Sunday, 12/18/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:05 |
| Attendance | 62,623 |
Scoring Summary
| NO - MIN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 12:20 | MIN | FG | Ryan Longwell 44 yd FG | 0 - 3 |
| 2:51 | NO | TD | Lance Moore 5 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 7 - 3 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 13:13 | MIN | FG | Ryan Longwell 49 yd FG | 7 - 6 |
| 10:04 | NO | TD | Jimmy Graham 1 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 14 - 6 | |
| 6:59 | MIN | TD | Toby Gerhart 10 yd pass from Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell kick) | 14 - 13 | |
| 1:33 | NO | TD | Darren Sproles 13 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 21 - 13 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 12:15 | NO | TD | John Gilmore 2 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 28 - 13 |
| 10:18 | NO | TD | Lance Moore 47 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 35 - 13 | |
| 4th Quarter | 12:50 | NO | TD | Pierre Thomas 1 yd run (John Kasay kick) | 42 - 13 |
| 5:12 | MIN | TD | Toby Gerhart 16 yd pass from Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell kick) | 42 - 20 | |
Team Statistics
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 36 | 12 |
| Passing | 23 | 7 |
| Rushing | 9 | 4 |
| Penalty | 4 | 1 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-11 | 4-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Net Yards | 573 | 207 |
| Total Plays | 79 | 54 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 7.3 | 3.8 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 161 | 105 |
| Rushes | 38 | 18 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.2 | 5.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 412 | 102 |
| Completions - Attempts | 32-41 | 14-32 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 10.0 | 2.8 |
| Times Sacked | 0 | 4 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 0 | 18 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Punts | 1 | 7 |
| Average Punt | 51.0 | 48.1 |
| Penalties | 6 | 8 |
| Penalty Yards | 65 | 84 |
| Fumbles | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 0 |
Passing
| New Orleans | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Brees | 32 | 40 | 412 | 80.0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| C. Daniel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| C. Ponder | 14 | 31 | 120 | 45.2 | 3.9 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Webb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| New Orleans | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ivory | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| P. Thomas | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 10 | 1 |
| D. Sproles | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
| D. Brees | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| R. Meachem | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| J. Collins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| A. Peterson | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 39 | 0 |
| C. Ponder | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| T. Gerhart | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| J. Webb | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| P. Harvin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| New Orleans | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Colston | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 25 | 0 |
| J. Graham | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 18 | 1 |
| L. Moore | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 47 | 2 |
| D. Sproles | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 39 | 1 |
| P. Thomas | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| R. Meachem | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| J. Collins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| D. Henderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| J. Gilmore | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| T. Gerhart | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 2 |
| P. Harvin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| D. Aromashodu | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| K. Rudolph | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| E. Arceneaux | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| L. Booker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| G. Camarillo | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| J. Webb | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Shiancoe | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Kleinsasser | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Peterson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| New Orleans | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kasay | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Minnesota | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| R. Longwell | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 49 | 8 |
Punting
| New Orleans | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Morstead | 1 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| C. Kluwe | 7 | 48.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| New Orleans | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Sproles | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 24 | 0 |
| P. Thomas | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| P. Harvin | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| New Orleans | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Greer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Harper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Vilma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Galette | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Dunbar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Patrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Charleston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Amaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Herring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Shanle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Humber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Abdul-Quddus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Roby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Brees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| E. Henderson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sanford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Greenway | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Henderson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sherels | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Sapp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Burton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Robison | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Raymond | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Guion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Griffen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ayodele | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ballard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. D'Imperio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Katula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Booker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Frampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Onatolu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










