New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings - Box Score - December 18, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 18, 2011

Final

Saints 42

(11-3, 5-3 away)

Vikings 20

(2-12, 1-6 home)

Alerts

Coverage: FOX

1:00 PM ET, December 18, 2011

Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	7	14	14	7	42
MIN	3	10	0	7	20

Top Performers

Passing: D. Brees (NO) - 412 YDS, 5 TD

Rushing: C. Ivory (NO) - 18 CAR, 74 YDS

Receiving: L. Moore (NO) - 5 REC, 91 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NO	MIN
	FG	12:20	Ryan Longwell 44 Yd	0	3
	TD	02:51	Lance Moore 5 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER				NO	MIN
	FG	13:13	Ryan Longwell 49 Yd	7	6
	TD	10:04	Jimmy Graham 1 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	14	6
	TD	06:59	Toby Gerhart 10 Yd Pass From Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell Kick)	14	13
	TD	01:33	Darren Sproles 13 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	21	13
THIRD QUARTER				NO	MIN
	TD	12:15	John Gilmore 2 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	28	13
	TD	10:18	Lance Moore 47 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (John Kasay Kick)	35	13
FOURTH QUARTER				NO	MIN
	TD	12:50	Pierre Thomas 1 Yd Run (John Kasay Kick)	42	13
	TD	05:12	Toby Gerhart 16 Yd Pass From Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell Kick)	42	20

Team Stat Comparison

	NO	MIN
1st Downs	36	12
Passing 1st downs	23	7
Rushing 1st downs	9	4
1st downs from Penalties	4	1
3rd down efficiency	8-11	4-14
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-1
Total Plays	79	54
Total Yards	573	207
Yards per play	7.3	3.8
Total Drives	12	12
Passing	412	102
Comp - Att	32-41	14-32
Yards per pass	10.0	3.2
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Sacks - Yards Lost	0-0	4-18
Rushing	161	105
Rushing Attempts	38	18
Yards per rush	4.2	5.8
Red Zone (Made-Att)	5-5	2-2
Penalties	6-65	8-84
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles lost	2	0
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	38:49	21:11

New Orleans Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
D. Brees	32/40	412	10.3	5	0	0-0	97.2	149.2
C. Daniel	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	12.3	39.6
Team	32/41	412	10.0	5	0	0-0	--	--

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
C. Ponder	14/31	120	3.9	2	1	4-18	11.0	63.9
J. Webb	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	1.4	39.6
Team	14/32	102	3.2	2	1	4-18	--	--

New Orleans Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
C. Ivory	18	74	4.1	0	12
P. Thomas	8	44	5.5	1	10
D. Sproles	8	33	4.1	0	14
D. Brees	2	4	2.0	0	4
R. Meachem	1	4	4.0	0	4
J. Collins	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	38	161	4.2	1	14

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Peterson	10	60	6.0	0	39
C. Ponder	3	34	11.3	0	15
T. Gerhart	2	12	6.0	0	9
J. Webb	2	0	0.0	0	3
P. Harvin	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	18	105	5.8	0	39

New Orleans Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
M. Colston	8	91	11.4	0	25	9
L. Moore	5	91	18.2	2	47	6
D. Sproles	5	79	15.8	1	39	6
J. Graham	7	70	10.0	1	18	10
P. Thomas	2	41	20.5	0	25	2
R. Meachem	2	22	11.0	0	13	4
J. Collins	1	12	12.0	0	12	1
D. Henderson	1	4	4.0	0	4	2
J. Gilmore	1	2	2.0	1	2	1
Team	32	412	12.9	5	47	41

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
T. Gerhart	4	46	11.5	2	16	4
D. Aromashodu	2	29	14.5	0	15	7
K. Rudolph	2	15	7.5	0	8	2
E. Arceneaux	1	10	10.0	0	10	2
P. Harvin	3	8	2.7	0	5	7
L. Booker	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
G. Camarillo	1	5	5.0	0	5	3
A. Peterson	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
J. Webb	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
J. Kleinsasser	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
V. Shiancoe	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	14	120	8.6	2	16	31

New Orleans Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
D. Brees	1	1	0
J. Graham	1	1	0
Team	2	2	0

Minnesota Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
E. Griffen	0	0	1
M. Raymond	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

New Orleans Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
P. Robinson	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Minnesota Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

New Orleans Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
J. Greer	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
R. Harper	3	3	1	1	0	1	0
J. Vilma	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ellis	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. Johnson	2	2	1	1	0	2	0
J. Galette	2	2	1	1	0	1	0
R. Humber	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
J. Dunbar	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
M. Jenkins	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
P. Robinson	2	1	0	1	3	0	0
J. Patrick	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Charleston	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
S. Shanle	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Rogers	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
W. Herring	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
C. Roby	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Brees	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
C. Jordan	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
M. Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
W. Smith	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
J. Amaya	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
P. Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
I. Abdul-Quddus	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team	38	32	4	7	5	7	0

Minnesota Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
C. Greenway	12	5	0	0	0	0	0
E. Henderson	11	9	0	1	0	1	0
J. Sanford	9	7	0	0	0	0	0
E. Henderson	9	4	0	0	0	0	0
B. Robison	6	2	0	0	0	0	0
M. Sherels	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
B. Sapp	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
B. Burton	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
L. Guion	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
M. Raymond	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
R. Ayodele	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Allen	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. Allen	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
F. Evans	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Onatolu	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
E. Frampton	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Katula	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
E. Griffen	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. Booker	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Page	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. D'Imperio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Ballard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	86	50	0	1	2	2	0

New Orleans Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	3	75	25.0	26	0
P. Thomas	1	15	15.0	15	0
J. Graham	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	4	90	22.5	26	0

Minnesota Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
P. Harvin	1	28	28.0	28	0
Team	1	28	28.0	28	0

New Orleans Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D. Sproles	3	45	15.0	24	0
Team	3	45	15.0	24	0

Minnesota Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team	0	0	0.0	0	0

New Orleans Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Kasay	0/1	0.0	--	6/6	6
Team	0/1	0.0	--	6/6	6

Minnesota Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
R. Longwell	2/2	100.0	49	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	49	2/2	8

New Orleans Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
T. Morstead	1	51	51.0	0	0	51
Team	1	51	51.0	0	0	51

Minnesota Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
C. Kluwe	7	337	48.1	0	3	59
Team	7	337	48.1	0	3	59

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