Conference Semifinals, 2009

played in Denver, CO

25 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	7	7	7	3	-	24
Denver Broncos	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 DEN - Leon Washington 5 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 05:04 NJY - Cory Boyd 3 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 11:52 DEN - Vince Joseph 41 field goal
2Q: 00:48 NJY - Jacob Tamme 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 07:00 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 7 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:45 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 30 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Keith Zinger 14 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 DEN - Leon Washington 5 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
1Q: 05:04 NJY - Cory Boyd 3 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 11:52 DEN - Vince Joseph 41 field goal
2Q: 00:48 NJY - Jacob Tamme 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 07:00 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 7 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:45 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 30 field goal
4Q: 02:00 DEN - Keith Zinger 14 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)

Team Statistics NJY DEN
Record 12-6 12-5
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 363 310
- Offensive Plays 66 50
- Yards per Play 5.50 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 117 58
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 3.55 2.76
Net Passing Yards 246 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 26 - 0 26 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 251 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.45 8.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:19 25:41

Team Statistics	NJY	DEN
Record	12-6	12-5
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	363	310
- Offensive Plays	66	50
- Yards per Play	5.50	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	117	58
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	3.55	2.76
Net Passing Yards	246	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 26 - 0	26 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	251	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.45	8.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:19	25:41

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	6:03	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
1	1:22	1:31	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	11:46	2:10	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
2	7:53	2:11	OWN 42	4	11	Punt
2	4:18	3:39	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
3	15:00	8:06	OWN 24	14	76	Touchdown
3	5:39	2:00	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	2:20	2:40	OPP 34	7	21	Field Goal
4	11:44	1:29	OWN 47	3	26	Fumble
4	6:11	3:13	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 25	5	24	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	4:57	3:35	OWN 23	5	10	Punt
2	14:51	3:05	50	6	26	Field Goal
2	9:36	1:43	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	5:42	1:24	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 25	1	0	Half
3	6:54	1:15	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	3:39	1:19	OWN 30	3	8	Interception
4	14:40	2:56	OWN 25	5	35	Missed FG
4	10:15	4:04	OWN 30	7	65	Interception
4	2:58	1:07	OWN 11	5	89	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cory Boyd	24	71	2.96	27	2	1
RB Felix Jones	6	38	6.33	11	2	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
FB Jalen Gallier	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elias Marchant	10	28	2.80	10	1	0
RB Leon Washington	7	26	3.71	9	0	1
RB Matt Forte	3	1	0.33	4	0	0
WR Thomas Anderson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	32	26	251	1/5	2	23	0	120.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Daft	26	20	266	3/14	1	47	2	89.6

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez White	10	11	87	8.70	27	15	0
TE Jacob Tamme	7	8	67	9.57	17	19	1
WR Steve Smith Sr.	3	6	28	9.33	1	15	1
WR Freddie Brown	3	4	43	14.33	16	23	0
TE Zach Miller	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
WR Devin Thomas	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	5	6	118	23.60	16	47	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	3	3	36	12.00	26	26	0
RB Elias Marchant	3	3	29	9.67	23	25	0
RB Leon Washington	3	4	25	8.33	11	10	0
TE Kevin Boss	2	3	31	15.50	7	16	0
WR Wendell Gatski	2	2	8	4.00	0	9	0
WR Thomas Anderson	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Keith Zinger	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	1

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trumaine McBride	1	12	12.00	0
S Ryan Mundy	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dez White	1	0	0
RB Cory Boyd	1	0	0
T Mike Williams	0	1	0
OLB Reggie Torbor	0	0	1
S Ryan Mundy	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Leon Washington	1	0	0
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0
ILB Terna Nande	0	1	1
QB Kevin Daft	0	1	0
WR Thomas Anderson	0	1	0
ILB Malcolm Warfield	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	5	225	45.0	35.0	52	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Oscarson	4	193	48.3	43.0	59	1

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Joseph	1/2	1/2	0/1	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	2	21	10.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	2	30	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	2	50	25.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Washington	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	6	3	0.0	21	28
ILB Kroy Biermann	6	0	0.0	13	11
S Ryan Mundy	6	0	0.0	21	29
DE Ray McDonald	5	1	2.0	21	28
DT Paul Soliai	5	0	0.0	21	26
CB Glover Quin	4	1	0.0	21	29
OLB Courtney Watson	3	1	0.0	8	18
S Jimmy Williams	2	0	0.0	21	29
ILB Rob Meier	1	1	1.0	21	29
DT Kyle Williams	1	3	0.0	21	28
CB David Macklin	1	0	0.0	0	1
OLB Malik Forbes	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Trumaine McBride	1	0	0.0	21	29
CB Pat Lee	1	0	0.0	13	14
WR Freddie Brown	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stanford Kegler	0	1	0.0	5	10

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Warfield	12	2	0.0	28	26
DE Darryl Tapp	6	1	0.0	31	27
S Marcus Maxey	6	1	0.0	33	29
ILB Oscar Lua	5	2	0.0	27	22
S Dexter Jackson	5	0	0.0	28	23
CB Lito Sheppard	4	5	0.0	33	33
DT Kevin Williams	4	4	0.0	33	29
OLB Clint Session	3	2	1.0	28	30
CB Ronald Bartell	3	2	0.0	29	28
S Kerry Rhodes	3	1	0.0	5	10
ILB Terna Nande	1	1	0.0	5	7
QB Kevin Daft	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tony Beckham	1	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	1	0	0.0	5	3
S Madieu Williams	1	0	0.0	0	4
TE Keith Zinger	1	0	---	---	---
CB Andre Woolfork	0	1	0.0	4	6
DE William Hayes	0	1	0.0	3	8
OLB Joe Mayes	0	1	0.0	0	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray McDonald	2.0	1	1	28
ILB Rob Meier	1.0	1	1	29
DT Kyle Williams	0.0	0	1	28
DT Paul Soliai	0.0	0	1	26

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clint Session	1.0	0	0	30
ILB Oscar Lua	0.0	1	1	22
DT Sedrick Ellis	0.0	1	0	4
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	5	0	0	28
CB Glover Quin	4	1	0	29
OLB Courtney Watson	3	0	0	18
ILB Kroy Biermann	3	0	0	11
S Jimmy Williams	2	0	0	29
S Ryan Mundy	1	0	1	29
CB David Macklin	1	0	0	1
CB Pat Lee	1	0	0	14
CB Trumaine McBride	0	0	1	29

Denver	Caught	PPlay
ILB Malcolm Warfield	7	26
CB Lito Sheppard	4	33
S Dexter Jackson	3	23
CB Ronald Bartell	2	28
S Kerry Rhodes	2	10
S Marcus Maxey	2	29
OLB Clint Session	2	30
CB Tony Beckham	1	6
S Madieu Williams	1	4
ILB Terna Nande	1	7
ILB Oscar Lua	1	22

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ryan Pontbraind	4	7	0	33	0	33
T Allen Barbre	3	9	1	33	1	33
G Erik Pears	3	7	0	33	0	33
G Willie Colon	0	4	0	33	0	33
TE Zach Miller	0	2	0	25	0	16
T Mike Williams	0	1	0	33	0	33
FB Jalen Gallier	0	1	0	8	0	7

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Will Whittcker	2	6	1	21	1	29
C Chris Dishman	2	5	0	21	0	29
T Eric Winston	1	6	0	21	0	29
T Jordan Gross	1	3	0	21	0	29
G Terrence Metcalf	0	1	0	21	1	29
RB Leon Washington	0	0	0	7	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Darrel Young	1	18
Pat Lee	1	17
Jimmy Williams	1	15

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Session	1	19
Sedrick Ellis	1	14
LeRon McCoy	1	9
Marques Colston	1	8

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Erik Pears	33	33	---	---	6	72
C Ryan Pontbraind	33	33	---	---	4	70
T Mike Williams	33	33	---	---	---	66
QB Ben Roethlisberger	33	33	---	---	---	66
G Willie Colon	33	33	---	---	---	66
T Allen Barbre	33	33	---	---	---	66
TE Jacob Tamme	33	33	---	---	---	66
WR Steve Smith Sr.	31	33	---	---	1	65
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	21	29	15	65
RB Cory Boyd	27	27	---	---	6	60
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	21	29	6	56
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	21	29	6	56
TE Zach Miller	25	16	---	---	14	55
WR Dez White	20	28	---	---	5	53
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	21	29	2	52
CB Glover Quin	---	---	21	29	2	52
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	21	28	2	51
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	21	28	2	51
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	21	28	2	51
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	21	26	1	48
CB Pat Lee	---	---	13	14	17	44
FB Jalen Gallier	8	7	---	---	18	33
OLB Stanford Kegler	---	---	5	10	18	33
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	8	18	2	28
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	13	11	4	28
TE Darrel Young	0	0	---	---	18	18
RB Felix Jones	6	6	---	---	5	17
WR Freddie Brown	6	11	---	---	---	17
TE Miles Myers	8	3	---	---	4	15
CB David Macklin	---	---	0	1	13	14
WR Juaquin Iglesias	0	0	---	---	14	14
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	3	6	3	12
C Dave Yovanovits	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jermey Parnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Dexter Jackson	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Nick Reed	---	---	0	0	4	4
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	0	2	1	3
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Devin Thomas	1	1	---	---	---	2
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Daryl Strong	0	0	---	---	1	1
WR Quinten Lawrence	0	0	---	---	---	0
S DeAndre Wright	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Clint Session	---	---	28	30	19	77
CB Lito Sheppard	---	---	33	33	1	67
DE Khari Long	---	---	32	31	1	64
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	33	29	---	62
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	33	29	---	62
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	33	29	---	62
CB Ronald Bartell	---	---	29	28	1	58
DE Darryl Tapp	---	---	31	27	---	58
ILB Oscar Lua	---	---	27	22	9	58
G Terrence Metcalf	21	29	---	---	6	56
T Jordan Gross	21	29	---	---	6	56
T Will Whittcker	21	29	---	---	6	56
T Eric Winston	21	29	---	---	6	56
ILB Malcolm Warfield	---	---	28	26	1	55
S Dexter Jackson	---	---	28	23	---	51
WR Marques Colston	18	25	---	---	8	51
C Chris Dishman	21	29	---	---	---	50
QB Kevin Daft	21	29	---	---	---	50
TE Kevin Boss	18	28	---	---	---	46
WR Thomas Anderson	13	24	---	---	5	42
RB Elias Marchant	11	13	---	---	15	39
WR Wendell Gatski	17	15	---	---	---	32
RB Leon Washington	7	14	---	---	10	31
FB Thomas Tapeh	5	9	---	---	16	30
TE Keith Zinger	3	2	---	---	19	24
CB Andre Woolfork	---	---	4	6	12	22
S Madieu Williams	---	---	0	4	15	19
WR LeRon McCoy	5	4	---	---	9	18
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	0	4	14	18
WR Tai Streets	0	1	---	---	16	17
DE William Hayes	---	---	3	8	6	17
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	5	10	1	16
TE Alge Crumpler	5	8	---	---	1	14
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	6	6	2	14
ILB Terna Nande	---	---	5	7	1	13
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	0	4	6	10
OLB Tully Banta-Cain	---	---	5	3	---	8
C Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Al Oscarson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Vince Joseph	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Matt Forte	3	2	---	---	---	5
OLB Joe Mayes	---	---	0	4	1	5
QB Brooks Bollinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	18	75	4.2
Right	9	17	1.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	32	26	1	3	1	0	2	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Daft	26	20	5	1	0	1	2	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	144	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	86	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	100	33.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez White	11	10	0	87	0	28
TE Jacob Tamme	8	7	0	67	0	33
WR Steve Smith Sr.	6	3	1	28	0	33
WR Freddie Brown	4	3	0	43	1	11
TE Zach Miller	2	2	0	13	0	16
WR Devin Thomas	1	1	0	13	0	1

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	6	5	118	3	25
RB Leon Washington	4	3	25	0	14
WR Thomas Anderson	3	1	5	0	24
FB Thomas Tapeh	3	3	36	1	9
RB Elias Marchant	3	3	29	1	13
TE Kevin Boss	3	2	31	0	28
WR Wendell Gatski	2	2	8	0	15
TE Keith Zinger	2	1	14	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	3	3	1.00	2.96
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	7	7.00	3.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leon Washington	3	18	6.00	3.71
RB Elias Marchant	1	1	1.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	10	7	40	4.00	7.84

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Daft	3	2	13	4.33	10.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez White	3	2	7	2.33	7.91
TE Jacob Tamme	3	2	16	5.33	8.38
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	2	13	6.50	4.67
WR Freddie Brown	2	1	4	2.00	10.75

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0.00	19.67
WR Wendell Gatski	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.00
TE Keith Zinger	1	1	14	14.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cory Boyd	3	1
FB Jalen Gallier	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leon Washington	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	7	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Daft	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith Sr.	4	2	2
WR Dez White	2	2	1
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	2
WR Freddie Brown	2	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Thomas Tapeh	2	2	1
WR Thomas Anderson	1	0	0
RB Leon Washington	1	0	0
WR Marques Colston	1	1	1
TE Keith Zinger	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)