Week 16, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	17	0	14	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:35 DEN - T.J. Stone 5 pass from Luke McCown (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 06:03 DEN - Jeff Heuerman 4 pass from Luke McCown (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Brandon McManus 40 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Francis Wright 39 field goal
3Q: 09:24 ATL - Francis Wright 20 field goal
4Q: 12:55 DEN - Keith Tandy 75 interception return (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 07:13 DEN - Benny Cunningham 2 run (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 01:40 ATL - Marcedes Lewis 4 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:35 DEN - T.J. Stone 5 pass from Luke McCown (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 06:03 DEN - Jeff Heuerman 4 pass from Luke McCown (Brandon McManus extra point)
2Q: 02:00 DEN - Brandon McManus 40 field goal
2Q: 00:03 ATL - Francis Wright 39 field goal
3Q: 09:24 ATL - Francis Wright 20 field goal
4Q: 12:55 DEN - Keith Tandy 75 interception return (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 07:13 DEN - Benny Cunningham 2 run (Brandon McManus extra point)
4Q: 01:40 ATL - Marcedes Lewis 4 pass from Matt Ryan (Francis Wright extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 10-5 5-10
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 388 271
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 6.16 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 218 95
- Rushing Attempts 37 22
- Yards per Rush 5.89 4.32
Net Passing Yards 170 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 0 37 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 176 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 6/60
- Yards per Pass Play 6.54 4.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/59 6/64
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/24 5/142
Interception Ret./Yards 2/75 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:52 29:08

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	10-5	5-10
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	388	271
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	6.16	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	218	95
- Rushing Attempts	37	22
- Yards per Rush	5.89	4.32
Net Passing Yards	170	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 0	37 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	176	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	6/60
- Yards per Pass Play	6.54	4.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/59	6/64
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/24	5/142
Interception Ret./Yards	2/75	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:52	29:08

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:57	3:52	OWN 17	7	48	Missed FG
1	6:41	1:17	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
1	3:25	3:58	OWN 9	8	91	Touchdown
2	11:42	5:46	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
2	3:11	1:19	OPP 38	4	15	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
3	9:19	1:19	OWN 12	5	27	Punt
3	6:37	1:17	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
3	4:05	2:22	OWN 16	4	46	Punt
4	10:29	3:22	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	4:09	0:57	OWN 28	2	-8	Fumble
4	1:34	1:34	OWN 17	6	12	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:03	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	8:05	1:24	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
1	5:24	1:59	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
2	14:27	2:45	OWN 32	5	31	Interception
2	5:56	2:45	OWN 31	5	17	Fumble
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 20	7	58	Field Goal
3	12:16	2:57	OWN 43	9	54	Field Goal
3	8:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	5:20	1:15	OWN 41	3	-10	Punt
3	1:43	3:57	OWN 20	9	52	Interception
4	12:46	2:17	OWN 30	6	14	Punt
4	7:07	2:58	OWN 34	6	19	Punt
4	3:12	1:38	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown

Game MVP: Luke McCown, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benny Cunningham	28	193	6.89	61	5	1
Jackie Dawkins	5	26	5.20	8	0	0
Salvatore Fox	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0
Demaryius Thomas	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonta Freeman	10	26	2.60	10	1
George Foster	5	20	4.00	16	1
Matt Ryan	4	41	10.25	12	3
Tevin Coleman	2	8	4.00	5	0
Louis Law	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luke McCown	25	19	176	1/6	2	42	0	121.4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	37	21	236	6/60	1	22	2	62.4

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jeff Heuerman	5	6	24	4.80	0	10	1
WR Kaden Hampton	4	6	50	12.50	19	30	0
FB T.J. Stone	3	3	2	0.67	8	5	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	4	14	7.00	2	11	0
RB Benny Cunningham	2	2	45	22.50	38	42	0
WR Cody Latimer	2	2	14	7.00	0	15	0
WR Benito Johnson	1	1	27	27.00	19	27	0
RB Jackie Dawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Jones	7	11	65	9.29	7	16	0
WR Les Starks	6	10	99	16.50	19	22	0
TE Marcedes Lewis	3	5	23	7.67	3	13	1
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR David Nelson	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Jeremiah Elliott	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Louis Law	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
RB George Foster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Keith Tandy	1	75	75.00	1
S Tyrann Mathieu	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Benny Cunningham	1	0	0
Von Miller	0	1	0
DeMarcus Ware	0	0	1
Bradley Roby	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Ryan	1	0	0
Devonta Freeman	1	0	0
Andre Smith	0	1	0
Sterling Moore	0	1	0
Dezmen Southward	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Shinners	5	217	43.4	31.8	61	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	6	311	51.8	45.0	58	4
Francis Wright	1	26	26.0	19.0	26	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon McManus	1/2	1/2	0/1	40	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francis Wright	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	3	20	6.7	0
Benito Johnson	1	8	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	2	24	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Collins	4	116	29.0	0
David Nelson	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	7	1	1.5	19	36
CB Kayvon Webster	7	1	0.0	14	23
S T.J. Ward	6	2	0.0	21	42
OLB Von Miller	4	2	1.0	16	36
CB Chris Harris	4	2	0.0	18	42
DE Adrian Clayborn	3	0	0.5	12	33
CB Aqib Talib	3	2	0.0	18	39
S Tyrann Mathieu	3	2	0.0	19	41
ILB Gary Tatum	3	1	0.0	15	31
S Keith Tandy	2	0	0.0	7	12
CB Bradley Roby	1	2	1.0	9	21
DE Malik Jackson	1	1	1.0	13	27
DT Denzel McCormick	1	1	0.5	15	14
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1	0	0.0	5	5
ILB Jordie Tripp	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Brian Mihalik	0	1	0.5	9	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bradley McDougald	9	3	0.0	29	26
S Dezmen Southward	7	2	0.5	30	23
DE Vic Beasley	5	1	0.5	35	25
CB Robert Alford	5	1	0.0	30	26
ILB Thomas Franklin	5	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	2	0.0	22	20
CB Jalen Collins	4	0	0.0	37	26
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	2	3	0.0	23	12
CB Sterling Moore	2	2	0.0	19	12
DE Kapron Lewis-Moore	2	0	0.0	13	13
DT J.J. Warren	2	0	0.0	13	19
S Tyler Chambers	2	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Justin Durant	1	2	0.0	12	5
WR David Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Corey Lemonier	1	0	0.0	13	3
T Anthony Guthrie	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brooks Reed	0	2	0.0	15	11
DE Justin Tuck	0	1	0.0	25	17
DT Al Woods	0	1	0.0	26	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1.5	0	1	36
OLB Von Miller	1.0	0	2	36
DE Malik Jackson	1.0	0	1	27
CB Bradley Roby	1.0	0	0	21
DE Brian Mihalik	0.5	1	1	16
DE Adrian Clayborn	0.5	0	0	33
DT Denzel McCormick	0.5	0	0	14
DT Kristopher Flowers	0.0	1	0	29

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	0.5	0	2	0	25
S Dezmen Southward	0.5	0	0	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aqib Talib	4	3	0	39
CB Kayvon Webster	4	1	0	23
CB Chris Harris	4	0	0	42
S Tyrann Mathieu	3	0	1	41
S T.J. Ward	2	1	0	42
OLB Von Miller	1	2	0	36
ILB Gary Tatum	1	1	0	31
S Keith Tandy	1	0	1	12
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	0	36
CB Bryce Callahan	0	1	0	2

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	0	20
ILB Thomas Franklin	4	0	26
S Dezmen Southward	3	0	23
CB Jalen Collins	2	1	26
CB Robert Alford	2	0	26
S Bradley McDougald	2	0	26
CB Sterling Moore	1	0	12
DT J.J. Warren	1	0	19
OLB Brooks Reed	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Paradis	4	9	31	0	26
Louis Vasquez	3	6	29	0	26
Mitchell Schwartz	3	5	32	1	26
Max Garcia	2	6	33	0	26
Ryan Clady	1	6	36	0	26
T.J. Stone	1	1	26	0	18
Jackie Farley	1	1	5	0	0

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andre Smith	2	5	21	1	43
Ernie McElroy	1	3	19	2	41
Brian Schwenke	1	1	4	0	0
T.J. Duncan	0	4	19	1	42
Devan Lecuona	0	2	19	1	43
Anthony Guthrie	0	1	21	1	43
Marcedes Lewis	0	1	16	0	24
Mike Remmers	0	1	4	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kayvon Webster	3	29
Keith Tandy	1	16
Walter Weeks	1	11
Louis Vasquez	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Wallace	2	18
Tevin Coleman	1	20
Jeremiah Elliott	1	12
Tyler Chambers	1	12
Louis Law	1	9

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Clady	36	26	---	---	7	69
Kayvon Webster	---	---	14	23	29	66
Aqib Talib	---	---	18	39	8	65
T.J. Ward	---	---	21	42	2	65
Louis Vasquez	29	26	---	---	7	62
Chris Harris	---	---	18	42	2	62
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	19	41	2	62
Max Garcia	33	26	---	---	---	59
Mitchell Schwartz	32	26	---	---	---	58
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	19	36	2	57
Matt Paradis	31	26	---	---	---	57
Luke McCown	29	26	---	---	---	55
Von Miller	---	---	16	36	3	55
Demaryius Thomas	29	25	---	---	---	54
Benny Cunningham	31	19	---	---	4	54
T.J. Stone	26	18	---	---	7	51
Kaden Hampton	23	13	---	---	14	50
Gary Tatum	---	---	15	31	3	49
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	12	33	2	47
Jeff Heuerman	20	12	---	---	15	47
Owen Daniels	24	13	---	---	7	44
Malik Jackson	---	---	13	27	2	42
Kristopher Flowers	---	---	7	29	1	37
Keith Tandy	---	---	7	12	16	35
Denzel McCormick	---	---	15	14	6	35
Benito Johnson	12	9	---	---	14	35
Bradley Roby	---	---	9	21	1	31
Jackie Dawkins	6	7	---	---	18	31
Daniel Wilson	---	---	10	10	8	28
Brian Mihalik	---	---	9	16	1	26
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	5	5	15	25
Walter Weeks	8	3	---	---	11	22
Cody Latimer	6	11	---	---	4	21
Bryce Callahan	---	---	4	2	14	20
Shelley Smith	8	0	---	---	7	15
Arthur Brown	---	---	3	3	9	15
Shane Ray	---	---	4	9	2	15
Ty Sambrailo	6	0	---	---	7	13
Jordie Tripp	---	---	4	2	3	9
Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	8	8
Salvatore Fox	8	0	---	---	---	8
Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bucky Shinners	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donald Hazel	5	0	---	---	---	5
Jackie Farley	5	0	---	---	---	5
Shaun Hill	0	0	---	---	2	2

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jalen Collins	---	---	37	26	7	70
Ernie McElroy	19	41	---	---	9	69
Matt Ryan	22	43	---	---	---	65
Andre Smith	21	43	---	---	---	64
Anthony Guthrie	21	43	---	---	---	64
Devan Lecuona	19	43	---	---	1	63
Vic Beasley	---	---	35	25	2	62
T.J. Duncan	19	42	---	---	---	61
Robert Alford	---	---	30	26	3	59
Bradley McDougald	---	---	29	26	3	58
Thomas Franklin	---	---	30	26	2	58
Julio Jones	16	39	---	---	1	56
Dezmen Southward	---	---	30	23	1	54
David Nelson	12	21	---	---	19	52
Les Starks	16	36	---	---	---	52
Marcedes Lewis	16	24	---	---	6	46
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	22	20	4	46
Justin Tuck	---	---	25	17	2	44
Al Woods	---	---	26	13	2	41
Devonta Freeman	12	24	---	---	5	41
Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	23	12	1	36
Louis Law	10	17	---	---	9	36
Corey Lemonier	---	---	13	3	18	34
J.J. Warren	---	---	13	19	2	34
Sterling Moore	---	---	19	12	2	33
Kapron Lewis-Moore	---	---	13	13	5	31
Tevin Coleman	5	6	---	---	20	31
Jeremiah Elliott	5	13	---	---	12	30
Tyler Chambers	---	---	10	6	12	28
Brooks Reed	---	---	15	11	1	27
Chris Wallace	4	5	---	---	18	27
Justin Durant	---	---	12	5	9	26
Andre Caldwell	4	15	---	---	7	26
Otis Stanek	---	---	7	1	18	26
George Foster	7	7	---	---	10	24
Jackie Bobbitt	3	8	---	---	9	20
Derrick Shelby	---	---	11	2	4	17
Mike Remmers	4	1	---	---	9	14
Brady Wynn	3	2	---	---	9	14
Brian Schwenke	4	0	---	---	8	12
Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	9	9
Melvin Jordan	---	---	7	0	2	9
Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Francis Wright	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zach Stickney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Alonzo Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	13	146	11.2
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	42	3.5
Middle	10	53	5.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luke McCown	25	19	3	1	1	2	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	37	21	2	1	2	9	2	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	36	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	30	30.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	101	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	59	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jeff Heuerman	6	5	0	24	0	12
WR Kaden Hampton	6	4	1	50	1	13
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	2	0	14	0	25
FB T.J. Stone	3	3	0	2	0	18
RB Benny Cunningham	2	2	0	45	1	19
WR Cody Latimer	2	2	0	14	0	11
RB Jackie Dawkins	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Benito Johnson	1	1	0	27	1	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	11	7	1	65	0	39
WR Les Starks	10	6	1	99	1	36
TE Marcedes Lewis	5	3	0	23	0	24
WR David Nelson	5	1	0	7	0	21
RB Tevin Coleman	2	1	0	5	0	6
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	0	20	1	15
WR Jeremiah Elliott	1	1	0	11	0	13
RB George Foster	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Louis Law	1	1	0	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benny Cunningham	3	13	4.33	6.89

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Foster	3	16	5.33	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luke McCown	4	4	18	4.50	7.04

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	5	2	10	2.00	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
FB T.J. Stone	1	1	5	5.00	0.67
WR Kaden Hampton	1	1	6	6.00	8.33

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marcedes Lewis	1	1	4	4.00	4.60
WR David Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	1.40
WR Julio Jones	1	1	6	6.00	5.91
WR Les Starks	1	0	0	0.00	9.90
RB George Foster	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Benny Cunningham	4	2
Jackie Dawkins	1	0
Salvatore Fox	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Ryan	1	1
Devonta Freeman	1	0
Tevin Coleman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luke McCown	6	4	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	1	0
TE Jeff Heuerman	2	2	1
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	1
WR Kaden Hampton	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	3	3	0
TE Marcedes Lewis	2	1	1
WR David Nelson	2	0	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	1	0
WR Les Starks	1	1	1
WR Jeremiah Elliott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,200 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,900 (21,900)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,200 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,900 (21,900)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	5,600 (5,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)