Week 9, 2014

played in Los Angeles, CA

69 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	8	-	14
Los Angeles Saints	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:02 LAS - Carl Abney 36 pass from Joel Tapscott (Duane Abrams extra point)
1Q: 01:24 MIN - Nate Kaeding 30 field goal
2Q: 08:40 MIN - Nate Kaeding 36 field goal
2Q: 00:48 LAS - Lee Hanna 12 run (Duane Abrams extra point)
3Q: 12:53 LAS - Charles Reed 19 pass from Joel Tapscott (Duane Abrams extra point)
3Q: 05:21 LAS - Duane Abrams 34 field goal
4Q: 14:07 MIN - B.J. Alcott 10 pass from Trent Edwards (Horace McGregor run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:02 LAS - Carl Abney 36 pass from Joel Tapscott (Duane Abrams extra point)
1Q: 01:24 MIN - Nate Kaeding 30 field goal
2Q: 08:40 MIN - Nate Kaeding 36 field goal
2Q: 00:48 LAS - Lee Hanna 12 run (Duane Abrams extra point)
3Q: 12:53 LAS - Charles Reed 19 pass from Joel Tapscott (Duane Abrams extra point)
3Q: 05:21 LAS - Duane Abrams 34 field goal
4Q: 14:07 MIN - B.J. Alcott 10 pass from Trent Edwards (Horace McGregor run for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN LAS
Record 1-8 6-3
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 321 368
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 4.65 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 115 120
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 4.26 3.53
Net Passing Yards 206 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 15 - 3 23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 10.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/3
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:49 30:11

Team Statistics	MIN	LAS
Record	1-8	6-3
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	321	368
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	4.65	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	115	120
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	4.26	3.53
Net Passing Yards	206	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 15 - 3	23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	10.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/3
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:49	30:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	4:23	OWN 28	8	40	Punt
1	4:55	3:37	OWN 41	7	46	Field Goal
2	14:08	3:27	OWN 25	6	32	Punt
2	10:31	1:57	OPP 25	3	6	Field Goal
2	3:34	0:34	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 34	3	5	Half
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	12:46	3:39	OWN 34	8	32	Punt
3	5:15	1:07	OWN 20	3	18	Interception
3	1:42	2:44	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:27	6:14	OWN 19	14	72	Downs
4	1:02	0:21	OWN 13	2	0	Interception

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	7:26	2:31	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
1	1:18	2:10	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
2	10:41	0:10	OWN 20	1	5	Fumble
2	8:34	5:00	OWN 20	9	55	Fumble
2	3:00	2:19	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	13:39	0:53	OPP 23	2	23	Touchdown
3	9:07	3:52	OWN 20	7	63	Field Goal
3	4:08	2:26	OPP 49	5	6	Punt
4	13:58	2:31	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
4	5:13	4:11	OWN 9	9	38	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 39	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Joel Tapscott, Los Angeles Saints

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	14	47	3.36	13	1
Carnell Williams	9	56	6.22	15	3
Trent Edwards	4	12	3.00	7	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	23	79	3.43	28	1	0
Lee Hanna	6	22	3.67	12	1	1
Joel Tapscott	5	19	3.80	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	39	15	223	3/17	1	37	3	34.4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Tapscott	23	19	254	1/6	2	46	0	141.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	10	74	18.50	14	35	0
WR B.J. Alcott	3	8	40	13.33	21	19	1
RB Horace McGregor	3	8	24	8.00	22	22	0
WR Warren Nieto	2	8	44	22.00	12	37	0
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	18	9.00	0	12	0
WR D.J. Monroe	1	2	23	23.00	21	23	0
TE Hardy Fanelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Thomas Tapeh	6	6	34	5.67	2	8	0
RB Adrian Peterson	3	3	40	13.33	13	25	0
WR Carl Abney	3	4	91	30.33	7	46	1
WR Charles Reed	2	2	25	12.50	4	19	1
WR Ted Ginn Jr	2	2	38	19.00	16	21	0
TE Gino Weber	1	2	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Jerome Muka	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	10	10.00	11	10	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Ernie Sims	1	0	0.00
CB Mercury Harmon	1	0	0.00
OLB H.B. Blades	1	3	3.00

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Gerald Alexander	1	0
Phil Graham	1	0
Claude Wheeler	0	1
Marty Rose	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thomas Tapeh	1	0	0	0
Adrian Peterson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	4	145	36.3	20.8	43	0

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Zastudil	5	219	43.8	36.2	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Duane Abrams	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	2	18	9.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashley Lelie	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Smith	2	30	15.0	0
Eddie Drummond	1	20	20.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Goodwin	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bryan Waller	11	0	0.0	18	18
S Gerald Alexander	6	0	1.0	29	20
ILB Tom Small	6	2	0.0	16	6
OLB Andy Lyle	6	1	0.0	30	19
CB Claude Wheeler	3	1	0.0	20	13
DT Scottie Benton	3	1	0.0	32	23
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	0	0.0	31	22
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	3	0.0	17	12
DE Norman Bradley	2	0	0.0	31	20
S Marty Rose	2	0	0.0	9	8
S Cameron Worrell	1	1	0.0	27	22
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	1	0.0	27	20
CB Corey Graham	1	1	0.0	8	9
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	29	24
WR B.J. Alcott	1	0	---	---	---
TE Bert Farmer	1	0	---	---	---
FB Josh Talent	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bucky Sawczyn	1	0	0.0	6	0

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Sims	12	2	0.0	24	42
OLB H.B. Blades	7	4	1.0	27	42
S Don Coffey	4	0	0.0	27	41
DE Kendrick Porter	3	2	1.0	24	39
S Sean Taylor	3	0	0.0	21	40
DT Christian Vlasak	3	0	0.0	24	41
CB Brodney Pool	2	1	0.5	26	42
ILB Allen Fuller	2	1	0.0	8	2
S Sammy Gomez	2	0	0.0	7	18
ILB Herman Meyer	1	0	0.5	5	3
DE Dan Bazuin	1	3	0.0	27	41
CB Mercury Harmon	1	2	0.0	25	42
OLB Jason Babin	1	0	0.0	21	25
CB Skip Goodwin	1	0	0.0	19	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	1.0	0	0	20
DT Jackie Maxwell	0.0	1	1	20
DE Norman Bradley	0.0	1	0	20

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kendrick Porter	1.0	0	2	39
OLB H.B. Blades	1.0	0	0	42
ILB Herman Meyer	0.5	0	0	3
CB Brodney Pool	0.5	0	0	42
DT Christian Vlasak	0.0	2	0	41
DE Dan Bazuin	0.0	0	3	41
OLB Jason Babin	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bryan Waller	5	0	18
OLB Andy Lyle	5	0	19
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	1	22
CB Claude Wheeler	2	0	13
S Gerald Alexander	2	0	20
ILB Tom Small	1	0	6
OLB Phillip Wolfe	1	0	12
CB Corey Graham	1	0	9

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ernie Sims	5	0	1	42
S Don Coffey	2	2	0	41
OLB H.B. Blades	2	1	1	42
CB Brodney Pool	2	1	0	42
CB Mercury Harmon	1	1	1	42
S Sean Taylor	1	0	0	40
DE Kendrick Porter	1	0	0	39
S Sammy Gomez	1	0	0	18
CB Skip Goodwin	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Uche Nwaneri	4	8	27	0	42
Alex Stepanovich	1	5	27	0	42
Bryant McKinnie	1	2	23	0	32
Hardy Fanelli	1	2	9	0	12
Kennedy Gaylord	1	1	4	0	10
Jordan Gross	0	3	27	1	42
Johnnie Thatcher	0	2	6	0	4
Norbert Dixon	0	0	21	2	38

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Glover	3	4	7	0	5
Luther Blackshear	2	3	31	0	22
A.J. Brock	1	4	30	0	21
Deon Messer	1	3	27	0	19
Tracy Wilmoth	1	1	4	0	3
Jacob Rogers	0	4	30	0	20
Thomas Tapeh	0	3	18	0	17
Gino Weber	0	3	29	0	15
Shane Wilcox	0	3	25	0	19
Howard Clark	0	2	9	0	5
Tony Tubbs	0	0	7	1	6

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Smith	1	14
D.J. Monroe	1	13
Phil Graham	1	13
Carnell Williams	0	20
Claude Wheeler	0	20
Hardy Fanelli	0	14
Eddie Drummond	0	11
Corwin Becker	0	11
Cato June	0	10
Bryan Waller	0	9
R.J. Cassidy	0	9
Bert Farmer	0	8
Nate Kaeding	0	6
Johnnie Thatcher	0	6
Gerald Alexander	0	6
Sammy Schlesinger	0	6
Kennedy Gaylord	0	6
B.J. Alcott	0	5
Uche Nwaneri	0	5
Doug Hanson	0	5
Josh Talent	0	5
Bucky Sawczyn	0	5
Alex Stepanovich	0	4
Charles Shackelford	0	4
Jackie Maxwell	0	3
Phillip Wolfe	0	2
Bert Banks	0	2
Julio McElroy	0	2
Cameron Worrell	0	1
Tom Small	0	1
Norman Bradley	0	1
Mike Richardson	0	1
Winfred Gerhardt	0	1
Marty Rose	0	1
Scottie Benton	0	1

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Hanna	1	17
Charles Reed	1	12
Herman Meyer	1	8
Howard Clark	1	6
Sean Taylor	1	4
Dwight Sellers	0	15
Ashley Lelie	0	14
Brodney Pool	0	14
Allen Fuller	0	14
Skip Goodwin	0	13
Thomas Tapeh	0	12
Jerome Muka	0	10
Ernie Sims	0	10
Sammy Gomez	0	9
Robert Murray	0	8
Blaine Slagle	0	7
Dave Zastudil	0	6
Tracy Wilmoth	0	6
Tony Tubbs	0	6
Jeff Reed	0	5
Jacob Rogers	0	5
A.J. Brock	0	5
Jason Babin	0	4
Gino Weber	0	4
Mercury Harmon	0	3
Kendrick Porter	0	2
Dan Bazuin	0	2
H.B. Blades	0	2
Travis Glover	0	2
Dewayne Robertson	0	1
Don Coffey	0	1
Duane Abrams	0	1
Adrian Peterson	0	1
Greg Olsen	0	1
Christian Vlasak	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	18	87	4.8
Right	3	5	1.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	58	6.4
Middle	20	50	2.5
Right	4	13	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	39	15	5	4	3	6	6	0	3

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Tapscott	23	19	4	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	49	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	2	21	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	96	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	87	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	42	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	101	33.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roscoe Parrish	10	4	2	74	2	34
WR B.J. Alcott	8	3	1	40	0	32
WR Warren Nieto	8	2	0	44	1	33
RB Horace McGregor	8	3	0	24	1	30
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	0	18	0	12
WR D.J. Monroe	2	1	0	23	1	15
TE Hardy Fanelli	1	0	0	0	0	12

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Thomas Tapeh	6	6	34	0	17
WR Carl Abney	4	3	91	2	17
WR Jerome Muka	3	1	5	0	10
RB Adrian Peterson	3	3	40	1	20
TE Gino Weber	2	1	11	0	15
WR Charles Reed	2	2	25	0	7
WR Ted Ginn Jr	2	2	38	1	18
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	10	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace McGregor	3	1	0.33	3.36
Carnell Williams	1	2	2.00	6.22
Trent Edwards	1	7	7.00	3.00

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lee Hanna	2	9	4.50	3.67
Adrian Peterson	1	3	3.00	3.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	4	1	10	2.50	5.72

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	2	1	19	9.50	11.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR B.J. Alcott	2	1	10	5.00	5.00
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	0	0	0.00	7.40

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gino Weber	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
WR Charles Reed	1	1	19	19.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Horace McGregor	2	1
Trent Edwards	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	4	2
Lee Hanna	2	2
Joel Tapscott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	11	3	3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	2	2
WR B.J. Alcott	3	0	0
WR Warren Nieto	2	0	0
RB Horace McGregor	1	0	0
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	2	2
TE Gino Weber	1	0	0
WR Jerome Muka	1	0	0
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	1
WR Carl Abney	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 30,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,200 (16,100)
End Zone 5,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine 2,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 4,700 (10,400)
Club Seats 6,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	30,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,200 (16,100)
End Zone	5,300 (11,700)
Mezzanine	2,900 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	4,700 (10,400)
Club Seats	6,300 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)