Week 8, 2023

played in Denver, CO

48 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots710103-30
Denver Broncos0370-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 NED - Adam Velevis 19 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 12:45 DEN - Lee Peel 19 field goal
2Q: 05:39 NED - Rodney Lyons 17 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 02:33 NED - Stephen Wheeler 46 field goal
3Q: 09:52 NED - Stephen Wheeler 20 field goal
3Q: 05:13 DEN - Bobby Floyd 32 run (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 02:35 NED - Mike Smith 42 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 06:50 NED - Patrick Hutton 33 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDDEN
Record7-04-3
First Downs2018
- by Rushing55
- by Passing1511
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards381359
- Offensive Plays6664
- Yards per Play5.775.61
Net Rushing Yards134105
- Rushing Attempts2926
- Yards per Rush4.624.04
Net Passing Yards247254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 20 - 137 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards262260
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/151/6
- Yards per Pass Play6.686.68
Fumbles/Lost0/03/1
3rd Down Conversions6/144/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.46.5
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards6/347/65
Punt Returns/Yards5/761/2
Kick Returns/Yards3/806/142
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/16
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits41
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/20/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 20
Time of Possession31:4328:17

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:031:39OPP 36436Touchdown
16:371:07OWN 3633Punt
14:202:20OWN 47517Interception
212:397:07OWN 251275Touchdown
24:231:58OWN 44727Field Goal
21:261:11OWN 3539Punt
315:005:16OWN 371060Field Goal
34:562:38OWN 31569Touchdown
414:240:30OWN 3530Punt
411:374:55OWN 27857Field Goal
44:022:14OWN 30613Punt
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:57OWN 2236Punt
111:244:47OWN 25753Fumble
15:301:10OWN 53-2Punt
12:004:21OWN 34964Field Goal
25:321:09OWN 2531Punt
22:250:59OWN 2036Punt
20:150:15OWN 11110Half
39:444:48OWN 36964Touchdown
32:182:54OWN 19625Punt
413:542:17OWN 13420Punt
46:422:40OWN 311039Downs
41:481:48OWN 6638Game

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rusty Yan15523.472010
Joe Flacco7547.711810
Ricky Peters7284.001410
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bobby Floyd15825.473221
Tito Sheldon720.29300
Brian Brohm2168.001010
Dexter McCluster122.00200
B.J. Bertolini133.00300

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Flacco35202622/15342197.6
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Brohm35192421/6035076.1
Percy Barnes22180/00110104.2

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Smith81312916.1370421
WR Rodney Lyons687612.674171
WR Adam Velevis252010.000191
TE Erik Bishop22105.00050
FB Sam Nelson1266.00060
WR Carleton Mitchell112121.003210
WR Harris Bruce0100.00000
TE Fendi Onobun0100.00000
RB Rusty Yan0200.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Terrell Houari610518.504120
WR Ricky Burroughs495313.2540350
FB Robert Newton235125.5041320
FB B.J. Bertolini2352.50040
WR Austin Miller233115.5014240
RB Bobby Floyd1266.00060
TE Perry Sheldon112323.009230
WR Lamar Firebaugh111111.000110
WR Marlon Mills121616.002160
TE Anthony Hill111313.009130
TE Dustin Francis0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Alphonso Smith11616.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Charlie Gerbasi0100
Malcolm Hardy0010
Corey Brilz0010
Moe Daugherty0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Brian Brohm1000
Ricky Burroughs1000
Austin Miller1000
Anthony Hill0100
Dustin Francis0100

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Patrick Hutton420250.550.0564
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sam Glover626444.031.3500

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Stephen Wheeler2/21/10/0463/3
Patrick Hutton1/10/00/0330/0
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lee Peel1/10/00/0191/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Willie Hayes47619.00
Adam Velevis100.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Lamar Firebaugh122.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Harris Bruce38026.70
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Lamar Firebaugh511623.20
Dexter McCluster12626.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck620.02634
S Earl Woodson600.01428
ILB Lewis Sonneman440.02113
CB Malcolm Hardy400.01629
DT Corey Brilz301.01321
DE Mike McCulley320.02230
S Michael Mitchell320.01928
OLB Perry Riley300.026
CB Willie Hayes300.02231
CB Chris Cook220.02030
ILB Greg Betz210.0612
CB Terrell Thomas200.01427
ILB Charlie Gerbasi120.02027
CB Leon Tuttle110.01124
DT Deon Chandler100.01317
OLB Travis Ellard100.0126
WR Rodney Lyons10---------
DE Moe Daugherty100.01228
CB Fred Caldwell100.059
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Darren Meehan900.02122
ILB Patrick Angerer830.02830
CB Alphonso Smith500.02431
S Rico Hill500.02531
OLB Stan Whitfield421.02123
OLB Lionel Schneider310.078
DT Larry Meadows300.02121
DT Dennis Parrish211.0816
DE Everson Griffen210.01926
CB Morgan Burnett210.01731
S Al Afalava200.01627
ILB Patrick Willis120.01019
CB Charles MaKinster100.0610
WR Ricky Burroughs10---------
CB Jay Garrett100.01210
OLB Pat Zimmerman020.02233
DE Jason Burke010.01217

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Corey Brilz1.001021
DT Deon Chandler0.012017
DE Mike McCulley0.011030
OLB Travis Ellard0.00216
DE Moe Daugherty0.001028
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Dennis Parrish1.011016
OLB Stan Whitfield1.001023
DE Jason Burke0.022117
OLB Pat Zimmerman0.000133

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Earl Woodson31028
OLB Curtis Zuck30034
CB Willie Hayes23031
CB Chris Cook21030
CB Malcolm Hardy20029
OLB Perry Riley2006
DE Moe Daugherty20028
S Michael Mitchell11028
ILB Greg Betz11012
CB Terrell Thomas10027
DT Corey Brilz10021
CB Fred Caldwell1009
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Darren Meehan50022
ILB Patrick Angerer30030
S Rico Hill23031
CB Morgan Burnett21031
CB Alphonso Smith20131
ILB Patrick Willis20019
OLB Lionel Schneider1008
OLB Stan Whitfield10023
CB Charles MaKinster10010
S Al Afalava10027
OLB Pat Zimmerman01033

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Maurkice Pouncey15029137
Shawn Lauvao12022131
Les Newhart12011012
Wade Numbers11015016
Clay Harbor11012010
Jeff Otah05024032
Neil James03023029
Sam Nelson01016021
Winston Stokes01019027
Erik Bishop01016021
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Randal Welch25025035
Bryan Bulaga24025036
Robert Newton12016018
Rondell Brady120509
Will Beatty110205
J.R. Clemons05026037
Jorge Sirmon03022132
Kris Prescott010407
Dustin Francis01012018
B.J. Bertolini010409

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Perry Riley424
Fendi Onobun117
Fred Caldwell19
Curtis Zuck12
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Marlon Mills417
Robert Newton27
Lamar Firebaugh120
Tito Sheldon117

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Maurkice Pouncey2937------773
Joe Flacco2937---------66
Rusty Yan1928------1764
Curtis Zuck------2634262
Jeff Otah2432------561
Mike Smith2833---------61
Willie Hayes------2231659
Adam Velevis2432------157
Mike McCulley------2230355
Neil James2329------254
Shawn Lauvao2231---------53
Erik Bishop1621------1552
Chris Cook------2030151
Charlie Gerbasi------2027350
Sam Nelson1621------1249
Terrell Thomas------1427849
Michael Mitchell------1928148
Winston Stokes1927---------46
Leon Tuttle------11241146
Malcolm Hardy------1629---45
Earl Woodson------1428244
Moe Daugherty------1228141
Wade Numbers1516------738
Lewis Sonneman------2113438
Corey Brilz------1321337
Clay Harbor1210------1537
Rodney Lyons1320------336
Deon Chandler------1317232
Perry Riley------262432
Les Newhart1112------730
Andy Ellison------1410630
Fendi Onobun45------1726
Fred Caldwell------59923
Greg Betz------612422
Travis Ellard------126321
Harris Bruce14------1621
Ricky Peters109---------19
Carleton Mitchell22------1418
Daryl Perry------48---12
Lester Schokora21------710
Dwight Norgard------0099
Stephen Wheeler00------88
Patrick Hutton00------66
Jimmy Shellhaas00------33
Stanley Olmstead00---------0
Emmanuel Lynn00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
J.R. Clemons2637------265
Bryan Bulaga2536------263
Brian Brohm2636---------62
Patrick Angerer------2830462
Randal Welch2535---------60
Jorge Sirmon2232------559
Pat Zimmerman------2233257
Alphonso Smith------2431156
Al Afalava------16271356
Rico Hill------2531---56
Terrell Houari2031---------51
Morgan Burnett------1731351
Eugene Monroe2129---------50
Ricky Burroughs2227---------49
Darren Meehan------2122447
Everson Griffen------1926247
Stan Whitfield------2123246
Larry Meadows------2121244
Dustin Francis1218------1242
Robert Newton1618------741
Bobby Floyd1822---------40
Vernon Gholston------1720340
Tito Sheldon715------1739
Anthony Hill1419------538
Austin Miller613------1433
Patrick Willis------1019231
Reuben Stevenson------971531
Jay Garrett------1210931
Charlie Galasinski------1414331
Jason Burke------1217130
Perry Sheldon57------1729
Charles MaKinster------6101329
Ernie Halkin------1011627
Dennis Parrish------816327
Lamar Firebaugh33------2026
Marlon Mills27------1726
Lionel Schneider------781025
B.J. Bertolini49------1023
Rondell Brady59------721
Kris Prescott47------617
Will Beatty25------714
Dexter McCluster11------79
Sam Glover00------66
Lee Peel00------44
Percy Barnes02---------2
Ernie Westbrook00------11

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4297.3
Middle20934.7
Right5122.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10616.1
Middle7223.1
Right9222.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Flacco35202025421
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Brohm35194007710
Percy Barnes220000000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4110.3
Short (0-8 Yds)16101257.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)9710011.1
Long (19+ Yds)62366.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64305.0
Short (0-8 Yds)14101279.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1571036.9
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mike Smith1380129133
WR Rodney Lyons86076020
WR Adam Velevis52020032
FB Sam Nelson2106021
TE Erik Bishop22010021
RB Rusty Yan2010028
WR Harris Bruce101004
TE Fendi Onobun100005
WR Carleton Mitchell1102112
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terrell Houari106051031
WR Ricky Burroughs94053127
FB Robert Newton32051118
FB B.J. Bertolini320509
WR Austin Miller32031113
RB Bobby Floyd2106022
WR Marlon Mills2101607
TE Dustin Francis2000018
TE Perry Sheldon1102317
WR Lamar Firebaugh1101103
TE Anthony Hill11013019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ricky Peters2157.504.00
Rusty Yan210.503.47
Joe Flacco144.007.71
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Bobby Floyd284.005.47
Tito Sheldon133.000.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Flacco42369.007.49
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Brohm2000.006.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Adam Velevis111919.004.00
WR Mike Smith1000.009.92
WR Rodney Lyons111717.009.50
RB Rusty Yan1000.000.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Bobby Floyd1000.003.00
FB Robert Newton1000.0017.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Joe Flacco21
Rusty Yan21
Ricky Peters10
DenverRushesConversions
Bobby Floyd21
Tito Sheldon20
Dexter McCluster11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Joe Flacco944
DenverAttCompConversions
Brian Brohm842

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Smith422
WR Rodney Lyons311
WR Harris Bruce100
WR Carleton Mitchell111
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Ricky Burroughs310
WR Terrell Houari210
RB Bobby Floyd111
TE Perry Sheldon111
WR Austin Miller100

SectionAttendance
Stadium75,700 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck23,500 (23,500)
End Zone16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats14,600 (14,900)
Club Seats8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (2,600)