That worked out to a respectable rate of one sack for every 9.6 drop backs, but they ultimately were not the third-down defense … That being said, good teams keep themselves alive on third down by dialing up the right play and converting.For as efficient as the Saints offense has been all season, the Vikings have been even more so, on third downs at least. However, Minnesota, whose offense is regularly criticized, holds the seventh best point differential in the NFL and fourth best in the NFC.The Saints defense will have to play one of their best games in order to stop a sneakily good Vikings offense, that will be headlined by running back Dalvin Cook who will be returning from injury.Turnover differential calculates how well a team takes care of the ball on offense, while also taking into account how many turnovers that same team creates on defense. If New Orleans can hold Cook to less than 100-yards, then it will limit play-action opportunities and force Cousins to make quicker decisions, which should bode well for the Saints. 1 in sacks last year with 59.

New Orleans Saints is a registered trademark of the New Orleans Saints LLC. Cook has led the Vikings in rushing yards with 1,135 yards in only 14 games this season. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Defensive Stats. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. If the Saints defense can create many third-down opportunities, they should win that matchup against Cousins and the Vikings offense, while Zimmer’s defense should struggle against Brees and the Saints. Welcome to Saints Wire's European Union Experience. Saints 42.2%; Vikings 42.8%. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Minnesota was not far behind with the fifth best turnover differential in the league.Once again, Minnesota has quietly proven it can take care of the ball on offense, while still forcing errors on opposing defenses. Week 1; Week 2; Week 3; Week 4; Week 5; Week 6; Week 7; Week 8; Week 9; Week 10; Week 11; Week 12; Week 13; Week 14; Week 15; Week 16; ... Data Provided By the official stats partner of the NFL. The Cowboys were No. The Vikings defense is competent at stopping the run (108.0 rushing yards allowed per game), but they don’t have the consistency of the Saints defense (91.3 rushing yards allowed per game).Third down conversion rates are important when looking at how well teams are able to keep the drive alive. The Saints will have to rely on a strong running game, and quarterback Drew Brees’ accuracy in order to prolong drives and reduce mistakes that the Vikings will try to capitalize on.We finally arrive at a stat that the Vikings clearly outrank the Saints. © 2020 NFL Enterprises LLC. This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with New Orleans Saints or NFL Properties LLC. While the Saints are slightly worse on third down when they have the ball (at 42.2%), they’ve got the Vikings beat on defense (34.8%). Third-down conversion rate. It is an important stat that helps determine how many opportunities each team can create (or destroy) for itself.New Orleans’ offense set the NFL record for fewest turnovers in a season with only eight in the 2019 regular season. Meanwhile, its defense helped create 23 turnovers, which ranked 14th in the league. RB; TE; QB; WR; Weeks. Whichever sides’ defense can get off the field quickly and more often will hold the advantage.It’s important to contrast these conversion rates on offense against what the other team is allowing on defense. Not until we get to 3rd down and 5 yards to go do the conversion rates completely equalize. The two teams’ third-down conversion rate is almost identical, and this stat may be what both of their defensive game plans will focus on. So if we want to know a team's ability to covert 3rd downs, we're far better off looking at passing stats than previous 3rd down conversion rates. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Teams stuck with a lower point differential, but having still maintained a solid overall record, can be considered “lucky” by winning incredibly close games that could have gone either way at the end (looking at you, Seattle Seahawks).New Orleans unsurprisingly holds the fifth-best point differential in the NFL, and the second-best in the NFC.

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