Week 12, 2015

played in Denver, CO

39 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	0	3	0	-	13
Denver Broncos	7	14	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 DEN - Von Miller 81 interception return (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
1Q: 09:34 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 45 field goal
1Q: 03:09 NED - Dion Lewis 12 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 12:05 DEN - C.J. Anderson 9 run (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 03:25 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 9 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
3Q: 02:35 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 47 field goal
4Q: 14:20 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 2 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 DEN - Von Miller 81 interception return (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
1Q: 09:34 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 45 field goal
1Q: 03:09 NED - Dion Lewis 12 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 12:05 DEN - C.J. Anderson 9 run (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
2Q: 03:25 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 9 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)
3Q: 02:35 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 47 field goal
4Q: 14:20 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 2 pass from Peyton Manning (Gilbert Brooks extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 9-2 9-2
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 377 315
- Offensive Plays 73 56
- Yards per Play 5.16 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 82 75
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 3.28 2.34
Net Passing Yards 295 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 26 - 1 23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 295 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 10/95
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/81
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	9-2	9-2
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	377	315
- Offensive Plays	73	56
- Yards per Play	5.16	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	82	75
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	3.28	2.34
Net Passing Yards	295	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 26 - 1	23 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	295	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	10/95
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/81
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:46	29:14

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	1:58	OWN 28	5	38	Interception
1	11:57	2:28	OWN 20	8	52	Field Goal
1	7:34	4:33	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	11:56	4:32	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	3:15	1:22	OWN 15	3	10	Fumble
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 29	1	12	Half
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
3	8:07	5:39	OWN 32	10	38	Field Goal
4	14:10	2:39	OWN 20	8	52	Missed FG
4	6:48	4:02	OWN 36	14	53	Downs
4	2:09	0:31	OWN 47	4	9	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	9:29	1:55	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	3:01	3:01	OWN 22	5	13	Punt
2	15:00	3:04	OPP 34	6	34	Touchdown
2	7:24	4:09	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:48	OPP 25	4	4	Fumble
3	12:00	3:53	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	2:28	3:18	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	11:31	4:43	OWN 35	9	36	Missed FG
4	2:46	0:37	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
4	1:38	1:38	OWN 44	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dion Lewis	15	12	0.80	12	1	1
Brandon Bolden	7	44	6.29	16	2	0
Ronnie Hillman	2	13	6.50	10	1	0
Tom Brady	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ameer Abdullah	15	19	1.27	6	0	0
C.J. Anderson	12	35	2.92	12	1	1
Peyton Manning	4	17	4.25	16	1	0
Sammy Ostwald	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	48	26	295	0/0	0	31	1	64.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	23	19	247	1/7	2	42	0	140.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Calvin Johnson	9	15	96	10.67	37	31
WR Julian Edelman	6	13	77	12.83	40	22
WR Aaron Dobson	6	7	76	12.67	16	21
RB Dion Lewis	2	4	12	6.00	3	9
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	6	17	17.00	0	17
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Brandon Bolden	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Matthew Slater	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	7	9	102	14.57	67	42	1
WR Emmanuel Sanders	4	4	34	8.50	3	14	1
TE Vernon Davis	3	3	48	16.00	27	29	0
WR Cody Latimer	2	3	15	7.50	5	9	0
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	26	26.00	11	26	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Bennie Fowler	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Von Miller	1	81	81.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Calvin Johnson	1	0	0
Dion Lewis	1	0	0
Geneo Grissom	0	1	0
Chandler Jones	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Peyton Manning	1	0	0
Brandon Marshall	0	1	0
Michael Schofield	0	1	0
Ryan Harris	0	0	1
Aqib Talib	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	2	97	48.5	28.5	52	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	5	229	45.8	37.2	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	2/3	2/3	0/0	47	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gilbert Brooks	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dion Lewis	4	43	10.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julian Edelman	1	19	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Fowler	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	7	3	0.0	32	24
ILB Jerod Mayo	7	2	0.0	32	24
OLB Dont'a Hightower	5	0	0.0	22	14
S Jordan Richards	5	0	0.0	32	24
OLB Jamie Collins	3	2	0.0	29	17
DT Malcom Brown	3	2	0.0	25	17
CB Tarell Brown	3	0	0.0	32	24
DT Sealver Siliga	3	0	0.0	23	11
CB Rashaan Melvin	3	0	0.0	3	13
DE Chandler Jones	2	0	1.0	30	23
DE Jabaal Sheard	2	3	0.0	27	16
OLB Jon Bostic	2	0	0.0	9	4
CB Logan Ryan	1	1	0.0	32	24
DT Dominique Easley	1	1	0.0	7	7
DE Geneo Grissom	0	1	0.0	7	9

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brandon Marshall	9	1	0.0	25	48
S David Bruton	8	1	0.0	24	48
S T.J. Ward	6	2	0.0	25	48
OLB Von Miller	6	0	0.0	25	46
CB Aqib Talib	5	1	0.0	25	48
CB Chris Harris	3	4	0.0	25	48
S Ryan Murphy	3	1	0.0	4	24
DE Vance Walker	2	2	0.0	18	38
CB Bradley Roby	2	0	0.0	15	32
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1	1	0.0	21	23
DT Sylvester Williams	1	1	0.0	10	19
DE Derek Wolfe	1	0	0.0	21	31
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Marlon Kriewaldt	1	0	0.0	10	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chandler Jones	1.0	0	0	0	23

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brandon Armendariz	1	2	0	29
DE Vance Walker	1	1	0	38
OLB DeMarcus Ware	0	2	2	23
OLB Von Miller	0	1	1	46
ILB Brandon Marshall	0	1	1	48
DT Sylvester Williams	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jerod Mayo	3	2	24
CB Tarell Brown	3	0	24
CB Rashaan Melvin	3	0	13
CB Logan Ryan	3	0	24
S Jordan Richards	3	0	24
S Devin McCourty	2	0	24
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	0	14
OLB Jamie Collins	1	0	17

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aqib Talib	5	1	0	48
S David Bruton	5	0	0	48
CB Chris Harris	4	4	0	48
S T.J. Ward	3	2	0	48
ILB Brandon Marshall	3	0	0	48
S Ryan Murphy	3	0	0	24
OLB Von Miller	2	1	1	46
DE Vance Walker	1	0	0	38

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Nate Solder	4	10	0	25	48
Derek Newton	1	4	0	25	48
Bryan Stork	1	4	0	25	48
Sebastian Vollmer	1	3	1	25	48
Rob Gronkowski	0	1	0	24	41
Eric Ebron	0	1	0	9	6
Tre Jackson	0	1	0	25	48

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Clady	2	9	32	1	24
Tyler Polumbus	2	4	32	0	24
Louis Vasquez	1	6	32	0	24
Evan Mathis	1	5	32	0	24
Matt Paradis	0	3	32	0	24
Vernon Davis	0	1	29	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Matthew Slater	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Louis Vasquez	2	6
Theo Riddick	1	17
Aqib Talib	1	12
Ryan Harris	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Derek Newton	25	48	---	---	5	78
Julian Edelman	24	47	---	---	6	77
Tom Brady	25	48	---	---	---	73
Sebastian Vollmer	25	48	---	---	---	73
Rob Gronkowski	24	41	---	---	8	73
Nate Solder	25	48	---	---	---	73
Bryan Stork	25	48	---	---	---	73
Tre Jackson	25	48	---	---	---	73
Calvin Johnson	21	44	---	---	2	67
Tarell Brown	---	---	32	24	7	63
Jordan Richards	---	---	32	24	7	63
Aaron Dobson	15	40	---	---	5	60
Jerod Mayo	---	---	32	24	2	58
Devin McCourty	---	---	32	24	1	57
Dion Lewis	16	36	---	---	5	57
Logan Ryan	---	---	32	24	1	57
Chandler Jones	---	---	30	23	1	54
Jamie Collins	---	---	29	17	1	47
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	27	16	2	45
Malcom Brown	---	---	25	17	1	43
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	22	14	3	39
Brandon Bolden	7	12	---	---	18	37
Sealver Siliga	---	---	23	11	3	37
Rashaan Melvin	---	---	3	13	19	35
Jon Bostic	---	---	9	4	17	30
Eric Ebron	9	6	---	---	8	23
Brandon LaFell	2	8	---	---	12	22
Scott Chandler	4	3	---	---	14	21
Geneo Grissom	---	---	7	9	4	20
Dominique Easley	---	---	7	7	3	17
Matthew Slater	1	3	---	---	12	16
Chris Jones	---	---	8	7	1	16
Duron Harmon	---	---	1	6	3	10
Patrick Chung	---	---	0	0	9	9
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Martin	---	---	1	0	5	6
Ryan Wendell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ronnie Hillman	2	0	---	---	3	5
Josh Kline	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cameron Fleming	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hunter Pieters	0	0	---	---	3	3
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	2	2
Nate Ebner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jimmy Garoppolo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shaq Mason	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aqib Talib	---	---	25	48	12	85
T.J. Ward	---	---	25	48	12	85
Chris Harris	---	---	25	48	3	76
Brandon Marshall	---	---	25	48	3	76
David Bruton	---	---	24	48	3	75
Von Miller	---	---	25	46	4	75
Louis Vasquez	32	24	---	---	6	62
Emmanuel Sanders	31	24	---	---	7	62
Vance Walker	---	---	18	38	2	58
Peyton Manning	32	24	---	---	---	56
Evan Mathis	32	24	---	---	---	56
Ryan Clady	32	24	---	---	---	56
Tyler Polumbus	32	24	---	---	---	56
Matt Paradis	32	24	---	---	---	56
Demaryius Thomas	32	23	---	---	---	55
Derek Wolfe	---	---	21	31	3	55
DeMarcus Ware	---	---	21	23	6	50
Bradley Roby	---	---	15	32	3	50
Vernon Davis	29	11	---	---	9	49
Brandon Armendariz	---	---	16	29	2	47
Sammy Ostwald	23	10	---	---	8	41
Ameer Abdullah	16	8	---	---	9	33
Sylvester Williams	---	---	10	19	2	31
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	10	16	4	30
Ryan Murphy	---	---	4	24	1	29
C.J. Anderson	15	13	---	---	---	28
Bennie Fowler	7	16	---	---	4	27
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	4	17	3	24
Cody Latimer	2	7	---	---	14	23
Theo Riddick	3	1	---	---	17	21
Owen Daniels	1	4	---	---	15	20
Malik Jackson	---	---	7	10	1	18
Jordan Norwood	0	0	---	---	15	15
Shane Ray	---	---	0	1	8	9
Ryan Harris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	0	2	4	6
Michael Schofield	0	0	---	---	6	6
James Ferentz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gilbert Brooks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	6	6
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andre Caldwell	1	3	---	---	---	4
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	0	0	4	4
Brock Osweiler	0	0	---	---	1	1
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ramik Wilson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	10	40	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	18	55	3.1
Right	7	7	1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	48	26	3	0	3	8	8	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	23	19	6	0	2	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	96	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	40	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	28	12	147	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	12	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	31	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	91	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	105	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	15	9	1	96	1	44
WR Julian Edelman	13	6	1	77	1	47
WR Aaron Dobson	7	6	0	76	1	40
TE Rob Gronkowski	6	1	1	17	0	41
RB Dion Lewis	4	2	0	12	0	36
WR Matthew Slater	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	0	11	0	8
RB Brandon Bolden	1	1	0	6	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	9	7	0	102	3	23
WR Emmanuel Sanders	4	4	0	34	0	24
TE Vernon Davis	3	3	0	48	1	11
WR Cody Latimer	3	2	1	15	0	7
WR Bennie Fowler	2	1	1	20	1	16
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	0	26	1	3
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	2	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dion Lewis	3	7	2.33	0.80

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Anderson	4	16	4.00	2.92
Peyton Manning	1	4	4.00	4.25
Ameer Abdullah	1	-3	-3.00	1.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	8	2	15	1.88	6.15

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	2	2	11	5.50	10.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Johnson	2	0	0	0.00	6.40
WR Julian Edelman	2	1	6	3.00	5.92
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	0	0	0.00	2.83
RB Dion Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Aaron Dobson	1	1	9	9.00	10.86

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	2	2.00	8.50
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	1	9	9.00	11.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Brandon Bolden	2	1
Ronnie Hillman	2	2

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Anderson	3	2
Peyton Manning	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	9	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Johnson	3	1	0
WR Aaron Dobson	3	2	2
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	0	0
WR Julian Edelman	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmanuel Sanders	3	3	3
WR Demaryius Thomas	3	3	1
WR Cody Latimer	2	1	0
WR Andre Caldwell	1	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1
WR Bennie Fowler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)