Conference Semifinals, 2020

played in Denver, CO

43 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	0	0	-	10
Denver Broncos	3	3	3	6	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 DEN - Al Cayen 27 field goal
2Q: 13:53 DEN - Al Cayen 46 field goal
2Q: 08:06 NED - Robbie Gould 22 field goal
2Q: 02:59 NED - Britt Mason 5 pass from Derek Carr (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 03:04 DEN - Al Cayen 30 field goal
4Q: 01:53 DEN - Jonathan Jobb 6 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 DEN - Al Cayen 27 field goal
2Q: 13:53 DEN - Al Cayen 46 field goal
2Q: 08:06 NED - Robbie Gould 22 field goal
2Q: 02:59 NED - Britt Mason 5 pass from Derek Carr (Robbie Gould extra point)
3Q: 03:04 DEN - Al Cayen 30 field goal
4Q: 01:53 DEN - Jonathan Jobb 6 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 11-7 12-5
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 253 309
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 4.15 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 47 49
- Rushing Attempts 19 24
- Yards per Rush 2.47 2.04
Net Passing Yards 206 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 0 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 236 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.90 6.84
Fumbles/Lost 6/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/45 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:13 29:47

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	11-7	12-5
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	253	309
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	4.15	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	47	49
- Rushing Attempts	19	24
- Yards per Rush	2.47	2.04
Net Passing Yards	206	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 0	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	236	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.90	6.84
Fumbles/Lost	6/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/45	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:13	29:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	2:18	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
1	4:48	2:02	OWN 35	4	7	Punt
2	13:48	5:47	OWN 25	10	70	Field Goal
2	6:07	3:17	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
2	1:04	0:35	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 33	8	17	Punt
3	6:05	1:26	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:57	3:14	OWN 11	8	26	Punt
4	11:40	4:11	OWN 15	7	20	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 25	9	29	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 45	8	45	Field Goal
1	7:21	2:33	OWN 18	5	47	Downs
1	2:46	3:58	OWN 16	9	55	Field Goal
2	8:01	1:54	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	2:50	1:46	OWN 25	4	-11	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 2	1	-1	Half
3	9:15	3:10	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
3	4:39	0:56	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	3:43	0:46	OPP 16	3	3	Field Goal
4	14:43	3:03	OWN 28	6	32	Interception
4	7:29	5:44	OWN 5	14	95	Touchdown

Game MVP: Von Miller, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chance Dodd	7	23	3.29	18	1
RB R.J. Morrison	5	20	4.00	8	0
RB Dusty Thweatt	3	1	0.33	2	0
QB Sean Renfree	1	7	7.00	7	0
QB Derek Carr	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
WR Shannon Stokes	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Rich Perry	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dave Naughton	16	22	1.38	8	0
RB Alvin Sullivan	7	17	2.43	8	0
QB Matt Ryan	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	24	20	189	3/17	1	35	0	113.3
Sean Renfree	13	7	47	2/13	0	13	0	62.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	37	25	264	1/4	1	39	1	85.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE MyCole Pruitt	9	12	76	8.44	6	15	0
RB R.J. Morrison	5	6	15	3.00	0	6	0
TE Britt Mason	4	6	38	9.50	17	14	1
WR Joe Blaney	2	3	13	6.50	5	7	0
WR Shannon Stokes	2	2	33	16.50	24	35	0
TE Asher Castillo	2	2	38	19.00	20	33	0
WR Kendall Wright	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Trenton Lowe	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
WR Rich Perry	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Chance Dodd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Jobb	9	11	111	12.33	51	34	1
TE Keegan Keith	5	7	42	8.40	19	21	0
RB Alvin Sullivan	3	5	19	6.33	10	9	0
TE Terrence Parrish	3	5	63	21.00	18	39	0
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	2	6	3.00	0	7	0
WR Amari Cooper	2	6	20	10.00	1	11	0
RB Dave Naughton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tucker Everett	1	6	6.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Derek Carr	3	0	0
WR Joe Blaney	2	0	0
QB Sean Renfree	1	1	0
G Tre Jackson	0	1	0
TE MyCole Pruitt	0	1	0
G Abraham Howard	0	1	0
TE Britt Mason	0	1	0
DT Richard Jarvis	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	1	0
G Aiden Branch	0	1	0
OLB Von Miller	0	0	2
WR Amari Cooper	0	0	2
OLB J.C. Buckner	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan Allen	7	356	50.9	44.7	60	5

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kelvin Cooley	4	174	43.5	37.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Al Cayen	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Blaney	2	6	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Vieane	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Callahan	3	65	21.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wendell Roehl	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Hatcher	7	1	0.0	23	38
S Elias Wheeler	6	2	0.0	19	17
CB Jordan Richards	6	1	0.0	24	37
CB Bryce Callahan	5	0	0.0	23	34
OLB Ross Milons	4	2	0.5	22	27
OLB Tucker Everett	4	1	0.0	7	30
DE Chandler Jones	3	2	0.0	23	34
DT Richard Jarvis	3	1	0.0	19	27
ILB Dean Mittleman	3	1	0.0	16	6
ILB Lance Roberson	3	0	0.0	5	21
S Tyrone Sellers	2	1	0.0	7	22
DE Robert Quinn	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	0.0	8	28
CB Justin Coleman	1	0	0.0	19	21
DE Shannon Vaughn	0	1	0.5	16	15
DT Matthew Shanks	0	1	0.0	21	24

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	8	0	2.0	18	37
S T.J. Ward	8	1	0.0	19	42
CB Bradley Roby	6	1	0.0	19	42
OLB J.C. Buckner	4	0	2.0	11	29
CB Chris Harris	4	0	0.0	19	42
CB Wendell Roehl	3	1	0.0	9	13
ILB John Shaner	3	1	0.0	18	22
S Matt Elam	3	0	0.0	16	31
DT Sylvester Williams	2	1	0.0	10	25
DE Daniel Wilson	2	1	0.0	17	20
DT Kristopher Flowers	2	0	0.0	15	27
CB Les Benson	2	0	0.0	4	23
DE Neil Simmons	1	0	1.0	9	21
ILB Brandon Marshall	1	0	0.0	1	20
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Daniel Paup	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Shane Ray	0	2	0.0	0	11
ILB Cody Bradley	0	1	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shannon Vaughn	0.5	0	0	15
OLB Ross Milons	0.5	0	0	27
DE Chandler Jones	0.0	1	1	34

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	2.0	0	1	37
OLB J.C. Buckner	2.0	0	0	29
DE Neil Simmons	1.0	0	2	21
DT Denzel McCormick	0.0	1	0	16
DE Daniel Wilson	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Nate Hatcher	5	0	0	38
CB Bryce Callahan	4	0	0	34
OLB Tucker Everett	3	2	1	30
CB Jordan Richards	3	2	0	37
ILB Lance Roberson	2	1	0	21
S Elias Wheeler	2	1	0	17
S Tyrone Sellers	2	0	0	22
OLB Ross Milons	1	1	0	27
DE Robert Quinn	1	0	0	12
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	0	28
ILB Dean Mittleman	1	0	0	6
DE Chandler Jones	0	1	0	34

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	5	0	42
CB Chris Harris	4	1	42
CB Bradley Roby	4	0	42
OLB Von Miller	3	1	37
CB Les Benson	3	0	23
S Matt Elam	2	0	31
OLB J.C. Buckner	2	0	29
ILB John Shaner	1	1	22
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	25
DE Daniel Wilson	1	0	20
CB Wendell Roehl	1	0	13
ILB Cody Bradley	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nate Solder	2	7	19	0	42
T Lane Johnson	1	3	19	2	42
G Abraham Howard	0	4	19	2	42
G Tre Jackson	0	4	19	0	42
C Micah Blackwell	0	0	19	1	42

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Aiden Branch	2	6	1	24	0	38
T Liam Luchene	1	5	0	22	0	31
G Dwight Sierra	1	4	0	24	1	38
T Stanley Tubbs	1	4	0	24	0	38
C Jesse Vickrey	0	3	0	24	0	38
C Aiden Farmer	0	1	0	2	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Morrison	3	20
Jabaal Sheard	2	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Amari Cooper	3	10
Jonathan Jobb	2	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Nate Solder	19	42	---	---	8	69
T Lane Johnson	19	42	---	---	8	69
G Tre Jackson	19	42	---	---	8	69
G Abraham Howard	19	42	---	---	8	69
S Nate Hatcher	---	---	23	38	6	67
CB Bryce Callahan	---	---	23	34	9	66
CB Jordan Richards	---	---	24	37	3	64
C Micah Blackwell	19	42	---	---	---	61
DE Chandler Jones	---	---	23	34	3	60
OLB Tucker Everett	---	---	7	30	22	59
CB Justin Coleman	---	---	19	21	14	54
TE MyCole Pruitt	16	38	---	---	---	54
DT Richard Jarvis	---	---	19	27	4	50
OLB Ross Milons	---	---	22	27	---	49
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	8	28	12	48
S Elias Wheeler	---	---	19	17	12	48
RB R.J. Morrison	11	16	---	---	20	47
WR Kendall Wright	12	28	---	---	6	46
DT Matthew Shanks	---	---	21	24	---	45
WR Joe Blaney	15	23	---	---	6	44
QB Derek Carr	15	27	---	---	---	42
WR Shannon Stokes	6	17	---	---	12	35
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	7	12	15	34
DE Shannon Vaughn	---	---	16	15	3	34
RB Dusty Thweatt	5	17	---	---	9	31
TE Britt Mason	1	10	---	---	20	31
S Tyrone Sellers	---	---	7	22	---	29
RB Chance Dodd	10	18	---	---	---	28
ILB Lance Roberson	---	---	5	21	---	26
ILB Raymond Harding	---	---	2	11	12	25
WR Trenton Lowe	9	15	---	---	---	24
ILB Dean Mittleman	---	---	16	6	---	22
TE Asher Castillo	4	18	---	---	---	22
WR Rich Perry	6	10	---	---	6	22
DT Sean Lissemore	---	---	3	14	3	20
QB Sean Renfree	4	15	---	---	---	19
C Clark Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ryan Allen	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Kendall Quick	---	---	0	0	4	4
C David Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dominique Yachera	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kelvin Barnard	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ike Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Antonio Burtner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Aiden Branch	24	38	---	---	7	69
G Dwight Sierra	24	38	---	---	7	69
T Stanley Tubbs	24	38	---	---	7	69
WR Jonathan Jobb	24	34	---	---	9	67
QB Matt Ryan	24	38	---	---	---	62
S T.J. Ward	---	---	19	42	1	62
CB Chris Harris	---	---	19	42	1	62
CB Bradley Roby	---	---	19	42	1	62
C Jesse Vickrey	24	38	---	---	---	62
WR Amari Cooper	21	29	---	---	10	60
TE Keegan Keith	22	38	---	---	---	60
T Liam Luchene	22	31	---	---	7	60
OLB Von Miller	---	---	18	37	1	56
ILB John Shaner	---	---	18	22	10	50
S Matt Elam	---	---	16	31	2	49
OLB J.C. Buckner	---	---	11	29	8	48
DT Kristopher Flowers	---	---	15	27	---	42
TE Elliot Jeffries	4	20	---	---	18	42
CB Les Benson	---	---	4	23	15	42
ILB Cody Bradley	---	---	9	13	19	41
RB Alvin Sullivan	8	30	---	---	1	39
DE Daniel Wilson	---	---	17	20	---	37
WR Norman Wayne	17	6	---	---	14	37
DT Sylvester Williams	---	---	10	25	1	36
CB Wendell Roehl	---	---	9	13	11	33
DT Daniel Paup	---	---	9	16	7	32
DE Neil Simmons	---	---	9	21	1	31
RB Dave Naughton	16	8	---	---	2	26
TE Chance Drickman	0	2	---	---	22	24
ILB Brandon Marshall	---	---	1	20	1	22
DT Denzel McCormick	---	---	4	16	1	21
WR Shaun Vieane	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Terrence Parrish	4	14	---	---	---	18
S Brandon Slatken	---	---	1	7	8	16
RB Donovan Turnage	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	9	---	---	---	13
OLB Shane Ray	---	---	0	11	---	11
C Aiden Farmer	2	7	---	---	---	9
K Al Cayen	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Aaron Brewer	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Kelvin Cooley	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Malik Jackson	---	---	1	5	---	6
S Leroy Ulrich	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Salvatore Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Clay Emerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Greg Culjat	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-3	-3.0
Middle	13	22	1.7
Right	10	30	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	24	20	2	0	1	2	1	1	0
Sean Renfree	13	7	0	1	1	2	1	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	37	25	5	1	0	8	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	25	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	94	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	117	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	55	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	74	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE MyCole Pruitt	12	9	0	76	0	38
RB R.J. Morrison	6	5	0	15	0	16
TE Britt Mason	6	4	0	38	0	10
WR Joe Blaney	3	2	0	13	0	23
WR Kendall Wright	2	1	1	4	0	28
WR Shannon Stokes	2	2	0	33	1	17
TE Asher Castillo	2	2	0	38	1	18
RB Chance Dodd	1	0	1	0	0	18
WR Trenton Lowe	1	1	0	13	0	15
WR Rich Perry	1	1	0	6	0	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Jobb	11	9	111	3	34
TE Keegan Keith	7	5	42	1	38
WR Amari Cooper	6	2	20	0	29
RB Alvin Sullivan	5	3	19	0	30
TE Terrence Parrish	5	3	63	1	14
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	2	6	0	9
RB Dave Naughton	1	1	3	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dusty Thweatt	1	2	2.00	0.33
RB Chance Dodd	1	0	0.00	3.29
WR Rich Perry	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	1	1.00	2.43
RB Dave Naughton	1	2	2.00	1.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	3	3	16	5.33	7.88

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	8	4	23	2.88	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kendall Wright	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
TE MyCole Pruitt	1	1	7	7.00	6.33
TE Britt Mason	1	1	5	5.00	6.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari Cooper	3	1	11	3.67	3.33
TE Terrence Parrish	2	0	0	0.00	12.60
WR Jonathan Jobb	2	2	9	4.50	10.09
RB Dave Naughton	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Ryan	1	1
RB Alvin Sullivan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	9	8	4
Sean Renfree	3	1	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE MyCole Pruitt	5	5	3
TE Britt Mason	2	1	1
WR Kendall Wright	1	1	0
RB R.J. Morrison	1	0	0
WR Joe Blaney	1	0	0
WR Shannon Stokes	1	1	0
WR Trenton Lowe	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terrence Parrish	3	2	1
WR Jonathan Jobb	3	2	2
RB Alvin Sullivan	2	1	0
TE Keegan Keith	2	0	0
WR Amari Cooper	1	1	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)