Week 12, 2028

played in Denver, CO

42 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	14	0	7	0	-	21
Denver Broncos	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:05 NOS - Danny Cortez 43 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 06:59 NOS - Bobby Irwin 6 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:54 DEN - Tyrus Stevenson 80 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
3Q: 10:04 NOS - Phillip Newman 27 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:19 DEN - Dwayne Lasica 17 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 10:32 DEN - Deron Quinn 10 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 01:14 DEN - Antonio Hudson 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:05 NOS - Danny Cortez 43 interception return (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 06:59 NOS - Bobby Irwin 6 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:54 DEN - Tyrus Stevenson 80 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
3Q: 10:04 NOS - Phillip Newman 27 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
3Q: 05:19 DEN - Dwayne Lasica 17 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 10:32 DEN - Deron Quinn 10 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
4Q: 01:14 DEN - Antonio Hudson 29 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 7-4 10-1
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 357 362
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 5.58 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 124 55
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 4.59 1.96
Net Passing Yards 233 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 2 33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 325
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 8.53
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 6/46
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/53 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/43 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	7-4	10-1
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	357	362
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	5.58	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	124	55
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	4.59	1.96
Net Passing Yards	233	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 2	33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	325
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	8.53
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	6/46
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/53	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/43	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:55	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
1	9:10	2:21	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
1	4:33	4:08	OWN 3	9	49	Punt
2	13:50	1:56	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
2	11:35	2:00	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
2	6:40	4:45	OWN 1	12	62	Interception
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 4	1	8	Half
3	12:47	2:57	OWN 12	5	88	Touchdown
3	5:11	3:12	OWN 13	6	35	Punt
3	0:51	0:40	OWN 46	3	-10	Punt
4	10:21	1:22	OWN 32	3	10	Fumble
4	7:47	1:59	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	1:06	0:48	OWN 26	4	19	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:05	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	10:53	1:43	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
1	6:49	2:16	OWN 17	4	30	Punt
1	0:25	1:35	OWN 2	3	1	Punt
2	11:54	0:19	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
2	9:35	2:55	OWN 34	5	26	Punt
2	1:55	1:28	OWN 29	5	11	Punt
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
3	9:50	4:39	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
3	1:59	1:08	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
3	0:11	4:50	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
4	8:59	1:12	OPP 42	3	-3	Punt
4	5:48	4:42	OWN 30	10	58	Field Goal
4	0:18	0:18	OPP 47	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Howie de Marco, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Irwin	16	45	2.81	10	1
Hunter Woodson	6	39	6.50	10	2
Alan Poole	2	28	14.00	18	2
Nolan Walters	1	3	3.00	3	0
Phillip Newman	1	3	3.00	3	0
Rex Dunn	1	6	6.00	6	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deron Quinn	14	26	1.86	11	1
Marshall Sieh	7	20	2.86	9	0
Howie de Marco	6	8	1.33	4	0
Brian Thompson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	35	22	245	2/12	2	37	2	78.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	33	19	325	3/18	3	80	1	108.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	6	10	95	15.83	51	37	1
WR Nolan Walters	5	8	55	11.00	16	22	0
RB Bobby Irwin	5	5	34	6.80	3	15	1
WR Rick Collins	4	7	51	12.75	0	19	0
RB Hunter Woodson	2	2	10	5.00	12	8	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lenny Shields	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrus Stevenson	4	7	139	34.75	109	80	1
RB Deron Quinn	4	5	16	4.00	0	10	1
FB Brian Thompson	3	3	35	11.67	33	21	0
WR Dwayne Lasica	3	5	58	19.33	35	38	1
TE Aaron Webb	2	3	27	13.50	24	20	0
TE Doug Warren	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Mercury Crawford	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Marshall Sieh	1	1	33	33.00	33	33	0
WR Grady Roberson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mitchell Malek	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Danny Cortez	1	43	43.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Norbert Dawson	1	13	13.00	0
S Tyrus Parker	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Irwin	2	0	0
Alan Poole	0	1	0
Danny Cortez	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Thompson	1	0	0
Xavier Preston	0	1	0
Deron Quinn	0	1	0
Alvin Swann	0	0	1
Butch Cascadden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	347	49.6	42.1	57	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Chelius	8	362	45.3	42.8	56	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Hudson	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	4	53	13.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dale Landolt	5	3	0.0	15	17
DT Junior Reeves	3	0	1.0	20	22
S Tommie Grange	3	0	1.0	12	10
OLB Willie Rexin	3	2	0.0	21	30
CB Danny Cortez	3	1	0.0	18	28
DE Max Tank	3	0	0.0	21	23
OLB Byron Bennett	3	0	0.0	7	6
CB Bubba Reese	3	0	0.0	17	25
DE Brent Robbins	2	0	1.0	16	17
DE Tony Nixon	2	1	0.0	7	13
ILB Jose Barfield	2	1	0.0	17	28
S Jorge Cloude	2	1	0.0	21	26
S Duane Sterritt	2	0	0.0	23	33
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	0.0	12	19
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	20	26
S Steve Ziel	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Johnny Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	12	20
WR Nolan Walters	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	16	16
OLB Otis Wallis	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Rick Collins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	8	14

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Soares	7	1	0.0	18	24
S Tyrus Parker	7	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Alvin Swann	5	2	0.0	23	25
CB Norbert Dawson	5	1	0.0	23	25
DE Xavier Preston	4	2	2.0	22	28
CB Joe Wooden	4	0	0.0	24	24
CB Butch Cascadden	3	2	0.0	16	25
S Harry Hines	3	1	0.0	23	23
ILB Bryan Derubeis	2	1	0.0	10	15
DE Lonnie McGarrahan	2	1	0.0	16	27
OLB Mack Dennis	2	0	0.0	21	32
DT Perry Atkins	1	2	0.0	19	27
OLB Robbie Thomason	1	1	0.0	7	11
DT Shannon Stanton	1	1	0.0	9	10
S Riddick Burtnett	1	0	0.0	11	17
S Jessie Nelson	1	0	0.0	4	15
CB Sam Clements	0	1	0.0	10	20
DE Mickey Greenslade	0	1	0.0	16	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	1	1	17
DT Junior Reeves	1.0	0	0	22
S Tommie Grange	1.0	0	0	10
DE Cary Clinton	0.0	2	0	19
DE Tony Nixon	0.0	0	1	13
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	1	23

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Preston	2.0	0	1	28
DT Perry Atkins	0.0	3	3	27
OLB Mack Dennis	0.0	2	0	32
DE Mickey Greenslade	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Danny Cortez	3	1	1	28
ILB Dale Landolt	3	0	0	17
S Steve Ziel	2	1	0	10
ILB Jose Barfield	2	0	0	28
CB Bubba Reese	2	0	0	25
OLB Willie Rexin	1	2	0	30
CB Ty Covington	1	1	0	26
OLB Byron Bennett	1	1	0	6
DE Tony Nixon	1	0	0	13
CB Timothy Hiller	1	0	0	8
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	26
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0	10
S Duane Sterritt	0	1	0	33

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	4	0	1	25
S Tyrus Parker	3	1	1	24
CB Joe Wooden	3	0	0	24
CB Butch Cascadden	2	1	0	25
S Harry Hines	2	0	0	23
OLB Alvin Swann	2	0	0	25
ILB Phil Soares	2	0	0	24
ILB Bryan Derubeis	1	0	0	15
OLB Robbie Thomason	1	0	0	11
DE Lonnie McGarrahan	1	0	0	27
OLB Mack Dennis	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donnell Pritchett	2	5	1	27	0	37
Marlon Finley	2	4	0	26	0	35
Roger Vaughn	2	3	0	13	1	11
Cedric Flournoy	0	5	0	15	0	27
Alex Priestley	0	3	0	11	0	24
Mitchell Maloney	0	2	0	16	1	14
Neil Delgado	0	2	0	23	0	31
Cris Scott	0	1	0	4	0	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight George	2	7	26	0	34
Tyrell Osgood	2	3	26	1	34
Brent Baldridge	1	5	25	1	27
Alonzo Perry	1	2	21	0	28
Aaron Webb	1	1	14	0	25
Van Kelly	0	3	28	1	36
D.J. Castillo	0	2	2	0	1
Ryan Witt	0	1	4	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Collins	1	16
Bobby Irwin	1	13
Pat Brooks	1	12
Hunter Woodson	0	23
Byron Bennett	0	16
Steve Ziel	0	16
Lenny Shields	0	15
Tommie Grange	0	15
Rex Dunn	0	13
Bubba Reese	0	13
Otis Wallis	0	9
Junior Blair	0	9
Marc Stanton	0	9
Marlon Finley	0	7
Mitchell Maloney	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Cris Scott	0	7
Roger Vaughn	0	6
Dale Landolt	0	6
Jose Barfield	0	5
Burt McCalla	0	4
Junior Reeves	0	4
Tony Nixon	0	4
Brent Robbins	0	4
Alex Priestley	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Neil Delgado	0	3
Timothy Hiller	0	3
Mitchell Emmons	0	3
Cary Clinton	0	3
Burt Tamaarkin	0	3
Duane Sterritt	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Ty Covington	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Phillip Newman	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Cedric Flournoy	0	1
Max Tank	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Hines	2	13
Tyrus Stevenson	2	12
Brian Thompson	0	24
Lenny Walton	0	18
Marshall Sieh	0	17
Mitchell Malek	0	17
Sam Clements	0	16
Alvin Swann	0	15
Doug Warren	0	10
J.T. Parrella	0	10
Riddick Burtnett	0	9
D.J. Castillo	0	9
Billy Lewis	0	9
Tyrell Osgood	0	9
Dwight George	0	9
Aaron Webb	0	8
Robbie Thomason	0	8
Andre Chelius	0	8
Lonnie McGarrahan	0	7
Ryan Witt	0	7
Antonio Hudson	0	6
Martin Prescott	0	5
Bryan Derubeis	0	4
Grady Roberson	0	4
Duane Shapiro	0	4
Xavier Preston	0	3
Phil Soares	0	3
Mickey Greenslade	0	3
Van Kelly	0	2
Mack Dennis	0	2
Corwin Jeffries	0	1
Deron Quinn	0	1
Jessie Nelson	0	1
Antoine Everett	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	9	31	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	23	2.1
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	8	4	0.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	35	22	4	2	1	2	6	4	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	33	19	6	0	0	7	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	139	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	28	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	62	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	115	19.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	172	13.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	10	6	1	95	3	34
WR Nolan Walters	8	5	0	55	1	28
WR Rick Collins	7	4	0	51	0	21
RB Bobby Irwin	5	5	0	34	0	25
TE Lenny Shields	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Hunter Woodson	2	2	0	10	0	11
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0	0	22

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Stevenson	7	4	139	2	23
WR Dwayne Lasica	5	3	58	1	22
RB Deron Quinn	5	4	16	0	22
WR Mitchell Malek	5	0	0	0	30
FB Brian Thompson	3	3	35	1	16
TE Aaron Webb	3	2	27	1	25
WR Grady Roberson	2	0	0	0	17
TE Doug Warren	1	1	6	0	7
WR Mercury Crawford	1	1	11	0	2
RB Marshall Sieh	1	1	33	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deron Quinn	2	5	2.50	1.86
Howie de Marco	1	3	3.00	1.33
Marshall Sieh	1	1	1.00	2.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	2	2	17	8.50	7.00

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	5	3	31	6.20	9.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Walters	1	1	11	11.00	6.88
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	6	6.00	6.80

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Deron Quinn	2	2	14	7.00	3.20
WR Tyrus Stevenson	1	0	0	0.00	19.86
WR Dwayne Lasica	1	1	17	17.00	11.60
WR Mitchell Malek	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Irwin	5	3
Hunter Woodson	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Howie de Marco	2	0
Deron Quinn	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	6	1	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	10	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Newman	3	0	0
WR Nolan Walters	2	0	0
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwayne Lasica	3	1	1
WR Tyrus Stevenson	2	1	1
TE Aaron Webb	1	1	1
WR Grady Roberson	1	0	0
RB Deron Quinn	1	1	1
WR Mercury Crawford	1	1	1
WR Mitchell Malek	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,300 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,300 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,600)