Regular Season Week 15: Patriots at Broncos
December 13, 2015 44° Empower Field at Mile High
Attendance: 63,476 (83%)
Patriots 7 3 0 6 - 16
Broncos 7 13 3 7 - 30
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Broncos: 1-4-NEP 4 (8:00) 46-John Hotaling ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Joseph Ness. DEN 7 NEP 0
(Qtr 1) Patriots: 2-8-DEN 8 (3:07) 30-Timothy Simmons ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Barry Gaines. DEN 7 NEP 7
(Qtr 2) Broncos: 1-10-NEP 12 (13:40) 46-John Hotaling ran for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Joseph Ness. DEN 14 NEP 7
(Qtr 2) Broncos: 4-16-NEP 18 (10:50) 9-Joseph Ness 35 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 17 NEP 7
(Qtr 2) Broncos: 4-9-NEP 28 (4:16) 9-Joseph Ness 46 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 20 NEP 7
(Qtr 2) Patriots: 4-7-DEN 7 (1:46) 3-Barry Gaines 25 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 20 NEP 10
(Qtr 3) Broncos: 4-4-NEP 9 (6:02) 9-Joseph Ness 26 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 23 NEP 10
(Qtr 4) Patriots: 4-3-DEN 30 (9:07) 3-Barry Gaines 48 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 23 NEP 13
(Qtr 4) Broncos: 2-8-NEP 43 (2:48) 46-John Hotaling ran for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Joseph Ness. DEN 30 NEP 13
(Qtr 4) Patriots: 4-4-DEN 17 (0:35) 3-Barry Gaines 35 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 30 NEP 16
Team Statistics
Broncos Patriots
First Downs 24 14
- Rushing 15 10
- Passing 7 3
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 447 260
- Offensive Plays 73 59
- Yards Per Play 6.12 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 347 141
- Rushing Attempts 51 28
- Yards Per Rush 6.80 5.04
Net Passing Yards 100 119
- Att/Comp/Int 19 / 13 / 0 30 / 12 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 127 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 27 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.55 3.84
- Yards Per Completion 9.77 10.75
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 13 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 17 5 / 44
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 20 1 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 126 2 / 54
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 15 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:55 25:04
Drive Charts
Broncos
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:07 OWN 30 3 -8 Punt
1 10:48 2:51 OWN 10 6 90 Touchdown
1 3:02 4:26 OWN 23 11 77 Touchdown
2 13:27 2:40 OPP 26 4 8 Field Goal
2 9:01 4:48 OWN 4 10 68 Field Goal
2 2:48 0:07 OWN 17 1 0 Fumble
2 1:43 1:43 OWN 21 8 51 Half
3 13:19 7:20 OWN 26 12 65 Field Goal
3 5:08 2:11 OPP 47 3 3 Punt
4 9:03 5:15 OWN 25 8 54 Missed FG
4 3:22 0:43 OPP 45 2 45 Touchdown
4 1:49 0:12 OWN 45 3 -2 Fumble
4 0:32 0:32 OPP 46 2 6 Game
Patriots
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:53 2:05 OWN 35 3 9 Punt
1 7:57 4:55 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 13:36 0:09 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
2 10:47 1:46 OWN 25 6 28 Punt
2 4:12 1:24 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 2:41 0:58 OPP 22 6 14 Field Goal
3 15:00 1:41 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 5:59 0:52 OWN 25 3 16 Interception
3 2:56 8:53 OWN 2 14 68 Field Goal
4 3:49 0:26 OWN 29 2 8 Interception
4 2:39 0:50 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
4 1:36 1:05 OWN 44 4 39 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Broncos
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#46 John Hotaling 22 158 7.18 43 7 3
#44 Arthur Mitchell 16 90 5.63 16 5 0
#7 Sean Murphy 10 86 8.60 19 5 0
#10 Richard Croteau 2 10 5.00 10 1 0
#34 Anthony Harper 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Patriots
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 Jack Alston 17 79 4.65 16 3 0
#30 Timothy Simmons 9 42 4.67 11 1 1
#5 Sean Caldwell 1 18 18.00 18 1 0
#39 John Healy 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Broncos
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Richard Croteau 19 13 127 3 / 27 0 24 0 86.95
Patriots
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Sean Caldwell 30 12 129 1 / 10 0 33 3 13.75
Receiving Stats
Broncos
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#44 Arthur Mitchell 3 31 10.33 17 0
#81 Ismael Kimble 1 24 24.00 24 0
#12 Angel Schurman 2 23 11.50 12 0
#46 John Hotaling 2 18 9.00 17 0
#11 Christopher Winston 1 16 16.00 16 0
#82 Jared Wells 4 15 3.75 6 0
Patriots
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Stephen Moffett 4 52 13.00 26 0
#28 Jack Alston 3 49 16.33 33 0
#30 Timothy Simmons 2 12 6.00 6 0
#17 Antwan Brown 1 8 8.00 8 0
#10 Jim Eades 1 6 6.00 6 0
#24 Jose Garcia 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Broncos
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Brandon Harris 32 50 1 1
#52 Michael Navarro 30 50 1 3
#67 Christopher Jennings 30 44 1 1
#54 Jose Bolte 2 4 0 0
#72 Ernesto McLean 0 5 0 0
#28 Timothy Parker 0 7 0 2
#51 David Cooley 0 6 0 2
#92 James Albrecht 0 5 0 0
#93 Kenneth Mitchell 2 7 0 1
#78 John Fallon 0 4 0 0
#77 Richard Fraser 7 6 0 2
#33 Frederick Carstarphen 0 6 0 0
#25 Marcus Lally 0 6 0 0
#55 Stanley Trujillo 30 49 0 4
#34 Anthony Harper 10 41 0 2
#55 Bradley Davison 32 50 0 2
#81 Ismael Kimble 2 42 0 1
#7 Sean Murphy 4 20 0 0
#82 Jared Wells 0 18 0 0
#75 Eugene Deering 9 0 0 0
#63 Gary Wilbanks 10 6 0 1
#88 Nicholas Pyatt 0 21 0 2
#11 Christopher Winston 0 15 0 0
#60 James Oconnell 8 4 0 0
#12 Angel Schurman 0 12 0 1
#68 George Brewer 0 2 0 0
#83 Manuel Marmon 0 2 0 0
#46 John Hotaling 0 10 0 0
#44 Arthur Mitchell 0 1 0 0
#73 Rene Gould 0 1 0 0
#37 Thomas Boswell 0 1 0 0
#45 Tyrone Baxter 0 1 0 0
#73 John Coombs 0 1 0 0
Patriots
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Miguel Lindsey 41 38 1 2
#27 Dennis Myers 0 3 0 1
#68 Tony Coley 38 29 0 3
#71 Willard Westfall 41 31 0 0
#24 Jose Garcia 24 25 0 1
#72 Joseph Spencer 32 33 0 2
#86 Frank Graham 9 12 0 1
#30 Timothy Simmons 8 6 0 0
#84 Stephen Moffett 4 24 0 0
#63 Edward Weaver 41 34 0 1
#75 Roberto Lewis 9 0 0 0
#50 Jonas Olson 4 3 0 0
#65 Kevin Williams 9 2 0 0
#89 Jan Warren 0 7 0 0
#10 Jim Eades 0 7 0 0
#28 Jack Alston 6 1 0 0
#17 Antwan Brown 0 6 0 0
#95 Christopher Hall 4 4 0 1
#65 Glenn Miller 4 3 0 0
#98 Jason Correa 0 2 0 1
#21 Daniel Chandler 1 7 0 0
#97 Eric Burden 0 2 0 0
#67 William Albrecht 0 3 0 0
#57 Darrell Day 0 2 0 0
#99 Jeff Boydston 0 2 0 0
#97 John Sharpton 0 1 0 1
#49 David Moore 0 2 0 0
#38 Ray Holt 0 1 0 0
#34 Rex Torres 0 1 0 1
#48 Donald Brinkley 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Broncos
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#51 David Cooley 1 15 15.00 0
#33 Frederick Carstarphen 2 0 0.00 0
Patriots
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Broncos
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Arthur Mitchell 1 0 0 0
#46 John Hotaling 1 0 0 0
#7 Sean Murphy 0 1 0 0
Patriots
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#97 Eric Burden 0 1 0 0
#49 David Moore 0 0 1 0
#34 Rex Torres 0 0 1 0
#38 Ray Holt 0 1 0 0
Punting
Broncos
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Thomas Regner 2 85 42.50 43.00 43 1
Patriots
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Wayne Rhames 5 197 39.40 45.40 53 3
Kicking
Broncos
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Joseph Ness 3 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 3 / 3
Patriots
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 Barry Gaines 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 1 / 1
Punt Return
Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Angel Schurman 2 20 10.0 10 0
Patriots
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Jack Alston 1 0 0.0 0 0
Kick Return
Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#12 Angel Schurman 4 126 31.5 0
Patriots
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#28 Jack Alston 2 54 27.0 0
Defensive Stats
Broncos
Name Tackles Sacks
#51 David Cooley 8 0
#25 Marcus Lally 7 0
#54 Jose Bolte 6 0
#28 Timothy Parker 4 0
#45 Tyrone Baxter 3 0
#37 Thomas Boswell 3 0
#93 Kenneth Mitchell 3 0
#73 John Coombs 2 0
#72 Ernesto McLean 2 1
#33 Frederick Carstarphen 1 0
#44 Arthur Mitchell 1 0
#77 Richard Fraser 1 0
#68 George Brewer 1 0
#46 John Hotaling 1 0
Patriots
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Christopher Hall 11 0
#38 Ray Holt 8 0
#48 Donald Brinkley 7 0
#49 David Moore 5 0
#27 Dennis Myers 4 0
#67 William Albrecht 4 2
#65 David Alva 4 1
#97 Eric Burden 4 0
#34 Rex Torres 4 0
#65 Glenn Miller 4 0
#97 John Sharpton 3 0
#99 Jeff Boydston 2 0
#17 Antwan Brown 2 0
#57 Darrell Day 2 0
#10 Jim Eades 2 0
#21 Daniel Chandler 1 0
#98 Jason Correa 1 0
#50 Jonas Olson 1 0
#55 Roman Adams 1 0
#63 Edward Weaver 1 0