Conference Finals, 2017

played in Denver, CO

50 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	14	3	-	27
Denver Broncos	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:49 DEN - Deron Lane 46 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 07:15 NED - Byron Lewis 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:09 DEN - Deron Lane 7 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 00:12 NED - Charlie Flannery 23 field goal
3Q: 14:21 NED - Tony Lyons 85 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 00:51 NED - Byron Lewis 14 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 00:26 NED - Charlie Flannery 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:49 DEN - Deron Lane 46 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 07:15 NED - Byron Lewis 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:09 DEN - Deron Lane 7 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 00:12 NED - Charlie Flannery 23 field goal
3Q: 14:21 NED - Tony Lyons 85 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 00:51 NED - Byron Lewis 14 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 00:26 NED - Charlie Flannery 39 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 12-7 12-6
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 454 264
- Offensive Plays 59 52
- Yards per Play 7.69 5.08
Net Rushing Yards 212 81
- Rushing Attempts 38 28
- Yards per Rush 5.58 2.89
Net Passing Yards 242 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 13 - 0 20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 242 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 11.52 7.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/58 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 5/108
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	12-7	12-6
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	454	264
- Offensive Plays	59	52
- Yards per Play	7.69	5.08
Net Rushing Yards	212	81
- Rushing Attempts	38	28
- Yards per Rush	5.58	2.89
Net Passing Yards	242	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 13 - 0	20 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	242	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	11.52	7.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/58	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	5/108
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:51	2:13	OWN 35	6	17	Punt
1	3:55	2:06	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
2	13:34	6:26	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
2	2:04	1:57	OWN 17	5	77	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	12:11	2:50	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	5:27	4:44	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	12:11	3:12	OWN 10	6	23	Punt
4	7:29	2:47	OWN 28	4	14	Punt
4	4:18	3:59	OWN 47	8	31	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:09	OWN 29	8	36	Fumble
1	7:38	3:43	OWN 2	6	20	Punt
1	1:49	3:15	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	7:08	5:04	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	14:05	1:54	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
3	9:21	3:54	OWN 5	6	19	Punt
3	0:43	3:32	OWN 29	5	14	Punt
4	8:59	1:30	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
4	4:42	0:24	OWN 9	2	19	Interception
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 42	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Byron Lewis, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	25	156	6.24	52	4	2
Edwin Blair	8	34	4.25	14	1	0
Bernard Escalante	5	22	4.40	9	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Dwight Shepherd	22	61	2.77	7
Jeffrey McCollom	4	18	4.50	9
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	2	1.00	4

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	21	13	242	0/0	1	85	0	117.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Capoccia	20	14	212	4/29	2	46	1	117.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Gross	4	5	52	13.00	12	21	0
WR Tony Lyons	4	7	142	35.50	72	85	1
WR Roger Daniels	3	5	28	9.33	3	17	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ross Shannon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	3	4	55	18.33	2	46	2
WR Warren Kerr	3	4	45	15.00	10	28	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	3	4	53	17.67	11	20	0
TE Steven Owens	2	3	25	12.50	0	15	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	16	16.00	3	16	0
RB Dwight Shepherd	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Kurt Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernard Escalante	1	0	0
Colin Bullock	0	1	1
Otis Porter	0	1	0
Louis Downs	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	0	0
Lance Guzowski	0	1	0
Ian Kanpurwala	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	5	248	49.6	41.6	60	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	5	247	49.4	42.2	71	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	2	16	8.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	1	20	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	3	55	18.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	4	94	23.5	0
Ted O'Neill	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Wally Moore	7	1	1.0	21	17
ILB Luke Wayne	7	2	0.0	26	19
S Zach Anderson	7	1	0.0	26	23
DT Colin Bullock	3	2	1.0	25	23
S Heath Hitchcock	3	1	0.0	25	24
S Earl Shimada	3	0	0.0	6	6
CB Gene Levine	2	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Christian Howe	2	0	0.0	20	17
DE Tony Dewacht	2	0	0.0	9	2
DE Aaron Piccarreta	1	2	1.0	26	24
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	1	1.0	25	24
CB Fernando Gildon	1	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Warren Pharms	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Freddie Robak	1	0	0.0	3	4
CB Dominic Goodwin	1	0	0.0	26	23

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	7	2	0.0	38	21
CB John Echols	7	0	0.0	35	20
ILB Chuck Densmore	6	2	0.0	38	21
S Bernie Burke	6	1	0.0	38	21
DT Ian Kanpurwala	5	0	0.0	27	13
DE Bernard Banks	3	2	0.0	37	21
CB Tom Clancy	3	1	0.0	34	20
DE Junior Clancy	3	0	0.0	35	20
S Jerald Thornton	2	2	0.0	32	13
CB Cornell Shah	2	1	0.0	31	14
S Reuben Toniolo	2	0	0.0	12	8
DT Shaun Woods	1	0	0.0	13	7
DE Hunter Meadows	1	0	0.0	1	0
WR Kurt Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
DT Eddie Hardy	0	1	0.0	25	14
DE Vernon Alcott	0	1	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	2	6	24
DE Aaron Piccarreta	1.0	0	0	24
DT Colin Bullock	1.0	0	0	23
DT Wally Moore	1.0	0	0	17
ILB Luke Wayne	0.0	1	0	19

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Junior Clancy	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Zach Anderson	4	0	0	23
CB Fernando Gildon	2	1	0	22
OLB Christian Howe	2	0	0	17
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	1	24
S Earl Shimada	1	0	0	6
OLB Warren Pharms	1	0	0	1
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0	19
CB Freddie Robak	1	0	0	4
CB Dominic Goodwin	1	0	0	23

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB John Echols	3	2	20
S Bernie Burke	3	1	21
OLB Bubba Rhodes	3	0	21
CB Tom Clancy	2	0	20
S Reuben Toniolo	1	1	8
DE Junior Clancy	1	0	20
OLB Riddick Rivera	0	1	7
S Jerald Thornton	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Lenny Spindler	3	8	0	37	21
Leonard Lytle	3	7	0	37	21
Jeremy Hibdon	3	6	1	36	20
Otis Porter	2	2	0	28	16
Lee Attico	1	7	0	29	15
Gerald VanEck	1	2	0	16	10
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	25	13
Ross Shannon	0	1	0	10	6
Lewis Gredzinski	0	1	0	29	17

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnie Alcott	3	4	28	1	18
Freddie Back	1	5	26	1	24
Marcus Farrell	1	4	25	0	22
Lance Guzowski	1	4	18	0	17
Pete Herbert	1	3	13	0	9
Steven Owens	1	1	14	0	12
Shane Arnold	0	3	28	0	24
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	2	2	6
Clifton Baxter	0	1	11	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Nathan Osborne	3	18
Luke Gross	2	5
Zach Anderson	1	4
Donnell Crosland	0	21
Elton Kinney	0	16
Tracy Raymond	0	15
Darren McKnight	0	14
Earl Shimada	0	9
Byron Crist	0	8
Freddie Robak	0	8
Ross Shannon	0	8
Lewis Gredzinski	0	8
Dominic Goodwin	0	8
Edwin Blair	0	8
Gerald VanEck	0	7
Fernando Gildon	0	7
Lee Attico	0	7
Wade Robbins	0	7
Otis Porter	0	7
Damon Beede	0	7
Mo George	0	6
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	5
Alan Woodard	0	5
Aaron Piccarreta	0	4
Louis Downs	0	4
Warren Pharms	0	3
Juan Getson	0	2
Charlie Flannery	0	2
Roger Daniels	0	1
Christian Howe	0	1
Wally Moore	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Hopper	3	14
Steven Owens	1	10
Luther Puzzuoli	1	8
Jeffrey McCollom	0	19
Cornell Shah	0	17
Rico Bensen	0	14
Lee Rayman	0	14
Kurt Perkins	0	14
Riddick Rivera	0	10
Ted O'Neill	0	9
Jose Brooks	0	9
Randal Blake	0	8
Ralph Finley	0	8
Shaun Woods	0	6
Reuben Toniolo	0	6
Roy Guffey	0	6
Freddie Back	0	5
Christian Cunningham	0	5
Vernon Alcott	0	5
Kennedy Finneran	0	5
Pete Herbert	0	5
Clifton Baxter	0	4
Danny Whitfield	0	3
Lance Guzowski	0	3
Jerald Thornton	0	3
Bernard Banks	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Chuck Densmore	0	2
Tom Clancy	0	2
Arnie Alcott	0	2
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	2
Junior Clancy	0	2
Eddie Hardy	0	1
Marcus Farrell	0	1
Carlton DeRonde	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	35	2.9
Middle	21	147	7.0
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	18	47	2.6
Right	4	20	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	21	13	3	1	0	6	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Capoccia	20	14	3	1	0	1	3	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	42	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	144	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	22	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	90	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	93	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	7	4	142	2	18
WR Roger Daniels	5	3	28	0	14
WR Luke Gross	5	4	52	1	7
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	0	0	0	13
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	10	0	14
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	10	0	8
TE Ross Shannon	1	0	0	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	4	3	55	1	24
WR Warren Kerr	4	3	45	1	14
WR Carlton DeRonde	4	3	53	1	12
TE Steven Owens	3	2	25	0	12
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	1	2	0	15
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	16	0	4
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	16	0	9
WR Kurt Perkins	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	5	24	4.80	6.24
Edwin Blair	1	4	4.00	4.25

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dwight Shepherd	2	4	2.00	2.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	1	1	10	10.00	11.52

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	1	7	7.00	10.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	1	1	7	7.00	13.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	5	4
Edwin Blair	3	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Dwight Shepherd	2	1
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	7	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	3	3	3
WR Roger Daniels	2	1	0
WR Tony Lyons	2	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	2	2	2
WR Warren Kerr	2	1	1
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	1
RB Dwight Shepherd	1	1	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	1	1	1

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

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