Week 16, 2016

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	0	7	7	-	21
St. Louis Rams	0	6	0	11	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 NED - Troy Williamson 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 08:03 STL - David Akers 50 field goal
2Q: 00:51 STL - David Akers 42 field goal
3Q: 02:43 NED - T.J. Starks 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 12:42 STL - James Hardy 2 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Roosevelt Murphy pass to James Hardy for conversion)
4Q: 03:48 STL - David Akers 37 field goal
4Q: 01:05 NED - Artie Andrews 3 run (Bruce Darche extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:47 NED - Troy Williamson 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 08:03 STL - David Akers 50 field goal
2Q: 00:51 STL - David Akers 42 field goal
3Q: 02:43 NED - T.J. Starks 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 12:42 STL - James Hardy 2 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (Roosevelt Murphy pass to James Hardy for conversion)
4Q: 03:48 STL - David Akers 37 field goal
4Q: 01:05 NED - Artie Andrews 3 run (Bruce Darche extra point)

Team Statistics NED STL
Record 11-4 10-5
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 298 403
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 4.66 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 123 138
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 4.24 5.11
Net Passing Yards 175 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 0 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 189 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 10/78
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/123 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:24 30:36

Team Statistics	NED	STL
Record	11-4	10-5
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	298	403
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	4.66	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	123	138
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	4.24	5.11
Net Passing Yards	175	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 0	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	189	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	10/78
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/123	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:24	30:36

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:19	OWN 48	11	52	Touchdown
1	4:14	1:40	OWN 48	3	0	Punt
2	14:52	1:52	OWN 29	4	23	Punt
2	7:58	3:01	OWN 29	6	30	Punt
2	3:19	1:33	OWN 46	7	23	Missed FG
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 28	2	4	Half
3	12:25	3:24	OWN 5	5	18	Punt
3	8:06	5:31	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
4	12:33	3:19	OWN 17	6	14	Punt
4	3:42	2:45	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:41	4:27	OWN 22	10	30	Fumble
1	2:34	2:42	OWN 18	6	44	Interception
2	13:00	5:02	OWN 9	10	58	Field Goal
2	4:57	1:38	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	1:46	1:01	OPP 48	4	23	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
3	9:01	0:55	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
3	2:35	5:02	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
4	9:14	5:32	OWN 31	10	49	Field Goal
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 28	6	41	Game

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	16	88	5.50	26	4	0
Joe Flacco	7	29	4.14	9	0	0
Artie Andrews	6	6	1.00	5	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Matthew MacIver	11	43	3.91	9	0
Randy Upshaw	10	41	4.10	11	1
Roosevelt Murphy	5	49	9.80	20	2
Rico Blair	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	33	19	189	2/14	2	23	0	94.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	36	20	285	3/20	1	35	1	79.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Williamson	5	8	48	9.60	1	21	1
FB Sam Nelson	3	3	20	6.67	8	11	0
WR Irv Buckner	3	5	38	12.67	14	16	0
TE Fred Davis	3	3	38	12.67	21	23	0
RB T.J. Starks	2	3	18	9.00	0	9	1
TE Leonard Logan	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Moe Cole	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Matt Forte	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	6	12	99	16.50	27	25	1
WR Bennie Nori	4	9	49	12.25	16	17	0
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	3	3	45	15.00	11	35	0
WR Dexter Tharp	2	3	28	14.00	0	22	0
RB Matthew MacIver	1	1	26	26.00	13	26	0
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
RB Randy Upshaw	1	1	10	10.00	10	10	0
TE Mark Samuels	1	3	16	16.00	1	16	0
WR Lamar Firebaugh	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Earl Woodson	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Nelson	1	0	0
Kamerion Wimbley	0	1	0
Fred Davis	0	1	0
Oscar Smith	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roosevelt Murphy	1	0	0	0
Sam Gambrell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	5	199	39.8	35.8	47	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	3	124	41.3	39.0	44	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	2	7	3.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	5	123	24.6	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	10	0	1.0	27	38
S Earl Woodson	7	3	0.0	24	35
CB Malcolm Hardy	5	1	0.0	24	36
OLB Jordan Dizon	4	2	2.0	27	38
DT Kamerion Wimbley	4	3	0.0	23	36
CB Terrell Thomas	4	1	0.0	17	28
S Dante Nicholson	3	1	0.0	24	36
OLB Beau Bell	3	0	0.0	21	27
S LaRon Landry	2	0	0.0	5	13
DE Gerald Sotelo	2	0	0.0	25	33
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	2	0.0	11	12
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	1	0.0	22	35
ILB Andrew Brocklebank	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	0.0	25	36
OLB Harold Forster	0	1	0.0	4	3

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Gambrell	9	3	0.0	28	31
DE Ernie Halkin	6	0	0.0	27	32
S Michael Huff	5	1	0.0	29	32
S Joshua Barrett	5	0	0.0	15	20
ILB Tyrone Bronson	3	0	1.0	24	19
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	0.0	27	33
CB Reynaldo Hill	3	0	0.0	27	35
CB Zach Walz	3	0	0.0	20	22
DT Grant Howard	2	1	0.0	27	32
ILB Kurt Porto	2	0	0.0	1	4
DE Deion Watkins	1	0	1.0	28	30
WR Dexter Tharp	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Norm Alston	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Nate Houston	1	0	0.0	5	7
S Quentin Demps	1	0	0.0	12	17
DT Charlie Kolker	1	0	0.0	23	21
CB Mike Jenkins	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	2.0	0	2	1	38
ILB Oscar Smith	1.0	0	0	1	38
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	2	1	2	36
DE Gerald Sotelo	0.0	0	2	0	33

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Deion Watkins	1.0	0	0	30
ILB Tyrone Bronson	1.0	0	0	19
DT Grant Howard	0.0	1	1	32
DE Jake Pilkington	0.0	0	1	3
DE Ernie Halkin	0.0	0	1	32
DT Charlie Kolker	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy	4	1	0	36
ILB Oscar Smith	4	0	0	38
CB Terrell Thomas	4	0	0	28
S LaRon Landry	2	0	0	13
S Earl Woodson	1	1	1	35
S Dante Nicholson	1	0	0	36
DT Kamerion Wimbley	1	0	0	36
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	0	36
DE Gerald Sotelo	1	0	0	33
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0	35
CB Ricardo Hoover	0	1	0	4

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sam Gambrell	4	1	31
CB Karl Paymah	4	0	33
CB Reynaldo Hill	3	1	35
CB Zach Walz	2	1	22
S Michael Huff	1	2	32
S Joshua Barrett	1	1	20
OLB Norm Alston	1	0	4
ILB Kurt Porto	1	0	4
DE Ernie Halkin	1	0	32
S Quentin Demps	1	0	17
ILB Tyrone Bronson	0	1	19
OLB Gary Foreman	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Stokes	3	5	0	24	0	26
Jeff Otah	2	5	0	28	1	27
Chad Rinehart	2	2	1	8	1	19
Les Newhart	1	2	0	26	0	32
Sam Nelson	1	1	0	22	0	21
Breno Giacomini	0	5	0	21	0	26
Paul Gordon	0	1	0	22	0	22
Lonnie Fisher	0	1	0	3	0	5
Malcolm Brown	0	1	0	5	0	9

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adam Kieft	2	2	19	2	30
Jamey Richard	1	6	22	0	33
Gene Diaz	1	2	12	0	10
Victor Meadows	1	2	19	0	21
Corey Clark	1	2	8	0	9
Vinny Preston	1	1	22	0	32
B.J. LaRiche	0	4	20	1	36
Chris Colmer	0	2	21	0	33
Mark Samuels	0	1	20	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Brocklebank	1	14
Ricardo Hoover	1	13
LaRon Landry	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Upshaw	3	5
Rico Blair	2	20
Jumbo Kudlacz	1	15
Dexter Tharp	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oscar Smith	---	---	27	38	3	68
Jordan Dizon	---	---	27	38	3	68
Earl Woodson	---	---	24	35	8	67
Dante Nicholson	---	---	24	36	5	65
Austin McDonald	---	---	25	36	3	64
Les Newhart	26	32	---	---	6	64
Joe Flacco	29	35	---	---	---	64
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	24	36	3	63
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	23	36	2	61
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	25	33	3	61
Jeff Otah	28	27	---	---	6	61
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	22	35	3	60
Terrell Thomas	---	---	17	28	11	56
Fred Davis	22	26	---	---	6	54
Sam Nelson	22	21	---	---	10	53
Winston Stokes	24	26	---	---	---	50
Beau Bell	---	---	21	27	2	50
T.J. Starks	23	26	---	---	---	49
Breno Giacomini	21	26	---	---	---	47
Irv Buckner	22	21	---	---	1	44
Paul Gordon	22	22	---	---	---	44
Troy Williamson	11	19	---	---	10	40
Matt Forte	14	26	---	---	---	40
Moe Cole	11	15	---	---	11	37
Leonard Logan	12	9	---	---	15	36
Artie Andrews	7	10	---	---	18	35
Chad Rinehart	8	19	---	---	6	33
LaRon Landry	---	---	5	13	8	26
Courtney Reardon	---	---	11	12	3	26
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	5	4	13	22
Malcolm Brown	5	9	---	---	6	20
Andrew Brocklebank	---	---	2	2	14	18
Tony Mueller	8	9	---	---	---	17
Harold Forster	---	---	4	3	6	13
Jerome Bauer	---	---	6	5	1	12
Lonnie Fisher	3	5	---	---	4	12
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	2	6	3	11
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	0	1	9	10
Tashard Choice	1	2	---	---	7	10
Jeremy Martin	---	---	2	3	3	8
Brandon Carr	---	---	1	1	5	7
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Fred McGregor	---	---	0	1	3	4
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Hardy	26	37	---	---	9	72
Roosevelt Murphy	27	39	---	---	---	66
Reynaldo Hill	---	---	27	35	1	63
Michael Huff	---	---	29	32	2	63
Karl Paymah	---	---	27	33	1	61
Grant Howard	---	---	27	32	2	61
Sam Gambrell	---	---	28	31	1	60
Ernie Halkin	---	---	27	32	1	60
Deion Watkins	---	---	28	30	1	59
Vinny Preston	22	32	---	---	4	58
B.J. LaRiche	20	36	---	---	1	57
Jamey Richard	22	33	---	---	1	56
Chris Colmer	21	33	---	---	---	54
Mark Samuels	20	23	---	---	7	50
Adam Kieft	19	30	---	---	---	49
Tyrone Bronson	---	---	24	19	6	49
Joshua Barrett	---	---	15	20	14	49
Victor Meadows	19	21	---	---	8	48
Bennie Nori	11	23	---	---	14	48
Charlie Kolker	---	---	23	21	2	46
Zach Walz	---	---	20	22	2	44
Dexter Tharp	12	14	---	---	14	40
Randy Upshaw	14	20	---	---	5	39
Gary Foreman	---	---	11	24	1	36
Jumbo Kudlacz	8	11	---	---	15	34
Matthew MacIver	12	16	---	---	5	33
Mike Jenkins	---	---	5	8	19	32
Quentin Demps	---	---	12	17	1	30
Rico Blair	2	6	---	---	20	28
Ted Reilly	6	5	---	---	15	26
Gene Diaz	12	10	---	---	2	24
Lamar Firebaugh	5	19	---	---	---	24
Corey Clark	8	9	---	---	6	23
Blaine Moon	6	6	---	---	6	18
Spencer Dodge	5	6	---	---	5	16
Kurt Porto	---	---	1	4	8	13
Nate Houston	---	---	5	7	---	12
Lionel Chandler	---	---	4	3	4	11
Jake Pilkington	---	---	2	3	5	10
Jarvis Moss	---	---	1	5	4	10
David Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Alston	---	---	1	4	3	8
Ken Phillips	---	---	2	3	2	7
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corey Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	14	89	6.4
Right	8	8	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	17	86	5.1
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	33	19	2	0	1	8	4	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	36	20	5	1	4	3	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	88	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	79	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	101	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	87	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	82	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Troy Williamson	8	5	0	48	1	19
WR Irv Buckner	5	3	0	38	0	21
WR Matt Forte	5	1	0	11	0	26
WR Moe Cole	4	1	0	5	0	15
FB Sam Nelson	3	3	0	20	0	21
TE Fred Davis	3	3	0	38	1	26
RB T.J. Starks	3	2	0	18	0	26
TE Leonard Logan	2	1	1	11	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	12	6	3	99	2	37
WR Bennie Nori	9	4	1	49	0	23
WR Dexter Tharp	3	2	0	28	1	14
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	3	3	0	45	1	11
TE Mark Samuels	3	1	0	16	0	23
WR Lamar Firebaugh	3	1	0	7	0	19
RB Matthew MacIver	1	1	0	26	1	16
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	0	5	0	5
RB Randy Upshaw	1	1	0	10	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Artie Andrews	3	5	1.67	1.00
T.J. Starks	3	16	5.33	5.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew MacIver	3	10	3.33	3.91
Randy Upshaw	1	1	1.00	4.10
Roosevelt Murphy	1	7	7.00	9.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	4	3	21	5.25	5.73

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	4	1	2	0.50	7.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Williamson	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
WR Moe Cole	1	0	0	0.00	1.25
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	9	9.00	6.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Hardy	2	1	2	1.00	8.25
WR Lamar Firebaugh	2	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	2	1
Artie Andrews	1	0
T.J. Starks	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Blair	1	1
Roosevelt Murphy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	10	6	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Williamson	2	0	0
WR Matt Forte	2	1	1
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	1
TE Leonard Logan	1	1	1
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	1
WR Moe Cole	1	0	0
TE Fred Davis	1	1	1
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Hardy	5	2	2
WR Dexter Tharp	2	1	1
WR Lamar Firebaugh	2	1	0
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	1
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	0
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,600 (24,600)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,600 (24,600)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,300)