1972 Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos won against the New England Patriots, 45 to 21, on December 17, 1972.

Final

NE

Patriots

3-11-0

21

DEN

Broncos

5-9-0

45

Team

NE

DEN

1

0

3

2

7

21

3

0

7

4

14

14

Total

21

45

1st quarter

NE

DEN

Broncos

Jim Turner 35-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

NE

DEN

Broncos

Floyd Little 3-yard run (Jim Turner kick)

0

10

Patriots

Carl Garrett 1-yard run (Mike Walker kick)

7

10

Broncos

Rod Sherman 20-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

7

17

Broncos

Haven Moses 19-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

7

24

3rd quarter

NE

DEN

Broncos

Haven Moses 22-yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)

7

31

4th quarter

NE

DEN

Patriots

Carl Garrett 5-yard run (Mike Walker kick)

14

31

Broncos

Floyd Little 5-yard run (Jim Turner kick)

14

38

Broncos

Fran Lynch 15-yard run (Jim Turner kick)

14

45

Patriots

Tom Reynolds 28-yard pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick)

21

45

Patriots

Broncos

1st Downs

22

26

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

69

62

Total Yards

260

482

Yards per play

3.8

7.8

Passing

135

341

Comp - Att

18 - 35

21 - 31

Yards per pass

3.2

11

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

7 - 75

0 - 0

Rushing

125

141

Rushing Attempts

27

31

Yards per rush

4.6

4.5

Penalties

7

7

Turnovers

0

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
J. Plunkett
15
26
140
5.4
0
0
72.6
B. Dowling
3
9
70
7.8
1
0
99.3
Team
18
35
135
6.0
1
0
7
79.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. Ashton
7
44
6.3
0
C. Garrett
11
40
3.6
2
J. Tarver
8
30
3.8
0
B. Dowling
1
11
11.0
0
Team
27
125
4.6
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
T. Reynolds
2
51
25.5
1
R. Rucker
4
46
11.5
0
J. Tarver
5
38
7.6
0
B. Windsor
3
34
11.3
0
J. Ashton
1
22
22.0
0
C. Garrett
3
19
6.3
0
Team
18
210
6.0
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
0
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Walker
0
0
3
3
Team
0
0
3
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
P. Studstill
6
251
41.8
Team
6
251
41.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Rucker
3
109
36.3
0
C. Garrett
3
51
17.0
0
Team
6
160
26.7
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Harris
2
10
5.0
0
Team
2
10
5.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
C. Johnson
13
17
218
12.8
3
0
157.5
S. Ramsey
7
10
113
11.3
0
0
107.5
M. Ernst
1
4
10
2.5
0
0
39.6
Team
21
31
341
11.0
3
0
0
136.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
F. Lynch
8
49
6.1
1
F. Little
11
45
4.1
2
J. Dawkins
5
26
5.2
0
C. Turner
4
17
4.3
0
M. Ernst
1
4
4.0
0
B. Masters
1
0
0.0
0
B. Van Heusen
1
0
0.0
0
Team
31
141
4.5
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
R. Sherman
2
71
35.5
1
H. Moses
3
63
21.0
2
F. Little
4
55
13.8
0
J. Dawkins
2
35
17.5
0
B. Van Heusen
3
34
11.3
0
R. Odoms
3
30
10.0
0
B. Masters
1
19
19.0
0
J. Krieg
1
18
18.0
0
C. Turner
1
10
10.0
0
F. Lynch
1
6
6.0
0
Team
21
341
11.0
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
0
0
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
7.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Turner
1
1
6
9
Team
1
1
6
9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Van Heusen
2
74
37.0
Team
2
74
37.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Montgomery
2
52
26.0
0
C. Turner
1
25
25.0
0
Team
3
77
25.7
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Thompson
3
84
28.0
0
C. Greer
1
-5
-5.0
0
Team
4
79
19.8
0

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PASS

1,753

Nix

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RUSH

387

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

499

Sutton

Courtland Sutton
Team Rankings

PPG

20.3

23rd

OPP PPG

17.9

4th

RUSH YDS/G

121.4

15th

PASS YDS/G

198.4

29th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
7
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
Broncos Broncos
5
4
0
.556
Raiders Raiders
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
ATL ATL
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
11/24
DEN DEN
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Mon
12/2
CLE CLE
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
12/15
IND IND
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

6-3-0

41

Final

10

DEN Broncos

5-4-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,560

Smith

Geno Smith

2,379

Jackson

Lamar Jackson

2,328

Cousins

Kirk Cousins
Rush Yards Leaders

1,052

Henry

Derrick Henry

925

Barkley

Saquon Barkley

762

Jacobs

Josh Jacobs
Rec Yards Leaders

783

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

717

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase

663

Wilson

Garrett Wilson
Pass TD Leaders

21

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

20

Burrow

Joe Burrow

20

Jackson

Lamar Jackson
Rush TD Leaders

11

Henry

Derrick Henry

8

Williams

Kyren Williams

8

Hurts

Jalen Hurts
Rec TD Leaders

7

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase

6

London

Drake London

6

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
QB Rating Leaders

120.7

Jackson

Lamar Jackson

115.0

Goff

Jared Goff

108.1

Burrow

Joe Burrow
Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

Trey Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

Dexter Lawrence II

8.0

McDonald

Will McDonald IV

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Lions

32.3

Ravens

31.4

Buccaneers

29.4

Commanders

29.2

Bills

28.9

49ers

26.3
Opp PPG Rankings
Chargers

12.6

Steelers

14.9

Chiefs

17.6

Broncos

17.9

Lions

18.5

Bears

18.5
Total Yards Rankings
Ravens

445.9

49ers

412.4

Commanders

392.0

Packers

390.6

Buccaneers

389.5

Eagles

377.1
Rush Yards Rankings
Ravens

191.9

Eagles

174.8

Commanders

163.9

49ers

159.0

Packers

154.8

Lions

152.6
Pass Yards Rankings
Seahawks

288.3

Buccaneers

273.6

Cowboys

268.1

Ravens

264.4

49ers

262.6

Falcons

260.2
Sack Leaders
Giants

35.0

Jets

31.0

Broncos

31.0

Texans

29.0

Ravens

28.0

Vikings

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

192.5

Henry

Derrick Henry

157.1

Barkley

Saquon Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Alvin Kamara
Fantasy WR Rankings

114.8

Chase

Ja'Marr Chase

109.5

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

97

Reed

Jayden Reed
Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

George Kittle

71.2

Bowers

Brock Bowers

68

Kraft

Tucker Kraft
Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

Austin Seibert

104

Fairbairn

Ka'imi Fairbairn

102

Boswell

Chris Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS
Lions

7-1

Commanders

7-1-1

Colts

7-2

Vikings

6-2

Steelers

6-2

Chargers

5-2-1
Worst Record ATS
Titans

1-7

Panthers

2-7

Dolphins

2-6

Cowboys

2-6

Seahawks

2-6-1

Texans

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
7
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
4
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28
Sat
11/2
CHI CHI
@
ARI ARI
9-29

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM