Week 8, 2017

played in Denver, CO

67 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	14	0	-	21
Denver Broncos	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 DEN - Phillip Ackerman 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
1Q: 06:22 NED - Joe Flacco 13 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 08:24 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 40 field goal
3Q: 11:00 NED - Irv Buckner 17 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 10:54 DEN - Michael Robinson 79 kickoff return (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 04:03 NED - T.J. Starks 16 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 10:26 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 DEN - Phillip Ackerman 3 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
1Q: 06:22 NED - Joe Flacco 13 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 08:24 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 40 field goal
3Q: 11:00 NED - Irv Buckner 17 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 10:54 DEN - Michael Robinson 79 kickoff return (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 04:03 NED - T.J. Starks 16 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 10:26 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 41 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 7-0 3-4
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 269 256
- Offensive Plays 59 59
- Yards per Play 4.56 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 149 106
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 4.14 4.42
Net Passing Yards 120 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 15 - 1 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 127 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/31
- Yards per Pass Play 5.22 4.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/26 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/128 2/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	7-0	3-4
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	269	256
- Offensive Plays	59	59
- Yards per Play	4.56	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	149	106
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	4.14	4.42
Net Passing Yards	120	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 15 - 1	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	127	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/31
- Yards per Pass Play	5.22	4.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/26	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/128	2/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	4:20	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
1	5:13	1:03	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
1	3:37	3:58	OWN 34	8	37	Interception
2	8:16	2:54	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	3:04	1:13	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:06	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	10:40	2:01	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	7:04	3:17	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
3	1:06	1:06	OWN 15	3	-7	Punt
4	10:21	1:14	OWN 32	4	19	Fumble
4	5:48	3:24	OWN 27	7	25	Fumble
4	1:48	1:42	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
1	6:16	1:03	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	4:10	0:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	14:39	6:23	OWN 31	11	46	Field Goal
2	5:22	2:18	OWN 15	5	23	Punt
2	1:51	1:51	OWN 18	3	-2	Half
3	8:39	1:35	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
3	3:47	2:41	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	15:00	4:39	OWN 38	8	38	Field Goal
4	9:07	3:19	OWN 49	6	31	Missed FG
4	2:24	0:36	OWN 48	4	7	Downs
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	4	Game

Game MVP: Mike McCulley, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	22	103	4.68	18	4	1
Artie Andrews	9	25	2.78	7	0	0
Joe Flacco	5	21	4.20	13	1	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ken Summers	12	67	5.58	13	3
Phillip Ackerman	9	17	1.89	10	1
Brian Brohm	3	22	7.33	9	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	22	15	127	1/7	1	17	1	79.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	31	17	181	4/31	1	32	0	82.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irv Buckner	4	5	49	12.25	21	17	1
TE Dan Fabrizio	3	3	22	7.33	4	12	0
TE Leonard Logan	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Rob Weaver	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
RB Artie Andrews	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Matt Forte	1	3	13	13.00	4	13	0
RB T.J. Starks	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Adam Velevis	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Phillip Ackerman	4	4	17	4.25	7	7	1
WR Michael Robinson	2	3	51	25.50	1	32	0
RB Ken Summers	2	2	6	3.00	3	5	0
WR Kelvin Miasek	2	4	22	11.00	2	12	0
FB Robert Newton	2	3	15	7.50	4	11	0
TE Perry Sheldon	2	3	27	13.50	0	20	0
TE Tony Scheffler	1	5	20	20.00	7	20	0
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
WR Marlon Mills	1	3	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Terrell Houari	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charles MaKinster	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Force
Artie Andrews	1	0
T.J. Starks	1	0
Malcolm Hardy	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Brohm	1	1	0
Patrick Willis	0	1	0
Henry Middleton	0	1	0
Vernon Gholston	0	0	1
Marcus Harrison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	6	323	53.8	46.7	65	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	5	237	47.4	42.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	2/3	2/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	2	11	5.5	0
Rob Weaver	1	16	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	3	104	34.7	0
Rob Weaver	1	24	24.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Robinson	1	79	79.0	1
Charles Barreras	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	9	0	0.0	24	35
OLB Jordan Dizon	7	2	1.5	21	34
S LaRon Landry	6	1	0.5	21	34
DE Mike McCulley	5	2	2.0	23	32
S Earl Woodson	4	3	0.0	20	32
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	3	0.0	20	33
OLB Courtney Reardon	2	1	0.0	9	10
DE Austin McDonald	2	0	0.0	20	31
CB Terrell Thomas	2	0	0.0	13	28
DT Mario Williams	1	2	0.0	21	32
OLB Beau Bell	1	1	0.0	14	24
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Fred McGregor	1	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Curtis Zuck	1	0	0.0	3	1
ILB Freddie Keiaho	0	2	0.0	6	4
S Kendrick Jamison	0	1	0.0	5	4
CB Leodis McKelvin	0	1	0.0	12	12
CB Courtney Brustkern	0	1	0.0	20	28

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	12	2	0.0	35	23
S Darren Meehan	5	5	0.0	36	23
DE Vernon Gholston	5	1	0.0	32	23
DE Earnest Briggs	4	2	1.0	24	18
DT Dennis Parrish	4	1	0.0	32	22
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	3	2	0.0	33	23
CB Henry Middleton	3	1	0.0	26	20
S Craig Steltz	2	2	0.0	31	21
CB Carlos Crawford	2	1	0.0	12	4
DT Dre Moore	2	1	0.0	26	18
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	1	0.0	34	22
DT Marcus Harrison	2	0	0.0	4	1
CB Charles MaKinster	1	1	0.0	30	23
OLB Dale Kitchens	1	0	0.0	13	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike McCulley	2.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Jordan Dizon	1.5	0	2	3	34
S LaRon Landry	0.5	0	0	0	34
DE Jeremy Martin	0.0	1	0	0	4
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	0	2	2	31
DT Mario Williams	0.0	0	2	0	32
OLB Beau Bell	0.0	0	1	0	24
ILB Oscar Smith	0.0	0	0	1	35

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earnest Briggs	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	1	0	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Oscar Smith	4	0	35
S LaRon Landry	4	0	34
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	1	33
CB Terrell Thomas	2	1	28
S Earl Woodson	2	0	32
OLB Beau Bell	1	1	24
ILB Freddie Keiaho	1	0	4
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	34

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	4	0	0	23
S Craig Steltz	2	2	0	21
CB Charles MaKinster	2	0	1	23
CB Henry Middleton	1	1	0	20
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	1	0	0	23
OLB Dale Kitchens	1	0	0	3
DE Earnest Briggs	1	0	0	18
DT Dre Moore	1	0	0	18
S Darren Meehan	1	0	0	23
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winston Stokes	3	8	1	32	1	17
Lonnie Fisher	3	6	0	30	0	21
Breno Giacomini	3	4	1	26	0	19
Malcolm Brown	1	3	0	25	0	18
Tony Mueller	1	2	0	10	0	4
Sam Nelson	1	2	0	29	0	11
Chad Rinehart	1	2	0	22	0	13
Nick Knauls	0	2	0	6	0	1
Paul Gordon	0	2	0	29	0	22
Dan Fabrizio	0	1	0	12	0	6
Leonard Logan	0	1	0	26	0	18

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	4	6	1	23	0	28
Michael McGlynn	1	5	0	17	1	21
Tony Hills	1	3	0	17	1	24
Ralph Bensen	1	3	0	20	0	22
Winston Justice	0	3	0	20	0	23
Robert Newton	0	1	0	15	0	20
Blaine Harvey	0	0	0	5	1	20
Irv Fisk	0	0	0	7	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Osika	1	15
Leodis McKelvin	1	13
Sam Nelson	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Whitworth	2	8
Ben Capstick	1	23
Ken Summers	1	23
Kelvin Miasek	1	16
Marlon Mills	1	10
Mel Jefcoat	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oscar Smith	---	---	24	35	3	62
Joe Flacco	36	23	---	---	---	59
Jordan Dizon	---	---	21	34	4	59
Mike McCulley	---	---	23	32	4	59
LaRon Landry	---	---	21	34	3	58
Irv Buckner	36	19	---	---	2	57
Paul Gordon	29	22	---	---	6	57
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	20	33	4	57
Mario Williams	---	---	21	32	3	56
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	20	28	8	56
Austin McDonald	---	---	20	31	4	55
Lonnie Fisher	30	21	---	---	4	55
Earl Woodson	---	---	20	32	3	55
Leonard Logan	26	18	---	---	10	54
Terrell Thomas	---	---	13	28	13	54
Winston Stokes	32	17	---	---	---	49
Malcolm Brown	25	18	---	---	6	49
Adam Velevis	29	18	---	---	---	47
Sam Nelson	29	11	---	---	6	46
Breno Giacomini	26	19	---	---	---	45
Chad Rinehart	22	13	---	---	6	41
Artie Andrews	12	8	---	---	20	40
Beau Bell	---	---	14	24	1	39
T.J. Starks	24	15	---	---	---	39
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	12	12	13	37
Dan Fabrizio	12	6	---	---	15	33
Matt Forte	5	13	---	---	9	27
Rob Weaver	5	5	---	---	17	27
Courtney Reardon	---	---	9	10	4	23
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	6	4	9	19
Fred McGregor	---	---	3	1	15	19
Kendrick Jamison	---	---	5	4	8	17
Alonzo Osika	0	2	---	---	15	17
Tony Mueller	10	4	---	---	---	14
Nick Knauls	6	1	---	---	6	13
Jeremy Martin	---	---	4	4	4	12
Wayne Boyd	2	0	---	---	9	11
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	3	3	4	10
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	1	3	1	5
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tashard Choice	0	0	---	---	4	4
Curtis Zuck	---	---	3	1	---	4
Trevor Laws	---	---	1	0	---	1
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Willis	---	---	35	23	2	60
Brian Brohm	24	35	---	---	---	59
Darren Meehan	---	---	36	23	---	59
Tony Scheffler	23	28	---	---	7	58
Chris Spencer	23	28	---	---	6	57
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	33	23	---	56
Stan Whitfield	---	---	34	22	---	56
Vernon Gholston	---	---	32	23	---	55
Dennis Parrish	---	---	32	22	---	54
Craig Steltz	---	---	31	21	1	53
Charles MaKinster	---	---	30	23	---	53
Ken Summers	14	14	---	---	23	51
Henry Middleton	---	---	26	20	3	49
Robert Newton	15	20	---	---	13	48
Dre Moore	---	---	26	18	3	47
Ralph Bensen	20	22	---	---	4	46
Earnest Briggs	---	---	24	18	4	46
Marlon Mills	13	22	---	---	10	45
Winston Justice	20	23	---	---	---	43
Michael Robinson	10	22	---	---	10	42
Tony Hills	17	24	---	---	---	41
Kelvin Miasek	10	13	---	---	16	39
Michael McGlynn	17	21	---	---	---	38
Terrell Houari	17	19	---	---	---	36
Carlos Crawford	---	---	12	4	18	34
Blaine Harvey	5	20	---	---	8	33
Perry Sheldon	5	11	---	---	15	31
Phillip Ackerman	10	18	---	---	---	28
Ben Capstick	---	---	2	1	23	26
Irv Fisk	7	11	---	---	8	26
Randal Welch	7	14	---	---	4	25
Andrew Whitworth	4	12	---	---	8	24
Tyrell Mimick	2	7	---	---	12	21
Dale Kitchens	---	---	13	3	2	18
Donald Saffran	---	---	11	4	2	17
Norbert Emmons	---	---	2	0	12	14
Charles Barreras	1	1	---	---	10	12
Hugh Manning	---	---	4	1	6	11
Andy Humphries	---	---	8	3	---	11
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kirk Fisk	---	---	1	0	7	8
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marcus Harrison	---	---	4	1	---	5
Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kevin Kolb	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominque Barber	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	13	61	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	16	77	4.8
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	22	15	0	0	2	3	0	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	31	17	3	0	2	3	8	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	69	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	21	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	71	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	71	7.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	5	4	0	49	19
WR Adam Velevis	4	1	2	5	18
TE Dan Fabrizio	3	3	0	22	6
WR Matt Forte	3	1	0	13	13
TE Leonard Logan	2	2	0	17	18
RB T.J. Starks	2	1	0	8	15
WR Rob Weaver	2	2	0	5	5
RB Artie Andrews	1	1	0	8	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tony Scheffler	5	1	2	20	1	28
WR Kelvin Miasek	4	2	0	22	0	13
RB Phillip Ackerman	4	4	0	17	0	18
WR Michael Robinson	3	2	0	51	1	22
FB Robert Newton	3	2	0	15	0	20
TE Perry Sheldon	3	2	0	27	1	11
WR Terrell Houari	3	0	0	0	0	19
WR Marlon Mills	3	1	0	11	0	22
RB Ken Summers	2	2	0	6	0	14
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	1	0	12	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	16	8.00	4.20
T.J. Starks	2	14	7.00	4.68

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ken Summers	1	-1	-1.00	5.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	2	2	23	11.50	5.77

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	3	3	15	5.00	5.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	17	17.00	9.80
WR Rob Weaver	1	1	6	6.00	2.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Phillip Ackerman	2	2	10	5.00	4.25
RB Ken Summers	1	1	5	5.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Artie Andrews	1	1
Joe Flacco	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Summers	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	9	5	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Buckner	4	3	2
WR Matt Forte	2	1	1
WR Adam Velevis	2	0	0
RB Artie Andrews	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Miasek	3	1	0
TE Tony Scheffler	2	0	0
RB Phillip Ackerman	2	2	1
WR Marlon Mills	2	1	1
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	1	1
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)