Conference Finals, 2019

played in New England, MA

21 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	7	0	3	-	13
New England Patriots	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:58 DEN - B.J. Makofske 41 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NED - Erick Harness 36 pass from Trent Edwards (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 10:55 DEN - Ezekiel Elliott 15 run (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 02:10 NED - James White 1 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 12:37 NED - James White 9 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 00:30 DEN - B.J. Makofske 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:58 DEN - B.J. Makofske 41 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NED - Erick Harness 36 pass from Trent Edwards (Clifton Wickham extra point)
2Q: 10:55 DEN - Ezekiel Elliott 15 run (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 02:10 NED - James White 1 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 12:37 NED - James White 9 run (Clifton Wickham extra point)
4Q: 00:30 DEN - B.J. Makofske 40 field goal

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 11-8 13-6
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 296 449
- Offensive Plays 54 71
- Yards per Play 5.48 6.32
Net Rushing Yards 56 142
- Rushing Attempts 17 32
- Yards per Rush 3.29 4.44
Net Passing Yards 240 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 37 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 323
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.49 7.87
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/68 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 24:22 35:38

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	11-8	13-6
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	296	449
- Offensive Plays	54	71
- Yards per Play	5.48	6.32
Net Rushing Yards	56	142
- Rushing Attempts	17	32
- Yards per Rush	3.29	4.44
Net Passing Yards	240	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	37 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	323
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.49	7.87
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/68	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	24:22	35:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	8:08	4:16	OWN 35	6	41	Field Goal
2	14:47	4:01	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	6:57	2:04	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	2:03	0:37	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 36	4	17	Half
3	11:13	3:50	OWN 14	7	48	Downs
3	6:46	1:04	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	2:04	0:52	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	12:26	3:36	OWN 33	5	20	Punt
4	2:09	1:47	OWN 20	7	57	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	5:19	OWN 20	8	52	Missed FG
1	3:52	4:05	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	10:46	3:49	OWN 23	7	37	Punt
2	4:53	2:50	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	1:26	1:00	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	3:47	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
3	7:23	0:37	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
3	5:42	3:38	OWN 14	7	57	Missed FG
3	1:12	3:46	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
4	8:50	6:41	OWN 20	11	45	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 45	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Trent Edwards, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ezekiel Elliott	9	22	2.44	15	1	1
RB C. J. Prosise	4	14	3.50	6	0	0
QB Davis Webb	3	26	8.67	15	1	0
WR Tyler Lockett	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB James White	18	92	5.11	25	4	2
QB Trent Edwards	7	14	2.00	15	1	0
RB Bernard Cothran	5	31	6.20	13	2	0
RB Charles Sims	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Cooper Whitfield	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Davis Webb	37	22	240	0/0	0	35	0	78.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	37	27	323	2/16	1	36	0	108.2

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Samuel Gomez	6	13	44	7.33	2	16
WR Tyler Lockett	5	7	53	10.60	7	21
TE John Murray	3	4	40	13.33	28	35
WR Alexander Osborne	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
WR Rashard Higgins	2	3	41	20.50	1	27
WR Cristian Bates	2	3	37	18.50	22	30
TE Evan Rodriguez	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	1	12	12.00	14	12

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Ridley	7	9	39	5.57	21	16	0
TE Coby Fleener	6	9	75	12.50	27	35	0
WR Robert Woods	3	4	57	19.00	27	35	0
WR Jalen Hurd	3	3	5	1.67	2	4	0
RB James White	2	3	10	5.00	3	5	0
TE Mike Gesicki	2	2	46	23.00	21	27	0
RB Bernard Cothran	2	3	48	24.00	33	30	0
FB Erick Harness	1	1	36	36.00	34	36	1
WR Odell Beckham	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Cooper Whitfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Tyrann Mathieu	0	0	1	0
TE O.J. Bradley	0	0	1	0
DE Myles Garrett	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov
QB Trent Edwards	1	0
WR Odell Beckham	1	0
WR Calvin Ridley	1	0
S Gus Barrett	0	1
FB Erick Harness	0	1
G Laremy Tunsil	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erick Zolnoski	6	320	53.3	43.8	59	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	5	213	42.6	29.2	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Makofske	2/2	2/2	0/0	41	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Wickham	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	2	27	13.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odell Beckham	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	1	39	39.0	0
Cristian Bates	1	29	29.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin McCourty	1	16	16.0	0
Calvin Ridley	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	13	1	0.0	30	38
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	5	3	0.0	25	27
S Tyrann Mathieu	5	0	0.0	28	30
CB Gareon Conley	4	2	0.0	31	38
S Deone Bucannon	4	1	0.0	24	23
DE Bruce Carter	4	0	0.0	24	24
DE Myles Garrett	3	1	2.0	26	30
OLB Jon Bostic	3	1	0.0	23	25
OLB Keenan Clayton	3	0	0.0	4	10
OLB Nate Irving	2	4	0.0	9	16
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	2	0	0.0	21	26
DT Chris Wormley	2	0	0.0	13	8
DE Kelvin Boone	1	3	0.0	18	28
CB Brandon Underwood	1	1	0.0	8	15
ILB Anthony Hitchens	1	1	0.0	9	13
DE Tim Williams	1	0	0.0	20	28
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0	1	0.0	2	9
S Keith McGill	0	1	0.0	12	25
CB Jose Dixon	0	1	0.0	18	11
DT Herb Pitt	0	1	0.0	4	3

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Josh Jackson	7	2	16	36
ILB Luke Kuechly	7	1	16	36
OLB DeVonte Holloman	6	0	15	28
S Kenny Vaccaro	3	1	16	36
S Gus Barrett	3	0	1	18
DE Margus Hunt	2	2	16	24
CB Kevin Johnson	2	1	16	31
DT Michael Bennett	2	0	7	18
OLB Samson Ebukam	2	0	6	15
DT Jarran Reed	1	1	14	22
S Myron Lewis	1	0	17	21
S Fernando Mutzel	1	0	12	29
DE Johnnie Whalen	1	0	17	29
ILB Greg Jones	0	1	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Myles Garrett	2.0	1	2	0	30
DE Bruce Carter	0.0	0	0	1	24
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	0	1	9

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Margus Hunt	1	1	1	24
DT Michael Bennett	1	0	0	18
DT Jarran Reed	1	0	0	22
DE Johnnie Whalen	1	0	0	29
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	0	1	0	14
ILB Luke Kuechly	0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	10	0	38
S Deone Bucannon	3	1	23
CB Gareon Conley	3	0	38
OLB Nate Irving	2	0	16
S Tyrann Mathieu	2	0	30
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	2	0	27
CB Brandon Underwood	1	0	15
OLB Keenan Clayton	1	0	10
DE Bruce Carter	1	0	24
OLB Jon Bostic	1	0	25
ILB Anthony Hitchens	1	0	13

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Josh Jackson	6	2	36
OLB DeVonte Holloman	4	0	28
S Gus Barrett	3	1	18
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	1	36
OLB Samson Ebukam	2	1	15
S Kenny Vaccaro	2	0	36
CB Kevin Johnson	1	1	31
S Myron Lewis	1	0	21
S Fernando Mutzel	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Taylor Decker	3	4	17	37
G Laken Tomlinson	1	3	17	37
C Ben Jones	0	3	17	37
G Mitch Morse	0	2	17	37
G Joseph Noteboom	0	2	17	37

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Derek Sherrod	4	10	32	0	39
G Dion Dawkins	4	9	32	0	39
C Nick Martin	2	5	32	0	39
FB Erick Harness	2	2	4	0	12
G Laremy Tunsil	1	2	32	1	39
TE Coby Fleener	0	1	29	0	35
T Orlando Brown	0	0	32	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Hitchens	2	19
O.J. Bradley	1	21
Tre Wohlabaugh	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Johnson	1	21
Greg Jones	1	19
Ian Thomas	1	19
Orlando Brown	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	30	38	14	82
CB Gareon Conley	---	---	31	38	2	71
G Laken Tomlinson	17	37	---	---	8	62
S Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	28	30	3	61
RB Ezekiel Elliott	11	26	---	---	21	58
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	26	30	1	57
C Ben Jones	17	37	---	---	---	54
OLB Jon Bostic	---	---	23	25	6	54
WR Tyler Lockett	14	32	---	---	8	54
G Mitch Morse	17	37	---	---	---	54
T Taylor Decker	17	37	---	---	---	54
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	25	27	2	54
QB Davis Webb	17	37	---	---	---	54
G Joseph Noteboom	17	37	---	---	---	54
WR Alexander Osborne	12	20	---	---	21	53
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	24	24	2	50
WR Samuel Gomez	17	33	---	---	---	50
DE Tim Williams	---	---	20	28	2	50
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	24	23	1	48
DE Kelvin Boone	---	---	18	28	2	48
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	---	---	21	26	---	47
TE Evan Rodriguez	14	28	---	---	4	46
ILB Anthony Hitchens	---	---	9	13	19	41
S Keith McGill	---	---	12	25	1	38
CB Brandon Underwood	---	---	8	15	13	36
OLB Keenan Clayton	---	---	4	10	19	33
OLB Nate Irving	---	---	9	16	6	31
CB Jose Dixon	---	---	18	11	1	30
TE O.J. Bradley	0	4	---	---	21	25
TE John Murray	6	18	---	---	---	24
DT Chris Wormley	---	---	13	8	---	21
WR Rashard Higgins	0	10	---	---	8	18
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	2	9	5	16
RB C. J. Prosise	7	5	---	---	4	16
WR Cristian Bates	3	7	---	---	3	13
FB Mike Gavadza	1	2	---	---	6	9
P Erick Zolnoski	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Teddy Grinnell	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dorian Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T David Sharpe	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Carl Wilcox	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Herb Pitt	---	---	4	3	1	8
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	3	2	1	6
K B.J. Makofske	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Kory Lichtensteiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Emmett Horton	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Laremy Tunsil	32	39	---	---	7	78
WR Calvin Ridley	29	35	---	---	14	78
T Orlando Brown	32	39	---	---	7	78
QB Trent Edwards	32	39	---	---	2	73
T Derek Sherrod	32	39	---	---	---	71
C Nick Martin	32	39	---	---	---	71
G Dion Dawkins	32	39	---	---	---	71
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	16	31	21	68
WR Jalen Hurd	29	34	---	---	4	67
TE Coby Fleener	29	35	---	---	2	66
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	15	28	21	64
CB Josh Jackson	---	---	16	36	11	63
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	16	36	2	54
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	16	36	2	54
DE Johnnie Whalen	---	---	17	29	8	54
RB James White	23	22	---	---	2	47
WR Robert Woods	24	19	---	---	---	43
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	12	29	2	43
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	16	24	---	40
S Myron Lewis	---	---	17	21	1	39
DE Derrick Carlile	---	---	8	27	2	37
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	14	22	---	36
S Gus Barrett	---	---	1	18	15	34
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	7	18	8	33
RB Charles Sims	1	3	---	---	20	24
WR Odell Beckham	4	4	---	---	16	24
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	1	1	19	21
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	6	15	---	21
TE Ian Thomas	1	1	---	---	19	21
TE Mike Gesicki	6	14	---	---	---	20
RB Bernard Cothran	6	12	---	---	---	18
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	1	14	2	17
DE Dominic Baker	---	---	3	14	---	17
FB Erick Harness	4	12	---	---	---	16
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	1	7	5	13
RB Cooper Whitfield	1	1	---	---	9	11
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Artie Ross	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Isaac Asiata	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	3	---	---	---	6
K Clifton Wickham	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	4	1	---	5
QB Teddy Bridgewater	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ja'Wuan James	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Donovan Berg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	55	5.0
Right	6	1	0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	37	2.6
Middle	9	52	5.8
Right	6	58	9.7
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Davis Webb	37	22	4	2	1	6	2	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	37	27	5	5	1	1	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	114	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	50	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	62	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	66	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	169	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	88	17.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Samuel Gomez	13	6	0	44	0	33
WR Tyler Lockett	7	5	1	53	1	32
TE John Murray	4	3	0	40	1	18
TE Evan Rodriguez	3	1	0	5	0	28
WR Alexander Osborne	3	2	0	8	0	20
WR Rashard Higgins	3	2	0	41	1	10
WR Cristian Bates	3	2	0	37	1	7
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	1	0	12	0	26

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Coby Fleener	9	6	0	75	1	35
WR Calvin Ridley	9	7	0	39	0	35
WR Robert Woods	4	3	0	57	1	19
RB James White	3	2	0	10	0	22
RB Bernard Cothran	3	2	1	48	1	12
WR Jalen Hurd	3	3	0	5	0	34
WR Odell Beckham	2	1	0	7	0	4
TE Mike Gesicki	2	2	0	46	1	14
FB Erick Harness	1	1	0	36	1	12
RB Cooper Whitfield	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	15	15.00	2.44

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB James White	2	10	5.00	5.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	3	1	-1	-0.33	8.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Ridley	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.33
RB Cooper Whitfield	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ezekiel Elliott	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trent Edwards	3	2
RB Bernard Cothran	3	2
RB James White	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Davis Webb	11	6	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Samuel Gomez	3	1	0
WR Tyler Lockett	3	2	2
TE Evan Rodriguez	2	1	0
TE John Murray	1	1	0
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0	0
WR Cristian Bates	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Coby Fleener	3	3	1
RB Bernard Cothran	3	2	2
WR Robert Woods	2	1	1
TE Mike Gesicki	1	1	1
WR Calvin Ridley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 33,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,800 (21,400)
End Zone 2,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	33,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,800 (21,400)
End Zone	2,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	600 (3,300)