2026 Week 5 · Final
MIN 23, NO 13
MIN at NO: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
MIN beat NO 23–13. Justin Jefferson led everyone with 19 PPR points: 6 catches on 7 targets for 79 yards, 1 touchdown. Also worth a look: Aaron Jones (MIN, 18.7), Kyler Murray (MIN, 18.3). MIN's defense made its mark: 3 takeaways against NO.
MIN
Team comparison
NO
| 23 | Points | 13 |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Plays | 43 |
| 229 | Passing yards | 96 |
| 153 | Rushing yards | 55 |
| 38 · 59% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 26 · 60% |
| 26 | Designed runs | 17 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
| 170 | Air yards | 146 |
| 12 | Red-zone plays | 4 |
| 11 | Drives | 10 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
MIN
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Murray | 24/30 | 229 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 18.815.812.8 | 12.510.27.8 | WR | 7 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones | 18.717.215.7 | 13.312.211.0 | RB | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 113 | 1 |
| Kyler Murray | 18.318.318.3 | 13.913.913.9 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 0 |
| Gavin Bartholomew | 8.35.83.3 | 1.10.90.7 | TE | 6 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tai Felton | 4.73.72.7 | 3.42.82.2 | WR | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeshaun Jones | 4.23.73.2 | 1.21.00.8 | WR | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Price | 3.01.50.0 | 1.91.51.2 | WR | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeeJay Dallas | 2.11.61.1 | 1.51.31.1 | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Yurosek | 2.01.51.0 | 0.50.40.3 | TE | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 1.71.20.7 | 9.67.55.4 | TE | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demond Claiborne | 1.61.10.6 | 2.62.42.2 | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jauan Jennings | 0.00.00.0 | 7.56.14.7 | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Bredeson | 0.00.00.0 | 0.70.60.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NO
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 16/25 | 96 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendre Miller | 9.09.09.0 | 6.66.05.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 1 |
| Chris Olave | 8.66.64.6 | 16.213.110.0 | WR | 6 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devaughn Vele | 6.64.62.6 | 8.77.15.4 | WR | 6 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juwan Johnson | 5.63.61.6 | 10.18.16.2 | TE | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Donaldson | 3.02.52.0 | 3.73.32.8 | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 2.61.60.6 | 9.38.27.2 | RB | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 1.71.20.7 | 4.33.52.6 | TE | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Tillman | 0.00.00.0 | 2.21.81.4 | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Delp | 0.00.00.0 | 1.10.80.6 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Lance | 0.00.00.0 | 4.33.73.1 | WR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Shough | -0.2-0.2-0.2 | 14.714.714.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.