New Orleans Saints25–28Minnesota Vikings

Total yards: New Orleans Saints 347, Minnesota Vikings 367. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: New Orleans Saints 236, Minnesota Vikings 286. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: New Orleans Saints 111, Minnesota Vikings 81. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: New Orleans Saints 19, Minnesota Vikings 18. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: New Orleans Saints 3.0, Minnesota Vikings 2.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: New Orleans Saints 8, Minnesota Vikings 3. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: New Orleans Saints 3, Minnesota Vikings 2. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: New Orleans Saints 1, Minnesota Vikings 2. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: New Orleans Saints 10, Minnesota Vikings 5. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: New Orleans Saints 102, Minnesota Vikings 35. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: New Orleans Saints 7.6, Minnesota Vikings 1.9. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: New Orleans Saints 2.6, Minnesota Vikings -2.9. The same for the running game.