2011 · Divisional
Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
Jan 14, 2012 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
It wasn't close — New England Patriots beat Denver Broncos 45–10. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (87%) going in. Tom Brady was the story of the game with 363 passing yards and 6 TDs; 8 rushing yards. Patriots out-gained the opponent 509–280 in total yards.
Team stats
| DEN | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 28 |
| 280 | Total yards | 509 |
| 136 | Passing yards | 363 |
| 144 | Rushing yards | 146 |
| 9/26 | Comp / Att | 26/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 9/26 | 136 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Willis McGahee | 17 | 76 | 1 |
| Lance Ball | 13 | 44 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 6 | 10 | 93 | 0 |
| Willis McGahee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Dante Rosario | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 26/34 | 363 | 6 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 13 | 28 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 10 | 12 | 145 | 3 |
| Deion Branch | 3 | 4 | 85 | 1 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 4 | 6 | 55 | 1 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 7 | 55 | 1 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |