 1 5 5.0 5 0
Total 26 15 127 8.5 20 1 Total 16 10 133 13.3 38 2

Minnesota Vikings Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR

C.Greenway 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M.Williams 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Allen 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B.Leber 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

New Orleans Saints Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams Misc

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First Half Summary

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL QH IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FR
S.Shanle 5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J.Greer 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.Sharper 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T.Porter 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Play By Play 1st Quarter 1/24/2010 Page 1

MIN wins toss, elects to Receive, and NO elects to defend the North goal.
T.Morstead kicks 70 yards from NO 30 to end zone, Touchback.
Minnesota Vikings at 15:00
1-10-MIN 20 (15:00) B.Favre pass incomplete short right to V.Shiancoe (B.McCray) [S.Fujita].
2-10-MIN 20 (14:57) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short left to J.Kleinsasser to MIN 32 for 12 yards (T.Porter). Pass 2, YAC 10 P1
1-10-MIN 32 (14:18) B.Favre pass short right to P.Harvin to MIN 37 for 5 yards (S.Shanle, R.Harper). Pass 1, YAC 4
2-5-MIN 37 (13:40) B.Favre pass short left to B.Berrian to MIN 43 for 6 yards (T.Porter). Pass 3, YAC 3 P2
1-10-MIN 43 (13:00) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short left to B.Berrian to NO 48 for 9 yards (T.Porter, S.Fujita). Pass 9, YAC 0
2-1-NO 48 (12:24) P.Harvin left end to NO 40 for 8 yards (D.Sharper). R3
1-10-NO 40 (11:44) B.Favre pass short right to C.Taylor to NO 36 for 4 yards (S.Fujita). Pass -2, YAC 6
2-6-NO 36 (11:01) B.Favre pass short middle to A.Peterson to NO 25 for 11 yards (J.Greer, D.Sharper). Pass 2, YAC 9 P4
1-10-NO 25 (10:20) A.Peterson right tackle to NO 19 for 6 yards (J.Vilma, J.Greer).
2-4-NO 19 (9:41) A.Peterson left guard for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R5
R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.
MIN 7 NO 0, 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:25 drive, 5:25 elapsed
R.Longwell kicks 67 yards from MIN 30 to NO 3. C.Roby to NO 24 for 21 yards (H.Farwell).
New Orleans Saints at 9:35, (1st play from scrimmage 9:28)
1-10-NO 24 (9:28) D.Brees pass short right to L.Moore pushed ob at NO 29 for 5 yards (B.Sapp). Pass 5, YAC 0
2-5-NO 29 (9:02) D.Brees pass incomplete deep right to M.Colston.
3-5-NO 29 (8:55) D.Brees pass short right to R.Meachem to NO 36 for 7 yards (C.Greenway, B.Sapp). Pass -2, YAC 9 P1
1-10-NO 36 (8:19) D.Brees pass short middle to M.Colston to NO 49 for 13 yards (C.Greenway, J.Brinkley). Pass 12, YAC 1 P2
1-10-NO 49 (7:39) P.Thomas right tackle to MIN 43 for 8 yards (M.Williams).
2-2-MIN 43 (7:01) PENALTY on MIN-P.Williams, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 43 - No Play. X3
1-10-MIN 38 (6:47) D.Brees pass incomplete deep right to D.Henderson.
2-10-MIN 38 (6:42) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to P.Thomas for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass -1, YAC 39 P4
G.Hartley extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Kyle, Holder-M.Brunell.
MIN 7 NO 7, 7 plays, 76 yards, 1 penalty, 3:05 drive, 8:30 elapsed
T.Morstead kicks 59 yards from NO 30 to MIN 11. P.Harvin to MIN 27 for 16 yards (M.Mitchell).
Minnesota Vikings at 6:30, (1st play from scrimmage 6:26)
1-10-MIN 27 (6:26) B.Favre pass incomplete deep left to B.Berrian.
2-10-MIN 27 (6:19) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete short right to S.Rice.
3-10-MIN 27 (6:15) (Shotgun) PENALTY on NO-B.McCray, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 27 - No Play.
3-5-MIN 32 (6:15) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete short middle to P.Harvin.
PENALTY on NO-R.Gay, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 32 - No Play. X6
1-10-MIN 37 (6:11) B.Favre pass short left to B.Berrian pushed ob at NO 48 for 15 yards (S.Shanle). Pass -1, YAC 16 P7
1-10-NO 48 (5:44) P.Harvin left end ran ob at NO 46 for 2 yards (S.Shanle).
PENALTY on NO-B.McCray, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at NO 46. #93 McCray hit #4 Favre after he handed off. X8
1-10-NO 31 (5:15) A.Peterson left guard to NO 28 for 3 yards (D.Sharper).
2-7-NO 28 (4:33) B.Favre pass incomplete deep right to P.Harvin.
3-7-NO 28 (4:27) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short middle to P.Harvin to NO 8 for 20 yards (R.Gay) [D.Sharper]. Pass 12, YAC 8 P9
1-8-NO 8 (3:42) A.Peterson right end to NO 7 for 1 yard (S.Ellis).
2-7-NO 7 (2:59) B.Favre pass short right to P.Harvin to NO 5 for 2 yards (J.Greer). Pass -1, YAC 3
3-5-NO 5 (2:16) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short middle to S.Rice for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 5, YAC 0 P10
R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.
MIN 14 NO 7, 10 plays, 73 yards, 3 penalties, 4:19 drive, 12:49 elapsed
R.Longwell kicks 60 yards from MIN 30 to NO 10. C.Roby to NO 27 for 17 yards (M.Williams).
New Orleans Saints at 2:11, (1st play from scrimmage 2:05)
1-10-NO 27 (2:05) P.Thomas left guard to NO 26 for -1 yards (C.Greenway).
2-11-NO 26 (1:42) R.Bush left end to NO 27 for 1 yard (J.Allen).
3-10-NO 27 (:50) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to M.Colston to NO 36 for 9 yards (C.Greenway). Pass 9. YAC 0
4-1-NO 36 (:12) T.Morstead punts 49 yards to MIN 15, Center-J.Kyle, downed by NO-C.Roby.
END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies
==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down
Minnesota Vikings 14 9:44 2 6 2 10 2/2 0/0
New Orleans Saints 7 5:16 0 3 1 4 1/2 0/0
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Minnesota Vikings continued.
Minnesota Vikings at 15:00
1-10-MIN 16 (15:00) The line of scrimmage changed from the 15 to the 16 on the change of possession. A.Peterson right guard to MIN 18 for 2
yards (R.Harper, R.Ayodele).
2-8-MIN 18 (14:18) A.Peterson left guard to MIN 20 for 2 yards (R.Ayodele).
3-6-MIN 20 (13:35) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete short left to C.Taylor.
4-6-MIN 20 (13:29) C.Kluwe punts 44 yards to NO 36, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by R.Bush.
New Orleans Saints at 13:21
1-10-NO 36 (13:21) D.Brees pass incomplete deep right to J.Shockey.
2-10-NO 36 (13:16) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to D.Thomas.
3-10-NO 36 (13:11) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep middle to R.Bush to MIN 36 for 28 yards (M.Williams) [K.Williams]. Pass 16, YAC 12 P5
1-10-MIN 36 (12:30) P.Thomas left tackle to MIN 32 for 4 yards (M.Williams).
2-6-MIN 32 (11:49) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to D.Thomas to MIN 21 for 11 yards (A.Winfield, C.Greenway). Pass 5, YAC 6 P6
1-10-MIN 21 (11:06) P.Thomas right guard to MIN 9 for 12 yards (M.Williams). R7
1-9-MIN 9 (10:37) (No Huddle) D.Brees pass short right to D.Henderson for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 9, YAC 0 P8
G.Hartley extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Kyle, Holder-M.Brunell.
MIN 14 NO 14, 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:51 drive, 4:30 elapsed
T.Morstead kicks 67 yards from NO 30 to MIN 3. P.Harvin to MIN 20 for 17 yards (L.Hamilton).
Timeout #1 by MIN at 10:22.
Minnesota Vikings at 10:30, (1st play from scrimmage 10:22)
1-10-MIN 20 (10:22) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short left to P.Harvin to MIN 26 for 6 yards (T.Porter). Pass -4, YAC 10
2-4-MIN 26 (9:53) B.Favre pass short right to C.Taylor to MIN 37 for 11 yards (S.Shanle). Pass -3, YAC 14 P11
1-10-MIN 37 (9:09) B.Favre pass short right to S.Rice to MIN 42 for 5 yards (J.Greer, D.Sharper). Pass 4, YAC 1
2-5-MIN 42 (8:33) A.Peterson left end to MIN 47 for 5 yards (D.Sharper). R12
1-10-MIN 47 (7:40) B.Favre pass short middle to A.Peterson to 50 for 3 yards (S.Shanle, J.Charleston). Pass 1, YAC 2
2-7-50 (7:04) A.Peterson left tackle to NO 47 for 3 yards (W.Smith).
3-4-NO 47 (6:24) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete short left to B.Berrian.
4-4-NO 47 (6:19) C.Kluwe punts 29 yards to NO 18, Center-C.Loeffler, out of bounds.
New Orleans Saints at 6:12
1-10-NO 18 (6:12) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to D.Henderson.
2-10-NO 18 (6:09) PENALTY on MIN-K.Williams, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at NO 18 - No Play.
2-5-NO 23 (6:09) D.Brees pass short left to D.Thomas to NO 27 for 4 yards (J.Allen). Pass 3, YAC 1
3-1-NO 27 (5:27) L.Hamilton right tackle to NO 26 for -1 yards (J.Brinkley).
4-2-NO 26 (4:51) T.Morstead punts 50 yards to MIN 24, Center-J.Kyle, fair catch by D.Reynaud.
Minnesota Vikings at 4:42
1-10-MIN 24 (4:42) C.Taylor left end to MIN 27 for 3 yards (R.Harper, S.Shanle).
2-7-MIN 27 (4:03) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete deep middle to V.Shiancoe (J.Vilma).
3-7-MIN 27 (3:57) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete short right to P.Harvin.
4-7-MIN 27 (3:51) C.Kluwe punts 40 yards to NO 33, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by R.Bush.
New Orleans Saints at 3:42
1-10-NO 33 (3:42) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short middle to M.Colston (B.Leber).
2-10-NO 33 (3:36) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to J.Shockey to NO 42 for 9 yards (B.Leber). Pass 5, YAC 4
3-1-NO 42 (2:57) R.Bush right tackle to NO 42 for no gain (R.Edwards).
4-1-NO 42 (2:07) (Run formation) PENALTY on NO-D.Brees, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at NO 42 - No Play.
Two-Minute Warning
4-6-NO 37 (2:00) T.Morstead punts 46 yards to MIN 17, Center-J.Kyle. D.Reynaud MUFFS catch, and recovers at MIN 17.
PENALTY on NO-J.Casillas, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 17.
Minnesota Vikings at 1:52
1-10-MIN 32 (1:52) B.Favre pass incomplete short right to S.Rice.
2-10-MIN 32 (1:49) A.Peterson right end pushed ob at MIN 33 for 1 yard (J.Vilma).
3-9-MIN 33 (1:44) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short right to B.Berrian to MIN 46 for 13 yards (J.Greer) [D.Sharper]. Pass 13, YAC 0 P13
1-10-MIN 46 (1:38) B.Favre pass incomplete short right to S.Rice.
2-10-MIN 46 (1:34) A.Peterson left guard to MIN 47 for 1 yard (R.Harper, W.Smith).
Timeout #1 by NO at 01:30.
3-9-MIN 47 (1:30) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete deep right to B.Berrian.
4-9-MIN 47 (1:24) C.Kluwe punts 39 yards to NO 14, Center-C.Loeffler. R.Bush MUFFS catch, RECOVERED by MIN-K.Onatolu at NO 10.
Minnesota Vikings at 1:13
1-10-NO 10 (1:13) A.Peterson right end pushed ob at NO 4 for 6 yards (S.Ellis).
Timeout #2 by NO at 01:00.
2-4-NO 4 (1:00) B.Favre FUMBLES (Aborted) at NO 10, RECOVERED by NO-S.Fujita at NO 10. S.Fujita to NO 10 for no gain
(A.Peterson).
New Orleans Saints at 0:56
1-10-NO 10 (:56) R.Bush right guard to NO 14 for 4 yards (J.Kennedy).
2-6-NO 14 (:23) R.Bush right end to NO 15 for 1 yard (B.Leber).
END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies
==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down
Minnesota Vikings 14 7:53 1 2 0 3 1/5 0/0
New Orleans Saints 14 7:07 1 3 0 4 1/3 0/0
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NO elects to Receive, and MIN elects to defend the North goal.
R.Longwell kicks 68 yards from MIN 30 to NO 2. C.Roby to MIN 37 for 61 yards (A.Allen).
New Orleans Saints at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:49)
1-10-MIN 37 (14:49) D.Brees pass short right to D.Thomas to MIN 20 for 17 yards (M.Williams). Pass 15, YAC 2 P9
1-10-MIN 20 (14:10) P.Thomas right tackle to MIN 14 for 6 yards (J.Brinkley).
2-4-MIN 14 (13:41) P.Thomas left tackle to MIN 9 for 5 yards (C.Greenway). R10
1-9-MIN 9 (13:05) P.Thomas right guard for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R11
G.Hartley extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Kyle, Holder-M.Brunell.
MIN 14 NO 21, 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:04 drive, 2:04 elapsed
T.Morstead kicks 75 yards from NO 30 to MIN -5. P.Harvin, Touchback.
Minnesota Vikings at 12:56
1-10-MIN 20 (12:56) B.Favre pass short right to S.Rice to MIN 33 for 13 yards (S.Shanle, S.Ellis). Pass 7, YAC 6 P14
1-10-MIN 33 (12:22) A.Peterson left end to MIN 34 for 1 yard (T.Porter).
2-9-MIN 34 (11:41) B.Favre pass deep middle to V.Shiancoe to NO 40 for 26 yards (D.Sharper). Pass 20, YAC 6 P15
1-10-NO 40 (11:03) A.Peterson left guard to NO 45 for -5 yards (J.Vilma). FUMBLES (J.Vilma), touched at NO 45, recovered
by MIN-N.Tahi at 50.
2-20-50 (10:28) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass deep right to V.Shiancoe to NO 30 for 20 yards (D.Sharper). Pass 17, YAC 3 P16
1-10-NO 30 (9:45) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short right to P.Harvin to NO 25 for 5 yards (S.Shanle). Pass -4, YAC 9
2-5-NO 25 (9:02) C.Taylor right tackle to NO 22 for 3 yards (B.McCray).
3-2-NO 22 (8:26) B.Favre pass deep left to V.Shiancoe to NO 1 for 21 yards (T.Porter). Pass 17, YAC 4 P17
1-1-NO 1 (7:40) A.Peterson left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. R18
R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.
MIN 21 NO 21, 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:21 drive, 7:25 elapsed
R.Longwell kicks 62 yards from MIN 30 to NO 8. C.Roby to NO 35 for 27 yards (E.Frampton).
New Orleans Saints at 7:35, (1st play from scrimmage 7:27)
1-10-NO 35 (7:27) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to P.Thomas [J.Allen].
2-10-NO 35 (7:22) (Shotgun) R.Bush left guard to NO 41 for 6 yards (A.Winfield, P.Williams).
3-4-NO 41 (6:45) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to R.Bush.
4-4-NO 41 (6:40) (Punt formation) PENALTY on NO-J.Kyle, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at NO 41 - No Play.
4-9-NO 36 (6:36) T.Morstead punts 63 yards to MIN 1, Center-J.Kyle. D.Reynaud to MIN 10 for 9 yards (S.Fujita).
Minnesota Vikings at 6:29
1-10-MIN 10 (6:29) A.Peterson right tackle to MIN 17 for 7 yards (J.Vilma, D.Sharper).
2-3-MIN 17 (5:49) A.Peterson right tackle to MIN 25 for 8 yards (R.Harper). FUMBLES (R.Harper), and recovers at MIN 25. R19
A.Peterson to MIN 32 for 7 yards (W.Smith).
1-10-MIN 32 (5:02) B.Favre pass incomplete deep right to P.Harvin.
2-10-MIN 32 (4:56) C.Taylor left guard to MIN 38 for 6 yards (R.Harper, T.Hargrove).
3-4-MIN 38 (4:14) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete short left to C.Taylor [T.Hargrove].
PENALTY on NO-T.Hargrove, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at MIN 38 - No Play. X20
1-10-NO 47 (4:09) B.Favre pass short right to B.Berrian to NO 47 for no gain (J.Greer). Pass -2, YAC 0
2-10-NO 47 (3:26) B.Favre pass short left to B.Berrian to NO 36 for 11 yards (T.Porter). Pass 11, YAC 0 P21
1-10-NO 36 (2:45) C.Taylor right tackle to NO 34 for 2 yards (R.Ayodele).
2-8-NO 34 (2:06) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short middle intended for S.Rice INTERCEPTED by J.Vilma [B.McCray] at NO 28.
J.Vilma to NO 31 for 3 yards (B.Berrian). MIN-B.Favre was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.
New Orleans Saints at 1:59
1-10-NO 31 (1:59) P.Thomas right end to NO 35 for 4 yards (P.Williams).
2-6-NO 35 (1:21) P.Thomas right end to NO 38 for 3 yards (P.Williams).
3-3-NO 38 (:39) (Shotgun) PENALTY on NO-J.Goodwin, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at NO 38 - No Play.
3-8-NO 33 (:12) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep middle to R.Meachem.
4-8-NO 33 (:07) T.Morstead punts 50 yards to MIN 17, Center-J.Kyle, fair catch by D.Reynaud.
END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies
==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down
Minnesota Vikings 21 9:51 2 5 1 8 1/1 0/0
New Orleans Saints 21 5:09 2 1 0 3 0/2 0/0
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Minnesota Vikings continued.
Minnesota Vikings at 15:00
1-10-MIN 17 (15:00) P.Harvin left tackle to MIN 27 for 10 yards (S.Shanle, S.Fujita). R22
1-10-MIN 27 (14:21) (Shotgun) P.Harvin left end to MIN 22 for -5 yards (W.Smith). FUMBLES (W.Smith), touched at MIN 22, RECOVERED
by NO-R.Ayodele at MIN 12. R.Ayodele to MIN 7 for 5 yards (J.Dugan).
New Orleans Saints at 14:10
1-7-MIN 7 (14:10) P.Thomas right tackle to MIN 3 for 4 yards (C.Greenway, B.Leber).
2-3-MIN 3 (13:32) P.Thomas left end to MIN 5 for -2 yards (T.Johnson).
3-5-MIN 5 (12:48) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to R.Bush pushed ob at MIN 1 for 4 yards (T.Johnson). P12
New Orleans challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED.
(Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to R.Bush for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 4, YAC 1
G.Hartley extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Kyle, Holder-M.Brunell.
MIN 21 NO 28, 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:31 drive, 2:21 elapsed
T.Morstead kicks 70 yards from NO 30 to end zone, Touchback.
Minnesota Vikings at 12:39
1-10-MIN 20 (12:39) B.Favre pass short right to C.Taylor to MIN 23 for 3 yards (S.Fujita). Pass -4, YAC 7
2-7-MIN 23 (11:55) A.Peterson right end pushed ob at 50 for 27 yards (D.Sharper, S.Shanle). R23
1-10-50 (11:23) B.Favre pass incomplete deep middle to S.Rice (J.Greer).
2-10-50 (11:17) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass incomplete short middle to C.Taylor [J.Charleston].
3-10-50 (11:12) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass deep left to B.Berrian to NO 20 for 30 yards (R.Gay). Pass 27, YAC 3 P24
1-10-NO 20 (10:28) A.Peterson left end to NO 18 for 2 yards (W.Smith, S.Ellis).
2-8-NO 18 (9:45) B.Favre pass short middle to B.Berrian to NO 10 for 8 yards (T.Porter). FUMBLES (T.Porter), RECOVERED by NO-
J.Vilma at NO 5. J.Vilma to NO 5 for no gain (V.Shiancoe). Pass 7, YAC 1
New Orleans Saints at 9:37
1-10-NO 5 (9:37) P.Thomas right tackle to NO 9 for 4 yards (P.Williams).
2-6-NO 9 (8:54) D.Brees pass short left to D.Henderson to NO 14 for 5 yards (C.Griffin). Pass 5, YAC 0
3-1-NO 14 (8:26) D.Brees FUMBLES (Aborted) at NO 14, and recovers at NO 14. D.Brees to NO 14 for no gain (P.Williams).
New Orleans challenged the first down ruling, and the play was Upheld. (Timeout #1.)
4-1-NO 14 (8:10) T.Morstead punts 43 yards to MIN 43, Center-J.Kyle, out of bounds.
Minnesota Vikings at 7:57
1-10-MIN 43 (7:57) A.Peterson left end to MIN 47 for 4 yards (J.Greer).
2-6-MIN 47 (7:19) B.Favre pass incomplete short right to S.Rice (J.Greer).
3-6-MIN 47 (7:14) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short right to V.Shiancoe pushed ob at NO 37 for 16 yards (J.Greer). Pass 7, YAC 9 P25
1-10-NO 37 (6:43) B.Favre pass incomplete short left to C.Taylor [T.Hargrove].
2-10-NO 37 (6:37) A.Peterson right guard to NO 19 for 18 yards (R.Harper). R26
1-10-NO 19 (5:52) B.Favre pass incomplete deep left to B.Berrian.
PENALTY on NO-T.Porter, Defensive Pass Interference, 18 yards, enforced at NO 19 - No Play. X27
1-1-NO 1 (5:45) A.Peterson left end to NO 2 for -1 yards (T.Hargrove, S.Ellis).
2-2-NO 2 (5:03) A.Peterson left guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R28
R.Longwell extra point is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-C.Kluwe.
MIN 28 NO 28, 7 plays, 57 yards, 1 penalty, 2:59 drive, 10:02 elapsed
R.Longwell kicks 68 yards from MIN 30 to NO 2. C.Roby to NO 19 for 17 yards (T.Johnson). NO-C.Roby was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.
New Orleans Saints at 4:58, (1st play from scrimmage 4:52)
1-10-NO 19 (4:52) D.Brees sacked at NO 11 for -8 yards (R.Edwards). FUMBLES (R.Edwards) [R.Edwards], recovered by NO-J.Evans at NO
11. J.Evans to NO 11 for no gain (K.Williams).
2-18-NO 11 (4:10) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to P.Thomas to NO 11 for no gain (B.Leber).
3-18-NO 11 (3:22) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to D.Henderson to NO 27 for 16 yards (A.Winfield). Pass 13, YAC 3
4-2-NO 27 (2:49) T.Morstead punts 58 yards to MIN 15, Center-J.Kyle. D.Reynaud to MIN 21 for 6 yards (U.Young).
Minnesota Vikings at 2:37
1-10-MIN 21 (2:37) A.Peterson right end to MIN 21 for no gain (B.McCray).
Two-Minute Warning
2-10-MIN 21 (2:00) A.Peterson right guard to MIN 23 for 2 yards (J.Vilma).
Timeout #2 by NO at 01:52.
3-8-MIN 23 (1:52) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short left to B.Berrian to MIN 33 for 10 yards (D.Sharper). Pass 5, YAC 5 P29
Timeout #1 by MIN at 01:39.
1-10-MIN 33 (1:39) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass deep right to S.Rice to NO 47 for 20 yards (R.Gay). Pass 16, YAC 4 P30
1-10-NO 47 (1:14) C.Taylor left guard to NO 33 for 14 yards (W.Smith, D.Sharper). R31
Timeout #3 by NO at 01:06.
1-10-NO 33 (1:06) C.Taylor right guard to NO 33 for no gain (R.Ayodele).
2-10-NO 33 (:25) A.Peterson right end to NO 33 for no gain (R.Ayodele, S.Ellis).
Timeout #2 by MIN at 00:19.
3-10-NO 33 (:19) PENALTY on MIN, Offensive 12 On-field, 5 yards, enforced at NO 33 - No Play.
3-15-NO 38 (:19) B.Favre pass deep middle intended for S.Rice INTERCEPTED by T.Porter at NO 22. T.Porter to NO 48 for 26 yards
(J.Sullivan).
New Orleans Saints at 0:07
1-10-NO 48 (:07) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to R.Bush (K.Williams).
2-10-NO 48 (:01) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short right.
END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies
==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down
Minnesota Vikings 28 9:21 5 4 1 10 3/4 0/0
New Orleans Saints 28 5:39 0 1 0 1 1/3 0/0
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NO wins toss, elects to Receive, and MIN elects to defend the South goal.
R.Longwell kicks 71 yards from MIN 30 to NO -1. P.Thomas to NO 39 for 40 yards (H.Abdullah). MIN-C.Griffin was injured
during the play. His return is Questionable.
New Orleans Saints at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:52)
1-10-NO 39 (14:52) P.Thomas right guard to NO 42 for 3 yards (K.Williams).
2-7-NO 42 (14:13) R.Bush right tackle to NO 43 for 1 yard (R.Edwards).
3-6-NO 43 (13:33) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to M.Colston.
PENALTY on MIN-A.Allen, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at NO 43 - No Play. X13
1-10-NO 48 (13:26) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to D.Thomas [R.Edwards].
2-10-NO 48 (13:21) D.Brees pass incomplete deep middle to M.Colston (B.Leber).
3-10-NO 48 (13:12) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to D.Henderson to MIN 43 for 9 yards (A.Allen). Pass 9,
YAC 0
The Replay Assistant challenged the first down ruling, and the play was Upheld.
4-1-MIN 43 (12:40) P.Thomas left guard to MIN 41 for 2 yards (C.Greenway). R14
The Replay Assistant challenged the first down ruling, and the play was Upheld.
1-10-MIN 41 (11:52) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to D.Thomas.
PENALTY on MIN-B.Leber, Defensive Pass Interference, 12 yards, enforced at MIN 41 - No Play. X15
1-10-MIN 29 (11:45) R.Bush right end to MIN 34 for -5 yards (B.Leber).
2-15-MIN 34 (11:00) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to R.Meachem to MIN 22 for 12 yards (A.Winfield). Pass
12, YAC 0
The Replay Assistant challenged the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld.
Timeout #1 by MIN at 10:24.
3-3-MIN 22 (10:24) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to D.Thomas.
Timeout #2 by MIN at 10:19.
4-3-MIN 22 (10:19) G.Hartley 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Kyle, Holder-M.Brunell.
MIN 28 NO 31, 10 plays, 39 yards, 2 penalties, 4:45 drive, 4:45 elapsed
END OF QUARTER Score Time First Downs Efficiencies
==== Quarter Summary ==== Poss R P X T 3Down 4Down
Minnesota Vikings 28 0:00 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0
New Orleans Saints 31 4:45 1 0 2 3 0/2 1/1
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Ten Longest Plays for Minnesota Vikings
Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description
30 4 3-10-50 (11:12) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass deep left to B.Berrian to NO 20 for 30 yards (R.Gay). Pass 27, YAC
3
27 4 2-7-MIN 23 (11:55) A.Peterson right end pushed ob at 50 for 27 yards (D.Sharper, S.Shanle).
26 3 2-9-MIN 34 (11:41) B.Favre pass deep middle to V.Shiancoe to NO 40 for 26 yards (D.Sharper). Pass 20, YAC 6
21 3 3-2-NO 22 (8:26) B.Favre pass deep left to V.Shiancoe to NO 1 for 21 yards (T.Porter). Pass 17, YAC 4
20 1 3-7-NO 28 (4:27) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass short middle to P.Harvin to NO 8 for 20 yards (R.Gay) [D.Sharper].
Pass 12, YAC 8
20 3 2-20-50 (10:28) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass deep right to V.Shiancoe to NO 30 for 20 yards (D.Sharper). Pass
17, YAC 3
20 4 1-10-MIN 33 (1:39) (Shotgun) B.Favre pass deep right to S.Rice to NO 47 for 20 yards (R.Gay). Pass 16, YAC 4
19 1 2-4-NO 19 (9:41) A.Peterson left guard for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
18 4 2-10-NO 37 (6:37) A.Peterson right guard to NO 19 for 18 yards (R.Harper).
17 1 1-10-NO 48 (5:44) P.Harvin left end ran ob at NO 46 for 2 yards (S.Shanle).
PENALTY on NO-B.McCray, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at NO 46. #93 McCray hit
#4 Favre after he handed off.

Ten Longest Plays for New Orleans Saints

Yards Qtr Play Start Play Description
38 1 2-10-MIN 38 (6:42) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to P.Thomas for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass -1, YAC 39
28 2 3-10-NO 36 (13:11) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep middle to R.Bush to MIN 36 for 28 yards (M.Williams)
[K.Williams]. Pass 16, YAC 12
17 3 1-10-MIN 37 (14:49) D.Brees pass short right to D.Thomas to MIN 20 for 17 yards (M.Williams). Pass 15, YAC 2
16 4 3-18-NO 11 (3:22) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to D.Henderson to NO 27 for 16 yards (A.Winfield).
Pass 13, YAC 3
13 1 1-10-NO 36 (8:19) D.Brees pass short middle to M.Colston to NO 49 for 13 yards (C.Greenway, J.Brinkley). Pass
12, YAC 1
12 2 1-10-MIN 21 (11:06) P.Thomas right guard to MIN 9 for 12 yards (M.Williams).
12 5 2-15-MIN 34 (11:00) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to R.Meachem to MIN 22 for 12 yards (A.Winfield).
Pass 12, YAC 0
The Replay Assistant challenged the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld.
11 2 2-6-MIN 32 (11:49) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to D.Thomas to MIN 21 for 11 yards (A.Winfield,
C.Greenway). Pass 5, YAC 6
9 1 3-10-NO 27 (:50) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to M.Colston to NO 36 for 9 yards (C.Greenway). Pass 9.
YAC 0
9 2 1-9-MIN 9 (10:37) (No Huddle) D.Brees pass short right to D.Henderson for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 9,
YAC 0

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