Week 12, 2016

played in Denver, CO

60 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	10	3	3	-	16
Denver Broncos	3	7	9	7	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:52 DEN - Micah Posante 26 field goal
2Q: 12:04 NOS - LeSean McCoy 20 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 04:58 DEN - Samuel Gomez 1 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NOS - Randy Bullock 29 field goal
3Q: 09:48 DEN - Samuel Gomez 7 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point failed)
3Q: 05:14 NOS - Randy Bullock 21 field goal
3Q: 00:39 DEN - Micah Posante 32 field goal
4Q: 09:51 NOS - Randy Bullock 24 field goal
4Q: 06:09 DEN - Rico Banks 0 blocked punt return (Micah Posante extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:52 DEN - Micah Posante 26 field goal
2Q: 12:04 NOS - LeSean McCoy 20 run (Randy Bullock extra point)
2Q: 04:58 DEN - Samuel Gomez 1 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NOS - Randy Bullock 29 field goal
3Q: 09:48 DEN - Samuel Gomez 7 pass from Wayne Robinson (Micah Posante extra point failed)
3Q: 05:14 NOS - Randy Bullock 21 field goal
3Q: 00:39 DEN - Micah Posante 32 field goal
4Q: 09:51 NOS - Randy Bullock 24 field goal
4Q: 06:09 DEN - Rico Banks 0 blocked punt return (Micah Posante extra point)

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 6-5 8-3
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 346 381
- Offensive Plays 76 60
- Yards per Play 4.55 6.35
Net Rushing Yards 70 83
- Rushing Attempts 22 21
- Yards per Rush 3.18 3.95
Net Passing Yards 276 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 34 - 0 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 298
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.11 7.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/19 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	6-5	8-3
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	346	381
- Offensive Plays	76	60
- Yards per Play	4.55	6.35
Net Rushing Yards	70	83
- Rushing Attempts	22	21
- Yards per Rush	3.18	3.95
Net Passing Yards	276	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 34 - 0	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	298
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.11	7.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/19	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:46	29:14

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
1	11:17	2:11	OWN 35	5	17	Punt
1	7:45	1:25	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	0:47	3:58	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	10:39	1:59	OWN 10	5	9	Punt
2	4:47	4:41	OWN 30	14	58	Field Goal
3	9:42	4:34	OWN 25	9	71	Field Goal
3	0:34	5:49	OWN 25	12	68	Field Goal
4	7:48	1:55	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	5:53	1:47	OWN 17	5	12	Downs
4	2:08	0:36	OWN 20	4	6	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	1:08	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	9:06	1:21	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	6:20	5:33	OWN 2	12	89	Field Goal
2	11:49	1:10	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	8:40	3:53	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:18	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	5:08	4:34	OWN 25	8	60	Field Goal
4	9:45	1:57	OWN 45	3	34	Interception
4	4:06	1:58	OPP 29	3	-1	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 26	4	-2	Game

Game MVP: Wayne Robinson, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB LeSean McCoy	9	41	4.56	20	3	1
RB Jeremy Hill	9	21	2.33	9	0	0
RB Joseph Randle	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
WR DeVier Posey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ezekiel Elliott	15	59	3.93	12	1
QB Wayne Robinson	3	16	5.33	19	1
RB Bernard Pierce	3	8	2.67	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Fitzpatrick	52	34	289	2/13	0	27	0	79.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	39	25	298	0/0	2	33	1	93.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrelle Pryor	6	7	44	7.33	3	15
WR DeVier Posey	6	8	39	6.50	20	18
TE Dwayne Allen	5	7	54	10.80	21	27
RB LeSean McCoy	4	4	36	9.00	14	21
TE Travis Kelce	3	3	23	7.67	1	19
WR J.J. Dole	3	5	27	9.00	15	18
WR Ted Ginn	2	7	11	5.50	0	8
RB Jeremy Hill	2	4	13	6.50	10	7
WR Brian Quick	1	4	20	20.00	7	20
RB Joseph Randle	1	2	14	14.00	9	14
FB Irving Wardzala	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Samuel Gomez	13	19	176	13.54	85	33	2
WR Julio Jones	7	10	75	10.71	15	26	0
TE Jack Doyle	3	5	22	7.33	4	11	0
FB Norman Manning	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Justin Blackmon	1	1	19	19.00	17	19	0
RB Bernard Pierce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB James Laurinaitis	1	10	10.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0
WR J.J. Dole	1	0
T Demar Dotson	0	1
S Damian Swann	0	1

Denver	Force	TD
DT Sedrick Ellis	1	0
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	0
CB Rico Banks	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicholas Sabo	5	208	41.6	33.6	63	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	4	180	45.0	39.8	60	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randy Bullock	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian James	1	1	1.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Dole	2	47	23.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	1	33	33.0	0
Alexis Johnson	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	7	0	21	34
S Marcus Maxey	6	2	18	28
ILB Darryl Sharpton	5	2	19	30
CB Desmond Trufant	4	3	19	39
OLB Jon Beason	4	0	16	29
CB Eric Harmon	4	0	8	20
CB Troy Roose	3	1	20	39
DT Kendall Langford	2	1	17	31
S Kurt Coleman	2	0	2	13
DE Bruce Irvin	1	2	19	37
DT Elvis Dumervil	1	0	18	28
DE Brendan Ellison	1	0	19	37
ILB Nigel Bradham	1	0	1	8
S Damian Swann	1	0	8	11

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S D. J. Swearinger	9	4	0.0	22	45
OLB Brandon Spikes	9	3	0.0	22	46
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	6	4	0.0	22	44
S Eric Reid	6	1	0.0	22	54
DT Sedrick Ellis	4	2	1.0	19	34
CB Giovanni Stargell	4	0	0.0	9	29
CB Justin Gilbert	3	3	0.0	10	33
DT Fletcher Cox	3	0	0.0	20	34
CB Aiden Gehrig	3	0	0.0	16	31
OLB Eli Thomas	2	0	0.0	13	36
CB Rico Banks	2	0	0.0	10	19
DE Tyson Alualu	1	1	1.0	16	36
OLB Gerald McRath	1	1	0.0	3	21
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	1	0.0	11	21
DT Vaughn Martin	1	0	0.0	5	25
TE Jack Doyle	1	0	---	---	---
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0.0	12	25
S Tanner Sims	1	0	0.0	0	9
DE Da'Quan Bowers	0	2	0.0	10	37

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Irvin	1	1	0	37
DE Brendan Ellison	0	1	2	37
DT Elvis Dumervil	0	1	0	28
DT Kendall Langford	0	1	0	31

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyson Alualu	1.0	1	2	2	36
DT Sedrick Ellis	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Vaughn Martin	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	3	0	25
DT Fletcher Cox	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Angel Blackson	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Da'Quan Bowers	0.0	0	0	2	37
OLB Gerald McRath	0.0	0	0	1	21
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	0.0	0	0	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB James Laurinaitis	7	0	1	34
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	0	39
S Marcus Maxey	3	0	0	28
ILB Darryl Sharpton	3	0	0	30
CB Eric Harmon	3	0	0	20
S Kurt Coleman	2	1	0	13
CB Troy Roose	2	0	0	39
S Damian Swann	1	0	0	11

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	6	1	46
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	4	2	44
S D. J. Swearinger	4	0	45
CB Giovanni Stargell	4	0	29
S Eric Reid	3	1	54
CB Aiden Gehrig	3	0	31
CB Justin Gilbert	3	0	33
OLB Eli Thomas	2	0	36
OLB Gerald McRath	1	0	21
CB Rico Banks	1	0	19
DT Fletcher Cox	1	0	34
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	0	21
S Tanner Sims	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mike Iupati	3	6	22	0	54
C Weston Richburg	3	6	22	0	54
T Demar Dotson	0	5	22	2	54
G Arturo McWilliams	0	4	22	0	54
TE Travis Kelce	0	1	7	0	18

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Ben Jones	2	5	21	39
T Orlando Franklin	2	2	21	39
G Justin Blalock	1	8	21	39
T Trent Williams	1	1	21	39
FB Norman Manning	0	1	3	13
TE Jack Doyle	0	1	21	39

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
LeSean McCoy	1	19
J.J. Dole	1	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Blackmon	1	22
Trumaine Johnson	1	16
Justin Blalock	1	6

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Arturo McWilliams	22	54	---	---	8	84
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick	22	54	---	---	---	76
T Demar Dotson	22	54	---	---	---	76
G Mike Iupati	22	54	---	---	---	76
T Jason Fox	22	54	---	---	---	76
C Weston Richburg	22	54	---	---	---	76
TE Dwayne Allen	22	49	---	---	---	71
DE Bruce Irvin	---	---	19	37	6	62
CB Troy Roose	---	---	20	39	2	61
DT Kendall Langford	---	---	17	31	12	60
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	19	39	2	60
DE Brendan Ellison	---	---	19	37	2	58
WR Brian Quick	14	36	---	---	6	56
RB LeSean McCoy	10	26	---	---	19	55
OLB James Laurinaitis	---	---	21	34	---	55
WR Terrelle Pryor	14	37	---	---	---	51
ILB Darryl Sharpton	---	---	19	30	---	49
WR Ted Ginn	15	32	---	---	---	47
OLB Jon Beason	---	---	16	29	2	47
DT Elvis Dumervil	---	---	18	28	---	46
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	18	28	---	46
S Rich Greer	---	---	15	26	2	43
WR J.J. Dole	3	19	---	---	18	40
TE Travis Kelce	7	18	---	---	13	38
RB Jeremy Hill	11	18	---	---	6	35
S Damian Swann	---	---	8	11	15	34
CB Eric Harmon	---	---	8	20	2	30
FB Irving Wardzala	2	5	---	---	23	30
WR DeVier Posey	8	20	---	---	---	28
DT Jason Worilds	---	---	8	12	4	24
TE Steven Sturgis	0	0	---	---	23	23
OLB Damien Wilson	---	---	0	0	20	20
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	2	13	2	17
RB Joseph Randle	2	5	---	---	10	17
WR Brian James	0	1	---	---	15	16
CB Juston Burris	---	---	1	0	15	16
DT Tyeler Davison	---	---	2	7	6	15
ILB Nigel Bradham	---	---	1	8	2	11
C Winston Butler	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Nicholas Sabo	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Randy Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Rob Havenstein	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Ike Bennett	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE David Thomas	2	4	---	---	---	6
T Levi Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Colin Kaepernick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	22	46	14	82
S Eric Reid	---	---	22	54	3	79
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	13	36	22	71
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	19	34	16	69
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	22	45	2	69
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	22	44	2	68
G Justin Blalock	21	39	---	---	6	66
T Trent Williams	21	39	---	---	6	66
QB Wayne Robinson	21	39	---	---	2	62
G Nicky Delgado	21	39	---	---	---	60
WR Julio Jones	21	38	---	---	1	60
T Orlando Franklin	21	39	---	---	---	60
C Ben Jones	21	39	---	---	---	60
TE Jack Doyle	21	39	---	---	---	60
WR Samuel Gomez	19	39	---	---	---	58
CB Giovanni Stargell	---	---	9	29	19	57
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	20	34	2	56
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	16	36	3	55
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	10	37	8	55
WR Justin Blackmon	7	21	---	---	22	50
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	16	31	2	49
CB Trumaine Johnson	---	---	11	21	16	48
RB Ezekiel Elliott	18	27	---	---	---	45
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	10	33	1	44
RB Bernard Pierce	3	12	---	---	22	37
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	12	25	---	37
CB Rico Banks	---	---	10	19	5	34
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	5	25	2	32
OLB Gerald McRath	---	---	3	21	1	25
FB Norman Manning	3	13	---	---	8	24
WR Alexis Johnson	0	0	---	---	22	22
TE Jaylen Dunsmore	11	5	---	---	5	21
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	0	15	1	16
RB Mackenzie Ellard	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Shaq Evans	0	1	---	---	10	11
ILB Bo Williamson	---	---	0	0	10	10
S Tanner Sims	---	---	0	9	1	10
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Anthony Hammond	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Jeffery Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Devan Arriaga	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Dennis Rigot	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Josh Shaw	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	14	50	3.6
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	8	49	6.1
Right	6	15	2.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Fitzpatrick	52	34	3	1	4	4	7	6	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	39	25	3	3	3	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	8	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	32	24	203	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	59	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	134	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	128	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR DeVier Posey	8	6	1	39	0	20
WR Ted Ginn	7	2	1	11	0	32
WR Terrelle Pryor	7	6	0	44	0	37
TE Dwayne Allen	7	5	1	54	1	49
WR J.J. Dole	5	3	0	27	0	19
RB LeSean McCoy	4	4	0	36	1	26
WR Brian Quick	4	1	0	20	1	36
RB Jeremy Hill	4	2	1	13	0	18
TE Travis Kelce	3	3	0	23	0	18
RB Joseph Randle	2	1	0	14	0	5
FB Irving Wardzala	1	1	0	8	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	19	13	2	176	2	39
WR Julio Jones	10	7	0	75	1	38
TE Jack Doyle	5	3	0	22	0	39
FB Norman Manning	3	1	1	6	0	13
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Justin Blackmon	1	1	0	19	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	2	16	8.00	4.56
WR Terrelle Pryor	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Jeremy Hill	1	1	1.00	2.33

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Elliott	4	7	1.75	3.93
RB Bernard Pierce	1	-2	-2.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Fitzpatrick	5	2	6	1.20	5.56

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	9	5	29	3.22	7.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ted Ginn	2	0	0	0.00	1.57
WR J.J. Dole	2	1	5	2.50	5.40
TE Travis Kelce	1	1	1	1.00	7.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	7	4	26	3.71	9.26
WR Julio Jones	1	1	3	3.00	7.50
TE Jack Doyle	1	0	0	0.00	4.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Fitzpatrick	18	12	9

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Ginn	4	1	0
WR Terrelle Pryor	3	3	3
TE Dwayne Allen	3	2	2
TE Travis Kelce	2	2	1
WR J.J. Dole	2	1	1
RB LeSean McCoy	1	1	0
WR Brian Quick	1	1	1
WR DeVier Posey	1	0	0
RB Jeremy Hill	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	5	4	4
TE Jack Doyle	3	1	0
WR Julio Jones	1	1	0
FB Norman Manning	1	1	1
WR Justin Blackmon	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)