Week 12, 2008

played in Denver, CO

31 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	8	3	7	-	18
Denver Broncos	14	3	6	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 DEN - LeBron James 52 pass from Duante Culpepper (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 00:08 DEN - Leon Washington 44 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 10:03 DEN - Vince Joseph 35 field goal
2Q: 06:04 NOS - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
2Q: 03:38 NOS - David Beckham 45 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Beckham 29 field goal
3Q: 12:05 DEN - Vince Joseph 42 field goal
3Q: 07:44 NOS - David Beckham 39 field goal
3Q: 05:27 DEN - Vince Joseph 45 field goal
4Q: 04:45 NOS - Nate Washington 1 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 DEN - LeBron James 52 pass from Duante Culpepper (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 00:08 DEN - Leon Washington 44 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 10:03 DEN - Vince Joseph 35 field goal
2Q: 06:04 NOS - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
2Q: 03:38 NOS - David Beckham 45 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - David Beckham 29 field goal
3Q: 12:05 DEN - Vince Joseph 42 field goal
3Q: 07:44 NOS - David Beckham 39 field goal
3Q: 05:27 DEN - Vince Joseph 45 field goal
4Q: 04:45 NOS - Nate Washington 1 pass from Matt Hasselbeck (David Beckham extra point)

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 5-5-1 8-3
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 380 353
- Offensive Plays 80 55
- Yards per Play 4.75 6.42
Net Rushing Yards 104 123
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 3.71 4.92
Net Passing Yards 276 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 31 - 1 28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 7.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/61 8/47
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/69 3/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 34:15 25:45

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	5-5-1	8-3
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	380	353
- Offensive Plays	80	55
- Yards per Play	4.75	6.42
Net Rushing Yards	104	123
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	3.71	4.92
Net Passing Yards	276	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 31 - 1	28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	7.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/61	8/47
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/69	3/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	34:15	25:45

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	3:34	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
1	6:58	5:31	OWN 2	11	66	Interception
2	15:00	1:13	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	9:58	2:50	OWN 35	6	24	Punt
2	5:55	2:25	OWN 45	7	27	Field Goal
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 40	5	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 19	3	11	Fumble
3	11:59	4:20	OWN 18	10	60	Field Goal
3	5:22	3:09	OWN 25	7	-13	Punt
3	2:13	3:12	OWN 42	6	19	Punt
4	10:28	5:51	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
4	2:38	0:50	OWN 5	5	19	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	8:36	1:38	OWN 41	4	7	Punt
1	1:27	1:27	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
2	13:47	3:49	OWN 28	8	54	Field Goal
2	7:08	1:13	OWN 6	3	-6	Safety
2	3:30	2:25	OWN 27	7	40	Missed FG
3	13:55	1:56	OPP 30	3	5	Field Goal
3	7:39	2:17	OWN 44	5	28	Field Goal
4	14:01	3:33	OWN 20	9	48	Interception
4	4:37	1:59	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	1:48	1:48	OPP 24	5	10	Game

Game MVP: Cory Redding, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Matt Hasselbeck	10	46	4.60	13	2
RB Quinton Ganther	10	37	3.70	12	1
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	5	18	3.60	8	0
WR Nate Washington	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ross Jean	1	5	5.00	5	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elias Marchant	11	28	2.55	10	2	0
RB Leon Washington	9	90	10.00	44	3	1
QB Duante Culpepper	4	3	0.75	3	0	0
WR Wendell Gatski	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hasselbeck	50	31	289	2/13	1	24	1	76.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duante Culpepper	28	17	253	2/23	1	52	1	87.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Quinton Ganther	10	15	91	9.10	15	19	0
WR Nate Washington	8	12	92	11.50	20	24	1
TE Ledley King	4	6	34	8.50	7	14	0
WR Demetrius Williams	3	5	22	7.33	0	10	0
WR David Clowney	3	3	28	9.33	11	11	0
TE Billy Bajema	2	4	21	10.50	4	11	0
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Daniel Graham	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ross Jean	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE LeBron James	5	5	109	21.80	63	52	1
WR Marques Colston	5	11	50	10.00	32	30	0
WR Bernard Berrian	2	2	31	15.50	25	26	0
WR Wendell Gatski	2	2	15	7.50	9	13	0
WR Reidel Anthony	1	1	26	26.00	16	26	0
RB Elias Marchant	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Matt Forte	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kevin Boss	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dwight Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sawyer McNeil	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Matt Hasselbeck	1	0	0
WR David Clowney	1	0	0
T Matt Hill	0	1	0
T Levi Brown	0	1	0
DE Kindal Moorehead	0	0	1
RB Quinton Ganther	0	0	1
OLB Jon Beason	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Leon Washington	2	0	0
QB Duante Culpepper	1	1	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	0	1	0
ILB Terna Nande	0	1	0
DT Shaun Rogers	0	0	1
DE Cory Redding	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	5	190	38.0	28.4	46	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo de le Rosa	2	106	53.0	53.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Joseph	3/4	2/3	0/1	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reynaldo Hill	2	69	34.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer McNeil	3	97	32.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	7	1	1.0	19	28
ILB Larry Atkins	5	2	0.0	23	29
CB Marcus McCauley	5	2	0.0	23	30
CB Dwight Lowery	5	2	0.0	25	30
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	1	0.0	20	25
DT Anthony Mebane	2	2	0.0	19	28
OLB James Anderson	2	1	0.0	9	15
S Dwight Smith	2	0	0.0	21	29
S Fred Bennett	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Kindal Moorehead	1	0	1.0	17	28
CB Fred Smoot	1	1	0.0	10	9
DE Ronald Fields	1	1	0.0	18	23
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	1	1	0.0	9	7
DE Leroy Conway	1	1	0.0	25	28
S Jerald Ballard	1	0	0.0	4	1
WR Demetrius Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mark Anderson	1	0	0.0	12	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	8	3	0.0	28	51
S Marcus Maxey	6	1	0.0	23	41
OLB Chet Donnelly	6	0	0.0	20	42
ILB Malcolm Warfield	5	0	0.0	13	25
DE Cory Redding	4	0	2.0	22	48
S Dexter Jackson	4	3	0.0	20	45
S Madieu Williams	4	1	0.0	8	7
CB Ronald Bartell	4	0	0.0	25	48
CB Lito Sheppard	3	4	0.0	26	48
CB Sawyer McNeil	3	4	0.0	21	37
OLB Clint Session	3	1	0.0	8	11
S Jeffrey Bernard	2	3	0.0	5	10
DE Darryl Tapp	2	1	0.0	23	40
DT Sedrick Ellis	2	1	0.0	20	40
ILB Terna Nande	1	2	0.0	10	27
DT Shaun Rogers	1	0	0.0	8	13
ILB Torrance Marshall	1	0	0.0	10	19
WR Marques Colston	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kindal Moorehead	1.0	2	3	28
OLB Jon Beason	1.0	0	0	28
DE Ronald Fields	0.0	1	0	23
DT Anthony Mebane	0.0	1	0	28

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cory Redding	2.0	1	2	2	48
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	0.0	0	2	0	51
ILB Malcolm Warfield	0.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Chet Donnelly	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Sedrick Ellis	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	3	1	0	28
CB Dwight Lowery	3	0	0	30
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	1	0	25
ILB Larry Atkins	2	0	0	29
S Fred Bennett	2	0	0	12
CB Marcus McCauley	2	0	0	30
S Dwight Smith	1	0	1	29
CB Fred Smoot	1	0	0	9
DT Anthony Mebane	1	0	0	28

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	6	0	0	51
S Dexter Jackson	4	2	0	45
OLB Chet Donnelly	4	0	0	42
CB Ronald Bartell	4	0	0	48
S Madieu Williams	3	0	0	7
S Marcus Maxey	3	0	0	41
CB Sawyer McNeil	2	0	1	37
ILB Torrance Marshall	2	0	0	19
DT Shaun Rogers	1	0	0	13
ILB Malcolm Warfield	1	0	0	25
DE Cory Redding	1	0	0	48
ILB Terna Nande	0	2	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Johnnie Linquist	4	9	28	1	52
C Dominic Raiola	2	5	28	0	52
G Ben Claxton	2	5	28	0	52
T Matt Hill	1	3	28	1	52
G Jason Peters	1	3	21	0	40
TE Billy Bajema	1	1	3	0	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Eric Winston	3	8	25	1	30
C Justin Hartwig	2	3	25	0	30
T Will Whittcker	1	5	25	1	30
G Dan Buenning	0	4	25	0	30
TE Alge Crumpler	0	1	3	0	12
T Jordan Gross	0	1	25	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Quinton Ganther	3	9
Ledley King	1	21
Dominic Raiola	1	12
Johnnie Linquist	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Alge Crumpler	2	22

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Dominic Raiola	28	52	---	---	12	92
WR Demetrius Williams	27	49	---	---	16	92
G Johnnie Linquist	28	52	---	---	8	88
T Matt Hill	28	52	---	---	5	85
QB Matt Hasselbeck	28	52	---	---	---	80
G Ben Claxton	28	52	---	---	---	80
WR Nate Washington	27	51	---	---	---	78
RB Quinton Ganther	13	43	---	---	9	65
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	23	30	11	64
G Jason Peters	21	40	---	---	---	61
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	25	30	4	59
TE Ledley King	15	22	---	---	21	58
DE Leroy Conway	---	---	25	28	4	57
ILB Larry Atkins	---	---	23	29	4	56
S Dwight Smith	---	---	21	29	4	54
TE Daniel Graham	16	35	---	---	---	51
WR David Clowney	18	33	---	---	---	51
DE Kindal Moorehead	---	---	17	28	4	49
CB Antonio Cromartie	---	---	20	25	3	48
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	19	28	1	48
DT Anthony Mebane	---	---	19	28	---	47
DE Ronald Fields	---	---	18	23	---	41
CB Fred Smoot	---	---	10	9	17	36
FB Michael Robinson	3	12	---	---	16	31
OLB James Anderson	---	---	9	15	3	27
S Fred Bennett	---	---	13	12	1	26
DE Mark Anderson	---	---	12	6	6	24
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	9	7	4	20
RB Lee Suggs	0	0	---	---	19	19
T Bryan Anderson	7	12	---	---	---	19
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	4	1	13	18
TE Billy Bajema	3	6	---	---	8	17
OLB K.J. Turner	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Claude Anderson	2	0	---	---	13	15
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	10	5	---	---	---	15
CB Reynaldo Hill	---	---	4	1	9	14
ILB Angelo Crowell	---	---	2	1	9	12
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
K David Beckham	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Ross Jean	1	4	---	---	---	5
WR Keenan Burton	5	0	---	---	---	5
OLB Mike Smith	---	---	2	0	2	4
OLB Dexter Coakley	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	28	51	3	82
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	26	48	3	77
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	25	48	2	75
DE Cory Redding	---	---	22	48	3	73
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	20	40	11	71
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	20	45	3	68
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	23	41	3	67
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	20	42	3	65
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	23	40	2	65
CB Sawyer McNeil	---	---	21	37	6	64
T Jordan Gross	25	30	---	---	6	61
G Dan Buenning	25	30	---	---	6	61
T Will Whittcker	25	30	---	---	6	61
T Eric Winston	25	30	---	---	6	61
QB Duante Culpepper	25	30	---	---	---	55
C Justin Hartwig	25	30	---	---	---	55
WR Marques Colston	25	26	---	---	---	51
TE LeBron James	23	26	---	---	---	49
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	10	27	10	47
RB Elias Marchant	14	12	---	---	17	43
WR Wendell Gatski	18	13	---	---	10	41
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	13	25	2	40
TE Alge Crumpler	3	12	---	---	22	37
RB Leon Washington	11	17	---	---	9	37
OLB Clint Session	---	---	8	11	18	37
WR Reidel Anthony	19	15	---	---	---	34
DE Menson Holloway	---	---	11	16	6	33
ILB Torrance Marshall	---	---	10	19	2	31
S Jeffrey Bernard	---	---	5	10	16	31
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	8	---	---	20	30
DT Shaun Rogers	---	---	8	13	6	27
WR LeRon McCoy	3	4	---	---	20	27
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	6	2	16	24
WR Bernard Berrian	7	13	---	---	1	21
S Madieu Williams	---	---	8	7	---	15
K Vince Joseph	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Matt Forte	0	1	---	---	9	10
CB Michael Waddell	---	---	1	2	5	8
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Arturo de le Rosa	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Kevin Boss	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Alexis Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Oniel Cousins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Breno Giacomini	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	50	4.5
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	48	4.4
Middle	11	75	6.8
Right	1	3	3.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hasselbeck	50	31	3	0	6	4	7	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duante Culpepper	28	17	6	1	3	2	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	16	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	112	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	120	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	113	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Quinton Ganther	15	10	2	91	0	43
WR Nate Washington	12	8	1	92	3	51
TE Ledley King	6	4	1	34	0	22
WR Demetrius Williams	5	3	1	22	0	49
TE Billy Bajema	4	2	1	21	0	6
WR David Clowney	3	3	0	28	0	33
TE Daniel Graham	2	0	0	0	0	35
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	0	1	0	12
RB Ross Jean	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	11	5	1	50	1	26
TE LeBron James	5	5	0	109	3	26
RB Elias Marchant	4	1	2	8	0	12
WR Bernard Berrian	2	2	0	31	1	13
WR Wendell Gatski	2	2	0	15	0	13
WR Reidel Anthony	1	1	0	26	1	15
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Kevin Boss	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Matt Forte	1	1	0	14	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Duante Culpepper	2	-3	-1.50	0.75
RB Leon Washington	2	5	2.50	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hasselbeck	4	3	16	4.00	5.78

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ledley King	1	1	14	14.00	5.67
WR Nate Washington	1	1	1	1.00	7.67
RB Quinton Ganther	1	0	0	0.00	6.07
FB Michael Robinson	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Hasselbeck	3	2
RB Quinton Ganther	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leon Washington	3	2
RB Elias Marchant	2	0
QB Duante Culpepper	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hasselbeck	15	11	7

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duante Culpepper	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Quinton Ganther	4	3	2
TE Ledley King	3	3	1
WR Nate Washington	3	2	2
WR David Clowney	3	3	2
TE Daniel Graham	1	0	0
TE Billy Bajema	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	4	2	2
TE LeBron James	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)