| New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 15, 1981 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 45215 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 56 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 35 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 24 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Senser 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 19 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 9 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 10 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 48 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 19 | WR | Guido Merkens |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 76 | C | Jim Pietrzak |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 77 | NT | Jerry Boyarsky |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 72 | NT | James White |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RILB | Scott Studwell |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 27 | LCB | John Turner |
| 45 | SS | Tom Hannon |
| 25 | FS | Kurt Knoff |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 36:54 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6/17 | / | 12 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 23:06 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 8/17 | / | 8 | 77 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 31 | 97 | 3.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Jack Holmes | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 116 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 9t | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 70 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 2 | 244 | 6.3 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 47.4 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 2 | 244 | 6.3 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 47.4 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 0 | 287 | 7.2 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.9 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 0 | 287 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Rich Martini | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 244 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Senser | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Ted Brown | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 287 | 15.1 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Kurt Knoff | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Russell Erxleben | 6 | 215 | 35.8 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 215 | 35.8 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 6 | 295 | 49.2 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 295 | 49.2 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jimmy Rogers | 3 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 2 | 0 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Ken Sanders | 1.3 |
| Randy Holloway | 1.3 |
| Willie Teal | 1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| James White | 0.3 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |