Week 8, 2083

played in Denver, CO

27 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	0	0	-	6
Denver Broncos	7	7	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 NED - Neal Politopoulos 45 field goal
1Q: 06:03 DEN - Mason Raymond 11 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
2Q: 11:34 NED - Neal Politopoulos 41 field goal
2Q: 05:04 DEN - Harrison Faison 27 interception return (Alec Clark extra point)
4Q: 12:01 DEN - Chase Stevenson 4 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
4Q: 04:25 DEN - Rickey Schlereth 1 run (Alec Clark extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 NED - Neal Politopoulos 45 field goal
1Q: 06:03 DEN - Mason Raymond 11 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
2Q: 11:34 NED - Neal Politopoulos 41 field goal
2Q: 05:04 DEN - Harrison Faison 27 interception return (Alec Clark extra point)
4Q: 12:01 DEN - Chase Stevenson 4 pass from Hugh Harrison (Alec Clark extra point)
4Q: 04:25 DEN - Rickey Schlereth 1 run (Alec Clark extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 2-5 2-5
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 294 279
- Offensive Plays 66 56
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 116 102
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 4.64 3.29
Net Passing Yards 178 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 21 - 3 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 190 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.34 7.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/37 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	2-5	2-5
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	294	279
- Offensive Plays	66	56
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	116	102
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	4.64	3.29
Net Passing Yards	178	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 21 - 3	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	190	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.34	7.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/37	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	3:46	OWN 32	7	40	Field Goal
1	5:56	2:56	OWN 40	4	30	Missed FG
1	1:28	5:00	OWN 12	10	64	Field Goal
2	8:43	1:19	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
2	5:36	0:44	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
2	4:52	2:09	OWN 27	4	21	Punt
2	1:20	0:33	OPP 44	2	17	Interception
3	15:00	1:00	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	9:54	2:09	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	6:27	3:45	OWN 23	6	25	Punt
3	2:42	1:42	OPP 21	3	-8	Missed FG
4	11:52	2:48	OWN 32	5	5	Interception
4	4:14	1:37	OWN 7	7	35	Downs
4	1:57	1:57	OWN 4	9	62	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
1	9:00	3:04	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
1	3:00	1:32	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	11:28	2:45	OWN 28	5	26	Punt
2	7:24	1:48	OWN 46	5	17	Punt
2	2:43	1:23	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 26	2	-4	Half
3	14:00	4:06	OWN 22	7	41	Punt
3	7:45	1:18	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	1:00	4:08	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
4	9:04	4:50	OPP 42	8	42	Touchdown
4	2:37	0:40	OPP 42	3	-4	Punt

Game MVP: Hugh Harrison, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Amos Humphries	12	58	4.83	15	3
RB Brock Marsh	9	32	3.56	30	1
WR Ernest Reeves	2	20	10.00	11	1
RB Sherman Patton	2	6	3.00	3	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rickey Schlereth	23	94	4.09	57	1	1
RB Chase Stevenson	8	8	1.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devonte Leyes	25	15	115	1/9	0	24	3	31.7
Brent Croxton	14	6	75	1/3	0	20	0	60.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Harrison	25	17	177	0/0	2	24	0	114.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrence Osorio	5	10	53	10.60	0	17
TE Tyrone Polamalu	5	7	26	5.20	13	20
WR Erick Kramer	5	7	57	11.40	36	21
WR Ernest Reeves	4	6	44	11.00	19	24
TE Taylor Clemons	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Amos Humphries	1	6	5	5.00	4	5
WR Chase Money	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mason Raymond	6	7	51	8.50	24	24	1
WR Blake Reid	4	7	42	10.50	11	21	0
WR Kaden West	2	4	43	21.50	29	24	0
RB Rickey Schlereth	2	2	15	7.50	0	8	0
WR Ezekiel Boone	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Chase Stevenson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
WR Freddie Montgomery	1	2	12	12.00	6	12	0
WR Kristopher Grier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Miguel Lauer	2	6	3.00	0
CB Harrison Faison	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Herb Shapiro	1	0	0
OLB Lukas Thomason	0	2	0
S Carson Schneider	0	0	2

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Chase Stevenson	1	0	0
WR Freddie Montgomery	1	0	0
G Kody Hoffer	0	1	0
OLB Miguel Lauer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	5	214	42.8	36.6	52	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julian Woodyard	8	329	41.1	33.0	53	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	2/4	2/4	0/0	45	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alec Clark	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Shapiro	3	25	8.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Montgomery	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Beach	2	57	28.5	0
Sherman Patton	1	23	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Montgomery	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE J.B. Garrett	8	2	0.0	30	24
S Herb Shapiro	6	1	0.0	26	22
CB Melvin Wilkins	6	0	0.0	30	25
OLB Edward Faber	6	0	0.0	27	23
S Carson Schneider	5	3	0.0	25	16
DT Joey Collins	3	3	0.0	28	23
CB Eric Beach	3	0	0.0	31	25
ILB Sammie Hardy	2	4	0.0	31	25
DE Thurman Horner	2	0	0.0	26	18
OLB Levi Fence	1	3	0.0	12	8
CB Maurice Finley	1	0	0.0	5	2
DT Louis Kinney	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Ernest Reeves	1	0	---	---	---
DE Louis Collier	1	0	0.0	5	2
RB Amos Humphries	1	0	---	---	---
S Casey Denyer	0	1	0.0	4	3

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Raymond Logan	12	2	0.0	25	41
DT Burt Conte	5	2	0.0	24	35
OLB Josiah Anglin	3	1	0.0	25	27
ILB Albert Yeh	3	0	0.0	22	16
DE Trent Rivera	2	1	1.0	14	19
CB Big Doug Doyle	2	3	0.0	13	20
OLB Ashton Bailey	2	1	0.0	0	12
DE Dominic Pupunu	2	1	0.0	23	21
OLB Miguel Lauer	2	1	0.0	8	19
S Wayne Sanders	2	1	0.0	21	14
CB Arnold Simmons	2	0	0.0	21	30
CB Glen Rose	2	0	0.0	3	12
S Brian Daniels	2	0	0.0	3	26
DT Theodore Ballard	1	0	1.0	16	24
CB Harrison Faison	1	0	0.0	25	33
OLB Richie Fouts	1	0	0.0	6	16
CB Marty Wentorf	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Eduardo Greer	1	0	0.0	9	22
CB Ellis Perry	1	0	0.0	2	7
S Brandon Whalen	0	1	0.0	4	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Joey Collins	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE J.B. Garrett	0.0	0	1	1	24

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Theodore Ballard	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Trent Rivera	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Burt Conte	0.0	1	0	0	35
OLB Richie Fouts	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Eduardo Greer	0.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Ashton Bailey	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Herb Shapiro	4	0	22
CB Eric Beach	4	0	25
CB Melvin Wilkins	2	2	25
OLB Edward Faber	2	0	23
CB Maurice Finley	1	0	2
DT Louis Kinney	1	0	10
DE Thurman Horner	1	0	18
DE J.B. Garrett	1	0	24
DT Joey Collins	1	0	23
ILB Sammie Hardy	0	1	25
S Carson Schneider	0	1	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Raymond Logan	4	2	0	41
CB Big Doug Doyle	3	2	0	20
CB Arnold Simmons	2	1	0	30
OLB Ashton Bailey	2	1	0	12
CB Glen Rose	2	0	0	12
S Brian Daniels	2	0	0	26
OLB Miguel Lauer	1	1	2	19
DT Burt Conte	1	1	0	35
DE Trent Rivera	1	0	0	19
CB Marty Wentorf	1	0	0	8
ILB Albert Yeh	1	0	0	16
S Wayne Sanders	1	0	0	14
ILB Darrell Inhofe	0	1	0	5
CB Harrison Faison	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Santiago Smoot	5	7	2	25	0	41
T Alfred Hoover	3	10	0	25	0	41
T Cris Feaser	1	5	0	25	0	41
G Andrew Sherrod	1	3	0	25	0	41
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	0	25	2	41

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Donald Emmons	3	10	1	31	25
G Kody Hoffer	2	6	0	31	25
C Dillon Londerville	2	6	0	31	25
T Derek Monaco	2	4	0	31	25
T Carl Japp	0	4	0	31	25
TE Mason Raymond	0	1	0	22	23

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Carson Schneider	2	8
Amos Humphries	1	24
Lukas Thomason	1	21
Herb Shapiro	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Conte	2	17
Miguel Lauer	2	17
Andrew Witt	1	20
Marty Wentorf	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Rickey Hoard	25	41	---	---	9	75
G Santiago Smoot	25	41	---	---	---	66
T Alfred Hoover	25	41	---	---	---	66
G Andrew Sherrod	25	41	---	---	---	66
T Cris Feaser	25	41	---	---	---	66
RB Amos Humphries	12	26	---	---	24	62
CB Eric Beach	---	---	31	25	5	61
S Herb Shapiro	---	---	26	22	9	57
ILB Sammie Hardy	---	---	31	25	---	56
CB Melvin Wilkins	---	---	30	25	---	55
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	30	24	---	54
WR Chase Money	20	34	---	---	---	54
TE Taylor Clemons	10	18	---	---	25	53
WR Ernest Reeves	21	29	---	---	2	52
WR Terrence Osorio	12	21	---	---	19	52
TE Tyrone Polamalu	20	32	---	---	---	52
DT Joey Collins	---	---	28	23	---	51
QB Devonte Leyes	25	26	---	---	---	51
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	27	23	---	50
S Carson Schneider	---	---	25	16	8	49
CB Nicholas Boyd	---	---	18	17	11	46
DE Thurman Horner	---	---	26	18	---	44
WR Erick Kramer	14	27	---	---	---	41
DT Grant Monroe	---	---	22	15	---	37
RB Brock Marsh	11	12	---	---	7	30
CB Maurice Finley	---	---	5	2	21	28
DT Louis Kinney	---	---	8	10	8	26
S Casey Denyer	---	---	4	3	15	22
OLB Lukas Thomason	---	---	1	0	21	22
OLB Levi Fence	---	---	12	8	---	20
RB Sherman Patton	2	4	---	---	11	17
S Garrett Becker	---	---	7	9	---	16
DE Louis Collier	---	---	5	2	8	15
QB Brent Croxton	0	15	---	---	---	15
ILB Grady Holmes	---	---	0	0	13	13
DE Tristan Schlafly	---	---	5	8	---	13
T Chandler Bridges	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rod McClure	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Shaun Backer	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Irving Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Clay Chacon	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Justin Bradley	3	2	---	---	---	5
ILB Maurice Lynch	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Wendell Tucker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Burt Conte	---	---	24	35	17	76
S Raymond Logan	---	---	25	41	4	70
T Derek Monaco	31	25	---	---	8	64
G Donald Emmons	31	25	---	---	8	64
G Kody Hoffer	31	25	---	---	8	64
T Carl Japp	31	25	---	---	8	64
CB Harrison Faison	---	---	25	33	5	63
C Dillon Londerville	31	25	---	---	---	56
WR Kaden West	30	24	---	---	1	55
CB Arnold Simmons	---	---	21	30	4	55
OLB Josiah Anglin	---	---	25	27	2	54
QB Hugh Harrison	28	25	---	---	---	53
WR Blake Reid	28	23	---	---	1	52
RB Rickey Schlereth	23	20	---	---	8	51
DT Theodore Ballard	---	---	16	24	5	45
TE Mason Raymond	22	23	---	---	---	45
DE Dominic Pupunu	---	---	23	21	---	44
OLB Miguel Lauer	---	---	8	19	17	44
OLB Richie Fouts	---	---	6	16	20	42
S Brandon Whalen	---	---	4	23	14	41
DE Paul Stanton	---	---	8	21	9	38
ILB Albert Yeh	---	---	22	16	---	38
WR Freddie Montgomery	17	12	---	---	8	37
DE Trent Rivera	---	---	14	19	3	36
CB Big Doug Doyle	---	---	13	20	3	36
DE Eduardo Greer	---	---	9	22	4	35
S Wayne Sanders	---	---	21	14	---	35
S Brian Daniels	---	---	3	26	4	33
RB Lenny Batch	1	1	---	---	21	23
CB Marty Wentorf	---	---	3	8	12	23
TE Andrew Witt	2	1	---	---	20	23
RB Chase Stevenson	11	8	---	---	3	22
CB Glen Rose	---	---	3	12	5	20
WR Kristopher Grier	4	2	---	---	12	18
WR Ezekiel Boone	6	5	---	---	7	18
TE Kaleb Ellis	11	6	---	---	1	18
OLB Ashton Bailey	---	---	0	12	4	16
ILB Darrell Inhofe	---	---	0	5	8	13
CB Ellis Perry	---	---	2	7	---	9
C Quinn Alexander	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Julian Woodyard	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Alec Clark	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB B.J. Rinkenberg	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Devonte Thill	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Liam Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Howard Gepetto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	55	6.9
Middle	10	10	1.0
Right	7	51	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	16	84	5.3
Right	9	13	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devonte Leyes	25	15	2	1	2	4	0	1	3
Brent Croxton	14	6	1	0	0	5	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Harrison	25	17	4	1	1	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	89	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	33	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	123	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	30	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrence Osorio	10	5	0	53	0	21
TE Tyrone Polamalu	7	5	0	26	1	32
WR Erick Kramer	7	5	1	57	1	27
WR Ernest Reeves	6	4	0	44	1	29
RB Amos Humphries	6	1	1	5	0	26
WR Chase Money	2	0	0	0	0	34
TE Taylor Clemons	1	1	0	5	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Blake Reid	7	4	1	42	1	23
TE Mason Raymond	7	6	0	51	2	23
WR Kaden West	4	2	0	43	1	24
RB Rickey Schlereth	2	2	0	15	0	20
WR Freddie Montgomery	2	1	0	12	0	12
WR Kristopher Grier	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Ezekiel Boone	1	1	0	10	0	5
RB Chase Stevenson	1	1	0	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rickey Schlereth	4	17	4.25	4.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hugh Harrison	4	4	28	7.00	7.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Blake Reid	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
WR Ezekiel Boone	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB Chase Stevenson	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Mason Raymond	1	1	11	11.00	7.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rickey Schlereth	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devonte Leyes	11	6	1
Brent Croxton	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Harrison	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Reeves	4	2	0
RB Amos Humphries	4	1	0
WR Erick Kramer	2	1	1
TE Taylor Clemons	1	1	0
WR Terrence Osorio	1	1	0
WR Chase Money	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mason Raymond	3	3	1
WR Kaden West	2	1	1
WR Blake Reid	1	1	0
WR Kristopher Grier	1	0	0
WR Freddie Montgomery	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,800 (51,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,800 (9,800)
End Zone 7,100 (7,100)
Mezzanine 4,100 (4,100)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Club Seats 20,500 (20,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,800 (51,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,800 (9,800)
End Zone	7,100 (7,100)
Mezzanine	4,100 (4,100)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Club Seats	20,500 (20,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)