Conference Semifinals, 2056

played in Denver, CO

15 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	0	-	10
Denver Broncos	19	3	0	3	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:33 DEN - Max Rhodes 36 interception return (Isaiah Tucker extra point failed)
1Q: 05:30 DEN - Dusty Fitzgerald 13 run (Isaiah Tucker extra point failed)
1Q: 00:51 DEN - Dusty Fitzgerald 1 pass from Kirk Becker (Isaiah Tucker extra point)
2Q: 01:50 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 37 field goal
2Q: 00:25 NED - J.R. St. Amal 55 field goal
3Q: 05:05 NED - Justin Fairweather 2 pass from Max Bates (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
4Q: 01:51 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:33 DEN - Max Rhodes 36 interception return (Isaiah Tucker extra point failed)
1Q: 05:30 DEN - Dusty Fitzgerald 13 run (Isaiah Tucker extra point failed)
1Q: 00:51 DEN - Dusty Fitzgerald 1 pass from Kirk Becker (Isaiah Tucker extra point)
2Q: 01:50 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 37 field goal
2Q: 00:25 NED - J.R. St. Amal 55 field goal
3Q: 05:05 NED - Justin Fairweather 2 pass from Max Bates (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
4Q: 01:51 DEN - Isaiah Tucker 26 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 10-8 11-6
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 5 13
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 275 410
- Offensive Plays 65 72
- Yards per Play 4.23 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 134 257
- Rushing Attempts 26 39
- Yards per Rush 5.15 6.59
Net Passing Yards 141 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 1 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 145 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 3.62 4.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 8/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 5/70
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	10-8	11-6
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	5	13
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	275	410
- Offensive Plays	65	72
- Yards per Play	4.23	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	134	257
- Rushing Attempts	26	39
- Yards per Rush	5.15	6.59
Net Passing Yards	141	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 1	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	145	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	3.62	4.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	8/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	5/70
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 28	3	1	Interception
1	13:23	2:47	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
1	5:21	1:31	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	0:41	1:07	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	11:12	1:32	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
2	6:55	3:16	OWN 7	5	17	Punt
2	1:42	1:22	OWN 25	6	37	Field Goal
3	14:36	1:25	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
3	10:22	5:24	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	3:20	2:25	OWN 19	5	33	Punt
4	12:44	1:12	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
4	8:55	2:05	OWN 40	5	17	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OWN 25	7	48	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	5:15	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	3:50	3:09	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	14:34	3:22	OWN 42	7	12	Fumble
2	9:40	2:45	OWN 34	6	3	Punt
2	3:39	1:57	OWN 35	5	45	Field Goal
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 33	2	19	Half
3	15:00	0:24	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	13:11	2:49	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
3	4:58	1:38	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	0:55	3:11	OWN 13	6	20	Punt
4	11:32	2:37	OWN 6	5	54	Fumble
4	6:50	5:04	OWN 20	10	71	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dusty Fitzgerald, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Angel Dillon	17	79	4.65	28	3
RB Gary Edwards	5	25	5.00	8	0
WR Justin Fairweather	3	19	6.33	10	1
QB Max Bates	1	11	11.00	11	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	18	103	5.72	45	2	1
RB Drew Blanchard	13	107	8.23	43	2	0
QB Kirk Becker	4	32	8.00	12	2	0
RB Corwin Spry	3	4	1.33	2	0	0
WR Herman Erickson	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Max Bates	35	19	145	1/4	1	27	0	74.1
Bryan Reid	3	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kirk Becker	29	17	179	4/26	1	35	0	88.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Caldwell	6	12	42	7.00	8	20	0
WR Justin Fairweather	5	7	45	9.00	3	27	1
WR Lenny Manusky	2	4	11	5.50	0	11	0
TE Frederick Caldwell	2	8	14	7.00	3	11	0
TE Trenton Doyle	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Angel Dillon	2	3	27	13.50	20	23	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Erickson	4	7	48	12.00	31	35	0
TE Oscar Sanders	3	4	33	11.00	26	16	0
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	3	5	25	8.33	6	14	1
WR Lorenzo Chuang	2	3	33	16.50	16	21	0
RB Corwin Spry	2	2	10	5.00	6	6	0
TE Trey Becker	2	3	8	4.00	0	9	0
WR Darren Battistone	1	2	22	22.00	17	22	0
WR Trey Wiggins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Max Rhodes	1	36	36.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Justin Fairweather	1	0	0
QB Max Bates	0	1	0
DE Kendrick Youssef	0	1	0
DT Christopher Skudris	0	1	0
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	0	0	1
DE Cory Elliott	0	0	1
ILB Irving McNeil	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Kirk Becker	3	0	0
G J.C. Miller	0	1	0
OLB Leon Yaussy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Butch Shea	9	411	45.7	33.4	56	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Samuel Shaw	5	237	47.4	38.2	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. St. Amal	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah Tucker	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	1/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Dillon	3	26	8.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Erickson	5	70	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Fairweather	1	33	33.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Wiggins	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Pratt	8	2	0.0	34	25
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	7	1	1.5	39	31
S Francisco Reid	7	5	0.0	34	22
CB Tanner Berti	7	0	0.0	19	23
S Malik Torbor	6	0	0.0	34	26
OLB Joey Finley	4	1	1.0	33	22
DE Kendrick Youssef	4	0	0.0	20	19
OLB Nick Andersen	4	0	0.0	24	18
DE Cory Elliott	3	0	1.5	36	32
DE A.J. Harden	2	0	0.0	23	14
CB Jeremiah Coggins	1	4	0.0	36	29
DT Sammy Jefferson	1	1	0.0	22	17
CB Walter Long	1	1	0.0	5	7
DT Christopher Skudris	1	1	0.0	16	19
S Toby Bronson	1	0	0.0	23	18
ILB Irving McNeil	1	0	0.0	5	7
CB Conner Tobeck	0	2	0.0	22	24

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnnie Tyler	6	3	0.0	24	27
S Adrian Harrison	5	3	0.0	25	38
OLB Joey Gomez	5	0	0.0	10	25
OLB Max Rhodes	4	1	0.0	18	29
CB Richard Nahstoll	4	0	0.0	26	39
DT Howie Matijacic	3	0	0.5	3	16
DE Grady Laing	3	1	0.0	25	37
OLB Leon Yaussy	3	1	0.0	25	22
DE Wendell Ellingson	2	2	0.5	23	26
CB Ed Humphrey	2	2	0.0	24	31
CB Alvin Spencer	2	0	0.0	17	19
ILB Glen Blair	1	3	0.0	9	9
S Eric Henderson	1	2	0.0	3	24
G Noah Romanski	1	0	---	---	---
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	1	0	0.0	23	24
S Brady Lehmkuhl	1	0	0.0	24	15
ILB Jack Hodges	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Parker Holbert	1	0	0.0	2	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cory Elliott	1.5	1	2	5	32
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	1.5	0	2	3	31
OLB Joey Finley	1.0	0	0	1	22
DE Kendrick Youssef	0.0	0	1	0	19

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wendell Ellingson	0.5	1	0	26
DT Howie Matijacic	0.5	0	0	16
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	0.0	1	0	24
DE Grady Laing	0.0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Carlos Pratt	3	1	25
CB Tanner Berti	3	0	23
S Malik Torbor	2	0	26
OLB Nick Andersen	2	0	18
S Francisco Reid	1	1	22
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	1	1	31
DT Sammy Jefferson	1	0	17
S Toby Bronson	1	0	18
CB Walter Long	1	0	7
DE Cory Elliott	1	0	32
CB Jeremiah Coggins	1	0	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Adrian Harrison	3	1	0	38
CB Richard Nahstoll	2	2	0	39
OLB Max Rhodes	2	0	1	29
OLB Leon Yaussy	2	0	0	22
OLB Joey Gomez	2	0	0	25
S Eric Henderson	1	1	0	24
S Brady Lehmkuhl	1	1	0	15
CB Ed Humphrey	1	1	0	31
DE Grady Laing	1	0	0	37
DT Howie Matijacic	1	0	0	16
ILB Jack Hodges	1	0	0	5
CB Parker Holbert	1	0	0	22
ILB Johnnie Tyler	1	0	0	27
ILB Glen Blair	0	1	0	9
CB Alvin Spencer	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Marco Barlow	3	8	26	0	39
C Terrell Wagner	2	6	26	0	39
G Corwin Schaafsma	2	5	26	1	39
T Brett Jenkins	1	4	26	0	39
G Jimmy Everett	1	2	26	0	39

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Marcos Morris	5	13	1	39	2	33
G Noah Romanski	2	8	0	39	1	33
G J.C. Miller	2	6	1	39	0	33
T Adrian Holton	2	4	1	39	1	33
C Zachery Dougan	1	4	0	39	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Seth Mahoney	1	24
Angel Dillon	1	24
Joey Finley	1	23
Neil Caldwell	1	18
Terrell Wagner	1	10
Cesar Schulte	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Ellingson	2	12
Drew Blanchard	1	25
Marcos Morris	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Neil Caldwell	26	37	---	---	18	81
OLB Joey Finley	---	---	33	22	23	78
S Malik Torbor	---	---	34	26	16	76
G Corwin Schaafsma	26	39	---	---	10	75
C Terrell Wagner	26	39	---	---	10	75
RB Angel Dillon	20	29	---	---	24	73
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	---	---	39	31	1	71
DE Cory Elliott	---	---	36	32	1	69
CB Jeremiah Coggins	---	---	36	29	1	66
G Jimmy Everett	26	39	---	---	---	65
T Marco Barlow	26	39	---	---	---	65
T Brett Jenkins	26	39	---	---	---	65
WR Justin Fairweather	24	32	---	---	6	62
ILB Carlos Pratt	---	---	34	25	1	60
TE Trenton Doyle	24	33	---	---	---	57
S Francisco Reid	---	---	34	22	---	56
QB Max Bates	20	36	---	---	---	56
CB Conner Tobeck	---	---	22	24	6	52
OLB Nick Andersen	---	---	24	18	2	44
CB Tanner Berti	---	---	19	23	2	44
S Toby Bronson	---	---	23	18	2	43
WR Lenny Manusky	18	24	---	---	---	42
DT Sammy Jefferson	---	---	22	17	2	41
DE Kendrick Youssef	---	---	20	19	2	41
DT Christopher Skudris	---	---	16	19	6	41
DE A.J. Harden	---	---	23	14	1	38
TE Tyrone Houari	4	3	---	---	24	31
TE Frederick Caldwell	7	21	---	---	---	28
FB Seth Mahoney	1	1	---	---	24	26
CB Walter Long	---	---	5	7	14	26
WR Myles Shaw	1	8	---	---	15	24
ILB Carlos Holliday	---	---	1	2	11	14
ILB Irving McNeil	---	---	5	7	1	13
RB Gary Edwards	5	7	---	---	---	12
G Heath Rivers	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Axel Ellison	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Butch Shea	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Cesar Schulte	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Devin Newman	---	---	3	6	1	10
WR Hugh Browning	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Bryan Reid	6	3	---	---	---	9
DE Everett Glenn	---	---	0	0	5	5
K J.R. St. Amal	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Devin Robinson	---	---	0	2	1	3
RB Francisco Kleinecke	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Aaron Coxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Noah Romanski	39	33	---	---	7	79
T Marcos Morris	39	33	---	---	7	79
T Adrian Holton	39	33	---	---	7	79
G J.C. Miller	39	33	---	---	7	79
WR Herman Erickson	27	27	---	---	23	77
CB Richard Nahstoll	---	---	26	39	11	76
C Zachery Dougan	39	33	---	---	---	72
QB Kirk Becker	39	33	---	---	---	72
TE Oscar Sanders	39	33	---	---	---	72
OLB Max Rhodes	---	---	18	29	24	71
S Adrian Harrison	---	---	25	38	1	64
DE Grady Laing	---	---	25	37	1	63
WR Lorenzo Chuang	32	26	---	---	3	61
DE Wendell Ellingson	---	---	23	26	12	61
DT Nicolas Hamaoka	---	---	23	24	9	56
CB Ed Humphrey	---	---	24	31	1	56
CB Alvin Spencer	---	---	17	19	17	53
ILB Johnnie Tyler	---	---	24	27	1	52
RB Drew Blanchard	13	11	---	---	25	49
OLB Leon Yaussy	---	---	25	22	---	47
S Eric Henderson	---	---	3	24	19	46
WR Darren Battistone	16	20	---	---	9	45
WR Trey Wiggins	11	11	---	---	20	42
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	23	16	---	---	2	41
S Brady Lehmkuhl	---	---	24	15	---	39
OLB Joey Gomez	---	---	10	25	1	36
FB Jack Starks	2	0	---	---	25	27
TE Trey Becker	15	11	---	---	---	26
CB Parker Holbert	---	---	2	22	1	25
DE Buddy Roberts	---	---	1	11	9	21
DT Howie Matijacic	---	---	3	16	1	20
ILB Glen Blair	---	---	9	9	---	18
RB Corwin Spry	10	7	---	---	---	17
ILB Jason Mara	---	---	1	1	12	14
DE Lorenzo Woodson	---	---	2	9	---	11
RB Winfred Stanton	2	0	---	---	9	11
K Isaiah Tucker	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Samuel Shaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Allen Collier	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Jack Hodges	---	---	1	5	---	6
WR Kent Fisk	2	3	---	---	---	5
TE Terrence Weaver	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Lewis Rives	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Omar Awsare	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Horace Chilton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Trenton Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	52	7.4
Middle	13	49	3.8
Right	6	33	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	15	106	7.1
Right	16	105	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Max Bates	35	19	3	1	5	7	2	1	0
Bryan Reid	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kirk Becker	29	17	3	2	1	3	5	9	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	43	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	51	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	81	10.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	21	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	77	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neil Caldwell	12	6	4	42	1	37
TE Frederick Caldwell	8	2	2	14	0	21
WR Justin Fairweather	7	5	0	45	1	32
WR Lenny Manusky	4	2	0	11	0	24
TE Trenton Doyle	3	2	0	6	0	33
RB Angel Dillon	3	2	0	27	1	29

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Erickson	7	4	1	48	1	27
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	5	3	0	25	0	16
TE Oscar Sanders	4	3	0	33	0	33
WR Lorenzo Chuang	3	2	0	33	1	26
WR Trey Wiggins	3	0	0	0	0	11
TE Trey Becker	3	2	0	8	0	11
RB Corwin Spry	2	2	0	10	0	7
WR Darren Battistone	2	1	0	22	1	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Angel Dillon	2	16	8.00	4.65

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	3	20	6.67	5.72
RB Corwin Spry	1	0	0.00	1.33
RB Drew Blanchard	1	0	0.00	8.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Max Bates	2	1	2	1.00	4.14

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kirk Becker	3	2	17	5.67	6.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Frederick Caldwell	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Justin Fairweather	1	1	2	2.00	6.43

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Oscar Sanders	1	1	16	16.00	8.25
TE Trey Becker	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	1	1	1	1.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Angel Dillon	2	1
QB Max Bates	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kirk Becker	3	2
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Max Bates	11	8	4
Bryan Reid	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kirk Becker	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Fairweather	4	2	2
WR Neil Caldwell	3	2	1
WR Lenny Manusky	2	2	1
TE Frederick Caldwell	2	0	0
TE Trenton Doyle	2	2	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Erickson	3	1	1
RB Dusty Fitzgerald	3	2	2
TE Oscar Sanders	2	1	1
WR Lorenzo Chuang	1	0	0
TE Trey Becker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)