Week 16, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	0	7	7	-	14
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	3	24	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 ATL - Brant Shaw 3 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 09:48 ATL - Irv Terry 33 field goal
2Q: 04:32 ATL - Alex Stuart 7 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 05:39 ATL - Irv Terry 52 field goal
3Q: 02:35 DEN - Deron Lane 10 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 12:46 DEN - Deron Lane 18 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 09:52 ATL - Jumbo Clayton 38 interception return (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 06:03 ATL - Tyrus Riviere 1 run (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 02:13 ATL - Irv Terry 37 field goal
4Q: 00:13 ATL - Vernon Douglas 96 interception return (Irv Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 ATL - Brant Shaw 3 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 09:48 ATL - Irv Terry 33 field goal
2Q: 04:32 ATL - Alex Stuart 7 pass from Johnny Sanford (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 05:39 ATL - Irv Terry 52 field goal
3Q: 02:35 DEN - Deron Lane 10 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 12:46 DEN - Deron Lane 18 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 09:52 ATL - Jumbo Clayton 38 interception return (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 06:03 ATL - Tyrus Riviere 1 run (Irv Terry extra point)
4Q: 02:13 ATL - Irv Terry 37 field goal
4Q: 00:13 ATL - Vernon Douglas 96 interception return (Irv Terry extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 8-7 8-7
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 1 8
- by Passing 18 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 396 437
- Offensive Plays 73 59
- Yards per Play 5.42 7.41
Net Rushing Yards 69 165
- Rushing Attempts 12 30
- Yards per Rush 5.75 5.50
Net Passing Yards 327 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 33 - 4 28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 353 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 9.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 6/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 0/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.8
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/91 3/16
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 4/8
Kick Returns/Yards 6/150 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 4/142
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:39 30:21

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	8-7	8-7
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	1	8
- by Passing	18	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	396	437
- Offensive Plays	73	59
- Yards per Play	5.42	7.41
Net Rushing Yards	69	165
- Rushing Attempts	12	30
- Yards per Rush	5.75	5.50
Net Passing Yards	327	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 33 - 4	28 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	353	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	9.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	6/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	0/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.8
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/91	3/16
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	4/8
Kick Returns/Yards	6/150	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	4/142
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:39	30:21

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	13:00	0:44	OWN 49	2	22	Interception
1	9:16	3:16	OWN 32	5	32	Punt
1	3:36	4:28	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
2	9:41	1:59	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	4:24	1:25	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	1:58	0:24	OWN 47	2	34	Interception
3	13:37	5:45	OWN 20	13	52	Missed FG
3	5:31	1:50	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
3	3:31	1:05	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
3	0:09	2:29	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	9:52	0:10	OWN 32	1	0	Interception
4	9:42	2:01	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
4	5:57	2:04	OWN 20	7	7	Downs
4	2:07	2:04	OWN 20	13	69	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:56	0:56	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
1	12:16	3:00	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	6:00	2:24	OWN 20	5	46	Interception
2	14:08	4:27	OWN 20	8	64	Field Goal
2	7:42	3:18	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	2:59	1:01	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 20	5	47	Half
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
3	7:52	2:21	OWN 43	4	22	Field Goal
3	3:41	0:10	OWN 8	1	3	Fumble
3	2:26	2:17	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	12:40	2:48	OWN 15	6	53	Fumble
4	7:41	1:44	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
4	3:53	1:46	OPP 27	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Korey Sinclair, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dwight Shepherd	6	9	1.50	4	0
Jeffrey McCollom	5	56	11.20	39	2
Drew Brees	1	4	4.00	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrus Riviere	16	84	5.25	18	3	1
Jackie Malone	13	84	6.46	23	3	0
Carl Davis	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	38	24	263	4/26	2	44	3	68.2
Jimmie Burton	17	9	90	0/0	0	18	0	68.2
Deron Tyner	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	28	18	277	1/5	2	46	1	105.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	8	16	152	19.00	10	44	2
WR Donnie Kerber	7	13	40	5.71	0	9	0
WR Warren Kerr	5	6	54	10.80	10	16	0
WR Kurt Perkins	5	8	63	12.60	1	22	0
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	3	12	4.00	7	6	0
FB Shane Ford	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	2	9	9.00	5	9	0
TE Steven Owens	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Troy Hopper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	4	7	102	25.50	13	35	1
WR Randall Humphrey	4	6	77	19.25	14	46	0
FB Glenn Bellando	3	3	8	2.67	5	3	0
WR Brant Shaw	2	4	30	15.00	2	27	1
WR Leland Norman	2	5	36	18.00	1	25	0
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bernie Burke	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	96	96.00	1
CB Damon Nash	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jumbo Clayton	1	38	38.00	1
S Leslie Ramthun	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Brees	1	1	0
Chuck Densmore	0	1	1
Hunter Meadows	0	1	0
Shaun Woods	0	0	1
Bernard Banks	0	0	1
Reuben Toniolo	0	0	1
Luther Puzzuoli	0	0	1
Carlton DeRonde	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrus Riviere	3	1	0
Quinn Crum	1	0	0
Johnny Sanford	1	0	0
Randall Humphrey	1	0	0
Mike Wheeler	0	1	0
Brant Shaw	0	1	0
Irv Haller	0	1	0
Korey Sinclair	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	7	331	47.3	40.4	59	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	166	41.5	41.5	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	2	0	0.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Humphrey	4	8	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	69	23.0	0
Ralph Finley	3	81	27.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Crum	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	8	2	0.0	30	29
CB Cornell Shah	5	0	0.0	27	29
S Reuben Toniolo	4	1	1.0	19	24
DE Bernard Banks	4	2	0.0	30	27
OLB Marshall Chin	4	0	0.0	18	16
CB Cary Caldwell	4	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	3	0.0	23	22
S Rickey Richmond	3	0	0.0	10	7
DT Kirk Orbik	3	0	0.0	9	7
CB Randal Blake	3	0	0.0	29	28
S Bernie Burke	2	1	0.0	30	28
DT Shaun Woods	1	2	0.0	30	27
DE Hunter Meadows	1	1	0.0	29	27
CB Rico Bensen	1	1	0.0	14	13
QB Drew Brees	1	0	---	---	---
WR Warren Kerr	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	6	0	1.5	11	61
CB Ike Benson	5	3	0.0	8	55
S Leslie Ramthun	5	3	0.0	10	61
CB Jumbo Clayton	5	1	0.0	12	58
S Preston Ackerman	5	0	0.0	9	59
OLB R.J. Myers	5	0	0.0	7	39
CB Damon Nash	4	1	0.0	12	60
DT Korey Sinclair	3	1	2.0	7	41
ILB Seth Levine	3	1	0.0	12	58
DE Dusty Bronson	1	1	0.5	12	41
DT Donovan Ricker	1	1	0.0	10	60
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	1	0.0	8	25
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0.0	2	5
QB Johnny Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
DT Duane Jones	1	0	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Reuben Toniolo	1.0	0	0	24
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	2	1	27
DT Ian Kanpurwala	0.0	1	0	17
OLB Marshall Chin	0.0	1	0	16

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Korey Sinclair	2.0	1	1	1	41
DE Kendall Hape	1.5	0	3	8	61
DE Dusty Bronson	0.5	0	0	0	41
DE Phillip Pryor	0.0	1	1	1	20
DT Donovan Ricker	0.0	0	1	0	60

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cornell Shah	4	0	0	29
CB Randal Blake	3	2	0	28
S Rickey Richmond	3	0	0	7
ILB Chuck Densmore	3	0	0	29
S Reuben Toniolo	2	0	0	24
CB Cary Caldwell	2	0	0	7
OLB Marshall Chin	1	0	0	16
S Bernie Burke	0	0	1	28

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Preston Ackerman	6	2	0	59
S Leslie Ramthun	5	1	1	61
CB Jumbo Clayton	5	0	1	58
OLB R.J. Myers	5	0	0	39
CB Damon Nash	3	0	1	60
CB Ike Benson	3	0	0	55
ILB Seth Levine	2	0	0	58
S Quinn Crum	1	0	0	5
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	0	41
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	0	61
DT Donovan Ricker	1	0	0	60
OLB Vernon Douglas	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Guzowski	1	4	8	1	45
Shane Arnold	1	3	12	1	61
Arnie Alcott	0	1	12	1	50
Raylee Devine	0	1	3	0	13
Shane Ford	0	1	5	0	26
Craig Atkins	0	1	4	0	26
Marcus Farrell	0	0	9	1	53

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Whalen	4	6	0	27	0	28
Clay Wallenbrock	2	9	2	30	0	29
Kurt Drake	2	4	0	22	0	24
Harvey Soltis	2	2	0	23	0	25
Dwayne Robertson	1	1	0	3	0	1
Glenn Bellando	1	1	0	8	0	15
Wes Hamilton	0	3	0	28	0	28
Eddie Newsome	0	2	0	9	1	5
Raymond Matos	0	2	0	8	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Puzzuoli	2	24
Ralph Finley	1	17
Rickey Richmond	1	15
Carlton DeRonde	1	14
Shane Ford	1	13
Marcus Farrell	1	7
Cary Caldwell	0	20
Troy Hopper	0	19
Donnie Kerber	0	16
Rico Bensen	0	15
Steven Owens	0	13
J.C. Frady	0	12
Marshall Chin	0	10
Jose Brooks	0	10
Raylee Devine	0	8
Craig Atkins	0	8
Lance Guzowski	0	8
Kennedy Finneran	0	8
Christian Cunningham	0	7
Lee Rayman	0	7
Reuben Toniolo	0	5
Danny Whitfield	0	4
Ian Kanpurwala	0	4
Cornell Shah	0	4
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	4
Shaun Woods	0	3
Bernard Banks	0	3
Hunter Meadows	0	3
Bernie Burke	0	3
Chuck Densmore	0	3
Randal Blake	0	3
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
Vernon Alcott	0	2
Kurt Perkins	0	2
Jimmie Burton	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Wheeler	2	20
Dusty Sampson	2	16
Jackie Malone	2	10
Quinn Crum	1	15
Harvey Soltis	1	6
Ike Benson	0	27
Carl Davis	0	26
Leland Norman	0	18
Daniel Baker	0	16
Brant Shaw	0	15
Glenn Bellando	0	13
Irv Terry	0	12
Alex Shook	0	11
Kendall Hape	0	8
Wes Hamilton	0	7
Lee Reese	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	7
Eddie Newsome	0	7
Irv Haller	0	7
Randall Humphrey	0	7
Phillip Pryor	0	7
Duane Jones	0	7
Raymond Matos	0	6
Preston Ackerman	0	4
Damon Nash	0	4
Jimmie Horton	0	2
Clay Wallenbrock	0	2
Korey Sinclair	0	1
Isaac Whalen	0	1
Dusty Bronson	0	1
R.J. Myers	0	1
Tyrus Riviere	0	1
Donovan Ricker	0	1
Vernon Douglas	0	1
Seth Levine	0	1
Jumbo Clayton	0	1
Leslie Ramthun	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	14	14.0
Middle	9	53	5.9
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	72	6.5
Middle	12	64	5.3
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	38	24	3	2	3	2	4	7	3
Jimmie Burton	17	9	0	3	1	1	1	3	0
Deron Tyner	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	28	18	6	1	2	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	12	150	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	15	4	118	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	34	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	193	21.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	16	8	2	152	2	58
WR Donnie Kerber	13	7	1	40	0	45
WR Kurt Perkins	8	5	1	63	1	36
WR Warren Kerr	6	5	0	54	0	36
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	3	0	12	0	22
TE Steven Owens	3	1	0	15	0	15
WR Carlton DeRonde	3	1	0	5	0	12
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	1	0	9	0	33
FB Shane Ford	2	2	0	3	0	26
TE Troy Hopper	1	0	0	0	0	12

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	7	4	2	102	3	28
WR Randall Humphrey	6	4	0	77	1	16
WR Leland Norman	5	2	0	36	1	11
WR Brant Shaw	4	2	0	30	1	13
FB Glenn Bellando	3	3	0	8	0	15
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	0	8	0	15
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	0	15	0	14
RB Jackie Malone	1	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Riviere	1	1	1.00	5.25
Jackie Malone	1	1	1.00	6.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	4	38	7.60	6.92
Deron Tyner	2	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	5	4	28	5.60	9.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	3	2	28	9.33	9.50
WR Kurt Perkins	1	1	8	8.00	7.88
RB Dwight Shepherd	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
TE Steven Owens	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Carlton DeRonde	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	7	7.00	14.57
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	3	3.00	2.67
WR Brant Shaw	1	1	3	3.00	7.50
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1	15	15.00	12.83
WR Leland Norman	1	0	0	0.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Riviere	1	0
Jackie Malone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	10	6	4
Jimmie Burton	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	5	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	4	2	2
WR Donnie Kerber	3	1	1
WR Kurt Perkins	2	1	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	0
FB Shane Ford	1	1	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
WR Alex Stuart	1	0
WR Brant Shaw	1	0
WR Randall Humphrey	1	1
RB Jackie Malone	1	1
WR Leland Norman	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (22,200)
End Zone 11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (22,200)
End Zone	11,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,400 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (5,000)