| Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 67851 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 40 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Daunte Culpepper 4 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Daunte Culpepper 6 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Michael Lewis 97 kickoff return (John Carney kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gary Anderson 41 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 34 FG | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jake Reed 35 pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Randy Moss 33 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Gary Anderson kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Carney 27 FG | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Deuce McAllister 17 pass from Aaron Brooks (Joe Horn pass from Aaron Brooks) | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Randy Moss 13 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Daunte Culpepper run) | 32 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | D'Wayne Bates |
| 84 | WR | Randy Moss |
| 74 | LOT | Bryant McKinnie |
| 63 | LOG | Corbin Lacina |
| 78 | C | Matt Birk |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 76 | ROT | Chris Liwienski |
| 87 | TE | Byron Chamberlain |
| 11 | QB | Daunte Culpepper |
| 23 | RB | Michael Bennett |
| 40 | HBK | Jimmy Kleinsasser |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Kenny Mixon |
| 98 | NT | Fred Robbins |
| 99 | UT | Chris Hovan |
| 51 | RDE | Lance Johnstone |
| 58 | SLB | Nick Rogers |
| 55 | MLB | Greg Biekert |
| 29 | LCB | Brian Williams |
| 21 | SS | Corey Chavous |
| 26 | FS | Ronnie Bradford |
| 25 | RCB | Eric Kelly |
| 22 | DB | Tyrone Carter |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Joe Horn |
| 80 | WR | Jerome Pathon |
| 83 | WR | Donte' Stallworth |
| 68 | LOT | Kyle Turley |
| 64 | LOG | Kendyl Jacox |
| 62 | C | Jerry Fontenot |
| 65 | ROG | Lecharles Bentley |
| 71 | ROT | Spencer Folau |
| 88 | TE | David Sloan |
| 2 | QB | Aaron Brooks |
| 26 | RB | Deuce McAllister |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Willie Whitehead |
| 99 | LDT | Norman Hand |
| 91 | RDT | Grady Jackson |
| 93 | RDE | Darren Howard |
| 54 | SLB | Darrin Smith |
| 56 | MLB | Charlie Clemons |
| 52 | WLB | Sedrick Hodge |
| 21 | LCB | Dale Carter |
| 29 | SS | Sammy Knight |
| 20 | FS | Jay Bellamy |
| 22 | RCB | Fred Thomas |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 31:21 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 8/14 | 0/0 | 8 | 73 | 1 | 0 |
| NO | 28:39 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7/14 | 1/1 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Daunte Culpepper | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 19 | 2 |
| Michael Bennett | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 146 | 5.8 | 25 | 2 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Deuce McAllister | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Aaron Brooks | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| James Fenderson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Daunte Culpepper | 36 | 26 | 72.2 | 0 | 312 | 8.7 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 116.9 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 26 | 72.2 | 0 | 312 | 8.7 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 116.9 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Aaron Brooks | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 0 | 255 | 7.7 | 35t | 2 | 4 | 34 | 107.5 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 0 | 255 | 7.7 | 35t | 2 | 4 | 34 | 107.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Randy Moss | 13 | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 33t | 2 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 8 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Michael Bennett | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 35 | 0 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Kelly Campbell | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 312 | 12.0 | 35 | 2 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Joe Horn | 9 | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerome Pathon | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 6 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 35t | 1 |
| Deuce McAllister | 6 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Boo Williams | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 255 | 12.1 | 35t | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Kyle Richardson | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Nick Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Michael Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Hayden Epstein | 6 | 363 | 60.5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 7 | 460 | 65.7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 1 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tyrone Carter | 6 | 0 | 134 | 22.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 134 | 22.3 | 26 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Michael Lewis | 4 | 0 | 183 | 45.8 | 97 | 1 |
| Fred McAfee | 1 | 0 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Willie Whitehead | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 242 | 40.3 | 97t | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 34.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Norman Hand | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | TFL | QH | PD | FF | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||