Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Denver, CO

17 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	6	7	21	14	-	48
Denver Broncos	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 CIN - Brett Hatchette 18 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point failed)
2Q: 13:26 DEN - John Heidorn 3 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 09:40 CIN - Ty Manumaleuna 10 run (Leland Presley extra point)
2Q: 02:53 DEN - Shaun Gomez 25 field goal
3Q: 08:09 CIN - Brett Hatchette 7 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
3Q: 06:21 CIN - Brad Tucker 80 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
3Q: 02:09 CIN - Blaine Matthews 23 run (Leland Presley extra point)
4Q: 12:10 CIN - Blaine Matthews 7 run (Leland Presley extra point)
4Q: 11:31 CIN - Toby Ridoutt 28 interception return (Leland Presley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 CIN - Brett Hatchette 18 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point failed)
2Q: 13:26 DEN - John Heidorn 3 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 09:40 CIN - Ty Manumaleuna 10 run (Leland Presley extra point)
2Q: 02:53 DEN - Shaun Gomez 25 field goal
3Q: 08:09 CIN - Brett Hatchette 7 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
3Q: 06:21 CIN - Brad Tucker 80 pass from Colton Patton (Leland Presley extra point)
3Q: 02:09 CIN - Blaine Matthews 23 run (Leland Presley extra point)
4Q: 12:10 CIN - Blaine Matthews 7 run (Leland Presley extra point)
4Q: 11:31 CIN - Toby Ridoutt 28 interception return (Leland Presley extra point)

Team Statistics CIN DEN
Record 12-5 10-7
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 488 273
- Offensive Plays 51 65
- Yards per Play 9.57 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 172 125
- Rushing Attempts 28 22
- Yards per Rush 6.14 5.68
Net Passing Yards 316 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 21 - 1 42 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 316 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 13.74 3.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/9 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/32 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	CIN	DEN
Record	12-5	10-7
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	488	273
- Offensive Plays	51	65
- Yards per Play	9.57	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	172	125
- Rushing Attempts	28	22
- Yards per Rush	6.14	5.68
Net Passing Yards	316	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 21 - 1	42 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	316	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	13.74	3.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/9	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/32	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 33	4	13	Punt
1	10:25	2:58	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
1	1:46	1:57	OWN 3	5	36	Interception
2	13:18	3:47	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	2:48	2:03	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
3	13:11	5:08	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
3	6:21	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	4:04	2:11	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
3	0:41	3:37	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
4	6:13	2:25	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	1	1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	1:56	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
1	7:27	5:41	OWN 25	13	26	Punt
2	14:49	1:31	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown
2	9:31	6:43	OWN 32	13	60	Field Goal
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 19	1	16	Half
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
3	8:03	1:42	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
3	6:04	2:00	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
3	1:53	1:12	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	12:04	0:46	OWN 22	2	-5	Interception
4	11:18	5:05	OWN 37	9	24	Downs
4	3:48	3:05	OWN 12	6	31	Punt

Game MVP: Colton Patton, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ty Manumaleuna	13	71	5.46	23	3	1
RB Blaine Matthews	11	62	5.64	23	2	2
QB Colton Patton	2	17	8.50	9	0	0
WR Brock LaPlante	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
FB Weston Cash	1	17	17.00	17	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB John Heidorn	12	68	5.67	16	5	1
WR Luke Brookshire	8	40	5.00	24	2	0
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
WR Kai Barnes	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Patton	23	21	316	0/0	3	80	1	140.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	28	16	85	1/8	0	12	0	62.3
Todd Sandoval	14	11	71	0/0	0	15	1	58.0

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brock LaPlante	6	8	102	17.00	61	36	0
WR Brad Tucker	5	5	105	21.00	45	80	1
TE Francisco Meier	3	3	11	3.67	3	11	0
RB Ty Manumaleuna	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Brett Hatchette	2	2	25	12.50	18	18	2
RB Blaine Matthews	1	1	29	29.00	26	29	0
FB Weston Cash	1	1	20	20.00	15	20	0
WR Marcos Robbins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kai Barnes	6	13	43	7.17	0	11
WR Jumbo Sanford	5	6	40	8.00	7	15
WR Luke Brookshire	4	5	13	3.25	5	6
FB Nate Childers	2	2	11	5.50	3	12
WR Amari McAdams	2	2	15	7.50	0	9
RB John Heidorn	2	3	1	0.50	0	1
TE Tanner Richard	2	3	6	3.00	3	3
TE Teddy Scheckton	2	4	17	8.50	0	9
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	3	11	11.00	6	11
WR Harvey Janikowksi	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Toby Ridoutt	1	28	28.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marcos Phillips	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Brett Hatchette	1	0	0
S Adrian Shelton	0	1	0
CB Douglas Newhart	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Luke Brookshire	1	0	0
FB Nate Childers	0	1	0
CB Edwin Harris	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Troy Tijerina	3	120	40.0	40.0	45	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	7	334	47.7	38.9	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leland Presley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/7

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Gomez	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Hatchette	4	42	10.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Hatchette	2	48	24.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari McAdams	4	76	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Douglas Newhart	8	0	0.0	21	41
S Kelly McKnight	7	3	0.0	22	43
DT Winfred Richardson	5	0	0.5	19	31
OLB Gilbert Wilson	5	3	0.0	22	38
DE Antonio Delgado	5	0	0.0	10	25
OLB Toby Ridoutt	3	0	0.0	12	21
S Jameson Hanson	3	0	0.0	4	15
S Enrique Carpenter	2	2	0.0	20	34
DE Conner Shepard	2	2	0.0	10	22
DT Herman Binns	2	1	0.0	22	42
S Asher Kennedy	2	1	0.0	10	21
DT Brock Boothroyd	1	2	0.5	21	35
DE Fernando Stephens	1	2	0.0	17	30
CB Sean Greenspan	1	1	0.0	10	12
ILB Jameson Mathews	1	0	0.0	2	10
WR Brett Hatchette	1	0	---	---	---
S Tyrus Gowins	1	0	0.0	12	23

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gustavo Unruh	7	0	21	20
S Ray Brian	6	1	15	17
S Reginald Ioane	4	2	27	21
CB Drake Richard	4	0	20	19
CB Edwin Harris	3	0	21	18
S Troy Gallery	2	4	19	8
ILB Ernie Borders	2	3	10	14
OLB Nate Scrafford	2	3	22	23
CB Colby Hester	2	1	21	9
ILB Giovanni Harris	2	0	5	6
OLB J.B. Ketchum	2	0	3	2
OLB Marcos Phillips	2	0	27	21
DE Percy Hoffman	1	3	27	22
DE Andres Bradford	1	1	18	14
DT Sawyer Corzine	1	1	17	11
CB Hardy Lyle	1	0	9	4
S Lenny Hume	1	0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brock Boothroyd	0.5	3	0	35
DT Winfred Richardson	0.5	0	0	31
OLB Andrew Shank	0.0	1	1	24
DT Herman Binns	0.0	0	1	42

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Marcos Phillips	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Percy Hoffman	0.0	0	0	2	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Antonio Delgado	5	0	0	25
CB Douglas Newhart	3	3	0	41
S Jameson Hanson	3	1	0	15
OLB Gilbert Wilson	3	0	0	38
S Kelly McKnight	2	1	0	43
S Asher Kennedy	2	0	0	21
DE Conner Shepard	2	0	0	22
OLB Toby Ridoutt	1	1	1	21
DE Fernando Stephens	1	0	0	30
DT Herman Binns	1	0	0	42
ILB Jameson Mathews	1	0	0	10
S Enrique Carpenter	1	0	0	34
CB Sean Greenspan	1	0	0	12
S Tyrus Gowins	1	0	0	23

Denver	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ray Brian	5	0	17
CB Edwin Harris	4	0	18
OLB Marcos Phillips	2	1	21
CB Drake Richard	2	0	19
ILB Gustavo Unruh	2	0	20
CB Hardy Lyle	1	0	4
OLB Nate Scrafford	1	0	23
S Troy Gallery	1	0	8
CB Colby Hester	1	0	9
S Reginald Ioane	1	0	21
S Lenny Hume	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Collin Rogers	4	12	28	23
G Julian Hancuff	3	5	28	23
G Peter Westbrook	2	2	24	23
C Ralph Morrison	1	4	28	23
T Jay Oliver	1	3	24	23

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andrew Haynesworth	3	7	22	0	43
C Laken Tomlinson	3	3	22	0	43
G Mack Cheshier	2	9	22	0	43
T Tim Gunn	2	2	22	0	43
TE Tanner Richard	0	1	8	0	16
C Abraham Stanton	0	0	22	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Weston Cash	2	21
Marcos Robbins	1	21
Asher Kennedy	1	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Harris	2	10
Gustavo Unruh	2	9
J.B. Ketchum	1	20
Nate Childers	1	15

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Kelly McKnight	---	---	22	43	1	66
DT Herman Binns	---	---	22	42	1	65
CB Douglas Newhart	---	---	21	41	1	63
OLB Gilbert Wilson	---	---	22	38	---	60
DT Brock Boothroyd	---	---	21	35	1	57
S Enrique Carpenter	---	---	20	34	1	55
G Julian Hancuff	28	23	---	---	3	54
OLB Andrew Shank	---	---	7	24	22	53
S Tyrus Gowins	---	---	12	23	18	53
QB Colton Patton	28	23	---	---	---	51
C Ralph Morrison	28	23	---	---	---	51
T Collin Rogers	28	23	---	---	---	51
WR Brad Tucker	26	22	---	---	3	51
DT Winfred Richardson	---	---	19	31	1	51
G Peter Westbrook	24	23	---	---	3	50
TE Francisco Meier	26	22	---	---	---	48
DE Fernando Stephens	---	---	17	30	---	47
WR Brock LaPlante	24	23	---	---	---	47
T Jay Oliver	24	23	---	---	---	47
S Asher Kennedy	---	---	10	21	16	47
WR Brett Hatchette	19	6	---	---	18	43
DE Conner Shepard	---	---	10	22	11	43
DE Antonio Delgado	---	---	10	25	1	36
OLB Toby Ridoutt	---	---	12	21	---	33
FB Weston Cash	5	6	---	---	21	32
RB Blaine Matthews	13	9	---	---	8	30
RB Ty Manumaleuna	15	14	---	---	---	29
WR Marcos Robbins	6	1	---	---	21	28
S Adrian Shelton	---	---	1	1	21	23
CB Sean Greenspan	---	---	10	12	---	22
TE Alexis Trueblood	0	0	---	---	21	21
S Jameson Hanson	---	---	4	15	1	20
TE Morris Schwartz	4	11	---	---	3	18
ILB Jameson Mathews	---	---	2	10	---	12
DT Shane Northrop	---	---	0	5	7	12
WR Curtis Delmonico	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Leland Presley	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Monty Masiona	4	0	---	---	3	7
DE Santiago Arnold	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Hunter Vince	4	0	---	---	---	4
P Troy Tijerina	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Junior Dotson	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Don Hickman	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Francisco Maticic	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Moe Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Mack Cheshier	22	43	---	---	8	73
G Andrew Haynesworth	22	43	---	---	8	73
T Tim Gunn	22	43	---	---	8	73
C Abraham Stanton	22	43	---	---	8	73
C Laken Tomlinson	22	43	---	---	---	65
WR Amari McAdams	18	30	---	---	10	58
WR Luke Brookshire	8	28	---	---	19	55
WR Harvey Janikowksi	14	24	---	---	14	52
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	21	20	9	50
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	27	22	---	49
CB Edwin Harris	---	---	21	18	10	49
QB Brock Osweiler	19	29	---	---	---	48
S Reginald Ioane	---	---	27	21	---	48
OLB Marcos Phillips	---	---	27	21	---	48
TE Teddy Scheckton	17	30	---	---	---	47
OLB Nate Scrafford	---	---	22	23	1	46
FB Nate Childers	8	22	---	---	15	45
WR Kai Barnes	16	28	---	---	---	44
S Troy Gallery	---	---	19	8	13	40
CB Drake Richard	---	---	20	19	---	39
TE Ruben Vanderclute	2	11	---	---	22	35
S Ray Brian	---	---	15	17	1	33
CB Colby Hester	---	---	21	9	3	33
DE Andres Bradford	---	---	18	14	---	32
DT Sawyer Corzine	---	---	17	11	4	32
RB John Heidorn	14	15	---	---	---	29
CB Hardy Lyle	---	---	9	4	14	27
OLB J.B. Ketchum	---	---	3	2	20	25
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	10	14	---	24
TE Tanner Richard	8	16	---	---	---	24
DT Derek McIntyre	---	---	11	12	---	23
ILB Giovanni Harris	---	---	5	6	11	22
QB Todd Sandoval	3	14	---	---	1	18
DT Abraham Rivera	---	---	8	7	---	15
DE Taylor Van	---	---	7	3	3	13
WR Jumbo Sanford	5	8	---	---	---	13
WR Kevin McCloskey	0	0	---	---	13	13
RB Malcolm Koelling	0	3	---	---	8	11
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Shaun Gomez	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Lenny Hume	---	---	0	2	---	2
G Bubba Huxtable	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Collin Bouie	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Wendell Tait	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ruben Goodwin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	54	6.8
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	6	47	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	12	76	6.3
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Patton	23	21	6	0	0	0	1	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	28	16	0	3	1	5	3	1	0
Todd Sandoval	14	11	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	80	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	104	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	0	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	132	33.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	72	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brock LaPlante	8	6	102	3	23
WR Brad Tucker	5	5	105	1	22
TE Francisco Meier	3	3	11	0	22
RB Ty Manumaleuna	2	2	18	0	14
WR Brett Hatchette	2	2	25	0	6
RB Blaine Matthews	1	1	29	1	9
FB Weston Cash	1	1	20	1	6
WR Marcos Robbins	1	1	6	0	1

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Kai Barnes	13	6	1	43	28
WR Jumbo Sanford	6	5	0	40	8
WR Luke Brookshire	5	4	0	13	28
TE Teddy Scheckton	4	2	0	17	30
RB John Heidorn	3	2	0	1	15
TE Ruben Vanderclute	3	1	0	11	11
TE Tanner Richard	3	2	0	6	16
FB Nate Childers	2	2	0	11	22
WR Amari McAdams	2	2	0	15	30
WR Harvey Janikowksi	1	1	0	-1	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blaine Matthews	3	15	5.00	5.64
RB Ty Manumaleuna	1	10	10.00	5.46

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB John Heidorn	2	18	9.00	5.67
WR Luke Brookshire	1	2	2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Patton	4	4	40	10.00	13.74

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	2	1	4	2.00	3.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brett Hatchette	2	2	25	12.50	12.50
RB Ty Manumaleuna	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
WR Brad Tucker	1	1	7	7.00	21.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kai Barnes	1	0	0	0.00	3.31
WR Luke Brookshire	1	1	4	4.00	2.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ty Manumaleuna	2	2
RB Blaine Matthews	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
WR Luke Brookshire	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Patton	6	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	10	8	4
Todd Sandoval	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock LaPlante	2	1	1
RB Ty Manumaleuna	1	1	1
WR Marcos Robbins	1	1	1
TE Francisco Meier	1	1	0
WR Brad Tucker	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kai Barnes	3	3	2
WR Luke Brookshire	3	2	0
FB Nate Childers	1	1	1
WR Amari McAdams	1	1	1
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	1	0
TE Tanner Richard	1	1	0
TE Teddy Scheckton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)