2011 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 14, 2012 · Gillette Stadium
Denver Broncos
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New England PatriotsWinner
45
NE -14 ✓O 50 ✓24°F
New England Patriots 45–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
26/34, 363 yds, 6 TD, 1 INT
27.0 expected points added · +15.1% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
9/26, 136 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-6.7 expected points added · -20.5% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
10/12 for 145 yds, 3 TD
35% of team targets · 11.5 expected points added
Receiving · DEN
6/10 for 93 yds, 0 TD
38% of team targets · 6.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 9/26 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Lance Ball | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Tim Tebow | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 6 | 10 | 93 | 0 | 38% | 6.6 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 31% | -2.6 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 15% | 0.7 |
| Willis McGahee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.3 |
| Lance Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| Dante Rosario | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mays | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.J. Williams | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Bush | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bruton | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McBean | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Carter | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hunter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 26/34 | 363 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 4.4 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Danny Woodhead | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Stevan Ridley | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Tom Brady | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 10 | 12 | 145 | 3 | 35% | 11.5 |
| Deion Branch | 3 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 12% | 7.5 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 4 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 18% | 2.9 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 21% | 4.8 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9% | -0.2 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Stevan Ridley | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -4.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Arrington | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerod Mayo | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Love | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Anderson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -14
- Closing total
- 50
- DEN moneyline
- +551
- NE moneyline
- -674
Patriots closed -14 and covered, winning by 35.
Total closed 50; the game landed 55 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 24°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- DEN 6 days · NE 13 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Bill Belichick