The Denver Broncos beat the Washington Commanders 17-10 on Oct 31, 2021 at Empower Field at Mile High.
Final · Empower Field at Mile High
Top performers
- Taylor Heinicke threw for 270 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions for the Commanders.
- Antonio Gibson ran for 34 yards on 8 carries.
- Melvin Gordon III ran for 47 yards on 10 carries.
Washington Commanders box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gibson | 8 | 34 | 0 | 12 |
| Terry McLaurin | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| J.D. McKissic | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 13 | 66 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. McKissic | 8 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 27 |
| Adam Humphries | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 23 |
| Terry McLaurin | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
| Antonio Gibson | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| John Bates | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 17 | 22 | 165 | 0 | 27 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Holcomb | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Curl | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin St-Juste | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Payne | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Young | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby McCain | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Fuller | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Denver Broncos box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Gordon III | 10 | 47 | 1 | 11 |
| Javonte Williams | 9 | 35 | 0 | 14 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 82 | 1 | 14 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Patrick | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 31 |
| Courtland Sutton | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 31 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 18 |
| Melvin Gordon III | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Javonte Williams | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Noah Fant | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 16 | 22 | 179 | 1 | 31 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Browning | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Darby | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Shelby Harris | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Strnad | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre'Mont Jones | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Stephen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathon Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Surtain II | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 30 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Commanders · 2021 season · Previous Oct 24, 2021: WSH 10, GB 24 · Next Nov 14, 2021: TB 19, WSH 29
- Broncos · 2021 season · Previous Oct 21, 2021: DEN 14, CLE 17 · Next Nov 7, 2021: DEN 30, DAL 16