Week 16, 2060

played in Los Angeles (N), MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	21	7	0	-	35
Los Angeles (N) Rams	3	10	0	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 NED - Bert Franz 39 pass from Evan Dugan (Bruce Willis extra point)
1Q: 01:23 LAN - Jim Lyons 18 field goal
2Q: 10:48 NED - Leslie Sodaro 4 run (Bruce Willis extra point)
2Q: 07:08 LAN - Luis Morris 2 run (Jim Lyons extra point)
2Q: 04:20 NED - Leslie Sodaro 5 run (Bruce Willis extra point)
2Q: 02:13 LAN - Jim Lyons 36 field goal
2Q: 00:37 NED - Jamie Lockard 15 pass from Evan Dugan (Bruce Willis extra point)
3Q: 13:48 NED - Daquan Anthony 6 fumble return (Bruce Willis extra point)
4Q: 12:14 LAN - Jesse Stidham 10 pass from Hardy Cusano (Jim Lyons extra point failed)
4Q: 11:15 LAN - Leo Gilson 77 punt return (Hardy Cusano pass to Luis Morris for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 NED - Bert Franz 39 pass from Evan Dugan (Bruce Willis extra point)
1Q: 01:23 LAN - Jim Lyons 18 field goal
2Q: 10:48 NED - Leslie Sodaro 4 run (Bruce Willis extra point)
2Q: 07:08 LAN - Luis Morris 2 run (Jim Lyons extra point)
2Q: 04:20 NED - Leslie Sodaro 5 run (Bruce Willis extra point)
2Q: 02:13 LAN - Jim Lyons 36 field goal
2Q: 00:37 NED - Jamie Lockard 15 pass from Evan Dugan (Bruce Willis extra point)
3Q: 13:48 NED - Daquan Anthony 6 fumble return (Bruce Willis extra point)
4Q: 12:14 LAN - Jesse Stidham 10 pass from Hardy Cusano (Jim Lyons extra point failed)
4Q: 11:15 LAN - Leo Gilson 77 punt return (Hardy Cusano pass to Luis Morris for conversion)

Team Statistics NED LAN
Record 7-8 9-6
First Downs 25 21
- by Rushing 11 10
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 391 310
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 5.75 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 187 145
- Rushing Attempts 32 34
- Yards per Rush 5.84 4.26
Net Passing Yards 204 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 31 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.67 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/61 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 3/89
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:20 28:40

Team Statistics	NED	LAN
Record	7-8	9-6
First Downs	25	21
- by Rushing	11	10
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	391	310
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	5.75	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	187	145
- Rushing Attempts	32	34
- Yards per Rush	5.84	4.26
Net Passing Yards	204	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	31 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.67	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/61	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	3/89
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:20	28:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	4:15	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
1	1:17	5:38	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	7:00	2:47	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	2:08	1:41	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:05	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	12:01	1:55	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
3	7:43	2:06	OWN 4	5	19	Punt
3	2:29	2:02	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
4	12:08	1:03	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	11:05	3:52	OWN 16	9	18	Punt
4	5:31	3:38	OWN 26	7	23	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 47	2	-2	Game

Los Angeles (N) Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
1	8:33	7:16	OWN 31	13	68	Field Goal
2	10:39	3:39	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	4:13	2:05	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 23	1	4	Half
3	13:55	0:22	OWN 9	2	-3	Fumble
3	13:33	1:32	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
3	10:06	2:23	OWN 26	4	14	Punt
3	5:37	3:08	OWN 26	6	26	Punt
3	0:27	3:19	OPP 42	8	42	Touchdown
4	7:13	1:42	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	1:53	1:17	OWN 20	7	27	Downs

Game MVP: Leslie Sodaro, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leslie Sodaro	23	159	6.91	32	8	2
QB Evan Dugan	6	19	3.17	8	0	0
RB Geoff Armstrong	3	9	3.00	5	0	0

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Luis Morris	14	64	4.57	23	2	1
RB Howard Gray	8	28	3.50	10	1	0
QB Hardy Cusano	5	32	6.40	19	1	0
RB Trey Blanchard	4	11	2.75	8	0	0
FB Taylor Guzy	3	10	3.33	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Dugan	35	20	207	1/3	2	39	0	93.4

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Cusano	31	15	173	2/8	1	23	0	76.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Lockard	10	18	95	9.50	14	16	1
TE Ray Dahl	5	7	45	9.00	12	12	0
WR Bert Franz	2	6	44	22.00	26	39	1
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	2	21	10.50	25	25	0
RB Leslie Sodaro	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Bernard Fabini	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Malachi Grier	8	12	101	12.63	37	23	0
RB Luis Morris	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Levi Bronson	1	2	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Kendall Ackerman	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Trey Blanchard	1	4	7	7.00	6	7	0
TE Darien Rivard	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Jesse Stidham	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	1
WR Darrin Walczak	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Stan Anthony	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Howard Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Daquan Anthony	0	1	0	1
DE Butch Hughes	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles (N)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Hardy Cusano	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Eschtruth	7	347	49.6	38.1	62	2

Los Angeles (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Stargell	5	236	47.2	43.6	56	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Willis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Los Angeles (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Lyons	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brendan Flannery	2	18	9.0	0

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Gilson	3	89	29.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Almanza	1	21	21.0	0

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luis Morris	2	41	20.5	0
Jesse Stidham	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lionel Wolf	7	5	0.0	28	20
OLB Randy Rodgers	7	1	0.0	34	33
S Vince Cash	6	3	0.0	30	24
ILB Rusty Gonzales	5	1	0.0	33	32
S Brendan Flannery	4	5	0.0	34	33
CB Joey Sam	3	1	0.0	32	31
DT Leonard Mathis	3	0	0.0	19	11
OLB Bo Mayes	3	0	0.0	16	8
DE Butch Hughes	2	1	0.5	28	26
CB Artie Cochrane	2	0	0.0	31	32
DE Pat Trippi	1	2	1.5	27	24
CB Jumbo Aradchi	1	1	0.0	18	27
DE Fred Stargell	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Daquan Anthony	1	0	0.0	16	22
CB Desmond Uecker	1	0	0.0	7	14
CB Rodney Norris	1	0	0.0	7	9

Los Angeles (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Dave Monroe	9	0	1.0	32	35
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	8	0	0.0	29	34
CB Garrett Bennett	6	0	0.0	24	25
S Kurt Singleton	4	1	0.0	28	29
OLB K.C. Allen	4	0	0.0	8	15
S Gabe Johnston	3	2	0.0	32	36
OLB Tracy Albany	2	3	0.0	32	36
DE Brent Browning	2	0	0.0	20	16
DT Courtney Andersen	2	0	0.0	22	23
S Leo Gilson	2	0	0.0	11	17
DT Leonard Emerson	1	2	0.0	27	31
DE Justics Clemons	1	0	0.0	6	8
ILB Quentin Givens	1	0	0.0	7	10
CB Carlos Kok	1	0	0.0	25	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pat Trippi	1.5	2	1	24
DE Butch Hughes	0.5	3	2	26
OLB Randy Rodgers	0.0	1	0	33
DE Fred Stargell	0.0	1	0	9
DT Daquan Anthony	0.0	1	0	22

Los Angeles (N)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Monroe	1.0	1	1	0	35
DE Bernie Zawilinski	0.0	1	1	0	21
OLB Tracy Albany	0.0	0	1	2	36
DT Leonard Emerson	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Courtney Andersen	0.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Tony Clancy	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Joey Sam	4	0	31
S Vince Cash	2	1	24
CB Artie Cochrane	2	1	32
OLB Randy Rodgers	2	0	33
ILB Lionel Wolf	2	0	20
CB Rodney Norris	1	1	9
DE Butch Hughes	1	0	26
OLB Bo Mayes	1	0	8
CB Desmond Uecker	0	1	14
CB Jumbo Aradchi	0	1	27
ILB Rusty Gonzales	0	1	32

Los Angeles (N)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB K.C. Allen	5	0	15
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	4	1	34
CB Garrett Bennett	4	0	25
S Kurt Singleton	2	0	29
DE Dave Monroe	2	0	35
CB Dennis Smalley	1	1	36
S Gabe Johnston	1	1	36
OLB Tracy Albany	1	1	36
CB Carlos Kok	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jessie Bouton	5	9	0	32	0	36
G Cory Blaylock	4	6	0	32	1	36
G Abel Oliver	3	4	1	32	0	36
T Denzel Duffy	2	6	0	32	0	36
T Amir King	1	1	0	32	0	36

Los Angeles (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ramon Byner	4	10	34	0	33
T Eddie Flannery	3	9	34	0	33
G DeAndre Rose	3	3	34	0	33
G Dana Vickers	1	4	34	1	33
T Harvey Ventresca	1	3	34	0	33
TE Stan Anthony	0	0	27	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Kemp	1	24
Marlon Thomas	1	23
Bernard Fabini	1	17
Ray Dahl	1	14
Vincent Halkin	1	13

Los Angeles (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Brent Browning	1	18
Thurman Sinclair	1	7
Harvey Ventresca	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Jamie Lockard	32	34	---	---	13	79
S Brendan Flannery	---	---	34	33	8	75
G Abel Oliver	32	36	---	---	7	75
TE Ray Dahl	27	32	---	---	14	73
S Vince Cash	---	---	30	24	18	72
WR Bert Franz	32	32	---	---	7	71
OLB Randy Rodgers	---	---	34	33	2	69
T Amir King	32	36	---	---	---	68
C Jessie Bouton	32	36	---	---	---	68
G Cory Blaylock	32	36	---	---	---	68
T Denzel Duffy	32	36	---	---	---	68
QB Evan Dugan	32	36	---	---	---	68
ILB Rusty Gonzales	---	---	33	32	2	67
CB Artie Cochrane	---	---	31	32	2	65
CB Joey Sam	---	---	32	31	1	64
CB Jumbo Aradchi	---	---	18	27	18	63
DE Butch Hughes	---	---	28	26	6	60
RB Leslie Sodaro	27	29	---	---	1	57
DE Pat Trippi	---	---	27	24	1	52
ILB Lionel Wolf	---	---	28	20	1	49
DT Daquan Anthony	---	---	16	22	5	43
WR Mackenzie Samuels	22	21	---	---	---	43
OLB Bo Mayes	---	---	16	8	12	36
DT Leonard Mathis	---	---	19	11	2	32
TE Marlon Thomas	2	7	---	---	23	32
FB Bernard Fabini	5	9	---	---	17	31
RB Geoff Armstrong	5	7	---	---	18	30
CB Rodney Norris	---	---	7	9	12	28
OLB Todd Kemp	---	---	0	0	24	24
CB Desmond Uecker	---	---	7	14	1	22
WR Jonathan Almanza	1	2	---	---	15	18
DE Fred Stargell	---	---	7	9	1	17
DE Randal Simien	---	---	7	8	1	16
TE Vincent Halkin	0	2	---	---	13	15
WR Antonio Schulz	7	5	---	---	---	12
C Lenny Mayes	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Clifton Bearden	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Reginald Rice	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Jamie Petrovic	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Winfred Eschtruth	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Bruce Willis	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Taylor Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
FB Collin Lazetti	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Shawn Lathon	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Gerald McIntyre	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Hunter Perlman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Kendall Ackerman	33	32	---	---	26	91
S Gabe Johnston	---	---	32	36	19	87
OLB Tracy Albany	---	---	32	36	7	75
T Eddie Flannery	34	33	---	---	7	74
T Harvey Ventresca	34	33	---	---	7	74
DE Dave Monroe	---	---	32	35	7	74
CB Dennis Smalley	---	---	32	36	---	68
C Ramon Byner	34	33	---	---	---	67
QB Hardy Cusano	34	33	---	---	---	67
G Dana Vickers	34	33	---	---	---	67
G DeAndre Rose	34	33	---	---	---	67
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	---	---	29	34	---	63
WR Malachi Grier	21	29	---	---	12	62
DT Leonard Emerson	---	---	27	31	---	58
S Kurt Singleton	---	---	28	29	---	57
RB Luis Morris	18	11	---	---	26	55
DE Brent Browning	---	---	20	16	18	54
TE Stan Anthony	27	27	---	---	---	54
CB Garrett Bennett	---	---	24	25	---	49
WR Jesse Stidham	21	22	---	---	6	49
CB Carlos Kok	---	---	25	22	---	47
DT Courtney Andersen	---	---	22	23	---	45
ILB Quentin Givens	---	---	7	10	24	41
DE Bernie Zawilinski	---	---	14	21	---	35
S Leo Gilson	---	---	11	17	7	35
WR Darrin Walczak	15	15	---	---	---	30
TE Darien Rivard	1	1	---	---	26	28
OLB K.C. Allen	---	---	8	15	---	23
FB Taylor Guzy	13	2	---	---	8	23
RB Howard Gray	11	10	---	---	---	21
S Bradley Rodriguez	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Trey Blanchard	5	12	---	---	---	17
TE Levi Bronson	4	4	---	---	6	14
DE Justics Clemons	---	---	6	8	---	14
WR Joseph Gunsolus	1	0	---	---	12	13
ILB Brayden Cobb	---	---	0	0	13	13
K Jim Lyons	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jeff Gillette	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Thurman Sinclair	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Leslie Leathers	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Lee Stargell	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Tony Clancy	---	---	3	2	---	5
QB Mason Jarvis	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Grady Westphal	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Allen Shaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Tevin McIntyre	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	15	15.0
Middle	18	117	6.5
Right	11	57	5.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-5	-2.5
Middle	26	94	3.6
Right	6	56	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Dugan	35	20	2	0	2	5	6	2	0

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Cusano	31	15	3	0	2	6	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	28	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	64	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	115	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	23	23.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	29	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	51	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Lockard	18	10	0	95	0	34
TE Ray Dahl	7	5	0	45	0	32
WR Bert Franz	6	2	2	44	1	32
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	2	0	21	1	21
RB Leslie Sodaro	1	1	0	2	0	29
FB Bernard Fabini	1	0	0	0	0	9

Los Angeles (N)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malachi Grier	12	8	0	101	3	29
RB Trey Blanchard	4	1	2	7	0	12
WR Kendall Ackerman	3	1	0	19	0	32
WR Darrin Walczak	3	1	0	11	0	15
RB Luis Morris	2	1	0	5	0	11
TE Levi Bronson	2	1	0	11	0	4
WR Jesse Stidham	2	1	0	10	0	22
TE Stan Anthony	1	0	0	0	0	27
RB Howard Gray	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Darien Rivard	1	1	0	9	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leslie Sodaro	4	32	8.00	6.91

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Luis Morris	5	22	4.40	4.57
QB Hardy Cusano	1	5	5.00	6.40
RB Trey Blanchard	1	3	3.00	2.75
RB Howard Gray	1	0	0.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Dugan	2	1	15	7.50	5.91

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Cusano	5	2	15	3.00	5.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Lockard	2	1	15	7.50	5.28

Los Angeles (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Luis Morris	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
TE Levi Bronson	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
RB Trey Blanchard	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
RB Howard Gray	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jesse Stidham	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leslie Sodaro	2	0

Los Angeles (N)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Trey Blanchard	2	2
RB Howard Gray	2	0
RB Luis Morris	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Dugan	9	6	4

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Cusano	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Lockard	6	3	2
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	2	1
WR Bert Franz	1	1	1

Los Angeles (N)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malachi Grier	5	3	3
RB Trey Blanchard	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,600 (24,600)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,600 (24,600)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,300)