Week 2, 2034

played in New England, MA

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	6	0	6	-	15
New England Patriots	7	6	14	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 DET - Kendall Pearson 34 field goal
1Q: 04:40 NED - Donnie Merrifield 1 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 13:23 NED - Fred Benson 46 field goal
2Q: 08:59 DET - Kendall Pearson 30 field goal
2Q: 01:46 NED - Fred Benson 52 field goal
2Q: 00:21 DET - Kendall Pearson 39 field goal
3Q: 09:40 NED - Terry Richardson 6 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 01:07 NED - Xavier Gerhardt 1 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 09:17 DET - Cody Watkins 11 pass from William Gaynor (Buddy Franklin run for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:18 NED - Fred Benson 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 DET - Kendall Pearson 34 field goal
1Q: 04:40 NED - Donnie Merrifield 1 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 13:23 NED - Fred Benson 46 field goal
2Q: 08:59 DET - Kendall Pearson 30 field goal
2Q: 01:46 NED - Fred Benson 52 field goal
2Q: 00:21 DET - Kendall Pearson 39 field goal
3Q: 09:40 NED - Terry Richardson 6 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 01:07 NED - Xavier Gerhardt 1 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 09:17 DET - Cody Watkins 11 pass from William Gaynor (Buddy Franklin run for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:18 NED - Fred Benson 31 field goal

Team Statistics DET NED
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 2 15
- by Passing 17 6
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 387 338
- Offensive Plays 69 66
- Yards per Play 5.61 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 95 205
- Rushing Attempts 18 40
- Yards per Rush 5.28 5.13
Net Passing Yards 292 133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 31 - 1 23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 297 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.73 5.12
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 12.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:15 30:45

Team Statistics	DET	NED
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	2	15
- by Passing	17	6
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	387	338
- Offensive Plays	69	66
- Yards per Play	5.61	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	95	205
- Rushing Attempts	18	40
- Yards per Rush	5.28	5.13
Net Passing Yards	292	133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 31 - 1	23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	297	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.73	5.12
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	12.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:15	30:45

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:21	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
1	4:33	2:22	OWN 18	4	30	Punt
2	13:16	4:23	OWN 25	7	62	Field Goal
2	7:05	2:44	OWN 1	6	23	Punt
2	1:40	1:27	OWN 25	7	53	Field Goal
3	9:34	1:16	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	5:46	1:10	OWN 20	3	50	Interception
3	0:57	6:51	OWN 25	16	75	Touchdown
4	6:11	0:39	OWN 16	4	5	Downs
4	3:13	2:24	OWN 25	10	26	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:39	5:06	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	2:11	3:55	OWN 7	8	64	Field Goal
2	8:53	1:48	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
2	4:21	2:41	OWN 34	8	31	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:26	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	8:18	2:32	OWN 38	4	13	Punt
3	4:36	2:25	OWN 25	6	-5	Punt
3	2:11	1:14	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
4	9:06	2:55	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	5:32	2:19	OPP 21	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 49	4	6	Game

Game MVP: Xavier Gerhardt, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Don Francis	10	38	3.80	11	1
QB William Gaynor	4	23	5.75	7	0
RB Buddy Franklin	3	24	8.00	19	1
RB Kyle Light	1	10	10.00	10	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donnie Merrifield	22	113	5.14	19	3	1
QB Xavier Gerhardt	11	23	2.09	21	1	1
RB Richard Poston	6	64	10.67	31	2	0
RB Javier Buerfeind	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
William Gaynor	50	31	297	1/5	1	47	1	76.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Gerhardt	23	14	151	3/18	1	30	0	94.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cody Watkins	10	18	142	14.20	84	47	1
WR Collin Sohl	7	10	75	10.71	15	32	0
TE Brady McDonald	7	10	47	6.71	4	18	0
TE Slick Willie Dodge	2	5	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Kyle Light	2	2	7	3.50	0	11	0
WR Nathaniel Foley	2	3	23	11.50	0	14	0
RB Don Francis	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Brandon Barber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Dobbs	4	6	46	11.50	50	30	0
TE Terry Richardson	4	7	28	7.00	5	16	1
WR Kerry Ballard	3	3	45	15.00	26	25	0
RB Donnie Merrifield	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
TE Nicholas Riffe	1	2	27	27.00	20	27	0
RB Javier Buerfeind	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Casey Athanas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Richard Poston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tracy Ford	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
CB Dalton Crites	1	0
RB Don Francis	1	0
G Jonah Lehan	0	1

New England	Recov	Force
OLB Aiden Ward	1	0
DE Stan Evans	0	1
OLB Kelly Newton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jessie Sinco	3	127	42.3	39.7	45	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Miller	4	192	48.0	39.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dalton Crites	2	13	6.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Ballard	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Bell	1	12	12.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Klingensmith	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kim Clements	8	0	0.0	30	25
ILB Junior Knopf	6	6	0.0	40	26
DT Efrain Slocum	5	3	0.0	37	21
CB Alvin Crook	5	2	0.0	40	26
DT Lionel Handley	4	1	1.0	37	23
OLB Wes Winslett	4	2	0.0	37	20
CB Mitch Bell	4	0	0.0	17	13
DE Mack Hancock	3	3	1.0	39	26
CB Hector Pollard	3	1	0.0	40	26
OLB Dwight Beyer	3	0	0.0	21	16
CB Dalton Crites	2	2	0.0	40	26
DT Bryce Small	1	2	1.0	20	13
S Ron Murray	1	0	0.0	15	4
TE Brady McDonald	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Glenn Scheffer	1	0	0.0	3	1

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edgar Salari	7	2	0.0	16	49
CB Dixon Cassidy	7	1	0.0	18	51
ILB Tracy Ford	6	1	0.0	15	44
OLB Kelly Newton	4	1	0.0	15	44
CB Anthony Klingensmith	4	0	0.0	18	50
ILB Taylor Schwartz	4	0	0.0	4	21
DE Stan Evans	3	0	0.0	18	50
DE Ruben Fillion	2	1	1.0	3	8
S Butch Booker	2	2	0.0	13	19
OLB Aiden Ward	2	1	0.0	18	41
S Peter Stoops	2	0	0.0	4	17
CB Ryan Grandt	2	0	0.0	3	17
DE Dustin Johnston	1	1	0.0	15	44
DT Adam Fulton	1	1	0.0	17	36
S Amari Ojeda	1	1	0.0	3	17
CB Ruben Owens	1	0	0.0	14	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mack Hancock	1.0	1	1	26
DT Lionel Handley	1.0	0	0	23
DT Bryce Small	1.0	0	0	13
DT Herman Binns	0.0	1	1	14
DT Efrain Slocum	0.0	1	0	21

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ruben Fillion	1.0	0	1	0	8
DE Stan Evans	0.0	1	2	2	50
OLB Aiden Ward	0.0	1	0	1	41
ILB Tracy Ford	0.0	1	0	0	44
DE Dustin Johnston	0.0	0	1	0	44
OLB Kelly Newton	0.0	0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mitch Bell	3	1	13
ILB Junior Knopf	2	0	26
CB Dalton Crites	2	0	26
CB Kim Clements	2	0	25
OLB Dwight Beyer	2	0	16
DT Lionel Handley	1	0	23
S Ron Murray	1	0	4
OLB Wes Winslett	1	0	20
CB Hector Pollard	0	3	26

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dixon Cassidy	7	2	0	51
ILB Tracy Ford	5	1	1	44
S Edgar Salari	4	0	0	49
ILB Taylor Schwartz	4	0	0	21
OLB Kelly Newton	3	0	0	44
CB Anthony Klingensmith	2	2	0	50
CB Ryan Grandt	2	1	0	17
S Peter Stoops	2	0	0	17
OLB Aiden Ward	1	0	0	41
S Amari Ojeda	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
TE Peter Floyd	2	5	18	0	51
T Cameron Coffey	2	3	18	0	51
G Jonah Lehan	1	2	18	0	51
G Karl Becker	0	4	18	0	51
G Travis Rickles	0	0	18	1	51

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kendall Snyder	6	10	0	40	2	26
C Toby Van Verth	6	9	2	40	0	26
T Jim Smith	4	6	1	40	0	26
G J.T. Briggs	3	6	0	40	0	26
G Donnie Searcy	1	2	0	40	0	26
TE Nicholas Riffe	1	1	0	22	1	17

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Binns	1	14
Don Francis	1	14
Efrain Slocum	1	8
Mack Hancock	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Newton	2	22
Aiden Ward	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Brady McDonald	15	51	---	---	22	88
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	40	26	14	80
G Travis Rickles	18	51	---	---	6	75
G Jonah Lehan	18	51	---	---	6	75
G Karl Becker	18	51	---	---	6	75
T Cameron Coffey	18	51	---	---	6	75
CB Dalton Crites	---	---	40	26	7	73
WR Collin Sohl	18	43	---	---	12	73
DE Mack Hancock	---	---	39	26	7	72
CB Alvin Crook	---	---	40	26	5	71
QB William Gaynor	18	51	---	---	---	69
TE Peter Floyd	18	51	---	---	---	69
CB Kim Clements	---	---	30	25	14	69
WR Cody Watkins	18	51	---	---	---	69
CB Hector Pollard	---	---	40	26	3	69
DT Efrain Slocum	---	---	37	21	8	66
DT Lionel Handley	---	---	37	23	2	62
OLB Wes Winslett	---	---	37	20	1	58
RB Don Francis	13	25	---	---	14	52
DT Herman Binns	---	---	21	14	14	49
RB Kyle Light	2	17	---	---	22	41
CB Mitch Bell	---	---	17	13	10	40
OLB Dwight Beyer	---	---	21	16	3	40
TE Slick Willie Dodge	4	33	---	---	---	37
WR Nathaniel Foley	13	21	---	---	1	35
DT Bryce Small	---	---	20	13	2	35
S Ron Murray	---	---	15	4	8	27
WR Teddy Bernard	1	2	---	---	18	21
OLB Irving Peterson	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Leonardo Lyon	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Pat Reed	3	2	---	---	7	12
DT Elijah Fulcher	---	---	3	6	2	11
RB Buddy Franklin	3	5	---	---	1	9
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Carlos Webster	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jessie Sinco	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Brandon Barber	0	5	---	---	---	5
OLB Glenn Scheffer	---	---	3	1	1	5
T Steve Poston	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alejandro Jamison	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Roman King	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Edgar Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Jackie Dillon	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Caleb Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Marc Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dixon Cassidy	---	---	18	51	18	87
S Edgar Salari	---	---	16	49	17	82
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	15	44	22	81
OLB Kelly Newton	---	---	15	44	22	81
CB Anthony Klingensmith	---	---	18	50	8	76
G Donnie Searcy	40	26	---	---	7	73
T Jim Smith	40	26	---	---	7	73
T Kendall Snyder	40	26	---	---	7	73
G J.T. Briggs	40	26	---	---	7	73
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	18	41	12	71
DE Stan Evans	---	---	18	50	3	71
C Toby Van Verth	40	26	---	---	---	66
QB Xavier Gerhardt	40	26	---	---	---	66
DE Dustin Johnston	---	---	15	44	6	65
WR Jimmie Dobbs	40	24	---	---	---	64
WR Casey Athanas	35	20	---	---	---	55
DT Adam Fulton	---	---	17	36	1	54
RB Donnie Merrifield	30	21	---	---	---	51
TE Nicholas Riffe	22	17	---	---	8	47
TE Terry Richardson	26	14	---	---	---	40
FB Asher Kostinko	12	6	---	---	21	39
WR Kerry Ballard	21	15	---	---	3	39
CB Ruben Owens	---	---	14	21	3	38
S Butch Booker	---	---	13	19	1	33
RB Javier Buerfeind	3	4	---	---	22	29
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	3	17	8	28
ILB Taylor Schwartz	---	---	4	21	1	26
CB Ryan Grandt	---	---	3	17	2	22
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	3	17	2	22
WR Camden Gauthier	2	1	---	---	18	21
S Peter Stoops	---	---	4	17	---	21
DT Xavier Beyer	---	---	1	15	2	18
RB Richard Poston	6	3	---	---	8	17
WR Heath Terrell	1	1	---	---	12	14
DE Ruben Fillion	---	---	3	8	---	11
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Kris Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Luis McGee	2	2	---	---	---	4
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Arnie Sinclair	0	2	---	---	---	2
TE Jose Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Oscar Goble	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Wendell Washington	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Dave Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Melaragni	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	47	7.8
Middle	7	45	6.4
Right	5	3	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	16	105	6.6
Right	8	46	5.8
None	4	-5	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
William Gaynor	50	31	4	0	4	6	5	3	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Gerhardt	23	14	3	0	2	4	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	63	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	63	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	129	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	82	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	23	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cody Watkins	18	10	2	142	2	51
WR Collin Sohl	10	7	0	75	2	43
TE Brady McDonald	10	7	1	47	0	51
TE Slick Willie Dodge	5	2	0	7	0	33
WR Nathaniel Foley	3	2	0	23	0	21
RB Kyle Light	2	2	0	7	0	17
TE Brandon Barber	1	0	1	0	0	5
RB Don Francis	1	1	0	-4	0	25

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Terry Richardson	7	4	1	28	0	14
WR Jimmie Dobbs	6	4	1	46	1	24
WR Kerry Ballard	3	3	0	45	1	15
TE Nicholas Riffe	2	1	0	27	1	17
RB Donnie Merrifield	2	2	0	5	0	21
RB Javier Buerfeind	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Casey Athanas	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Richard Poston	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Don Francis	1	3	3.00	3.80

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donnie Merrifield	5	10	2.00	5.14
QB Xavier Gerhardt	1	1	1.00	2.09
RB Richard Poston	1	11	11.00	10.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
William Gaynor	5	4	15	3.00	5.94

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt	3	3	24	8.00	6.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brady McDonald	2	2	5	2.50	4.70
WR Cody Watkins	2	1	11	5.50	7.89
WR Collin Sohl	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terry Richardson	1	1	6	6.00	4.00
WR Kerry Ballard	1	1	13	13.00	15.00
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Xavier Gerhardt	2	0
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
William Gaynor	14	9	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Gerhardt	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Collin Sohl	5	4	3
TE Brady McDonald	3	2	2
WR Cody Watkins	3	2	0
WR Nathaniel Foley	2	1	1
TE Slick Willie Dodge	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Dobbs	3	1	1
TE Nicholas Riffe	2	1	1
TE Terry Richardson	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (14,600)
End Zone 10,000 (10,500)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats 19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (14,600)
End Zone	10,000 (10,500)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats	19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)