1:00 PM ET, September 25, 2005
Top Performers
Passing: D. Culpepper (MIN) - 300 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: M. Moore (MIN) - 23 CAR, 101 YDS
Receiving: D. Henderson (NO) - 3 REC, 95 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NO | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 0:13 | Travis Taylor 24 Yd Pass From Daunte Culpepper (Paul Edinger Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 24 yds, :06 | 0 | 7 |
| FG | 7:42 | Paul Edinger 24 Yd Drive: 12 plays, 78 yds, 5:49 | 0 | 10 |
| TD | 14:27 | Travis Taylor 13 Yd Pass From Daunte Culpepper (Paul Edinger Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 26 yds, 2:34 | 0 | 17 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NO | MIN | |||
| TD | 9:23 | Troy Williamson 53 Yd Pass From Daunte Culpepper (Paul Edinger Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 53 yds, :07 | 0 | 24 |
 | TD | 13:06 | Ernie Conwell 13 Yd Pass From Aaron Brooks (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) Drive: 11 plays, 74 yds, 3:43 | 6 | 24 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NO | MIN | |||
| FG | 9:22 | John Carney 22 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 76 yds, 3:34 | 9 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NO | MIN | |||
| TD | 3:20 | Deuce Mcallister 1 Yd Run (John Carney Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 64 yds, 3:12 | 16 | 24 |
| FG | 8:43 | Paul Edinger 28 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 43 yds, 5:23 | 16 | 27 |
| FG | 10:31 | Paul Edinger 48 Yd Drive: 4 plays, 7 yds, 1:34 | 16 | 30 |
| FG | 13:52 | Paul Edinger 34 Yd Drive: 7 plays, 16 yds, 2:30 | 16 | 33 |
Team Stat Comparison
New Orleans | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 15 | 21 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-12 | 6-17 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 296 | 420 |
| Yards per play | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Total Drives | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 182 | 274 |
Comp-Att | 12-32 | 21-29 |
Yards per pass | 5.7 | 9.4 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 3-17 | 6-26 |
| Rushing | 114 | 146 |
Rushing Attempts | 20 | 39 |
Yards per rush | 5.7 | 3.7 |
| Penalties | 14-84 | 8-60 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 21:47 | 38:13 |
| NO Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| A. Brooks | 12/32 | 199 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 3-17 | |
| Team | 12/32 | 182 | 5.7 | 1 | 2 | 3-17 | |
| MIN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| D. Culpepper | 21/29 | 300 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 7-27 | |
| Team | 21/29 | 274 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 | 6-26 | |
| New Orleans Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. McAllister | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 1 | 16 |
| A. Brooks | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 20 |
| A. Smith | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 20 | 114 | 5.7 | 1 | 20 |
| Minnesota Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Moore | 23 | 101 | 4.4 | 0 | 28 |
| D. Culpepper | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 17 |
| M. Bennett | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Robinson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 39 | 146 | 3.7 | 0 | 28 |
| New Orleans Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Henderson | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 0 | 66 |
| E. Conwell | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 | 31 |
| D. McAllister | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Horn | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| N. Poole | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 12 | 199 | 16.6 | 1 | 66 |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Williamson | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 1 | 53 |
| M. Robinson | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 0 | 68 |
| J. Wiggins | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 |
| T. Taylor | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 2 | 24 |
| R. Owens | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Kleinsasser | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| M. Williams | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 9 |
| M. Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 21 | 300 | 14.3 | 3 | 68 |
| New Orleans Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| F. McAfee | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Stecker | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| R. Owens | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Winfield | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnesota Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| K. Newman | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Winfield | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| New Orleans Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| D. Howard | 11 | .5 | 7 |
| B. Young | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Smith | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Bryant | 5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| C. Bockwoldt | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| F. Thomas | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Craft | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Slaughter | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| W. Smith | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Watson | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| M. McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| R. McKinnon | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Bellamy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Allen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Hodge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Whitehead | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Grant | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Bullocks | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| -. Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 69 | 6 | 56 |
| Minnesota Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| D. Thomas | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Williams | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| W. Offord | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| P. Williams | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Winfield | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Udeze | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| D. Scott | 2 | .5 | 2 |
| S. Cowart | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Harris | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| L. Johnstone | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F. Smoot | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Chavous | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. James | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 36 | 3 | 32 |
| New Orleans Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| F. McAfee | 7 | 184 | 26.3 | 34 |
| A. Stecker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Team | 8 | 193 | 24.1 | 34 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Robinson | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 46 |
| Team | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 46 |
| New Orleans Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Stallworth | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Team | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Howry | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Team | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 |
| New Orleans Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Carney | 1/1 | 100.0 | 22 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 22 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| P. Edinger | 4/5 | 80.0 | 48 | 3/3 | 15 |
| Team | 4/5 | 80.0 | 48 | 3/3 | 15 |
