Conference Finals, 2009

played in Denver, CO

36 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

New York (B) Zephyrs	14	7	7	14	-	42
Denver Tornados	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:01 NYZ - Neal Pope 54 pass from Harvey Wilcox (Tracy Moss extra point)
1Q: 09:30 NYZ - Nate Kalter 13 pass from Harvey Wilcox (Tracy Moss extra point)
1Q: 06:00 DEN - Harry Vela 10 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
2Q: 13:11 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 30 field goal
2Q: 10:30 DEN - Kelvin Walters 11 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
2Q: 01:30 NYZ - Victor Gatti 7 run (Tracy Moss extra point)
3Q: 02:24 NYZ - Harris Mantovani 3 pass from Harvey Wilcox (Tracy Moss extra point)
4Q: 08:14 NYZ - Nate Kalter 1 pass from Harvey Wilcox (Tracy Moss extra point)
4Q: 05:04 NYZ - Victor Gatti 8 run (Tracy Moss extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:01 NYZ - Neal Pope 54 pass from Harvey Wilcox (Tracy Moss extra point)
1Q: 09:30 NYZ - Nate Kalter 13 pass from Harvey Wilcox (Tracy Moss extra point)
1Q: 06:00 DEN - Harry Vela 10 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
2Q: 13:11 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 30 field goal
2Q: 10:30 DEN - Kelvin Walters 11 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
2Q: 01:30 NYZ - Victor Gatti 7 run (Tracy Moss extra point)
3Q: 02:24 NYZ - Harris Mantovani 3 pass from Harvey Wilcox (Tracy Moss extra point)
4Q: 08:14 NYZ - Nate Kalter 1 pass from Harvey Wilcox (Tracy Moss extra point)
4Q: 05:04 NYZ - Victor Gatti 8 run (Tracy Moss extra point)

Team Statistics NYZ DEN
Record 12-7 14-4
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 391 313
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 6.21 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 86 94
- Rushing Attempts 26 17
- Yards per Rush 3.31 5.53
Net Passing Yards 305 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 44 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 323 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 4/33
- Yards per Pass Play 8.24 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/65 11/77
Punt Returns/Yards 4/64 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	NYZ	DEN
Record	12-7	14-4
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	391	313
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	6.21	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	86	94
- Rushing Attempts	26	17
- Yards per Rush	3.31	5.53
Net Passing Yards	305	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	44 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	323	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	4/33
- Yards per Pass Play	8.24	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/65	11/77
Punt Returns/Yards	4/64	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

New York (B) Zephyrs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
1	11:53	2:30	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
1	5:52	3:34	OWN 20	9	36	Punt
2	13:06	2:06	OWN 30	3	14	Fumble
2	10:23	1:21	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	3:36	2:13	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 1	1	1	Half
3	13:02	1:18	OWN 30	4	21	Punt
3	7:57	1:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	4:51	2:35	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	0:15	1:17	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	12:41	4:33	OPP 32	8	32	Touchdown
4	7:27	2:29	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
4	3:18	3:18	OWN 28	5	7	Game

Denver Tornados
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	1:53	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	9:23	3:31	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	2:18	4:12	OWN 2	12	85	Field Goal
2	11:00	0:37	OPP 44	2	44	Touchdown
2	9:02	5:26	OPP 48	10	28	Missed FG
2	1:23	1:17	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	11:44	3:47	OWN 2	9	48	Punt
3	5:58	1:07	OPP 42	3	6	Missed FG
3	2:16	2:01	OWN 20	5	2	Punt
4	13:58	1:17	OWN 22	3	-15	Punt
4	8:08	0:41	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
4	4:58	1:40	OWN 20	4	17	Punt

Game MVP: Harvey Wilcox, New York (B) Zephyrs

Rushing Statistics

New York (B)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Victor Gatti	22	75	3.41	17	2	2
Shannon Owens	4	11	2.75	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kelvin Walters	10	74	7.40	20	4
Leland Simmons	4	2	0.50	1	0
William Becker	2	14	7.00	8	0
Levon Malone	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New York (B)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Wilcox	34	25	323	3/18	4	54	0	142.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
William Becker	44	21	252	4/33	2	33	1	71.4

Receiving Statistics

New York (B)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nate Kalter	7	12	97	13.86	5	21	2
WR Harris Mantovani	6	7	78	13.00	0	43	1
FB Jimmy Brooks	3	4	15	5.00	6	7	0
WR Neal Pope	2	3	64	32.00	0	54	1
RB Victor Gatti	2	3	21	10.50	11	15	0
RB Shannon Owens	2	2	12	6.00	1	10	0
WR Nolan Hayes	1	1	16	16.00	4	16	0
TE Stanley Holliday	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Adrian Castillo	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kelvin Walters	5	8	24	4.80	6	11	1
WR Dominic Perkins	4	8	59	14.75	12	19	0
WR Hugh Mathis	3	11	69	23.00	28	33	0
WR Harry Vela	3	5	42	14.00	2	16	1
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	2	29	14.50	7	24	0
TE Fernando Dawkins	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Paul Samson	1	4	10	10.00	3	10	0
RB Levon Malone	1	2	12	12.00	11	12	0
RB Leland Simmons	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New York (B)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Heath Sheriff	1	9	9.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York (B)	Fumb	Force
Harvey Wilcox	1	0
Drew Torres	0	1
Clyde Newton	0	1
Harris Mantovani	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
William Becker	1	0	0
Kelvin Walters	1	0	0
Levon Malone	1	0	0
Sammie Lents	0	1	1
Fernando Dawkins	0	1	0
Marco Mathes	0	1	0
Winfred Erickson	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York (B)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Victor Krawczyk	5	189	37.8	36.2	48	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Armstrong	7	365	52.1	40.1	68	3

Kicking Statistics

New York (B)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tracy Moss	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Vilnit	1/3	0/1	0/1	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York (B)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Gatti	4	64	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Walters	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (B)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Gatti	2	52	26.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Walters	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (B)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ben Davidson	6	2	2.0	16	43
DT Dominic Reed	6	1	0.5	17	43
S Drew Torres	4	2	0.0	17	47
ILB Johnny Gilliam	4	1	0.0	17	48
S Renaldo Nordskov	3	0	0.0	13	42
S Glenn Schwartz	3	0	0.0	3	16
CB Karl Gunther	2	2	0.0	12	37
CB Heath Sheriff	2	1	0.0	16	47
ILB Fernando Maurer	2	1	0.0	6	13
DE Clyde Newton	2	0	0.0	17	46
CB Bob Campbell	2	0	0.0	16	45
OLB Glenn Still	1	0	1.0	14	36
DE Alan Palermo	1	2	0.5	16	47
DT Deion Simonton	1	0	0.0	4	10
ILB Orlando Puzzuoli	1	0	0.0	0	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	8	4	0.0	26	37
CB Derrick Alston	8	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Bobby Lyons	7	0	0.0	20	31
S Kim Blackburn	4	2	0.0	23	30
S Brent Renze	3	5	0.0	24	35
OLB Tyrone Jones	3	0	0.0	13	16
CB Leon Barker	3	0	0.0	26	35
DE Clarence Parliman	2	1	2.0	22	34
DT Eric Kelsey	2	4	0.0	26	35
DE Bob Stargell	2	0	0.0	7	12
CB Maurice Carr	2	0	0.0	23	34
DE Sammie Lents	1	2	1.0	26	36
DT Lonnie Johnstone	1	0	0.0	18	26
CB Winfred Erickson	1	0	0.0	0	3
WR Harry Vela	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (B)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ben Davidson	2.0	0	0	1	43
OLB Glenn Still	1.0	2	0	0	36
DT Dominic Reed	0.5	0	2	0	43
DE Alan Palermo	0.5	0	1	0	47
DE Clyde Newton	0.0	0	3	0	46
ILB Johnny Gilliam	0.0	0	1	0	48

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clarence Parliman	2.0	0	1	2	34
DE Sammie Lents	1.0	0	0	1	36
DT Eric Kelsey	0.0	2	1	2	35
DT Lonnie Johnstone	0.0	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (B)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Johnny Gilliam	4	2	0	48
CB Bob Campbell	3	1	0	45
OLB Ben Davidson	3	0	0	43
S Renaldo Nordskov	2	2	0	42
CB Karl Gunther	2	1	0	37
S Glenn Schwartz	2	1	0	16
S Drew Torres	2	0	0	47
CB Heath Sheriff	1	1	1	47
DT Deion Simonton	1	0	0	10
ILB Orlando Puzzuoli	1	0	0	1

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Derrick Alston	5	1	24
OLB Bobby Lyons	4	0	31
CB Leon Barker	3	2	35
CB Maurice Carr	3	0	34
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	2	1	37
S Kim Blackburn	2	0	30
OLB Marco Schultz	1	0	5
DT Eric Kelsey	1	0	35
CB Winfred Erickson	1	0	3
DE Bob Stargell	1	0	12
OLB Tyrone Jones	1	0	16
S Brent Renze	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New York (B)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Hulten	2	6	21	1	30
Desmond Wilson	1	5	17	1	24
Bernie Davis	1	5	21	0	29
Jimmy Brooks	1	2	20	0	21
Colin Dodge	1	1	17	0	21
Rob Agin	0	3	16	0	13
Vernon Donaldson	0	2	11	0	7
Bernie Schwartz	0	1	17	0	37
Luke Nathan	0	1	6	0	7
Alfred Hermsen	0	0	16	1	30

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Kerr	2	4	3	17	0	48
Ray Null	1	4	0	16	2	41
Horace Brien	1	2	0	14	1	39
Harold Tate	1	2	0	16	0	47
Marco Mathes	0	2	0	14	0	38
Fernando Ramsey	0	1	0	6	0	10
Ray Marshall	0	0	0	1	1	7

Special Teams Statistics

New York (B)	Tackles	STPlays
Nolan Hayes	1	18
Levon Sloane	1	16
Harris Mantovani	1	15
Fernando Maurer	1	9
Sedrick Glover	1	5
Karl Gunther	0	17
Stanley Holliday	0	16
Johnny Gilliam	0	14
Bob Campbell	0	14
Jimmy Brooks	0	12
Adrian Castillo	0	12
Shannon Owens	0	12
Zack Sims	0	12
Antonio Bostic	0	11
Victor Gatti	0	11
Heath Sheriff	0	10
Glenn Schwartz	0	10
Tracy Moss	0	7
Colin Lane	0	7
Bernie Schwartz	0	5
Renaldo Nordskov	0	5
Luke Nathan	0	5
Vernon Donaldson	0	5
Rob Agin	0	5
Victor Krawczyk	0	5
Benjamin Shockey	0	5
Dominic Reed	0	4
Kelvin Hass	0	4
Ben Davidson	0	3
Alan Palermo	0	3
Drew Torres	0	3
Clyde Newton	0	3
Glenn Still	0	2
Deion Simonton	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Schultz	1	28
Winfred Erickson	1	21
Mitchell Kevorkian	1	21
Leland Simmons	1	12
Ray Marshall	1	10
Burt McCartney	1	10
Levon Malone	0	20
Fernando Ramsey	0	19
Dominic Perkins	0	16
Levon Eidsmore	0	13
Kim Blackburn	0	12
Kelvin Walters	0	12
Willie Blackwell	0	11
Julio Armstrong	0	10
Daryl Shea	0	10
Chuck Donovan	0	9
Ray Null	0	8
Harry Vela	0	7
Ronald Vilnit	0	7
Antonio Stevens	0	6
Eric Kelsey	0	5
Fernando Dawkins	0	5
Paul Samson	0	5
Sammie Lents	0	4
Ron Johnston	0	2
Harold Tate	0	1
Lonnie Johnstone	0	1
Derrick Alston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	16	42	2.6
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	10	55	5.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (B)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Wilcox	34	25	4	0	0	4	3	6	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
William Becker	44	21	2	1	4	8	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	29	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	133	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	135	22.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	147	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (B)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Kalter	12	7	97	2	29
WR Harris Mantovani	7	6	78	1	23
FB Jimmy Brooks	4	3	15	0	21
WR Neal Pope	3	2	64	1	22
RB Victor Gatti	3	2	21	0	26
RB Shannon Owens	2	2	12	0	8
WR Nolan Hayes	1	1	16	0	18
TE Stanley Holliday	1	1	3	0	2
WR Adrian Castillo	1	1	17	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Mathis	11	3	1	69	1	33
RB Kelvin Walters	8	5	0	24	0	28
WR Dominic Perkins	8	4	2	59	0	43
WR Harry Vela	5	3	0	42	0	27
TE Paul Samson	4	1	1	10	0	28
TE Fernando Dawkins	2	1	0	4	0	9
RB Levon Malone	2	1	0	12	0	16
RB Leland Simmons	2	1	0	3	0	12
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	2	0	29	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (B)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Victor Gatti	5	22	4.40	3.41

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
William Becker	1	6	6.00	7.00
Leland Simmons	1	-1	-1.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (B)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Wilcox	7	6	44	6.29	9.50

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
William Becker	4	2	21	5.25	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (B)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harris Mantovani	3	3	20	6.67	11.14
WR Nate Kalter	2	2	14	7.00	8.08
WR Neal Pope	1	0	0	0.00	21.33
RB Shannon Owens	1	1	10	10.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hugh Mathis	1	0	0	0.00	6.27
TE Paul Samson	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
RB Kelvin Walters	1	1	11	11.00	3.00
WR Harry Vela	1	1	10	10.00	8.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (B)	Rushes	Conversions
Victor Gatti	3	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Leland Simmons	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (B)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Wilcox	9	6	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
William Becker	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (B)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Kalter	4	1	1
RB Victor Gatti	2	2	2
FB Jimmy Brooks	1	1	1
TE Stanley Holliday	1	1	0
RB Shannon Owens	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Mathis	3	0	0
WR Dominic Perkins	2	1	1
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	2	1
RB Levon Malone	1	0	0
WR Harry Vela	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)