Saints Run Offense vs. Vikings Run Defense With injuries throughout their receiving corps, New Orleans must set the tone on the ground in their pivotal Week 16 matchup against Minnesota. Author: Dec 24, 2020 The 10-4 New Orleans Saints can clinch the NFC South title with a Christmas Day home win over the 6-8 Minnesota Vikings on Friday afternoon. New Orleans has been in this position the last two weeks but suffered back-to-back losses against the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. They now face a Vikings team that needs a win just to stay in playoff contention. The Saints come into this game ranked 16th in total offense, averaging 364 yards per contest. That's lower than we're accustomed to from a Sean Payton unit, but the team has averaged 28.4 points per outing and ranks in the league's top-10 in both 3rd down percentage and red-zone efficiency.