2026 · Week 5
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
Oct 11, 2026 · Louisiana Superdome · dome
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat New Orleans Saints 23–13. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (69%) going in. Vikings improve to 5-0; Saints fall to 1-4. Kyler Murray led the way with 229 passing yards and 1 TD; 51 rushing yards. Vikings out-gained the opponent 382–151 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 9 |
| 382 | Total yards | 151 |
| 229 | Passing yards | 96 |
| 153 | Rushing yards | 55 |
| 24/30 | Comp / Att | 16/25 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:08) 16-W.Reichard 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-19-B.Thorson.
- Q2(8:26) (Shotgun) 5-K.Miller up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q210-D.Carlson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Adomitis, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(:03) 16-W.Reichard 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-19-B.Thorson.
- Q3(12:13) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 18-J.Jefferson for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q316-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-19-B.Thorson.
- Q3(2:49) (Shotgun) 1-K.Murray pass short left to 4-M.Price to NO 12 for 7 yards (22-M.Emerson; 20-P.Werner). FUMBLES (22-M.Emerson), RECOVERED by NO-7-J.Sanker at NO 13. 7-J.Sanker for 87 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q310-D.Carlson extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-C.Adomitis, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(14:12) 33-A.Jones up the middle for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-19-B.Thorson.
- Q4(7:06) 16-W.Reichard 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-19-B.Thorson.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 24/30 | 229 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 10 | 51 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 25 | 113 | 1 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1 | -11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 7 | 79 | 1 |
| Gavin Bartholomew | 5 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Jeshaun Jones | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Tai Felton | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Myles Price | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| DeeJay Dallas | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Ben Yurosek | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Demond Claiborne | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jauan Jennings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 16/25 | 96 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendre Miller | 10 | 30 | 1 |
| CJ Donaldson | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave | 4 | 6 | 46 | 0 |
| Devaughn Vele | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| CJ Donaldson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Bryce Lance | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |