The New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos 26-23 on Dec 24, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High.
Final · Empower Field at Mile High
Top performers
- Bailey Zappe threw for 256 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Patriots.
- Ezekiel Elliott ran for 27 yards on 12 carries.
- Russell Wilson threw for 238 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Broncos.
- Jaleel McLaughlin ran for 37 yards on 6 carries.
New England Patriots 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 12 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Bailey Zappe | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 14 | 40 | 0 | 11 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMario Douglas | 5 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 41 |
| DeVante Parker | 4 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 30 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 9 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 15 |
| Jalen Reagor | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 28 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 20 |
| Mike Gesicki | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 25 | 31 | 254 | 2 | 41 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jalen Mills | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deatrich Wise Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahlani Tavai | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack Wilson Sr. | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keion White | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Uche | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anfernee Jennings | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Elliss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 59 | 43 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 6 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| Javonte Williams | 11 | 24 | 1 | 9 |
| Russell Wilson | 4 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 23 | 83 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 3 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 47 |
| Brandon Johnson | 3 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 21 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 3 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 16 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 4 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Lucas Krull | 4 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 9 |
| Samaje Perine | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 13 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Courtland Sutton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 3 | 3 | -5 | 0 | -1 |
| Team | 25 | 35 | 238 | 2 | 47 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Singleton | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| P.J. Locke | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Surtain II | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Simmons | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Jones | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathon Cooper | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josey Jewell | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Allen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Sanders | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Purcell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron Browning | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Henningsen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Moreau | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Strnad | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Moss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 58 | 38 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Patriots · 2023 season · Previous Dec 17, 2023: KC 27, NE 17 · Next Dec 31, 2023: NE 21, BUF 27
- Broncos · 2023 season · Previous Dec 16, 2023: DEN 17, DET 42 · Next Dec 31, 2023: LAC 9, DEN 16