Week 9, 2021

played in Cincinnati, OH

57 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	17	14	-	34
Cincinnati Bengals	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:55 DEN - Bert Herndon 18 field goal
2Q: 11:24 CIN - Bob Joyner 28 field goal
2Q: 07:02 CIN - Bashaud Breeland 40 interception return (Bob Joyner extra point)
3Q: 10:52 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 16 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 09:00 DEN - Alex Morton 59 fumble return (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 07:22 DEN - Bert Herndon 34 field goal
3Q: 01:29 CIN - Bob Joyner 23 field goal
4Q: 14:24 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 7 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 10:35 DEN - John Heidorn 4 run (Bert Herndon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:55 DEN - Bert Herndon 18 field goal
2Q: 11:24 CIN - Bob Joyner 28 field goal
2Q: 07:02 CIN - Bashaud Breeland 40 interception return (Bob Joyner extra point)
3Q: 10:52 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 16 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 09:00 DEN - Alex Morton 59 fumble return (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 07:22 DEN - Bert Herndon 34 field goal
3Q: 01:29 CIN - Bob Joyner 23 field goal
4Q: 14:24 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 7 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 10:35 DEN - John Heidorn 4 run (Bert Herndon extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 290 293
- Offensive Plays 55 74
- Yards per Play 5.27 3.96
Net Rushing Yards 88 141
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.27
Net Passing Yards 202 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 1 38 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 3.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/55 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 4/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/122 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:22 32:38

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	290	293
- Offensive Plays	55	74
- Yards per Play	5.27	3.96
Net Rushing Yards	88	141
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.27
Net Passing Yards	202	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 1	38 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	3.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/55	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	4/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/122	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:22	32:38

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:13	2:26	OWN 23	4	21	Punt
1	5:17	3:27	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
2	11:17	1:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	8:20	1:31	OWN 20	4	18	Interception
2	6:49	2:09	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	3:18	1:25	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 30	1	3	Half
3	15:00	4:14	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
3	8:13	0:58	OPP 18	3	1	Field Goal
3	5:53	1:15	OWN 28	3	22	Fumble
3	1:22	2:09	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
4	12:31	2:06	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
4	9:26	2:14	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	5:14	2:24	OWN 5	3	4	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
1	9:47	4:30	OWN 5	10	44	Punt
1	1:50	5:33	OWN 27	11	62	Field Goal
2	9:46	1:26	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	4:40	1:22	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	1:53	1:49	OWN 19	5	6	Punt
3	10:46	1:54	OWN 20	4	39	Fumble
3	8:52	0:39	OWN 20	2	-2	Fumble
3	7:15	1:22	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	4:38	3:16	OPP 41	6	35	Field Goal
4	14:13	1:42	OWN 27	5	10	Interception
4	10:25	0:59	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	7:12	1:58	OWN 30	6	13	Punt
4	2:50	2:50	OWN 47	9	39	Game

Game MVP: John Heidorn, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Heidorn	11	55	5.00	21	2	1
Barry Cooper	9	27	3.00	12	2	0
Charcandrick West	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Nate Childers	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chad Oakes	18	76	4.22	14	1
Cesar Clark	9	22	2.44	8	0
Colton Patton	4	26	6.50	8	0
Garrett Gardner	2	17	8.50	11	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	33	21	202	0/0	2	29	1	88.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Patton	32	14	137	2/12	0	19	1	43.4
Garrett Gardner	6	4	33	1/6	0	13	0	80.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB John Heidorn	10	12	76	7.60	24	19	0
WR Demaryius Thomas	5	9	64	12.80	36	23	2
WR Jumbo Sanford	3	4	16	5.33	3	9	0
TE Shaun Weitzel	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Alonzo Ferderer	1	2	29	29.00	19	29	0
WR Amari McAdams	1	3	14	14.00	7	14	0
FB Nate Childers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bubba Walton	6	12	53	8.83	6	14
WR Brock LaPlante	5	13	46	9.20	0	19
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	4	22	11.00	3	16
WR Ricardo Swann	2	3	20	10.00	0	11
RB Alex Forbes	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Chad Oakes	1	3	10	10.00	10	10
RB Cesar Clark	1	2	15	15.00	0	15

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Harris	1	11	11.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bashaud Breeland	1	40	40.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Amari McAdams	1	0	0	0
Alex Morton	0	1	0	1
Phil Sigler	0	1	0	0
Von Miller	0	0	2	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Colton Patton	2	0	0
Kelly McKnight	0	1	0
Douglas Newhart	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	6	267	44.5	43.5	51	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Fong	8	378	47.3	42.0	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Joyner	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	2	22	11.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Forbes	3	2	0.7	0
Bashaud Breeland	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari McAdams	2	102	51.0	0
Tracy Sanders	1	20	20.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bashaud Breeland	1	25	25.0	0
Alex Forbes	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	7	2	1.0	31	30
S Ray Brian	7	2	0.0	32	39
CB Chris Harris	5	0	0.0	33	41
S Alex Morton	4	2	0.0	30	35
CB Tracy Sanders	4	0	0.0	7	12
ILB Ernie Borders	4	0	0.0	14	14
DE Micah Girard	3	1	0.5	18	17
ILB Brandon Marshall	3	3	0.0	30	32
DE Derek Wolfe	3	1	0.0	21	29
S Levi Marsh	3	1	0.0	13	18
DE Derek McIntyre	2	0	1.0	13	17
OLB Shane Ray	2	2	0.0	16	20
DT Phil Sigler	2	1	0.0	21	21
CB Marquis Kenner	2	1	0.0	29	35
DE Deion Edwards	1	1	0.5	14	19
CB Bradley Roby	1	2	0.0	15	24
RB John Heidorn	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Donovan	8	1	0.0	18	33
ILB C.J. Mosley	7	0	0.0	13	18
S Douglas Newhart	5	2	0.0	20	31
DE Tristan Austin	4	2	0.0	16	19
CB Kelly McKnight	4	1	0.0	20	31
S T.J. Carrie	3	0	0.0	19	30
ILB Andrew Shank	3	0	0.0	8	10
DT Sylvester Williams	2	0	0.0	17	23
CB Jason Verrett	1	1	0.0	20	33
DT Geoff Lincoln	1	1	0.0	11	23
ILB Connor Barwin	1	0	0.0	2	1
WR Brock LaPlante	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Toby Ridoutt	0	3	0.0	16	24
OLB Brady Harwood	0	2	0.0	6	6
DE Burt Schaffer	0	1	0.0	11	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	1.0	1	1	0	30
DE Derek McIntyre	1.0	0	2	0	17
DE Deion Edwards	0.5	1	0	0	19
DE Micah Girard	0.5	0	1	1	17
DT Phil Sigler	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Bryce Walters	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Derek Wolfe	0.0	0	2	0	29
OLB Bruce Hevey	0.0	0	1	0	14

Cincinnati	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kevin Minter	3	1	23
ILB Andrew Shank	2	1	10
DT Sylvester Williams	2	0	23
OLB Toby Ridoutt	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	3	1	1	41
S Ray Brian	3	0	0	39
S Levi Marsh	2	1	0	18
CB Marquis Kenner	2	1	0	35
ILB Brandon Marshall	2	0	0	32
CB Tracy Sanders	2	0	0	12
ILB Ernie Borders	2	0	0	14
OLB Von Miller	1	1	0	30
DE Deion Edwards	1	0	0	19
CB Bradley Roby	0	1	0	24
DT Phil Sigler	0	1	0	21

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Donovan	6	1	0	33
CB Kelly McKnight	3	1	0	31
ILB C.J. Mosley	3	0	0	18
S T.J. Carrie	2	0	0	30
ILB Andrew Shank	2	0	0	10
S Douglas Newhart	2	0	0	31
OLB Kevin Minter	1	0	0	23
CB Jason Verrett	1	0	0	33
DE Tristan Austin	1	0	0	19
CB Bashaud Breeland	0	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dwayne Paukschus	3	7	20	33
Norbert Melsha	2	5	20	33
Matt Paradis	2	2	22	33
Nate Childers	1	2	14	20
Mitchell Schwartz	0	3	22	33
Mack Cheshier	0	2	21	33
Ty Sambrailo	0	1	1	0

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Morrison	4	7	1	32	1	38
Jay Oliver	2	5	0	33	0	41
Rob Gronkowski	2	2	0	28	0	32
Trent Williams	1	4	1	33	0	41
Julian Hancuff	1	4	0	11	1	11
Junior Dotson	1	1	0	32	1	39
Troy Toth	0	3	0	22	0	30
Mack Sutton	0	1	0	14	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Godfrey	2	18
Tracy Sanders	1	33
Amari McAdams	1	16
Warren Wagner	1	14
Chris Harris	1	13

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Forbes	4	26
Junior Dotson	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Harris	---	---	33	41	13	87
Ray Brian	---	---	32	39	1	72
Demaryius Thomas	19	30	---	---	19	68
Von Miller	---	---	31	30	7	68
Alex Morton	---	---	30	35	2	67
Marquis Kenner	---	---	29	35	2	66
Brandon Marshall	---	---	30	32	2	64
Norbert Melsha	20	33	---	---	7	60
Mitchell Schwartz	22	33	---	---	1	56
Matt Paradis	22	33	---	---	1	56
Brock Osweiler	22	33	---	---	---	55
Shaun Weitzel	21	25	---	---	9	55
Mack Cheshier	21	33	---	---	---	54
Dwayne Paukschus	20	33	---	---	---	53
Nate Childers	14	20	---	---	18	52
Tracy Sanders	---	---	7	12	33	52
Derek Wolfe	---	---	21	29	1	51
Bradley Roby	---	---	15	24	9	48
Levi Marsh	---	---	13	18	15	46
Phil Sigler	---	---	21	21	1	43
Micah Girard	---	---	18	17	8	43
Amari McAdams	10	16	---	---	16	42
Jumbo Sanford	14	26	---	---	---	40
Derek McIntyre	---	---	13	17	9	39
John Heidorn	12	26	---	---	---	38
Shane Ray	---	---	16	20	1	37
Bruce Hevey	---	---	11	14	11	36
Deion Edwards	---	---	14	19	2	35
Bryce Walters	---	---	12	20	1	33
Charcandrick West	1	2	---	---	27	30
Ernie Borders	---	---	14	14	1	29
Raymond Godfrey	4	1	---	---	18	23
Lukas Grundy	---	---	0	5	16	21
Warren Wagner	2	1	---	---	14	17
Barry Cooper	9	7	---	---	1	17
Graham Kaplan	---	---	3	9	5	17
Alonzo Ferderer	4	11	---	---	---	15
Terrell Pina	2	0	---	---	8	10
Ty Sambrailo	1	0	---	---	8	9
Emmanuel Koenig	2	0	---	---	7	9
Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taylor Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donte Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Junior Dotson	32	39	---	---	10	81
Rob Gronkowski	28	32	---	---	19	79
Trent Williams	33	41	---	---	---	74
Jay Oliver	33	41	---	---	---	74
Brock LaPlante	30	36	---	---	7	73
Ralph Morrison	32	38	---	---	---	70
Colton Patton	31	34	---	---	2	67
Jason Verrett	---	---	20	33	13	66
Bubba Walton	29	35	---	---	---	64
Troy Toth	22	30	---	---	10	62
Mack Sutton	14	16	---	---	24	54
Douglas Newhart	---	---	20	31	3	54
Isaiah Donovan	---	---	18	33	2	53
Kelly McKnight	---	---	20	31	2	53
T.J. Carrie	---	---	19	30	1	50
Cesar Clark	10	16	---	---	24	50
Chad Oakes	23	23	---	---	---	46
Kevin Minter	---	---	18	23	3	44
Sylvester Williams	---	---	17	23	2	42
Ricardo Swann	16	25	---	---	1	42
Toby Ridoutt	---	---	16	24	2	42
Bashaud Breeland	---	---	9	15	17	41
Tristan Austin	---	---	16	19	5	40
Geoff Lincoln	---	---	11	23	5	39
Burt Schaffer	---	---	11	22	3	36
C.J. Mosley	---	---	13	18	3	34
Jordan Cameron	11	9	---	---	13	33
Alex Forbes	0	6	---	---	26	32
Orlando Alston	---	---	12	14	6	32
Andrew Shank	---	---	8	10	11	29
Tito Pearson	4	7	---	---	14	25
Brady Harwood	---	---	6	6	13	25
Connor Barwin	---	---	2	1	19	22
Julian Hancuff	11	11	---	---	---	22
Zac Kerin	2	4	---	---	10	16
J.C. Lee	---	---	2	1	11	14
Mel Newman	0	1	---	---	10	11
Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Garrett Gardner	2	7	---	---	---	9
Shane Prescott	---	---	4	3	2	9
Earnest Fong	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Joyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mercury Lidberg	---	---	0	3	1	4
Colin Bonar	---	---	0	0	1	1
Liam Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Bell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	51	10.2
Middle	10	21	2.1
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	20	87	4.4
Right	7	28	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	33	21	2	0	1	2	8	2	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Patton	32	14	0	2	0	5	6	1	1
Garrett Gardner	6	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	5	29	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	92	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	10	66	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	37	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB John Heidorn	12	10	0	76	0	26
WR Demaryius Thomas	9	5	0	64	1	30
WR Jumbo Sanford	4	3	1	16	0	26
WR Amari McAdams	3	1	0	14	0	16
TE Shaun Weitzel	2	1	0	3	0	25
WR Alonzo Ferderer	2	1	0	29	1	11
FB Nate Childers	1	0	0	0	0	20

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Brock LaPlante	13	5	46	36
WR Bubba Walton	12	6	53	35
TE Rob Gronkowski	4	2	22	32
WR Ricardo Swann	3	2	20	25
RB Chad Oakes	3	1	10	23
RB Cesar Clark	2	1	15	16
RB Alex Forbes	1	1	4	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Cooper	2	14	7.00	3.00
John Heidorn	2	4	2.00	5.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chad Oakes	3	0	0.00	4.22
Colton Patton	1	4	4.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	10	6	47	4.70	6.12

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Gardner	3	2	11	3.67	5.50
Colton Patton	2	1	3	1.50	4.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB John Heidorn	5	4	24	4.80	6.33
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	2	23	7.67	7.11
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Amari McAdams	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brock LaPlante	2	1	3	1.50	3.54
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Alex Forbes	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Bubba Walton	1	1	7	7.00	4.42

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
John Heidorn	2	0
Charcandrick West	1	0
Barry Cooper	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Chad Oakes	4	0
Colton Patton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	7	4	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Patton	10	5	4
Garrett Gardner	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jumbo Sanford	2	2	0
WR Alonzo Ferderer	2	1	1
WR Amari McAdams	2	0	0
RB John Heidorn	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Walton	4	1	1
WR Brock LaPlante	3	2	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	1
RB Alex Forbes	1	1	0
WR Ricardo Swann	1	0	0
RB Cesar Clark	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)