Week 8, 2029

played in Denver, CO

56 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	17	7	7	-	45
Denver Broncos	0	0	0	14	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 NED - A.J. Griffith 1 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 05:59 NED - Rodney Lyons 23 pass from Joe Flacco (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 07:32 NED - Rodney Lyons 33 pass from Joe Flacco (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 04:36 NED - A.J. Griffith 44 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 01:22 NED - Richard Burgess 52 field goal
3Q: 03:48 NED - A.J. Griffith 3 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 14:31 NED - Marcus Young 59 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:50 DEN - D.J. Quartucci 9 pass from Donny Stropka (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 02:05 DEN - Alonzo Fulton 1 run (Wally Richardson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 NED - A.J. Griffith 1 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 05:59 NED - Rodney Lyons 23 pass from Joe Flacco (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 07:32 NED - Rodney Lyons 33 pass from Joe Flacco (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 04:36 NED - A.J. Griffith 44 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 01:22 NED - Richard Burgess 52 field goal
3Q: 03:48 NED - A.J. Griffith 3 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 14:31 NED - Marcus Young 59 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 06:50 DEN - D.J. Quartucci 9 pass from Donny Stropka (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 02:05 DEN - Alonzo Fulton 1 run (Wally Richardson extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 7-0 4-3
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 350 318
- Offensive Plays 57 65
- Yards per Play 6.14 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 100 150
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 3.85 5.56
Net Passing Yards 250 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 1 36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 283 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 8.06 4.42
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 7/131 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 19
Time of Possession 29:29 30:31

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	7-0	4-3
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	350	318
- Offensive Plays	57	65
- Yards per Play	6.14	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	100	150
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	3.85	5.56
Net Passing Yards	250	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 1	36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	283	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	8.06	4.42
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	7/131	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 19
Time of Possession	29:29	30:31

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	3:16	OPP 39	6	39	Touchdown
1	9:05	3:18	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
1	2:29	1:32	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
2	12:48	2:59	OPP 48	6	10	Punt
2	8:44	1:28	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
2	5:47	1:29	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
2	3:02	1:45	OWN 43	4	22	Field Goal
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 33	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 34	3	-9	Punt
3	9:06	5:27	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	0:02	0:50	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
4	11:34	1:19	OPP 49	3	1	Punt
4	6:41	0:41	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
4	1:59	1:59	OPP 40	3	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	10:39	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	5:47	3:18	OWN 38	6	28	Missed FG
1	0:57	3:09	OWN 3	5	17	Punt
2	9:49	1:05	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
2	7:16	1:29	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
2	4:18	1:16	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
2	1:17	1:13	OWN 27	5	3	Punt
3	12:43	3:37	OWN 18	8	46	Punt
3	3:39	3:37	OWN 10	7	64	Missed FG
4	14:12	2:38	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
4	10:15	3:34	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
4	6:00	4:01	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	16	85	5.31	44	2	3
Delone Carter	7	9	1.29	4	0	0
Joe Flacco	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Emmanuel Lynn	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alonzo Fulton	17	72	4.24	21	3	1
Horace Wolfe	9	73	8.11	40	2	0
Ryan Mallett	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	14	11	136	1/6	2	33	0	146.7
Emmanuel Lynn	13	7	147	3/27	1	59	1	87.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Mallett	32	17	145	2/19	0	41	0	65.2
Donny Stropka	4	3	42	0/0	1	20	0	147.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	11	13	160	14.55	28	33	2
WR Mike Smith	4	6	61	15.25	14	27	0
WR Marcus Young	2	6	59	29.50	49	59	1
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Donnell Elmore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Austin Miller	5	10	52	10.40	13	25	0
WR Donnell Richmond	5	8	76	15.20	39	41	0
TE Rob Benton	3	3	15	5.00	9	13	0
FB D.J. Quartucci	2	3	22	11.00	19	13	1
TE Melvin Wolff	2	3	21	10.50	5	12	0
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Horace Wolfe	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Donnell Hampton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Kris Carlisle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR C.J. Clauss	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Patrick Angerer	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rodney Lyons	1	0	0
Willie Hayes	1	0	0
Marcus Young	0	1	0
Eugene Duran	0	1	0
Warren Hargett	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ryan Mallett	1	1	0
Kyle Bradley	0	0	1
Freddie Hoover	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	4	181	45.3	45.5	56	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.T. Welch	9	385	42.8	26.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	6/6

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	7	131	18.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Dotson	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cook	2	49	24.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	3	67	22.3	0
Darryl Grant	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	5	4	0.0	26	38
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	5	1	0.0	23	21
CB Steven Ravas	5	0	0.0	18	33
OLB Eugene Duran	4	1	1.0	18	27
DE Warren Hargett	4	0	1.0	15	28
ILB Lewis Sonneman	4	1	0.0	16	18
S D.J. O'Neal	3	2	0.0	21	30
S Luther Riazi	3	1	0.0	16	26
DT Darrin Middleton	3	0	0.0	20	27
CB Jimmy Smith	3	0	0.0	20	28
S Dominic Tirtha	2	0	0.0	23	33
DT Antonio Tovar	2	0	0.0	10	13
CB Willie Hayes	1	1	0.0	25	35
DE Sammy Brennan	1	1	0.0	15	20
DE Moe Daugherty	1	0	0.0	19	25
OLB Deron Taylor	1	0	0.0	9	11
RB A.J. Griffith	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Koa Misi	0	1	0.0	1	4

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Angerer	6	3	0.0	23	26
S Mercury Dotson	5	2	0.0	19	20
DE Bruce Delgado	3	0	3.0	13	19
CB Charlie Galasinski	3	1	0.0	23	26
CB Joey Greer	3	1	0.0	11	11
S Les Young	3	1	0.0	21	25
DE Billy Joe Corbett	2	0	1.0	10	10
DT Ethan Losman	2	1	0.0	10	12
ILB Deon Reid	2	1	0.0	19	19
OLB Bruce Carter	2	1	0.0	14	12
CB Kyle Bradley	2	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Tracy Sweeney	2	1	0.0	10	14
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	2	0	0.0	14	19
ILB Devin Holko	2	0	0.0	3	9
DT Kent Vaughn	1	0	0.0	19	24
CB Richard Sherman	1	0	0.0	1	7
DT Grady Welch	1	0	0.0	20	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eugene Duran	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Warren Hargett	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Jonas Mouton	0.0	2	1	2	38
ILB Lewis Sonneman	0.0	1	1	0	18
DE Moe Daugherty	0.0	0	1	0	25

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Delgado	3.0	1	1	19
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1.0	0	0	10
ILB Patrick Angerer	0.0	1	0	26
DE Bruce Pardee	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Bruce Carter	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Eugene Duran	4	1	27
CB Steven Ravas	4	0	33
OLB Jonas Mouton	3	1	38
S Luther Riazi	2	0	26
CB Jimmy Smith	1	1	28
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	18
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	0	21
S D.J. O'Neal	1	0	30
CB Willie Hayes	1	0	35
DT Darrin Middleton	1	0	27
DT Antonio Tovar	1	0	13

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mercury Dotson	4	0	0	20
ILB Patrick Angerer	3	0	1	26
S Les Young	2	2	0	25
CB Charlie Galasinski	2	0	0	26
CB Joey Greer	2	0	0	11
CB Richard Sherman	1	0	0	7
ILB Devin Holko	1	0	0	9
CB Kyle Bradley	1	0	0	27
S Teddy Hutton	1	0	0	10
OLB Tracy Sweeney	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Archie Dudley	3	5	26	2	31
Andy Levitre	2	5	23	0	26
Wayne Kamego	1	6	19	1	26
Marvin Flowers	1	2	8	0	4
Bill Serino	0	2	10	0	9
Ricardo Meadows	0	1	18	1	28
Marvin Jenkins	0	1	3	0	11
Dixon Pasquarella	0	1	18	0	20
Joey Daughtry	0	1	23	0	20

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	10	1	27	0	38
Bryan Bulaga	3	3	0	22	0	31
Mike Johnson	2	6	0	27	2	31
Jorge Sirmon	0	3	0	25	0	37
Freddie Hoover	0	2	0	8	0	10
Sedrick Blake	0	1	0	24	0	35
D.J. Quartucci	0	1	0	18	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Delone Carter	2	16
Eugene Duran	1	35
Donnell Elmore	1	16
Jonas Mouton	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Hoover	4	11
Teddy Hutton	2	19
D.J. Quartucci	1	20
Mike Johnson	1	11
Devin Holko	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steven Ravas	---	---	18	33	30	81
Eugene Duran	---	---	18	27	35	80
Jonas Mouton	---	---	26	38	13	77
Willie Hayes	---	---	25	35	11	71
Rodney Lyons	26	31	---	---	1	58
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	23	33	2	58
Archie Dudley	26	31	---	---	---	57
Luther Riazi	---	---	16	26	14	56
Marcus Young	20	16	---	---	19	55
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	21	30	1	52
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	23	21	6	50
Wayne Kamego	19	26	---	---	5	50
Darrin Middleton	---	---	20	27	3	50
Andy Levitre	23	26	---	---	---	49
Jimmy Smith	---	---	20	28	1	49
Moe Daugherty	---	---	19	25	4	48
Joey Daughtry	23	20	---	---	5	48
Dixon Pasquarella	18	20	---	---	8	46
Ricardo Meadows	18	28	---	---	---	46
Sammy Brennan	---	---	15	20	11	46
Warren Hargett	---	---	15	28	3	46
Mike Smith	19	26	---	---	---	45
A.J. Griffith	19	24	---	---	2	45
Dwayne George	7	12	---	---	20	39
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	16	18	2	36
Donnell Elmore	7	11	---	---	16	34
Joe Flacco	16	15	---	---	---	31
Delone Carter	7	7	---	---	16	30
Emmanuel Lynn	10	16	---	---	---	26
Lorenzo McDaniel	3	6	---	---	16	25
Bill Serino	10	9	---	---	5	24
Antonio Tovar	---	---	10	13	1	24
Deron Taylor	---	---	9	11	---	20
Marvin Flowers	8	4	---	---	5	17
Marvin Jenkins	3	11	---	---	---	14
Harris Bruce	0	1	---	---	12	13
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brian Downs	4	1	---	---	3	8
Koa Misi	---	---	1	4	2	7
Winston Hirneisen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jake Socha	---	---	2	1	2	5
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chris Cook	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dean Wilde	---	---	0	0	1	1
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	1	1
Gilbert Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sedrick Blake	24	35	---	---	11	70
Mike Johnson	27	31	---	---	11	69
J.R. Clemons	27	38	---	---	---	65
Jorge Sirmon	25	37	---	---	---	62
Kyle Bradley	---	---	22	27	9	58
D.J. Quartucci	18	20	---	---	20	58
Austin Miller	22	34	---	---	---	56
Ryan Mallett	22	34	---	---	---	56
Horace Wolfe	9	21	---	---	26	56
Rob Benton	12	27	---	---	15	54
Bryan Bulaga	22	31	---	---	---	53
Donnell Richmond	23	30	---	---	---	53
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	23	26	2	51
Patrick Angerer	---	---	23	26	1	50
Kent Vaughn	---	---	19	24	5	48
Les Young	---	---	21	25	1	47
Mercury Dotson	---	---	19	20	4	43
Grady Welch	---	---	20	21	---	41
Deon Reid	---	---	19	19	2	40
Melvin Wolff	10	9	---	---	20	39
Teddy Hutton	---	---	9	10	19	38
C.J. Clauss	9	15	---	---	14	38
Tracy Sweeney	---	---	10	14	13	37
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	14	19	3	36
Alonzo Fulton	18	17	---	---	---	35
Bruce Delgado	---	---	13	19	1	33
Bruce Carter	---	---	14	12	5	31
Bruce Pardee	---	---	15	14	1	30
Freddie Hoover	8	10	---	---	11	29
Joey Greer	---	---	11	11	5	27
Kris Carlisle	11	13	---	---	2	26
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	10	10	3	23
Ethan Losman	---	---	10	12	1	23
Devin Holko	---	---	3	9	10	22
Rico Hill	---	---	6	11	4	21
Russell Okung	2	8	---	---	11	21
Darryl Grant	---	---	4	5	11	20
Edmond Gates	2	1	---	---	16	19
Richard Sherman	---	---	1	7	11	19
Artie Spivey	0	0	---	---	11	11
J.T. Welch	0	0	---	---	11	11
Donny Stropka	5	4	---	---	---	9
Donnell Hampton	1	3	---	---	2	6
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gerald Stavros	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyrod Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	9	62	6.9
Right	11	25	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	53	7.6
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	11	65	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	14	11	3	0	2	0	1	0	0
Emmanuel Lynn	13	7	3	0	0	2	3	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Mallett	32	17	2	5	1	3	3	2	0
Donny Stropka	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	97	12.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	75	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	108	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	13	11	0	160	4	31
WR Mike Smith	6	4	1	61	1	26
WR Marcus Young	6	2	0	59	1	16
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	0	3	0	20
TE Donnell Elmore	1	0	1	0	0	11

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Austin Miller	10	5	1	52	1	34
WR Donnell Richmond	8	5	0	76	2	30
RB Horace Wolfe	4	1	0	-1	0	21
TE Rob Benton	3	3	0	15	0	27
FB D.J. Quartucci	3	2	0	22	0	20
TE Melvin Wolff	3	2	1	21	0	9
WR C.J. Clauss	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1	0	3	0	17
WR Kris Carlisle	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Donnell Hampton	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	2	4	2.00	5.31
Joe Flacco	1	2	2.00	2.00
Emmanuel Lynn	1	2	2.00	2.00
Delone Carter	1	1	1.00	1.29

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Fulton	1	1	1.00	4.24

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	1	1	11	11.00	9.71
Emmanuel Lynn	1	0	0	0.00	11.31

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donny Stropka	1	1	9	9.00	10.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0	0.00	10.17
WR Rodney Lyons	1	1	11	11.00	12.31

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB D.J. Quartucci	1	1	9	9.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
A.J. Griffith	6	4
Delone Carter	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Horace Wolfe	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	3	2	2
Emmanuel Lynn	3	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Mallett	9	3	0
Donny Stropka	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	2	2	2
WR Rodney Lyons	2	2	1
WR Marcus Young	1	1	1
TE Donnell Elmore	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Austin Miller	4	2	0
WR Donnell Richmond	3	2	1
RB Horace Wolfe	2	0	0
TE Melvin Wolff	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,800 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,800 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,500 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)