NFL · Oct 11, 2026
MIN Beats NO 23–13 After Fourth-Quarter Scores
By Row Seventeen ·
Minnesota Vikings beat New Orleans Saints 23–13 (NFL) on October 11, 2026.
NO tied the game on J. Sanker’s fumble return in the third quarter. A. Jones’s touchdown run put MIN ahead for good in a 23–13 win.
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Key moments
Sources ↓- Opening
MIN opened the scoring with a 40-yard field goal in the first quarter. Later in the period, A. Jones lost a fumble that C. Young recovered for NO.
Read in context ↘ - Middle stages
K. Miller put NO ahead with a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and the extra point made it 7–3.
Read in context ↘ - Closing stages
Shough threw an interception with 2:56 remaining. There was no further scoring, and MIN won 23–13 in regulation.
Read in context ↘
NO Takes a Halftime Lead
MIN opened the scoring with a 40-yard field goal in the first quarter. Later in the period, A. Jones lost a fumble that C. Young recovered for NO. Neither team scored again before the quarter ended, leaving MIN ahead 3–0.
K. Miller put NO ahead with a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and the extra point made it 7–3. MIN answered with a 54-yard field goal with three seconds left in the half. NO led 7–6 at halftime.
MIN Moves Ahead in the Third
NO lost a fumble on the kickoff to start the third quarter, with J. Jones recovering for MIN. K. Murray later threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to J. Jefferson. The extra point put MIN ahead 13–7.
T. Shough threw an interception later in the third quarter. It produced no points on that play, and MIN still led 13–7 afterward.
Sanker’s Return Ties the Game
With 2:49 left in the third quarter, K. Murray completed a pass to M. Price, who fumbled. J. Sanker recovered the ball for NO and returned it for a touchdown. The six points tied the game at 13–13.
NO’s extra-point attempt failed after Sanker’s return, so the game remained tied. The third quarter ended with each team on 13 points.
MIN Scores the Final 10 Points
A. Jones scored on an eight-yard run early in the fourth quarter. MIN made the extra point to take a 20–13 lead, then added a 55-yard field goal later in the period.
Shough threw an interception with 2:56 remaining. There was no further scoring, and MIN won 23–13 in regulation. MIN scored the final 10 points after the third-quarter tie.
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Published 2026-10-16. Game date shown above.
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