2009 · Conf. Champ.
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
Jan 24, 2010 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints escaped with a 31–28 win over Minnesota Vikings. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Saints (62%). Drew Brees was the story of the game with 197 passing yards and 3 TDs. Vikings out-gained the opponent 475–265 in total yards. Vikings turned it over 5 times to Saints's 0.
Team stats
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | First downs | 12 |
| 475 | Total yards | 265 |
| 310 | Passing yards | 197 |
| 165 | Rushing yards | 68 |
| 28/46 | Comp / Att | 17/31 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 28/46 | 310 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 122 | 3 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Chester Taylor | 6 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Bernard Berrian | 9 | 12 | 102 | 0 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 4 | 6 | 83 | 0 |
| Sidney Rice | 4 | 11 | 43 | 1 |
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 8 | 38 | 0 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 17/31 | 197 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 14 | 61 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Lynell Hamilton | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 3 | 38 | 1 |
| Devery Henderson | 4 | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
| David Thomas | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeremy Shockey | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Lance Moore | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |