Week 8, 2035

played in Denver, CO

58 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	0	0	7	-	14
Denver Broncos	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 NED - Howie Fleming 34 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 03:54 DEN - A.J. Cannon 38 field goal
2Q: 11:40 DEN - A.J. Cannon 37 field goal
3Q: 08:08 DEN - Ryan Tannehill 3 run (A.J. Cannon extra point)
4Q: 10:45 NED - Randall Monson 3 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 02:21 DEN - A.J. Cannon 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 NED - Howie Fleming 34 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 03:54 DEN - A.J. Cannon 38 field goal
2Q: 11:40 DEN - A.J. Cannon 37 field goal
3Q: 08:08 DEN - Ryan Tannehill 3 run (A.J. Cannon extra point)
4Q: 10:45 NED - Randall Monson 3 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 02:21 DEN - A.J. Cannon 30 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 3-4
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 320 398
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 6.04 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 53 168
- Rushing Attempts 15 34
- Yards per Rush 3.53 4.94
Net Passing Yards 267 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 280 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 6.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/8 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:37 33:23

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	3-4
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	320	398
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	6.04	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	53	168
- Rushing Attempts	15	34
- Yards per Rush	3.53	4.94
Net Passing Yards	267	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	33 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	280	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	6.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/8	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:37	33:23

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
1	7:59	1:32	OWN 8	3	5	Punt
1	3:48	2:53	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	11:32	1:55	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
2	6:16	3:39	OWN 2	6	62	Downs
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 3	3	29	Half
3	7:57	2:18	OWN 35	3	-6	Punt
3	2:45	2:05	OWN 31	5	55	Interception
4	14:50	4:14	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
4	9:05	3:00	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	2:14	1:07	OWN 32	4	-1	Downs
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 38	4	13	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	4:27	OWN 25	9	39	Punt
1	6:27	2:39	OWN 44	4	35	Field Goal
1	0:55	4:23	OWN 27	8	53	Field Goal
2	9:37	3:21	OWN 12	8	71	Interception
2	2:37	1:16	OWN 36	6	17	Punt
3	15:00	7:03	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	5:39	2:54	OWN 12	4	25	Punt
3	0:40	0:50	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	10:36	1:31	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
4	6:05	3:51	OWN 25	8	62	Field Goal
4	1:07	0:35	OPP 31	3	0	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jimmie Matock, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R.J. Austin	10	22	2.20	10	1
A.J. Griffith	4	19	4.75	14	1
Jimmie Matock	1	12	12.00	12	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joey Finley	19	66	3.47	17	2	0
David Wilson	12	78	6.50	20	3	0
Ryan Tannehill	3	24	8.00	12	1	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	36	23	280	2/13	2	45	1	94.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	33	18	244	2/14	0	38	1	65.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Greer	6	12	92	15.33	37	45	0
WR Pat Carr	6	7	90	15.00	19	30	0
WR Howie Fleming	4	7	49	12.25	20	34	1
RB A.J. Griffith	3	3	22	7.33	9	10	0
TE Randall Monson	2	3	11	5.50	7	8	1
WR Fernando Humphrey	1	2	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB R.J. Austin	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Jake Easter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Donnell Richmond	7	13	131	18.71	58	38
WR C.J. Clauss	4	7	31	7.75	0	13
WR Terry Yeh	3	5	22	7.33	2	9
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
RB David Wilson	1	1	15	15.00	8	15
TE Casey Hitchcock	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Sherman Shaw	1	1	34	34.00	11	34
FB D.J. Quartucci	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Alshon Jeffery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Joey Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kris Schwantes	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Aaron Lee	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	5	234	46.8	42.2	58	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Omar Rubenstein	5	194	38.8	33.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Cannon	3/4	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howie Fleming	1	9	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	4	107	26.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Bradley	1	24	24.0	0
Terry Yeh	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	8	0	0.0	26	30
DE Bucky Melnick	5	2	1.0	25	24
S Brant Bryant	5	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Devin Keung	5	1	0.0	30	27
CB Jimmy Smith	4	0	0.0	20	23
S Luther Riazi	4	0	0.0	26	21
OLB Jonas Mouton	3	2	1.0	25	28
S Josh Robinson	3	4	0.0	19	21
CB Kris Schwantes	3	0	0.0	31	31
DT Ricardo Merrell	3	0	0.0	24	19
CB Tito Peeler	3	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Eugene Duran	2	2	0.0	14	13
DE Mitch Harper	2	0	0.0	16	22
DT Fernando Warren	1	1	0.0	11	17
ILB Percy Chustz	1	1	0.0	9	8
QB Jimmie Matock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jake Bequette	1	0	0.0	23	21
S Albert Blanchard	0	1	0.0	18	19

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Broderick Cella	6	0	0.0	13	30
CB Kyle Bradley	5	2	0.0	12	28
S Dominic Preston	4	2	0.0	9	30
DE Sean Washington	3	1	1.0	6	27
OLB Paul Lawless	3	1	0.0	15	37
ILB Audie Cole	2	1	0.0	2	6
CB Bobby Cooper	2	1	0.0	8	29
DE Muhammad Wilkerson	2	0	0.0	9	11
CB Darryl Grant	2	0	0.0	9	23
OLB Ian Crane	2	0	0.0	4	8
S Terry Gomez	2	0	0.0	9	25
DE Tony Buerfeind	1	0	1.0	10	15
S Vincent Schwartz	1	1	0.0	8	15
CB Aaron Lee	1	1	0.0	8	18
WR Donnell Richmond	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bruce Pardee	1	0	0.0	8	23
S Brandon Hardin	1	0	0.0	7	16
OLB Gene Dotson	0	1	0.0	5	12
DE Eddie Schlidt	0	1	0.0	7	15
DT Brady Francis	0	1	0.0	9	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jonas Mouton	1.0	1	1	2	28
DE Bucky Melnick	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Jake Bequette	0.0	1	0	0	21
OLB Devin Keung	0.0	0	0	1	27

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sean Washington	1.0	0	2	27
DE Tony Buerfeind	1.0	0	0	15
DT Brady Francis	0.0	2	1	23
DE Bruce Pardee	0.0	1	1	23
DT Kent Augustine	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jimmy Smith	3	1	0	23
OLB Devin Keung	3	0	0	27
ILB Xavier Sheriff	3	0	0	30
CB Kris Schwantes	2	1	1	31
S Brant Bryant	2	1	0	24
S Luther Riazi	2	0	0	21
S Josh Robinson	1	1	0	21
CB Tito Peeler	1	1	0	26
OLB Jonas Mouton	1	0	0	28
DT Fernando Warren	0	1	0	17
ILB Percy Chustz	0	1	0	8
S Albert Blanchard	0	1	0	19

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dominic Preston	4	1	0	30
CB Kyle Bradley	4	0	0	28
OLB Paul Lawless	3	1	0	37
ILB Broderick Cella	3	0	0	30
CB Bobby Cooper	2	2	0	29
S Terry Gomez	1	2	0	25
CB Aaron Lee	1	0	1	18
CB Darryl Grant	1	0	0	23
DE Sean Washington	1	0	0	27
ILB Audie Cole	1	0	0	6
S Brandon Hardin	1	0	0	16
OLB Ian Crane	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Wilson	2	4	1	15	0	32
Orlando Morey	2	2	0	11	1	33
Harold Brackens	0	2	0	10	0	27
Danny Breckterfield	0	2	0	3	0	9
Lee Ziemba	0	1	0	12	1	33
Joey Daughtry	0	1	0	13	0	30
Randall Monson	0	1	0	11	0	24
Lance Harding	0	1	0	13	0	22

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.B. Terry	4	6	26	0	28
Randy Stephenson	3	3	15	0	10
Danny Briscoe	2	8	31	1	30
Terry Finley	2	8	32	0	32
Randy Schwartz	1	2	34	1	35
Casey Hitchcock	1	1	14	0	13
Kyle Rudolph	0	1	20	0	21
D.J. Quartucci	0	1	18	0	22
Freddie Hoover	0	1	7	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene Duran	2	22
Melvin Long	1	13
Howard Wilson	1	3

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Lee	3	23
Mike Raffensperger	1	13
Donnell Richmond	1	2

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Schwantes	---	---	31	31	16	78
Devin Keung	---	---	30	27	11	68
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	26	30	3	59
Jonas Mouton	---	---	25	28	4	57
Tito Peeler	---	---	23	26	8	57
Bucky Melnick	---	---	25	24	7	56
Casey Greer	15	35	---	---	5	55
Jimmie Matock	15	38	---	---	---	53
Luther Riazi	---	---	26	21	3	50
Howard Wilson	15	32	---	---	3	50
Brant Bryant	---	---	21	24	5	50
Eugene Duran	---	---	14	13	22	49
Orlando Morey	11	33	---	---	4	48
Lance Harding	13	22	---	---	13	48
Lee Ziemba	12	33	---	---	2	47
Jimmy Smith	---	---	20	23	4	47
Josh Robinson	---	---	19	21	7	47
Ricardo Merrell	---	---	24	19	4	47
Albert Blanchard	---	---	18	19	9	46
Jake Bequette	---	---	23	21	1	45
Joey Daughtry	13	30	---	---	---	43
Mitch Harper	---	---	16	22	5	43
Randall Monson	11	24	---	---	5	40
R.J. Austin	11	15	---	---	13	39
Pat Carr	12	25	---	---	1	38
Harold Brackens	10	27	---	---	---	37
Howie Fleming	7	27	---	---	1	35
Fernando Warren	---	---	11	17	3	31
Kim Burks	7	17	---	---	5	29
A.J. Griffith	4	24	---	---	---	28
Jake Easter	1	10	---	---	12	23
Jimmie Carpenter	---	---	10	9	2	21
Percy Chustz	---	---	9	8	4	21
Jimmy Newman	4	9	---	---	5	18
Danny Breckterfield	3	9	---	---	5	17
Melvin Long	0	1	---	---	13	14
Fernando Humphrey	0	4	---	---	8	12
Keith Stock	1	3	---	---	6	10
Dennis Witt	---	---	3	2	2	7
Levon Bass	---	---	0	0	6	6
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joey Johnston	---	---	0	0	5	5
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	3	3
Curtis LaMarche	---	---	0	0	2	2
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cornell Dorsch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Schwartz	34	35	---	---	9	78
Ryan Tannehill	34	35	---	---	---	69
Terry Finley	32	32	---	---	---	64
David Arkin	22	32	---	---	9	63
Joey Finley	22	21	---	---	20	63
Danny Briscoe	31	30	---	---	---	61
Paul Lawless	---	---	15	37	4	56
J.B. Terry	26	28	---	---	---	54
Kyle Bradley	---	---	12	28	13	53
D.J. Quartucci	18	22	---	---	13	53
Donnell Richmond	23	26	---	---	2	51
Aaron Lee	---	---	8	18	23	49
Kyle Rudolph	20	21	---	---	7	48
Broderick Cella	---	---	13	30	1	44
Terry Gomez	---	---	9	25	10	44
Alshon Jeffery	15	15	---	---	11	41
Casey Hitchcock	14	13	---	---	13	40
C.J. Clauss	14	24	---	---	1	39
Dominic Preston	---	---	9	30	---	39
Terry Yeh	22	14	---	---	2	38
Bobby Cooper	---	---	8	29	---	37
Brady Francis	---	---	9	23	4	36
Bruce Pardee	---	---	8	23	3	34
Sean Washington	---	---	6	27	1	34
Randy Stephenson	15	10	---	---	9	34
Darryl Grant	---	---	9	23	---	32
David Wilson	12	14	---	---	2	28
Wally Ferguson	---	---	7	21	---	28
Tony Buerfeind	---	---	10	15	2	27
Vincent Schwartz	---	---	8	15	3	26
Ian Crane	---	---	4	8	13	25
Brandon Hardin	---	---	7	16	1	24
Eddie Schlidt	---	---	7	15	1	23
Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	9	11	2	22
Freddie Hoover	7	5	---	---	9	21
Mike Raffensperger	6	1	---	---	13	20
Sherman Shaw	4	4	---	---	12	20
Gene Dotson	---	---	5	12	---	17
Louis Carraway	3	3	---	---	9	15
Audie Cole	---	---	2	6	1	9
A.J. Cannon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kent Augustine	---	---	0	6	1	7
Omar Rubenstein	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Weeden	0	0	---	---	4	4
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sherman Angus	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	41	5.9
Middle	6	8	1.3
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	73	6.1
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	6	39	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	36	23	4	0	2	6	4	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	33	18	4	2	1	8	1	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	106	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	137	15.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	58	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	125	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	61	12.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Greer	12	6	1	92	1	35
WR Howie Fleming	7	4	0	49	1	27
WR Pat Carr	7	6	1	90	2	25
RB A.J. Griffith	3	3	0	22	0	24
TE Randall Monson	3	2	0	11	0	24
WR Fernando Humphrey	2	1	0	11	0	4
RB R.J. Austin	1	1	0	5	0	15
WR Jake Easter	1	0	0	0	0	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnell Richmond	13	7	1	131	3	26
WR C.J. Clauss	7	4	0	31	0	24
WR Terry Yeh	5	3	0	22	0	14
TE Casey Hitchcock	2	1	0	4	0	13
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	0	7	0	21
FB D.J. Quartucci	1	0	0	0	0	22
RB David Wilson	1	1	0	15	0	14
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Joey Finley	1	0	0	0	0	21
WR Sherman Shaw	1	1	0	34	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joey Finley	4	8	2.00	3.47
Ryan Tannehill	2	12	6.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	6	4	20	3.33	7.78

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	2	0	0	0.00	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Casey Greer	2	1	3	1.50	7.67
WR Pat Carr	2	2	14	7.00	12.86
TE Randall Monson	1	1	3	3.00	3.67
WR Howie Fleming	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donnell Richmond	1	0	0	0.00	10.08
WR C.J. Clauss	1	0	0	0.00	4.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Austin	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Joey Finley	4	1
David Wilson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	4	3	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Randall Monson	1	1	1
WR Howie Fleming	1	1	0
WR Casey Greer	1	1	0
WR Jake Easter	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Yeh	3	1	0
WR Donnell Richmond	2	1	1
FB D.J. Quartucci	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (23,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (23,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,600)