Exhibition Week 5, 1991

played in New Orleans, LA

77 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos101303-26
New Orleans Saints14070-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NOS - Jeff Graham 42 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 05:41 DEN - Hank Ilesic 26 field goal
1Q: 04:20 NOS - Ernest Givins 75 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
1Q: 00:49 DEN - Kelvin Bryant 2 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 12:30 DEN - Steve Smith 11 pass from Cary Conklin (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 06:21 DEN - Hank Ilesic 40 field goal
2Q: 00:41 DEN - Hank Ilesic 46 field goal
3Q: 06:13 NOS - Ernest Givins 18 pass from Mike Pagel (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 05:07 DEN - Hank Ilesic 24 field goal

Team StatisticsDENNOS
Record3-12-2
First Downs2119
- by Rushing104
- by Passing1113
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards455361
- Offensive Plays6755
- Yards per Play6.796.56
Net Rushing Yards21491
- Rushing Attempts4028
- Yards per Rush5.353.25
Net Passing Yards241270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 17 - 026 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards247275
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/61/5
- Yards per Pass Play8.9310.00
Fumbles/Lost1/01/0
3rd Down Conversions5/148/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.14.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards10/704/30
Punt Returns/Yards1/82/17
Kick Returns/Yards2/395/98
Interception Ret./Yards1/220/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits51
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 23
Time of Possession33:5726:03

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:41OWN 2436Punt
19:053:32OWN 28763Field Goal
14:023:19OWN 20780Touchdown
214:011:39OPP 22422Touchdown
210:284:12OWN 20757Field Goal
22:442:09OWN 211050Field Goal
312:381:20OWN 394-4Punt
36:073:59OWN 20840Punt
411:416:42OWN 301063Field Goal
43:393:39OPP 46936Game
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:193:14OWN 32668Touchdown
15:331:31OWN 15285Touchdown
10:431:42OWN 2639Punt
212:221:54OWN 20528Punt
26:163:32OWN 22621Punt
20:350:35OWN 192-1Half
315:002:22OWN 2074Punt
311:185:11OWN 43957Touchdown
32:085:27OWN 31274Missed FG
44:591:20OWN 32411Interception

Game MVP: Hank Ilesic, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Emmitt Smith221135.141730
Kelvin Bryant14946.712351
Cary Conklin300.00100
Ronnie Harmon177.00700
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chris Warren18643.56900
Greg Bell8263.25700
Mike Pagel210.50300

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cary Conklin16101311/11350109.1
John Elway971161/50370118.8
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Pagel20111061/5131165.8
Randall Cunningham661690/02750158.3

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ronnie Harmon458220.5040350
FB Steve Smith334615.3315331
RB Emmitt Smith3382.67990
C Jeff Spek22199.500120
WR Jeff Query253618.000210
RB Kelvin Bryant1188.00280
RB Junior Tautalatasi111111.000110
WR Johnny Johnson133737.0010370
C Walter Reeves0200.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ernest Givins5812925.8069752
WR Buster Rhymes34206.672110
WR Jeff Graham356220.6728421
RB Chris Warren24147.00990
RB Greg Bell1155.00050
TE Ethan Horton1288.00080
WR Odessa Turner113131.009310
TE Jimmie Johnson1166.00060

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB David Hollis12222.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Kelvin Bryant1000
Terry Obee0100
Andre Tippett0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Pagel1000
Rick Donnalley0100
Pierce Holt0010

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Gardocki311438.032.3431
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mike Saxon413333.326.3521

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Hank Ilesic4/42/20/0462/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Morten Andersen0/10/10/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Kelvin Bryant188.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Warren2178.50

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Kelvin Bryant12323.00
Ronnie Harmon11616.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Gill Byrd48220.50
Greg Bell11616.00

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Alvin Walton510.01621
ILB Kevin McArthur320.01113
OLB Johnny Meads310.01715
DT Jon Hand300.01915
S Myron Guyton300.01610
DE Glenn Jacobs230.52323
OLB Andre Tippett210.51419
OLB Bret Michaels240.0148
ILB Sam Mills210.01819
CB Mickey Sutton210.01711
OLB Winston Moss210.069
S Odie Harris210.01214
S Thomas Everett200.01710
CB David Hollis200.01823
CB Sheldon White120.01214
DE Markus Koch110.01818
DE Reggie White100.02427
OLB John McClane100.0108
ILB David Bavaro100.064
CB Tim Taylor100.02016
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Pierce Holt721.03020
ILB Mark Maddox520.02510
CB Issiac Holt510.02113
CB Lorenzo Lynch500.02616
ILB John Galvin430.01517
DT Andrew Provence420.02417
S Greg Jackson400.02618
OLB Lawrence Taylor301.02013
OLB Chip Banks300.02211
CB Gill Byrd300.02818
DT Donnie Humphrey210.02717
OLB O'Brien Alston210.01110
OLB Emanuel King200.03324
S Marcus Paul200.073
OLB Wes Pritchett120.01515
CB John Mangum120.01712
DT Craig Veasley110.02211
S Bob Orlando110.01811
DT Curt Jarvis100.01314
FB Craig Heyward10---------
DE Darryl Sims010.01613
DE Kevin Fagan010.02414

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Andre Tippett0.502319
DE Glenn Jacobs0.500123
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Pierce Holt1.010020
OLB Lawrence Taylor1.000013
DT Andrew Provence0.002017
DT Curt Jarvis0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB David Hollis31123
S Alvin Walton30021
S Odie Harris22014
CB Tim Taylor20016
OLB Andre Tippett10019
DE Markus Koch10018
S Thomas Everett10010
OLB Winston Moss1009
CB Sheldon White10014
DE Glenn Jacobs10023
ILB David Bavaro1004
OLB Johnny Meads01015
S Myron Guyton01010
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lorenzo Lynch30016
ILB John Galvin30017
DT Andrew Provence20017
S Greg Jackson20018
ILB Mark Maddox20010
OLB Lawrence Taylor10013
OLB Chip Banks10011
OLB O'Brien Alston10010
CB John Mangum10012
S Bob Orlando10011
OLB Emanuel King01024

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jeff Pahukoa57031122
Dan Rosado45116013
Joe Milinchik36131018
Ken Ruettgers27126013
Doug Riesenberg23031119
Ellison Onizuka13027014
Bill Fralic05022020
Walter Reeves01022019
Mel Shaw01016016
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Randy McMillan22012011
Jeff Dellenbach15021024
Tony Jones14021020
Todd Kalis1401409
Rick Donnalley12014118
Craig Heyward1201009
Jimmie Johnson1101609
Tommie Ginn03023014
Pat Harlow02015015
David Jones01012016

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Junior Tautalatasi319
Jeff Query211
Sheldon White115
Terry Obee115
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Greg Bell218
Jeff Dellenbach14

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jeff Pahukoa3122------760
Jeff Spek2813------1657
Reggie White------2427556
Doug Riesenberg3119------151
Glenn Jacobs------2323551
Kelvin Bryant1513------2149
Joe Milinchik3118---------49
Steve Smith2014------1549
Cary Conklin3217---------49
Bill Fralic2220------648
Walter Reeves2219------748
Ronnie Harmon2517------547
Jeff Query2115------1147
Ellison Onizuka2714------445
David Hollis------1823142
Emmitt Smith2514------342
Sheldon White------12141541
Ken Ruettgers2613---------39
Alvin Walton------1621239
Mel Shaw1616------739
Sam Mills------1819138
Anderson Cooper149------1538
Myron Guyton------16101137
Markus Koch------1818---36
Kevin McArthur------11131236
Junior Tautalatasi107------1936
Dan Rosado1613------736
Tim Taylor------2016---36
Jon Hand------1915135
Andre Tippett------1419134
Johnny Meads------1715133
Mickey Sutton------1711331
Johnny Johnson1812---------30
Thomas Everett------1710---27
Odie Harris------1214---26
Bret Michaels------148426
Winston Moss------69823
John McClane------108422
Terry Obee22------1519
John Elway810---------18
David Bavaro------64212
Hank Ilesic00------1111
Chris Gardocki00------77
Harry Newsome00---------0
Dean Floyd00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Emanuel King------33241067
Gill Byrd------28181056
Ethan Horton2526------556
Pierce Holt------3020454
Jeff Dellenbach2124------449
Donnie Humphrey------2717448
Ernest Givins2319------648
Greg Jackson------2618347
Lawrence Taylor------20131346
John Mangum------17121746
Chris Warren1916------944
Andrew Provence------2417243
Lorenzo Lynch------2616143
Mike Pagel2121---------42
Bob Orlando------18111342
Tommie Ginn2314------441
Tony Jones2120---------41
Jimmie Johnson169------1540
Edwin Bailey2019---------39
Kevin Fagan------2414139
Greg Bell911------1838
Mark Maddox------2510338
Rick Donnalley1418------537
Randy McMillan1211------1437
Chip Banks------2211437
Issiac Holt------2113337
Darryl Sims------1613736
John Galvin------1517436
Wes Pritchett------1515636
Craig Veasley------2211235
David Jones1216------533
O'Brien Alston------1110930
Pat Harlow1515---------30
Curt Jarvis------1314229
Buster Rhymes59------1428
Todd Kalis149------528
Odessa Turner1113---------24
Craig Heyward109------423
Mike Alexander31------1620
Jeff Graham711---------18
Randall Cunningham76---------13
Marcus Paul------73111
Morten Andersen00------55
Mike Saxon00------44
Dave Mucker00------11
Kurt Gouveia------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14976.9
Middle441.0
Right211145.4
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13503.8
Middle482.0
Right10353.5
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cary Conklin16103111200
John Elway972010100
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Pagel20111015221
Randall Cunningham663000020

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66549.0
Short (0-8 Yds)95768.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)43389.5
Long (19+ Yds)637913.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1199.0
Short (0-8 Yds)121014011.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)335618.7
Long (19+ Yds)103707.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon54082217
WR Jeff Query52136115
FB Steve Smith33046114
WR Johnny Johnson31037112
RB Emmitt Smith3308014
C Jeff Spek22019013
C Walter Reeves2010019
RB Kelvin Bryant1108013
RB Junior Tautalatasi1101107
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ernest Givins851129219
WR Jeff Graham53062111
WR Buster Rhymes4302009
RB Chris Warren42014016
TE Ethan Horton2108026
RB Greg Bell1105011
WR Odessa Turner11031113
TE Jimmie Johnson110609

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Emmitt Smith4133.255.14
Kelvin Bryant221.006.71
Cary Conklin200.000.00
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chris Warren166.003.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Cary Conklin33124.008.19
John Elway1000.0012.89
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Pagel111818.005.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Steve Smith22136.5015.33
C Walter Reeves1000.000.00
RB Emmitt Smith11-1-1.002.67
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ernest Givins111818.0016.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Emmitt Smith52
Kelvin Bryant31
Cary Conklin20
Ronnie Harmon11
New OrleansRushesConversions
Chris Warren42
Greg Bell11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Cary Conklin331
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Mike Pagel764
Randall Cunningham111

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
C Jeff Spek110
FB Steve Smith111
RB Emmitt Smith110
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Chris Warren221
WR Jeff Graham211
RB Greg Bell110
WR Buster Rhymes111
WR Ernest Givins111
TE Jimmie Johnson111

SectionAttendance
Stadium37,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck11,900 (21,400)
End Zone7,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine4,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats7,000 (13,600)
Club Seats4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,500 (3,300)