2014 · Week 3
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
Sep 21, 2014 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Minnesota Vikings 20–9. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (59%) going in. Saints improve to 1-2; Vikings fall to 1-2. Drew Brees was the story of the game with 293 passing yards and 2 TDs. Saints out-gained the opponent 401–262 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | First downs | 25 |
| 262 | Total yards | 401 |
| 203 | Passing yards | 293 |
| 59 | Rushing yards | 108 |
| 17/30 | Comp / Att | 27/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 12/20 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cassel | 5/10 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 12 | 35 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Jennings | 5 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Rhett Ellison | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/35 | 293 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Khiry Robinson | 18 | 69 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 30 | 1 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Austin Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 8 | 10 | 74 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 2 | 48 | 1 |
| Kenny Stills | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 5 | 25 | 1 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |