Vikings pull away from Saints 23-13 as Kyler Murray throws for 229 yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · Caesars Superdome

The Minnesota Vikings pulled away from the New Orleans Saints 23-13 on Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans before a crowd of 70,006. The Vikings moved to 5-0, while the Saints fell to 1-4.

The Vikings trailed 7-6 at halftime but outscored the Saints 17-6 the rest of the way.

The Vikings out-gained the Saints 364-142 and won the turnover battle 3-2. The Vikings converted 9 of 18 third downs and held the ball for 39:37.

Kyler Murray of the Vikings earned Game MVP. Murray completed 24 of 30 passes for 229 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions, and added 51 rushing yards.

For the Saints, Carl Granderson finished with 5 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	3	3	7	10	23
NO	0	7	6	0	13

How the game turned

Vikings win probability

Biggest swing: Vikings went from 61% to 71% on one play in the third quarter.

Q3 12:06(Shotgun) K.Murray pass short left to J.Jefferson for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-A.DePaola, Holder-B.Thorson.

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	MIN-NO
Q1 9:04	MIN	Will Reichard 40 Yd Field Goal	3-0
Q2 8:23	NO	Kendre Miller 2 Yd Rush (Daniel Carlson Kick)	3-7
Q2 0:00	MIN	Will Reichard 54 Yd Field Goal	6-7
Q3 12:06	MIN	Justin Jefferson 15 Yd pass from Kyler Murray (Will Reichard Kick)	13-7
Q3 2:34	NO	Jonas Sanker 87 Yd Fumble Return (Daniel Carlson PAT Failed)	13-13
Q4 14:06	MIN	Aaron Jones Sr. 8 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)	20-13
Q4 7:01	MIN	Will Reichard 55 Yd Field Goal	23-13

Team stats

MIN		NO
364	Total yards	142
211	Passing yards	87
153	Rushing yards	55
18	First downs	9
9-18	Third down	2-10
0-0	Fourth down	2-3
2-4	Red zone	1-1
2	Turnovers	3
2-18	Sacks allowed	1-9
4-30	Penalties	6-41
39:37	Time of possession	20:23