Week 8, 2026

played in Denver, CO

30 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	20	3	7	-	37
Denver Broncos	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 NED - Rodney Lyons 26 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 03:27 DEN - Dexter McCluster 32 run (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 13:31 NED - Stephen Wheeler 18 field goal
2Q: 07:34 NED - Dwayne George 21 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 04:23 NED - Rodney Lyons 83 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:27 NED - Stephen Wheeler 36 field goal
3Q: 00:02 NED - Stephen Wheeler 48 field goal
4Q: 04:09 NED - Allen Hartman 5 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 NED - Rodney Lyons 26 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
1Q: 03:27 DEN - Dexter McCluster 32 run (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 13:31 NED - Stephen Wheeler 18 field goal
2Q: 07:34 NED - Dwayne George 21 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 04:23 NED - Rodney Lyons 83 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:27 NED - Stephen Wheeler 36 field goal
3Q: 00:02 NED - Stephen Wheeler 48 field goal
4Q: 04:09 NED - Allen Hartman 5 run (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 7-0 5-2
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 473 331
- Offensive Plays 57 68
- Yards per Play 8.30 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 124 153
- Rushing Attempts 26 31
- Yards per Rush 4.77 4.94
Net Passing Yards 349 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 36 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 349 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 11.26 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 4/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 4/78
Interception Ret./Yards 2/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 19
Time of Possession 27:58 32:02

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	7-0	5-2
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	473	331
- Offensive Plays	57	68
- Yards per Play	8.30	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	124	153
- Rushing Attempts	26	31
- Yards per Rush	4.77	4.94
Net Passing Yards	349	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	36 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	349	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	11.26	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	4/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	4/78
Interception Ret./Yards	2/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 19
Time of Possession	27:58	32:02

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
1	11:08	2:40	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
1	3:15	4:50	OWN 24	9	75	Field Goal
2	9:39	2:18	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
2	4:50	0:45	OWN 14	2	86	Touchdown
2	2:05	1:44	OWN 33	8	48	Field Goal
3	12:56	1:17	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
3	5:23	5:23	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
4	11:20	1:17	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
4	8:07	4:04	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	2:21	2:01	OPP 45	3	4	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	2:24	OWN 15	5	10	Punt
1	8:28	5:13	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	13:25	3:46	OWN 20	8	58	Missed FG
2	7:21	2:31	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	4:05	2:00	OWN 20	8	59	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 26	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:39	6:16	OWN 4	11	54	Punt
4	15:00	3:40	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	10:03	1:56	OWN 29	7	33	Downs
4	4:03	1:42	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 9	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Hartman	11	52	4.73	14	2	1
Vincent Chandler	10	52	5.20	20	1	0
Joe Flacco	5	20	4.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dexter McCluster	23	134	5.83	32	5	1
Alonzo Fulton	4	12	3.00	7	0	0
Brian Brohm	3	7	2.33	6	0	0
Robert Newton	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	31	21	349	0/0	3	83	0	137.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	36	18	187	1/9	0	24	2	42.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	10	13	214	21.40	132	83	2
WR Mike Smith	5	9	73	14.60	12	48	0
FB Dwayne George	2	3	23	11.50	21	21	1
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0
RB Vincent Chandler	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Allen Hartman	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Brian Downs	1	1	22	22.00	15	22	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Dexter McCluster	6	8	61	10.17	48	18
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	9	28	9.33	3	20
FB Robert Newton	2	2	6	3.00	6	6
WR Austin Miller	2	5	37	18.50	7	24
TE Dustin Francis	1	1	14	14.00	3	14
WR Derek Stokes	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
TE Rob Benton	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1	14	14.00	12	14
WR Donnell Richmond	1	4	9	9.00	3	9
WR Gino Moser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE J.J. Caldwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Michael Mitchell	1	29	29.00	0
CB Chris Cook	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Allen Hartman	2	0	0
Joe Flacco	1	1	0
Vincent Chandler	1	0	0
Archie Dudley	0	1	0
Courtney Levine	0	1	0
Donnell Elmore	0	1	0
Willie Hayes	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dexter McCluster	1	0	0
Austin Miller	0	1	0
Darren Meehan	0	0	1
Alphonso Smith	0	0	1
Bert Barker	0	0	1
Les Young	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	4	168	42.0	41.8	50	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Glover	6	257	42.8	33.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	3	37	12.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Dotson	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	1	16	16.0	0
Chris Cook	1	20	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tito Sheldon	2	34	17.0	0
Derek Stokes	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Steven Ravas	6	0	0.0	14	25
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	5	2	0.0	21	24
DT Darrin Middleton	4	3	0.0	28	31
OLB Travis Ellard	4	1	0.0	17	14
S D.J. O'Neal	4	1	0.0	25	32
ILB Dean Wilde	4	0	0.0	15	14
CB Doug Nichols	3	1	0.0	24	31
ILB Lewis Sonneman	3	0	0.0	23	24
CB Chris Cook	3	0	0.0	13	24
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	1	0.0	29	35
DE Moe Daugherty	2	1	0.0	19	12
S Michael Mitchell	2	0	0.0	26	30
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	1.0	25	27
S Earl Woodson	1	1	0.0	14	21
DE Daryl Perry	1	1	0.0	16	27
DE Andy Ellison	1	0	0.0	2	8
CB Willie Hayes	1	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0.0	6	3

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Les Young	6	1	0.0	21	25
CB Alphonso Smith	6	0	0.0	21	22
CB Todd Power	5	1	0.0	13	18
OLB Travis Foster	4	2	0.0	12	10
ILB Patrick Angerer	3	1	0.0	25	30
DE Bert Barker	3	0	0.0	15	21
DT Shaun Cella	2	3	0.0	17	20
OLB Andy Booty	2	2	0.0	18	22
S Darren Meehan	2	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	0	0.0	12	13
DE Billy Joe Corbett	2	0	0.0	15	16
WR Derek Stokes	2	0	---	---	---
DE Bruce Pardee	2	0	0.0	19	16
S Rico Hill	1	2	0.0	24	25
S Paul Musterer	1	1	0.0	1	3
DT Pat Sims	1	0	0.0	15	12
CB Morgan Burnett	1	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Darryl Sharpton	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike McCulley	1.0	0	0	27
ILB Lewis Sonneman	0.0	1	4	24
DE Daryl Perry	0.0	1	1	27
DT Corey Brilz	0.0	0	1	6

Denver	Hurry	PPlay
DT Pat Sims	1	12
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	30
DE Junior Harden	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steven Ravas	4	1	0	25
CB Doug Nichols	3	1	0	31
ILB Dean Wilde	2	1	0	14
CB Chris Cook	2	0	1	24
OLB Travis Ellard	2	0	0	14
S Michael Mitchell	1	0	1	30
DE Andy Ellison	1	0	0	8
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	0	24
S D.J. O'Neal	1	0	0	32
CB Willie Hayes	1	0	0	18
DE Mike McCulley	0	1	0	27
OLB Curtis Zuck	0	1	0	35

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Stan Whitfield	3	0	13
CB Alphonso Smith	2	2	22
S Les Young	2	1	25
OLB Andy Booty	2	0	22
S Rico Hill	1	1	25
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	1	30
S Darren Meehan	1	0	6
DE Bert Barker	1	0	21
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	0	16
CB Morgan Burnett	1	0	6
S Mercury Dotson	1	0	14
OLB Travis Foster	1	0	10
DT Shaun Cella	1	0	20
CB Todd Power	1	0	18
S Paul Musterer	1	0	3
DE Bruce Pardee	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Archie Dudley	4	4	0	26	31
Shawn Lauvao	2	3	1	15	22
Maurkice Pouncey	1	6	0	26	31
Marvin Jenkins	1	3	0	20	25
Dixon Pasquarella	1	2	0	20	23
Dwayne George	1	2	0	18	20
Bill Serino	0	1	0	11	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	6	31	0	37
Jorge Sirmon	3	6	29	1	36
Danny Briscoe	2	5	31	0	34
Bryan Bulaga	2	2	30	0	34
Rondell Brady	1	3	11	0	8
J.J. Caldwell	1	1	6	0	2
Robert Newton	0	3	17	0	21
Eugene Monroe	0	2	22	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne George	1	22
Roger Green	1	17
Allen Hartman	1	17
Donnell Elmore	1	11
Earnest Osborne	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Sheldon	2	19
J.J. Caldwell	1	17
Gino Moser	1	14
Todd Power	1	3

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Zuck	---	---	29	35	11	75
Maurkice Pouncey	26	31	---	---	7	64
Darrin Middleton	---	---	28	31	1	60
Dwayne George	18	20	---	---	22	60
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	25	32	1	58
Joe Flacco	26	31	---	---	---	57
Michael Mitchell	---	---	26	30	1	57
Archie Dudley	26	31	---	---	---	57
Doug Nichols	---	---	24	31	2	57
Rodney Lyons	26	31	---	---	---	57
Mike Smith	25	30	---	---	1	56
Mike McCulley	---	---	25	27	1	53
Daryl Perry	---	---	16	27	9	52
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	23	24	3	50
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	21	24	4	49
Chris Cook	---	---	13	24	12	49
Steven Ravas	---	---	14	25	10	49
Earl Woodson	---	---	14	21	12	47
Allen Hartman	12	18	---	---	17	47
Tyrone Wand	20	19	---	---	7	46
Marvin Jenkins	20	25	---	---	---	45
Dixon Pasquarella	20	23	---	---	1	44
Willie Hayes	---	---	19	18	5	42
Shawn Lauvao	15	22	---	---	---	37
Moe Daugherty	---	---	19	12	4	35
Travis Ellard	---	---	17	14	1	32
Dean Wilde	---	---	15	14	2	31
Vincent Chandler	14	13	---	---	---	27
Bill Serino	11	9	---	---	7	27
Ricardo Meadows	6	12	---	---	7	25
Roger Green	3	4	---	---	17	24
Donnell Elmore	4	8	---	---	11	23
Eugene Duran	---	---	6	3	14	23
Neil James	6	6	---	---	7	19
Courtney Levine	1	3	---	---	13	17
Harris Bruce	0	0	---	---	16	16
Deron Taylor	---	---	2	1	13	16
Brian Downs	7	5	---	---	1	13
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	11	11
Andy Ellison	---	---	2	8	---	10
Corey Brilz	---	---	3	6	---	9
Earnest Osborne	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kerry Newhart	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tavares Gooden	---	---	0	0	---	0
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Clemons	31	37	---	---	3	71
Kent Linares	---	---	23	27	20	70
Brian Brohm	31	37	---	---	---	68
Danny Briscoe	31	34	---	---	1	66
Patrick Angerer	---	---	25	30	10	65
Jorge Sirmon	29	36	---	---	---	65
Bryan Bulaga	30	34	---	---	---	64
Eugene Monroe	22	33	---	---	6	61
Robert Newton	17	21	---	---	18	56
Rob Benton	21	27	---	---	8	56
Andy Booty	---	---	18	22	13	53
Rico Hill	---	---	24	25	3	52
Austin Miller	24	28	---	---	---	52
Dexter McCluster	26	25	---	---	---	51
Mercury Dotson	---	---	10	14	24	48
Les Young	---	---	21	25	2	48
Alphonso Smith	---	---	21	22	3	46
Ricky Burroughs	21	25	---	---	---	46
Bert Barker	---	---	15	21	3	39
Shaun Cella	---	---	17	20	1	38
Bruce Pardee	---	---	19	16	2	37
Gino Moser	10	12	---	---	14	36
Dustin Francis	15	9	---	---	11	35
Todd Power	---	---	13	18	3	34
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	15	16	2	33
Derek Stokes	10	14	---	---	8	32
Junior Harden	---	---	11	15	5	31
Pat Sims	---	---	15	12	2	29
Travis Foster	---	---	12	10	7	29
Bruce Delgado	---	---	7	17	4	28
Stan Whitfield	---	---	12	13	1	26
Rondell Brady	11	8	---	---	7	26
J.J. Caldwell	6	2	---	---	17	25
Tito Sheldon	0	4	---	---	19	23
Alonzo Fulton	5	9	---	---	6	20
Donnell Richmond	0	9	---	---	11	20
Morgan Burnett	---	---	4	6	3	13
Russell Okung	1	3	---	---	7	11
Darren Meehan	---	---	2	6	---	8
Sedrick Blake	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Glover	0	0	---	---	6	6
Paul Musterer	---	---	1	3	2	6
Darryl Sharpton	---	---	1	3	1	5
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lorenzo Upshaw	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ian Hazeltine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	17	90	5.3
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	88	8.8
Middle	15	33	2.2
Right	5	34	6.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	31	21	7	0	2	5	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	36	18	2	1	2	5	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	149	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	11	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	154	25.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	52	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	24	2.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	13	10	1	214	4	31
WR Mike Smith	9	5	0	73	1	30
FB Dwayne George	3	2	1	23	1	20
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	1	0	5	0	23
RB Allen Hartman	2	1	0	1	0	18
RB Vincent Chandler	1	1	0	11	0	13
WR Brian Downs	1	1	0	22	1	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Burroughs	9	3	2	28	1	25
RB Dexter McCluster	8	6	0	61	0	25
WR Austin Miller	5	2	0	37	1	28
WR Donnell Richmond	4	1	0	9	0	9
FB Robert Newton	2	2	0	6	0	21
WR Derek Stokes	2	1	0	12	0	14
TE Rob Benton	2	1	0	6	0	27
WR Gino Moser	1	0	0	0	0	12
TE Dustin Francis	1	1	0	14	0	9
TE J.J. Caldwell	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1	0	14	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Hartman	3	18	6.00	4.73
Vincent Chandler	2	7	3.50	5.20
Joe Flacco	1	5	5.00	4.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	0	0	0.00	11.26

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0	0.00	8.11
FB Dwayne George	1	0	0	0.00	7.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	3	1
Vincent Chandler	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter McCluster	2	1
Brian Brohm	1	0
Alonzo Fulton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	5	4	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Lyons	3	3	2
FB Dwayne George	2	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	1
RB Dexter McCluster	2	2	2
FB Robert Newton	1	1	1
WR Austin Miller	1	0	0
TE J.J. Caldwell	1	0	0
TE Rob Benton	1	1	0
WR Donnell Richmond	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,000 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (23,500)
End Zone 16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,000 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (23,500)
End Zone	16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,600)