Wild Card Playoff Games, 2015

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	0	0	-	6
Denver Broncos	3	7	14	7	-	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)

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 Statistics NED DEN
Record 10-7 11-6
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 170 406
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 3.09 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 66 140
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 3.14 4.24
Net Passing Yards 104 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 14 - 0 32 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.06 8.06
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.0 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/75 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 4/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:59 34:01

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	10-7	11-6
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	170	406
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	3.09	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	66	140
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	3.14	4.24
Net Passing Yards	104	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 14 - 0	32 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	130	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.06	8.06
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.0	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/75	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	4/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:59	34:01

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	6:44	OWN 20	16	63	Field Goal
1	0:02	1:00	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	9:59	6:40	OWN 20	12	51	Field Goal
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	2	14	Half
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	10:35	1:53	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
3	4:07	0:43	OWN 20	2	5	Fumble
3	1:47	1:38	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	9:19	1:35	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
4	5:22	1:35	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	4	24	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
1	4:45	4:43	OWN 43	7	49	Field Goal
2	14:02	4:03	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	3:19	2:32	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
3	13:34	2:59	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	8:42	4:35	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
3	3:24	1:37	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
3	0:09	5:50	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
4	7:44	2:22	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
4	3:47	1:54	OWN 20	4	41	Punt

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dion Lewis	11	32	2.91	10	1	0
LeGarrette Blount	10	34	3.40	11	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benny Cunningham	22	85	3.86	15	3	1
Jordan Sheldon	6	13	2.17	9	0	0
T.J. Stone	5	42	8.40	40	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	30	14	130	4/26	0	23	0	59.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	32	25	275	1/9	3	33	0	133.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chris Harper	4	5	57	14.25	21	23
WR Julian Edelman	3	10	25	8.33	12	11
WR Aaron Dobson	2	5	29	14.50	14	21
WR Danny Amendola	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Dion Lewis	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE A.J. Derby	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
FB Joey Iosefa	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Brandon LaFell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmanuel Sanders	8	8	106	13.25	31	33	0
WR Demaryius Thomas	7	12	82	11.71	22	22	1
RB Benny Cunningham	5	5	64	12.80	43	21	1
WR Cody Latimer	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Riddick Barlow	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Julian Edelman	1	0	0
A.J. Derby	1	0	0
Danny Amendola	0	1	0
Devin McCourty	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Benny Cunningham	1	0	0
Darian Stewart	0	1	1
Riddick Barlow	0	1	0
Chris Harris	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan Allen	6	308	51.3	47.7	59	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Shinners	5	216	43.2	23.8	53	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Bolden	1	17	17.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Riddick Barlow	4	2	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julian Edelman	2	34	17.0	0
Dion Lewis	1	21	21.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Peterson	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	10	4	0.0	32	33
ILB Jerod Mayo	10	3	0.0	31	33
OLB Dont'a Hightower	5	2	0.0	27	30
DE Chandler Jones	4	1	1.0	27	29
DE Rob Ninkovich	4	1	0.0	16	19
CB Darryl Roberts	4	0	0.0	16	26
S Tavon Wilson	3	1	0.0	31	33
DT Chris Jones	3	1	0.0	16	17
ILB Dane Fletcher	2	2	0.0	22	6
CB Logan Ryan	2	2	0.0	29	32
OLB Eric Martin	2	1	0.0	23	22
OLB Nick Moody	2	1	0.0	7	7
CB Malcolm Butler	2	1	0.0	26	33
DT Damon Samuels	2	0	0.0	17	14
S Jordan Richards	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Jonathan Freeny	0	1	0.0	7	2

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	9	0	0.0	18	34
ILB Brandon Marshall	5	1	0.0	18	34
OLB DeMarcus Ware	4	2	0.0	17	33
OLB Von Miller	3	0	2.0	13	23
DE Malik Jackson	3	0	1.0	18	26
CB Bradley Roby	3	0	0.0	18	34
S Darian Stewart	2	1	0.0	19	30
OLB Shane Ray	2	0	0.0	4	1
DE Antonio Smith	1	1	1.0	10	21
S Tyrann Mathieu	1	2	0.0	11	9
DT Sylvester Williams	1	2	0.0	13	23
CB Chris Harris	1	1	0.0	18	34
DE Brian Mihalik	1	0	0.0	8	16
ILB Gary Tatum	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Darius Hayes	1	0	0.0	3	5
CB Aqib Talib	0	3	0.0	19	29
DT J.J. Warren	0	2	0.0	14	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chandler Jones	1.0	1	0	0	29
DE Akiem Hicks	0.0	0	1	0	4

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	2.0	0	1	1	23
DE Malik Jackson	1.0	0	2	0	26
DE Antonio Smith	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Sylvester Williams	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB DeMarcus Ware	0.0	0	3	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jerod Mayo	6	1	33
OLB Dont'a Hightower	4	0	30
CB Darryl Roberts	3	0	26
CB Malcolm Butler	2	2	33
S Tavon Wilson	2	1	33
DE Rob Ninkovich	2	0	19
S Devin McCourty	1	0	33
DT Chris Jones	1	0	17
OLB Eric Martin	1	0	22
CB Logan Ryan	1	0	32
S Jordan Richards	1	0	5
DT Damon Samuels	1	0	14

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall	3	1	34
CB Bradley Roby	3	0	34
CB Chris Harris	2	3	34
S T.J. Ward	1	1	34
S Darian Stewart	1	0	30
OLB Von Miller	1	0	23
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	23
ILB Gary Tatum	1	0	4
OLB Darius Hayes	1	0	5
CB Kayvon Webster	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nate Solder	4	9	1	17	1	33
Josh Kline	2	2	0	18	0	34
Sebastian Vollmer	1	3	0	21	1	33
Joey Iosefa	1	1	0	9	0	15
Bryan Stork	0	2	0	16	1	34
Tre Jackson	0	1	0	14	1	28
Ramon Foster	0	1	0	7	0	6
A.J. Derby	0	1	0	8	0	17
Jimmie Lucas	0	1	0	2	0	1

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Evan Mathis	3	9	32	0	33
Matt Paradis	2	8	30	1	33
Ryan Clady	1	6	33	0	33
Louis Vasquez	1	3	30	0	33
T.J. Stone	1	2	27	0	9
Jeff Heuerman	1	1	4	0	5
Jackie Farley	1	1	29	0	33
Owen Daniels	0	1	14	0	9
Vernon Davis	0	1	21	0	22
Ryan Harris	0	1	4	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Bolden	3	14
LeGarrette Blount	1	22
Danny Amendola	1	14
Joe Cardona	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Darian Stewart	2	16
Kaden Hampton	1	14
T.J. Stone	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin McCourty	---	---	32	33	7	72
Jerod Mayo	---	---	31	33	2	66
Tavon Wilson	---	---	31	33	1	65
Logan Ryan	---	---	29	32	4	65
Josh Kline	18	34	---	---	8	60
Malcolm Butler	---	---	26	33	1	60
Chandler Jones	---	---	27	29	3	59
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	27	30	1	58
Tom Brady	21	34	---	---	---	55
Sebastian Vollmer	21	33	---	---	1	55
Julian Edelman	17	28	---	---	9	54
LeGarrette Blount	10	19	---	---	22	51
Nate Solder	17	33	---	---	---	50
Bryan Stork	16	34	---	---	---	50
Eric Martin	---	---	23	22	1	46
Brandon LaFell	14	17	---	---	12	43
Darryl Roberts	---	---	16	26	1	43
Tre Jackson	14	28	---	---	---	42
Rob Ninkovich	---	---	16	19	2	37
Alan Branch	---	---	17	16	4	37
Aaron Dobson	13	24	---	---	---	37
Dane Fletcher	---	---	22	6	8	36
Damon Samuels	---	---	17	14	5	36
Joey Iosefa	9	15	---	---	11	35
Patrick Chung	---	---	7	2	25	34
Chris Jones	---	---	16	17	---	33
A.J. Derby	8	17	---	---	8	33
Dion Lewis	11	15	---	---	5	31
Scott Chandler	7	6	---	---	16	29
Chris Harper	9	18	---	---	1	28
Danny Amendola	5	5	---	---	14	24
Jonathan Freeny	---	---	7	2	14	23
Brandon Bolden	2	6	---	---	14	22
Jordan Richards	---	---	6	5	8	19
Marcus Cannon	5	1	---	---	8	14
Nick Moody	---	---	7	7	---	14
Ramon Foster	7	6	---	---	---	13
Dominique Yachera	5	0	---	---	7	12
Jimmie Lucas	2	1	---	---	8	11
Akiem Hicks	---	---	6	4	---	10
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryan Allen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	5	5
K.C. Craddock	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dominique Easley	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Vasquez	30	33	---	---	6	69
Evan Mathis	32	33	---	---	1	66
Ryan Clady	33	33	---	---	---	66
Darian Stewart	---	---	19	30	16	65
Matt Paradis	30	33	---	---	---	63
Peyton Manning	29	33	---	---	---	62
Jackie Farley	29	33	---	---	---	62
Demaryius Thomas	27	32	---	---	---	59
Brandon Marshall	---	---	18	34	3	55
T.J. Ward	---	---	18	34	2	54
Chris Harris	---	---	18	34	2	54
Bradley Roby	---	---	18	34	2	54
Emmanuel Sanders	24	29	---	---	---	53
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	17	33	2	52
Malik Jackson	---	---	18	26	8	52
Aqib Talib	---	---	19	29	3	51
Vernon Davis	21	22	---	---	6	49
T.J. Stone	27	9	---	---	13	49
Riddick Barlow	11	20	---	---	15	46
Benny Cunningham	23	18	---	---	---	41
Von Miller	---	---	13	23	2	38
Jordan Sheldon	6	12	---	---	20	38
Sylvester Williams	---	---	13	23	1	37
Antonio Smith	---	---	10	21	1	32
J.J. Warren	---	---	14	16	1	31
Owen Daniels	14	9	---	---	3	26
Cody Latimer	4	6	---	---	15	25
Brian Mihalik	---	---	8	16	1	25
Darius Hayes	---	---	3	5	17	25
Jeff Heuerman	4	5	---	---	15	24
Kaden Hampton	4	3	---	---	14	21
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	11	9	---	20
Kayvon Webster	---	---	3	1	15	19
Shane Ray	---	---	4	1	9	14
Frankie Peterson	---	---	3	1	10	14
Gary Tatum	---	---	2	4	5	11
Ryan Harris	4	0	---	---	6	10
Max Garcia	3	0	---	---	6	9
Donald Hazel	4	0	---	---	5	9
Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	7	7
Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derek Wolfe	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bucky Shinners	0	0	---	---	5	5
Demetrius Reed	---	---	2	0	3	5
Brock Osweiler	4	0	---	---	---	4
Marshall Turner	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	7	3	0.4
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	94	4.9
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	30	14	3	0	3	6	6	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	32	25	6	1	0	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	79	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	34	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	33	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	19	179	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	8	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	55	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julian Edelman	10	3	1	25	0	28
WR Aaron Dobson	5	2	1	29	1	24
WR Chris Harper	5	4	0	57	2	18
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	1	0	4	0	19
TE A.J. Derby	3	1	1	0	0	17
WR Danny Amendola	1	1	0	10	0	5
WR Brandon LaFell	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Dion Lewis	1	1	0	6	0	15
FB Joey Iosefa	1	1	0	-1	0	15

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	12	7	82	2	32
WR Emmanuel Sanders	8	8	106	2	29
RB Benny Cunningham	5	5	64	2	18
WR Riddick Barlow	3	1	7	0	20
WR Cody Latimer	2	2	4	0	6
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	8	0	22
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	4	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dion Lewis	1	6	6.00	2.91

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benny Cunningham	3	10	3.33	3.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.33

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	7	7	47	6.71	8.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Aaron Dobson	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
FB Joey Iosefa	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cody Latimer	2	2	4	2.00	2.00
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	4	4.00	13.25
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	20	20.00	12.80
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Riddick Barlow	1	1	7	7.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
LeGarrette Blount	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Benny Cunningham	1	0
Jordan Sheldon	1	1
T.J. Stone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	13	5	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	1	1
WR Aaron Dobson	3	1	1
WR Chris Harper	3	3	3
WR Julian Edelman	2	0	0
WR Brandon LaFell	1	0	0
TE A.J. Derby	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Sanders	3	3	2
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	0	0
RB Benny Cunningham	3	3	3
WR Cody Latimer	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,300 (23,300)
End Zone 16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,800 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,300 (23,300)
End Zone	16,800 (16,800)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,800 (8,800)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)