Wild Card Playoff Games, 2024

played in Denver, CO

27 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	3	0	8	-	11
Denver Broncos	9	3	7	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 DEN - Lee Peel 28 field goal
1Q: 03:22 DEN - Lee Peel 52 field goal
1Q: 00:36 DEN - Lee Peel 50 field goal
2Q: 08:53 CLE - Mike Mahoney 34 field goal
2Q: 04:08 DEN - Lee Peel 32 field goal
3Q: 00:05 DEN - Dustin Peterson 73 punt return (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 02:37 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 24 pass from Neil Harvey (Jonathan Stewart run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 DEN - Lee Peel 28 field goal
1Q: 03:22 DEN - Lee Peel 52 field goal
1Q: 00:36 DEN - Lee Peel 50 field goal
2Q: 08:53 CLE - Mike Mahoney 34 field goal
2Q: 04:08 DEN - Lee Peel 32 field goal
3Q: 00:05 DEN - Dustin Peterson 73 punt return (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 02:37 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 24 pass from Neil Harvey (Jonathan Stewart run for conversion)

Team Statistics CLE DEN
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 11 15
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 231 337
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 3.92 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 58 129
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 2.76 3.79
Net Passing Yards 173 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 1 33 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 173 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/106
Kick Returns/Yards 5/101 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 1/31
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:43 36:17

Team Statistics	CLE	DEN
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	11	15
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	231	337
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	3.92	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	58	129
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	2.76	3.79
Net Passing Yards	173	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 1	33 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	173	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/106
Kick Returns/Yards	5/101	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	1/31
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:43	36:17

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:48	4:49	OWN 20	10	35	Punt
1	3:16	1:35	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
1	0:30	2:04	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
2	12:10	3:24	OWN 41	8	42	Field Goal
2	4:02	1:14	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	1:23	0:52	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
3	9:53	2:03	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	1:26	1:26	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
4	15:00	2:12	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	7:56	1:23	OWN 12	6	53	Downs
4	4:38	2:16	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
4	1:40	0:17	OWN 40	2	0	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:12	OWN 29	7	60	Field Goal
1	5:59	2:43	OWN 20	4	45	Field Goal
1	1:41	1:11	OPP 39	3	6	Field Goal
2	13:26	1:16	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	8:46	4:44	OWN 49	8	36	Field Goal
2	2:48	1:25	OWN 38	5	38	Missed FG
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 5	1	1	Half
3	13:23	3:30	OWN 11	7	32	Punt
3	7:50	6:24	OWN 20	14	58	Interception
4	12:48	4:52	OWN 9	8	37	Punt
4	6:33	1:55	OWN 35	3	0	Interception
4	2:22	0:42	OPP 42	3	9	Missed FG
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 19	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Dexter McCluster, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jonathan Stewart	11	38	3.45	12	1
Rod Washington	8	12	1.50	8	0
Neil Harvey	2	8	4.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dexter McCluster	23	87	3.78	22	3
Bobby Floyd	8	44	5.50	18	2
Brian Brohm	2	1	0.50	2	0
Robert Newton	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Harvey	38	18	173	0/0	1	34	1	58.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	33	23	221	2/13	0	37	2	62.8

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Austin Collie	4	8	20	5.00	2	10	0
WR Terrance Tate	4	7	27	6.75	0	10	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	5	11	3.67	3	6	0
TE Everett Poff	3	7	33	11.00	2	20	0
WR Cornell Upshaw	2	5	58	29.00	12	34	1
WR Spencer Farley	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	0
WR Mitchell Blake	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rod Washington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrell Houari	5	6	24	4.80	1	10
RB Bobby Floyd	3	4	19	6.33	6	9
TE Anthony Hill	3	3	23	7.67	0	16
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	6	47	15.67	21	20
RB Dexter McCluster	3	3	52	17.33	35	37
FB Robert Newton	2	3	30	15.00	24	27
WR Austin Miller	2	5	12	6.00	6	9
TE Perry Sheldon	1	2	16	16.00	3	16
WR Marlon Mills	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dominic Tirtha	1	9	9.00	0
CB Chuck Hoyler	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	31	31.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	9	460	51.1	36.8	60	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	3	113	37.7	36.7	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Mahoney	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	4/6	2/4	2/3	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Tate	1	3	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Peterson	3	106	35.3	1

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Sheldon	4	74	18.5	0
Brandon Carr	1	27	27.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Peterson	1	20	20.0	0
Derek Stokes	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dominic Tirtha	9	4	0.0	30	33
OLB Courtney Reardon	7	2	0.0	25	27
ILB Dan Conner	6	3	1.0	24	22
ILB Phillip Wheeler	6	2	0.0	25	24
CB Brenden Anderson	6	0	0.0	28	20
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	4	3	0.0	32	32
DE Brian Orakpo	4	1	0.0	25	22
CB Chuck Hoyler	3	2	0.0	27	31
CB Blake Reynolds	2	0	0.0	14	24
CB Harry Foreman	2	0	0.0	9	7
DT Jarron Gilbert	2	0	0.0	21	25
ILB Travis Goethel	2	0	0.0	11	12
DE Edward Connell	1	0	1.0	20	17
S Kam Chancellor	1	1	0.0	24	31
TE Everett Poff	1	0	---	---	---
DT Lawrence Richardson	1	0	0.0	17	19
S Carlos Cochrane	1	0	0.0	12	6
S Kenny Sockanathan	1	0	0.0	6	2
DE Jason Burke	0	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Clay Matthews	0	1	0.0	2	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer	6	2	0.0	21	32
OLB Lionel Schneider	4	1	0.0	10	12
CB Alphonso Smith	4	0	0.0	16	30
OLB Stan Whitfield	3	2	0.0	12	15
S Rico Hill	3	2	0.0	18	29
CB Charlie Galasinski	3	0	0.0	17	29
S Darren Meehan	2	3	0.0	16	31
OLB Pat Zimmerman	2	1	0.0	18	35
DT Ethan Losman	2	1	0.0	13	22
OLB Reuben Stevenson	2	0	0.0	6	8
CB Jay Garrett	2	0	0.0	11	21
CB Morgan Burnett	2	0	0.0	9	23
TE Perry Sheldon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Charles Brown	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Al Afalava	1	0	0.0	2	11
CB Adam Potts	1	0	0.0	9	25
WR Austin Miller	1	0	---	---	---
DT Larry Meadows	0	3	0.0	8	16
DE Teddy Flannery	0	2	0.0	17	29
DE Everson Griffen	0	1	0.0	17	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Connell	1.0	0	0	1	17
ILB Dan Conner	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Jason Burke	0.0	1	0	0	22
ILB Travis Goethel	0.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	0.0	0	1	0	32

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Flannery	2	1	2	29
OLB Charles Brown	1	0	0	3
DT Ethan Losman	1	0	0	22
DT Larry Meadows	0	1	1	16
DE Ike Brothers	0	1	1	2
ILB Patrick Angerer	0	1	0	32
CB Morgan Burnett	0	1	0	23
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brenden Anderson	5	0	0	20
S Dominic Tirtha	4	0	1	33
CB Chuck Hoyler	3	1	1	31
OLB Courtney Reardon	2	0	0	27
ILB Dan Conner	2	0	0	22
ILB Phillip Wheeler	2	0	0	24
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	0	0	32
CB Blake Reynolds	1	2	0	24
CB Harry Foreman	1	0	0	7
ILB Travis Goethel	1	0	0	12
S Kenny Sockanathan	0	1	0	2

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Pat Zimmerman	3	0	0	35
CB Charlie Galasinski	2	1	1	29
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	1	0	15
CB Alphonso Smith	2	1	0	30
OLB Reuben Stevenson	2	0	0	8
CB Jay Garrett	2	0	0	21
S Al Afalava	1	1	0	11
OLB Charles Brown	1	0	0	3
S Rico Hill	1	0	0	29
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	0	0	32
CB Morgan Burnett	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Clifton Mills	2	7	19	33
Julio Elliott	2	3	15	33
Everett Poff	1	1	19	34
Walt Stanek	0	3	11	18
Walt Donaldson	0	2	21	28
Corwin Cunningham	0	1	19	32
Lonnie Turnbull	0	1	14	10
Louis Farrell	0	1	18	37

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Welch	3	10	0	32	0	33
J.R. Clemons	3	8	1	29	0	29
Eugene Monroe	2	3	1	29	0	32
Jorge Sirmon	1	4	0	29	1	28
Robert Newton	1	2	1	16	0	21
Bryan Bulaga	0	3	0	28	0	32
Rondell Brady	0	2	0	11	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Ian Jamison	1	19
Mitchell Blake	1	18
Rod Washington	1	10
Terrance Tate	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Mills	2	21
Perry Sheldon	1	16
Dustin Francis	1	13
Morgan Burnett	1	10
Adam Potts	1	7

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	30	33	21	84
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	32	32	9	73
Everett Poff	19	34	---	---	18	71
Chuck Hoyler	---	---	27	31	6	64
Clifton Mills	19	33	---	---	10	62
Phillip Wheeler	---	---	25	24	12	61
Kam Chancellor	---	---	24	31	6	61
Neil Harvey	21	38	---	---	---	59
Courtney Reardon	---	---	25	27	6	58
Terrance Tate	18	33	---	---	6	57
Julio Elliott	15	33	---	---	8	56
Brenden Anderson	---	---	28	20	7	55
Louis Farrell	18	37	---	---	---	55
Corwin Cunningham	19	32	---	---	3	54
Dan Conner	---	---	24	22	5	51
Walt Donaldson	21	28	---	---	1	50
Blake Reynolds	---	---	14	24	10	48
Brian Orakpo	---	---	25	22	1	48
Jason Burke	---	---	20	22	5	47
Jarron Gilbert	---	---	21	25	1	47
Lawrence Richardson	---	---	17	19	11	47
Edward Connell	---	---	20	17	6	43
Jonathan Stewart	12	27	---	---	1	40
Walt Stanek	11	18	---	---	10	39
Cornell Upshaw	11	18	---	---	6	35
Ian Jamison	6	9	---	---	19	34
Lonnie Turnbull	14	10	---	---	9	33
Rod Washington	9	11	---	---	10	30
Travis Goethel	---	---	11	12	7	30
Mitchell Blake	3	7	---	---	18	28
Austin Collie	4	24	---	---	---	28
Spencer Farley	6	7	---	---	13	26
Carlos Cochrane	---	---	12	6	4	22
Scottie Hudson	2	9	---	---	8	19
Harry Foreman	---	---	9	7	3	19
Chase Coffman	3	10	---	---	6	19
Brandon Carr	---	---	1	2	7	10
Clay Matthews	---	---	2	7	1	10
Isaac Knispel	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kenny Sockanathan	---	---	6	2	2	10
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Sheldon	---	---	1	0	7	8
Mike Mahoney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scottie Hollier	---	---	0	0	1	1
Keith Null	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lamar Giles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Brohm	34	35	---	---	---	69
Jorge Sirmon	29	28	---	---	9	66
Randal Welch	32	33	---	---	---	65
J.R. Clemons	29	29	---	---	4	62
Eugene Monroe	29	32	---	---	---	61
Bryan Bulaga	28	32	---	---	---	60
Terrell Houari	30	27	---	---	1	58
Patrick Angerer	---	---	21	32	3	56
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	18	35	2	55
Jay Garrett	---	---	11	21	21	53
Bobby Floyd	9	13	---	---	27	49
Ricky Burroughs	22	27	---	---	---	49
Everson Griffen	---	---	17	30	2	49
Darren Meehan	---	---	16	31	1	48
Anthony Hill	17	18	---	---	12	47
Alphonso Smith	---	---	16	30	1	47
Rico Hill	---	---	18	29	---	47
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	17	29	1	47
Teddy Flannery	---	---	17	29	---	46
Robert Newton	16	21	---	---	9	46
Dexter McCluster	25	20	---	---	---	45
Morgan Burnett	---	---	9	23	10	42
Adam Potts	---	---	9	25	7	41
Austin Miller	18	14	---	---	8	40
Perry Sheldon	10	12	---	---	16	38
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	6	8	24	38
Ethan Losman	---	---	13	22	1	36
Marlon Mills	6	7	---	---	21	34
Vernon Gholston	---	---	7	15	11	33
Dustin Francis	10	9	---	---	13	32
Lionel Schneider	---	---	10	12	9	31
Larry Meadows	---	---	8	16	7	31
Derek Stokes	7	7	---	---	15	29
Stan Whitfield	---	---	12	15	1	28
Rondell Brady	11	6	---	---	9	26
Will Beatty	6	9	---	---	9	24
Al Afalava	---	---	2	11	9	22
Kris Prescott	6	6	---	---	9	21
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dustin Peterson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Charles Brown	---	---	3	3	3	9
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ike Brothers	---	---	1	2	---	3
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	---	0
Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	9	30	3.3
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	44	3.4
Middle	12	47	3.9
Right	8	39	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Harvey	38	18	3	5	1	4	5	5	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	33	23	3	0	1	4	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	34	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	82	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	54	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	62	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	107	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	52	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Austin Collie	8	4	1	20	0	24
TE Everett Poff	7	3	0	33	1	34
WR Terrance Tate	7	4	0	27	0	33
WR Cornell Upshaw	5	2	0	58	2	18
RB Jonathan Stewart	5	3	0	11	0	27
WR Spencer Farley	3	1	0	14	0	7
WR Mitchell Blake	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	0	10	0	10
RB Rod Washington	1	0	0	0	0	11

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	6	5	0	24	0	27
WR Ricky Burroughs	6	3	0	47	1	27
WR Austin Miller	5	2	0	12	0	14
RB Bobby Floyd	4	3	0	19	0	13
FB Robert Newton	3	2	1	30	1	21
TE Anthony Hill	3	3	0	23	0	18
RB Dexter McCluster	3	3	0	52	1	20
TE Perry Sheldon	2	1	0	16	0	12
WR Marlon Mills	1	1	0	-2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter McCluster	3	3	1.00	3.78
Bobby Floyd	2	0	0.00	5.50
Brian Brohm	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Harvey	1	1	2	2.00	4.55

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	2	1	8	4.00	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	2	2.00	2.20

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	8	4.00	7.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	1	0
Rod Washington	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter McCluster	4	2
Bobby Floyd	2	1
Brian Brohm	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Harvey	13	4	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Austin Collie	3	1	1
TE Everett Poff	3	0	0
WR Terrance Tate	3	1	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	1	0
WR Cornell Upshaw	1	1	1
WR Mitchell Blake	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	4	3	2
WR Austin Miller	3	0	0
RB Bobby Floyd	1	1	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	1
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (23,500)
End Zone 16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (23,500)
End Zone	16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,600)