2015 · Conf. Champ.
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
Jan 24, 2016 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos held off New England Patriots 20–18. ScoutIndex had favored Broncos (58%) going in. Peyton Manning paced the offense with 176 passing yards and 2 TDs; 11 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 11 |
| 354 | Total yards | 275 |
| 310 | Passing yards | 176 |
| 44 | Rushing yards | 99 |
| 27/56 | Comp / Att | 17/32 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 27/56 | 310 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| James White | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Brandon Bolden | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Steven Jackson | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 8 | 15 | 144 | 1 |
| Julian Edelman | 7 | 13 | 53 | 0 |
| James White | 5 | 16 | 45 | 0 |
| Danny Amendola | 5 | 8 | 39 | 0 |
| Brandon Bolden | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Keshawn Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 17/32 | 176 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| C.J. Anderson | 16 | 72 | 0 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 11 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 8 | 62 | 0 |
| Owen Daniels | 2 | 3 | 33 | 2 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jordan Norwood | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Cody Latimer | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Virgil Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennie Fowler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |