2011 · Week 15
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
Dec 18, 2011 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots defeated Denver Broncos 41–23. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (70%). Patriots improve to 11-3; Broncos fall to 8-6. Tom Brady paced the offense with 320 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Broncos turned it over 2 times to Patriots's 0.
Team stats
| NE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 22 |
| 461 | Total yards | 446 |
| 320 | Passing yards | 194 |
| 141 | Rushing yards | 252 |
| 23/34 | Comp / Att | 11/23 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/34 | 320 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 11 | 65 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 7 | 40 | 1 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 10 | 17 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 9 | 11 | 129 | 1 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 3 | 33 | 1 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Tiquan Underwood | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 11/22 | 194 | 0 | 0 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 12 | 93 | 2 |
| Willis McGahee | 7 | 70 | 0 |
| Lance Ball | 11 | 64 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 1 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 7 | 13 | 116 | 0 |
| Lance Ball | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Eric Decker | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |