Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints - 09/21/2014
Week 3
Sunday - 1:00 pm EDT
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| NO | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
The Minnesota Vikings committed 5 penalties for 44 yards. They were flagged a total of 6 times.
The New Orleans Saints committed 4 penalties for 30 yards. They were flagged a total of 4 times.
Together there were 9 penalties for 74 yards. There were 10 total flags in this game.
Head Referee/Crew: Walt Anderson
Penalty Log
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| Penalty | Yards | Against | Player | Quarter | Time | Down | Distance | Declined | Offsetting | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive Offside | 0 | Minnesota | E.Griffen | 1 | 09:40 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No | No |
| Defensive Holding | 5 | New Orleans | K.Vaccaro | 2 | 15:00 | 2 | 5 | No | No | Yes |
| Offensive Holding | 10 | New Orleans | B.Grubbs | 2 | 14:01 | 2 | 10 | No | No | Yes |
| Defensive Holding | 5 | New Orleans | K.Lewis | 3 | 12:59 | 3 | 9 | No | No | Yes |
| Illegal Block Above the Waist | 10 | Minnesota | J.Robinson | 3 | 05:11 | 4 | 27 | No | No | No |
| Offensive Holding | 10 | New Orleans | T.Armstead | 3 | 01:03 | 1 | 10 | No | No | Yes |
| Unnecessary Roughness | 15 | Minnesota | C.Munnerlyn | 3 | 00:14 | 3 | 13 | No | No | No |
| Offensive Holding | 9 | Minnesota | V.Ducasse | 4 | 12:19 | 1 | 10 | No | No | No |
| False Start | 5 | Minnesota | V.Ducasse | 4 | 07:48 | 2 | 10 | No | No | No |
| Neutral Zone Infraction | 5 | Minnesota | E.Griffen | 4 | 01:09 | 3 | 3 | No | No | No |
| Totals | 74 | 2.9 | 2.21 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Play By Play
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | Q1 - 15:00 | 0 | 0 | MIN 35 | B.Walsh kicks 65 yards from MIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. |
| NO | Q1 - 15:00 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (15:00) D.Brees pass short right to B.Watson to NO 30 for 10 yards (T.Johnson). Pass -6, YAC 16 |
| NO | Q1 - 14:25 | 1 | 10 | NO 30 | (14:25) K.Robinson left end ran ob at NO 41 for 11 yards (R.Blanton). |
| NO | Q1 - 13:55 | 1 | 10 | NO 41 | (13:55) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks pushed ob at NO 48 for 7 yards (A.Barr). Pass 4, YAC 3 |
| NO | Q1 - 13:22 | 2 | 3 | NO 48 | (13:22) (Shotgun) P.Thomas right tackle to MIN 44 for 8 yards (T.Johnson). |
| NO | Q1 - 12:46 | 1 | 10 | MIN 44 | (12:46) K.Robinson right tackle to MIN 31 for 13 yards (J.Brinkley). |
| NO | Q1 - 12:07 | 1 | 10 | MIN 31 | (12:07) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to J.Graham to MIN 24 for 7 yards (J.Robinson). Pass 6, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q1 - 11:35 | 2 | 3 | MIN 24 | (11:35) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks pushed ob at MIN 19 for 5 yards (C.Munnerlyn; C.Greenway). Pass -3, YAC 8 |
| NO | Q1 - 11:05 | 1 | 10 | MIN 19 | (11:05) (Shotgun) T.Cadet left end pushed ob at MIN 16 for 3 yards (C.Munnerlyn). A flag was thrown for a late hit, and then picked up with no foul called. |
| NO | Q1 - 10:38 | 2 | 7 | MIN 16 | (10:38) K.Robinson right end to MIN 14 for 2 yards (J.Robinson). |
| NO | Q1 - 09:56 | 3 | 5 | MIN 14 | (9:56) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to P.Thomas pushed ob at MIN 1 for 13 yards (J.Robinson). Pass 4, YAC 9 |
| NO | Q1 - 09:40 | 1 | 1 | MIN 1 | (9:40) P.Thomas right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on MIN-E.Griffen, Defensive Offside, declined. |
| NO | Q1 - 09:36 | 0 | 0 | MIN 2 | S.Graham extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Drescher, Holder-L.McCown. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| MIN | Q1 - 09:36 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | T.Morstead kicks 70 yards from NO 35 to MIN -5. C.Patterson to MIN 20 for 25 yards (J.Hill). |
| MIN | Q1 - 09:30 | 1 | 10 | MIN 20 | (9:30) M.Asiata left tackle to MIN 22 for 2 yards (B.Bunkley; J.Galette). |
| MIN | Q1 - 08:54 | 2 | 8 | MIN 22 | (8:54) M.Cassel pass incomplete short right to R.Ellison (A.Hicks). |
| MIN | Q1 - 08:46 | 3 | 8 | MIN 22 | (8:46) (Shotgun) M.Cassel pass incomplete short right to K.Rudolph. |
| MIN | Q1 - 08:41 | 4 | 8 | MIN 22 | (8:41) J.Locke punts 57 yards to NO 21, Center-C.Loeffler. B.Cooks to NO 18 for -3 yards (J.Price). |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q1 - 08:29 | 1 | 10 | NO 18 | (8:29) D.Brees pass short left to P.Thomas to NO 19 for 1 yard (L.Joseph; J.Brinkley). Pass -4, YAC 5 |
| NO | Q1 - 07:52 | 2 | 9 | NO 19 | (7:52) K.Robinson right end to NO 19 for no gain (C.Munnerlyn). |
| NO | Q1 - 07:16 | 3 | 9 | NO 19 | (7:16) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to J.Graham pushed ob at NO 34 for 15 yards (R.Blanton). Pass 5, YAC 10 |
| NO | Q1 - 06:44 | 1 | 10 | NO 34 | (6:44) (Shotgun) P.Thomas left end to NO 45 for 11 yards (R.Blanton). |
| NO | Q1 - 06:07 | 1 | 10 | NO 45 | (6:07) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks to MIN 39 for 16 yards (R.Blanton). Pass 15, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q1 - 05:30 | 1 | 10 | MIN 39 | (5:30) K.Robinson left tackle to MIN 34 for 5 yards (B.Robison; H.Smith). |
| NO | Q1 - 04:57 | 2 | 5 | MIN 34 | (4:57) D.Brees pass deep right to J.Hill for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 23, YAC 11 |
| NO | Q1 - 04:50 | 0 | 0 | MIN 2 | S.Graham extra point is Blocked (E.Griffen), Center-J.Drescher, Holder-L.McCown. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| MIN | Q1 - 04:50 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | T.Morstead kicks 69 yards from NO 35 to MIN -4. C.Patterson to MIN 22 for 26 yards (A.Johnson). |
| MIN | Q1 - 04:50 | 1 | 10 | MIN 22 | (4:50) M.Cassel pass short right to M.Asiata to MIN 22 for no gain (P.Haralson). Pass -2, YAC 2 |
| MIN | Q1 - 04:00 | 2 | 10 | MIN 22 | (4:00) (Shotgun) M.Cassel pass short right to K.Rudolph to MIN 30 for 8 yards (R.Bush). Pass 0, YAC 8 |
| MIN | Q1 - 03:28 | 3 | 2 | MIN 30 | (3:28) (Shotgun) M.Cassel pass short left to G.Jennings to MIN 38 for 8 yards (K.Vaccaro). Pass 8, YAC 0 |
| MIN | Q1 - 02:54 | 1 | 10 | MIN 38 | (2:54) M.Asiata right tackle to MIN 37 for -1 yards (C.Lofton). |
| MIN | Q1 - 02:22 | 2 | 11 | MIN 37 | (2:22) (Shotgun) M.Cassel pass short left to C.Patterson to NO 35 for 28 yards (C.White). Pass -1, YAC 29 |
| MIN | Q1 - 01:38 | 1 | 10 | NO 35 | (1:38) (Shotgun) M.Cassel pass short middle to K.Rudolph to NO 26 for 9 yards (K.Vaccaro; J.Galette). Pass 5, YAC 4 |
| MIN | Q1 - 01:00 | 2 | 1 | NO 26 | (1:00) M.Cassel pass incomplete short middle to K.Rudolph (R.Humber). |
| MIN | Q1 - 00:55 | 3 | 1 | NO 26 | (:55) M.Asiata left guard to NO 22 for 4 yards (J.Byrd; K.Knox). |
| MIN | Q1 - 00:15 | 1 | 10 | NO 22 | (:15) M.Asiata right guard to NO 17 for 5 yards (J.Galette). |
| MIN | Q1 - | 0 | 0 | END QUARTER 1 | |
| MIN | Q2 - 15:00 | 2 | 5 | NO 17 | (15:00) M.Cassel pass incomplete short left to M.Asiata [P.Haralson]. PENALTY on NO-K.Vaccaro, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at NO 17 - No Play. |
| MIN | Q2 - 14:56 | 1 | 10 | NO 12 | (14:56) M.Cassel pass incomplete short left to C.Patterson [J.Galette]. |
| MIN | Q2 - 14:52 | 2 | 10 | NO 12 | (14:52) (Shotgun) M.Cassel pass incomplete short left to M.Asiata. |
| MIN | Q2 - 14:47 | 3 | 10 | NO 12 | (14:47) (Shotgun) M.Cassel scrambles up the middle to NO 7 for 5 yards (C.Lofton). |
| MIN | Q2 - 14:10 | 4 | 5 | NO 7 | (14:10) B.Walsh 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-J.Locke. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q2 - 14:06 | 0 | 0 | MIN 35 | B.Walsh kicks 65 yards from MIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. |
| NO | Q2 - 14:06 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (14:06) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to M.Colston. |
| NO | Q2 - 14:01 | 2 | 10 | NO 20 | (14:01) K.Robinson right guard to NO 29 for 9 yards (E.Griffen). PENALTY on NO-B.Grubbs, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at NO 20 - No Play. INJURY UPDATE: Vikings Quarterback Matt Cassell was taken off the field from the sidelines on a cart, with what appeared to be a left foot/ankle injury. |
| NO | Q2 - 13:36 | 2 | 20 | NO 10 | (13:36) (Shotgun) P.Thomas right tackle to NO 17 for 7 yards (S.Floyd). |
| NO | Q2 - 12:59 | 3 | 13 | NO 17 | (12:59) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks to NO 24 for 7 yards (X.Rhodes). Pass -2, YAC 9 |
| NO | Q2 - 12:24 | 4 | 6 | NO 24 | (12:24) T.Morstead punts 42 yards to MIN 34, Center-J.Drescher. M.Sherels ran ob at MIN 37 for 3 yards (B.Dixon). |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| MIN | Q2 - 12:15 | 1 | 10 | MIN 37 | (12:15) New quarterback for the Vikings is #5 T.Bridgewater. Cassel was taken off the field on a stretcher during the Saints' preceeding offensive series. C.Patterson left end to MIN 30 for -7 yards (C.Lofton). |
| MIN | Q2 - 11:33 | 2 | 17 | MIN 30 | (11:33) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short right to G.Jennings to MIN 40 for 10 yards (J.Byrd). Pass 10, YAC 0 |
| MIN | Q2 - 10:48 | 3 | 7 | MIN 40 | (10:48) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short left to M.Asiata to NO 19 for 41 yards (C.Lofton). NO-B.Dixon was injured during the play. His return is Probable. Pass -3, YAC 44 INJURY UPDATE - Vikings #16 M.Cassel, toe, questionable to return. |
| MIN | Q2 - 10:16 | 1 | 10 | NO 19 | (10:16) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater scrambles right tackle to NO 17 for 2 yards (J.Galette). |
| MIN | Q2 - 09:44 | 2 | 8 | NO 17 | (9:44) M.Asiata right guard to NO 16 for 1 yard (C.Lofton). |
| MIN | Q2 - 09:09 | 3 | 7 | NO 16 | (9:09) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater right guard to NO 7 for 9 yards (R.Bush). |
| MIN | Q2 - 08:29 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #1 by MIN at 08:29. | |
| MIN | Q2 - 08:29 | 1 | 7 | NO 7 | (8:29) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater sacked at NO 15 for -8 yards (J.Galette). |
| MIN | Q2 - 07:50 | 2 | 15 | NO 15 | (7:50) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short left to M.Asiata to NO 20 for -5 yards (C.Lofton; J.Galette). Pass -7, YAC 2 |
| MIN | Q2 - 07:06 | 3 | 20 | NO 20 | (7:06) (Shotgun) M.Asiata right end to NO 12 for 8 yards (K.Vaccaro; R.Bush). |
| MIN | Q2 - 06:33 | 4 | 12 | NO 12 | (6:33) B.Walsh 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-J.Locke. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q2 - 06:28 | 0 | 0 | MIN 35 | B.Walsh kicks 65 yards from MIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. |
| NO | Q2 - 06:28 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (6:28) T.Cadet left end to NO 26 for 6 yards (X.Rhodes). |
| NO | Q2 - 05:46 | 2 | 4 | NO 26 | (5:46) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep middle to M.Colston [A.Barr]. |
| NO | Q2 - 05:40 | 3 | 4 | NO 26 | (5:40) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to K.Stills ran ob at NO 32 for 6 yards (G.Hodges). Pass 2, YAC 4 |
| NO | Q2 - 05:10 | 1 | 10 | NO 32 | (5:10) K.Robinson right tackle to NO 39 for 7 yards (J.Brinkley; A.Barr). |
| NO | Q2 - 04:35 | 2 | 3 | NO 39 | (4:35) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks to NO 41 for 2 yards (J.Brinkley). Pass -3, YAC 5 |
| NO | Q2 - 03:56 | 3 | 1 | NO 41 | (3:56) (Shotgun) P.Thomas left end to NO 41 for no gain (H.Smith). |
| NO | Q2 - 03:16 | 4 | 1 | NO 41 | (3:16) T.Morstead punts 45 yards to MIN 14, Center-J.Drescher. M.Sherels to MIN 27 for 13 yards (P.Robinson). |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| MIN | Q2 - 03:02 | 1 | 10 | MIN 27 | (3:02) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater scrambles up the middle to MIN 42 for 15 yards (J.Byrd). |
| MIN | Q2 - 02:22 | 1 | 10 | MIN 42 | (2:22) J.McKinnon right guard to MIN 43 for 1 yard (P.Haralson). |
| MIN | Q2 - 02:17 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #1 by NO at 02:17. | |
| MIN | Q2 - 02:17 | 2 | 9 | MIN 43 | (2:17) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass incomplete short right to J.McKinnon. |
| MIN | Q2 - 02:14 | 3 | 9 | MIN 43 | (2:14) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass incomplete short left to J.McKinnon. |
| MIN | Q2 - 02:11 | 4 | 9 | MIN 43 | (2:11) J.Locke punts 37 yards to NO 20, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by B.Cooks. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q2 - 02:05 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (2:05) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to J.Graham pushed ob at NO 26 for 6 yards (C.Greenway). Pass 1, YAC 5 |
| NO | Q2 - 01:59 | 0 | 0 | Two-Minute Warning | |
| NO | Q2 - 01:59 | 2 | 4 | NO 26 | (1:59) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to J.Graham to NO 35 for 9 yards (M.Mauti). Pass 8, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q2 - 01:39 | 1 | 10 | NO 35 | (1:39) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to K.Stills ran ob at 50 for 15 yards. No tackle - receiver ran out intentionally to stop clock. Pass 14, YAC 1. |
| NO | Q2 - 01:36 | 1 | 10 | 50 | (1:36) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to J.Graham (H.Smith). |
| NO | Q2 - 01:31 | 2 | 10 | 50 | (1:31) (Shotgun) D.Brees sacked at NO 45 for -5 yards (A.Barr). |
| NO | Q2 - 00:56 | 3 | 15 | NO 45 | (:56) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep right to B.Cooks (H.Smith). |
| NO | Q2 - 00:49 | 4 | 15 | NO 45 | (:49) T.Morstead punts 46 yards to MIN 9, Center-J.Drescher. M.Sherels to MIN 4 for -5 yards (J.Hill). |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| MIN | Q2 - 00:37 | 1 | 10 | MIN 4 | (:37) M.Asiata left guard to MIN 8 for 4 yards (C.Jordan). |
| MIN | Q2 - 00:32 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #2 by NO at 00:32. | |
| MIN | Q2 - 00:32 | 2 | 6 | MIN 8 | (:32) T.Bridgewater kneels to MIN 6 for -2 yards. |
| MIN | Q2 - 00:30 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #3 by NO at 00:30. | |
| MIN | Q2 - 00:28 | 3 | 8 | MIN 6 | (:28) T.Bridgewater kneels to MIN 5 for -1 yards. |
| MIN | Q2 - | 0 | 0 | END QUARTER 2 | |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| MIN | Q3 - 15:00 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | T.Morstead kicks 73 yards from NO 35 to MIN -8. C.Patterson to MIN 35 for 43 yards (C.White). Patterson fumbled on the play but was ruled down by contact. INJURY UPDATE: Vikings have announced starting quarterback Matt Cassel is OUT for the remainder of the game. |
| MIN | Q3 - 14:52 | 1 | 10 | MIN 35 | (14:52) M.Asiata left guard to MIN 39 for 4 yards (A.Hicks). |
| MIN | Q3 - 14:11 | 2 | 6 | MIN 39 | (14:11) T.Bridgewater pass short right to K.Rudolph pushed ob at MIN 49 for 10 yards (J.Byrd). Pass 2, YAC 8 |
| MIN | Q3 - 13:44 | 1 | 10 | MIN 49 | (13:44) M.Asiata left guard to 50 for 1 yard (C.Lofton). |
| MIN | Q3 - 13:02 | 2 | 9 | 50 | (13:02) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass incomplete short left to M.Asiata. |
| MIN | Q3 - 12:59 | 3 | 9 | 50 | (12:59) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater scrambles left end to NO 46 for 4 yards (T.Walker). PENALTY on NO-K.Lewis, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at NO 46. |
| MIN | Q3 - 12:26 | 1 | 10 | NO 41 | (12:26) T.Bridgewater pass short right to C.Patterson pushed ob at NO 27 for 14 yards (K.Lewis). Pass 14, YAC 0 |
| MIN | Q3 - 11:55 | 1 | 10 | NO 27 | (11:55) J.McKinnon right guard to NO 29 for -2 yards (J.Galette). |
| MIN | Q3 - 11:14 | 2 | 12 | NO 29 | (11:14) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short left to G.Jennings to NO 22 for 7 yards (R.Bush). Pass 6, YAC 1 |
| MIN | Q3 - 10:29 | 3 | 5 | NO 22 | (10:29) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass incomplete short middle to M.Asiata. |
| MIN | Q3 - 10:24 | 4 | 5 | NO 22 | (10:24) B.Walsh 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Loeffler, Holder-J.Locke. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q3 - 10:20 | 0 | 0 | MIN 35 | B.Walsh kicks 65 yards from MIN 35 to end zone, Touchback. |
| NO | Q3 - 10:20 | 1 | 10 | NO 20 | (10:20) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks pushed ob at NO 20 for no gain (R.Blanton). Pass -3, YAC 3 |
| NO | Q3 - 09:46 | 2 | 10 | NO 20 | (9:46) K.Robinson right tackle to NO 14 for -6 yards (L.Joseph). |
| NO | Q3 - 09:07 | 3 | 16 | NO 14 | (9:07) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass deep right to B.Cooks pushed ob at NO 32 for 18 yards (J.Robinson) [E.Griffen]. Pass 18, YAC 0 |
| NO | Q3 - 08:34 | 1 | 10 | NO 32 | (8:34) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to J.Graham to NO 39 for 7 yards (R.Blanton). Pass 1, YAC 6 |
| NO | Q3 - 07:58 | 2 | 3 | NO 39 | (7:58) (Shotgun) P.Thomas left end to NO 41 for 2 yards (A.Barr; R.Blanton). |
| NO | Q3 - 07:45 | 3 | 1 | NO 41 | (7:45) A.Johnson left guard to NO 43 for 2 yards (R.Blanton; X.Rhodes). |
| NO | Q3 - 07:06 | 1 | 10 | NO 43 | (7:06) P.Thomas left guard to NO 41 for -2 yards (G.Hodges). |
| NO | Q3 - 06:32 | 2 | 12 | NO 41 | (6:32) (Shotgun) P.Thomas left tackle to NO 44 for 3 yards (G.Hodges; X.Rhodes). NO-J.Goodwin was injured during the play. His return is Questionable. |
| NO | Q3 - 05:47 | 3 | 9 | NO 44 | (5:47) (Shotgun) D.Brees FUMBLES (Aborted) at NO 26, and recovers at NO 26. D.Brees to NO 26 for no gain (C.Munnerlyn). Tim Lelito, substituting for Goodwin who was injured on the previous play, had a bad exchange from center with Brees. |
| NO | Q3 - 05:11 | 4 | 27 | NO 26 | (5:11) T.Morstead punts 54 yards to MIN 20, Center-J.Drescher. M.Sherels ran ob at MIN 47 for 27 yards (T.Morstead). PENALTY on MIN-J.Robinson, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 20. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| MIN | Q3 - 05:01 | 1 | 10 | MIN 10 | (5:01) M.Asiata right end to MIN 11 for 1 yard (C.Lofton). |
| MIN | Q3 - 04:24 | 2 | 9 | MIN 11 | (4:24) T.Bridgewater pass deep left to G.Jennings pushed ob at MIN 41 for 30 yards (J.Byrd). Pass 25, YAC 5 |
| MIN | Q3 - 03:53 | 1 | 10 | MIN 41 | (3:53) T.Bridgewater pass incomplete deep right to G.Jennings. INJURY UPDATE: Saints #55 J.Goodwin, leg, doubtful to return. |
| MIN | Q3 - 03:46 | 2 | 10 | MIN 41 | (3:46) M.Asiata right tackle to MIN 46 for 5 yards (K.Vaccaro). |
| MIN | Q3 - 03:04 | 3 | 5 | MIN 46 | (3:04) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass incomplete short right to G.Jennings (K.Lewis). |
| MIN | Q3 - 02:57 | 4 | 5 | MIN 46 | (2:57) J.Locke punts 44 yards to NO 10, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by J.Byrd. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q3 - 02:50 | 1 | 10 | NO 10 | (2:50) D.Brees pass short left to J.Hill to NO 24 for 14 yards (C.Greenway; R.Blanton). Pass 14, YAC 2 |
| NO | Q3 - 02:13 | 1 | 10 | NO 24 | (2:13) K.Robinson right guard to NO 28 for 4 yards (L.Joseph). |
| NO | Q3 - 01:40 | 2 | 6 | NO 28 | (1:40) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to M.Colston to NO 35 for 7 yards (J.Robinson; A.Barr). Pass 4, YAC 3 |
| NO | Q3 - 01:03 | 1 | 10 | NO 35 | (1:03) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to J.Graham. PENALTY on NO-T.Armstead, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at NO 35 - No Play. |
| NO | Q3 - 00:58 | 1 | 20 | NO 25 | (:58) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to P.Thomas to NO 32 for 7 yards (E.Griffen). Pass -3, YAC 10 |
| NO | Q3 - 00:20 | 2 | 13 | NO 32 | (:20) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to B.Cooks. |
| NO | Q3 - 00:14 | 3 | 13 | NO 32 | (:14) (Shotgun) D.Brees sacked at NO 23 for -9 yards (sack split by C.Munnerlyn and R.Blanton). PENALTY on MIN-C.Munnerlyn, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at NO 32 - No Play. |
| NO | Q3 - | 0 | 0 | END QUARTER 3 | |
| NO | Q4 - 15:00 | 1 | 10 | NO 47 | (15:00) K.Robinson right tackle to 50 for 3 yards (S.Floyd). |
| NO | Q4 - 14:25 | 2 | 7 | 50 | (14:25) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to K.Stills (A.Barr). |
| NO | Q4 - 14:17 | 3 | 7 | 50 | (14:17) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to J.Graham pushed ob at MIN 40 for 10 yards (H.Smith; B.Robison). Pass 11, YAC -1 |
| NO | Q4 - 13:42 | 1 | 10 | MIN 40 | (13:42) K.Robinson right tackle to MIN 37 for 3 yards (E.Griffen). |
| NO | Q4 - 13:04 | 2 | 7 | MIN 37 | (13:04) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete deep right to J.Graham. |
| NO | Q4 - 12:59 | 3 | 7 | MIN 37 | (12:59) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short left to B.Cooks pushed ob at MIN 18 for 19 yards (J.Robinson). Pass -4, YAC 23 |
| NO | Q4 - 12:28 | 1 | 10 | MIN 18 | (12:28) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to M.Colston for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Pass 16, YAC 2 |
| NO | Q4 - 12:22 | 0 | 0 | MIN 2 | S.Graham extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Drescher, Holder-L.McCown. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| MIN | Q4 - 12:22 | 0 | 0 | NO 35 | T.Morstead kicks 73 yards from NO 35 to MIN -8. C.Patterson to MIN 18 for 26 yards (P.Robinson). |
| MIN | Q4 - 12:19 | 1 | 10 | MIN 18 | (12:19) T.Bridgewater scrambles right tackle to MIN 23 for 5 yards (K.Edebali). MIN-K.Rudolph was injured during the play. His return is Probable. PENALTY on MIN-V.Ducasse, Offensive Holding, 9 yards, enforced at MIN 18 - No Play. |
| MIN | Q4 - 11:58 | 1 | 19 | MIN 9 | (11:58) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short right to C.Patterson pushed ob at MIN 26 for 17 yards (R.Humber). Pass 4, YAC 13 |
| MIN | Q4 - 11:24 | 2 | 2 | MIN 26 | (11:24) M.Asiata right guard to MIN 27 for 1 yard (R.Humber). |
| MIN | Q4 - 10:41 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #1 by MIN at 10:41. | |
| MIN | Q4 - 10:41 | 3 | 1 | MIN 27 | (10:41) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short left to C.Patterson to MIN 29 for 2 yards (K.Lewis). Pass 1, YAC 1 |
| MIN | Q4 - 10:00 | 1 | 10 | MIN 29 | (10:00) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater sacked at MIN 22 for -7 yards (C.Jordan). |
| MIN | Q4 - 09:17 | 2 | 17 | MIN 22 | (9:17) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short middle to G.Jennings to MIN 37 for 15 yards (C.White) [C.Lofton]. Pass 13, YAC 2 |
| MIN | Q4 - 08:37 | 3 | 2 | MIN 37 | (8:37) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short middle to J.McKinnon to MIN 44 for 7 yards (R.Humber). Pass 2, YAC 5 |
| MIN | Q4 - 07:53 | 1 | 10 | MIN 44 | (7:53) T.Bridgewater pass incomplete short right to R.Ellison (K.Vaccaro). |
| MIN | Q4 - 07:48 | 2 | 10 | MIN 44 | (7:48) (Shotgun) PENALTY on MIN-V.Ducasse, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 44 - No Play. |
| MIN | Q4 - 07:48 | 2 | 15 | MIN 39 | (7:48) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass short left to J.McKinnon pushed ob at MIN 41 for 2 yards (J.Byrd). |
| MIN | Q4 - 07:16 | 3 | 13 | MIN 41 | (7:16) (Shotgun) T.Bridgewater pass incomplete short left to J.McKinnon (R.Bush). |
| MIN | Q4 - 07:05 | 4 | 13 | MIN 41 | (7:05) J.Locke punts 43 yards to NO 16, Center-C.Loeffler, fair catch by J.Byrd. |
| Possession | Time | Down | Distance | Yardline | Play |
| NO | Q4 - 06:58 | 1 | 10 | NO 16 | (6:58) K.Robinson right tackle to NO 16 for no gain (G.Hodges). |
| NO | Q4 - 06:15 | 2 | 10 | NO 16 | (6:15) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short middle to M.Colston (H.Smith). |
| NO | Q4 - 06:09 | 3 | 10 | NO 16 | (6:09) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to K.Stills to NO 27 for 11 yards (J.Price). Pass 11, YAC 0 |
| NO | Q4 - 05:32 | 1 | 10 | NO 27 | (5:32) K.Robinson left guard to NO 33 for 6 yards (C.Munnerlyn). |
| NO | Q4 - 04:48 | 2 | 4 | NO 33 | (4:48) K.Robinson left end to NO 38 for 5 yards (J.Brinkley). |
| NO | Q4 - 04:11 | 1 | 10 | NO 38 | (4:11) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short right to K.Stills pushed ob at NO 44 for 6 yards (C.Munnerlyn). Pass 5, YAC 1 |
| NO | Q4 - 04:07 | 2 | 4 | NO 44 | (4:07) K.Robinson left guard to MIN 46 for 10 yards (H.Smith). |
| NO | Q4 - 03:21 | 1 | 10 | MIN 46 | (3:21) K.Robinson right tackle to MIN 45 for 1 yard (G.Hodges). |
| NO | Q4 - 02:36 | 2 | 9 | MIN 45 | (2:36) K.Robinson left end to MIN 47 for -2 yards (G.Hodges). |
| NO | Q4 - 02:30 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #2 by MIN at 02:30. | |
| NO | Q4 - 02:29 | 3 | 11 | MIN 47 | (2:29) (Shotgun) D.Brees pass short middle to R.Meachem to MIN 24 for 23 yards (R.Blanton). Pass 13, YAC 10 |
| NO | Q4 - 02:00 | 0 | 0 | Two-Minute Warning | |
| NO | Q4 - 02:00 | 1 | 10 | MIN 24 | (2:00) K.Robinson right guard to MIN 22 for 2 yards (L.Joseph). |
| NO | Q4 - 01:55 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #3 by MIN at 01:55. | |
| NO | Q4 - 01:55 | 2 | 8 | MIN 22 | (1:55) K.Robinson right guard to MIN 17 for 5 yards (G.Hodges). |
| NO | Q4 - 01:09 | 0 | 0 | Timeout #1 by NO at 01:09. | |
| NO | Q4 - 01:09 | 3 | 3 | MIN 17 | (1:09) PENALTY on MIN-E.Griffen, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 17 - No Play. |
| NO | Q4 - 01:09 | 1 | 10 | MIN 12 | (1:09) D.Brees kneels to MIN 13 for -1 yards. |
| NO | Q4 - 00:36 | 2 | 11 | MIN 13 | (:36) D.Brees kneels to MIN 14 for -1 yards. |
| NO | Q4 - 00:00 | 0 | 0 | END GAME |