Conference Finals, 2024

played in New England, MA

20 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Denver Broncos	7	14	0	6	-	27
New England Patriots	17	0	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 NED - Rodney Lyons 67 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 09:59 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
1Q: 05:44 NED - Stephen Wheeler 18 field goal
1Q: 02:22 NED - Ricky Peters 14 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:20 DEN - Dustin Francis 4 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 06:00 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 5 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 13:26 DEN - Lee Peel 49 field goal
4Q: 02:03 NED - Ricky Peters 22 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 00:08 DEN - Lee Peel 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 NED - Rodney Lyons 67 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 09:59 DEN - Dexter McCluster 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
1Q: 05:44 NED - Stephen Wheeler 18 field goal
1Q: 02:22 NED - Ricky Peters 14 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:20 DEN - Dustin Francis 4 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 06:00 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 5 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
4Q: 13:26 DEN - Lee Peel 49 field goal
4Q: 02:03 NED - Ricky Peters 22 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 00:08 DEN - Lee Peel 28 field goal

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 12-7 16-2
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 394 396
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 5.79 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 143 142
- Rushing Attempts 31 25
- Yards per Rush 4.61 5.68
Net Passing Yards 251 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 0 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 262 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 7.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/29 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 5/136
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	12-7	16-2
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	394	396
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	5.79	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	143	142
- Rushing Attempts	31	25
- Yards per Rush	4.61	5.68
Net Passing Yards	251	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 0	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	262	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	7.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/29	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	5/136
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	3:09	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	5:38	1:09	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	2:14	4:05	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	9:59	4:05	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	5:01	2:40	OWN 28	6	13	Punt
2	0:59	0:53	OWN 40	5	22	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 13	6	20	Punt
3	8:33	1:38	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	2:29	4:11	OWN 32	8	36	Field Goal
4	12:24	1:30	OWN 12	3	2	Punt
4	8:45	1:04	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	3:56	0:58	OWN 20	2	-4	Fumble
4	1:55	1:53	OWN 20	8	69	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	9:52	4:14	OWN 40	7	59	Field Goal
1	4:29	2:15	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
2	13:09	3:10	OWN 27	5	28	Interception
2	5:54	0:53	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	2:21	1:22	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 45	1	22	Half
3	11:52	3:19	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
3	6:55	4:26	OWN 35	8	40	Missed FG
4	13:18	0:54	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
4	10:54	2:09	OPP 45	4	9	Downs
4	7:41	3:45	OWN 21	7	30	Punt
4	2:58	1:03	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dexter McCluster	22	113	5.14	63	2	1
Bobby Floyd	8	24	3.00	9	0	0
Brian Brohm	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Peters	20	108	5.40	22	3	2
Joe Flacco	4	27	6.75	10	1	0
Rusty Yan	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	35	24	262	2/11	2	34	0	109.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	35	20	254	0/0	1	67	1	77.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Houari	5	9	81	16.20	44	24	0
FB Robert Newton	4	4	55	13.75	42	34	0
TE Anthony Hill	3	3	18	6.00	0	7	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	7	44	14.67	13	30	1
TE Dustin Francis	3	3	26	8.67	0	15	1
WR Austin Miller	2	3	18	9.00	2	11	0
RB Bobby Floyd	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Derek Stokes	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	6	10	60	10.00	24	24	0
WR Rodney Lyons	6	12	95	15.83	45	67	1
WR Courtney Levine	6	10	91	15.17	48	35	0
RB Ricky Peters	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	6	6.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
Brian Brohm	1	0
Bobby Floyd	0	1
Morgan Burnett	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Harris Bruce	1	0	0
Willie Hayes	1	0	0
Michael Rottinghaus	0	1	0
Moe Daugherty	0	1	0
Darrin Middleton	0	1	0
Travis Ellard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	6	273	45.5	38.8	67	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	5	223	44.6	35.6	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Peterson	1	5	5.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Peterson	1	17	17.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	5	136	27.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Darren Meehan	6	1	23	32
OLB Lionel Schneider	5	1	9	18
ILB Patrick Angerer	5	1	25	33
CB Charlie Galasinski	5	0	20	22
OLB Reuben Stevenson	3	2	11	11
DT Larry Meadows	3	2	15	18
OLB Stan Whitfield	3	0	15	20
S Rico Hill	2	4	23	23
CB Jay Garrett	2	1	10	21
CB Adam Potts	2	1	16	23
DE Everson Griffen	1	1	16	23
CB Morgan Burnett	1	1	16	25
DE Teddy Flannery	1	0	22	31
OLB Charles Brown	1	0	8	7
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1	0	17	28
DT Ethan Losman	1	0	11	18
S Al Afalava	0	1	6	12

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck	9	0	0.5	29	34
ILB Lewis Sonneman	9	3	0.0	22	29
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	8	2	0.0	30	35
S Gene O'Donnell	6	2	0.0	25	26
DE Mike McCulley	4	1	0.5	27	31
OLB Travis Ellard	3	2	0.5	26	28
DE Moe Daugherty	3	1	0.0	24	28
CB Willie Hayes	3	1	0.0	25	33
DT Darrin Middleton	3	1	0.0	17	8
S Earl Woodson	2	0	0.0	15	22
DT Corey Brilz	1	0	0.0	14	29
WR Mike Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Doug Nichols	1	0	0.0	23	31
CB Steven Ravas	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Andy Ellison	0	1	0.5	7	9
CB Malcolm Hardy	0	1	0.0	24	20
DE Daryl Perry	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Flannery	1	3	1	31
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0	2	0	28
DT Larry Meadows	0	2	0	18
DE Everson Griffen	0	2	0	23
DE Vernon Gholston	0	1	0	15

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Travis Ellard	0.5	3	5	28
DE Mike McCulley	0.5	0	0	31
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.5	0	0	34
DE Andy Ellison	0.5	0	0	9
DT Corey Brilz	0.0	2	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charlie Galasinski	4	1	0	22
S Darren Meehan	3	0	0	32
OLB Reuben Stevenson	2	1	0	11
OLB Lionel Schneider	2	0	0	18
CB Jay Garrett	2	0	0	21
CB Adam Potts	2	0	0	23
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	0	1	20
S Rico Hill	1	0	0	23
OLB Pat Zimmerman	1	0	0	28
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	0	0	33
CB Morgan Burnett	1	0	0	25

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck	7	0	34
ILB Lewis Sonneman	4	0	29
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	1	35
S Gene O'Donnell	3	1	26
DE Mike McCulley	2	0	31
CB Willie Hayes	2	0	33
S Earl Woodson	1	0	22
CB Doug Nichols	1	0	31
CB Steven Ravas	1	0	1
CB Leon Tuttle	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	7	1	30	0	37
Randal Welch	2	5	0	29	1	35
Eugene Monroe	2	4	0	28	0	32
Robert Newton	1	3	0	22	0	27
Jorge Sirmon	0	6	0	26	1	28
Bryan Bulaga	0	3	0	29	0	32
Anthony Hill	0	1	0	24	0	16
Will Beatty	0	1	0	6	0	9

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeff Otah	2	4	0	23	27
Tyrone Wand	2	4	0	20	28
Maurkice Pouncey	1	6	1	25	35
Winston Stokes	1	4	0	20	30
Neil James	1	1	0	23	31
Shawn Lauvao	1	1	0	1	1
Ricardo Meadows	0	1	0	5	13

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Morgan Burnett	3	13
Bobby Floyd	1	25
Jay Garrett	1	15
Gary Lindquist	1	14
Robert Newton	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Green	1	17
Ricky Peters	1	5

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Clemons	30	37	---	---	7	74
Brian Brohm	31	37	---	---	---	68
Randal Welch	29	35	---	---	---	64
Bryan Bulaga	29	32	---	---	---	61
Jorge Sirmon	26	28	---	---	7	61
Robert Newton	22	27	---	---	11	60
Eugene Monroe	28	32	---	---	---	60
Patrick Angerer	---	---	25	33	1	59
Darren Meehan	---	---	23	32	2	57
Teddy Flannery	---	---	22	31	2	55
Morgan Burnett	---	---	16	25	13	54
Adam Potts	---	---	16	23	11	50
Bobby Floyd	8	15	---	---	25	48
Rico Hill	---	---	23	23	1	47
Terrell Houari	20	26	---	---	---	46
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	17	28	1	46
Jay Garrett	---	---	10	21	15	46
Anthony Hill	24	16	---	---	5	45
Ricky Burroughs	18	27	---	---	---	45
Perry Sheldon	10	15	---	---	19	44
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	20	22	2	44
Dexter McCluster	23	20	---	---	---	43
Everson Griffen	---	---	16	23	2	41
Dustin Francis	15	17	---	---	7	39
Lionel Schneider	---	---	9	18	11	38
Stan Whitfield	---	---	15	20	2	37
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	11	11	13	35
Ethan Losman	---	---	11	18	6	35
Larry Meadows	---	---	15	18	1	34
Vernon Gholston	---	---	11	15	6	32
Marlon Mills	4	4	---	---	17	25
Will Beatty	6	9	---	---	9	24
Rondell Brady	5	10	---	---	9	24
Derek Stokes	2	6	---	---	16	24
Charles Brown	---	---	8	7	6	21
Austin Miller	9	11	---	---	---	20
Al Afalava	---	---	6	12	---	18
Mercury Dotson	---	---	1	5	12	18
Dustin Peterson	0	0	---	---	15	15
Gary Lindquist	0	1	---	---	14	15
Kris Prescott	2	2	---	---	9	13
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	9	9
Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	2	2
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	30	35	3	68
Curtis Zuck	---	---	29	34	3	66
Willie Hayes	---	---	25	33	8	66
Ricky Peters	24	33	---	---	5	62
Maurkice Pouncey	25	35	---	---	2	62
Mike McCulley	---	---	27	31	3	61
Joe Flacco	25	35	---	---	---	60
Rodney Lyons	25	35	---	---	---	60
Dixon Pasquarella	17	26	---	---	17	60
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	22	29	6	57
Travis Ellard	---	---	26	28	3	57
Jeff Otah	23	27	---	---	6	56
Gene O'Donnell	---	---	25	26	5	56
Moe Daugherty	---	---	24	28	4	56
Doug Nichols	---	---	23	31	1	55
Neil James	23	31	---	---	---	54
Mike Smith	24	30	---	---	---	54
Winston Stokes	20	30	---	---	---	50
Chris Cook	---	---	11	16	23	50
Tyrone Wand	20	28	---	---	---	48
Erik Bishop	18	17	---	---	13	48
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	24	20	2	46
Corey Brilz	---	---	14	29	3	46
Courtney Levine	11	18	---	---	15	44
Earl Woodson	---	---	15	22	4	41
Leon Tuttle	---	---	10	10	15	35
J.T. McKenzie	---	---	5	9	20	34
Roger Green	1	10	---	---	17	28
Darrin Middleton	---	---	17	8	1	26
Ricardo Meadows	5	13	---	---	7	25
Andy Ellison	---	---	7	9	6	22
Harris Bruce	1	4	---	---	17	22
Earnest Osborne	3	0	---	---	18	21
Wayne Kamego	5	5	---	---	6	16
Jamon Meredith	3	5	---	---	7	15
Daryl Perry	---	---	4	6	4	14
Michael Rottinghaus	0	0	---	---	13	13
Trevor Gourdine	---	---	1	2	9	12
Shawn Lauvao	1	1	---	---	7	9
Steven Ravas	---	---	2	1	5	8
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rusty Yan	1	2	---	---	2	5
Deron Taylor	---	---	0	0	3	3
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chad Lusk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	12	28	2.3
Right	10	87	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	17	108	6.4
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	35	24	4	2	1	3	5	5	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	35	20	4	0	1	2	10	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	146	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	113	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	133	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	40	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	67	33.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	9	5	0	81	2	26
WR Ricky Burroughs	7	3	1	44	1	27
FB Robert Newton	4	4	0	55	1	27
RB Bobby Floyd	3	1	0	8	0	15
TE Anthony Hill	3	3	0	18	0	16
TE Dustin Francis	3	3	0	26	0	17
WR Austin Miller	3	2	0	18	0	11
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Dexter McCluster	1	1	0	6	0	20
WR Derek Stokes	1	1	0	3	0	6

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	12	6	1	95	1	35
WR Mike Smith	10	6	0	60	1	30
WR Courtney Levine	10	6	0	91	2	18
RB Ricky Peters	2	1	0	6	0	33
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	0	2	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dexter McCluster	3	1	0.33	5.14

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Peters	2	17	8.50	5.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	2	2	9	4.50	7.49

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	1	6	3.00	7.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	1	5	5.00	6.29
TE Dustin Francis	1	1	4	4.00	8.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Ricky Peters	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	2	2
Dexter McCluster	2	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	11	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Houari	5	2	2
FB Robert Newton	3	3	2
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	0
WR Austin Miller	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	5	2	1
WR Mike Smith	3	3	2
WR Courtney Levine	2	0	0
RB Ricky Peters	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,900 (23,200)
End Zone 16,600 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (14,800)
Club Seats 5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,900 (23,200)
End Zone	16,600 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (14,800)
Club Seats	5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,500)