Week 8, 2065

played in Denver, CO

37 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	3	11	-	24
Denver Broncos	14	3	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 DEN - Martin Leydorf 3 run (Graham Argueta extra point)
1Q: 06:52 DEN - Butch Balgaroo 67 interception return (Graham Argueta extra point)
1Q: 00:29 NED - Dennis Shaw 6 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 10:21 DEN - Graham Argueta 48 field goal
2Q: 04:09 NED - Darrell Thomason 39 field goal
3Q: 11:38 NED - Darrell Thomason 22 field goal
4Q: 14:18 DEN - Leonard Glover 21 run (Graham Argueta extra point)
4Q: 10:07 NED - Darrell Thomason 45 field goal
4Q: 03:01 NED - Ray Dahl 2 pass from Evan Dugan (Evan Dugan pass to Dennis Shaw for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 DEN - Graham Argueta 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 DEN - Martin Leydorf 3 run (Graham Argueta extra point)
1Q: 06:52 DEN - Butch Balgaroo 67 interception return (Graham Argueta extra point)
1Q: 00:29 NED - Dennis Shaw 6 pass from Evan Dugan (Darrell Thomason extra point)
2Q: 10:21 DEN - Graham Argueta 48 field goal
2Q: 04:09 NED - Darrell Thomason 39 field goal
3Q: 11:38 NED - Darrell Thomason 22 field goal
4Q: 14:18 DEN - Leonard Glover 21 run (Graham Argueta extra point)
4Q: 10:07 NED - Darrell Thomason 45 field goal
4Q: 03:01 NED - Ray Dahl 2 pass from Evan Dugan (Evan Dugan pass to Dennis Shaw for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 DEN - Graham Argueta 48 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 17 4
- by Penalty 2 6
Total Net Yards 395 169
- Offensive Plays 82 52
- Yards per Play 4.82 3.25
Net Rushing Yards 82 84
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 2.73 3.50
Net Passing Yards 313 85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 33 - 1 28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 317 85
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 3.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 12/78 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-3 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/67
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 35:20 24:40

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	17	4
- by Penalty	2	6
Total Net Yards	395	169
- Offensive Plays	82	52
- Yards per Play	4.82	3.25
Net Rushing Yards	82	84
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	2.73	3.50
Net Passing Yards	313	85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 33 - 1	28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	317	85
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	3.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	12/78	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-3	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/67
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	35:20	24:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	1:14	OWN 5	3	-4	Punt
1	7:44	1:04	OWN 27	2	0	Interception
1	6:40	6:19	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	10:13	4:33	OWN 25	9	51	Missed FG
2	5:28	1:25	OPP 43	5	21	Field Goal
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 5	6	24	Half
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 47	7	48	Field Goal
3	9:39	2:27	OWN 13	5	22	Punt
3	6:02	2:35	OWN 13	8	39	Fumble
4	13:59	4:00	OWN 41	7	31	Field Goal
4	9:03	6:12	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
4	2:18	1:02	OWN 5	6	10	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:23	OWN 30	5	14	Punt
1	10:23	2:39	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
1	0:21	5:08	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
2	5:40	0:12	OWN 39	1	4	Fumble
2	4:03	2:44	OWN 28	5	29	Punt
3	11:30	1:51	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	7:12	1:10	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
3	3:27	4:28	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
4	9:59	0:56	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	2:51	0:33	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 45	5	24	Field Goal

Game MVP: Evan Dugan, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mel Walsh	13	22	1.69	9	0
RB Eugene DeLong	11	37	3.36	14	2
QB Evan Dugan	4	27	6.75	12	1
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	-4	-2.00	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Martin Leydorf	16	47	2.94	17	2	1
RB Leonard Glover	4	26	6.50	21	1	1
QB Aidan Rose	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
WR Zach Anwar	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
RB Ben Tribble	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Dugan	51	33	317	1/4	2	28	1	86.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aidan Rose	28	16	85	0/0	0	16	0	62.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Shaw	11	19	85	7.73	36	24	1
TE Ray Dahl	8	11	71	8.88	33	17	1
RB Mel Walsh	3	7	49	16.33	42	24	0
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	4	23	11.50	0	12	0
WR J.T. Winslett	2	2	31	15.50	5	23	0
RB Eugene DeLong	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	2	0
WR Jalen Preston	2	2	23	11.50	11	22	0
WR Casey McWilliams	2	3	9	4.50	6	9	0
FB Collin Lazetti	1	1	28	28.00	25	28	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harry Lamb	7	9	28	4.00	0	14
WR Zach Anwar	3	5	26	8.67	9	14
WR Angel Diano	2	2	19	9.50	10	16
RB Martin Leydorf	2	2	8	4.00	5	9
WR Darrin Walczak	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Korey Pepper	1	7	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Balgaroo	1	67	67.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Evan Dugan	1	0	0
OLB Rob Feldman	0	1	1
CB Martin Burnett	0	0	1
S Caden Blanchard	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ben Tribble	1	1	0
QB Aidan Rose	1	0	0
RB Martin Leydorf	1	0	0
OLB Gino Glover	0	1	0
C Junior Cobbins	0	1	0
CB Tito Twitty	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Garciaparra	3	138	46.0	36.3	52	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oliver Mangoba	6	321	53.5	54.0	65	6

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrell Thomason	3/4	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Argueta	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Stargell	2	-3	-1.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tito Twitty	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene DeLong	2	57	28.5	0
J.T. Winslett	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tito Twitty	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jesse Gentile	5	1	23	17
OLB Rob Feldman	4	3	15	25
DE Rondell Harden	4	2	24	26
CB Steve Stargell	4	0	12	22
S Cary Stonge	3	2	24	28
CB Martin Burnett	3	1	16	23
DE Fred Stargell	3	0	23	28
DE Russell Dodge	3	0	13	15
S Caden Blanchard	2	1	22	17
CB Darrin Whiting	2	0	22	24
ILB Roy Turner	1	0	1	11
DE Rusty Crane	1	0	12	13
S Daryl Fulkerson	1	0	1	10
DT Eli Walters	0	1	23	20

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brody Page	7	1	0.0	28	44
CB Tito Winslet	6	1	0.0	27	49
OLB Gino Glover	5	1	0.0	21	26
DE Clifton Huxtable	5	0	0.0	28	41
DE Butch Hughes	5	0	0.0	25	35
OLB Perry Gordon	4	4	0.0	21	11
OLB Deron Witt	4	2	0.0	18	7
CB Butch Balgaroo	4	2	0.0	27	48
CB Tito Twitty	3	1	1.0	12	34
S Mack Bone	3	4	0.0	21	18
DE Ronnie Lujan	3	3	0.0	11	47
DT Jordan Gunja	3	0	0.0	15	47
OLB Kelly Ingram	3	0	0.0	27	41
S Keegan Kripper	3	0	0.0	9	41
CB Warren Horner	2	1	0.0	3	21
DT Ryan Nichols	1	1	0.0	17	5
DE Marty Rhodes	0	1	0.0	2	8
OLB Dennis Gogan	0	1	0.0	9	39

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Stargell	1	1	0	28
DE J.T. Solymos	0	1	0	10
DE Rondell Harden	0	1	0	26
DT Eli Walters	0	0	1	20

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Tito Twitty	1.0	0	0	34
OLB Gino Glover	0.0	2	1	26
DE Butch Hughes	0.0	2	0	35
DE Ronnie Lujan	0.0	2	0	47
DT Jordan Gunja	0.0	1	1	47
DE Clifton Huxtable	0.0	1	0	41
DE Marty Rhodes	0.0	0	1	8
OLB Kelly Ingram	0.0	0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Steve Stargell	5	0	22
S Cary Stonge	2	0	28
CB Darrin Whiting	2	0	24
DE Russell Dodge	2	0	15
CB Martin Burnett	1	2	23
DE Rondell Harden	1	1	26
ILB Roy Turner	1	0	11
S Caden Blanchard	1	0	17
S Daryl Fulkerson	1	0	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gino Glover	5	1	0	26
S Brody Page	5	0	0	44
CB Tito Winslet	4	0	0	49
CB Butch Balgaroo	3	1	1	48
DE Ronnie Lujan	3	1	0	47
S Keegan Kripper	3	0	0	41
S Mack Bone	2	1	0	18
OLB Kelly Ingram	2	0	0	41
DE Clifton Huxtable	1	0	0	41
DE Butch Hughes	1	0	0	35
DT Jordan Gunja	1	0	0	47
DT Ryan Nichols	1	0	0	5
CB Warren Horner	1	0	0	21
CB Tito Twitty	1	0	0	34
OLB Dennis Gogan	0	2	0	39

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Connor Bradford	3	6	0	30	0	52
G Jamie Petrovic	2	6	1	30	0	52
T Earl Boesiger	1	6	0	30	1	52
TE Brady Macey	1	1	0	12	0	11
FB Collin Lazetti	0	3	0	15	0	10
T Clifton Bearden	0	2	0	30	0	52
G Ramon Becker	0	2	0	30	0	52

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Desmond Colburn	4	11	1	24	28
T Ray Agrela	1	6	0	24	28
C Junior Cobbins	1	1	0	24	28
T Pete Barlow	0	2	0	23	22
FB Emmitt Evans	0	2	0	7	1

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Eli Walters	2	17
Darius Flynn	1	22
Steve Stargell	1	9
Jamie Petrovic	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Mason Willis	2	22
Ronnie Lujan	2	15
Keegan Kripper	1	22

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Clifton Bearden	30	52	---	---	7	89
G Ramon Becker	30	52	---	---	7	89
G Jamie Petrovic	30	52	---	---	7	89
WR Mackenzie Samuels	23	41	---	---	21	85
T Earl Boesiger	30	52	---	---	---	82
QB Evan Dugan	30	52	---	---	---	82
C Connor Bradford	30	52	---	---	---	82
WR Jalen Preston	24	46	---	---	5	75
TE Ray Dahl	28	40	---	---	---	68
RB Mel Walsh	16	37	---	---	9	62
DT Eli Walters	---	---	23	20	17	60
CB Martin Burnett	---	---	16	23	18	57
S Cary Stonge	---	---	24	28	2	54
WR Dennis Shaw	13	41	---	---	---	54
DE Fred Stargell	---	---	23	28	2	53
CB Darrin Whiting	---	---	22	24	5	51
DE Rondell Harden	---	---	24	26	1	51
FB Collin Lazetti	15	10	---	---	21	46
CB Steve Stargell	---	---	12	22	9	43
ILB Jesse Gentile	---	---	23	17	---	40
OLB Rob Feldman	---	---	15	25	---	40
S Caden Blanchard	---	---	22	17	---	39
S Sedrick Newsome	---	---	5	9	19	33
RB Eugene DeLong	14	10	---	---	5	29
DE Russell Dodge	---	---	13	15	---	28
TE Darius Flynn	4	1	---	---	22	27
WR J.T. Winslett	1	14	---	---	11	26
DE Rusty Crane	---	---	12	13	1	26
ILB Roy Turner	---	---	1	11	13	25
TE Brady Macey	12	11	---	---	2	25
OLB Roy Lucas	---	---	0	1	22	23
DE J.T. Solymos	---	---	1	10	8	19
RB Riddick Zastudil	0	0	---	---	18	18
CB Artie Cochrane	---	---	9	5	1	15
OLB Dwayne Briggs	---	---	9	3	2	14
S Daryl Fulkerson	---	---	1	10	---	11
K Darrell Thomason	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Alvin Hastings	---	---	9	1	---	10
WR Casey McWilliams	0	9	---	---	---	9
C Junior Holliday	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Javier Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Elliot Farrell	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Giovanni Dunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Taylor Shoemaker	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rondell Glenn	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Hardy Sanford	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tito Winslet	---	---	27	49	6	82
CB Butch Balgaroo	---	---	27	48	3	78
S Brody Page	---	---	28	44	3	75
DE Ronnie Lujan	---	---	11	47	15	73
S Keegan Kripper	---	---	9	41	22	72
DE Clifton Huxtable	---	---	28	41	1	70
OLB Kelly Ingram	---	---	27	41	2	70
DT Jordan Gunja	---	---	15	47	7	69
DE Butch Hughes	---	---	25	35	2	62
C Junior Cobbins	24	28	---	---	8	60
CB Tito Twitty	---	---	12	34	11	57
WR Harry Lamb	19	28	---	---	6	53
G Desmond Colburn	24	28	---	---	---	52
T Ray Agrela	24	28	---	---	---	52
QB Aidan Rose	24	28	---	---	---	52
G Julian Prater	24	28	---	---	---	52
OLB Dennis Gogan	---	---	9	39	4	52
OLB Gino Glover	---	---	21	26	4	51
TE Korey Pepper	20	27	---	---	---	47
S Mack Bone	---	---	21	18	8	47
T Pete Barlow	23	22	---	---	---	45
WR Darrin Walczak	21	22	---	---	---	43
WR Zach Anwar	18	23	---	---	1	42
CB Warren Horner	---	---	3	21	18	42
RB Martin Leydorf	20	16	---	---	---	36
OLB Perry Gordon	---	---	21	11	1	33
OLB Lamar Mills	---	---	6	6	21	33
WR Angel Diano	4	9	---	---	16	29
OLB Deron Witt	---	---	18	7	---	25
RB Leonard Glover	4	1	---	---	19	24
FB Emmitt Evans	7	1	---	---	16	24
TE Mason Willis	1	0	---	---	22	23
DT Ryan Nichols	---	---	17	5	---	22
ILB Junior Galiardo	---	---	3	4	9	16
DE Marty Rhodes	---	---	2	8	4	14
TE Preston Walker	4	2	---	---	8	14
RB Ben Tribble	1	11	---	---	---	12
WR Korey Dux	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Claude Robbins	1	0	---	---	8	9
C Louis Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Oliver Mangoba	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jack Beyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Samuel Levenson	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Graham Argueta	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Gabe King	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Irving Vedros	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	40	3.3
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	5	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-3	-0.8
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	10	41	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Dugan	51	33	6	0	3	6	8	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aidan Rose	28	16	0	0	5	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	10	96	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	118	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	80	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	44	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Shaw	19	11	2	85	1	41
TE Ray Dahl	11	8	1	71	0	40
RB Mel Walsh	7	3	0	49	2	37
WR Mackenzie Samuels	4	2	0	23	0	41
WR Casey McWilliams	3	2	0	9	0	9
WR J.T. Winslett	2	2	0	31	1	14
RB Eugene DeLong	2	2	0	-2	0	10
WR Jalen Preston	2	2	0	23	1	46
FB Collin Lazetti	1	1	0	28	1	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Harry Lamb	9	7	1	28	28
TE Korey Pepper	7	1	2	5	27
WR Zach Anwar	5	3	1	26	23
WR Darrin Walczak	3	1	1	-1	22
WR Angel Diano	2	2	0	19	9
RB Martin Leydorf	2	2	0	8	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mel Walsh	4	-1	-0.25	1.69

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Zach Anwar	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
RB Martin Leydorf	1	3	3.00	2.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Dugan	5	4	20	4.00	6.22

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aidan Rose	1	1	9	9.00	3.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ray Dahl	2	2	9	4.50	6.45
WR Mackenzie Samuels	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
RB Mel Walsh	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
WR Dennis Shaw	1	1	6	6.00	4.47

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Martin Leydorf	1	1	9	9.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mel Walsh	2	1
QB Evan Dugan	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Dugan	15	10	8

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aidan Rose	12	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dennis Shaw	5	3	3
TE Ray Dahl	3	2	2
WR Mackenzie Samuels	2	1	1
RB Eugene DeLong	2	2	0
WR J.T. Winslett	1	1	1
WR Jalen Preston	1	1	1
WR Casey McWilliams	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Lamb	3	3	0
WR Zach Anwar	3	3	2
TE Korey Pepper	3	0	0
WR Angel Diano	2	2	1
WR Darrin Walczak	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,100 (25,700)
End Zone 18,600 (18,600)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,700)
Sideline Seats 16,400 (16,400)
Club Seats 9,500 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (5,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,100 (25,700)
End Zone	18,600 (18,600)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,700)
Sideline Seats	16,400 (16,400)
Club Seats	9,500 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (5,100)