Conference Semifinals, 2028

played in New England, MA

29 degrees, snow, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	0	0	-	7
New England Patriots	6	0	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:24 NED - Marcus Robbins 47 field goal
1Q: 00:32 NED - Marcus Robbins 33 field goal
2Q: 11:47 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 20 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:24 NED - Marcus Robbins 47 field goal
1Q: 00:32 NED - Marcus Robbins 33 field goal
2Q: 11:47 DEN - Ricky Burroughs 20 pass from Gene Zeyen (Tito Bakic extra point)

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 8 12
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 4 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 139 244
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 2.48 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 34 83
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 1.03 3.61
Net Passing Yards 105 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 15 - 0 44 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 117 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 3.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 5/31 6/37
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:08 29:52

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	8	12
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	4	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	139	244
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	2.48	3.54
Net Rushing Yards	34	83
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	1.03	3.61
Net Passing Yards	105	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 15 - 0	44 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	117	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	3.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	5/31	6/37
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:08	29:52

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:10	OWN 34	2	-4	Fumble
1	13:18	1:40	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	10:11	3:04	OWN 13	5	18	Punt
1	5:03	2:03	OWN 39	3	-10	Punt
1	0:27	3:52	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	9:08	1:41	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	6:41	1:57	OPP 33	3	2	Missed FG
2	2:38	2:10	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	11:05	3:03	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
3	6:31	1:27	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
3	3:21	2:23	OWN 41	4	19	Punt
4	11:23	1:58	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
4	6:53	1:48	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
4	2:39	0:46	OWN 46	3	-10	Punt
4	1:19	1:19	OPP 34	3	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:50	0:32	OPP 30	3	0	Field Goal
1	11:38	1:27	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
1	7:07	2:04	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
1	3:00	2:33	OWN 41	6	43	Field Goal
2	11:35	2:27	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	7:27	0:46	OWN 32	2	1	Fumble
2	4:44	2:06	OWN 38	5	20	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	50	3	18	Half
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
3	8:02	1:31	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
3	5:04	1:43	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
3	0:58	4:35	OWN 20	12	53	Missed FG
4	9:25	2:32	OWN 42	5	35	Missed FG
4	5:05	2:26	OWN 20	7	25	Interception
4	1:53	0:34	OWN 26	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Bruce Pardee, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alonzo Fulton	17	-6	-0.35	5	0
Horace Wolfe	13	25	1.92	8	0
Gene Zeyen	2	0	0.00	1	0
Larry Floyd	1	15	15.00	15	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
A.J. Griffith	12	51	4.25	14	2
Delone Carter	8	11	1.38	7	0
Joe Flacco	3	21	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Zeyen	21	15	117	2/12	1	20	0	100.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	44	22	172	2/11	0	21	1	50.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnell Richmond	4	8	24	6.00	10	9	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	3	37	12.33	7	20	1
WR Kris Carlisle	3	3	26	8.67	9	17	0
TE Dustin Francis	2	2	11	5.50	0	10	0
WR Edmond Gates	2	4	13	6.50	10	7	0
RB Horace Wolfe	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rodney Lyons	7	13	84	12.00	14	21
WR Mike Smith	5	10	32	6.40	5	13
WR Marcus Young	5	10	37	7.40	8	10
WR Brian Downs	3	3	11	3.67	6	6
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	2	2	8	4.00	0	8
TE Dixon Pasquarella	0	6	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	6	6.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alonzo Fulton	1	0	0
Les Young	0	1	1
R.J. Barnham	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willie Hayes	1	0	0
Delone Carter	1	0	0
Lewis Sonneman	0	1	1
Calvin Green	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Terry	11	449	40.8	35.6	54	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	7	339	48.4	38.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tito Bakic	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marcus Robbins	2/4	1/3	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Dotson	5	31	6.2	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	6	37	6.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Peterson	1	30	30.0	0
Kyle Bradley	1	26	26.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Les Young	8	2	0.0	21	43
ILB Patrick Angerer	6	3	0.0	23	41
CB Charlie Galasinski	5	2	0.0	17	43
DT Antoine Sellers	5	0	0.0	13	32
CB Alphonso Smith	4	0	0.0	11	29
CB Kyle Bradley	3	0	0.0	18	36
S Teddy Hutton	3	0	0.0	7	11
DE Bruce Pardee	2	2	2.0	20	33
S Rico Hill	2	1	0.0	19	35
OLB Conrad Barrere	2	1	0.0	9	11
DT Kent Vaughn	2	0	0.0	18	24
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	2	0	0.0	6	19
ILB Deon Reid	1	5	0.0	13	30
S Mercury Dotson	1	2	0.0	4	14
DT Larry Meadows	1	0	0.0	10	24
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0	1	0.0	10	29
OLB Bruce Carter	0	1	0.0	14	23

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	6	0	0.0	18	17
ILB Lewis Sonneman	5	4	1.0	26	21
DE Moe Daugherty	5	2	0.0	25	21
S Dominic Tirtha	4	0	0.0	26	18
DT Jake Socha	3	0	1.0	10	9
S D.J. O'Neal	3	4	0.0	30	22
CB Willie Hayes	3	1	0.0	27	21
ILB Dean Wilde	3	1	0.0	18	8
S Byron Schepis	2	2	0.0	20	15
DT Antonio Tovar	2	2	0.0	13	7
DE Daryl Perry	2	1	0.0	19	11
CB Chris Cook	2	0	0.0	21	13
CB Emmitt Moss	2	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Jonas Mouton	2	0	0.0	20	7
CB Jimmy Smith	1	3	0.0	19	15
OLB Eugene Duran	1	2	0.0	20	9
OLB Justin Wilkins	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE D.J. Dole	1	0	0.0	16	13
WR Brian Downs	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Pardee	2.0	1	1	1	33
DT Kent Vaughn	0.0	2	0	0	24
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	3	0	24
DT Antoine Sellers	0.0	0	2	0	32
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0.0	0	1	0	29

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1.0	0	21
DT Jake Socha	1.0	0	9
DE D.J. Dole	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charlie Galasinski	4	1	1	43
ILB Patrick Angerer	4	0	0	41
CB Alphonso Smith	3	0	0	29
S Rico Hill	2	1	0	35
CB Kyle Bradley	2	0	0	36
S Teddy Hutton	2	0	0	11
S Les Young	1	2	0	43
S Mercury Dotson	1	1	0	14
DT Antoine Sellers	1	0	0	32
ILB Deon Reid	1	0	0	30
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	1	0	0	19
ILB Rondell Quinn	0	1	0	5
OLB Conrad Barrere	0	1	0	11

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	3	0	17
S Dominic Tirtha	2	0	18
CB Emmitt Moss	2	0	13
ILB Dean Wilde	2	0	8
S D.J. O'Neal	1	3	22
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	1	21
OLB Justin Wilkins	1	0	5
CB Chris Cook	1	0	13
S Byron Schepis	1	0	15
CB Jimmy Smith	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny Briscoe	2	7	0	33	0	23
Jorge Sirmon	1	7	1	32	1	22
J.R. Clemons	0	5	0	32	0	20
David Arkin	0	5	0	29	0	20
Bryan Bulaga	0	4	0	32	0	20
Mike Johnson	0	2	0	6	1	7
R.J. Barnham	0	1	0	18	0	13

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Levitre	2	6	20	0	37
Dixon Pasquarella	2	2	14	0	30
Wade Santoki	1	2	18	0	38
Wayne Kamego	1	1	21	0	40
Bill Serino	0	3	8	0	14
Ricardo Meadows	0	2	13	0	39
Joey Daughtry	0	2	8	0	15
Marvin Flowers	0	1	10	2	10
Marvin Jenkins	0	1	17	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Carter	2	34
R.J. Barnham	1	17
David Maston	1	17
Larry Floyd	1	16
David Arkin	1	10
Bryce Peterson	1	6

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne George	4	22
Harris Bruce	1	14
Dixon Pasquarella	1	12
Rod Lovett	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Carter	---	---	14	23	34	71
Patrick Angerer	---	---	23	41	5	69
Danny Briscoe	33	23	---	---	12	68
Les Young	---	---	21	43	4	68
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	17	43	4	64
Kyle Bradley	---	---	18	36	7	61
J.R. Clemons	32	20	---	---	7	59
David Arkin	29	20	---	---	10	59
Rico Hill	---	---	19	35	4	58
Gene Zeyen	33	23	---	---	---	56
Bruce Pardee	---	---	20	33	3	56
Jorge Sirmon	32	22	---	---	---	54
Bryan Bulaga	32	20	---	---	---	52
Donnell Richmond	26	22	---	---	---	48
R.J. Barnham	18	13	---	---	17	48
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	10	29	8	47
Antoine Sellers	---	---	13	32	2	47
Deon Reid	---	---	13	30	3	46
Alphonso Smith	---	---	11	29	3	43
Kent Vaughn	---	---	18	24	1	43
Larry Meadows	---	---	10	24	6	40
Mercury Dotson	---	---	4	14	21	39
Rob Benton	15	11	---	---	12	38
Ricky Burroughs	19	16	---	---	---	35
Alonzo Fulton	18	15	---	---	---	33
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	6	19	7	32
Edmond Gates	14	5	---	---	12	31
Kris Carlisle	15	11	---	---	2	28
Dustin Francis	12	6	---	---	9	27
Larry Floyd	8	3	---	---	16	27
Horace Wolfe	14	7	---	---	5	26
Conrad Barrere	---	---	9	11	4	24
Bruce Delgado	---	---	10	11	2	23
Todd Power	---	---	6	4	13	23
David Maston	3	3	---	---	17	23
Teddy Hutton	---	---	7	11	1	19
Neil Lucky	---	---	4	9	4	17
Sedrick Blake	1	3	---	---	12	16
Mike Johnson	6	7	---	---	2	15
Bryce Peterson	3	3	---	---	6	12
Russell Okung	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rondell Quinn	---	---	0	5	6	11
Doug Terry	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tito Bakic	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ryan Mallett	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Flacco	23	46	---	---	---	69
Wade Santoki	18	38	---	---	10	66
Emmitt Moss	---	---	17	13	36	66
Rodney Lyons	20	45	---	---	---	65
Marcus Young	14	33	---	---	16	63
Willie Hayes	---	---	27	21	14	62
Mike Smith	21	40	---	---	---	61
Wayne Kamego	21	40	---	---	---	61
Andy Levitre	20	37	---	---	---	57
Dixon Pasquarella	14	30	---	---	12	56
Marvin Jenkins	17	36	---	---	---	53
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	30	22	1	53
Ricardo Meadows	13	39	---	---	1	53
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	26	21	---	47
Moe Daugherty	---	---	25	21	1	47
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	26	18	2	46
A.J. Griffith	14	31	---	---	---	45
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	18	17	7	42
Byron Schepis	---	---	20	15	7	42
Delone Carter	9	11	---	---	16	36
Chris Cook	---	---	21	13	1	35
Jimmy Smith	---	---	19	15	1	35
Daryl Perry	---	---	19	11	4	34
Joey Daughtry	8	15	---	---	11	34
Bill Serino	8	14	---	---	11	33
Dwayne George	4	7	---	---	22	33
Donnell Elmore	7	10	---	---	15	32
Marvin Flowers	10	10	---	---	11	31
D.J. Dole	---	---	16	13	1	30
Dean Wilde	---	---	18	8	4	30
Jonas Mouton	---	---	20	7	3	30
Eugene Duran	---	---	20	9	---	29
Justin Wilkins	---	---	2	5	20	27
Calvin Green	---	---	8	2	15	25
Lorenzo McDaniel	8	7	---	---	10	25
Darrin Middleton	---	---	8	6	9	23
Antonio Tovar	---	---	13	7	1	21
Jake Socha	---	---	10	9	1	20
Harris Bruce	0	5	---	---	14	19
Brian Downs	4	11	---	---	2	17
Rod Lovett	0	1	---	---	11	12
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marcus Robbins	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kerry Newhart	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deron Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	11	0.9
Middle	8	-1	-0.1
Right	12	25	2.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Zeyen	21	15	1	1	0	4	1	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	44	22	2	1	1	7	8	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	40	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	73	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	34	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	51	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnell Richmond	8	4	24	0	22
WR Edmond Gates	4	2	13	0	5
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	3	37	1	16
WR Kris Carlisle	3	3	26	0	11
TE Dustin Francis	2	2	11	0	6
RB Horace Wolfe	1	1	6	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	13	7	0	84	2	45
WR Mike Smith	10	5	1	32	0	40
WR Marcus Young	10	5	0	37	0	33
TE Dixon Pasquarella	6	0	0	0	0	30
WR Brian Downs	3	3	0	11	0	11
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	2	2	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Delone Carter	1	-3	-3.00	1.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Zeyen	1	1	20	20.00	5.57

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	1	20	20.00	12.33

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Horace Wolfe	8	1
Gene Zeyen	2	0
Larry Floyd	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	2	0
Joe Flacco	1	1
Delone Carter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Zeyen	5	2	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	13	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnell Richmond	2	0	0
WR Kris Carlisle	2	2	1
WR Edmond Gates	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	6	3	1
WR Marcus Young	3	2	2
WR Mike Smith	2	1	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	0
WR Brian Downs	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (23,200)
End Zone 16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (23,200)
End Zone	16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,500)