Week 8, 2059

played in Denver, CO

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	3	3	-	20
Denver Broncos	14	0	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NED - Preston Silvers 8 run (Antoine Guthrie extra point)
1Q: 05:25 DEN - Stephen Kerby 11 run (Blake Baxter extra point)
1Q: 00:05 DEN - Wade Riley 4 run (Blake Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:34 NED - Mackenzie Samuels 6 pass from Evan Dugan (Antoine Guthrie extra point)
3Q: 05:10 NED - Antoine Guthrie 24 field goal
4Q: 12:27 NED - Antoine Guthrie 29 field goal
4Q: 00:23 DEN - Taylor Rizzo 12 pass from Wade Riley (Blake Baxter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 NED - Preston Silvers 8 run (Antoine Guthrie extra point)
1Q: 05:25 DEN - Stephen Kerby 11 run (Blake Baxter extra point)
1Q: 00:05 DEN - Wade Riley 4 run (Blake Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:34 NED - Mackenzie Samuels 6 pass from Evan Dugan (Antoine Guthrie extra point)
3Q: 05:10 NED - Antoine Guthrie 24 field goal
4Q: 12:27 NED - Antoine Guthrie 29 field goal
4Q: 00:23 DEN - Taylor Rizzo 12 pass from Wade Riley (Blake Baxter extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 2-5 4-3
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 12 7
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 369 411
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 5.51 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 200 119
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 7.14 5.67
Net Passing Yards 169 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 6.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:01 29:59

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	2-5	4-3
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	12	7
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	369	411
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	5.51	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	200	119
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	7.14	5.67
Net Passing Yards	169	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	48 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	6.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:01	29:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
1	11:35	3:39	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
1	5:14	2:36	OWN 21	5	12	Punt
2	15:00	1:18	OWN 23	3	-11	Punt
2	9:50	3:12	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
2	2:46	2:19	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
3	12:40	1:43	OWN 13	4	30	Punt
3	10:03	5:00	OPP 32	9	25	Field Goal
3	2:50	1:18	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
4	15:00	2:38	OWN 20	6	68	Field Goal
4	8:35	3:54	OWN 41	5	19	Punt
4	2:47	0:34	OPP 45	3	8	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 25	3	12	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:23	OWN 13	3	2	Punt
1	7:56	2:42	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	2:38	2:38	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
2	13:42	3:52	OWN 35	7	26	Punt
2	6:38	3:52	OWN 20	9	26	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
3	10:57	0:54	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
3	5:03	2:13	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	1:32	1:32	OWN 34	4	20	Punt
4	12:22	3:47	OWN 22	6	44	Missed FG
4	4:41	1:54	OWN 5	7	40	Downs
4	2:13	1:56	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Wade Riley, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Preston Silvers	19	143	7.53	36	5	1
RB Leslie Sodaro	6	27	4.50	16	2	0
QB Evan Dugan	2	27	13.50	17	2	0
RB Emmett Clancy	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Stephen Kerby	10	60	6.00	53	2	1
QB Wade Riley	8	38	4.75	10	1	1
RB Darryl VanKirk	3	21	7.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Dugan	36	21	187	3/18	1	32	0	81.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Riley	48	28	292	0/0	1	31	1	74.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ray Dahl	8	14	62	7.75	18	20	0
WR Mackenzie Samuels	6	12	35	5.83	4	12	1
WR Rob Buhner	3	3	42	14.00	0	29	0
RB Preston Silvers	2	2	12	6.00	3	6	0
TE Marlon Thomas	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Bert Franz	1	3	32	32.00	31	32	0
WR Jonathan Almanza	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Taylor Rizzo	11	18	168	15.27	71	31	1
TE Jameson Cassell	4	8	35	8.75	5	21	0
WR Erick Corbett	4	5	16	4.00	4	6	0
WR Dustin Bohannon	3	3	53	17.67	40	30	0
RB Stephen Kerby	3	5	7	2.33	2	4	0
WR Francisco Strickland	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE Alan Cole	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Darryl VanKirk	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Butch Hughes	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Ross	8	412	51.5	41.0	64	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pete Thomas	6	276	46.0	38.7	63	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Guthrie	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blake Baxter	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmett Clancy	2	4	2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erick Corbett	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Almanza	2	39	19.5	0
Rodney Norris	1	16	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Francisco Strickland	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Caldwell	11	0	18	43
OLB Randy Rodgers	8	2	21	48
CB Alex Ibisi	6	1	21	47
CB Desmond Uecker	6	1	20	48
S Brendan Flannery	4	0	21	48
OLB Todd Kemp	2	3	19	36
CB Jumbo Aradchi	2	1	14	33
CB Joey Sam	2	0	18	43
ILB Lionel Wolf	1	1	8	16
DE Butch Hughes	1	0	20	48
DE Pat Trippi	1	0	3	12
CB Rodney Norris	1	0	2	5
DT Daquan Anthony	0	1	8	14
ILB Gerald McIntyre	0	1	2	11

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Ficorelli	10	2	0.0	26	39
ILB Ruben Vance	8	1	0.5	23	23
ILB Carson Sweeney	6	2	0.0	10	17
S Joel Zamora	3	4	0.0	26	39
DE Brad Pritchett	3	3	0.0	26	37
OLB Sammie Duwe	3	1	0.0	26	39
CB Ricardo Weaver	3	1	0.0	26	25
CB Louis Johnson	3	1	0.0	28	39
S Harold Newsome	2	0	1.0	1	14
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	2	1	0.5	28	30
DT Tyrus Fowler	2	0	0.0	26	27
DT Erik Harden	1	1	1.0	26	25
S Alfredo Sanders	1	2	0.0	5	8
CB Neil Lavalais	1	1	0.0	17	30
ILB Mark Wolfe	1	0	0.0	3	0
RB Stephen Kerby	1	0	---	---	---
DT Logan Wolfe	1	0	0.0	2	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Todd Kemp	1	1	0	36
DE Fred Stargell	0	4	1	42
DE Butch Hughes	0	3	2	48
OLB Scott Caldwell	0	1	0	43
DT Leonard Mathis	0	1	0	34
DT Daquan Anthony	0	1	0	14
DE Pat Trippi	0	1	0	12

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Erik Harden	1.0	1	1	2	25
S Harold Newsome	1.0	0	0	0	14
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	0.5	0	1	0	30
ILB Ruben Vance	0.5	0	0	0	23
DE Kenny Clark	0.0	0	2	0	14
DE Brad Pritchett	0.0	0	1	1	37
DT Tyrus Fowler	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Randy Rodgers	6	2	0	48
OLB Scott Caldwell	6	0	0	43
CB Alex Ibisi	6	0	0	47
CB Desmond Uecker	4	0	0	48
S Brendan Flannery	2	1	0	48
DE Butch Hughes	1	0	1	48
CB Rodney Norris	1	0	0	5
OLB Todd Kemp	1	0	0	36
CB Joey Sam	1	0	0	43

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Charlie Ficorelli	5	1	39
CB Ricardo Weaver	3	1	25
ILB Carson Sweeney	3	0	17
OLB Sammie Duwe	2	0	39
S Joel Zamora	1	2	39
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	1	1	30
ILB Ruben Vance	1	0	23
CB Neil Lavalais	1	0	30
S Alfredo Sanders	1	0	8
DE Brad Pritchett	1	0	37
DT Logan Wolfe	1	0	14
S Harold Newsome	1	0	14
CB Louis Johnson	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Edgar Floyd	4	7	0	28	0	39
G Abel Oliver	4	4	0	28	0	39
T Amir King	2	7	0	28	0	39
C Jessie Bouton	1	4	0	28	1	39
FB Bernard Fabini	1	1	1	2	0	4
T Denzel Duffy	0	3	0	28	1	39
RB Leslie Sodaro	0	0	0	7	1	6

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Darien Cooley	4	6	21	48
G Moe Crandall	1	2	21	48
T Brent Runge	1	1	21	48
G Benjamin Thorne	0	3	21	48
C Bryan Cortez	0	1	21	48

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon Thomas	3	15
Gerald McIntyre	1	21
Ray Dahl	1	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Wilson	2	24
Tyrus Fowler	2	11
Sammie Duwe	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Ray Dahl	26	39	---	---	13	78
G Abel Oliver	28	39	---	---	10	77
T Amir King	28	39	---	---	8	75
S Brendan Flannery	---	---	21	48	2	71
WR Bert Franz	28	39	---	---	4	71
OLB Randy Rodgers	---	---	21	48	1	70
CB Alex Ibisi	---	---	21	47	2	70
DE Butch Hughes	---	---	20	48	1	69
CB Desmond Uecker	---	---	20	48	1	69
QB Evan Dugan	28	39	---	---	2	69
C Jessie Bouton	28	39	---	---	---	67
G Edgar Floyd	28	39	---	---	---	67
T Denzel Duffy	28	39	---	---	---	67
DE Fred Stargell	---	---	21	42	1	64
OLB Scott Caldwell	---	---	18	43	2	63
CB Joey Sam	---	---	18	43	1	62
CB Jumbo Aradchi	---	---	14	33	14	61
OLB Todd Kemp	---	---	19	36	3	58
WR Mackenzie Samuels	21	33	---	---	---	54
WR Rob Buhner	22	30	---	---	---	52
DT Leonard Mathis	---	---	13	34	---	47
RB Preston Silvers	20	27	---	---	---	47
ILB Gerald McIntyre	---	---	2	11	21	34
WR Zachery Clancy	6	10	---	---	17	33
DT Daquan Anthony	---	---	8	14	7	29
RB Emmett Clancy	1	2	---	---	25	28
TE Rickey Giannetti	2	0	---	---	25	27
ILB Lionel Wolf	---	---	8	16	1	25
TE Marlon Thomas	5	4	---	---	15	24
FB Bernard Fabini	2	4	---	---	17	23
CB Rodney Norris	---	---	2	5	10	17
DE Pat Trippi	---	---	3	12	---	15
S Vince Cash	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Leslie Sodaro	7	6	---	---	---	13
WR Jonathan Almanza	0	1	---	---	9	10
T Clifton Bearden	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Darius Donaldson	---	---	1	0	9	10
C Reginald Rice	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Wally Lewis	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Luke Ross	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Antoine Guthrie	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Randal Simien	---	---	0	0	6	6
S Sedrick Newsome	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Antoine Francis	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cory Blaylock	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Shawn Lathon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Sammie Duwe	---	---	26	39	12	77
T Brent Runge	21	48	---	---	7	76
C Bryan Cortez	21	48	---	---	---	69
T Darien Cooley	21	48	---	---	---	69
G Moe Crandall	21	48	---	---	---	69
G Benjamin Thorne	21	48	---	---	---	69
QB Wade Riley	21	48	---	---	---	69
CB Louis Johnson	---	---	28	39	2	69
TE Jameson Cassell	19	48	---	---	---	67
S Joel Zamora	---	---	26	39	2	67
S Charlie Ficorelli	---	---	26	39	2	67
WR Erick Corbett	17	31	---	---	18	66
WR Taylor Rizzo	19	46	---	---	---	65
DE Brad Pritchett	---	---	26	37	2	65
DT Tyrus Fowler	---	---	26	27	11	64
RB Stephen Kerby	16	28	---	---	16	60
OLB Laughing Larry Tylke	---	---	28	30	1	59
WR Dustin Bohannon	18	39	---	---	---	57
DT Erik Harden	---	---	26	25	1	52
CB Ricardo Weaver	---	---	26	25	---	51
CB Neil Lavalais	---	---	17	30	1	48
ILB Ruben Vance	---	---	23	23	1	47
WR Francisco Strickland	4	11	---	---	17	32
S Alfredo Sanders	---	---	5	8	18	31
FB Gerald England	4	8	---	---	18	30
OLB J.T. Watson	---	---	2	3	24	29
ILB Carson Sweeney	---	---	10	17	2	29
DE Kenny Clark	---	---	3	14	9	26
TE Alan Cole	5	15	---	---	5	25
DT Logan Wolfe	---	---	2	14	9	25
TE T.J. Wilson	0	0	---	---	24	24
S Harold Newsome	---	---	1	14	9	24
CB Alexis Delgado	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Darryl VanKirk	3	14	---	---	---	17
ILB Mark Wolfe	---	---	3	0	13	16
G Riley Troxler	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jerry Cushing	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Pete Thomas	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Joey Gough	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Earl Booker	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Luis Canada	---	---	0	6	---	6
K Blake Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Stan Forsberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Ramon Collins	---	---	3	0	---	3
DT Dwayne Bryan	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Hardy Cusano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	53	13.3
Middle	8	84	10.5
Right	16	63	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-7	-3.5
Middle	13	109	8.4
Right	5	18	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Dugan	36	21	3	1	1	6	6	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Riley	48	28	5	2	0	3	12	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	15	115	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	37	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	35	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	98	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	144	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ray Dahl	14	8	0	62	1	39
WR Mackenzie Samuels	12	6	1	35	0	33
WR Rob Buhner	3	3	0	42	1	30
WR Bert Franz	3	1	0	32	1	39
RB Preston Silvers	2	2	0	12	0	27
TE Marlon Thomas	1	1	0	4	0	4
WR Jonathan Almanza	1	0	0	0	0	1

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Rizzo	18	11	168	3	46
TE Jameson Cassell	8	4	35	1	48
RB Stephen Kerby	5	3	7	0	28
WR Erick Corbett	5	4	16	0	31
TE Alan Cole	3	1	11	0	15
WR Dustin Bohannon	3	3	53	1	39
WR Francisco Strickland	3	2	2	0	11
RB Darryl VanKirk	2	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Preston Silvers	3	2	0.67	7.53
RB Emmett Clancy	1	3	3.00	3.00
QB Evan Dugan	1	10	10.00	13.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Kerby	2	17	8.50	6.00
QB Wade Riley	1	4	4.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Dugan	9	5	26	2.89	5.19

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Riley	5	3	23	4.60	6.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mackenzie Samuels	5	4	20	4.00	2.92
TE Ray Dahl	2	0	0	0.00	4.43
WR Bert Franz	1	0	0	0.00	10.67
RB Preston Silvers	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taylor Rizzo	3	2	19	6.33	9.33
RB Stephen Kerby	1	1	4	4.00	1.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Preston Silvers	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Stephen Kerby	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Dugan	10	4	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Riley	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ray Dahl	5	2	1
WR Mackenzie Samuels	4	1	0
WR Rob Buhner	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Rizzo	5	3	3
RB Stephen Kerby	3	2	0
WR Erick Corbett	2	1	0
TE Jameson Cassell	1	1	1
WR Francisco Strickland	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,100 (25,700)
End Zone 13,700 (18,600)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,700)
Sideline Seats 16,000 (16,400)
Club Seats 8,900 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (5,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,100 (25,700)
End Zone	13,700 (18,600)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,700)
Sideline Seats	16,000 (16,400)
Club Seats	8,900 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (5,100)