1.  Defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield left the game in the first quarter because of the flu and did not return.

2.  Defensive tackle Travis Hall (hip) and wide receiver Chris Calloway (right knee) were both knocked out of the game in the second quarter.

3.  Defensively, the Vikings also made the critical plays, particularly Robert Tate's interception late in the third quarter at the Saints' 29-yard line.

4.  Dennis Rodman had 8 of his 12 rebounds in the third quarter.

5.  Denver gave up a season-high 443 yards, 303 in the second and third quarters.

6.  Denver has a vast Hispanic community _ non-white Hispanics make up a quarter of the city's half-million residents, compared with 11 percent nationwide.

7.  Denver has averaged 35 points a game at Mile High and has been particularly devastating in the first quarter when it outscored opponents, 158-54.

8.  Denver has outscored its opponents by 100-13 in the first quarter and has thrashed its opponents on opening drives by 42-3.

9.  Denver took a 7-0 halftime lead on a one-yard touchdown run by Davis with under two minutes left in the second quarter.

10.  Cuban-Americans will be able to send up to $300 every quarter to each household, or up to $1,200 a year.