2012 · Week 2
Denver Broncos at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 17, 2012 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons defeated Denver Broncos 27–21. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (66%) going in. Falcons improve to 2-0; Broncos fall to 1-1. Matt Ryan paced the offense with 219 passing yards and 2 TDs; 19 rushing yards. Broncos turned it over 4 times to Falcons's 0.
Team stats
| DEN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 18 |
| 359 | Total yards | 286 |
| 241 | Passing yards | 219 |
| 118 | Rushing yards | 67 |
| 24/37 | Comp / Att | 24/36 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 24/37 | 241 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Willis McGahee | 22 | 113 | 2 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 8 | 11 | 78 | 1 |
| Eric Decker | 4 | 8 | 53 | 0 |
| Brandon Stokley | 3 | 7 | 27 | 0 |
| Lance Ball | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Joel Dreessen | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Jacob Tamme | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 24/36 | 219 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 17 | 42 | 1 |
| Julio Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 8 | 11 | 102 | 1 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 7 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lousaka Polite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |