2018 · Week 8
New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 28, 2018 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Minnesota Vikings 30–20. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Saints only a 46% shot beforehand. Saints improve to 6-1; Vikings fall to 4-3-1. Alvin Kamara was the story of the game with 45 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 7 catches for 31 yards and 1 TD. Vikings out-gained the opponent 444–270 in total yards.
Team stats
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 23 |
| 270 | Total yards | 444 |
| 164 | Passing yards | 359 |
| 106 | Rushing yards | 85 |
| 19/24 | Comp / Att | 31/41 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 18/23 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
| Taysom Hill | 1/1 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 13 | 63 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 13 | 45 | 1 |
| Taysom Hill | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thomas | 5 | 6 | 81 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 8 | 31 | 1 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Austin Carr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 31/41 | 359 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 13 | 56 | 1 |
| Roc Thomas | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Boone | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 10 | 11 | 119 | 1 |
| Adam Thielen | 7 | 7 | 103 | 1 |
| Latavius Murray | 5 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 4 | 7 | 39 | 0 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Roc Thomas | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| David Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |