2011 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2011 · Mall of America Field

New Orleans SaintsWinner

Minnesota Vikings

NO -7 ✓O 53.5 ✓DomeSaints closed -7 and covered, winning by 22.

New Orleans Saints 42–20 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

32/40, 412 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT

34.5 expected points added · +14.6% completion over expected

Passing · MIN

Christian PonderQB

14/31, 120 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-7.2 expected points added · -15.1% completion over expected

Rushing · NO

Chris IvoryRB

18 att, 74 yds, 0 TD

-2.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Adrian PetersonRB

10 att, 60 yds, 0 TD

-0.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NO

Lance MooreWR

5/6 for 91 yds, 2 TD

15% of team targets · 9.3 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Marques ColstonWR

8/9 for 91 yds, 0 TD

22% of team targets · 3.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	32/40	412	5	0	0	34.5
Chase Daniel	0/1	0	0	0	0	-1.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Chris Ivory	18	74	4.1	0	-2.8
Pierre Thomas	8	44	5.5	1	2.5
Darren Sproles	8	33	4.1	0	-0.0
Drew Brees	2	4	2.0	0	-6.1
Robert Meachem	1	4	4.0	0	-0.1
Jed Collins	1	2	2.0	0	0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Lance Moore	5	6	91	2	15%	9.3
Marques Colston	8	9	91	0	22%	3.6
Darren Sproles	5	6	79	1	15%	8.3
Jimmy Graham	7	10	70	1	24%	-0.9
Pierre Thomas	2	2	41	0	5%	4.3
Robert Meachem	2	4	22	0	10%	1.0
Jed Collins	1	1	12	0	2%	0.7
Devery Henderson	1	2	4	0	5%	-0.4
John Gilmore	1	1	2	1	2%	0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jabari Greer	3	1	0.0	0	0
Sedrick Ellis	1	2	0.0	0	0
Jonathan Vilma	2	1	0.0	0	0
Roman Harper	3	0	1.0	0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	2	0	0.0	0	1
Ramon Humber	2	0	0.0	0	0
Malcolm Jenkins	2	0	0.0	0	0
Junior Galette	2	0	1.0	0	0
Patrick Robinson	1	1	0.0	1	3
Johnny Patrick	1	1	0.0	0	0

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Christian Ponder	14/31	120	2	1	4	-7.2
Joe Webb	0/1	0	0	0	0	-0.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Adrian Peterson	10	60	6.0	-0.8
Christian Ponder	3	34	11.3	1.6
Toby Gerhart	2	12	6.0	-0.2
Joe Webb	2	0	0.0	-1.7
Percy Harvin	1	-1	-1.0	-0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Toby Gerhart	4	4	46	2	13%	6.5
Devin Aromashodu	2	7	29	0	23%	-2.4
Kyle Rudolph	2	2	15	0	6%	1.0
Emmanuel Arceneaux	1	2	10	0	6%	0.5
Percy Harvin	3	7	8	0	23%	-4.9
Lorenzo Booker	1	1	7	0	3%	0.2
Greg Camarillo	1	3	5	0	10%	-0.4
Adrian Peterson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7
Joe Webb	0	2	0	0	6%	-0.6
Visanthe Shiancoe	0	1	0	0	3%	-1.6
Jimmy Kleinsasser	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Chad Greenway	5	7	0
E.J. Henderson	9	2	0
Erin Henderson	4	5	0
Jamarca Sanford	7	2	0
Brian Robison	2	4	0
Marcus Sherels	4	1	0
Benny Sapp	3	1	1
Brandon Burton	3	1	0
Letroy Guion	2	1	0
Mistral Raymond	2	1	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -7
Closing total: 53.5
NO moneyline: -320
MIN moneyline: +281

Saints closed -7 and covered, winning by 22.

Total closed 53.5; the game landed 62 — over by 8.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mall of America Field
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Walt Anderson
Rest: NO 7 days · MIN 7 days
Coaches: Sean Payton vs Leslie Frazier