Divisional Round: Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins
January 03, 2016 53° Miami Orange Bowl
Attendance: 70,602 (94%)
Denver Broncos 7 0 14 0 - 21
Miami Dolphins 0 0 0 9 - 9
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Denver Broncos: 2-4-MIA 40 (2:37) 7-Wayne Roberts pass complete to 88-James Kerr for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-James Martin. MIA 0 DEN 7
(Qtr 3) Denver Broncos: 1-7-MIA 7 (5:24) 25-Nathaniel Hazeltine ran to MIA 0 for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-James Martin. MIA 0 DEN 14
(Qtr 3) Denver Broncos: 2-3-MIA 3 (0:35) 85-Eric Jones ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-James Martin. MIA 0 DEN 21
(Qtr 4) Miami Dolphins: 4-6-DEN 27 (6:57) 5-Juan Marcos 44 yard field goal is GOOD. MIA 3 DEN 21
(Qtr 4) Miami Dolphins: 2-1-DEN 3 (1:36) 12-Gerardo Howard pass complete to 69-Robert Sparks for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos
First Downs 8 14
- Rushing 2 7
- Passing 6 6
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 179 287
- Offensive Plays 48 69
- Yards Per Play 3.73 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 35 138
- Rushing Attempts 21 43
- Yards Per Rush 1.67 3.21
Net Passing Yards 144 149
- Att/Comp/Int 23 / 19 / 1 26 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 32 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.33 5.73
- Yards Per Completion 9.26 8.76
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 11 8 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.6 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 1 / 8 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 23
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 63 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 6
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:32 35:30
Drive Charts
Miami Dolphins
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:46 2:10 50 3 7 Punt
1 2:30 2:10 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 13:34 1:53 OWN 23 3 2 Punt
2 9:37 4:04 OWN 16 7 38 Punt
2 1:34 1:34 OWN 16 3 -6 Punt
3 15:00 1:58 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 8:17 2:11 OWN 6 4 21 Fumble
3 5:19 0:11 OWN 19 1 0 Interception
3 0:32 1:54 OWN 30 3 1 Punt
4 11:31 4:38 OWN 5 11 68 Field Goal
4 4:47 1:17 OWN 18 3 -1 Punt
4 2:04 0:32 OWN 46 3 54 Touchdown
Denver Broncos
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:14 OWN 25 8 32 Missed FG
1 8:37 6:07 OWN 4 10 96 Touchdown
1 0:20 1:46 OWN 30 3 5 Punt
2 11:41 2:04 OWN 27 3 8 Punt
2 5:33 3:59 OWN 6 11 40 Punt
3 13:02 4:46 OWN 15 8 27 Punt
3 6:06 0:47 OPP 17 3 17 Touchdown
3 5:08 4:36 OPP 28 9 28 Touchdown
4 13:38 2:07 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 6:53 2:06 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 3:30 1:26 OPP 47 3 8 Missed FG
4 1:32 1:32 OPP 43 5 11 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Lorenzo Bourgeois 10 46 4.60 20 1 0
#12 Gerardo Howard 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
#23 Tony Uriarte 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#16 Kevin Williams 9 -18 -2.00 4 0 0
Denver Broncos
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#85 Eric Jones 26 95 3.65 12 2 1
#25 Nathaniel Hazeltine 15 43 2.87 11 1 1
#7 Wayne Roberts 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Gerardo Howard 23 19 176 4 / 32 1 42 1 94.93
Denver Broncos
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Wayne Roberts 26 17 149 0 / 0 1 40 0 93.27
Receiving Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Harold Metzler 3 49 16.33 42 0
#88 Garland Wright 6 37 6.17 9 0
#19 Michael Cotton 2 23 11.50 18 0
#10 Louis Simpkins 1 21 21.00 21 0
#11 Garry Ventura 1 20 20.00 20 0
#48 Lorenzo Bourgeois 2 12 6.00 7 0
#69 Robert Sparks 2 10 5.00 7 1
#85 Gary Guzman 1 5 5.00 5 0
#23 Tony Uriarte 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0
Denver Broncos
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 James Kerr 4 55 13.75 40 1
#84 Troy Crouch 4 37 9.25 12 0
#81 Kevin Rodriguez 3 23 7.67 9 0
#10 Wilbur Span 2 20 10.00 11 0
#85 Eric Jones 3 11 3.67 5 0
#25 Nathaniel Hazeltine 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Randy Desjardins 37 19 2 3
#62 Manuel Roy 32 23 1 1
#66 Larry Murphy 29 24 1 6
#11 Garry Ventura 0 17 0 0
#83 Harold Metzler 12 18 0 2
#78 Gary Landrum 37 26 0 2
#86 John Garza 37 29 0 0
#69 Robert Sparks 0 8 0 0
#88 Garland Wright 3 16 0 1
#51 David Simpson 6 3 0 0
#23 Tony Uriarte 14 9 0 0
#19 Michael Cotton 0 6 0 0
#48 Lorenzo Bourgeois 10 1 0 0
#85 Gary Guzman 0 9 0 2
#16 Kevin Williams 4 1 0 0
#58 Ronny Ton 7 1 0 0
#87 Joseph Perez 2 3 0 0
#56 Dean Bryant 0 2 0 0
#35 Erick Howard 0 3 0 0
#32 George Banks 0 2 0 0
#91 Calvin Alexis 0 3 0 0
#29 Jimmy Stewart 0 3 0 1
#88 Scott Pierce 0 2 0 0
#18 Thomas Moreno 0 3 0 1
#38 James Goulding 0 2 0 0
#46 David Morton 0 1 0 0
#63 Dennis Saenz 1 1 0 0
Denver Broncos
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Scott Short 26 49 0 2
#53 Norman Koller 33 47 0 1
#63 Kenneth Belcher 37 43 0 3
#72 Juan Wiggins 37 50 0 0
#59 Jared Thomas 26 45 0 3
#81 Kevin Rodriguez 19 43 0 1
#84 Troy Crouch 0 27 0 1
#88 James Kerr 0 26 0 0
#81 Travis Aronson 0 15 0 1
#44 Matthew Schlesinger 21 21 0 0
#85 Eric Jones 9 5 0 0
#8 Robert Mueller 0 16 0 1
#16 Jeffery Noble 0 5 0 0
#57 Francisco Sipple 5 0 0 0
#25 Nathaniel Hazeltine 7 1 0 0
#79 Richard Leming 11 0 0 0
#70 Matthew Brown 5 0 0 0
#52 Eduardo Kim 5 2 0 0
#28 John Shirley 0 2 0 0
#21 James Kuykendall 0 3 0 0
#72 James Morgan 0 1 0 0
#48 Gary Polizzi 0 1 0 0
#10 Wilbur Span 0 3 0 0
#54 Alex Singleton 0 2 0 0
#97 Leon Nelson 0 1 0 0
#52 Darryl Scott 0 1 0 1
#42 Ronnie Nilsson 0 2 0 0
#29 William Smothers 0 1 0 1
#92 Edward Boucher 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Denver Broncos
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#28 John Shirley 1 6 6.00 0
Fumble Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Gerardo Howard 1 0 0 0
Denver Broncos
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#81 Travis Aronson 1 0 0 0
#29 William Smothers 0 1 0 0
#76 Walter Lovett 0 1 1 0
#28 John Shirley 0 1 0 0
Punting
Miami Dolphins
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#99 Charles Hale 8 367 45.88 44.38 54 3
Denver Broncos
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 John Dube 6 295 49.17 49.50 63 5
Kicking
Miami Dolphins
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 Juan Marcos 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 0 / 0
Denver Broncos
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 James Martin 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 3 / 3
Punt Return
Miami Dolphins
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#34 James Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0
Denver Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Travis Aronson 2 23 11.5 18 0
Kick Return
Miami Dolphins
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#69 Robert Sparks 2 63 31.5 0
Denver Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Tackles Sacks
#88 Scott Pierce 12 0
#38 James Goulding 7 0
#36 Elmer Gonzalez 6 0
#28 Scott Juarez 6 0
#91 Calvin Alexis 5 0
#98 James Jones 5 0
#46 David Morton 3 0
#18 Thomas Moreno 3 0
#51 David Simpson 3 0
#44 Christopher Morais 2 0
#35 Erick Howard 2 0
#97 Shawn Jernigan 1 0
#43 Jorge Ortiz 1 0
#29 Jimmy Stewart 1 0
#12 Gerardo Howard 1 0
#32 George Banks 1 0
#83 Harold Metzler 1 0
#19 Michael Cotton 1 0
Denver Broncos
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Darryl Scott 9 0
#42 Ronnie Nilsson 8 0
#52 Eduardo Kim 5 0
#76 Walter Lovett 3 1
#54 Alex Singleton 3 0
#29 William Smothers 3 0
#58 Donald Wolf 3 0
#28 John Shirley 2 0
#97 Leon Nelson 2 1
#41 Anthony Williamson 2 0
#72 James Morgan 1 1
#67 Brian Compton 1 0
#17 James Martin 1 0
#13 Donald Faust 1 0
#92 Edward Boucher 1 1