Conference Semifinals, 2013

played in New Jersey, NJ

47 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	10	0	-	13
New Jersey Jets	3	14	3	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 50 field goal
1Q: 04:44 DEN - Micah Posante 21 field goal
2Q: 12:26 NJY - Jacob Tamme 23 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 04:23 NJY - Ben Roethlisberger 1 run (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
3Q: 12:31 DEN - Bernard Pierce 36 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 08:32 DEN - Micah Posante 51 field goal
3Q: 01:02 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 24 field goal
4Q: 11:21 NJY - Tavarres King 15 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
4Q: 08:57 NJY - Mark Ingram 15 fumble return (Greg Zuerlein extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 50 field goal
1Q: 04:44 DEN - Micah Posante 21 field goal
2Q: 12:26 NJY - Jacob Tamme 23 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 04:23 NJY - Ben Roethlisberger 1 run (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
3Q: 12:31 DEN - Bernard Pierce 36 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 08:32 DEN - Micah Posante 51 field goal
3Q: 01:02 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 24 field goal
4Q: 11:21 NJY - Tavarres King 15 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
4Q: 08:57 NJY - Mark Ingram 15 fumble return (Greg Zuerlein extra point)

Team Statistics DEN NJY
Record 11-7 13-4
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 331 384
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.34 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 116 96
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 4.30 3.00
Net Passing Yards 215 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 8.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/54 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 5/53
Kick Returns/Yards 3/42 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 26:39 33:21

Team Statistics	DEN	NJY
Record	11-7	13-4
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	331	384
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.34	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	116	96
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	4.30	3.00
Net Passing Yards	215	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	8.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/54	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	5/53
Kick Returns/Yards	3/42	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	26:39	33:21

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	6:10	OWN 26	9	70	Field Goal
1	1:56	1:25	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	12:16	1:33	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	9:50	1:57	OWN 4	5	12	Punt
2	4:13	0:54	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 2	5	36	Half
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 22	4	78	Touchdown
3	10:26	2:00	OWN 46	4	20	Field Goal
3	5:22	1:34	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
3	0:56	1:42	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	11:10	1:25	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
4	8:13	3:12	OWN 25	11	74	Downs
4	2:42	0:50	OWN 31	4	8	Downs

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:13	OWN 25	7	42	Field Goal
1	4:37	2:41	OWN 43	5	19	Punt
1	0:31	3:15	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
2	10:43	0:53	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
2	7:53	3:40	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
2	3:19	1:29	OWN 23	5	23	Punt
3	12:20	1:54	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	8:26	3:04	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
3	3:48	2:52	OWN 35	4	58	Field Goal
4	14:14	3:04	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
4	9:45	1:32	OPP 33	3	33	Touchdown
4	5:01	2:19	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OPP 39	5	24	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bernard Pierce	18	60	3.33	14	1
QB Kyle Orton	6	42	7.00	9	0
RB James Starks	3	14	4.67	10	1

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Felix Jones	12	37	3.08	7	0	0
RB Mark Ingram	12	41	3.42	6	0	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	6	15	2.50	11	1	1
FB Jalen Gallier	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tavarres King	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Orton	34	19	223	1/8	1	40	0	85.7

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	33	22	288	0/0	2	49	0	114.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	10	16	174	17.40	102	40	0
RB Bernard Pierce	3	3	35	11.67	35	36	1
TE Jack Doyle	3	3	19	6.33	7	9	0
FB Norman Manning	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
WR Julio Jones	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Ben Patrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Will Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jake O'Connell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Justin Blackmon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jordan Reed	5	7	36	7.20	1	10	0
WR Tavarres King	5	5	60	12.00	25	17	1
WR Steve Breaston	4	9	61	15.25	29	30	0
TE Jacob Tamme	4	5	63	15.75	14	23	1
RB Mark Ingram	2	3	55	27.50	55	49	0
RB Felix Jones	1	2	8	8.00	6	8	0
TE Dashawn Matunda	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Steve Smith Sr.	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0
FB Jake O'Connell	0	1	0
S Marcus Maxey	0	0	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Tavarres King	1	0	0	0
RB Mark Ingram	0	1	0	1
CB Trumaine McBride	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Karl Rice	6	280	46.7	37.8	54	2

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	6	292	48.7	41.8	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Zuerlein	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Gehrig	2	1	0.5	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	5	53	10.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Gehrig	3	42	14.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Breaston	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	11	1	29	25
OLB Eli Thomas	8	2	29	26
OLB Derrick Morgan	6	2	17	23
ILB Brian Cushing	5	3	31	32
DT Sedrick Ellis	5	2	27	22
CB Marcus Gilchrist	4	2	30	31
DE Tyson Alualu	2	3	26	29
DE Dan Bazuin	2	2	5	10
DT Anthony Bryant	2	1	21	23
CB Major Wright	2	0	30	25
CB Aiden Gehrig	2	0	14	22
CB Shaun Crawford	1	0	15	9
DT Brian Johnston	0	1	10	8

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Glover Quin	10	2	1.0	27	35
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	8	3	0.0	22	23
CB Trumaine McBride	5	0	0.0	26	35
DE Ray McDonald	4	0	0.0	24	28
S Ryan Mundy	3	2	0.0	24	32
DT Kyle Williams	3	1	0.0	25	33
DE Leonardo Tarpley	3	0	0.0	22	21
ILB Kroy Biermann	2	4	0.0	27	35
S Tyrell Johnson	2	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Deion Sunderland	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Mike Neal	1	2	0.0	16	25
S T.J. Ward	1	2	0.0	25	34
CB Jimmy Smith	1	2	0.0	18	23
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	1	0	0.0	16	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	1	2	0	29
DT Anthony Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	23

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Glover Quin	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Ray McDonald	0.0	0	2	2	28
DT Kyle Williams	0.0	0	2	1	33
OLB Reggie Torbor	0.0	0	1	1	11
OLB Deion Sunderland	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Derrick Morgan	5	0	23
ILB Brian Cushing	4	1	32
CB Marcus Gilchrist	4	1	31
CB Aiden Gehrig	3	0	22
OLB Eli Thomas	2	1	26
CB Shaun Crawford	1	1	9
S Marcus Maxey	1	0	25
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	29
CB Major Wright	1	0	25

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Glover Quin	5	2	35
CB Trumaine McBride	5	1	35
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	1	23
ILB Kroy Biermann	2	0	35
S T.J. Ward	1	1	34
S Tyrell Johnson	1	0	12
S Ryan Mundy	1	0	32
OLB Deion Sunderland	1	0	15
CB Jimmy Smith	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gosder Cherilus	4	7	27	0	35
T Eric Winston	3	8	27	0	35
G Zach Browning	0	2	27	1	35
G Randall Martinez	0	2	27	0	35
G Eric Steinbach	0	1	27	0	35
FB Norman Manning	0	1	9	0	9

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Erik Pears	3	8	1	32	33
C Ryan Pontbraind	3	5	1	32	33
G Willie Colon	2	10	0	32	33
T Allen Barbre	2	3	0	32	33
TE Jacob Tamme	1	1	0	15	16
T John Terry	1	1	0	32	33
TE Jordan Reed	0	1	0	19	23

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Ellis	3	11
Ben Patrick	1	25
Aiden Gehrig	1	17
Kenny Phillips	1	14
Jason Smith	1	8

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
John Terry	2	15
Victor Cruz	1	19
Jerald Ballard	1	18
Jimmy Smith	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	30	31	15	76
G Gosder Cherilus	27	35	---	---	8	70
G Randall Martinez	27	35	---	---	8	70
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	31	32	2	65
G Eric Steinbach	27	35	---	---	---	62
QB Kyle Orton	27	35	---	---	---	62
T Eric Winston	27	35	---	---	---	62
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	26	29	7	62
G Zach Browning	27	35	---	---	---	62
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	27	22	11	60
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	29	27	2	58
WR Marques Colston	25	32	---	---	---	57
WR Justin Blackmon	25	31	---	---	1	57
CB Major Wright	---	---	30	25	1	56
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	29	26	1	56
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	29	25	1	55
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	14	22	17	53
CB Cedric Griffin	---	---	19	16	16	51
WR Julio Jones	19	22	---	---	10	51
TE Jack Doyle	25	26	---	---	---	51
RB Bernard Pierce	23	23	---	---	---	46
DT Anthony Bryant	---	---	21	23	1	45
OLB Derrick Morgan	---	---	17	23	1	41
FB Norman Manning	9	9	---	---	19	37
TE Ben Patrick	2	4	---	---	25	31
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	4	9	15	28
WR Will Franklin	0	7	---	---	19	26
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	4	8	14	26
OLB Tevin Kerber	---	---	1	1	23	25
CB Shaun Crawford	---	---	15	9	---	24
DE Dan Bazuin	---	---	5	10	7	22
RB Justice Hairston	0	0	---	---	19	19
DT Brian Johnston	---	---	10	8	---	18
RB James Starks	4	11	---	---	---	15
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	1	1	13	15
FB Jake O'Connell	3	10	---	---	---	13
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	3	8	1	12
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	6	4	1	11
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Shawn Lauvao	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Karl Rice	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Adam Arnold	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	1	4	1	6
QB Joey Harrington	0	0	---	---	---	0
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	26	35	19	80
T John Terry	32	33	---	---	15	80
G Erik Pears	32	33	---	---	8	73
G Willie Colon	32	33	---	---	8	73
T Allen Barbre	32	33	---	---	8	73
CB Glover Quin	---	---	27	35	8	70
WR Steve Breaston	31	32	---	---	4	67
C Ryan Pontbraind	32	33	---	---	---	65
QB Ben Roethlisberger	32	33	---	---	---	65
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	27	35	2	64
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	24	32	8	64
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	25	33	2	60
S T.J. Ward	---	---	25	34	1	60
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	24	28	2	54
CB Jimmy Smith	---	---	18	23	13	54
WR Victor Cruz	20	12	---	---	19	51
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	22	21	8	51
DT Mike Neal	---	---	16	25	8	49
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	22	23	3	48
RB Mark Ingram	17	26	---	---	---	43
TE Jordan Reed	19	23	---	---	---	42
WR Tavarres King	9	20	---	---	11	40
WR Steve Smith Sr.	20	14	---	---	4	38
TE Dashawn Matunda	4	9	---	---	25	38
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	16	15	---	31
TE Jacob Tamme	15	16	---	---	---	31
OLB Travis Goethel	---	---	3	6	21	30
OLB Deion Sunderland	---	---	9	15	2	26
RB Felix Jones	15	6	---	---	1	22
S Jerald Ballard	---	---	2	1	18	21
FB Efrain Griffith	2	1	---	---	18	21
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	6	11	1	18
RB Ryan D'Imperio	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	5	12	---	17
FB Jalen Gallier	8	6	---	---	1	15
ILB A.J. Springer	---	---	0	1	10	11
K Greg Zuerlein	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Herman Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Dave Yovanovits	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Erik Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tony Bergstrom	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Stepfan Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Khaseem Greene	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	14	56	4.0
Right	6	39	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	12	39	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Orton	34	19	4	1	1	5	7	4	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	33	22	3	2	1	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	69	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	99	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	27	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	77	15.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	132	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	16	10	1	174	3	32
RB Bernard Pierce	3	3	0	35	1	23
FB Norman Manning	3	2	0	-1	0	9
WR Justin Blackmon	3	0	0	0	0	31
TE Jack Doyle	3	3	0	19	0	26
FB Jake O'Connell	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Julio Jones	2	1	0	-4	0	22
TE Ben Patrick	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	7

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Breaston	9	4	1	61	1	32
TE Jordan Reed	7	5	0	36	0	23
TE Jacob Tamme	5	4	0	63	1	16
WR Tavarres King	5	5	0	60	0	20
RB Mark Ingram	3	2	0	55	1	26
RB Felix Jones	2	1	0	8	0	6
WR Steve Smith Sr.	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Dashawn Matunda	1	1	0	5	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bernard Pierce	2	3	1.50	3.33

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Ben Roethlisberger	4	-2	-0.50	2.50
RB Felix Jones	1	7	7.00	3.08
FB Jalen Gallier	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Mark Ingram	1	5	5.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Orton	6	3	24	4.00	6.56

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	5	3	37	7.40	8.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	4	2	19	4.75	10.88
FB Jake O'Connell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jack Doyle	1	1	5	5.00	6.33

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Breaston	2	0	0	0.00	6.78
WR Tavarres King	2	2	27	13.50	12.00
TE Jacob Tamme	1	1	10	10.00	12.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Pierce	3	1
QB Kyle Orton	2	1

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
RB Felix Jones	1	1
RB Mark Ingram	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Orton	10	4	2

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Breaston	3	1	0
WR Tavarres King	3	3	2
TE Jacob Tamme	1	1	1
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	0
TE Jordan Reed	1	1	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)