{"id":277514,"date":"2023-11-13T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=277514"},"modified":"2023-11-13T08:57:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T14:57:27","slug":"minnesota-vikings-win-over-the-new-orleans-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=277514","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Vikings Win over the New Orleans Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014<\/strong> Joshua Dobbs’ first start as a Minnesota Viking was fast<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It helped the Vikings zip out to a three-score lead by halftime, and Minnesota held on against New Orleans to claim a 27-19 victory on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dobbs completed his first four passes for 52 yards on the opening drive, which ended with a field goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a three-and-out, Dobbs led the Vikings on three consecutive touchdown drives that traversed 75, 82 and 76 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dobbs was accurate with the football, made sound decisions and showed great instincts and elusive abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings utilized Dobbs’ mobility with a read option keeper on third-and-1 on which he rushed for 11 yards, and he scrambled to find space for T.J. Hockenson to flash open. Dobbs fired a strike to Hockenson for a gain of 24 to the New Orleans 4-yard line on third-and-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota then cleverly lined up Dobbs under center before motioning him to the right and direct snapping to Ty Chandler, who rushed 2 yards untouched for his first career touchdown and a 10-3 lead with 10:14 remaining in the second quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a quick three-and-punt by the Saints, Dobbs led another touchdown drive by completing a 13-yard pass to Hockenson on third-and-6 that was followed with a 21-yard reception by the tight end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An illegal contact penalty against the Saints gave the Vikings the ball at the 11, Dobbs nearly had a touchdown to Jordan Addison, but the ball came out at the end of the play. On third-and-6, Dobbs spun out of trouble, got to the left perimeter, faked that he was directing traffic for a receiver to by extra space and had the juice to reach the end zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings didn’t even face a third down on their next possession, which started with a 13-yard run by Chandler and included five catches 58 yards by Hockenson, highlighted by a 28-yard touchdown. Dobbs added a 10-yard scramble along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are four more observations from the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings built a 24-3 halftime lead behind an incredible offensive showing that combined with stinginess on defense and solidness on special teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was arguably the most complete half of the entire 2023 season by Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings totaled 17 first downs, compared to six for the Saints and went 4-for-6 on third downs while only allowing one third-down conversion on five New Orleans tries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While moving the chains, the Vikings racked up 297 net yards against a Saints squad that entered the game allowing 304.3 per contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show included 77 rushing yards and 220 through the air as Minnesota averaged 8.0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

yards per play and possessed the ball for 17:55.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings defense limited the Saints to 110 net yards and just 57 through the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings (6-4) won their fifth consecutive game and again leaned on the defense, which held an opponent to under 20 points for the fourth time in the five-game win streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota completely dominated on that side of the ball in the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Derek Carr left the game midway through the third quarter with a concussion and right shoulder injuries following a hit by Danielle Hunter, Jameis Winston sparked a comeback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winston led two scoring drives that he capped with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave and a 14-yarder to A.T. Perry (Alvin Kamara added 2-point conversion runs after each touchdown).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Vikings intercepted Winston twice in the fourth quarter to protect an 8-point lead for the final 11:40 of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rookie Mekhi Blackmon recorded his first career interception on a deep toss to give Minnestoa the ball back with 3:06 remaining, and Byron Murphy, Jr., nabbed a deep heave with 1:49 left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winston still got one more shot at the end zone with six seconds remaining but it fell harmlessly to the turf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hockenson became the first NFL tight end since at least 1970 to record 10 catches, at least 125 receiving yards and a touchdown in a single half of a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also joined Dallas Clark, Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten and Zach Ertz as the only tight ends with 10 catches in a half since 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hockenson finished with 11 receptions for 134 yards\u2014the fourth game of his career with at least 100 receiving yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Wright had a solid game, averaging 43.0 yards per punt on six kicks. He had a long of 50, placed three inside the 20 and worked with the coverage team to force four fair catches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynamic return threat Rashid Shaheed was limited to 22 yards on two punt returns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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