New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos Final Score & Highlights: Week 12

Local media and the team tried to build hype for Kendall Hinton at the last minute to start for the Denver Broncos, but it was a tall order for a former college quarterback turned wide receiver. He played well considering he had no training and no time until the game started on Sunday.

The New Orleans Saints have their own quarterback issues, but their entire attack has been focused on running the football behind Taysom Hill and it shows. They built up an insurmountable lead from the start of their 31-3 win.

You could even say the NFL got the package they apparently wanted from the Broncos without forcing them to do so. We have possibly the worst football game anyone under 60 has seen.

First shift

With all the pre-game hype about Kendall Hinton as the Broncos quarterback in this game, the team opted to date Phillip Lindsay leading the wildcat with Melvin Gordon. Lindsay would gain 1, 14 and 3 yards on the Broncos’ first three offensive plays.

Royce Freeman then came looking for a wildcat for four yards before Hinton finally came out onto the field for a third and three. He would roll over and be forced to throw it to get the release unit out.

This series seems to suggest the game plan that head coach Vic Fangio and his team could put together in less than 24 hours.

Apart from that Lindsay’s first try in game two of the game, the teams traded three and finished the rest of the run in the first quarter until late, when Dre’Mont Jones jumped offside on a fourth down. to prolong the race of the Saints which ended with them. drive into Broncos territory to complete the first quarter.

Second quarter

The Saints stuck to the ground to open the second quarter with Alvin Kamara leading the team into the red zone. They would hold the field throughout as Taysom Hill would have -8 yards net passing when Hill himself hit him in the end zone within a yard to put the Saints 7-0 ahead of the Broncos with 10 minutes left. in the first half. .

However, neither team threw the ball much.

A dropped snap between Lloyd Cushenberry and Lindsay gave the Saints a second scoring opportunity late in the first half, which presumably led to more points for New Orleans. They had a first goal and a goal of both which led to Taysom Hill’s second inning touchdown.

They took a 14-0 lead with just one yard of net in the first two quarters. The Broncos managed to get the ball with about a minute left in the half, and looked set to run the clock. However, on the second try, Hinton finished the first part of the game – but to Janoris Jenkins who was able to bring him back to the sidelines of the shooting range.

Hill extended his passing yards from 1 to 25 with seconds remaining to give the Saints a field goal try to take a 17-0 halftime lead in the locker room.

Third quarter

The two offenses continued to struggle in the passing game with interceptions from Hinton and Hill. Essang Bassey got his first career interception on a deflection that he sent all the way inside the Saints’ 40-yard line to get Denver closer to the shooting range nine minutes in the third quarter.

Denver’s offense wouldn’t go anywhere, but Brandon McManus still had a career 58-yard field goal to make it a 17-3 game.

The Broncos defense, which had held up for most of the game thus far, ended up being on the field too long and the Saints game took over. Latavius ​​Murray capped the Saints’ upcoming practice with a 36-yard touchdown to give the Saints a 24-3 lead.

Fourth trimester

The fourth quarter has been played, but has anyone watched? I was, but mostly looking at the clock, hoping this game ends quickly.

With a Broncos defense having been on the pitch for most of the game, it looks like the Saints’ rushing offense really found success in the second half. They would add another late score to extend the Saints’ lead to 31-3.

The saints would run the clock from there.