DENVER BRONCOS (6-3) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4-4)
REGULAR SEASON SERIES
BRONCOS | SAINTS | |
SERIES LEADER | 8-2 | |
STREAKS | Past 4 | |
COACHES VS. OPP. | Gary Kubiak: 1-1 | Sean Payton: 0-2 |
LAST WEEK | L 30-20 at Oakland | W 41-23 at San Francisco |
LAST GAME | 10/28/12: Saints 14 at Broncos 34. Denver QB Peyton Manning passes for 305 yards & 3 TDs for 138.9 rating. Broncos LB Wesley Woodyard has 9 tackles, sack, FF & INT. | |
LAST GAME AT SITE | 11/21/04: Broncos 34, Saints 13. Denver RB Reuben Droughns rushes for 166 yards & TD. Broncos LB Al Wilson has 7-yard INT-TD. | |
REFEREE | Bill Vinovich | |
BROADCAST | CBS (1:00 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 146 (Den), 83 (NO). XM: 385 (Den), 226 (NO). |
STATS
PASSING | Trevor Siemian: 150-251-1770-10-5-86.2 | Drew Brees: 242-347-2689 (2L)-21 (2L)-5-106.7 (3L) |
RUSHING | Devontae Booker (R): 80-320-4.0-2 | Mark Ingram: 104-497-4.8-2 |
RECEIVING | Emmanuel Sanders: 49-614-12.5-3 | Michael Thomas (R): 47-573-12.2-5 |
OFFENSE | 323.3 | 434.5 (1L) |
TAKE/GIVE | +3 | +4 |
DEFENSE | 311.9 | 408.5 |
SACKS | Von Miller: 9.5 (2L) | Nick Fairley: 3.5 |
INTs | Aqib Talib: 3 (T3L) | 4 tied: 1 |
PUNTING | Riley Dixon (R): 46.3 | Thomas Morstead: 50.8 (T1L) |
KICKING | Brandon McManus: 74 (20/21 PAT; 18/20 FG) | Wil Lutz (R): 66 (27/27 PAT; 13/18 FG) |
NOTES
BRONCOS: QB TREVOR SIEMIAN has 8 pass TDs vs. 1 INT for 97.5 rating in past 4 on road…Rookie RB DEVONTAE BOOKER has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Is 3rd among rookies with 320 rush yards. RB KAPRI BIBBS had 69-yard TD catch in Week 9…WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS had 137 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. Has 47 catches (6.7 per game) for 640 yards (91.4 per game) & 6 rec. TDs in 7 career games vs. NFC South. Is 4th fastest in NFL history (94 games) to reach 500+ receptions (503) & 50+ rec. TDs (51) in career. WR EMMANUEL SANDERS leads team with 49 catches & 614 rec. yards. WR JORDAN NORWOOD had 36-yard TD catch last week…LB VON MILLER has 14.5 sacks, 9 TFL, 3 FFs & INT in past 11 (incl. playoffs). Is 2nd in NFL with 9.5 sacks. Since 2011 (incl. playoffs), ranks 2nd in NFL with 76 sacks. S T.J. WARD is 1 of 2 NFL DBs with 60+ tackles, 1+ INT & 1+ sack…SAINTS: QB DREW BREES passed for 323 yards & 3 TDs in Week 9. Has 55 career games with 300+ pass yards & 3 TDs, most in NFL history. Has 1,420 pass yards (355 per game) & 11 TDs with 2 INTs for 114.7 rating in past 4…RB TIM HIGHTOWER rushed for 87 yards & TD last week. RB MARK INGRAM rushed for 158 yards, incl. career-long 75-yard TD run & added TD catch in Week 9…WR BRANDIN COOKS is averaging 98.1 rec. yards per game & has 10 TD catches in past 9 at home. Rookie WR MICHAEL THOMAS had 73 rec. yards & 2 TDs last week, 1st career multi-TD game. Leads NFL rookies with 47 receptions, 573 rec. yards & 5 TD catches…DE KASIM EDEBALI has 6 sacks in past 8 at home. LB CRAIG ROBERTSON had INT last week. CB STERLING MOORE aims for 6th in row with PD. S JAIRUS BYRD had 37-yard INT-TD in last meeting (12/24/11 with Buf.). S KENNY VACCARO led team with 9 tackles & had FF in Week 9.