2013 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 19, 2014 · Sports Authority Field at Mile High
New England Patriots
16
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Denver BroncosWinner
26
DEN -5 ✓U 56.5 ✓
Denver Broncos 26–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
32/43, 400 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
19.4 expected points added · +11.6% completion over expected
Passing · NE
24/38, 277 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
7.3 expected points added · +0.7% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
7/10 for 134 yds, 1 TD
23% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 24/38 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Stevan Ridley | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Edelman | 10 | 15 | 89 | 1 | 39% | 4.5 |
| Shane Vereen | 5 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 21% | 3.0 |
| Austin Collie | 4 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 16% | 3.6 |
| Aaron Dobson | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 8% | 1.4 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 8% | 2.0 |
| Matthew Mulligan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Danny Amendola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| Matt Slater | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourty | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Ryan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Arrington | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Gregory | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sealver Siliga | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 32/43 | 400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Montee Ball | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 7 | 10 | 134 | 1 | 23% | 6.9 |
| Julius Thomas | 8 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 26% | 3.0 |
| Eric Decker | 5 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 19% | 3.0 |
| Wes Welker | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 12% | 3.0 |
| Jacob Tamme | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 5% | 2.2 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Montee Ball | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -0.0 |
| Andre Caldwell | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Trevathan | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Ihenacho | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Knighton | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Irving | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -5
- Closing total
- 56.5
- NE moneyline
- +204
- DEN moneyline
- -228
Broncos closed -5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 56.5; the game landed 42 — under by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sports Authority Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- NE 8 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs John Fox