Minnesota Vikings27–19New Orleans Saints

Total yards: Minnesota Vikings 393, New Orleans Saints 297. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Minnesota Vikings 268, New Orleans Saints 232. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Minnesota Vikings 125, New Orleans Saints 65. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Minnesota Vikings 20, New Orleans Saints 14. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Minnesota Vikings 3.0, New Orleans Saints 1.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Minnesota Vikings 7, New Orleans Saints 4. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Minnesota Vikings 5, New Orleans Saints 5. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Minnesota Vikings 2, New Orleans Saints 0. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Minnesota Vikings 5, New Orleans Saints 9. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Minnesota Vikings 35, New Orleans Saints 74. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Minnesota Vikings 8.3, New Orleans Saints -6.9. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Minnesota Vikings -1.5, New Orleans Saints 3.8. The same for the running game.