Week 8, 2050

played in Denver, CO

43 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	17	7	0	-	24
Denver Broncos	7	7	14	10	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 DEN - Zane Nichols 9 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 13:35 DEN - Zane Nichols 16 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 07:52 NED - Cornell Bridges 11 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 03:48 NED - Francisco Howland 23 field goal
2Q: 01:19 NED - Rufus Matthews 40 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
3Q: 12:50 DEN - Zane Nichols 24 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
3Q: 07:07 NED - Cornell Bridges 3 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
3Q: 04:08 DEN - Alvin Johnston 28 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
4Q: 10:53 DEN - C.J. Prosise 3 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
4Q: 06:54 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 DEN - Zane Nichols 9 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 13:35 DEN - Zane Nichols 16 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
2Q: 07:52 NED - Cornell Bridges 11 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 03:48 NED - Francisco Howland 23 field goal
2Q: 01:19 NED - Rufus Matthews 40 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
3Q: 12:50 DEN - Zane Nichols 24 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
3Q: 07:07 NED - Cornell Bridges 3 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
3Q: 04:08 DEN - Alvin Johnston 28 pass from Nicholas Simmons (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
4Q: 10:53 DEN - C.J. Prosise 3 run (Roberto Aguayo extra point)
4Q: 06:54 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 24 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 5-2
First Downs 28 20
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 452 367
- Offensive Plays 74 53
- Yards per Play 6.11 6.92
Net Rushing Yards 164 58
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 6.31 2.15
Net Passing Yards 288 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 29 - 1 26 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 319 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 11.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/35
Kick Returns/Yards 3/47 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:40 26:20

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	5-2
First Downs	28	20
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	452	367
- Offensive Plays	74	53
- Yards per Play	6.11	6.92
Net Rushing Yards	164	58
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	6.31	2.15
Net Passing Yards	288	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 29 - 1	26 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	319	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	11.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/35
Kick Returns/Yards	3/47	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:40	26:20

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	3:39	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
1	4:20	2:58	OWN 20	6	48	Missed FG
2	13:27	5:46	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	6:26	2:43	OPP 48	7	42	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:01	OWN 24	2	76	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:20	OPP 31	2	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 17	4	7	Fumble
3	12:35	5:38	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	3:56	3:24	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	10:45	1:30	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
4	6:49	3:34	OWN 18	10	58	Downs
4	2:00	0:41	OWN 45	5	23	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	6:47	2:27	OWN 22	5	24	Punt
1	1:22	2:55	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	7:41	1:15	OWN 26	3	-8	Punt
2	3:43	1:51	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:51	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 26	1	-11	Half
3	12:50	0:15	OPP 24	1	24	Touchdown
3	6:57	3:01	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
3	0:32	4:47	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	9:15	2:26	50	4	43	Field Goal
4	3:15	1:15	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
4	1:19	1:19	OWN 32	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Nicholas Simmons, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Patrick Turner	17	121	7.12	36	4
Jeremy West	8	36	4.50	19	1
Jonah Stenstrom	1	7	7.00	7	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Prosise	20	20	1.00	9	0	1
Nicholas Simmons	4	14	3.50	11	1	0
Buddy MacClelland	3	24	8.00	20	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonah Stenstrom	43	29	319	5/31	3	40	1	102.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nicholas Simmons	26	22	309	0/0	4	47	1	139.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Bridges	10	15	139	13.90	80	32	2
WR Will Fuller	9	13	91	10.11	18	19	0
WR Rufus Matthews	3	3	60	20.00	15	40	1
RB Patrick Turner	2	2	6	3.00	9	7	0
FB Darnell Gitlin	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	1	0
WR Lenny Lilley	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Jeremy West	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Keegan Hutton	1	4	18	18.00	2	18	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zane Nichols	9	9	124	13.78	45	24	3
WR Shaun Foster	7	9	105	15.00	66	47	0
TE B.J. Donaldson	2	3	28	14.00	10	14	0
FB Alvin Johnston	2	3	27	13.50	20	28	1
RB C.J. Prosise	1	1	26	26.00	26	26	0
WR Pat Blidner	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bart Wright	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Earnest Luen	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jonah Stenstrom	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shawn Covington	0	1	0	0
Lenny Hamernik	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darien Sawyer	3	159	53.0	34.7	60	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Sanders	4	186	46.5	37.8	54	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Aguayo	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Reynolds	2	11	5.5	0
Skip MacMillan	1	4	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Foster	2	35	17.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Reynolds	2	35	17.5	0
Skip MacMillan	1	12	12.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Whiting	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ezekiel Keck	6	3	0.0	25	25
CB Hunter Reynolds	6	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Myron Lincoln	5	1	0.0	20	16
ILB Leslie Plumb	4	4	0.0	27	26
CB Skip MacMillan	4	3	0.0	13	18
DT Emmett Flowers	4	2	0.0	17	13
S Lionel Franks	3	0	0.0	23	24
DT Bert Danieles	3	0	0.0	25	23
CB Bart Wright	2	0	0.0	27	25
OLB Chris Price	2	0	0.0	13	9
OLB Cameron Heise	1	2	0.0	6	7
S Harvey Keyes	1	1	0.0	4	6
DE Ernest Stafford	1	1	0.0	24	18
DE Danny Shelton	1	0	0.0	19	18
WR Cornell Bridges	1	0	---	---	---
DT Owen Forbes	0	1	0.0	14	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Akaka	8	0	0.0	24	37
S Courtney Lamm	7	1	0.0	21	43
DT Arik Armstead	5	2	1.0	17	34
DE Lenny Hamernik	4	0	2.5	17	33
S Earnest Luen	4	0	0.0	26	48
S Luke Lindsay	4	0	0.0	5	16
CB Dean Clough	4	0	0.0	26	48
OLB Deion Reese	4	0	0.0	8	15
DE Dwayne Gardner	3	2	1.0	14	27
OLB David Fulcher	3	2	0.0	20	41
CB Eddie Mendheim	3	1	0.0	17	33
CB Cory Navarro	3	1	0.0	26	48
ILB Peter Schwartz	2	1	0.5	23	44
DT Donnell Lane	2	1	0.0	12	21
DE Shawn Covington	1	0	0.0	19	29
FB Alvin Johnston	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Shelton	0.0	0	1	2	18
DE Ernest Stafford	0.0	0	1	0	18

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lenny Hamernik	2.5	0	2	0	33
DE Dwayne Gardner	1.0	1	0	0	27
DT Arik Armstead	1.0	0	0	2	34
ILB Peter Schwartz	0.5	1	0	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ezekiel Keck	5	1	0	25
CB Hunter Reynolds	5	0	0	26
OLB Myron Lincoln	4	0	0	16
CB Skip MacMillan	2	0	0	18
OLB Cameron Heise	2	0	0	7
S Lionel Franks	1	0	0	24
OLB Chris Price	1	0	0	9
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0	6
DE Ernest Stafford	1	0	0	18
CB Bart Wright	0	0	1	25

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Roy Akaka	6	0	0	37
CB Dean Clough	5	4	0	48
S Courtney Lamm	5	2	0	43
OLB Deion Reese	3	0	0	15
S Luke Lindsay	2	1	0	16
OLB David Fulcher	2	0	0	41
ILB Peter Schwartz	2	0	0	44
CB Cory Navarro	1	1	0	48
S Earnest Luen	1	0	1	48
CB Eddie Mendheim	1	0	0	33
DE Dwayne Gardner	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Tate	3	7	0	26	1	48
Trenton Brahms	2	6	1	26	1	48
Xavier Marschalk	2	4	0	26	1	48
Edwin McGregor	2	4	0	26	0	48
Barry Fredrickson	1	4	1	26	2	48

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Joshua Garnett	2	7	27	26
Hayden Yarbrough	1	6	27	26
Seth Lavoie	1	4	27	26
Efrain Slusher	1	3	27	26
B.J. Donaldson	1	1	21	21
Taylor Lewan	0	1	27	26
Alvin Johnston	0	1	17	20

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremy West	1	21
Darnell Gitlin	1	16
Harvey Keyes	1	15
Leslie Plumb	1	9
Barry Fredrickson	1	5

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Holliday	3	15
Cary Whiting	2	16
B.J. Donaldson	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Barry Fredrickson	26	48	---	---	5	79
Trenton Brahms	26	48	---	---	---	74
Edwin McGregor	26	48	---	---	---	74
Jonah Stenstrom	26	48	---	---	---	74
Xavier Marschalk	26	48	---	---	---	74
Steve Tate	26	48	---	---	---	74
Hunter Reynolds	---	---	26	26	16	68
Cornell Bridges	23	43	---	---	---	66
Keegan Hutton	19	32	---	---	15	66
Darnell Gitlin	18	31	---	---	16	65
Leslie Plumb	---	---	27	26	9	62
Bart Wright	---	---	27	25	8	60
Patrick Turner	18	42	---	---	---	60
Will Fuller	20	40	---	---	---	60
Ezekiel Keck	---	---	25	25	9	59
Lionel Franks	---	---	23	24	6	53
Bert Danieles	---	---	25	23	1	49
Rufus Matthews	9	25	---	---	14	48
Ernest Stafford	---	---	24	18	---	42
Skip MacMillan	---	---	13	18	9	40
Danny Shelton	---	---	19	18	3	40
Myron Lincoln	---	---	20	16	2	38
Lenny Lilley	8	11	---	---	16	35
Jeremy West	8	6	---	---	21	35
Owen Forbes	---	---	14	16	5	35
Chris Price	---	---	13	9	11	33
Emmett Flowers	---	---	17	13	3	33
Cameron Heise	---	---	6	7	15	28
Harvey Keyes	---	---	4	6	15	25
Micah Spencer	6	9	---	---	6	21
Daryl Barker	---	---	9	12	---	21
Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	7	7
Braxton Upchurch	---	---	3	2	2	7
Clay Tillery	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brendan Guthrie	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Coles	---	---	2	2	1	5
Roderick West	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carl Bissett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darien Sawyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Jelinek	1	1	---	---	1	3
Lincoln White	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dexter Thornton	---	---	0	0	1	1
Herb Westbrook	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joshua Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thurman Kerr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dean Clough	---	---	26	48	15	89
Earnest Luen	---	---	26	48	2	76
Cory Navarro	---	---	26	48	2	76
David Fulcher	---	---	20	41	14	75
Peter Schwartz	---	---	23	44	8	75
Courtney Lamm	---	---	21	43	1	65
Shaun Foster	25	26	---	---	13	64
Roy Akaka	---	---	24	37	3	64
Zane Nichols	24	23	---	---	15	62
C.J. Prosise	23	19	---	---	20	62
Eddie Mendheim	---	---	17	33	11	61
B.J. Donaldson	21	21	---	---	17	59
Joshua Garnett	27	26	---	---	5	58
Taylor Lewan	27	26	---	---	---	53
Nicholas Simmons	27	26	---	---	---	53
Seth Lavoie	27	26	---	---	---	53
Efrain Slusher	27	26	---	---	---	53
Hayden Yarbrough	27	26	---	---	---	53
Arik Armstead	---	---	17	34	1	52
Lenny Hamernik	---	---	17	33	1	51
Shawn Covington	---	---	19	29	2	50
Dwayne Gardner	---	---	14	27	4	45
Alvin Johnston	17	20	---	---	6	43
Donnell Lane	---	---	12	21	5	38
Cary Whiting	11	9	---	---	16	36
Barry Miller	9	4	---	---	14	27
Deion Reese	---	---	8	15	1	24
Sammie Pettway	---	---	9	10	3	22
Luke Lindsay	---	---	5	16	---	21
Skip Holliday	---	---	1	1	15	17
Buddy MacClelland	3	6	---	---	---	9
Roberto Aguayo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Harvey Spencer	---	---	0	0	6	6
Cristian Ramsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Myles Pollock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Les Borders	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clifton Stamps	---	---	1	0	4	5
Walter Spoon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Ryner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kerry Sanders	0	0	---	---	4	4
Antoine Evans	1	1	---	---	---	2
Pat Blidner	1	1	---	---	---	2
Jalen Keith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Stanton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommy Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackson Stamper	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	7	72	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-3	-0.5
Middle	17	63	3.7
Right	3	-1	-0.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonah Stenstrom	43	29	5	1	0	8	2	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nicholas Simmons	26	22	4	0	0	1	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	99	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	137	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	58	14.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	113	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	138	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Bridges	15	10	139	3	43
WR Will Fuller	13	9	91	0	40
TE Keegan Hutton	4	1	18	0	32
WR Lenny Lilley	3	1	2	0	11
WR Rufus Matthews	3	3	60	2	25
RB Patrick Turner	2	2	6	0	42
FB Darnell Gitlin	2	2	-2	0	31
RB Jeremy West	1	1	5	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zane Nichols	9	9	124	1	23
WR Shaun Foster	9	7	105	1	26
TE B.J. Donaldson	3	2	28	0	21
FB Alvin Johnston	3	2	27	1	20
RB C.J. Prosise	1	1	26	1	19
WR Pat Blidner	1	1	-1	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Patrick Turner	2	7	3.50	7.12
Jeremy West	1	-4	-4.00	4.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Prosise	3	-1	-0.33	1.00
Nicholas Simmons	1	0	0.00	3.50
Buddy MacClelland	1	4	4.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonah Stenstrom	4	3	15	3.75	7.42

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nicholas Simmons	4	4	42	10.50	11.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Bridges	3	2	14	4.67	9.27
FB Darnell Gitlin	1	1	1	1.00	-1.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Nichols	3	3	28	9.33	13.78
WR Shaun Foster	1	1	14	14.00	11.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy West	3	1
Patrick Turner	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Nicholas Simmons	3	0
C.J. Prosise	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonah Stenstrom	9	7	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nicholas Simmons	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Fuller	4	3	2
WR Rufus Matthews	1	1	1
RB Patrick Turner	1	1	1
FB Darnell Gitlin	1	1	0
WR Cornell Bridges	1	1	1
TE Keegan Hutton	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Foster	2	1	0
WR Zane Nichols	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)