Week 3, 2021

played in New England, MA

47 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	11	7	-	25
New England Patriots	9	6	0	6	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 NED - Safety: Beau Bell sacked quarterback in end zone
1Q: 04:05 NED - Myron Herrlich 14 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 11:43 NED - Justin Medlock 45 field goal
2Q: 05:57 DEN - Terrell Houari 2 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 02:54 NED - Justin Medlock 33 field goal
3Q: 11:32 DEN - Lee Peel 20 field goal
3Q: 03:33 DEN - Bobby Floyd 33 run (Brian Brohm pass to Anthony Hill for conversion)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Justin Medlock 56 field goal
4Q: 05:16 NED - Justin Medlock 39 field goal
4Q: 01:54 DEN - Terrell Houari 17 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 NED - Safety: Beau Bell sacked quarterback in end zone
1Q: 04:05 NED - Myron Herrlich 14 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 11:43 NED - Justin Medlock 45 field goal
2Q: 05:57 DEN - Terrell Houari 2 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 02:54 NED - Justin Medlock 33 field goal
3Q: 11:32 DEN - Lee Peel 20 field goal
3Q: 03:33 DEN - Bobby Floyd 33 run (Brian Brohm pass to Anthony Hill for conversion)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Justin Medlock 56 field goal
4Q: 05:16 NED - Justin Medlock 39 field goal
4Q: 01:54 DEN - Terrell Houari 17 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 336 314
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 5.51 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 85 157
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 3.86 5.23
Net Passing Yards 251 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 1 36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 265 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.44 4.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/34 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 6/142
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:04 31:56

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	336	314
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	5.51	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	85	157
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	3.86	5.23
Net Passing Yards	251	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 1	36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	265	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.44	4.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/34	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	6/142
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:04	31:56

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:46	0:51	OWN 9	2	-9	Safety
1	3:56	4:09	OWN 10	9	43	Punt
2	11:37	5:50	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	4:09	0:08	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
2	2:46	1:16	OWN 32	4	11	Punt
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 40	6	57	Field Goal
3	8:27	1:34	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	5:41	2:25	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
4	14:52	2:04	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	12:16	1:22	OPP 30	3	-1	Missed FG
4	5:10	3:27	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 41	3	1	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:14	OWN 20	10	35	Punt
1	8:55	4:59	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	14:47	3:10	OWN 31	6	41	Field Goal
2	5:47	1:38	OWN 18	4	19	Punt
2	4:01	1:15	OPP 43	4	27	Field Goal
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 10	3	33	Half
3	11:24	2:57	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	6:53	1:12	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	3:16	3:24	OWN 46	6	15	Field Goal
4	12:48	0:32	OWN 25	2	1	Interception
4	10:54	5:44	OWN 38	11	40	Field Goal
4	1:43	0:46	OWN 34	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Floyd	10	56	5.60	33	1	1
Tito Sheldon	5	23	4.60	9	0	0
Brian Brohm	4	7	1.75	5	0	0
Robert Newton	3	-1	-0.33	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Peters	21	98	4.67	45	1	0
Gerald Clark	5	19	3.80	19	1	0
Myron Herrlich	4	40	10.00	18	2	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	37	21	265	2/14	2	52	1	86.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	36	19	166	1/9	0	27	1	53.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Houari	5	5	44	8.80	4	17	2
WR Ricky Burroughs	5	8	61	12.20	7	16	0
WR Marlon Mills	4	7	47	11.75	2	25	0
WR Lamar Firebaugh	2	2	56	28.00	34	52	0
TE Anthony Hill	2	4	28	14.00	8	15	0
RB Bobby Floyd	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Harry Douglas	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	3	12	12.00	6	12	0
FB Robert Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Riddick Gomez	6	10	43	7.17	7	12
WR Rodney Lyons	5	5	45	9.00	6	25
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	5	53	17.67	26	27
WR Mike Smith	2	6	13	6.50	0	13
FB Sam Nelson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Adam Velevis	1	4	8	8.00	1	8
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Frank Schneider	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Patrick Willis	1	14	14.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rufus Francis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Timberlane	4	160	40.0	36.3	47	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	4	152	38.0	33.8	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Medlock	4/4	2/2	1/1	56	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	3	17	5.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	1	0	0.0	0
Richie Kresser	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Lowery	2	41	20.5	0
Lamar Firebaugh	2	45	22.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	6	142	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stan Whitfield	11	2	1.0	27	28
ILB Patrick Willis	10	3	0.0	29	36
DT Dennis Parrish	4	1	0.0	19	27
S Darren Meehan	3	1	0.0	26	29
CB Alphonso Smith	3	1	0.0	25	27
CB Jay Garrett	3	0	0.0	24	26
S Benjamin Kramer	2	0	0.0	12	24
ILB Lincoln Dennis	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Vernon Gholston	2	0	0.0	21	22
CB Charles MaKinster	2	0	0.0	13	27
S Al Afalava	2	0	0.0	28	32
OLB Reuben Stevenson	1	2	0.0	18	12
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	1	0.0	13	3
DE Gerald Sotelo	1	0	0.0	16	10
DT Dre Moore	1	0	0.0	9	15
FB Robert Newton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donald Saffran	1	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0	2	0.0	6	11
CB Dwight Lowery	0	1	0.0	11	20
DT Larry Meadows	0	1	0.0	11	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lewis Sonneman	6	3	0.5	16	26
OLB Curtis Zuck	5	2	0.0	17	19
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	3	3	0.0	13	15
CB Ethan Gaytan	3	1	0.0	13	27
OLB Travis Ellard	3	1	0.0	19	35
S Rufus Francis	3	0	0.0	7	17
DE Mike McCulley	2	1	1.0	21	34
DT Corey Brilz	2	1	0.0	11	25
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	0	0.0	14	27
S Chip Vaughn	2	0	0.0	16	31
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	2	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Beau Bell	1	1	0.5	4	4
S Earl Woodson	1	2	0.0	16	29
S Trent Wills	1	1	0.0	9	23
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	0.0	17	24
DT Deon Chandler	1	0	0.0	11	14
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.0	14	24
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	0.0	10	19
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Stan Whitfield	1.0	0	0	28
DT Dre Moore	0.0	1	1	15
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	1	0	22
DE Donald Saffran	0.0	0	2	27
OLB Reuben Stevenson	0.0	0	2	12
DT Dennis Parrish	0.0	0	1	27
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0.0	0	1	11
DT Larry Meadows	0.0	0	1	10

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike McCulley	1.0	1	4	0	34
ILB Lewis Sonneman	0.5	0	1	0	26
OLB Beau Bell	0.5	0	0	1	4
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	0	2	3	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	6	1	1	36
OLB Stan Whitfield	4	0	0	28
S Al Afalava	2	2	0	32
CB Jay Garrett	2	1	0	26
S Benjamin Kramer	1	0	0	24
ILB Lincoln Dennis	1	0	0	8
S Darren Meehan	1	0	0	29
CB Charles MaKinster	1	0	0	27
CB Alphonso Smith	1	0	0	27

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ethan Gaytan	4	0	0	27
OLB Curtis Zuck	3	1	0	19
S Rufus Francis	2	0	1	17
S Chip Vaughn	2	0	0	31
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	2	0	0	15
ILB Lewis Sonneman	2	0	0	26
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	1	0	27
CB Terrell Thomas	1	1	0	19
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	1	0	13
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	0	34
S Trent Wills	1	0	0	23
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	4	5	19	0	35
Irv Fisk	2	3	10	0	13
Eugene Monroe	1	2	18	0	29
Randal Welch	0	4	16	0	35
Robert Newton	0	2	16	0	26
Jeff Thomason	0	1	11	1	25
Tony Hills	0	1	13	0	16
J.R. Clemons	0	0	19	1	37

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Newhart	2	7	1	25	0	32
Winston Stokes	1	5	0	23	0	27
Jeff Otah	1	3	1	28	0	34
Wade Numbers	1	2	1	13	1	14
Chad Rinehart	0	5	0	28	0	36
Breno Giacomini	0	3	0	21	0	29
Sam Nelson	0	2	0	20	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Zimmerman	2	17
Harry Douglas	2	13
Tito Sheldon	1	21
Lamar Firebaugh	1	20
Dwight Lowery	1	18
Robert Newton	1	15

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Bishop	3	18
Gerald Clark	1	24
Frank Schneider	1	22
Chuck Poling	1	15
Lawrence Berry	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Willis	---	---	29	36	4	69
Al Afalava	---	---	28	32	4	64
J.R. Clemons	19	37	---	---	6	62
Brian Brohm	22	39	---	---	---	61
Darren Meehan	---	---	26	29	4	59
Stan Whitfield	---	---	27	28	4	59
Robert Newton	16	26	---	---	15	57
Randal Welch	16	35	---	---	6	57
Anthony Hill	17	29	---	---	10	56
Alphonso Smith	---	---	25	27	3	55
Chris Spencer	19	35	---	---	---	54
Jay Garrett	---	---	24	26	3	53
Tito Sheldon	9	22	---	---	21	52
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	12	24	15	51
Dwight Lowery	---	---	11	20	18	49
Charles MaKinster	---	---	13	27	9	49
Dennis Parrish	---	---	19	27	2	48
Eugene Monroe	18	29	---	---	---	47
Vernon Gholston	---	---	21	22	3	46
Donald Saffran	---	---	14	27	2	43
Ricky Burroughs	16	27	---	---	---	43
Jeff Thomason	11	25	---	---	6	42
Perry Sheldon	8	17	---	---	13	38
Bobby Floyd	14	18	---	---	2	34
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	6	11	17	34
Terrell Houari	16	17	---	---	---	33
Marlon Mills	6	18	---	---	9	33
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	18	12	1	31
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	16	10	4	30
Harry Douglas	4	13	---	---	13	30
Dre Moore	---	---	9	15	6	30
Tony Hills	13	16	---	---	---	29
Irv Fisk	10	13	---	---	6	29
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	5	8	12	25
Lamar Firebaugh	0	5	---	---	20	25
Larry Meadows	---	---	11	10	3	24
Lionel Schneider	---	---	13	3	5	21
Jessie Peterson	---	---	3	4	12	19
Kris Prescott	4	5	---	---	6	15
Sherman Strong	4	3	---	---	8	15
Norman Vedros	---	---	0	9	---	9
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richie Timberlane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Brady	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Rinehart	28	36	---	---	7	71
Myron Herrlich	30	37	---	---	4	71
Jeff Otah	28	34	---	---	7	69
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	13	27	19	59
Les Newhart	25	32	---	---	1	58
Sam Nelson	20	25	---	---	12	57
Mike McCulley	---	---	21	34	2	57
Travis Ellard	---	---	19	35	1	55
Riddick Gomez	15	26	---	---	12	53
Ricky Peters	25	27	---	---	---	52
Winston Stokes	23	27	---	---	1	51
Breno Giacomini	21	29	---	---	---	50
Mike Smith	21	28	---	---	---	49
Earl Woodson	---	---	16	29	3	48
Chip Vaughn	---	---	16	31	---	47
Trent Wills	---	---	9	23	13	45
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	16	26	2	44
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	14	27	2	43
Brandon Pettigrew	20	23	---	---	---	43
Rodney Lyons	16	18	---	---	9	43
Austin McDonald	---	---	17	24	1	42
Curtis Zuck	---	---	17	19	5	41
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	14	24	2	40
Gerald Clark	5	10	---	---	24	39
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	13	15	11	39
Corey Brilz	---	---	11	25	2	38
Wade Numbers	13	14	---	---	8	35
Frank Schneider	5	6	---	---	22	33
Erik Bishop	6	8	---	---	18	32
Terrell Thomas	---	---	10	19	1	30
Andy Ellison	---	---	6	19	5	30
Deon Chandler	---	---	11	14	4	29
Adam Velevis	15	13	---	---	1	29
Lawrence Berry	8	9	---	---	8	25
Rufus Francis	---	---	7	17	1	25
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	6	13	4	23
Scott McKillop	---	---	2	3	16	21
Chuck Poling	2	1	---	---	15	18
Beau Bell	---	---	4	4	8	16
Duane Stafford	4	4	---	---	8	16
Richie Kresser	0	0	---	---	13	13
Justin Medlock	0	0	---	---	10	10
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Thomas Anderson	---	---	0	1	---	1
Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	5	35	7.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	64	7.1
Middle	14	75	5.4
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	37	21	2	2	1	4	7	4	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	36	19	3	2	0	4	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	49	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	12	191	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	46	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs	8	5	0	61	0	27
WR Marlon Mills	7	4	1	47	1	18
WR Terrell Houari	5	5	0	44	0	17
WR Harry Douglas	4	1	0	11	0	13
TE Anthony Hill	4	2	0	28	0	29
RB Bobby Floyd	3	1	0	6	0	18
TE Perry Sheldon	3	1	0	12	0	17
WR Lamar Firebaugh	2	2	0	56	1	5
FB Robert Newton	1	0	0	0	0	26

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Gomez	10	6	43	0	26
WR Mike Smith	6	2	13	0	28
TE Brandon Pettigrew	5	3	53	2	23
WR Rodney Lyons	5	5	45	1	18
WR Adam Velevis	4	1	8	0	13
WR Frank Schneider	3	0	0	0	6
FB Sam Nelson	2	1	4	0	25
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Sheldon	2	6	3.00	4.60
Bobby Floyd	1	1	1.00	5.60

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Clark	1	-2	-2.00	3.80
Myron Herrlich	1	14	14.00	10.00
Ricky Peters	1	3	3.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	3	3	23	7.67	7.16

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	3	0	0	0.00	4.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Houari	3	3	23	7.67	8.80

New England	Target	Overall Avg
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	10.60
WR Mike Smith	1	2.17
WR Riddick Gomez	1	4.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Brohm	1	0
Tito Sheldon	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Peters	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	9	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	17	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	2	2
WR Harry Douglas	2	0	0
WR Marlon Mills	2	2	1
RB Bobby Floyd	1	1	0
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Gomez	5	3	3
WR Rodney Lyons	4	4	3
WR Adam Velevis	3	1	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	1	1
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0
WR Frank Schneider	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (21,600)
End Zone 14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,700 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (21,600)
End Zone	14,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,700 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,000)