The first international game of the 2022 NFL season went right down to the wire, but in the end, the Minnesota Vikings just did enough to hold on to a 28-25 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
Offensive spotlight: Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson once again worked Kirk Cousins‘ top passing-game option, hauling in 10 of his 12 catchable targets for 147 yards and five first downs. While he dropped two passes, he picked up three catches of 15-plus yards and 50 receiving yards after the catch.
Defensive spotlight: Saints defensive back Tyrann Mathieu was targeted four times in coverage. He allowed three catches for just 21 yards and added a key first-quarter pick, allowing a passer rating of just 46.9 on throws into his coverage on the day.
Rookie spotlight: Chris Olave continued his stellar rookie campaign with a four-catch, 67-yard outing. He found the end zone in the second quarter and snagged two of his three contested catch opportunities.
Offensive line spotlight: Despite the result, the Saints offensive line did a decent job of keeping Andy Dalton free from pressure. On first review, they gave up one sack, one hit and two hurries across 30 pass-blocking snaps.
Box Score
Passing
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Rtg |
| Kirk Cousins | 13.9 | 25 / 38 | 273 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 84.7 |
| Ryan Wright | 0.5 | 1 /1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Rtg |
| Andy Dalton | 14.7 | 20 / 28 | 236 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 108.6 |
Rushing
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Justin Jefferson | 34 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 10.6 | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 8.8 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 1.5 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Andy Dalton | 14.7 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Latavius Murray | 13.5 | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Taysom Hill | 8.1 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Ingram II | 7.3 | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Justin Jefferson | 34.0 | 13 | 10 | 147 | 11.3 | 0 | 41 |
| Adam Thielen | 15.2 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Dalvin Cook | 10.6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Alexander Mattison | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Irv Smith Jr. | 5.3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Jalen Nailor | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| K.J. Osborn | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| C.J. Ham | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Mundt | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Reagor | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Chris Olave | 16.7 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 9.6 | 1 | 32 |
| Latavius Murray | 13.5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Marquez Callaway | 8.3 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 33 |
| Mark Ingram II | 7.3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Adam Trautman | 6.7 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Juwan Johnson | 6.3 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | 16 |
| Jarvis Landry | 4.7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Tre'Quan Smith | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
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