The Denver Broncos eked out a victory over the New England Patriots, 20 to 18, in the 2015 AFC Championship game on January 24, 2016.
Final
1st quarter
NE
DEN
Owen Daniels 21-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick)
0
7
Steven Jackson 1-yard run (kick failed)
6
7
2nd quarter
NE
DEN
Owen Daniels 12-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Brandon McManus kick)
6
14
Stephen Gostkowski 46-yard field goal
9
14
Brandon McManus 52-yard field goal
9
17
3rd quarter
NE
DEN
Stephen Gostkowski 38-yard field goal
12
17
4th quarter
NE
DEN
Brandon McManus 31-yard field goal
12
20
Rob Gronkowski 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (two-point conversion failed)
18
20
Patriots
Broncos
1st Downs
20
12
Passing 1st Downs
13
9
Rushing 1st Downs
3
2
1st downs from penalties
4
1
3rd down efficiency
2 - 15
6 - 17
4th down efficiency
2 - 4
0 - 0
Total Plays
77
65
Total Yards
336
244
Yards per play
4.4
3.8
Passing
292
145
Comp - Att
27 - 56
17 - 32
Yards per pass
4.9
4.1
Interceptions thrown
2
0
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 18
3 - 31
Rushing
44
99
Rushing Attempts
17
30
Yards per rush
2.6
3.3
Penalties
7
7
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
2
0
Possession
30:12
29:48
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady | 27 | 56 | 310 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 56.4 |
Team | 27 | 56 | 292 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 56.4 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
B. Bolden | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 |
J. White | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 |
S. Jackson | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 |
Team | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gronkowski | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 1 | 15 |
J. Edelman | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 13 |
J. White | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Amendola | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 8 |
B. Bolden | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 3 |
K. Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Team | 27 | 310 | 5.5 | 1 | 56 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Butler | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
J. Collins | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
D. Hightower | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
L. Ryan | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Sheard | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Coleman | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
P. Chung | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. King | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McCourty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Branch | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
M. Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Edelman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Hicks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ninkovich | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Siliga | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Slater | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. White | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 57 | 48 | 3.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Gostkowski | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Allen | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | |
Team | 6 | 281 | 46.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Amendola | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
J. Edelman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Manning | 17 | 32 | 176 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 90.1 |
Team | 17 | 32 | 145 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 90.1 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Anderson | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 |
R. Hillman | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 |
P. Manning | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
Team | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Sanders | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 8 |
O. Daniels | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 2 | 3 |
C.J. Anderson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Norwood | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 |
A. Caldwell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Latimer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Thomas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Hillman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 |
V. Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
B. Fowler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
V. Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Team | 17 | 176 | 5.5 | 2 | 31 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
P. Manning | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wolfe | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
C. Harris | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Marshall | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
V. Miller | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
A. Talib | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
D. Trevathan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
S. Keo | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Latimer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Webster | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Bush | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Colquitt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Stewart | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
V. Walker | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T.J. Ward | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Ware | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Team | 63 | 41 | 4.0 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McManus | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Colquitt | 9 | 423 | 47.0 | |
Team | 9 | 423 | 47.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Keo | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Norwood | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 |
More Broncos Stats
PPG
20.3
23rd
OPP PPG
17.9
4th
RUSH YDS/G
121.4
15th
PASS YDS/G
198.4
29th
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
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