Wild Card Playoff Games, 2025

played in Cleveland, OH

22 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	3	7	10	-	20
Cleveland Browns	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:56 CLE - Terrance Tate 22 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 11:02 DEN - Sedrick Schwartz 45 field goal
3Q: 10:42 CLE - Mike Mahoney 38 field goal
3Q: 07:30 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 6 pass from Brian Brohm (Sedrick Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 08:34 DEN - Dexter McCluster 13 run (Sedrick Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 00:32 DEN - Sedrick Schwartz 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:56 CLE - Terrance Tate 22 pass from Keith Null (Mike Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 11:02 DEN - Sedrick Schwartz 45 field goal
3Q: 10:42 CLE - Mike Mahoney 38 field goal
3Q: 07:30 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 6 pass from Brian Brohm (Sedrick Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 08:34 DEN - Dexter McCluster 13 run (Sedrick Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 00:32 DEN - Sedrick Schwartz 49 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CLE
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 7 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 331 322
- Offensive Plays 58 74
- Yards per Play 5.71 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 159 38
- Rushing Attempts 26 15
- Yards per Rush 6.12 2.53
Net Passing Yards 172 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 0 56 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/18 5/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 5/129
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:06 30:54

Team Statistics	DEN	CLE
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	7	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	331	322
- Offensive Plays	58	74
- Yards per Play	5.71	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	159	38
- Rushing Attempts	26	15
- Yards per Rush	6.12	2.53
Net Passing Yards	172	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 0	56 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/18	5/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	5/129
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:06	30:54

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	0:40	OWN 45	3	16	Fumble
1	12:06	2:01	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	6:41	2:45	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
2	14:41	3:47	OWN 43	7	29	Field Goal
2	9:21	4:36	OWN 2	8	22	Fumble
2	3:10	1:20	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 36	2	15	Half
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 19	3	-3	Punt
3	10:37	3:13	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	3:06	1:27	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
4	14:52	1:16	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	10:51	2:26	OWN 1	5	99	Touchdown
4	4:04	1:50	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	1:39	1:15	OPP 34	3	2	Field Goal

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	12:32	0:26	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
1	10:05	3:24	OWN 27	8	32	Punt
1	3:56	4:15	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	10:54	1:33	OWN 33	4	10	Punt
2	4:45	1:35	OPP 24	3	-10	Punt
2	1:50	1:27	OWN 38	6	33	Missed FG
3	13:47	3:10	OPP 48	6	27	Field Goal
3	7:24	4:18	OWN 38	10	30	Downs
3	1:39	1:47	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	13:36	2:45	OWN 26	5	32	Punt
4	8:25	4:21	OWN 38	9	38	Missed FG
4	2:14	0:35	OWN 34	4	0	Downs
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 32	1	15	Game

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dexter McCluster	20	97	4.85	13	3	1
Tito Sheldon	6	62	10.33	41	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Brett Murphy	7	17	2.43	7
Rod Washington	5	8	1.60	4
Keith Null	2	8	4.00	7
Ian Jamison	1	5	5.00	5

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	29	19	195	3/23	1	57	0	96.1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Keith Null	56	29	309	3/25	1	51	0	74.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Burroughs	5	7	107	21.40	55	57	1
WR Austin Miller	3	5	30	10.00	8	15	0
WR Terrell Houari	2	4	8	4.00	2	4	0
TE Dustin Francis	2	2	19	9.50	2	10	0
WR Derek Stokes	2	3	1	0.50	0	1	0
TE Rob Benton	2	3	7	3.50	4	5	0
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
RB Dexter McCluster	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Gary Lindquist	1	2	14	14.00	5	14	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Austin Collie	7	12	71	10.14	13	19	0
WR Russell Lucas	5	8	52	10.40	13	17	0
WR Sherman Abrams	4	9	36	9.00	18	16	0
WR Terrance Tate	4	13	82	20.50	45	51	1
TE Drew Haslett	4	5	30	7.50	6	15	0
RB Brett Murphy	2	3	9	4.50	8	5	0
WR Jerry Mathis	2	2	19	9.50	0	15	0
RB Rod Washington	1	4	10	10.00	7	10	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
Tito Sheldon	2	0
Darren Meehan	0	1
Larry Meadows	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Haslett	1	1	0
Austin Collie	1	0	0
Ian Kim	0	1	0
Walt Donaldson	0	1	0
Kenny Sockanathan	0	1	0
Clay Matthews	0	0	1
Dominic Tirtha	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	7	298	42.6	37.9	55	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	7	314	44.9	33.7	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sedrick Schwartz	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Mahoney	1/3	0/2	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Lindquist	1	18	18.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Tate	5	33	6.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	2	50	25.0	0
Dustin Peterson	1	17	17.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Knight	5	129	25.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer	7	2	0.0	14	53
DE Kelly Rose	4	1	1.0	10	38
CB Alphonso Smith	4	1	0.0	12	53
S Darcel McBath	4	0	0.0	5	18
S Darren Meehan	3	2	0.0	12	49
DT Larry Meadows	3	2	0.0	12	33
CB Todd Power	3	0	0.0	13	45
OLB Travis Foster	2	0	1.0	1	2
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	2	0.0	11	37
S Rico Hill	2	2	0.0	11	46
DT Jon Dupre	2	1	0.0	7	29
DT Ethan Losman	2	1	0.0	8	41
CB Morgan Burnett	2	0	0.0	10	36
S Mercury Dotson	2	0	0.0	4	13
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	0	1.0	10	44
QB Brian Brohm	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Reuben Stevenson	1	0	0.0	5	22
CB Jay Garrett	1	0	0.0	6	28
DE Bruce Delgado	1	0	0.0	5	15
OLB Lionel Schneider	0	2	0.0	4	22

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	8	3	0.0	25	27
S Dominic Tirtha	6	0	0.0	21	26
DE Mitch Lotter	4	4	3.0	23	22
S Vernon Elliott	4	2	0.0	22	31
CB Brenden Anderson	3	3	0.0	19	22
DE Brock Anderko	3	0	0.0	14	16
S Kam Chancellor	2	2	0.0	13	10
CB Blake Reynolds	2	0	0.0	23	32
CB Perry Dees	2	0	0.0	2	2
DT Lawrence Richardson	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Chuck Hoyler	2	0	0.0	20	27
DE Jason Burke	1	1	0.0	13	18
DE Vaughn Martin	1	1	0.0	13	13
ILB Dan Conner	1	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Clay Matthews	1	0	0.0	13	23
OLB Winfred Lofton	1	0	0.0	8	8
S Carlos Cochrane	1	0	0.0	14	18
S Kenny Sockanathan	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Ian Kim	0	1	0.0	16	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1.0	4	2	44
DE Kelly Rose	1.0	0	0	38
OLB Travis Foster	1.0	0	0	2
DT Jon Dupre	0.0	3	0	29
OLB Stan Whitfield	0.0	1	0	37
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	1	0	21
DT Ethan Losman	0.0	1	0	41
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	33

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mitch Lotter	3.0	0	22
DE Jason Burke	0.0	1	18
DE Brock Anderko	0.0	1	16
S Carlos Cochrane	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alphonso Smith	4	3	53
S Darcel McBath	4	2	18
CB Todd Power	3	2	45
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	2	37
S Rico Hill	2	1	46
S Darren Meehan	2	0	49
DT Larry Meadows	2	0	33
ILB Patrick Angerer	2	0	53
CB Morgan Burnett	2	0	36
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	1	22
CB Jay Garrett	1	1	28
DE Kelly Rose	1	0	38
DT Jon Dupre	1	0	29
S Mercury Dotson	1	0	13
DT Ethan Losman	1	0	41

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vernon Elliott	4	0	31
CB Chuck Hoyler	2	1	27
OLB Clay Matthews	2	0	23
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	0	27
CB Brenden Anderson	1	1	22
CB Blake Reynolds	1	0	32
ILB Dan Conner	1	0	6
CB Perry Dees	1	0	2
DE Jason Burke	1	0	18
S Dominic Tirtha	1	0	26
S Kam Chancellor	1	0	10
DE Brock Anderko	1	0	16
OLB Winfred Lofton	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Welch	5	5	0	26	0	26
Jorge Sirmon	3	6	1	23	0	28
Danny Briscoe	2	5	0	22	0	26
Robert Newton	1	2	0	14	0	14
Dustin Francis	1	1	0	16	0	13
Bryan Bulaga	0	3	0	23	1	29
J.R. Clemons	0	2	0	23	2	27
Eugene Monroe	0	1	0	6	0	13
Rob Benton	0	1	0	14	0	15

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Gunn	1	2	13	0	53
Clifton Mills	0	6	15	0	53
Walt Donaldson	0	2	14	0	52
Marvin Jenkins	0	1	13	1	43
Julio Elliott	0	1	10	1	42
Ian Jamison	0	1	5	0	14
Arnold Schultz	0	0	5	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Sheldon	2	17
Darcel McBath	2	14
Dustin Francis	1	18
Robert Newton	1	14
Dustin Peterson	1	10
Derek Stokes	1	9
Danny Briscoe	1	9
J.R. Clemons	1	4

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Terrance Tate	2	14
Ian Jamison	1	17
Julio Elliott	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Angerer	---	---	14	53	4	71
Alphonso Smith	---	---	12	53	4	69
Darren Meehan	---	---	12	49	3	64
Rico Hill	---	---	11	46	3	60
Jorge Sirmon	23	28	---	---	9	60
Todd Power	---	---	13	45	2	60
Brian Brohm	26	32	---	---	---	58
Danny Briscoe	22	26	---	---	9	57
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	10	44	2	56
Stan Whitfield	---	---	11	37	6	54
J.R. Clemons	23	27	---	---	4	54
Randal Welch	26	26	---	---	---	52
Kelly Rose	---	---	10	38	4	52
Jay Garrett	---	---	6	28	18	52
Bryan Bulaga	23	29	---	---	---	52
Ethan Losman	---	---	8	41	3	52
Ricky Burroughs	22	28	---	---	---	50
Larry Meadows	---	---	12	33	4	49
Morgan Burnett	---	---	10	36	2	48
Terrell Houari	17	23	---	---	7	47
Dustin Francis	16	13	---	---	18	47
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	5	22	18	45
Robert Newton	14	14	---	---	14	42
Dexter McCluster	20	21	---	---	---	41
Rob Benton	14	15	---	---	12	41
Jon Dupre	---	---	7	29	2	38
Darcel McBath	---	---	5	18	14	37
Lionel Schneider	---	---	4	22	9	35
Everson Griffen	---	---	5	21	6	32
Gary Lindquist	5	5	---	---	22	32
Tito Sheldon	6	8	---	---	17	31
Austin Miller	11	19	---	---	---	30
Perry Sheldon	4	6	---	---	16	26
Bruce Delgado	---	---	5	15	4	24
Mercury Dotson	---	---	4	13	5	22
Rondell Brady	4	7	---	---	9	20
Eugene Monroe	6	13	---	---	---	19
Derek Stokes	1	8	---	---	9	18
Russell Okung	3	4	---	---	9	16
Dustin Peterson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sedrick Schwartz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fred Caldwell	---	---	0	4	1	5
Travis Foster	---	---	1	2	2	5
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrance Tate	14	55	---	---	14	83
Xavier Gunn	13	53	---	---	10	76
Keith Null	15	59	---	---	---	74
Clifton Mills	15	53	---	---	4	72
Vernon Elliott	---	---	22	31	17	70
Walt Donaldson	14	52	---	---	1	67
Blake Reynolds	---	---	23	32	9	64
Julio Elliott	10	42	---	---	9	61
Russell Lucas	9	43	---	---	8	60
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	21	26	12	59
Marvin Jenkins	13	43	---	---	---	56
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	25	27	2	54
Austin Collie	10	41	---	---	---	51
Chuck Hoyler	---	---	20	27	3	50
Drew Haslett	7	26	---	---	17	50
Mitch Lotter	---	---	23	22	2	47
Brenden Anderson	---	---	19	22	3	44
Brock Anderko	---	---	14	16	12	42
Arnold Schultz	5	27	---	---	10	42
Brett Murphy	7	31	---	---	2	40
Shannon Hicks	5	25	---	---	10	40
Sherman Abrams	8	31	---	---	---	39
Clay Matthews	---	---	13	23	3	39
Ian Kim	---	---	16	20	2	38
Ian Jamison	5	14	---	---	17	36
Carlos Cochrane	---	---	14	18	3	35
Jason Burke	---	---	13	18	2	33
Rod Washington	5	17	---	---	10	32
Mel Grier	3	11	---	---	17	31
Jerry Mathis	3	16	---	---	12	31
Chase Coffman	4	10	---	---	13	27
Vaughn Martin	---	---	13	13	1	27
Winfred Lofton	---	---	8	8	11	27
Jake Givens	---	---	8	15	3	26
Kam Chancellor	---	---	13	10	2	25
Darrin Knight	---	---	6	5	13	24
Dan Conner	---	---	2	6	8	16
Kenny Sockanathan	---	---	6	6	4	16
Lawrence Richardson	---	---	5	5	5	15
Rick Sheldon	---	---	0	0	10	10
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Perry Dees	---	---	2	2	---	4
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Teel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Mahoney	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mickey Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	7	77	11.0
Right	12	46	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	9	25	2.8
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	29	19	2	3	2	2	3	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Keith Null	56	29	2	2	3	12	10	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	57	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	8	41	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	52	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	100	11.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs	7	5	0	107	2	28
WR Austin Miller	5	3	0	30	0	19
WR Terrell Houari	4	2	1	8	0	23
WR Derek Stokes	3	2	0	1	0	8
TE Rob Benton	3	2	0	7	0	15
TE Dustin Francis	2	2	0	19	0	13
RB Dexter McCluster	2	1	1	3	0	21
WR Gary Lindquist	2	1	0	14	0	5
RB Tito Sheldon	1	1	0	6	0	8

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Tate	13	4	1	82	2	55
WR Austin Collie	12	7	1	71	0	41
WR Sherman Abrams	9	4	0	36	0	31
WR Russell Lucas	8	5	0	52	0	43
TE Drew Haslett	5	4	0	30	0	26
RB Rod Washington	4	1	1	10	0	17
RB Brett Murphy	3	2	0	9	0	31
WR Jerry Mathis	2	2	0	19	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter McCluster	3	25	8.33	4.85

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	2	1	6	3.00	6.72

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Keith Null	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	6	3.00	15.29

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter McCluster	5	2
Tito Sheldon	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Null	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	7	3	2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Keith Null	16	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	2	2
WR Austin Miller	2	0	0
WR Terrell Houari	1	1	0
WR Derek Stokes	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Austin Collie	6	2	1
WR Russell Lucas	3	1	1
WR Sherman Abrams	3	2	2
WR Terrance Tate	2	1	1
RB Brett Murphy	1	0	0
TE Drew Haslett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,300 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (21,600)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,300 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (21,600)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)