Daily Norseman · Jan 14, 2018
New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings: Second Quarter Open Thread
To get things started at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Minnesota Vikings won the coin toss and chose to defer to the second half, meaning that the New Orleans Saints were set to get the football first. The kickoff from Kai Forbath was taken by Alvin Kamara in the end zone for a touchback, giving Drew Brees and company the start from their own 25.
Mark Ingram had a nice gain on first down for the Saints, but Drew Brees then threw two straight incompletions to make it a three-and-out for New Orleans. Thomas Morstead came in to punt it away, and Marcus Sherels got a very nice return to the Minnesota 45-yard line.
