2005 · Week 3
New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 25, 2005 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat New Orleans Saints 33–16. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (53%). Vikings improve to 1-2; Saints fall to 1-2. Daunte Culpepper led the way with 300 passing yards and 3 TDs; 36 rushing yards. Vikings out-gained the opponent 447–313 in total yards. Saints turned it over 2 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 19 |
| 313 | Total yards | 447 |
| 199 | Passing yards | 300 |
| 114 | Rushing yards | 147 |
| 12/32 | Comp / Att | 21/29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 7 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 12/32 | 199 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 14 | 63 | 1 |
| Antowain Smith | 3 | 22 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuce McAllister | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 21/29 | 300 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 23 | 101 | 0 |
| Koren Robinson | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |