Conference Semifinals, 2015

played in New Jersey, NJ

27 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	0	13	-	20
New Jersey Jets	0	13	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:29 NJY - Nick Folk 44 field goal
2Q: 02:46 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 6 pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 01:02 NJY - Geno Smith 4 run (Nick Folk extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NJY - Nick Folk 43 field goal
4Q: 11:11 DEN - Brandon McManus 34 field goal
4Q: 07:14 DEN - Benny Cunningham 11 pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 00:09 DEN - Brandon McManus 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:29 NJY - Nick Folk 44 field goal
2Q: 02:46 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 6 pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 01:02 NJY - Geno Smith 4 run (Nick Folk extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NJY - Nick Folk 43 field goal
4Q: 11:11 DEN - Brandon McManus 34 field goal
4Q: 07:14 DEN - Benny Cunningham 11 pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 00:09 DEN - Brandon McManus 49 field goal

Team Statistics DEN NJY
Record 12-6 11-6
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 345 232
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 5.07 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 96 107
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 3.31 3.69
Net Passing Yards 249 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 2 24 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 264 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/35 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:53 28:07

Team Statistics	DEN	NJY
Record	12-6	11-6
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	345	232
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	5.07	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	96	107
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	3.31	3.69
Net Passing Yards	249	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 2	24 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	264	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/35	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:53	28:07

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 40	6	36	Missed FG
1	9:01	0:59	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
1	5:02	3:14	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
2	12:23	1:41	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:51	2:39	OWN 29	6	15	Punt
2	5:05	2:28	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
2	0:49	0:26	OWN 33	2	3	Interception
3	13:05	2:24	OWN 23	7	53	Fumble
3	7:57	4:17	OWN 2	8	27	Punt
3	2:02	0:08	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
3	0:55	4:52	OWN 41	10	42	Field Goal
4	9:42	2:35	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
4	3:00	1:09	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
4	1:14	1:10	OPP 32	3	0	Field Goal

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	2:19	OWN 31	5	31	Downs
1	8:02	3:00	OWN 21	5	44	Punt
1	1:48	4:25	OWN 37	8	36	Field Goal
2	10:42	0:51	OPP 49	2	1	Interception
2	7:12	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:37	1:48	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OPP 40	1	14	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	10:41	2:44	OWN 24	6	15	Punt
3	3:40	1:38	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
3	1:54	0:59	OWN 28	3	-10	Punt
4	11:03	1:21	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	7:07	4:07	OWN 28	6	8	Punt
4	1:51	0:37	OWN 37	4	-5	Downs
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	0	Game

Game MVP: DeMarcus Ware, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Benny Cunningham	24	92	3.83	23	3
Jordan Sheldon	4	5	1.25	3	0
Brock Osweiler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bilal Powell	12	81	6.75	27	1	0
Chris Ivory	11	17	1.55	13	1	0
Geno Smith	3	11	3.67	5	0	1
Brandon Marshall	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Eric Decker	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Zac Stacy	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	37	24	264	2/15	2	36	2	81.3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	24	14	138	3/13	0	50	1	57.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmanuel Sanders	9	14	112	12.44	72	36	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	9	13	89	9.89	24	18	0
RB Benny Cunningham	4	5	52	13.00	29	30	1
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Kaden Hampton	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Vernon Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Francisco McGee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric Decker	4	7	50	12.50	17	35
WR Brandon Marshall	3	5	20	6.67	5	14
WR Chris Owusu	2	3	14	7.00	0	11
TE Miles Rhodes	2	2	50	25.00	0	50
TE Jeff Cumberland	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Chris Ivory	1	1	4	4.00	1	4
RB Bilal Powell	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Jeremy Kerley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Justin Perillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	0	0.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darrelle Revis	2	12	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brock Osweiler	1	0	0	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
George Johnson	0	1	0	0
David Harris	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Shinners	6	283	47.2	39.5	57	0

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Johnson	8	390	48.8	41.9	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	2/3	1/2	0/0	49	2/2

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Folk	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darian Stewart	5	35	7.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrelle Revis	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Peterson	2	49	24.5	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrelle Revis	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	8	4	2.5	27	25
CB Chris Harris	8	0	0.0	29	27
S T.J. Ward	7	1	0.0	29	27
DE Malik Jackson	4	0	0.5	16	16
ILB Brandon Marshall	3	3	0.0	29	27
CB Aqib Talib	3	2	0.0	19	16
DT J.J. Warren	3	0	0.0	19	13
OLB Von Miller	2	1	0.0	25	15
DT Sylvester Williams	2	0	0.0	15	14
CB Bradley Roby	2	0	0.0	29	27
DE Brian Mihalik	2	0	0.0	13	11
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
S Darian Stewart	1	0	0.0	19	20
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
S Tyrann Mathieu	0	2	0.0	12	16
DE Antonio Smith	0	1	0.0	10	14
ILB Gary Tatum	0	1	0.0	10	7

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Calvin Pryor	8	4	0.0	29	39
ILB David Harris	7	2	1.0	29	39
CB Darrelle Revis	6	0	0.0	29	39
OLB Lorenzo Mauldin	5	0	0.0	25	25
DE Sheldon Richardson	4	2	1.0	25	38
DT Beau Allen	4	3	0.0	24	26
CB Dee Milliner	4	0	0.0	13	18
CB Antonio Cromartie	3	0	0.0	29	36
S Marcus Gilchrist	3	0	0.0	17	23
OLB Calvin Pace	2	1	0.0	13	19
CB Marcus Williams	2	0	0.0	1	7
S Shaquille Stevens	2	0	0.0	13	19
WR Eric Decker	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Demario Davis	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Fabian Eby	1	0	0.0	1	10
DT Leonard Williams	0	3	0.0	20	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	2.5	1	1	1	25
DE Malik Jackson	0.5	1	0	0	16
DT Sylvester Williams	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Antonio Smith	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Brian Mihalik	0.0	0	1	0	11

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sheldon Richardson	1.0	1	0	38
ILB David Harris	1.0	0	1	39
CB Darrelle Revis	0.0	1	0	39
DE George Johnson	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	6	1	0	27
S T.J. Ward	3	0	0	27
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0	25
OLB Von Miller	1	0	0	15
DE Malik Jackson	1	0	0	16
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	0	14
CB Bradley Roby	1	0	0	27
S Darian Stewart	0	1	0	20
ILB Brandon Marshall	0	0	1	27

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darrelle Revis	6	2	2	39
CB Antonio Cromartie	2	2	0	36
ILB David Harris	2	1	0	39
CB Marcus Williams	2	0	0	7
OLB Lorenzo Mauldin	2	0	0	25
S Shaquille Stevens	2	0	0	19
CB Dee Milliner	1	1	0	18
S Fabian Eby	1	1	0	10
OLB Calvin Pace	1	0	0	19
S Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	0	23
OLB Demario Davis	1	0	0	3
DE Sheldon Richardson	1	0	0	38
DT Beau Allen	1	0	0	26
S Calvin Pryor	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Evan Mathis	6	9	29	0	39
Matt Paradis	1	6	29	1	39
T.J. Stone	1	2	21	0	27
Jackie Farley	1	2	29	0	39
Ryan Clady	0	7	29	0	39
Louis Vasquez	0	2	29	1	39

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
James Carpenter	4	7	29	1	27
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	1	7	29	1	27
Nick Mangold	1	7	29	0	27
Tommy Bohanon	0	2	19	0	16
Shannon Sweeney	0	1	29	1	27
Jeff Cumberland	0	1	26	0	20
Brent Qvale	0	1	29	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Darian Stewart	2	22
Kaden Hampton	2	13
Kayvon Webster	1	18
T.J. Stone	1	14

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Perillo	5	18
Marcus Williams	1	20
Miles Rhodes	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Vasquez	29	39	---	---	9	77
Evan Mathis	29	39	---	---	---	68
Ryan Clady	29	39	---	---	---	68
Brock Osweiler	29	39	---	---	---	68
Matt Paradis	29	39	---	---	---	68
Jackie Farley	29	39	---	---	---	68
Demaryius Thomas	29	37	---	---	---	66
T.J. Stone	21	27	---	---	14	62
Emmanuel Sanders	26	35	---	---	---	61
Darian Stewart	---	---	19	20	22	61
Vernon Davis	23	28	---	---	8	59
T.J. Ward	---	---	29	27	2	58
Chris Harris	---	---	29	27	2	58
Brandon Marshall	---	---	29	27	2	58
Bradley Roby	---	---	29	27	2	58
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	27	25	2	54
Benny Cunningham	25	25	---	---	---	50
Von Miller	---	---	25	15	2	42
Jordan Sheldon	4	12	---	---	25	41
J.J. Warren	---	---	19	13	9	41
Aqib Talib	---	---	19	16	4	39
Kaden Hampton	10	14	---	---	13	37
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	12	16	8	36
Malik Jackson	---	---	16	16	3	35
Sylvester Williams	---	---	15	14	4	33
Derek Wolfe	---	---	14	13	2	29
Antonio Smith	---	---	10	14	3	27
Brian Mihalik	---	---	13	11	1	25
Darius Hayes	---	---	2	3	20	25
Gary Tatum	---	---	10	7	6	23
Kayvon Webster	---	---	0	4	18	22
Cody Latimer	1	4	---	---	16	21
Jeff Heuerman	1	2	---	---	17	20
Owen Daniels	5	9	---	---	3	17
Francisco McGee	0	2	---	---	11	13
Shane Ray	---	---	2	2	8	12
Ryan Harris	0	0	---	---	9	9
Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Max Garcia	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donald Hazel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bucky Shinners	0	0	---	---	6	6
Demetrius Reed	---	---	0	0	5	5
Marshall Turner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Frankie Peterson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Peyton Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrelle Revis	---	---	29	39	14	82
David Harris	---	---	29	39	3	71
Calvin Pryor	---	---	29	39	3	71
Antonio Cromartie	---	---	29	36	4	69
Sheldon Richardson	---	---	25	38	6	69
Shannon Sweeney	29	27	---	---	10	66
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	29	27	---	---	---	56
Nick Mangold	29	27	---	---	---	56
James Carpenter	29	27	---	---	---	56
Geno Smith	29	27	---	---	---	56
Brent Qvale	29	27	---	---	---	56
Nick Williams	---	---	23	28	3	54
Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	25	25	4	54
Jeff Cumberland	26	20	---	---	7	53
Beau Allen	---	---	24	26	2	52
Eric Decker	23	20	---	---	5	48
Brandon Marshall	24	21	---	---	1	46
Chris Ivory	13	9	---	---	24	46
Tommy Bohanon	19	16	---	---	11	46
Leonard Williams	---	---	20	23	3	46
Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	17	23	2	42
Shaquille Stevens	---	---	13	19	8	40
Dee Milliner	---	---	13	18	8	39
Edwin Hudson	---	---	12	18	7	37
Calvin Pace	---	---	13	19	3	35
Bilal Powell	16	18	---	---	---	34
Miles Rhodes	6	8	---	---	15	29
Marcus Williams	---	---	1	7	20	28
Jeremy Kerley	6	6	---	---	13	25
George Johnson	---	---	10	12	3	25
Mark Boroniec	---	---	2	7	15	24
Chris Owusu	10	12	---	---	---	22
Justin Perillo	0	1	---	---	18	19
Fabian Eby	---	---	1	10	4	15
Demario Davis	---	---	4	3	7	14
Bennett Gowin	1	3	---	---	10	14
Tanner Purdum	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shelley Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Demetrius Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Drew Emmons	0	0	---	---	10	10
Skip Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erin Henderson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Nick Folk	0	0	---	---	5	5
Zac Stacy	1	1	---	---	2	4
Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mason Wiggins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	25	2.5
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	3	23	7.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	77	5.9
Middle	15	27	1.8
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	37	24	3	0	1	7	3	1	2

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	24	14	2	1	0	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	132	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	86	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	8	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	20	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	25	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	85	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmanuel Sanders	14	9	1	112	2	35
WR Demaryius Thomas	13	9	0	89	0	37
RB Benny Cunningham	5	4	0	52	1	25
WR Kaden Hampton	2	1	0	3	0	14
TE Vernon Davis	1	0	0	0	0	28
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	0	8	0	4
WR Francisco McGee	1	0	0	0	0	2

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Decker	7	4	50	1	20
WR Brandon Marshall	5	3	20	0	21
WR Chris Owusu	3	2	14	0	12
WR Jeremy Kerley	2	0	0	0	6
RB Bilal Powell	2	1	-1	0	18
TE Miles Rhodes	2	2	50	1	8
TE Jeff Cumberland	1	1	1	0	20
RB Chris Ivory	1	1	4	0	9
TE Justin Perillo	1	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benny Cunningham	2	7	3.50	3.83
Jordan Sheldon	1	0	0.00	1.25

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	9	4.50	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	4	2	17	4.25	7.14

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Benny Cunningham	2	1	11	5.50	10.40
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	6.85

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Benny Cunningham	3	1
Brock Osweiler	1	0
Jordan Sheldon	1	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Ivory	6	2
Geno Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	9	5	4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Sanders	4	3	2
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	2	2
TE Vernon Davis	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Marshall	2	1	0
WR Eric Decker	2	1	0
RB Chris Ivory	1	1	0
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0
WR Chris Owusu	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,600 (82,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,200 (24,200)
End Zone 17,500 (17,500)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (15,400)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,400 (5,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,600 (82,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,200 (24,200)
End Zone	17,500 (17,500)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (15,400)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,400 (5,400)