Week 16, 2012

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	13	0	7	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	17	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 DEN - Geoff Nichols 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 05:00 ATL - Wade Richey 55 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 09:51 DEN - Danny Whitfield 41 field goal
2Q: 04:47 ATL - Wade Richey 44 field goal
2Q: 02:18 DEN - Danny Whitfield 42 field goal
4Q: 12:14 ATL - Wade Richey 33 field goal
4Q: 05:23 ATL - Justin Griffith 1 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 02:18 ATL - Mike Wheeler 12 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 01:00 DEN - Darius Watts 20 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 DEN - Geoff Nichols 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 05:00 ATL - Wade Richey 55 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 2 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 09:51 DEN - Danny Whitfield 41 field goal
2Q: 04:47 ATL - Wade Richey 44 field goal
2Q: 02:18 DEN - Danny Whitfield 42 field goal
4Q: 12:14 ATL - Wade Richey 33 field goal
4Q: 05:23 ATL - Justin Griffith 1 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 02:18 ATL - Mike Wheeler 12 pass from Michael Vick (Wade Richey extra point)
4Q: 01:00 DEN - Darius Watts 20 pass from Jimmie Burton (Danny Whitfield extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 6-9 6-9
First Downs 20 24
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 13 20
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 387 459
- Offensive Plays 63 75
- Yards per Play 6.14 6.12
Net Rushing Yards 112 100
- Rushing Attempts 26 18
- Yards per Rush 4.31 5.56
Net Passing Yards 275 359
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 3 52 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 394
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 7.43 6.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/39 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 4/129 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:53 32:07

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	6-9	6-9
First Downs	20	24
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	13	20
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	387	459
- Offensive Plays	63	75
- Yards per Play	6.14	6.12
Net Rushing Yards	112	100
- Rushing Attempts	26	18
- Yards per Rush	4.31	5.56
Net Passing Yards	275	359
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 3	52 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	394
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	7.43	6.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/39	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	4/129	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:53	32:07

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	1:52	OWN 25	4	64	Interception
1	9:49	1:23	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
1	8:26	1:48	OPP 12	4	12	Touchdown
1	4:52	1:56	OPP 39	3	14	Interception
1	1:10	1:17	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
2	13:42	3:58	OWN 32	8	44	Field Goal
2	9:10	0:43	OPP 26	2	0	Interception
2	4:41	2:29	OWN 43	7	32	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
3	9:18	3:01	OWN 23	7	36	Punt
3	3:07	1:48	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
4	12:08	3:13	OWN 13	6	40	Punt
4	5:16	2:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	2:08	1:21	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
1	11:17	1:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	6:38	1:46	OWN 20	6	42	Field Goal
1	2:56	1:46	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	14:53	1:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	9:44	0:34	OWN 20	2	10	Fumble
2	8:27	3:46	OWN 17	8	56	Field Goal
2	2:12	2:12	OWN 4	4	35	Half
3	12:50	3:32	OWN 5	7	41	Punt
3	6:17	3:10	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
3	1:19	4:11	OWN 45	10	39	Field Goal
4	8:55	3:39	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
4	3:09	1:01	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	7	33	Downs

Game MVP: Michael Vick, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey McCollom	14	66	4.71	15	3	1
Geoff Nichols	10	42	4.20	11	1	1
Jimmie Burton	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Shane Ford	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kim Helfrich	9	50	5.56	20	2
Carl Davis	6	43	7.17	18	1
Michael Vick	2	8	4.00	7	0
Justin Griffith	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	37	22	275	0/0	1	47	3	57.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	52	30	394	5/35	2	41	0	94.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	9	13	185	20.56	37	47	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	6	6	16	2.67	3	7	0
WR Darius Watts	4	11	53	13.25	0	20	1
WR Moe Doll	2	3	17	8.50	0	12	0
TE Quentin Morrison	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Geoff Nichols	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Troy Hopper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Jenkins	9	15	149	16.56	21	41	0
WR Vince Jeffries	6	12	94	15.67	7	34	0
TE Mike Wheeler	5	6	44	8.80	8	13	1
WR Bryce Drake	2	3	47	23.50	0	37	0
RB Carl Davis	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
RB Ryan Ramirez	2	4	31	15.50	9	16	0
TE Howie Isaacs	2	3	6	3.00	4	7	0
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Antonio Sjogren	1	2	18	18.00	9	18	0
RB Kim Helfrich	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roman Lindros	2	2	1.00	0
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	0
Ben Hamilton	0	1	0
Quentin Morrison	0	1	0
Marshall Chin	0	1	0
Brett Johnson	0	0	1
Shaun Woods	0	0	1
Freddie Segers	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vince Jeffries	2	0	0
Michael Vick	1	0	0
Shane Phillips	0	1	0
Fred Clancy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	6	257	42.8	36.8	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	6	229	38.2	33.5	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	2/2	2/2	0/0	42	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Richey	3/3	2/2	1/1	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	28	9.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Jeffries	4	16	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Hines	3	108	36.0	0
Rico Bensen	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Drake	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shane Taylor	8	1	1.0	13	47
CB Jeremy LeSueur	7	0	0.0	18	56
DE Bernard Banks	6	1	0.0	18	55
DE Tracy Homer	5	1	1.0	18	56
OLB Bubba Rhodes	5	1	1.0	17	55
S Rickey Richmond	4	3	0.0	15	44
DT Shaun Woods	3	3	1.5	18	55
S Cris Shepard	3	3	0.0	15	47
CB John Echols	3	1	0.0	17	56
QB Jimmie Burton	2	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrus Price	1	1	0.5	1	10
DT Freddie Segers	1	1	0.0	11	49
WR Darius Watts	1	0	---	---	---
S Lamont Wiggs	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Walt Tanner	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Bernie Burke	1	0	0.0	16	56
OLB Marshall Chin	0	2	0.0	10	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Fred Clancy	7	0	0.0	16	29
S Mel Mitchell	5	1	0.0	24	34
OLB Will Overstreet	4	3	0.0	18	26
S Greg Wesley	4	0	0.0	23	37
ILB Dusty Sampson	3	1	0.0	8	6
DE Dusty Bronson	3	1	0.0	24	37
ILB Corey Tatum	3	0	0.0	14	30
CB Ike Benson	3	0	0.0	19	33
CB Roman Lindros	3	0	0.0	23	34
DT Dwan Edwards	2	1	0.0	23	25
DE Leon Matheny	2	1	0.0	22	36
DT Korey Sinclair	2	1	0.0	19	37
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	0.0	15	14
OLB Sal Dightman	2	0	0.0	5	3
G Jerry McElroy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB R.J. Myers	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Ron Donley	0	1	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shaun Woods	1.5	0	2	4	55
DE Tracy Homer	1.0	1	2	0	56
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1.0	0	1	1	55
OLB Shane Taylor	1.0	0	0	1	47
DT Tyrus Price	0.5	0	0	0	10
DE Bernard Banks	0.0	0	1	4	55
DT Freddie Segers	0.0	0	1	0	49

Atlanta	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Korey Sinclair	2	1	37
DT Dwan Edwards	1	0	25
DE Leon Matheny	1	0	36
S Quinn Crum	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeremy LeSueur	7	3	56
CB John Echols	4	3	56
OLB Shane Taylor	3	1	47
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	0	55
S Cris Shepard	3	0	47
S Bernie Burke	2	1	56
DT Freddie Segers	2	0	49
DE Bernard Banks	2	0	55
S Rickey Richmond	1	1	44
S Lamont Wiggs	1	0	1
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	56
DT Tyrus Price	1	0	10

Atlanta	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Fred Clancy	4	0	29
CB Roman Lindros	3	2	34
OLB Will Overstreet	2	0	26
S Greg Wesley	2	0	37
S Mel Mitchell	2	0	34
ILB Corey Tatum	2	0	30
CB Ike Benson	2	0	33
OLB Sal Dightman	2	0	3
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	1	14
ILB Dusty Sampson	1	0	6
DE Dusty Bronson	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Shane Arnold	5	7	1	23	34
Justin Hartwig	2	4	0	23	30
Ben Hamilton	2	3	0	22	33
Freddie Back	1	7	0	20	27
George Foster	1	1	0	25	32
Oliver Lynn	1	1	0	10	14
Rodney Galloway	0	1	0	4	8
Troy Hopper	0	1	0	11	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Wallenbrock	2	4	1	18	1	56
Harvey Soltis	2	3	0	18	0	52
Dwayne Robertson	1	3	0	17	1	49
Shane Phillips	1	2	0	16	1	36
Wes Hamilton	0	4	0	18	1	57
Mike Wheeler	0	1	0	13	0	36
Jerry McElroy	0	0	0	3	1	27

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Hopper	2	21
Brett Johnson	1	19
Lamont Wiggs	1	14
Shane Ford	1	8
Geoff Nichols	0	25
Khalid Abdullah	0	24
Kelly Herndon	0	18
Moe Doll	0	18
Ralph Hines	0	14
Quentin Morrison	0	13
Daniel Bellas	0	12
Rico Bensen	0	12
Justin Hartwig	0	8
Rodney Galloway	0	8
Danny Whitfield	0	8
Oliver Lynn	0	8
Antoine McGee	0	7
Eric Westmoreland	0	6
Graham Stokes	0	6
Freddie Back	0	6
Christian Cunningham	0	6
Walt Tanner	0	6
Don Rudis	0	6
Marshall Chin	0	6
Jeremy LeSueur	0	4
Ben Hamilton	0	3
Shaun Woods	0	3
Freddie Segers	0	3
Bernard Banks	0	3
Tracy Homer	0	3
Shane Taylor	0	3
Bubba Rhodes	0	3
Rickey Richmond	0	3
Cris Shepard	0	3
John Echols	0	3
Bernie Burke	0	3
Lee Grant	0	2
Tatum Bell	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	4	14
Corey Tatum	1	19
Justin Griffith	1	18
Quinn Crum	1	17
Jerry McElroy	1	9
Carl Davis	0	26
Dean Hancock	0	23
Willie Hardy	0	21
Will Overstreet	0	19
Antonio Sjogren	0	15
Michael Jenkins	0	14
Vince Jeffries	0	12
Frankie Lake	0	11
Howie Isaacs	0	11
Wade Richey	0	9
Andy Lee	0	9
Harvey Soltis	0	9
James Newman	0	9
Jake Broome	0	9
Bryce Drake	0	7
Mike Wheeler	0	6
Clyde Lane	0	6
Dwan Edwards	0	4
Clay Wallenbrock	0	4
Greg Wesley	0	2
Mel Mitchell	0	2
Leon Matheny	0	2
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Ike Benson	0	2
Sal Dightman	0	2
DeAngelo Hall	0	1
Neal Kelleher	0	1
Roman Lindros	0	1
Fred Clancy	0	1
Ryan Ramirez	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	6	38	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	14	87	6.2
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	37	22	6	6	1	0	5	1	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	52	30	5	0	5	9	7	10	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	11	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	17	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	52	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	14	7	195	13.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	29	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	146	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	6	193	16.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	13	9	1	185	4	37
WR Darius Watts	11	4	0	53	2	27
RB Jeffrey McCollom	6	6	0	16	0	27
WR Moe Doll	3	2	0	17	0	22
TE Troy Hopper	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Geoff Nichols	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Quentin Morrison	1	1	0	4	0	19

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Jenkins	15	9	2	149	2	42
WR Vince Jeffries	12	6	2	94	2	37
TE Mike Wheeler	6	5	0	44	0	36
RB Ryan Ramirez	4	2	0	31	0	38
WR Bryce Drake	3	2	0	47	1	12
RB Carl Davis	3	2	0	4	0	38
RB Kim Helfrich	3	0	0	0	0	31
TE Howie Isaacs	3	2	0	6	0	11
WR Antonio Sjogren	2	1	1	18	0	10
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	0	1	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	4	12	3.00	4.71
Geoff Nichols	2	3	1.50	4.20

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	3	1	20	6.67	7.43

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	7	3	27	3.86	7.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darius Watts	3	1	20	6.67	4.82

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Jenkins	3	1	14	4.67	9.93
WR Vince Jeffries	2	0	0	0.00	7.83
FB Justin Griffith	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	12	12.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Carl Davis	2	1
Michael Vick	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	10	7	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	5	3	3
WR Darius Watts	2	1	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	0
WR Moe Doll	1	1	0
TE Quentin Morrison	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jenkins	3	0	0
TE Mike Wheeler	2	2	2
WR Vince Jeffries	2	0	0
WR Bryce Drake	1	0	0
WR Antonio Sjogren	1	0	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (22,200)
End Zone 12,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (22,200)
End Zone	12,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,500 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (5,000)