Week 8, 2020

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	7	10	-	27
Denver Broncos	14	0	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 DEN - Bobby Floyd 28 run (Lee Peel extra point)
1Q: 00:44 DEN - Anthony Hill 9 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 04:52 NED - Adam Velevis 5 pass from Myron Herrlich (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NED - Bruce Darche 22 field goal
3Q: 03:28 NED - Sam Nelson 2 pass from Myron Herrlich (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 08:53 NED - Wayne Boyd 10 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 02:14 NED - Bruce Darche 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 DEN - Bobby Floyd 28 run (Lee Peel extra point)
1Q: 00:44 DEN - Anthony Hill 9 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 04:52 NED - Adam Velevis 5 pass from Myron Herrlich (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NED - Bruce Darche 22 field goal
3Q: 03:28 NED - Sam Nelson 2 pass from Myron Herrlich (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 08:53 NED - Wayne Boyd 10 run (Bruce Darche extra point)
4Q: 02:14 NED - Bruce Darche 44 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 5-2
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 20 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 403 263
- Offensive Plays 74 58
- Yards per Play 5.45 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 105 128
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 3.28 6.74
Net Passing Yards 298 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 31 - 1 33 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 303 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 6/36
- Yards per Pass Play 7.10 3.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/49
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 4/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 5/112
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:03 24:57

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	5-2
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	20	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	403	263
- Offensive Plays	74	58
- Yards per Play	5.45	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	105	128
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	3.28	6.74
Net Passing Yards	298	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 31 - 1	33 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	303	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	6/36
- Yards per Pass Play	7.10	3.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/49
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	4/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	5/112
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:03	24:57

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:10	2:20	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	7:24	3:07	OWN 15	6	41	Downs
1	0:38	0:52	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	12:12	2:08	OWN 21	5	11	Punt
2	8:52	4:09	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
2	2:45	2:08	OWN 27	10	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:20	OWN 10	7	36	Interception
3	9:28	6:06	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	1:37	1:28	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
4	12:47	4:00	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	6:02	3:04	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	2:42	0:34	OPP 33	3	6	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:50	OWN 44	4	19	Punt
1	9:50	2:26	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:17	3:39	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	14:46	2:34	OWN 37	5	15	Punt
2	10:04	1:12	OWN 26	3	-10	Punt
2	4:43	1:58	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 32	1	-2	Half
3	10:40	1:12	OPP 31	3	-12	Punt
3	3:22	1:45	OWN 19	3	-3	Punt
3	0:09	2:22	OWN 17	6	22	Punt
4	8:47	2:45	OWN 21	5	18	Punt
4	2:58	0:16	OWN 22	1	5	Interception
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 44	10	39	Game

Game MVP: Myron Herrlich, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Clark	16	33	2.06	12	1	0
Ronnie Blair	8	37	4.63	14	2	0
Wayne Boyd	3	11	3.67	10	1	1
Myron Herrlich	3	23	7.67	10	1	0
Sam Nelson	2	1	0.50	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Floyd	14	77	5.50	28	1	1
Brian Brohm	4	37	9.25	17	3	0
Tito Sheldon	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	41	31	303	1/5	2	22	1	102.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	33	16	171	6/36	1	20	1	61.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Velevis	7	9	100	14.29	16	22	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	7	8	62	8.86	7	17	0
WR Mike Smith	5	9	71	14.20	3	17	0
WR Jason Donovan	4	4	38	9.50	5	17	0
FB Sam Nelson	3	3	12	4.00	7	7	1
RB Gerald Clark	2	2	4	2.00	0	6	0
RB Ronnie Blair	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Wayne Boyd	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Courtney Kazadi	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Riddick Gomez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bobby Floyd	5	6	40	8.00	14	20	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	5	7	71	14.20	10	20	0
WR Terrell Houari	2	6	20	10.00	4	10	0
FB Robert Newton	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
WR Marlon Mills	1	7	16	16.00	0	16	0
TE Anthony Hill	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	28	28.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Myron Herrlich	1	0	0
Lonnie Fisher	0	1	0
Jeremy Thompson	0	0	1
Jordan Dizon	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Brohm	2	0	0
Randal Welch	0	1	0
Marlon Vance	0	1	0
Donald Saffran	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	5	218	43.6	41.2	50	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	8	350	43.8	32.5	61	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	3	17	5.7	0
Earl Woodson	1	13	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	3	16	5.3	0
Marlon Vance	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	1	13	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamar Firebaugh	4	96	24.0	0
Dwight Lowery	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	7	2	1.5	18	37
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	6	0	0.0	14	34
S Earl Woodson	4	0	0.0	16	34
S Chip Vaughn	3	0	0.0	15	37
DE Mike McCulley	2	0	2.0	17	37
DE Edward Connell	2	0	1.0	15	32
DE Austin McDonald	2	0	0.5	14	34
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	1	0.0	14	38
OLB Beau Bell	2	0	0.0	15	22
CB Terrell Thomas	2	0	0.0	17	35
ILB Lewis Sonneman	2	0	0.0	9	12
DE Jeremy Thompson	1	0	1.0	2	2
DT Deon Chandler	1	1	0.0	4	7
ILB Oscar Smith	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.0	15	27
CB Sherrod Martin	1	0	0.0	3	7
WR Jason Donovan	1	0	---	---	---
S Herman DeMulling	0	1	0.0	9	23

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	8	2	0.0	31	42
CB Dwight Lowery	7	2	0.0	32	42
S Darren Meehan	6	3	0.0	28	39
DT Dennis Parrish	6	1	0.0	24	37
DE Vernon Gholston	6	0	0.0	25	30
ILB Lincoln Dennis	5	3	0.0	19	24
S Otis Wyatt	4	0	0.0	11	15
CB Charles MaKinster	4	0	0.0	24	33
DE Donald Saffran	3	1	1.0	14	13
OLB Stan Whitfield	3	2	0.0	31	38
CB Jay Garrett	3	0	0.0	21	27
S Rico Hill	2	1	0.0	29	34
DE Gerald Sotelo	1	0	0.0	18	29
DT Dre Moore	1	0	0.0	10	11
WR Marlon Mills	1	0	---	---	---
S Alfred Jefferson	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike McCulley	2.0	0	2	1	37
OLB Jordan Dizon	1.5	0	1	2	37
DE Edward Connell	1.0	0	4	3	32
DE Jeremy Thompson	1.0	0	0	0	2
DE Austin McDonald	0.5	1	0	2	34
OLB Beau Bell	0.0	0	2	0	22

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donald Saffran	1.0	0	1	0	13
OLB Reuben Stevenson	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Vernon Gholston	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Gerald Sotelo	0.0	0	1	2	29
DT Dennis Parrish	0.0	0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	4	0	0	37
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	3	0	0	34
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	1	1	38
S Earl Woodson	2	1	0	34
S Chip Vaughn	1	1	0	37
OLB Beau Bell	1	0	0	22
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0	27
CB Terrell Thomas	1	0	0	35
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	0	12

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwight Lowery	6	0	0	42
S Darren Meehan	5	0	0	39
CB Charles MaKinster	4	0	0	33
ILB Patrick Willis	3	1	0	42
S Otis Wyatt	2	1	0	15
OLB Stan Whitfield	2	0	1	38
ILB Lincoln Dennis	2	0	0	24
CB Jay Garrett	2	0	0	27
DT Dennis Parrish	1	0	0	37
DE Vernon Gholston	1	0	0	30
DT Dre Moore	1	0	0	11
S Alfred Jefferson	1	0	0	2
S Rico Hill	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chad Rinehart	2	4	30	1	41
Lonnie Fisher	1	8	26	0	37
Winston Stokes	1	4	28	0	35
Wade Numbers	1	2	11	0	7
Jeff Otah	0	6	26	0	36
Breno Giacomini	0	3	23	0	35
Sam Nelson	0	1	23	0	28
Malcolm Brown	0	1	10	0	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	4	4	18	0	29
Tony Hills	1	2	12	2	31
Anthony Hill	1	1	9	0	26
Randal Welch	0	4	12	1	13
Ralph Bensen	0	2	11	1	29
Blaine Harvey	0	2	14	1	31
Irv Fisk	0	0	9	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Roosevelt Calmus	3	14
Sam Nelson	2	10
Sherrod Martin	1	25
Wayne Boyd	1	16
Frank Schneider	1	16
Lonnie Fisher	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Perry Sheldon	2	17
Robert Newton	1	17
Alfred Jefferson	1	13
Chris Spencer	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Myron Herrlich	32	42	---	---	2	76
Chad Rinehart	30	41	---	---	2	73
Lonnie Fisher	26	37	---	---	7	70
Jeff Otah	26	36	---	---	5	67
Gerald Clark	18	25	---	---	23	66
Winston Stokes	28	35	---	---	---	63
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	14	34	14	62
Sam Nelson	23	28	---	---	10	61
Mike Smith	23	37	---	---	---	60
Breno Giacomini	23	35	---	---	---	58
Jordan Dizon	---	---	18	37	---	55
Mike McCulley	---	---	17	37	1	55
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	14	38	---	52
Terrell Thomas	---	---	17	35	---	52
Chip Vaughn	---	---	15	37	---	52
Earl Woodson	---	---	16	34	1	51
Herman DeMulling	---	---	9	23	18	50
Austin McDonald	---	---	14	34	---	48
Sherman Concerto	14	18	---	---	16	48
Edward Connell	---	---	15	32	---	47
Adam Velevis	19	27	---	---	---	46
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	15	27	3	45
Brandon Pettigrew	19	22	---	---	1	42
Beau Bell	---	---	15	22	---	37
Riddick Gomez	12	13	---	---	11	36
Sherrod Martin	---	---	3	7	25	35
Wayne Boyd	6	9	---	---	16	31
Malcolm Brown	10	14	---	---	7	31
Jason Donovan	11	19	---	---	---	30
Travis Ellard	---	---	2	3	24	29
Ronnie Blair	8	9	---	---	8	25
Wade Numbers	11	7	---	---	7	25
Courtney Kazadi	7	3	---	---	11	21
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	9	12	---	21
Tracy Wilmoth	6	5	---	---	7	18
Deon Chandler	---	---	4	7	5	16
Frank Schneider	0	0	---	---	16	16
Andy Ellison	---	---	5	5	5	15
Oscar Smith	---	---	5	3	---	8
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	2	2	3	7
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corey Brilz	---	---	0	0	3	3
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradley Fletcher	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Lowery	---	---	32	42	8	82
Patrick Willis	---	---	31	42	2	75
Stan Whitfield	---	---	31	38	1	70
Darren Meehan	---	---	28	39	2	69
Rico Hill	---	---	29	34	2	65
Dennis Parrish	---	---	24	37	3	64
Charles MaKinster	---	---	24	33	3	60
Brian Brohm	19	39	---	---	---	58
Jay Garrett	---	---	21	27	10	58
Vernon Gholston	---	---	25	30	1	56
Terrell Houari	19	37	---	---	---	56
Chris Spencer	18	29	---	---	8	55
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	19	24	11	54
Blaine Harvey	14	31	---	---	8	53
Ricky Burroughs	16	34	---	---	---	50
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	18	29	1	48
Ralph Bensen	11	29	---	---	8	48
Eugene Monroe	17	30	---	---	---	47
Robert Newton	9	19	---	---	17	45
Tony Hills	12	31	---	---	---	43
Bobby Floyd	16	26	---	---	---	42
Anthony Hill	9	26	---	---	5	40
Perry Sheldon	7	13	---	---	17	37
Reuben Stevenson	---	---	16	20	1	37
Irv Fisk	9	19	---	---	8	36
Otis Wyatt	---	---	11	15	9	35
Marlon Mills	8	17	---	---	10	35
Donald Saffran	---	---	14	13	6	33
Pat Zimmerman	---	---	9	10	12	31
Shonn Greene	1	3	---	---	22	26
Earnest Briggs	---	---	7	12	6	25
Randal Welch	12	13	---	---	---	25
Dre Moore	---	---	10	11	2	23
Kris Prescott	2	13	---	---	8	23
Emmitt Vilnit	---	---	2	4	14	20
Tito Sheldon	3	11	---	---	6	20
Lamar Firebaugh	0	0	---	---	18	18
Marlon Vance	7	9	---	---	1	17
Alfred Jefferson	---	---	1	2	13	16
Tito Grisso	0	0	---	---	10	10
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aaron Bouse	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dana Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alphonso Smith	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	50	5.0
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	11	20	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	13	73	5.6
Right	2	34	17.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	41	31	2	0	2	2	3	3	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	33	16	2	1	0	3	9	8	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	107	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	147	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	37	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	50	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	113	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Velevis	9	7	1	100	2	27
WR Mike Smith	9	5	0	71	0	37
TE Brandon Pettigrew	8	7	0	62	0	22
WR Jason Donovan	4	4	0	38	0	19
FB Sam Nelson	3	3	0	12	0	28
RB Ronnie Blair	2	1	0	1	0	9
WR Courtney Kazadi	2	1	1	9	0	3
RB Gerald Clark	2	2	0	4	0	25
FB Wayne Boyd	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Riddick Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	13

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marlon Mills	7	1	16	0	17
WR Ricky Burroughs	7	5	71	1	34
RB Bobby Floyd	6	5	40	1	26
WR Terrell Houari	6	2	20	0	37
TE Perry Sheldon	2	1	7	0	13
TE Anthony Hill	2	1	9	0	26
FB Robert Newton	1	1	8	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ronnie Blair	3	4	1.33	4.63
Wayne Boyd	2	11	5.50	3.67
Gerald Clark	1	0	0.00	2.06

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Floyd	1	1	1.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	8	5	42	5.25	7.39

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	1	1	9	9.00	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Velevis	3	2	18	6.00	11.11
WR Mike Smith	3	1	16	5.33	7.89
FB Wayne Boyd	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Anthony Hill	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Nelson	2	0
Ronnie Blair	1	0
Myron Herrlich	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	1	0
Brian Brohm	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	11	8	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Velevis	2	1	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	2	1
WR Jason Donovan	2	2	1
FB Wayne Boyd	1	1	1
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	1
WR Courtney Kazadi	1	0	0
WR Mike Smith	1	1	1
WR Riddick Gomez	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	1	1
RB Bobby Floyd	1	1	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	1
WR Terrell Houari	1	0	0
WR Marlon Mills	1	0	0
TE Anthony Hill	1	0	0

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)