Week 8, 2017

played in Denver, CO

28 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

New England Patriots	10	10	0	0	-	20
Denver Broncos	0	14	10	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 NED - Gabriel Daniels 35 field goal
1Q: 02:17 NED - Ryan Mathews 45 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 10:55 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 6 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
2Q: 05:55 NED - Gabriel Daniels 19 field goal
2Q: 02:03 NED - Dion Lewis 36 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 00:22 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 9 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
3Q: 04:56 DEN - Britt Reeck 43 field goal
3Q: 01:26 DEN - Vernon Davis 2 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
4Q: 06:42 DEN - Ameer Abdullah 6 run (Britt Reeck extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 NED - Gabriel Daniels 35 field goal
1Q: 02:17 NED - Ryan Mathews 45 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 10:55 DEN - Emmanuel Sanders 6 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
2Q: 05:55 NED - Gabriel Daniels 19 field goal
2Q: 02:03 NED - Dion Lewis 36 run (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
2Q: 00:22 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 9 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
3Q: 04:56 DEN - Britt Reeck 43 field goal
3Q: 01:26 DEN - Vernon Davis 2 pass from Brock Osweiler (Britt Reeck extra point)
4Q: 06:42 DEN - Ameer Abdullah 6 run (Britt Reeck extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 7-0
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 297 362
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 138 85
- Rushing Attempts 21 36
- Yards per Rush 6.57 2.36
Net Passing Yards 159 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 0 28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.08 9.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/18 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 6/162 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:46 33:14

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	7-0
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	297	362
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	138	85
- Rushing Attempts	21	36
- Yards per Rush	6.57	2.36
Net Passing Yards	159	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 0	28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.08	9.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/18	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	6/162	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:46	33:14

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
1	11:33	1:04	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
1	8:57	4:37	OWN 40	11	42	Field Goal
1	2:17	0:17	OPP 45	1	45	Touchdown
1	0:31	1:06	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	10:44	4:54	OWN 40	9	58	Field Goal
2	4:29	2:33	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 36	1	0	Half
3	12:19	3:47	OWN 8	6	18	Punt
3	4:50	1:23	OWN 26	3	1	Fumble
3	1:15	3:08	OWN 30	6	16	Punt
4	6:36	2:38	OWN 32	4	12	Punt
4	1:46	1:17	OWN 47	6	29	Missed FG

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	1:29	OWN 41	3	-4	Interception
1	10:29	1:32	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
1	4:20	2:03	OWN 21	3	-8	Punt
1	2:00	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	14:25	3:41	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
2	5:50	1:21	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	1:56	1:41	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
3	8:32	3:42	OWN 30	6	44	Field Goal
3	3:27	2:12	OPP 18	7	18	Touchdown
4	13:07	6:31	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	3:58	2:12	OWN 7	6	13	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 37	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Brock Osweiler, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dion Lewis	16	88	5.50	36	2	1
Ryan Mathews	4	42	10.50	45	1	1
Jimmy Garoppolo	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ameer Abdullah	19	42	2.21	8	0	1
Jim Sawyer	10	20	2.00	8	0	0
Charcandrick West	4	6	1.50	4	0	0
Brock Osweiler	3	17	5.67	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	34	21	187	5/28	0	28	0	76.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	28	22	287	2/10	3	34	1	130.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrell Monroe	7	9	61	8.71	16	17
WR Julian Edelman	4	9	46	11.50	15	28
RB Dion Lewis	4	4	37	9.25	8	13
TE Lee Smith	3	4	27	9.00	6	20
FB Mel Dawkins	3	4	16	5.33	9	17
TE Matt Spaeth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Andrew Hawkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmanuel Sanders	8	8	123	15.38	59	27	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	8	11	104	13.00	54	34	1
TE Vernon Davis	2	3	19	9.50	8	17	1
RB Jim Sawyer	2	2	13	6.50	9	14	0
RB Charcandrick West	1	1	19	19.00	18	19	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	2	9	9.00	4	9	0
WR Bennie Fowler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Philip Weaver	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jimmy Garoppolo	1	0	0	0
Geneo Grissom	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brock Osweiler	1	0	0
Derek Wolfe	0	1	0
Matt Paradis	0	1	0
Phil Sigler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	6	256	42.7	39.2	54	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Booker	6	264	44.0	38.7	60	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Britt Reeck	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dion Lewis	4	32	8.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	5	131	26.2	0
Allen Hurns	1	31	31.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ameer Abdullah	1	25	25.0	0
Bennie Fowler	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Philip Weaver	11	1	0.0	33	28
ILB Jerod Mayo	8	5	0.0	36	30
S Mario Butler	7	0	0.0	36	30
OLB Jamie Collins	6	1	0.0	28	24
CB Tarell Brown	5	0	0.0	36	30
DE Geneo Grissom	3	1	1.0	22	16
DE Leger Douzable	3	1	0.5	15	14
DE Chandler Jones	3	1	0.5	32	26
DT Dominique Easley	3	1	0.0	27	28
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	0	0.0	11	14
S Duron Harmon	2	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	0	0.0	9	3
G Troy Toth	1	0	---	---	---
DT Steve McLendon	0	2	0.0	12	10
DT Sealver Siliga	0	1	0.0	28	14
OLB Armonty Bryant	0	1	0.0	17	13

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. Ward	7	3	0.0	21	38
ILB Brandon Marshall	7	1	0.0	21	39
OLB Von Miller	6	2	0.0	18	39
CB Bradley Roby	5	0	0.0	21	39
DT Sylvester Williams	3	0	1.0	11	18
S Ryan Murphy	3	0	0.0	21	39
DT Phil Sigler	2	0	1.5	10	21
OLB Shane Ray	2	1	1.0	10	15
OLB Shaquil Barrett	2	3	0.0	16	26
DE Artie Lawniczak	2	0	0.0	11	13
CB Alfredo Stargell	2	0	0.0	10	21
CB Chris Harris	1	1	0.0	21	39
DE Derek Wolfe	1	0	0.0	10	26
WR Bennie Fowler	1	0	---	---	---
S Wayne Kinsella	1	0	0.0	5	13
DE Micah Girard	1	0	0.0	8	8
DE Vance Walker	0	3	1.5	13	31

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Geneo Grissom	1.0	0	0	16
DE Leger Douzable	0.5	1	0	14
DE Chandler Jones	0.5	0	1	26

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vance Walker	1.5	1	0	31
DT Phil Sigler	1.5	0	0	21
OLB Shane Ray	1.0	1	3	15
DT Sylvester Williams	1.0	1	1	18
OLB Von Miller	0.0	1	1	39
ILB Brandon Marshall	0.0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mario Butler	5	0	0	30
CB Darqueze Dennard	4	0	0	14
S Philip Weaver	3	0	1	28
CB Tarell Brown	2	1	0	30
ILB Jerod Mayo	2	0	0	30
OLB Jamie Collins	2	0	0	24
DT Dominique Easley	2	0	0	28
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	0	0	3
DE Geneo Grissom	1	0	0	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bradley Roby	5	0	39
ILB Brandon Marshall	4	0	39
OLB Von Miller	3	1	39
S T.J. Ward	2	0	38
S Ryan Murphy	2	0	39
CB Alfredo Stargell	2	0	21
CB Chris Harris	1	0	39
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	15
S Wayne Kinsella	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Duane Brown	2	7	21	2	39
Nate Solder	1	4	21	1	39
Ken Phillips	1	3	21	1	39
Troy Toth	1	2	21	0	39
Rod Sutter	0	3	21	1	39
Matt Spaeth	0	1	12	0	26

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Paradis	3	7	36	0	30
Ryan Clady	2	6	36	1	30
Louis Vasquez	1	9	36	0	30
Mack Cheshier	0	6	36	0	30
Kendall Lamm	0	4	36	1	30
Vernon Davis	0	1	27	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Dawkins	1	20
Julian Edelman	1	17
Tarell Brown	1	15

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Latimer	3	22
Charcandrick West	3	12
Jim Sawyer	2	23
Raymond Godfrey	1	14
Louis Vasquez	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tarell Brown	---	---	36	30	15	81
Julian Edelman	20	38	---	---	17	75
Mario Butler	---	---	36	30	7	73
Rod Sutter	21	39	---	---	9	69
Jerod Mayo	---	---	36	30	2	68
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	34	27	1	62
Philip Weaver	---	---	33	28	1	62
Duane Brown	21	39	---	---	---	60
Nate Solder	21	39	---	---	---	60
Jimmy Garoppolo	21	39	---	---	---	60
Troy Toth	21	39	---	---	---	60
Ken Phillips	21	39	---	---	---	60
Chandler Jones	---	---	32	26	1	59
Dominique Easley	---	---	27	28	1	56
Jamie Collins	---	---	28	24	1	53
Terrell Monroe	16	36	---	---	---	52
Andrew Hawkins	12	26	---	---	11	49
Lee Smith	13	16	---	---	18	47
Dion Lewis	17	24	---	---	6	47
Matt Spaeth	12	26	---	---	8	46
Ryan Mathews	4	14	---	---	26	44
Sealver Siliga	---	---	28	14	---	42
Geneo Grissom	---	---	22	16	1	39
Mel Dawkins	9	10	---	---	20	39
Mason Foster	---	---	8	6	23	37
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	11	14	12	37
Leger Douzable	---	---	15	14	4	33
Armonty Bryant	---	---	17	13	1	31
Duron Harmon	---	---	6	9	11	26
Allen Hurns	2	4	---	---	20	26
Steve McLendon	---	---	12	10	3	25
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	9	3	5	17
Justin Coleman	---	---	2	4	10	16
Christian Covington	---	---	4	4	6	14
John Jerry	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marshall Newhouse	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	8	8
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wayne Syvrud	---	---	0	0	4	4
Hunter Pieters	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ronnie Hillman	0	1	---	---	---	1
Griff Whalen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tre Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roy Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Harris	---	---	21	39	14	74
Louis Vasquez	36	30	---	---	7	73
T.J. Ward	---	---	21	38	14	73
Emmanuel Sanders	35	28	---	---	8	71
Bradley Roby	---	---	21	39	9	69
Vernon Davis	27	23	---	---	18	68
Ryan Clady	36	30	---	---	---	66
Brock Osweiler	36	30	---	---	---	66
Kendall Lamm	36	30	---	---	---	66
Matt Paradis	36	30	---	---	---	66
Mack Cheshier	36	30	---	---	---	66
Brandon Marshall	---	---	21	39	3	63
Demaryius Thomas	35	27	---	---	---	62
Ryan Murphy	---	---	21	39	2	62
Von Miller	---	---	18	39	4	61
Ameer Abdullah	25	22	---	---	9	56
Charcandrick West	25	18	---	---	12	55
Shaquil Barrett	---	---	16	26	12	54
Vance Walker	---	---	13	31	2	46
Derek Wolfe	---	---	10	26	6	42
Jim Sawyer	11	8	---	---	23	42
Sylvester Williams	---	---	11	18	6	35
Alfredo Stargell	---	---	10	21	2	33
Phil Sigler	---	---	10	21	1	32
Artie Lawniczak	---	---	11	13	7	31
Bennie Fowler	9	17	---	---	4	30
Cody Latimer	2	3	---	---	22	27
Shane Ray	---	---	10	15	1	26
Raymond Godfrey	6	3	---	---	14	23
Wayne Kinsella	---	---	5	13	3	21
Micah Girard	---	---	8	8	---	16
Bruce Hevey	---	---	2	3	10	15
Lorenzo Doss	---	---	1	1	12	14
Monty Whiting	5	1	---	---	6	12
Warren Wagner	0	0	---	---	12	12
Marlon Kriewaldt	---	---	1	0	7	8
James Ferentz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tristan Ballinger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Christopher Lyons	0	0	---	---	7	7
Britt Reeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Perry Browning	---	---	0	0	5	5
Trevor Siemian	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chris Owusu	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Domenici	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	6	55	9.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-2	-0.4
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	12	14	1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	34	21	2	2	4	1	5	5	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	28	22	5	1	1	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	100	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	215	11.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	39	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julian Edelman	9	4	2	46	1	38
WR Terrell Monroe	9	7	0	61	0	36
TE Lee Smith	4	3	1	27	1	16
RB Dion Lewis	4	4	0	37	0	24
FB Mel Dawkins	4	3	0	16	0	10
WR Andrew Hawkins	2	0	0	0	0	26
TE Matt Spaeth	1	0	1	0	0	26

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	11	8	1	104	2	27
WR Emmanuel Sanders	8	8	0	123	3	28
TE Vernon Davis	3	2	0	19	0	23
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	1	0	9	0	22
RB Jim Sawyer	2	2	0	13	0	8
RB Charcandrick West	1	1	0	19	0	18
WR Bennie Fowler	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dion Lewis	2	5	2.50	5.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ameer Abdullah	3	7	2.33	2.21
Charcandrick West	1	-3	-3.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	3	2	13	4.33	5.50

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	6	4	32	5.33	10.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Monroe	2	1	10	5.00	6.78
TE Lee Smith	1	1	3	3.00	6.75

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	2	24	6.00	9.45
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	2	2.00	6.33
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	6	6.00	15.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dion Lewis	4	1
Ryan Mathews	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Ameer Abdullah	6	2
Charcandrick West	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	8	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	5	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julian Edelman	2	2	2
TE Lee Smith	2	1	1
WR Andrew Hawkins	1	0	0
RB Dion Lewis	1	1	1
WR Terrell Monroe	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	2	1
WR Emmanuel Sanders	1	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0
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)