Conference Semifinals, 2049

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	17	3	0	-	20
New England Patriots	7	3	7	17	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 NED - Noah Janzen 11 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 14:53 NED - J.R. St. Amal 40 field goal
2Q: 08:47 DEN - Randal Layne 54 fumble return (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 02:11 DEN - Zane Killian 39 field goal
2Q: 00:44 DEN - Francisco Dotson 1 pass from Eli Grzecki (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 08:46 NED - Mario Conley 7 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
3Q: 02:20 DEN - Zane Killian 21 field goal
4Q: 11:11 NED - J.R. St. Amal 33 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - Mario Conley 25 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. St. Amal extra point failed)
4Q: 01:49 NED - Joey Finley 36 interception return (Bart Blackburn pass to Frederick Caldwell for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 NED - Noah Janzen 11 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
2Q: 14:53 NED - J.R. St. Amal 40 field goal
2Q: 08:47 DEN - Randal Layne 54 fumble return (Zane Killian extra point)
2Q: 02:11 DEN - Zane Killian 39 field goal
2Q: 00:44 DEN - Francisco Dotson 1 pass from Eli Grzecki (Zane Killian extra point)
3Q: 08:46 NED - Mario Conley 7 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
3Q: 02:20 DEN - Zane Killian 21 field goal
4Q: 11:11 NED - J.R. St. Amal 33 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - Mario Conley 25 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. St. Amal extra point failed)
4Q: 01:49 NED - Joey Finley 36 interception return (Bart Blackburn pass to Frederick Caldwell for conversion)

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 11-7 13-4
First Downs 24 23
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 369 367
- Offensive Plays 73 69
- Yards per Play 5.05 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 175 116
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 6.03 5.04
Net Passing Yards 194 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 1 44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 200 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 5.46
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 1/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	11-7	13-4
First Downs	24	23
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	369	367
- Offensive Plays	73	69
- Yards per Play	5.05	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	175	116
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	6.03	5.04
Net Passing Yards	194	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 1	44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	200	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	5.46
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	1/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:46	29:14

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 37	7	62	Fumble
1	10:46	0:39	OPP 27	2	14	Fumble
1	6:15	1:24	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	14:47	3:55	OWN 22	8	41	Punt
2	9:54	1:42	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
2	5:14	3:11	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
2	1:46	1:12	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 48	1	0	Half
3	13:15	1:10	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	8:37	6:25	OWN 25	13	71	Field Goal
4	11:05	3:37	OWN 24	4	2	Punt
4	6:13	2:55	OWN 26	5	26	Punt
4	1:49	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	1:41	1:28	OWN 26	9	36	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	0:12	OWN 13	1	0	Interception
1	10:07	1:44	OWN 13	5	16	Punt
1	8:23	2:08	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
1	4:51	5:04	OWN 24	12	53	Field Goal
2	10:52	0:58	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	8:12	2:58	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
2	2:03	0:17	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
2	0:34	0:26	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 25	5	37	Punt
3	12:05	3:28	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
3	2:12	6:07	OWN 10	12	74	Field Goal
4	7:28	1:15	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	3:18	1:29	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 38	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Bart Blackburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jalen Carlson	22	139	6.32	20	8
Eli Grzecki	5	21	4.20	8	0
Korey Steward	1	1	1.00	1	0
Francisco Dotson	1	14	14.00	14	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jaylen Bode	17	90	5.29	13	3
Bart Blackburn	3	8	2.67	8	0
Jackie Perry	2	7	3.50	5	0
Bubba Duffy	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Grzecki	43	22	200	1/6	1	30	1	62.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Blackburn	40	25	259	2/8	3	25	1	95.7
Bubba Duffy	4	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jalen Carlson	5	6	64	12.80	36	28	0
WR Lorenzo Chuang	4	16	51	12.75	16	23	0
TE Hector Moreland	4	5	16	4.00	21	20	0
TE Devan Barkshadt	3	5	40	13.33	19	30	0
WR Francisco Dotson	3	5	14	4.67	8	10	1
RB Korey Steward	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Casey Blackburn	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordan Meucci	8	17	97	12.13	49	23	0
WR Kent Edwards	6	6	77	12.83	28	25	0
TE Frederick Caldwell	5	9	30	6.00	1	11	0
WR Mario Conley	3	7	37	12.33	11	25	2
RB Jaylen Bode	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Tyrone Houari	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
WR Noah Janzen	1	2	11	11.00	13	11	1
WR Lenny Manusky	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Derrick Buckley	1	6	6.00	0
ILB Jason Mara	1	9	9.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Joey Finley	1	36	36.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	TD
Eli Grzecki	2	0	0
Lorenzo Chuang	1	0	0
Bill Stevens	1	0	0
Randal Layne	0	1	1

New England	Recov	Force
Francisco Reid	1	0
Malik Torbor	1	0
Seth Mahoney	1	0
Jake Cox	0	1
Thomas Roberson	0	1
Marco Hastings	0	1
Ben Donhoff	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tito Sawyer	5	233	46.6	35.6	60	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gene Wells	6	257	42.8	32.5	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. St. Amal	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Stevens	3	22	7.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Roberson	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Chuang	4	86	21.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kent Edwards	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nolan Norris	12	2	0.0	23	39
S Tony Greenlee	6	3	0.0	23	46
S Paul Harper	6	3	0.0	23	46
ILB Jason Mara	6	2	0.0	23	38
DE Wes Banks	3	2	1.0	22	41
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	3	2	0.0	23	46
CB Derrick Buckley	3	1	0.0	23	45
DT Juan Callis	2	0	1.0	5	23
ILB Rex Washington	2	0	0.0	7	6
T Marcos Morris	1	0	---	---	---
CB Giovanni Blackburn	1	0	0.0	15	38
CB Bart Tauke	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	0	2	0.0	20	29

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Antoine Stokes	7	3	0.0	26	34
S Francisco Reid	7	0	0.0	23	28
OLB Eugene Daniels	7	0	0.0	12	15
S Omar Downs	5	2	0.0	23	38
OLB Joey Finley	4	1	0.0	23	34
CB Malik Torbor	3	2	0.0	26	43
DE Lawrence Andersen	3	1	0.0	29	43
CB Thomas Roberson	3	1	0.0	29	43
DE Lee Keith	2	0	1.0	5	8
DT Johnny Reynolds	2	4	0.0	26	34
DT Vinny Frederick	2	2	0.0	18	31
CB Kenny Castagnola	2	0	0.0	6	14
DE Hector Packer	1	1	0.0	22	25
S Jake Cox	1	0	0.0	9	18
WR Kent Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jordan Meucci	1	0	---	---	---
DT Aidan Riley	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wes Banks	1.0	0	2	2	41
DT Juan Callis	1.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	0.0	1	1	0	46
S Tony Greenlee	0.0	0	1	0	46

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Keith	1.0	0	0	8
DE Leon Wetzel	0.0	3	2	11
DT Johnny Reynolds	0.0	1	1	34
DT Aidan Riley	0.0	1	0	10
DT Vinny Frederick	0.0	1	0	31
DE A.J. Harden	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Paul Harper	5	2	0	46
ILB Jason Mara	5	1	1	38
OLB Nolan Norris	5	1	0	39
S Tony Greenlee	3	0	0	46
CB Giovanni Blackburn	2	0	0	38
CB Derrick Buckley	1	1	1	45
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	1	0	0	46
DE Wes Banks	1	0	0	41
CB Gustavo Beck	1	0	0	44
CB Bart Tauke	1	0	0	5
ILB Rex Washington	0	1	0	6

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Antoine Stokes	5	1	0	34
OLB Eugene Daniels	4	1	0	15
S Francisco Reid	4	0	0	28
OLB Joey Finley	2	2	1	34
CB Thomas Roberson	2	1	0	43
DT Vinny Frederick	2	0	0	31
S Jake Cox	1	1	0	18
CB Kenny Castagnola	1	0	0	14
DE Lee Keith	1	0	0	8
CB Marco Hastings	0	2	0	34
S Omar Downs	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcos Morris	4	5	1	29	0	44
Adrian Holton	3	4	0	29	0	44
Antonio Mullaney	2	7	0	29	0	44
Pete Winters	1	5	0	29	1	44
Xavier Madison	1	2	0	29	0	44
Devan Barkshadt	1	1	0	9	0	10
Hector Moreland	1	1	0	24	0	36

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vince Haugen	4	5	1	23	1	46
Jimmy Everett	3	6	1	23	0	46
Brett Jenkins	2	5	0	23	0	46
Jessie Clancy	1	2	0	23	0	46
Marco Barlow	0	2	0	23	0	46
Frederick Caldwell	0	1	0	23	0	41
Jaylen Bode	0	0	0	20	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Stephenson	1	19
Lorenzo Chuang	1	17

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Seth Mahoney	3	25
Carlos Galloway	2	25
Jackie Perry	1	20
Ben Donhoff	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sedrick Zimmerman	---	---	23	46	25	94
Antonio Mullaney	29	44	---	---	7	80
Xavier Madison	29	44	---	---	7	80
Lorenzo Chuang	21	42	---	---	17	80
Marcos Morris	29	44	---	---	7	80
Adrian Holton	29	44	---	---	7	80
Tony Greenlee	---	---	23	46	7	76
Pete Winters	29	44	---	---	---	73
Eli Grzecki	29	44	---	---	---	73
Derrick Buckley	---	---	23	45	3	71
Paul Harper	---	---	23	46	2	71
Gustavo Beck	---	---	23	44	2	69
Wes Banks	---	---	22	41	2	65
Nolan Norris	---	---	23	39	2	64
Jason Mara	---	---	23	38	2	63
Randal Layne	18	26	---	---	18	62
Hector Moreland	24	36	---	---	---	60
Winfred Fennell	---	---	21	33	2	56
Giovanni Blackburn	---	---	15	38	2	55
Jalen Carlson	26	26	---	---	1	53
Francisco Dotson	24	28	---	---	---	52
Nicolas Hamaoka	---	---	20	29	---	49
Juan Callis	---	---	5	23	8	36
Isaac Engleberger	2	12	---	---	20	34
Van Garrison	2	4	---	---	25	31
Bill Stevens	5	6	---	---	20	31
Rex Washington	---	---	7	6	13	26
Casey Blackburn	12	13	---	---	---	25
Korey Steward	2	17	---	---	6	25
Everett Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	23	23
Bart Tauke	---	---	1	5	17	23
Brendan Stephenson	0	0	---	---	19	19
Devan Barkshadt	9	10	---	---	---	19
Troy Rogers	---	---	1	10	6	17
Kenneth Bell	---	---	0	8	6	14
B.J. Hickman	---	---	0	9	---	9
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tito Sawyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Glenn Cheek	0	0	---	---	7	7
Philip Ebeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Allan Sampson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Leland Clemmons	---	---	0	0	---	0
Oliver Stewart	---	---	0	0	---	0
Nick Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randal Fouts	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Roberson	---	---	29	43	12	84
Frederick Caldwell	23	41	---	---	20	84
Omar Downs	---	---	23	38	18	79
Kent Edwards	23	46	---	---	5	74
Lawrence Andersen	---	---	29	43	2	74
Malik Torbor	---	---	26	43	2	71
Marco Barlow	23	46	---	---	1	70
Jessie Clancy	23	46	---	---	---	69
Vince Haugen	23	46	---	---	---	69
Jimmy Everett	23	46	---	---	---	69
Brett Jenkins	23	46	---	---	---	69
Bart Blackburn	21	42	---	---	---	63
Jordan Meucci	20	43	---	---	---	63
Antoine Stokes	---	---	26	34	2	62
Jaylen Bode	20	35	---	---	7	62
Johnny Reynolds	---	---	26	34	2	62
Joey Finley	---	---	23	34	2	59
Marco Hastings	---	---	18	34	1	53
Francisco Reid	---	---	23	28	1	52
Vinny Frederick	---	---	18	31	2	51
Hector Packer	---	---	22	25	1	48
Mario Conley	14	30	---	---	---	44
Tyrone Houari	6	6	---	---	25	37
Seth Mahoney	2	6	---	---	25	33
Jake Cox	---	---	9	18	1	28
Jackie Perry	3	5	---	---	20	28
Eugene Daniels	---	---	12	15	1	28
Carlos Galloway	2	0	---	---	25	27
Brandon Courage	---	---	3	0	23	26
Kenny Castagnola	---	---	6	14	1	21
Leon Wetzel	---	---	4	11	5	20
Aidan Riley	---	---	10	10	---	20
A.J. Harden	---	---	3	12	5	20
Sammy Jefferson	---	---	4	9	5	18
Jay Simmons	---	---	0	0	17	17
Tristan Deering	0	0	---	---	14	14
Lee Keith	---	---	5	8	1	14
Lenny Manusky	2	9	---	---	---	11
Carlos Holliday	---	---	0	0	10	10
J.R. St. Amal	0	0	---	---	9	9
Noah Janzen	0	9	---	---	---	9
Devante Pourdanesh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gene Wells	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ben Donhoff	0	0	---	---	8	8
Connor Gardner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bubba Duffy	2	4	---	---	---	6

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	54	9.0
Middle	15	60	4.0
Right	8	61	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	11	70	6.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Grzecki	43	22	4	1	3	9	7	3	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Blackburn	40	25	4	3	2	5	3	2	1
Bubba Duffy	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	55	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	4	52	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	35	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	12	90	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	134	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lorenzo Chuang	16	4	3	51	1	42
RB Jalen Carlson	6	5	0	64	1	26
TE Devan Barkshadt	5	3	0	40	1	10
TE Hector Moreland	5	4	0	16	1	36
WR Francisco Dotson	5	3	0	14	0	28
WR Casey Blackburn	3	1	0	4	0	13
RB Korey Steward	3	2	0	11	0	17

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Meucci	17	8	1	97	2	43
TE Frederick Caldwell	9	5	0	30	0	41
WR Mario Conley	7	3	1	37	1	30
WR Kent Edwards	6	6	0	77	1	46
WR Noah Janzen	2	1	0	11	0	9
RB Jaylen Bode	1	1	0	2	0	35
TE Tyrone Houari	1	1	0	5	0	6
WR Lenny Manusky	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jalen Carlson	4	7	1.75	6.32
Eli Grzecki	1	-2	-2.00	4.20

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jaylen Bode	2	13	6.50	5.29
Jackie Perry	1	5	5.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Grzecki	5	4	29	5.80	4.65

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Blackburn	4	3	20	5.00	6.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lorenzo Chuang	3	3	28	9.33	3.19
RB Korey Steward	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Francisco Dotson	1	1	1	1.00	2.80

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordan Meucci	2	1	2	1.00	5.71
WR Mario Conley	1	1	7	7.00	5.29
WR Noah Janzen	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jalen Carlson	2	2
Eli Grzecki	1	1
Korey Steward	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jaylen Bode	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Grzecki	9	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Blackburn	11	4	3
Bubba Duffy	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lorenzo Chuang	5	2	1
TE Devan Barkshadt	2	1	1
WR Casey Blackburn	1	0	0
RB Korey Steward	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Meucci	5	1	1
WR Kent Edwards	2	2	1
WR Mario Conley	2	0	0
TE Frederick Caldwell	2	1	1
WR Noah Janzen	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,700 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 5,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 7,000 (13,800)
Club Seats 14,100 (19,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,700 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	5,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	7,000 (13,800)
Club Seats	14,100 (19,900)