Saints 30 – Vikings 20 (2018 Week 8) | Box Score, Drive Chart & Win Probability

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Saints 30 – Vikings 20 (2018 Week 8) | Box Score, Drive Chart & Win Probability | Dynatyze

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Saints	Vikings
Offensive plays	53	66
Total yards	270	423 (edge)
Yards per play	5.1	6.4 (edge)
Expected points added / play	0.01 (edge)	-0.14
Success rate	47% (edge)	45%
Dropback rate	45%	67%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	0.18 (edge)	-0.14
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	-0.14 (edge)	-0.15
Third downs	4/9	5/10 (edge)
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	4	8 (edge)
First downs gained on snaps	15	23 (edge)
Sacks taken	0 (edge)	4
Turnovers	1 (edge)	3

Vikings outgained Saints 423–270 but lost the turnover battle 3–1. That was the game.

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	NO	NO 19	10	81	4:27	Touchdown
2	MIN	MIN 9	15	96	7:17	Touchdown
3	NO	NO 25	5	3	2:14	Punt
4	MIN	MIN 20	8	67	4:05	Touchdown
5	NO	NO 33	9	28	4:30	Turnover on downs
6	MIN	MIN 25	6	26	3:06	Punt
7	NO	NO 33	4	22	1:18	Interception
8	MIN	MIN 33	8	46	2:06	Fumble
9	NO	MIN 18	3	18	0:27	Touchdown
10	MIN	MIN 25	2	7	0:30	End of half
11	MIN	MIN 25	7	20	2:32	Turnover on downs
12	NO	MIN 45	9	35	4:09	Turnover on downs
13	MIN	MIN 25	6	19	2:21	Defensive touchdown
14	MIN	MIN 20	7	24	3:08	Punt
15	NO	NO 16	15	65	8:15	Turnover on downs
16	MIN	MIN 25	15	65	5:09	Touchdown
17	NO	NO 43	9	18	3:17	Punt
18	MIN	MIN 9	5	53	1:09	End of game

0 of 18 drives ended in points. Longest march: Vikings gained 96 scrimmage yards over 15 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	18/23	120	1	1	0	1.1
Taysom Hill	1/1	44	0	0	0	3.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Mark Ingram	13	63	4.8	0	0.4
Alvin Kamara	13	45	3.5	1	-2.0
Taysom Hill	3	-2	-0.7	0	-2.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Michael Thomas	5	6	81	0	26%	2.3
Alvin Kamara	7	8	31	1	35%	1.0
Mark Ingram	3	3	29	0	13%

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Eli Apple	9	0	0.0	0	0
A.J. Klein	2	4	0.0	0	0
P.J. Williams	4	2	0.0	1	1
Demario Davis

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kirk Cousins	31/41	359	2	1	4	2.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Latavius Murray	13	56	4.3	1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Stefon Diggs	10	11	119	1	28%	0.6
Adam Thielen	7	7	103	1	18%	1.8
Latavius Murray	5	6	39	0	15%	-0.1
Kyle Rudolph	4	7	39	0	18%	-0.6
Laquon Treadwell	3	5	25	0	13%	-1.7
Aldrick Robinson	1	2	19	0	5%	1.5
Roc Thomas	1	1	15	0	3%	0.0
David Morgan	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Eric Kendricks	2	5	0	0
Ben Gedeon	3	4	0	0
Trae Waynes	5	1	0	0
Jayron Kearse	4	1	0	0
Linval Joseph	3	2	0	0
Sheldon Richardson	1	4	0	0
Stephen Weatherly	2	1	0	0
Holton Hill	3	0	0	1
Tom Johnson	2	1	0	0
Harrison Smith	3	0	1	1

New Orleans SaintsWinner

Minnesota Vikings

Win probability

Highest-leverage plays

Situational splits

Top performers

Drive chart

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense (top contributors)

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Rushing

Betting context

Game environment

Receiving

Defense (top contributors)