Week 16, 2045

played in Dallas, TX

54 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	14	14	10	-	41
Dallas Cowboys	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 DAL - Terrell Whalen 35 field goal
1Q: 03:18 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 34 field goal
2Q: 09:26 DEN - Richard Hopper 14 pass from Evan Paton (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
2Q: 02:47 DAL - Abel Hutton 6 pass from Courtney Murphy (Terrell Whalen extra point)
2Q: 00:52 DEN - Donte Hatcher 15 pass from Evan Paton (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
3Q: 13:00 DEN - Carter Goodman 13 run (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
3Q: 02:02 DEN - Carter Goodman 2 run (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
4Q: 09:14 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 42 field goal
4Q: 02:54 DEN - Skip MacMillan 46 interception return (Terrell St. Martin extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 DAL - Terrell Whalen 35 field goal
1Q: 03:18 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 34 field goal
2Q: 09:26 DEN - Richard Hopper 14 pass from Evan Paton (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
2Q: 02:47 DAL - Abel Hutton 6 pass from Courtney Murphy (Terrell Whalen extra point)
2Q: 00:52 DEN - Donte Hatcher 15 pass from Evan Paton (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
3Q: 13:00 DEN - Carter Goodman 13 run (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
3Q: 02:02 DEN - Carter Goodman 2 run (Terrell St. Martin extra point)
4Q: 09:14 DEN - Terrell St. Martin 42 field goal
4Q: 02:54 DEN - Skip MacMillan 46 interception return (Terrell St. Martin extra point)

Team Statistics DEN DAL
Record 11-4 4-11
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 13 8
- by Passing 6 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 315 283
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 5.25 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 197 130
- Rushing Attempts 38 31
- Yards per Rush 5.18 4.19
Net Passing Yards 118 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 16 - 0 26 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 127 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/36 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 4/72
Interception Ret./Yards 2/47 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	DEN	DAL
Record	11-4	4-11
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	13	8
- by Passing	6	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	315	283
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	5.25	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	197	130
- Rushing Attempts	38	31
- Yards per Rush	5.18	4.19
Net Passing Yards	118	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 16 - 0	26 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	127	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/36	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	4/72
Interception Ret./Yards	2/47	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
1	8:57	5:46	OWN 41	10	42	Field Goal
2	14:07	4:50	OWN 9	10	91	Touchdown
2	2:39	1:53	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	13:38	0:45	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
3	8:17	6:24	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	13:41	3:09	OWN 13	5	21	Punt
4	10:26	1:19	OPP 24	3	-1	Field Goal
4	5:50	2:19	OPP 42	3	6	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OPP 44	2	-3	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	3:45	OWN 41	8	41	Field Goal
1	3:11	4:04	OWN 26	8	28	Punt
2	9:17	6:38	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	2	4	Half
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
3	12:53	4:36	OWN 25	9	37	Punt
3	1:53	3:12	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
4	10:32	0:06	OWN 35	1	4	Fumble
4	9:07	3:17	OWN 23	6	19	Downs
4	3:31	0:50	OWN 20	3	9	Interception
4	2:41	1:16	OWN 18	3	26	Fumble

Game MVP: Evan Paton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rufus Hawkes	18	76	4.22	20	3	0
Carter Goodman	11	56	5.09	15	3	2
Evan Paton	8	64	8.00	10	2	0
Craig Ratliff	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	17	64	3.76	12	2
Courtney Murphy	6	20	3.33	9	0
Darryl Clancy	5	30	6.00	21	1
Leon Wilkins	2	13	6.50	7	0
Alejandro Barokas	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Paton	21	16	127	1/9	2	21	0	122.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Courtney Murphy	25	16	156	3/16	1	38	2	61.4
Dixon Alexander	1	1	13	0/0	0	13	0	118.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donte Hatcher	5	7	41	8.20	7	15	1
WR Richard Hopper	4	5	16	4.00	0	14	1
TE B.J. Donaldson	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Carter Goodman	2	2	22	11.00	17	21	0
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Ron Clark	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Perry Green	1	1	20	20.00	14	20	0
RB Rufus Hawkes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnnie Hanson	4	5	73	18.25	22	27	0
RB Carlos Hyde	3	4	51	17.00	44	38	0
FB Aaron Tokunaga	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Abel Hutton	2	3	4	2.00	4	6	1
TE Zachary Gray	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Aidan Cambell	2	5	9	4.50	5	13	0
RB Darryl Clancy	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
TE Winston Rasmic	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Phillip Dorsett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip MacMillan	1	46	46.00	1
S Clay Crackel	1	1	1.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Evan Paton	1	0	0
Broderick Cella	0	1	0
Ron Clark	0	1	0
Sergio Freibergs	0	1	0
Kim Poole	0	0	1
Collin Reilly	0	0	1
Arik Armstead	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leon Wilkins	1	0	0
Zachary Gray	1	0	0
Brant Huntley	1	0	0
Gino Green	0	1	0
Dante Fowler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	132	44.0	31.3	49	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Forsey	3	111	37.0	30.3	38	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrell St. Martin	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	5/5

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrell Whalen	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Cottrell	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Clough	1	31	31.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Dorsett	3	56	18.7	0
Brant Huntley	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Harry Roberson	7	3	2.0	25	21
S Clay Crackel	7	2	0.0	28	26
CB Dean Clough	6	2	0.0	30	29
ILB Broderick Cella	6	1	0.0	29	26
DE Shawn Covington	3	2	0.0	22	23
CB Kim Poole	3	0	0.0	23	24
DT Sergio Freibergs	3	0	0.0	13	14
DT Arik Armstead	3	0	0.0	21	18
DE Tony Buerfeind	2	1	1.0	20	22
S Earnest Luen	2	3	0.0	31	28
DE Connor Thornburg	2	1	0.0	15	10
OLB Dave Gaudio	1	1	0.0	11	15
CB Skip MacMillan	1	0	0.0	27	24
OLB Courtney Kelley	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Peyton Hardy	1	0	0.0	6	7

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Thomas Gordon	7	2	0.0	35	22
OLB Dante Fowler	7	0	0.0	31	19
S Jerald Robinson	6	2	0.0	34	18
ILB Benardrick McKinney	5	2	0.0	33	21
DT Jaxon Greer	5	1	0.0	35	19
S Terry Mathews	4	3	0.0	23	12
DT Darren Reid	2	0	1.0	26	19
OLB Mack Almon	2	2	0.0	13	10
DT Vincent Austin	2	1	0.0	23	17
ILB Erick Kedwell	2	1	0.0	11	3
S Peyton Horton	2	0	0.0	23	13
CB Gino Green	2	0	0.0	33	19
DT Sean Heath	2	0	0.0	14	7
OLB Gilbert Hopper	1	1	0.0	9	3
CB Kenneth Cottrell	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Trenton Hudson	1	0	0.0	14	7
G Dylan Wooden	1	0	---	---	---
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Curtis Chrisman	0	3	0.0	13	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Harry Roberson	2.0	0	0	1	21
DE Tony Buerfeind	1.0	0	1	0	22
DT Sergio Freibergs	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Connor Thornburg	0.0	0	0	1	10

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darren Reid	1.0	0	2	19
DE Trenton Hudson	0.0	1	0	7
DT Jaxon Greer	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dean Clough	5	2	0	29
CB Kim Poole	2	1	0	24
ILB Broderick Cella	2	0	0	26
CB Skip MacMillan	1	0	1	24
S Clay Crackel	1	0	1	26
DE Tony Buerfeind	1	0	0	22
ILB Malcolm Allen	1	0	0	5
S Earnest Luen	1	0	0	28
OLB Dave Gaudio	1	0	0	15
DT Sergio Freibergs	1	0	0	14
CB Peyton Hardy	1	0	0	7

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jerald Robinson	4	1	18
S Terry Mathews	3	0	12
CB Thomas Gordon	2	1	22
CB Kenneth Cottrell	1	0	5
S Peyton Horton	1	0	13
DT Jaxon Greer	1	0	19
CB Gino Green	1	0	19
OLB Mack Almon	1	0	10
ILB Benardrick McKinney	1	0	21
OLB Dante Fowler	1	0	19
DT Sean Heath	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sherman Angus	4	9	37	0	22
Alex Smith	3	3	35	0	22
Seth Lavoie	1	6	35	1	22
B.J. Donaldson	1	3	27	0	13
Randal Randle	1	2	37	0	22
Doug Stark	0	3	37	0	22
Kirk Curley	0	2	21	0	12
Efrain Slusher	0	1	3	0	0
Barry Miller	0	1	6	0	2

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roderick England	3	6	31	0	27
Erik Heath	3	5	29	1	28
Alejandro Barokas	2	4	15	0	9
Kevin Woodson	1	3	30	1	29
Rod Aidoo	1	1	24	0	12
Leslie Kelley	1	1	1	0	0
Kim Morton	0	4	31	1	29
Winston Rasmic	0	2	24	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Peyton Hardy	1	17
Collin Reilly	1	15
B.J. Donaldson	1	14
Bo Fiester	1	11
Seth Lavoie	1	4

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Leon Wilkins	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Richard Hopper	33	21	---	---	14	68
Dean Clough	---	---	30	29	4	63
Earnest Luen	---	---	31	28	2	61
Seth Lavoie	35	22	---	---	4	61
Randal Randle	37	22	---	---	1	60
Evan Paton	38	22	---	---	---	60
Sherman Angus	37	22	---	---	---	59
Kim Poole	---	---	23	24	12	59
Doug Stark	37	22	---	---	---	59
Alex Smith	35	22	---	---	---	57
Broderick Cella	---	---	29	26	1	56
Clay Crackel	---	---	28	26	1	55
B.J. Donaldson	27	13	---	---	14	54
Donte Hatcher	28	18	---	---	8	54
Skip MacMillan	---	---	27	24	1	52
Harry Roberson	---	---	25	21	1	47
Shawn Covington	---	---	22	23	1	46
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	20	22	3	45
Kirk Curley	21	12	---	---	8	41
Arik Armstead	---	---	21	18	2	41
Rufus Hawkes	24	15	---	---	---	39
Dave Gaudio	---	---	11	15	8	34
Julian Cobb	---	---	19	12	1	32
Craig Ratliff	7	5	---	---	19	31
Perry Green	16	11	---	---	3	30
Peyton Hardy	---	---	6	7	17	30
Connor Thornburg	---	---	15	10	3	28
Sergio Freibergs	---	---	13	14	---	27
Bo Fiester	---	---	6	8	11	25
Collin Reilly	4	3	---	---	15	22
Malcolm Allen	---	---	5	5	11	21
Barry Miller	6	2	---	---	13	21
Carter Goodman	12	5	---	---	3	20
Ron Clark	12	5	---	---	---	17
Courtney Kelley	---	---	5	4	2	11
Kaden Lane	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marvin Harrelson	3	0	---	---	5	8
Efrain Slusher	3	0	---	---	5	8
Bernard Hernandez	3	0	---	---	5	8
Larry Gonzalez	---	---	3	2	2	7
Raymond Bednarik	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Courtney Lynch	---	---	2	1	---	3
Terrell St. Martin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Xavier Everson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dusty Youngers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	33	21	10	64
Kevin Woodson	30	29	---	---	4	63
Roderick England	31	27	---	---	4	62
Kim Morton	31	29	---	---	---	60
Thomas Gordon	---	---	35	22	2	59
Courtney Murphy	29	28	---	---	---	57
Jaxon Greer	---	---	35	19	3	57
Erik Heath	29	28	---	---	---	57
Abel Hutton	25	21	---	---	10	56
Gino Green	---	---	33	19	4	56
Peyton Horton	---	---	23	13	18	54
Jerald Robinson	---	---	34	18	1	53
Dante Fowler	---	---	31	19	2	52
Darren Reid	---	---	26	19	2	47
Aidan Cambell	18	17	---	---	9	44
Winston Rasmic	24	16	---	---	3	43
Johnnie Hanson	22	20	---	---	---	42
Wes Whitfield	---	---	24	15	3	42
Vincent Austin	---	---	23	17	2	42
Carlos Hyde	22	17	---	---	---	39
Terry Mathews	---	---	23	12	1	36
Rod Aidoo	24	12	---	---	---	36
Carson Fleming	---	---	20	10	6	36
Kenneth Cottrell	---	---	4	5	22	31
Aaron Tokunaga	3	10	---	---	15	28
Dylan Wooden	7	17	---	---	4	28
Alejandro Barokas	15	9	---	---	2	26
Phillip Dorsett	6	11	---	---	9	26
Gilbert Hopper	---	---	9	3	11	23
Mack Almon	---	---	13	10	---	23
Sean Heath	---	---	14	7	1	22
Trenton Hudson	---	---	14	7	---	21
Brant Huntley	3	5	---	---	13	21
Erick Kedwell	---	---	11	3	6	20
Leon Wilkins	3	1	---	---	15	19
Zachary Gray	7	7	---	---	5	19
Curtis Chrisman	---	---	13	3	2	18
Darryl Clancy	6	11	---	---	---	17
Leslie Kelley	1	0	---	---	15	16
Kennedy Manning	3	3	---	---	4	10
Kenneth Forsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mack Simonain	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terrell Whalen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dixon Alexander	2	1	---	---	---	3
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrus Flowers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	63	5.7
Middle	20	118	5.9
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	40	6.7
Middle	20	62	3.1
Right	4	29	7.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Paton	21	16	2	0	1	3	1	3	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Courtney Murphy	25	16	3	0	2	3	1	2	2
Dixon Alexander	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	52	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	94	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donte Hatcher	7	5	0	41	0	18
WR Richard Hopper	5	4	0	16	0	21
TE B.J. Donaldson	3	2	1	13	0	13
RB Carter Goodman	2	2	0	22	1	5
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	0	1	0	12
WR Ron Clark	1	1	0	14	0	5
WR Perry Green	1	1	0	20	1	11
RB Rufus Hawkes	1	0	0	0	0	15

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Hanson	5	4	0	73	2	20
WR Aidan Cambell	5	2	2	9	0	17
RB Carlos Hyde	4	3	0	51	1	17
WR Abel Hutton	3	2	0	4	0	21
TE Zachary Gray	3	2	0	10	0	7
FB Aaron Tokunaga	2	2	0	6	0	10
TE Winston Rasmic	2	1	0	3	0	16
RB Darryl Clancy	1	1	0	13	0	11
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rufus Hawkes	4	14	3.50	4.22
Carter Goodman	3	16	5.33	5.09
Evan Paton	1	6	6.00	8.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	2	14	7.00	3.76
Courtney Murphy	1	2	2.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Paton	5	3	30	6.00	6.05

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Courtney Murphy	1	1	6	6.00	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Hopper	2	1	14	7.00	3.20
FB Kirk Curley	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE B.J. Donaldson	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Donte Hatcher	1	1	15	15.00	5.86

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Abel Hutton	1	1	6	6.00	1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Carter Goodman	5	4
Evan Paton	1	1
Rufus Hawkes	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	3	1
Courtney Murphy	1	0
Alejandro Barokas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Paton	4	3	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Courtney Murphy	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donte Hatcher	2	1	0
RB Carter Goodman	2	2	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Hanson	2	2	2
WR Aidan Cambell	2	0	0
FB Aaron Tokunaga	1	1	0
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (18,400)
End Zone 13,300 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (11,700)
Club Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,300 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (18,400)
End Zone	13,300 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (11,700)
Club Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)