| New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 13, 1974 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 50751 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bill McClard 52 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Terry Schmidt 24 interception return (Bill McClard kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 3 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Billy Thompson 38 interception return (Jim Turner kick failed) | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 1 run (run failed) | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rod McNeill 1 run (Bill McClard kick) | 17 | 26 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Billy Van Heusen 43 pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) | 17 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | WR | Bob Newland |
| 88 | WR | Joel Parker |
| 65 | LOT | Dave Thompson |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 51 | C | John Didion |
| 50 | ROG | Jake Kupp |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 84 | TE | Paul Seal |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 28 | RB | Alvin Maxson |
| 34 | RB | Jess Phillips |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 82 | RDE | Bob Pollard |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 59 | RLB | Wayne Colman |
| 21 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 24 | LS | Johnny Fuller |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Myers |
| 40 | RCB | Terry Schmidt |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 42 | WR | Billy Van Heusen |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 63 | LDT | John Grant |
| 55 | RDT | Pete Duranko |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 45 | LLB | Bill Laskey |
| 56 | MLB | Ray May |
| 57 | RLB | Tom Jackson |
| 46 | LCB | John Rowser |
| 36 | LS | Billy Thompson |
| 20 | RS | Charlie Greer |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4/12 | / | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| DEN | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 6/11 | / | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jess Phillips | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Rod McNeill | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| Howard Stevens | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Archie Manning | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack DeGrenier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Parker | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 137 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 9 | 2 |
| Floyd Little | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 123 | 3.4 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 2 | 154 | 5.7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 |
| Bobby Scott | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 1 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 3 | 196 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 2 | 295 | 10.9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 93.9 | |
| John Hufnagel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Team Totals | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 2 | 295 | 10.9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 93.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Joel Parker | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Newland | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Rod McNeill | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 196 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Haven Moses | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 1 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 295 | 17.4 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Tommy Myers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Ray May | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Calvin Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Ernie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Greer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ernie Jackson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Odell Lawson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |