Week 9, 2087

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	10	7	0	-	20
Indianapolis Colts	0	14	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:38 NED - Neal Politopoulos 40 field goal
2Q: 13:08 NED - Howard Hopper 55 interception return (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 05:43 IND - Jeff Rhodes 80 run (Rodolfo Taylor extra point)
2Q: 00:49 IND - Pedro Woods 1 pass from Luis Blackburn (Rodolfo Taylor extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Neal Politopoulos 40 field goal
3Q: 08:48 NED - Malik Dotson 42 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 11:04 IND - Rodolfo Taylor 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:38 NED - Neal Politopoulos 40 field goal
2Q: 13:08 NED - Howard Hopper 55 interception return (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 05:43 IND - Jeff Rhodes 80 run (Rodolfo Taylor extra point)
2Q: 00:49 IND - Pedro Woods 1 pass from Luis Blackburn (Rodolfo Taylor extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Neal Politopoulos 40 field goal
3Q: 08:48 NED - Malik Dotson 42 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 11:04 IND - Rodolfo Taylor 31 field goal

Team Statistics NED IND
Record 4-4 3-5-1
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 358 396
- Offensive Plays 69 60
- Yards per Play 5.19 6.60
Net Rushing Yards 102 165
- Rushing Attempts 27 19
- Yards per Rush 3.78 8.68
Net Passing Yards 256 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 2 40 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 271 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.10 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/70
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/107 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 3/57 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 32:27 27:33

Team Statistics	NED	IND
Record	4-4	3-5-1
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	358	396
- Offensive Plays	69	60
- Yards per Play	5.19	6.60
Net Rushing Yards	102	165
- Rushing Attempts	27	19
- Yards per Rush	3.78	8.68
Net Passing Yards	256	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 2	40 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	271	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.10	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/70
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/107	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	3/57	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 21
Time of Possession	32:27	27:33

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	3:10	OWN 21	8	43	Downs
1	8:54	4:22	OWN 19	10	58	Field Goal
1	1:15	2:34	OWN 29	5	14	Interception
2	11:31	3:05	OWN 31	6	9	Punt
2	6:30	0:47	OPP 42	6	23	Interception
2	5:26	2:05	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 35	2	42	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:28	OPP 37	3	0	Punt
3	10:02	1:32	OWN 23	3	77	Touchdown
3	6:59	4:56	OWN 38	8	26	Punt
3	0:34	0:47	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
4	10:56	2:32	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
4	3:39	3:39	OWN 22	8	39	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
1	10:08	1:14	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
1	4:32	3:17	OWN 19	7	44	Interception
2	13:41	0:43	OWN 42	2	-5	Interception
2	12:58	1:27	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
2	8:26	1:56	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
2	5:43	0:17	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
2	3:21	2:41	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
3	12:32	2:30	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	8:30	1:31	OWN 27	3	-10	Punt
3	2:03	1:29	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:47	3:51	OWN 24	7	62	Field Goal
4	8:24	4:45	OWN 14	11	51	Interception

Game MVP: Malik Dotson, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jose Horn	12	48	4.00	9	0
RB Amos Humphries	10	45	4.50	19	2
QB Devonte Leyes	4	7	1.75	4	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	2	2.00	2	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jeff Rhodes	18	157	8.72	80	5	1
QB Luis Blackburn	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devonte Leyes	39	23	271	3/15	1	42	2	67.3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luis Blackburn	40	23	236	1/5	1	44	3	51.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Hardy	8	15	51	6.38	26	15	0
WR Malik Dotson	7	8	124	17.71	45	42	1
TE J.R. Weldon	3	5	18	6.00	1	8	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	2	3	20	10.00	3	15	0
TE Tito Sawyer	1	2	4	4.00	6	4	0
RB Amos Humphries	1	3	20	20.00	12	20	0
RB Jose Horn	1	2	34	34.00	25	34	0
TE Jamie Nobles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pedro Woods	8	16	103	12.88	65	44	1
RB Jeff Rhodes	4	8	22	5.50	8	16	0
WR Ricky Downey	4	5	49	12.25	20	26	0
WR Les Chandler	4	5	42	10.50	10	20	0
FB Vinny Burroughs	2	2	19	9.50	13	18	0
WR Richard Kyl	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Sammie Whitlow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lionel Lindstrom	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Carson Schneider	1	0	0.00	0
CB Howard Hopper	1	55	55.00	1
OLB Steve Stelick	1	2	2.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Antonio Mansker	1	0	0.00	0
CB Maurice Hatcher	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	6	250	41.7	31.5	56	4

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Testaverde	7	265	37.9	37.9	45	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rodolfo Taylor	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Chandler	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Porcaro	2	77	38.5	0
Jose Horn	1	30	30.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Kyl	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Nicholas Boyd	7	1	0.0	19	29
OLB Edward Faber	7	1	0.0	18	38
CB Eric Beach	5	0	0.0	19	41
ILB Sammie Hardy	4	1	0.0	10	31
S Carson Schneider	3	3	0.0	19	41
OLB Noah Dial	3	2	0.0	17	26
S Ken Arians	3	0	0.0	10	31
CB Lamont Russell	3	0	0.0	1	15
DE Luis Shore	1	1	1.0	1	14
DE Erik Flowers	1	2	0.0	18	27
DT Kenyon Widmer	1	1	0.0	15	21
QB Devonte Leyes	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jamal Hardy	1	0	---	---	---
CB Freddie Sutter	1	0	0.0	1	3
OLB Harold Lang	1	0	0.0	10	10
OLB Eugene Pegues	1	0	0.0	9	22
CB Howard Hopper	0	1	0.0	18	41
OLB Steve Stelick	0	1	0.0	3	15

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Antonio Mansker	8	0	0.0	24	32
OLB Dexter Parker	7	1	1.0	26	40
OLB Kaleb McKnight	6	0	0.0	26	39
S Curtis Reid	5	2	0.0	23	27
S Charlie Stevens	5	1	0.0	15	16
ILB Cary Tucker	4	3	0.0	25	33
DE Sam Tokeshi	3	0	1.0	24	33
DE Liam Hutchins	2	2	1.0	26	34
S Scott Georges	2	0	0.0	3	10
DE K.C. Davidson	2	0	0.0	4	16
WR Les Chandler	2	0	---	---	---
CB Andy Harrison	1	1	0.0	15	29
DE Thomas Robbins	1	0	0.0	2	9
DT Joey Collins	1	0	0.0	22	28
CB Stanley Duffy	1	0	0.0	13	31
OLB Tucker McBriar	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Maurice Hatcher	1	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Henry Lind	0	2	0.0	13	12
S Douglas Hadnot	0	1	0.0	4	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Luis Shore	1.0	0	0	14
OLB Edward Faber	0.0	1	0	38
DE Erik Flowers	0.0	0	2	27

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dexter Parker	1.0	1	0	0	40
DE Sam Tokeshi	1.0	0	2	2	33
DE Liam Hutchins	1.0	0	2	2	34
DT Joey Collins	0.0	1	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nicholas Boyd	6	0	0	29
CB Eric Beach	5	0	0	41
S Carson Schneider	3	1	1	41
CB Lamont Russell	3	1	0	15
ILB Sammie Hardy	3	0	0	31
S Ken Arians	1	2	0	31
OLB Edward Faber	1	0	0	38
OLB Eugene Pegues	1	0	0	22
CB Howard Hopper	0	1	1	41
OLB Noah Dial	0	1	0	26
OLB Steve Stelick	0	0	1	15

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kaleb McKnight	3	1	0	39
S Antonio Mansker	3	0	1	32
ILB Cary Tucker	3	0	0	33
S Scott Georges	2	0	0	10
S Curtis Reid	2	0	0	27
S Charlie Stevens	2	0	0	16
CB Andy Harrison	1	1	0	29
CB Stanley Duffy	1	1	0	31
CB Maurice Hatcher	1	0	1	26
DT Joey Collins	1	0	0	28
DE K.C. Davidson	1	0	0	16
OLB Dexter Parker	1	0	0	40
OLB Tucker McBriar	1	0	0	3
ILB Henry Lind	1	0	0	12
S Douglas Hadnot	0	2	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tim Strom	4	7	0	27	1	42
T Cris Feaser	3	6	0	27	0	42
C Kim Fredrickson	2	2	0	27	1	42
G Victor Franz	1	4	1	27	0	42
G Dashawn Waugh	1	4	0	27	1	42
TE Tito Sawyer	0	1	0	12	0	14

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Mike Czarniecki	3	6	19	0	41
G Ruben Cooley	1	6	19	0	41
T Rickey Maxcy	1	2	19	1	41
G Danny Green	0	3	19	0	41
T Mark Lang	0	1	19	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Horn	1	22
Denzel Porcaro	1	21
Edward Faber	1	18
Erick Kramer	1	17
Amos Humphries	1	11

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
K.C. Davidson	2	11
Vinny Burroughs	1	22

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Denzel Porcaro	21	36	---	---	21	78
T Cris Feaser	27	42	---	---	8	77
TE J.R. Weldon	24	30	---	---	23	77
G Victor Franz	27	42	---	---	8	77
S Carson Schneider	---	---	19	41	16	76
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	18	38	18	74
QB Devonte Leyes	27	42	---	---	---	69
T Tim Strom	27	42	---	---	---	69
C Kim Fredrickson	27	42	---	---	---	69
G Dashawn Waugh	27	42	---	---	---	69
WR Jamal Hardy	24	40	---	---	---	64
WR Malik Dotson	18	36	---	---	8	62
CB Eric Beach	---	---	19	41	1	61
CB Howard Hopper	---	---	18	41	---	59
S Ken Arians	---	---	10	31	16	57
ILB Sammie Hardy	---	---	10	31	12	53
RB Jose Horn	15	16	---	---	22	53
DE Erik Flowers	---	---	18	27	8	53
RB Amos Humphries	14	27	---	---	11	52
OLB Eugene Pegues	---	---	9	22	21	52
CB Nicholas Boyd	---	---	19	29	1	49
OLB Noah Dial	---	---	17	26	1	44
DE Trey Stanton	---	---	12	20	7	39
DT Shane Madison	---	---	9	26	1	36
DT Kenyon Widmer	---	---	15	21	---	36
TE Tito Sawyer	12	14	---	---	---	26
OLB Harold Lang	---	---	10	10	1	21
OLB Steve Stelick	---	---	3	15	1	19
WR Erick Kramer	0	0	---	---	17	17
CB Lamont Russell	---	---	1	15	---	16
DE Luis Shore	---	---	1	14	---	15
TE Jamie Nobles	5	7	---	---	---	12
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Avery Moorhead	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Nicholas Chapman	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Darrell Watson	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Gustavo Lane	1	2	---	---	4	7
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Freddie Sutter	---	---	1	3	---	4
WR Chase Money	1	2	---	---	---	3
S Ernest Hopper	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Walter Fletcher	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Brent Croxton	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Larry Perez	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Gilbert Digler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dexter Parker	---	---	26	40	23	89
ILB Cary Tucker	---	---	25	33	12	70
G Ruben Cooley	19	41	---	---	8	68
G Danny Green	19	41	---	---	8	68
T Mark Lang	19	41	---	---	8	68
OLB Kaleb McKnight	---	---	26	39	2	67
DE Sam Tokeshi	---	---	24	33	8	65
DE Liam Hutchins	---	---	26	34	2	62
QB Luis Blackburn	19	41	---	---	1	61
RB Jeff Rhodes	19	41	---	---	1	61
T Rickey Maxcy	19	41	---	---	---	60
C Mike Czarniecki	19	41	---	---	---	60
CB Andy Harrison	---	---	15	29	15	59
S Antonio Mansker	---	---	24	32	2	58
WR Ricky Downey	15	38	---	---	4	57
WR Pedro Woods	16	40	---	---	---	56
CB Stanley Duffy	---	---	13	31	11	55
TE Lionel Lindstrom	16	35	---	---	1	52
S Curtis Reid	---	---	23	27	2	52
DT Joey Collins	---	---	22	28	1	51
WR Les Chandler	11	30	---	---	7	48
S Charlie Stevens	---	---	15	16	15	46
CB Maurice Hatcher	---	---	13	26	1	40
TE Abraham Willis	8	7	---	---	21	36
FB Vinny Burroughs	4	8	---	---	22	34
DE K.C. Davidson	---	---	4	16	11	31
CB Nicholas Searight	---	---	13	14	1	28
ILB Henry Lind	---	---	13	12	1	26
S Douglas Hadnot	---	---	4	16	---	20
DT Danny Garth	---	---	3	5	7	15
RB Lionel Hall	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Jonathan Doering	0	0	---	---	14	14
S Scott Georges	---	---	3	10	---	13
WR Richard Kyl	1	3	---	---	8	12
DE Thomas Robbins	---	---	2	9	---	11
DT Maurice Austin	---	---	2	9	---	11
C Emmett Sierra	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Sammie Whitlow	5	3	---	---	---	8
G Wayne Brodbelt	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Thomas Testaverde	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Rodolfo Taylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Tucker McBriar	---	---	1	3	---	4
RB Sammie Hammond	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Ray Fulcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jimmy Devine	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brett Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	6	37	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	98	32.7
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	3	41	13.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devonte Leyes	39	23	5	1	1	5	5	4	2

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luis Blackburn	40	23	4	3	2	6	2	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	12	119	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	57	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	63	15.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	79	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	114	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Hardy	15	8	1	51	0	40
WR Malik Dotson	8	7	0	124	3	36
TE J.R. Weldon	5	3	0	18	0	30
RB Amos Humphries	3	1	0	20	1	27
WR Denzel Porcaro	3	2	0	20	0	36
TE Tito Sawyer	2	1	0	4	0	14
RB Jose Horn	2	1	0	34	1	16
TE Jamie Nobles	1	0	0	0	0	7

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pedro Woods	16	8	1	103	2	40
RB Jeff Rhodes	8	4	1	22	0	41
WR Ricky Downey	5	4	0	49	1	38
WR Les Chandler	5	4	0	42	1	30
FB Vinny Burroughs	2	2	0	19	0	8
TE Lionel Lindstrom	2	0	0	0	0	35
TE Sammie Whitlow	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Richard Kyl	1	1	0	1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devonte Leyes	3	0	0	0.00	6.95

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luis Blackburn	1	1	1	1.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Overall Avg
TE J.R. Weldon	1	3.60
WR Malik Dotson	1	15.50
WR Jamal Hardy	1	3.40

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pedro Woods	1	1	1	1.00	6.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Devonte Leyes	2	0
RB Amos Humphries	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jeff Rhodes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devonte Leyes	12	7	4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luis Blackburn	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malik Dotson	3	3	1
WR Jamal Hardy	3	2	2
TE Tito Sawyer	2	1	1
RB Amos Humphries	2	0	0
TE J.R. Weldon	2	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Les Chandler	3	2	1
RB Jeff Rhodes	2	1	0
WR Ricky Downey	2	2	2
WR Pedro Woods	2	2	0
TE Sammie Whitlow	1	0	0
FB Vinny Burroughs	1	1	1
TE Lionel Lindstrom	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 33,300 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,600 (17,500)
End Zone 2,500 (12,600)
Mezzanine 4,000 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 6,700 (11,100)
Club Seats 10,100 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	33,300 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,600 (17,500)
End Zone	2,500 (12,600)
Mezzanine	4,000 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	6,700 (11,100)
Club Seats	10,100 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (9,900)