Week 12, 2004

played in Denver, CO

57 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints0600-6
Denver Broncos10036-19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:03 DEN - Josh Reed 16 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Edward Hepburn extra point)
1Q: 02:23 DEN - Edward Hepburn 33 field goal
2Q: 08:47 NOS - David Akers 19 field goal
2Q: 01:40 NOS - David Akers 42 field goal
3Q: 02:39 DEN - Edward Hepburn 35 field goal
4Q: 02:31 DEN - Edward Hepburn 29 field goal
4Q: 01:18 DEN - Edward Hepburn 39 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSDEN
Record4-77-4
First Downs1319
- by Rushing37
- by Passing1010
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards279329
- Offensive Plays5764
- Yards per Play4.895.14
Net Rushing Yards25122
- Rushing Attempts1538
- Yards per Rush1.673.21
Net Passing Yards254207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 22 - 025 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards268215
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/141/8
- Yards per Pass Play6.057.96
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions4/138/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.45.8
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/352/10
Punt Returns/Yards3/143/9
Kick Returns/Yards2/342/44
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 20OWN 29
Time of Possession25:0334:57

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:02OWN 20521Punt
16:531:51OWN 203-7Punt
12:151:43OWN 1235Punt
213:495:10OWN 271171Field Goal
23:592:25OWN 4871Field Goal
313:153:59OWN 24933Punt
32:333:30OWN 2256Punt
410:412:04OWN 34416Punt
42:230:35OWN 2048Downs
41:121:12OWN 20545Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:585:05OWN 241076Touchdown
15:022:47OWN 38646Field Goal
10:321:43OWN 3332Punt
28:394:40OWN 28633Punt
21:341:34OWN 25629Half
315:001:45OWN 2038Punt
39:166:43OWN 201362Field Goal
414:033:22OWN 16614Punt
48:376:14OWN 20968Field Goal
41:480:36OPP 2836Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LaMont Jordan1070.70800
Alexis Shepherd4164.00700
Joel Makovicka122.00200
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Musa Smith28993.541220
Steve Stifler6122.001210
Ben Roethlisberger284.00500
Obafemi Ayanbadejo100.00000
Javon Walker133.00300

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Hasselbeck40222682/14046075.8
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ben Roethlisberger25222151/81310115.8

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Joe Horn587715.4015230
WR Karl Williams47348.505170
RB LaMont Jordan444812.0039460
TE Marcus Pollard33299.675190
WR Vinny Sutherland373411.333170
TE Jim Kleinsasser1144.00040
WR Wayne McGarity122525.0024250
WR Charles Rogers171717.003170
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Darnay Scott798412.0046310
WR Josh Reed77699.8621171
WR David Boston344314.3323220
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo2242.00050
TE Alge Crumpler22168.0015150
RB Steve Stifler11-1-1.000-10

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
Carl Crawford0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Musa Smith1100

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Will Bryce629248.740.5621
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Josh Miller417142.839.3511

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Akers2/21/10/0420/0
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edward Hepburn4/40/00/0391/1

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Vinny Sutherland3144.70
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Darnay Scott393.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne McGarity11616.00
Greg Jones11818.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Darnay Scott12020.00
Javon Walker12424.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Dhani Jones920.53826
S Dwight Smith810.02420
OLB Dexter Coakley720.03524
CB Kelly Herndon510.03826
DT Cedric Woodard420.02214
DE Cullen Jenkins420.0238
S Buddy Love410.02919
CB Antoine Winfield400.03826
S Carl Crawford320.02319
DE Antonio Smith320.03321
CB Jeremetrius Butler300.01214
DT Junior Ioane120.51615
DT William Carr110.01814
ILB Brian Simmons100.064
S Damon Moore100.022
DT Jaylen Westbrook100.0164
OLB Steve Foley020.0208
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dexter Jackson821.01542
OLB Tully Banta-Cain730.51542
S Madieu Williams510.01542
ILB Ryan Phillips430.01542
CB Lito Sheppard410.01542
CB Pat Dennis210.0933
CB Jason Mewes200.01537
CB Michael Waddell200.003
DE Johnson Stamper100.5626
OLB Broderick Siplon110.01021
OLB Chris Draft100.046
ILB Torrance Marshall100.0611
DE Cory Redding100.01335
DT Shaun Rogers010.01323
S Jeffrey Bernard010.0114

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Junior Ioane0.500015
ILB Dhani Jones0.500026
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Dexter Jackson1.000042
OLB Tully Banta-Cain0.512142
DE Johnson Stamper0.500026
DE Menson Holloway0.010017
DE Cory Redding0.010035
S Madieu Williams0.010042
DE James Hall0.001018
OLB Broderick Siplon0.000121

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Kelly Herndon50026
S Dwight Smith40020
CB Antoine Winfield31026
OLB Dexter Coakley30024
S Buddy Love20019
DE Antonio Smith20021
S Carl Crawford11019
ILB Brian Simmons1004
ILB Dhani Jones10026
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain40042
CB Lito Sheppard33042
S Dexter Jackson31042
S Madieu Williams31042
ILB Ryan Phillips21042
CB Pat Dennis21033
CB Michael Waddell2003
CB Jason Mewes10037
OLB Broderick Siplon10021
ILB Torrance Marshall10011

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tyson Walter34015142
Jim Kleinsasser11014026
Brent Smith04015142
Ephraim Salaam03015042
Ben Claxton02015042
Joel Makovicka01011025
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Terrence Metcalf410038026
Mathias Nkwenti29038026
Justin Hartwig25038026
Obafemi Ayanbadejo12126014
Alge Crumpler12028023
Eric Heitmann05038126
Todd Wade04038026

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Mike Cloud317
Carl Crawford117
Joel Makovicka17
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Michael Waddell125
Obafemi Ayanbadejo122
Javon Walker113
Terrence Metcalf18
Jerald Ballard18

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Antoine Winfield------3826569
Kelly Herndon------3826468
Dhani Jones------3826468
Brent Smith1542------865
Ben Claxton1542------865
Dexter Coakley------3524564
Carl Crawford------23191759
Joe Horn1133------1357
Matt Hasselbeck1542---------57
Ephraim Salaam1542---------57
Tyson Walter1542---------57
Jason Peters1542---------57
Antonio Smith------3321357
Jim Kleinsasser1426------1151
Buddy Love------2919250
Dwight Smith------2420246
Grant Wistrom------2019645
Joel Makovicka1125------743
LaMont Jordan1025------843
Cedric Woodard------2214541
Vinny Sutherland826------438
Marcus Pollard614------1636
Jeremetrius Butler------12141036
William Carr------1814335
Cullen Jenkins------238435
Steve Foley------208432
Junior Ioane------1615132
Brian Simmons------641828
Karl Williams119------626
Mike Cloud35------1725
Charles Rogers518---------23
Jaylen Westbrook------164222
Alexis Shepherd514---------19
Greg Jones00------1919
Wayne McGarity15------1218
Gibril Wilson------43815
Frank Jordan00------88
Bryan Anderson00------88
Scott Kooistra00------88
Will Bryce00------66
Phil Glover------1056
David Akers00------55
Damon Moore------2215
J.P. Losman00------22
Steve McKinney00---------0
Michael Bishop00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Todd Wade3826------872
Terrence Metcalf3826------872
Darnay Scott3523------1068
Ben Roethlisberger3826------468
Alge Crumpler2823------1465
Mathias Nkwenti3826---------64
Justin Hartwig3826---------64
Eric Heitmann3826---------64
Ryan Phillips------1542663
Obafemi Ayanbadejo2614------2262
Dexter Jackson------1542360
Lito Sheppard------1542360
Tully Banta-Cain------1542259
Madieu Williams------1542259
Jason Mewes------1537254
Josh Reed3219---------51
Cory Redding------1335351
Musa Smith3020---------50
Pat Dennis------933345
Johnson Stamper------6261143
David Boston1311------1438
Shaun Rogers------1323238
Broderick Siplon------1021233
LeBron James149------932
James Hall------1118231
Michael Waddell------032528
Thomas Tapeh34------1825
Torrance Marshall------611522
Jeffrey Bernard------114520
Menson Holloway------217---19
Chris Draft------46818
Javon Walker11------1315
Steve Stifler86---------14
Bernard Berrian00------1313
Zach Walz------001212
Edward Hepburn00------1010
Jerald Ballard------0189
Dylan Galloway00------88
Alexis Prescott00------88
Jeremy Bridges00------88
Davis Nugent------07---7
Josh Miller00------44
Phil Mickelson00---------0
Brock Olivo00---------0
Francisco Chapman00---------0
Malcolm Warfield------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left320.7
Middle6193.2
Right640.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left492.3
Middle21743.5
Right13393.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Hasselbeck40225037320
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ben Roethlisberger25223102000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55295.8
Short (0-8 Yds)149966.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1161039.4
Long (19+ Yds)92404.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55428.4
Short (0-8 Yds)16151509.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)2173.5
Long (19+ Yds)21168.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Joe Horn85177333
WR Karl Williams74034019
WR Vinny Sutherland73034026
WR Charles Rogers71217018
RB LaMont Jordan44048125
TE Marcus Pollard33029014
WR Wayne McGarity2102515
TE Jim Kleinsasser1104026
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Darnay Scott97084223
WR Josh Reed77069019
WR David Boston43043111
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo2204014
TE Alge Crumpler22016023
RB Steve Stifler110-106

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Musa Smith320.673.54
Steve Stifler1-1-1.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck52183.606.70
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger43184.508.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Vinny Sutherland3000.004.86
TE Marcus Pollard111111.009.67
WR Joe Horn1177.009.63
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Darnay Scott2131.509.33
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo11-1-1.002.00
WR Josh Reed111616.009.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
LaMont Jordan20
Joel Makovicka11
Alexis Shepherd10
DenverRushesConversions
Musa Smith53
Steve Stifler30
Ben Roethlisberger10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Matt Hasselbeck863
DenverAttCompConversions
Ben Roethlisberger765

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Joe Horn221
TE Marcus Pollard111
WR Karl Williams110
TE Jim Kleinsasser110
WR Wayne McGarity100
WR Vinny Sutherland111
WR Charles Rogers100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Darnay Scott543
WR David Boston111
WR Josh Reed111

SectionAttendance
Stadium85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,800 (20,800)
End Zone15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)