Conference Semifinals, 2043

played in New England, MA

46 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	10	0	16	-	33
New England Patriots	7	10	14	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 DEN - Rufus Ford 3 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
1Q: 04:29 NED - Rondell Benson 12 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 11:24 NED - Brent Dotson 19 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 08:21 DEN - Casey Blackburn 19 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
2Q: 06:02 NED - Phil Hosken 40 field goal
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Tommy Walton 25 field goal
3Q: 08:31 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 20 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 00:01 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 29 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
4Q: 12:07 DEN - Wade Blade 42 run (Tommy Walton extra point)
4Q: 03:11 NED - Phil Hosken 36 field goal
4Q: 02:31 DEN - Tommy Walton 53 field goal
4Q: 00:16 DEN - Casey Blackburn 24 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 DEN - Rufus Ford 3 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
1Q: 04:29 NED - Rondell Benson 12 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 11:24 NED - Brent Dotson 19 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 08:21 DEN - Casey Blackburn 19 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point)
2Q: 06:02 NED - Phil Hosken 40 field goal
2Q: 01:20 DEN - Tommy Walton 25 field goal
3Q: 08:31 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 20 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 00:01 NED - Mickey Van Pelt 29 pass from Bubba Duffy (Phil Hosken extra point)
4Q: 12:07 DEN - Wade Blade 42 run (Tommy Walton extra point)
4Q: 03:11 NED - Phil Hosken 36 field goal
4Q: 02:31 DEN - Tommy Walton 53 field goal
4Q: 00:16 DEN - Casey Blackburn 24 pass from Irving Solymos (Tommy Walton extra point failed)

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 374 457
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 6.03 7.14
Net Rushing Yards 131 199
- Rushing Attempts 17 42
- Yards per Rush 7.71 4.74
Net Passing Yards 243 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 19 - 1 22 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 11.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 8/62
Punt Returns/Yards 3/48 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/175 2/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 21
Time of Possession 23:36 36:24

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	374	457
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	6.03	7.14
Net Rushing Yards	131	199
- Rushing Attempts	17	42
- Yards per Rush	7.71	4.74
Net Passing Yards	243	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 19 - 1	22 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	11.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	8/62
Punt Returns/Yards	3/48	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/175	2/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 21
Time of Possession	23:36	36:24

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	4:20	2:33	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
2	11:14	3:00	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	5:55	4:41	OWN 31	11	61	Field Goal
3	12:49	1:12	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	8:21	2:16	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
3	4:11	1:09	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
4	15:00	3:08	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
4	9:51	1:21	OPP 42	3	18	Interception
4	3:03	0:40	OPP 36	3	0	Field Goal
4	1:51	1:46	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	7:31	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
1	1:47	5:33	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	8:14	2:19	OWN 20	4	57	Field Goal
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 13	2	1	Half
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:37	3:16	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	6:05	1:54	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:02	3:02	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
4	11:52	2:01	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	8:30	5:27	OWN 38	8	43	Field Goal
4	2:23	0:32	OWN 20	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Bubba Duffy, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wade Blade	7	82	11.71	42	3	1
Butch Snyder	7	39	5.57	25	1	0
Irving Solymos	2	14	7.00	10	1	0
Gerald Hamilton	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Raymond Ostwald	22	103	4.68	50	3
Roderick Haygood	15	76	5.07	13	3
Benjamin Ripken	3	9	3.00	7	0
Bubba Duffy	1	6	6.00	6	0
Mickey Van Pelt	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irving Solymos	43	19	255	2/12	3	32	1	77.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Duffy	22	19	258	0/0	4	29	0	155.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rusty Boone	8	14	113	14.13	45	32	0
WR Casey Blackburn	6	10	71	11.83	26	24	2
TE Rufus Ford	4	9	50	12.50	5	31	1
WR Cristian Clements	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Cameron Tucker	0	7	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Preston Cremeans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mickey Van Pelt	5	6	94	18.80	22	29	2
TE Riley Holliday	4	4	48	12.00	37	27	0
WR Rondell Benson	3	4	37	12.33	18	21	1
WR Brent Dotson	3	3	44	14.67	0	19	1
TE Efrain Barrett	2	3	16	8.00	7	17	0
RB Roderick Haygood	1	1	13	13.00	10	13	0
FB Benjamin Ripken	1	1	6	6.00	8	6	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Cox	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mason Donovan	1	0	0
Leon Brewer	0	1	0
Sedrick Zimmerman	0	0	2

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Riley Holliday	1	1	0
Roderick Haygood	1	0	0
Efrain Barrett	0	1	0
Benjamin Ripken	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lira	4	186	46.5	31.5	52	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bart Winslett	4	169	42.3	30.3	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommy Walton	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	3/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Hosken	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mason Donovan	2	29	14.5	0
Everett Fredrickson	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Fredrickson	3	89	29.7	0
Casey Blackburn	2	86	43.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Benson	1	10	10.0	0
Brent Dotson	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Efrain Richmond	7	2	0.0	42	22
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	7	1	0.0	42	22
S Tony Greenlee	6	1	0.0	42	21
DE Rufus Douglas	6	0	0.0	33	17
CB Leon Brewer	5	2	0.0	28	11
OLB Brody Jamison	5	1	0.0	14	10
ILB Grayson Villareal	4	3	0.0	16	10
S Everett Fredrickson	4	3	0.0	42	22
CB Mason Donovan	3	1	0.0	42	22
CB Isaiah Obenhoff	3	0	0.0	38	22
OLB Kody Westbrook	2	2	0.0	22	10
DE Jared Madison	2	0	0.0	19	13
DT Raymond Hudson	1	1	0.0	29	14
DE Winfred Fennell	1	1	0.0	32	14
S Lewis James	1	0	0.0	6	2
C Pete Winters	1	0	---	---	---
DT Paul Babcock	0	2	0.0	13	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	6	1	0.0	17	45
CB Kendrick Horner	4	2	0.0	17	39
S Chance Shipley	4	1	0.0	17	45
OLB Xavier McAfee	4	1	0.0	12	43
CB Jacob Elliott	4	1	0.0	17	45
DE Leon Wetzel	2	0	1.5	14	38
CB Omar Corlett	2	1	0.0	16	44
DT Fred Hanks	2	0	0.0	7	21
DE Amari Brosseau	2	0	0.0	8	21
DT Jorge Santana	1	1	0.0	13	15
S Matt Gemmell	1	1	0.0	3	21
OLB K.C. Conway	1	1	0.0	1	4
ILB A.J. Irwin	1	0	0.0	5	2
DE Todd Keeton	0	1	0.5	9	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rufus Douglas	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	0.0	0	0	1	22

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leon Wetzel	1.5	0	3	3	38
DE Todd Keeton	0.5	0	1	0	27
DT Fred Hanks	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Cris Bush	0.0	0	2	0	32
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	0.0	0	1	0	45
DE Blaine Chustz	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Amari Brosseau	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Jorge Santana	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Leon Brewer	4	0	11
CB Mason Donovan	3	1	22
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	3	0	22
ILB Efrain Richmond	3	0	22
S Tony Greenlee	3	0	21
ILB Grayson Villareal	1	0	10
OLB Brody Jamison	1	0	10
CB Isaiah Obenhoff	1	0	22

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kendrick Horner	4	2	0	39
S Chance Shipley	4	0	0	45
CB Jacob Elliott	3	2	0	45
ILB Tyrus Ybarra	2	0	0	45
S Jake Cox	1	2	1	44
CB Omar Corlett	1	1	0	44
DT Fred Hanks	1	0	0	21
OLB Xavier McAfee	1	0	0	43
S Matt Gemmell	1	0	0	21
OLB K.C. Conway	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Winters	2	4	1	17	1	45
Antonio Mullaney	1	4	0	17	1	45
Lester O'Brien	1	2	0	17	0	45
Rufus Ford	1	1	0	15	0	40
Thomas Blake	0	2	0	17	0	45
Nathaniel Garboushian	0	1	0	14	0	42
Preston Cremeans	0	1	0	8	0	5

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Roy Linquist	6	11	0	42	22
Cody Morrish	3	8	0	42	22
Ricky Horn	2	11	1	42	22
J.C. Chandler	2	6	1	42	22
Benjamin Ripken	1	2	0	27	12
Roderick Austin	1	2	0	42	22
Efrain Barrett	1	1	0	35	19

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Snyder	1	19
Connor Worthy	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Benson	2	22
Benjamin Ripken	2	17
Matt Gemmell	1	21
Brent Dotson	1	16
Zack McCarthy	1	13
Devon Ward	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Everett Fredrickson	---	---	42	22	22	86
Mason Donovan	---	---	42	22	5	69
Thomas Blake	17	45	---	---	6	68
Rufus Ford	15	40	---	---	12	67
Sedrick Zimmerman	---	---	42	22	2	66
Efrain Richmond	---	---	42	22	2	66
Tony Greenlee	---	---	42	21	2	65
Nathaniel Garboushian	14	42	---	---	6	62
Irving Solymos	17	45	---	---	---	62
Pete Winters	17	45	---	---	---	62
Lester O'Brien	17	45	---	---	---	62
Antonio Mullaney	17	45	---	---	---	62
Isaiah Obenhoff	---	---	38	22	1	61
Rufus Douglas	---	---	33	17	2	52
Leon Brewer	---	---	28	11	11	50
Raymond Hudson	---	---	29	14	6	49
Winfred Fennell	---	---	32	14	2	48
Butch Snyder	8	20	---	---	19	47
Casey Blackburn	12	29	---	---	6	47
Rusty Boone	12	34	---	---	---	46
Cameron Tucker	8	29	---	---	---	37
Jared Madison	---	---	19	13	4	36
Kody Westbrook	---	---	22	10	1	33
Cristian Clements	3	12	---	---	17	32
Brody Jamison	---	---	14	10	7	31
Gerald Hamilton	2	10	---	---	19	31
Wade Blade	8	22	---	---	1	31
Grayson Villareal	---	---	16	10	4	30
Angel Cottle	7	16	---	---	3	26
Chance Bensen	---	---	0	0	23	23
Edgar Gilmore	0	3	---	---	19	22
Lewis James	---	---	6	2	14	22
Paul Babcock	---	---	13	9	---	22
Connor Worthy	1	2	---	---	17	20
Preston Cremeans	8	5	---	---	5	18
Reuben Webster	---	---	2	1	15	18
Tommy Walton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Darrell Godsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Philip Ebeling	3	3	---	---	---	6
Ryan Napiecek	0	0	---	---	6	6
Les Arndt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terrance Cortez	1	3	---	---	---	4
Richie Lira	0	0	---	---	4	4
Aaron Abrams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bruce Torelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Sims	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.C. Chandler	42	22	---	---	6	70
Roderick Austin	42	22	---	---	6	70
Efrain Barrett	35	19	---	---	13	67
Bubba Duffy	42	22	---	---	---	64
Tyrus Ybarra	---	---	17	45	2	64
Roy Linquist	42	22	---	---	---	64
Ricky Horn	42	22	---	---	---	64
Chance Shipley	---	---	17	45	2	64
Jacob Elliott	---	---	17	45	2	64
Cody Morrish	42	22	---	---	---	64
Jake Cox	---	---	17	44	2	63
Omar Corlett	---	---	16	44	2	62
Mickey Van Pelt	36	19	---	---	7	62
Brent Dotson	28	17	---	---	16	61
Kendrick Horner	---	---	17	39	2	58
Xavier McAfee	---	---	12	43	2	57
Benjamin Ripken	27	12	---	---	17	56
Leon Wetzel	---	---	14	38	1	53
Rondell Benson	17	11	---	---	22	50
Cris Bush	---	---	11	32	4	47
Riley Holliday	17	11	---	---	19	47
Matt Gemmell	---	---	3	21	21	45
Todd Keeton	---	---	9	27	4	40
Raymond Ostwald	24	9	---	---	1	34
Roderick Haygood	18	11	---	---	3	32
Jorge Santana	---	---	13	15	4	32
Amari Brosseau	---	---	8	21	2	31
Fred Hanks	---	---	7	21	---	28
Alan Fickett	4	1	---	---	23	28
A.J. Irwin	---	---	5	2	12	19
Tre Davis	4	0	---	---	15	19
Zack McCarthy	---	---	0	2	13	15
Bobby Motoori	---	---	0	0	13	13
K.C. Conway	---	---	1	4	7	12
Blaine Chustz	---	---	3	7	1	11
Phil Hosken	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Darnell Smiley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devon Ward	0	0	---	---	6	6
George Bridges	---	---	0	0	5	5
Norm Cash	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bart Winslett	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tyrone Davis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bradley Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Shields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Samuel Wardzala	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	7	97	13.9
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	78	4.6
Middle	18	84	4.7
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irving Solymos	43	19	5	1	5	7	9	4	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Duffy	22	19	5	0	1	1	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	61	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	6	101	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	91	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	116	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	36	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	66	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rusty Boone	14	8	1	113	2	34
WR Casey Blackburn	10	6	1	71	1	29
TE Rufus Ford	9	4	1	50	1	40
WR Cameron Tucker	7	0	2	0	0	29
WR Cristian Clements	2	1	0	21	1	12
TE Preston Cremeans	1	0	0	0	0	5

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mickey Van Pelt	6	5	0	94	3	19
WR Rondell Benson	4	3	0	37	1	11
TE Riley Holliday	4	4	0	48	1	11
WR Brent Dotson	3	3	0	44	0	17
TE Efrain Barrett	3	2	1	16	0	19
RB Roderick Haygood	1	1	0	13	0	11
FB Benjamin Ripken	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wade Blade	2	17	8.50	11.71
Butch Snyder	1	-1	-1.00	5.57

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Raymond Ostwald	2	2	1.00	4.68
Benjamin Ripken	1	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irving Solymos	5	2	22	4.40	5.93

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubba Duffy	6	4	59	9.83	11.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rufus Ford	3	1	3	1.00	5.56
WR Cristian Clements	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
WR Casey Blackburn	1	1	19	19.00	7.10

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rondell Benson	2	1	12	6.00	9.25
WR Brent Dotson	1	1	19	19.00	14.67
WR Mickey Van Pelt	1	1	20	20.00	15.67
TE Riley Holliday	1	1	8	8.00	12.00
TE Efrain Barrett	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Wade Blade	2	1
Irving Solymos	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Roderick Haygood	5	3
Raymond Ostwald	2	1
Benjamin Ripken	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irving Solymos	10	6	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Duffy	6	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rusty Boone	6	4	3
WR Casey Blackburn	2	1	1
WR Cameron Tucker	1	0	0
WR Cristian Clements	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rondell Benson	2	2	2
WR Brent Dotson	1	1	0
RB Roderick Haygood	1	1	0
WR Mickey Van Pelt	1	1	1
TE Riley Holliday	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)