THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
SERIES
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VIKINGS |
SAINTS |
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SERIES LEADER |
18-7 |
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STREAKS (Reg. Season) |
Past 4 overall & Past 3 on the road |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Childress: 1-1 |
Payton: 1-1 |
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LAST GAME |
10/6/08: Vikings 30 at Saints 27. Minnesota K Ryan Longwell converts 30-yard FG with 13 seconds remaining to seal win. Vikings WR Bernard Berrian has 110 rec. yards & 1 TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
10/6/08 |
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BROADCAST |
NBC (8:30 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Andrea Kremer (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (Min.), 126 (NO). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (Min.), 103 (NO). |
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2009 STATS
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PASSING |
Favre: 363-531-4,202-33 (T2L)-7-107.2 (2L) |
Brees: 363-514-4,388 (3C)-34 (1L)-11-109.6 (1L) |
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RUSHING |
Peterson: 314-1,383 (2C)-4.4-18 (1L) |
P. Thomas: 147-793-5.4-6 |
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RECEIVING |
Harvin: 60-790-13.2-6 |
Colston: 70-1,074-15.3-9 (T3C) |
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OFFENSE |
379.6 (3C) |
403.8 (1L) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+6 |
+11 (3L) |
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DEFENSE |
305.5 (2C) |
357.8 |
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SACKS |
Allen: 14.5 (1C) |
Smith: 13 (2C) |
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INTs |
Griffin: 4 |
Porter: 4 |
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PUNTING |
Kluwe: 43.9 |
Morstead: 43.6 |
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KICKING |
Longwell: 132 (3L) (54/55 PAT; 26/28 FG) |
Hartley: 37 (10/11 PAT; 9/11 FG) |
NOTES
REMATCH of 2009 NFC Championship Game...
VIKINGS: Celebrate team's 50th season. Averaged 29.4 points per game last year, 2nd most in NFL (NO, 31.9)...Pro Bowl QB BRETT FAVRE needs 3 TD passes to become first ever w/ 500. Had career-high 107.2 rating in 2009...All Star RB ADRIAN PETERSON rushed for 1,383 yards & 18 TDs last year, joining HOFers EARL CAMPBELL & BARRY SANDERS as only players with 1,300+ yards & 10+ rush TDs in each of 1st 3 years. His 18 rush TDs led NFL & were franchise record for season. Had 122 yards & 3 rush TDs in NFC Champ...WR-KR PERCY HARVIN was named AP Off. Rookie of Year. Set team record with 2,081 combined yards & 2 KR-TDs. TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE was 2nd among TEs last year with 11 rec. TDs...Team ranked 2nd in NFC in total (305.5) & rush defense (87.1). All Star DE JARED ALLEN had 14.5 sacks last year & is only player in NFL with 14.5+ sacks in each of past 3 seasons...
SAINTS: Won 1st Super Bowl in franchise history last year. Led NFL with 510 points, 9th most in single season in NFL history. Topped NFL in total offense (403.8). Had team-record 13 wins...Pro Bowl QB DREW BREES set NFL record with 70.62 comp. pct. (363 of 514). Led NFL with career-high & franchise-record 109.6 rating. Had 4,388 yards, 4th 4,000-yard season in row. Tied own club record with 34 TDs. Was named MVP of SB XLIV...RB PIERRE THOMAS led club in 2009 with career-best 793 rush yards. RB REGGIE BUSH is only player in team history to score TD via rush, rec. & PR...WR MARQUES COLSTON led club with 70 catches & 1,074 yards, his 3rd 1,000-yard season. Tied WR ROBERT MEACHEM for team lead with 9 rec. TDs. WR DEVERY HENDERSON averages 19.7 yards per catch in career...CB TRACEY PORTER had INT & FF in NFC Champ. All Star LB JONATHAN VILMA led club in 2009 with 130 tackles. Pro Bowl S ROMAN HARPER had career-best 127 tackles, 2nd most on team.
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