Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints: game summary
Final · December 25, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
Caesars Superdome
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
MINNO 
- 364Total yards583
- 274Passing yards319
- 27/41Completions/attempts21/28
- 6.4Yards per pass11.4
- 90Rushing yards264
- 17Rushing attempts45
- 5.3Yards per rush5.9
- 25First downs36
- 3-93rd down efficiency5-9
- 1-24th down efficiency1-1
- 5-5Red zone (made-att)6-7
- 60Total plays73
- 6.1Yards per play8.0
- 0Turnovers2
- 0Fumbles lost0
- 0Interceptions thrown2
- 2-17Sacks (yards lost)0-0
- 3-20Penalties (yards)4-38
- 23:13Time of possession36:47
Game leaders
Passing
Kirk CousinsMIN · QB · 27/41, 291 YDS, 3 TD
Drew BreesNO · QB · 19/26, 311 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing
Dalvin CookMIN · RB · 15 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD
Alvin KamaraNO · RB · 22 CAR, 155 YDS, 6 TD
Receiving
Adam ThielenMIN · WR · 8 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD
Emmanuel SandersNO · WR · 4 REC, 83 YDS
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown12:11Alvin Kamara 40 Yd Run (Wil Lutz Kick)0-7
- Touchdown8:46Dalvin Cook 15 Yd Run (Dan Bailey Kick)7-7
- Touchdown5:10Alvin Kamara 1 Yd Run (Wil Lutz Kick)7-14
2nd quarter
- Field goal14:12Wil Lutz 30 Yd Field Goal 7-17
- Touchdown10:14Mike Boone 4 Yd Run (Dan Bailey Kick)14-17
- Touchdown0:38Alvin Kamara 5 Yd Run (Wil Lutz Kick)14-24
3rd quarter
- Touchdown9:41Irv Smith Jr. 2 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey PAT failed)20-24
- Touchdown4:38Alvin Kamara 6 Yd Run (Wil Lutz Kick)20-31
- Touchdown0:22Irv Smith Jr. 4 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey Kick)27-31
4th quarter
- Touchdown12:01Alvin Kamara 7 Yd Run (Wil Lutz Kick)27-38
- Touchdown4:00Taysom Hill 1 Yd Run (Wil Lutz Kick)27-45
- Touchdown2:10Adam Thielen 1 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)33-45
- Touchdown1:50Alvin Kamara 3 Yd Run (Wil Lutz Kick)33-52
Player stats
Minnesota Vikings
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 27/41 | 291 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 2-17 | 110.9 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 1 | 15 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mike Boone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 1 | 24 | 9 |
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| Irv Smith Jr. | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| Tyler Conklin | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Bisi Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Dalvin Cook | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Lynch | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Harris | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Gladney | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hercules Mata'afa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Stephen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaleel Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Hand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Armon Watts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yarbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Connelly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Dantzler Sr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifeadi Odenigbo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Chisena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Orleans Saints
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 19/26 | 311 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 80.8 |
| Taysom Hill | 2/2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 22 | 155 | 7.0 | 6 | 40 |
| Latavius Murray | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Taysom Hill | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Michael Burton | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Jared Cook | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| Adam Trautman | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Marquez Callaway | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Latavius Murray | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Juwan Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Alvin Kamara | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Ty Montgomery II | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Carr | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demario Davis | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Williams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janoris Jenkins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwon Alexander | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C.J. Gardner-Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Cook | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Anzalone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Granderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malcolm Roach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Davenport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shy Tuttle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, LA
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 3,000
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Ed Camp (Down judge) · Keith Washington (Side judge) · Adrian Hill (Referee) · Greg Steed (Back judge) · Jim Quirk (Field judge) · Paul King (Umpire) · Kevin Codey (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Vikings vs Saints?
Saints won 52-33 over Vikings on Friday, December 25, 2020.
When was Vikings vs Saints played?
On Friday, December 25, 2020, at 4:30 PM ET at Caesars Superdome.
Where was Vikings vs Saints played?
At Caesars Superdome.