Coverage: CBS
4:05 PM ET, December 23, 2012
Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Top Performers
Passing: P. Manning (DEN) - 339 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: K. Moreno (DEN) - 22 CAR, 78 YDS
Receiving: D. Thomas (DEN) - 9 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | CLE | DEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | 12:10 | Demaryius Thomas 22 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| FG | 04:35 | Phil Dawson 27 Yd | 3 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | CLE | DEN | |||
| TD | 12:40 | Eric Decker 10 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 3 | 14 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | CLE | DEN | |||
| FG | 11:09 | Phil Dawson 53 Yd | 6 | 14 | |
| TD | 04:33 | Eric Decker 8 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Matt Prater Kick) | 6 | 21 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CLE | DEN | |||
| FG | 14:53 | Matt Prater 27 Yd | 6 | 24 | |
| TD | 12:11 | Jacob Hester 1 Yd Run (Matt Prater Kick) | 6 | 31 | |
| TD | 07:56 | Greg Little 6 Yd Pass From Colt McCoy (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 12 | 31 | |
| FG | 01:55 | Matt Prater 41 Yd | 12 | 34 | |
Team Stat Comparison
CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 20 | 29 |
Passing 1st downs | 13 | 19 |
Rushing 1st downs | 5 | 6 |
1st downs from Penalties | 2 | 4 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-12 | 9-15 |
4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 60 | 75 |
| Total Yards | 233 | 457 |
| Yards per play | 3.9 | 6.1 |
| Total Drives | 10 | 10 |
| Passing | 142 | 339 |
Comp - Att | 21-36 | 30-43 |
Yards per pass | 3.9 | 7.9 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 6-41 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 91 | 118 |
Rushing Attempts | 18 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 1-2 | 3-6 |
| Penalties | 10-69 | 11-84 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:20 | 33:40 |
| Denver Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| P. Manning | 30/43 | 339 | 7.9 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 93.6 | 106.6 |
| Team | 30/43 | 339 | 7.9 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | -- | -- |
| Cleveland Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| T. Richardson | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| C. McCoy | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| M. Hardesty | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| B. Weeden | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| J. Cribbs | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Denver Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| K. Moreno | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| R. Hillman | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| J. Hester | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| B. Osweiler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 32 | 118 | 3.7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Cleveland Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| G. Little | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 21 | 7 | |
| B. Watson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 19 | 10 | |
| T. Benjamin | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| T. Richardson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| J. Gordon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| M. Hardesty | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| B. Smelley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| C. Ogbonnaya | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| J. Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| A. Smith | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 1 | 21 | 36 | |
| Denver Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| D. Thomas | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 1 | 23 | 14 | |
| J. Tamme | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| E. Decker | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 2 | 15 | 6 | |
| K. Moreno | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
| B. Stokley | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| J. Dreessen | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| R. Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| M. Willis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 30 | 339 | 11.3 | 3 | 36 | 43 | |
| Cleveland Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| J. Cribbs | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Denver Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| T. Holliday | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Leonhard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Ball | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cleveland Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| U. Young | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| C. Robertson | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Skrine | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Jackson | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sheard | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U. Young | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Haden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Rucker | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Rubin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cribbs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Wade | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Brown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Hagg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Maiava | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Winn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Bademosi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Yount | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 69 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| C. Harris | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Woodyard | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| V. Miller | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Brooking | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Adams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Dumervil | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| R. Moore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. Bolden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Bailey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Unrein | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Willis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wolfe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Bannan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Leonhard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Trevathan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 55 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Cleveland Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Cribbs | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Denver Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| T. Holliday | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cleveland Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| J. Cribbs | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| T. Holliday | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Leonhard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Cleveland Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| P. Dawson | 2/2 | 100.0 | 53 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 53 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Denver Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Prater | 2/2 | 100.0 | 41 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 41 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Cleveland Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| R. Hodges | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| Team | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| Denver Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Colquitt | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Team | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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