| Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 7, 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 70020 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 50 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 23 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Randy Moss 29 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ricky Williams 1 run (Deuce McAllister run failed) | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 45 FG | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 29 FG | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chris Oldham 38 opponents fumble recovery (John Carney kick) | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Byron Chamberlain 19 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Daunte Culpepper run) | 15 | 25 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 33 FG | 15 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 84 | WR | Randy Moss |
| 74 | LOT | Brad Badger |
| 63 | LOG | Corbin Lacina |
| 78 | C | Matt Birk |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 76 | ROT | Chris Liwienski |
| 87 | TE | Byron Chamberlain |
| 11 | QB | Daunte Culpepper |
| 23 | RB | Michael Bennett |
| 40 | FB | Jimmy Kleinsasser |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Talance Sawyer |
| 98 | NT | Fred Robbins |
| 99 | UT | Chris Hovan |
| 51 | RDE | Lance Johnstone |
| 52 | MLB | Kailee Wong |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Kelly |
| 21 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | Kenny Wright |
| 27 | NB | Keith Thibodeaux |
| 22 | DB | Tyrone Carter |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Albert Connell |
| 87 | WR | Joe Horn |
| 88 | WR | Willie Jackson |
| 80 | WR | Robert Wilson |
| 87 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 63 | LOG | Wally Williams |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 65 | ROG | Chris Naeole |
| 68 | ROT | Kyle Turley |
| 2 | QB | Aaron Brooks |
| 34 | RB | Ricky Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Darren Howard |
| 99 | LDT | Norman Hand |
| 97 | RDT | La'Roi Glover |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 59 | LOLB | Keith Mitchell |
| 56 | MLB | Charlie Clemons |
| 54 | ROLB | Darrin Smith |
| 23 | LCB | Kevin Mathis |
| 29 | SS | Sammy Knight |
| 20 | FS | Jay Bellamy |
| 22 | RCB | Fred Thomas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 25:45 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1/8 | 0/1 | 12 | 116 | 3 | 2 |
| NO | 34:15 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8/16 | 0/0 | 8 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Michael Bennett | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Ricky Williams | 30 | 136 | 4.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Aaron Brooks | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 160 | 4.3 | 17 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Daunte Culpepper | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 1 | 332 | 9.8 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 106.5 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 1 | 332 | 9.8 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 106.5 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Aaron Brooks | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 1 | 210 | 7.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 1 | 210 | 7.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Cris Carter | 8 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 5 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 5 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 332 | 14.4 | 52 | 2 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Willie Jackson | 9 | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 6 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Horn | 6 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Albert Connell | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cam Cleeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 210 | 14.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Eric Kelly | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jay Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Michael Lewis | 4 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 50 | 12.5 | 32 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 213 | 71.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 8 | 543 | 67.9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Troy Walters | 8 | 0 | 178 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 178 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Michael Lewis | 3 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 | 34 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Darren Howard | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 26.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Kenny Wright | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Robbins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemanski Hall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfield Garnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Berger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fearon Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Keith Mitchell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Gowin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |