Week 3
Final
NO
DEN1Q 09:06
0 - 7
N. Jackson 1-yard TD catch from J. Cutler.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
1Q 02:12
3 - 7
M. Gramatica 43-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
1Q 01:04
3 - 14
B. Marshall 35-yard TD catch from J. Cutler.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 1
2Q 14:25
3 - 21
N. Webster 34-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 1
2Q 09:21
10 - 21
P. Thomas 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 3 yd
after contact
2Q 07:00
17 - 21
R. Bush 23-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10 5 yd
after contact
2Q 02:59
17 - 24
M. Prater 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
2Q 00:27
19 - 24
Safety by C. Grant.
Safety
1st & 10
3Q 07:42
19 - 31
M. Pittman 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 07:08
26 - 31
R. Bush 6-yard TD catch from D. Brees.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal 11 yd
after catch
3Q 02:24
26 - 34
M. Prater 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
4Q 10:09
32 - 34
P. Thomas 10-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
2nd & 4 3 yd
after contact
Top Performers
Pass Yds
421
Brees
NO
Rush Yds
73
Bush
NO
Rec Yds
155
Marshall
DEN
Scrim TD
2
Thomas
NO
2008 NFC South
NO DEN
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Falcons | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
Chargers 
Broncos 
Raiders 
Chiefs Game Summary
The Denver Broncos squeaked out a win over the New Orleans Saints, 34 to 32, on September 21, 2008.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 39/48 | 421 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 110.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cutler #6 | 21/34 | 264 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 93.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 1 | 23 |
P. Thomas #23 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 2 | 10 |
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Young #35 | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | 19 |
A. Hall #23 | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 |
J. Cutler #6 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
E. Royal #19 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Pittman #32 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Meachem #17 | 2/2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | 74 |
L. Moore #16 | 7/7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | 18 |
J. Shockey #80 | 8/11 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 16 |
R. Bush #25 | 11/14 | 75 | 6.8 | 1 | 23 |
D. Henderson #19 | 2/4 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 23 |
B. Miller #82 | 2/2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 28 |
D. Patten #86 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
P. Thomas #23 | 3/3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
M. Karney #44 | 2/2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Marshall #15 | 6/11 | 155 | 25.8 | 1 | 35 |
T. Scheffler #88 | 4/5 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Stokley #14 | 3/4 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 |
D. Graham #89 | 1/2 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
E. Royal #19 | 4/7 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
M. Pittman #32 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
S. Young #35 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
N. Jackson #81 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
C. Russell #88 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Karney #44 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. David #42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Scheffler #88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
N. Webster #52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Kaesviharn #34 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McKenzie #34 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ortega #86 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Savage #93 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. David #42 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dunbar #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Williams #55 | 16-14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Webster #52 | 11-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bailey #97 | 9-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Winborn #55 | 7-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Manuel #33 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bly #32 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Engelberger #95 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. McCree #32 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Ekuban #96 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Koutouvides #53 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Paymah #41 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Robertson #63 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Larsen #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Moss #94 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Wiegmann #62 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Dumervil #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gramatica #10 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Prater #5 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Weatherford #5 | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Kern #6 | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hall #23 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hillis #40 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Royal #19 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 39/48 | 421 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 110.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 1 | 23 |
P. Thomas #23 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 2 | 10 |
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Meachem #17 | 2/2 | 86 | 43.0 | 0 | 74 |
L. Moore #16 | 7/7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | 18 |
J. Shockey #80 | 8/11 | 75 | 9.4 | 0 | 16 |
R. Bush #25 | 11/14 | 75 | 6.8 | 1 | 23 |
D. Henderson #19 | 2/4 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 23 |
B. Miller #82 | 2/2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 28 |
D. Patten #86 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
P. Thomas #23 | 3/3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
M. Karney #44 | 2/2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Brees #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bush #25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
M. Karney #44 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. David #42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Kaesviharn #34 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Porter #22 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Grant #94 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harper #41 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Smith #91 | 5-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. McKenzie #34 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Shanle #58 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Vilma #51 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Ortega #86 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Savage #93 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U. Young #28 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. David #42 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Ellis #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Mitchell #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Thomas #23 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Clancy #96 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Dunbar #54 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Gramatica #10 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Weatherford #5 | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Thomas #23 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bush #25 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Cutler #6 | 21/34 | 264 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 93.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Young #35 | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | 19 |
A. Hall #23 | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 |
J. Cutler #6 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
E. Royal #19 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
M. Pittman #32 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Marshall #15 | 6/11 | 155 | 25.8 | 1 | 35 |
T. Scheffler #88 | 4/5 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Stokley #14 | 3/4 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 |
D. Graham #89 | 1/2 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
E. Royal #19 | 4/7 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
M. Pittman #32 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
S. Young #35 | 1/2 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
N. Jackson #81 | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
C. Russell #88 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Scheffler #88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
N. Webster #52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.J. Williams #55 | 16-14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Webster #52 | 11-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bailey #97 | 9-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Winborn #55 | 7-4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Manuel #33 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bly #32 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Engelberger #95 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. McCree #32 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Ekuban #96 | 3-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Koutouvides #53 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Paymah #41 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Robertson #63 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Larsen #46 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Moss #94 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Wiegmann #62 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Dumervil #92 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hall #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #50 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Prater #5 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 10 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Kern #6 | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hall #23 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Hillis #40 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Royal #19 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:300-0
Touchdown
10 plays,
45 yd,
04:290-7
Field Goal
12 plays,
55 yd,
06:543-7
Touchdown
3 plays,
61 yd,
01:403-14
Fumble
3 plays,
10 yd,
01:163-21
Touchdown
10 plays,
80 yd,
04:5510-21
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:1310-21
Touchdown
5 plays,
46 yd,
02:1217-21
Field Goal
8 plays,
58 yd,
03:5617-24
Downs
10 plays,
79 yd,
02:2817-24
Safety
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:0419-24
Missed FG
4 plays,
17 yd,
00:2319-24
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:0219-24
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:2919-24
Touchdown
12 plays,
63 yd,
04:5219-31
Touchdown
2 plays,
80 yd,
00:3526-31
Field Goal
9 plays,
75 yd,
04:4226-34
Touchdown
15 plays,
76 yd,
07:2032-34
Fumble
10 plays,
62 yd,
04:2732-34
Missed FG
8 plays,
54 yd,
03:3832-34
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:4732-34
End of Game
2 plays,
2 yd,
00:0832-34
502
Total Yds
369
414
Pass Yds
264
88
Rush Yds
105
12
Total Drives
10
74
Total Plays
58
6.8
Yards Per Play
6.4
8.4
Yards Per Pass
7.8
3.5
Yards Per Rush
4.4
32:48
Possession
27:12
0
Biggest Lead
18
27
1st Downs
20
20
Passing 1st Downs
11
7
Rushing 1st Downs
7
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
8/14
3rd Down
6/10
0/1
4th Down
0/0
2
Punts
2
1
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
1
4
Penalties
3
0.0
Sacks
1.0
5
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
0
