Week 8, 2053

played in Denver, CO

45 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	14	0	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	3	0	6	11	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 NED - Jim Lyons 40 field goal
1Q: 05:40 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 32 field goal
2Q: 02:19 NED - Shane Ricksecker 12 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
2Q: 01:38 NED - Joshua Bible 36 interception return (Jim Lyons extra point)
3Q: 09:11 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 32 field goal
3Q: 00:14 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 30 field goal
4Q: 02:41 DEN - Brant Farrell 26 pass from Bryce Petty (Bryce Petty pass to Dale Tanner for conversion)
4Q: 00:05 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 NED - Jim Lyons 40 field goal
1Q: 05:40 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 32 field goal
2Q: 02:19 NED - Shane Ricksecker 12 pass from Steven Strickland (Jim Lyons extra point)
2Q: 01:38 NED - Joshua Bible 36 interception return (Jim Lyons extra point)
3Q: 09:11 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 32 field goal
3Q: 00:14 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 30 field goal
4Q: 02:41 DEN - Brant Farrell 26 pass from Bryce Petty (Bryce Petty pass to Dale Tanner for conversion)
4Q: 00:05 DEN - Roberto Aguayo 29 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 5-2
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 239 450
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards per Play 4.19 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 71 182
- Rushing Attempts 17 35
- Yards per Rush 4.18 5.20
Net Passing Yards 168 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 34 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 191 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.20 7.44
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/38 12/86
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 4/46
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 3/36 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:41 33:19

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	5-2
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	239	450
- Offensive Plays	57	71
- Yards per Play	4.19	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	71	182
- Rushing Attempts	17	35
- Yards per Rush	4.18	5.20
Net Passing Yards	168	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	34 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	191	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.20	7.44
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/38	12/86
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	4/46
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	3/36	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:41	33:19

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 29	7	48	Field Goal
1	9:19	1:19	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
1	5:35	1:22	OWN 23	5	27	Punt
2	14:54	1:58	OWN 40	4	8	Punt
2	9:58	3:28	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	5:32	3:23	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 45	3	-13	Punt
3	9:03	3:26	OWN 38	4	4	Punt
3	0:08	2:55	OWN 8	6	45	Fumble
4	7:08	2:41	OWN 13	5	14	Punt
4	2:29	1:49	OWN 25	6	18	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	0:49	OWN 25	2	10	Interception
1	8:00	2:25	OWN 45	6	40	Field Goal
1	4:13	4:19	OWN 20	9	47	Missed FG
2	12:56	2:58	OWN 1	6	60	Punt
2	6:30	0:58	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
2	2:09	0:43	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
2	1:26	0:53	OWN 25	3	9	Interception
3	15:00	5:57	OWN 35	9	50	Field Goal
3	5:37	5:29	OWN 15	12	72	Field Goal
4	12:13	5:05	OPP 45	11	32	Fumble
4	4:27	1:58	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 25	4	13	Field Goal

Game MVP: Joshua Bible, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Russell Collazo	7	18	2.57	6	0
QB Steven Strickland	5	27	5.40	15	2
RB Robert Dillon	4	5	1.25	8	0
WR Mario Meadows	1	21	21.00	21	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB C.J. Prosise	16	78	4.88	13	3
RB Manuel Armstrong	10	44	4.40	9	0
QB Bryce Petty	5	14	2.80	6	0
RB Donnie Kuczowski	3	17	5.67	8	0
WR Dale Tanner	1	29	29.00	29	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	37	23	191	3/23	1	25	0	84.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Petty	34	20	278	2/10	1	42	3	58.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shane Ricksecker	9	12	52	5.78	5	12	1
WR Alexis Beckman	4	8	46	11.50	16	17	0
RB Robert Dillon	2	2	22	11.00	16	20	0
RB Russell Collazo	2	4	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Tevin Rolfe	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
TE Tim Vance	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lewis Dixon	1	3	25	25.00	16	25	0
WR Mario Meadows	1	2	15	15.00	5	15	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB C.J. Prosise	4	5	24	6.00	6	10	0
TE Brant Farrell	4	8	78	19.50	14	36	1
WR Hardy Perez	3	5	49	16.33	26	42	0
FB Alvin Johnston	2	2	13	6.50	13	10	0
TE Leslie Wynn	2	5	17	8.50	0	12	0
WR Dale Tanner	2	6	8	4.00	6	4	0
RB Manuel Armstrong	1	1	42	42.00	42	42	0
WR Mercury Newsome	1	1	35	35.00	9	35	0
WR Julio Dunlap	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Joshua Bible	2	36	18.00	1
S Brendan Flannery	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Steven Strickland	2	1	0
RB Russell Collazo	1	1	0
S Caiden McAlpine	0	1	0
OLB Joshua Bible	0	0	1
S Brendan Flannery	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB C.J. Prosise	1	0	0
TE Brant Farrell	1	0	0
WR Dale Tanner	0	1	0
S Kurt Singleton	0	1	0
CB Cornelius Gordon	0	0	1
ILB Ruben Vance	0	0	1
OLB Cristian Aguilera	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	8	321	40.1	31.9	51	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harvey Guthrie	2	103	51.5	40.0	64	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Lyons	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roberto Aguayo	4/5	0/1	0/1	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Forland	1	3	3.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabriel Grant	4	46	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Anastasiades	3	77	25.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Manuel Armstrong	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Joshua Bible	8	2	1.0	35	36
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	8	1	0.0	32	35
S Renaldo Jefferson	7	0	0.0	35	36
S Brendan Flannery	6	4	0.0	35	36
DE Antonio Tubbs	4	0	0.0	34	36
DT Gabriel Fulton	3	1	1.0	14	18
S Craig Duncan	3	1	0.0	33	27
DE Albert Robertson	3	0	0.0	32	36
OLB Scott Caldwell	3	0	0.0	19	11
DE George Lowe	2	2	0.0	28	23
DE Gilbert Conarroe	2	1	0.0	12	8
CB Dean Clough	2	0	0.0	35	36
S Caiden McAlpine	2	0	0.0	3	12
WR Alexis Beckman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leslie Barber	1	0	0.0	15	21
DT Dominic Kirsch	0	1	0.0	14	20

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Corey Malcomson	5	0	0.0	15	37
S Jacob Nylander	5	0	0.0	10	25
OLB Freddie Salazar	4	0	1.0	14	28
ILB Ruben Vance	4	2	0.0	14	28
S Lee Derricott	4	1	0.0	13	33
CB Cornelius Gordon	3	1	0.0	15	39
OLB Peter Schwartz	3	0	0.0	7	21
S Russell King	2	1	0.0	11	27
DT Colin Gimpert	2	1	0.0	11	31
CB Cory Navarro	2	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Edwin Nelson	2	0	0.0	4	5
S Kurt Singleton	2	0	0.0	5	11
OLB Cristian Aguilera	1	0	1.0	0	7
DE Gary Huntley	1	2	0.5	17	40
DE Dwayne Gardner	1	0	0.5	11	27
DE Roderick Buckley	1	1	0.0	17	36
TE Brant Farrell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Hardy Perez	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Joshua Bible	1.0	0	0	1	36
DT Gabriel Fulton	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Antonio Tubbs	0.0	1	2	1	36
DE Albert Robertson	0.0	1	0	2	36
DE George Lowe	0.0	1	0	0	23
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	0.0	0	2	0	35

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Freddie Salazar	1.0	1	0	0	28
OLB Cristian Aguilera	1.0	0	1	0	7
DE Gary Huntley	0.5	0	2	1	40
DE Dwayne Gardner	0.5	0	1	1	27
DE Roderick Buckley	0.0	0	2	0	36
OLB Peter Schwartz	0.0	0	1	0	21
ILB Korey Batiste	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Joshua Bible	4	0	2	36
S Brendan Flannery	3	1	1	36
S Renaldo Jefferson	3	1	0	36
CB Dean Clough	3	0	0	36
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	3	0	0	35
S Caiden McAlpine	2	0	0	12
S Craig Duncan	2	0	0	27

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Corey Malcomson	5	0	37
S Lee Derricott	3	1	33
S Jacob Nylander	3	0	25
CB Cory Navarro	2	1	10
CB Cornelius Gordon	2	1	39
OLB Peter Schwartz	2	0	21
OLB Freddie Salazar	1	1	28
DE Gary Huntley	1	0	40
OLB Edwin Nelson	1	0	5
DT Colin Gimpert	1	0	31
ILB Ruben Vance	1	0	28
S Kurt Singleton	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G J.J. Aguirre	3	5	17	0	40
C Mack Satre	1	5	17	1	40
T Sedrick Browning	0	3	17	2	40
G Darnell Crane	0	2	17	0	40

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jackson Stamper	4	6	0	35	0	36
G Moe Crandall	4	6	0	35	0	36
G Larry Ryner	3	9	1	35	0	36
C Joshua Garnett	3	9	0	35	1	36
T Bradley Rivers	2	4	0	35	1	36
FB Alvin Johnston	1	1	0	11	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Vance	2	17
Darius Shepherd	1	20
Bo Karle	1	15
Lester Forland	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Huntley	4	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Renaldo Jefferson	---	---	35	36	5	76
OLB Joshua Bible	---	---	35	36	5	76
S Brendan Flannery	---	---	35	36	5	76
CB Dean Clough	---	---	35	36	4	75
DE Antonio Tubbs	---	---	34	36	4	74
DE Albert Robertson	---	---	32	36	4	72
ILB Oliver Mendelssohn	---	---	32	35	3	70
TE Tim Vance	17	33	---	---	17	67
G J.J. Aguirre	17	40	---	---	9	66
T Nickolas Ellingsen	17	40	---	---	9	66
T Sedrick Browning	17	40	---	---	9	66
G Darnell Crane	17	40	---	---	9	66
S Craig Duncan	---	---	33	27	4	64
C Mack Satre	17	40	---	---	---	57
QB Steven Strickland	17	40	---	---	---	57
WR Alexis Beckman	17	40	---	---	---	57
WR Shane Ricksecker	17	37	---	---	---	54
DE George Lowe	---	---	28	23	2	53
CB Leslie Barber	---	---	15	21	4	40
DT Dominic Kirsch	---	---	14	20	2	36
DT Gabriel Fulton	---	---	14	18	3	35
WR Mario Meadows	10	22	---	---	---	32
OLB Scott Caldwell	---	---	19	11	2	32
RB Russell Collazo	9	20	---	---	---	29
WR Lewis Dixon	2	12	---	---	12	26
DE Gilbert Conarroe	---	---	12	8	6	26
TE Tevin Rolfe	5	10	---	---	10	25
OLB Darius Shepherd	---	---	0	1	20	21
RB Dustin Anastasiades	0	0	---	---	20	20
TE Daniel Dawkins	0	0	---	---	20	20
OLB Bo Karle	---	---	3	1	15	19
S Caiden McAlpine	---	---	3	12	3	18
RB Robert Dillon	6	12	---	---	---	18
FB Gilbert Tudor	2	10	---	---	5	17
CB Lester Forland	---	---	3	1	12	16
WR Raul Chizmar	0	4	---	---	9	13
S Kristopher Von Oelhoffen	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Korey Jamison	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Efrain Peterson	---	---	0	1	7	8
DE Clarence Johnson	---	---	3	1	2	6
K Jim Lyons	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Juan Fain	0	0	---	---	1	1
G R.J. Tutjer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Larry Ryner	35	36	---	---	7	78
T Jackson Stamper	35	36	---	---	7	78
G Moe Crandall	35	36	---	---	7	78
T Bradley Rivers	35	36	---	---	7	78
TE Brant Farrell	22	31	---	---	24	77
QB Bryce Petty	35	36	---	---	---	71
C Joshua Garnett	35	36	---	---	---	71
WR Dale Tanner	32	35	---	---	2	69
WR Hardy Perez	30	33	---	---	2	65
DE Gary Huntley	---	---	17	40	8	65
S Lee Derricott	---	---	13	33	16	62
CB Cornelius Gordon	---	---	15	39	5	59
DE Roderick Buckley	---	---	17	36	1	54
CB Corey Malcomson	---	---	15	37	1	53
RB Manuel Armstrong	14	11	---	---	24	49
DE Dwayne Gardner	---	---	11	27	9	47
OLB Peter Schwartz	---	---	7	21	19	47
RB C.J. Prosise	21	25	---	---	---	46
OLB Freddie Salazar	---	---	14	28	---	42
DT Colin Gimpert	---	---	11	31	---	42
ILB Ruben Vance	---	---	14	28	---	42
S Russell King	---	---	11	27	2	40
S Jacob Nylander	---	---	10	25	1	36
WR Julio Dunlap	13	16	---	---	7	36
WR Mercury Newsome	7	7	---	---	20	34
TE Leslie Wynn	18	15	---	---	---	33
DT Gabriel Horn	---	---	10	13	9	32
CB Silas Thornton	---	---	3	10	17	30
ILB Korey Batiste	---	---	3	12	13	28
CB Cory Navarro	---	---	7	10	5	22
RB Donnie Kuczowski	3	0	---	---	16	19
FB Alvin Johnston	11	5	---	---	---	16
S Kurt Singleton	---	---	5	11	---	16
CB Gabriel Grant	---	---	0	0	12	12
K Roberto Aguayo	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Edwin Nelson	---	---	4	5	1	10
RB Terrance Ali	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Les Borders	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Cristian Aguilera	---	---	0	7	---	7
TE Rufus Walker	4	2	---	---	---	6
QB Larry Stanton	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Harvey Guthrie	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Hayden Yarbrough	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marcos Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jeff Kirchner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Earnest Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	69	6.9
Middle	13	61	4.7
Right	12	52	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	37	23	2	0	1	4	8	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Petty	34	20	5	1	1	2	4	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	43	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	84	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	59	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	46	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	34	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	139	23.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shane Ricksecker	12	9	0	52	0	37
WR Alexis Beckman	8	4	1	46	0	40
RB Russell Collazo	4	2	0	7	0	20
TE Tim Vance	3	1	0	5	0	33
WR Lewis Dixon	3	1	0	25	1	12
RB Robert Dillon	2	2	0	22	1	12
WR Mario Meadows	2	1	0	15	0	22
TE Tevin Rolfe	2	2	0	19	0	10
FB Gilbert Tudor	1	1	0	0	0	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brant Farrell	8	4	0	78	2	31
WR Dale Tanner	6	2	1	8	0	35
RB C.J. Prosise	5	4	0	24	0	25
TE Leslie Wynn	5	2	0	17	0	15
WR Hardy Perez	5	3	0	49	1	33
FB Alvin Johnston	2	2	0	13	0	5
RB Manuel Armstrong	1	1	0	42	1	11
WR Mercury Newsome	1	1	0	35	1	7
WR Julio Dunlap	1	1	0	12	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Manuel Armstrong	3	12	4.00	4.40
RB C.J. Prosise	2	-2	-1.00	4.88
QB Bryce Petty	1	1	1.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	1	1	12	12.00	5.16

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Petty	4	0	0	0.00	8.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shane Ricksecker	1	1	12	12.00	4.33

Denver	Target	Overall Avg
WR Dale Tanner	2	1.33
TE Brant Farrell	1	9.75
TE Leslie Wynn	1	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Russell Collazo	4	0
RB Robert Dillon	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB C.J. Prosise	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	10	8	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Petty	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Ricksecker	5	4	3
RB Russell Collazo	2	1	0
WR Mario Meadows	1	1	1
WR Alexis Beckman	1	1	1
TE Tevin Rolfe	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB C.J. Prosise	2	1	1
TE Leslie Wynn	2	0	0
WR Hardy Perez	2	2	2
WR Dale Tanner	2	1	0
TE Brant Farrell	1	1	0
FB Alvin Johnston	1	1	0
WR Mercury Newsome	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,700 (25,700)
End Zone 18,600 (18,600)
Mezzanine 10,700 (10,700)
Sideline Seats 16,400 (16,400)
Club Seats 9,500 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (5,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,700 (25,700)
End Zone	18,600 (18,600)
Mezzanine	10,700 (10,700)
Sideline Seats	16,400 (16,400)
Club Seats	9,500 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (5,100)