Week 9, 2015

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	17	14	0	-	41
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:42 DEN - Warren Kerr 66 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 04:40 DEN - Danny Whitfield 47 field goal
2Q: 13:29 DEN - Danny Whitfield 46 field goal
2Q: 06:05 DEN - Deron Lane 18 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 02:29 DEN - Donnie Kerber 4 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 00:21 CIN - Butch Holliday 20 field goal
3Q: 05:29 DEN - Warren Kerr 17 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 03:31 DEN - Deron Lane 25 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 11:54 CIN - Butch Holliday 27 field goal
4Q: 03:25 CIN - Butch Holliday 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:42 DEN - Warren Kerr 66 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 04:40 DEN - Danny Whitfield 47 field goal
2Q: 13:29 DEN - Danny Whitfield 46 field goal
2Q: 06:05 DEN - Deron Lane 18 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 02:29 DEN - Donnie Kerber 4 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 00:21 CIN - Butch Holliday 20 field goal
3Q: 05:29 DEN - Warren Kerr 17 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 03:31 DEN - Deron Lane 25 pass from Drew Brees (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 11:54 CIN - Butch Holliday 27 field goal
4Q: 03:25 CIN - Butch Holliday 29 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 6-2 3-5
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 394 342
- Offensive Plays 55 63
- Yards per Play 7.16 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 72 213
- Rushing Attempts 25 35
- Yards per Rush 2.88 6.09
Net Passing Yards 322 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 22 - 0 25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 348 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 10.73 4.61
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 12/90
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 5/119
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:06 31:54

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	6-2	3-5
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	394	342
- Offensive Plays	55	63
- Yards per Play	7.16	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	72	213
- Rushing Attempts	25	35
- Yards per Rush	2.88	6.09
Net Passing Yards	322	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 22 - 0	25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	348	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	10.73	4.61
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	12/90
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	5/119
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:06	31:54

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	10:02	5:27	OWN 19	10	51	Field Goal
1	2:42	4:18	OWN 23	9	48	Field Goal
2	8:18	2:20	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	4:14	1:53	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	10:54	2:01	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
3	8:18	2:57	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
3	4:43	1:26	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
4	11:46	2:12	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	3:18	2:12	OPP 39	3	3	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	3:21	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	4:35	1:53	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	13:24	5:06	OWN 35	8	30	Punt
2	5:58	1:44	OWN 32	4	-6	Punt
2	2:21	2:07	OWN 23	6	74	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 24	6	24	Punt
3	8:53	0:35	OWN 41	2	1	Interception
3	5:21	0:38	OWN 20	3	15	Fumble
3	3:17	6:31	OWN 14	12	76	Field Goal
4	9:34	6:16	OWN 22	11	66	Field Goal
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	3	-9	Game

Game MVP: Drew Brees, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jeffrey McCollom	14	49	3.50	9
Luther Puzzuoli	10	24	2.40	5
Drew Brees	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adam Hodges	28	143	5.11	22	3	0
Skip Threats	7	70	10.00	38	3	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	27	22	348	3/26	5	66	0	158.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrone Carlson	15	11	79	1/5	0	15	0	85.1
Bo Politte	10	7	70	2/15	0	21	1	50.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	6	7	96	16.00	10	33	2
WR Donnie Kerber	4	4	29	7.25	5	11	1
WR Darius Watts	3	4	59	19.67	2	30	0
WR Warren Kerr	3	4	104	34.67	34	66	2
FB Shane Ford	2	2	11	5.50	3	6	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	2	6	6.00	5	6	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Freddie Newell	6	8	40	6.67	0	12
RB Adam Hodges	3	4	38	12.67	21	20
WR William Hannon	3	5	36	12.00	9	21
WR Howie Hoffman	2	4	19	9.50	0	11
TE Kirk Garcia	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Marshall Enos	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Quentin Goetzinger	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Skip Threats	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Reuben Toniolo	1	19	19.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Recov	Force
Randal Blake	1	0
Tracy Homer	0	1
Ian Kanpurwala	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Skip Threats	1	1	0	0
Bo Politte	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	3	125	41.7	32.7	52	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan McConnell	5	221	44.2	36.2	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	2/2	2/2	0/0	47	5/5

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Holliday	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	20	6.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grady Corcoleotes	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	2	35	17.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Bellas	5	119	23.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	10	1	1.0	34	26
S Reuben Toniolo	8	3	0.0	33	25
CB Randal Blake	8	2	0.0	29	25
S Bernie Burke	6	3	0.0	35	28
DT Shaun Woods	4	3	0.5	34	27
OLB Jose Brooks	4	3	0.0	27	24
DE Bernard Banks	3	4	0.5	34	28
DE Tracy Homer	3	1	0.5	34	27
CB Cornell Shah	2	1	0.0	34	27
OLB Bubba Rhodes	2	0	0.0	8	4
S Rickey Richmond	2	0	0.0	10	12
DT Freddie Segers	1	1	0.5	4	3
DT Ian Kanpurwala	1	1	0.0	18	12
OLB Marshall Chin	1	0	0.0	5	3
DE Wendell Jenkins	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Tom Clancy	0	2	0.0	35	28

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leslie Poston	8	3	0.0	24	28
CB Ty Gibson	6	1	0.0	19	17
DT Deion Sheldon	5	0	0.5	23	27
S Norm Nichols	4	1	0.0	20	21
S Henry Setayesh	4	0	0.0	10	15
S Nicky LeBlanc	3	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Spencer Parrish	3	0	0.0	10	14
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	2	2	1.5	24	29
DE Cary Tindall	2	2	1.0	25	27
CB Daniel Bellas	2	1	0.0	22	27
DT Dexter Rose	2	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Herb Reid	1	4	0.0	23	29
DT Jamal Sgroi	1	2	0.0	6	11
S Ronnie Alexander	1	0	0.0	1	1
TE Kirk Garcia	1	0	---	---	---
WR Freddie Newell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tom Allen	0	1	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	1.0	0	0	26
DE Bernard Banks	0.5	0	1	28
DT Shaun Woods	0.5	0	0	27
DT Freddie Segers	0.5	0	0	3
DE Tracy Homer	0.5	0	0	27
DT Ian Kanpurwala	0.0	1	1	12

Cincinnati	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	1.5	0	29
DE Cary Tindall	1.0	0	27
DT Deion Sheldon	0.5	0	27
ILB Leslie Poston	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Reuben Toniolo	3	0	1	25
CB Randal Blake	3	0	0	25
DT Shaun Woods	2	0	0	27
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	0	0	26
OLB Jose Brooks	2	0	0	24
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	0	28
DE Tracy Homer	1	0	0	27
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1	0	0	4
S Rickey Richmond	1	0	0	12
S Bernie Burke	1	0	0	28
CB Cornell Shah	1	0	0	27
CB Tom Clancy	0	2	0	28

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Henry Setayesh	4	0	15
S Norm Nichols	3	0	21
CB Ty Gibson	2	2	17
CB Daniel Bellas	2	1	27
ILB Leslie Poston	2	0	28
S Nicky LeBlanc	2	0	16
OLB Herb Reid	2	0	29
ILB Landon Johnson	1	0	2
S Ronnie Alexander	1	0	1
DE Cary Tindall	1	0	27
OLB Spencer Parrish	1	0	14
DT Jamal Sgroi	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Arnold	2	6	25	1	30
Marcus Farrell	2	4	17	0	26
Rico Wyss	1	4	11	0	5
Craig Atkins	1	3	18	2	26
Ted Paulk	1	2	21	0	29
Arnie Alcott	1	2	23	0	25
Shane Ford	0	1	11	0	14
Thomas Neitring	0	1	8	0	4
Kennedy Finneran	0	1	2	0	5

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrell Sander	4	13	0	33	0	24
Burt Gerhardt	3	7	0	33	2	26
Albert Mathis	1	8	0	31	1	26
Oliver Carfagno	1	3	1	28	0	19
Brady Wilmsmeyer	1	1	0	11	0	13
Randy Gindin	0	2	0	35	0	28
Norman Newton	0	1	0	14	0	14

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rayman	2	20
Donnie Kerber	2	17
Troy Hopper	1	16
Cris Shepard	1	9
Rickey Richmond	0	19
Jay Baumgardner	0	17
Rico Bensen	0	17
Randal Blake	0	17
Mario Beyer	0	15
Jose Brooks	0	14
Shane Ford	0	12
Ricky Weichel	0	11
Danny Whitfield	0	10
Darius Watts	0	9
Tracy Homer	0	6
Freddie Segers	0	5
Rico Wyss	0	5
Ted Paulk	0	5
Thomas Neitring	0	5
Kennedy Finneran	0	5
Cornell Shah	0	4
Shaun Woods	0	3
Christian Cunningham	0	3
Bernard Banks	0	3
Ian Kanpurwala	0	3
Bernie Burke	0	3
Marcus Farrell	0	3
Chuck Densmore	0	3
Reuben Toniolo	0	3
Tom Clancy	0	3
Dyno Dog Bensen	0	3
Horace Kotz	0	2
Marshall Chin	0	2
Jessie Crittenden	0	2
Luther Puzzuoli	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Marshall Enos	1	23
Landon Johnson	1	17
Grady Corcoleotes	1	15
Skip Threats	1	12
Albert Mathis	1	3
Kirk Garcia	0	19
Geoff Dixon	0	17
Gabe Britt	0	15
Henry Setayesh	0	12
Spencer Parrish	0	11
Daniel Bellas	0	10
Norman Newton	0	10
Tyrell Sander	0	8
Burt Gerhardt	0	8
Cary Tindall	0	8
Oliver Carfagno	0	8
Terry Jean	0	8
William Hannon	0	8
Joel McDonald	0	8
Butch Holliday	0	7
Ryan McConnell	0	5
Brady Wilmsmeyer	0	5
Floyd Lengfelder	0	4
Leslie Poston	0	3
Tyrone Carlson	0	3
Dexter Rose	0	3
Clay Bridges	0	3
Ty Gibson	0	2
Ronnie Alexander	0	2
Deion Sheldon	0	2
Nicky LeBlanc	0	2
Norm Nichols	0	2
Tom Allen	0	2
Bryan Dragonajtys	0	2
Jamal Sgroi	0	2
Clarence Coolidge	0	2
Herb Reid	0	2
Howie Hoffman	0	1
Xavier Offutt	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	15	48	3.2
Right	3	5	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	22	123	5.6
Right	7	63	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	27	22	6	1	1	3	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrone Carlson	15	11	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Bo Politte	10	7	2	0	0	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	71	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	80	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	6	193	24.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	62	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	7	6	1	96	2	26
WR Darius Watts	4	3	0	59	1	17
WR Donnie Kerber	4	4	0	29	0	16
WR Warren Kerr	4	3	0	104	2	14
RB Jeffrey McCollom	2	1	0	9	0	18
FB Shane Ford	2	2	0	11	0	14
TE Troy Hopper	2	1	0	6	0	10
TE Lee Rayman	1	1	0	13	0	14
RB Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	0	21	1	11

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Newell	8	6	40	0	21
WR William Hannon	5	3	36	1	21
RB Adam Hodges	4	3	38	1	21
WR Howie Hoffman	4	2	19	0	13
TE Kirk Garcia	1	1	4	0	12
RB Marshall Enos	1	1	1	0	9
WR Quentin Goetzinger	1	1	6	0	7
RB Skip Threats	1	1	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey McCollom	2	7	3.50	3.50
Luther Puzzuoli	1	1	1.00	2.40

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam Hodges	3	13	4.33	5.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	5	3	39	7.80	12.89

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrone Carlson	2	1	1	0.50	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE Troy Hopper	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Deron Lane	1	1	18	18.00	13.71
WR Donnie Kerber	1	1	4	4.00	7.25
WR Warren Kerr	1	1	17	17.00	26.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marshall Enos	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR William Hannon	1	0	0	0.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	3	1
Luther Puzzuoli	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Adam Hodges	4	2
Skip Threats	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	5	5	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Politte	5	4	2
Tyrone Carlson	5	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	2	2	2
WR Donnie Kerber	2	2	1
WR Warren Kerr	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Newell	3	2	1
WR William Hannon	2	2	2
RB Adam Hodges	1	1	0
TE Kirk Garcia	1	1	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	1	1
RB Marshall Enos	1	1	0
WR Quentin Goetzinger	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,300 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,800 (19,800)
End Zone 8,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,300 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,800 (19,800)
End Zone	8,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (2,800)