Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in Denver, CO

29 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Cleveland Browns1414716-51
Denver Broncos7773-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:53 CLE - Jerald Willkens 21 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 06:09 CLE - Artie Agranoff 42 interception return (Samuel Terry extra point)
1Q: 01:51 DEN - Ashton Edwards 20 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 08:25 DEN - Cedric Rodriguez 19 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 02:44 CLE - Rodolfo Irwin 6 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Samuel Terry extra point)
2Q: 00:31 CLE - Perry Norris 24 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Samuel Terry extra point)
3Q: 13:13 DEN - Levi Anthony 6 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 10:21 CLE - Rodolfo Irwin 8 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Samuel Terry extra point)
4Q: 11:14 CLE - Frederick Wayne 3 pass from Kerry McCarthy (Samuel Terry extra point)
4Q: 09:10 CLE - Artie Agranoff 35 fumble return (Samuel Terry extra point failed)
4Q: 05:00 DEN - Grant Buchanon 27 field goal
4Q: 00:42 CLE - Samuel Terry 35 field goal

Team StatisticsCLEDEN
Record13-512-5
First Downs1724
- by Rushing46
- by Passing1315
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards281416
- Offensive Plays5868
- Yards per Play4.846.12
Net Rushing Yards68145
- Rushing Attempts2324
- Yards per Rush2.966.04
Net Passing Yards213271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 23 - 141 - 26 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards246295
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/333/24
- Yards per Pass Play6.096.16
Fumbles/Lost1/02/2
3rd Down Conversions4/132/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.17.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards9/647/58
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/8
Kick Returns/Yards3/794/91
Interception Ret./Yards4/651/32
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 41OWN 27
Time of Possession28:2631:34

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:24OWN 25641Punt
19:052:25OWN 40560Touchdown
13:551:04OWN 103-4Punt
12:140:23OWN 441-10Interception
11:413:17OWN 24515Punt
28:155:40OWN 361164Touchdown
21:000:39OWN 46354Touchdown
313:071:42OWN 3538Punt
310:210:09OPP 818Touchdown
39:051:29OWN 2031Punt
34:361:37OWN 203-3Punt
31:102:27OWN 20519Punt
412:161:10OPP 232Touchdown
44:541:52OWN 2535Punt
41:220:48OPP 1931Field Goal
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:362:31OWN 4630Interception
16:400:44OWN 2220Interception
15:562:01OWN 4238Punt
12:510:37OWN 4927Fumble
11:510:10OPP 20120Touchdown
213:245:09OWN 6994Touchdown
22:351:35OWN 253-1Punt
20:210:21OWN 18125Half
315:001:53OWN 25575Touchdown
311:251:04OWN 1348Interception
310:121:07OWN 25316Punt
37:363:00OWN 48516Punt
32:591:4950524Interception
413:431:27OWN 932Punt
411:062:03OWN 22413Fumble
49:034:09OWN 25865Field Goal
43:021:40OWN 204-1Downs
40:340:34OWN 17112Game

Game MVP: Kerry McCarthy, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rodolfo Irwin9404.441010
Raymond Waas6172.831210
Kerry McCarthy492.251410
Gustavo Shoemaker362.00500
Donald Clemons1-4-4.00-400
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Denzel Adams13745.692020
Ashton Edwards10696.902130
Leslie Donovan122.00200

Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kerry McCarthy30232465/335311125.8
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ricardo Kerr30171971/7337470.4
Claude Peachey119982/170230103.8

Receiving Statistics

ClevelandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Donald Clemons686911.5044310
FB Frederick Wayne44317.7523161
TE Perry Norris44369.0016241
RB Rodolfo Irwin35134.33982
WR Liam Buie364715.6731270
WR Jerald Willkens224221.0024211
TE Brendan Martinez1188.00080
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cedric Rodriguez111815113.7332371
WR Nickolas Tipton565210.4015230
TE Darnell MacPhee343010.004130
WR Levi Anthony34113.67061
RB Denzel Adams1188.00080
FB Leslie Donovan111010.000100
RB Ashton Edwards122020.006201
TE Ron Kennedy131313.005130
WR Johnnie Buckley0200.00000

Interception Statistics

ClevelandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Bert Moschetti2115.500
CB Artie Agranoff14242.001
S Bryant Stryzinski11212.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dana Torres13232.000

Fumble Statistics

ClevelandFumbRecovForceTD
Brendan Martinez1000
Artie Agranoff0101
Brett Furrey0100
Wade Mohler0100
Ernest Murray0010
Emmett Osborne0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Denzel Adams1000
Cedric Rodriguez1000
Earl Gaylor0010

Punting Statistics

ClevelandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Theodore Bergeron834042.541.5554
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dakota Monroe514328.624.6391

Kicking Statistics

ClevelandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Samuel Terry1/10/00/0356/7
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Grant Buchanon1/10/00/0273/3

Punt Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Jay Burnett284.00

Kick Return Statistics

ClevelandRetYardsAvgTD
Winfred Corbett37926.30
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Johnnie Buckley49122.80

Defensive Statistics

ClevelandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Chuck Sanders930.02337
ILB Wade Mohler920.02436
S D.J. Comstock430.01427
S Ernest Murray420.02443
DE Geoff Kulik311.02441
OLB Emmett Osborne320.01023
CB Artie Agranoff310.02230
S Ricardo Goguen310.0414
DT Danny Farley202.0827
CB Winfred Corbett210.01220
DT Todd Richardson200.02339
DT Michael Hernandez110.02024
CB Leo Riley110.01131
WR Liam Buie10---------
OLB Rusty Clayton100.019
S Bryant Stryzinski100.01319
OLB Micah Webb100.0411
DE Caleb Liesegang010.01723
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Raymond Padgett610.02123
OLB Marcus Giles520.02330
CB Gus Harding510.02335
CB Dana Torres500.02334
S Earl Gaylor430.02334
S Donovan Griffin410.02034
DE Silas Franz302.01928
DT Bill Witt321.01219
DT Toby Douglas310.52330
DE Corey Grant200.51629
DT Ellis Baker200.0811
DE Brent Rubin101.01116
CB Harvey Quinn110.01323
TE Ron Kennedy10---------
OLB Mercury Schultz100.033
WR Levi Anthony10---------
WR Desmond Coleman10---------
ILB Larry Sampson100.0111
OLB Amari Roussel020.01310

Pass Rush Statistics

ClevelandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Danny Farley2.000127
DE Geoff Kulik1.000241
DT Michael Hernandez0.001024
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Silas Franz2.000228
DT Bill Witt1.001119
DE Brent Rubin1.000016
DE Corey Grant0.502129
DT Toby Douglas0.501030

Pass Defense Statistics

ClevelandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Wade Mohler51036
OLB Chuck Sanders40037
OLB Emmett Osborne31023
S D.J. Comstock31027
S Ricardo Goguen30014
CB Leo Riley21031
CB Winfred Corbett20020
CB Artie Agranoff11130
S Bryant Stryzinski10119
DT Todd Richardson10039
OLB Rusty Clayton1009
CB Bert Moschetti00220
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Gus Harding50035
ILB Raymond Padgett41023
CB Dana Torres30134
OLB Marcus Giles30030
S Donovan Griffin20034
S Earl Gaylor20034
DT Bill Witt10019
DT Ellis Baker10011
OLB Mercury Schultz1003
ILB Larry Sampson10011
S Anthony Dahnke0102

Blocking Statistics

ClevelandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ivan Clifton37023235
Joey Dodson15023035
Timothy Powell05023035
Randall Wyms03023135
Brett Furrey02023135
Raymond Waas0007111
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brandon McConnell610024036
Angel Lukes45024044
Michael Hancock23024136
Keith Epstein13024044
Seth Sheldon02024144
Darnell MacPhee0109016
Jermaine Berry000018

Special Teams Tackles

ClevelandTacklesSTPlays
Bryant Stryzinski217
Leland Sellers128
Emmett Osborne127
Frederick Wayne120
Bert Moschetti118
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Ron Kennedy211
Ashton Edwards119

Participation

ClevelandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Wade Mohler------24361070
Ernest Murray------2443168
Ivan Clifton2335------967
Randall Wyms2335------967
Timothy Powell2335------967
Brett Furrey2335------967
Geoff Kulik------2441166
Todd Richardson------2339163
Chuck Sanders------2337363
D.J. Comstock------14272061
Emmett Osborne------10232760
Artie Agranoff------2230658
Joey Dodson2335---------58
Kerry McCarthy2335---------58
Donald Clemons2132------154
Jerald Willkens1327------1353
Perry Norris2130---------51
Michael Hernandez------2024549
Bryant Stryzinski------13191749
Bert Moschetti------10201848
Liam Buie1625------546
Leo Riley------1131143
Winfred Corbett------1220941
Raymond Waas711------2341
Caleb Liesegang------1723---40
Frederick Wayne811------2039
Danny Farley------827136
Rodolfo Irwin1319---------32
Micah Webb------4111732
Leland Sellers12------2831
Kerry Stinemetz19------2030
Ricardo Goguen------414119
Brendan Martinez115---------16
Rusty Clayton------19111
Bernard Knight------06511
Samuel Terry00------1010
Theodore Bergeron00------99
A.J. Newton00------99
Gustavo Shoemaker34------18
Bernie Covert------04---4
Zack Ifill00---------0
Riddick Beattie00---------0
Avery Hornsby00---------0
Ryan Hopper00---------0
Zach Hitchcock00---------0
Scottie Willis------00---0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Seth Sheldon2444------674
Angel Lukes2444------674
Keith Epstein2444------674
Cedric Rodriguez2240------971
Ron Kennedy2135------1167
Dana Torres------2334966
Michael Hancock2436------666
Harvey Quinn------13232864
Brandon McConnell2436---------60
Gus Harding------2335159
Earl Gaylor------2334158
Nickolas Tipton1729------1157
Donovan Griffin------2034256
Marcus Giles------2330255
Ricardo Kerr2431---------55
Corey Grant------1629954
Toby Douglas------2330154
Ashton Edwards1019------1948
Silas Franz------1928---47
Leslie Donovan814------2345
Raymond Padgett------2123145
Bill Witt------1219940
Johnnie Buckley315------2240
Denzel Adams1423------138
Levi Anthony1323---------36
Howie Battle32------2732
Larry Sampson------1111729
Archie Walton------022628
Brent Rubin------1116---27
Darnell MacPhee916---------25
Amari Roussel------1310124
Anthony Dahnke------022123
Ellis Baker------811---19
Jay Burnett------051217
Desmond Coleman03------1316
Claude Peachey013------114
Wendell Sweeney08---------8
Jermaine Berry08---------8
Nate Lewis------16---7
Mercury Schultz------3317
Everett Randle00------66
Grant Buchanon00------66
Dakota Monroe00------55
Lonnie Horie01---------1
Brandon Endres00---------0
Marty Lee00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left362.0
Middle14402.9
Right6223.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left77811.1
Middle9343.8
Right8334.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kerry McCarthy30236002441
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ricardo Kerr30173125114
Claude Peachey1192110020

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1310775.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)85769.5
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2121.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1914884.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1281199.9
Long (19+ Yds)838610.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Donald Clemons86069132
WR Liam Buie63047225
RB Rodolfo Irwin53013019
FB Frederick Wayne44031011
TE Perry Norris44036130
WR Jerald Willkens22042227
TE Brendan Martinez110805
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cedric Rodriguez18112151340
WR Nickolas Tipton65052129
TE Darnell MacPhee43130016
WR Levi Anthony43011023
TE Ron Kennedy31013035
WR Johnnie Buckley2000015
RB Ashton Edwards21020119
RB Denzel Adams1108023
FB Leslie Donovan11010014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ClevelandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rodolfo Irwin273.504.44
Kerry McCarthy100.002.25
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kerry McCarthy66111.838.20
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ricardo Kerr334515.006.57
Claude Peachey21105.008.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Rodolfo Irwin33134.332.60
WR Liam Buie11-1-1.007.83
FB Frederick Wayne1133.007.75
TE Perry Norris11-4-4.009.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cedric Rodriguez32299.678.39
RB Ashton Edwards112020.0010.00
WR Levi Anthony1166.002.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ClevelandRushesConversions
Raymond Waas20
DenverRushesConversions
Denzel Adams10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ClevelandAttCompConversions
Kerry McCarthy954
DenverAttCompConversions
Ricardo Kerr632
Claude Peachey200

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ClevelandTargCatchConversions
FB Frederick Wayne332
WR Donald Clemons200
RB Rodolfo Irwin100
WR Liam Buie100
TE Perry Norris111
WR Jerald Willkens111
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Cedric Rodriguez422
RB Denzel Adams110
TE Darnell MacPhee100
WR Johnnie Buckley100
WR Levi Anthony100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)