Week 1, 2021

played in New York, NJ

85 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	14	0	10	-	27
New York Jets	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 NED - Justin Medlock 34 field goal
1Q: 06:58 NYJ - Martin Artis 27 pass from JaMarcus Russell (Vince Heneghan extra point)
2Q: 12:22 NYJ - Vince Heneghan 28 field goal
2Q: 09:35 NED - Ricky Peters 30 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 03:04 NED - Adam Velevis 12 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 10:52 NED - Riddick Gomez 17 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 00:21 NED - Justin Medlock 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 NED - Justin Medlock 34 field goal
1Q: 06:58 NYJ - Martin Artis 27 pass from JaMarcus Russell (Vince Heneghan extra point)
2Q: 12:22 NYJ - Vince Heneghan 28 field goal
2Q: 09:35 NED - Ricky Peters 30 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 03:04 NED - Adam Velevis 12 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 10:52 NED - Riddick Gomez 17 pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Medlock extra point)
4Q: 00:21 NED - Justin Medlock 23 field goal

Team Statistics NED NYJ
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 413 208
- Offensive Plays 62 57
- Yards per Play 6.66 3.65
Net Rushing Yards 184 108
- Rushing Attempts 31 30
- Yards per Rush 5.94 3.60
Net Passing Yards 229 100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 2 26 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 236 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.39 3.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 5/112
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:26 26:34

Team Statistics	NED	NYJ
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	413	208
- Offensive Plays	62	57
- Yards per Play	6.66	3.65
Net Rushing Yards	184	108
- Rushing Attempts	31	30
- Yards per Rush	5.94	3.60
Net Passing Yards	229	100
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 2	26 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	236	106
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.39	3.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	5/112
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:26	26:34

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:35	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
1	6:44	0:55	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
1	4:10	2:27	OWN 14	5	19	Punt
2	12:17	2:56	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	6:44	3:46	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
2	1:32	1:27	OWN 29	2	30	Missed FG
3	12:46	1:25	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
3	9:43	0:46	OPP 47	3	38	Interception
3	3:57	1:39	OPP 42	3	-5	Punt
4	14:23	3:39	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	8:48	1:46	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
4	5:39	5:23	OWN 23	9	71	Field Goal

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:25	2:41	OPP 45	5	45	Touchdown
1	5:49	1:39	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
1	1:43	4:26	OWN 39	8	50	Field Goal
2	9:21	2:37	OWN 24	5	14	Interception
2	2:58	1:26	OWN 30	5	12	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 48	1	3	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
3	11:21	1:38	OWN 1	4	9	Punt
3	8:57	5:00	OWN 20	9	29	Interception
3	2:18	2:55	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
4	10:44	1:56	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	7:02	1:23	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 25	2	5	Game

Game MVP: Ricky Peters, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Peters	17	132	7.76	34	3	1
Joe Flacco	7	32	4.57	14	1	0
Gerald Clark	7	20	2.86	10	1	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Maurice Maloney	22	70	3.18	12	1
Thomas Brown	5	16	3.20	8	0
JaMarcus Russell	3	22	7.33	11	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	30	17	236	1/7	2	38	2	76.5

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
JaMarcus Russell	26	12	106	1/6	1	27	2	38.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Velevis	4	6	44	11.00	9	13	1
WR Mike Smith	4	11	30	7.50	14	12	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	4	85	28.33	62	38	0
WR Riddick Gomez	2	3	32	16.00	3	17	1
RB Ricky Peters	2	2	14	7.00	2	13	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Rodney Lyons	1	2	24	24.00	0	24	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jim Hanlon	4	6	19	4.75	3	12	0
RB Maurice Maloney	2	3	25	12.50	24	21	0
TE Scottie Roberson	2	5	13	6.50	0	8	0
FB Martin Artis	2	4	36	18.00	38	27	1
RB Thomas Brown	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Earnest Schepis	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Paul Williams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Darrell Erickson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	0.00	0
CB Ethan Gaytan	1	13	13.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Raymond Burns	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Frank Schneider	2	0
Sam Nelson	0	1
Gerald Clark	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Paul Williams	0	0	1	0
Kyle Hartman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	4	191	47.8	43.5	63	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Long	7	262	37.4	34.4	50	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Medlock	2/3	0/1	0/1	34	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Heneghan	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	3	21	7.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Burns	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	1	21	21.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Baker	3	80	26.7	0
Earnest Schepis	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Woodson	8	2	0.0	19	16
DE Mike McCulley	4	2	0.0	23	24
DT Corey Brilz	3	0	1.0	21	21
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	2	0.0	16	17
OLB Curtis Zuck	3	2	0.0	19	12
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	3	2	0.0	13	9
OLB Travis Ellard	3	0	0.0	24	24
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	1	0.0	22	24
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	0	0.0	12	17
S Chip Vaughn	2	0	0.0	24	18
S Rufus Francis	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Austin McDonald	1	2	0.0	18	18
CB Terrell Thomas	1	1	0.0	25	20
S Trent Wills	1	1	0.0	8	15
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	1	0.0	20	22
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	1	0.0	11	5
QB Joe Flacco	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Beau Bell	1	0	0.0	12	4
ILB Scott McKillop	1	0	0.0	2	1
TE Erik Bishop	1	0	---	---	---
DE Edward Connell	0	1	0.0	9	6
DT Deon Chandler	0	1	0.0	12	9
DE Andy Ellison	0	1	0.0	7	3

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tom Zbikowski	10	1	0.0	21	22
ILB James Laurinaitis	5	3	0.0	29	29
OLB Albert Nagi	4	2	0.0	24	23
S Butch Kleinman	4	0	0.0	14	13
CB Kyle Hartman	3	1	0.0	12	16
DE Bennie Unruh	3	1	0.0	18	18
S Alfred Jefferson	3	1	0.0	20	19
S Johnnie Rudzinski	3	0	0.0	20	21
DE Jimmy Carey	2	1	1.0	21	26
CB Raymond Burns	2	0	0.0	23	20
OLB Lamar Penarroya	1	3	0.0	9	9
DE Cornelius Maurice	1	1	0.0	19	18
S Zack Sellers	1	1	0.0	12	14
TE Scottie Roberson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Edgar Barrett	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Vance Walker	1	0	0.0	18	15
FB Martin Artis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bert Barker	1	0	0.0	14	10
DT Patrick Randle	1	0	0.0	26	27

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Corey Brilz	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Travis Ellard	0.0	0	4	1	24
DE Edward Connell	0.0	0	1	1	6
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	0	0	1	18

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jimmy Carey	1.0	1	1	26
DE Bert Barker	0.0	1	0	10
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	0.0	0	1	2
DE Bennie Unruh	0.0	0	1	18
DT Vance Walker	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earl Woodson	3	0	0	16
CB Ethan Gaytan	2	0	1	17
CB Leodis McKelvin	2	0	0	17
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	1	1	24
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	1	0	22
DE Mike McCulley	1	0	0	24
ILB Scott McKillop	1	0	0	1
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0	24
S Trent Wills	0	2	0	15
CB Terrell Thomas	0	1	0	20
OLB Curtis Zuck	0	1	0	12

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Albert Nagi	3	1	0	23
CB Raymond Burns	3	0	2	20
S Johnnie Rudzinski	3	0	0	21
S Butch Kleinman	3	0	0	13
CB Tom Zbikowski	2	0	0	22
ILB James Laurinaitis	1	0	0	29
OLB Lamar Penarroya	1	0	0	9
S Zack Sellers	1	0	0	14
CB Kyle Hartman	0	1	0	16
CB Jimmy Peters	0	1	0	22
S Alfred Jefferson	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Otah	4	7	27	0	27
Winston Stokes	2	4	27	0	26
Les Newhart	1	6	27	0	25
Breno Giacomini	1	5	26	1	25
Chad Rinehart	1	5	29	0	31
Sam Nelson	0	1	16	0	14

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Flowers	4	11	30	0	26
Dominic Farmer	1	3	27	0	21
Marco Oliver	0	4	28	0	22
James Marten	0	3	20	0	19
Xavier Barkley	0	3	25	0	20
Jim Hanlon	0	2	30	0	27
Darrell Erickson	0	1	19	0	12
Vinny Bellisari	0	0	14	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Nelson	2	21
Erik Bishop	2	15
Scott McKillop	1	13
Chuck Poling	1	13
Roosevelt Calmus	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Hartman	2	11
Martin Artis	1	20
Paul Williams	1	15

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Rinehart	29	31	---	---	4	64
Joe Flacco	31	31	---	---	---	62
Jeff Otah	27	27	---	---	6	60
Mike Smith	30	30	---	---	---	60
Adam Velevis	23	25	---	---	8	56
Les Newhart	27	25	---	---	3	55
Winston Stokes	27	26	---	---	1	54
Sam Nelson	16	14	---	---	21	51
Breno Giacomini	26	25	---	---	---	51
Travis Ellard	---	---	24	24	3	51
Mike McCulley	---	---	23	24	1	48
Corey Brilz	---	---	21	21	6	48
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	22	24	1	47
Terrell Thomas	---	---	25	20	1	46
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	12	17	16	45
Chip Vaughn	---	---	24	18	1	43
Gerald Clark	10	10	---	---	23	43
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	20	22	1	43
Ricky Peters	21	21	---	---	---	42
Brandon Pettigrew	21	19	---	---	---	40
Austin McDonald	---	---	18	18	2	38
Earl Woodson	---	---	19	16	3	38
Curtis Zuck	---	---	19	12	6	37
Erik Bishop	8	13	---	---	15	36
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	16	17	1	34
Rodney Lyons	18	14	---	---	---	32
Trent Wills	---	---	8	15	8	31
Beau Bell	---	---	12	4	14	30
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	13	9	8	30
Wade Numbers	8	11	---	---	7	26
Rufus Francis	---	---	13	12	---	25
Riddick Gomez	8	6	---	---	9	23
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	11	5	7	23
Deon Chandler	---	---	12	9	---	21
Frank Schneider	0	0	---	---	20	20
Lawrence Berry	5	6	---	---	7	18
Andy Ellison	---	---	7	3	7	17
Duane Stafford	6	4	---	---	7	17
Edward Connell	---	---	9	6	1	16
Scott McKillop	---	---	2	1	13	16
Chuck Poling	0	3	---	---	13	16
Justin Medlock	0	0	---	---	9	9
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Richie Kresser	0	0	---	---	4	4
Myron Herrlich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Butch Gaylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Hanlon	30	27	---	---	16	73
Scottie Roberson	30	27	---	---	9	66
Zack Flowers	30	26	---	---	5	61
James Laurinaitis	---	---	29	29	1	59
JaMarcus Russell	30	27	---	---	---	57
Patrick Randle	---	---	26	27	3	56
Johnnie Rudzinski	---	---	20	21	11	52
Jimmy Peters	---	---	20	22	10	52
Xavier Barkley	25	20	---	---	7	52
Albert Nagi	---	---	24	23	4	51
Marco Oliver	28	22	---	---	---	50
Raymond Burns	---	---	23	20	6	49
Dominic Farmer	27	21	---	---	1	49
Jimmy Carey	---	---	21	26	2	49
James Marten	20	19	---	---	8	47
Martin Artis	11	15	---	---	20	46
Tom Zbikowski	---	---	21	22	2	45
Earnest Schepis	20	17	---	---	6	43
Maurice Maloney	23	19	---	---	---	42
Alfred Jefferson	---	---	20	19	3	42
Kyle Hartman	---	---	12	16	11	39
Vinny Bellisari	14	16	---	---	8	38
Bennie Unruh	---	---	18	18	2	38
Cornelius Maurice	---	---	19	18	1	38
Vance Walker	---	---	18	15	3	36
Darrell Erickson	19	12	---	---	5	36
Thomas Brown	7	8	---	---	17	32
Zack Sellers	---	---	12	14	6	32
Butch Kleinman	---	---	14	13	4	31
Bert Barker	---	---	14	10	6	30
Archie Witt	6	11	---	---	7	24
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	9	9	5	23
Paul Williams	2	4	---	---	15	21
Tyrus Witman	5	1	---	---	14	20
Edgar Barrett	---	---	7	6	7	20
Emmitt Johnston	---	---	5	5	7	17
D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	2	2	11	15
Matt Sato	---	---	5	6	---	11
Julio Baker	---	---	2	0	6	8
Mohamed Massaquoi	3	5	---	---	---	8
Daryl Long	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Heneghan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tyrus Montgomery	---	---	0	0	3	3
Charlie Frye	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jimmy Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	109	9.1
Middle	12	41	3.4
Right	7	34	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	19	73	3.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	30	17	3	0	1	4	4	0	2

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
JaMarcus Russell	26	12	2	0	0	6	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	135	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	21	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	24	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	11	4	0	30	0	30
WR Adam Velevis	6	4	0	44	0	25
TE Brandon Pettigrew	4	3	0	85	2	19
WR Riddick Gomez	3	2	0	32	0	6
FB Sam Nelson	2	1	1	7	0	14
RB Ricky Peters	2	2	0	14	0	21
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	0	24	1	14

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jim Hanlon	6	4	19	0	27
TE Scottie Roberson	5	2	13	0	27
FB Martin Artis	4	2	36	1	15
RB Maurice Maloney	3	2	25	1	19
WR Earnest Schepis	3	1	8	0	17
WR Paul Williams	2	0	0	0	4
RB Thomas Brown	2	1	5	0	8
FB Darrell Erickson	1	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Clark	2	5	2.50	2.86
Joe Flacco	1	0	0.00	4.57
Ricky Peters	1	3	3.00	7.76

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Maurice Maloney	1	5	5.00	3.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	4	2	29	7.25	7.87

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
JaMarcus Russell	2	2	3	1.50	4.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Sam Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Adam Velevis	1	1	12	12.00	7.33
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0	0.00	2.73
WR Riddick Gomez	1	1	17	17.00	10.67

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Hanlon	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.17
RB Maurice Maloney	1	1	4	4.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	3	1
Gerald Clark	1	0
Ricky Peters	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
JaMarcus Russell	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	8	5	5

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
JaMarcus Russell	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	4	1	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	2	2
WR Adam Velevis	1	1	1
RB Ricky Peters	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Scottie Roberson	3	1	0
FB Martin Artis	3	2	2
WR Earnest Schepis	3	1	1
TE Jim Hanlon	2	1	0
RB Maurice Maloney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 92,200 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 34,300 (34,700)
End Zone 23,800 (25,100)
Mezzanine 13,300 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 20,800 (22,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	92,200 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	34,300 (34,700)
End Zone	23,800 (25,100)
Mezzanine	13,300 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	20,800 (22,200)