Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in New York (B), NJ

30 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Tornados	7	14	0	7	-	28
New York (B) Zephyrs	3	7	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NYZ - Wade Sinclair 34 field goal
1Q: 05:11 DEN - Bert Famie 49 run (Austin Bullock extra point)
2Q: 09:48 NYZ - Lester Narvaez 15 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
2Q: 06:40 DEN - Bert Famie 23 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
2Q: 01:56 DEN - Claude Putsche 22 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
3Q: 04:41 NYZ - Lester Narvaez 4 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
4Q: 10:24 DEN - Bert Famie 3 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
4Q: 07:44 NYZ - Lester Narvaez 3 run (Gilbert Hoffman pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 NYZ - Wade Sinclair 34 field goal
1Q: 05:11 DEN - Bert Famie 49 run (Austin Bullock extra point)
2Q: 09:48 NYZ - Lester Narvaez 15 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
2Q: 06:40 DEN - Bert Famie 23 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
2Q: 01:56 DEN - Claude Putsche 22 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
3Q: 04:41 NYZ - Lester Narvaez 4 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
4Q: 10:24 DEN - Bert Famie 3 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Austin Bullock extra point)
4Q: 07:44 NYZ - Lester Narvaez 3 run (Gilbert Hoffman pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DEN NYZ
Record 12-6 11-6
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 446 374
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 6.86 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 142 116
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 4.90 5.04
Net Passing Yards 304 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 0 36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 336 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.44 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/44 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 5/147
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	DEN	NYZ
Record	12-6	11-6
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	446	374
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	6.86	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	142	116
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	4.90	5.04
Net Passing Yards	304	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 0	36 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	336	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.44	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/44	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	5/147
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 36
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

Denver Tornados
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
1	9:20	4:24	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	3:07	3:14	OWN 2	7	43	Punt
2	9:42	3:17	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	4:57	3:19	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	12:23	0:48	OWN 25	3	-3	Fumble
3	8:24	1:30	OWN 10	3	25	Fumble
3	4:31	3:07	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	14:13	4:00	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	7:36	1:46	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:09	2:13	OWN 21	6	15	Punt

New York (B) Zephyrs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	3:15	OWN 23	7	60	Field Goal
1	4:56	1:49	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
2	14:53	5:11	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	6:25	1:28	OPP 36	3	0	Punt
2	1:38	1:38	OWN 11	3	18	Half
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	11:35	3:11	OPP 22	5	21	Missed FG
3	6:54	2:23	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
3	1:24	2:11	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	10:13	2:37	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
4	5:50	1:41	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 25	9	54	Game

Game MVP: Matthew Jeffries, Denver Tornados

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Barry Apple	15	50	3.33	8	0	0
Bert Famie	14	92	6.57	49	2	1

New York (B)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lester Narvaez	15	97	6.47	32	4	3
Gilbert Hoffman	4	19	4.75	9	0	0
Ricky Woods	3	-2	-0.67	0	0	0
Ray Whigham	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Jeffries	31	24	336	5/32	3	33	0	143.9

New York (B)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Hoffman	36	23	272	2/14	0	33	0	86.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tracy Isley	5	7	59	11.80	13	30	0
RB Barry Apple	4	6	60	15.00	51	33	0
WR Cole Alston	3	3	43	14.33	6	22	0
TE Moe Gilmore	2	2	23	11.50	12	16	0
RB Bert Famie	2	3	26	13.00	23	23	2
WR J.B. Hancock	2	2	37	18.50	3	22	0
WR Claude Putsche	2	2	49	24.50	15	27	1
RB Justin Paduano	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Kelly Hernandez	1	1	17	17.00	12	17	0
FB Dustin Hochstetler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Heath Dennis	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE J.B. Jeatt	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York (B)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Louis Schneider	6	8	62	10.33	26	17
WR Troy Snee	4	7	82	20.50	6	33
TE Claude Augustine	4	4	28	7.00	0	9
WR Larry Sullivan	3	7	57	19.00	14	33
FB Ray Whigham	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Lester Narvaez	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ricky Woods	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Matthew Beitner	1	1	10	10.00	2	10
TE Ricky Benn	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
WR Richie Walters	1	1	12	12.00	1	12
RB Shawn Slade	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York (B)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Force
Cole Alston	1	0
Moe Gilmore	1	0
Orlando Russell	0	1

New York (B)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lester Narvaez	1	0	0
Dan Somerfelt	0	1	0
Bubba Bordano	0	1	0
Will Chandler	0	1	0
Sean Murray	0	0	1
Bo Bell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Shelton	5	237	47.4	41.0	65	1

New York (B)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Loy	5	210	42.0	37.0	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Bullock	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

New York (B)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Sinclair	1/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Nikolic	1	5	5.0	0

New York (B)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Walters	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Walsh	1	27	27.0	0

New York (B)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall McChane	4	137	34.3	0
Larry Sullivan	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tito Sanders	7	1	1.0	16	27
S Tito Riley	6	2	0.0	18	33
CB Daryl Wasson	6	1	0.0	14	25
CB Nathan Mason	4	0	0.0	23	32
CB Dustin Doyle	3	1	0.0	11	20
S Benjamin Nikolic	3	1	0.0	13	24
OLB Otis Chadwick	2	2	1.0	18	32
DT Orlando Russell	2	0	0.0	19	28
CB Christian Craig	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB Charles Walsh	2	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Ian Humphries	2	0	0.0	12	16
ILB Ian Roberge	2	0	0.0	7	11
DE Frank Turner	1	1	0.0	21	28
S Mercury Blair	1	1	0.0	11	15
DE Mitchell Terry	1	0	0.0	8	22
DE Fred Cash	1	0	0.0	4	15
OLB Larry Tan	0	1	0.0	3	2

New York (B)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Calvin Londesbrough	9	4	0.0	29	30
OLB Dustin Finch	6	1	0.0	26	35
DT Lee Connell	6	0	0.0	22	25
DE Claude Mendola	5	0	1.0	19	18
CB Will Chandler	4	3	0.0	20	30
DE Luke Miranda	3	0	2.0	25	31
CB Kendall McChane	3	1	0.0	10	13
ILB Calvin Tyson	2	0	1.0	3	9
CB Jeremy Crawford	2	2	0.0	20	21
S Marcus Varitek	2	1	0.0	20	32
CB Sean Murray	2	0	0.0	25	32
S Todd Chopper	2	0	0.0	22	27
DE Todd Stockland	1	0	1.0	14	23
OLB Dan Somerfelt	1	3	0.0	9	9
S Rusty Gagnon	1	2	0.0	16	14
DT Vincent Meier	1	1	0.0	25	29
OLB Bo Bell	1	0	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Otis Chadwick	1.0	0	0	32
ILB Tito Sanders	1.0	0	0	27
DE Mitchell Terry	0.0	1	1	22
DE Fred Cash	0.0	0	1	15
DT Norm Chandiramani	0.0	0	1	21

New York (B)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Luke Miranda	2.0	0	1	31
DE Claude Mendola	1.0	1	0	18
DE Todd Stockland	1.0	0	1	23
ILB Calvin Tyson	1.0	0	0	9
S Todd Chopper	0.0	1	0	27
DT Lee Connell	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daryl Wasson	4	2	25
CB Nathan Mason	4	1	32
S Tito Riley	4	1	33
ILB Tito Sanders	2	1	27
CB Charles Walsh	2	1	14
CB Christian Craig	2	0	17
CB Dustin Doyle	2	0	20
S Benjamin Nikolic	2	0	24
OLB Ian Humphries	1	0	16

New York (B)	Caught	PPlay
OLB Dustin Finch	4	35
ILB Calvin Londesbrough	3	30
CB Jeremy Crawford	3	21
CB Sean Murray	2	32
ILB Calvin Tyson	2	9
CB Kendall McChane	2	13
CB Will Chandler	2	30
DE Luke Miranda	1	31
S Marcus Varitek	1	32
DE Claude Mendola	1	18
DT Lee Connell	1	25
OLB Bo Bell	1	1
S Todd Chopper	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lonnie Ramsey	6	8	2	23	1	28
Gary Burch	3	6	0	27	0	35
Wade Wester	1	3	0	26	0	36
Matt Harmon	1	2	0	15	1	11
Moe Gilmore	1	2	0	12	0	17
J.B. Jeatt	1	1	0	13	0	10
Matt Eng	0	2	0	26	2	33
Tito Ward	0	2	0	18	1	28
Kelly Hernandez	0	1	0	12	0	12
Dustin Hochstetler	0	1	0	10	0	9
Hardy Rivers	0	1	0	7	0	8

New York (B)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corey Palomaki	3	3	0	21	1	38
Peter Houston	2	3	0	21	0	31
Brock Hughes	1	3	0	9	0	7
Bubba Bordano	1	3	0	17	0	31
Carlos Dahlin	1	1	1	2	0	0
Claude Augustine	1	1	0	11	0	14
Sedrick Whitt	0	2	0	3	0	14
Herb Ferro	0	2	0	18	0	31
Howard Horner	0	1	0	14	0	31
Ronald Sheldon	0	1	0	5	0	7
Floyd Bensen	0	0	0	8	1	14

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Doyle	2	12
Ian Humphries	1	20
Reuben Kozhin	1	15
Christian Craig	1	12
Heath Dennis	1	10
Dustin Hochstetler	1	9
Charles Walsh	0	15
Larry Tan	0	15
Claude Putsche	0	15
Bert Famie	0	14
Mercury Blair	0	9
Benjamin Nikolic	0	7
Kelly Hernandez	0	6
Dexter O'Dauer	0	6
Matt Eng	0	5
Moe Gilmore	0	5
Jake Shelton	0	5
Austin Bullock	0	5
J.B. Jeatt	0	5
J.B. Hancock	0	5
Wade Wester	0	5
Hardy Rivers	0	5
Juan Burgess	0	5
Matt Harmon	0	5
Orlando Russell	0	3
Frank Turner	0	3
Mitchell Terry	0	3
Ian Roberge	0	3
Otis Chadwick	0	2
Nathan Mason	0	2
Tito Sanders	0	2
Daryl Wasson	0	2
Derrick Lum	0	2
Norm Chandiramani	0	2
Tito Riley	0	2
Justin Paduano	0	1

New York (B)	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Walters	2	20
Kendall McChane	0	19
Sedrick Whitt	0	17
Matthew Beitner	0	17
Bo Bell	0	15
Rusty Gagnon	0	14
Ricky Benn	0	14
Shawn Slade	0	13
Larry Sullivan	0	10
Calvin Tyson	0	10
Ricky Woods	0	10
Daniel Ogden	0	10
Wade Sinclair	0	7
Brock Hughes	0	7
Floyd Bensen	0	7
Carlos Dahlin	0	7
David Loy	0	7
Claude Augustine	0	7
Bubba Bordano	0	6
Luke Miranda	0	5
Marcus Varitek	0	5
Vincent Meier	0	5
Will Chandler	0	5
Ray Whigham	0	2
Jeremy Crawford	0	1
Herb Ferro	0	1
Ronald Sheldon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	35	3.2
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	10	89	8.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	25	8.3
Middle	13	68	5.2
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Jeffries	31	24	7	1	1	0	3	0	0

New York (B)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Hoffman	36	23	3	0	1	6	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	94	15.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	80	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	83	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	79	26.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	121	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	66	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tracy Isley	7	5	0	59	1	33
RB Barry Apple	6	4	0	60	1	18
WR Cole Alston	3	3	0	43	1	23
RB Bert Famie	3	2	1	26	1	14
TE Moe Gilmore	2	2	0	23	0	17
TE J.B. Jeatt	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR J.B. Hancock	2	2	0	37	1	17
WR Claude Putsche	2	2	0	49	2	5
RB Justin Paduano	1	1	0	3	0	19
FB Kelly Hernandez	1	1	0	17	0	12
FB Dustin Hochstetler	1	1	0	5	0	9
WR Heath Dennis	1	1	0	14	0	3

New York (B)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Schneider	8	6	0	62	0	28
WR Troy Snee	7	4	0	82	2	29
WR Larry Sullivan	7	3	1	57	1	24
TE Claude Augustine	4	4	0	28	0	14
RB Ricky Woods	2	1	0	4	0	13
FB Ray Whigham	1	1	0	6	0	7
RB Lester Narvaez	1	1	0	3	0	21
RB Shawn Slade	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Matthew Beitner	1	1	0	10	0	3
TE Ricky Benn	1	1	0	8	0	16
WR Richie Walters	1	1	0	12	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New York (B)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lester Narvaez	6	26	4.33	6.47
Ricky Woods	1	0	0.00	-0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Jeffries	3	3	15	5.00	10.84

New York (B)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Hoffman	3	2	11	3.67	7.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tracy Isley	1	1	7	7.00	8.43
RB Bert Famie	1	1	3	3.00	8.67
FB Dustin Hochstetler	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

New York (B)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Schneider	1	1	5	5.00	7.75
WR Troy Snee	1	0	0	0.00	11.71
TE Claude Augustine	1	1	6	6.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bert Famie	2	1
Barry Apple	1	1

New York (B)	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Woods	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Jeffries	9	8	4

New York (B)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Hoffman	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Claude Putsche	2	2	2
WR Tracy Isley	1	1	1
WR Cole Alston	1	1	0
TE Moe Gilmore	1	1	0
RB Barry Apple	1	1	1
RB Justin Paduano	1	1	0
TE J.B. Jeatt	1	0	0
WR J.B. Hancock	1	1	0

New York (B)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Schneider	4	3	2
WR Larry Sullivan	2	0	0
WR Troy Snee	1	0	0
RB Ricky Woods	1	1	1
TE Matthew Beitner	1	1	1
TE Ricky Benn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,300 (87,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,300 (25,900)
End Zone 17,800 (18,600)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,800)
Sideline Seats 16,000 (16,500)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,600 (8,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,300 (87,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,300 (25,900)
End Zone	17,800 (18,600)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,800)
Sideline Seats	16,000 (16,500)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,600 (8,200)