Week 8, 2026

played in Denver, CO

32 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	0	7	-	14
Denver Broncos	0	3	3	20	-	26

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:42 DEN - Shaun Gomez 23 field goal
2Q: 09:52 NED - Jeff Uerling 28 run (Abel Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 03:17 DEN - Shaun Gomez 46 field goal
4Q: 14:29 DEN - Luke Brookshire 25 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 10:32 NED - Mack Bruce 58 pass from Mason Duff (Abel Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 06:20 DEN - Luke Brookshire 1 run (Brock Osweiler pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:26 DEN - Nate Scrafford 83 interception return (Shaun Gomez extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:42 DEN - Shaun Gomez 23 field goal
2Q: 09:52 NED - Jeff Uerling 28 run (Abel Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 03:17 DEN - Shaun Gomez 46 field goal
4Q: 14:29 DEN - Luke Brookshire 25 run (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 10:32 NED - Mack Bruce 58 pass from Mason Duff (Abel Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 06:20 DEN - Luke Brookshire 1 run (Brock Osweiler pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:26 DEN - Nate Scrafford 83 interception return (Shaun Gomez extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 2-5 5-2
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 288 391
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 4.72 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 115 225
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 4.60 7.03
Net Passing Yards 173 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 2 29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.81 5.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/83
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:53 32:07

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	2-5	5-2
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	288	391
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	4.72	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	115	225
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	4.60	7.03
Net Passing Yards	173	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 2	29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.81	5.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/83
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:53	32:07

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 19	5	28	Punt
1	10:16	0:28	OPP 39	2	-10	Interception
1	7:00	1:57	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	13:34	3:56	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
2	6:32	2:20	OWN 1	6	19	Punt
2	2:59	1:54	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	13:32	4:16	OWN 21	8	29	Punt
3	7:51	1:49	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	3:11	2:06	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
4	14:15	2:27	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	10:32	0:14	OWN 42	1	58	Touchdown
4	6:12	3:55	OWN 28	9	46	Interception
4	2:17	0:35	OWN 41	4	7	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	1:33	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
1	9:48	2:48	OWN 45	5	19	Punt
1	5:03	6:29	OWN 38	12	56	Field Goal
2	9:38	3:06	OWN 43	4	9	Punt
2	4:12	1:13	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 17	2	48	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	9:16	1:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:02	2:51	OWN 6	7	65	Field Goal
3	1:05	1:50	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
4	11:48	1:16	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
4	10:18	4:06	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
4	1:42	1:42	OPP 48	6	42	Game

Game MVP: Luke Brookshire, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frederick Specter	15	46	3.07	14	1	0
WR Jeff Uerling	6	54	9.00	28	2	1
QB Mason Duff	3	13	4.33	7	0	0
WR Cole Malone	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
WR Luke Brookshire	18	164	9.11	40	5	2
RB John Heidorn	10	43	4.30	20	2	0
QB Brock Osweiler	4	18	4.50	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mason Duff	36	22	173	0/0	1	58	2	59.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	29	21	179	3/13	0	40	0	88.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Frederick Specter	5	7	16	3.20	2	10	0
TE Vincent Garcia	5	6	15	3.00	1	9	0
WR Bucky Clancy	3	10	26	8.67	11	13	0
WR Mack Bruce	3	3	75	25.00	45	58	1
WR Cole Malone	2	2	10	5.00	8	7	0
WR Jeff Uerling	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
TE Gerald Farr	2	4	17	8.50	0	13	0
RB Richie Huffman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kai Barnes	6	9	56	9.33	25	16
WR Amari McAdams	3	4	48	16.00	17	23
TE Teddy Scheckton	3	4	15	5.00	5	6
FB Nate Childers	2	2	6	3.00	0	6
TE Ruben Vanderclute	2	2	4	2.00	0	5
WR Harvey Janikowksi	2	2	7	3.50	3	7
WR Luke Brookshire	2	2	39	19.50	30	40
TE Tanner Richard	1	3	4	4.00	3	4
WR Jumbo Sanford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ray Brian	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Nate Scrafford	1	83	83.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Dobler	8	371	46.4	40.6	51	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	7	297	42.4	34.6	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Abel Gramatica	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Gomez	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmanuel Buckley	2	15	7.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Janikowksi	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron Griffin	5	112	22.4	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari McAdams	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tracy Ford	9	2	1.0	32	31
S Courtney Martin	8	0	0.0	32	32
OLB Freddie Carlisle	7	3	1.0	28	24
DE Heath Washington	5	0	0.0	24	28
DT Malcom Brown	4	1	0.0	24	28
CB Devin Hildebrand	4	0	0.0	30	32
OLB Micah Dunlap	3	1	1.0	1	7
DE Dustin Johnston	3	4	0.0	31	32
OLB Reginald Cooper	2	0	0.0	11	5
S Byron Griffin	2	0	0.0	31	32
DE Jeremy Arrowsmith	1	2	0.0	32	32
CB Ben Auyeung	1	2	0.0	11	14
DT Cary Rivers	1	1	0.0	10	4
CB Kenneth Beckinsale	1	1	0.0	25	19
TE Gerald Farr	1	0	---	---	---
CB Emmanuel Buckley	1	0	0.0	9	16
OLB Marquis Cote	0	1	0.0	21	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Reginald Ioane	6	2	24	31
ILB Gustavo Unruh	5	4	24	31
OLB Nate Scrafford	5	2	25	36
DT Abraham Rivera	4	0	24	26
CB Colby Hester	4	0	21	27
OLB Marcos Phillips	3	2	25	35
S Ray Brian	3	1	16	24
CB Edwin Harris	3	1	20	19
S Troy Gallery	2	2	12	24
DT Derek McIntyre	2	0	10	14
DT Sawyer Corzine	2	0	16	26
S Lenny Hume	2	0	3	12
DE Percy Hoffman	1	2	25	36
ILB Giovanni Harris	1	1	13	9
CB Drake Richard	1	0	5	12
OLB J.B. Ketchum	1	0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Freddie Carlisle	1.0	0	0	24
ILB Tracy Ford	1.0	0	0	31
OLB Micah Dunlap	1.0	0	0	7
DE Jeremy Arrowsmith	0.0	2	1	32
DE Dustin Johnston	0.0	1	0	32

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Abraham Rivera	1	0	0	26
DT Sawyer Corzine	0	3	1	26
DT Derek McIntyre	0	1	0	14
OLB Marcos Phillips	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Devin Hildebrand	5	0	32
OLB Freddie Carlisle	3	0	24
DE Heath Washington	3	0	28
S Courtney Martin	2	2	32
OLB Micah Dunlap	2	0	7
S Byron Griffin	2	0	32
CB Emmanuel Buckley	1	0	16
DE Dustin Johnston	1	0	32
ILB Tracy Ford	1	0	31
CB Ben Auyeung	1	0	14
DE Jeremy Arrowsmith	0	1	32

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Colby Hester	4	0	0	27
S Reginald Ioane	3	1	0	31
ILB Gustavo Unruh	3	0	0	31
S Lenny Hume	2	1	0	12
CB Edwin Harris	2	0	0	19
OLB Marcos Phillips	2	0	0	35
CB Drake Richard	1	1	0	12
S Troy Gallery	1	1	0	24
S Ray Brian	1	0	1	24
OLB Nate Scrafford	1	0	1	36
DT Abraham Rivera	1	0	0	26
OLB J.B. Ketchum	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Toby Van Verth	3	5	25	36
G Randal Barton	2	11	25	36
T Ty Bush	2	3	25	36
T Demetrius Arledge	1	4	25	36
G Barry Baglien	1	2	25	36

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Laken Tomlinson	4	8	32	0	32
G Andrew Haynesworth	4	7	32	0	32
T Tim Gunn	2	2	32	0	32
G Diego Lake	1	7	32	0	32
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	1	4	0	4
C Abraham Stanton	0	2	11	3	13
G Mack Cheshier	0	1	21	0	19
FB Nate Childers	0	1	4	0	9
TE Tanner Richard	0	1	18	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Uerling	1	24
Darnell Fraley	1	16
Nicholas Alcott	1	8
Van Brock	1	8
Barry Baglien	1	8
Albert Quesnel	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Ketchum	2	23
Gustavo Unruh	2	13
Ruben Vanderclute	1	26
Edwin Harris	1	13
Amari McAdams	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Devin Hildebrand	---	---	30	32	15	77
TE Vincent Garcia	23	31	---	---	23	77
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	32	31	14	77
T Ty Bush	25	36	---	---	11	72
S Byron Griffin	---	---	31	32	8	71
G Barry Baglien	25	36	---	---	8	69
DE Jeremy Arrowsmith	---	---	32	32	2	66
S Courtney Martin	---	---	32	32	2	66
DE Dustin Johnston	---	---	31	32	1	64
WR Bucky Clancy	19	27	---	---	16	62
CB Kenneth Beckinsale	---	---	25	19	18	62
G Randal Barton	25	36	---	---	---	61
QB Mason Duff	25	36	---	---	---	61
T Demetrius Arledge	25	36	---	---	---	61
C Toby Van Verth	25	36	---	---	---	61
OLB Freddie Carlisle	---	---	28	24	4	56
DE Heath Washington	---	---	24	28	2	54
DT Malcom Brown	---	---	24	28	1	53
OLB Marquis Cote	---	---	21	16	14	51
WR Cole Malone	20	28	---	---	1	49
RB Frederick Specter	17	31	---	---	1	49
WR Mack Bruce	16	23	---	---	---	39
WR Jeff Uerling	7	5	---	---	24	36
CB Emmanuel Buckley	---	---	9	16	7	32
OLB Micah Dunlap	---	---	1	7	22	30
TE Gerald Farr	12	14	---	---	1	27
CB Ben Auyeung	---	---	11	14	---	25
TE Julio Pinckney	7	11	---	---	---	18
OLB Reginald Cooper	---	---	11	5	---	16
S Darnell Fraley	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Courtney Eisner	3	4	---	---	8	15
DT Cary Rivers	---	---	10	4	1	15
P R.J. Dobler	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Nicholas Alcott	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Kevin Skinner	---	---	0	0	8	8
G Van Brock	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Erik Bradford	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Albert Quesnel	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Duane Williams	---	---	0	0	7	7
RB Richie Huffman	1	5	---	---	---	6
K Abel Gramatica	0	0	---	---	3	3
FB Zack Dunn	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Drew Baxter	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Neil Amis	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Maurice Edwards	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Diego Lake	32	32	---	---	9	73
G Andrew Haynesworth	32	32	---	---	9	73
T Tim Gunn	32	32	---	---	9	73
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	24	31	13	68
QB Brock Osweiler	32	32	---	---	---	64
C Laken Tomlinson	32	32	---	---	---	64
WR Amari McAdams	28	26	---	---	10	64
OLB Nate Scrafford	---	---	25	36	1	62
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	25	36	---	61
WR Kai Barnes	30	31	---	---	---	61
OLB Marcos Phillips	---	---	25	35	---	60
TE Teddy Scheckton	29	28	---	---	---	57
CB Colby Hester	---	---	21	27	8	56
S Reginald Ioane	---	---	24	31	---	55
CB Edwin Harris	---	---	20	19	13	52
DT Abraham Rivera	---	---	24	26	---	50
DT Sawyer Corzine	---	---	16	26	8	50
WR Luke Brookshire	22	19	---	---	3	44
CB Hardy Lyle	---	---	10	14	17	41
G Mack Cheshier	21	19	---	---	---	40
S Ray Brian	---	---	16	24	---	40
WR Harvey Janikowksi	10	17	---	---	12	39
S Troy Gallery	---	---	12	24	---	36
TE Ruben Vanderclute	4	4	---	---	26	34
FB Nate Childers	4	9	---	---	19	32
OLB J.B. Ketchum	---	---	1	6	23	30
TE Tanner Richard	18	10	---	---	---	28
C Abraham Stanton	11	13	---	---	4	28
DT Derek McIntyre	---	---	10	14	---	24
RB John Heidorn	10	13	---	---	---	23
ILB Giovanni Harris	---	---	13	9	---	22
DE Taylor Van	---	---	1	11	8	20
RB Braxton Anglewicz	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Devin Bruce	---	---	0	0	17	17
CB Drake Richard	---	---	5	12	---	17
WR Wendell Tait	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Lenny Hume	---	---	3	12	---	15
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	0	3	11	14
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Jumbo Sanford	5	3	---	---	---	8
K Shaun Gomez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Ruben Goodwin	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Todd Sandoval	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Bubba Huxtable	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Collin Bouie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	10	25	2.5
Right	6	52	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	20	134	6.7
Right	9	89	9.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mason Duff	36	22	1	0	3	4	4	2	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	29	21	3	2	0	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	29	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	109	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	13	2.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	106	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	40	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Clancy	10	3	3	26	0	27
RB Frederick Specter	7	5	0	16	0	31
TE Vincent Garcia	6	5	0	15	0	31
TE Gerald Farr	4	2	0	17	0	14
WR Mack Bruce	3	3	0	75	1	23
WR Cole Malone	2	2	0	10	0	28
WR Jeff Uerling	2	2	0	14	0	5
RB Richie Huffman	2	0	0	0	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kai Barnes	9	6	56	0	31
WR Amari McAdams	4	3	48	2	26
TE Teddy Scheckton	4	3	15	0	28
TE Tanner Richard	3	1	4	0	10
FB Nate Childers	2	2	6	0	9
TE Ruben Vanderclute	2	2	4	0	4
WR Harvey Janikowksi	2	2	7	0	17
WR Luke Brookshire	2	2	39	1	19
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Luke Brookshire	5	8	1.60	9.11
QB Brock Osweiler	2	12	6.00	4.50
RB John Heidorn	1	-3	-3.00	4.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	5	3	19	3.80	6.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kai Barnes	2	1	8	4.00	6.22
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Ruben Vanderclute	1	1	5	5.00	2.00
TE Teddy Scheckton	1	1	6	6.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mason Duff	2	2
RB Frederick Specter	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brock Osweiler	2	1
WR Luke Brookshire	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mason Duff	10	5	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Clancy	5	2	2
RB Frederick Specter	2	2	1
WR Mack Bruce	1	1	0
RB Richie Huffman	1	0	0
TE Vincent Garcia	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Tanner Richard	2	1	1
WR Luke Brookshire	2	2	1
WR Harvey Janikowksi	1	1	0
TE Teddy Scheckton	1	0	0
WR Kai Barnes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (19,000)
End Zone 12,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (19,000)
End Zone	12,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)