Conference Finals, 2020

played in Denver, CO

29 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	7	0	-	24
Denver Broncos	14	3	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 DEN - Denzel Adams 38 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
1Q: 06:05 DEN - Nickolas Tipton 5 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
1Q: 02:32 NED - Elijah Redman 14 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 06:50 NED - Elijah Redman 13 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 00:56 DEN - Ramon Henson 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Harold Grant 39 field goal
3Q: 03:36 NED - Amos Herrmann 28 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
3Q: 00:08 DEN - Nickolas Tipton 68 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ramon Henson extra point)
4Q: 08:23 DEN - Johnnie Buckley 3 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ramon Henson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:34 DEN - Denzel Adams 38 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
1Q: 06:05 DEN - Nickolas Tipton 5 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
1Q: 02:32 NED - Elijah Redman 14 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 06:50 NED - Elijah Redman 13 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 00:56 DEN - Ramon Henson 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Harold Grant 39 field goal
3Q: 03:36 NED - Amos Herrmann 28 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
3Q: 00:08 DEN - Nickolas Tipton 68 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ramon Henson extra point)
4Q: 08:23 DEN - Johnnie Buckley 3 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ramon Henson extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 13-5 15-3
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 438 481
- Offensive Plays 72 51
- Yards per Play 6.08 9.43
Net Rushing Yards 130 143
- Rushing Attempts 35 21
- Yards per Rush 3.71 6.81
Net Passing Yards 308 338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 1 29 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 318 345
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.32 11.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 3/38 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:36 24:24

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	13-5	15-3
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	438	481
- Offensive Plays	72	51
- Yards per Play	6.08	9.43
Net Rushing Yards	130	143
- Rushing Attempts	35	21
- Yards per Rush	3.71	6.81
Net Passing Yards	308	338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 1	29 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	318	345
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.32	11.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	3/38	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:36	24:24

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	2:41	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
1	5:59	3:36	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
1	2:10	2:24	OPP 26	5	22	Fumble
2	11:31	4:47	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	4:25	1:33	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 25	3	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	10:34	7:08	OWN 2	13	98	Touchdown
3	2:14	2:06	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	15:00	2:51	OWN 34	6	23	Interception
4	8:15	2:21	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	5:45	3:07	OWN 38	7	10	Downs
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 6	7	53	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
1	8:36	2:37	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
1	2:23	0:13	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	14:46	3:15	OWN 4	5	32	Punt
2	6:44	2:19	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
2	2:52	2:04	OWN 24	5	56	Field Goal
3	13:40	3:06	OWN 30	7	63	Interception
3	3:26	1:12	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
3	0:08	0:08	OWN 32	1	68	Touchdown
4	12:09	3:54	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
4	5:54	0:09	OWN 26	1	0	Interception
4	2:38	0:42	OPP 48	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Brennan	27	94	3.48	21	3
Dakota Walburn	6	34	5.67	8	0
Kenny Newton	2	2	1.00	2	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Denzel Adams	16	111	6.94	38	3	1
Ricardo Kerr	2	9	4.50	10	1	0
Ashton Edwards	2	18	9.00	16	1	0
Nickolas Tipton	1	5	5.00	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	35	26	318	2/10	3	35	1	118.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Kerr	29	20	345	1/7	2	68	3	92.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	8	8	71	8.88	7	14	2
RB Thurman Brennan	4	5	73	18.25	18	35	0
WR Ethan Connell	4	6	31	7.75	15	11	0
WR Amos Herrmann	4	6	82	20.50	36	28	1
TE Derrick Hines	3	3	29	9.67	2	12	0
WR Tyler Humphries	2	3	28	14.00	0	22	0
FB Aaron Bland	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ken Baca	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nickolas Tipton	6	9	176	29.33	100	68	1
WR Johnnie Buckley	4	6	25	6.25	0	10	1
WR Cedric Rodriguez	4	6	58	14.50	18	39	0
TE Ron Kennedy	3	4	74	24.67	29	45	0
RB Denzel Adams	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Leslie Donovan	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Ashton Edwards	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Rod Sawyer	1	37	37.00
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	0	0.00
DE Burt Worrall	1	1	1.00

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dana Torres	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Derrick Hines	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dana Torres	0	1	0	0
Amari Roussel	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	5	213	42.6	40.2	51	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Moe Chellino	4	185	46.3	37.3	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ramon Henson	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	1	16	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brendan Ford	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	3	71	23.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Radke	1	26	26.0	0
Nickolas Tipton	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kendrick Capurro	7	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Ted Hendrix	5	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Thomas Chevrier	4	1	1.0	20	30
CB Howie Schneider	4	1	0.0	21	28
ILB Amir Cogdell	4	0	0.0	8	13
DT Mercury Sims	4	0	0.0	20	30
OLB Charles Ames	2	1	0.0	14	17
S Elias Eyrich	2	1	0.0	14	22
S Nate Palm	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE Phil Burgess	2	0	0.0	5	12
S Willie Oliver	1	2	0.0	8	16
WR Ken Baca	1	0	---	---	---
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	0.0	19	22
CB Rod Sawyer	0	1	0.0	11	15

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Justics Noah	8	1	1.0	30	26
OLB Marcus Giles	7	3	0.0	34	34
CB Gus Harding	7	3	0.0	34	36
S Donovan Griffin	7	1	0.0	35	37
S Earl Gaylor	7	1	0.0	35	37
CB Dana Torres	5	1	0.0	35	37
DT Michael Hernandez	3	1	0.0	28	23
ILB Aidan Hojnacki	3	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Amari Roussel	3	0	0.0	13	13
DE Silas Franz	2	0	1.0	34	34
CB Harvey Quinn	2	1	0.0	5	10
CB Tracy Hayes	2	0	0.0	18	17
DT Bill Witt	1	1	0.0	5	13
DE Corey Grant	1	1	0.0	25	21
WR Nickolas Tipton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Toby Douglas	1	0	0.0	33	30
WR Johnnie Buckley	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ron Kennedy	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Thomas Chevrier	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Mercury Sims	0.0	0	0	1	30

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Silas Franz	1.0	1	34
ILB Justics Noah	1.0	0	26
DT Bill Witt	0.0	1	13
DT Michael Hernandez	0.0	1	23
OLB Mercury Schultz	0.0	1	3

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kendrick Capurro	4	0	1	27
CB Howie Schneider	4	0	0	28
ILB Amir Cogdell	2	0	0	13
DE Phil Burgess	2	0	0	12
S Elias Eyrich	2	0	0	22
CB Lionel Prior	1	0	0	6
ILB Ted Hendrix	1	0	0	25
S Nate Palm	1	0	0	6
S Willie Oliver	1	0	0	16
DT Mercury Sims	1	0	0	30
OLB Charles Ames	1	0	0	17
S Arnie Gillette	0	2	0	22
CB Rod Sawyer	0	1	1	15
DE Burt Worrall	0	0	1	30

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dana Torres	5	1	1	37
ILB Justics Noah	5	0	0	26
OLB Marcus Giles	3	0	0	34
OLB Amari Roussel	3	0	0	13
CB Gus Harding	2	1	0	36
S Donovan Griffin	2	0	0	37
ILB Aidan Hojnacki	2	0	0	11
CB Harvey Quinn	2	0	0	10
S Earl Gaylor	1	1	0	37
DT Toby Douglas	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ezra Sutton	3	7	35	1	37
Arturo Sticha	3	5	35	0	37
Harris Clements	1	6	35	0	37
Brady Wheeler	1	5	35	1	37
Martin Way	1	5	35	0	37
Aaron Bland	0	1	6	0	8

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Seth Sheldon	2	6	0	21	0	30
Angel Lukes	2	3	0	21	0	30
Brandon McConnell	2	2	1	21	0	30
Jermaine Berry	1	3	0	21	1	30
Ron Kennedy	1	3	0	19	0	27
Mercury Feret	1	1	0	4	0	6
Keith Epstein	0	1	0	21	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Baca	1	20
Zack Tubbs	1	20
Archie Beach	1	19
Howie Schneider	1	10
Arnie Gillette	1	2

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Kennedy	2	10
Johnnie Buckley	1	10
Jermaine Berry	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Martin Way	35	37	---	---	10	82
Ezra Sutton	35	37	---	---	6	78
Harris Clements	35	37	---	---	6	78
Brady Wheeler	35	37	---	---	6	78
Dakota Walburn	35	37	---	---	1	73
Arturo Sticha	35	37	---	---	---	72
Elijah Redman	35	36	---	---	---	71
Amos Herrmann	33	37	---	---	---	70
Thurman Brennan	32	34	---	---	2	68
Howie Schneider	---	---	21	28	10	59
Ethan Connell	27	30	---	---	---	57
Derrick Hines	16	16	---	---	20	52
Burt Worrall	---	---	21	30	1	52
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	20	30	1	51
Mercury Sims	---	---	20	30	1	51
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	18	27	5	50
Ted Hendrix	---	---	21	25	1	47
Elias Eyrich	---	---	14	22	11	47
Arnie Gillette	---	---	19	22	2	43
Tyler Humphries	17	14	---	---	10	41
Amir Cogdell	---	---	8	13	11	32
Charles Ames	---	---	14	17	---	31
Roy Horiszny	---	---	16	14	---	30
Ken Baca	2	5	---	---	20	27
Rod Sawyer	---	---	11	15	---	26
Willie Oliver	---	---	8	16	---	24
Lionel Prior	---	---	3	6	14	23
Marlon Gorin	---	---	8	13	1	22
Nate Palm	---	---	3	6	13	22
Zack Tubbs	0	0	---	---	20	20
Archie Beach	---	---	0	0	19	19
Kenny Newton	5	5	---	---	8	18
Phil Burgess	---	---	5	12	1	18
Aaron Bland	6	8	---	---	---	14
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	1	4	4	9
Bruce Turner	2	0	---	---	6	8
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sean McWilliams	---	---	0	0	4	4
Edgar Boykin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Casey Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Santiago Sims	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cesar Danskin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Giles	---	---	34	34	12	80
Dana Torres	---	---	35	37	8	80
Donovan Griffin	---	---	35	37	3	75
Earl Gaylor	---	---	35	37	1	73
Gus Harding	---	---	34	36	1	71
Silas Franz	---	---	34	34	1	69
Toby Douglas	---	---	33	30	1	64
Justics Noah	---	---	30	26	1	57
Seth Sheldon	21	30	---	---	5	56
Angel Lukes	21	30	---	---	5	56
Jermaine Berry	21	30	---	---	5	56
Keith Epstein	21	30	---	---	5	56
Ron Kennedy	19	27	---	---	10	56
Denzel Adams	19	20	---	---	15	54
Michael Hernandez	---	---	28	23	1	52
Brandon McConnell	21	30	---	---	---	51
Ricardo Kerr	21	30	---	---	---	51
Nickolas Tipton	20	26	---	---	4	50
Cedric Rodriguez	20	28	---	---	---	48
Corey Grant	---	---	25	21	---	46
Johnnie Buckley	16	19	---	---	10	45
Tracy Hayes	---	---	18	17	1	36
Brent Rubin	---	---	10	16	6	32
Mercury Feret	4	6	---	---	20	30
Leslie Donovan	4	9	---	---	16	29
Harvey Quinn	---	---	5	10	13	28
Amari Roussel	---	---	13	13	---	26
Aidan Hojnacki	---	---	5	11	9	25
Bill Witt	---	---	5	13	5	23
Hunter Radke	0	6	---	---	16	22
Howie Ford	---	---	1	1	18	20
D.J. Comstock	---	---	0	0	13	13
Nate Lewis	---	---	4	8	---	12
Eric Giles	0	3	---	---	4	7
Ramon Henson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ashton Edwards	2	4	---	---	---	6
Brendan Ford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frankie Davison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Moe Chellino	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mercury Schultz	---	---	1	3	---	4
Colin Schwartz	1	2	---	---	---	3
Pedro Talley	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ben Walunas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Keith Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caiden Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Padgett	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	20	85	4.3
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	74	9.3
Middle	10	56	5.6
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	35	26	5	0	0	3	4	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Kerr	29	20	6	1	2	3	0	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	216	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	59	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	135	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	107	17.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	107	13.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	8	8	71	0	36
WR Ethan Connell	6	4	31	0	30
WR Amos Herrmann	6	4	82	2	37
RB Thurman Brennan	5	4	73	2	34
WR Tyler Humphries	3	2	28	1	14
TE Derrick Hines	3	3	29	0	16
FB Aaron Bland	2	1	4	0	8
WR Ken Baca	1	0	0	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nickolas Tipton	9	6	0	176	4	26
WR Johnnie Buckley	6	4	1	25	0	19
WR Cedric Rodriguez	6	4	1	58	1	28
TE Ron Kennedy	4	3	0	74	1	27
RB Denzel Adams	2	1	0	6	0	20
FB Leslie Donovan	1	1	0	-1	0	9
RB Ashton Edwards	1	1	0	7	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	1	2	2.00	3.48

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Denzel Adams	2	4	2.00	6.94
Nickolas Tipton	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	4	3	33	8.25	9.09

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	6	4	33	5.50	11.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	2	2	27	13.50	8.88
FB Aaron Bland	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Derrick Hines	1	1	6	6.00	9.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ron Kennedy	2	1	12	6.00	18.50
WR Nickolas Tipton	1	1	12	12.00	19.56
RB Denzel Adams	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Johnnie Buckley	1	1	3	3.00	4.17
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	0	0	0.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Brennan	3	2
Dakota Walburn	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Denzel Adams	2	1
Ricardo Kerr	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	12	10	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Brennan	3	3	2
WR Tyler Humphries	2	2	1
TE Derrick Hines	2	2	1
WR Amos Herrmann	2	1	1
WR Ken Baca	1	0	0
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
WR Ethan Connell	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Buckley	2	1	0
TE Ron Kennedy	2	1	0
WR Nickolas Tipton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)