2014 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Minnesota Vikings
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New Orleans SaintsWinner
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NO -10 ✓U 49.5 ✓Dome
New Orleans Saints 20–9.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
27/35, 293 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
20.1 expected points added · +6.2% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
12/20, 150 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
1.3 expected points added · -11.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 12/20 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Matt Cassel | 5/10 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Asiata | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Jennings | 5 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 23% | 3.2 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 17% | 5.4 |
| Matt Asiata | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 20% | -0.7 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 17% | 0.3 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 17% | -2.4 |
| Rhett Ellison | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Blanton | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Hodges | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linval Joseph | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/35 | 293 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khiry Robinson | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Travaris Cadet | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Austin Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -6.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 8 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 29% | 3.9 |
| Jimmy Graham | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 23% | 4.1 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 6% | 4.1 |
| Kenny Stills | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 14% | 3.2 |
| Marques Colston | 2 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 14% | 1.0 |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3% | 2.6 |
| Pierre Thomas | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9% | 1.6 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey White | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -10
- Closing total
- 49.5
- MIN moneyline
- +442
- NO moneyline
- -525
Saints closed -10 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 29 — under by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Zimmer vs Sean Payton