Week 12, 2024

played in Denver, CO

37 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	3	3	-	9
Denver Broncos	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:58 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 24 field goal
1Q: 07:05 DEN - Amari McAdams 1 pass from Zane Mercer (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 05:11 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 27 field goal
4Q: 12:31 DEN - Bert Herndon 18 field goal
4Q: 07:31 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:58 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 24 field goal
1Q: 07:05 DEN - Amari McAdams 1 pass from Zane Mercer (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 05:11 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 27 field goal
4Q: 12:31 DEN - Bert Herndon 18 field goal
4Q: 07:31 NOS - Gabriel Daniels 54 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 4-7 6-5
First Downs 11 13
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 8 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 216 173
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 3.54 2.75
Net Rushing Yards 36 79
- Rushing Attempts 14 33
- Yards per Rush 2.57 2.39
Net Passing Yards 180 94
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 1 26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 219 117
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/39 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 3.83 3.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 10.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/44 2/23
Punt Returns/Yards 4/24 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	4-7	6-5
First Downs	11	13
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	8	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	216	173
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	3.54	2.75
Net Rushing Yards	36	79
- Rushing Attempts	14	33
- Yards per Rush	2.57	2.39
Net Passing Yards	180	94
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 1	26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	219	117
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/39	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	3.83	3.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	10.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/44	2/23
Punt Returns/Yards	4/24	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:41	29:19

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:47	1:55	OPP 15	3	8	Field Goal
1	6:55	4:04	OWN 25	7	21	Punt
2	14:52	3:04	OWN 29	5	28	Punt
2	9:03	2:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:09	2:14	OWN 13	6	18	Punt
3	15:00	4:24	OWN 19	6	29	Punt
3	9:09	4:03	OPP 38	9	28	Field Goal
3	2:06	1:22	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	12:26	2:22	OWN 45	3	-10	Punt
4	8:25	1:00	OPP 36	3	-1	Field Goal
4	6:13	3:10	OWN 41	6	9	Punt
4	1:51	1:32	OWN 27	7	40	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:13	OWN 25	2	-4	Fumble
1	12:52	5:57	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	2:51	2:59	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	11:48	2:45	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	6:40	3:31	OWN 27	6	21	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 21	3	-7	Punt
3	10:36	1:27	OWN 14	4	23	Interception
3	5:06	3:00	OWN 25	7	19	Punt
3	0:44	0:44	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
4	15:00	2:34	OPP 28	6	27	Field Goal
4	10:04	1:39	OWN 7	3	-3	Punt
4	7:25	1:12	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
4	3:03	1:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 10	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Nate Scrafford, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gage Stephenson	6	7	1.17	5	0
RB Owen Lyons	4	14	3.50	5	0
TE Luis Calhoun	2	5	2.50	4	0
WR Brandin Cooks	1	11	11.00	11	1
QB Harvey Dunnigan	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Braxton Anglewicz	22	51	2.32	23	3
QB Zane Mercer	5	8	1.60	4	0
RB John Heidorn	4	15	3.75	8	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Dunnigan	39	26	219	8/39	0	27	1	70.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zane Mercer	26	17	117	4/23	1	15	1	72.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brandin Cooks	7	9	33	4.71	5	11
WR Gene Gardner	6	7	37	6.17	33	24
TE Irving Fedo	5	5	47	9.40	21	24
RB Gage Stephenson	4	5	61	15.25	35	27
TE Brad Rivers	2	4	16	8.00	3	13
WR Julian Lunsford	1	8	16	16.00	11	16
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	9	9.00	10	9

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Teddy Scheckton	5	7	46	9.20	10	15	0
WR Amari McAdams	3	3	21	7.00	0	15	1
WR Kai Barnes	3	3	16	5.33	16	14	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	6	12	6.00	0	8	0
TE Tanner Richard	2	3	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB John Heidorn	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Braxton Anglewicz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S J.J. Holliday	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alex Morton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Owen Lyons	1	0	0
CB Mercury Lidberg	0	1	0
DE T.J. Criblez	0	0	1
S Trevor Abrams	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Braxton Anglewicz	1	0	0
QB Zane Mercer	1	0	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	0	1	0
TE Teddy Scheckton	0	1	0
S Alex Morton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alan Wallace	8	371	46.4	38.0	58	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	9	375	41.7	39.0	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	3/3	1/1	1/1	54	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Owen Lyons	4	24	6.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin McCloskey	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Benton	1	19	19.0	0
Gene Gardner	1	43	43.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Benton	8	5	0.0	33	30
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	7	2	0.5	33	22
OLB Gilbert Wilson	6	4	0.0	20	20
ILB Ryan Shazier	6	1	0.0	33	27
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	6	0	0.0	28	18
DE T.J. Criblez	4	1	2.0	32	28
CB Cesar Borders	3	1	0.0	33	30
S Grayson Palmer	3	0	0.0	25	10
DE Dean Beyer	2	0	1.0	1	10
DE Jake Rodon	2	2	0.0	33	19
S Trevor Abrams	2	0	0.0	12	9
CB Emmitt Terrill	1	1	0.0	33	30
DT Charlie Wilcox	1	1	0.0	30	26
WR Julian Lunsford	1	0	---	---	---
DE Daniel Cadrez	0	1	0.5	7	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nate Scrafford	7	2	2.5	14	47
ILB Gustavo Unruh	7	2	1.0	14	42
DE Percy Hoffman	5	1	2.5	13	47
CB Drake Richard	5	1	0.0	14	43
S Alex Morton	5	0	0.0	13	47
CB Colby Hester	4	0	0.0	13	36
OLB Carl Clodfelter	3	2	0.0	9	21
DT Derek McIntyre	2	0	1.0	7	10
DT Sylvester Williams	2	0	0.0	7	36
CB Hardy Lyle	2	0	0.0	8	19
ILB Ernie Borders	2	0	0.0	5	20
TE Teddy Scheckton	2	0	---	---	---
DE Deion Edwards	1	0	1.0	4	16
S Ray Brian	1	3	0.0	14	47
ILB Giovanni Harris	1	1	0.0	5	26
S Harvey Rayburn	1	0	0.0	1	16
DE Gavin Heekin	0	1	0.0	10	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE T.J. Criblez	2.0	0	0	28
DE Dean Beyer	1.0	0	0	10
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	0.5	0	0	22
DE Daniel Cadrez	0.5	0	0	16
S Ron Benton	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Gilbert Wilson	0.0	1	0	20
DE Jake Rodon	0.0	0	1	19

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Percy Hoffman	2.5	0	1	3	47
OLB Nate Scrafford	2.5	0	0	2	47
DT Derek McIntyre	1.0	1	0	0	10
DE Deion Edwards	1.0	0	0	0	16
ILB Gustavo Unruh	1.0	0	0	0	42
DT Sylvester Williams	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Micah Girard	0.0	0	1	0	11
DE Gavin Heekin	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Giovanni Harris	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	3	0	0	22
S Ron Benton	3	0	0	30
ILB Ryan Shazier	2	0	0	27
OLB Gilbert Wilson	2	0	0	20
CB Emmitt Terrill	2	0	0	30
DE T.J. Criblez	1	0	0	28
CB Cesar Borders	1	0	0	30
S Grayson Palmer	1	0	0	10
S Trevor Abrams	1	0	0	9
DE Dean Beyer	1	0	0	10
CB Hot Foot Comeaux	0	1	0	11
S J.J. Holliday	0	0	1	11

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Drake Richard	4	0	43
CB Colby Hester	4	0	36
ILB Gustavo Unruh	4	0	42
S Alex Morton	3	1	47
CB Hardy Lyle	2	0	19
ILB Ernie Borders	2	0	20
OLB Nate Scrafford	2	0	47
S Ray Brian	1	0	47
S Harvey Rayburn	1	0	16
DE Percy Hoffman	1	0	47
OLB Carl Clodfelter	1	0	21
ILB Giovanni Harris	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Luis Langdon	2	3	14	2	47
C Abel Durham	1	5	14	0	47
G Garrett Hudson	1	3	14	3	47
G Lane Johnson	0	2	14	1	47
C Caden Sanks	0	1	14	1	47
TE Irving Fedo	0	0	13	1	43

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Larry Nielsen	2	6	33	1	30
T Tim Gunn	2	5	33	0	30
T Mitchell Schwartz	2	4	33	2	30
G Andrew Haynesworth	1	7	33	0	30
G Gage McCadam	1	3	33	1	30
FB Nate Childers	0	1	14	0	5
TE Tanner Richard	0	1	12	0	7
TE Teddy Scheckton	0	1	28	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Walters	1	27
Emmitt Terrill	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Giovanni Harris	1	25
Marquis Kenner	1	16
Barry Cooper	1	16
Kevin McCloskey	1	15
Alex Morton	1	14
Gustavo Unruh	1	5

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Emmitt Terrill	---	---	33	30	13	76
ILB Ryan Shazier	---	---	33	27	13	73
G Lane Johnson	14	47	---	---	11	72
T Luis Langdon	14	47	---	---	11	72
C Caden Sanks	14	47	---	---	11	72
G Garrett Hudson	14	47	---	---	11	72
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	33	22	13	68
S Ron Benton	---	---	33	30	5	68
WR Gene Gardner	12	47	---	---	7	66
OLB Gilbert Wilson	---	---	20	20	25	65
CB Cesar Borders	---	---	33	30	2	65
QB Harvey Dunnigan	14	47	---	---	3	64
DE T.J. Criblez	---	---	32	28	1	61
C Abel Durham	14	47	---	---	---	61
DT Charlie Wilcox	---	---	30	26	1	57
DT Kenny Dela Cruz	---	---	28	18	10	56
TE Irving Fedo	13	43	---	---	---	56
DE Jake Rodon	---	---	33	19	1	53
S Grayson Palmer	---	---	25	10	16	51
WR Brandin Cooks	8	37	---	---	---	45
RB Owen Lyons	6	12	---	---	27	45
WR Julian Lunsford	13	31	---	---	---	44
RB Gage Stephenson	8	35	---	---	1	44
TE Kenny Walters	0	2	---	---	27	29
CB Hot Foot Comeaux	---	---	0	11	15	26
TE Brad Rivers	5	17	---	---	3	25
WR Jackie Kanu	1	4	---	---	19	24
DE Daniel Cadrez	---	---	7	16	---	23
CB Mercury Lidberg	---	---	10	13	---	23
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	12	9	---	21
RB Tanner Matthews	0	3	---	---	18	21
DE Dean Beyer	---	---	1	10	9	20
C Tyrell Berry	0	0	---	---	11	11
S J.J. Holliday	---	---	0	11	---	11
CB Tyrus Blackwell	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Alan Wallace	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Luis Calhoun	4	4	---	---	---	8
K Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Josh LaBorde	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dakota Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Casey Tobin	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brady Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mickey Sinclair	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Shane McKinley	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Bobby Sutton	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Lamar Emmons	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Alex Morton	---	---	13	47	14	74
T Mitchell Schwartz	33	30	---	---	10	73
G Gage McCadam	33	30	---	---	10	73
G Andrew Haynesworth	33	30	---	---	10	73
T Tim Gunn	33	30	---	---	10	73
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	13	47	10	70
S Ray Brian	---	---	14	47	4	65
OLB Nate Scrafford	---	---	14	47	4	65
QB Zane Mercer	33	30	---	---	---	63
C Larry Nielsen	33	30	---	---	---	63
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	14	42	5	61
CB Drake Richard	---	---	14	43	3	60
WR Kai Barnes	29	29	---	---	1	59
WR DeAndre Hopkins	23	24	---	---	11	58
ILB Giovanni Harris	---	---	5	26	25	56
DT Sylvester Williams	---	---	7	36	11	54
TE Teddy Scheckton	28	23	---	---	---	51
CB Colby Hester	---	---	13	36	1	50
RB Braxton Anglewicz	29	13	---	---	1	43
CB Hardy Lyle	---	---	8	19	9	36
WR Amari McAdams	13	19	---	---	4	36
FB Nate Childers	14	5	---	---	16	35
DE Gavin Heekin	---	---	10	24	1	35
S Harvey Rayburn	---	---	1	16	16	33
OLB Carl Clodfelter	---	---	9	21	2	32
TE Ruben Vanderclute	3	1	---	---	25	29
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	5	20	2	27
CB Marquis Kenner	---	---	1	9	16	26
DE Deion Edwards	---	---	4	16	1	21
RB John Heidorn	4	16	---	---	---	20
TE Tanner Richard	12	7	---	---	---	19
WR Harvey Janikowksi	0	3	---	---	16	19
RB Barry Cooper	2	0	---	---	16	18
WR Jumbo Sanford	8	10	---	---	---	18
DT Derek McIntyre	---	---	7	10	---	17
WR Kevin McCloskey	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Brandon Marshall	---	---	1	0	13	14
DE Micah Girard	---	---	1	11	2	14
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Louie Woods	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Mack Cheshier	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cory Matunda	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Terrell Pina	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bubba Huxtable	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	2	-4	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	19	49	2.6
Right	4	9	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Dunnigan	39	26	3	5	1	0	5	5	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zane Mercer	26	17	0	2	2	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	99	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	90	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	30	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	63	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	23	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	15	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandin Cooks	9	7	0	33	0	37
WR Julian Lunsford	8	1	1	16	0	31
WR Gene Gardner	7	6	0	37	1	47
RB Gage Stephenson	5	4	0	61	1	35
TE Irving Fedo	5	5	0	47	1	43
TE Brad Rivers	4	2	0	16	0	17
RB Owen Lyons	1	1	0	9	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Teddy Scheckton	7	5	0	46	23
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	2	2	12	24
WR Amari McAdams	3	3	0	21	19
TE Tanner Richard	3	2	0	12	7
WR Kai Barnes	3	3	0	16	29
WR Jumbo Sanford	2	1	0	3	10
RB Braxton Anglewicz	1	0	0	0	13
RB John Heidorn	1	1	0	7	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gage Stephenson	1	-6	-6.00	1.17

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Braxton Anglewicz	1	-4	-4.00	2.32
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Dunnigan	4	2	11	2.75	5.62

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zane Mercer	2	2	14	7.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Lunsford	2	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Gene Gardner	2	2	11	5.50	5.29

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari McAdams	1	1	1	1.00	7.00
TE Teddy Scheckton	1	1	13	13.00	6.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Owen Lyons	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	0
RB John Heidorn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Dunnigan	14	12	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zane Mercer	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	3	3	0
RB Gage Stephenson	3	3	3
WR Gene Gardner	3	2	1
WR Julian Lunsford	2	1	1
TE Irving Fedo	2	2	0
TE Brad Rivers	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Teddy Scheckton	4	2	2
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	1	0
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	1	0
RB John Heidorn	1	1	1
TE Tanner Richard	1	1	0
WR Kai Barnes	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,700 (19,000)
End Zone 11,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,700 (19,000)
End Zone	11,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)