Week 8, 2023

played in Denver, CO

48 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	10	3	-	30
Denver Broncos	0	3	7	0	-	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

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 Statistics NED DEN
Record 7-0 4-3
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 381 359
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 5.77 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 134 105
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 4.62 4.04
Net Passing Yards 247 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 6.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/34 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 5/76 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 6/142
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 20
Time of Possession 31:43 28:17

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	7-0	4-3
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	381	359
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	5.77	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	134	105
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	4.62	4.04
Net Passing Yards	247	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	6.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/34	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	5/76	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	6/142
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 20
Time of Possession	31:43	28:17

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	1:39	OPP 36	4	36	Touchdown
1	6:37	1:07	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
1	4:20	2:20	OWN 47	5	17	Interception
2	12:39	7:07	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	4:23	1:58	OWN 44	7	27	Field Goal
2	1:26	1:11	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	5:16	OWN 37	10	60	Field Goal
3	4:56	2:38	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
4	14:24	0:30	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	11:37	4:55	OWN 27	8	57	Field Goal
4	4:02	2:14	OWN 30	6	13	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
1	11:24	4:47	OWN 25	7	53	Fumble
1	5:30	1:10	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
1	2:00	4:21	OWN 34	9	64	Field Goal
2	5:32	1:09	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	2:25	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 11	1	10	Half
3	9:44	4:48	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
3	2:18	2:54	OWN 19	6	25	Punt
4	13:54	2:17	OWN 13	4	20	Punt
4	6:42	2:40	OWN 31	10	39	Downs
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 6	6	38	Game

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rusty Yan	15	52	3.47	20	1
Joe Flacco	7	54	7.71	18	1
Ricky Peters	7	28	4.00	14	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Floyd	15	82	5.47	32	2	1
Tito Sheldon	7	2	0.29	3	0	0
Brian Brohm	2	16	8.00	10	1	0
Dexter McCluster	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
B.J. Bertolini	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	35	20	262	2/15	3	42	1	97.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	35	19	242	1/6	0	35	0	76.1
Percy Barnes	2	2	18	0/0	0	11	0	104.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	8	13	129	16.13	70	42	1
WR Rodney Lyons	6	8	76	12.67	4	17	1
WR Adam Velevis	2	5	20	10.00	0	19	1
TE Erik Bishop	2	2	10	5.00	0	5	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Carleton Mitchell	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
WR Harris Bruce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Fendi Onobun	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rusty Yan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrell Houari	6	10	51	8.50	4	12
WR Ricky Burroughs	4	9	53	13.25	40	35
FB Robert Newton	2	3	51	25.50	41	32
FB B.J. Bertolini	2	3	5	2.50	0	4
WR Austin Miller	2	3	31	15.50	14	24
RB Bobby Floyd	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	23	23.00	9	23
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Marlon Mills	1	2	16	16.00	2	16
TE Anthony Hill	1	1	13	13.00	9	13
TE Dustin Francis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alphonso Smith	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Charlie Gerbasi	1	0
Malcolm Hardy	0	1
Corey Brilz	0	1
Moe Daugherty	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Brian Brohm	1	0
Ricky Burroughs	1	0
Austin Miller	1	0
Anthony Hill	0	1
Dustin Francis	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	4	202	50.5	50.0	56	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	6	264	44.0	31.3	50	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3
Patrick Hutton	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	4	76	19.0	0
Adam Velevis	1	0	0.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	3	80	26.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	5	116	23.2	0
Dexter McCluster	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck	6	2	0.0	26	34
S Earl Woodson	6	0	0.0	14	28
ILB Lewis Sonneman	4	4	0.0	21	13
CB Malcolm Hardy	4	0	0.0	16	29
DT Corey Brilz	3	0	1.0	13	21
DE Mike McCulley	3	2	0.0	22	30
S Michael Mitchell	3	2	0.0	19	28
OLB Perry Riley	3	0	0.0	2	6
CB Willie Hayes	3	0	0.0	22	31
CB Chris Cook	2	2	0.0	20	30
ILB Greg Betz	2	1	0.0	6	12
CB Terrell Thomas	2	0	0.0	14	27
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	2	0.0	20	27
CB Leon Tuttle	1	1	0.0	11	24
DT Deon Chandler	1	0	0.0	13	17
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0.0	12	6
WR Rodney Lyons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Moe Daugherty	1	0	0.0	12	28
CB Fred Caldwell	1	0	0.0	5	9

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darren Meehan	9	0	0.0	21	22
ILB Patrick Angerer	8	3	0.0	28	30
CB Alphonso Smith	5	0	0.0	24	31
S Rico Hill	5	0	0.0	25	31
OLB Stan Whitfield	4	2	1.0	21	23
OLB Lionel Schneider	3	1	0.0	7	8
DT Larry Meadows	3	0	0.0	21	21
DT Dennis Parrish	2	1	1.0	8	16
DE Everson Griffen	2	1	0.0	19	26
CB Morgan Burnett	2	1	0.0	17	31
S Al Afalava	2	0	0.0	16	27
ILB Patrick Willis	1	2	0.0	10	19
CB Charles MaKinster	1	0	0.0	6	10
WR Ricky Burroughs	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jay Garrett	1	0	0.0	12	10
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0	2	0.0	22	33
DE Jason Burke	0	1	0.0	12	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Corey Brilz	1.0	0	1	0	21
DT Deon Chandler	0.0	1	2	0	17
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	1	1	0	30
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	0	2	1	6
DE Moe Daugherty	0.0	0	1	0	28

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dennis Parrish	1.0	1	1	0	16
OLB Stan Whitfield	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Jason Burke	0.0	2	2	1	17
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Earl Woodson	3	1	28
OLB Curtis Zuck	3	0	34
CB Willie Hayes	2	3	31
CB Chris Cook	2	1	30
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	0	29
OLB Perry Riley	2	0	6
DE Moe Daugherty	2	0	28
S Michael Mitchell	1	1	28
ILB Greg Betz	1	1	12
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	27
DT Corey Brilz	1	0	21
CB Fred Caldwell	1	0	9

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darren Meehan	5	0	0	22
ILB Patrick Angerer	3	0	0	30
S Rico Hill	2	3	0	31
CB Morgan Burnett	2	1	0	31
CB Alphonso Smith	2	0	1	31
ILB Patrick Willis	2	0	0	19
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	0	0	8
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	0	0	23
CB Charles MaKinster	1	0	0	10
S Al Afalava	1	0	0	27
OLB Pat Zimmerman	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurkice Pouncey	1	5	29	1	37
Shawn Lauvao	1	2	22	1	31
Les Newhart	1	2	11	0	12
Wade Numbers	1	1	15	0	16
Clay Harbor	1	1	12	0	10
Jeff Otah	0	5	24	0	32
Neil James	0	3	23	0	29
Sam Nelson	0	1	16	0	21
Winston Stokes	0	1	19	0	27
Erik Bishop	0	1	16	0	21

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Welch	2	5	25	0	35
Bryan Bulaga	2	4	25	0	36
Robert Newton	1	2	16	0	18
Rondell Brady	1	2	5	0	9
Will Beatty	1	1	2	0	5
J.R. Clemons	0	5	26	0	37
Jorge Sirmon	0	3	22	1	32
Kris Prescott	0	1	4	0	7
Dustin Francis	0	1	12	0	18
B.J. Bertolini	0	1	4	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Perry Riley	4	24
Fendi Onobun	1	17
Fred Caldwell	1	9
Curtis Zuck	1	2

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Mills	4	17
Robert Newton	2	7
Lamar Firebaugh	1	20
Tito Sheldon	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurkice Pouncey	29	37	---	---	7	73
Joe Flacco	29	37	---	---	---	66
Rusty Yan	19	28	---	---	17	64
Curtis Zuck	---	---	26	34	2	62
Jeff Otah	24	32	---	---	5	61
Mike Smith	28	33	---	---	---	61
Willie Hayes	---	---	22	31	6	59
Adam Velevis	24	32	---	---	1	57
Mike McCulley	---	---	22	30	3	55
Neil James	23	29	---	---	2	54
Shawn Lauvao	22	31	---	---	---	53
Erik Bishop	16	21	---	---	15	52
Chris Cook	---	---	20	30	1	51
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	20	27	3	50
Sam Nelson	16	21	---	---	12	49
Terrell Thomas	---	---	14	27	8	49
Michael Mitchell	---	---	19	28	1	48
Winston Stokes	19	27	---	---	---	46
Leon Tuttle	---	---	11	24	11	46
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	16	29	---	45
Earl Woodson	---	---	14	28	2	44
Moe Daugherty	---	---	12	28	1	41
Wade Numbers	15	16	---	---	7	38
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	21	13	4	38
Corey Brilz	---	---	13	21	3	37
Clay Harbor	12	10	---	---	15	37
Rodney Lyons	13	20	---	---	3	36
Deon Chandler	---	---	13	17	2	32
Perry Riley	---	---	2	6	24	32
Les Newhart	11	12	---	---	7	30
Andy Ellison	---	---	14	10	6	30
Fendi Onobun	4	5	---	---	17	26
Fred Caldwell	---	---	5	9	9	23
Greg Betz	---	---	6	12	4	22
Travis Ellard	---	---	12	6	3	21
Harris Bruce	1	4	---	---	16	21
Ricky Peters	10	9	---	---	---	19
Carleton Mitchell	2	2	---	---	14	18
Daryl Perry	---	---	4	8	---	12
Lester Schokora	2	1	---	---	7	10
Dwight Norgard	---	---	0	0	9	9
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jimmy Shellhaas	0	0	---	---	3	3
Stanley Olmstead	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Clemons	26	37	---	---	2	65
Bryan Bulaga	25	36	---	---	2	63
Brian Brohm	26	36	---	---	---	62
Patrick Angerer	---	---	28	30	4	62
Randal Welch	25	35	---	---	---	60
Jorge Sirmon	22	32	---	---	5	59
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	22	33	2	57
Alphonso Smith	---	---	24	31	1	56
Al Afalava	---	---	16	27	13	56
Rico Hill	---	---	25	31	---	56
Terrell Houari	20	31	---	---	---	51
Morgan Burnett	---	---	17	31	3	51
Eugene Monroe	21	29	---	---	---	50
Ricky Burroughs	22	27	---	---	---	49
Darren Meehan	---	---	21	22	4	47
Everson Griffen	---	---	19	26	2	47
Stan Whitfield	---	---	21	23	2	46
Larry Meadows	---	---	21	21	2	44
Dustin Francis	12	18	---	---	12	42
Robert Newton	16	18	---	---	7	41
Bobby Floyd	18	22	---	---	---	40
Vernon Gholston	---	---	17	20	3	40
Tito Sheldon	7	15	---	---	17	39
Anthony Hill	14	19	---	---	5	38
Austin Miller	6	13	---	---	14	33
Patrick Willis	---	---	10	19	2	31
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	9	7	15	31
Jay Garrett	---	---	12	10	9	31
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	14	14	3	31
Jason Burke	---	---	12	17	1	30
Perry Sheldon	5	7	---	---	17	29
Charles MaKinster	---	---	6	10	13	29
Ernie Halkin	---	---	10	11	6	27
Dennis Parrish	---	---	8	16	3	27
Lamar Firebaugh	3	3	---	---	20	26
Marlon Mills	2	7	---	---	17	26
Lionel Schneider	---	---	7	8	10	25
B.J. Bertolini	4	9	---	---	10	23
Rondell Brady	5	9	---	---	7	21
Kris Prescott	4	7	---	---	6	17
Will Beatty	2	5	---	---	7	14
Dexter McCluster	1	1	---	---	7	9
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Percy Barnes	0	2	---	---	---	2
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	20	93	4.7
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	61	6.1
Middle	7	22	3.1
Right	9	22	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	35	20	2	0	2	5	4	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	35	19	4	0	0	7	7	1	0
Percy Barnes	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	125	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	36	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	127	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	103	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	13	8	0	129	1	33
WR Rodney Lyons	8	6	0	76	0	20
WR Adam Velevis	5	2	0	20	0	32
FB Sam Nelson	2	1	0	6	0	21
TE Erik Bishop	2	2	0	10	0	21
RB Rusty Yan	2	0	1	0	0	28
WR Harris Bruce	1	0	1	0	0	4
TE Fendi Onobun	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Carleton Mitchell	1	1	0	21	1	2

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	10	6	51	0	31
WR Ricky Burroughs	9	4	53	1	27
FB Robert Newton	3	2	51	1	18
FB B.J. Bertolini	3	2	5	0	9
WR Austin Miller	3	2	31	1	13
RB Bobby Floyd	2	1	6	0	22
WR Marlon Mills	2	1	16	0	7
TE Dustin Francis	2	0	0	0	18
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	23	1	7
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	1	11	0	3
TE Anthony Hill	1	1	13	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Peters	2	15	7.50	4.00
Rusty Yan	2	1	0.50	3.47
Joe Flacco	1	4	4.00	7.71

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Floyd	2	8	4.00	5.47
Tito Sheldon	1	3	3.00	0.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	4	2	36	9.00	7.49

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	2	0	0	0.00	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Velevis	1	1	19	19.00	4.00
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0	0.00	9.92
WR Rodney Lyons	1	1	17	17.00	9.50
RB Rusty Yan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bobby Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
FB Robert Newton	1	0	0	0.00	17.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	2	1
Rusty Yan	2	1
Ricky Peters	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	2	1
Tito Sheldon	2	0
Dexter McCluster	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	9	4	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	4	2	2
WR Rodney Lyons	3	1	1
WR Harris Bruce	1	0	0
WR Carleton Mitchell	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	1	0
WR Terrell Houari	2	1	0
RB Bobby Floyd	1	1	1
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	1
WR Austin Miller	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,700 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,700 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)