Week 16, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

57 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	6	0	-	9
New Orleans Saints	10	17	7	6	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 NOS - Zack Davison 28 field goal
1Q: 03:04 NOS - Zack Shepherd 7 pass from Kendyl Kelly (Zack Davison extra point)
2Q: 11:29 NOS - Tyrell Maier 7 pass from Kendyl Kelly (Zack Davison extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NOS - Warren Baker 2 pass from Kendyl Kelly (Zack Davison extra point)
2Q: 03:43 NOS - Zack Davison 46 field goal
2Q: 00:31 MIN - Joe Ramsey 25 field goal
3Q: 00:39 MIN - Troy Flees 6 pass from Thomas Bliss (Thomas Bliss pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 00:29 NOS - Brent Pottinger 88 kickoff return (Zack Davison extra point)
4Q: 09:20 NOS - Zack Davison 46 field goal
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Zack Davison 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 NOS - Zack Davison 28 field goal
1Q: 03:04 NOS - Zack Shepherd 7 pass from Kendyl Kelly (Zack Davison extra point)
2Q: 11:29 NOS - Tyrell Maier 7 pass from Kendyl Kelly (Zack Davison extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NOS - Warren Baker 2 pass from Kendyl Kelly (Zack Davison extra point)
2Q: 03:43 NOS - Zack Davison 46 field goal
2Q: 00:31 MIN - Joe Ramsey 25 field goal
3Q: 00:39 MIN - Troy Flees 6 pass from Thomas Bliss (Thomas Bliss pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 00:29 NOS - Brent Pottinger 88 kickoff return (Zack Davison extra point)
4Q: 09:20 NOS - Zack Davison 46 field goal
4Q: 00:31 NOS - Zack Davison 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 5-10 8-7
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 325 409
- Offensive Plays 59 64
- Yards per Play 5.51 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 78 172
- Rushing Attempts 25 38
- Yards per Rush 3.12 4.53
Net Passing Yards 247 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 2 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.26 9.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 5/65
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 2/117
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:50 34:10

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	5-10	8-7
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	325	409
- Offensive Plays	59	64
- Yards per Play	5.51	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	78	172
- Rushing Attempts	25	38
- Yards per Rush	3.12	4.53
Net Passing Yards	247	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 2	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.26	9.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	5/65
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	2/117
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:50	34:10

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:28	2:51	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
1	6:37	0:16	OPP 18	1	5	Interception
1	2:58	2:05	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
2	11:19	2:51	OWN 40	8	38	Missed FG
2	5:59	1:02	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	3:35	3:09	OWN 25	10	67	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	10:09	4:24	OWN 4	9	53	Punt
3	3:42	3:13	OWN 17	6	83	Touchdown
3	0:14	1:12	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	9:14	0:42	OWN 25	2	20	Interception
4	6:19	2:06	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 25	1	4	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:32	OWN 36	10	53	Field Goal
1	6:21	3:23	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	0:53	4:34	OWN 48	10	52	Touchdown
2	8:28	2:29	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	4:57	1:22	OWN 37	4	34	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	12:23	2:14	OWN 23	4	20	Punt
3	5:45	2:03	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
4	14:02	4:48	OWN 28	9	43	Field Goal
4	8:32	2:13	50	3	7	Punt
4	4:13	3:50	OWN 23	6	54	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kendyl Kelly, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Troy Flees	16	20	1.25	5	0
QB Thomas Bliss	6	39	6.50	12	1
QB Brock Enright	2	11	5.50	7	0
RB Drew Workman	1	8	8.00	8	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mike Wilson	17	90	5.29	40	2
RB Jordan Deligianis	10	30	3.00	8	0
QB Kendyl Kelly	7	56	8.00	21	2
FB Theodore Fiala	3	-5	-1.67	0	0
TE D.J. Wooden	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Bliss	29	20	247	2/8	1	42	1	92.1
Brock Enright	3	1	8	0/0	0	8	1	2.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendyl Kelly	26	19	237	0/0	3	57	0	139.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Arnold Lyden	7	11	120	17.14	70	42	0
WR Neal Tatum	4	7	59	14.75	44	33	0
TE Nathan Van Pelt	4	5	57	14.25	28	29	0
RB Troy Flees	4	6	11	2.75	0	6	1
WR B.J. Burnett	2	3	8	4.00	0	4	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zack Shepherd	5	8	91	18.20	65	57	1
WR Timothy Mickus	4	5	33	8.25	11	17	0
WR Cedric Morton	4	4	59	14.75	1	21	0
RB Mike Wilson	2	2	34	17.00	13	19	0
WR Warren Baker	2	2	3	1.50	1	2	1
WR Tyrell Maier	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
FB Theodore Fiala	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE D.J. Wooden	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Manuel Allen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Conroy	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Thomas Bliss	1	0	0
TE Nathan Van Pelt	0	1	0
T Caleb Clancy	0	1	0
G Danny Ellison	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Ricardo Nichols	1	0	0	0
DE Antoine Masso	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jon Scurlock	7	306	43.7	34.4	54	5

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Francisco Browning	3	160	53.3	45.7	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Ramsey	1/2	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zack Davison	4/4	3/3	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Thompson	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricardo Nichols	5	65	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Humphries	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent Pottinger	2	117	58.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Javier Scroggins	8	1	0.0	23	5
OLB Corwin Hughes	7	1	0.0	26	15
OLB Trent Hernandez	6	6	0.0	38	25
S Kenneth Isaacs	5	1	0.0	32	15
S Craig Thompson	5	0	0.0	25	20
CB Lucas Sutton	4	0	0.0	31	19
OLB Myron Spencer	3	1	0.0	38	25
DE Roy England	3	0	0.0	38	26
S Asher Bronson	2	4	0.0	28	17
DE Cristian McWilliams	2	1	0.0	33	20
DT Jordan Greer	2	0	0.0	35	16
CB Christian Stuart	2	0	0.0	5	11
CB Otis Humphries	1	1	0.0	38	26
WR Arnold Lyden	1	0	---	---	---
DT Diego Sturm	1	0	0.0	3	11
DE Cary Cerf	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Devonte Sweeney	1	0	0.0	13	14
QB Thomas Bliss	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deion Gamboa	0	1	0.0	4	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brent Pottinger	11	0	0.0	25	33
OLB Ted Cooper	9	2	0.0	24	32
S Jaquez Reese	4	2	0.0	16	22
DE Devonte Curtis	3	3	0.0	18	27
DT Trevor Woolford	3	2	0.0	20	25
ILB Santiago Clausen	3	2	0.0	16	22
DE Howard Henderson	2	0	1.0	17	26
S Van Hall	2	1	0.0	9	12
S Mack Wagner	2	0	0.0	15	22
CB Ricardo Nichols	2	0	0.0	9	14
ILB Stanley Stephenson	2	0	0.0	6	9
DE Antoine Masso	1	0	1.0	12	16
S Dana Johnson	1	2	0.0	20	25
CB Dwight Conroy	1	2	0.0	23	32
OLB Gerald Goodstriker	1	0	0.0	3	4
ILB Isaac O'Neal	0	1	0.0	9	10
DT Van Tucker	0	1	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roy England	2	2	26
DT Jordan Greer	1	1	16
DE Cristian McWilliams	1	0	20
DT Diego Sturm	0	1	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howard Henderson	1.0	1	0	1	26
DE Antoine Masso	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Amos Unsbee	0.0	0	1	1	22
DE Devonte Curtis	0.0	0	0	1	27
DT Trevor Woolford	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Craig Thompson	4	0	20
CB Lucas Sutton	3	0	19
OLB Trent Hernandez	2	0	25
CB Devonte Sweeney	2	0	14
S Asher Bronson	2	0	17
CB Christian Stuart	2	0	11
CB Otis Humphries	1	0	26
OLB Corwin Hughes	1	0	15
ILB Javier Scroggins	1	0	5
DE Cary Cerf	1	0	6
OLB Myron Spencer	0	1	25

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brent Pottinger	7	0	0	33
OLB Ted Cooper	4	1	0	32
S Jaquez Reese	3	0	0	22
ILB Stanley Stephenson	2	0	0	9
CB Dwight Conroy	1	0	2	32
S Mack Wagner	1	0	0	22
CB Ricardo Nichols	1	0	0	14
S Dana Johnson	1	0	0	25
ILB Santiago Clausen	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Byron Singleton	2	4	22	1	31
G Danny Ellison	0	7	25	0	34
G Mackenzie Holliday	0	5	25	0	34
T Caleb Clancy	0	1	22	1	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Isaiah Duncan	4	6	38	26
T Quinn Tatum	1	9	38	26
G Bob Long	1	2	29	26
G Chance Bernatd	1	2	29	26
C Alec Carpenter	0	6	29	26
G Manuel McWilliams	0	3	9	0
TE D.J. Wooden	0	1	19	6
FB Theodore Fiala	0	1	10	4
T Rex Vaughn	0	1	9	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Cristian McWilliams	3	13
Tyler Clemons	2	24
Danny Ellison	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Cedric Morton	2	15
Gerald Goodstriker	1	23
Ricardo Nichols	1	21

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Nathan Van Pelt	25	33	---	---	24	82
CB Otis Humphries	---	---	38	26	13	77
G Mackenzie Holliday	25	34	---	---	10	69
DE Roy England	---	---	38	26	4	68
G Danny Ellison	25	34	---	---	9	68
T Seth Medsker	25	34	---	---	9	68
OLB Trent Hernandez	---	---	38	25	4	67
OLB Myron Spencer	---	---	38	25	4	67
DE Cristian McWilliams	---	---	33	20	13	66
WR Neal Tatum	21	33	---	---	9	63
G Byron Singleton	22	31	---	---	9	62
T Caleb Clancy	22	31	---	---	9	62
S Asher Bronson	---	---	28	17	17	62
WR Arnold Lyden	23	34	---	---	---	57
DT Jordan Greer	---	---	35	16	3	54
S Craig Thompson	---	---	25	20	8	53
QB Thomas Bliss	22	31	---	---	---	53
CB Lucas Sutton	---	---	31	19	2	52
S Kenneth Isaacs	---	---	32	15	5	52
RB Troy Flees	19	27	---	---	---	46
OLB Corwin Hughes	---	---	26	15	2	43
CB Devonte Sweeney	---	---	13	14	15	42
WR B.J. Burnett	17	23	---	---	---	40
DE Cary Cerf	---	---	4	6	22	32
RB Tyler Clemons	4	2	---	---	24	30
ILB Javier Scroggins	---	---	23	5	1	29
ILB Bryson Holliday	---	---	3	8	15	26
DT Diego Sturm	---	---	3	11	5	19
CB Christian Stuart	---	---	5	11	3	19
TE Herman Terry	7	10	---	---	---	17
WR Courtney Harrison	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Drew Workman	6	7	---	---	---	13
DE Deion Gamboa	---	---	4	6	3	13
WR Brandon Davis	0	1	---	---	12	13
TE Eduardo Clinton	3	0	---	---	9	12
G Marcos Guyon	3	3	---	---	5	11
P Jon Scurlock	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Brian Fulton	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Shaquille Lynn	3	3	---	---	---	6
QB Brock Enright	3	3	---	---	---	6
K Joe Ramsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Timothy Craig	---	---	1	1	---	2
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Geoff Arfman	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Bo Harrow	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Trenton Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Zack Shepherd	34	22	---	---	19	75
WR Cedric Morton	34	23	---	---	15	72
T Quinn Tatum	38	26	---	---	3	67
G Isaiah Duncan	38	26	---	---	---	64
CB Dwight Conroy	---	---	23	32	8	63
S Brent Pottinger	---	---	25	33	4	62
G Bob Long	29	26	---	---	7	62
QB Kendyl Kelly	32	26	---	---	---	58
OLB Ted Cooper	---	---	24	32	1	57
RB Mike Wilson	23	17	---	---	16	56
G Chance Bernatd	29	26	---	---	---	55
C Alec Carpenter	29	26	---	---	---	55
DT Trevor Woolford	---	---	20	25	8	53
TE D.J. Wooden	19	6	---	---	26	51
WR Tyrell Maier	23	25	---	---	---	48
S Dana Johnson	---	---	20	25	1	46
DE Devonte Curtis	---	---	18	27	1	46
CB Ricardo Nichols	---	---	9	14	21	44
DE Howard Henderson	---	---	17	26	---	43
S Van Hall	---	---	9	12	21	42
S Mack Wagner	---	---	15	22	1	38
DE Amos Unsbee	---	---	15	22	1	38
S Jaquez Reese	---	---	16	22	---	38
ILB Santiago Clausen	---	---	16	22	---	38
DE Logan Butler	---	---	12	13	8	33
WR Evan Earp	7	2	---	---	23	32
WR Timothy Mickus	13	18	---	---	---	31
DE Antoine Masso	---	---	12	16	2	30
OLB Gerald Goodstriker	---	---	3	4	23	30
ILB Stanley Stephenson	---	---	6	9	12	27
RB Wesley Shelton	0	0	---	---	26	26
FB Theodore Fiala	10	4	---	---	9	23
WR Warren Baker	15	7	---	---	---	22
ILB Isaac O'Neal	---	---	9	10	1	20
RB Jordan Deligianis	13	3	---	---	---	16
G Manuel McWilliams	9	0	---	---	7	16
T Rex Vaughn	9	0	---	---	7	16
DT Van Tucker	---	---	6	7	2	15
K Zack Davison	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Manuel Allen	8	3	---	---	---	11
P Francisco Browning	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Cole Davidson	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Charlie Baumgardner	---	---	0	0	7	7
QB Wally Howe	6	0	---	---	---	6
S Kelvin Barker	---	---	0	1	1	2
ILB Luis Hoover	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	21	70	3.3
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	24	136	5.7
Right	7	17	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Bliss	29	20	5	1	5	0	1	4	1
Brock Enright	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendyl Kelly	26	19	3	1	1	1	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	58	11.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	148	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	29	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	104	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	39	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arnold Lyden	11	7	2	120	3	34
WR Neal Tatum	7	4	1	59	1	33
RB Troy Flees	6	4	0	11	0	27
TE Nathan Van Pelt	5	4	1	57	1	33
WR B.J. Burnett	3	2	1	8	0	23

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Zack Shepherd	8	5	0	91	2	22
WR Timothy Mickus	5	4	1	33	0	18
WR Cedric Morton	4	4	0	59	1	23
TE D.J. Wooden	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Mike Wilson	2	2	0	34	0	17
WR Warren Baker	2	2	0	3	0	7
TE Manuel Allen	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Tyrell Maier	1	1	0	7	0	25
FB Theodore Fiala	1	1	0	10	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Thomas Bliss	1	7	7.00	6.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jordan Deligianis	2	4	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Bliss	4	3	7	1.75	8.52

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendyl Kelly	7	5	41	5.86	9.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnold Lyden	1	1	-1	-1.00	10.91
WR Neal Tatum	1	0	0	0.00	8.43
TE Nathan Van Pelt	1	1	2	2.00	11.40
RB Troy Flees	1	1	6	6.00	1.83

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zack Shepherd	2	1	7	3.50	11.38
WR Timothy Mickus	2	1	7	3.50	6.60
WR Cedric Morton	1	1	18	18.00	14.75
WR Tyrell Maier	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Warren Baker	1	1	2	2.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Thomas Bliss	5	2
RB Drew Workman	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mike Wilson	5	1
QB Kendyl Kelly	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Bliss	7	6	3
Brock Enright	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendyl Kelly	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arnold Lyden	4	3	2
WR B.J. Burnett	3	2	0
WR Neal Tatum	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Zack Shepherd	4	3	2
RB Mike Wilson	1	1	1
WR Timothy Mickus	1	1	0
WR Cedric Morton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)