Week 12, 1984

played in Denver, CO

24 degrees, snow, 13 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	3	-	10
Denver Broncos	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 DEN - Mark Duper 46 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Mark Duper 3 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 07:31 NOS - Bill Johnson 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 13:47 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 DEN - Mark Duper 46 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DEN - Mark Duper 3 pass from Cliff Stoudt (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
3Q: 07:31 NOS - Bill Johnson 2 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 13:47 NOS - Morten Andersen 24 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 2-9 4-7
First Downs 17 10
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 4
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 228 202
- Offensive Plays 65 51
- Yards per Play 3.51 3.96
Net Rushing Yards 100 93
- Rushing Attempts 29 32
- Yards per Rush 3.45 2.91
Net Passing Yards 128 109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 1 19 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 156 109
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.56 5.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/37 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:17 24:43

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	2-9	4-7
First Downs	17	10
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	4
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	228	202
- Offensive Plays	65	51
- Yards per Play	3.51	3.96
Net Rushing Yards	100	93
- Rushing Attempts	29	32
- Yards per Rush	3.45	2.91
Net Passing Yards	128	109
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 1	19 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	156	109
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.56	5.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/37	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:17	24:43

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	4:18	OWN 6	6	-5	Punt
1	7:17	3:20	OWN 27	4	15	Punt
1	1:55	1:35	OPP 46	3	1	Punt
2	12:10	5:06	OWN 18	9	41	Punt
2	3:44	0:41	OWN 30	2	12	Fumble
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 35	4	16	Punt
3	10:30	3:07	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
3	5:11	6:30	OWN 32	12	61	Field Goal
4	11:11	1:26	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	7:57	4:55	OWN 40	11	48	Interception
4	1:50	0:53	OWN 43	4	-1	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
1	8:09	0:52	OPP 45	2	45	Touchdown
1	3:57	2:02	OWN 1	5	11	Punt
1	0:20	3:10	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
2	7:04	3:20	OWN 7	6	14	Punt
2	3:03	2:40	OPP 42	11	42	Touchdown
3	12:34	2:04	OWN 16	4	15	Fumble
3	7:23	2:12	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
4	13:41	2:30	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
4	9:45	1:48	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
4	3:02	1:12	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 42	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Cliff Stoudt, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	20	76	3.80	11	1	1
Larry Heater	8	25	3.13	7	0	0
Warren Moon	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	14	41	2.93	10	1
George Wonsley	9	35	3.89	8	0
Cliff Stoudt	6	20	3.33	10	1
Danny Buggs	2	-5	-2.50	-2	0
Mike Guman	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Warren Moon	31	21	156	5/28	0	22	1	66.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	19	16	109	0/0	2	46	0	125.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Otis Grant	5	7	41	8.20	4	15
WR Art Monk	4	5	29	7.25	4	11
RB Bill Johnson	4	4	21	5.25	6	7
WR Carl Roaches	3	6	35	11.67	0	22
TE Walt Easley	2	2	17	8.50	2	10
TE Walt Arnold	1	2	6	6.00	4	6
RB Larry Heater	1	1	2	2.00	2	2
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	5	5.00	4	5
WR John Floyd	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Duper	5	5	49	9.80	31	46	2
WR Rick Upchurch	3	4	8	2.67	0	7	0
TE Doug Cosbie	3	4	-3	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Joe Washington	1	1	26	26.00	16	26	0
TE Earl Cooper	1	2	5	5.00	2	5	0
FB Mike Guman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Johnson	1	0	0
Rod Kush	0	1	0
Brian Kelley	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Guman	1	0	0
Reuben Hendeson	0	1	0
Wilson Whitely	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	268	44.7	39.2	57	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	8	349	43.6	40.4	60	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	3	26	8.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	1	29	29.0	0
John Floyd	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	14	1	0.0	31	18
S Doug Jones	5	0	0.0	23	14
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	2	0.0	27	17
CB Kirk Collins	3	0	0.0	19	14
DE Mike Calhoun	2	2	0.0	23	11
S Greg Bright	2	2	0.0	19	16
DE Doug McDougald	2	2	0.0	17	9
S Rod Kush	2	1	0.0	21	9
DT Ray Yakavonis	2	1	0.0	17	11
OLB Chip Banks	2	1	0.0	13	4
DT Stafford Mays	2	0	0.0	18	8
DE Elvis Franks	1	1	0.0	23	16
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	1	0.0	20	9
CB Gill Byrd	1	1	0.0	25	13
TE Walt Arnold	1	0	---	---	---
S Jimmy Turner	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Phil Murphy	0	2	0.0	13	9
OLB Mel Kaufman	0	1	0.0	5	2

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Cherry	6	4	0.0	28	33
ILB Larry McGrew	5	1	0.0	20	25
DE Dave Lindstrom	4	0	2.5	11	21
DE Jim Wilks	4	2	1.5	17	26
OLB Ron Crosby	4	6	0.0	18	19
DT Steve Niehaus	4	1	0.0	20	21
S Bryan Hicks	4	1	0.0	24	25
DT Wilson Whitely	4	0	0.0	21	18
DE Doug Martin	3	3	0.0	18	15
CB Elbert Foules	3	1	0.0	24	31
DE Randy Edwards	2	0	1.0	15	16
CB Mark Lee	2	1	0.0	23	32
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	1	0.0	20	32
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	1	1	0.0	9	7
S Craig Cassady	1	0	0.0	17	31
ILB Rick Dennison	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Tony Elliott	1	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Larry Keller	0	1	0.0	3	0

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Lindstrom	2.5	0	1	1	21
DE Jim Wilks	1.5	1	0	1	26
DE Randy Edwards	1.0	0	2	0	16
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	0.0	1	0	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	5	0	18
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	17
S Doug Jones	1	0	14
ILB Brian Kelley	1	0	1
DE Mike Calhoun	1	0	11
CB Kirk Collins	1	0	14
CB Jo Jo Heath	1	0	9
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	0	11
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	4
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	13
S Jimmy Turner	1	0	7

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bryan Hicks	4	0	0	25
S Deron Cherry	2	2	0	33
CB Reuben Hendeson	2	0	1	32
OLB Ron Crosby	2	0	0	19
CB Mark Lee	2	0	0	32
ILB Larry McGrew	2	0	0	25
CB Elbert Foules	2	0	0	31
S Craig Cassady	1	1	0	31
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	0	18
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	0	26
ILB Roosevelt Barnes	1	0	0	7
OLB Johnny Meads	1	0	0	17
ILB Rick Dennison	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Freeman	3	3	0	14	1	18
Don Greco	2	6	1	27	1	27
Steve Wilson	2	6	0	23	1	32
Rich Strenger	2	4	0	23	0	31
Michael Obrovac	2	3	0	22	1	30
Edwin Bailey	1	3	0	27	0	31
Walt Arnold	0	2	0	20	0	14
Billy Jackson	0	1	0	17	0	8
Tremain Rogers	0	0	0	7	1	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Leotis Harris	2	7	0	27	16
Glenn Hyde	1	3	0	21	8
Rick Donnalley	1	3	0	18	18
Blair Bush	1	1	0	5	3
Kani Kauahi	1	1	0	14	1
Luis Sharpe	1	1	0	26	16
Mike Guman	0	4	1	23	11
Joe Jacoby	0	4	1	32	19
Jean Barrett	0	1	0	6	3
Doug Cosbie	0	1	0	24	15

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Heater	1	20
Tony Woodruff	1	14
Brian Kelley	1	12
Matt Suhey	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Voight	3	20
Mike Guman	1	14
Mickey Marvin	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Warren Moon	29	36	---	---	---	65
Don Greco	27	27	---	---	6	60
Edwin Bailey	27	31	---	---	1	59
Steve Wilson	23	32	---	---	1	56
Rich Strenger	23	31	---	---	---	54
Doug Jones	---	---	23	14	15	52
Michael Obrovac	22	30	---	---	---	52
Art Monk	25	26	---	---	---	51
Walt Arnold	20	14	---	---	15	49
Cliff Odom	---	---	31	18	---	49
Bill Johnson	21	23	---	---	4	48
Kirk Collins	---	---	19	14	14	47
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	27	17	---	44
Larry Heater	8	13	---	---	20	41
Otis Grant	17	24	---	---	---	41
Elvis Franks	---	---	23	16	---	39
Gill Byrd	---	---	25	13	---	38
Mike Freeman	14	18	---	---	6	38
Matt Suhey	9	16	---	---	11	36
Walt Easley	8	16	---	---	12	36
Greg Bright	---	---	19	16	---	35
Mike Calhoun	---	---	23	11	---	34
Bob Kohrs	---	---	15	10	8	33
Billy Jackson	17	8	---	---	8	33
Carl Roaches	12	20	---	---	---	32
Rod Kush	---	---	21	9	---	30
Doug McDougald	---	---	17	9	4	30
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	20	9	---	29
Stafford Mays	---	---	18	8	2	28
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	17	11	---	28
Bobby Leopold	---	---	11	8	6	25
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	2	18	25
Phil Murphy	---	---	13	9	2	24
Chip Banks	---	---	13	4	6	23
John Floyd	4	14	---	---	3	21
Tremain Rogers	7	6	---	---	7	20
Jimmy Turner	---	---	7	7	5	19
Kris Haines	4	5	---	---	7	16
Tony Woodruff	0	1	---	---	14	15
Brian Kelley	---	---	1	1	12	14
Karl Swanke	2	5	---	---	7	14
Fred Robinson	---	---	4	3	6	13
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elbert Foules	---	---	24	31	18	73
Deron Cherry	---	---	28	33	2	63
Craig Cassady	---	---	17	31	11	59
Mark Lee	---	---	23	32	2	57
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	20	32	1	53
Cliff Stoudt	32	19	---	---	---	51
Joe Jacoby	32	19	---	---	---	51
Bryan Hicks	---	---	24	25	1	50
Mike Guman	23	11	---	---	14	48
Larry McGrew	---	---	20	25	3	48
Jim Wilks	---	---	17	26	4	47
Doug Cosbie	24	15	---	---	7	46
Steve Niehaus	---	---	20	21	3	44
Wilson Whitely	---	---	21	18	5	44
Leotis Harris	27	16	---	---	1	44
Rick Donnalley	18	18	---	---	8	44
Luis Sharpe	26	16	---	---	---	42
Rick Upchurch	17	13	---	---	9	39
Joe Washington	22	17	---	---	---	39
Doug Martin	---	---	18	15	6	39
Ron Crosby	---	---	18	19	1	38
Glenn Hyde	21	8	---	---	7	36
Danny Buggs	22	7	---	---	6	35
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	11	21	2	34
Randy Edwards	---	---	15	16	1	32
Tinker Owens	21	10	---	---	---	31
Mickey Marvin	11	11	---	---	8	30
Earl Cooper	9	8	---	---	13	30
Mark Duper	8	9	---	---	13	30
Johnny Meads	---	---	11	17	1	29
Tony Elliott	---	---	11	14	---	25
Roosevelt Barnes	---	---	9	7	7	23
Kani Kauahi	14	1	---	---	8	23
George Wonsley	12	4	---	---	7	23
Rick Dennison	---	---	9	11	2	22
Mike Voight	0	0	---	---	20	20
Blair Bush	5	3	---	---	8	16
Floyd Eddings	2	1	---	---	12	15
Jean Barrett	6	3	---	---	---	9
Larry Keller	---	---	3	0	6	9
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Derrel Luce	---	---	0	0	3	3
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ross Browner	---	---	0	2	---	2
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	19	72	3.8
Right	6	13	2.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Warren Moon	31	21	1	0	0	4	3	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	19	16	2	1	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	51	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	26	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	72	24.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	14	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Grant	7	5	41	0	24
WR Carl Roaches	6	3	35	1	20
WR Art Monk	5	4	29	0	26
RB Bill Johnson	4	4	21	0	23
WR John Floyd	3	0	0	0	14
TE Walt Arnold	2	1	6	0	14
TE Walt Easley	2	2	17	0	16
RB Larry Heater	1	1	2	0	13
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	5	0	16

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Duper	5	5	0	49	1	9
WR Rick Upchurch	4	3	0	8	0	13
TE Doug Cosbie	4	3	0	-3	0	15
TE Earl Cooper	2	1	1	5	0	8
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	0	14	0	7
WR Tinker Owens	1	1	0	7	0	10
RB Joe Washington	1	1	0	26	1	17
FB Mike Guman	1	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	4	10	2.50	3.80
Larry Heater	2	2	1.00	3.13

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	1	3	3.00	2.93
George Wonsley	1	3	3.00	3.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Warren Moon	4	2	21	5.25	5.03

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Stoudt	1	1	3	3.00	5.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Grant	2	2	21	10.50	5.86
WR John Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Walt Arnold	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Duper	1	1	3	3.00	9.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	3	3

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	2	0
Cliff Stoudt	2	0
Danny Buggs	1	0
Mike Guman	1	1
George Wonsley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Warren Moon	10	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	5	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Roaches	3	2	1
WR John Floyd	2	0	0
WR Art Monk	2	2	1
WR Otis Grant	2	2	1
TE Walt Easley	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	0
WR Mark Duper	2	2	1
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)