Wild Card Playoff Games, 2049

played in Denver, CO

50 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	3	7	13	-	33
Denver Broncos	0	6	0	8	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 NED - Ashton Arias 22 pass from Amos Heninger (Doug Everett extra point)
1Q: 03:01 NED - Doug Everett 22 field goal
2Q: 14:46 DEN - Cristian Franklin 50 field goal
2Q: 07:34 DEN - Cristian Franklin 43 field goal
2Q: 04:51 NED - Doug Everett 25 field goal
3Q: 04:02 NED - Ashton Arias 3 pass from Amos Heninger (Doug Everett extra point)
4Q: 14:53 NED - Doug Everett 54 field goal
4Q: 06:36 NED - Colton Munkres 2 pass from Amos Heninger (Doug Everett extra point)
4Q: 03:26 DEN - Drake Hampton 20 pass from Preston Loper (Preston Loper pass to Lenny Santoki for conversion)
4Q: 00:12 NED - Doug Everett 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 NED - Ashton Arias 22 pass from Amos Heninger (Doug Everett extra point)
1Q: 03:01 NED - Doug Everett 22 field goal
2Q: 14:46 DEN - Cristian Franklin 50 field goal
2Q: 07:34 DEN - Cristian Franklin 43 field goal
2Q: 04:51 NED - Doug Everett 25 field goal
3Q: 04:02 NED - Ashton Arias 3 pass from Amos Heninger (Doug Everett extra point)
4Q: 14:53 NED - Doug Everett 54 field goal
4Q: 06:36 NED - Colton Munkres 2 pass from Amos Heninger (Doug Everett extra point)
4Q: 03:26 DEN - Drake Hampton 20 pass from Preston Loper (Preston Loper pass to Lenny Santoki for conversion)
4Q: 00:12 NED - Doug Everett 46 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 12-5 8-8-1
First Downs 24 21
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 449 383
- Offensive Plays 72 65
- Yards per Play 6.24 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 156 108
- Rushing Attempts 41 21
- Yards per Rush 3.80 5.14
Net Passing Yards 293 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 1 43 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 301 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.45 6.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 5/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/43 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:01 26:59

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	12-5	8-8-1
First Downs	24	21
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	449	383
- Offensive Plays	72	65
- Yards per Play	6.24	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	156	108
- Rushing Attempts	41	21
- Yards per Rush	3.80	5.14
Net Passing Yards	293	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 1	43 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	301	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.45	6.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	5/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/43	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:01	26:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:32	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
1	8:08	5:13	OWN 39	10	56	Field Goal
2	14:40	4:01	OWN 25	7	41	Interception
2	7:29	2:44	OWN 39	5	53	Field Goal
2	1:22	1:04	OWN 22	4	25	Punt
3	13:07	1:01	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	7:41	3:47	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	2:33	2:48	OWN 22	6	41	Field Goal
4	10:56	4:31	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
4	3:12	1:21	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
4	1:14	1:09	OPP 27	3	-2	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:28	1:20	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	2:55	3:15	OWN 28	8	39	Field Goal
2	10:39	3:10	OWN 23	7	51	Field Goal
2	4:45	3:23	OWN 25	8	61	Fumble
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 4	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
3	12:06	4:25	OWN 20	11	41	Punt
3	3:54	1:21	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	14:45	3:49	OWN 37	6	32	Missed FG
4	6:25	3:13	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	1:51	0:37	OWN 19	4	8	Downs
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 25	1	47	Game

Game MVP: Ashton Arias, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Silas Horn	20	75	3.75	11	2
RB Preston Myles	15	68	4.53	16	2
RB Frederick Heybach	4	19	4.75	10	1
QB Amos Heninger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Dave Evans	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Andy Delgado	11	50	4.55	14	2
RB Bob Rucci	8	52	6.50	34	1
QB Edgar Rome	2	6	3.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amos Heninger	29	16	301	2/8	3	38	1	111.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edgar Rome	37	18	207	1/7	0	26	0	65.9
Preston Loper	6	3	75	0/0	1	47	0	135.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ashton Arias	9	12	179	19.89	108	38	2
WR Colton Munkres	4	6	73	18.25	0	31	1
TE Bryson Montgomery	1	4	18	18.00	12	18	0
TE Rondell Moreland	1	2	25	25.00	11	25	0
WR Cris Mueller	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Dave Evans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Drake Hampton	4	8	88	22.00	16	47	1
WR Deon Roberts	3	5	54	18.00	28	26	0
TE Dean Heybach	3	5	38	12.67	3	17	0
WR Heath Schmidtke	3	6	36	12.00	13	21	0
TE Donny Hastings	2	2	16	8.00	1	8	0
RB Andy Delgado	2	5	15	7.50	12	12	0
RB Drew Hartland	2	3	26	13.00	24	13	0
WR Lenny Blades	1	8	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Austin Turner	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Trenton Ackerman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Harry Middlehurst	0	1	0	0
CB Lawrence Erickson	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Edgar Rome	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Mankad	3	160	53.3	46.7	60	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	4	175	43.8	28.0	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Everett	4/4	2/2	1/1	54	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	2/3	2/3	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Auguston	2	43	21.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frederick Heybach	2	29	14.5	0
Oliver Auguston	1	35	35.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent O'Neill	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Philip Lukes	8	1	0.0	21	40
OLB Lenny Christo	5	2	0.0	10	22
CB Oliver Auguston	5	1	0.0	21	44
S Kennedy Thornton	4	1	0.0	21	44
DT Mo Erickson	3	2	0.0	19	32
OLB Kris Corona	3	1	0.0	17	21
DT Stanley Gordon	2	1	0.0	10	35
CB Shaun Bauer	2	1	0.0	16	34
DT Marlon Scovill	2	0	0.0	11	9
DE Camden Zawilinski	2	0	0.0	21	42
DE Mackenzie Sedor	1	0	1.0	2	9
DE Harry Middlehurst	1	2	0.0	15	25
CB Lawrence Erickson	1	1	0.0	21	44
OLB Robert Bradford	1	0	0.0	0	5
WR Ashton Arias	1	0	---	---	---
CB Victor Monroe	0	1	0.0	21	44

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grayson Grewal	9	2	0.0	37	30
ILB Jesse Kowal	8	0	0.0	23	26
CB Dustin Hearn	7	2	0.0	41	31
OLB Trenton Ackerman	6	2	0.0	36	30
DT Drew Rosario	5	0	1.0	33	22
ILB Marvin Gribbon	5	1	0.0	20	5
DE Brock Boyer	3	0	1.0	21	22
ILB Myron Feagles	2	3	0.0	20	6
CB Rod Harrison	2	1	0.0	20	17
S Gino Drake	2	0	0.0	6	2
OLB Dominique Uzzell	1	4	0.0	35	30
DE Butch Munkres	1	2	0.0	38	31
S Nickolas Grier	1	2	0.0	11	12
DT Lorenzo Lockard	1	1	0.0	19	9
WR Drake Hampton	1	0	---	---	---
S Greg Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	35	29

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mackenzie Sedor	1.0	1	0	9
DT Stanley Gordon	0.0	3	1	35
DE Camden Zawilinski	0.0	3	1	42
DE Harry Middlehurst	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Lenny Christo	0.0	1	0	22

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brock Boyer	1.0	1	1	1	22
DT Drew Rosario	1.0	1	0	0	22
OLB Dominique Uzzell	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE Butch Munkres	0.0	1	0	3	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Philip Lukes	6	2	40
CB Oliver Auguston	4	2	44
S Kennedy Thornton	3	0	44
OLB Lenny Christo	3	0	22
CB Shaun Bauer	2	0	34
OLB Robert Bradford	1	0	5
DT Marlon Scovill	1	0	9
OLB Kris Corona	1	0	21
CB Lawrence Erickson	0	1	44
CB Victor Monroe	0	1	44

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Grayson Grewal	4	1	0	30
CB Dustin Hearn	3	1	0	31
ILB Jesse Kowal	2	0	0	26
OLB Dominique Uzzell	2	0	0	30
CB Rod Harrison	2	0	0	17
OLB Trenton Ackerman	1	2	1	30
ILB Marvin Gribbon	1	0	0	5
S Nickolas Grier	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lincoln Sherman	5	11	0	41	0	31
G Brett Clancy	5	8	2	41	2	31
T Thomas Small	4	5	1	41	0	31
C Ethan Westbrook	2	9	0	41	0	31
G Broderick Chukwuma	2	5	0	41	0	31
TE Rondell Moreland	0	2	0	17	0	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Byron Stiles	3	5	21	0	44
G Jared Laney	1	4	21	0	44
G Alonzo Beck	0	5	21	0	44
T Colin Belichick	0	3	21	0	40
FB Austin Turner	0	1	8	0	9
G Francisco Saltsman	0	1	21	0	44
TE Lenny Santoki	0	0	2	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Lane	1	23
Robert Bradford	1	19

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Hearn	3	12
Drew Hartland	1	22
Lorenzo Lockard	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Ashton Arias	40	31	---	---	20	91
TE Bryson Montgomery	37	30	---	---	18	85
S Kennedy Thornton	---	---	21	44	19	84
CB Victor Monroe	---	---	21	44	19	84
C Ethan Westbrook	41	31	---	---	7	79
CB Oliver Auguston	---	---	21	44	11	76
G Lincoln Sherman	41	31	---	---	---	72
G Broderick Chukwuma	41	31	---	---	---	72
G Brett Clancy	41	31	---	---	---	72
QB Amos Heninger	41	31	---	---	---	72
T Thomas Small	41	31	---	---	---	72
WR Colton Munkres	38	30	---	---	---	68
CB Lawrence Erickson	---	---	21	44	3	68
OLB Philip Lukes	---	---	21	40	7	68
DE Camden Zawilinski	---	---	21	42	3	66
CB Shaun Bauer	---	---	16	34	3	53
DT Mo Erickson	---	---	19	32	---	51
OLB Lenny Christo	---	---	10	22	19	51
DT Stanley Gordon	---	---	10	35	3	48
DE Harry Middlehurst	---	---	15	25	3	43
WR Cris Mueller	19	22	---	---	---	41
OLB Kris Corona	---	---	17	21	---	38
RB Frederick Heybach	7	10	---	---	19	36
RB Preston Myles	17	13	---	---	---	30
RB Silas Horn	21	8	---	---	---	29
FB Jackie Lane	2	1	---	---	23	26
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	0	5	19	24
TE Sean Wassick	1	0	---	---	23	24
TE Rondell Moreland	17	6	---	---	1	24
DT Marlon Scovill	---	---	11	9	---	20
WR Dave Evans	3	4	---	---	12	19
DT Terry Enright	---	---	2	12	3	17
DE Mackenzie Sedor	---	---	2	9	4	15
CB Louis Fulcher	---	---	3	12	---	15
OLB Everett Baxter	---	---	0	9	3	12
K Doug Everett	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Bryant Robbins	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Terry Dahnke	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jose Blake	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Donny Mankad	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Gus Richard	---	---	0	0	4	4
WR Jeffrey Sigman	3	0	---	---	---	3
DE Cameron Bush	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Ramon Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Leo Branham	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Bryson Stone	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dominique Uzzell	---	---	35	30	23	88
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	37	30	18	85
CB Dustin Hearn	---	---	41	31	12	84
WR Lenny Blades	19	42	---	---	18	79
DE Butch Munkres	---	---	38	31	4	73
G Jared Laney	21	44	---	---	7	72
G Francisco Saltsman	21	44	---	---	7	72
OLB Trenton Ackerman	---	---	36	30	4	70
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	35	29	4	68
WR Drake Hampton	17	36	---	---	12	65
CB Brent O'Neill	---	---	27	22	16	65
C Byron Stiles	21	44	---	---	---	65
G Alonzo Beck	21	44	---	---	---	65
T Colin Belichick	21	40	---	---	---	61
ILB Jesse Kowal	---	---	23	26	11	60
QB Edgar Rome	21	38	---	---	---	59
DT Drew Rosario	---	---	33	22	4	59
RB Andy Delgado	12	32	---	---	2	46
DE Brock Boyer	---	---	21	22	2	45
DT Lorenzo Lockard	---	---	19	9	13	41
TE Dean Heybach	12	28	---	---	---	40
WR Deon Roberts	10	20	---	---	8	38
CB Rod Harrison	---	---	20	17	---	37
TE Lenny Santoki	2	8	---	---	22	32
RB Bob Rucci	8	6	---	---	16	30
ILB Marvin Gribbon	---	---	20	5	4	29
ILB Myron Feagles	---	---	20	6	1	27
S Nickolas Grier	---	---	11	12	3	26
RB Drew Hartland	0	4	---	---	22	26
WR Heath Schmidtke	9	17	---	---	---	26
TE Donny Hastings	6	17	---	---	---	23
CB Lance Hazeltine	---	---	15	7	---	22
DT Zane Harper	---	---	8	10	3	21
FB Austin Turner	8	9	---	---	---	17
CB Garrett Bess	---	---	1	0	14	15
G Anthony Robertson	0	4	---	---	7	11
S Gino Drake	---	---	6	2	1	9
C Percy Curtis	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Eli Malecki	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Preston Loper	0	6	---	---	---	6
DT Joe Clayton	---	---	5	0	---	5
WR Joel Wilson	2	1	---	---	---	3
DE Walter Rivard	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Sawyer Richardson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	23	84	3.7
Right	10	45	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	52	13.0
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	3	10	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amos Heninger	29	16	8	1	1	4	2	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edgar Rome	37	18	2	3	3	5	8	3	0
Preston Loper	6	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	138	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	74	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	84	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	121	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	89	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	47	5.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ashton Arias	12	9	0	179	5	31
WR Colton Munkres	6	4	0	73	2	30
TE Bryson Montgomery	4	1	0	18	0	30
WR Cris Mueller	4	1	1	6	0	22
TE Rondell Moreland	2	1	0	25	1	6
WR Dave Evans	1	0	0	0	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drake Hampton	8	4	1	88	2	36
WR Lenny Blades	8	1	0	4	0	42
WR Heath Schmidtke	6	3	1	36	1	17
WR Deon Roberts	5	3	0	54	1	20
RB Andy Delgado	5	2	1	15	0	32
TE Dean Heybach	5	3	0	38	0	28
RB Drew Hartland	3	2	0	26	0	4
TE Donny Hastings	2	2	0	16	0	17
FB Austin Turner	1	1	0	5	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Silas Horn	5	11	2.20	3.75
RB Preston Myles	2	10	5.00	4.53
RB Frederick Heybach	1	2	2.00	4.75

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amos Heninger	10	4	24	2.40	10.38

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Preston Loper	1	1	20	20.00	12.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ashton Arias	4	2	13	3.25	14.92
WR Colton Munkres	3	2	11	3.67	12.17
TE Rondell Moreland	1	0	0	0.00	12.50
WR Cris Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Dave Evans	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drake Hampton	1	1	20	20.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frederick Heybach	4	2
QB Amos Heninger	1	0
RB Silas Horn	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amos Heninger	10	7	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edgar Rome	13	5	5
Preston Loper	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ashton Arias	4	4	3
WR Colton Munkres	3	2	2
TE Bryson Montgomery	1	0	0
TE Rondell Moreland	1	1	1
WR Dave Evans	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dean Heybach	4	2	2
WR Heath Schmidtke	3	2	2
WR Drake Hampton	2	1	1
RB Andy Delgado	2	0	0
WR Lenny Blades	1	0	0
TE Donny Hastings	1	1	0
WR Deon Roberts	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,000 (19,000)
End Zone 6,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine 4,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,000 (19,000)
End Zone	6,800 (13,700)
Mezzanine	4,400 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)