Week 16, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

59 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	3	0	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 DEN - Ezekiel Elliott 6 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 14:16 DEN - Micah Posante 18 field goal
2Q: 11:10 ATL - C.J. Spiller 10 run (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 10:11 ATL - Eric Ebron 3 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 13:19 ATL - Justics Riley 38 field goal
4Q: 11:21 ATL - Clayton Geathers 43 interception return (Justics Riley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 DEN - Ezekiel Elliott 6 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 14:16 DEN - Micah Posante 18 field goal
2Q: 11:10 ATL - C.J. Spiller 10 run (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 10:11 ATL - Eric Ebron 3 pass from Jake Locker (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 13:19 ATL - Justics Riley 38 field goal
4Q: 11:21 ATL - Clayton Geathers 43 interception return (Justics Riley extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 11-4 7-8
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 345 356
- Offensive Plays 76 65
- Yards per Play 4.54 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 81 115
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 3.12 3.48
Net Passing Yards 264 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 22 - 2 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 292 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/28 2/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.28 7.53
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/43
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	11-4	7-8
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	345	356
- Offensive Plays	76	65
- Yards per Play	4.54	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	81	115
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	3.12	3.48
Net Passing Yards	264	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 22 - 2	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	292	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/28	2/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.28	7.53
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/43
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:27	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
1	5:56	1:26	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
1	3:14	4:03	OWN 30	10	69	Field Goal
2	11:03	0:45	OWN 25	2	-3	Interception
2	10:04	1:42	OWN 17	4	21	Punt
2	7:14	1:34	OPP 33	3	-14	Punt
2	1:52	1:00	OPP 43	3	27	Fumble
3	11:34	3:41	OWN 20	7	56	Missed FG
3	4:38	0:59	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
3	1:00	1:00	OWN 17	3	11	Fumble
4	13:11	1:58	OWN 25	6	6	Interception
4	11:13	1:51	OWN 25	9	28	Punt
4	4:21	1:30	OWN 20	7	37	Downs
4	2:13	2:02	OWN 19	9	23	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:33	4:37	OWN 31	8	39	Missed FG
1	4:30	1:16	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
2	14:11	3:08	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	10:18	0:14	OPP 18	2	18	Touchdown
2	8:22	1:08	OWN 14	3	24	Fumble
2	5:40	3:48	OWN 3	6	3	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 16	3	42	Half
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 37	6	25	Punt
3	7:53	3:15	OWN 35	6	36	Missed FG
3	3:39	2:39	OWN 23	6	28	Punt
4	15:00	1:49	OPP 28	3	7	Field Goal
4	9:22	5:01	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
4	2:51	0:38	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 42	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ezekiel Elliott	19	64	3.37	10	1	1
RB Bernard Pierce	6	9	1.50	7	0	0
QB Wayne Robinson	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB C.J. Spiller	15	73	4.87	35	4	1
RB LeGarrette Blount	13	19	1.46	6	0	0
QB Jake Locker	5	23	4.60	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	47	22	292	3/28	0	23	2	49.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	30	20	258	2/17	1	40	0	104.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Samuel Gomez	9	22	129	14.33	31	23
WR Justin Blackmon	7	11	112	16.00	95	23
WR Julio Jones	4	9	30	7.50	3	11
TE Jack Doyle	2	4	21	10.50	17	22

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eric Ebron	8	10	118	14.75	40	23	1
RB LeGarrette Blount	5	6	37	7.40	2	12	0
WR Will Franklin	2	3	36	18.00	2	25	0
RB Christine Michael	2	3	46	23.00	5	40	0
WR Chris Conley	2	3	19	9.50	0	17	0
WR Eddie Nichols	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB C.J. Spiller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Dvoracek	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Peter Beaver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clayton Geathers	1	43	43.00	1
DT Johnny Boddy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Wayne Robinson	2	0	0
S D. J. Swearinger	0	1	0
CB Rico Banks	0	0	1
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	0	0	1
CB Josh Shaw	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0
WR Chris Conley	1	0	0
T T.J. Lang	0	1	0
DT Shaquille Riddick	0	1	0
TE Mark Dvoracek	0	1	0
DT Andrew Billings	0	1	0
S Clayton Geathers	0	0	1
DE Matt Judon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	5	245	49.0	41.2	54	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lachlan Edwards	6	252	42.0	32.2	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	1/3	0/2	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	2	19	9.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	2	39	19.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	15	3	0.0	31	26
S D. J. Swearinger	9	3	0.0	31	26
S Eric Reid	5	1	0.0	33	32
OLB Brandon Spikes	4	3	0.0	33	32
DE Bruce Carter	3	1	2.0	19	25
OLB Eli Thomas	3	1	0.0	19	26
CB Rico Banks	3	1	0.0	18	20
DT Sedrick Ellis	2	1	0.0	28	22
DT Fletcher Cox	2	1	0.0	28	25
DT Vaughn Martin	2	0	0.0	9	11
CB Justin Gilbert	1	1	0.0	20	12
CB Josh Shaw	1	1	0.0	24	25
WR Samuel Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0.0	11	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	10	2	0.0	25	39
CB Marcus McCauley	8	2	0.0	9	40
S Karl Joseph	5	1	0.0	26	50
CB Quentin Shepard	4	2	0.0	26	50
DT Andrew Billings	4	2	0.0	25	27
OLB Pau Dawson	4	0	0.0	22	28
DE Shane Ray	3	1	0.0	18	22
OLB Casey Matthews	2	0	0.0	18	4
DT Johnny Boddy	2	0	0.0	6	42
DT Shaquille Riddick	1	0	1.0	2	14
DE Jerald Bishop	1	0	1.0	8	40
DE Matt Judon	1	0	1.0	7	23
S Clayton Geathers	1	1	0.0	8	44
CB Rashard Robinson	1	1	0.0	8	36
G Russell Bodine	1	0	---	---	---
DT Quinton Jefferson	1	0	0.0	4	21
S Harold Tate	1	0	0.0	17	9
DT David Onyemata	0	2	0.0	17	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	2.0	1	1	25
DT Sedrick Ellis	0.0	1	0	22
DT Vaughn Martin	0.0	1	0	11
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	1	0	4

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Matt Judon	1.0	0	3	23
DT Shaquille Riddick	1.0	0	2	14
DE Jerald Bishop	1.0	0	2	40
DT Johnny Boddy	0.0	1	1	42
DT Quinton Jefferson	0.0	1	0	21
DE Shane Ray	0.0	0	1	22
DE Shilique Calhoun	0.0	0	1	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	7	0	26
CB Rico Banks	3	1	20
S D. J. Swearinger	2	0	26
S Eric Reid	2	0	32
CB Josh Shaw	2	0	25
OLB Eli Thomas	1	3	26
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	0	32
DE Bruce Carter	1	0	25
CB Justin Gilbert	1	0	12
CB Trumaine Johnson	0	1	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marcus McCauley	6	2	0	40
ILB Jarvis Jones	4	0	0	39
OLB Pau Dawson	3	0	0	28
S Karl Joseph	2	3	0	50
CB Quentin Shepard	2	0	0	50
S Clayton Geathers	1	1	1	44
DT Johnny Boddy	1	0	1	42
DT Quinton Jefferson	1	0	0	21
CB Rashard Robinson	1	0	0	36
S Harold Tate	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Orlando Franklin	3	7	26	0	50
C Ben Jones	3	3	26	1	50
G Nicky Delgado	2	6	26	1	50
G Justin Blalock	1	6	26	0	50
T Trent Williams	1	2	26	1	50
FB Norman Manning	0	1	8	0	0

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Russell Bodine	4	11	0	33	0	32
G Andy Levitre	1	6	1	33	0	32
T T.J. Lang	1	4	0	33	1	32
T Lamar Holmes	0	5	0	33	1	32
G Joe Thuney	0	3	0	33	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Pierce	1	21
Giovanni Stargell	1	20
Sedrick Ellis	1	16
Mackenzie Ellard	1	8

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Miller	1	22
Jamie Anhorn	1	20
Mark Dvoracek	1	17
Will Franklin	1	16

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	33	32	22	87
G Justin Blalock	26	50	---	---	7	83
T Trent Williams	26	50	---	---	7	83
QB Wayne Robinson	26	50	---	---	2	78
G Nicky Delgado	26	50	---	---	---	76
T Orlando Franklin	26	50	---	---	---	76
C Ben Jones	26	50	---	---	---	76
TE Jack Doyle	26	50	---	---	---	76
WR Justin Blackmon	9	49	---	---	16	74
WR Samuel Gomez	22	50	---	---	---	72
WR Julio Jones	22	48	---	---	1	71
S Eric Reid	---	---	33	32	3	68
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	28	22	16	66
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	19	26	16	61
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	27	30	3	60
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	31	26	3	60
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	31	26	2	59
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	28	25	2	55
CB Josh Shaw	---	---	24	25	2	51
RB Bernard Pierce	7	21	---	---	21	49
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	19	25	3	47
RB Ezekiel Elliott	19	28	---	---	---	47
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	20	12	8	40
CB Rico Banks	---	---	18	20	1	39
CB Trumaine Johnson	---	---	16	6	14	36
CB Giovanni Stargell	---	---	1	5	20	26
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	9	11	1	21
WR Alexis Johnson	0	0	---	---	21	21
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	9	5	6	20
TE Jaylen Dunsmore	13	2	---	---	5	20
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	11	4	---	15
OLB Gerald McRath	---	---	3	8	2	13
FB Norman Manning	8	0	---	---	5	13
ILB Bo Williamson	---	---	0	0	11	11
RB Mackenzie Ellard	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	1	6	1	8
S Tanner Sims	---	---	2	6	---	8
G Anthony Hammond	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jeffery Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Devan Arriaga	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Shaq Evans	0	2	---	---	4	6
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Dennis Rigot	4	0	---	---	---	4
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Quentin Shepard	---	---	26	50	10	86
S Karl Joseph	---	---	26	50	2	78
G Andy Levitre	33	32	---	---	9	74
T T.J. Lang	33	32	---	---	9	74
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	25	39	10	74
T Lamar Holmes	33	32	---	---	6	71
WR Will Franklin	28	26	---	---	16	70
QB Jake Locker	33	32	---	---	---	65
G Russell Bodine	33	32	---	---	---	65
G Joe Thuney	33	32	---	---	---	65
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	9	40	14	63
TE Eric Ebron	32	31	---	---	---	63
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	19	26	15	60
TE Mark Dvoracek	17	23	---	---	17	57
RB LeGarrette Blount	16	16	---	---	22	54
DT Johnny Boddy	---	---	6	42	6	54
S Clayton Geathers	---	---	8	44	1	53
DT Andrew Billings	---	---	25	27	1	53
OLB Pau Dawson	---	---	22	28	---	50
DE Jerald Bishop	---	---	8	40	1	49
RB C.J. Spiller	18	17	---	---	13	48
DE Shane Ray	---	---	18	22	6	46
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	8	36	---	44
ILB Jamie Anhorn	---	---	4	15	20	39
DE Matt Judon	---	---	7	23	---	30
RB Christine Michael	15	9	---	---	5	29
WR Peter Beaver	19	10	---	---	---	29
TE Heath Miller	2	4	---	---	22	28
WR Chris Conley	11	17	---	---	---	28
S Harold Tate	---	---	17	9	1	27
DT Quinton Jefferson	---	---	4	21	1	26
TE John Phillips	4	3	---	---	17	24
OLB Casey Matthews	---	---	18	4	1	23
DT David Onyemata	---	---	17	1	1	19
DE Shilique Calhoun	---	---	16	1	1	18
DT Shaquille Riddick	---	---	2	14	1	17
OLB Jordan Hicks	---	---	1	11	1	13
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Lachlan Edwards	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Eddie Nichols	3	4	---	---	---	7
DT Willie Henry	---	---	0	7	---	7
C Martin Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Paul Branch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	15	38	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-5	-1.7
Middle	22	100	4.5
Right	7	22	3.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	47	22	6	1	3	6	10	0	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	30	20	4	0	1	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	81	11.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	109	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	52	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	50	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	1	0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	88	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	98	24.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	22	9	1	129	2	50
WR Justin Blackmon	11	7	2	112	3	49
WR Julio Jones	9	4	0	30	0	48
TE Jack Doyle	4	2	0	21	1	50

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eric Ebron	10	8	0	118	2	31
RB LeGarrette Blount	6	5	0	37	0	16
WR Will Franklin	3	2	0	36	1	26
RB Christine Michael	3	2	0	46	1	9
WR Chris Conley	3	2	0	19	0	17
TE Mark Dvoracek	2	0	0	0	0	23
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Peter Beaver	1	0	1	0	0	10
WR Eddie Nichols	1	1	0	2	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bernard Pierce	3	7	2.33	1.50
RB Ezekiel Elliott	3	9	3.00	3.37

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB C.J. Spiller	1	10	10.00	4.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	1	1	11	11.00	6.21

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	2	2	18	9.00	8.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Samuel Gomez	1	1	11	11.00	5.86

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	18	9.00	11.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wayne Robinson	1	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Spiller	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	11	5	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	5	2	2
WR Julio Jones	4	1	1
WR Justin Blackmon	2	2	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Ebron	6	4	4
RB Christine Michael	3	2	1
WR Will Franklin	1	1	1
WR Chris Conley	1	0	0
WR Peter Beaver	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)