Week 12, 2016

played in Denver, CO

50 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	3	3	11	0	-	20
Denver Broncos	6	0	7	7	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 DEN - Brandon McManus 37 field goal
1Q: 04:34 DEN - Brandon McManus 38 field goal
1Q: 00:24 NOS - Stephen Flowers 31 field goal
2Q: 03:47 NOS - Stephen Flowers 28 field goal
3Q: 09:22 NOS - Stephen Flowers 27 field goal
3Q: 04:49 DEN - Cody Latimer 27 pass from Luke McCown (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 12:33 NOS - Stephen Flowers 40 field goal
4Q: 04:03 DEN - Benny Cunningham 3 run (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 01:24 NOS - Ryan Mathews 17 pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass to Ryan Mathews for conversion)
OT: 02:53 DEN - Brandon McManus 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 DEN - Brandon McManus 37 field goal
1Q: 04:34 DEN - Brandon McManus 38 field goal
1Q: 00:24 NOS - Stephen Flowers 31 field goal
2Q: 03:47 NOS - Stephen Flowers 28 field goal
3Q: 09:22 NOS - Stephen Flowers 27 field goal
3Q: 04:49 DEN - Cody Latimer 27 pass from Luke McCown (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 12:33 NOS - Stephen Flowers 40 field goal
4Q: 04:03 DEN - Benny Cunningham 3 run (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 01:24 NOS - Ryan Mathews 17 pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass to Ryan Mathews for conversion)
OT: 02:53 DEN - Brandon McManus 34 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DEN
Record 5-6 7-4
First Downs 27 20
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 20 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 459 319
- Offensive Plays 89 65
- Yards per Play 5.16 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 110 135
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 4.07 4.22
Net Passing Yards 349 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 60 - 39 - 0 30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 360 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.63 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/21 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.7
4th Down Conversions 3/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/53 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 25
Time of Possession 39:53 32:21

Team Statistics	NOS	DEN
Record	5-6	7-4
First Downs	27	20
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	20	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	459	319
- Offensive Plays	89	65
- Yards per Play	5.16	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	110	135
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	4.07	4.22
Net Passing Yards	349	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	60 - 39 - 0	30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	360	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.63	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/21	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.7
4th Down Conversions	3/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/53	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 25
Time of Possession	39:53	32:21

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	1:39	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
1	4:26	4:09	OWN 20	10	66	Field Goal
2	13:51	10:12	OWN 8	18	81	Field Goal
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 18	6	36	Half
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
3	4:39	7:13	OWN 20	13	57	Field Goal
4	10:45	1:22	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	3:54	2:40	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	1:32	OWN 30	5	11	Punt
OT1	12:09	1:46	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
OT1	8:34	1:31	OPP 49	4	15	Missed FG

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	7	60	Field Goal
1	9:24	4:58	OWN 29	10	50	Field Goal
1	0:17	1:26	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	3:39	1:52	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
3	9:15	4:36	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
4	12:26	1:41	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	9:23	5:29	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 28	6	28	Half
OT1	13:28	1:19	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
OT1	10:23	1:49	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
OT1	7:03	4:17	OWN 41	9	42	Field Goal

Game MVP: Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Ingram	19	80	4.21	12	4	0
Ryan Mathews	8	30	3.75	16	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benny Cunningham	20	96	4.80	22	3	1
Jackie Dawkins	10	31	3.10	10	1	0
Luke McCown	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
T.J. Stone	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	60	39	360	2/11	1	36	0	86.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luke McCown	30	21	201	3/17	1	27	0	99.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Mark Ingram	9	10	49	5.44	7	9	0
WR Willie Snead	9	14	81	9.00	33	36	0
WR Brandin Cooks	6	12	81	13.50	16	25	0
TE Joseph Lloyd	6	9	65	10.83	29	22	0
RB Ryan Mathews	4	5	34	8.50	15	17	1
WR Brandon Coleman	2	5	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Jacob Jude	2	2	23	11.50	10	17	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Tre McBride	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Myron Wansley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Benny Cunningham	7	9	57	8.14	34	18	0
WR Demaryius Thomas	6	7	77	12.83	44	18	0
WR Cody Latimer	4	6	39	9.75	26	27	1
TE Jeff Heuerman	2	3	15	7.50	0	12	0
WR Kaden Hampton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Benito Johnson	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Owen Daniels	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	225	56.3	41.3	59	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Shinners	5	233	46.6	45.4	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Flowers	4/5	1/2	0/1	40	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Snead	1	6	6.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Jude	4	85	21.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Peterson	4	77	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Stephone Anthony	8	2	0.0	28	31
S Jairus Byrd	8	1	0.0	28	31
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	7	0	0.0	25	30
S Kenny Vaccaro	6	0	1.0	29	32
CB Damian Swann	5	2	0.0	28	30
DE Cameron Jordan	3	2	2.0	29	32
DT Haloti Ngata	3	3	0.0	23	18
ILB Stephen Tulloch	3	1	0.0	9	6
DE Kasim Edebali	3	1	0.0	24	23
DT Neal Clinton	3	1	0.0	21	16
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	0.0	31	33
S Reshad Jones	1	2	0.0	8	11
DE Clyde Ingram	1	0	0.0	8	10
DT Robert Horton	1	0	0.0	14	14
CB Darius Butler	0	1	0.0	19	23

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	10	5	0.0	27	62
OLB DeMarcus Ware	9	1	0.0	23	54
ILB Gary Tatum	8	5	1.0	23	49
S Keith Tandy	7	2	0.0	27	62
CB Aqib Talib	6	2	0.0	14	46
CB Chris Harris	5	3	0.0	27	62
OLB Von Miller	5	2	0.0	26	55
CB Bradley Roby	5	0	0.0	27	62
ILB Arthur Brown	3	1	0.0	11	12
DE Malik Jackson	2	0	1.0	20	47
OLB Shane Ray	2	0	0.0	4	10
DT Denzel McCormick	2	0	0.0	16	29
DE Adrian Clayborn	1	2	0.0	20	48
DE Derek Wolfe	1	0	0.0	18	48
S Frankie Peterson	1	0	0.0	4	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Jordan	2.0	0	1	1	32
S Kenny Vaccaro	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Clyde Ingram	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Kasim Edebali	0.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Stephone Anthony	0.0	0	1	0	31

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Malik Jackson	1.0	2	47
ILB Gary Tatum	1.0	0	49
OLB DeMarcus Ware	0.0	2	54
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.0	1	48
OLB Von Miller	0.0	1	55
DT Denzel McCormick	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Hau'oli Kikaha	4	0	30
CB Damian Swann	4	0	30
S Jairus Byrd	3	0	31
ILB Stephen Tulloch	2	0	6
CB Keenan Lewis	2	0	33
ILB Stephone Anthony	2	0	31
S Kenny Vaccaro	1	1	32
DT Haloti Ngata	1	0	18
S Reshad Jones	1	0	11
DT Neal Clinton	1	0	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bradley Roby	5	1	62
OLB DeMarcus Ware	5	0	54
CB Chris Harris	5	0	62
S Keith Tandy	5	0	62
ILB Gary Tatum	5	0	49
CB Aqib Talib	4	0	46
S T.J. Ward	3	2	62
OLB Von Miller	3	2	55
ILB Arthur Brown	2	0	12
S Frankie Peterson	1	1	13
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	6	10	1	27	0	62
Max Unger	3	5	0	27	0	62
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	1	5	1	27	0	62
Matt Tobin	1	4	0	27	2	62
Shaquille Harrison	1	1	0	2	0	3
Myron Wansley	0	1	0	21	0	25
Joseph Lloyd	0	1	0	20	0	28

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Clady	6	11	2	32	0	33
D.J. Long	6	9	1	32	1	33
T.J. Stone	1	2	0	29	0	23
Mitchell Schwartz	0	4	0	32	1	33
Shelley Smith	0	3	0	32	0	33
Louis Vasquez	0	2	0	32	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen Tulloch	4	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kaden Hampton	2	19
Kayvon Webster	1	21
Walter Weeks	1	20
Frankie Peterson	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandin Cooks	23	59	---	---	17	99
Matt Tobin	27	62	---	---	9	98
Drew Brees	27	62	---	---	---	89
Jahri Evans	27	62	---	---	---	89
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	27	62	---	---	---	89
Chris Clark	27	62	---	---	---	89
Max Unger	27	62	---	---	---	89
Willie Snead	20	56	---	---	4	80
Keenan Lewis	---	---	31	33	3	67
Myron Wansley	21	25	---	---	20	66
Cameron Jordan	---	---	29	32	3	64
Darius Butler	---	---	19	23	21	63
Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	29	32	2	63
Damian Swann	---	---	28	30	5	63
Stephone Anthony	---	---	28	31	3	62
Jairus Byrd	---	---	28	31	2	61
Hau'oli Kikaha	---	---	25	30	3	58
Brandon Coleman	10	40	---	---	6	56
Joseph Lloyd	20	28	---	---	5	53
Kasim Edebali	---	---	24	23	5	52
Ryan Mathews	8	21	---	---	21	50
Mark Ingram	19	30	---	---	---	49
Haloti Ngata	---	---	23	18	2	43
Neal Clinton	---	---	21	16	4	41
Reshad Jones	---	---	8	11	17	36
Korey Toomer	---	---	9	4	22	35
Tre McBride	4	24	---	---	6	34
Stephen Tulloch	---	---	9	6	18	33
Robert Horton	---	---	14	14	2	30
Jacob Jude	0	11	---	---	17	28
Clyde Ingram	---	---	8	10	7	25
C.J. Fiedorowicz	8	8	---	---	8	24
Shaquille Harrison	2	3	---	---	18	23
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	5	4	12	21
Bobby Richardson	---	---	6	12	---	18
Stephen Flowers	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rex Gerhardt	---	---	8	3	---	11
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Lelito	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gregory Bullock	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pete Hauer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gilbert Shillingford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marcus Murphy	0	5	---	---	1	6
Nick Foles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Grayson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Edwards	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Tandy	---	---	27	62	12	101
T.J. Ward	---	---	27	62	5	94
Chris Harris	---	---	27	62	5	94
Bradley Roby	---	---	27	62	5	94
Von Miller	---	---	26	55	6	87
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	23	54	6	83
Gary Tatum	---	---	23	49	7	79
Malik Jackson	---	---	20	47	8	75
Ryan Clady	32	33	---	---	8	73
Shelley Smith	32	33	---	---	8	73
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	20	48	5	73
Derek Wolfe	---	---	18	48	5	71
Luke McCown	32	33	---	---	---	65
Aqib Talib	---	---	14	46	5	65
Louis Vasquez	32	33	---	---	---	65
Mitchell Schwartz	32	33	---	---	---	65
D.J. Long	32	33	---	---	---	65
T.J. Stone	29	23	---	---	10	62
Demaryius Thomas	29	30	---	---	---	59
Benny Cunningham	21	29	---	---	1	51
Jeff Heuerman	18	17	---	---	14	49
Denzel McCormick	---	---	16	29	1	46
Kaden Hampton	9	12	---	---	19	40
Benito Johnson	5	18	---	---	17	40
Arthur Brown	---	---	11	12	12	35
Walter Weeks	13	2	---	---	20	35
Owen Daniels	13	11	---	---	10	34
Jackie Dawkins	11	4	---	---	19	34
Cody Latimer	12	19	---	---	---	31
Frankie Peterson	---	---	4	13	11	28
Kayvon Webster	---	---	2	4	21	27
Kristopher Flowers	---	---	7	14	4	25
Shane Ray	---	---	4	10	3	17
Bryce Callahan	---	---	0	0	16	16
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	1	5	9	15
Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	9	9
Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Looney	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Paradis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jordie Tripp	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bucky Shinners	0	0	---	---	5	5
Salvatore Fox	0	0	---	---	3	3
Shaun Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ty Sambrailo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackie Farley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	54	3.6
Middle	13	77	5.9
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	60	39	3	6	2	6	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luke McCown	30	21	1	1	3	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	22	198	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	112	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	58	11.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	101	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	1	0.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Snead	14	9	1	81	1	56
WR Brandin Cooks	12	6	0	81	1	59
RB Mark Ingram	10	9	0	49	0	30
TE Joseph Lloyd	9	6	1	65	1	28
RB Ryan Mathews	5	4	0	34	0	21
WR Brandon Coleman	5	2	0	17	0	40
WR Jacob Jude	2	2	0	23	0	11
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	0	10	0	8
WR Tre McBride	1	0	0	0	0	24
FB Myron Wansley	1	0	0	0	0	25

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Benny Cunningham	9	7	1	57	0	29
WR Demaryius Thomas	7	6	0	77	0	30
WR Cody Latimer	6	4	1	39	1	19
TE Jeff Heuerman	3	2	0	15	0	17
WR Benito Johnson	3	1	1	7	0	18
TE Owen Daniels	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Kaden Hampton	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Ingram	2	2	1.00	4.21
Ryan Mathews	1	0	0.00	3.75

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benny Cunningham	3	3	1.00	4.80
Jackie Dawkins	1	0	0.00	3.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	12	6	47	3.92	6.00

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luke McCown	1	1	13	13.00	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandin Cooks	3	1	6	2.00	6.75
WR Willie Snead	3	2	11	3.67	5.79
WR Brandon Coleman	2	0	0	0.00	3.40
TE Joseph Lloyd	2	1	6	3.00	7.22
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	17	17.00	6.80
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	7	7.00	4.90

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	13	13.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Mathews	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Benny Cunningham	2	1
Luke McCown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	19	13	8

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luke McCown	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandin Cooks	6	3	3
RB Mark Ingram	3	2	1
WR Willie Snead	3	3	1
WR Brandon Coleman	2	1	1
TE Joseph Lloyd	2	1	1
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	1
WR Jacob Jude	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Benny Cunningham	3	3	2
WR Cody Latimer	3	3	2
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	1	1
WR Kaden Hampton	1	1	0
WR Benito Johnson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,300 (23,300)
End Zone 15,600 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 7,300 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,300 (23,300)
End Zone	15,600 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	7,300 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,600)