Week 12, 2004

played in Denver, CO

57 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	6	0	0	-	6
Denver Broncos	10	0	3	6	-	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

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 Statistics NOS DEN
Record 4-7 7-4
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 279 329
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 4.89 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 25 122
- Rushing Attempts 15 38
- Yards per Rush 1.67 3.21
Net Passing Yards 254 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 0 25 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.05 7.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:03 34:57

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	4-7	7-4
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	279	329
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	4.89	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	25	122
- Rushing Attempts	15	38
- Yards per Rush	1.67	3.21
Net Passing Yards	254	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 0	25 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.05	7.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:03	34:57

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	6:53	1:51	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	2:15	1:43	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
2	13:49	5:10	OWN 27	11	71	Field Goal
2	3:59	2:25	OWN 4	8	71	Field Goal
3	13:15	3:59	OWN 24	9	33	Punt
3	2:33	3:30	OWN 22	5	6	Punt
4	10:41	2:04	OWN 34	4	16	Punt
4	2:23	0:35	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 20	5	45	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	5:05	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
1	5:02	2:47	OWN 38	6	46	Field Goal
1	0:32	1:43	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
2	8:39	4:40	OWN 28	6	33	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 25	6	29	Half
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	9:16	6:43	OWN 20	13	62	Field Goal
4	14:03	3:22	OWN 16	6	14	Punt
4	8:37	6:14	OWN 20	9	68	Field Goal
4	1:48	0:36	OPP 28	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
LaMont Jordan	10	7	0.70	8
Alexis Shepherd	4	16	4.00	7
Joel Makovicka	1	2	2.00	2

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Musa Smith	28	99	3.54	12	2
Steve Stifler	6	12	2.00	12	1
Ben Roethlisberger	2	8	4.00	5	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0.00	0	0
Javon Walker	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	40	22	268	2/14	0	46	0	75.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	25	22	215	1/8	1	31	0	115.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Joe Horn	5	8	77	15.40	15	23
WR Karl Williams	4	7	34	8.50	5	17
RB LaMont Jordan	4	4	48	12.00	39	46
TE Marcus Pollard	3	3	29	9.67	5	19
WR Vinny Sutherland	3	7	34	11.33	3	17
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Wayne McGarity	1	2	25	25.00	24	25
WR Charles Rogers	1	7	17	17.00	3	17

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	7	9	84	12.00	46	31	0
WR Josh Reed	7	7	69	9.86	21	17	1
WR David Boston	3	4	43	14.33	23	22	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Alge Crumpler	2	2	16	8.00	15	15	0
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Crawford	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Musa Smith	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	6	292	48.7	40.5	62	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	4	171	42.8	39.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Sutherland	3	14	4.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnay Scott	3	9	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McGarity	1	16	16.0	0
Greg Jones	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnay Scott	1	20	20.0	0
Javon Walker	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dhani Jones	9	2	0.5	38	26
S Dwight Smith	8	1	0.0	24	20
OLB Dexter Coakley	7	2	0.0	35	24
CB Kelly Herndon	5	1	0.0	38	26
DT Cedric Woodard	4	2	0.0	22	14
DE Cullen Jenkins	4	2	0.0	23	8
S Buddy Love	4	1	0.0	29	19
CB Antoine Winfield	4	0	0.0	38	26
S Carl Crawford	3	2	0.0	23	19
DE Antonio Smith	3	2	0.0	33	21
CB Jeremetrius Butler	3	0	0.0	12	14
DT Junior Ioane	1	2	0.5	16	15
DT William Carr	1	1	0.0	18	14
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0.0	6	4
S Damon Moore	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Jaylen Westbrook	1	0	0.0	16	4
OLB Steve Foley	0	2	0.0	20	8

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dexter Jackson	8	2	1.0	15	42
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	7	3	0.5	15	42
S Madieu Williams	5	1	0.0	15	42
ILB Ryan Phillips	4	3	0.0	15	42
CB Lito Sheppard	4	1	0.0	15	42
CB Pat Dennis	2	1	0.0	9	33
CB Jason Mewes	2	0	0.0	15	37
CB Michael Waddell	2	0	0.0	0	3
DE Johnson Stamper	1	0	0.5	6	26
OLB Broderick Siplon	1	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Chris Draft	1	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	0	0.0	6	11
DE Cory Redding	1	0	0.0	13	35
DT Shaun Rogers	0	1	0.0	13	23
S Jeffrey Bernard	0	1	0.0	1	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Ioane	0.5	0	0	0	15
ILB Dhani Jones	0.5	0	0	0	26

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Dexter Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	42
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0.5	1	2	1	42
DE Johnson Stamper	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Menson Holloway	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Cory Redding	0.0	1	0	0	35
S Madieu Williams	0.0	1	0	0	42
DE James Hall	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Broderick Siplon	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kelly Herndon	5	0	26
S Dwight Smith	4	0	20
CB Antoine Winfield	3	1	26
OLB Dexter Coakley	3	0	24
S Buddy Love	2	0	19
DE Antonio Smith	2	0	21
S Carl Crawford	1	1	19
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	4
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	26

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	4	0	42
CB Lito Sheppard	3	3	42
S Dexter Jackson	3	1	42
S Madieu Williams	3	1	42
ILB Ryan Phillips	2	1	42
CB Pat Dennis	2	1	33
CB Michael Waddell	2	0	3
CB Jason Mewes	1	0	37
OLB Broderick Siplon	1	0	21
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyson Walter	3	4	15	1	42
Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	14	0	26
Brent Smith	0	4	15	1	42
Ephraim Salaam	0	3	15	0	42
Ben Claxton	0	2	15	0	42
Joel Makovicka	0	1	11	0	25

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terrence Metcalf	4	10	0	38	0	26
Mathias Nkwenti	2	9	0	38	0	26
Justin Hartwig	2	5	0	38	0	26
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	2	1	26	0	14
Alge Crumpler	1	2	0	28	0	23
Eric Heitmann	0	5	0	38	1	26
Todd Wade	0	4	0	38	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cloud	3	17
Carl Crawford	1	17
Joel Makovicka	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Waddell	1	25
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	22
Javon Walker	1	13
Terrence Metcalf	1	8
Jerald Ballard	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Winfield	---	---	38	26	5	69
Kelly Herndon	---	---	38	26	4	68
Dhani Jones	---	---	38	26	4	68
Brent Smith	15	42	---	---	8	65
Ben Claxton	15	42	---	---	8	65
Dexter Coakley	---	---	35	24	5	64
Carl Crawford	---	---	23	19	17	59
Joe Horn	11	33	---	---	13	57
Matt Hasselbeck	15	42	---	---	---	57
Ephraim Salaam	15	42	---	---	---	57
Tyson Walter	15	42	---	---	---	57
Jason Peters	15	42	---	---	---	57
Antonio Smith	---	---	33	21	3	57
Jim Kleinsasser	14	26	---	---	11	51
Buddy Love	---	---	29	19	2	50
Dwight Smith	---	---	24	20	2	46
Grant Wistrom	---	---	20	19	6	45
Joel Makovicka	11	25	---	---	7	43
LaMont Jordan	10	25	---	---	8	43
Cedric Woodard	---	---	22	14	5	41
Vinny Sutherland	8	26	---	---	4	38
Marcus Pollard	6	14	---	---	16	36
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	12	14	10	36
William Carr	---	---	18	14	3	35
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	23	8	4	35
Steve Foley	---	---	20	8	4	32
Junior Ioane	---	---	16	15	1	32
Brian Simmons	---	---	6	4	18	28
Karl Williams	1	19	---	---	6	26
Mike Cloud	3	5	---	---	17	25
Charles Rogers	5	18	---	---	---	23
Jaylen Westbrook	---	---	16	4	2	22
Alexis Shepherd	5	14	---	---	---	19
Greg Jones	0	0	---	---	19	19
Wayne McGarity	1	5	---	---	12	18
Gibril Wilson	---	---	4	3	8	15
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Kooistra	0	0	---	---	8	8
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phil Glover	---	---	1	0	5	6
David Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Damon Moore	---	---	2	2	1	5
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve McKinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michael Bishop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Wade	38	26	---	---	8	72
Terrence Metcalf	38	26	---	---	8	72
Darnay Scott	35	23	---	---	10	68
Ben Roethlisberger	38	26	---	---	4	68
Alge Crumpler	28	23	---	---	14	65
Mathias Nkwenti	38	26	---	---	---	64
Justin Hartwig	38	26	---	---	---	64
Eric Heitmann	38	26	---	---	---	64
Ryan Phillips	---	---	15	42	6	63
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	26	14	---	---	22	62
Dexter Jackson	---	---	15	42	3	60
Lito Sheppard	---	---	15	42	3	60
Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	15	42	2	59
Madieu Williams	---	---	15	42	2	59
Jason Mewes	---	---	15	37	2	54
Josh Reed	32	19	---	---	---	51
Cory Redding	---	---	13	35	3	51
Musa Smith	30	20	---	---	---	50
Pat Dennis	---	---	9	33	3	45
Johnson Stamper	---	---	6	26	11	43
David Boston	13	11	---	---	14	38
Shaun Rogers	---	---	13	23	2	38
Broderick Siplon	---	---	10	21	2	33
LeBron James	14	9	---	---	9	32
James Hall	---	---	11	18	2	31
Michael Waddell	---	---	0	3	25	28
Thomas Tapeh	3	4	---	---	18	25
Torrance Marshall	---	---	6	11	5	22
Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	1	14	5	20
Menson Holloway	---	---	2	17	---	19
Chris Draft	---	---	4	6	8	18
Javon Walker	1	1	---	---	13	15
Steve Stifler	8	6	---	---	---	14
Bernard Berrian	0	0	---	---	13	13
Zach Walz	---	---	0	0	12	12
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jerald Ballard	---	---	0	1	8	9
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeremy Bridges	0	0	---	---	8	8
Davis Nugent	---	---	0	7	---	7
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Phil Mickelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Olivo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Malcolm Warfield	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	6	4	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	21	74	3.5
Right	13	39	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	40	22	5	0	3	7	3	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	25	22	3	1	0	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	103	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	40	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	42	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	150	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	7	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	8	5	1	77	3	33
WR Karl Williams	7	4	0	34	0	19
WR Vinny Sutherland	7	3	0	34	0	26
WR Charles Rogers	7	1	2	17	0	18
RB LaMont Jordan	4	4	0	48	1	25
TE Marcus Pollard	3	3	0	29	0	14
WR Wayne McGarity	2	1	0	25	1	5
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	0	4	0	26

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	9	7	84	2	23
WR Josh Reed	7	7	69	0	19
WR David Boston	4	3	43	1	11
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	2	2	4	0	14
TE Alge Crumpler	2	2	16	0	23
RB Steve Stifler	1	1	-1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Musa Smith	3	2	0.67	3.54
Steve Stifler	1	-1	-1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	5	2	18	3.60	6.70

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	3	18	4.50	8.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vinny Sutherland	3	0	0	0.00	4.86
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	11	11.00	9.67
WR Joe Horn	1	1	7	7.00	9.63

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	2	1	3	1.50	9.33
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
WR Josh Reed	1	1	16	16.00	9.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
LaMont Jordan	2	0
Joel Makovicka	1	1
Alexis Shepherd	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Musa Smith	5	3
Steve Stifler	3	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	8	6	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	2	2	1
TE Marcus Pollard	1	1	1
WR Karl Williams	1	1	0
TE Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	0
WR Wayne McGarity	1	0	0
WR Vinny Sutherland	1	1	1
WR Charles Rogers	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	5	4	3
WR David Boston	1	1	1
WR Josh Reed	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)