Week 16, 2024

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	14	7	10	9	-	40
Atlanta Falcons	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:50 DEN - Vincent Wiggins 8 pass from Brock Boyle (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 08:45 ATL - Max Midget 96 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
1Q: 05:47 DEN - Keith Dilfer 2 pass from Brock Boyle (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 14:15 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 27 field goal
2Q: 08:36 DEN - Kirk Stephenson 5 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 01:12 ATL - Frankie Blincoe 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 03:31 DEN - Gary McCarthy 40 field goal
3Q: 00:40 DEN - Tyrus Stevenson 22 pass from Brock Boyle (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 12:52 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 40 field goal
4Q: 07:51 DEN - Gary McCarthy 44 field goal
4Q: 02:27 DEN - Gary McCarthy 37 field goal
4Q: 00:20 DEN - Gary McCarthy 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:50 DEN - Vincent Wiggins 8 pass from Brock Boyle (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 08:45 ATL - Max Midget 96 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
1Q: 05:47 DEN - Keith Dilfer 2 pass from Brock Boyle (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 14:15 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 27 field goal
2Q: 08:36 DEN - Kirk Stephenson 5 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 01:12 ATL - Frankie Blincoe 5 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 03:31 DEN - Gary McCarthy 40 field goal
3Q: 00:40 DEN - Tyrus Stevenson 22 pass from Brock Boyle (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 12:52 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 40 field goal
4Q: 07:51 DEN - Gary McCarthy 44 field goal
4Q: 02:27 DEN - Gary McCarthy 37 field goal
4Q: 00:20 DEN - Gary McCarthy 43 field goal

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 10-5 7-8
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 324 275
- Offensive Plays 71 65
- Yards per Play 4.56 4.23
Net Rushing Yards 137 127
- Rushing Attempts 32 27
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.70
Net Passing Yards 187 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 193 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 3.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/4
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/135 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/96
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OPP 49 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:10 25:50

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	10-5	7-8
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	324	275
- Offensive Plays	71	65
- Yards per Play	4.56	4.23
Net Rushing Yards	137	127
- Rushing Attempts	32	27
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.70
Net Passing Yards	187	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	193	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	3.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/4
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/135	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/96
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OPP 49	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:10	25:50

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	0:09	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
1	10:45	1:42	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
1	8:56	0:19	OPP 20	3	0	Interception
1	8:37	1:26	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
1	6:22	0:46	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
2	14:10	5:41	OWN 46	11	54	Touchdown
2	7:22	3:47	OWN 45	8	48	Missed FG
2	1:01	0:50	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 31	7	28	Punt
3	7:15	3:52	OPP 45	8	22	Field Goal
3	2:51	2:26	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
4	12:47	5:03	OWN 31	7	42	Field Goal
4	6:34	4:14	OPP 49	7	29	Field Goal
4	1:24	1:09	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:10	OWN 20	1	-7	Fumble
1	14:41	3:56	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
1	9:03	0:07	OWN 21	1	-1	Fumble
1	7:11	0:49	OWN 26	2	7	Fumble
1	5:36	6:26	OWN 20	13	70	Field Goal
2	8:29	1:07	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	3:35	2:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	10:56	3:41	OWN 20	7	25	Fumble
3	3:23	0:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	0:25	2:38	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
4	7:44	1:10	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	2:20	0:56	OWN 18	5	13	Downs
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 25	2	15	Game

Game MVP: Brock Boyle, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kirk Stephenson	19	94	4.95	34	3	1
Kennedy Sherman	9	28	3.11	9	0	0
Karl Eichler	2	1	0.50	3	0	0
Keith Dilfer	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Brock Boyle	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frankie Blincoe	10	54	5.40	12	1	1
Andy Alston	9	38	4.22	11	1	0
Max Messersmith	6	33	5.50	23	1	0
Ike Perez	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Broderick Darquea	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Boyle	38	25	193	1/6	3	25	1	93.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	30	11	150	4/25	0	29	0	53.5
Roy Walton	4	3	23	0/0	0	15	0	88.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deon Brunsvold	6	8	54	9.00	19	25	0
FB Keith Dilfer	4	4	26	6.50	4	11	1
WR Vincent Wiggins	4	8	27	6.75	2	12	1
WR Shane Harvey	3	5	20	6.67	1	12	0
TE Aaron Webb	2	2	13	6.50	1	11	0
WR Tyrus Stevenson	2	5	35	17.50	13	22	1
WR Dwayne Lasica	2	3	8	4.00	0	7	0
RB Karl Eichler	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	2	9	9.00	8	9	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kirk Gardner	4	5	27	6.75	8	15
WR Gerald Buchanan	4	9	73	18.25	32	29
WR Bryan Dennis	2	7	17	8.50	1	12
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	3	38	19.00	8	20
FB Ike Perez	1	1	13	13.00	1	13
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Xavier Lyon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Max Messersmith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Will Tanner	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Max Midget	1	96	96.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
Perry Atkins	3	1
Chuck Densmore	1	0
Jerald Thornton	0	1
Jeff Schultz	0	1
Riddick Burtnett	0	1
Norbert Dawson	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Frankie Blincoe	3	0
Casey Fairbairn	1	1
Max Messersmith	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Chelius	4	192	48.0	33.3	56	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	4	176	44.0	31.3	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	4/5	3/3	0/0	44	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	3	31	10.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg
J.T. Parrella	3	79	26.3
Deon Brunsvold	1	26	26.0
Casey England	1	30	30.0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	5	3	0.5	24	33
S Mitch Sowers	5	2	0.0	17	18
CB Norbert Dawson	5	0	0.0	20	29
CB Mel Collins	4	0	0.0	20	28
DE Erik Conwell	3	1	1.0	14	19
CB Dennis Brock	3	2	0.0	18	29
OLB Charles Fullerton	3	1	0.0	15	14
DE Jerry Foulke	3	0	0.0	17	28
DT Perry Atkins	2	1	0.5	22	28
S Jerald Thornton	2	0	0.0	15	26
S J.T. Parrella	2	0	0.0	10	23
DT Jamie Blair	1	0	1.0	10	13
DE Jeff Schultz	1	0	0.5	17	26
S Riddick Burtnett	1	2	0.0	13	24
OLB Alvin Swann	1	1	0.0	5	11
ILB Bryan Derubeis	1	0	0.0	13	17
DT Rick Zamora	0	1	0.5	16	12

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Cobb	7	2	0.0	22	29
S Grant Morton	7	2	0.0	25	32
OLB Oliver Hanson	6	0	0.0	23	26
CB Winfred Cooley	6	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Craig Lyon	4	0	0.0	14	10
DE Dana Uribe	3	0	1.0	9	14
CB Max Midget	3	2	0.0	27	34
DT Perry Wilkerson	3	1	0.0	10	13
DE Juan Norried	3	1	0.0	19	31
OLB Randall Osborne	2	0	0.0	9	13
DT Andrew Jamison	1	3	0.0	20	26
DE Kris Mathis	1	2	0.0	23	25
ILB Earl Noll	1	1	0.0	9	8
RB Max Messersmith	1	0	---	---	---
S Nate Accimus	1	0	0.0	10	12
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	0.0	22	31
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0.0	13	24
CB Gus Barrett	1	0	0.0	17	13
T Kendrick Beyer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darrell Apold	1	0	0.0	7	8
ILB Norm Sapia	0	1	0.0	10	10
DT Winston Ansara	0	1	0.0	21	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Erik Conwell	1.0	1	1	1	19
DT Jamie Blair	1.0	0	0	0	13
ILB Chuck Densmore	0.5	1	0	0	33
DT Perry Atkins	0.5	0	2	3	28
DT Rick Zamora	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Jeff Schultz	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Jerry Foulke	0.0	0	2	2	28

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dana Uribe	1.0	0	0	0	14
DT Winston Ansara	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	0	2	2	25
DE Juan Norried	0.0	0	2	1	31
DT Perry Wilkerson	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	3	0	29
S Mitch Sowers	2	1	18
S Jerald Thornton	2	0	26
S J.T. Parrella	2	0	23
OLB Charles Fullerton	1	1	14
CB Mel Collins	1	1	28
DE Jerry Foulke	1	0	28
CB Dennis Brock	1	0	29
OLB Alvin Swann	1	0	11
ILB Chuck Densmore	0	1	33
ILB Bryan Derubeis	0	1	17

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Winfred Cooley	5	1	0	28
OLB Oliver Hanson	4	0	0	26
ILB Brett Cobb	3	1	0	29
CB Max Midget	3	0	1	34
S Grant Morton	2	0	0	32
OLB Randall Osborne	2	0	0	13
S Marlon Paswater	2	0	0	31
OLB Craig Lyon	2	0	0	10
CB Amos Hawkins	1	0	0	24
DT Emmanuel Lyon	1	0	0	13
S Nate Accimus	0	1	0	12
ILB Earl Noll	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Kelly	4	14	1	29	1	38
Dexter Harrison	4	6	0	32	0	39
Albert Emerson	2	5	0	32	0	39
Brent Baldridge	1	2	1	32	0	39
Aaron Webb	1	1	0	31	0	27
George Holm	0	1	0	23	0	24
Cory Russell	0	1	0	9	0	15
Rob Carhart	0	1	0	3	0	1

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Justin Wolfe	2	3	18	0	19
Mario Sanford	2	2	22	0	34
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	2	21	0	33
Roger Thornton	0	4	26	1	34
Phil Tikaran	0	3	26	1	37
Ike Perez	0	2	19	0	30
Kendrick Beyer	0	1	16	2	28

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Clements	3	19
Tyrus Stevenson	1	21
Norbert Dawson	1	10
Karl Eichler	0	27
Charles Cortez	0	23
Keith Dilfer	0	21
Deon Brunsvold	0	19
Riddick Burtnett	0	17
Gary McCarthy	0	14
Alvin Swann	0	14
Dennis Brock	0	10
George Holm	0	9
Cory Russell	0	9
Rob Carhart	0	9
Shane Harvey	0	9
Aaron Webb	0	9
J.T. Parrella	0	9
Chuck Densmore	0	8
Dexter Harrison	0	7
Dan Kerouac	0	6
Grant Cochrane	0	6
Casey England	0	5
Jeff Schultz	0	5
Bobby Wilson	0	5
Andre Chelius	0	4
Rick Zamora	0	3
Alonzo Glover	0	3
Perry Atkins	0	3
Jerry Foulke	0	2
Jerald Thornton	0	2
Brent Baldridge	0	2
Erik Conwell	0	2
Mel Collins	0	2
Vincent Wiggins	0	1
Bryan Derubeis	0	1
Jamie Blair	0	1
O.J. Rosenkoetter	0	1
Mitch Sowers	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Hawkins	2	21
Norm Sapia	2	19
Xavier Lyon	1	20
Broderick Darquea	1	20
Jay Keathley	1	16
Phil Tikaran	1	6
Gus Barrett	0	22
Will Tanner	0	18
Ike Perez	0	16
Nate Accimus	0	14
Earl Noll	0	13
Randall Osborne	0	9
Casey Fairbairn	0	9
Kirk Gardner	0	8
Grant Morton	0	8
Andy Alston	0	8
Charlie Mattingly	0	7
Oliver Hanson	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	6
Danny McClendon	0	6
Mario Sanford	0	6
Donny Weadock	0	6
Justin Wolfe	0	6
Brett Cobb	0	5
Winston Ansara	0	5
Marlon Paswater	0	5
Craig Lyon	0	5
Max Midget	0	5
Kris Mathis	0	4
Emmanuel Lyon	0	4
Perry Wilkerson	0	3
Winfred Cooley	0	3
Max Messersmith	0	2
Juan Norried	0	2
Andrew Jamison	0	2
Darrell Apold	0	2
Dana Uribe	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	18	59	3.3
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	5	36	7.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Boyle	38	25	2	0	2	4	5	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	30	11	3	5	2	5	5	5	0
Roy Walton	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	20	156	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	36	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	50	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	29	4.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Wiggins	8	4	0	27	0	24
WR Deon Brunsvold	8	6	0	54	1	26
WR Shane Harvey	5	3	0	20	0	22
WR Tyrus Stevenson	5	2	1	35	1	19
FB Keith Dilfer	4	4	0	26	0	16
WR Dwayne Lasica	3	2	0	8	0	9
TE Aaron Webb	2	2	0	13	0	27
RB Kennedy Sherman	2	1	1	9	0	15
RB Karl Eichler	1	1	0	1	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gerald Buchanan	9	4	1	73	2	30
WR Bryan Dennis	7	2	0	17	0	20
WR Will Tanner	5	0	1	0	0	16
TE Kirk Gardner	5	4	0	27	0	29
WR Casey Fairbairn	3	2	0	38	1	18
RB Max Messersmith	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Xavier Lyon	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Ike Perez	1	1	0	13	0	30
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	0	5	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kirk Stephenson	4	5	1.25	4.95
Karl Eichler	1	3	3.00	0.50
Kennedy Sherman	1	8	8.00	3.11

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	2	10	5.00	5.40
Broderick Darquea	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Boyle	9	4	19	2.11	5.08

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	3	0	0	0.00	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Wiggins	2	1	8	4.00	3.38
WR Shane Harvey	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
FB Keith Dilfer	1	1	2	2.00	6.50
RB Karl Eichler	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Deon Brunsvold	1	1	8	8.00	6.75
WR Tyrus Stevenson	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Atlanta	Target	Overall Avg
TE Xavier Lyon	1	0.00
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	8.11
WR Bryan Dennis	1	2.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Kennedy Sherman	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	4	3
Broderick Darquea	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Boyle	11	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	5	4
Roy Walton	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Wiggins	2	1	1
WR Tyrus Stevenson	2	0	0
WR Dwayne Lasica	2	1	0
RB Karl Eichler	1	1	0
WR Shane Harvey	1	0	0
WR Deon Brunsvold	1	1	1
TE Aaron Webb	1	1	0
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	4	2	1
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	1	1
FB Ike Perez	1	1	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	1
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (22,200)
End Zone 12,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (22,200)
End Zone	12,600 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,700 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (5,000)