Saints

(5 - 8 - 0)

28

Team Leaders

12/21, 279 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

15 CAR, 192 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Devin Dorsey

5 REC, 122 YDS, 2 TD

4 TAK, 1 SCK, 0 INT

Vikings

(5 - 7 - 0)

56

Team Leaders

28/32, 445 YDS, 7 TD, 0 INT

12 CAR, 49 YDS, 0 TD

8 REC, 212 YDS, 4 TD

5 TAK, 0 SCK, 0 INT

Game of the Week Recap

Vikings defeated the Saints, 56-28. J.McCarthy threw 7 touchdown passes as the Vikings made the most of its chances, with J.Jefferson adding 4 scores. The Vikings stayed on the front foot throughout. J.McCarthy also finished with 445 passing yards to keep the Vikings's offense moving. J.Jefferson added 212 receiving yards as a steady target for the Vikings. The Vikings controlled the flow once the offense found rhythm. J.Dart threw 3 touchdown passes for the Saints, and D.Dorsey added 2 scores to keep the game within reach. The Saints kept it close, but time ran out on the comeback bid. J.Dart still produced 279 passing yards for the Saints despite the result. D.Dorsey chipped in 122 receiving yards to give the Saints a few answers. The Saints had flashes offensively, though the margin was too much to overcome.

Saints

(5 - 8 - 0)

28

Vikings

(5 - 7 - 0)

56

Team Stats

Stat NO MIN
Offense
Total Yards 445 484
Pass Yards 253 435
Rush Yards 192 49
First Downs 14 24
Defense
Sacks 1 3
Interceptions 0 1
Forced Fumbles 0 0
Red Zone
Attempts 5 8
TDs 0 5
Turnovers
Giveaways 1 0
Takeaways 0 1
Penalties
Penalties 0 1
Yards 0 5

Saints

(5 - 8 - 0)

28
Passing
Player COMP ATT YDS TD INT
Jaxson Dart 12 21 279 3 1
Rushing
Player ATT YDS AVG TD FUM
Devin Dorsey 15 192 12.8 1 0
Receiving
Player REC YDS AVG LONG TD
Jordan Addison 2 77 38.5 48 1
Nico Collins 2 49 24.5 26 0
Trey McBride 3 31 10.3 16 0
Devin Dorsey 5 122 24.4 84 2
Kicking
Player FGM FGA FG% XPM XPA
Marcus Brown 0 0 0% 4 4
Defense
Player TACK SACK INT FF TD
Christian Benford 2 0 0 0 0
Jaycee Horn 1 0 0 0 0
Harvey Clifford 1 0 0 0 0
Justin Reid 1 0 0 0 0
Jamerson Darby 0 0 0 0 0
Jonas Sanker 1 0 0 0 0
Jeffery Simmons 1 0 0 0 0
Tarheeb Still 2 0 0 0 0
Jae Thaxton 4 1 0 0 0
Toddrick Verdell 4 0 0 0 0

Vikings

(5 - 7 - 0)

56
Passing
Player COMP ATT YDS TD INT
J.J. McCarthy 28 32 445 7 0
Rushing
Player ATT YDS AVG TD FUM
Justin Jefferson 0 0 0 0 0
J.J. McCarthy 1 0 0.0 1 0
Rashaun Underwood 12 49 4.1 0 0
Receiving
Player REC YDS AVG LONG TD
Justin Jefferson 8 212 26.5 65 4
Eddie Grubbs 3 51 17.0 35 0
Big Tipper 8 100 12.5 26 3
Kyle Williams 3 30 10.0 20 0
Rashaun Underwood 6 52 8.7 19 0
Kicking
Player FGM FGA FG% XPM XPA
Jake Bates 0 0 0% 8 8
Defense
Player TACK SACK INT FF TD
Nick Bolton 1 0 0 0 0
Emmanuel Forbes Jr 1 0 0 0 0
Alohi Gilman 2 0 0 0 0
Matthias Parks 1 0 0 0 0
Renardo Green 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Hobbs 4 0 0 0 0
Kris Jenkins Jr 1 1 0 0 0
Laiatu Latu 2 2 0 0 0
Evan Barnett 5 0 0 0 0
Dallas Turner 0 0 1 0 0
Justin Evans 2 0 0 0 0
Quinnen Williams 1 1 0 0 0