Week 3, 2016

played in New England, MA

78 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	14	0	3	0	-	17
New England Patriots	3	7	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:23 DEN - Brian Brohm 4 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
1Q: 07:12 NED - Bruce Darche 45 field goal
1Q: 01:33 DEN - Terrell Houari 4 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 09:40 NED - Leonard Logan 12 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 13:26 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 39 field goal
3Q: 09:08 NED - Adam Velevis 7 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 03:28 NED - Bruce Darche 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:23 DEN - Brian Brohm 4 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
1Q: 07:12 NED - Bruce Darche 45 field goal
1Q: 01:33 DEN - Terrell Houari 4 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 09:40 NED - Leonard Logan 12 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 13:26 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 39 field goal
3Q: 09:08 NED - Adam Velevis 7 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 03:28 NED - Bruce Darche 45 field goal

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 344 284
- Offensive Plays 59 73
- Yards per Play 5.83 3.89
Net Rushing Yards 85 96
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 4.47 3.20
Net Passing Yards 259 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 2 41 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 4.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/8 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 2/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 40
Time of Possession 25:47 34:13

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	344	284
- Offensive Plays	59	73
- Yards per Play	5.83	3.89
Net Rushing Yards	85	96
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	4.47	3.20
Net Passing Yards	259	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 2	41 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	4.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/8	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	2/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 40
Time of Possession	25:47	34:13

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:49	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
1	7:04	5:36	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	9:32	2:33	OWN 33	4	23	Punt
2	4:33	0:42	OWN 39	2	27	Fumble
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 20	5	31	Half
3	14:33	1:14	OPP 28	3	6	Field Goal
3	10:10	0:06	OWN 1	1	2	Fumble
3	9:00	3:29	OWN 23	7	30	Punt
3	2:07	3:13	OWN 8	6	47	Punt
4	8:38	1:30	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
4	5:14	1:26	OWN 35	3	6	Interception
4	3:22	1:22	OWN 24	6	37	Interception
4	1:26	0:41	OWN 24	4	5	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:11	5:07	OWN 40	11	32	Field Goal
1	1:28	6:56	OWN 39	13	61	Touchdown
2	6:59	2:26	OWN 20	6	48	Missed FG
2	3:51	2:08	OWN 42	5	14	Punt
3	15:00	0:27	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
3	13:19	3:09	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	10:04	1:04	OPP 3	3	3	Touchdown
3	5:31	3:24	OWN 9	6	31	Punt
4	13:54	5:16	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
4	7:08	1:54	OWN 47	5	25	Missed FG
4	3:48	0:26	OPP 28	3	0	Field Goal
4	2:00	0:34	OWN 27	4	16	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 29	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Malcolm Hardy, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip Ackerman	13	74	5.69	23	2	0
Ken Summers	4	3	0.75	4	0	0
Brian Brohm	2	8	4.00	4	0	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. Starks	16	72	4.50	11	1
Artie Andrews	8	-1	-0.13	9	0
Joe Flacco	4	8	2.00	9	0
Tashard Choice	2	17	8.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	40	23	259	0/0	1	26	2	64.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	41	25	201	2/13	2	34	1	79.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Robinson	7	10	90	12.86	20	24	0
WR Terrell Houari	5	10	42	8.40	16	16	1
WR Tyrell Mimick	4	10	52	13.00	7	25	0
WR Max Sweeney	2	4	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Perry Sheldon	2	3	40	20.00	4	26	0
TE Tony Scheffler	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	18	18.00	4	18	0
RB Ken Summers	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Moe Cole	5	6	62	12.40	1	34	0
RB T.J. Starks	5	7	30	6.00	2	12	0
FB Sam Nelson	4	4	23	5.75	5	9	0
TE Fred Davis	4	4	29	7.25	4	11	0
TE Leonard Logan	3	3	26	8.67	1	12	1
WR Matt Forte	2	7	18	9.00	0	13	0
WR Troy Williamson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Adam Velevis	1	8	7	7.00	0	7	1
RB Tashard Choice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dominque Barber	1	8	8.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Freddie Keiaho	1	28	28.00	0
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
Michael Robinson	1	0
Phillip Ackerman	1	0
D.J. Monroe	0	1
Dennis Parrish	0	1
Darren Meehan	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
T.J. Starks	1	1	0
Joe Flacco	1	0	0
Tashard Choice	1	0	0
Dante Nicholson	0	1	0
Moe Cole	0	1	0
Winston Stokes	0	1	0
Leodis McKelvin	0	1	0
LaRon Landry	0	0	1
Jordan Dizon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	4	174	43.5	32.3	45	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	5	223	44.6	40.6	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	2/4	2/4	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	1	0	0.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Fuller	4	92	23.0	0
Darren Meehan	1	20	20.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	13	1	0.0	27	40
S Benjamin Kramer	9	2	0.0	23	39
CB Ashton Youboty	6	1	0.0	25	37
OLB Dale Kitchens	5	0	0.0	24	38
DE Vernon Gholston	4	4	0.0	24	36
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	4	1	0.0	21	31
DT Dennis Parrish	3	2	1.0	22	31
ILB Lincoln Dennis	3	1	0.0	12	11
S Darren Meehan	2	2	0.0	26	31
DT Marcus Harrison	1	0	0.5	8	12
OLB Ben Capstick	1	3	0.0	18	24
CB Joe Buckley	1	2	0.0	15	25
DT Hugh Manning	1	0	0.0	26	37
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ken Summers	1	0	---	---	---
WR Max Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
DE Cliff Avril	1	0	0.0	9	5
DE Earnest Briggs	0	1	0.5	21	38
S Vincent Fuller	0	1	0.0	6	13
ILB Troy Henderson	0	1	0.0	3	3

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S LaRon Landry	5	2	0.0	14	37
OLB Courtney Reardon	5	1	0.0	17	40
OLB Beau Bell	5	0	0.0	16	20
CB Malcolm Hardy	4	1	0.0	15	38
OLB Jordan Dizon	4	1	0.0	19	38
S Dante Nicholson	3	3	0.0	18	37
DT Jerome Bauer	2	1	0.0	15	31
CB Leodis McKelvin	2	1	0.0	13	27
ILB Andrew Brocklebank	2	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Harold Forster	2	0	0.0	2	7
DE Austin McDonald	1	1	0.0	15	38
CB Ricardo Hoover	1	1	0.0	3	16
ILB Freddie Keiaho	1	0	0.0	6	11
DE Gerald Sotelo	1	0	0.0	16	38
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	0	0.0	16	24
DE Jeremy Martin	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dennis Parrish	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Earnest Briggs	0.5	0	1	0	38
DT Marcus Harrison	0.5	0	0	0	12
DT Hugh Manning	0.0	1	3	0	37
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	0	2	1	36
DE Cliff Avril	0.0	0	1	0	5

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	3	2	38
DE Austin McDonald	2	3	38
DT Jerome Bauer	2	2	31
DE Gerald Sotelo	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Benjamin Kramer	6	0	0	39
CB Ashton Youboty	5	1	0	37
OLB Dale Kitchens	4	1	0	38
ILB Patrick Willis	4	0	0	40
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	3	0	0	31
ILB Lincoln Dennis	2	0	0	11
CB Joe Buckley	1	2	0	25
OLB Ben Capstick	0	1	0	24
DE Vernon Gholston	0	1	0	36
S Dominque Barber	0	0	1	9

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy	5	3	1	38
OLB Courtney Reardon	4	0	0	40
OLB Beau Bell	4	0	0	20
S LaRon Landry	2	1	0	37
S Dante Nicholson	2	0	0	37
OLB Harold Forster	2	0	0	7
ILB Freddie Keiaho	1	0	1	11
CB Ricardo Hoover	1	0	0	16
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	0	38
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Shane Olivea	2	3	13	30
Ralph Bensen	2	3	15	32
Chris Spencer	1	5	18	38
Deuce Lutui	1	3	13	29
Robert Newton	0	1	5	13
Perry Sheldon	0	1	11	29
Blaine Harvey	0	1	5	10

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Otah	4	5	0	27	1	37
Les Newhart	2	5	0	23	0	37
Chad Rinehart	1	3	0	22	0	42
Breno Giacomini	1	3	0	22	0	33
Sam Nelson	1	1	1	13	0	24
Lonnie Fisher	1	1	0	8	0	6
Winston Stokes	0	5	0	22	1	35
Fred Davis	0	2	0	18	0	31
Tony Mueller	0	1	0	8	0	10
Paul Gordon	0	1	0	10	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
D.J. Monroe	2	14
Dominque Barber	1	9
Max Sweeney	1	4

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Brocklebank	3	14
Matt Forte	2	8
Artie Andrews	1	22

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darren Meehan	---	---	26	31	18	75
Patrick Willis	---	---	27	40	4	71
Hugh Manning	---	---	26	37	5	68
Ashton Youboty	---	---	25	37	4	66
Dale Kitchens	---	---	24	38	4	66
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	23	39	3	65
Earnest Briggs	---	---	21	38	5	64
Vernon Gholston	---	---	24	36	4	64
Chris Spencer	18	38	---	---	5	61
Joe Buckley	---	---	15	25	20	60
Brian Brohm	19	40	---	---	---	59
Dennis Parrish	---	---	22	31	5	58
Tyrell Mimick	16	27	---	---	13	56
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	21	31	3	55
Ben Capstick	---	---	18	24	10	52
Perry Sheldon	11	29	---	---	11	51
Ralph Bensen	15	32	---	---	3	50
Terrell Houari	17	30	---	---	---	47
Shane Olivea	13	30	---	---	---	43
Michael Robinson	9	27	---	---	6	42
Deuce Lutui	13	29	---	---	---	42
Ken Summers	4	16	---	---	19	39
Phillip Ackerman	15	22	---	---	---	37
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	12	11	12	35
Max Sweeney	12	18	---	---	4	34
Tony Hills	9	24	---	---	---	33
Vincent Fuller	---	---	6	13	13	32
Dominque Barber	---	---	10	9	9	28
Irv Fisk	10	16	---	---	2	28
Michael McGlynn	6	11	---	---	5	22
Robert Newton	5	13	---	---	4	22
Clyde Allen	6	10	---	---	5	21
Hardy Wheeler	1	7	---	---	13	21
Marcus Harrison	---	---	8	12	---	20
Blaine Harvey	5	10	---	---	5	20
Donald Saffran	---	---	6	7	7	20
D.J. Monroe	1	4	---	---	14	19
Tony Scheffler	4	7	---	---	5	16
Cliff Avril	---	---	9	5	---	14
Dre Moore	---	---	4	6	3	13
Troy Henderson	---	---	3	3	---	6
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	4	4
Zach Gallimore	0	0	---	---	1	1
Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Slaton	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Forte	30	43	---	---	8	81
Joe Flacco	30	43	---	---	---	73
Jeff Otah	27	37	---	---	8	72
Les Newhart	23	37	---	---	9	69
Chad Rinehart	22	42	---	---	---	64
LaRon Landry	---	---	14	37	9	60
Winston Stokes	22	35	---	---	1	58
Courtney Reardon	---	---	17	40	1	58
Jordan Dizon	---	---	19	38	1	58
Dante Nicholson	---	---	18	37	2	57
Moe Cole	18	26	---	---	13	57
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	16	38	1	55
Sam Nelson	13	24	---	---	18	55
Breno Giacomini	22	33	---	---	---	55
Austin McDonald	---	---	15	38	1	54
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	15	38	1	54
Fred Davis	18	31	---	---	5	54
Adam Velevis	23	27	---	---	---	50
Jerome Bauer	---	---	15	31	---	46
Leonard Logan	13	15	---	---	18	46
T.J. Starks	19	27	---	---	---	46
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	16	24	1	41
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	13	27	---	40
Artie Andrews	8	7	---	---	22	37
Beau Bell	---	---	16	20	1	37
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	3	16	17	36
Paul Gordon	10	7	---	---	9	26
Harold Forster	---	---	2	7	16	25
Malcolm Brown	8	8	---	---	9	25
Troy Williamson	2	4	---	---	18	24
Lonnie Fisher	8	6	---	---	8	22
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	5	11	5	21
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	6	11	4	21
Tashard Choice	6	11	---	---	4	21
Tony Mueller	8	10	---	---	---	18
Andrew Brocklebank	---	---	2	2	14	18
Brandon Carr	---	---	1	13	4	18
Fred McGregor	---	---	4	4	2	10
Earl Woodson	---	---	5	4	1	10
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	3	2	4	9
Jeremy Martin	---	---	4	2	---	6
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irv Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	1	7	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	55	5.0
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	9	14	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	40	23	4	1	2	4	8	7	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	41	25	1	0	1	6	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	73	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	87	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	93	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	84	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	76	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	34	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Robinson	10	7	0	90	2	27
WR Tyrell Mimick	10	4	1	52	1	27
WR Terrell Houari	10	5	1	42	0	30
WR Max Sweeney	4	2	0	13	0	18
TE Perry Sheldon	3	2	0	40	1	29
TE Tony Scheffler	1	1	0	4	0	7
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	0	18	0	4
RB Ken Summers	1	1	0	0	0	16

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Velevis	8	1	1	7	0	27
WR Matt Forte	7	2	0	18	0	43
RB T.J. Starks	7	5	0	30	0	27
WR Moe Cole	6	5	0	62	1	26
FB Sam Nelson	4	4	0	23	0	24
TE Fred Davis	4	4	0	29	0	31
TE Leonard Logan	3	3	0	26	0	15
WR Troy Williamson	1	1	0	6	0	4
RB Tashard Choice	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	2	8	4.00	4.00
Phillip Ackerman	1	8	8.00	5.69

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	3	14	4.67	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	1	1	4	4.00	6.48

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	3	3	23	7.67	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Houari	1	1	4	4.00	4.20

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Leonard Logan	1	1	12	12.00	8.67
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	4	4.00	4.29
WR Adam Velevis	1	1	7	7.00	0.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Summers	1	0
Phillip Ackerman	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tashard Choice	2	0
Artie Andrews	1	0
Joe Flacco	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	6	3	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	11	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	2	0	0
WR Michael Robinson	1	1	0
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	0	0
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	1
RB Ken Summers	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Velevis	4	1	1
WR Matt Forte	3	2	2
TE Leonard Logan	2	2	2
WR Moe Cole	1	1	1
RB Tashard Choice	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (21,600)
End Zone 10,200 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,100 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,800)
Club Seats 4,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (21,600)
End Zone	10,200 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,100 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,800)
Club Seats	4,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,000)