Week 8, 2041

played in Denver, CO

74 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	14	0	-	24
Denver Broncos	6	0	0	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:00 DEN - Clifton Cortez 33 field goal
1Q: 01:06 DEN - Clifton Cortez 26 field goal
2Q: 05:21 NED - Abel Hutton 11 pass from Jimmie Matock (Darrell Lohr extra point)
2Q: 00:22 NED - Darrell Lohr 23 field goal
3Q: 13:08 NED - Byron Cole 5 run (Darrell Lohr extra point)
3Q: 11:58 NED - Stephon Gilmore 51 interception return (Darrell Lohr extra point)
4Q: 12:29 DEN - Clifton Cortez 51 field goal
4Q: 01:12 DEN - Mark Aguilera 11 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Clifton Cortez extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:00 DEN - Clifton Cortez 33 field goal
1Q: 01:06 DEN - Clifton Cortez 26 field goal
2Q: 05:21 NED - Abel Hutton 11 pass from Jimmie Matock (Darrell Lohr extra point)
2Q: 00:22 NED - Darrell Lohr 23 field goal
3Q: 13:08 NED - Byron Cole 5 run (Darrell Lohr extra point)
3Q: 11:58 NED - Stephon Gilmore 51 interception return (Darrell Lohr extra point)
4Q: 12:29 DEN - Clifton Cortez 51 field goal
4Q: 01:12 DEN - Mark Aguilera 11 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Clifton Cortez extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 6-1
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 246 328
- Offensive Plays 55 67
- Yards per Play 4.47 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 71 143
- Rushing Attempts 24 22
- Yards per Rush 2.96 6.50
Net Passing Yards 175 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 0 38 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 180 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/5 7/56
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 4.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/17 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/51 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:14 32:46

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	6-1
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	246	328
- Offensive Plays	55	67
- Yards per Play	4.47	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	71	143
- Rushing Attempts	24	22
- Yards per Rush	2.96	6.50
Net Passing Yards	175	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 0	38 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	180	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/5	7/56
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	4.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/17	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/51	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:14	32:46

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	10:18	2:23	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
1	4:54	0:59	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	1:00	2:12	OWN 28	4	29	Punt
2	10:01	4:48	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	2:20	2:05	OWN 28	10	66	Field Goal
3	14:22	1:21	OPP 26	6	26	Touchdown
3	7:57	3:05	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	2:58	2:05	OPP 25	3	8	Missed FG
4	12:22	2:33	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	4:57	2:20	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
4	1:05	0:51	OPP 46	3	-8	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	2:24	OWN 30	4	11	Punt
1	7:55	3:01	OPP 36	8	20	Field Goal
1	3:55	2:55	50	6	41	Field Goal
2	13:48	3:47	OWN 6	8	46	Punt
2	5:13	2:53	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 17	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	0:38	OWN 26	1	0	Fumble
3	13:01	1:16	OWN 33	2	3	Interception
3	11:45	3:48	OWN 35	6	30	Punt
3	4:52	1:54	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
3	0:53	3:31	OWN 24	7	42	Field Goal
4	9:49	4:52	OWN 27	9	29	Downs
4	2:37	1:32	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Jimmie Matock, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	11	42	3.82	16	1	0
Kendrick Ward	8	12	1.50	7	0	0
Byron Cole	3	8	2.67	5	0	1
Jimmie Matock	2	9	4.50	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ryan Tannehill	11	101	9.18	25	4
Zayden Carrillo	8	25	3.13	12	1
Craig Ratliff	3	17	5.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	29	19	180	2/5	1	37	0	94.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	38	25	241	7/56	1	43	1	81.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Abel Hutton	7	11	83	11.86	24	37	1
RB Carlos Hyde	4	4	42	10.50	15	22	0
TE Jeff Westbrook	3	3	26	8.67	12	21	0
WR Derrick Vest	2	3	9	4.50	0	10	0
WR Pat Carr	1	5	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Dwayne Abrams	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Eddie Nagurski	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Corbin Malinsky	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Hopper	10	13	142	14.20	73	43	0
WR Irving Carlson	3	8	8	2.67	10	11	0
TE Mark Greer	3	3	18	6.00	4	10	0
TE Mark Aguilera	2	2	11	5.50	0	11	1
WR Jake Hall	2	4	20	10.00	0	11	0
FB Austin Lane	2	3	22	11.00	10	20	0
WR Julio West	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Zayden Carrillo	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Deon Arnold	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	51	51.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Jacob Parrish	1	0
Sheldon Richardson	0	1
Jon Welch	0	1
Kendrick Ward	0	1
Trenton Hudson	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov
Craig Ratliff	2	0
Ryan Tannehill	1	1
Zayden Carrillo	1	1
Alonzo Hickman	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Woodard	8	318	39.8	36.5	60	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	5	222	44.4	30.6	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrell Lohr	1/2	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clifton Cortez	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Hyde	2	29	14.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Ratliff	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Stanton	1	22	22.0	0
Carlos Hyde	1	25	25.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis McSwain	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	11	2	0.0	22	45
CB Stephon Gilmore	5	1	0.0	19	39
S Perry Adame	5	1	0.0	22	45
CB Bart Stanton	5	0	0.0	18	39
DT Sheldon Richardson	4	3	1.5	17	35
CB Jacob Parrish	4	1	0.5	19	44
S Johnny Fleming	4	2	0.0	21	43
OLB Manti Te'o	3	0	2.0	20	33
OLB Jon Welch	3	1	1.5	16	39
ILB Percy Chustz	3	1	0.0	6	6
DT Cory Rose	2	1	1.0	9	19
DE Trenton Hudson	2	0	0.0	14	29
OLB Zayden Bauerschmidt	1	0	0.5	6	6
DE Benjamin Wells	1	0	0.0	16	31

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Broderick Cella	7	0	0.0	24	31
S Bo Fiester	4	1	0.0	24	31
S Dave Gochanour	4	1	0.0	22	29
CB Donnie Shell	4	0	0.0	24	31
OLB Christian Algoe	3	4	0.0	21	22
DT Harry Roberson	3	1	0.0	21	24
DT Jason Sellers	3	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Grayson Delgado	2	2	1.0	8	10
DE Tony Buerfeind	2	1	1.0	18	25
CB Skip MacMillan	2	2	0.0	24	25
DE Connor Thornburg	2	1	0.0	17	13
DT Matt Knight	2	0	0.0	11	14
S Travis McSwain	2	0	0.0	2	12
DE Jameson Paullin	1	1	0.0	13	26
CB Alonzo Hickman	1	0	0.0	0	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Manti Te'o	2.0	1	2	7	33
DT Sheldon Richardson	1.5	0	0	0	35
OLB Jon Welch	1.5	0	0	0	39
DT Cory Rose	1.0	1	0	0	19
CB Jacob Parrish	0.5	0	0	0	44
OLB Zayden Bauerschmidt	0.5	0	0	0	6
DE Benjamin Wells	0.0	1	0	0	31
CB Stephon Gilmore	0.0	0	1	0	39
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	0.0	0	1	0	5

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Grayson Delgado	1.0	1	0	10
DE Tony Buerfeind	1.0	0	0	25
DT Harry Roberson	0.0	1	0	24
ILB Broderick Cella	0.0	0	1	31
DE Connor Thornburg	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	6	0	0	45
S Perry Adame	4	1	0	45
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	1	1	39
ILB Percy Chustz	3	0	0	6
CB Bart Stanton	3	0	0	39
OLB Jon Welch	1	1	0	39
DT Sheldon Richardson	1	0	0	35
OLB Manti Te'o	1	0	0	33
S Johnny Fleming	1	0	0	43
DE Trenton Hudson	1	0	0	29
CB Jacob Parrish	1	0	0	44

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Broderick Cella	5	0	31
CB Donnie Shell	3	1	31
S Bo Fiester	3	0	31
CB Skip MacMillan	2	1	25
OLB Christian Algoe	2	0	22
S Travis McSwain	2	0	12
OLB Grayson Delgado	1	1	10
CB Alonzo Hickman	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Perry Glenn	3	7	24	1	31
Trenton Brahms	2	2	24	0	31
Matthew MacIver	0	5	24	1	31
Corey Edwards	0	4	24	0	31
Byron Cole	0	1	20	0	25
Jeff Westbrook	0	1	18	0	24
Trent Greene	0	1	24	0	31
Dwayne Abrams	0	1	11	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randal Randle	3	5	1	22	3	45
Sherman Angus	1	3	0	22	0	45
Grady Lyons	1	1	0	22	4	45
Mark Aguilera	0	1	0	12	0	25
Austin Lane	0	1	0	9	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Ward	3	13
Skip Bell	2	17
Carlos Hyde	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Hickman	1	26
Irving Carlson	1	18
Keith Wirthel	1	18
Doug Stark	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Perry Adame	---	---	22	45	13	80
Johnny Fleming	---	---	21	43	8	72
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	22	45	4	71
Jacob Parrish	---	---	19	44	8	71
Bart Stanton	---	---	18	39	13	70
Byron Cole	20	25	---	---	20	65
Trent Greene	24	31	---	---	10	65
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	19	39	2	60
Jon Welch	---	---	16	39	2	57
Manti Te'o	---	---	20	33	3	56
Jimmie Matock	24	31	---	---	---	55
Corey Edwards	24	31	---	---	---	55
Matthew MacIver	24	31	---	---	---	55
Perry Glenn	24	31	---	---	---	55
Trenton Brahms	24	31	---	---	---	55
Sheldon Richardson	---	---	17	35	2	54
Carlos Hyde	17	24	---	---	11	52
Trenton Hudson	---	---	14	29	6	49
Benjamin Wells	---	---	16	31	2	49
Jeff Westbrook	18	24	---	---	5	47
Abel Hutton	18	26	---	---	---	44
Dwayne Abrams	11	9	---	---	19	39
Pat Carr	17	19	---	---	1	37
Derrick Vest	10	13	---	---	14	37
Cory Rose	---	---	9	19	7	35
Artie Griffith	---	---	10	21	2	33
Kendrick Ward	8	7	---	---	13	28
Zayden Bauerschmidt	---	---	6	6	15	27
Cornell Wooden	0	1	---	---	25	26
Percy Chustz	---	---	6	6	11	23
Oliver Wofford	---	---	7	16	---	23
Skip Bell	---	---	0	0	17	17
Eddie Nagurski	0	2	---	---	12	14
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wally Shea	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mickey Huffman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Thomason	0	0	---	---	10	10
Winfred Woodard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darrell Lohr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	0	5	1	6
Corbin Malinsky	1	5	---	---	---	6
Caiden Johnstone	---	---	0	0	5	5
Timothy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	2	2
Wesley Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Palmer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chance Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irving Carlson	18	41	---	---	18	77
Doug Stark	22	45	---	---	8	75
Grady Lyons	22	45	---	---	6	73
Richard Hopper	21	37	---	---	10	68
Ryan Tannehill	22	45	---	---	---	67
Sherman Angus	22	45	---	---	---	67
Randal Randle	22	45	---	---	---	67
Lamont Lightfoot	16	34	---	---	8	58
Broderick Cella	---	---	24	31	2	57
Bo Fiester	---	---	24	31	2	57
Donnie Shell	---	---	24	31	2	57
Zayden Carrillo	19	35	---	---	---	54
Dave Gochanour	---	---	22	29	3	54
Skip MacMillan	---	---	24	25	2	51
Jameson Paullin	---	---	13	26	10	49
Harry Roberson	---	---	21	24	2	47
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	18	25	3	46
Mark Aguilera	12	25	---	---	8	45
Christian Algoe	---	---	21	22	2	45
Jake Hall	13	29	---	---	---	42
Craig Ratliff	3	10	---	---	26	39
Grayson Delgado	---	---	8	10	21	39
Travis McSwain	---	---	2	12	22	36
Alonzo Hickman	---	---	0	8	26	34
Kim Poole	---	---	6	16	10	32
Jason Sellers	---	---	16	10	6	32
Austin Lane	9	19	---	---	2	30
Connor Thornburg	---	---	17	13	---	30
Ryan Tittle	5	8	---	---	17	30
Matt Knight	---	---	11	14	2	27
Angel Ciszek	---	---	13	12	---	25
Keith Wirthel	1	1	---	---	18	20
Alex Smith	6	11	---	---	2	19
Deon Arnold	0	1	---	---	18	19
Julio West	4	12	---	---	---	16
Mark Greer	5	7	---	---	---	12
Donnell Meador	---	---	0	1	10	11
Clifton Cortez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harry Welch	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brandon Linder	0	0	---	---	8	8
Myles McMaster	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Emmett Meyer	---	---	0	1	3	4
Rickey Gordon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ezra Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shawn Covington	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	12	39	3.3
Right	6	13	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	16	122	7.6
Right	1	12	12.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	29	19	3	2	1	3	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	38	25	3	1	1	3	4	7	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	62	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	37	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	28	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	86	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	127	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Abel Hutton	11	7	0	83	1	26
WR Pat Carr	5	1	1	10	0	19
RB Carlos Hyde	4	4	0	42	1	24
TE Jeff Westbrook	3	3	0	26	1	24
WR Derrick Vest	3	2	0	9	0	13
WR Corbin Malinsky	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Dwayne Abrams	1	1	0	4	0	9
WR Eddie Nagurski	1	1	0	6	0	2

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Hopper	13	10	0	142	2	37
WR Irving Carlson	8	3	0	8	0	41
WR Jake Hall	4	2	0	20	0	29
FB Austin Lane	3	2	0	22	1	19
TE Mark Greer	3	3	0	18	0	7
TE Mark Aguilera	2	2	0	11	0	25
WR Julio West	2	1	0	11	0	12
RB Zayden Carrillo	2	1	1	3	0	35
TE Deon Arnold	1	1	0	6	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendrick Ward	2	8	4.00	1.50
Byron Cole	1	5	5.00	2.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	2	13	6.50	9.18
Zayden Carrillo	2	14	7.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	7	4	30	4.29	6.21

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	6	2	10	1.67	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Abel Hutton	3	2	21	7.00	7.55
WR Derrick Vest	3	2	9	3.00	3.00
WR Pat Carr	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irving Carlson	3	1	-1	-0.33	1.00
TE Mark Aguilera	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Richard Hopper	1	0	0	0.00	10.92
FB Austin Lane	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Kendrick Ward	3	0
Carlos Hyde	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	2	0
Zayden Carrillo	2	0
Craig Ratliff	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	8	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Abel Hutton	3	2	2
WR Pat Carr	2	0	0
RB Carlos Hyde	2	2	1
WR Derrick Vest	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Carlson	2	1	0
WR Richard Hopper	2	2	2
WR Jake Hall	1	1	0
TE Mark Greer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 15,000 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	15,000 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)