Minnesota 23, New Orleans 13
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | 23 |
| New Orleans | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | 13 |
First Quarter
Min_FG Reichard 40, 9:04. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:56. Key Plays: M.Price kick return to Minnesota 28; Murray 10 pass to Yurosek; Murray 23 pass to Felton; Murray 13 pass to Bartholomew; Murray 6 pass to Claiborne on 3rd-and-12. Minnesota 3, New Orleans 0.
Second Quarter
NO_K.Miller 2 run (Carlson kick), 8:23. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:18. Key Plays: Shough 14 pass to Olave; Donaldson 2 run on 3rd-and-4; Shough 5 pass to Olave on 4th-and-2; Shough 10 pass to Vele on 3rd-and-11; Shough 4 pass to Vele on 4th-and-1. New Orleans 7, Minnesota 3.
Min_FG Reichard 54, :00. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 1:49. Key Plays: Murray 21 pass to Jefferson on 3rd-and-1; Murray 11 pass to Jefferson. New Orleans 7, Minnesota 6.
Third Quarter
Min_Jefferson 15 pass from Murray (Reichard kick), 12:06. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:47. Key Play: Murray 18 run on 3rd-and-10. Minnesota 13, New Orleans 7.
NO_Sanker 87 fumble return (kick failed), 2:34. Minnesota 13, New Orleans 13.
Fourth Quarter
Min_A.Jones 8 run (Reichard kick), 14:06. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:28. Key Plays: M.Price kick return to Minnesota 30; Murray 32 pass to J.Jones; A.Jones 19 run; Murray 2 pass to Bartholomew on 3rd-and-1. Minnesota 20, New Orleans 13.
Min_FG Reichard 55, 7:01. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 5:48. Key Plays: Murray 5 run on 3rd-and-1; Murray 7 run on 3rd-and-13. Minnesota 23, New Orleans 13.
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| Min | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 18 | 9 |
| Rushing | 8 | 2 |
| Passing | 10 | 7 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| THIRD DOWN EFF | 9-18 | 2-10 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFF | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 364 | 142 |
| Total Plays | 68 | 43 |
| Avg Gain | 5.4 | 3.3 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 153 | 55 |
| Rushes | 36 | 17 |
| Avg per rush | 4.25 | 3.235 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 211 | 87 |
| Sacked-Yds lost | 2-18 | 1-9 |
| Gross-Yds passing | 229 | 96 |
| Completed-Att. | 24-30 | 16-25 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 2 |
| Yards-Pass Play | 6.594 | 3.346 |
| KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB | 5-0-0 | 3-0-0 |
| PUNTS-Avg. | 3-43.667 | 4-57.25 |
| Punts blocked | 0 | 0 |
| FGs-PATs blocked | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE | 154 | 116 |
| Punt Returns | 2-57 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns | 3-83 | 5-116 |
| Interceptions | 2-14 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES-Yds | 4-30 | 6-41 |
| FUMBLES-Lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 39:37 | 20:23 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_Minnesota, A.Jones 25-113, Murray 10-51, Jefferson 1-(minus 11). New Orleans, K.Miller 10-30, Donaldson 4-13, Kamara 3-12.
PASSING_Minnesota, Murray 24-30-0-229. New Orleans, Shough 16-25-2-96.
RECEIVING_Minnesota, Jefferson 6-79, Bartholomew 5-33, Price 3-20, A.Jones 3-4, Felton 2-27, J.Jones 1-32, Dallas 1-11, Yurosek 1-10, Hockenson 1-7, Claiborne 1-6. New Orleans, Olave 4-46, Vele 4-26, Johnson 4-16, Kamara 2-(minus 6), Donaldson 1-7, Fant 1-7.
PUNT RETURNS_Minnesota, Price 2-57. New Orleans, None.
KICKOFF RETURNS_Minnesota, Price 3-83. New Orleans, Brown 3-68, Price 2-48.
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS_Minnesota, Cashman 5-4-0, Metellus 4-1-0, T.Jackson 3-0-0, Murphy 3-0-0, Pierre 3-0-0, Van Ginkel 2-1-1, Redmond 2-1-0, Rodriguez 1-2-0, C.Banks 1-1-0, Rodgers 1-1-0, Wilson 0-2-0, Turner 0-1-0. New Orleans, J.Reid 6-4-0, Sanker 5-2-0, Werner 4-6-0, Stutsman 4-5-0, Blackmon 3-2-0, McKinstry 3-1-0, Riley 3-1-0, Granderson 2-3-1.5, Wooden 2-3-0, Boyd 2-1-0, T.Wilson 2-1-0, Jordan 1-3-0, Ridgeway 1-1-0, C.Miller 1-0-0, Young 0-1-.5, Emerson 0-1-0, Godchaux 0-1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS_Minnesota, Murphy 2-14. New Orleans, None.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
OFFICIALS_Referee John Hussey, Ump Duane Heydt, HL Brett Bergman, LJ Tim Podraza, FJ Gabe DeLeon, SJ Allen Baynes, BJ Matt Edwards, Replay Andrew Lambert.
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