Week 12, 2016

played in Denver, CO

62 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	7	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 NOS - Curtis Weber 17 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 06:14 DEN - Shane Ford 2 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 12:03 DEN - Danny Whitfield 23 field goal
2Q: 00:28 NOS - Artie Farias 50 field goal
3Q: 05:03 DEN - Deron Lane 4 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 02:03 NOS - Charles Cortez 12 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 10:52 DEN - Danny Whitfield 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 NOS - Curtis Weber 17 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
1Q: 06:14 DEN - Shane Ford 2 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 12:03 DEN - Danny Whitfield 23 field goal
2Q: 00:28 NOS - Artie Farias 50 field goal
3Q: 05:03 DEN - Deron Lane 4 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 02:03 NOS - Charles Cortez 12 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
4Q: 10:52 DEN - Danny Whitfield 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 3-8 6-5
First Downs 16 29
- by Rushing 4 16
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 266 373
- Offensive Plays 52 77
- Yards per Play 5.12 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 98 215
- Rushing Attempts 20 39
- Yards per Rush 4.90 5.51
Net Passing Yards 168 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 15 - 0 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.25 4.16
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 4/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 4/130
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 21:19 38:41

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	3-8	6-5
First Downs	16	29
- by Rushing	4	16
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	266	373
- Offensive Plays	52	77
- Yards per Play	5.12	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	98	215
- Rushing Attempts	20	39
- Yards per Rush	4.90	5.51
Net Passing Yards	168	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 15 - 0	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.25	4.16
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	4/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	4/130
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	21:19	38:41

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
1	6:07	1:31	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
1	2:58	1:33	OWN 33	4	11	Punt
2	11:56	1:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	6:37	2:53	OWN 37	6	22	Punt
2	2:00	1:37	OWN 35	7	32	Field Goal
3	12:35	2:23	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
3	4:53	2:57	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	10:44	3:54	OWN 14	9	36	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	5:24	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	4:36	1:38	OWN 42	3	-11	Punt
1	1:25	4:29	OWN 20	9	74	Field Goal
2	10:44	4:07	OWN 38	9	32	Missed FG
2	3:44	1:44	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	50	2	10	Half
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 36	6	18	Punt
3	10:12	5:19	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	1:56	6:12	OWN 37	12	57	Field Goal
4	6:50	6:50	OWN 20	13	51	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Pearson	15	74	4.93	15	2
Arnold Webster	4	18	4.50	11	1
Philip Rivers	1	6	6.00	6	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dwight Shepherd	27	149	5.52	20	5
Jeffrey McCollom	8	59	7.38	16	3
Drew Brees	3	2	0.67	5	0
Luther Puzzuoli	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	31	15	174	1/6	2	27	0	87.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	36	23	183	2/25	2	17	0	95.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Robasky	3	9	57	19.00	7	27	0
WR C.J. Cook	3	6	27	9.00	8	11	0
TE Graham King	2	3	27	13.50	7	18	0
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	19	9.50	0	12	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	1
RB Arnie Pearson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Kent Austin	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Arnold Webster	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	7	10	70	10.00	3	15	1
RB Jeffrey McCollom	3	3	21	7.00	2	9	0
WR Kurt Perkins	3	5	19	6.33	3	8	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	3	8	22	7.33	1	8	0
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	4	2.00	0	2	0
FB Shane Ford	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Ted O'Neill	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	3	3.00	5	3	0
TE Steven Owens	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Don Blake	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ted O'Neill	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	284	47.3	32.8	56	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	3	134	44.7	34.3	46	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	2/3	0/1	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	11	5.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	19	19.0	0
Arnie Pearson	1	13	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	2	75	37.5	0
Ralph Finley	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	13	1	0.0	39	37
S Austin Koch	9	5	0.0	38	37
ILB Don Blake	7	6	0.0	37	37
CB Mitch Farrell	5	1	0.0	30	29
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	4	1	2.0	36	35
DE Harris Herron	4	1	0.0	38	37
CB Sammie Rutter	4	1	0.0	33	36
CB Terry Peterson	4	0	0.0	36	35
S Kelvin Arntt	3	3	0.0	31	32
OLB Reggie Bailey	3	0	0.0	15	11
DE Brent Compton	2	0	0.0	12	10
DT Oliver Coffey	1	1	0.0	31	31
S Norm Gardner	1	1	0.0	7	6
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	0	1
DT Tyrone Curtis	0	2	0.0	35	33

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	7	1	0.0	20	32
S Bernie Burke	7	0	0.0	20	31
ILB Chuck Densmore	5	1	0.0	20	32
CB Cary Caldwell	3	2	0.0	18	27
DT Shaun Woods	3	1	0.0	20	28
CB Cornell Shah	2	2	0.0	19	30
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	2	0	0.0	9	16
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	1.0	19	31
S Reuben Toniolo	1	1	0.0	17	29
CB Randal Blake	1	1	0.0	19	29
S Rickey Richmond	1	0	0.0	10	14
CB Rico Bensen	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Hunter Meadows	0	1	0.0	19	29
OLB Marshall Chin	0	1	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	2.0	1	0	35
DE Harris Herron	0.0	1	2	37
DT Oliver Coffey	0.0	1	1	31

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	1.0	0	1	1	31
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	0	2	0	28
DE Hunter Meadows	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	6	1	37
S Austin Koch	4	2	37
CB Mitch Farrell	3	0	29
ILB Don Blake	3	0	37
CB Sammie Rutter	2	0	36
CB Terry Peterson	2	0	35
S Kelvin Arntt	1	3	32
DE Brent Compton	1	0	10
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	1
CB Drew Jordan	0	1	3

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	4	0	32
S Bernie Burke	3	2	31
CB Cornell Shah	2	1	30
OLB Bubba Rhodes	2	0	32
CB Cary Caldwell	1	1	27
S Rickey Richmond	1	0	14
OLB Marshall Chin	1	0	7
CB Rico Bensen	1	0	3
S Reuben Toniolo	0	2	29
CB Randal Blake	0	2	29

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leon Schroeder	3	5	20	0	28
Larry Andersen	2	4	17	0	25
Donald Matthews	1	4	15	0	24
Henry Freeman	1	4	14	0	19
Marlon Prill	1	2	15	0	17
Wesley Hickman	0	0	10	1	23

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Freddie Back	4	9	35	0	35
Lance Guzowski	3	8	31	0	28
Marcus Farrell	3	4	27	2	36
Arnie Alcott	3	4	32	0	32
Ted Paulk	2	3	14	0	14
Shane Arnold	2	2	36	0	35
Shane Ford	1	2	24	0	23
Lee Rayman	1	1	16	0	18
Steven Owens	1	1	29	0	20
Craig Atkins	0	1	5	0	4
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	3	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Webster	1	18
George Newkirk	1	18
Charles Cortez	1	15
Mitch Farrell	1	6
Travis Tusch	1	5
Tony Brumley	0	16
Drew Jordan	0	12
Reggie Bailey	0	10
Nathan Wannamaker	0	10
Norm Gardner	0	9
Winfred Niklos	0	9
Norm Sapia	0	8
Graham King	0	7
Wesley Hickman	0	7
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	7
Kelvin Arntt	0	6
Harris Herron	0	6
Artie Souza	0	6
Curtis Weber	0	5
Arnie Pearson	0	5
Larry Andersen	0	5
Artie Farias	0	5
Riddick Becker	0	5
Tyrone Weber	0	5
C.J. Cook	0	4
Jared Ballard	0	4
Devin Medlock	0	4
Brent Compton	0	3
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Austin Koch	0	3
Henry Freeman	0	3
Terry Peterson	0	3
Tyrone Curtis	0	2
Oliver Coffey	0	2
Don Blake	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Tracy Homer	0	1
Bobby McMichael	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Puzzuoli	1	21
Kurt Perkins	1	13
Ralph Finley	1	11
Cornell Shah	1	10
Rico Bensen	0	18
Shane Ford	0	17
Carlton DeRonde	0	15
Lee Rayman	0	14
Jose Brooks	0	13
Cary Caldwell	0	13
Rickey Richmond	0	10
J.C. Frady	0	9
Danny Whitfield	0	8
Raylee Devine	0	6
Ian Kanpurwala	0	6
Ted Paulk	0	6
Craig Atkins	0	6
Reuben Toniolo	0	6
Kirk Orbik	0	6
Lance Guzowski	0	5
Steven Owens	0	5
Marshall Chin	0	4
Christian Cunningham	0	3
Jimmie Burton	0	3
Kennedy Finneran	0	3
Jeffrey McCollom	0	2
Shaun Woods	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	1
Hunter Meadows	0	1
Bubba Rhodes	0	1
Ted O'Neill	0	1
Bernie Burke	0	1
Marcus Farrell	0	1
Chuck Densmore	0	1
Randal Blake	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	7	37	5.3
Right	7	36	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	14	99	7.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	31	15	1	0	3	8	4	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	36	23	0	1	2	7	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	25	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	44	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	34	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	132	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Robasky	9	3	1	57	1	24
WR C.J. Cook	6	3	2	27	0	14
WR Kent Austin	4	1	0	12	0	22
WR Curtis Weber	3	1	0	17	0	26
TE Graham King	3	2	0	27	0	14
RB Arnie Pearson	2	1	0	2	0	15
TE Charles Cortez	2	2	0	19	0	14
FB Tony Brumley	1	1	0	9	0	12
RB Arnold Webster	1	1	0	4	0	13

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	10	7	1	70	37
WR Carlton DeRonde	8	3	0	22	27
WR Kurt Perkins	5	3	0	19	14
RB Jeffrey McCollom	3	3	0	21	11
WR Ted O'Neill	2	1	1	17	10
TE Lee Rayman	2	1	0	11	18
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	0	4	23
TE Steven Owens	2	1	0	14	20
FB Shane Ford	1	1	0	2	23
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	0	3	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	2	10	5.00	7.38
Dwight Shepherd	1	10	10.00	5.52

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	2	29	14.50	5.61

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	8	5	28	3.50	5.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Weber	1	1	17	17.00	5.67
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	12	12.00	9.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlton DeRonde	3	0	0	0.00	2.75
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
FB Shane Ford	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Deron Lane	1	1	4	4.00	7.00
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Kurt Perkins	1	1	6	6.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	3	2
Dwight Shepherd	2	2
Drew Brees	1	0
Luther Puzzuoli	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	12	8	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Robasky	5	3	3
WR Kent Austin	3	1	0
TE Graham King	1	1	1
WR C.J. Cook	1	1	0
RB Arnold Webster	1	1	1
TE Charles Cortez	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	2	1
WR Deron Lane	2	2	2
WR Kurt Perkins	2	0	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	1
TE Steven Owens	1	0	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,300 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (23,500)
End Zone 16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,300 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (23,500)
End Zone	16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,600)