Wild Card Playoff Games, 2015

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots3300-6
Denver Broncos37147-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:53 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal
1Q: 00:10 DEN - Brandon McManus 25 field goal
2Q: 10:05 DEN - Vernon Davis 8 pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 03:26 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 46 field goal
3Q: 10:45 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 22 pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus extra point)
3Q: 02:02 DEN - Benny Cunningham 20 pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 09:28 DEN - Benny Cunningham 4 run (Brandon McManus extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDDEN
Record10-711-6
First Downs1324
- by Rushing47
- by Passing814
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards170406
- Offensive Plays5566
- Yards per Play3.096.15
Net Rushing Yards66140
- Rushing Attempts2133
- Yards per Rush3.144.24
Net Passing Yards104266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 14 - 032 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards130275
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/261/9
- Yards per Pass Play3.068.06
Fumbles/Lost2/11/0
3rd Down Conversions5/147/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down11.05.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/757/55
Punt Returns/Yards1/174/2
Kick Returns/Yards3/552/44
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/13/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 32
Time of Possession25:5934:01

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:296:44OWN 201663Field Goal
10:021:00OWN 203-6Punt
29:596:40OWN 201251Field Goal
20:470:47OWN 20214Half
315:001:26OWN 2030Punt
310:351:53OWN 1332Punt
34:070:43OWN 2025Fumble
31:471:38OWN 2730Punt
49:191:35OWN 2047Punt
45:221:35OPP 4830Punt
41:531:53OWN 20424Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:31OWN 25522Punt
14:454:43OWN 43749Field Goal
214:024:03OWN 351065Touchdown
23:192:32OWN 20933Punt
313:342:59OWN 26674Touchdown
38:424:35OWN 25830Punt
33:241:37OPP 25325Touchdown
30:095:50OWN 271273Touchdown
47:442:22OWN 2637Punt
43:471:54OWN 20441Punt

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dion Lewis11322.911010
LeGarrette Blount10343.401110
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Benny Cunningham22853.861531
Jordan Sheldon6132.17900
T.J. Stone5428.404010

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tom Brady30141304/26023059.0
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Peyton Manning32252751/93330133.7

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Chris Harper455714.2521230
WR Julian Edelman310258.3312110
WR Aaron Dobson252914.5014210
WR Danny Amendola111010.000100
RB LeGarrette Blount1344.00040
RB Dion Lewis1166.00060
TE A.J. Derby1300.00000
FB Joey Iosefa11-1-1.000-10
WR Brandon LaFell0100.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Emmanuel Sanders8810613.2531330
WR Demaryius Thomas7128211.7122221
RB Benny Cunningham556412.8043211
WR Cody Latimer2242.00050
TE Vernon Davis1188.00081
TE Jeff Heuerman1144.00040
WR Riddick Barlow1377.00070

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Julian Edelman1000
A.J. Derby1000
Danny Amendola0100
Devin McCourty0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Benny Cunningham1000
Darian Stewart0110
Riddick Barlow0100
Chris Harris0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ryan Allen630851.347.7590
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Shinners521643.223.8530

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Stephen Gostkowski2/21/10/0460/0
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Brandon McManus1/10/00/0254/4

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Brandon Bolden11717.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Riddick Barlow420.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Julian Edelman23417.00
Dion Lewis12121.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Frankie Peterson24422.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Devin McCourty1040.03233
ILB Jerod Mayo1030.03133
OLB Dont'a Hightower520.02730
DE Chandler Jones411.02729
DE Rob Ninkovich410.01619
CB Darryl Roberts400.01626
S Tavon Wilson310.03133
DT Chris Jones310.01617
ILB Dane Fletcher220.0226
CB Logan Ryan220.02932
OLB Eric Martin210.02322
OLB Nick Moody210.077
CB Malcolm Butler210.02633
DT Damon Samuels200.01714
S Jordan Richards100.065
ILB Jonathan Freeny010.072
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S T.J. Ward900.01834
ILB Brandon Marshall510.01834
OLB DeMarcus Ware420.01733
OLB Von Miller302.01323
DE Malik Jackson301.01826
CB Bradley Roby300.01834
S Darian Stewart210.01930
OLB Shane Ray200.041
DE Antonio Smith111.01021
S Tyrann Mathieu120.0119
DT Sylvester Williams120.01323
CB Chris Harris110.01834
DE Brian Mihalik100.0816
ILB Gary Tatum100.024
OLB Darius Hayes100.035
CB Aqib Talib030.01929
DT J.J. Warren020.01416

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Chandler Jones1.010029
DE Akiem Hicks0.00104
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Von Miller2.001123
DE Malik Jackson1.002026
DE Antonio Smith1.000021
DT Sylvester Williams0.010023
OLB DeMarcus Ware0.003133

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Jerod Mayo61033
OLB Dont'a Hightower40030
CB Darryl Roberts30026
CB Malcolm Butler22033
S Tavon Wilson21033
DE Rob Ninkovich20019
S Devin McCourty10033
DT Chris Jones10017
OLB Eric Martin10022
CB Logan Ryan10032
S Jordan Richards1005
DT Damon Samuels10014
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall31034
CB Bradley Roby30034
CB Chris Harris23034
S T.J. Ward11034
S Darian Stewart10030
OLB Von Miller10023
DT Sylvester Williams10023
ILB Gary Tatum1004
OLB Darius Hayes1005
CB Kayvon Webster0101

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Nate Solder49117133
Josh Kline22018034
Sebastian Vollmer13021133
Joey Iosefa1109015
Bryan Stork02016134
Tre Jackson01014128
Ramon Foster010706
A.J. Derby0108017
Jimmie Lucas010201
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Evan Mathis39032033
Matt Paradis28030133
Ryan Clady16033033
Louis Vasquez13030033
T.J. Stone1202709
Jeff Heuerman110405
Jackie Farley11029033
Owen Daniels0101409
Vernon Davis01021022
Ryan Harris010400

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Brandon Bolden314
LeGarrette Blount122
Danny Amendola114
Joe Cardona18
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Darian Stewart216
Kaden Hampton114
T.J. Stone113

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Devin McCourty------3233772
Jerod Mayo------3133266
Tavon Wilson------3133165
Logan Ryan------2932465
Josh Kline1834------860
Malcolm Butler------2633160
Chandler Jones------2729359
Dont'a Hightower------2730158
Tom Brady2134---------55
Sebastian Vollmer2133------155
Julian Edelman1728------954
LeGarrette Blount1019------2251
Nate Solder1733---------50
Bryan Stork1634---------50
Eric Martin------2322146
Brandon LaFell1417------1243
Darryl Roberts------1626143
Tre Jackson1428---------42
Rob Ninkovich------1619237
Alan Branch------1716437
Aaron Dobson1324---------37
Dane Fletcher------226836
Damon Samuels------1714536
Joey Iosefa915------1135
Patrick Chung------722534
Chris Jones------1617---33
A.J. Derby817------833
Dion Lewis1115------531
Scott Chandler76------1629
Chris Harper918------128
Danny Amendola55------1424
Jonathan Freeny------721423
Brandon Bolden26------1422
Jordan Richards------65819
Marcus Cannon51------814
Nick Moody------77---14
Ramon Foster76---------13
Dominique Yachera50------712
Jimmie Lucas21------811
Akiem Hicks------64---10
Joe Cardona00------88
Ryan Allen00------66
Stephen Gostkowski00------55
K.C. Craddock00------22
Dominique Easley------0011
Jimmy Garoppolo00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Louis Vasquez3033------669
Evan Mathis3233------166
Ryan Clady3333---------66
Darian Stewart------19301665
Matt Paradis3033---------63
Peyton Manning2933---------62
Jackie Farley2933---------62
Demaryius Thomas2732---------59
Brandon Marshall------1834355
T.J. Ward------1834254
Chris Harris------1834254
Bradley Roby------1834254
Emmanuel Sanders2429---------53
DeMarcus Ware------1733252
Malik Jackson------1826852
Aqib Talib------1929351
Vernon Davis2122------649
T.J. Stone279------1349
Riddick Barlow1120------1546
Benny Cunningham2318---------41
Von Miller------1323238
Jordan Sheldon612------2038
Sylvester Williams------1323137
Antonio Smith------1021132
J.J. Warren------1416131
Owen Daniels149------326
Cody Latimer46------1525
Brian Mihalik------816125
Darius Hayes------351725
Jeff Heuerman45------1524
Kaden Hampton43------1421
Tyrann Mathieu------119---20
Kayvon Webster------311519
Shane Ray------41914
Frankie Peterson------311014
Gary Tatum------24511
Ryan Harris40------610
Max Garcia30------69
Donald Hazel40------59
Brandon McManus00------77
Aaron Brewer00------66
Derek Wolfe------0066
Bucky Shinners00------55
Demetrius Reed------2035
Brock Osweiler40---------4
Marshall Turner00------11

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10515.1
Middle730.4
Right4123.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left19944.9
Middle14463.3
Right000.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tom Brady30143036620
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Peyton Manning32256104100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen52173.4
Short (0-8 Yds)139796.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)103343.4
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen333311.0
Short (0-8 Yds)21191798.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)2184.0
Long (19+ Yds)62559.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Julian Edelman103125028
WR Aaron Dobson52129124
WR Chris Harper54057218
RB LeGarrette Blount3104019
TE A.J. Derby3110017
WR Danny Amendola1101005
WR Brandon LaFell1000017
RB Dion Lewis1106015
FB Joey Iosefa110-1015
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas127082232
WR Emmanuel Sanders880106229
RB Benny Cunningham55064218
WR Riddick Barlow3107020
WR Cody Latimer220406
TE Vernon Davis1108022
TE Jeff Heuerman110405

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dion Lewis166.002.91
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Benny Cunningham3103.333.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tom Brady21-1-0.504.33
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Peyton Manning77476.718.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Aaron Dobson1000.005.80
FB Joey Iosefa11-1-1.00-1.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Cody Latimer2242.002.00
TE Vernon Davis1188.008.00
WR Emmanuel Sanders1144.0013.25
RB Benny Cunningham112020.0012.80
TE Jeff Heuerman1144.004.00
WR Riddick Barlow1177.002.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
LeGarrette Blount10
DenverRushesConversions
Benny Cunningham10
Jordan Sheldon11
T.J. Stone10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Tom Brady1355
DenverAttCompConversions
Peyton Manning1186

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
RB LeGarrette Blount311
WR Aaron Dobson311
WR Chris Harper333
WR Julian Edelman200
WR Brandon LaFell100
TE A.J. Derby100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Emmanuel Sanders332
WR Demaryius Thomas300
RB Benny Cunningham333
WR Cody Latimer221

SectionAttendance
Stadium76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck23,300 (23,300)
End Zone16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats8,800 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (2,600)