National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New Orleans 52,
Minnesota 33
When: 4:30 PM ET, Friday, December 25, 2020
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Adrian Hall
Attendance: 3000
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Adrian Hall
Attendance: 3000
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Minnesota | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 52 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 12:11 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 7 - Minnesota 0 Alvin Kamara 40 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 8:46 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
New Orleans 7 - Minnesota 7 Dalvin Cook 15 yd. run (Dan Bailey kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 5:10 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 14 - Minnesota 7 Alvin Kamara 1 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:12 | ||
| New Orleans | FG |
New Orleans 17 - Minnesota 7 Wil Lutz 30 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 10:14 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
New Orleans 17 - Minnesota 14 Mike Boone 4 yd. run (Dan Bailey kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:38 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 24 - Minnesota 14 Alvin Kamara 5 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:41 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
New Orleans 24 - Minnesota 20 Irv Smith Jr. 2 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (kick failed) |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:38 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 31 - Minnesota 20 Alvin Kamara 6 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:22 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
New Orleans 31 - Minnesota 27 Irv Smith Jr. 4 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 12:01 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 38 - Minnesota 27 Alvin Kamara 7 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:00 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 45 - Minnesota 27 Taysom Hill 1 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 2:10 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
New Orleans 45 - Minnesota 33 Adam Thielen 1 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (pass failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:50 | ||
| New Orleans | TD |
New Orleans 52 - Minnesota 33 Alvin Kamara 3 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Minnesota | New Orleans | |
| 1st Downs | 25 | 36 |
| Rushing | 6 | 21 |
| Passing | 17 | 14 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-9 | 5-9 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Punts-Average | 4-46.5 | 0-0.0 |
| Return Yards | 9 | 91 |
| Punts-Returns | 0-0 | 2-17 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 0-0 | 3-74 |
| Int - Returns | 2-9 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-20 | 4-38 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 23:13 | 36:47 |
| Total Net Yards | 364 | 583 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 73 |
| Average Gain | 6.1 | 8.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 90 | 264 |
| Rushes | 17 | 45 |
| Average/Rush | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 274 | 319 |
| Comp-Att | 27-41 | 21-28 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.4 | 11.4 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-17 | 0-0 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 7 |
| Rushing | 2 | 7 |
| Passing | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-5 | 7-7 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 5-5-100% | 6-7-86% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 4-4-100% | 6-6-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Vikings
(6-9)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| K. Cousins | 27/41 | 291 | 3 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
(11-4)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Brees | 19/26 | 311 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Hill | 2/2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Kamara | 22 | 155 | 7.0 | 6 | 40 |
| L. Murray | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 | 21 |
| T. Hill | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 |
| E. Sanders | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| M. Burton | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Brees | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Thielen | 9 | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 1 | 24 |
| J. Jefferson | 10 | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 | 25 |
| I. Smith Jr. | 9 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 2 | 14 |
| T. Conklin | 6 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 9 |
| B. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Cook | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| A. Abdullah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Sanders | 5 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 31 |
| J. Cook | 4 | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 44 |
| A. Trautman | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 41 |
| M. Callaway | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
| L. Murray | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Johnson | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| T. Hill | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| A. Kamara | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 |
| M. Burton | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| H. Nickerson | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| H. Hand | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. Jordan | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| D. Onyemata | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| M. Jenkins | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| B. Lynch | 7 | 3 |
| E. Wilson | 6 | 3 |
| H. Smith | 5 | 3 |
| S. Stephen | 3 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 0 |
| J. Gladney | 3 | 2 |
| H. Nickerson | 3 | 2 |
| C. Dantzler | 2 | 0 |
| E. Yarbrough | 2 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 2 | 1 |
| H. Mata'afa | 2 | 2 |
| D. Wonnum | 1 | 1 |
| I. Odenigbo | 1 | 1 |
| A. Watts | 1 | 2 |
| A. Harris | 1 | 7 |
| H. Hand | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| M. Jenkins | 6 | 1 |
| D. Davis | 6 | 2 |
| M. Lattimore | 5 | 1 |
| K. Alexander | 3 | 0 |
| D. Swearinger | 3 | 0 |
| P. Williams | 3 | 1 |
| C. Gardner-Johnson | 2 | 1 |
| C. Jordan | 2 | 1 |
| J. Jenkins | 2 | 2 |
| A. Anzalone | 1 | 0 |
| M. Roach | 1 | 0 |
| C. Granderson | 1 | 0 |
| M. Davenport | 0 | 1 |
| S. Tuttle | 0 | 1 |
| D. Onyemata | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | ||
| No Tackles For Loss | ||
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| M. Jenkins | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| K. Cousins | 1 |
| D. Cook | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |