Wild Card Playoff Games, 2039

played in New England, MA

20 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	14	7	3	7	-	31
New England Patriots	3	14	7	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 DEN - Omar Halcomb 10 run (Dixon Reish extra point)
1Q: 05:56 NED - Gino Boccaccio 22 field goal
1Q: 02:23 DEN - Jay Starks 14 run (Dixon Reish extra point)
2Q: 12:30 NED - Luke Englund 10 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Gino Boccaccio extra point)
2Q: 10:42 DEN - Michael Lowe 27 pass from Ernie Cary (Dixon Reish extra point)
2Q: 01:57 NED - Jorge Hoppe 1 run (Gino Boccaccio extra point)
3Q: 10:58 NED - Jorge Hoppe 3 run (Gino Boccaccio extra point)
3Q: 05:01 DEN - Dixon Reish 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NED - Gino Boccaccio 36 field goal
4Q: 11:38 NED - Gino Boccaccio 28 field goal
4Q: 05:58 NED - Jorge Hoppe 1 run (Jorge Hoppe pass to Tom Strong for conversion)
4Q: 01:41 DEN - Edward Brandon 76 punt return (Dixon Reish extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 DEN - Omar Halcomb 10 run (Dixon Reish extra point)
1Q: 05:56 NED - Gino Boccaccio 22 field goal
1Q: 02:23 DEN - Jay Starks 14 run (Dixon Reish extra point)
2Q: 12:30 NED - Luke Englund 10 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Gino Boccaccio extra point)
2Q: 10:42 DEN - Michael Lowe 27 pass from Ernie Cary (Dixon Reish extra point)
2Q: 01:57 NED - Jorge Hoppe 1 run (Gino Boccaccio extra point)
3Q: 10:58 NED - Jorge Hoppe 3 run (Gino Boccaccio extra point)
3Q: 05:01 DEN - Dixon Reish 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NED - Gino Boccaccio 36 field goal
4Q: 11:38 NED - Gino Boccaccio 28 field goal
4Q: 05:58 NED - Jorge Hoppe 1 run (Jorge Hoppe pass to Tom Strong for conversion)
4Q: 01:41 DEN - Edward Brandon 76 punt return (Dixon Reish extra point)

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 18 26
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 12 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 318 437
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 5.58 6.62
Net Rushing Yards 103 74
- Rushing Attempts 21 23
- Yards per Rush 4.90 3.22
Net Passing Yards 215 363
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 1 41 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 373
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 8.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/73 3/47
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 39
Time of Possession 27:13 32:47

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	18	26
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	12	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	318	437
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	5.58	6.62
Net Rushing Yards	103	74
- Rushing Attempts	21	23
- Yards per Rush	4.90	3.22
Net Passing Yards	215	363
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 1	41 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	373
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	8.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/73	3/47
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 39
Time of Possession	27:13	32:47

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:51	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	5:49	3:35	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
2	14:49	1:01	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
2	12:23	1:54	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
2	5:05	3:00	OWN 20	5	1	Punt
2	1:44	1:11	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	10:45	5:52	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
4	14:55	1:05	OWN 25	3	5	Interception
4	11:30	2:14	OWN 18	3	-10	Punt
4	5:49	3:41	OWN 26	11	36	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	4:20	OWN 25	9	70	Field Goal
1	2:14	2:25	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
2	13:48	1:25	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	10:29	5:24	OWN 25	9	49	Punt
2	2:05	0:21	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 21	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:15	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
3	4:53	4:58	OWN 21	8	60	Field Goal
4	13:50	2:20	OPP 35	5	24	Field Goal
4	9:16	3:27	OPP 34	7	34	Touchdown
4	2:08	0:37	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 44	3	12	Game

Game MVP: Jorge Hoppe, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jay Starks	14	56	4.00	14	3	1
QB Ernie Cary	4	32	8.00	11	1	0
RB Omar Halcomb	3	15	5.00	10	1	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Jorge Hoppe	17	64	3.76	20	2	3
RB Willie Bush	4	4	1.00	9	0	0
RB Jose Carello	2	6	3.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Cary	33	23	240	3/25	1	49	1	87.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jorge Hoppe	41	29	373	2/10	1	33	0	107.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Lowe	8	11	99	12.38	25	27	1
WR Darren Goeas	6	10	82	13.67	31	49	0
RB Jay Starks	4	5	31	7.75	14	17	0
WR Elliot Sylvester	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Glenn Drudge	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0
RB O.J. Creed	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Grady Moore	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Edward Brandon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Strong	8	10	87	10.88	22	28	0
WR Luke Englund	6	7	50	8.33	23	12	1
TE Juan Hickman	5	11	59	11.80	28	29	0
RB Benjamin Compton	3	3	25	8.33	13	17	0
RB Willie Bush	2	2	18	9.00	6	13	0
TE Riddick Shepard	2	2	46	23.00	19	26	0
WR Donovan Humphries	1	1	28	28.00	3	28	0
TE Braden Rose	1	1	27	27.00	18	27	0
WR Terry Swift	1	3	33	33.00	0	33	0
TE Dashawn Coles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Carlos Whalen	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Earl Duran	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Juan Hickman	1	0	0	0
G Deron Guthrie	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Blair	4	177	44.3	32.5	54	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Braden Wanat	3	109	36.3	17.0	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Reish	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Boccaccio	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward Brandon	2	73	36.5	1

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Shaw	3	47	15.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lowe	3	59	19.7	0
Darren Goeas	2	41	20.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth Norris	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Duran	6	2	0.0	22	42
CB Carlton Perrigo	6	2	0.0	22	41
S Paul Franklin	5	0	0.0	12	21
ILB Roger Stevens	4	2	0.0	22	42
OLB Bob Leong	4	1	0.0	21	40
DE Sammy Baumhackl	4	0	0.0	19	33
DE Wally Milloy	3	2	0.0	22	42
OLB Gilbert Jamison	3	1	0.0	10	22
S James Roberts	3	0	0.0	13	25
CB Dale Couloumbe	3	0	0.0	22	41
DT Nicky Jacobs	2	1	0.0	23	43
CB Perry Reid	2	0	0.0	10	15
DE Les Gaines	1	0	1.0	6	17
DE Dustin Strickland	1	0	1.0	20	35
WR Darren Goeas	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kaden Whiting	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Malcolm Powell	1	0	0.0	5	8

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marco Watters	9	1	0.0	21	26
CB Roman West	7	0	0.0	21	35
OLB Drake Grant	5	2	0.0	21	34
ILB Sam Gunn	5	0	0.0	5	21
S Rick Stewart	4	2	0.0	21	36
OLB Carlos Whalen	3	1	0.0	20	35
DT Ernest Briggs	2	2	1.0	16	22
DT Quinn Connell	2	0	1.0	4	13
S Ryan Savage	2	1	0.0	20	28
CB Seth Norris	2	0	0.0	15	22
CB Bert Flad	2	0	0.0	15	21
DE Lamont Cirino	1	2	0.0	21	24
DE Bart Wiggins	0	1	0.5	0	11
DE Tom Huffman	0	1	0.5	2	16
CB D.J. Pugh	0	1	0.0	6	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Les Gaines	1.0	1	1	0	17
DE Dustin Strickland	1.0	1	0	0	35
DE Sammy Baumhackl	0.0	1	1	0	33
DT Nicky Jacobs	0.0	1	0	1	43
OLB Gilbert Jamison	0.0	0	1	0	22

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ernest Briggs	1.0	0	0	1	22
DT Quinn Connell	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Tom Huffman	0.5	0	3	0	16
DE Bart Wiggins	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Lamont Cirino	0.0	2	0	0	24
ILB Sam Gunn	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Colin DeMint	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlton Perrigo	6	1	41
S Earl Duran	5	1	42
ILB Roger Stevens	4	0	42
OLB Bob Leong	3	0	40
OLB Gilbert Jamison	3	0	22
S James Roberts	2	0	25
CB Dale Couloumbe	2	0	41
CB Perry Reid	2	0	15
S Paul Franklin	2	0	21
CB Kaden Whiting	0	1	2
DE Wally Milloy	0	1	42

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Marco Watters	4	0	0	26
ILB Sam Gunn	4	0	0	21
OLB Drake Grant	3	0	0	34
S Rick Stewart	3	0	0	36
CB Bert Flad	3	0	0	21
CB Roman West	3	0	0	35
CB Seth Norris	2	0	0	22
DT Ernest Briggs	1	0	0	22
DE Tom Huffman	0	1	0	16
OLB Carlos Whalen	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Griffin Lofton	4	5	21	0	36
G Fred Burr	3	5	21	2	36
T Rusty Ellard	1	1	21	0	36
G Earl Starks	0	2	21	1	36
T Sean Marvin	0	2	21	0	36
TE Glenn Drudge	0	1	19	0	32
FB Grady Moore	0	1	7	0	6

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Curtis Aarhus	2	2	23	0	43
T Carter Wilkerson	1	1	23	1	43
T Spencer Joseph	0	4	23	1	43
G Randall Clayton	0	3	23	0	43
G Deron Guthrie	0	2	23	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Ellard	2	11
Michael Lowe	1	18
Earl Starks	1	5

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Donovan Humphries	1	24
Benjamin Compton	1	24
Braden Rose	1	24
Drake Howard	1	20
Drake Grant	1	16
Luke Englund	1	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Earl Duran	---	---	22	42	20	84
DT Nicky Jacobs	---	---	23	43	6	72
CB Dale Couloumbe	---	---	22	41	7	70
WR Michael Lowe	18	33	---	---	18	69
T Rusty Ellard	21	36	---	---	11	68
ILB Roger Stevens	---	---	22	42	4	68
DE Wally Milloy	---	---	22	42	3	67
CB Carlton Perrigo	---	---	22	41	2	65
OLB Bob Leong	---	---	21	40	4	65
G Fred Burr	21	36	---	---	5	62
G Earl Starks	21	36	---	---	5	62
T Sean Marvin	21	36	---	---	5	62
C Griffin Lofton	21	36	---	---	---	57
QB Ernie Cary	21	36	---	---	---	57
DE Dustin Strickland	---	---	20	35	2	57
DE Sammy Baumhackl	---	---	19	33	3	55
WR Darren Goeas	17	27	---	---	8	52
TE Glenn Drudge	19	32	---	---	1	52
S James Roberts	---	---	13	25	3	41
WR Elliot Sylvester	14	24	---	---	1	39
RB Jay Starks	18	20	---	---	---	38
S Paul Franklin	---	---	12	21	1	34
OLB Gilbert Jamison	---	---	10	22	2	34
RB O.J. Creed	0	14	---	---	19	33
FB Grady Moore	7	6	---	---	18	31
CB Malcolm Powell	---	---	5	8	16	29
DE Les Gaines	---	---	6	17	4	27
WR Edward Brandon	3	8	---	---	16	27
CB Perry Reid	---	---	10	15	---	25
TE Abel Dixon	2	2	---	---	21	25
OLB Tre Barlow	---	---	0	0	20	20
WR Darryl Troutman	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Bart Clough	4	11	---	---	---	15
ILB Brandon Bensen	---	---	2	3	10	15
K Dixon Reish	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Omar Halcomb	3	3	---	---	---	6
C Johnnie Hoffman	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Edwin Blair	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Ashton Walters	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Kaden Whiting	---	---	1	2	1	4
DT Graham Scarbrough	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB Brant Melchior	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Dale Burmbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lawrence Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bernard Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Howard Sawchuk	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Deron Guthrie	23	43	---	---	6	72
C Curtis Aarhus	23	43	---	---	6	72
OLB Drake Grant	---	---	21	34	16	71
T Carter Wilkerson	23	43	---	---	---	66
G Randall Clayton	23	43	---	---	---	66
T Spencer Joseph	23	43	---	---	---	66
QB Jorge Hoppe	23	43	---	---	---	66
WR Tom Strong	23	41	---	---	---	64
S Rick Stewart	---	---	21	36	6	63
OLB Carlos Whalen	---	---	20	35	2	57
CB Roman West	---	---	21	35	1	57
TE Juan Hickman	21	34	---	---	---	55
RB Willie Bush	14	23	---	---	17	54
WR Luke Englund	13	22	---	---	14	49
S Ryan Savage	---	---	20	28	1	49
WR Terry Swift	21	26	---	---	2	49
ILB Marco Watters	---	---	21	26	1	48
DE Lamont Cirino	---	---	21	24	1	46
CB Seth Norris	---	---	15	22	7	44
DE Colin DeMint	---	---	19	21	1	41
TE Braden Rose	2	13	---	---	24	39
DT Ernest Briggs	---	---	16	22	1	39
ILB Sam Gunn	---	---	5	21	11	37
CB Bert Flad	---	---	15	21	---	36
RB Benjamin Compton	0	6	---	---	24	30
WR Donovan Humphries	1	1	---	---	24	26
S Jerald Cortez	---	---	1	8	17	26
OLB Drake Howard	---	---	1	3	20	24
CB D.J. Pugh	---	---	6	18	---	24
TE Riddick Shepard	7	17	---	---	---	24
DE Tom Huffman	---	---	2	16	4	22
RB Jose Carello	8	14	---	---	---	22
S Gino Shaw	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Jesse Capasso	5	12	---	---	---	17
DT Quinn Connell	---	---	4	13	---	17
WR Alfred Towne	0	0	---	---	12	12
DE Bart Wiggins	---	---	0	11	---	11
K Gino Boccaccio	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Myron Scott	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Roberto Russett	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Dashawn Coles	0	6	---	---	---	6
G Clyde Small	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Josue Arteaga	---	---	1	1	4	6
P Braden Wanat	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Kim Tubbs	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Herbert Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	6	49	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Cary	33	23	2	0	1	1	5	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jorge Hoppe	41	29	7	0	1	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	38	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	59	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	76	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	171	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	118	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	61	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Lowe	11	8	0	99	1	33
WR Darren Goeas	10	6	0	82	1	27
RB Jay Starks	5	4	1	31	0	20
WR Elliot Sylvester	2	2	0	8	0	24
WR Edward Brandon	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Glenn Drudge	1	1	0	13	0	32
RB O.J. Creed	1	1	0	11	0	14
FB Grady Moore	1	1	0	-4	0	6

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Juan Hickman	11	5	1	59	1	34
WR Tom Strong	10	8	0	87	1	41
WR Luke Englund	7	6	0	50	0	22
RB Benjamin Compton	3	3	0	25	0	6
WR Terry Swift	3	1	0	33	1	26
RB Willie Bush	2	2	0	18	0	23
TE Riddick Shepard	2	2	0	46	2	17
WR Donovan Humphries	1	1	0	28	1	1
TE Braden Rose	1	1	0	27	1	13
TE Dashawn Coles	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jay Starks	2	14	7.00	4.00
RB Omar Halcomb	1	10	10.00	5.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jorge Hoppe	4	5	1.25	3.76
RB Jose Carello	1	-3	-3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	3	2	12	4.00	7.27

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jorge Hoppe	13	6	41	3.15	9.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren Goeas	2	1	4	2.00	8.20
WR Michael Lowe	1	1	8	8.00	9.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Luke Englund	4	3	29	7.25	7.14
TE Juan Hickman	4	2	9	2.25	5.36
WR Tom Strong	3	1	3	1.00	8.70
TE Dashawn Coles	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Terry Swift	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jay Starks	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jorge Hoppe	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Cary	10	8	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jorge Hoppe	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Goeas	4	3	1
WR Michael Lowe	3	3	2
RB O.J. Creed	1	1	1
WR Edward Brandon	1	0	0
FB Grady Moore	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Juan Hickman	4	3	1
WR Tom Strong	2	1	1
RB Willie Bush	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)