Week 12, 2044

played in Denver, CO

21 degrees, snow, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	3	0	0	-	10
Denver Broncos	0	3	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 1 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 12:08 DEN - Cristian Franklin 38 field goal
2Q: 00:26 NOS - Dexter Winslett 42 field goal
3Q: 03:13 DEN - Chris McGregor 10 interception return (Cristian Franklin extra point)
4Q: 08:33 DEN - Cristian Franklin 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 1 pass from Jon Smith (Dexter Winslett extra point)
2Q: 12:08 DEN - Cristian Franklin 38 field goal
2Q: 00:26 NOS - Dexter Winslett 42 field goal
3Q: 03:13 DEN - Chris McGregor 10 interception return (Cristian Franklin extra point)
4Q: 08:33 DEN - Cristian Franklin 50 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 2-8-1 5-6
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 272 249
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 4.32 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 122 46
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 4.21 1.84
Net Passing Yards 150 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 1 37 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 160 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 5.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/60 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 4/65
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	2-8-1	5-6
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	272	249
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	4.32	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	122	46
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	4.21	1.84
Net Passing Yards	150	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 1	37 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	160	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	5.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/60	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	4/65
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:52	31:08

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 27	4	21	Punt
1	9:21	3:19	OWN 28	6	34	Punt
1	4:39	3:53	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
2	12:01	3:14	OWN 31	6	15	Punt
2	7:37	3:57	OWN 2	8	22	Punt
2	3:24	3:04	OWN 29	9	46	Field Goal
3	12:13	1:19	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
3	9:41	1:51	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	3:13	0:13	OWN 4	1	0	Interception
3	3:00	1:53	OWN 22	4	16	Punt
4	14:06	1:54	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	8:25	2:01	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	2:21	1:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 15	3	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	3:28	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	6:02	1:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:46	3:45	OWN 25	8	54	Field Goal
2	8:47	1:10	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:40	0:16	OWN 43	1	5	Interception
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 25	1	10	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 25	7	45	Interception
3	10:54	1:13	50	3	6	Punt
3	7:50	4:37	OWN 26	11	26	Punt
3	1:07	2:01	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	12:12	3:47	OWN 35	8	32	Field Goal
4	6:24	4:03	OWN 24	7	35	Punt
4	1:16	0:37	OWN 41	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Chris McGregor, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kelly Bronson	20	101	5.05	31	4	0
RB Leonard Lang	9	21	2.33	8	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB DeAndre Edmunds	15	10	0.67	10	1
RB Blaine Justice	3	20	6.67	10	1
FB Hunter Rincon	3	7	2.33	3	0
QB Alan Hardy	2	11	5.50	8	0
WR Alvin Deericks	2	-2	-1.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Smith	32	17	160	2/10	1	20	1	64.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Hardy	37	22	206	1/3	0	39	2	52.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marlon Brewer	4	9	51	12.75	19	20	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	4	9	35	8.75	1	18	1
WR Joe Howard	4	4	29	7.25	15	18	0
WR Damon Edwards	2	3	15	7.50	0	11	0
TE Aaron Weber	2	5	21	10.50	0	14	0
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Floyd Stewart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kennedy Blanchard	4	5	49	12.25	0	28
WR Monty Ward	4	6	44	11.00	0	39
WR Victor Buckley	3	7	30	10.00	17	19
TE Patrick Kroeger	3	5	26	8.67	18	24
WR Tom Greenberg	2	3	12	6.00	7	8
RB Blaine Justice	1	2	2	2.00	1	2
FB Hunter Rincon	1	2	10	10.00	8	10
TE Mickey Taylor	1	1	6	6.00	3	6
RB DeAndre Edmunds	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
TE Conner Dennis	1	1	19	19.00	19	19
WR Alvin Deericks	1	2	4	4.00	2	4

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Ike Grui	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris McGregor	1	10	10.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	10	496	49.6	35.1	62	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	8	410	51.3	42.6	72	5

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Winslett	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	4	29	7.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Greenberg	4	65	16.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	3	62	20.7	0
Floyd Stewart	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Stephenson	6	0	0.0	19	21
DE Aidan Butler	5	0	1.0	20	28
OLB Rick O'Donnell	5	0	0.0	25	38
S Eugene Morris	4	2	0.0	9	20
DT Bernie Greene	4	1	0.0	20	25
ILB Samuel Richard	4	0	0.0	6	12
S Santiago Caldwell	4	0	0.0	22	33
OLB Trent Niebauer	2	1	0.0	13	14
OLB Glen Hanks	2	0	0.0	12	24
CB Gus Goldblatt	2	0	0.0	18	19
S Barry Moorehead	2	0	0.0	16	21
ILB Ike Grui	2	0	0.0	21	27
CB Tim Babin	1	2	0.0	23	37
DE Anthony Farrell	1	1	0.0	18	18
OLB Donnell Thompson	1	1	0.0	7	16
DE Landon Owens	1	1	0.0	11	23
CB James Tatum	1	0	0.0	9	19

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Albert Clements	7	2	0.0	29	34
CB Dustin Hearn	5	1	0.0	28	34
OLB J.T. Gunn	4	4	0.0	12	9
ILB Lenny Tate	4	3	0.0	24	30
CB Chris McGregor	4	2	0.0	26	32
CB Brent O'Neill	4	0	0.0	19	24
DE Caleb Wesley	3	2	1.0	26	21
S Greg Rasmussen	3	2	0.0	27	33
OLB Todd Sheldon	3	0	0.0	14	9
DT Carlos Wilkerson	2	3	0.0	25	19
S Grayson Grewal	2	0	0.0	28	23
DE Cris Mast	2	0	0.0	14	21
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1	0	1.0	19	28
CB Vincent Dunn	1	1	0.0	5	16
DT Eric Colleran	1	0	0.0	4	15
WR Tom Greenberg	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carlos Marvel	1	0	0.0	13	19
RB DeAndre Edmunds	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aidan Butler	1.0	2	1	5	28
OLB Rick O'Donnell	0.0	1	0	0	38
OLB Glen Hanks	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Bernie Greene	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Anthony Farrell	0.0	0	0	2	18

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1.0	2	28
DE Caleb Wesley	1.0	1	21
DT Carlos Wilkerson	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carlton Stephenson	3	0	1	21
ILB Samuel Richard	3	0	0	12
S Barry Moorehead	3	0	0	21
S Eugene Morris	2	2	0	20
S Santiago Caldwell	2	0	0	33
OLB Glen Hanks	1	1	0	24
CB James Tatum	1	0	0	19
CB Tim Babin	1	0	0	37
DT Bernie Greene	1	0	0	25
DE Aidan Butler	1	0	0	28
OLB Trent Niebauer	1	0	0	14
DE Anthony Farrell	1	0	0	18
OLB Rick O'Donnell	1	0	0	38
DE Landon Owens	1	0	0	23
ILB Ike Grui	0	0	1	27

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brent O'Neill	3	2	0	24
CB Dustin Hearn	3	2	0	34
CB Chris McGregor	3	0	1	32
S Albert Clements	2	1	0	34
S Grayson Grewal	2	0	0	23
OLB J.T. Gunn	1	0	0	9
DE Cris Mast	1	0	0	21
ILB Lenny Tate	1	0	0	30
S Greg Rasmussen	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sean Oxenby	3	10	29	0	34
C Terry Dahnke	2	7	29	1	34
C Francisco Helms	2	2	29	0	34
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	0	4	29	1	34
T Amari Liakos	0	4	29	0	34
FB Stanley Russell	0	2	7	0	5

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cory Meske	3	4	25	0	38
G Barry Schader	1	5	25	0	38
C Roy Conley	0	6	25	1	38
T Johnathan Kasper	0	5	25	0	38
T R.J. Hicks	0	2	25	0	38
FB Hunter Rincon	0	1	16	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Edwards	1	26
Glen Hanks	1	26
Leonard Lang	1	26
Barry Moorehead	1	26

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Caleb Wesley	2	22
Hunter Rincon	1	27
Mickey Taylor	1	27
Dustin Hearn	1	26
Monty Ward	1	19
Cesar Booker	1	17
Colin Belichick	1	10

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	22	33	27	82
WR Marlon Brewer	29	34	---	---	16	79
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	25	38	13	76
T Amari Liakos	29	34	---	---	11	74
WR Dashawn Nixon	24	31	---	---	15	70
QB Jon Smith	29	34	---	---	---	63
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	29	34	---	---	---	63
T Sean Oxenby	29	34	---	---	---	63
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	16	21	26	63
C Francisco Helms	29	34	---	---	---	63
C Terry Dahnke	29	34	---	---	---	63
OLB Glen Hanks	---	---	12	24	26	62
CB Tim Babin	---	---	23	37	2	62
WR Damon Edwards	12	19	---	---	26	57
TE Aaron Weber	22	33	---	---	---	55
RB Kelly Bronson	20	31	---	---	---	51
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	20	28	2	50
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	21	27	---	48
DT Bernie Greene	---	---	20	25	2	47
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	19	21	2	42
CB James Tatum	---	---	9	19	12	40
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	18	19	2	39
RB Leonard Lang	9	2	---	---	26	37
DE Anthony Farrell	---	---	18	18	---	36
DE Landon Owens	---	---	11	23	---	34
ILB Samuel Richard	---	---	6	12	14	32
S Eugene Morris	---	---	9	20	---	29
OLB Trent Niebauer	---	---	13	14	1	28
WR Joe Howard	9	12	---	---	2	23
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	7	16	---	23
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	3	16	1	20
DT Chad Nicholas	---	---	3	4	9	16
FB Stanley Russell	7	5	---	---	4	16
WR Floyd Stewart	8	2	---	---	4	14
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Clarence Wentworth	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Les Massa	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Freddie Morton	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Taylor Edwards	5	1	---	---	---	6
TE Wade Cuviello	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Dexter Winslett	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Frank Devine	---	---	0	3	---	3
RB Lenny Cobb	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Glenn Boone	0	0	---	---	1	1
TE Miguel Mazurek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Albert Clements	---	---	29	34	26	89
CB Dustin Hearn	---	---	28	34	26	88
TE Mickey Taylor	17	30	---	---	27	74
T Johnathan Kasper	25	38	---	---	10	73
DE Caleb Wesley	---	---	26	21	22	69
QB Alan Hardy	25	38	---	---	2	65
G Barry Schader	25	38	---	---	---	63
G Cory Meske	25	38	---	---	---	63
FB Hunter Rincon	16	20	---	---	27	63
C Roy Conley	25	38	---	---	---	63
T R.J. Hicks	25	38	---	---	---	63
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	27	33	1	61
CB Chris McGregor	---	---	26	32	1	59
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	19	28	11	58
ILB Lenny Tate	---	---	24	30	1	55
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	28	23	1	52
WR Tom Greenberg	20	20	---	---	10	50
RB DeAndre Edmunds	18	23	---	---	9	50
CB Brent O'Neill	---	---	19	24	3	46
WR Monty Ward	6	21	---	---	19	46
DT Carlos Wilkerson	---	---	25	19	---	44
WR Victor Buckley	15	22	---	---	3	40
OLB J.T. Gunn	---	---	12	9	17	38
DE Cris Mast	---	---	14	21	1	36
DE Carlos Marvel	---	---	13	19	1	33
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	5	16	11	32
TE Patrick Kroeger	5	18	---	---	3	26
WR Kennedy Blanchard	10	13	---	---	---	23
OLB Todd Sheldon	---	---	14	9	---	23
DT Eric Colleran	---	---	4	15	1	20
ILB Cesar Booker	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Blaine Justice	5	7	---	---	1	13
WR Edwin Peterson	8	5	---	---	---	13
WR Alvin Deericks	2	8	---	---	3	13
CB Les Burhart	---	---	5	7	---	12
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Herman Harmatz	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Byron Stiles	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Colin Belichick	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Conner Dennis	3	3	---	---	---	6
ILB Juan Francis	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Jerome Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Brenden Brehm	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Edgar Rome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	35	3.2
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	9	58	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	9	1.0
Middle	13	23	1.8
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Smith	32	17	2	2	3	5	4	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Hardy	37	22	3	0	4	3	3	7	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	18	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	105	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	87	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Brewer	9	4	2	51	2	34
WR Dashawn Nixon	9	4	1	35	0	31
TE Aaron Weber	5	2	0	21	0	33
WR Joe Howard	4	4	0	29	0	12
WR Damon Edwards	3	2	0	15	0	19
WR Floyd Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Taylor Edwards	1	1	0	9	0	1

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Buckley	7	3	1	30	0	22
WR Monty Ward	6	4	1	44	1	21
TE Patrick Kroeger	5	3	0	26	1	18
WR Kennedy Blanchard	5	4	1	49	1	13
WR Tom Greenberg	3	2	0	12	0	20
RB DeAndre Edmunds	3	1	1	4	0	23
RB Blaine Justice	2	1	0	2	0	7
FB Hunter Rincon	2	1	0	10	0	20
WR Alvin Deericks	2	1	0	4	0	8
TE Mickey Taylor	1	1	0	6	0	30
TE Conner Dennis	1	1	0	19	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kelly Bronson	1	10	10.00	5.05

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Smith	1	1	1	1.00	5.00

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	1	1.00	3.89

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB DeAndre Edmunds	5	2
QB Alan Hardy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Smith	15	8	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Hardy	12	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dashawn Nixon	6	3	2
WR Marlon Brewer	4	2	0
WR Damon Edwards	2	1	0
WR Floyd Stewart	1	0	0
TE Aaron Weber	1	1	1
WR Joe Howard	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Blanchard	3	3	2
WR Monty Ward	3	2	1
WR Victor Buckley	2	1	1
RB DeAndre Edmunds	2	1	0
TE Patrick Kroeger	1	1	0
TE Conner Dennis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,200 (19,000)
End Zone 8,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 7,900 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,200 (19,000)
End Zone	8,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	7,900 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,400 (9,900)