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Monday, Oct. 6
MINNESOTA (1-3) At NEW ORLEANS (2-2)
8:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN
OPENING LINE - Saints by 3.
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Minnesota 1-3; New Orleans 3-1.
SERIES RECORD - Vikings lead 17-7.
LAST MEETING - Vikings 33, Saints 16, Sept. 25, 2005.
LAST WEEK - Vikings lost to Titans 30-17; Saints beat 49ers 31-17.
VIKINGS OFFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (6), PASS (19)
VIKINGS DEFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (3), PASS (17)
SAINTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (25), PASS (1)
SAINTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (20), PASS (29)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Vikings have won seven of last eight meetings, including playoffs. ... QB Gus Frerotte is 2-0 as starter vs. New Orleans. ... RB Adrian Peterson ranks second in NFL with 420 yards rushing and has three TDs. ... WR Bernard Berrian has TD in each of his last two games vs. New Orleans, including 2006 NFC championship game, when he played for Chicago. ... WR Bobby Wade had seven catches for 75 yards last week. ... DE Jared Allen has a sack in two of last three games. ... Vikings coach Brad Childress and Saints coach Sean Payton each played QB at Eastern Illinois. This is second time this season Payton has faced opposing head coach who was former Eastern Illinois QB. Denver coach Mike Shanahan was the other. ... QB Drew Brees is 107-of-148 for league-high 1,343 yards, with eight TDs and four INTs. ... Brees has passed for 10,184 yards in 36 regular-season games since joining Saints in 2006. ... WR Lance Moore had career-high 101 yards and WR Robert Meachem had career-high 99 yards last week. ... Reggie Bush's 31 receptions are tied for first in NFL, leading all RBs. ... Saints DE Will Smith has seven sacks in last 12 games, including a sack and forced fumble last week.
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