Conference Finals, 2016

played in Buffalo, NY

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	6	-	6
Buffalo Bills	21	7	0	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 BUF - LeSean McCoy 2 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 08:52 BUF - Doran Grant 75 punt return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 02:06 BUF - Robert Woods 13 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 03:30 BUF - Tyrod Taylor 1 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 13:08 BUF - Doran Grant 70 punt return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 05:41 DEN - Brandon McManus 29 field goal
4Q: 01:26 DEN - Brandon McManus 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 BUF - LeSean McCoy 2 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 08:52 BUF - Doran Grant 75 punt return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 02:06 BUF - Robert Woods 13 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
2Q: 03:30 BUF - Tyrod Taylor 1 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 13:08 BUF - Doran Grant 70 punt return (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 05:41 DEN - Brandon McManus 29 field goal
4Q: 01:26 DEN - Brandon McManus 40 field goal

Team Statistics DEN BUF
Record 12-6 14-4
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 4 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 278 251
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 4.34 3.98
Net Rushing Yards 138 87
- Rushing Attempts 31 33
- Yards per Rush 4.45 2.64
Net Passing Yards 140 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 16 - 0 25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 140 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 8/201
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	DEN	BUF
Record	12-6	14-4
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	4	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	278	251
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	4.34	3.98
Net Rushing Yards	138	87
- Rushing Attempts	31	33
- Yards per Rush	4.45	2.64
Net Passing Yards	140	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 16 - 0	25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	140	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	8/201
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:41	3:06	OWN 11	6	51	Downs
1	1:57	3:09	OWN 15	5	24	Punt
2	13:48	1:54	OPP 17	4	11	Fumble
2	7:00	2:01	OWN 4	5	12	Punt
2	3:17	1:00	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:37	0:50	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	11:21	2:10	OWN 15	5	13	Punt
3	7:09	2:35	OWN 5	7	23	Punt
3	2:26	1:34	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	14:19	1:19	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
4	13:00	1:54	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	9:02	3:26	OWN 28	7	60	Field Goal
4	3:10	1:50	OWN 42	7	35	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:52	4:57	OPP 46	10	46	Touchdown
1	5:35	3:38	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	11:54	4:54	OWN 6	10	48	Punt
2	4:59	1:42	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
2	2:17	0:40	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	2	1	Half
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
3	9:11	2:02	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
3	4:34	2:08	OWN 30	4	12	Punt
3	0:52	1:33	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
4	11:06	2:04	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	5:36	2:26	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 30	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Brown	16	114	7.13	35	5
Benny Cunningham	12	12	1.00	4	0
Brock Osweiler	1	5	5.00	5	0
T.J. Stone	1	7	7.00	7	0
Walter Weeks	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karlos Williams	15	26	1.73	8	0	0
LeSean McCoy	10	29	2.90	5	0	1
Tyrod Taylor	6	30	5.00	10	1	1
Vernon Watkins	2	2	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
Luke McCown	20	9	100	0/0	39	60.4
Brock Osweiler	11	7	40	0/0	9	70.2
Shaun Hill	2	0	0	0/0	0	39.6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrod Taylor	25	15	194	5/30	1	30	0	97.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Owen Daniels	3	3	17	5.67	1	10
TE Jeff Heuerman	3	8	32	10.67	21	12
WR Benito Johnson	3	10	22	7.33	1	10
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	4	6	3.00	2	3
RB Donald Brown	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	39	39.00	37	39
WR Kaden Hampton	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Walter Weeks	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Woods	3	4	54	18.00	16	30	1
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	24	12.00	7	17	0
WR Marcus Easley	2	4	24	12.00	9	15	0
TE Chris Gragg	2	5	34	17.00	19	24	0
WR Sammy Watkins	2	3	24	12.00	0	13	0
RB Karlos Williams	2	2	11	5.50	2	7	0
WR Denarius Moore	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Chris Hogan	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE MarQueis Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brock Osweiler	1	0	0
Frankie Peterson	1	0	0
T.J. Stone	0	1	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doran Grant	1	0	1
Marcell Dareus	0	1	0
Marcus Easley	0	1	0
Chris Gragg	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Shinners	10	494	49.4	31.0	63	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	8	350	43.8	41.8	60	6

Kicking Statistics

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

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	2	16	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doran Grant	8	201	25.1	2

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Peterson	3	69	23.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Darby	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Aqib Talib	6	1	0.0	28	27
OLB DeMarcus Ware	5	2	1.0	25	24
OLB Von Miller	5	1	1.0	14	21
OLB Shane Ray	4	3	2.0	19	10
ILB Arthur Brown	4	1	0.0	27	17
ILB Gary Tatum	4	1	0.0	17	20
S T.J. Ward	3	2	0.0	23	24
DE Malik Jackson	3	1	0.0	19	17
S Keith Tandy	2	2	0.0	19	10
CB Chris Harris	2	1	0.0	19	22
S Tyrann Mathieu	2	1	0.0	16	22
DT Sylvester Williams	2	0	0.0	17	12
S Frankie Peterson	2	0	0.0	15	8
DT Daniel Wilson	2	0	0.0	16	18
DT Denzel McCormick	1	1	1.0	24	12
OLB Shaquil Barrett	1	1	0.0	18	9
CB Kayvon Webster	1	0	0.0	4	19
DE Brian Mihalik	0	1	0.0	14	13

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Preston Brown	10	2	19	16
OLB Manny Lawson	5	0	17	23
S Duke Williams	5	0	15	28
S Corey Graham	3	1	26	22
OLB Jamie Collins	3	1	13	7
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	0	12	23
DT Stefan Charles	3	0	22	28
CB Ronald Darby	3	0	24	20
S Aaron Williams	2	2	9	5
OLB Nigel Bradham	2	1	11	9
DE Alex Carrington	1	2	18	27
DT Corbin Bryant	1	2	22	19
CB Doran Grant	1	2	19	22
DT Edward Kendall	1	2	16	27
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	1	28	30
DE Jerry Hughes	1	0	13	6
S Gustavo Walters	1	0	15	20
ILB Preston Quinn	0	2	11	15
DE Anthony Lee	0	1	15	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shane Ray	2.0	0	1	1	10
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1.0	0	2	1	24
OLB Von Miller	1.0	0	0	1	21
DT Denzel McCormick	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Malik Jackson	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Sylvester Williams	0.0	0	1	0	12

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Stefan Charles	1	1	28
S Corey Graham	1	0	22
DE Alex Carrington	0	1	27
DE Anthony Lee	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aqib Talib	4	0	27
S T.J. Ward	3	1	24
CB Chris Harris	2	1	22
ILB Arthur Brown	2	0	17
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	0	24
CB Kayvon Webster	1	0	19
ILB Gary Tatum	1	0	20
DT Daniel Wilson	1	0	18
OLB Von Miller	0	1	21
S Tyrann Mathieu	0	1	22

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	1	23
ILB Preston Brown	3	0	16
S Duke Williams	2	2	28
OLB Manny Lawson	2	1	23
S Corey Graham	2	1	22
CB Ronald Darby	2	1	20
OLB Nigel Bradham	1	0	9
OLB Jamie Collins	1	0	7
CB Stephon Gilmore	0	2	30
CB Doran Grant	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Louis Vasquez	2	6	29	28
Max Garcia	2	6	11	22
D.J. Long	2	5	26	20
Joe Looney	1	6	27	27
Mitchell Schwartz	0	3	20	12
Ryan Clady	0	2	19	11
T.J. Stone	0	1	15	7
Walter Weeks	0	1	15	27

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Wood	1	5	0	31	0	29
John Miller	1	4	0	16	0	22
Cordy Glenn	1	3	0	24	1	24
Jerome Felton	1	2	1	12	0	6
Seantrel Henderson	1	2	0	32	1	30
Pablo Clough	0	5	0	17	1	8
Vernon Watkins	0	3	0	15	0	5
John Harding	0	2	0	33	2	29
Kraig Urbik	0	2	0	12	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Brown	2	29
Keith Tandy	1	25
Walter Weeks	1	21
Frankie Peterson	1	16
T.J. Stone	1	14
Ryan Clady	1	5

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Woods	2	9
Karlos Williams	1	27
MarQueis Gray	1	16
Chris Gragg	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donald Brown	18	28	---	---	29	75
Louis Vasquez	29	28	---	---	10	67
Walter Weeks	15	27	---	---	21	63
Jeff Heuerman	22	25	---	---	13	60
Aqib Talib	---	---	28	27	3	58
Benito Johnson	18	27	---	---	13	58
Joe Looney	27	27	---	---	3	57
Owen Daniels	19	23	---	---	12	54
Keith Tandy	---	---	19	10	25	54
Arthur Brown	---	---	27	17	9	53
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	25	24	1	50
T.J. Ward	---	---	23	24	---	47
D.J. Long	26	20	---	---	---	46
Max Garcia	11	22	---	---	12	45
Kayvon Webster	---	---	4	19	21	44
Donald Hazel	11	22	---	---	11	44
Denzel McCormick	---	---	24	12	8	44
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	18	9	15	42
Bryce Callahan	---	---	18	7	17	42
Jackie Farley	12	23	---	---	7	42
Chris Harris	---	---	19	22	---	41
Frankie Peterson	---	---	15	8	16	39
Daniel Wilson	---	---	16	18	5	39
Tyrann Mathieu	---	---	16	22	---	38
Malik Jackson	---	---	19	17	1	37
Gary Tatum	---	---	17	20	---	37
T.J. Stone	15	7	---	---	14	36
Ryan Clady	19	11	---	---	5	35
Von Miller	---	---	14	21	---	35
Luke McCown	10	20	---	---	2	32
Mitchell Schwartz	20	12	---	---	---	32
Sylvester Williams	---	---	17	12	3	32
Brock Osweiler	20	11	---	---	---	31
Shane Ray	---	---	19	10	2	31
Adrian Clayborn	---	---	11	18	---	29
Brian Mihalik	---	---	14	13	---	27
Demaryius Thomas	17	9	---	---	---	26
Cody Latimer	12	9	---	---	---	21
Kaden Hampton	6	5	---	---	9	20
Benny Cunningham	13	5	---	---	---	18
Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bucky Shinners	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brandon McManus	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jordie Tripp	---	---	0	0	5	5
Shaun Hill	1	2	---	---	---	3
Kristopher Flowers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Manny Lawson	---	---	17	23	31	71
Doran Grant	---	---	19	22	29	70
Seantrel Henderson	32	30	---	---	5	67
Eric Wood	31	29	---	---	6	66
Duke Williams	---	---	15	28	23	66
John Harding	33	29	---	---	3	65
Tyrod Taylor	33	30	---	---	---	63
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	28	30	2	60
Karlos Williams	20	12	---	---	27	59
Stefan Charles	---	---	22	28	8	58
Denarius Moore	19	21	---	---	16	56
Edward Kendall	---	---	16	27	12	55
Corey Graham	---	---	26	22	4	52
Marcus Easley	20	18	---	---	14	52
MarQueis Gray	21	14	---	---	16	51
Chris Gragg	20	19	---	---	11	50
Cordy Glenn	24	24	---	---	1	49
Ronald Darby	---	---	24	20	5	49
Alex Carrington	---	---	18	27	2	47
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	12	23	11	46
Corbin Bryant	---	---	22	19	2	43
Robert Woods	14	18	---	---	9	41
John Miller	16	22	---	---	2	40
Preston Brown	---	---	19	16	---	35
Vernon Watkins	15	5	---	---	15	35
Gustavo Walters	---	---	15	20	---	35
Pablo Clough	17	8	---	---	8	33
LeSean McCoy	13	18	---	---	---	31
Preston Quinn	---	---	11	15	3	29
Jerome Felton	12	6	---	---	9	27
Kraig Urbik	12	8	---	---	5	25
Sammy Watkins	10	15	---	---	---	25
Nigel Bradham	---	---	11	9	3	23
Anthony Lee	---	---	15	6	---	21
Jerry Hughes	---	---	13	6	1	20
Marcell Dareus	---	---	12	7	1	20
Jamie Collins	---	---	13	7	---	20
Aaron Williams	---	---	9	5	---	14
Scott Fischer	---	---	4	3	5	12
Chris Hogan	1	4	---	---	6	11
Garrison Sanborn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cyrus Kouandjio	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	38	3.5
Middle	15	36	2.4
Right	5	64	12.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	19	1.9
Middle	21	54	2.6
Right	2	14	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr
Luke McCown	20	9	1	0	1	7	2
Brock Osweiler	11	7	0	1	0	1	1
Shaun Hill	2	0	0	0	1	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrod Taylor	25	15	2	0	1	4	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	53	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	77	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	10	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benito Johnson	10	3	0	22	0	27
TE Jeff Heuerman	8	3	1	32	0	25
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	2	0	6	0	9
TE Owen Daniels	3	3	0	17	0	23
RB Donald Brown	3	1	1	2	0	28
WR Kaden Hampton	2	1	0	8	0	5
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	0	9	0	5
WR Cody Latimer	1	1	0	39	1	9
TE Walter Weeks	1	1	0	5	0	27

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chris Gragg	5	2	0	34	1	19
WR Marcus Easley	4	2	0	24	0	18
WR Robert Woods	4	3	0	54	1	18
WR Denarius Moore	3	1	0	10	0	21
WR Sammy Watkins	3	2	1	24	0	15
RB LeSean McCoy	2	2	0	24	0	18
RB Karlos Williams	2	2	0	11	0	12
TE MarQueis Gray	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Chris Hogan	1	1	0	13	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Brown	3	21	7.00	7.13
Benny Cunningham	2	1	0.50	1.00
Brock Osweiler	1	5	5.00	5.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	4	7	1.75	2.90
Tyrod Taylor	2	11	5.50	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luke McCown	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrod Taylor	3	3	33	11.00	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benito Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	2.20

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Woods	2	2	24	12.00	13.50
WR Marcus Easley	1	1	9	9.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Brown	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Karlos Williams	5	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luke McCown	8	4	2
Brock Osweiler	4	2	0
Shaun Hill	1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrod Taylor	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benito Johnson	6	2	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	1	0
TE Owen Daniels	1	1	0
RB Donald Brown	1	0	0
TE Jeff Heuerman	1	1	1
TE Walter Weeks	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Denarius Moore	1	0	0
TE Chris Gragg	1	0	0
WR Chris Hogan	1	1	1
WR Robert Woods	1	1	1
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	0
RB Karlos Williams	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,100)