Week 16, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	7	0	0	10	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 DEN - Perry Sheldon 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 07:13 ATL - Brandon Jacobs 5 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 01:02 ATL - Bob Brown 9 pass from Xavier Canales (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 14:19 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 23 field goal
4Q: 12:24 DEN - Darren Meehan 7 fumble return (Mel Jefcoat extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 DEN - Perry Sheldon 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 07:13 ATL - Brandon Jacobs 5 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 01:02 ATL - Bob Brown 9 pass from Xavier Canales (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 14:19 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 23 field goal
4Q: 12:24 DEN - Darren Meehan 7 fumble return (Mel Jefcoat extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 8-7 6-9
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 15 18
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 346 348
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 5.58 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 110 72
- Rushing Attempts 28 20
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.60
Net Passing Yards 236 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 0 46 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.94 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/1 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 3/39 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:18 28:42

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	8-7	6-9
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	15	18
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	346	348
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	5.58	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	110	72
- Rushing Attempts	28	20
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.60
Net Passing Yards	236	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 0	46 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	295
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.94	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/1	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	3/39	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:18	28:42

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	3:21	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	4:45	2:17	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
1	0:50	2:46	OWN 16	5	45	Punt
2	7:03	4:06	OWN 18	6	42	Punt
2	0:53	0:47	OWN 25	2	-1	Fumble
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 26	1	13	Half
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 22	4	16	Punt
3	12:11	4:39	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
3	5:29	6:15	OWN 16	13	78	Field Goal
4	13:17	0:53	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	8:24	1:33	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	3:39	1:16	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 45	3	3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 21	7	39	Punt
1	7:39	2:54	OWN 19	6	34	Punt
1	2:28	1:38	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	13:04	6:01	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	2:57	2:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:05	OPP 19	0	0	Missed FG
3	13:01	0:50	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
3	7:32	2:03	OWN 6	6	11	Punt
4	14:14	0:57	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	12:24	0:10	OWN 12	1	-5	Fumble
4	12:14	3:50	OWN 24	9	43	Interception
4	6:51	3:12	OWN 26	7	20	Punt
4	2:23	0:58	50	5	12	Missed FG

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Slaton	12	51	4.25	16	1
Phillip Ackerman	11	50	4.55	13	1
Brian Brohm	3	10	3.33	6	0
D.J. Monroe	1	1	1.00	1	0
Robert Newton	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	14	37	2.64	11	1	0
Brandon Jacobs	5	28	5.60	10	1	1
Xavier Canales	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	30	22	255	4/19	1	47	0	109.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Canales	46	24	295	3/19	1	35	1	70.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max Sweeney	5	6	35	7.00	1	16	0
WR Tyrell Mimick	4	6	37	9.25	3	12	0
WR D.J. Monroe	4	5	90	22.50	0	47	0
WR Michael Robinson	3	3	45	15.00	10	24	0
FB Robert Newton	2	2	14	7.00	12	10	0
TE Tony Scheffler	1	4	21	21.00	3	21	0
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	1	1	1.00	3	1	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Hardy Wheeler	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	6	14	82	13.67	14	21	0
FB Brian Leonard	4	5	40	10.00	29	15	0
TE Shaun Clancy	3	3	56	18.67	8	35	0
WR Warren Nieto	3	9	26	8.67	1	12	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	3	5	36	12.00	21	21	0
WR Mark Daum	2	7	29	14.50	5	19	0
WR Bob Brown	2	2	22	11.00	0	13	1
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darren Meehan	1	31	31.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Brohm	1	0	0	0
Steve Slaton	1	0	0	0
Darren Meehan	0	1	0	1
Tyrell Mimick	0	1	0	0
Donald Saffran	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Xavier Canales	1	0	0
Damon Bromell	0	1	0
Terna Nande	0	0	1
Bart Shea	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	8	340	42.5	34.3	54	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Taylor	7	340	48.6	42.7	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Meehan	3	1	0.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Fuller	3	39	13.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Middleton	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dominque Barber	9	1	0.0	18	45
OLB Ben Capstick	6	4	0.0	17	46
ILB Patrick Willis	6	2	0.0	20	47
S Darren Meehan	5	0	0.0	17	42
DT Hugh Manning	3	1	0.0	19	42
DE Earnest Briggs	2	0	2.0	13	28
DE Donald Saffran	2	0	1.0	8	21
OLB Jon Alston	2	1	0.0	14	25
CB Ashton Youboty	2	1	0.0	19	47
CB Carlos Crawford	2	1	0.0	6	25
DT Marcus Harrison	1	2	0.0	13	35
CB Mike Richardson	1	1	0.0	7	5
CB Joe Buckley	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Carl Brill	1	0	0.0	7	11
ILB Lincoln Dennis	1	0	0.0	3	3
G Irv Fisk	1	0	---	---	---
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	0	1	0.0	13	44

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terna Nande	10	2	0.0	27	34
ILB Bart Shea	6	2	1.0	24	29
CB Chad Neasman	6	1	0.0	24	32
DT George Hitchcock	4	0	1.0	17	27
DT J.J. Wirthel	3	2	0.0	24	32
DE Monty Blackwell	3	1	0.0	20	31
CB Ricardo Barnhill	3	0	0.0	5	5
DE Damon Bromell	2	2	1.0	24	30
DT Claude Wroten	2	0	1.0	7	3
S Clyde Ingalls	2	2	0.0	21	33
OLB Steven Franklin	2	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Jerald Rayburn	2	0	0.0	4	5
CB Leslie Cotter	2	0	0.0	20	29
CB Calvin Borders	1	1	0.0	27	33
CB Skip Middleton	1	1	0.0	7	3
S Herman DeMulling	1	1	0.0	27	32
ILB Joe Mays	1	1	0.0	6	1
G Brian Boone	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chuck Ward	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Jason Lynch	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earnest Briggs	2.0	2	0	0	28
DE Donald Saffran	1.0	1	2	1	21
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	1	1	0	41
DT Marcus Harrison	0.0	1	0	0	35
DT Hugh Manning	0.0	0	3	1	42
ILB Patrick Willis	0.0	0	1	1	47

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Bromell	1.0	0	0	1	30
DT Claude Wroten	1.0	0	0	0	3
DT George Hitchcock	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Bart Shea	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Monty Blackwell	0.0	1	1	0	31
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Chuck Ward	0.0	0	0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dominque Barber	7	2	0	45
OLB Ben Capstick	4	0	0	46
S Darren Meehan	3	0	1	42
CB Ashton Youboty	2	0	0	47
CB Carlos Crawford	2	0	0	25
OLB Jon Alston	1	0	0	25
ILB Patrick Willis	1	0	0	47
CB Mike Richardson	1	0	0	5
CB Joe Buckley	1	0	0	4
ILB Lincoln Dennis	1	0	0	3
DE Donald Saffran	1	0	0	21
S Vincent Fuller	0	1	0	10
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	0	1	0	44

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
ILB Bart Shea	4	29
CB Chad Neasman	4	32
OLB Terna Nande	3	34
S Clyde Ingalls	2	33
OLB Steven Franklin	1	6
DE Monty Blackwell	1	31
DT George Hitchcock	1	27
CB Calvin Borders	1	33
CB Skip Middleton	1	3
S Herman DeMulling	1	32
CB Ricardo Barnhill	1	5
ILB Jerald Rayburn	1	5
CB Leslie Cotter	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	2	5	1	25	0	31
Deuce Lutui	2	2	0	4	0	9
Ralph Bensen	2	2	0	22	0	27
Irv Fisk	1	8	0	21	3	31
Robert Newton	1	1	0	15	0	14
Michael McGlynn	0	3	0	24	0	26
Shane Olivea	0	2	0	25	1	30
Richie Strickland	0	1	0	9	0	9
Tony Scheffler	0	1	0	26	0	23

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Davin Joseph	1	5	19	1	48
Mike Pollak	1	3	20	0	46
Wesley Covington	1	2	19	0	43
Burt Cavoretto	1	2	13	0	29
Sammy Madison	1	1	1	0	1
Brian Boone	1	1	7	0	22
Shane Fields	0	2	6	1	8
Brian Leonard	0	2	11	0	25
Barry Richardson	0	1	14	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Slaton	1	22
Max Sweeney	1	18
Perry Sheldon	1	16
Joe Buckley	1	15
Deuce Lutui	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Rayburn	3	14
Brian Leonard	1	15
Shaun Clancy	1	14
Skip Middleton	1	14

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darren Meehan	---	---	17	42	12	71
Patrick Willis	---	---	20	47	2	69
Ashton Youboty	---	---	19	47	2	68
Chris Spencer	25	31	---	---	9	65
Ben Capstick	---	---	17	46	2	65
Dominque Barber	---	---	18	45	2	65
Hugh Manning	---	---	19	42	3	64
Brian Brohm	28	34	---	---	---	62
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	13	44	3	60
Tony Scheffler	26	23	---	---	7	56
Tyrell Mimick	19	25	---	---	12	56
Ralph Bensen	22	27	---	---	7	56
Vernon Gholston	---	---	13	41	2	56
Shane Olivea	25	30	---	---	---	55
Steve Slaton	15	15	---	---	22	52
Irv Fisk	21	31	---	---	---	52
Max Sweeney	13	20	---	---	18	51
Marcus Harrison	---	---	13	35	3	51
Michael McGlynn	24	26	---	---	---	50
Jon Alston	---	---	14	25	7	46
Earnest Briggs	---	---	13	28	5	46
Robert Newton	15	14	---	---	10	39
D.J. Monroe	15	18	---	---	4	37
Carlos Crawford	---	---	6	25	5	36
Mike Richardson	---	---	7	5	21	33
Donald Saffran	---	---	8	21	4	33
Michael Robinson	14	16	---	---	---	30
Phillip Ackerman	13	15	---	---	---	28
Richie Strickland	9	9	---	---	9	27
Perry Sheldon	1	6	---	---	16	23
Deuce Lutui	4	9	---	---	9	22
Vincent Fuller	---	---	3	10	8	21
Joe Buckley	---	---	2	4	15	21
Hardy Wheeler	5	9	---	---	7	21
Cliff Avril	---	---	6	8	5	19
Carl Brill	---	---	7	11	---	18
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	3	3	11	17
Clyde Allen	3	4	---	---	9	16
Dre Moore	---	---	1	7	6	14
Luke Imme	4	9	---	---	---	13
Tony Hills	7	3	---	---	2	12
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	9	9
Troy Henderson	---	---	1	3	2	6
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zach Gallimore	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Canales	20	49	---	---	2	71
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	21	33	15	69
Mike Pollak	20	46	---	---	3	69
Herman DeMulling	---	---	27	32	9	68
Davin Joseph	19	48	---	---	---	67
Terna Nande	---	---	27	34	1	62
Wesley Covington	19	43	---	---	---	62
Shaun Clancy	15	32	---	---	14	61
Calvin Borders	---	---	27	33	1	61
Chad Neasman	---	---	24	32	5	61
Eddie Royal	18	42	---	---	---	60
Warren Nieto	18	40	---	---	1	59
Monty Blackwell	---	---	20	31	8	59
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	24	32	1	57
Leslie Cotter	---	---	20	29	8	57
Damon Bromell	---	---	24	30	2	56
Barry Richardson	14	41	---	---	---	55
Bart Shea	---	---	24	29	1	54
Brian Leonard	11	25	---	---	15	51
Zach Huffman	14	35	---	---	---	49
Burt Cavoretto	13	29	---	---	6	48
George Hitchcock	---	---	17	27	3	47
Mark Daum	9	29	---	---	1	39
Brandon Jacobs	6	16	---	---	16	38
Brian Boone	7	22	---	---	9	38
Dan Fabrizio	4	8	---	---	15	27
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	5	5	16	26
Skip Middleton	---	---	7	3	14	24
Jerald Rayburn	---	---	4	5	14	23
Jamie Clinton	0	6	---	---	15	21
Bob Brown	4	7	---	---	9	20
Chuck Ward	---	---	7	5	7	19
Daryn Colledge	1	7	---	---	9	17
Claude Wroten	---	---	7	3	7	17
Shane Fields	6	8	---	---	3	17
Les Fincher	1	5	---	---	9	15
Joe Mays	---	---	6	1	7	14
Steven Franklin	---	---	6	6	---	12
Sammy Madison	1	1	---	---	9	11
Mel Wagner	---	---	1	0	8	9
Ricky Taylor	0	0	---	---	7	7
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	5	2	---	7
Jason Lynch	---	---	5	2	---	7
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erik Ainge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	7	34	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	12	50	4.2
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	30	22	4	1	4	0	2	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Canales	46	24	4	2	3	4	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	31	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	114	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	92	18.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	82	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	128	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	14	2	56	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrell Mimick	6	4	1	37	0	25
WR Max Sweeney	6	5	0	35	0	20
WR D.J. Monroe	5	4	1	90	2	18
TE Tony Scheffler	4	1	1	21	1	23
WR Michael Robinson	3	3	0	45	1	16
FB Robert Newton	2	2	0	14	0	14
TE Hardy Wheeler	2	1	1	9	0	9
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	1	0	1	0	15
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	0	3	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	14	6	0	82	2	42
WR Warren Nieto	9	3	0	26	0	40
WR Mark Daum	7	2	2	29	0	29
RB Brandon Jacobs	5	3	1	36	1	16
FB Brian Leonard	5	4	0	40	0	25
TE Shaun Clancy	3	3	0	56	1	32
WR Bob Brown	2	2	0	22	0	7
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0	4	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Slaton	2	1	0.50	4.25
Phillip Ackerman	1	8	8.00	4.55

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	3	-1	-0.33	2.64
Brandon Jacobs	1	5	5.00	5.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	3	2	13	4.33	8.50

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Canales	3	3	29	9.67	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	1	10	10.00	6.17
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Hardy Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Shaun Clancy	1	1	12	12.00	18.67
WR Bob Brown	1	1	9	9.00	11.00
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	8	8.00	5.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
D.J. Monroe	1	0
Brian Brohm	1	0
Steve Slaton	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	8	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Canales	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max Sweeney	3	3	1
TE Hardy Wheeler	2	1	1
TE Tony Scheffler	1	0	0
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	0	0
FB Robert Newton	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	4	1	1
WR Warren Nieto	2	1	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	2	1	1
WR Bob Brown	2	2	2
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	1
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (22,200)
End Zone 12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (22,200)
End Zone	12,300 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)