Conference Semifinals, 2025

played in Tennessee, TN

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	10	7	3	-	20
Tennessee Titans	3	0	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 TEN - C.J. Bradley 18 field goal
2Q: 07:24 DEN - Dexter McCluster 6 run (Sedrick Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Sedrick Schwartz 45 field goal
3Q: 10:56 TEN - Michael Crabtree 18 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
3Q: 00:11 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 16 pass from Brian Brohm (Sedrick Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 12:18 TEN - C.J. Bradley 42 field goal
4Q: 02:10 DEN - Sedrick Schwartz 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 TEN - C.J. Bradley 18 field goal
2Q: 07:24 DEN - Dexter McCluster 6 run (Sedrick Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Sedrick Schwartz 45 field goal
3Q: 10:56 TEN - Michael Crabtree 18 pass from Matthew Stafford (C.J. Bradley extra point)
3Q: 00:11 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 16 pass from Brian Brohm (Sedrick Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 12:18 TEN - C.J. Bradley 42 field goal
4Q: 02:10 DEN - Sedrick Schwartz 37 field goal

Team Statistics DEN TEN
Record 12-6 13-4
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 317 330
- Offensive Plays 55 59
- Yards per Play 5.76 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 89 116
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 2.87 3.74
Net Passing Yards 228 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 27 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 228 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.50 7.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/38
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 4/109
Interception Ret./Yards 3/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 39
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	DEN	TEN
Record	12-6	13-4
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	317	330
- Offensive Plays	55	59
- Yards per Play	5.76	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	89	116
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	2.87	3.74
Net Passing Yards	228	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	27 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	228	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.50	7.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/38
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	4/109
Interception Ret./Yards	3/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 39
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:41	OWN 27	1	3	Fumble
1	11:46	1:56	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
1	8:33	1:28	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
2	14:50	1:42	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	10:45	3:28	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	5:15	3:21	OWN 19	7	53	Field Goal
3	10:49	3:08	OWN 4	5	8	Punt
3	6:22	6:19	OWN 2	12	98	Touchdown
4	12:11	2:14	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	7:13	5:11	OWN 39	9	41	Field Goal
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 17	2	-2	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:19	2:33	OPP 12	5	11	Field Goal
1	9:50	1:17	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
1	7:05	7:15	OWN 23	13	57	Interception
2	13:08	2:23	OPP 40	5	25	Interception
2	7:17	2:02	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
3	7:41	1:19	OPP 44	3	-5	Punt
3	0:03	2:52	OWN 47	4	28	Field Goal
4	9:57	2:44	OWN 40	6	28	Missed FG
4	2:02	1:05	OWN 27	4	43	Interception

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dexter McCluster	17	61	3.59	15	3	1
Tito Sheldon	9	11	1.22	4	0	0
Brian Brohm	5	17	3.40	8	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walt Karle	14	17	1.21	5	0
Ricky Peters	10	63	6.30	30	1
Matthew Stafford	7	36	5.14	16	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	24	17	228	0/0	1	43	0	114.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	27	15	220	1/6	1	41	3	55.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Benton	5	6	63	12.60	9	34	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	4	5	78	19.50	17	31	1
WR Gary Lindquist	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
FB Robert Newton	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Terrell Houari	1	4	43	43.00	24	43	0
TE Dustin Francis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Derek Stokes	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Austin Miller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Velevis	5	8	57	11.40	4	21	0
WR Michael Crabtree	4	4	61	15.25	26	20	1
WR Kerry Barber	4	10	87	21.75	55	41	0
RB Ricky Peters	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Mack Newman	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
TE Dustin Keller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Walt Karle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Everett Poff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Darren Meehan	1	17	17.00
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	0	0.00
CB Todd Power	1	0	0.00

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dexter McCluster	1	0	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
James Morton	0	1	0	0
Rico McDonald	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	5	210	42.0	34.4	49	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Erickson	4	183	45.8	45.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sedrick Schwartz	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	2/3	1/2	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Newman	2	38	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	2	49	24.5	0
Terrell Houari	1	21	21.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Barber	4	109	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer	9	2	0.0	30	24
S Darren Meehan	7	0	0.0	22	21
S Darcel McBath	7	0	0.0	14	16
DE Kelly Rose	4	0	0.0	19	20
OLB Reuben Stevenson	3	0	1.0	4	8
DT Ethan Losman	3	0	0.0	24	19
CB Todd Power	3	0	0.0	25	16
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	2	0.0	28	23
S Rico Hill	2	2	0.0	27	21
CB Morgan Burnett	2	1	0.0	12	18
DT Jon Dupre	1	1	0.0	12	11
S Mercury Dotson	1	1	0.0	5	10
QB Brian Brohm	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jay Garrett	1	0	0.0	12	16
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	0.0	13	8
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0	1	0.0	24	21
OLB Travis Foster	0	1	0.0	9	6
DE Bruce Delgado	0	1	0.0	7	7

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rico McDonald	6	0	0.0	25	19
DT Vincent Harmon	5	0	0.0	19	15
OLB Marco Alcott	4	3	0.0	24	13
ILB Jessie Peterson	4	0	0.0	12	2
OLB Rey Maualuga	3	2	0.0	26	20
ILB Edward Cineux	3	1	0.0	27	22
CB Mario Rice	3	0	0.0	27	16
OLB Lester Sargent	3	0	0.0	9	10
S Jorge Barrett	2	3	0.0	28	15
ILB Tracy Krueger	2	1	0.0	8	6
DE Rickey Nelson	2	0	0.0	22	15
S Kim Givens	2	0	0.0	10	8
CB Frankie Hutton	2	0	0.0	14	17
DT Dwight Savage	1	1	0.0	12	9
S James Morton	1	1	0.0	14	16
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	---	---	---
QB Matthew Stafford	1	0	---	---	---
TE Everett Poff	1	0	---	---	---
S Dusty McGeorge	1	0	0.0	11	10
CB Jay Boeck	0	2	0.0	8	11
DE Ricky Sapp	0	1	0.0	9	9
DE Corey Wootton	0	1	0.0	11	6
DE Ralph Shaw	0	1	0.0	13	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reuben Stevenson	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Kelly Rose	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Stan Whitfield	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0.0	0	3	3	21
DT Ethan Losman	0.0	0	1	0	19

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Marco Alcott	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Rickey Nelson	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer	4	0	0	24
S Darren Meehan	2	1	1	21
CB Todd Power	2	0	1	16
S Darcel McBath	2	0	0	16
S Rico Hill	1	1	0	21
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	0	1	23
CB Jay Garrett	1	0	0	16
CB Morgan Burnett	1	0	0	18
OLB Travis Foster	1	0	0	6

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rico McDonald	3	1	19
CB Mario Rice	2	1	16
OLB Rey Maualuga	2	0	20
ILB Tracy Krueger	2	0	6
OLB Lester Sargent	1	1	10
S Dusty McGeorge	1	1	10
DT Dwight Savage	1	0	9
DT Vincent Harmon	1	0	15
S Jorge Barrett	1	0	15
OLB Marco Alcott	1	0	13
ILB Jessie Peterson	1	0	2
CB Frankie Hutton	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jorge Sirmon	2	7	0	29	23
Danny Briscoe	2	3	1	27	19
Bryan Bulaga	1	5	0	28	23
J.R. Clemons	1	4	0	30	20
Robert Newton	1	1	0	20	18
Rondell Brady	1	1	0	4	6
Randal Welch	0	4	0	30	21
Russell Okung	0	1	0	3	1

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kraig Urbik	2	5	27	0	27
Malcolm Brown	1	4	25	0	19
Wade Numbers	1	3	26	1	27
Damon Butterfield	1	3	4	0	1
Ryan Fogarty	1	2	14	0	14
Tony Obetts	0	4	17	0	14
Everett Poff	0	2	24	0	14
Donnell Saylor	0	2	22	0	24
Chris Pyne	0	1	9	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Lindquist	3	19
Tito Sheldon	1	20
Terrell Houari	1	9
Rondell Brady	1	7

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Rice	2	5
Jay Boeck	1	20

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jorge Sirmon	29	23	---	---	7	59
Patrick Angerer	---	---	30	24	3	57
J.R. Clemons	30	20	---	---	6	56
Brian Brohm	31	24	---	---	---	55
Stan Whitfield	---	---	28	23	3	54
Danny Briscoe	27	19	---	---	7	53
Alphonso Smith	---	---	28	23	1	52
Randal Welch	30	21	---	---	---	51
Bryan Bulaga	28	23	---	---	---	51
Robert Newton	20	18	---	---	12	50
Rico Hill	---	---	27	21	2	50
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	24	21	2	47
Ethan Losman	---	---	24	19	4	47
Darren Meehan	---	---	22	21	3	46
Jay Garrett	---	---	12	16	18	46
Darcel McBath	---	---	14	16	14	44
Todd Power	---	---	25	16	2	43
Rob Benton	18	19	---	---	5	42
Terrell Houari	18	14	---	---	9	41
Kelly Rose	---	---	19	20	1	40
Ricky Burroughs	21	19	---	---	---	40
Tito Sheldon	10	9	---	---	20	39
Larry Meadows	---	---	19	15	4	38
Dexter McCluster	20	14	---	---	---	34
Morgan Burnett	---	---	12	18	3	33
Gary Lindquist	8	4	---	---	19	31
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	4	8	17	29
Dustin Francis	15	10	---	---	4	29
Perry Sheldon	8	1	---	---	16	25
Everson Griffen	---	---	13	8	4	25
Jon Dupre	---	---	12	11	---	23
Austin Miller	13	9	---	---	---	22
Derek Stokes	4	3	---	---	13	20
Travis Foster	---	---	9	6	4	19
Mercury Dotson	---	---	5	10	3	18
Bruce Delgado	---	---	7	7	4	18
Rondell Brady	4	6	---	---	7	17
Lionel Schneider	---	---	7	5	2	14
Eugene Monroe	4	7	---	---	---	11
Dustin Peterson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Russell Okung	3	1	---	---	7	11
Sedrick Schwartz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Musterer	---	---	0	0	2	2
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matthew Stafford	31	28	---	---	---	59
Wade Numbers	26	27	---	---	4	57
Tyrell Halsey	20	19	---	---	16	55
Kraig Urbik	27	27	---	---	---	54
Kerry Barber	24	23	---	---	5	52
Everett Poff	24	14	---	---	13	51
Edward Cineux	---	---	27	22	1	50
Mario Rice	---	---	27	16	5	48
Rey Maualuga	---	---	26	20	2	48
Adam Velevis	15	21	---	---	10	46
Michael Crabtree	23	19	---	---	4	46
Donnell Saylor	22	24	---	---	---	46
Jorge Barrett	---	---	28	15	2	45
Rico McDonald	---	---	25	19	1	45
Malcolm Brown	25	19	---	---	---	44
Rickey Nelson	---	---	22	15	3	40
Marco Alcott	---	---	24	13	3	40
Jay Boeck	---	---	8	11	20	39
Ricky Peters	14	9	---	---	15	38
Walt Karle	17	19	---	---	1	37
Ryan Fogarty	14	14	---	---	7	35
Vincent Harmon	---	---	19	15	---	34
Tony Obetts	17	14	---	---	3	34
Horace Suckle	---	---	12	17	4	33
Frankie Hutton	---	---	14	17	1	32
James Morton	---	---	14	16	---	30
Dusty McGeorge	---	---	11	10	9	30
Lester Sargent	---	---	9	10	10	29
Tracy Krueger	---	---	8	6	15	29
Kim Givens	---	---	10	8	10	28
Ralph Shaw	---	---	13	8	7	28
Billy Kerchner	11	10	---	---	7	28
Mack Newman	7	6	---	---	14	27
Dwight Savage	---	---	12	9	2	23
Dustin Keller	7	7	---	---	7	21
Chris Pyne	9	4	---	---	7	20
Ricky Sapp	---	---	9	9	2	20
Corey Wootton	---	---	11	6	3	20
Jessie Peterson	---	---	12	2	5	19
Ronnie Troyer	1	1	---	---	12	14
Damon Butterfield	4	1	---	---	7	12
Quentin Dernbach	3	2	---	---	2	7
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Patrick Erickson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jimmy Shellhaas	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Pike	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	38	2.2
Middle	6	32	5.3
Right	6	21	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	55	6.9
Middle	15	46	3.1
Right	8	15	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	24	17	5	0	1	4	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	27	15	4	0	1	2	4	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	57	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	36	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	131	32.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	101	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	96	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Benton	6	5	0	63	2	19
WR Ricky Burroughs	5	4	1	78	2	19
WR Terrell Houari	4	1	0	43	1	14
WR Austin Miller	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Gary Lindquist	2	2	0	13	0	4
FB Robert Newton	1	1	0	12	0	18
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	0	9	0	1
TE Dustin Francis	1	1	0	6	0	10
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	0	5	0	14
WR Derek Stokes	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Barber	10	4	1	87	2	23
WR Adam Velevis	8	5	0	57	1	21
WR Michael Crabtree	4	4	0	61	1	19
TE Dustin Keller	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Walt Karle	1	0	0	0	0	19
TE Everett Poff	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Ricky Peters	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Mack Newman	1	1	0	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter McCluster	3	4	1.33	3.59
Tito Sheldon	1	3	3.00	1.22

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walt Karle	3	1	0.33	1.21
Matthew Stafford	2	5	2.50	5.14
Ricky Peters	2	8	4.00	6.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	4	2	24	6.00	9.50

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	5	2	27	5.40	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	2	24	8.00	15.60
WR Terrell Houari	1	0	0	0.00	10.75

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dustin Keller	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0	0.00	7.13
WR Michael Crabtree	1	1	18	18.00	15.25
WR Kerry Barber	1	0	0	0.00	8.70
WR Mack Newman	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Tito Sheldon	2	1
Brian Brohm	1	0
Dexter McCluster	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Walt Karle	3	0
Matthew Stafford	2	1
Ricky Peters	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	9	6	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	3	1	1
TE Rob Benton	2	2	1
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	1	1
WR Austin Miller	1	0	0
WR Gary Lindquist	1	1	1
WR Derek Stokes	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Velevis	4	2	2
WR Michael Crabtree	2	2	2
WR Kerry Barber	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,400 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (19,000)
End Zone 11,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (12,100)
Club Seats 9,800 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,400 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (19,000)
End Zone	11,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (12,100)
Club Seats	9,800 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,500)