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- 42 - 20
Final 1 2 3 4 T 
New Orleans
Saints7 14 14 7 42 
Minnesota
Vikings3 10 0 7 20 -
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Location:Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humph
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Attendance:62,623
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1st quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NO | Min |
 | 12:20 | Ryan Longwell 44 yd FG | 0 | 3 |
 | 02:51 | Lance Moore 5 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 7 | 3 |
2nd quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NO | Min |
| 13:13 | Ryan Longwell 49 yd FG | 7 | 6 |
| 10:04 | Jimmy Graham 1 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 06:59 | Toby Gerhart 10 yd pass from Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 01:33 | Darren Sproles 13 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 21 | 13 |
3rd quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NO | Min |
| 12:15 | John Gilmore 2 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 28 | 13 |
| 10:18 | Lance Moore 47 yd pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick) | 35 | 13 |
4th quarter
| Team | Time | Play | NO | Min |
| 12:50 | Pierre Thomas 1 yd run (John Kasay kick) | 42 | 13 |
| 05:12 | Toby Gerhart 16 yd pass from Christian Ponder (Ryan Longwell kick) | 42 | 20 |
Team Stats
| New Orleans | Minnesota | |
| 1st Downs | 36 | 12 |
| Total Yards | 573 | 207 |
| Passing | 412 | 102 |
| Passing Completions/Attempts | 32/41 | 14/32 |
| Yards/Pass | 10.0 | 2.8 |
| Rushing | 161 | 105 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 18 |
| Yards/Rush | 4.2 | 5.8 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 38:49 | 21:11 |
New Orleans Passing
| Player | COM | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Drew Brees | 32 | 40 | 412 | 5 | 0 | |
| Chase Daniel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Passing
| Player | COM | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Christian Ponder | 14 | 31 | 120 | 2 | 1 | |
| Joe Webb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Rushing
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Christopher Ivory | 18 | 74 | 0 | 12 | |
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 44 | 1 | 10 | |
| Darren Sproles | 8 | 33 | 0 | 14 | |
| Robert Meachem | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Rushing
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Adrian Peterson | 10 | 60 | 0 | 39 | |
| Christian Ponder | 3 | 34 | 0 | 15 | |
| Toby Gerhart | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | |
| Joe Webb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
New Orleans Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Marques Colston | 8 | 91 | 0 | 25 | |
| Jimmy Graham | 7 | 70 | 1 | 18 | |
| Lance Moore | 5 | 91 | 2 | 47 | |
| Darren Sproles | 5 | 79 | 1 | 39 | |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 41 | 0 | 25 | |
| Robert Meachem | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | |
| Jed Collins | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| John Gilmore | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Devery Henderson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Minnesota Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Toby Gerhart | 4 | 46 | 2 | 16 | |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |
| Devin Aromashodu | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 | |
| Greg Camarillo | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Emmanuel Arceneaux | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Lorenzo Booker | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
New Orleans Interceptions
| Player | INT | INTYDS | INTTD |
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Interceptions
| Player | INT | INTYDS | INTTD |
New Orleans Tackles
| Player | TAK | SACKS | AST | TOT |
| Roman Harper | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jabari Greer | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Junior Galette | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Johnson | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Jordan | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Martez Wilson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Patrick | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonathon Amaya | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Robinson | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Scott Shanle | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Herring | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramon Humber | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Charleston | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Tackles
| Player | TAK | SACKS | AST | TOT |
| E.J. Henderson | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Erin Henderson | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 |
| Marcus Sherels | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 10 |
| Brandon Burton | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Benny Sapp | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mistral Raymond | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Letroy Guion | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Asher Allen | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Robison | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 |
| Jared Allen | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Evans | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Everson Griffen | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
New Orleans Kick Returning
| Player | KRET | KRYDS | AVG | KRTD |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 75 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pierre Thomas | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Minnesota Kick Returning
| Player | KRET | KRYDS | AVG | KRTD |
| Everson Griffen | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 28 | 0 |
New Orleans Punt Returning
| Player | PRET | PRYDS | AVG | PRTD |
| Darren Sproles | 3 | 45 | 0 |
Minnesota Punt Returning
| Player | PRET | PRYDS | AVG | PRTD |
New Orleans Punting
| Player | PUNTS | YDS | LNG |
| Thomas Morstead | 1 | 51 | 51 |
Minnesota Punting
| Player | PUNTS | YDS | LNG |
| Chris Kluwe | 7 | 337 | 59 |
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