Week 16, 2012

played in Atlanta, GA

49 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	3	0	8	-	11
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 ATL - Brenden Streets 1 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 12:07 DEN - Micah Posante 49 field goal
2Q: 02:35 ATL - Jake Locker 2 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 10:11 ATL - Golden Tate 11 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 10:27 DEN - Bernard Pierce 2 run (Kyle Orton pass to Marques Colston for conversion)
4Q: 01:47 ATL - Matt Prater 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 ATL - Brenden Streets 1 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 12:07 DEN - Micah Posante 49 field goal
2Q: 02:35 ATL - Jake Locker 2 run (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 10:11 ATL - Golden Tate 11 pass from Jake Locker (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 10:27 DEN - Bernard Pierce 2 run (Kyle Orton pass to Marques Colston for conversion)
4Q: 01:47 ATL - Matt Prater 31 field goal

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 5-10 9-6
First Downs 14 28
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 235 396
- Offensive Plays 51 70
- Yards per Play 4.61 5.66
Net Rushing Yards 55 184
- Rushing Attempts 20 42
- Yards per Rush 2.75 4.38
Net Passing Yards 180 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 7.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/27 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 2/35
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:41 35:19

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	5-10	9-6
First Downs	14	28
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	235	396
- Offensive Plays	51	70
- Yards per Play	4.61	5.66
Net Rushing Yards	55	184
- Rushing Attempts	20	42
- Yards per Rush	2.75	4.38
Net Passing Yards	180	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	7.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/27	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	2/35
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:41	35:19

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:25	3:06	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
1	1:06	4:05	OWN 31	7	37	Field Goal
2	10:59	2:24	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	2:27	2:06	OWN 22	5	22	Punt
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 18	5	9	Punt
3	10:05	2:16	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	5:24	1:38	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	14:45	4:27	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 35	9	47	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:35	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
1	6:19	5:13	OWN 20	10	56	Missed FG
2	12:01	1:02	OWN 25	3	11	Punt
2	8:35	6:08	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 17	1	2	Half
3	11:59	1:54	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
3	7:49	2:25	OWN 1	6	45	Punt
3	3:46	4:01	OWN 28	8	42	Missed FG
4	10:18	8:36	OWN 28	15	58	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bernard Pierce	10	22	2.20	18	1	1
RB James Starks	6	7	1.17	12	1	0
QB Kyle Orton	3	22	7.33	8	0	0
WR Marques Colston	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brenden Streets	26	124	4.77	20	4	1
RB David Wilson	8	25	3.13	11	1	0
RB Quentin Griffin	5	21	4.20	8	0	0
QB Jake Locker	2	11	5.50	9	0	1
WR Chad Johnson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	15	10	90	2/11	0	22	0	82.6
Kyle Orton	14	8	101	0/0	0	25	0	79.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	28	18	212	0/0	1	34	0	99.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Marques Colston	7	8	67	9.57	8	20
TE Ben Patrick	3	4	31	10.33	14	19
FB Jake O'Connell	2	5	21	10.50	0	22
RB Bernard Pierce	2	2	21	10.50	10	16
WR Justin Blackmon	2	6	18	9.00	7	12
RB James Starks	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Julio Jones	1	1	25	25.00	25	25

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Golden Tate	6	7	76	12.67	40	27	1
WR Chad Johnson	4	7	36	9.00	3	16	0
WR David Anderson	3	5	30	10.00	16	22	0
RB Brenden Streets	2	2	42	21.00	24	34	0
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
RB David Wilson	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
TE Josh Tobin	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Shawn Nelson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Joey Harrington	1	0	0	0
G Shawn Lauvao	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Chet Donnelly	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaac Cochrane	6	259	43.2	34.0	51	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	2	78	39.0	37.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	1/3	0/2	0/0	31	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Pierce	2	4	2.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Little	2	35	17.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Maxwell	4	94	23.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachery Bowman	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	11	4	38	22
ILB Brian Cushing	11	0	40	22
DE Bruce Carter	8	1	41	27
OLB Jonah Conger	4	3	37	20
DE Tyson Alualu	3	2	36	18
ILB Robert Wendorff	3	1	19	14
CB Darrent Williams	3	1	35	23
DT Kevin Williams	2	2	40	22
OLB Derrick Morgan	2	1	42	26
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	40	25
CB Carlos Rogers	2	0	20	13
CB Levi Curtis	2	0	4	6
S Kerry Rhodes	1	1	26	15
DE Dan Bazuin	1	1	6	12
OLB Tevin Kerber	1	0	3	3
S Kenny Phillips	1	0	12	9
OLB James Anderson	0	1	3	6
CB Major Wright	0	1	15	11

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	8	4	1.0	19	23
S Rich Greer	5	0	0.0	18	23
CB Drew Coleman	4	1	0.0	20	31
CB David Jones	4	1	0.0	8	15
S Zachery Bowman	3	2	0.0	16	28
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	3	1	0.0	19	31
DE Athyba Rubin	2	3	0.0	18	26
CB Michael Griffin	2	1	0.0	19	31
DE Mike Montgomery	2	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Chet Donnelly	1	0	1.0	16	20
DT Erik Walden	1	1	0.0	5	12
DT Cornelius Pisano	1	0	0.0	13	22
S Stanford Routt	1	0	0.0	4	10
S James Butler	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Ike Cassaday	1	0	0.0	3	10
DE John McCargo	0	1	0.0	8	11
ILB Jovan Belcher	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Williams	2	0	22
ILB Brian Cushing	1	0	22
OLB Derrick Morgan	1	0	26
DE Bruce Carter	0	1	27

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	1.0	0	1	1	23
OLB Chet Donnelly	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Cornelius Pisano	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Athyba Rubin	0.0	0	1	1	26
DE Terrance Knighton	0.0	0	1	1	9
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlos Rogers	3	0	13
CB Darrent Williams	2	1	23
S Marcus Maxey	2	1	22
ILB Brian Cushing	2	1	22
DE Bruce Carter	2	1	27
CB Levi Curtis	2	0	6
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	0	14
OLB Jonah Conger	1	0	20
S Kenny Phillips	1	0	9
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	18
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	25

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB David Jones	4	0	15
CB Drew Coleman	3	0	31
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	0	23
S Rich Greer	2	0	23
CB Michael Griffin	2	0	31
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	2	0	31
S Stanford Routt	1	0	10
DT Erik Walden	1	0	12
S Zachery Bowman	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Shawn Lauvao	1	3	20	2	31
G Ben Grubbs	1	3	20	0	31
G Zach Browning	1	3	20	0	31
T George Foster	0	4	20	0	31
T Eric Winston	0	3	20	0	31
FB Jake O'Connell	0	1	14	0	22

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G David Stewart	8	10	1	42	28
C Eric Wood	6	13	0	42	28
G Tyronne Green	3	7	1	42	28
T T.J. Lang	2	4	0	42	28
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	0	12	5
T Geoff Schwartz	0	5	0	42	28

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Ellis	3	13
Bernard Pierce	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Griffin	2	8
Golden Tate	2	8
Artie Brock	1	17
David Wilson	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Derrick Morgan	---	---	42	26	3	71
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	41	27	3	71
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	40	22	8	70
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	40	25	3	68
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	40	22	1	63
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	38	22	2	62
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	35	23	1	59
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	37	20	1	58
G Shawn Lauvao	20	31	---	---	7	58
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	36	18	1	55
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	26	15	11	52
T George Foster	20	31	---	---	---	51
T Eric Winston	20	31	---	---	---	51
G Ben Grubbs	20	31	---	---	---	51
G Zach Browning	20	31	---	---	---	51
WR Marques Colston	19	31	---	---	---	50
TE Ben Patrick	12	19	---	---	17	48
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	20	13	11	44
RB Bernard Pierce	14	14	---	---	16	44
WR Justin Blackmon	15	29	---	---	---	44
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	19	14	3	36
FB Jake O'Connell	14	22	---	---	---	36
RB Justice Hairston	9	6	---	---	17	32
QB Joey Harrington	12	17	---	---	---	29
CB Major Wright	---	---	15	11	1	27
WR Julio Jones	8	14	---	---	5	27
OLB James Anderson	---	---	3	6	17	26
RB James Starks	6	15	---	---	4	25
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	12	9	2	23
QB Kyle Orton	8	14	---	---	---	22
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	6	12	4	22
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	3	6	13	22
CB Rico Banks	---	---	2	6	7	15
CB Levi Curtis	---	---	4	6	3	13
WR Will Franklin	0	4	---	---	8	12
WR Marcus Maxwell	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Barry Barham	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Tevin Kerber	---	---	3	3	1	7
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Isaac Cochrane	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Jonathan Campbell	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Frederick Maese	3	1	---	---	---	4
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	0	2	---	2
DE Vinny Curry	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Shawn Nelson	37	23	---	---	19	79
G David Stewart	42	28	---	---	5	75
T Geoff Schwartz	42	28	---	---	5	75
G Tyronne Green	42	28	---	---	5	75
T T.J. Lang	42	28	---	---	5	75
C Eric Wood	42	28	---	---	---	70
QB Jake Locker	42	28	---	---	---	70
WR Chad Johnson	40	28	---	---	---	68
WR Golden Tate	34	25	---	---	8	67
CB Michael Griffin	---	---	19	31	8	58
CB Drew Coleman	---	---	20	31	1	52
DE Athyba Rubin	---	---	18	26	8	52
OLB DeAndre Sullivan	---	---	19	31	1	51
S Zachery Bowman	---	---	16	28	4	48
WR David Anderson	27	19	---	---	---	46
RB Brenden Streets	29	13	---	---	3	45
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	19	23	1	43
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	13	22	7	42
S Rich Greer	---	---	18	23	1	42
OLB Chet Donnelly	---	---	16	20	1	37
FB Alan Ratto	12	5	---	---	17	34
ILB Jovan Belcher	---	---	10	12	10	32
CB David Jones	---	---	8	15	8	31
RB David Wilson	8	10	---	---	13	31
OLB Ted Briggs	---	---	4	9	16	29
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	3	10	12	25
DE Mike Montgomery	---	---	9	15	---	24
DT Erik Walden	---	---	5	12	6	23
TE Josh Tobin	13	10	---	---	---	23
S James Butler	---	---	3	3	14	20
DE John McCargo	---	---	8	11	1	20
WR Artie Brock	0	2	---	---	17	19
DE Terrance Knighton	---	---	8	9	---	17
S Stanford Routt	---	---	4	10	---	14
RB Quentin Griffin	6	3	---	---	---	9
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Oscar Wang	4	2	---	---	---	6
WR Greg Little	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Graham Corbin	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Andre Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brandon Brooks	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Devon Still	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	11	19	1.7
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	25	73	2.9
Right	17	111	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	15	10	1	0	3	0	2	2	0
Kyle Orton	14	8	2	0	0	1	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	28	18	4	1	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	59	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	131	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	8	7	0	67	1	31
WR Justin Blackmon	6	2	1	18	0	29
FB Jake O'Connell	5	2	1	21	1	22
TE Ben Patrick	4	3	0	31	0	19
RB James Starks	2	1	1	8	0	15
RB Bernard Pierce	2	2	0	21	0	14
WR Julio Jones	1	1	0	25	1	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Johnson	7	4	1	36	0	28
WR Golden Tate	7	6	0	76	2	25
WR David Anderson	5	3	0	30	1	19
TE Josh Tobin	3	1	0	8	0	10
TE Shawn Nelson	2	0	0	0	0	23
RB Brenden Streets	2	2	0	42	1	13
FB Alan Ratto	1	1	0	9	0	5
RB David Wilson	1	1	0	11	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bernard Pierce	3	0	0.00	2.20
RB James Starks	1	0	0.00	1.17

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brenden Streets	4	6	1.50	4.77
WR Chad Johnson	1	3	3.00	3.00
QB Jake Locker	1	2	2.00	5.50
RB David Wilson	1	2	2.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Orton	1	1	19	19.00	7.21

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	3	32	6.40	7.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Patrick	1	1	19	19.00	7.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	11	5.50	5.14
WR Golden Tate	2	2	21	10.50	10.86
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kyle Orton	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brenden Streets	2	2
RB David Wilson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	7	4	1
Kyle Orton	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ben Patrick	3	2	1
FB Jake O'Connell	3	0	0
WR Marques Colston	2	2	1
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0
WR Justin Blackmon	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chad Johnson	2	1	1
WR Golden Tate	2	1	1
WR David Anderson	1	0	0
RB David Wilson	1	1	0
TE Josh Tobin	1	1	1

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)