2012 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 28, 2012 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
New Orleans Saints
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Denver BroncosWinner
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DEN -6 ✓U 55 ✓
Denver Broncos 34–14 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
22/30, 305 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
18.1 expected points added · +11.4% completion over expected
Passing · NO
22/42, 213 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.4 expected points added · -11.7% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
7/9 for 137 yds, 1 TD
30% of team targets · 9.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 22/42 | 213 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Drew Brees | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Darren Sproles | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -2.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Colston | 5 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 24% | 4.9 |
| Jimmy Graham | 5 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 24% | 0.4 |
| Darren Sproles | 7 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 21% | 5.4 |
| Lance Moore | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 14% | -4.2 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -0.4 |
| Devery Henderson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -4.8 |
| Courtney Roby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Harper | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis Lofton | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey White | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Galette | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/30 | 305 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Lance Ball | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Brock Osweiler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 7 | 9 | 137 | 1 | 30% | 9.3 |
| Virgil Green | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 10% | 3.3 |
| Eric Decker | 4 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 20% | 4.5 |
| Willis McGahee | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 7% | 2.6 |
| Jacob Tamme | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 13% | 1.5 |
| Brandon Stokley | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7% | 0.4 |
| Matt Willis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| Joel Dreessen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.5 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Woodyard | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Trevathan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Wolfe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Von Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -6
- Closing total
- 55
- NO moneyline
- +231
- DEN moneyline
- -260
Broncos closed -6 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 55; the game landed 48 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 59°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- NO 7 days · DEN 13 days
- Coaches
- Joe Vitt vs John Fox