Week 12, 2016

played in Denver, CO

29 degrees, snow, 16 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	14	9	-	23
Denver Broncos	0	13	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 01:23 DEN - Cody Latimer 1 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point failed)
2Q: 00:32 DEN - Monty Whiting 1 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
3Q: 07:46 NOS - Willie Snead 16 pass from Drew Brees (Louis Quinn extra point)
3Q: 02:47 NOS - Stevan Ridley 3 run (Louis Quinn extra point)
4Q: 02:36 NOS - Louis Quinn 30 field goal
4Q: 01:57 NOS - Kyle Wilson 48 interception return (Louis Quinn extra point failed)
4Q: 00:20 DEN - Britt Reeck 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 01:23 DEN - Cody Latimer 1 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point failed)
2Q: 00:32 DEN - Monty Whiting 1 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
3Q: 07:46 NOS - Willie Snead 16 pass from Drew Brees (Louis Quinn extra point)
3Q: 02:47 NOS - Stevan Ridley 3 run (Louis Quinn extra point)
4Q: 02:36 NOS - Louis Quinn 30 field goal
4Q: 01:57 NOS - Kyle Wilson 48 interception return (Louis Quinn extra point failed)
4Q: 00:20 DEN - Britt Reeck 29 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 4-7 5-6
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 260 320
- Offensive Plays 60 75
- Yards per Play 4.33 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 73 117
- Rushing Attempts 29 35
- Yards per Rush 2.52 3.34
Net Passing Yards 187 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 2 39 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 211 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 5.08
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 6/64
Punt Returns/Yards 6/16 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 3/74 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	4-7	5-6
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	260	320
- Offensive Plays	60	75
- Yards per Play	4.33	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	73	117
- Rushing Attempts	29	35
- Yards per Rush	2.52	3.34
Net Passing Yards	187	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 2	39 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	211	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	5.08
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	6/64
Punt Returns/Yards	6/16	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	3/74	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:49	1:48	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	6:57	1:55	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
1	5:02	1:25	OPP 27	3	-1	Interception
2	13:48	1:26	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	9:37	2:00	OWN 36	4	-1	Punt
2	4:40	0:10	OWN 19	1	19	Fumble
2	1:12	0:22	OWN 31	1	-5	Fumble
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 28	2	21	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 34	3	0	Interception
3	11:48	4:08	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
3	6:15	0:08	OPP 27	1	0	Fumble
3	4:31	1:54	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
3	0:37	0:53	OWN 46	5	5	Punt
4	13:26	1:33	OWN 40	6	15	Punt
4	9:29	6:58	OWN 20	11	67	Field Goal
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:11	OWN 30	8	28	Punt
1	8:01	1:04	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
1	3:37	4:49	OWN 34	10	50	Interception
2	12:22	2:45	OWN 17	6	11	Punt
2	7:37	2:57	OWN 12	7	26	Punt
2	4:30	3:18	OPP 38	8	38	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:24	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
3	13:14	1:26	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	7:40	1:25	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
3	6:07	1:36	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	2:37	2:00	OWN 28	4	-13	Punt
4	14:44	1:18	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	11:53	2:24	OWN 13	4	15	Punt
4	2:31	0:44	OWN 25	3	17	Interception
4	1:47	1:33	OWN 29	6	59	Field Goal

Game MVP: Von Miller, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	15	39	2.60	12	2	0
Stevan Ridley	11	20	1.82	12	1	1
Drew Brees	2	9	4.50	10	1	0
Mike Tolbert	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ameer Abdullah	18	42	2.33	13	2
C.J. Anderson	15	55	3.67	14	2
Brock Osweiler	2	20	10.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	27	16	211	4/24	1	38	2	65.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	39	22	210	1/7	2	38	3	56.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandin Cooks	5	8	72	14.40	31	38	0
WR Willie Snead	3	5	58	19.33	31	36	1
RB Mark Ingram	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
TE Josh Hill	2	3	26	13.00	12	15	0
WR Seantavius Jones	2	3	26	13.00	0	15	0
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Nicky Alston	1	2	19	19.00	19	19	0
TE Gary Barnidge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	10	15	119	11.90	22	38	0
WR Emmanuel Sanders	5	8	43	8.60	20	17	0
TE Vernon Davis	3	4	26	8.67	6	19	0
RB C.J. Anderson	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	2	17	17.00	8	17	0
TE Monty Whiting	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Bennie Fowler	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Browner	1	19	19.00	0
S Kyle Wilson	1	48	48.00	1
CB Delvin Breaux	1	7	7.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aqib Talib	2	9	4.50	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Brees	1	0	0
Mark Ingram	1	0	0
Stevan Ridley	1	0	0
Nicky Alston	1	0	0
Willie Snead	0	1	0
Ron Gerhardt	0	1	0
Delvin Breaux	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bradley Roby	1	0	0
Chris Harris	0	1	1
Shaquil Barrett	0	1	0
Ryan Murphy	0	1	0
Von Miller	0	0	1
Shane Ray	0	0	1
Artie Lawniczak	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	6	291	48.5	43.0	58	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	9	400	44.4	40.4	54	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Louis Quinn	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Britt Reeck	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seantavius Jones	6	16	2.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damian Swann	2	43	21.5	0
Mark Ingram	1	28	28.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	4	88	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jairus Byrd	8	2	0.0	33	38
S Kenny Vaccaro	8	2	0.0	29	37
ILB Philip Wheeler	6	1	0.0	33	38
CB Keenan Lewis	5	2	0.0	34	40
CB Brandon Browner	4	1	0.0	34	40
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	1	0.0	31	37
DE Bobby Richardson	3	2	0.0	27	22
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	3	0	0.0	10	13
S Kyle Wilson	3	0	0.0	15	17
DT Tyeler Davison	2	3	0.5	20	25
DE Cam Thomas	2	1	0.0	23	34
DT John Jenkins	2	1	0.0	15	17
DE Kasim Edebali	2	0	0.0	20	24
CB Delvin Breaux	2	0	0.0	24	28
OLB David Hawthorne	1	0	0.5	21	17
OLB Roosevelt Peters	1	1	0.0	8	10
TE Josh Hill	1	0	---	---	---
WR Willie Snead	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Riley Fields	0	1	0.0	3	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	7	1	0.0	28	30
CB Chris Harris	5	1	0.0	29	31
S Ryan Murphy	5	1	0.0	14	17
OLB Von Miller	4	3	2.0	28	29
OLB Shane Ray	4	3	1.0	18	16
DT Sylvester Williams	4	1	1.0	17	20
DE Derek Wolfe	3	2	0.0	20	26
S Dave Fell	3	0	0.0	16	23
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	3	0.0	29	31
CB Bradley Roby	2	2	0.0	15	21
CB Aqib Talib	2	1	0.0	28	31
DE Artie Lawniczak	2	1	0.0	18	14
DE Vance Walker	1	0	0.0	20	22
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
S Wayne Kinsella	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Shaquil Barrett	0	1	0.0	1	0
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	0	1	0.0	15	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tyeler Davison	0.5	1	2	25
OLB David Hawthorne	0.5	0	1	17
DE Cam Thomas	0.0	1	1	34

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	2.0	0	0	29
DT Sylvester Williams	1.0	1	2	20
OLB Shane Ray	1.0	0	0	16
DE Vance Walker	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	5	1	0	37
S Jairus Byrd	3	1	0	38
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	1	0	37
CB Brandon Browner	2	1	1	40
S Kyle Wilson	2	0	1	17
ILB Philip Wheeler	2	0	0	38
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	0	40
ILB Dannell Ellerbe	1	0	0	13
DT Tyeler Davison	1	0	0	25
DE Bobby Richardson	1	0	0	22
CB Delvin Breaux	0	0	1	28

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	3	2	0	31
S Ryan Murphy	3	0	0	17
CB Aqib Talib	2	2	2	31
S T.J. Ward	2	0	0	30
OLB Von Miller	1	2	0	29
CB Bradley Roby	1	1	0	21
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	0	0	31
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	1	0	0	9
S Wayne Kinsella	1	0	0	6
S Dave Fell	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	3	8	29	2	31
Zach Strief	3	7	29	0	31
Max Unger	1	5	29	0	31
Josh Hill	0	3	23	0	21
Zachary Lyons	0	2	29	2	31
Ron Gerhardt	0	2	29	0	31

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mack Cheshier	4	10	35	1	39
Kendall Lamm	2	6	35	0	39
Matt Paradis	1	8	35	0	39
Ryan Clady	1	4	35	0	39
Vernon Davis	1	1	31	0	31
Louis Vasquez	0	2	35	0	40
Sammy Ostwald	0	2	19	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Delvin Breaux	3	12
Stevan Ridley	2	24
Mike Tolbert	1	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ameer Abdullah	2	25
Bruce Hevey	2	17
Demaryius Thomas	2	4
Cody Latimer	1	19
Vernon Davis	1	18
Shane Beckwith	1	12
Artie Lawniczak	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keenan Lewis	---	---	34	40	10	84
Jairus Byrd	---	---	33	38	10	81
Brandon Browner	---	---	34	40	1	75
Philip Wheeler	---	---	33	38	1	72
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	31	37	1	69
Cam Thomas	---	---	23	34	10	67
Ron Gerhardt	29	31	---	---	7	67
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	29	37	---	66
Delvin Breaux	---	---	24	28	12	64
Drew Brees	29	31	---	---	---	60
Jahri Evans	29	31	---	---	---	60
Zach Strief	29	31	---	---	---	60
Max Unger	29	31	---	---	---	60
Zachary Lyons	29	31	---	---	---	60
Josh Hill	23	21	---	---	10	54
Brandin Cooks	25	27	---	---	---	52
Bobby Richardson	---	---	27	22	---	49
Mark Ingram	17	25	---	---	4	46
Tyeler Davison	---	---	20	25	1	46
Willie Snead	24	22	---	---	---	46
Kasim Edebali	---	---	20	24	1	45
Stevan Ridley	12	6	---	---	24	42
John Jenkins	---	---	15	17	9	41
David Hawthorne	---	---	21	17	1	39
Nicky Alston	16	12	---	---	8	36
Kyle Wilson	---	---	15	17	1	33
Gary Barnidge	10	7	---	---	15	32
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	10	13	9	32
Jermaine Kearse	3	5	---	---	20	28
Stephone Anthony	---	---	4	1	22	27
T.J. Graham	6	12	---	---	8	26
Seantavius Jones	3	11	---	---	12	26
Mike Tolbert	5	4	---	---	16	25
Damian Swann	---	---	1	1	22	24
Roosevelt Peters	---	---	8	10	1	19
Riley Fields	---	---	3	1	8	12
Justin Drescher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Terron Armstead	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andrus Peat	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cristian Humphrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	6	6
Louis Quinn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rod Gauthier	1	3	---	---	1	5
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cornelius Katzman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marc Wooden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmanuel Sanders	34	37	---	---	15	86
Louis Vasquez	35	40	---	---	10	85
Vernon Davis	31	31	---	---	18	80
Demaryius Thomas	34	39	---	---	4	77
Brock Osweiler	35	40	---	---	1	76
Ryan Clady	35	39	---	---	---	74
Kendall Lamm	35	39	---	---	---	74
Matt Paradis	35	39	---	---	---	74
Mack Cheshier	35	39	---	---	---	74
Aqib Talib	---	---	28	31	10	69
Von Miller	---	---	28	29	10	67
Ameer Abdullah	19	23	---	---	25	67
Brandon Marshall	---	---	29	31	2	62
Chris Harris	---	---	29	31	1	61
T.J. Ward	---	---	28	30	2	60
Dave Fell	---	---	16	23	10	49
Derek Wolfe	---	---	20	26	1	47
Vance Walker	---	---	20	22	---	42
Bradley Roby	---	---	15	21	6	42
Bennie Fowler	15	20	---	---	5	40
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	18	14	7	39
C.J. Anderson	16	17	---	---	5	38
Sylvester Williams	---	---	17	20	1	38
Sammy Ostwald	19	17	---	---	2	38
Shane Ray	---	---	18	16	1	35
Ryan Murphy	---	---	14	17	---	31
Phil Sigler	---	---	13	11	7	31
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	15	9	5	29
Bruce Hevey	---	---	5	4	17	26
Shane Beckwith	3	6	---	---	12	21
Cody Latimer	0	1	---	---	19	20
Monty Whiting	4	8	---	---	6	18
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	1	0	12	13
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	0	0	12	12
Michael Schofield	0	1	---	---	10	11
James Ferentz	0	1	---	---	10	11
Ty Sambrailo	0	1	---	---	10	11
Brenden Kournikova	0	1	---	---	10	11
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	5	6	---	11
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ryan Griffin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Britt Reeck	0	1	---	---	5	6
Peyton Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jordan Norwood	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Owusu	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	28	2.0
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	3	-5	-1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	20	57	2.9
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	27	16	2	0	1	7	1	3	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	39	22	1	0	4	4	4	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	108	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	11	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	94	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandin Cooks	8	5	0	72	1	27
WR Willie Snead	5	3	1	58	1	22
RB Mark Ingram	4	2	0	11	0	25
TE Josh Hill	3	2	0	26	0	21
WR Seantavius Jones	3	2	0	26	0	11
FB Nicky Alston	2	1	0	19	0	12
TE Gary Barnidge	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR T.J. Graham	1	1	0	-1	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	15	10	0	119	1	39
WR Emmanuel Sanders	8	5	0	43	0	37
TE Vernon Davis	4	3	1	26	0	31
WR Bennie Fowler	4	0	3	0	0	20
RB C.J. Anderson	3	1	0	3	0	17
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	1	0	17	0	23
TE Monty Whiting	2	1	0	1	0	8
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	0	1	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	3	5	1.67	2.60
Stevan Ridley	2	4	2.00	1.82

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ameer Abdullah	2	-4	-2.00	2.33
C.J. Anderson	1	7	7.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	1	1	16	16.00	7.81

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	6	3	10	1.67	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Snead	1	1	16	16.00	11.60

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vernon Davis	2	1	8	4.00	6.50
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	7.93
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
TE Monty Whiting	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Stevan Ridley	2	1
Mike Tolbert	1	0
Mark Ingram	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Anderson	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	7	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Josh Hill	2	1	0
WR Brandin Cooks	2	1	1
WR Willie Snead	2	0	0
WR Seantavius Jones	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Sanders	4	2	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	3	3
RB C.J. Anderson	2	1	0
WR Bennie Fowler	2	0	0
TE Vernon Davis	1	0	0
TE Monty Whiting	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 6,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 5,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	6,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	5,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)