| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 19-yard run by Adrian Peterson. (Ryan Longwell extra point is good). 9:35 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 5:25). |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 38-yard pass from Drew Brees to Pierre Thomas. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 6:30 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 76 yards. Time of Drive: 3:05). |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Brett Favre to Sidney Rice. (Ryan Longwell extra point is good). 2:11 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 73 yards. Time of Drive: 4:19). |
| 2nd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Drew Brees to Devery Henderson. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 10:30 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 64 yards. Time of Drive: 2:51). |
| 3rd Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 9-yard run by Pierre Thomas. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 12:56 Time Remaining. (4 plays, 37 yards. Time of Drive: 2:04). |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 1-yard run by Adrian Peterson. (Ryan Longwell extra point is good). 7:35 Time Remaining. (9 plays, 80 yards. Time of Drive: 5:21). |
| 4th Quarter |
| New Orleans Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Drew Brees to Reggie Bush. (Garrett Hartley extra point is good). 12:39 Time Remaining. (3 plays, 7 yards. Time of Drive: 1:31). |
| Minnesota Touchdown - 2-yard run by Adrian Peterson. (Ryan Longwell extra point is good). 4:58 Time Remaining. (7 plays, 57 yards. Time of Drive: 2:59). |
| Overtime |
| New Orleans Field Goal - 40-yarder by Garrett Hartley. 10:15 Time Remaining. (10 plays, 39 yards. Time of Drive: 4:45). |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Minnesota | New Orleans |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 31 | 15 |
| By Rushing | 10 | 4 |
| By Passing | 17 | 8 |
| By Penalty | 4 | 3 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 7-12-58 | 3-12-25 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 1-1-100 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 475 | 257 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 82 | 55 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 165 | 68 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 36 | 23 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 310 | 189 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 0-0 | 1-8 |
| Gross yards passing | 310 | 197 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 46-28-2 | 31-17-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 4-39.0 | 7-51.3 |
| Net Punting Average | 39.0 | 49.1 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 15 | 29 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 3-15 | 1-0 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-33 | 6-183 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 2-29 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 5-32 | 9-88 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 6-3 | 3-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | 3 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 4-4 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 28 | 31 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 36:49 | 27:56 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Minnesota | New Orleans |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| B.Favre | 46 | 28 | 310 | 0/0 | 1 | 30 | 2 | | Total | 46 | 28 | 310 | 0/0 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK/YD | TD | LG | IN |
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| D.Brees | 31 | 17 | 197 | 1/8 | 3 | 38 | 0 | | Total | 31 | 17 | 197 | 1/8 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| C.Kluwe | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | | Total | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LG |
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| T.Morstead | 7 | 359 | 51.3 | 0 | 4 | 63 | | Total | 7 | 359 | 51.3 | 0 | 4 | 63 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Reynaud | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | | DOWNED | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | OUT OF BOUNDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| OUT OF BOUNDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | R.Bush | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| P.Harvin | 2 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 0 | | TOUCHBACK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.Roby | 5 | 0 | 143 | 61 | 0 | | P.Thomas | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | | Total | 6 | 0 | 183 | 61 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| | | | | | | | Total | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| G.Hartley | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 4/4 | 7 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 40 | 4/4 | 7 |
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