Wild Card Playoff Games, 2040

played in New England, MA

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	10	7	7	-	34
New England Patriots	0	10	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 DEN - Bryson Schulz 24 pass from Bo Nix (Carlton Cash extra point)
1Q: 02:05 DEN - Carlton Cash 31 field goal
2Q: 13:34 NED - Garret Wilson 17 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 02:19 DEN - Robert Wilkins 9 pass from Bo Nix (Carlton Cash extra point)
2Q: 01:17 DEN - Carlton Cash 39 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Walter Gibson 46 field goal
3Q: 04:19 NED - Garret Wilson 22 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
3Q: 04:07 DEN - Bryson Schulz 86 kickoff return (Carlton Cash extra point)
4Q: 14:55 NED - Walter Gibson 44 field goal
4Q: 06:15 DEN - Bo Nix 13 run (Carlton Cash extra point)
4Q: 01:13 NED - Andres Shelley 19 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:03 DEN - Bryson Schulz 24 pass from Bo Nix (Carlton Cash extra point)
1Q: 02:05 DEN - Carlton Cash 31 field goal
2Q: 13:34 NED - Garret Wilson 17 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
2Q: 02:19 DEN - Robert Wilkins 9 pass from Bo Nix (Carlton Cash extra point)
2Q: 01:17 DEN - Carlton Cash 39 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Walter Gibson 46 field goal
3Q: 04:19 NED - Garret Wilson 22 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)
3Q: 04:07 DEN - Bryson Schulz 86 kickoff return (Carlton Cash extra point)
4Q: 14:55 NED - Walter Gibson 44 field goal
4Q: 06:15 DEN - Bo Nix 13 run (Carlton Cash extra point)
4Q: 01:13 NED - Andres Shelley 19 pass from Dean Burton (Walter Gibson extra point)

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 18 31
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 24
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 329 587
- Offensive Plays 54 82
- Yards per Play 6.09 7.16
Net Rushing Yards 87 97
- Rushing Attempts 20 23
- Yards per Rush 4.35 4.22
Net Passing Yards 242 490
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 57 - 40 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 509
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.12 8.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/111 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 20
Time of Possession 24:37 35:23

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	18	31
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	24
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	329	587
- Offensive Plays	54	82
- Yards per Play	6.09	7.16
Net Rushing Yards	87	97
- Rushing Attempts	20	23
- Yards per Rush	4.35	4.22
Net Passing Yards	242	490
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	57 - 40 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	509
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.12	8.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/111	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 20
Time of Possession	24:37	35:23

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	6:12	4:12	OWN 20	8	66	Field Goal
2	13:25	2:11	OWN 27	4	19	Punt
2	5:42	3:34	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
2	2:00	0:50	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
3	11:50	2:33	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	14:50	2:00	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	11:04	0:28	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
4	9:25	3:23	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	4:16	1:46	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 46	3	-5	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	5:41	OWN 25	12	36	Punt
1	2:00	3:35	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	11:14	5:32	OWN 4	13	90	Missed FG
2	2:08	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 25	6	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 25	6	42	Punt
3	9:17	5:10	OWN 11	11	89	Touchdown
3	3:53	4:03	OWN 25	8	48	Field Goal
4	12:50	1:46	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	10:36	1:11	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	6:02	1:46	OWN 25	8	33	Downs
4	2:30	1:26	OWN 4	5	96	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dean Burton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Bo Nix	8	27	3.38	13	2	1
RB Damian Stone	4	26	6.50	19	1	0
RB Brant Dolin	4	10	2.50	4	0	0
RB Hardy Farrell	2	10	5.00	7	0	0
FB Robbie Phillips	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
WR Brock Pucillo	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chester Rayburn	16	85	5.31	16	4
RB Lukas David	5	4	0.80	5	0
QB Dean Burton	1	6	6.00	6	0
TE Andres Shelley	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Nix	32	21	254	2/12	2	24	0	110.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dean Burton	57	40	509	2/19	3	42	1	108.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Shaquille Richmond	6	8	62	10.33	20	19	0
WR Bryson Schulz	4	6	64	16.00	17	24	1
WR Darien Finley	3	4	39	13.00	5	15	0
WR Brock Pucillo	3	3	16	5.33	0	10	0
WR Tevin Farrell	2	3	17	8.50	1	18	0
WR Edwin Kelley	1	3	23	23.00	15	23	0
RB Hardy Farrell	1	1	24	24.00	19	24	0
TE Robert Wilkins	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Damian Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Brant Dolin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Garret Wilson	11	14	115	10.45	10	22	2
WR T.J. Corson	7	14	95	13.57	4	42	0
TE Ross Braico	7	11	95	13.57	47	32	0
TE Andres Shelley	4	6	61	15.25	34	30	1
RB Lukas David	4	4	35	8.75	24	16	0
TE Dan Nixon	3	3	64	21.33	26	32	0
RB Chester Rayburn	2	3	8	4.00	0	6	0
RB Mickey Ellis	1	1	32	32.00	32	32	0
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Alexis Fraley	1	3	3.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Braden Berlioz	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Chester Rayburn	1	0	0	0
TE Ross Braico	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tory Taylor	5	256	51.2	49.0	63	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Ford	4	153	38.3	28.3	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Cash	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Gibson	2/3	2/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Garret Wilson	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Schulz	2	111	55.5	1

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ray Antel	8	5	0.0	22	44
S Rod Peterson	8	0	0.0	18	44
S Gino Cliett	7	0	0.0	21	59
CB Alexis Lubienski	7	0	0.0	12	36
DE Dakota Godfrey	5	1	1.0	16	44
CB J.C. Robinson	5	1	0.0	21	56
DT Kerry Frederick	4	1	0.0	23	55
CB Sammy McCargo	3	2	0.0	21	49
CB Vernon Reed	3	1	0.0	5	19
OLB Keith Fulton	3	1	0.0	5	24
ILB Alexis Fraley	3	0	0.0	22	42
DE Braden Berlioz	2	1	1.0	22	52
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	2	1	0.0	7	27
DE Ellis Bishop	1	1	0.0	11	24
OLB William Palmer	1	0	0.0	7	14
S Artie Monroe	0	1	0.0	0	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jim Dillingham	6	2	0.0	20	34
CB Broderick Duran	4	1	0.0	18	30
ILB Tyler Foster	3	1	0.0	15	27
S Marquis Fredrickson	3	0	0.0	10	17
CB Cedric Dawkins	3	0	0.0	16	26
OLB Clay Compton	3	0	0.0	15	26
CB R.J. Clements	3	0	0.0	15	32
DE Bobby Lang	2	1	1.0	9	23
DE Landon Goloboy	2	0	1.0	17	33
S Marlon Plesko	2	2	0.0	13	17
DT Melvin Williamson	2	2	0.0	13	16
DT Lamont Dyer	1	1	0.0	18	27
OLB Darrin Polasek	1	0	0.0	3	10
OLB Dean Villars	1	0	0.0	0	1
S Lukas Burroughs	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Brant Fisher	1	0	0.0	4	8
RB Chester Rayburn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Drew McBurrows	0	1	0.0	7	8
DE Julio Ridder	0	1	0.0	14	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Braden Berlioz	1.0	5	1	52
DE Dakota Godfrey	1.0	0	0	44
DT Kerry Frederick	0.0	2	0	55
DT Antonio Vance	0.0	0	2	37

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bobby Lang	1.0	0	1	2	23
DE Landon Goloboy	1.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gino Cliett	6	1	0	59
S Rod Peterson	5	1	0	44
CB Alexis Lubienski	5	0	0	36
CB J.C. Robinson	4	2	0	56
OLB Ray Antel	4	0	0	44
CB Vernon Reed	4	0	0	19
DE Dakota Godfrey	3	1	0	44
CB Sammy McCargo	3	1	0	49
OLB Keith Fulton	2	1	0	24
ILB Alexis Fraley	2	0	1	42
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	1	0	0	27
DT Kerry Frederick	1	0	0	55

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jim Dillingham	5	1	34
ILB Tyler Foster	3	3	27
CB Cedric Dawkins	3	0	26
CB Broderick Duran	2	1	30
CB R.J. Clements	2	0	32
S Marquis Fredrickson	1	1	17
OLB Clay Compton	1	1	26
DE Landon Goloboy	1	0	33
S Marlon Plesko	1	0	17
OLB Darrin Polasek	1	0	10
OLB Dean Villars	1	0	1
S Lukas Burroughs	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Butch Tauscher	2	5	0	20	0	34
G Parker Sheridan	1	4	0	20	1	34
T Owen Foss	1	3	0	20	0	34
G Eddie Rowell	1	2	1	20	0	34
T Kenyon Green	0	2	0	20	1	34

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bob MaKinster	3	6	23	0	59
G Jack Stroud Jr	2	8	23	0	59
C Ian Sena	2	4	23	2	59
G Alan Cochrane	1	3	23	0	59
T J.C. Beyer	1	1	23	0	59

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Wilkins	1	19

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Lukas David	1	24

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Gino Cliett	---	---	21	59	7	87
CB J.C. Robinson	---	---	21	56	3	80
DT Kerry Frederick	---	---	23	55	2	80
DE Braden Berlioz	---	---	22	52	3	77
CB Sammy McCargo	---	---	21	49	2	72
S Rod Peterson	---	---	18	44	7	69
WR Bryson Schulz	18	32	---	---	18	68
OLB Ray Antel	---	---	22	44	2	68
ILB Alexis Fraley	---	---	22	42	2	66
DE Dakota Godfrey	---	---	16	44	2	62
G Eddie Rowell	20	34	---	---	7	61
T Kenyon Green	20	34	---	---	2	56
DT Antonio Vance	---	---	11	37	6	54
C Butch Tauscher	20	34	---	---	---	54
T Owen Foss	20	34	---	---	---	54
G Parker Sheridan	20	34	---	---	---	54
QB Bo Nix	20	34	---	---	---	54
OLB Jorge Vinatieri	---	---	7	27	19	53
WR Edwin Kelley	13	24	---	---	16	53
OLB Keith Fulton	---	---	5	24	23	52
CB Alexis Lubienski	---	---	12	36	2	50
RB Brant Dolin	9	16	---	---	23	48
TE Shaquille Richmond	17	28	---	---	---	45
WR Darien Finley	14	25	---	---	5	44
CB Vernon Reed	---	---	5	19	17	41
DE Ellis Bishop	---	---	11	24	1	36
TE Robert Wilkins	5	9	---	---	19	33
TE Derrick Stevenson	2	2	---	---	23	27
S Artie Monroe	---	---	0	10	17	27
OLB William Palmer	---	---	7	14	---	21
OLB Rondell Devine	---	---	0	0	20	20
RB Damian Stone	7	11	---	---	---	18
WR Brock Pucillo	7	9	---	---	---	16
S Jahan Dotson	---	---	6	8	---	14
WR Tevin Farrell	5	7	---	---	---	12
K Carlton Cash	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Sedrick Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
C George Poston	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tory Taylor	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Conner Washington	---	---	1	5	1	7
T Caleb Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
FB Robbie Phillips	1	5	---	---	---	6
RB Hardy Farrell	2	2	---	---	---	4
S Charlie Malerich	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Terrence Beard	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Frank Giddens	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Garret Wilson	20	49	---	---	20	89
G Jack Stroud Jr	23	59	---	---	7	89
T Bob MaKinster	23	59	---	---	7	89
TE Ross Braico	22	51	---	---	11	84
WR T.J. Corson	19	52	---	---	12	83
QB Dean Burton	23	59	---	---	---	82
C Ian Sena	23	59	---	---	---	82
G Alan Cochrane	23	59	---	---	---	82
T J.C. Beyer	23	59	---	---	---	82
CB Cedric Dawkins	---	---	16	26	19	61
CB Jim Dillingham	---	---	20	34	7	61
DE Landon Goloboy	---	---	17	33	7	57
DT Lamont Dyer	---	---	18	27	7	52
CB Broderick Duran	---	---	18	30	2	50
CB R.J. Clements	---	---	15	32	2	49
RB Lukas David	6	17	---	---	24	47
S Marquis Fredrickson	---	---	10	17	17	44
DE Julio Ridder	---	---	14	28	2	44
ILB Tyler Foster	---	---	15	27	---	42
OLB Clay Compton	---	---	15	26	---	41
RB Chester Rayburn	16	24	---	---	---	40
TE Dan Nixon	4	11	---	---	24	39
WR Collin Fickett	9	27	---	---	---	36
S Marlon Plesko	---	---	13	17	2	32
DE Bobby Lang	---	---	9	23	---	32
TE Andres Shelley	7	25	---	---	---	32
DT Melvin Williamson	---	---	13	16	2	31
OLB Joseph Wilson	---	---	6	3	21	30
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	9	17	---	---	3	29
WR Quentin Hicks	1	7	---	---	20	28
ILB K.C. Huntley	---	---	4	5	14	23
TE Jackie Mayes	1	0	---	---	18	19
CB Drew McBurrows	---	---	7	8	2	17
RB Mickey Ellis	1	15	---	---	---	16
OLB Darrin Polasek	---	---	3	10	---	13
OLB Brant Fisher	---	---	4	8	---	12
K Walter Gibson	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Alexander Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Andre Ford	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Edwin Chamberlain	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Lenny Moschetti	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Lukas Burroughs	---	---	3	3	---	6
OLB Dean Villars	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Javier Bohrer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Britt Petrafassi	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Kris Smiley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	6	39	6.5
Right	4	13	3.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Nix	32	21	3	0	1	8	2	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dean Burton	57	40	8	1	1	7	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	103	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	130	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	21	251	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	138	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	83	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Shaquille Richmond	8	6	0	62	0	28
WR Bryson Schulz	6	4	0	64	1	32
WR Darien Finley	4	3	0	39	0	25
WR Edwin Kelley	3	1	0	23	1	24
WR Tevin Farrell	3	2	0	17	0	7
WR Brock Pucillo	3	3	0	16	0	9
TE Robert Wilkins	2	1	0	9	0	9
RB Damian Stone	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Brant Dolin	1	0	1	0	0	16
RB Hardy Farrell	1	1	0	24	1	2

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Garret Wilson	14	11	0	115	1	49
WR T.J. Corson	14	7	0	95	1	52
TE Ross Braico	11	7	1	95	2	51
TE Andres Shelley	6	4	0	61	1	25
RB Lukas David	4	4	0	35	0	17
TE Dan Nixon	3	3	0	64	2	11
RB Chester Rayburn	3	2	0	8	0	24
RB Mickey Ellis	1	1	0	32	1	15
WR Brian Thomas Jr.	1	1	0	4	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Bo Nix	1	13	13.00	3.38
RB Hardy Farrell	1	3	3.00	5.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chester Rayburn	2	0	0.00	5.31
QB Dean Burton	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Nix	3	1	9	3.00	7.94

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dean Burton	4	3	45	11.25	8.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Kelley	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
TE Shaquille Richmond	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
TE Robert Wilkins	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Garret Wilson	2	2	26	13.00	8.21
WR T.J. Corson	1	0	0	0.00	6.79
TE Andres Shelley	1	1	19	19.00	10.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Damian Stone	3	1
RB Brant Dolin	1	1
QB Bo Nix	1	0
FB Robbie Phillips	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chester Rayburn	1	1
RB Lukas David	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Nix	5	3	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dean Burton	11	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock Pucillo	2	2	0
WR Bryson Schulz	1	1	1
WR Darien Finley	1	0	0
WR Tevin Farrell	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Garret Wilson	3	2	2
WR T.J. Corson	3	0	0
TE Dan Nixon	2	2	2
RB Mickey Ellis	1	1	1
TE Ross Braico	1	0	0
TE Andres Shelley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)