Coverage: NBC
8:20 PM ET, October 28, 2012
Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Top Performers
Passing: P. Manning (DEN) - 305 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: W. McGahee (DEN) - 23 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: D. Thomas (DEN) - 7 REC, 137 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NO | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 04:39 | Willis McGahee 1 Yd Run (Matt Prater Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | NO | DEN | |||
| TD | 14:53 | Darren Sproles 29 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| TD | 06:43 | Eric Decker 13 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| FG | 00:00 | Matt Prater 33 Yd | 7 | 17 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | NO | DEN | |||
| TD | 09:30 | Demaryius Thomas 1 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 7 | 24 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NO | DEN | |||
| TD | 14:54 | Eric Decker 2 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 7 | 31 | |
| FG | 05:27 | Matt Prater 33 Yd | 7 | 34 | |
| TD | 02:03 | Jimmy Graham 18 Yd Pass From Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley Kick) | 14 | 34 | |
Team Stat Comparison
NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 14 | 29 |
Passing 1st downs | 12 | 16 |
Rushing 1st downs | 2 | 11 |
1st downs from Penalties | 0 | 2 |
3rd down efficiency | 1-12 | 5-13 |
4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 71 |
| Total Yards | 252 | 530 |
| Yards per play | 4.2 | 7.5 |
| Total Drives | 12 | 13 |
| Passing | 201 | 305 |
Comp - Att | 22-42 | 22-30 |
Yards per pass | 4.8 | 10.2 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 1-12 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 51 | 225 |
Rushing Attempts | 17 | 41 |
Yards per rush | 3.0 | 5.5 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-1 | 4-6 |
| Penalties | 3-15 | 5-34 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 24:46 | 35:14 |
| New Orleans Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| D. Brees | 22/42 | 213 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1-12 | 24.2 | 72.8 |
| Team | 22/42 | 201 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 1-12 | -- | -- |
| Denver Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| P. Manning | 22/30 | 305 | 10.2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 96.3 | 138.9 |
| Team | 22/30 | 305 | 10.2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| New Orleans Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| P. Thomas | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| M. Ingram | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| D. Brees | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| D. Sproles | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Denver Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| W. McGahee | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| R. Hillman | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | 31 | |
| L. Ball | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| P. Manning | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| B. Osweiler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 41 | 225 | 5.5 | 1 | 31 | |
| New Orleans Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| J. Graham | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | |
| M. Colston | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | |
| D. Sproles | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | |
| L. Moore | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| P. Thomas | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| C. Roby | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D. Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Team | 22 | 213 | 9.7 | 2 | 29 | 42 | |
| Denver Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| D. Thomas | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 1 | 41 | 9 | |
| V. Green | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| E. Decker | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 2 | 23 | 6 | |
| J. Tamme | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| W. McGahee | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| B. Stokley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| M. Willis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J. Dreessen | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| R. Hillman | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 22 | 305 | 13.9 | 3 | 41 | 30 | |
| Denver Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| W. McGahee | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Hillman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| W. Woodyard | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| New Orleans Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| M. Jenkins | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Harper | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Lofton | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Robinson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Smith | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. White | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Vilma | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Hicks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Galette | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Greer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Humber | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McBride | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Abdul-Quddus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bush | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Roby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 70 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| W. Woodyard | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Trevathan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Brooking | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Adams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Leonhard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wolfe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Brewer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Kuper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Vickerson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Bannan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Dumervil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Irving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| O. Bolden | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New Orleans Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| D. Sproles | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| T. Holliday | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 22 | 0 |
| New Orleans Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| G. Hartley | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Prater | 2/2 | 100.0 | 33 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 33 | 4/4 | 10 |
| New Orleans Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| T. Morstead | 8 | 413 | 51.6 | 0 | 4 | 63 |
| Team | 8 | 413 | 51.6 | 0 | 4 | 63 |
| Denver Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Colquitt | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
| Team | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
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