Week 9, 2021

played in Cincinnati, OH

65 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	7	3	6	-	19
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	7	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:06 DEN - Lee Peel 36 field goal
2Q: 04:24 CIN - Felix Jones 4 run (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 01:49 DEN - Terrell Houari 31 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 06:52 CIN - Rich Blair 9 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
3Q: 02:48 DEN - Lee Peel 51 field goal
4Q: 02:59 DEN - Bobby Floyd 9 run (Tito Sheldon run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:28 CIN - Derrick Williams 12 pass from Maurice Greer (Phillip Ackerman run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:06 DEN - Lee Peel 36 field goal
2Q: 04:24 CIN - Felix Jones 4 run (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 01:49 DEN - Terrell Houari 31 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 06:52 CIN - Rich Blair 9 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
3Q: 02:48 DEN - Lee Peel 51 field goal
4Q: 02:59 DEN - Bobby Floyd 9 run (Tito Sheldon run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:28 CIN - Derrick Williams 12 pass from Maurice Greer (Phillip Ackerman run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 7-1 7-1
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 274 317
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards per Play 4.42 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 71 114
- Rushing Attempts 18 28
- Yards per Rush 3.94 4.07
Net Passing Yards 203 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 29 - 0 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.61 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/34 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/113 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:59 28:01

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	7-1	7-1
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	274	317
- Offensive Plays	62	58
- Yards per Play	4.42	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	71	114
- Rushing Attempts	18	28
- Yards per Rush	3.94	4.07
Net Passing Yards	203	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 29 - 0	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.61	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/34	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/113	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:59	28:01

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	3:11	OWN 13	6	23	Punt
1	8:14	7:15	OWN 20	12	61	Field Goal
2	14:09	3:10	OWN 27	5	23	Punt
2	4:15	2:38	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 25	1	6	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 44	3	-3	Punt
3	6:42	4:01	OWN 39	7	27	Field Goal
4	12:50	4:04	OWN 12	7	39	Punt
4	7:53	5:02	OPP 41	10	41	Touchdown
4	1:22	0:35	OWN 45	4	0	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
1	9:57	1:43	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
1	0:59	1:50	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	10:59	6:44	OWN 2	12	98	Touchdown
2	1:37	1:27	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	12:53	6:11	OWN 3	16	97	Touchdown
3	2:41	4:51	OWN 20	9	26	Punt
4	8:46	0:53	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
4	2:51	1:29	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 45	1	-5	Game

Game MVP: Maurice Greer, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Floyd	13	57	4.38	23	1	1
Tito Sheldon	3	7	2.33	3	0	0
Brian Brohm	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Ricky Burroughs	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Felix Jones	15	75	5.00	12	3	1
Maurice Greer	6	21	3.50	5	0	0
Phillip Ackerman	4	8	2.00	4	0	0
Darren Hansen	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Derrick Williams	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Emmitt Leopold	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	39	29	233	5/30	1	31	0	97.4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	29	18	211	1/8	2	26	0	107.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Houari	10	11	96	9.60	36	31	1
RB Bobby Floyd	4	4	25	6.25	1	8	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	4	9	39	9.75	7	20	0
TE Perry Sheldon	3	3	13	4.33	4	5	0
FB Robert Newton	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR Marlon Mills	2	4	23	11.50	6	14	0
TE Anthony Hill	2	2	16	8.00	2	9	0
WR Tito Grisso	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Tito Sheldon	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Williams	5	6	54	10.80	13	14	1
TE Fred Davis	3	3	20	6.67	5	10	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	6	50	16.67	27	26	0
WR Rich Blair	3	4	35	11.67	7	22	1
TE Vince Roberts	2	5	36	18.00	14	25	0
WR Dale Schneider	1	3	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE Emmitt Leopold	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
RB Felix Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Timberlane	4	194	48.5	45.8	56	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Heath Briscoe	6	259	43.2	40.3	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Potts	2	14	7.0	0
Lamar Firebaugh	1	3	3.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Walker	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Potts	3	85	28.3	0
Tito Grisso	1	28	28.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	2	55	27.5	0
Peter Walker	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darren Meehan	6	3	0.0	25	21
ILB Patrick Willis	5	2	0.0	25	23
CB Jay Garrett	5	0	0.0	12	20
DT Larry Meadows	4	2	0.0	15	9
DE Vernon Gholston	3	1	1.0	19	16
S Benjamin Kramer	3	1	0.0	15	22
DT Dennis Parrish	3	0	0.0	13	21
S Al Afalava	3	0	0.0	18	18
OLB Reuben Stevenson	3	0	0.0	17	15
CB Adam Potts	3	0	0.0	19	13
CB Alphonso Smith	2	0	0.0	18	25
CB Charles MaKinster	1	2	0.0	18	18
S Norman Vedros	1	2	0.0	9	11
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1	1	0.0	20	24
DT Dre Moore	1	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Lionel Schneider	0	4	0.0	14	16
DE Earnest Briggs	0	1	0.0	4	2
DE Donald Saffran	0	1	0.0	19	24
ILB Jessie Peterson	0	1	0.0	11	10

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	8	2	1.0	16	34
S Vernon Elliott	6	1	0.0	17	44
CB Darius Butler	5	1	0.0	10	29
DT Moe Robinson	4	1	1.0	13	25
OLB Ed Butler	4	3	0.0	13	31
S Craig Steltz	4	0	0.0	14	33
DE Sedrick Ellis	3	0	1.0	16	34
CB Alex Burnett	3	0	0.0	7	14
DE Kris Rivers	2	0	1.0	12	21
DE Walt Fraaije	2	0	1.0	8	33
OLB Paul Posluszny	2	1	0.0	8	22
S Dana Kelleher	2	0	0.0	5	15
ILB Ben Bernstein	1	2	0.0	5	9
DT Kentwan Balmer	1	1	0.0	13	34
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	1	0.0	11	30
CB J.C. Ehlert	1	1	0.0	17	30
DT Maurice Cutting	1	1	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Gholston	1.0	1	1	16
DE Donald Saffran	0.0	2	0	24
DT Dennis Parrish	0.0	1	0	21
DT Dre Moore	0.0	1	0	18
ILB Jessie Peterson	0.0	1	0	10

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sedrick Ellis	1.0	1	0	1	34
DE Walt Fraaije	1.0	0	2	4	33
DE Kris Rivers	1.0	0	1	1	21
ILB Brett Price	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Moe Robinson	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Kentwan Balmer	0.0	1	0	0	34
OLB Ed Butler	0.0	0	2	1	31
CB J.C. Ehlert	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jay Garrett	3	0	20
ILB Patrick Willis	2	0	23
S Darren Meehan	2	0	21
CB Alphonso Smith	2	0	25
S Al Afalava	2	0	18
DT Dennis Parrish	1	0	21
DT Dre Moore	1	0	18
OLB Reuben Stevenson	1	0	15
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1	0	24
ILB Jessie Peterson	1	0	10
CB Adam Potts	1	0	13
S Norman Vedros	1	0	11
CB Charles MaKinster	0	2	18
OLB Lionel Schneider	0	1	16

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darius Butler	5	0	29
S Craig Steltz	4	0	33
ILB Brett Price	4	0	34
S Vernon Elliott	4	0	44
CB Alex Burnett	2	0	14
OLB Ed Butler	2	0	31
S Dana Kelleher	2	0	15
CB J.C. Ehlert	1	1	30
DT Kentwan Balmer	1	0	34
DE Sedrick Ellis	1	0	34
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	0	30
ILB Ben Bernstein	1	0	9
DT Maurice Cutting	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eugene Monroe	2	4	2	14	1	31
Rondell Brady	2	2	0	9	0	13
Kelvin Madison	1	3	0	17	0	44
Tony Hills	1	2	1	9	1	31
Jeff Thomason	1	1	0	14	1	28
Duane Derr	0	3	0	8	0	29
Robert Newton	0	1	0	8	0	20
Perry Sheldon	0	1	0	9	0	25
Irv Fisk	0	0	0	17	2	37

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Monroe	3	7	1	26	0	25
Derrick Wayne	3	3	0	25	0	23
Lonnie Fisher	2	4	1	24	0	25
Austin Horn	1	4	0	23	0	25
Les Griffith	1	2	0	8	1	11
Wayne Kieburtz	1	2	0	7	0	16
Fred Davis	0	1	0	8	0	13
Sam Baker	0	1	0	23	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Sheldon	3	20
Pat Zimmerman	1	9
Sherman Strong	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Walker	3	19
Dana Kelleher	2	14
Rich Blair	1	12
Darren Hansen	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelvin Madison	17	44	---	---	6	67
Brian Brohm	18	44	---	---	---	62
Irv Fisk	17	37	---	---	5	59
Adam Potts	---	---	19	13	24	56
Terrell Houari	13	37	---	---	4	54
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	20	24	9	53
Ricky Burroughs	15	36	---	---	---	51
Patrick Willis	---	---	25	23	1	49
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	15	22	10	47
Perry Sheldon	9	25	---	---	13	47
Darren Meehan	---	---	25	21	---	46
Eugene Monroe	14	31	---	---	---	45
Robert Newton	8	20	---	---	16	44
Donald Saffran	---	---	19	24	1	44
Anthony Hill	10	27	---	---	7	44
Duane Derr	8	29	---	---	6	43
Alphonso Smith	---	---	18	25	---	43
Marlon Mills	8	19	---	---	15	42
Jeff Thomason	14	28	---	---	---	42
Bobby Floyd	14	26	---	---	1	41
Tony Hills	9	31	---	---	1	41
Dre Moore	---	---	14	18	8	40
Lionel Schneider	---	---	14	16	9	39
Charles MaKinster	---	---	18	18	1	37
Al Afalava	---	---	18	18	1	37
Tito Sheldon	4	13	---	---	20	37
Jessie Peterson	---	---	11	10	16	37
Dennis Parrish	---	---	13	21	2	36
Vernon Gholston	---	---	19	16	1	36
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	17	15	1	33
Tito Grisso	7	14	---	---	11	32
Jay Garrett	---	---	12	20	---	32
Rondell Brady	9	13	---	---	6	28
Larry Meadows	---	---	15	9	---	24
Norman Vedros	---	---	9	11	4	24
Kris Prescott	1	7	---	---	6	14
Sherman Strong	2	3	---	---	7	12
Jorge McNeil	---	---	3	4	2	9
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earnest Briggs	---	---	4	2	---	6
Richie Timberlane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lamar Firebaugh	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.R. Clemons	1	0	---	---	---	1
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Beatty	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Elliott	---	---	17	44	3	64
Maurice Greer	28	30	---	---	---	58
Vince Roberts	24	21	---	---	11	56
Brett Price	---	---	16	34	3	53
Austin Horn	23	25	---	---	5	53
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	16	34	2	52
Lonnie Fisher	24	25	---	---	3	52
Les Monroe	26	25	---	---	---	51
Derrick Williams	22	27	---	---	1	50
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	13	34	2	49
Craig Steltz	---	---	14	33	2	49
Ed Butler	---	---	13	31	4	48
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	11	30	7	48
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	17	30	1	48
Derrick Wayne	25	23	---	---	---	48
Sam Baker	23	20	---	---	2	45
Darius Butler	---	---	10	29	5	44
Walt Fraaije	---	---	8	33	2	43
Darren Hansen	15	18	---	---	8	41
Moe Robinson	---	---	13	25	3	41
Kris Rivers	---	---	12	21	7	40
Phillip Ackerman	7	15	---	---	18	40
Felix Jones	21	15	---	---	1	37
Dana Kelleher	---	---	5	15	14	34
Paul Posluszny	---	---	8	22	3	33
Hakeem Nicks	17	14	---	---	2	33
Emmitt Leopold	9	10	---	---	14	33
Rich Blair	7	10	---	---	12	29
Wayne Kieburtz	7	16	---	---	6	29
Ben Bernstein	---	---	5	9	12	26
Fred Davis	8	13	---	---	4	25
Dale Schneider	10	6	---	---	9	25
Dana Justice	---	---	1	14	10	25
Les Griffith	8	11	---	---	6	25
Alex Burnett	---	---	7	14	2	23
Peter Walker	0	1	---	---	19	20
Maurice Cutting	---	---	4	12	1	17
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	5	10	---	15
Blake Schlueter	4	5	---	---	5	14
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	2	7	4	13
Randall Nastasi	---	---	1	3	4	8
Heath Briscoe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sammie Hanson	---	---	0	0	4	4
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Casey Suggs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sherman Sosinski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	7	15	2.1
Right	7	41	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	53	5.9
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	39	29	3	1	0	1	6	7	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	29	18	3	1	1	3	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	18	119	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	67	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	84	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	114	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	11	10	96	2	37
WR Ricky Burroughs	9	4	39	1	36
RB Bobby Floyd	4	4	25	0	26
WR Marlon Mills	4	2	23	0	19
TE Perry Sheldon	3	3	13	0	25
FB Robert Newton	2	2	7	0	20
WR Tito Grisso	2	1	10	0	14
TE Anthony Hill	2	2	16	0	27
RB Tito Sheldon	2	1	4	0	13

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hakeem Nicks	6	3	0	50	1	14
WR Derrick Williams	6	5	0	54	0	27
TE Vince Roberts	5	2	1	36	1	21
WR Rich Blair	4	3	0	35	1	10
TE Fred Davis	3	3	0	20	0	13
WR Dale Schneider	3	1	0	3	0	6
RB Felix Jones	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Emmitt Leopold	1	1	0	13	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Floyd	3	13	4.33	4.38
Tito Sheldon	1	2	2.00	2.33

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Felix Jones	2	8	4.00	5.00
Phillip Ackerman	1	2	2.00	2.00
Derrick Williams	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	4	3	9	2.25	5.97

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	3	2	21	7.00	7.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Houari	2	2	5	2.50	8.73
WR Marlon Mills	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	1	4	4.00	4.33

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dale Schneider	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Derrick Williams	1	1	12	12.00	9.00
WR Rich Blair	1	1	9	9.00	8.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	4	2
Brian Brohm	1	0
Tito Sheldon	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Maurice Greer	3	0
Felix Jones	3	3
Emmitt Leopold	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	4	2	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	2	1	1
WR Marlon Mills	1	0	0
TE Anthony Hill	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	2	2
WR Dale Schneider	1	1	0
WR Rich Blair	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (19,900)
End Zone 13,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (19,900)
End Zone	13,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,800)