Week 1, 2087

played in New York (A), NJ

63 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	0	-	10
New York (A) Jets	3	10	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 NYA - Tom Fleming 20 field goal
2Q: 14:11 NYA - Tom Fleming 20 field goal
2Q: 04:17 NYA - Carter Malone 54 interception return (Tom Fleming extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Neal Politopoulos 45 field goal
3Q: 03:52 NYA - Nolan Galloway 8 pass from Junior Atkins (Tom Fleming extra point)
3Q: 00:42 NED - Malik Dotson 30 pass from Brent Croxton (Neal Politopoulos extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 NYA - Tom Fleming 20 field goal
2Q: 14:11 NYA - Tom Fleming 20 field goal
2Q: 04:17 NYA - Carter Malone 54 interception return (Tom Fleming extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Neal Politopoulos 45 field goal
3Q: 03:52 NYA - Nolan Galloway 8 pass from Junior Atkins (Tom Fleming extra point)
3Q: 00:42 NED - Malik Dotson 30 pass from Brent Croxton (Neal Politopoulos extra point)

Team Statistics NED NYA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 195 330
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 3.42 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 33 144
- Rushing Attempts 18 36
- Yards per Rush 1.83 4.00
Net Passing Yards 162 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 1 27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.15 6.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/52 6/52
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 3/65
Kick Returns/Yards 4/103 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 24:11 35:49

Team Statistics	NED	NYA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	195	330
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	3.42	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	33	144
- Rushing Attempts	18	36
- Yards per Rush	1.83	4.00
Net Passing Yards	162	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 1	27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	175	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.15	6.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/52	6/52
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	3/65
Kick Returns/Yards	4/103	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	24:11	35:49

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	2:51	OWN 15	4	0	Punt
1	5:59	1:46	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	14:04	5:01	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
2	4:53	0:49	OWN 42	3	-1	Interception
2	4:04	1:23	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	2:04	2:04	OWN 35	8	37	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 23	7	-6	Punt
3	8:16	1:45	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
3	3:42	3:15	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	12:11	1:57	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
4	6:12	2:16	OWN 20	12	46	Downs

New York (A) Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	5	72	Field Goal
1	9:02	3:03	OWN 46	5	1	Punt
1	4:13	5:09	OWN 23	10	74	Field Goal
2	9:03	4:10	OWN 20	8	45	Missed FG
2	2:41	0:37	OPP 32	3	4	Missed FG
3	11:28	3:12	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
3	6:31	2:49	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
3	0:27	3:16	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
4	10:14	4:02	OWN 38	6	8	Punt
4	3:56	3:56	OWN 34	9	32	Game

Game MVP: Junior Atkins, New York (A) Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Jose Horn	9	13	1.44	8
RB Larry Perez	6	-3	-0.50	7
QB Brent Croxton	2	16	8.00	8
RB Amos Humphries	1	7	7.00	7

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Lance Niklos	19	72	3.79	16	3
RB Jace Dillon	13	55	4.23	25	2
QB Junior Atkins	2	8	4.00	9	0
WR Alfred Ward	1	5	5.00	5	0
RB Wes Lyon	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brent Croxton	37	23	175	2/13	1	30	1	71.3

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Junior Atkins	27	20	189	1/3	1	46	0	105.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Erick Kramer	5	6	20	4.00	0	7	0
TE J.R. Weldon	4	7	19	4.75	3	8	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	4	8	21	5.25	1	14	0
RB Jose Horn	4	4	41	10.25	30	21	0
WR Malik Dotson	3	5	54	18.00	1	30	1
TE Jamie Nobles	2	2	9	4.50	1	7	0
RB Brock Marsh	1	2	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE Tito Sawyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jamal Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gustavo Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nolan Galloway	5	7	38	7.60	1	15	1
WR Alfred Ward	5	6	40	8.00	9	23	0
TE Bob Arnold	3	4	30	10.00	7	17	0
WR Byron Davis	2	3	66	33.00	63	46	0
RB Jace Dillon	2	3	3	1.50	4	3	0
TE Tyrus Wilkins	2	3	12	6.00	1	6	0
RB Lance Niklos	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carter Malone	1	54	54.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Nicholas Boyd	0	0	1	0

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Jace Dillon	1	0	0	0
WR Alfred Ward	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	7	323	46.1	34.9	59	0

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Hardig	4	190	47.5	37.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tom Fleming	2/4	0/2	0/1	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Porcaro	2	19	9.5	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron Davis	3	65	21.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Porcaro	4	103	25.8	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carson Schneider	12	3	0.0	36	28
OLB Eugene Pegues	7	1	0.0	32	27
S Ken Arians	6	5	0.0	25	18
ILB Sammie Hardy	6	5	0.0	36	27
DE Erik Flowers	6	0	0.5	30	23
CB Nicholas Boyd	6	0	0.0	31	23
OLB Edward Faber	3	0	0.0	36	27
CB Howard Hopper	2	2	0.0	32	27
ILB Walter Fletcher	2	1	0.0	14	10
DE Trey Stanton	1	1	0.5	23	17
CB Eric Beach	1	2	0.0	36	27
DT Shane Madison	1	1	0.0	18	17
OLB Noah Dial	1	0	0.0	9	7
DT Kenyon Widmer	1	0	0.0	25	17

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Malcolm Hildreth	10	2	1.0	18	39
ILB J.C. Simmons	6	2	0.0	17	23
CB Carter Malone	6	2	0.0	18	37
CB Ernie Cromer	4	1	1.0	17	39
CB Phillip Hardt	4	1	0.0	9	27
S Anthony Dunnigan	3	1	0.0	18	39
DT Roman Bennett	2	2	0.0	18	30
S Cary Richmond	2	1	0.0	7	13
DE Vince Reilly	2	0	0.0	18	36
CB Clarence Emtman	2	0	0.0	4	13
DE Trent Rahn	1	0	0.0	17	25
S Jose Cole	0	3	0.0	10	25
DT Van Bell	0	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Rufus Hohlt	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trey Stanton	0.5	1	0	17
DE Erik Flowers	0.5	0	1	23
DT Shane Madison	0.0	1	1	17
CB Howard Hopper	0.0	1	0	27

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Malcolm Hildreth	1.0	0	0	0	39
CB Ernie Cromer	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Robbie Holliday	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Roman Bennett	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Vince Reilly	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Trent Rahn	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nicholas Boyd	3	1	23
OLB Eugene Pegues	3	1	27
S Ken Arians	3	0	18
ILB Sammie Hardy	3	0	27
S Carson Schneider	3	0	28
OLB Noah Dial	1	1	7
ILB Walter Fletcher	1	0	10
CB Eric Beach	1	0	27
CB Howard Hopper	1	0	27
DE Erik Flowers	1	0	23

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Malcolm Hildreth	6	1	0	39
CB Carter Malone	5	1	1	37
ILB J.C. Simmons	4	0	0	23
CB Clarence Emtman	3	0	0	13
CB Phillip Hardt	2	2	0	27
CB Ernie Cromer	2	2	0	39
S Cary Richmond	1	0	0	13
DT Roman Bennett	0	1	0	30
S Anthony Dunnigan	0	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Darrell Watson	1	5	18	0	39
T Tim Strom	1	3	18	0	39
T Cris Feaser	0	3	18	2	39
C Kim Fredrickson	0	3	18	0	39
G Donnell Wells	0	2	18	0	39

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Gino Sutton	4	6	1	36	0	28
G Howard Patton	3	10	1	36	0	28
C C.J. Payne	2	5	0	36	0	28
G Horace Evans	1	8	0	36	1	28
TE Tyrus Wilkins	1	1	0	14	0	14
T Walt Cayen	0	4	0	36	0	28
TE Bob Arnold	0	1	0	31	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Stelick	2	18
Dashawn Waugh	1	8

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Ernie Cromer	2	10
Bob Arnold	1	21
Bo McMurdo	1	18
Clarence Emtman	1	14
Horace Evans	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Sammie Hardy	---	---	36	27	12	75
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	36	27	12	75
S Carson Schneider	---	---	36	28	8	72
CB Eric Beach	---	---	36	27	9	72
C Kim Fredrickson	18	39	---	---	8	65
G Darrell Watson	18	39	---	---	8	65
WR Denzel Porcaro	15	31	---	---	18	64
TE J.R. Weldon	17	27	---	---	19	63
CB Howard Hopper	---	---	32	27	3	62
OLB Eugene Pegues	---	---	32	27	3	62
T Cris Feaser	18	39	---	---	---	57
CB Nicholas Boyd	---	---	31	23	3	57
QB Brent Croxton	18	39	---	---	---	57
G Donnell Wells	18	39	---	---	---	57
T Tim Strom	18	39	---	---	---	57
S Ken Arians	---	---	25	18	13	56
DE Erik Flowers	---	---	30	23	3	56
DT Kenyon Widmer	---	---	25	17	1	43
DE Trey Stanton	---	---	23	17	2	42
RB Jose Horn	11	29	---	---	---	40
WR Erick Kramer	9	23	---	---	7	39
WR Malik Dotson	12	24	---	---	2	38
DT Shane Madison	---	---	18	17	3	38
WR Jamal Hardy	7	20	---	---	---	27
RB Amos Humphries	4	3	---	---	19	26
ILB Walter Fletcher	---	---	14	10	2	26
RB Brock Marsh	2	13	---	---	8	23
OLB Noah Dial	---	---	9	7	3	19
WR Gustavo Lane	1	7	---	---	10	18
DE Luis Shore	---	---	7	5	6	18
OLB Steve Stelick	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB Lamont Russell	---	---	5	7	2	14
RB Larry Perez	6	8	---	---	---	14
CB Freddie Sutter	---	---	0	1	12	13
TE Jamie Nobles	4	7	---	---	---	11
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Avery Moorhead	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Nicholas Chapman	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dashawn Waugh	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Tito Sawyer	2	3	---	---	---	5
DT Gilbert Digler	---	---	1	0	4	5
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Devonte Leyes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Victor Franz	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Harold Lang	---	---	0	0	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Bob Arnold	31	21	---	---	21	73
G Horace Evans	36	28	---	---	8	72
T Walt Cayen	36	28	---	---	8	72
G Howard Patton	36	28	---	---	8	72
T Gino Sutton	36	28	---	---	8	72
CB Ernie Cromer	---	---	17	39	10	66
QB Junior Atkins	36	28	---	---	---	64
C C.J. Payne	36	28	---	---	---	64
WR Alfred Ward	34	28	---	---	---	62
WR Nolan Galloway	33	24	---	---	2	59
S Anthony Dunnigan	---	---	18	39	1	58
OLB Malcolm Hildreth	---	---	18	39	1	58
CB Carter Malone	---	---	18	37	1	56
DE Vince Reilly	---	---	18	36	1	55
WR Byron Davis	22	14	---	---	18	54
RB Lance Niklos	25	17	---	---	11	53
DT Roman Bennett	---	---	18	30	1	49
DT Van Bell	---	---	17	26	1	44
DE Trent Rahn	---	---	17	25	1	43
ILB J.C. Simmons	---	---	17	23	2	42
CB Phillip Hardt	---	---	9	27	1	37
S Jose Cole	---	---	10	25	1	36
S Cary Richmond	---	---	7	13	14	34
RB Jace Dillon	17	16	---	---	1	34
CB Clarence Emtman	---	---	4	13	14	31
TE Tyrus Wilkins	14	14	---	---	1	29
ILB Chris Starnes	---	---	1	16	8	25
RB Wes Lyon	1	2	---	---	21	24
DE Robbie Holliday	---	---	1	13	7	21
OLB Bo McMurdo	---	---	0	2	18	20
WR Arnold Vance	0	1	---	---	18	19
DT Marcos Harding	---	---	0	11	7	18
OLB Rufus Hohlt	---	---	7	6	---	13
DT Tucker Koutouvides	---	---	1	9	---	10
K Tom Fleming	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Dan Rivers	1	1	---	---	7	9
C Keith Maxwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Earnest Hardig	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Deion Money	---	---	0	0	7	7
TE Deion Holliday	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Terrell Cochrane	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Leonardo Nelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Lenny Schreiber	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Matt Carden	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Andrew Barker	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tanner Conrady	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	8	-3	-0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	51	7.3
Middle	18	67	3.7
Right	10	27	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brent Croxton	37	23	2	0	2	8	2	1	1

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Junior Atkins	27	20	3	0	1	3	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	75	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	60	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	56	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Denzel Porcaro	8	4	1	21	0	31
TE J.R. Weldon	7	4	0	19	0	27
WR Erick Kramer	6	5	0	20	0	23
WR Malik Dotson	5	3	0	54	1	24
RB Jose Horn	4	4	0	41	1	29
RB Brock Marsh	2	1	0	11	0	13
TE Jamie Nobles	2	2	0	9	0	7
TE Tito Sawyer	1	0	1	0	0	3
WR Jamal Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Gustavo Lane	1	0	0	0	0	7

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nolan Galloway	7	5	0	38	0	24
WR Alfred Ward	6	5	1	40	1	28
TE Bob Arnold	4	3	0	30	0	21
WR Byron Davis	3	2	0	66	2	14
RB Jace Dillon	3	2	0	3	0	16
TE Tyrus Wilkins	3	2	0	12	0	14
RB Lance Niklos	1	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lance Niklos	2	8	4.00	3.79
RB Jace Dillon	2	4	2.00	4.23
RB Wes Lyon	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Junior Atkins	3	2	20	6.67	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nolan Galloway	2	2	20	10.00	5.43
TE Bob Arnold	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jose Horn	1	0

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jace Dillon	4	2
RB Lance Niklos	3	2
QB Junior Atkins	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brent Croxton	12	6	5

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Junior Atkins	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erick Kramer	3	2	1
TE Jamie Nobles	2	2	2
TE J.R. Weldon	2	1	1
RB Brock Marsh	1	0	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	1	1
WR Malik Dotson	1	0	0
WR Jamal Hardy	1	0	0
WR Gustavo Lane	1	0	0

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bob Arnold	3	2	2
WR Alfred Ward	2	1	0
WR Nolan Galloway	1	0	0
RB Jace Dillon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (60,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (2,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (60,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (2,400)