Conference Semifinals, 2041

played in New Orleans, LA

69 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	0	-	0
New Orleans Saints	3	0	10	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 NOS - Tito Montgomery 26 field goal
3Q: 05:29 NOS - Jamie Zellerkraut 3 run (Tito Montgomery extra point)
3Q: 00:22 NOS - Tito Montgomery 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 NOS - Tito Montgomery 26 field goal
3Q: 05:29 NOS - Jamie Zellerkraut 3 run (Tito Montgomery extra point)
3Q: 00:22 NOS - Tito Montgomery 48 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 11-7 15-2
First Downs 9 23
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 4 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 76 324
- Offensive Plays 46 79
- Yards per Play 1.65 4.10
Net Rushing Yards 56 128
- Rushing Attempts 13 41
- Yards per Rush 4.31 3.12
Net Passing Yards 20 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 11 - 1 36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 115 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 12/95 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 0.61 5.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/54 10/57
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 21:13 38:47

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	11-7	15-2
First Downs	9	23
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	4	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	76	324
- Offensive Plays	46	79
- Yards per Play	1.65	4.10
Net Rushing Yards	56	128
- Rushing Attempts	13	41
- Yards per Rush	4.31	3.12
Net Passing Yards	20	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 11 - 1	36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	115	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	12/95	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	0.61	5.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/54	10/57
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	21:13	38:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	3	-20	Punt
1	10:07	4:04	OWN 31	8	11	Punt
2	14:44	1:40	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
2	10:37	2:18	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
2	3:21	2:59	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
3	12:51	0:44	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	5:23	1:41	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	0:14	0:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	11:19	2:16	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	6:53	2:09	OWN 48	5	-3	Downs
4	2:22	0:55	OWN 20	3	35	Interception

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	2:26	OPP 25	5	16	Field Goal
1	6:03	6:19	OWN 13	13	40	Punt
2	13:04	2:27	OWN 42	4	15	Punt
2	8:19	4:58	OWN 7	11	45	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	1	10	Half
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
3	12:07	6:44	OWN 4	14	96	Touchdown
3	3:42	3:28	OWN 41	7	28	Field Goal
4	14:43	3:24	OWN 34	9	42	Missed FG
4	9:03	2:10	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
4	4:44	2:22	OPP 45	3	6	Punt
4	1:27	1:27	OPP 43	5	8	Game

Game MVP: Eli Cox, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Vince Abrams	7	42	6.00	13	1
RB Charlie Schwartz	3	4	1.33	3	0
QB Luke Falk	1	7	7.00	7	0
WR Trevor Jones	1	1	1.00	1	0
RB Kai Schweigert	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	23	76	3.30	11	2	1
RB Elijah Holyfield	13	35	2.69	8	0	0
QB Sam Darnold	5	17	3.40	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luke Falk	21	11	115	12/95	0	41	1	48.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Darnold	36	19	215	2/19	0	26	0	70.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Vince Abrams	5	6	39	7.80	21	25
WR Trevor Jones	2	5	29	14.50	18	21
TE Ricardo Fitzgerald	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Deon Cain	1	3	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Richie James	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Zane Alcott	1	2	41	41.00	35	41

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Phillip Buchanan	7	10	70	10.00	14	26
WR Maurice Mueller	5	11	69	13.80	1	22
TE Ben Givgore	2	7	25	12.50	0	15
WR Julian Chance	2	3	19	9.50	0	14
WR Brant Fields	2	3	19	9.50	3	14
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	1	2	13	13.00	11	13

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chester Borders	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Luke Falk	1	0	0
G Herb Vertelney	0	1	0
S Pete McElroy	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Phillip Buchanan	1	0	0
WR Julian Chance	0	1	0
DE Eli Cox	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Wishnowsky	9	428	47.6	43.4	61	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adrian Harper	6	263	43.8	29.5	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Montgomery	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie James	2	26	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex McAllister	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	1	30	30.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Junior Heinz	10	2	0.0	37	29
OLB Abel Stull	9	2	0.0	34	27
S Pete McElroy	7	3	0.0	33	26
CB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	6	2	0.0	41	38
DE Claude Carlisle	5	1	0.0	28	20
OLB Bernie Herek	5	1	0.0	36	28
CB Shawn Spano	4	1	0.0	39	36
OLB Tyrone Shuran	3	0	1.0	20	28
DT Quinnen Williams	3	3	0.5	39	38
DE Brian Belanger	2	3	0.0	35	35
S Calvin Lyons	2	0	0.0	8	12
DE Nathan Riffle	1	0	0.5	7	3
CB Curtis Burgess	1	1	0.0	26	20
WR Trevor Jones	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wayne Griffin	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Xavier Bartee	0	1	0.0	21	28

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Nicolas Hill	6	2	4.0	11	20
DE Eli Cox	6	1	4.0	12	27
S Collin Ibarra	4	3	0.0	13	33
OLB Brian Burns	2	1	0.5	13	31
ILB Walter Diana	2	1	0.0	13	31
ILB Trent Collins	2	1	0.0	8	4
S Abraham Fletcher	2	0	0.0	13	33
CB Chester Borders	2	0	0.0	6	29
CB Norbert Tierney	2	0	0.0	11	31
OLB Tre McGeoghan	2	0	0.0	5	21
OLB Kylie Fitts	1	1	1.0	9	15
DE J.C. Kaplan	1	0	1.0	11	23
DT Arnold Olsson	1	0	1.0	2	13
DE Hayden Miller	1	0	0.5	1	8
CB Chester Prichard	1	0	0.0	12	22
DE Oliver Smithen	1	0	0.0	1	7
CB Andy Greer	0	2	0.0	1	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tyrone Shuran	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Quinnen Williams	0.5	1	3	0	38
DE Nathan Riffle	0.5	0	0	0	3
DT Hugh Kelly	0.0	1	1	0	17
DE Brian Belanger	0.0	0	1	1	35
DE Claude Carlisle	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Xavier Bartee	0.0	0	1	0	28

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eli Cox	4.0	1	3	27
DT Nicolas Hill	4.0	0	0	20
DE J.C. Kaplan	1.0	1	0	23
OLB Kylie Fitts	1.0	0	1	15
DT Arnold Olsson	1.0	0	0	13
DE Hayden Miller	0.5	3	0	8
OLB Brian Burns	0.5	0	0	31
ILB Walter Diana	0.0	1	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shawn Spano	3	1	36
S Pete McElroy	3	0	26
S Junior Heinz	3	0	29
OLB Abel Stull	3	0	27
OLB Bernie Herek	2	2	28
OLB Tyrone Shuran	1	1	28
S Calvin Lyons	1	0	12
CB Wayne Griffin	1	0	11
CB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	1	0	38
CB Curtis Burgess	1	0	20
DT Xavier Bartee	0	1	28

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Collin Ibarra	3	0	0	33
CB Norbert Tierney	2	1	0	31
OLB Tre McGeoghan	2	0	0	21
ILB Walter Diana	1	1	0	31
CB Chester Borders	1	0	1	29
CB Chester Prichard	1	0	0	22
DE Oliver Smithen	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Charlie Parrish	1	3	13	4	33
G Allen Yarlagadda	1	2	13	2	33
T Blake Lyle	1	2	13	1	33
C Alexis Small	0	2	13	3	33
G Herb Vertelney	0	2	13	1	33
TE Ricardo Fitzgerald	0	1	13	0	31
RB Charlie Schwartz	0	0	3	1	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ryan Baker	4	13	41	0	38
T Kaleb McGary	2	7	41	0	38
C Kenneth Fulcher	2	4	41	1	38
G Terry Coons	1	4	41	1	38
TE Phillip Buchanan	1	1	39	0	38
T Deion Roberts	0	7	41	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Herek	1	10
Allen Yarlagadda	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Tyler	2	23
Tre McGeoghan	1	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	---	---	41	38	13	92
DT Quinnen Williams	---	---	39	38	3	80
CB Shawn Spano	---	---	39	36	3	78
OLB Bernie Herek	---	---	36	28	10	74
DE Brian Belanger	---	---	35	35	3	73
S Junior Heinz	---	---	37	29	---	66
OLB Abel Stull	---	---	34	27	---	61
S Pete McElroy	---	---	33	26	---	59
T Blake Lyle	13	33	---	---	9	55
T Charlie Parrish	13	33	---	---	9	55
G Herb Vertelney	13	33	---	---	9	55
G Allen Yarlagadda	13	33	---	---	9	55
DE Claude Carlisle	---	---	28	20	6	54
DT Xavier Bartee	---	---	21	28	3	52
OLB Tyrone Shuran	---	---	20	28	3	51
CB Curtis Burgess	---	---	26	20	4	50
QB Luke Falk	13	33	---	---	---	46
C Alexis Small	13	33	---	---	---	46
TE Ricardo Fitzgerald	13	31	---	---	---	44
WR Zane Alcott	11	31	---	---	---	42
DT Hugh Kelly	---	---	14	17	9	40
WR Richie James	4	23	---	---	11	38
WR Trevor Jones	12	25	---	---	---	37
TE Gabe Mattingly	6	11	---	---	20	37
S Calvin Lyons	---	---	8	12	14	34
CB Wayne Griffin	---	---	8	11	14	33
DE Christian Burke	---	---	20	11	---	31
RB Vince Abrams	8	21	---	---	---	29
ILB Garrett Harmon	---	---	5	10	13	28
WR Deon Cain	0	12	---	---	11	23
OLB Bobby Salas	---	---	0	1	20	21
FB Kelvin Farrell	5	4	---	---	11	20
RB Charlie Schwartz	3	7	---	---	9	19
DE Nathan Riffle	---	---	7	3	---	10
C Tom Sharp	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Mitch Wishnowsky	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Everett Bishop	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Harry Bycroft	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Roman Klingbiel	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Kai Schweigert	2	0	---	---	---	2
K Daniel Carlson	0	0	---	---	1	1
TE Caleb Hopper	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Corwin Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Asher Farr	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Richie Winters	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Scottie Hitchcock	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ryan Baker	41	38	---	---	9	88
G Terry Coons	41	38	---	---	9	88
C Kenneth Fulcher	41	38	---	---	6	85
QB Sam Darnold	41	38	---	---	---	79
T Deion Roberts	41	38	---	---	---	79
T Kaleb McGary	41	38	---	---	---	79
TE Phillip Buchanan	39	38	---	---	---	77
WR Maurice Mueller	39	38	---	---	---	77
WR Brant Fields	35	27	---	---	2	64
WR Julian Chance	31	25	---	---	---	56
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	27	28	---	---	---	55
TE Ben Givgore	10	15	---	---	23	48
S Abraham Fletcher	---	---	13	33	1	47
S Collin Ibarra	---	---	13	33	---	46
OLB Tre McGeoghan	---	---	5	21	20	46
OLB Brian Burns	---	---	13	31	---	44
ILB Walter Diana	---	---	13	31	---	44
DE J.C. Kaplan	---	---	11	23	9	43
CB Norbert Tierney	---	---	11	31	---	42
DE Eli Cox	---	---	12	27	---	39
FB Shaun Tyler	6	9	---	---	23	38
CB Chester Borders	---	---	6	29	---	35
CB Chester Prichard	---	---	12	22	---	34
DT Nicolas Hill	---	---	11	20	---	31
CB Andy Greer	---	---	1	12	14	27
OLB Kylie Fitts	---	---	9	15	---	24
RB Elijah Holyfield	14	8	---	---	---	22
WR Michael Gallup	2	0	---	---	17	19
DE Hayden Miller	---	---	1	8	9	18
DT Arnold Olsson	---	---	2	13	---	15
TE Ernie Vandeginste	0	0	---	---	14	14
G Brett Berrino	0	0	---	---	13	13
CB Blessuan Austin	---	---	1	3	9	13
G Harrison Doctrow	0	0	---	---	13	13
S Conner Bailey	---	---	0	0	13	13
ILB Trent Collins	---	---	8	4	---	12
CB Rex McAllister	---	---	0	0	10	10
ILB Devin Crenshaw	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Alejandro Fletcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Adrian Harper	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Oliver Smithen	---	---	1	7	---	8
WR Trevor Salley	2	2	---	---	4	8
K Tito Montgomery	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Dominique Warrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Asher Brandon	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Gerald Cassidy	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	4	15	3.8
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	49	4.9
Middle	23	68	3.0
Right	6	14	2.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luke Falk	21	11	3	0	1	2	6	5	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Darnold	36	19	2	0	3	5	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	83	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	13	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	50	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	101	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	64	21.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Vince Abrams	6	5	0	39	1	21
WR Trevor Jones	5	2	0	29	1	25
WR Deon Cain	3	1	0	-3	0	12
WR Richie James	3	1	1	-2	0	23
TE Ricardo Fitzgerald	2	1	0	11	0	31
WR Zane Alcott	2	1	0	41	1	31

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Maurice Mueller	11	5	0	69	1	38
TE Phillip Buchanan	10	7	0	70	1	38
TE Ben Givgore	7	2	2	25	0	15
WR Julian Chance	3	2	0	19	0	25
WR Brant Fields	3	2	1	19	0	27
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	2	1	0	13	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	3	6	2.00	3.30
RB Elijah Holyfield	1	0	0.00	2.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Darnold	4	1	10	2.50	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Givgore	1	1	10	10.00	3.57
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
TE Phillip Buchanan	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Maurice Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	6.27

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Luke Falk	1	0
RB Vince Abrams	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Darnold	3	1
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luke Falk	6	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Darnold	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Deon Cain	2	0
TE Ricardo Fitzgerald	1	0
WR Richie James	1	1
WR Zane Alcott	1	0
RB Vince Abrams	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Maurice Mueller	3	2	2
TE Phillip Buchanan	2	1	0
WR Brant Fields	2	1	1
TE Ben Givgore	1	0	0
RB Jamie Zellerkraut	1	0	0
WR Julian Chance	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (22,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,300)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (22,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,300)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,600)