Week 15, 2026

played in New York, NJ

33 degrees, snow, 16 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	13	7	0	-	27
New York Jets	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 NED - Rodney Lyons 15 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:27 NED - Stephen Wheeler 25 field goal
2Q: 09:19 NED - Stephen Wheeler 36 field goal
2Q: 00:30 NED - Dixon Pasquarella 3 pass from Kerry Newhart (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 10:17 NED - Mike Smith 3 pass from Kerry Newhart (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 NED - Rodney Lyons 15 pass from Emmanuel Lynn (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 13:27 NED - Stephen Wheeler 25 field goal
2Q: 09:19 NED - Stephen Wheeler 36 field goal
2Q: 00:30 NED - Dixon Pasquarella 3 pass from Kerry Newhart (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 10:17 NED - Mike Smith 3 pass from Kerry Newhart (Stephen Wheeler extra point)

Team Statistics NED NYJ
Record 12-2 8-6
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 1 3
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 356 231
- Offensive Plays 55 70
- Yards per Play 6.47 3.30
Net Rushing Yards 52 78
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 2.36 3.12
Net Passing Yards 304 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 41 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 304 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 9.21 3.40
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:38 33:22

Team Statistics	NED	NYJ
Record	12-2	8-6
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	1	3
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	356	231
- Offensive Plays	55	70
- Yards per Play	6.47	3.30
Net Rushing Yards	52	78
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	2.36	3.12
Net Passing Yards	304	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	41 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	304	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	9.21	3.40
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:38	33:22

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 30	3	47	Fumble
1	11:12	2:59	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
1	4:10	2:11	OWN 5	4	16	Punt
1	0:25	2:05	OWN 39	5	53	Field Goal
2	11:17	2:03	OWN 43	4	38	Field Goal
2	5:21	1:38	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
2	3:26	0:58	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	1:12	0:52	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
3	13:41	3:31	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
3	6:22	0:37	OPP 46	2	1	Fumble
3	2:36	2:08	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
4	9:29	2:11	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	4:43	2:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	1:48	OWN 23	5	10	Punt
1	8:13	4:03	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	1:59	1:34	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
2	13:20	2:03	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	9:14	3:53	OWN 19	6	19	Punt
2	3:43	0:17	OWN 46	2	0	Interception
2	2:28	1:16	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 34	1	4	Half
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	10:10	3:48	OWN 34	9	36	Missed FG
3	5:45	3:09	OPP 45	7	28	Missed FG
3	0:28	5:59	OWN 40	10	47	Missed FG
4	7:18	2:35	OWN 33	5	19	Punt
4	2:15	2:15	OWN 29	7	46	Game

Game MVP: Kerry Newhart, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vincent Chandler	13	14	1.08	6	0	0
Allen Hartman	9	38	4.22	11	2	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammie Matos	16	39	2.44	10	1
Steven Cora	7	29	4.14	10	1
Phil Moran	2	10	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Newhart	22	14	180	0/0	2	39	0	119.5
Emmanuel Lynn	11	8	124	0/0	1	27	0	139.9

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Moran	41	21	180	4/27	0	28	1	52.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	6	11	100	16.67	50	39	1
WR Rodney Lyons	6	8	119	19.83	37	36	1
WR Courtney Levine	4	5	49	12.25	6	25	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	3	4	16	5.33	0	10	1
RB Vincent Chandler	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Donnell Elmore	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Dwayne George	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ty Hatcher	6	11	33	5.50	0	19
WR Marcus Young	4	6	37	9.25	4	22
TE Shawn Nelson	3	4	36	12.00	8	20
WR Eric Bryant	3	5	20	6.67	0	11
WR Bryan Johnson	2	7	28	14.00	27	28
FB Drew Adams	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Steven Cora	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Sammie Matos	1	3	18	18.00	14	18
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Tito Griffin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S D.J. O'Neal	1	0	0.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vincent Chandler	1	0	0	0
Allen Hartman	1	0	0	0

New York	Recov	Force
Michael Neal	1	0
Cris Batten	1	0
Roosevelt Calmus	0	1
Marcus Lincoln	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	6	297	49.5	43.5	58	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Welch	8	357	44.6	38.3	61	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Hawkins	0/3	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	4	31	7.8	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Johnson	2	12	6.0	0
Sammie Matos	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cook	1	13	13.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	78	26.0	0
Victor Liotti	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S D.J. O'Neal	8	1	0.0	20	36
OLB Curtis Zuck	7	1	2.0	23	42
CB Doug Nichols	5	0	1.0	19	36
OLB Travis Ellard	5	1	0.0	15	20
S Michael Mitchell	4	2	0.0	22	38
ILB Lewis Sonneman	3	1	1.0	19	29
CB Chris Cook	3	1	0.0	13	28
CB Willie Hayes	3	0	0.0	14	18
S Earl Woodson	2	3	0.0	13	28
DT Darrin Middleton	2	1	0.0	20	37
ILB Dean Wilde	2	1	0.0	12	15
DE Andy Ellison	2	0	0.0	18	28
DE Mike McCulley	1	1	0.0	11	33
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	1	0.0	13	33
CB Steven Ravas	1	0	0.0	12	32
OLB Deron Taylor	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Brian Downs	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corey Brilz	0	1	0.0	14	10
DT Robbie West	0	1	0.0	5	8

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	5	0	0.0	19	27
S Andy Estevez	5	0	0.0	13	21
OLB Emmitt Hasting	4	5	0.0	22	32
CB Victor Liotti	3	1	0.0	14	17
DT Pat Dodge	3	1	0.0	15	16
OLB Ronald Kournikova	3	1	0.0	9	15
S Barry Towns	3	0	0.0	9	24
ILB Marcus Lincoln	3	0	0.0	7	7
CB Charlie Linstrom	3	0	0.0	14	19
S Jeff McNeil	2	1	0.0	20	24
DT Michael Neal	2	0	0.0	10	28
S Shannon Merchberger	2	0	0.0	13	19
DE Derrick Morgan	1	2	0.0	15	22
CB Jerry Cassidy	1	1	0.0	16	21
WR Bryan Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cris Batten	1	0	0.0	15	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Curtis Zuck	2.0	1	1	0	42
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1.0	1	0	1	29
CB Doug Nichols	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	1	3	0	33
DE Andy Ellison	0.0	1	1	0	28
DE Daryl Perry	0.0	1	0	0	19
S Michael Mitchell	0.0	0	1	0	38

New York	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Morgan	1	1	0	22
DT Pat Dodge	0	2	0	16
DE Johnny Bell	0	1	0	21
DE Jose Frederick	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S D.J. O'Neal	5	1	1	36
S Michael Mitchell	4	1	0	38
CB Doug Nichols	3	2	0	36
OLB Curtis Zuck	3	0	0	42
CB Chris Cook	2	1	0	28
CB Willie Hayes	2	0	0	18
OLB Travis Ellard	1	0	0	20
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	0	0	33
OLB Eugene Duran	0	1	0	3

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Barry Towns	4	1	24
S Andy Estevez	4	0	21
CB Victor Liotti	3	1	17
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	3	0	27
OLB Emmitt Hasting	2	0	32
CB Charlie Linstrom	1	1	19
DT Michael Neal	1	0	28
DE Johnny Bell	1	0	21
OLB Ronald Kournikova	1	0	15
CB Jerry Cassidy	1	0	21
S Jeff McNeil	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dixon Pasquarella	2	3	0	17	20
Maurkice Pouncey	1	2	0	12	32
Archie Dudley	0	5	0	22	33
Shawn Lauvao	0	4	1	18	26
Ricardo Meadows	0	4	0	12	10
Tyrone Wand	0	2	0	16	22
Marvin Jenkins	0	2	0	19	23

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Middleton	3	10	1	16	0	27
Herb Bradford	1	3	0	23	1	39
Kent Shapiro	1	2	0	9	0	18
Austin Horn	0	2	0	21	1	35
Phillip Hayes	0	2	0	25	1	36
Alex Urena	0	2	0	19	1	40
Henry Boyer	0	1	0	7	0	9
Rick Dobler	0	1	0	6	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Duran	5	13
Harris Bruce	1	14
Dwayne George	1	9
Neil James	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Perry Riley	1	27
Jerry Cassidy	1	16
Austin Horn	1	11
Don Middleton	1	11
Henry Boyer	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Zuck	---	---	23	42	10	75
Michael Mitchell	---	---	22	38	3	63
Darrin Middleton	---	---	20	37	3	60
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	20	36	3	59
Archie Dudley	22	33	---	---	3	58
Doug Nichols	---	---	19	36	3	58
Chris Cook	---	---	13	28	16	57
Dixon Pasquarella	17	20	---	---	20	57
Andy Ellison	---	---	18	28	10	56
Earl Woodson	---	---	13	28	13	54
Steven Ravas	---	---	12	32	9	53
Mike Smith	21	30	---	---	1	52
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	13	33	5	51
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	19	29	1	49
Maurkice Pouncey	12	32	---	---	5	49
Tyrone Wand	16	22	---	---	8	46
Mike McCulley	---	---	11	33	2	46
Allen Hartman	9	13	---	---	23	45
Shawn Lauvao	18	26	---	---	---	44
Marvin Jenkins	19	23	---	---	---	42
Willie Hayes	---	---	14	18	10	42
Kerry Newhart	18	22	---	---	2	42
Rodney Lyons	10	28	---	---	---	38
Wayne Kamego	10	19	---	---	8	37
Courtney Levine	9	18	---	---	9	36
Travis Ellard	---	---	15	20	---	35
Dwayne George	8	18	---	---	9	35
Vincent Chandler	13	20	---	---	---	33
Daryl Perry	---	---	7	19	6	32
Dean Wilde	---	---	12	15	5	32
Ricardo Meadows	12	10	---	---	8	30
Corey Brilz	---	---	14	10	1	25
Roger Green	8	2	---	---	15	25
Deron Taylor	---	---	2	2	21	25
Eugene Duran	---	---	3	3	13	19
Brian Downs	10	8	---	---	---	18
Harris Bruce	1	1	---	---	14	16
Robbie West	---	---	5	8	3	16
Emmanuel Lynn	4	11	---	---	---	15
Donnell Elmore	4	7	---	---	2	13
Neil James	1	0	---	---	8	9
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tavares Gooden	---	---	0	0	---	0
Earnest Osborne	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phil Moran	25	45	---	---	---	70
Austin Horn	21	35	---	---	11	67
Phillip Hayes	25	36	---	---	5	66
Herb Bradford	23	39	---	---	---	62
Ty Hatcher	21	33	---	---	6	60
Alex Urena	19	40	---	---	---	59
Emmitt Hasting	---	---	22	32	3	57
Don Middleton	16	27	---	---	11	54
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	16	21	16	53
Bryan Johnson	14	35	---	---	2	51
Steven Cora	7	19	---	---	24	50
Jose Frederick	---	---	18	24	8	50
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	19	27	2	48
Drew Adams	14	21	---	---	13	48
Sammie Matos	18	26	---	---	4	48
Jeff McNeil	---	---	20	24	3	47
Charlie Linstrom	---	---	14	19	13	46
Michael Neal	---	---	10	28	5	43
Barry Towns	---	---	9	24	9	42
Eric Bryant	16	25	---	---	---	41
Derrick Morgan	---	---	15	22	2	39
Victor Liotti	---	---	14	17	7	38
Andy Estevez	---	---	13	21	2	36
Pat Dodge	---	---	15	16	4	35
Marcus Young	4	24	---	---	6	34
Cris Batten	---	---	15	19	---	34
Shannon Merchberger	---	---	13	19	1	33
Marco Lynch	6	16	---	---	11	33
Kent Shapiro	9	18	---	---	6	33
Shawn Nelson	13	19	---	---	---	32
Johnny Bell	---	---	11	21	---	32
Perry Riley	---	---	2	2	27	31
Cheshire Kit Claussen	9	9	---	---	13	31
Rick Dobler	6	14	---	---	11	31
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	9	15	6	30
Tito Griffin	0	4	---	---	18	22
Henry Boyer	7	9	---	---	5	21
Marcus Lincoln	---	---	7	7	1	15
Dexter Jackson	2	1	---	---	10	13
A.J. Welch	0	0	---	---	9	9
Quentin Nixon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bart Krcik	---	---	0	5	---	5
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mel Hawkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Chad Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-1	-0.2
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	40	3.3
Middle	11	40	3.6
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Newhart	22	14	3	1	1	3	2	0	0
Emmanuel Lynn	11	8	2	1	0	0	2	1	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Moran	41	21	3	1	1	6	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	108	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	113	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	81	16.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	42	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	50	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	27	2.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	61	6.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Smith	11	6	0	100	2	30
WR Rodney Lyons	8	6	0	119	2	28
WR Courtney Levine	5	4	0	49	1	18
TE Dixon Pasquarella	4	3	0	16	0	20
RB Vincent Chandler	2	1	0	6	0	20
TE Donnell Elmore	2	1	1	5	0	7
FB Dwayne George	1	1	0	9	0	18

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ty Hatcher	11	6	1	33	0	33
WR Bryan Johnson	7	2	0	28	1	35
WR Marcus Young	6	4	0	37	1	24
WR Eric Bryant	5	3	0	20	0	25
TE Shawn Nelson	4	3	0	36	1	19
RB Sammie Matos	3	1	0	18	0	26
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	2	0	0	0	0	9
FB Drew Adams	1	1	0	4	0	21
RB Steven Cora	1	1	0	4	0	19
TE Tito Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vincent Chandler	4	6	1.50	1.08
Allen Hartman	1	2	2.00	4.22

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Matos	3	2	0.67	2.44
Steven Cora	1	10	10.00	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Newhart	9	5	33	3.67	8.18
Emmanuel Lynn	1	1	15	15.00	11.27

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Moran	2	0	0	0.00	4.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	3	2	26	8.67	14.88
TE Dixon Pasquarella	3	2	13	4.33	4.00
WR Mike Smith	2	1	3	1.50	9.09
RB Vincent Chandler	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
TE Donnell Elmore	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ty Hatcher	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Bryan Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Vincent Chandler	2	0
Allen Hartman	2	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Newhart	5	2	2
Emmanuel Lynn	2	0	0

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Moran	16	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	4	1	1
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	1	1
WR Courtney Levine	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ty Hatcher	5	3	2
WR Marcus Young	3	2	2
WR Bryan Johnson	3	2	1
WR Eric Bryant	3	2	2
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	0	0
RB Sammie Matos	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,100 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 34,700 (34,700)
End Zone 21,800 (25,100)
Mezzanine 12,100 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 19,000 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes 500 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,100 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	34,700 (34,700)
End Zone	21,800 (25,100)
Mezzanine	12,100 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	19,000 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes	500 (1,800)