Week 8, 2059

played in Denver, CO

69 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	13	3	-	30
Denver Broncos	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 NED - Mitchell Webster 34 pass from Diego Barnes (Earnest Ellis extra point)
2Q: 11:03 NED - Gregory Brush 8 pass from Diego Barnes (Earnest Ellis extra point)
2Q: 05:20 DEN - Ted Kime 2 pass from Nickolas Boyd (Zachary Hymes extra point)
2Q: 00:38 DEN - Otis Davison 5 pass from Nickolas Boyd (Zachary Hymes extra point)
3Q: 07:48 DEN - Kris Schroeder 34 pass from Nickolas Boyd (Zachary Hymes extra point)
3Q: 04:09 NED - Donnell Keegan 2 run (Earnest Ellis extra point failed)
3Q: 01:37 NED - Donnell Keegan 3 run (Earnest Ellis extra point)
4Q: 08:10 NED - Earnest Ellis 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 NED - Mitchell Webster 34 pass from Diego Barnes (Earnest Ellis extra point)
2Q: 11:03 NED - Gregory Brush 8 pass from Diego Barnes (Earnest Ellis extra point)
2Q: 05:20 DEN - Ted Kime 2 pass from Nickolas Boyd (Zachary Hymes extra point)
2Q: 00:38 DEN - Otis Davison 5 pass from Nickolas Boyd (Zachary Hymes extra point)
3Q: 07:48 DEN - Kris Schroeder 34 pass from Nickolas Boyd (Zachary Hymes extra point)
3Q: 04:09 NED - Donnell Keegan 2 run (Earnest Ellis extra point failed)
3Q: 01:37 NED - Donnell Keegan 3 run (Earnest Ellis extra point)
4Q: 08:10 NED - Earnest Ellis 31 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 3-4
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 9 19
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 288 347
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 4.36 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 116 70
- Rushing Attempts 33 18
- Yards per Rush 3.52 3.89
Net Passing Yards 172 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 0 45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 306
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 5.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 11.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 0/0 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/32 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/32 5/106
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:39 27:21

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	3-4
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	9	19
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	288	347
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	4.36	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	116	70
- Rushing Attempts	33	18
- Yards per Rush	3.52	3.89
Net Passing Yards	172	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 0	45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	306
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	5.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	11.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	0/0	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/32	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/32	5/106
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:39	27:21

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:47	4:16	OWN 38	9	24	Punt
1	2:02	6:05	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
2	5:11	1:54	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	12:54	1:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	7:34	3:33	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	1:58	0:32	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
4	14:42	0:50	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
4	12:19	4:17	OPP 46	8	32	Field Goal
4	5:53	2:27	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
4	2:00	0:44	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 41	1	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	2:30	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
1	4:31	2:29	OWN 9	4	11	Punt
2	10:57	5:46	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	3:17	2:48	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 41	4	13	Punt
3	11:06	3:32	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
3	4:01	2:03	OWN 16	4	-3	Fumble
3	1:26	1:44	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
4	13:52	1:33	OWN 11	3	-10	Punt
4	8:02	2:09	OWN 23	4	15	Punt
4	3:26	1:26	OWN 33	7	26	Downs
4	1:16	0:59	OWN 21	5	20	Downs

Game MVP: Diego Barnes, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brenden Finley	12	25	2.08	8	0	0
Donnell Keegan	11	30	2.73	10	1	2
Kent Strong	4	13	3.25	9	0	0
Diego Barnes	3	16	5.33	15	1	0
Donald Hansen	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Abraham Vender	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Henry Samuels	1	22	22.00	22	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.B. Wolfe	12	53	4.42	11	1
Nickolas Boyd	2	15	7.50	11	1
Arnold Woodson	2	4	2.00	5	0
Danny Giles	2	-2	-1.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Diego Barnes	31	22	188	2/16	2	34	0	108.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nickolas Boyd	45	28	306	4/29	3	36	0	104.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Brenden Finley	5	6	26	5.20	12	16	0
TE Jerry Ellard	3	3	25	8.33	4	11	0
WR Mitchell Webster	3	3	43	14.33	20	34	1
WR Cornelius Calciano	3	6	27	9.00	16	11	0
WR Donald Hansen	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	0
RB Kent Strong	2	4	22	11.00	9	11	0
FB Abraham Vender	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Donnell Keegan	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Gregory Brush	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
WR Henry Samuels	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
TE Luther Banfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Davison	10	14	117	11.70	22	20	1
WR Kris Schroeder	4	5	90	22.50	52	36	1
TE Trey Franklin	3	4	41	13.67	10	18	0
TE Terrell Blakley	2	8	17	8.50	15	16	0
RB Arnold Woodson	2	2	8	4.00	1	7	0
RB J.B. Wolfe	2	3	16	8.00	4	11	0
TE Robert McQuaig	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Danny Giles	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Ted Kime	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR T.J. Writt	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Courtney Crichton	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Charles Tyler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kent Strong	1	0	0
Christopher Heyward	0	1	1
Donald Hansen	0	1	0
Rusty Strong	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nickolas Boyd	2	0	0
Freddie Watson	0	1	0
Jeffrey Latreille	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derek Gozzi	7	288	41.1	41.1	50	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vernon Money	6	270	45.0	36.3	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earnest Ellis	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/4

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zachary Hymes	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Hansen	2	32	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Tosheff	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Hansen	1	32	32.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Davison	4	89	22.3	0
Moe Tosheff	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alonzo Minnig	8	3	0.0	18	42
OLB Hayden Alston	8	1	0.0	18	41
S Phillip Benton	5	4	0.0	18	49
CB Tyrus Bradley	4	1	0.0	16	41
CB Miles Massicott	4	0	0.0	18	47
DT Johnathan DiMaggio	3	1	1.0	9	34
CB C.J. Mason	3	0	0.0	4	20
DT Christopher Heyward	2	0	1.5	12	38
DE Darryl Derosa	2	2	0.5	17	37
S Winfred Cassell	2	2	0.0	18	34
OLB Braxton Noa	2	0	0.0	7	24
OLB Rusty Strong	1	0	1.0	3	12
CB Pat Gallant	1	0	0.0	9	23
DT Trent Farley	1	0	0.0	15	27
DE Julio Curtis	1	0	0.0	16	41
CB Julian Newsome	0	1	0.0	0	7
ILB Sam Howe	0	1	0.0	0	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Spurrier	9	3	0.0	33	33
ILB Lester Kelley	6	2	0.0	33	30
DE Kevin Loria	5	3	0.0	25	21
CB Gabriel Schwartz	5	2	0.0	31	33
S Ralph Keith	5	1	0.0	31	30
CB Jeffrey Latreille	4	0	0.0	33	33
DE Danny Laskanic	4	0	0.0	32	31
DT Erick Weber	3	1	1.0	26	21
DT Thomas Armstrong	3	2	0.0	20	28
OLB Frank Clements	3	0	0.0	18	21
OLB Trent Gardner	2	3	1.0	26	25
TE Terrell Blakley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Griffin Cheramie	1	0	0.0	19	14
DE Marco Barlow	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Myles Nail	1	0	0.0	21	17
S Emmett Naslund	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Christopher Heyward	1.5	1	1	3	38
OLB Rusty Strong	1.0	0	1	2	12
DT Johnathan DiMaggio	1.0	0	1	1	34
DE Darryl Derosa	0.5	0	1	1	37
DT Trent Farley	0.0	0	1	1	27
DE Julio Curtis	0.0	0	1	1	41

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Erick Weber	1.0	1	0	1	21
OLB Trent Gardner	1.0	0	0	0	25
OLB Tucker Herndon	0.0	1	0	0	4
DT Griffin Cheramie	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Danny Laskanic	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Hayden Alston	6	0	41
ILB Alonzo Minnig	4	2	42
CB Miles Massicott	4	2	47
S Phillip Benton	3	0	49
S Winfred Cassell	3	0	34
CB Tyrus Bradley	2	1	41
CB C.J. Mason	2	0	20
OLB Braxton Noa	2	0	24
DT Johnathan DiMaggio	1	0	34
DE Bert Miller	1	0	1
CB Julian Newsome	0	1	7

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Earl Spurrier	5	1	33
CB Gabriel Schwartz	4	0	33
S Ralph Keith	3	0	30
OLB Frank Clements	2	0	21
CB Jeffrey Latreille	2	0	33
DT Thomas Armstrong	2	0	28
ILB Lester Kelley	1	0	30
OLB Trent Gardner	1	0	25
CB Myles Nail	1	0	17
DE Danny Laskanic	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendrick Griffin	4	8	33	1	33
Bart Buckley	2	7	33	0	33
Jimmy Donaldson	2	7	33	0	33
Damian Joseph	2	5	33	0	33
Pat Vilnit	2	3	33	0	33
Brenden Finley	0	0	14	1	16

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Junior Moore	3	4	1	18	1	49
Freddie Watson	2	4	0	18	0	49
Bert Dougan	2	4	0	18	0	49
Perry Turner	1	1	0	18	0	49
Chad Cooley	0	3	0	18	3	49

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Gregory Brush	2	24
Phillip Benton	1	23
Darrin Perkins	1	22
Tyrus Bradley	1	16
Winfred Cassell	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Osborne	2	17
Moe Tosheff	1	23

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip Benton	---	---	18	49	23	90
Mitchell Webster	30	27	---	---	24	81
Kendrick Griffin	33	33	---	---	8	74
Damian Joseph	33	33	---	---	8	74
Tyrus Bradley	---	---	16	41	16	73
Miles Massicott	---	---	18	47	6	71
Diego Barnes	33	33	---	---	1	67
Jerry Ellard	32	33	---	---	1	66
Bart Buckley	33	33	---	---	---	66
Pat Vilnit	33	33	---	---	---	66
Jimmy Donaldson	33	33	---	---	---	66
Winfred Cassell	---	---	18	34	13	65
Alonzo Minnig	---	---	18	42	---	60
Hayden Alston	---	---	18	41	---	59
Julio Curtis	---	---	16	41	---	57
Christopher Heyward	---	---	12	38	6	56
Cornelius Calciano	28	27	---	---	---	55
Darryl Derosa	---	---	17	37	---	54
Johnathan DiMaggio	---	---	9	34	---	43
Donald Hansen	18	15	---	---	10	43
Trent Farley	---	---	15	27	---	42
Brenden Finley	14	16	---	---	9	39
Rusty Strong	---	---	3	12	23	38
Darrin Perkins	---	---	0	14	22	36
Abraham Vender	10	9	---	---	17	36
Pat Gallant	---	---	9	23	---	32
Braxton Noa	---	---	7	24	---	31
Gregory Brush	2	2	---	---	24	28
Henry Samuels	8	8	---	---	11	27
C.J. Mason	---	---	4	20	---	24
Donnell Keegan	14	5	---	---	1	20
Luther Banfield	4	12	---	---	3	19
Kent Strong	5	9	---	---	---	14
Mercury Henry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norman Burns	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Horton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Derek Gozzi	0	0	---	---	7	7
Julian Newsome	---	---	0	7	---	7
Earnest Ellis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Howe	---	---	0	6	---	6
Billy Schilz	0	2	---	---	---	2
Terrence Douglas	---	---	0	1	---	1
Bert Miller	---	---	0	1	---	1
Andre Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Ezell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elijah Mortensen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Earl Spurrier	---	---	33	33	18	84
Freddie Watson	18	49	---	---	6	73
Perry Turner	18	49	---	---	6	73
Terrell Blakley	15	33	---	---	23	71
Otis Davison	18	45	---	---	6	69
Nickolas Boyd	18	49	---	---	---	67
Jeffrey Latreille	---	---	33	33	1	67
Chad Cooley	18	49	---	---	---	67
Junior Moore	18	49	---	---	---	67
Bert Dougan	18	49	---	---	---	67
Gabriel Schwartz	---	---	31	33	1	65
Lester Kelley	---	---	33	30	1	64
Frank Clements	---	---	18	21	24	63
Danny Laskanic	---	---	32	31	---	63
Ralph Keith	---	---	31	30	1	62
Charles Tyler	11	26	---	---	23	60
Thomas Armstrong	---	---	20	28	8	56
Kris Schroeder	14	40	---	---	2	56
Trent Gardner	---	---	26	25	1	52
Erick Weber	---	---	26	21	1	48
Kevin Loria	---	---	25	21	1	47
Myles Nail	---	---	21	17	---	38
Griffin Cheramie	---	---	19	14	---	33
Robert McQuaig	3	13	---	---	13	29
J.B. Wolfe	12	17	---	---	---	29
Tucker Herndon	---	---	7	4	17	28
Marco Barlow	---	---	6	13	8	27
Danny Giles	4	21	---	---	---	25
Trey Franklin	6	19	---	---	---	25
Arnold Woodson	2	11	---	---	10	23
Moe Tosheff	0	0	---	---	23	23
Tony Osborne	---	---	1	0	17	18
Courtney Crichton	4	9	---	---	4	17
Brendan Phillips	---	---	0	0	13	13
Ted Kime	0	2	---	---	8	10
T.J. Writt	1	9	---	---	---	10
Patrick Chov	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Narvaez	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Collier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vernon Money	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zachary Hymes	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmett Naslund	---	---	1	3	---	4
Jacob Szott	---	---	0	3	---	3
Brock Ferguson	---	---	0	3	---	3
Eddie Laxdal	---	---	0	0	---	0
Josiah Cox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	17	59	3.5
Right	8	38	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	9	23	2.6
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Diego Barnes	31	22	1	2	2	1	2	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nickolas Boyd	45	28	3	0	4	6	6	9	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	46	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	80	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	62	15.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	4	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	160	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	106	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	36	5.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornelius Calciano	6	3	0	27	0	27
RB Brenden Finley	6	5	1	26	0	16
RB Kent Strong	4	2	1	22	0	9
TE Jerry Ellard	3	3	0	25	0	33
WR Mitchell Webster	3	3	0	43	1	27
WR Donald Hansen	3	2	0	6	0	15
WR Henry Samuels	2	1	0	13	0	8
FB Abraham Vender	1	1	0	10	0	9
RB Donnell Keegan	1	1	0	8	0	5
WR Gregory Brush	1	1	0	8	0	2
TE Luther Banfield	1	0	0	0	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Davison	14	10	0	117	1	45
TE Terrell Blakley	8	2	1	17	0	33
WR Kris Schroeder	5	4	0	90	2	40
TE Trey Franklin	4	3	0	41	0	19
TE Robert McQuaig	3	1	1	9	0	13
RB J.B. Wolfe	3	2	0	16	0	17
RB Arnold Woodson	2	2	0	8	0	11
WR T.J. Writt	2	1	1	4	0	9
RB Danny Giles	1	1	0	2	0	21
WR Ted Kime	1	1	0	2	0	2
FB Courtney Crichton	1	1	0	0	0	9
WR Charles Tyler	1	0	1	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donnell Keegan	3	13	4.33	2.73
Brenden Finley	3	1	0.33	2.08

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Diego Barnes	3	3	24	8.00	6.06

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nickolas Boyd	5	3	21	4.20	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerry Ellard	1	1	5	5.00	8.33
WR Cornelius Calciano	1	1	11	11.00	4.50
WR Gregory Brush	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Davison	2	2	19	9.50	8.36
TE Robert McQuaig	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Ted Kime	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR T.J. Writt	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Kent Strong	4	2
Diego Barnes	1	1
Donnell Keegan	1	1
Brenden Finley	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Diego Barnes	9	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nickolas Boyd	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kent Strong	3	2	2
WR Cornelius Calciano	2	2	1
TE Jerry Ellard	1	1	0
WR Mitchell Webster	1	1	0
WR Donald Hansen	1	0	0
FB Abraham Vender	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terrell Blakley	5	1	0
WR Otis Davison	3	3	2
TE Trey Franklin	1	0	0
WR Charles Tyler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (22,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,300)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (22,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,300)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)