New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos - Box Score - December 18, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Dec 18, 2011

Final

Patriots 41

(11-3, 6-2 away)

Broncos 23

(8-6, 3-4 home)

Alerts

Coverage: CBS

4:15 PM ET, December 18, 2011

Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO

	1	2	3	4	T
NE	7	20	7	7	41
DEN	13	3	0	7	23

Top Performers

Passing: T. Brady (NE) - 320 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: T. Tebow (DEN) - 12 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: A. Hernandez (NE) - 9 REC, 129 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				NE	DEN
	TD	09:49	Tim Tebow 9 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)	0	6
	TD	07:24	Chad Ochocinco 33 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick)	7	6
	TD	05:01	Lance Ball 32 Yd Run (Matt Prater Kick)	7	13
SECOND QUARTER				NE	DEN
	FG	13:47	Matt Prater 26 Yd	7	16
	TD	08:43	Aaron Hernandez 1 Yd Pass From Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski Kick)	14	16
	FG	05:49	Stephen Gostkowski 21 Yd	17	16
	TD	01:12	Tom Brady 1 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick)	24	16
	FG	00:00	Stephen Gostkowski 34 Yd	27	16
THIRD QUARTER				NE	DEN
	TD	00:39	Danny Woodhead 10 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick)	34	16
FOURTH QUARTER				NE	DEN
	TD	08:41	Tim Tebow 2 Yd Run (Matt Prater Kick)	34	23
	TD	04:10	BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1 Yd Run (Stephen Gostkowski Kick)	41	23

Team Stat Comparison

	NE	DEN
1st Downs	26	23
Passing 1st downs	15	9
Rushing 1st downs	8	13
1st downs from Penalties	3	1
3rd down efficiency	5-12	4-10
4th down efficiency	1-2	0-2
Total Plays	72	58
Total Yards	451	393
Yards per play	6.3	6.8
Total Drives	13	11
Passing	310	141
Comp - Att	23-34	11-23
Yards per pass	9.1	6.1
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Sacks - Yards Lost	2-10	4-53
Rushing	141	252
Rushing Attempts	36	31
Yards per rush	3.9	8.1
Red Zone (Made-Att)	4-6	2-3
Penalties	4-30	7-39
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles lost	0	3
Interceptions thrown	0	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	33:41	26:19

New England Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
T. Brady	23/34	320	9.4	2	0	2-10	83.8	117.3
Team	23/34	310	9.1	2	0	2-10	--	--

Denver Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
T. Tebow	11/22	194	8.8	0	0	4-53	48.1	80.5
D. Thomas	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	1.9	39.6
Team	11/23	141	6.1	0	0	4-53	--	--

New England Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Ridley	11	65	5.9	0	24
D. Woodhead	7	40	5.7	1	10
B. Green-Ellis	10	17	1.7	1	7
A. Hernandez	1	16	16.0	0	16
T. Brady	6	2	0.3	1	2
K. Faulk	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	36	141	3.9	3	24

Denver Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Tebow	12	93	7.8	2	30
W. McGahee	7	70	10.0	0	29
L. Ball	11	64	5.8	1	32
J. Johnson	1	25	25.0	0	25
Team	31	252	8.1	3	32

New England Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
A. Hernandez	9	129	14.3	1	46	11
R. Gronkowski	4	53	13.3	0	38	5
W. Welker	4	41	10.3	0	19	6
C. Ochocinco	1	33	33.0	1	33	3
B. Green-Ellis	2	32	16.0	0	21	2
T. Underwood	1	13	13.0	0	13	2
D. Woodhead	1	12	12.0	0	12	1
J. Edelman	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
K. Faulk	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Team	23	320	13.9	2	46	33

Denver Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG	TGTS
D. Thomas	7	116	16.6	0	39	13
L. Ball	2	41	20.5	0	34	4
E. Decker	1	22	22.0	0	22	2
M. Willis	1	15	15.0	0	15	2
E. Royal	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Team	11	194	17.6	0	39	23

New England Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
T. Brady	1	0	0
M. Anderson	0	0	1
R. Ninkovich	0	0	1
D. Fletcher	0	0	1
Team	1	0	3

Denver Fumbles
	FUM	LOST	REC
T. Tebow	2	1	0
L. Ball	1	1	0
Q. Cosby	1	1	0
Team	4	3	0

New England Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
J. Mayo	8	7	0	0	0	0	0
J. Ihedigbo	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
S. Brown	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
K. Arrington	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ninkovich	4	3	1	1	0	1	0
M. Slater	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
M. Anderson	3	3	2	2	0	2	0
V. Wilfork	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
J. Edelman	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
T. White	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
G. Warren	2	1	1	1	0	1	0
D. McCourty	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
N. Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Fletcher	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. Brace	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Molden	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	53	42	4	5	1	4	0

Denver Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
C. Harris	9	9	0	1	0	0	0
W. Woodyard	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
M. Thomas	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
R. Moore	7	6	0	0	1	0	0
Q. Carter	7	5	1	1	0	1	0
D. Williams	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
B. Bunkley	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
A. Goodman	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
R. Ayers	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
M. Willis	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
K. McCarthy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
E. Dumervil	2	1	1	1	0	2	0
D. Fells	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Hunter	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
E. Royal	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Haggan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
V. Miller	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
R. McBean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Mays	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	69	53	2	5	1	3	0

New England Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Team	0	0	0.0	0	0

Denver Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Q. Cosby	4	71	17.8	26	0
Team	4	71	17.8	26	0

New England Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
J. Edelman	3	23	7.7	14	0
Team	3	23	7.7	14	0

Denver Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E. Royal	1	4	4.0	4	0
Q. Cosby	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	2	4	2.0	4	0

New England Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
S. Gostkowski	2/2	100.0	34	5/5	11
Team	2/2	100.0	34	5/5	11

Denver Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
M. Prater	1/1	100.0	26	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	26	2/2	5

New England Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
Z. Mesko	4	162	40.5	0	3	43
Team	4	162	40.5	0	3	43

Denver Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Colquitt	3	165	55.0	0	1	60
Team	3	165	55.0	0	1	60

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