2001 · Week 4
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
Oct 7, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints topped Minnesota Vikings 28–15. ScoutIndex had favored Saints (61%) going in. Saints improve to 2-1; Vikings fall to 1-3. Ricky Williams was the story of the game with 136 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 5 catches for 42 yards.
Team stats
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 17 |
| 366 | Total yards | 370 |
| 332 | Passing yards | 210 |
| 34 | Rushing yards | 160 |
| 23/34 | Comp / Att | 15/30 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/34 | 332 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 4 | 8 | 84 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 4 | 5 | 48 | 1 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 5 | 48 | 1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 4 | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 15/30 | 210 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 30 | 136 | 1 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 6 | 9 | 95 | 0 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |