Exhibition Week 2, 2015

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	14	3	6	-	23
Atlanta Falcons	6	0	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 ATL - Leon Coles 44 field goal
1Q: 05:49 ATL - Leon Coles 27 field goal
2Q: 14:30 NED - Joe Flacco 2 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 01:38 NED - Matt Forte 3 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 10:03 NED - Bruce Darche 37 field goal
4Q: 11:07 ATL - Eddie Royal 4 pass from Ronnie Harvey (Leon Coles extra point)
4Q: 03:24 NED - Bruce Darche 42 field goal
4Q: 02:08 NED - Bruce Darche 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 ATL - Leon Coles 44 field goal
1Q: 05:49 ATL - Leon Coles 27 field goal
2Q: 14:30 NED - Joe Flacco 2 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 01:38 NED - Matt Forte 3 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 10:03 NED - Bruce Darche 37 field goal
4Q: 11:07 ATL - Eddie Royal 4 pass from Ronnie Harvey (Leon Coles extra point)
4Q: 03:24 NED - Bruce Darche 42 field goal
4Q: 02:08 NED - Bruce Darche 31 field goal

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 360 214
- Offensive Plays 71 49
- Yards per Play 5.07 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 189 84
- Rushing Attempts 46 17
- Yards per Rush 4.11 4.94
Net Passing Yards 171 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 1 29 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 171 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.84 4.06
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/17 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 6/149
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 35:56 24:04

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	360	214
- Offensive Plays	71	49
- Yards per Play	5.07	4.37
Net Rushing Yards	189	84
- Rushing Attempts	46	17
- Yards per Rush	4.11	4.94
Net Passing Yards	171	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 1	29 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	171	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.84	4.06
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/17	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	6/149
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	35:56	24:04

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:04	2:18	OWN 16	4	17	Fumble
1	5:43	6:21	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
2	8:45	7:13	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	3	19	Half
3	15:00	5:05	OWN 32	10	48	Field Goal
3	6:54	3:33	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
3	0:05	0:58	OWN 5	3	21	Interception
4	11:00	7:44	OWN 20	12	55	Field Goal
4	3:11	1:09	OPP 19	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 33	3	-3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:56	OWN 31	7	42	Field Goal
1	7:46	2:03	OPP 33	4	23	Field Goal
2	14:22	5:37	OWN 26	8	33	Punt
2	1:32	0:49	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	9:55	3:01	OPP 49	5	15	Punt
3	3:21	3:16	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
4	14:07	3:07	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
4	2:02	1:31	OWN 41	9	26	Downs

Game MVP: Bruce Darche, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Matt Forte	21	85	4.05	18	3	1
Chester Borders	16	91	5.69	24	2	0
Joe Flacco	9	13	1.44	5	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brandon Jacobs	9	39	4.33	9	0
Cedric Snowden	7	45	6.43	16	1
Erik Ainge	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	25	18	171	0/0	0	22	1	73.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Ainge	19	12	117	3/17	0	21	0	80.3
Ronnie Harvey	10	3	30	0/0	1	16	0	72.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irv Buckner	6	6	78	13.00	6	22
TE Leonard Logan	2	2	17	8.50	0	11
WR Roosevelt Hancock	2	5	17	8.50	0	12
WR Moe Cole	2	2	28	14.00	2	19
RB Chester Borders	2	2	11	5.50	8	8
WR Devin Thomas	2	3	13	6.50	0	8
WR Matt Forte	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Fred Davis	1	3	7	7.00	0	7

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Moe Shepherd	3	9	33	11.00	3	15	0
WR Mark Daum	3	5	23	7.67	1	10	0
WR Eddie Royal	3	4	25	8.33	0	16	1
WR Brandon Williams	2	4	29	14.50	0	21	0
FB Cedric Snowden	2	2	14	7.00	11	11	0
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Jamie Clinton	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bob Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ricardo Barnhill	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Flacco	2	0	0
Matt Forte	1	0	0
Chester Borders	1	0	0
Irv Buckner	0	1	0
Paul Gordon	0	1	0
Blake Patterson	0	1	0
Leodis McKelvin	0	1	0
Leonard Logan	0	0	1
Courtney Reardon	0	0	1
Brandon Carr	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Moe Shepherd	1	0	0
Cedric Snowden	1	0	0
Julio Baker	1	0	0
Justin Smiley	0	1	0
Monty Blackwell	0	1	0
Brandon Jacobs	0	1	0
Richard Seigler	0	0	1
Donald Beers	0	0	1
J.J. Bruce	0	0	1
Jerald Rayburn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Hardy	1	43	43.0	23.0	43	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Unknown	4	174	43.5	28.5	58	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leon Coles	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Cole	2	37	18.5	0
Brandon Carr	1	19	19.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Moe Shepherd	3	78	26.0
Julio Baker	2	44	22.0
Mark Daum	1	27	27.0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Courtney Reardon	8	2	0.0	17	32
ILB Oscar Smith	6	1	1.0	16	28
CB R.J. Emerson	6	1	0.0	16	30
OLB Beau Bell	3	0	1.0	7	7
CB Leodis McKelvin	2	1	0.0	11	27
DT Jerome Bauer	1	1	1.0	16	29
S Dante Nicholson	1	2	0.0	12	29
S LaRon Landry	1	1	0.0	14	31
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	1	0.0	16	30
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	1	0.0	16	16
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	0.0	15	32
WR Roosevelt Hancock	1	0	---	---	---
DE DeMario Pressley	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Brandon Flowers	1	0	0.0	4	15
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	0.0	1	2
ILB Andrew Brocklebank	0	1	0.0	1	4

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerald Rayburn	9	1	45	24
CB Corey Alston	7	3	32	18
CB J.J. Bruce	7	1	39	23
S Julio Baker	5	5	41	22
S Donald Beers	5	4	37	21
DE Chuck Ward	5	2	41	23
CB Ricardo Barnhill	5	0	41	24
OLB Kroy Biermann	4	0	40	23
OLB Norm Alston	3	1	35	19
OLB Mel Wagner	3	0	19	8
ILB Richard Seigler	2	0	5	2
DT Anthony Montgomery	1	1	30	15
S Clyde Ingalls	1	1	13	7
DE Damon Bromell	1	1	36	24
DE Monty Blackwell	1	0	10	1
ILB Gerris Wilkerson	0	1	2	2
OLB Steve Gilmore	0	1	6	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jerome Bauer	1.0	0	1	3	29
ILB Oscar Smith	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Beau Bell	1.0	0	0	0	7
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	1	6	2	32
OLB Courtney Reardon	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Gerald Sotelo	0.0	0	0	1	30

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Bromell	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Chuck Ward	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	3	0	28
CB R.J. Emerson	3	0	30
OLB Courtney Reardon	3	0	32
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	32
OLB Beau Bell	1	0	7
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	16
S Brandon Flowers	1	0	15
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	27
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	2
S LaRon Landry	0	1	31

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricardo Barnhill	4	1	1	24
CB Corey Alston	4	0	0	18
CB J.J. Bruce	4	0	0	23
S Julio Baker	2	0	0	22
DE Damon Bromell	1	0	0	24
ILB Jerald Rayburn	1	0	0	24
OLB Mel Wagner	1	0	0	8
OLB Kroy Biermann	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ed Haupt	4	5	20	11
Les Newhart	2	6	40	22
Blake Patterson	2	5	42	25
Breno Giacomini	2	4	39	20
Paul Gordon	1	5	35	22
Jeff Otah	1	5	39	22
Gabe Newhart	1	2	15	16
Leonard Logan	1	2	16	9
Wayne Boyd	0	2	19	4
Fred Davis	0	1	34	18

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Sutter	4	4	0	8	1	19
Mike Pollak	1	2	0	15	0	27
Justin Smiley	1	1	1	11	0	22
Brian Boone	0	3	0	11	1	22
Daryn Colledge	0	2	0	10	0	16
Brian Leonard	0	2	0	9	0	8
Burt Cavoretto	0	2	0	11	0	19
Shane Fields	0	1	0	15	0	27
Barry Richardson	0	0	0	4	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Boyd	2	12
Leonard Logan	1	13
Moe Cole	1	13
Andrew Brocklebank	1	11
Brandon Carr	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Baker	2	13
Dan Fabrizio	1	14
Bob Brown	1	13

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blake Patterson	42	25	---	---	4	71
Joe Flacco	46	25	---	---	---	71
Jeff Otah	39	22	---	---	4	65
Les Newhart	40	22	---	---	2	64
Paul Gordon	35	22	---	---	4	61
Breno Giacomini	39	20	---	---	2	61
Fred Davis	34	18	---	---	5	57
Moe Cole	27	13	---	---	13	53
Courtney Reardon	---	---	17	32	2	51
Roosevelt Hancock	27	18	---	---	5	50
R.J. Emerson	---	---	16	30	3	49
Austin McDonald	---	---	15	32	2	49
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	11	27	11	49
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	16	30	2	48
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	16	30	2	48
Jerome Bauer	---	---	16	29	2	47
Oscar Smith	---	---	16	28	3	47
LaRon Landry	---	---	14	31	2	47
Dante Nicholson	---	---	12	29	5	46
Irv Buckner	24	15	---	---	4	43
Matt Forte	25	18	---	---	---	43
Devin Thomas	22	7	---	---	12	41
Leonard Logan	16	9	---	---	13	38
Jordan Dizon	---	---	16	16	5	37
Chester Borders	21	7	---	---	8	36
Ed Haupt	20	11	---	---	4	35
Wayne Boyd	19	4	---	---	12	35
Gabe Newhart	15	16	---	---	3	34
Brandon Flowers	---	---	4	15	2	21
Beau Bell	---	---	7	7	4	18
Tashard Choice	0	0	---	---	17	17
Andrew Brocklebank	---	---	1	4	11	16
Gino Stephen	11	3	---	---	---	14
Harold Forster	---	---	0	0	13	13
Brandon Carr	---	---	3	1	9	13
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trevor Laws	---	---	2	3	4	9
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	1	2	4	7
Terrell Thomas	---	---	1	2	4	7
DeMario Pressley	---	---	2	0	4	6
Les Hardy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Winston Stokes	4	0	---	---	---	4
Vince Neal	---	---	1	3	---	4
Luther Pulley	---	---	0	1	1	2
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerald Rayburn	---	---	45	24	11	80
Julio Baker	---	---	41	22	13	76
Ricardo Barnhill	---	---	41	24	3	68
Chuck Ward	---	---	41	23	3	67
Kroy Biermann	---	---	40	23	3	66
J.J. Bruce	---	---	39	23	3	65
Donald Beers	---	---	37	21	5	63
Damon Bromell	---	---	36	24	3	63
Norm Alston	---	---	35	19	2	56
Corey Alston	---	---	32	18	3	53
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	30	15	2	47
Mike Pollak	15	27	---	---	3	45
Dan Fabrizio	11	19	---	---	14	44
Brandon Jacobs	9	18	---	---	17	44
Shane Fields	15	27	---	---	---	42
Eddie Royal	15	27	---	---	---	42
Moe Shepherd	11	24	---	---	6	41
Brian Boone	11	22	---	---	6	39
Erik Ainge	17	22	---	---	---	39
Justin Smiley	11	22	---	---	2	35
George Hitchcock	---	---	21	13	1	35
Burt Cavoretto	11	19	---	---	5	35
Mark Daum	7	16	---	---	10	33
Curtis Sutter	8	19	---	---	6	33
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	13	7	9	29
Mel Wagner	---	---	19	8	1	28
Daryn Colledge	10	16	---	---	---	26
Jamie Clinton	8	12	---	---	5	25
Cedric Snowden	8	14	---	---	---	22
Brian Leonard	9	8	---	---	4	21
Brandon Williams	5	10	---	---	5	20
Joe Stokes	---	---	6	2	12	20
Barry Richardson	4	8	---	---	6	18
Richard Seigler	---	---	5	2	10	17
Bob Brown	1	2	---	---	13	16
Phillip Stargell	1	10	---	---	3	14
Monty Blackwell	---	---	10	1	1	12
Gerris Wilkerson	---	---	2	2	6	10
Parys Haralson	---	---	7	2	1	10
Ronnie Harvey	0	10	---	---	---	10
Steve Gilmore	---	---	6	2	2	10
Brock Crane	0	0	---	---	9	9
Unknown	---	---	0	0	6	6
Unknown	---	---	0	0	4	4
Leon Coles	0	0	---	---	2	2
K.C. Shanks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	23	88	3.8
Right	11	52	4.7
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	3	11	3.7
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	25	18	1	1	2	1	2	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Ainge	19	12	1	1	1	1	3	4	0
Ronnie Harvey	10	3	0	0	2	0	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	29	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	21	2.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	6	6	0	78	1	15
WR Roosevelt Hancock	5	2	0	17	0	18
TE Fred Davis	3	1	0	7	0	18
WR Devin Thomas	3	2	1	13	0	7
TE Leonard Logan	2	2	0	17	0	9
WR Moe Cole	2	2	0	28	0	13
WR Matt Forte	2	1	1	0	0	18
RB Chester Borders	2	2	0	11	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Moe Shepherd	9	3	2	33	0	24
WR Mark Daum	5	3	0	23	0	16
WR Brandon Williams	4	2	0	29	1	10
WR Eddie Royal	4	3	0	25	0	27
RB Brandon Jacobs	2	0	1	0	0	18
FB Cedric Snowden	2	2	0	14	0	14
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	1	0	10	0	19
TE Jamie Clinton	1	1	0	13	0	12
WR Bob Brown	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Forte	6	21	3.50	4.05
Chester Borders	2	2	1.00	5.69
Joe Flacco	1	2	2.00	1.44

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cedric Snowden	2	5	2.50	6.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	5	2	17	3.40	6.84

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Ainge	2	1	10	5.00	6.16
Ronnie Harvey	1	1	4	4.00	3.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roosevelt Hancock	2	1	12	6.00	3.40
WR Devin Thomas	2	1	5	2.50	4.33
WR Matt Forte	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	4	4.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	3	1
Matt Forte	3	2
Chester Borders	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Cedric Snowden	2	2
Brandon Jacobs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	10	9	8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Ainge	4	1	0
Ronnie Harvey	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roosevelt Hancock	3	2	2
RB Chester Borders	2	2	1
TE Leonard Logan	1	1	1
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	1
WR Moe Cole	1	1	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	1
WR Devin Thomas	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch
WR Moe Shepherd	2	1
RB Brandon Jacobs	2	0
WR Brandon Williams	1	0
WR Bob Brown	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (22,200)
End Zone 10,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 6,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (14,100)
Club Seats 2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,400 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (22,200)
End Zone	10,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	6,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (14,100)
Club Seats	2,800 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (5,000)