* Championship * 01-21-2012 Invesco @ Mile High Temp:56 Wind:15-25 None No Line MVP:Freeman 1 2 3 4 Tot 2011 New Orleans (15-5) 7 7 0 7 21 2011 Denver (17-3) 7 7 14 10 38 1 10:30 New Orleans TD Charles 3 run (Bironas) (9-72-4:22) 7-0 1 2:48 Denver TD Freeman 4 pass to Finley (Crosby) (14-85-7:35) 7-7 2 12:12 New Orleans TD Foster 1 run (Bironas) (10-69-5:29) 14-7 2 0:18 Denver TD Torain 1 run (Crosby) (13-83-3:35) 14-14 3 7:46 Denver TD Freeman 4 pass to Pettigrew (Crosby) (12-87-7:08) 14-21 3 0:05 Denver TD Freeman 3 pass to Finley (Crosby) (9-53-5:38) 14-28 4 10:09 New Orleans TD Romo 31 pass to Charles (Bironas) (10-78-4:51) 21-28 4 8:23 Denver TD Williams 8 run (Crosby) (3-65-1:40) 21-35 4 1:27 Denver FG Crosby 37 (10-53-3:50) 21-38 Drive Summary 1 New Orleans NO 28 9 plays 72 yards 4:22 Touchdown, NO 7 Den 0 1 Denver Den 15 14 plays 85 yards 7:35 Touchdown, NO 7 Den 7 1 New Orleans NO 31 10 plays 69 yards 5:29 Touchdown, NO 14 Den 7 2 Denver Den 33 7 plays 60 yards 3:42 Interception 2 New Orleans NO 20 8 plays 38 yards 4:25 Punt 2 Denver DEN 17 13 plays 83 yards 3:35 Touchdown, NO 14 Den 14 2 New Orleans NO 36 2 plays -1 yards 0:12 End of half. 3 Denver Den 13 12 plays 87 yards 7:08 Touchdown, NO 14 Den 21 3 New Orleans NO 27 4 plays 17 yards 1:58 Interception 3 Denver Den 47 9 plays 53 yards 5:38 Touchdown, NO 14 Den 28 4 New Orleans NO 22 10 plays 78 yards 4:51 Touchdown, NO 21 Den 28 4 Denver Den 35 3 plays 65 yards 1:40 Touchdown, NO 21 Den 35 4 New Orleans NO 44 6 plays 28 yards 2:56 Turnover on downs 4 Denver Den 28 10 plays 53 yards 3:50 Field Goal, NO 21 Den 38 4 New Orleans NO 40 8 plays 56 yards 1:21 End of game. NO Den First Downs 24 32 Rushes 26-118 43-262 Passes 30-21-259 21-18-205 Sacked 0-0 1-11 Fumble 0 0 Penalties 9-60 3-16 Turnovers 1 1 Time 26:22 33:38 Third Down 2-6 9-11 Fourth Down 1-2 1-1 Red Att/Td/Fg 3/2/0 7/5/1 Net Offense 377 456 Injuries: Edwards,R(NO-1), Rodgers-Cr(NO-0), Wood(Den-3) Maiava(Den-1), Allen,N(Den-1), M Not Available Due To Injury: NO: Edwards, Herrera Den: Maiava, Allen, Porter, Murphy 2010 New Orleans Saints Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Att Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Charles 18 94 5.2 5 7 14 1 Moore 6 0 7 40 6.7 0 1 9 0 Foster 6 25 4.2 0 3 8 1 Foster 5 1 6 68 13.6 0 4 20 0 LaFell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 LaFell 4 0 6 46 11.5 0 2 18 0 Romo 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0 Jenkins 4 0 7 69 17.3 1 4 30 0 26 118 4.5 5 10 14 2 Bennett 1 0 1 5 5.0 0 0 5 0 Charles 1 0 3 31 31.0 1 1 31 1 21 1 30 259 12.3 2 12 31 1 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Romo 30 21 70.0 259 12.3 31 4 2 1 3.3 0 1 3.3 93.6 30 21 70.0 259 12.3 31 4 2 1 3.3 0 1 3.3 93.6 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% Ave/A Ave/G 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Bironas 3 3 100.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Graham,B 1 25 25 0 0 1 0 0 25.0 25.0 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Mariani 6 121 20.2 30 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Munnerlyn 1 11 11.0 11 0 7 132 18.9 30 0 Fumbles None Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Campbell 1 Houston, 1 Canty 1 Tackles James,B 12 Campbell 5 Cofield 4 Taylor,I 4 Thurmond 1 Bethea 7 Weddle 5 Canty 4 Rodgers- 2 Houston, 1 Bentley 6 Munnerly 4 Maualuga 4 Owens,C 2 Williams 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Bentley 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2010 Denver Broncos Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Att Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Torain 17 96 5.6 1 6 14 1 Bowe 5 0 5 90 18.0 1 4 25 0 Williams 17 88 5.2 2 6 12 1 Pettigrew 4 0 4 34 8.5 0 3 14 1 Freeman 7 75 10.7 3 2 39 0 Washington 3 0 3 43 14.3 0 2 23 0 Dixon 1 3 3.0 0 0 3 0 Torain 2 0 3 16 8.0 0 2 11 0 Murphy,L 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Walker 2 0 2 15 7.5 0 1 15 0 43 262 6.1 6 14 39 2 Finley 2 0 3 7 3.5 0 2 4 2 18 0 21 205 11.4 1 14 25 3 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Freeman 21 18 85.7 205 11.4 25 0 1 1 4.8 1 3 14.3 127.1 21 18 85.7 205 11.4 25 0 1 1 4.8 1 3 14.3 127.1 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% Ave/A Ave/G 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Crosby 5 5 100.0 1 1 100.0 37.0 37.0 0.0 0.0 37 8 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Karim 2 30 15.0 17 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Lang 1 5 5.0 5 0 James 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 35 8.8 17 0 Fumbles None Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Hood 1 Miller,R 1 Jenkins, 1 Miller,R 1 Withersp 1 Withersp 1 Goff,J 1 Tackles Withersp 10 Jenkins 5 Pierre-P 3 Jackson,K 1 Odrick 1 Thomas,T 10 Goff,J 4 Sims,E 2 Raji 1 Hood 1 Porter,T 6 Miller,R 3 Brown,Ta 2 Merling 1 Landry,D 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Porter,T 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 1st Quarter KO 14:51 NO Mariani ret of 21 --- KO-deep --- Return *Recreated* 1 10 own28 NO Romo-Moore 8 5-3 M Run-Charles/C *Recreated* 2 2 own36 NO Charles 6 5-3 M Run-Charles/C *Recreated* 1 10 own42 NO Romo- X 5-3 M Run-Charles/C *Recreated* 2 10 own42 13:15 NO Romo-Jenkins 16 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Key-Charles/C 1 10 opp42 12:31 NO Romo-Jenkins 30 Bas L- 4-3 M Run-Charles/C 1 10 opp12 11:54 NO Charles 0 2T2 Sweep-L 5-3 M Run-Charles/C 2 10 opp12 11:17 NO Romo-Moore X 3W1 M-Out 4-3 tM iBasic/C 3 10 opp12 11:07 NO Romo-Foster 9 3W1 Screen 4-2 tM iPass/C 4 1 opp3 10:30 NO Charles 3/TD 2T2 Trap-L 5-3 tM iRun-Charles/C 7-0 KO 10:23 Den James ret of 0 --- KO-squib --- Return 1 10 own15 10:14 Den Torain 6 Bas Pitch-R 4-3 lM iPass 2 4 own21 9:36 Den Williams 8 Bas Off Tackle-R 4-3 M Pass-Finley 1 10 own29 8:55 Den Torain 3 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 M Basic 2 7 own32 8:14 Den Torain 5 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 lM Basic 3 2 own37 7:31 Den Williams 12 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run/Li/A 1 10 own49 6:49 Den Torain 9 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 Z Pass 2 1 opp42 6:12 Den Dixon 3/Pen15(James) Bas Dive 4-3 dZ Pass 1 10 opp24 6:04 Den Torain 7 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 M Pass-Bowe 2 3 opp17 5:24 Den Williams 3 Bas Off Tackle-R 4-3 M Run-Williams,R 3 0 opp14 4:51 Den Freeman 1 Bas QbSneak 4-3 sZ iRun-Williams,R/Bz1 1 10 opp13 4:10 Den Williams 0 Bas Trap-R 4-3 sZ Basic/A 2 10 opp13 3:31 Den Torain 4 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 sZ Basic/Bz1/A 3 6 opp9 2:56 Den NO Pen5(Campbell) 3W1 S-Out/sec 3-2 Z iPass/A 1 4 opp4 2:48 Den Freeman-Finley 4/TD Bas S-Slant 4-3 tM iRun-Torain 7-7 KO 2:41 NO Mariani ret of 22 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own31 2:31 NO Charles 11 Bas Sweep-R 4-3 tM Key-Charles 1 10 own42 1:53 NO Charles 3 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 M Pass-Moore 2 7 own45 1:12 NO Foster 8 Bas Stretch-L 4-3 M Run-Foster,A 1 10 opp47 0:42 NO Pen5(Williams) Bas M-Fly 4-3 M Basic/C 1 15 own48 0:33 NO Romo-Foster 20 3W1 M-Out 4-3 M Key-Foster 1 10 opp32 0:00 NO End Quarter 2nd Quarter 1 10 opp32 14:57 NO Charles 0 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 M Run-Charles 2 10 opp32 14:24 NO Den Pen5(Landry) 3W1 S-Out 3-4 tM iBasic/Bz1 1 10 opp27 14:15 NO Foster 8 3W1 Stretch-L 3-4 tM Basic/Bz1 2 2 opp19 13:29 NO Foster 6 2T2 Pitch-R 5-3 M Run-Foster,A 1 10 opp13 12:49 NO Romo-Foster 12 2T2 S-Out 5-3 M Key-Foster/C 1 1 opp1 12:12 NO Foster 1/TD 2T2 Trap-L 5-3 tM Goalline/C 14-7 KO 12:06 Den Lang ret of 5 --- KO-squib --- Return 1 10 own33 11:57 Den Freeman-Bowe 25 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M iPass 1 10 opp42 11:12 Den Freeman-Bowe 17 Bas M-Fly 4-3 M Run-Torain 1 10 opp25 10:29 Den NO Pen5(Maualuga) Bas S-Flat 4-3 Z Basic/A 1 10 opp20 10:24 Den Williams 2 Bas Dive 3-4 Z Pass 2 8 opp18 9:40 Den Williams 6 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-2 Z iBasic 3 2 opp12 8:58 Den Freeman-Torain 5 Bas S-Hitch/sec 4-3 sZ Basic 1 7 opp7 8:24 Den Freeman-INT-Bentley Bas S-Slant/sec 4-3 sZ iPass 1 10 own20 8:19 NO Charles 1 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Pass-Moore 2 9 own21 7:41 NO Romo-LaFell 13 3W1 M-Slant 5-1 tM Basic 1 10 own34 7:04 NO Romo-Moore 7 Bas S-Out 4-3 M Key-Foster 2 3 own41 6:21 NO Foster 2 2T2 Off Tackle-L 5-3 M iRun-Foster,A/C 3 1 own43 5:33 NO Romo-Foster 14 2T2 S-Out 5-3 Z Run-Foster,A/Bz1/C 1 10 opp43 4:49 NO Charles 1 2T2 Trap-L 5-3 Z Run-Charles 2 9 opp42 4:07 NO Romo-Charles X 3W1 S-Out 4-2 sZ Pass 3 9 opp42 3:59 NO Romo-LaFell X 3W1 M-Out/sec 4-1 sZ Pass/Bz1 4 9 opp42 3:53 NO Graham 25, OB --- Pt-side --- Return 1 10 own17 3:49 Den Freeman-Walker 0 Bas S-Flat 4-3 Z Pass 2 10 own17 3:07 Den Torain 14 Bas Trap-L 4-3 lM iPass/Bz1 1 10 own31 2:22 Den Williams 11 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own42 2:00 Den Williams 5 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 Z Pass 2 5 own47 1:55 Den Torain 1 Bas Trap-L 4-3 dZ Pass 3 4 own48 1:36 Den Torain 9 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 sZ iBasic 1 10 opp43 1:17 Den Freeman-Bowe 9 Bas S-Out 4-3 Z Pass 2 1 opp34 1:08 Den Torain 7 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 Z Pass 1 10 opp27 1:08 Den Den Timeout 1 10 opp27 1:00 Den Freeman-Torain 11 Bas S-Cross/sec 3-4 Z Pass 1 10 opp16 0:41 Den Freeman-Torain X Bas S-Out/sec 3-4 M Pass-Pettigrew 2 10 opp16 0:33 Den Freeman 7 Bas Draw 3-3 Z Pass 3 3 opp9 0:33 Den Den Timeout 3 3 opp9 0:25 Den Torain 8 Bas Trap-L 3-3 sZ Pass 1 1 opp1 0:22 Den NO Timeout 1 1 opp1 0:18 Den Torain 1/TD Bas Off Tackle-L 5-3 tM Basic/A 14-14 KO 0:12 NO Munnerlyn ret of 11 --- KO-squib --- Return 1 10 own36 0:09 NO Romo-Jenkins X Bas L-/sec 4-1 dZ Pass/C 2 10 own36 0:07 NO Romo -1 Bas QbKneel/HO 4-1 dZ Pass/Bz1/C 3 11 own35 0:00 NO End Quarter 3rd Quarter KO 14:54 Den Karim ret of 13 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own13 14:47 Den Freeman-Washingt 7 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Key-Torain 2 3 own20 14:03 Den Freeman-Washingt 13 Bas L-Slant/sec 3-4 Z Pass/Bz1 1 10 own33 13:24 Den Torain 9 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 sZ Basic 2 1 own42 12:49 Den Williams 2 Bas Trap-L 4-3 Z Basic/Lr 1 10 own44 12:15 Den Williams 4 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Pass 2 6 own48 11:42 Den Torain 3 Bas Dive 4-3 Z iRun-Torain 3 3 opp49 11:05 Den Torain 3 Bas Off Tackle-L 4-3 sZ Key-Torain 1 10 opp46 10:33 Den Williams -1 Bas Trap-R 4-3 Z Run-Williams,R 2 11 opp47 9:50 Den Williams 8 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 Z iBasic 3 3 opp39 9:09 Den Freeman-Pettigre 14 Bas M-Fly 4-3 sZ Run-Williams,R 1 10 opp25 8:26 Den Freeman-Bowe 21 Bas M-Fly 4-3 Z Run-Williams,R/Lo 1 4 opp4 7:46 Den Freeman-Pettigre 4/T Bas S-Out/sec 4-3 tM Run-Williams,R 14-21 KO 7:41 NO Mariani ret of 27 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own27 7:31 NO Charles 14 2T2 Pitch-L 4-3 tM Pass 1 10 own41 6:56 NO Charles 4 2T2 Pitch-R 4-3 M oKey-Charles/C 2 6 own45 6:21 NO Charles -1 2T2 Trap-L 5-3 M Run-Charles/Lo/C 3 7 own44 5:43 NO Romo-INT-Porter 3W1 S-Out 4-2 tM iPass/Bz1/C 1 10 own47 5:38 Den Williams 1 Bas Trap-R 4-3 M Basic 2 9 own48 4:52 Den Freeman-Washingt 23 Bas S-Cross/sec 4-3 M Dbl-Pettigrew 1 10 opp29 4:15 Den Freeman 1 Bas S-Flat 4-3 M Run-Torain 2 9 opp28 3:35 Den Freeman-Pettigre 7 Bas M-Fly/sec 4-3 Z Basic/A 3 2 opp21 2:53 Den Freeman-Pettigre 9 Bas S-Cross 3-4 Z Run-Torain/Bz1 1 10 opp12 2:09 Den Sk-Campbell -11 Bas Screen 4-3 sZ Basic 2 21 opp23 1:26 Den Freeman 10 Bas Draw 4-3 dZ Basic 3 11 opp13 0:44 Den Freeman 10 3W1 M-Fly 3-1 Z Pass 4 1 opp3 0:05 Den Freeman-Finley 3/TD Bas S-Hitch 5-3 tM iRun-Torain/A 14-28 KO 0:00 NO Mariani ret of 12 --- KO-angle --- Return 4th Quarter 1 10 own22 14:52 NO Romo-LaFell 5 3W1 S-Slant/sec 4-3 M Key-Charles/C 2 5 own27 14:15 NO LaFell 0 3W1 End Around/PA 4-2 tM Basic/Bz1/C 3 5 own27 13:43 NO Den Pen5(Raji) 3W1 Sweep-L 4-2 tM iPass-Moore/C 1 10 own32 13:38 NO Romo-Bennett 5 3W1 M-Fly/sec 4-3 tM Key-Charles 2 5 own37 12:53 NO Charles 7 3W1 Trap-L 4-2 M Basic/C 1 10 own44 12:11 NO Charles 11 3W1 Pitch-L 4-2 M Pass/Bz1/C 1 10 opp45 11:47 NO Charles 4 3W1 Pitch-R 4-2 M oBasic/C 2 6 opp41 11:29 NO Charles 13 3W1 Trap-L 4-2 tM iBasic/Lo/C 1 10 opp28 11:15 NO NO Pen10(Herrera) 3W1 M-Fly/sec 4-2 tM iBasic/Ll/C 1 20 opp38 11:07 NO Romo-LaFell 10 3W1 M-Fly/sec 4-2 M Dbl-Moore/Jenkins/C 2 10 opp28 10:50 NO Charles -3 3W1 Pitch-L 4-2 tM Pass/Bz1 3 13 opp31 10:09 NO Romo-Charles 31/TD 3W1 M-Out 4-1 Z iBasic 21-28 KO 10:03 Den Karim ret of 17 --- KO-squib --- Return 1 10 own35 9:54 Den Freeman-Bowe 18 Bas S-Slant 4-3 Z iRun-Williams,R 1 10 opp47 9:05 Den Freeman 39 Bas Bootleg 4-3 Z Basic/A 1 8 opp8 8:23 Den Williams 8/TD Bas FakeReverse 4-3 tM Basic/A 21-35 KO 8:18 NO Mariani ret of 30 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own44 8:09 NO Charles 6 3W1 Off Tackle-L 4-3 tM Pass/Bz1 2 4 50 7:26 NO Romo-Jenkins 12 3W1 M-Slant 4-3 tM Pass/Bz1 1 10 opp38 7:14 NO Pen5(Moore) 3W1 M-Slant 4-3 M Pass-Moore/Jenkins 1 15 opp43 7:06 NO Charles 14 3W1 Sweep-L 4-3 M iPass-Moore 2 1 opp29 6:54 NO Pen5(LaFell) 3W1 Off Tackle-R 4-3 tM Basic/Bz3 2 6 opp34 6:49 NO Foster 0 3W1 Pitch-L 4-3 tM Pass-Foster/Moore 3 6 opp34 6:08 NO Romo-Moore 4 3W1 S-Cross 4-3 M Run-Charles 4 2 opp30 5:30 NO Pen5(Bennett) 2T2 S-Slant 5-3 M Run-Charles/C 4 7 opp35 5:22 NO Romo-Moore 7 3W1 M-Hitch/sec 3-2 tM iPass/Bz1 1 10 own28 5:15 Den Freeman 7 Bas L-Slant 4-3 M Run-Williams,R 2 3 own35 4:27 Den Freeman-Walker 15 Bas S-Flat 4-3 M iBasic/A 1 10 50 3:39 Den Williams 5 Bas Trap-R 4-3 sZ Basic 2 5 opp45 2:51 Den Williams 5 Bas Trap-L 4-3 sZ Basic/A 1 10 opp40 2:31 Den Murphy 0 Bas Reverse 4-3 Z Run-Williams,R/A 2 10 opp40 2:00 Den Two Minute Warning 2 10 opp40 1:52 Den Williams 9 Bas Trap-L 4-3 Z Run/Lr/A 3 1 opp31 1:52 Den NO Timeout 3 1 opp31 1:52 Den NO Pen5(Houston) Bas M-Fly 6-2 Z Run/Bz3/Li/A 1 10 opp26 1:48 Den Torain 0 Bas 6-2 Z Run-Torain/A 2 10 opp26 1:48 Den NO Timeout 2 10 opp26 1:40 Den Freeman-Murphy X Bas S-Hitch 5-3 tM Basic/A 3 10 opp26 1:32 Den Torain 7 Bas Dive 5-3 tM Basic 4 3 opp19 1:32 Den NO Timeout 4 3 opp19 1:27 Den FG Crosby 37/G --- FG --- Block 21-38 KO 1:21 NO Mariani ret of 9 --- KO-squib --- Return 1 10 own40 1:12 NO Romo-Jenkins 11 3W2 S-Out/HO 4-2 dZ Pass 1 10 opp49 1:02 NO Romo-Foster 13 3W2 S-Out/HO/RBw 4-2 dZoPass/Lo/C 1 10 opp36 0:52 NO Romo-Moore 5 3W2 L-Slant/SG/HO/RBw/s 4-2 tM Basic/Bz1/C 2 5 opp31 0:33 NO Romo-Moore 9 3W2 S-Out/SG/HO/RBw 4-2 M Pass-Moore/C 1 10 opp22 0:26 NO Romo-Charles X 3W2 M-Out/SG/HO/RBw 4-1 dZ Pass/Bz1/C 2 10 opp22 0:15 NO Romo-LaFell 18 3W2 S-Out/SG/HO/RBw/sec 4-1 lMoPass/Bz2/C 1 4 opp4 0:06 NO Romo-LaFell X 3W2 S-Slant/SG/HO/RBw 4-1 tM Basic/Bz1/C 2 4 opp4 0:00 NO Romo-Jenkins X 3W2 S-Cross/SG/HO/RBw 4-3 sZiPass