Conference Semifinals, 2019

played in New England, MA

46 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	10	0	0	-	13
New England Patriots	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 41 field goal
1Q: 05:15 NED - Gerald Clark 2 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 14:30 NED - Gerald Clark 8 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 08:57 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 33 field goal
2Q: 01:25 DEN - Perry Sheldon 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 04:23 NED - Bruce Darche 23 field goal
4Q: 04:04 NED - Bruce Darche 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 41 field goal
1Q: 05:15 NED - Gerald Clark 2 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 14:30 NED - Gerald Clark 8 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 08:57 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 33 field goal
2Q: 01:25 DEN - Perry Sheldon 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 04:23 NED - Bruce Darche 23 field goal
4Q: 04:04 NED - Bruce Darche 28 field goal

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 322 311
- Offensive Plays 68 51
- Yards per Play 4.74 6.10
Net Rushing Yards 176 117
- Rushing Attempts 36 28
- Yards per Rush 4.89 4.18
Net Passing Yards 146 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 21 - 0 21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 166 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 8.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 9.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/32 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	322	311
- Offensive Plays	68	51
- Yards per Play	4.74	6.10
Net Rushing Yards	176	117
- Rushing Attempts	36	28
- Yards per Rush	4.89	4.18
Net Passing Yards	146	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 21 - 0	21 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	166	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	8.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	9.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/32	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:22	28:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	2:52	OWN 41	6	35	Field Goal
1	5:06	4:33	OWN 13	7	18	Fumble
2	14:24	5:35	OWN 23	10	61	Field Goal
2	6:44	5:26	OWN 6	13	94	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OPP 38	1	-17	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	11:06	1:37	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
3	4:18	5:48	OWN 12	11	52	Punt
4	3:56	3:44	OWN 19	15	75	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:32	5:26	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	0:33	1:09	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
2	8:49	2:05	OWN 34	3	-10	Punt
2	1:18	1:04	OWN 26	2	12	Fumble
3	12:57	1:51	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
3	9:29	5:11	OWN 20	9	74	Field Goal
4	13:30	9:34	OWN 2	16	87	Field Goal
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 6	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Floyd	28	133	4.75	18	5
Brian Brohm	4	29	7.25	9	0
Tito Sheldon	3	11	3.67	9	0
Phillip Ackerman	1	3	3.00	3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ronnie Blair	9	29	3.22	7	0	0
Joe Flacco	9	39	4.33	10	1	0
Gerald Clark	7	26	3.71	9	0	2
Tashard Choice	3	23	7.67	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	29	21	166	3/20	1	29	0	97.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	21	16	207	2/13	0	27	0	106.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bobby Floyd	6	8	32	5.33	12	9	0
WR Brent Ford	3	3	31	10.33	10	20	0
TE Anthony Hill	3	5	14	4.67	7	6	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	3	42	14.00	20	29	0
TE Perry Sheldon	2	2	13	6.50	1	10	1
WR Terrell Houari	2	6	25	12.50	2	16	0
WR Marlon Mills	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Sam Nelson	4	4	20	5.00	4	7
WR Irv Buckner	4	5	68	17.00	14	27
RB Ronnie Blair	3	3	42	14.00	9	16
TE Fred Davis	3	3	41	13.67	2	15
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	2	24	24.00	2	24
WR Jason Donovan	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
WR Adam Velevis	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Brohm	1	0	0
Vernon Gholston	0	1	0
Darren Meehan	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Flacco	1	0	0
Deon Chandler	0	1	0
Mike McCulley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	3	131	43.7	37.0	53	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	3	141	47.0	46.7	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Grice	1	1	1.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Grier	3	49	16.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	2	57	28.5	0
Gerald Clark	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alphonso Smith	7	0	0.0	28	23
ILB Patrick Willis	6	2	0.0	28	23
DT Dennis Parrish	4	0	0.0	25	20
CB Charles MaKinster	4	0	0.0	25	20
OLB Reuben Stevenson	4	0	0.0	17	12
S Rico Hill	3	2	0.0	24	19
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	3	0	0.0	20	18
DE Donald Saffran	2	1	1.0	21	20
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	2	0.0	27	22
S Darren Meehan	2	0	0.0	27	22
OLB Andy Lyle	1	0	1.0	1	1
DT Dre Moore	1	1	0.0	6	4
OLB Adam Banks	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Gabe Moss	1	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Lincoln Dennis	0	2	0.0	8	6
DE Earnest Briggs	0	1	0.0	4	2
DE Vernon Gholston	0	1	0.0	24	21
CB DeAngelo Smith	0	1	0.0	9	12

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	10	5	0.0	34	32
S Earl Woodson	7	1	0.0	31	31
DE Mike McCulley	6	2	1.0	34	32
OLB Jordan Dizon	5	3	0.5	36	30
OLB Beau Bell	5	3	0.0	26	17
CB Courtney Brustkern	5	2	0.0	25	23
DE Austin McDonald	4	2	1.5	33	28
CB Malcolm Hardy	4	3	0.0	32	29
CB Terrell Thomas	3	0	0.0	33	32
DE Jeremy Martin	2	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	0	0.0	10	6
CB Sherrod Martin	1	1	0.0	5	1
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	31	30
DE Edward Connell	1	0	0.0	12	19
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Fred McGregor	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Deon Chandler	0	2	0.0	25	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donald Saffran	1.0	0	0	2	20
OLB Andy Lyle	1.0	0	0	0	1
OLB Stan Whitfield	0.0	1	0	0	22
OLB Reuben Stevenson	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	0	0	1	21

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Austin McDonald	1.5	1	4	28
DE Mike McCulley	1.0	1	2	32
OLB Jordan Dizon	0.5	3	1	30
OLB Beau Bell	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alphonso Smith	3	0	23
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	1	22
CB Charles MaKinster	2	1	20
DT Dennis Parrish	2	0	20
S Darren Meehan	2	0	22
S Rico Hill	2	0	19
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	1	0	18
S Gabe Moss	1	0	4
OLB Reuben Stevenson	1	0	12

New England	Caught	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	6	32
CB Terrell Thomas	4	32
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	29
OLB Beau Bell	2	17
S Earl Woodson	2	31
S LaRon Landry	1	30
ILB Fred McGregor	1	1
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	23
CB Sherrod Martin	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Welch	4	9	1	36	0	32
Irv Fisk	2	2	0	24	2	27
Eugene Monroe	1	8	0	31	0	24
Darnell Winslett	1	4	0	12	1	12
Chris Spencer	1	3	0	36	0	32
Tony Hills	0	2	0	28	0	24
Blaine Harvey	0	2	0	13	0	9
Robert Newton	0	1	0	15	0	15
Perry Sheldon	0	1	0	21	0	20

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Stokes	3	3	2	22	0	19
Chad Rinehart	2	3	1	18	0	17
Breno Giacomini	1	4	1	24	0	18
Les Newhart	1	4	0	25	1	18
Jeff Otah	1	3	0	20	1	16
Malcolm Brown	1	1	1	10	0	9
Lonnie Fisher	0	1	0	11	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Newton	2	10
Tito Sheldon	1	6

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Tanner	2	14
Tashard Choice	1	17
Brandon Pettigrew	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Spencer	36	32	---	---	5	73
Brian Brohm	36	32	---	---	---	68
Randal Welch	36	32	---	---	---	68
Terrell Houari	32	28	---	---	---	60
Bobby Floyd	32	23	---	---	1	56
Eugene Monroe	31	24	---	---	---	55
Perry Sheldon	21	20	---	---	13	54
Patrick Willis	---	---	28	23	2	53
Irv Fisk	24	27	---	---	2	53
Tony Hills	28	24	---	---	---	52
Alphonso Smith	---	---	28	23	1	52
Ricky Burroughs	31	21	---	---	---	52
Darren Meehan	---	---	27	22	2	51
Stan Whitfield	---	---	27	22	2	51
Charles MaKinster	---	---	25	20	2	47
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	20	18	8	46
Dennis Parrish	---	---	25	20	1	46
Vernon Gholston	---	---	24	21	1	46
Rico Hill	---	---	24	19	2	45
Donald Saffran	---	---	21	20	1	42
Anthony Hill	19	16	---	---	7	42
Robert Newton	15	15	---	---	10	40
Marlon Mills	15	13	---	---	12	40
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	17	12	2	31
Brent Ford	7	11	---	---	12	30
Darnell Winslett	12	12	---	---	5	29
Blaine Harvey	13	9	---	---	5	27
DeAngelo Smith	---	---	9	12	6	27
Phillip Ackerman	4	5	---	---	16	25
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	8	6	4	18
Mercury Grier	1	4	---	---	13	18
Gabe Moss	---	---	2	4	9	15
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	7	3	4	14
Tito Sheldon	3	4	---	---	6	13
Adam Banks	---	---	2	1	9	12
Dre Moore	---	---	6	4	1	11
Cary Grice	---	---	0	0	11	11
Earnest Briggs	---	---	4	2	4	10
Kirk Fisk	---	---	3	0	5	8
Andy Lyle	---	---	1	1	6	8
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Prescott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	3	3
Carlton Macey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dana Carpenter	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kevin Kolb	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oscar Smith	---	---	34	32	2	68
Jordan Dizon	---	---	36	30	2	68
Mike McCulley	---	---	34	32	2	68
Terrell Thomas	---	---	33	32	1	66
Earl Woodson	---	---	31	31	3	65
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	32	29	3	64
Austin McDonald	---	---	33	28	2	63
LaRon Landry	---	---	31	30	1	62
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	25	23	7	55
Joe Flacco	28	23	---	---	---	51
Irv Buckner	27	23	---	---	---	50
Les Newhart	25	18	---	---	3	46
Beau Bell	---	---	26	17	3	46
Fred Davis	18	18	---	---	8	44
Breno Giacomini	24	18	---	---	---	42
Jason Donovan	20	16	---	---	6	42
Winston Stokes	22	19	---	---	---	41
Jeff Otah	20	16	---	---	5	41
Deon Chandler	---	---	25	13	2	40
Sam Nelson	16	10	---	---	13	39
Gerald Clark	14	13	---	---	12	39
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	12	17	9	38
Chad Rinehart	18	17	---	---	---	35
Adam Velevis	19	15	---	---	---	34
Edward Connell	---	---	12	19	2	33
Lonnie Fisher	11	10	---	---	5	26
Malcolm Brown	10	9	---	---	5	24
Brandon Pettigrew	6	5	---	---	13	24
Ronnie Blair	12	10	---	---	1	23
Antoine Jennings	10	8	---	---	5	23
Tashard Choice	3	1	---	---	17	21
Curtis Zuck	---	---	10	6	5	21
Alonzo Osika	4	4	---	---	12	20
Fred McGregor	---	---	2	1	13	16
Willie Tanner	1	0	---	---	14	15
Chip Vaughn	---	---	4	2	9	15
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	6	5	1	12
Jeremy Martin	---	---	3	4	3	10
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sherrod Martin	---	---	5	1	1	7
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	2	0	2	4
Scott McKillop	---	---	0	0	3	3
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	2	2
Corey Brilz	---	---	0	0	2	2
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	14	96	6.9
Right	11	43	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	12	57	4.8
Right	5	20	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	29	21	2	2	0	0	6	7	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	21	16	3	0	1	2	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	45	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	107	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	62	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	97	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bobby Floyd	8	6	32	0	23
WR Terrell Houari	6	2	25	0	28
TE Anthony Hill	5	3	14	0	16
WR Brent Ford	3	3	31	1	11
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	3	42	1	21
TE Perry Sheldon	2	2	13	0	20
WR Marlon Mills	1	1	6	0	13
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	3	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	5	4	0	68	2	23
FB Sam Nelson	4	4	0	20	0	10
RB Ronnie Blair	3	3	0	42	0	10
TE Fred Davis	3	3	0	41	0	18
WR Adam Velevis	3	0	1	0	0	15
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	1	0	24	1	5
WR Jason Donovan	1	1	0	12	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Floyd	2	7	3.50	4.75
Tito Sheldon	1	9	9.00	3.67

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ronnie Blair	3	10	3.33	3.22
Gerald Clark	3	7	2.33	3.71
Joe Flacco	1	7	7.00	4.33
Tashard Choice	1	2	2.00	7.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	5	3	12	2.40	5.72

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	3	2	16	5.33	9.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bobby Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	6.50
WR Marlon Mills	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Anthony Hill	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jason Donovan	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	4	2
Tito Sheldon	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	1	0
Tashard Choice	1	1
Gerald Clark	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	11	10	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bobby Floyd	2	2	1
WR Terrell Houari	2	1	1
TE Anthony Hill	2	2	1
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	2	1
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	1
WR Brent Ford	1	1	1
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Fred Davis	2	2	2
WR Adam Velevis	2	0	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0
WR Jason Donovan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,600)
End Zone 13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,200 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,600)
End Zone	13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,200 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,000)