Week 8, 2032

played in Denver, CO

67 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	12	7	0	3	-	22
Denver Broncos	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 NED - Kim Henson 4 run (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 11:04 NED - Safety: Edgar Salari tackled ball carrier in end zone
1Q: 00:23 NED - Fred Benson 29 field goal
2Q: 09:05 DEN - Bryan Rojas 2 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 03:34 NED - Carson Young 2 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 01:41 DEN - Bryan Rojas 15 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 08:56 NED - Fred Benson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 NED - Kim Henson 4 run (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 11:04 NED - Safety: Edgar Salari tackled ball carrier in end zone
1Q: 00:23 NED - Fred Benson 29 field goal
2Q: 09:05 DEN - Bryan Rojas 2 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
2Q: 03:34 NED - Carson Young 2 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 01:41 DEN - Bryan Rojas 15 pass from Ralph McNeil (Shaun Gomez extra point)
4Q: 08:56 NED - Fred Benson 43 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 1-6
First Downs 27 13
- by Rushing 14 4
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 352 257
- Offensive Plays 76 51
- Yards per Play 4.63 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 159 66
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards per Rush 4.54 3.00
Net Passing Yards 193 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 1 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/21 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/50 7/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/101 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 37:13 22:47

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	1-6
First Downs	27	13
- by Rushing	14	4
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	352	257
- Offensive Plays	76	51
- Yards per Play	4.63	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	159	66
- Rushing Attempts	35	22
- Yards per Rush	4.54	3.00
Net Passing Yards	193	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 1	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/21	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/50	7/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/101	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	37:13	22:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	1:53	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
1	10:58	1:18	OWN 37	4	4	Punt
1	8:21	1:16	OWN 20	3	16	Interception
1	6:21	6:05	OWN 7	12	81	Field Goal
2	8:59	5:33	OWN 44	11	56	Touchdown
2	1:31	0:53	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 42	4	21	Punt
3	10:33	6:52	OWN 30	14	30	Punt
3	1:15	7:26	OWN 20	15	54	Field Goal
4	6:06	1:51	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 48	4	11	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 22	2	6	Fumble
1	11:37	0:39	OWN 2	1	-2	Safety
1	9:40	1:19	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
1	7:05	0:44	OWN 49	3	5	Punt
1	0:16	6:17	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	3:26	1:55	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 3	1	2	Half
3	12:05	1:32	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	3:41	2:26	OWN 20	4	39	Punt
4	8:49	1:21	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	7:28	1:22	OPP 36	3	6	Missed FG
4	4:15	3:31	OWN 7	10	41	Downs

Game MVP: Ralph McNeil, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kim Henson	22	111	5.05	12	4	1
RB Carson Young	7	28	4.00	15	1	1
QB Caleb Greathouse	4	17	4.25	10	1	0
WR J.J. Lang	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
WR Kerry Ballard	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Gino Murphy	8	14	1.75	7	0
RB Jerry Zessin	8	31	3.88	10	1
QB Ralph McNeil	5	21	4.20	6	0
WR Wendell Tait	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Greathouse	39	26	214	2/21	0	21	1	69.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	27	19	207	2/16	2	32	0	117.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jose Rivers	9	15	83	9.22	17	19
WR Heath Terrell	5	6	29	5.80	18	9
RB Kim Henson	4	5	18	4.50	2	7
WR J.J. Lang	3	4	31	10.33	11	21
FB Asher Kostinko	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
WR Tito Lucas	2	4	35	17.50	6	19
WR Erik Mooney	1	1	10	10.00	1	10
WR Kerry Ballard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Rojas	4	6	38	9.50	8	17	2
TE Zachary Cates	3	4	23	7.67	9	10	0
TE Ken Walters	3	5	37	12.33	20	21	0
WR Wendell Tait	2	2	28	14.00	17	26	0
WR Derek Lewis	2	2	12	6.00	2	7	0
TE Tre Stanton	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	1	32	32.00	29	32	0
WR Gino Murphy	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
RB Jerry Zessin	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Kenneth Chou	1	2	23	23.00	0	23	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Marcos Phillips	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Kim Henson	1	0	0
WR Kerry Ballard	1	0	0
TE Nicholas Riffe	0	1	0
OLB Richard Nieves	0	1	0
ILB Tracy Ford	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Zachary Cates	1	0	0
G Les Garner	0	1	0
ILB Brandon Vance	0	0	1
RB Jerry Zessin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Dilly	5	228	45.6	37.4	57	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
DeAndre Moungey	5	238	47.6	39.0	63	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Ballard	3	23	7.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Chou	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Young	3	101	33.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Rojas	1	20	20.0	0
Moe Linquist	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edgar Salari	11	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Richard Nieves	6	1	1.0	22	27
CB Anthony Klingensmith	6	2	0.0	21	29
CB Ben Auyeung	3	0	0.0	20	26
ILB Tracy Ford	2	2	0.0	20	23
DE Ruben Fillion	2	2	0.0	20	23
OLB Aiden Ward	2	1	0.0	20	23
CB Zach Allen	2	1	0.0	14	18
DT Adam Fulton	2	0	0.0	21	26
DE Stanley Mathis	1	0	1.0	2	8
S Britt Fore	1	2	0.0	18	19
S Amari Ojeda	1	1	0.0	5	12
CB Erik Bout	1	0	0.0	9	10
WR Kerry Ballard	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reginald Ioane	7	3	0.0	32	40
OLB Marcos Phillips	7	1	0.0	32	41
ILB Corey Alcorn	6	4	1.0	35	38
ILB Gustavo Unruh	6	1	0.0	35	38
ILB Brandon Vance	5	0	0.0	20	12
CB Jorge Beyer	5	0	0.0	35	40
DT Gregory Blake	4	1	0.5	32	34
DE Al Katzenmoyer	4	0	0.0	34	35
CB Marcos Webb	3	1	0.0	28	37
S Ralph Peter	3	1	0.0	18	15
S Courtney Fulton	3	0	0.0	19	29
DT Parker Kimberly	2	0	0.0	4	7
DE Leonardo Cromer	2	0	0.0	13	14
DE Andres Bradford	1	2	0.5	22	24
CB Dusty Enloe	1	0	0.0	18	30
DE Darryl Meyer	0	1	0.0	1	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Richard Nieves	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Stanley Mathis	1.0	0	0	0	8
ILB Tracy Ford	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB Aiden Ward	0.0	0	2	1	23
DE Ruben Fillion	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Adam Fulton	0.0	0	1	0	26

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Corey Alcorn	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Andres Bradford	0.5	0	3	2	24
DT Gregory Blake	0.5	0	1	1	34
CB Moe Linquist	0.0	1	0	0	5
DE Al Katzenmoyer	0.0	0	2	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Edgar Salari	5	0	25
CB Anthony Klingensmith	3	0	29
CB Zach Allen	2	1	18
OLB Aiden Ward	2	0	23
ILB Tracy Ford	2	0	23
CB Ben Auyeung	2	0	26
DE Ruben Fillion	1	0	23
CB Erik Bout	1	0	10
S Amari Ojeda	1	0	12

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Reginald Ioane	5	0	0	40
CB Jorge Beyer	5	0	0	40
S Courtney Fulton	3	1	0	29
CB Marcos Webb	2	1	0	37
OLB Marcos Phillips	2	0	1	41
ILB Gustavo Unruh	2	0	0	38
ILB Brandon Vance	2	0	0	12
S Ralph Peter	2	0	0	15
CB Dusty Enloe	1	0	0	30
ILB Corey Alcorn	1	0	0	38
DE Leonardo Cromer	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donnie Searcy	6	9	0	35	0	41
T Jim Smith	4	5	1	35	0	41
G Jamal Bradford	3	4	1	35	1	41
C Toby Van Verth	2	5	1	35	0	41
T Kendall Snyder	1	7	0	35	1	41
TE Nicholas Riffe	1	1	0	16	0	14

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ruben Goodwin	3	6	0	22	2	29
G Les Garner	1	4	0	22	0	29
G Andrew Haynesworth	1	3	1	22	0	29
C Dalton Strong	1	3	0	22	0	29
TE Ken Walters	0	2	0	19	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Ford	2	19
Erik Bout	2	14

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tre Stanton	2	20
Jerry Zessin	1	15
Gustavo Unruh	1	12
Zachary Cates	1	9
Clayton Grogg	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jamal Bradford	35	41	---	---	7	83
G Donnie Searcy	35	41	---	---	7	83
T Jim Smith	35	41	---	---	7	83
T Kendall Snyder	35	41	---	---	7	83
TE Jose Rivers	33	36	---	---	10	79
C Toby Van Verth	35	41	---	---	---	76
QB Caleb Greathouse	35	41	---	---	---	76
RB Kim Henson	25	35	---	---	15	75
WR Heath Terrell	25	32	---	---	16	73
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	20	23	19	62
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	20	23	19	62
CB Anthony Klingensmith	---	---	21	29	5	55
CB Ben Auyeung	---	---	20	26	7	53
WR Kerry Ballard	17	30	---	---	5	52
TE Nicholas Riffe	16	14	---	---	21	51
DE Dustin Johnston	---	---	22	27	1	50
OLB Richard Nieves	---	---	22	27	1	50
DT Adam Fulton	---	---	21	26	1	48
S Edgar Salari	---	---	21	25	1	47
WR J.J. Lang	19	27	---	---	---	46
DE Ruben Fillion	---	---	20	23	1	44
S Britt Fore	---	---	18	19	1	38
FB Asher Kostinko	7	10	---	---	16	33
CB Zach Allen	---	---	14	18	1	33
CB Erik Bout	---	---	9	10	14	33
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	5	12	14	31
WR Tito Lucas	16	13	---	---	---	29
RB Carson Young	10	5	---	---	5	20
ILB Marvin Summers	---	---	4	10	---	14
WR Erik Mooney	1	1	---	---	9	11
OLB Ronnie Jacobus	---	---	2	8	1	11
DE Stanley Mathis	---	---	2	8	---	10
TE Matthew Lee	6	2	---	---	---	8
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Rickey Dilly	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Xavier Beyer	---	---	1	5	---	6
DE Curtis Griffin	---	---	0	0	5	5
DT Cris Wolf	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Conrad Manke	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ben Ball	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Grayson Terrill	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Glenn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Omar Spurgeon	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Oscar Goble	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Taylor Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	35	38	12	85
CB Jorge Beyer	---	---	35	40	7	82
S Reginald Ioane	---	---	32	40	3	75
OLB Marcos Phillips	---	---	32	41	2	75
ILB Corey Alcorn	---	---	35	38	2	75
DE Al Katzenmoyer	---	---	34	35	2	71
DT Gregory Blake	---	---	32	34	2	68
CB Marcos Webb	---	---	28	37	2	67
S Courtney Fulton	---	---	19	29	14	62
CB Dusty Enloe	---	---	18	30	13	61
G Andrew Haynesworth	22	29	---	---	6	57
G Les Garner	22	29	---	---	6	57
T Ruben Goodwin	22	29	---	---	6	57
T Clayton Grogg	22	29	---	---	6	57
DE Andres Bradford	---	---	22	24	6	52
QB Ralph McNeil	22	29	---	---	---	51
C Dalton Strong	22	29	---	---	---	51
WR Wendell Tait	22	27	---	---	1	50
WR Bryan Rojas	20	23	---	---	4	47
TE Ken Walters	19	25	---	---	---	44
RB Jerry Zessin	12	15	---	---	15	42
S Ralph Peter	---	---	18	15	1	34
ILB Brandon Vance	---	---	20	12	1	33
WR Mason Rasmussen	15	17	---	---	---	32
TE Tre Stanton	2	6	---	---	20	28
DE Leonardo Cromer	---	---	13	14	1	28
OLB J.B. Ketchum	---	---	3	3	19	25
TE Zachary Cates	6	8	---	---	9	23
WR Gino Murphy	8	9	---	---	6	23
WR Derek Lewis	2	2	---	---	14	18
WR Donald Riley	2	7	---	---	8	17
WR Kenneth Chou	2	5	---	---	10	17
DT Parker Kimberly	---	---	4	7	5	16
CB Moe Linquist	---	---	4	5	4	13
DE Darryl Meyer	---	---	1	9	---	10
FB Raul Austin	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Theodore Schulz	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	6	6
P DeAndre Moungey	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Shaun Gomez	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Dalton Horner	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Philip Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Nathaniel Leverette	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rusty Riley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Gus Stauder	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Avery Stachelski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	6	41	6.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	12	36	3.0
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Greathouse	39	26	1	1	2	2	6	3	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	27	19	4	1	1	1	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	94	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	55	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	52	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jose Rivers	15	9	2	83	0	36
WR Heath Terrell	6	5	0	29	0	32
RB Kim Henson	5	4	0	18	0	35
WR J.J. Lang	4	3	0	31	1	27
WR Tito Lucas	4	2	0	35	0	13
FB Asher Kostinko	3	2	0	8	0	10
WR Erik Mooney	1	1	0	10	0	1
WR Kerry Ballard	1	0	0	0	0	30

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Rojas	6	4	0	38	0	23
TE Ken Walters	5	3	0	37	1	25
TE Zachary Cates	4	3	0	23	0	8
TE Tre Stanton	2	1	1	-1	0	6
WR Wendell Tait	2	2	0	28	1	27
RB Jerry Zessin	2	1	0	3	0	15
WR Derek Lewis	2	2	0	12	0	2
WR Kenneth Chou	2	1	0	23	1	5
WR Mason Rasmussen	1	1	0	32	1	17
WR Gino Murphy	1	1	0	12	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kim Henson	3	10	3.33	5.05
RB Carson Young	1	2	2.00	4.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jerry Zessin	3	11	3.67	3.88
QB Ralph McNeil	1	6	6.00	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Greathouse	4	3	24	6.00	5.49

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	3	2	17	5.67	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Asher Kostinko	2	1	5	2.50	2.67
TE Jose Rivers	1	1	10	10.00	5.53
WR Heath Terrell	1	1	9	9.00	4.83

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Rojas	2	2	17	8.50	6.33
TE Tre Stanton	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kim Henson	3	3
QB Caleb Greathouse	1	1
RB Carson Young	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jerry Zessin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Greathouse	10	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kim Henson	3	2	2
TE Jose Rivers	2	1	0
WR Heath Terrell	2	1	1
WR Tito Lucas	2	0	0
WR J.J. Lang	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Rojas	2	1	1
TE Ken Walters	2	1	0
WR Derek Lewis	2	2	0
TE Zachary Cates	1	1	0
RB Jerry Zessin	1	0	0
WR Kenneth Chou	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (19,000)
End Zone 11,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (19,000)
End Zone	11,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)