Week 12, 2012

played in Denver, CO

55 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	14	7	10	-	38
Denver Broncos	0	3	6	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 NOS - Irving Robasky 9 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 10:23 NOS - Irving Robasky 29 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 06:06 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 11 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:43 DEN - Danny Whitfield 27 field goal
3Q: 11:24 DEN - Tatum Bell 3 run (Jimmie Burton pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 01:06 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 08:48 NOS - Darrell Irwin 2 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 04:33 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 5 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - David Akers 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 NOS - Irving Robasky 9 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 10:23 NOS - Irving Robasky 29 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 06:06 NOS - Taylor Jacobs 11 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:43 DEN - Danny Whitfield 27 field goal
3Q: 11:24 DEN - Tatum Bell 3 run (Jimmie Burton pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 01:06 NOS - Arnie Pearson 1 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 08:48 NOS - Darrell Irwin 2 run (David Akers extra point)
4Q: 04:33 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 5 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NOS - David Akers 38 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 8-3 3-8
First Downs 32 14
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 25 4
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 567 275
- Offensive Plays 78 49
- Yards per Play 7.27 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 109 153
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 2.87 6.95
Net Passing Yards 458 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 30 - 0 26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 458 128
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 11.45 4.52
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/15 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 11.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/46 6/59
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/19
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 6/167
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 39:37 20:23

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	8-3	3-8
First Downs	32	14
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	25	4
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	567	275
- Offensive Plays	78	49
- Yards per Play	7.27	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	109	153
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	2.87	6.95
Net Passing Yards	458	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 30 - 0	26 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	458	128
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	11.45	4.52
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/15	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	11.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/46	6/59
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/19
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	6/167
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	39:37	20:23

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 20	8	78	Fumble
1	9:24	2:08	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	6:10	2:57	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
1	0:36	5:28	OWN 5	10	95	Touchdown
2	8:46	2:46	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	2:36	2:36	OWN 7	5	34	Half
3	11:15	1:18	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	8:51	7:52	OWN 7	16	93	Touchdown
4	14:51	6:13	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
4	4:25	2:31	OPP 40	6	19	Field Goal
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 45	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	1:55	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
1	7:16	1:06	OWN 38	3	13	Interception
1	3:13	2:37	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	10:08	1:22	OWN 43	4	-8	Punt
2	6:00	3:24	OWN 31	11	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	9:57	1:06	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
3	0:59	1:08	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	8:38	4:13	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
4	1:54	1:31	OWN 34	6	21	Downs

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Arnie Pearson	22	69	3.14	7	0
Darrell Irwin	15	41	2.73	8	1
Philip Rivers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey McCollom	16	128	8.00	23	6	1
Tatum Bell	4	21	5.25	9	0	1
Jimmie Burton	2	4	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	40	30	458	0/0	4	34	0	145.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	26	14	128	1/6	0	42	1	51.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Jacobs	7	9	143	20.43	12	29	1
WR Irving Robasky	6	9	88	14.67	11	29	2
TE Dwight Mendez	5	5	66	13.20	9	31	0
TE Graham King	4	5	84	21.00	16	34	0
WR Devery Henderson	3	4	40	13.33	9	26	0
RB Darrell Irwin	2	2	19	9.50	8	11	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	1
WR Ron Robinson	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jeffrey McCollom	4	4	31	7.75	8	14
WR Darius Watts	3	5	8	2.67	2	7
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	42	42.00	0	42
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Juan Tucker	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Moe Doll	1	5	6	6.00	0	6
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Deron Lane	1	6	13	13.00	7	13

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Doss	1	13	13.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arnie Pearson	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shaun Woods	0	1	0	0
Bernie Burke	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	2	75	37.5	28.0	39	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	5	289	57.8	53.8	65	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Lake	4	114	28.5	0
Rico Bensen	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Doss	5	3	0.0	21	27
CB Heath Cooper	5	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Kendrick Samuels	5	0	0.0	19	25
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	4	1	0.0	22	26
DE Travis LaBoy	3	0	1.0	21	27
DT Billy Joe Roberson	2	1	0.0	20	27
CB Fernando Clayton	2	0	0.0	21	27
DE Tim Apold	2	0	0.0	21	27
S Brenden Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	4	12
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	2	0.0	16	13
S Michael Lewis	1	1	0.0	21	25
DE Harris Herron	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Austin Koch	1	0	0.0	2	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	9	2	0.0	38	40
DT Shaun Woods	7	1	0.0	34	39
S Cris Shepard	6	4	0.0	28	31
OLB Shane Taylor	6	2	0.0	29	39
S Bernie Burke	6	2	0.0	38	40
S Rickey Richmond	5	2	0.0	28	27
CB Jeremy LeSueur	4	1	0.0	37	40
DT Graham Stokes	4	1	0.0	8	10
DT Freddie Segers	4	1	0.0	32	37
CB John Echols	4	1	0.0	36	40
DE Bernard Banks	2	3	0.0	36	40
DE Tracy Homer	2	2	0.0	34	38
CB Daniel Bellas	1	1	0.0	7	2
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	0	---	---	---
DE Don Rudis	1	0	0.0	5	2
OLB Marshall Chin	1	0	0.0	14	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Travis LaBoy	1.0	2	2	3	27
DE Tim Apold	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	0.0	0	0	1	13

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	3	2	40
DT Shaun Woods	2	1	39
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Heath Cooper	4	0	0	23
OLB Kendrick Samuels	3	0	0	25
CB Fernando Clayton	2	0	0	27
S Mike Doss	1	0	1	27
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	1	0	0	26
S Michael Lewis	1	0	0	25
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	0	4
S Brenden Rasmussen	1	0	0	12
CB Dennis Weathersby	0	1	0	27

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeremy LeSueur	4	2	40
DT Graham Stokes	4	0	10
OLB Shane Taylor	4	0	39
OLB Bubba Rhodes	4	0	40
S Cris Shepard	4	0	31
CB John Echols	4	0	40
S Rickey Richmond	2	0	27
S Bernie Burke	2	0	40
DT Freddie Segers	1	0	37
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Donald Matthews	3	11	38	40
Leon Schroeder	2	7	31	37
Lennie Friedman	2	4	31	31
Jon Stinchcomb	1	3	30	36
Bart Rivera	1	2	7	3
Lamont Forbes	1	1	8	11
Tony Brumley	1	1	5	7
Jacob Rogers	0	4	30	29
Graham King	0	3	27	28
Mike Karney	0	1	14	20

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Justin Hartwig	3	4	0	21	0	25
Ben Hamilton	2	4	2	17	0	19
Rodney Galloway	2	4	0	18	0	22
Shane Arnold	2	3	0	20	0	26
Freddie Back	1	3	0	20	0	26
Antoine McGee	1	1	0	13	1	12
Brett Johnson	0	1	0	13	0	12
Troy Hopper	0	1	0	10	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Irwin	3	19
Ron Robinson	1	14
Tony Brumley	1	13
Mike Karney	1	11
Graham King	1	11
Irving Robasky	0	15
Mike Doss	0	13
Courtney Watson	0	12
Heath Cooper	0	11
Arnie Bernard	0	11
Michael Lewis	0	10
Kendrick Samuels	0	10
Dwight Mendez	0	9
David Akers	0	8
Brenden Rasmussen	0	6
Harris Herron	0	5
A.J. Coffey	0	5
Taylor Jacobs	0	4
Arnie Pearson	0	4
Johnny King	0	3
Lamont Forbes	0	3
Bart Rivera	0	3
Reggie Bailey	0	3
Jacob Rogers	0	2
Dontarrious Thomas	0	2
Travis Tusch	0	2
Horace Ogden	0	2
Dennis Weathersby	0	1
Devery Henderson	0	1
Travis LaBoy	0	1
Xavier Blair	0	1
Billy Joe Roberson	0	1
Tim Apold	0	1
Donovan Mussatti	0	1
Austin Koch	0	1
Oliver Coffey	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Geoff Nichols	0	17
Quentin Morrison	0	17
Kelly Herndon	0	16
Lamont Wiggs	0	16
Khalid Abdullah	0	15
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	14
Louie Lake	0	12
Juan Tucker	0	12
Daniel Bellas	0	9
Rico Bensen	0	9
Eric Westmoreland	0	8
Ben Hamilton	0	6
Justin Hartwig	0	6
Moe Doll	0	6
Troy Hopper	0	6
Ted Paulk	0	6
Christian Cunningham	0	5
Danny Whitfield	0	5
Antoine McGee	0	5
Shane Ford	0	5
Freddie Back	0	4
Rodney Galloway	0	3
Jeremy LeSueur	0	2
Tyrus Price	0	2
Don Rudis	0	2
Marshall Chin	0	2
Shaun Woods	0	1
Freddie Segers	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	1
Lee Grant	0	1
Tracy Homer	0	1
Bubba Rhodes	0	1
Rickey Richmond	0	1
Cris Shepard	0	1
John Echols	0	1
Bernie Burke	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	20	50	2.5
Right	11	29	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	11	74	6.7
Right	8	50	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	40	30	10	1	1	2	6	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	26	14	1	0	5	1	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	54	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	12	182	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	13	8	211	16.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	34	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	42	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Jacobs	9	7	0	143	4	39
WR Irving Robasky	9	6	0	88	2	18
TE Graham King	5	4	0	84	2	28
TE Dwight Mendez	5	5	0	66	1	10
WR Devery Henderson	4	3	1	40	1	19
WR Ron Robinson	3	1	0	11	0	17
RB Arnie Pearson	3	2	0	7	0	26
RB Darrell Irwin	2	2	0	19	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	6	1	1	13	0	23
WR Darius Watts	5	3	1	8	0	16
WR Moe Doll	5	1	3	6	0	20
RB Jeffrey McCollom	4	4	0	31	0	21
WR Juan Tucker	2	1	0	4	0	6
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	0	8	0	5
TE Brett Johnson	1	1	0	42	1	12
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	1	0	5	0	6
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	0	11	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Irwin	5	10	2.00	2.73
Arnie Pearson	4	8	2.00	3.14

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	3	17	5.67	8.00
Tatum Bell	1	3	3.00	5.25
Jimmie Burton	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	9	6	43	4.78	11.45

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	2	2	9	4.50	4.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnie Pearson	2	1	1	0.50	2.33
WR Irving Robasky	2	2	15	7.50	9.78
TE Graham King	2	1	11	5.50	16.80
WR Devery Henderson	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	1	11	11.00	15.89
TE Dwight Mendez	1	1	5	5.00	13.20

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	3	3.00	7.75
WR Moe Doll	1	1	6	6.00	1.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Irwin	2	1
Arnie Pearson	2	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	11	9	8

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	6	5	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	3	3	3
WR Taylor Jacobs	2	2	2
WR Ron Robinson	2	1	0
RB Arnie Pearson	2	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	1	1
TE Graham King	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch
WR Darius Watts	2	2
RB Tatum Bell	1	1
WR Moe Doll	1	1
TE Troy Hopper	1	1
WR Deron Lane	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,300 (23,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,300 (23,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,600)