Week 12, 2040

played in Denver, CO

57 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	17	3	3	0	-	23
Denver Broncos	10	3	7	3	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 DEN - Grant Hickman 2 run (Tommy Walton extra point)
1Q: 03:57 DEN - Tommy Walton 35 field goal
2Q: 13:17 NOS - Zane Killian 38 field goal
2Q: 11:44 NOS - Pete Sutton 8 run (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 06:13 DEN - Tommy Walton 35 field goal
2Q: 00:22 NOS - Preston Stevenson 6 pass from Jon Wagner (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 09:11 DEN - Karl Lofton 29 pass from David Worthy (Tommy Walton extra point)
3Q: 02:39 NOS - Zane Killian 46 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Tommy Walton 23 field goal
4Q: 00:23 NOS - Zane Killian 22 field goal
OT: 12:07 DEN - Abraham Blackwell 45 interception return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 DEN - Grant Hickman 2 run (Tommy Walton extra point)
1Q: 03:57 DEN - Tommy Walton 35 field goal
2Q: 13:17 NOS - Zane Killian 38 field goal
2Q: 11:44 NOS - Pete Sutton 8 run (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 06:13 DEN - Tommy Walton 35 field goal
2Q: 00:22 NOS - Preston Stevenson 6 pass from Jon Wagner (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 09:11 DEN - Karl Lofton 29 pass from David Worthy (Tommy Walton extra point)
3Q: 02:39 NOS - Zane Killian 46 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Tommy Walton 23 field goal
4Q: 00:23 NOS - Zane Killian 22 field goal
OT: 12:07 DEN - Abraham Blackwell 45 interception return

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 8-3 4-7
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 351 408
- Offensive Plays 71 65
- Yards per Play 4.94 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 111 153
- Rushing Attempts 31 32
- Yards per Rush 3.58 4.78
Net Passing Yards 240 255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 2 30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 7.73
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 8/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:10 30:52

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	8-3	4-7
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	351	408
- Offensive Plays	71	65
- Yards per Play	4.94	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	111	153
- Rushing Attempts	31	32
- Yards per Rush	3.58	4.78
Net Passing Yards	240	255
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 2	30 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	7.73
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	8/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	32:10	30:52

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:55	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
1	10:20	3:12	OWN 20	7	46	Interception
1	3:49	3:55	OWN 48	8	16	Punt
2	14:43	1:34	OPP 17	3	-4	Field Goal
2	13:02	1:26	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
2	6:06	4:17	OWN 38	8	17	Punt
2	0:43	0:30	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
3	9:01	6:28	OWN 4	12	67	Field Goal
3	1:59	2:20	OWN 45	5	10	Punt
4	11:27	3:05	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
4	5:45	1:43	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
4	1:52	1:35	OWN 20	9	75	Field Goal
OT1	12:07	0:09	OWN 35	1	0	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	1:45	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
1	7:08	3:19	OWN 36	6	46	Field Goal
2	14:54	0:11	OWN 20	1	-3	Fumble
2	13:09	0:07	OWN 20	1	16	Fumble
2	11:36	5:30	OWN 17	10	65	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:06	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 11	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	5:59	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
3	2:33	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	14:39	3:12	OWN 20	7	47	Punt
4	8:22	2:37	OWN 5	6	38	Punt
4	4:02	2:10	OPP 37	5	31	Field Goal
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	2	7	Half
OT1	15:00	2:53	OWN 20	5	15	Punt

Game MVP: David Worthy, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Sutton	19	72	3.79	27	2	1
Jake Wilkins	8	13	1.63	11	1	0
Jon Wagner	4	26	6.50	9	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Grant Hickman	23	94	4.09	29	4	1
Howie James	4	36	9.00	16	2	0
David Worthy	3	18	6.00	16	1	0
Cameron Tucker	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Tito Jacobs	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Wagner	38	22	249	2/9	1	37	2	64.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Worthy	30	17	271	3/16	1	36	0	98.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Stevenson	9	15	111	12.33	43	37	1
WR Tyrone Shoate	5	6	40	8.00	0	11	0
WR Kyle Fairley	3	7	62	20.67	10	31	0
RB Pete Sutton	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	3	23	23.00	0	23	0
RB Jake Wilkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Shannon Watkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cameron Tucker	5	6	76	15.20	31	29	0
WR Karl Lofton	4	4	65	16.25	19	29	1
WR Axel Lynch	3	10	39	13.00	7	16	0
TE Rod Ward	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Grant Hickman	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Tito Jacobs	1	1	36	36.00	32	36	0
TE Edgar Gilmore	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Myles Goodge	1	2	28	28.00	17	28	0
RB Edgar Burroughs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Axel Durham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Bohrer	1	6	6.00	0
S Abraham Blackwell	1	45	45.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Chandler DeVore	1	1
Zane Shannon	1	0
Reuben Browning	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Worthy	1	0	0	0
Axel Lynch	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Sutter	6	234	39.0	32.3	45	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bart Winslett	5	187	37.4	32.2	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Walton	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Stevenson	1	6	6.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Ellingsen	2	69	34.5	0
Barry McGruddy	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mason Donovan	2	36	18.0	0
Karl Lofton	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Emmanuel Brisman	5	0	1.0	28	29
OLB Lance Osborne	5	4	0.0	24	30
ILB Robert Facchini	5	1	0.0	12	4
CB Ezra Austin	5	0	0.0	28	29
DE Chandler DeVore	4	0	1.0	25	29
S Reuben Browning	4	2	0.0	32	32
CB Keegan Ulufale	4	0	0.0	28	32
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	0	0.0	20	29
CB Noah Martin	3	0	0.0	21	28
DT Damien Mathews	2	0	1.0	8	7
DT Jorge Templeton	2	1	0.0	22	25
DT Adam Dixon	2	0	0.0	23	27
S Zane Shannon	2	0	0.0	30	33
OLB Rodney Whalen	1	0	0.0	11	4
TE Harrison Brown	1	0	---	---	---
S Jameson Brooks	1	0	0.0	3	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deion Vance	9	3	0.0	31	40
S Abraham Blackwell	7	2	0.0	31	40
CB Kevin Bohrer	7	0	0.0	31	40
OLB Grayson Villareal	6	0	1.0	19	20
OLB Camden Martin	4	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Chance Bensen	3	2	1.0	10	17
ILB Dustin Brentlinger	3	2	0.0	15	8
S Antonio Burnett	3	1	0.0	31	40
CB Mason Donovan	2	3	0.0	31	40
DT Marty Carrera	2	1	0.0	14	25
S Mason Mendez	2	1	0.0	5	16
CB Korey Milons	1	1	0.0	16	32
G Ron Coles	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gavin Poston	1	0	0.0	8	9
DT Alvin Thomas	1	0	0.0	17	15
DE Luis Elston	1	0	0.0	22	31
DE Rufus Douglas	1	0	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmanuel Brisman	1.0	3	1	29
DE Chandler DeVore	1.0	0	0	29
DT Damien Mathews	1.0	0	0	7
DT Jorge Templeton	0.0	1	0	25
DE Rich Banks	0.0	1	0	8
DT Adam Dixon	0.0	1	0	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chance Bensen	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Grayson Villareal	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Marty Carrera	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Spencer Harden	0.0	0	1	1	9
DT Alvin Thomas	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Raul Davis	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lance Osborne	4	1	30
S Reuben Browning	4	1	32
CB Keegan Ulufale	3	0	32
CB Ezra Austin	2	0	29
S Zane Shannon	2	0	33
DE Chandler DeVore	1	0	29
CB Noah Martin	1	0	28
ILB Lamar McCarthy	0	2	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Bohrer	5	0	1	40
OLB Grayson Villareal	4	0	0	20
ILB Deion Vance	3	0	0	40
S Abraham Blackwell	2	1	1	40
S Antonio Burnett	2	1	0	40
S Mason Mendez	2	0	0	16
CB Mason Donovan	1	3	0	40
DE Gavin Poston	1	0	0	9
DE Luis Elston	1	0	0	31
DE Rufus Douglas	1	0	0	7
OLB Chance Bensen	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Buckner	4	6	31	0	40
Shannon Watkins	2	4	23	0	27
Skip McGee	1	4	31	1	40
Micah Zwillinger	1	3	15	0	22
Mercury Cox	0	4	31	0	40
Jackie Wagner	0	3	31	1	40
Shawn Fadiman	0	2	16	0	18
Harrison Brown	0	1	13	0	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Philip Ebeling	6	9	2	32	0	33
Raymond Horner	3	7	2	32	0	33
Ron Coles	2	4	0	32	1	33
O.J. Falwell	1	5	0	32	0	33
Thomas Blake	1	3	0	32	2	33
Tito Jacobs	0	1	0	15	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Barry McGruddy	2	13
Dusty Tobias	1	22

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Howie James	2	23
Chance Bensen	1	27
Edgar Gilmore	1	19

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jackie Wagner	31	40	---	---	9	80
Ezra Austin	---	---	28	29	22	79
Preston Stevenson	27	39	---	---	10	76
Noah Martin	---	---	21	28	23	72
Shannon Watkins	23	27	---	---	21	71
Marvin Buckner	31	40	---	---	---	71
Jon Wagner	31	40	---	---	---	71
Skip McGee	31	40	---	---	---	71
Mercury Cox	31	40	---	---	---	71
Reuben Browning	---	---	32	32	4	68
Lance Osborne	---	---	24	30	13	67
Zane Shannon	---	---	30	33	3	66
Keegan Ulufale	---	---	28	32	3	63
Emmanuel Brisman	---	---	28	29	3	60
Kyle Fairley	17	24	---	---	18	59
Lamar McCarthy	---	---	20	29	9	58
Chandler DeVore	---	---	25	29	4	58
Adam Dixon	---	---	23	27	4	54
Tyrone Shoate	24	30	---	---	---	54
Jorge Templeton	---	---	22	25	4	51
Pete Sutton	20	28	---	---	1	49
Harrison Brown	13	14	---	---	18	45
Dusty Tobias	7	12	---	---	22	41
Micah Zwillinger	15	22	---	---	---	37
Clyde Springer	9	10	---	---	17	36
Shawn Fadiman	16	18	---	---	---	34
Jake Wilkins	11	12	---	---	10	33
Rodney Whalen	---	---	11	4	13	28
Rich Banks	---	---	11	8	5	24
Chester Ellingsen	4	4	---	---	16	24
Barry McGruddy	---	---	4	4	13	21
Robert Facchini	---	---	12	4	5	21
Damien Mathews	---	---	8	7	2	17
Geoff Kubrak	---	---	12	4	---	16
Enrique Sullivan	---	---	10	6	---	16
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jace Thornton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Al Redden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Victor Nixon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Amos McIndoe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Walt Sutter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roman Parliman	---	---	0	2	3	5
Jameson Brooks	---	---	3	1	---	4
Luke Russell	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sedrick McDuffee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dakota Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Abraham Blackwell	---	---	31	40	21	92
Mason Donovan	---	---	31	40	17	88
Korey Milons	---	---	16	32	28	76
Deion Vance	---	---	31	40	4	75
Kevin Bohrer	---	---	31	40	3	74
Antonio Burnett	---	---	31	40	3	74
Ron Coles	32	33	---	---	8	73
Philip Ebeling	32	33	---	---	8	73
O.J. Falwell	32	33	---	---	---	65
Thomas Blake	32	33	---	---	---	65
David Worthy	32	33	---	---	---	65
Raymond Horner	32	33	---	---	---	65
Raul Davis	---	---	23	31	4	58
Luis Elston	---	---	22	31	4	57
Karl Lofton	17	21	---	---	19	57
Chance Bensen	---	---	10	17	27	54
Edgar Gilmore	21	13	---	---	19	53
Grant Hickman	27	22	---	---	2	51
Axel Lynch	21	27	---	---	---	48
Cameron Tucker	18	28	---	---	---	46
Marty Carrera	---	---	14	25	5	44
Camden Martin	---	---	22	20	1	43
Grayson Villareal	---	---	19	20	2	41
Dustin Brentlinger	---	---	15	8	12	35
Tito Jacobs	15	13	---	---	7	35
Howie James	5	6	---	---	23	34
Alvin Thomas	---	---	17	15	1	33
Edgar Burroughs	8	4	---	---	20	32
Rod Ward	13	9	---	---	8	30
Axel Durham	9	14	---	---	7	30
Myles Goodge	6	8	---	---	16	30
Spencer Harden	---	---	9	9	6	24
Mason Mendez	---	---	5	16	1	22
Gavin Poston	---	---	8	9	1	18
Rufus Douglas	---	---	6	7	5	18
Tommy Walton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darrell Godsey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Napiecek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harry Kasner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pat Hughes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bart Winslett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leonta Sanders	0	0	---	---	3	3
Travis Russell	---	---	0	0	1	1
Ted Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brody Jamison	---	---	0	0	---	0
Clarence Pearson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	0	0.0
Middle	17	89	5.2
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	15	66	4.4
Right	6	58	9.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Wagner	38	22	4	1	3	6	3	1	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Worthy	30	17	4	1	2	4	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	97	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	98	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	54	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	56	11.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	45	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	122	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	48	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Stevenson	15	9	0	111	1	39
WR Kyle Fairley	7	3	2	62	2	24
WR Tyrone Shoate	6	5	0	40	0	30
RB Pete Sutton	4	2	0	6	0	28
WR Chester Ellingsen	3	1	0	23	1	4
FB Shannon Watkins	1	0	1	0	0	27
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	0	8	0	12
RB Jake Wilkins	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Axel Lynch	10	3	2	39	0	27
WR Cameron Tucker	6	5	0	76	1	28
WR Karl Lofton	4	4	0	65	1	21
TE Rod Ward	2	1	0	14	0	9
RB Grant Hickman	2	1	0	4	0	22
WR Myles Goodge	2	1	0	28	1	8
RB Edgar Burroughs	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Axel Durham	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Tito Jacobs	1	1	0	36	1	13
TE Edgar Gilmore	1	1	0	9	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Sutton	4	6	1.50	3.79
Jake Wilkins	1	1	1.00	1.63

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grant Hickman	4	0	0.00	4.09
Howie James	2	18	9.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Wagner	6	2	23	3.83	6.55

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Worthy	2	0	0	0.00	9.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Preston Stevenson	4	2	23	5.75	7.40
WR Chester Ellingsen	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
WR Kyle Fairley	1	0	0	0.00	8.86

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rod Ward	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Axel Durham	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Sutton	1	0
Jon Wagner	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Hickman	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Wagner	14	10	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Worthy	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Stevenson	6	4	2
RB Pete Sutton	3	2	2
WR Tyrone Shoate	3	2	2
TE Dusty Tobias	1	1	0
WR Kyle Fairley	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karl Lofton	3	3	3
WR Cameron Tucker	2	1	1
WR Axel Lynch	2	0	0
TE Rod Ward	1	0	0
RB Grant Hickman	1	0	0
RB Edgar Burroughs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)