Head to head

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Minnesota Vikings v New Orleans Saints — every meeting since 2000

Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints have met 17 times since 2000. MIN lead the regular-season series 7-6, and the two have met 4 times in the postseason (MIN 3-1). Against the closing spread MIN are 5-7 with 1 push. The highest-scoring meeting produced 85 points in 2020; the widest margin was 22.

MIN record

7-6

regular season, 2000–2023

MIN v the spread

5-7-1

covered–against–pushed

Highest scoring

85

combined, 2020

Widest margin

22

2011 season

Every meeting

17 games, 2000–2023
GameResultTotalLineWon by
2023 WK 10NO 19atMIN 2741MIN -3MIN by 8
2022 WK 4MIN 28atNO 2542NO -4MIN by 3
2020 WK 16MIN 33atNO 5249NO +6.5NO by 19
2019 WCMIN 26atNO 2050NO +7.5MIN by 6
2018 WK 8NO 30atMIN 2053.5MIN -2.5NO by 10
2017 DIVNO 24atMIN 2947MIN +5.5MIN by 5
2017 WK 1NO 19atMIN 2947.5MIN +3MIN by 10
2014 WK 3MIN 9atNO 2049.5NO +10NO by 11
2011 WK 15NO 42atMIN 2053.5MIN -7NO by 22
2010 WK 1MIN 9atNO 1448.5NO +4.5NO by 5
2009 CONMIN 28atNO 3154NO +4NO by 3
2008 WK 5MIN 30atNO 2747NO +3MIN by 3
2005 WK 3NO 16atMIN 3344.5MIN +3.5MIN by 17
2004 WK 6MIN 38atNO 3153NO -3.5MIN by 7
2002 WK 15MIN 32atNO 3151NO +7MIN by 1
2001 WK 4MIN 15atNO 2844NO +3.5NO by 13
2000 DIVNO 16atMIN 3449.5MIN +8MIN by 18

MIN in the last meetings

  • Last 32-1
  • Last 53-2
  • Last 105-5

The extremes

  • Highest scoring2020 week 16 · MIN 33 at NO 5285 points
  • Lowest scoring2010 week 1 · MIN 9 at NO 1423 points
  • Widest margin2011 week 15 · NO 42 at MIN 2022 points

By starting quarterback

regular season, 2000–2023
MINNOMetMIN record
Daunte CulpepperAaron Brooks43-1
Kirk CousinsDrew Brees20-2

7 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.

By head coach

regular season, 2000–2023
MINNOMetMIN record
Mike ZimmerSean Payton41-3
Mike TiceJim Haslett33-0
Kevin O'ConnellDennis Allen22-0
Brad ChildressSean Payton21-1

2 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.

Players, since 2021

a shorter window than above

Everything above this line covers 2000 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 3 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 2000.

Most touchdowns

since 2021 · 2 meetings

Most passing yards

since 2021 · 2 meetings

Most rushing yards

since 2021 · 2 meetings

Most receiving yards

since 2021 · 2 meetings

Both clubs

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