| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 6, 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 63881 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Randy Moss 53 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Doug Brien 33 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 24 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 17 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Randy Moss 68 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dave Stachelski 2 pass from Aaron Brooks (Doug Brien kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 44 FG | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Robert Smith 2 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Willie Jackson 48 pass from Aaron Brooks (Aaron Brooks pass failed) | 16 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Willie Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 77 | LOT | Willie Roaf |
| 63 | LOG | Wally Williams |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 65 | ROG | Chris Naeole |
| 68 | ROT | Kyle Turley |
| 82 | TE | Andrew Glover |
| 81 | TE | Lamont Hall |
| 2 | QB | Aaron Brooks |
| 20 | RB | Terry Allen |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Darren Howard |
| 99 | LDT | Norman Hand |
| 97 | RDT | La'Roi Glover |
| 94 | RDE | Joe Johnson |
| 25 | LCB | Alex Molden |
| 29 | SS | Sammy Knight |
| 39 | FS | Darren Perry |
| 23 | RCB | Kevin Mathis |
| 36 | DB | Michael Hawthorne |
| 28 | DB | Chris Oldham |
| 22 | DB | Fred Thomas |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 89 | WR | Matthew Hatchette |
| 84 | WR | Randy Moss |
| 81 | WR | Chris Walsh |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 63 | LOG | Corbin Lacina |
| 78 | C | Matt Birk |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 11 | QB | Daunte Culpepper |
| 26 | RB | Robert Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | John Randle |
| 94 | DT | Tony Williams |
| 99 | NT | Chris Hovan |
| 92 | RDE | Fernando Smith |
| 57 | SLB | Dwayne Rudd |
| 52 | MLB | Kailee Wong |
| 58 | WLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 29 | LCB | Wasswa Serwanga |
| 30 | SS | Antonio Banks |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 27 | RCB | Robert Tate |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 27:49 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4/13 | 2/3 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| MIN | 32:11 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10/17 | 0/0 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Chad Morton | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Smith | 25 | 74 | 3.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 127 | 4.0 | 30 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Aaron Brooks | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 2 | 295 | 6.1 | 48t | 2 | 2 | 9 | 76.3 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 2 | 295 | 6.1 | 48t | 2 | 2 | 9 | 76.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Daunte Culpepper | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 0 | 302 | 9.7 | 68t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120.6 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 0 | 302 | 9.7 | 68t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Chad Morton | 14 | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 14 | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 48t | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 8 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Stachelski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 30 | 295 | 9.8 | 48t | 2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Cris Carter | 13 | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Randy Moss | 7 | 2 | 121 | 60.5 | 68t | 2 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Troy Walters | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 17 | 302 | 17.8 | 68t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Robert Tate | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Chad Morton | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Troy Walters | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 3 | 203 | 67.7 | 0 |
| Doug Brien | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 224 | 56.0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 7 | 471 | 67.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 471 | 67.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Fred McAfee | 7 | 0 | 139 | 19.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 139 | 19.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Troy Walters | 3 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| John Randle | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| John Burrough | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Darren Perry | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Chase | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Dwayne Rudd | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Burrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Bercich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemanski Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talance Sawyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Banks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |