Week 1, 2027

played in New York, NJ

53 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	7	6	-	23
New York Jets	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 26 field goal
1Q: 01:58 NED - Dixon Pasquarella 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NED - Marcus Robbins 48 field goal
3Q: 11:34 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 44 field goal
3Q: 08:37 NED - Vincent Chandler 1 run (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 11:05 NED - Marcus Robbins 26 field goal
4Q: 02:24 NED - Marcus Robbins 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 26 field goal
1Q: 01:58 NED - Dixon Pasquarella 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Marcus Robbins extra point)
2Q: 00:08 NED - Marcus Robbins 48 field goal
3Q: 11:34 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 44 field goal
3Q: 08:37 NED - Vincent Chandler 1 run (Marcus Robbins extra point)
4Q: 11:05 NED - Marcus Robbins 26 field goal
4Q: 02:24 NED - Marcus Robbins 44 field goal

Team Statistics NED NYJ
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 18 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 341 302
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 4.94 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 69 99
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards per Rush 2.56 4.71
Net Passing Yards 272 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 1 39 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 6/71 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:17 26:43

Team Statistics	NED	NYJ
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	18	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	341	302
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	4.94	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	69	99
- Rushing Attempts	27	21
- Yards per Rush	2.56	4.71
Net Passing Yards	272	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 1	39 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	6/71	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:17	26:43

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	10:26	1:52	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
1	5:59	4:11	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
2	12:11	3:30	OWN 40	6	13	Punt
2	7:41	2:31	OPP 40	7	15	Missed FG
2	3:42	1:57	OWN 26	4	17	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OPP 45	3	14	Field Goal
3	11:28	2:58	50	6	50	Touchdown
3	6:33	1:27	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	3:02	7:05	OWN 8	14	83	Field Goal
4	9:24	2:22	OWN 28	4	20	Interception
4	4:57	2:40	OWN 43	5	30	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 42	3	-4	Game

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	3:04	OWN 33	7	58	Field Goal
1	8:34	2:35	OWN 9	4	19	Punt
1	1:48	4:37	OWN 20	8	47	Missed FG
2	8:41	1:00	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
2	5:10	1:28	OWN 32	4	15	Punt
2	1:45	1:10	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 39	6	34	Field Goal
3	8:30	1:57	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
3	5:06	2:04	OWN 31	5	32	Punt
4	10:57	1:33	OWN 24	4	23	Punt
4	7:02	2:05	OWN 38	7	19	Downs
4	2:17	1:31	OWN 20	9	22	Downs

Game MVP: Lewis Sonneman, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Delone Carter	11	34	3.09	11	1	0
Vincent Chandler	8	24	3.00	10	1	1
Joe Flacco	7	12	1.71	6	0	0
Lorenzo McDaniel	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammie Matos	10	40	4.00	18	1
Chad Robbins	9	47	5.22	15	2
Phil Moran	1	8	8.00	8	0
Bryan Johnson	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	40	23	288	2/16	1	34	1	77.9

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Moran	39	16	221	3/18	0	39	0	59.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Lyons	7	14	89	12.71	30	34	0
WR Mike Smith	6	13	87	14.50	27	34	0
TE Dixon Pasquarella	2	3	19	9.50	1	10	1
RB Vincent Chandler	2	2	27	13.50	7	16	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	2	3	20	10.00	1	11	0
WR Marcus Young	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Brian Downs	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0
FB Dwayne George	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Delone Carter	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	8	27	9.00	0	18
WR Bryan Johnson	3	9	74	24.67	23	39
WR Eric Bryant	3	6	70	23.33	26	33
RB Sammie Matos	3	4	26	8.67	19	14
RB Chad Robbins	2	2	10	5.00	5	5
WR Derrick Williams	1	5	9	9.00	4	9
TE Damon Hopper	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Ethan Blackshear	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ty Hatcher	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ronald Kournikova	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Joe Flacco	1	1
Willie Hayes	1	0
Vincent Chandler	1	0
Marcus Young	0	1
Ricardo Meadows	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Linval Joseph	0	0	1	0
Ronald Kournikova	0	0	1	0
Charlie Linstrom	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	5	238	47.6	40.6	53	4

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Welch	7	312	44.6	34.4	60	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marcus Robbins	3/4	2/3	0/0	48	2/2

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Hawkins	2/3	1/2	0/1	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	6	71	11.8	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Matos	2	17	8.5	0
Bryan Johnson	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harris Bruce	2	58	29.0	0
Chris Cook	1	17	17.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	68	22.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S D.J. O'Neal	6	2	0.0	19	40
S Michael Mitchell	5	0	0.0	16	35
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	2	0.0	15	29
DT Darrin Middleton	3	0	0.5	15	31
OLB Jonas Mouton	3	2	0.0	10	18
OLB Curtis Zuck	3	0	0.0	7	13
CB Willie Hayes	3	0	0.0	17	37
ILB Lewis Sonneman	2	2	1.5	18	38
DE Moe Daugherty	2	1	0.0	14	35
CB Chris Cook	2	0	0.0	15	21
DE Calvin Green	1	0	1.0	11	21
CB Steven Ravas	1	3	0.0	10	25
ILB Dean Wilde	1	2	0.0	6	13
ILB Bryan Covington	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Emmitt Moss	1	0	0.0	7	14
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Eugene Duran	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Jimmy Smith	1	0	0.0	17	33
DT Jimmie Sullivan	0	1	0.0	5	9
DE Daryl Perry	0	1	0.0	10	21

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ronald Kournikova	7	0	0.0	17	27
S Shannon Merchberger	6	1	0.0	15	28
DT Linval Joseph	4	3	1.0	16	25
OLB Christian Claycomb	4	0	0.0	24	36
OLB Emmitt Hasting	3	2	0.0	26	40
S Barry Towns	3	1	0.0	16	24
CB Carl Hutchinson	3	1	0.0	16	21
DE Jose Frederick	3	1	0.0	17	21
S Jeff McNeil	3	0	0.0	15	33
S Andy Estevez	2	1	0.0	18	24
DT Pat Dodge	2	0	0.0	16	19
DE Derrick Morgan	1	0	1.0	13	23
DT Gerald McCoy	1	3	0.0	15	31
OLB Perry Riley	1	1	0.0	5	7
DE Johnny Bell	1	1	0.0	13	24
CB Doug Nichols	1	0	0.0	15	26
CB Charlie Linstrom	1	0	0.0	15	21
S Michael Smith	1	0	0.0	8	5
DE Terry Densmore	0	2	0.0	14	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1.5	0	1	1	38
DE Calvin Green	1.0	0	1	0	21
DT Darrin Middleton	0.5	1	0	0	31
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.0	1	1	0	13
DE Moe Daugherty	0.0	0	6	2	35
S D.J. O'Neal	0.0	0	1	0	40
ILB Dean Wilde	0.0	0	1	0	13

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Morgan	1.0	0	1	0	23
DT Linval Joseph	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	2	0	31
CB Doug Nichols	0.0	0	1	0	26
S Jeff McNeil	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Terry Densmore	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	4	2	29
S Michael Mitchell	3	0	35
CB Willie Hayes	2	2	37
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	1	13
OLB Eugene Duran	1	2	13
ILB Bryan Covington	1	0	3
ILB Lewis Sonneman	1	0	38
CB Chris Cook	1	0	21
OLB Jonas Mouton	1	0	18
S D.J. O'Neal	0	1	40
ILB Dean Wilde	0	1	13

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ronald Kournikova	4	0	1	27
S Jeff McNeil	3	2	0	33
OLB Christian Claycomb	3	1	0	36
S Shannon Merchberger	3	0	0	28
OLB Emmitt Hasting	2	2	0	40
S Barry Towns	2	0	0	24
S Andy Estevez	1	2	0	24
CB Doug Nichols	1	0	0	26
DT Pat Dodge	1	0	0	19
CB Carl Hutchinson	1	0	0	21
OLB Perry Riley	1	0	0	7
CB Charlie Linstrom	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Archie Dudley	3	7	1	27	0	42
Dixon Pasquarella	1	2	0	23	0	30
Ricardo Meadows	0	5	0	24	0	28
Shawn Lauvao	0	3	0	25	1	34
Tyrone Wand	0	2	0	22	0	36
Dwayne George	0	1	0	10	1	21
Wayne Kamego	0	1	0	7	0	9
Marvin Flowers	0	1	0	3	0	14

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kent Shapiro	3	5	0	16	0	32
Alex Urena	2	9	1	20	1	39
Herb Bradford	1	2	0	20	1	36
Marco Lynch	1	1	0	6	0	16
Lonnie Fisher	0	1	0	16	0	32
Don Middleton	0	1	0	5	0	10
Phillip Hayes	0	1	0	20	0	37
Breno Giacomini	0	0	0	2	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Duran	2	26
Marcus Young	2	15
Emmitt Moss	1	13
Bill Serino	1	9

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Linstrom	3	20
Damon Hopper	2	8
Perry Riley	1	15
Lonnie Fisher	1	10
Alex Urena	1	8
Henry Boyer	1	4

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Flacco	27	42	---	---	---	69
Archie Dudley	27	42	---	---	---	69
Rodney Lyons	27	42	---	---	---	69
Willie Hayes	---	---	17	37	15	69
Tyrone Wand	22	36	---	---	9	67
Dixon Pasquarella	23	30	---	---	13	66
Mike Smith	25	38	---	---	1	64
D.J. O'Neal	---	---	19	40	4	63
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	18	38	3	59
Shawn Lauvao	25	34	---	---	---	59
Michael Mitchell	---	---	16	35	2	53
Marvin Jenkins	20	33	---	---	---	53
Moe Daugherty	---	---	14	35	4	53
Ricardo Meadows	24	28	---	---	1	53
Jimmy Smith	---	---	17	33	3	53
Darrin Middleton	---	---	15	31	5	51
Dwayne George	10	21	---	---	19	50
Chris Cook	---	---	15	21	13	49
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	15	29	1	45
Eugene Duran	---	---	6	13	26	45
Steven Ravas	---	---	10	25	8	43
Delone Carter	14	17	---	---	9	40
Lorenzo McDaniel	7	16	---	---	16	39
Marcus Young	7	13	---	---	15	35
Calvin Green	---	---	11	21	3	35
Emmitt Moss	---	---	7	14	13	34
Jonas Mouton	---	---	10	18	6	34
Daryl Perry	---	---	10	21	2	33
Vincent Chandler	12	21	---	---	---	33
Dean Wilde	---	---	6	13	8	27
Marvin Flowers	3	14	---	---	9	26
Jason Lynch	---	---	8	9	8	25
Wayne Kamego	7	9	---	---	9	25
Curtis Zuck	---	---	7	13	4	24
Bill Serino	5	6	---	---	9	20
Wade Santoki	2	8	---	---	8	18
Donnell Elmore	4	4	---	---	10	18
Jimmie Sullivan	---	---	5	9	1	15
Brian Downs	6	8	---	---	---	14
Bryan Covington	---	---	2	3	8	13
Harris Bruce	0	0	---	---	12	12
Roderick Garner	---	---	3	4	2	9
Marcus Robbins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kerry Newhart	0	0	---	---	4	4
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmitt Hasting	---	---	26	40	5	71
Phillip Hayes	20	37	---	---	10	67
Alex Urena	20	39	---	---	8	67
Christian Claycomb	---	---	24	36	4	64
Phil Moran	21	42	---	---	---	63
Lonnie Fisher	16	32	---	---	10	58
Herb Bradford	20	36	---	---	---	56
Charlie Linstrom	---	---	15	21	20	56
Gerald McCoy	---	---	15	31	7	53
Andy Estevez	---	---	18	24	11	53
Chad Robbins	11	21	---	---	21	53
Ty Hatcher	19	28	---	---	5	52
Jeff McNeil	---	---	15	33	4	52
Kent Shapiro	16	32	---	---	2	50
Carl Hutchinson	---	---	16	21	11	48
Shannon Merchberger	---	---	15	28	4	47
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	17	27	2	46
Doug Nichols	---	---	15	26	3	44
Barry Towns	---	---	16	24	3	43
Terry Densmore	---	---	14	19	8	41
Linval Joseph	---	---	16	25	---	41
Eric Bryant	16	25	---	---	---	41
Jose Frederick	---	---	17	21	3	41
Johnny Bell	---	---	13	24	3	40
Bryan Johnson	14	23	---	---	1	38
Derrick Williams	5	18	---	---	13	36
Derrick Morgan	---	---	13	23	---	36
Sammie Matos	10	21	---	---	5	36
Pat Dodge	---	---	16	19	---	35
Drew Adams	8	19	---	---	7	34
Cheshire Kit Claussen	7	21	---	---	5	33
Marco Lynch	6	16	---	---	10	32
Damon Hopper	6	16	---	---	8	30
Perry Riley	---	---	5	7	15	27
Don Middleton	5	10	---	---	10	25
Henry Boyer	6	13	---	---	4	23
Michael Smith	---	---	8	5	10	23
Walter James	---	---	1	4	18	23
Tito Griffin	1	1	---	---	18	20
Ethan Blackshear	2	4	---	---	11	17
Breno Giacomini	2	8	---	---	---	10
A.J. Welch	0	0	---	---	10	10
Conrad Connell	---	---	2	4	2	8
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mel Hawkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Christian Ponder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	2	0.4
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	10	34	3.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	40	23	3	0	3	7	5	1	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Moran	39	16	4	1	0	9	11	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	128	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	134	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	82	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	4	65	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Lyons	14	7	1	89	1	42
WR Mike Smith	13	6	1	87	2	38
TE Dixon Pasquarella	3	2	1	19	0	30
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	3	2	0	20	0	16
WR Marcus Young	2	1	0	12	0	13
RB Vincent Chandler	2	2	0	27	0	21
WR Brian Downs	1	1	0	14	0	8
FB Dwayne George	1	1	0	11	0	21
RB Delone Carter	1	1	0	9	0	17

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Johnson	9	3	74	2	23
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	8	3	27	0	21
WR Eric Bryant	6	3	70	2	25
WR Derrick Williams	5	1	9	0	18
RB Sammie Matos	4	3	26	0	21
TE Ty Hatcher	3	0	0	0	28
RB Chad Robbins	2	2	10	0	21
WR Ethan Blackshear	1	0	0	0	4
TE Damon Hopper	1	1	5	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Delone Carter	2	2	1.00	3.09
Vincent Chandler	1	1	1.00	3.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chad Robbins	1	2	2.00	5.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	5	3	30	6.00	7.20

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Moran	2	0	0	0.00	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	10	5.00	6.36
WR Mike Smith	1	0	0	0.00	6.69
TE Dixon Pasquarella	1	1	9	9.00	6.33
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	11	11.00	6.67

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	8.22
WR Eric Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	11.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Vincent Chandler	3	1
Joe Flacco	2	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Moran	1	0
Chad Robbins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	9	5	4

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Moran	12	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	4	2	1
WR Rodney Lyons	3	1	1
RB Vincent Chandler	2	2	2

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Johnson	4	0	0
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	1	0
WR Derrick Williams	1	0	0
TE Ty Hatcher	1	0	0
WR Eric Bryant	1	1	1
RB Sammie Matos	1	0	0
TE Damon Hopper	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,500 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 33,600 (34,700)
End Zone 22,000 (25,100)
Mezzanine 12,100 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 19,300 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes 500 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,500 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	33,600 (34,700)
End Zone	22,000 (25,100)
Mezzanine	12,100 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	19,300 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes	500 (1,800)