2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Louisiana Superdome
Minnesota Vikings
15
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
28
NO -3.5 ✓U 44 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 28–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/34 | 332 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 4 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 24% | -5.4 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 4 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 12% | 3.2 |
| Randy Moss | 4 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 15% | 2.2 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 15% | 3.0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 6% | 2.9 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 12% | 1.8 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Wright | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Thibodeaux | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Hovan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Talance Sawyer | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 15/30 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 30 | 136 | 4.5 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Aaron Brooks | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Jackson | 6 | 9 | 95 | 0 | 30% | 6.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 20% | 2.6 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 20% | -5.8 |
| Robert Wilson | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 17% | -1.0 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Mitchell | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Howard | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Clemons | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3.5
- Closing total
- 44
- MIN moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 44; the game landed 43 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Green vs Jim Haslett