2016 · Week 5
Atlanta Falcons at Denver Broncos
Oct 9, 2016 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons beat Denver Broncos 23–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Falcons only a 25% shot beforehand. Falcons improve to 4-1; Broncos fall to 4-1. Matt Ryan led the way with 267 passing yards and 1 TD; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ATL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 15 |
| 389 | Total yards | 307 |
| 267 | Passing yards | 223 |
| 122 | Rushing yards | 84 |
| 15/28 | Comp / Att | 23/35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 15/28 | 267 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 23 | 88 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tevin Coleman | 4 | 6 | 132 | 1 |
| Devonta Freeman | 3 | 5 | 35 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 3 | 6 | 43 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Jacob Tamme | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Levine Toilolo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Lynch | 23/35 | 223 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Lynch | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| C.J. Anderson | 11 | 41 | 0 |
| Devontae Booker | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| Andy Janovich | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 7 | 9 | 80 | 0 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 5 | 7 | 49 | 1 |
| C.J. Anderson | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Devontae Booker | 4 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Jordan Norwood | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Bennie Fowler | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Andy Janovich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heuerman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Phillips | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |