Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in Denver, CO

38 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	7	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	3	10	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 DEN - Lee Peel 19 field goal
1Q: 02:28 CIN - C.J. Bradley 39 field goal
2Q: 13:01 DEN - Lee Peel 42 field goal
2Q: 03:51 CIN - Hakeem Nicks 17 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 01:49 DEN - Bobby Floyd 32 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 10:07 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 9 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 00:33 CIN - Brenden Lipford 26 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 06:23 DEN - Terrell Houari 6 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 DEN - Lee Peel 19 field goal
1Q: 02:28 CIN - C.J. Bradley 39 field goal
2Q: 13:01 DEN - Lee Peel 42 field goal
2Q: 03:51 CIN - Hakeem Nicks 17 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
2Q: 01:49 DEN - Bobby Floyd 32 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 10:07 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 9 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 00:33 CIN - Brenden Lipford 26 pass from Maurice Greer (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 06:23 DEN - Terrell Houari 6 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)

Team Statistics CIN DEN
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 353 432
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 5.19 7.32
Net Rushing Yards 126 122
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 4.34 4.52
Net Passing Yards 227 310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 0 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 9.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/51
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:05 30:55

Team Statistics	CIN	DEN
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	353	432
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	5.19	7.32
Net Rushing Yards	126	122
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	4.34	4.52
Net Passing Yards	227	310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 0	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	9.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/51
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:05	30:55

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
1	7:19	4:56	OWN 32	9	46	Field Goal
2	12:55	1:58	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	8:35	4:52	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:33	1:23	OWN 33	5	16	Punt
3	9:58	3:48	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	3:56	3:37	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
4	11:26	1:01	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	6:15	3:08	OWN 30	12	49	Downs
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 3	8	37	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	5:34	OWN 25	11	73	Field Goal
1	2:23	4:28	OWN 32	9	43	Field Goal
2	10:57	2:22	OWN 36	4	22	Punt
2	3:43	2:10	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 7	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 8	9	92	Touchdown
3	6:10	2:14	OWN 6	5	14	Punt
3	0:19	3:53	OWN 36	6	27	Punt
4	10:25	4:10	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	3:07	1:16	OWN 21	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Maurice Greer	12	72	6.00	10	1
Felix Jones	10	34	3.40	10	1
Tyrus Yonney	7	20	2.86	14	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Floyd	16	68	4.25	16	1
Brian Brohm	5	27	5.40	12	1
Tito Sheldon	5	11	2.20	15	1
Sherman Strong	1	16	16.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	37	20	237	2/10	2	34	0	91.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	32	22	310	0/0	3	52	0	130.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Felix Jones	5	7	52	10.40	40	29	0
RB Tyrus Yonney	4	5	21	5.25	0	12	0
WR Brenden Lipford	3	4	47	15.67	38	26	1
WR Dale Schneider	2	5	30	15.00	1	15	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	4	30	15.00	20	17	1
WR Derrick Williams	2	4	39	19.50	27	34	0
TE Fred Davis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Darren Hansen	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
TE Vince Roberts	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Houari	5	6	36	7.20	7	15	1
TE Anthony Hill	5	5	66	13.20	40	37	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	5	8	60	12.00	21	22	1
TE Norm Kraut	2	2	18	9.00	2	11	0
WR Marlon Mills	2	3	18	9.00	5	12	0
RB Bobby Floyd	1	4	32	32.00	0	32	1
WR Tito Grisso	1	2	52	52.00	33	52	0
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	28	28.00	29	28	0
RB Sherman Strong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Heath Briscoe	5	239	47.8	43.6	56	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Timberlane	4	186	46.5	36.5	71	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	3	75	25.0	0
Peter Walker	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	3	83	27.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.C. Ehlert	11	0	18	27
ILB Brett Price	6	3	22	27
OLB Ed Butler	4	2	24	26
OLB Paul Posluszny	3	2	12	14
S Craig Steltz	3	0	18	15
DE Kris Rivers	2	2	21	29
S Vernon Elliott	2	1	24	30
DE Walt Fraaije	2	1	21	22
S Dana Kelleher	2	1	10	17
DE Sedrick Ellis	2	0	17	22
CB Courtney Brustkern	2	0	19	23
DT Maurice Cutting	1	4	17	16
DT Kentwan Balmer	1	2	19	25
ILB Ben Bernstein	1	1	2	5
CB Darius Butler	1	1	17	23
CB Dana Justice	1	0	13	10
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	0	4	1
DE Jeremy Thompson	0	1	9	12

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	10	3	0.0	24	36
S Darren Meehan	7	1	0.0	21	30
OLB Stan Whitfield	6	2	0.0	23	31
CB Jay Garrett	5	1	0.0	18	29
OLB Lionel Schneider	4	0	0.0	14	12
CB Alphonso Smith	2	1	0.0	24	31
S Rico Hill	2	1	0.0	24	31
S Al Afalava	2	0	0.0	6	15
DE Donald Saffran	1	2	1.5	19	30
DE Jason Burke	1	0	0.5	10	21
S Benjamin Kramer	1	1	0.0	15	25
DT Dennis Parrish	1	1	0.0	24	30
CB Dwight Lowery	1	1	0.0	15	16
DE Vernon Gholston	1	0	0.0	21	19
DT Dre Moore	1	0	0.0	6	7
ILB Jessie Peterson	1	0	0.0	4	3
DT Larry Meadows	1	0	0.0	8	10
ILB Jorge McNeil	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Charles MaKinster	0	2	0.0	16	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeremy Thompson	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Sedrick Ellis	0.0	0	1	0	22

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donald Saffran	1.5	1	1	30
DE Jason Burke	0.5	1	2	21
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0.0	3	2	10
DT Dennis Parrish	0.0	2	0	30
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	0	1	19
OLB Stan Whitfield	0.0	0	1	31
OLB Reuben Stevenson	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB J.C. Ehlert	7	0	27
OLB Paul Posluszny	3	0	14
ILB Brett Price	2	2	27
S Craig Steltz	2	0	15
S Vernon Elliott	2	0	30
OLB Ed Butler	1	1	26
S Dana Kelleher	1	1	17
DE Kris Rivers	1	0	29
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	0	23
CB Dana Justice	1	0	10
CB Darius Butler	1	0	23

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	4	1	36
S Darren Meehan	4	1	30
OLB Stan Whitfield	3	1	31
S Benjamin Kramer	2	0	25
OLB Lionel Schneider	2	0	12
CB Jay Garrett	2	0	29
S Rico Hill	1	1	31
DE Donald Saffran	1	0	30
S Al Afalava	1	0	15
DE Jason Burke	0	1	21
CB Alphonso Smith	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Griffith	2	4	9	0	14
Lonnie Fisher	1	4	26	0	29
Wayne Kieburtz	1	2	20	0	29
Austin Horn	0	3	23	0	33
Sam Baker	0	1	25	2	36
Darren Hansen	0	1	10	0	19
Derrick Wayne	0	1	24	0	30
Lamar Reed	0	1	11	0	12

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Hills	3	4	21	22
Eugene Monroe	2	3	20	30
Kris Prescott	2	2	6	5
J.R. Clemons	1	4	21	28
Chris Spencer	1	3	25	30
Randal Welch	0	4	24	31
Jeff Thomason	0	1	11	11
Anthony Hill	0	1	16	21

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Peter Walker	4	18
Tyrus Yonney	1	20
Dana Justice	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Sheldon	1	20
Marlon Mills	1	14
Pat Zimmerman	1	13
Benjamin Kramer	1	10

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurice Greer	29	39	---	---	---	68
Sam Baker	25	36	---	---	4	65
Austin Horn	23	33	---	---	3	59
Vince Roberts	21	26	---	---	10	57
Lonnie Fisher	26	29	---	---	2	57
Vernon Elliott	---	---	24	30	2	56
Kris Rivers	---	---	21	29	5	55
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	19	23	12	54
Derrick Wayne	24	30	---	---	---	54
Ed Butler	---	---	24	26	3	53
Brett Price	---	---	22	27	4	53
Wayne Kieburtz	20	29	---	---	---	49
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	19	25	4	48
Derrick Williams	18	21	---	---	9	48
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	18	27	2	47
Brenden Lipford	20	27	---	---	---	47
Tyrus Yonney	11	15	---	---	20	46
Darius Butler	---	---	17	23	6	46
Walt Fraaije	---	---	21	22	2	45
Dana Kelleher	---	---	10	17	16	43
Felix Jones	18	24	---	---	---	42
Dale Schneider	12	17	---	---	13	42
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	17	22	2	41
Darren Hansen	10	19	---	---	9	38
Craig Steltz	---	---	18	15	3	36
Emmitt Leopold	7	13	---	---	16	36
Hakeem Nicks	19	15	---	---	---	34
Maurice Cutting	---	---	17	16	1	34
Dana Justice	---	---	13	10	10	33
Paul Posluszny	---	---	12	14	4	30
Fred Davis	7	16	---	---	6	29
Lamar Reed	11	12	---	---	6	29
Les Griffith	9	14	---	---	6	29
Blake Schlueter	7	12	---	---	4	23
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	9	12	1	22
Peter Walker	2	2	---	---	18	22
Ben Bernstein	---	---	2	5	13	20
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	7	5	5	17
Randall Nastasi	---	---	2	3	4	9
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	4	1	2	7
Heath Briscoe	0	0	---	---	5	5
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sammie Hanson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Sherman Sosinski	0	0	---	---	1	1
Karl Ivy	---	---	1	0	---	1
Casey Suggs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Willis	---	---	24	36	1	61
Randal Welch	24	31	---	---	6	61
Brian Brohm	27	32	---	---	---	59
Rico Hill	---	---	24	31	3	58
Stan Whitfield	---	---	23	31	2	56
Alphonso Smith	---	---	24	31	1	56
Chris Spencer	25	30	---	---	---	55
Dennis Parrish	---	---	24	30	---	54
Darren Meehan	---	---	21	30	1	52
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	15	25	10	50
Robert Newton	17	18	---	---	15	50
Donald Saffran	---	---	19	30	1	50
Eugene Monroe	20	30	---	---	---	50
Charles MaKinster	---	---	16	29	4	49
J.R. Clemons	21	28	---	---	---	49
Terrell Houari	23	25	---	---	---	48
Ricky Burroughs	22	26	---	---	---	48
Jay Garrett	---	---	18	29	1	48
Dwight Lowery	---	---	15	16	16	47
Tony Hills	21	22	---	---	---	43
Norm Kraut	12	16	---	---	15	43
Anthony Hill	16	21	---	---	6	43
Vernon Gholston	---	---	21	19	2	42
Bobby Floyd	19	18	---	---	1	38
Jason Burke	---	---	10	21	6	37
Tito Sheldon	7	10	---	---	20	37
Lamar Firebaugh	10	9	---	---	14	33
Lionel Schneider	---	---	14	12	5	31
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	8	10	13	31
Jeff Thomason	11	11	---	---	6	28
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	14	11	2	27
Jessie Peterson	---	---	4	3	19	26
Tito Grisso	6	9	---	---	9	24
Al Afalava	---	---	6	15	2	23
Marlon Mills	2	4	---	---	14	20
Larry Meadows	---	---	8	10	1	19
Kris Prescott	6	5	---	---	6	17
Irv Fisk	7	3	---	---	6	16
Dre Moore	---	---	6	7	2	15
Sherman Strong	1	4	---	---	9	14
Jorge McNeil	---	---	5	3	3	11
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rondell Brady	0	0	---	---	6	6
Richie Timberlane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	22	100	4.5
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	6	44	7.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	37	20	3	2	1	6	7	8	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	32	22	5	1	3	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	73	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	104	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	60	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	28	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	182	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	16	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	84	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Felix Jones	7	5	0	52	1	24
RB Tyrus Yonney	5	4	0	21	0	15
WR Dale Schneider	5	2	0	30	0	17
TE Vince Roberts	4	0	1	0	0	26
WR Hakeem Nicks	4	2	0	30	0	15
WR Derrick Williams	4	2	0	39	1	21
WR Brenden Lipford	4	3	0	47	1	27
TE Fred Davis	2	1	0	6	0	16
FB Darren Hansen	1	1	0	12	0	19

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs	8	5	0	60	1	26
WR Terrell Houari	6	5	1	36	0	25
TE Anthony Hill	5	5	0	66	1	21
RB Bobby Floyd	4	1	0	32	1	18
WR Marlon Mills	3	2	0	18	0	4
TE Norm Kraut	2	2	0	18	0	16
WR Tito Grisso	2	1	1	52	1	9
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	0	28	1	10
RB Sherman Strong	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	2	12	6.00	6.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Floyd	3	11	3.67	4.25
Brian Brohm	1	5	5.00	5.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	6	2	20	3.33	6.41

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	6	3	18	3.00	9.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	1	17	8.50	7.50
RB Felix Jones	1	1	3	3.00	7.43
TE Fred Davis	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Vince Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	0	0.00	11.75

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Houari	2	2	9	4.50	6.00
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	9	4.50	7.50
RB Bobby Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
RB Sherman Strong	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Maurice Greer	4	2
Felix Jones	3	2
Tyrus Yonney	2	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	3	1
Sherman Strong	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	7	5	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tyrus Yonney	2	2	0
TE Vince Roberts	2	0	0
RB Felix Jones	1	1	1
WR Dale Schneider	1	1	1
WR Derrick Williams	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	1
WR Terrell Houari	1	0	0
WR Tito Grisso	1	1	1
WR Marlon Mills	1	1	0
RB Sherman Strong	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,900 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,900 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)