Week 8, 2086

played in Denver, CO

31 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	0	3	0	-	13
Denver Broncos	7	10	0	21	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 NED - Neal Politopoulos 19 field goal
1Q: 05:18 DEN - Brody Arnold 17 pass from Hugh Harrison (Robert Bullock extra point)
1Q: 00:47 NED - Sherman Patton 11 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 12:46 DEN - Theodore Andre 21 pass from Hugh Harrison (Robert Bullock extra point)
2Q: 04:28 DEN - Robert Bullock 41 field goal
3Q: 02:07 NED - Neal Politopoulos 24 field goal
4Q: 10:40 DEN - Theodore Andre 22 pass from Hugh Harrison (Robert Bullock extra point)
4Q: 07:44 DEN - Luke Andersen 92 punt return (Robert Bullock extra point)
4Q: 05:37 DEN - Tevin Urbanski 86 interception return (Robert Bullock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 NED - Neal Politopoulos 19 field goal
1Q: 05:18 DEN - Brody Arnold 17 pass from Hugh Harrison (Robert Bullock extra point)
1Q: 00:47 NED - Sherman Patton 11 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 12:46 DEN - Theodore Andre 21 pass from Hugh Harrison (Robert Bullock extra point)
2Q: 04:28 DEN - Robert Bullock 41 field goal
3Q: 02:07 NED - Neal Politopoulos 24 field goal
4Q: 10:40 DEN - Theodore Andre 22 pass from Hugh Harrison (Robert Bullock extra point)
4Q: 07:44 DEN - Luke Andersen 92 punt return (Robert Bullock extra point)
4Q: 05:37 DEN - Tevin Urbanski 86 interception return (Robert Bullock extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 320 322
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 4.92 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 78 127
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 3.25 4.54
Net Passing Yards 242 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 2 32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 3/117
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/115
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	320	322
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	4.92	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	78	127
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	3.25	4.54
Net Passing Yards	242	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 2	32 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	253	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	3/117
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/115
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:28	29:32

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:26	OWN 25	10	73	Field Goal
1	5:08	4:28	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	12:34	2:42	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
2	4:22	1:27	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
2	2:30	1:15	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
3	10:24	1:16	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	8:51	0:47	OPP 30	3	-4	Punt
3	6:02	4:00	OWN 40	8	53	Field Goal
4	14:46	0:47	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	12:10	1:30	OWN 12	4	10	Fumble
4	10:29	2:54	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
4	7:35	2:11	OWN 31	5	43	Interception
4	5:24	2:15	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
4	1:02	0:53	OWN 40	2	23	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:34	4:26	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	0:40	3:06	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	9:52	5:30	OWN 10	9	66	Field Goal
2	2:55	0:25	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 34	5	9	Half
3	15:00	4:36	OWN 25	9	33	Punt
3	9:08	0:17	OWN 13	2	0	Interception
3	8:04	2:02	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	2:02	2:16	OWN 23	5	42	Punt
4	13:59	1:49	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
4	10:40	0:11	OPP 22	1	22	Touchdown
4	3:09	2:07	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 33	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Tevin Urbanski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Sherman Patton	20	68	3.40	14	3	1
QB Devonte Leyes	3	7	2.33	7	0	0
WR Chase Money	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rickey Schlereth	26	121	4.65	20	4
QB Aaron Hill	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
RB Emmanuel DuBois	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devonte Leyes	33	18	219	3/11	0	35	1	62.5
Brent Croxton	5	3	34	0/0	0	23	1	40.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hugh Harrison	32	17	200	1/5	3	40	1	90.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jamal Hardy	5	7	70	14.00	55	32
TE Jamie Nobles	4	8	43	10.75	5	14
RB Sherman Patton	4	4	46	11.50	29	23
WR Malik Dotson	3	11	34	11.33	15	16
RB Brock Marsh	2	2	6	3.00	0	7
WR Chase Money	1	3	35	35.00	28	35
TE Justin Bradley	1	2	11	11.00	2	11
WR Gustavo Lane	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vinny Romberg	8	8	66	8.25	45	28	0
WR Brody Arnold	4	10	39	9.75	12	17	1
WR Theodore Andre	3	5	47	15.67	3	22	2
RB Rickey Schlereth	2	2	48	24.00	33	40	0
WR Ezekiel Boone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Nathaniel Perkins	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dale McGee	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Howard Hopper	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Raymond Logan	1	29	29.00	0
OLB Tevin Urbanski	1	86	86.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
CB Eric Beach	1	0
RB Sherman Patton	1	0
S Ken Arians	0	1

Denver	Recov	Force
CB Taylor Blackburn	1	0
ILB Jeff Henry	0	1
ILB Chris Aydelotte	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	8	371	46.4	33.8	56	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcos Rauwolf	6	255	42.5	32.7	48	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robert Bullock	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Arians	2	19	9.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Andersen	3	117	39.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Beach	3	69	23.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brody Arnold	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carson Schneider	9	2	0.0	27	25
OLB Edwin Knight	5	0	0.0	27	33
CB Howard Hopper	5	0	0.0	25	33
ILB Sammie Hardy	4	2	0.0	25	29
CB Eric Beach	4	2	0.0	28	33
DE J.B. Garrett	3	1	0.5	21	20
OLB Edward Faber	3	2	0.0	26	29
S Ken Arians	2	1	0.0	17	20
DE Tristan Schlafly	2	0	0.0	24	27
OLB Noah Dial	2	0	0.0	11	13
DE Trey Stanton	1	0	0.5	5	11
S Ernest Hopper	1	4	0.0	15	21
DT Oliver Morrissey	1	1	0.0	13	10
T Cris Feaser	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tevin Urbanski	7	5	1.0	24	41
DE Burt Conte	6	2	1.0	24	35
S Larry Littlejohn	5	2	1.0	23	40
CB Joe Chapman	5	2	0.0	24	41
S Raymond Logan	5	1	0.0	24	41
ILB Jeff Henry	5	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Ken Wright	3	0	0.0	24	41
DE Maxwell Reinert	2	1	0.0	21	20
CB Taylor Blackburn	2	1	0.0	23	39
ILB Chris Aydelotte	2	1	0.0	10	16
DE Dominic Pupunu	1	0	0.0	3	23
OLB Joseph Benton	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB C.J. Martinez	1	0	0.0	1	5
TE Nathaniel Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Travis McKinnie	1	0	0.0	14	31
S Lucas Tyrrell	1	0	0.0	0	6
DT Jeremy McConnell	0	1	0.0	13	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trey Stanton	0.5	1	1	11
DE J.B. Garrett	0.5	0	0	20
DE Tristan Schlafly	0.0	4	2	27
OLB Edward Faber	0.0	1	0	29

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Conte	1.0	2	1	0	35
OLB Tevin Urbanski	1.0	0	0	0	41
S Larry Littlejohn	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Dominic Pupunu	0.0	0	3	0	23
DT Jeremy McConnell	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Wally Duran	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howard Hopper	6	1	1	33
ILB Sammie Hardy	2	0	0	29
S Carson Schneider	2	0	0	25
CB Eric Beach	2	0	0	33
OLB Edward Faber	1	1	0	29
S Ernest Hopper	1	0	0	21
DE Tristan Schlafly	1	0	0	27
OLB Noah Dial	1	0	0	13
OLB Edwin Knight	1	0	0	33

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Joe Chapman	4	2	0	41
S Raymond Logan	4	0	1	41
OLB Tevin Urbanski	3	0	1	41
DE Burt Conte	2	0	0	35
CB Travis McKinnie	1	1	0	31
ILB Chris Aydelotte	1	1	0	16
OLB Joseph Benton	1	0	0	1
CB C.J. Martinez	1	0	0	5
DE Maxwell Reinert	1	0	0	20
OLB Ken Wright	1	0	0	41
ILB Jeff Henry	1	0	0	24
S Lucas Tyrrell	1	0	0	6
S Larry Littlejohn	0	1	0	40
CB Taylor Blackburn	0	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Victor Franz	2	5	24	2	41
C Rickey Hoard	2	5	24	1	41
T Tim Strom	2	3	24	0	41
T Cris Feaser	1	2	24	0	41
G Andrew Sherrod	0	5	24	0	41
TE Jamie Nobles	0	1	22	0	31

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donald Emmons	3	8	0	28	0	33
G Kody Hoffer	2	9	2	28	1	33
T Connor Bush	2	5	0	28	0	33
TE Nathaniel Perkins	1	2	0	24	0	29
T George Gordon	1	1	0	28	0	33
T Reuben Hodges	0	2	0	28	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Faber	1	19
Gustavo Lane	1	19
J.B. Garrett	1	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Aydelotte	3	23
Willie West	1	26
Miguel Lauer	1	25

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andrew Sherrod	24	41	---	---	10	75
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	26	29	19	74
S Carson Schneider	---	---	27	25	17	69
CB Eric Beach	---	---	28	33	8	69
ILB Sammie Hardy	---	---	25	29	14	68
T Cris Feaser	24	41	---	---	---	65
C Rickey Hoard	24	41	---	---	---	65
G Victor Franz	24	41	---	---	---	65
T Tim Strom	24	41	---	---	---	65
WR Jamal Hardy	23	41	---	---	---	64
OLB Edwin Knight	---	---	27	33	1	61
TE Jamie Nobles	22	31	---	---	7	60
QB Devonte Leyes	24	36	---	---	---	60
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	21	20	18	59
WR Malik Dotson	20	28	---	---	11	59
CB Howard Hopper	---	---	25	33	1	59
RB Sherman Patton	24	28	---	---	6	58
S Ken Arians	---	---	17	20	18	55
DE Tristan Schlafly	---	---	24	27	1	52
WR Chase Money	18	33	---	---	---	51
RB Brock Marsh	6	12	---	---	27	45
CB Nicholas Boyd	---	---	19	24	1	44
OLB Salvador Banks	---	---	8	8	25	41
DT Kenyon Widmer	---	---	15	23	1	39
S Ernest Hopper	---	---	15	21	1	37
RB Edwin Murillo	0	8	---	---	27	35
WR Gustavo Lane	0	7	---	---	19	26
OLB Noah Dial	---	---	11	13	---	24
DT Oliver Morrissey	---	---	13	10	---	23
DE Trey Stanton	---	---	5	11	7	23
TE Tito Sawyer	6	9	---	---	---	15
C Rod McClure	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Cole Narcisse	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Donnell Wells	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Kim Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Jose Horn	0	1	---	---	7	8
TE Justin Bradley	1	5	---	---	---	6
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Lamont Russell	---	---	2	4	---	6
OLB Steve Stelick	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Brent Croxton	0	5	---	---	---	5
WR Clay Chacon	0	2	---	---	---	2
RB Amos Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Erik Flowers	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Devin Wardzala	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T George Gordon	28	33	---	---	7	68
G Donald Emmons	28	33	---	---	7	68
G Kody Hoffer	28	33	---	---	7	68
T Connor Bush	28	33	---	---	7	68
S Raymond Logan	---	---	24	41	2	67
OLB Tevin Urbanski	---	---	24	41	2	67
CB Joe Chapman	---	---	24	41	2	67
OLB Ken Wright	---	---	24	41	2	67
WR Vinny Romberg	28	33	---	---	4	65
S Larry Littlejohn	---	---	23	40	1	64
CB Taylor Blackburn	---	---	23	39	1	63
DE Burt Conte	---	---	24	35	2	61
QB Hugh Harrison	27	33	---	---	---	60
WR Brody Arnold	25	31	---	---	4	60
T Reuben Hodges	28	32	---	---	---	60
RB Rickey Schlereth	27	31	---	---	---	58
TE Nathaniel Perkins	24	29	---	---	2	55
ILB Jeff Henry	---	---	24	24	1	49
ILB Chris Aydelotte	---	---	10	16	23	49
CB Travis McKinnie	---	---	14	31	2	47
DE Maxwell Reinert	---	---	21	20	1	42
DT Wally Duran	---	---	12	23	2	37
TE Willie West	5	5	---	---	26	36
DE Dominic Pupunu	---	---	3	23	9	35
DT Jeremy McConnell	---	---	13	19	1	33
ILB Miguel Lauer	---	---	0	4	25	29
WR Theodore Andre	13	15	---	---	---	28
WR Dale McGee	4	3	---	---	20	27
OLB Joseph Benton	---	---	0	1	25	26
CB C.J. Martinez	---	---	1	5	19	25
S Lucas Tyrrell	---	---	0	6	19	25
FB Cedric McDougle	0	0	---	---	20	20
RB Jaylen Becker	0	0	---	---	18	18
WR Ezekiel Boone	6	6	---	---	---	12
FB Lonnie Ragone	4	8	---	---	---	12
TE Billy England	0	1	---	---	9	10
DE Billy Wahle	---	---	0	1	8	9
K Robert Bullock	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Luke Andersen	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Nickolas Clark	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Marcos Rauwolf	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Bryant Brady	3	2	---	---	---	5
RB Emmanuel DuBois	1	1	---	---	---	2
T Gerald Sanders	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Aaron Hill	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Stephen Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	8	7	0.9
Right	10	37	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	67	5.6
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	5	17	3.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devonte Leyes	33	18	3	0	2	6	4	1	1
Brent Croxton	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hugh Harrison	32	17	5	2	4	2	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	86	21.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	118	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	49	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	126	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	12	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	43	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malik Dotson	11	3	0	34	0	28
TE Jamie Nobles	8	4	1	43	0	31
WR Jamal Hardy	7	5	0	70	2	41
RB Sherman Patton	4	4	0	46	1	28
WR Chase Money	3	1	0	35	1	33
RB Brock Marsh	2	2	0	6	0	12
TE Justin Bradley	2	1	1	11	0	5
WR Gustavo Lane	1	1	0	8	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brody Arnold	10	4	1	39	0	31
WR Vinny Romberg	8	8	0	66	2	33
WR Theodore Andre	5	3	1	47	2	15
TE Nathaniel Perkins	4	0	0	0	0	29
RB Rickey Schlereth	2	2	0	48	1	31
WR Dale McGee	2	0	1	0	0	3
WR Ezekiel Boone	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sherman Patton	6	14	2.33	3.40

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devonte Leyes	4	2	24	6.00	6.64

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hugh Harrison	4	3	9	2.25	6.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jamie Nobles	2	1	13	6.50	5.38
TE Justin Bradley	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Jamal Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vinny Romberg	2	2	-8	-4.00	8.25
TE Nathaniel Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brody Arnold	1	1	17	17.00	3.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rickey Schlereth	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devonte Leyes	12	5	3
Brent Croxton	1	1	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hugh Harrison	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jamie Nobles	5	2	1
WR Malik Dotson	2	0	0
WR Jamal Hardy	2	1	0
RB Brock Marsh	1	1	1
WR Chase Money	1	1	1
TE Justin Bradley	1	0	0
WR Gustavo Lane	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brody Arnold	4	2	2
WR Theodore Andre	3	2	1
RB Rickey Schlereth	1	1	1
TE Nathaniel Perkins	1	0	0
WR Vinny Romberg	1	1	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)