Week 16, 2008

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons0308-11
Denver Broncos710710-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 DEN - Elias Marchant 12 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 14:04 ATL - Elijah Levine 32 field goal
2Q: 07:48 DEN - Matt Forte 2 pass from Duante Culpepper (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Vince Joseph 32 field goal
3Q: 01:03 DEN - Wendell Gatski 10 pass from Duante Culpepper (Vince Joseph extra point)
4Q: 12:11 DEN - Vince Joseph 30 field goal
4Q: 07:54 ATL - Chad Johnson 1 pass from Drew Brees (Drew Brees pass to Chad Johnson for conversion)
4Q: 01:44 DEN - Elias Marchant 5 run (Vince Joseph extra point)

Team StatisticsATLDEN
Record4-1112-3
First Downs1523
- by Rushing211
- by Passing1312
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards257398
- Offensive Plays6665
- Yards per Play3.896.12
Net Rushing Yards39186
- Rushing Attempts2428
- Yards per Rush1.636.64
Net Passing Yards218212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 24 - 135 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards229228
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/112/16
- Yards per Pass Play5.195.73
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions4/165/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.110.3
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/427/45
Punt Returns/Yards0/04/48
Kick Returns/Yards5/1373/72
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/3
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits26
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/14/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 37
Time of Possession29:0430:56

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:06OWN 3933Punt
18:471:55OWN 2131Punt
15:166:18OWN 201365Field Goal
211:010:50OWN 203-3Punt
27:410:47OWN 471-5Fumble
26:072:20OWN 20515Punt
21:551:24OWN 25615Punt
312:114:30OWN 19734Punt
35:271:40OWN 203-1Punt
30:571:43OWN 3039Punt
412:034:17OWN 40960Touchdown
42:400:45OWN 530Interception
41:351:23OWN 25747Downs
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:544:07OWN 16784Touchdown
16:521:36OWN 483-3Punt
213:582:57OWN 30619Punt
210:112:30OPP 42642Touchdown
26:540:47OPP 333-9Punt
23:471:52OWN 41644Field Goal
20:310:31OWN 19210Half
315:002:49OWN 3836Punt
37:412:14OWN 546Punt
33:472:50OWN 341066Touchdown
414:142:11OWN 31556Field Goal
47:465:06OWN 27618Punt
41:550:20OPP 16216Touchdown
40:120:12OWN 28213Game

Game MVP: Duante Culpepper, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Quentin Griffin18120.67800
FB Marc Wicher393.00600
QB Drew Brees2168.001110
WR Artie Brock122.00200
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Elias Marchant201457.252382
QB Duante Culpepper3227.331010
RB Leon Washington221.00800
RB Matt Forte2199.501510
QB Francisco Chapman1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Drew Brees40242292/11133173.8
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Duante Culpepper35202282/16232095.9

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Chad Johnson59428.4016141
TE Dante Rosario577615.2011330
WR Artie Brock3382.67280
WR Ronald Curry253316.504200
RB Quentin Griffin232211.0023200
TE Bryant Conway24178.500130
FB Frank Radigonda23178.5013140
WR David Anderson2321.00030
TE Dominique Byrd121212.002120
WR Tai Streets0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE LeBron James8129912.3848300
WR Wendell Gatski385618.6743291
FB Thomas Tapeh233517.5031320
RB Elias Marchant22126.00470
WR Reidel Anthony131212.001120
WR Eric Crouch1233.00030
WR LeRon McCoy1255.00050
RB Leon Washington1144.00040
RB Matt Forte1122.00021
WR Bernard Berrian0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
S Jeffrey Bernard133.000

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Drew Brees1000
DE Athyba Rubin0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
RB Elias Marchant1000
QB Duante Culpepper0100
OLB Tully Banta-Cain0100
DT Sedrick Ellis0010

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Daniel Sepulveda832941.135.1473
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Arturo de le Rosa629549.239.2552

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Elijah Levine1/10/00/0320/0
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Vince Joseph2/20/00/0324/4

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Leon Washington44812.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Craig Steltz39531.70
Zachery Bowman24221.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Sawyer McNeil24723.50
Leon Washington12525.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno900.02733
ILB Paris Lenon620.02530
DE Athyba Rubin411.02632
S Zachery Bowman420.02427
DT Will Smith301.01721
OLB Ian Gold310.01014
S Rich Greer310.01120
CB Craig Steltz300.01324
CB Michael Griffin230.02737
CB Jason Craft200.01822
DE Cullen Jenkins200.02831
DE John McCargo200.01827
DT Brian Young100.01321
S Matt Bowmen100.0516
QB Drew Brees10---------
TE Bryant Conway10---------
ILB Jo-Lonn Dunbar010.035
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Lito Sheppard1000.02442
OLB Tully Banta-Cain700.02442
S Dexter Jackson620.02331
CB Sawyer McNeil400.02338
DT Sedrick Ellis301.02224
ILB Torrance Marshall310.01128
ILB Malcolm Warfield310.02227
DE Darryl Tapp310.02333
OLB Clint Session300.02127
S Marcus Maxey221.02237
CB Andre Woolfork200.01518
S Jeffrey Bernard100.0312
S Madieu Williams100.0115
OLB Justin Rogers100.0114
DE Cory Redding020.02232
CB Willie Andrews010.004

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Will Smith1.000021
DE Athyba Rubin1.000032
DE William Joseph0.012016
OLB Zeke Moreno0.010033
DE Cullen Jenkins0.010031
DE John McCargo0.001127
S Matt Bowmen0.001016
ILB Jo-Lonn Dunbar0.00105
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Sedrick Ellis1.000124
S Marcus Maxey1.000037
OLB Tully Banta-Cain0.010142
DE Darryl Tapp0.010033
DT Jalen Kennison0.010011
DE Menson Holloway0.002019
DE Cory Redding0.000232

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Zeke Moreno71033
ILB Paris Lenon30030
CB Michael Griffin30037
CB Craig Steltz22024
S Zachery Bowman20027
OLB Ian Gold10014
DE Cullen Jenkins10031
DE John McCargo10027
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lito Sheppard43042
OLB Tully Banta-Cain31042
S Dexter Jackson30031
ILB Torrance Marshall30028
CB Sawyer McNeil30038
OLB Clint Session21027
CB Andre Woolfork20018
S Marcus Maxey11037
S Jeffrey Bernard10112
ILB Malcolm Warfield10027
OLB Justin Rogers10014

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Travis Claridge15024042
T Chris Samuels15024042
T George Foster14024042
G Cooper Carlisle04024142
G Ben Grubbs03024142
TE Dante Rosario01023037
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Dan Buenning66128037
T Eric Winston47128037
C Alexis Prescott26024136
T Will Whittcker24128037
C Justin Hartwig110401
T Jordan Gross00028137

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Marc Wicher219
Michael Griffin213
David Anderson117
Rich Greer117
Glen Tatum19
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Sedrick Ellis313
Matt Forte118
Eric Crouch16

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Michael Griffin------27371377
G Ben Grubbs2442------975
G Cooper Carlisle2442---------66
C Travis Claridge2442---------66
T Chris Samuels2442---------66
QB Drew Brees2442---------66
T George Foster2442---------66
WR Chad Johnson2240---------62
OLB Zeke Moreno------2733262
DE Cullen Jenkins------2831160
TE Dante Rosario2337---------60
DE Athyba Rubin------2632159
S Zachery Bowman------2427859
ILB Paris Lenon------2530257
TE Bryant Conway920------2554
RB Quentin Griffin2032---------52
S Rich Greer------11201748
CB Jason Craft------1822747
DE John McCargo------1827146
CB Craig Steltz------1324946
DT Will Smith------1721745
WR David Anderson1414------1745
S Damien Richardson------1819239
S Matt Bowmen------5161637
DT Brian Young------1321236
WR Ronald Curry620------1036
DE William Joseph------1116835
FB Frank Radigonda513------1735
WR Artie Brock1316---------29
FB Marc Wicher45------1928
WR Tai Streets28------1727
CB David Jones------1412---26
OLB Ian Gold------1014125
ILB Tavaras Gooden------002424
ILB Jo-Lonn Dunbar------351321
G Leander Jordan00------99
C Glen Tatum00------99
T Tony Moll00------99
P Daniel Sepulveda00------99
T Jake Long00------99
TE Dominique Byrd25---------7
K Elijah Levine00------44
QB Derek Anderson00---------0
RB Rusty Hatcher00---------0
C Chris Morris00---------0
DT Erik Walden------00---0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Jordan Gross2837------873
G Dan Buenning2837------873
T Will Whittcker2837------873
T Eric Winston2837------873
OLB Clint Session------21272371
CB Lito Sheppard------2442167
OLB Tully Banta-Cain------2442167
CB Sawyer McNeil------2338465
QB Duante Culpepper2737---------64
C Alexis Prescott2436---------60
TE LeBron James2832---------60
S Marcus Maxey------2237160
DT Sedrick Ellis------22241359
DE Darryl Tapp------2333157
RB Elias Marchant2122------1356
S Dexter Jackson------2331---54
DE Cory Redding------2232---54
WR Reidel Anthony2227---------49
ILB Malcolm Warfield------2227---49
WR Bernard Berrian1019------1948
TE Alge Crumpler910------2645
CB Andre Woolfork------15181043
WR Eric Crouch1817------641
ILB Torrance Marshall------1128---39
WR Wendell Gatski1721---------38
S Jeffrey Bernard------3121934
DE Menson Holloway------319931
FB Thomas Tapeh27------2029
OLB Justin Rogers------1141227
RB Leon Washington510------1126
WR LeRon McCoy514------524
RB Matt Forte24------1824
CB Willie Andrews------041822
DT Shaun Rogers------17816
S Madieu Williams------115---16
DT Jalen Kennison------111113
K Vince Joseph00------99
C Dylan Galloway00------88
P Arturo de le Rosa00------88
C Justin Hartwig41---------5
OLB Chet Donnelly------2114
TE Kevin Boss12---------3
QB Francisco Chapman10---------1
G Oniel Cousins00---------0
G Breno Giacomini00---------0
DE William Hayes------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left720.3
Middle14382.7
Right3-1-0.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left111099.9
Middle16794.9
Right000.0
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Drew Brees40244136241
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Duante Culpepper35205133510

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen138513.9
Short (0-8 Yds)1510765.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)84496.1
Long (19+ Yds)425313.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen647011.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1712905.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)73385.4
Long (19+ Yds)51306.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Chad Johnson95242040
TE Dante Rosario75076237
WR Ronald Curry52133120
TE Bryant Conway42017020
RB Quentin Griffin32022132
WR Artie Brock3308016
FB Frank Radigonda32017013
WR David Anderson3202014
TE Dominique Byrd2101205
WR Tai Streets100008
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE LeBron James128299332
WR Wendell Gatski83056121
WR Reidel Anthony31012027
FB Thomas Tapeh3203517
WR Eric Crouch2113017
RB Elias Marchant22012022
WR LeRon McCoy2105014
WR Bernard Berrian1000019
RB Leon Washington1104010
RB Matt Forte110204

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Quentin Griffin100.000.67
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Elias Marchant6447.337.25
QB Duante Culpepper166.007.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Drew Brees2294.505.73
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Duante Culpepper84243.006.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Chad Johnson1111.004.67
TE Dante Rosario1188.0010.86
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Reidel Anthony1000.004.00
WR Eric Crouch1000.001.50
TE LeBron James1155.008.25
FB Thomas Tapeh1000.0011.67
WR Bernard Berrian1000.000.00
RB Elias Marchant1177.006.00
WR Wendell Gatski111010.007.00
RB Matt Forte1122.002.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
QB Drew Brees10
RB Quentin Griffin10
DenverRushesConversions
QB Duante Culpepper31
RB Leon Washington10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Drew Brees1384
DenverAttCompConversions
Duante Culpepper964

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Chad Johnson432
TE Dante Rosario421
RB Quentin Griffin111
TE Bryant Conway100
WR Artie Brock110
TE Dominique Byrd100
WR David Anderson110
DenverTargCatchConversions
TE LeBron James322
WR Wendell Gatski311
WR Eric Crouch110
FB Thomas Tapeh111
RB Leon Washington110

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)