New Orleans Saints
Denver Broncos
Stadium
Capacity: 76,125
Inaugurated: 01/01/1948
Broadcast
Announcers
Don Criqui, Irv Cross, Jane Chastain
Summary
NO and DEN combined for 449 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Jess Phillips led NO with 32 rushing yards while Otis Armstrong paced DEN with 57. Through the air, Joel Parker topped NO with 83 receiving yards while Haven Moses led DEN with 132.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NO
DEN
First Downs
19
24
Rush-Yds-TDs
29-137-1
36-123-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
17-36-196-0-3
17-27-295-2-2
Sacked-Yards
0-0
3-21
Net Pass Yards
196
274
Total Yards
333
397
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
0-0
Turnovers
3
2
Penalties-Yards
5-32
5-42
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NO
DEN
First Downs
19
24
Rush-Yds-TDs
29-137-1
36-123-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
17-36-196-0-3
17-27-295-2-2
Sacked-Yards
0-0
3-21
Net Pass Yards
196
274
Total Yards
333
397
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
0-0
Turnovers
3
2
Penalties-Yards
5-32
5-42
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Broncos
Otis Armstrong 3 yard rush (Jim Turner kick)
0-7
—
Saints
Bill McClard 52 yard field goal
3-7
—
Saints
Terry Schmidt 24 yard interception return (Bill McClard kick)
10-7
2
Broncos
Riley Odoms 3 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)
10-14
—
Broncos
Bill Thompson 38 yard interception return
10-20
—
Broncos
Otis Armstrong 1 yard rush
10-26
3
Saints
Rod McNeill 1 yard rush (Bill McClard kick)
17-26
—
Broncos
Billy Van Heusen 43 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)
17-33