Week 8, 2035

played in Denver, CO

62 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	3	3	-	12
Denver Broncos	14	10	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 DEN - Enrique Connell 11 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
1Q: 09:00 NED - Fred Benson 44 field goal
1Q: 04:08 DEN - Enrique Connell 3 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
2Q: 07:12 NED - Fred Benson 32 field goal
2Q: 03:25 DEN - Kenneth Chou 30 pass from J.J. Hill (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Wayne Caminiti 24 field goal
3Q: 04:17 NED - Fred Benson 24 field goal
4Q: 06:34 NED - Fred Benson 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 DEN - Enrique Connell 11 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
1Q: 09:00 NED - Fred Benson 44 field goal
1Q: 04:08 DEN - Enrique Connell 3 run (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
2Q: 07:12 NED - Fred Benson 32 field goal
2Q: 03:25 DEN - Kenneth Chou 30 pass from J.J. Hill (Wayne Caminiti extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Wayne Caminiti 24 field goal
3Q: 04:17 NED - Fred Benson 24 field goal
4Q: 06:34 NED - Fred Benson 46 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-3-1 3-4
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 288 343
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 4.88 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 135 138
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 5.19 4.18
Net Passing Yards 153 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 1 32 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 178 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/53 1/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:44 34:16

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-3-1	3-4
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	288	343
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	4.88	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	135	138
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	5.19	4.18
Net Passing Yards	153	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 1	32 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	178	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/53	1/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:44	34:16

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:37	2:45	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
1	3:59	2:12	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
2	15:00	1:16	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
2	10:38	3:34	OPP 41	6	26	Field Goal
2	3:13	1:56	OWN 26	5	14	Punt
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 29	4	37	Interception
3	8:31	4:21	OPP 44	7	37	Field Goal
3	0:04	4:11	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
4	8:51	2:23	OWN 45	6	26	Field Goal
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 36	10	50	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	13:35	1:58	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
1	8:52	4:53	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
2	13:44	3:06	OWN 26	6	29	Interception
2	7:04	3:51	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 41	7	52	Field Goal
3	12:30	3:59	OWN 33	7	37	Missed FG
3	4:10	4:06	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
4	10:53	2:02	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	6:28	4:11	OWN 25	7	5	Punt

Game MVP: Terrence Staples, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donnie Merrifield	17	100	5.88	19	3	0
QB Xavier Gerhardt	9	35	3.89	7	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Enrique Connell	21	77	3.67	15	4	2
RB Dan Fitzgerald	7	39	5.57	17	1	0
RB Myron Romanowski	3	4	1.33	14	1	0
WR Kenneth Chou	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
QB J.J. Hill	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Gerhardt	29	18	178	4/25	0	28	1	65.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Hill	32	25	214	1/9	1	31	1	91.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Camden Gauthier	4	5	25	6.25	0	13
RB Donnie Merrifield	4	6	35	8.75	24	14
WR Jimmie Dobbs	2	2	22	11.00	4	13
TE Jose Rivers	2	3	43	21.50	40	28
WR Kerry Ballard	2	2	21	10.50	1	15
FB Asher Kostinko	1	2	19	19.00	8	19
TE Timothy Farr	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Brent Patterson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Tony Grabulis	1	6	5	5.00	0	5

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dexter Hoyt	8	8	72	9.00	29	31	0
WR Kenneth Chou	6	10	66	11.00	12	30	1
WR Dan Pascoe	4	5	33	8.25	12	25	0
RB Enrique Connell	3	3	14	4.67	7	8	0
WR A.J. Browning	2	4	17	8.50	0	10	0
RB Myron Romanowski	2	2	12	6.00	6	6	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wendell Washington	1	21	21.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Terrence Staples	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Kerry Ballard	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
T Ruben Goodwin	0	1	0	0
OLB Reginald Mason	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Miller	4	200	50.0	38.3	57	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
DeAndre Moungey	5	247	49.4	38.8	56	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Caminiti	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Ballard	4	53	13.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Browning	1	27	27.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	3	81	27.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tracy Ford	11	8	0.0	33	33
S Edgar Salari	9	3	0.0	30	26
OLB Kelly Newton	8	3	0.0	33	33
CB Dixon Cassidy	5	0	0.0	33	33
DE Salvador Wagner	4	1	1.0	24	18
S Mercury Kramer	4	0	0.0	32	27
DE Stan Evans	3	0	0.0	33	33
OLB Bucky Lewis	2	3	0.0	26	17
CB Ruben Owens	2	1	0.0	33	33
OLB Rod Boscarino	2	0	0.0	8	12
CB Ryan Grandt	2	0	0.0	28	27
DT Adam Fulton	1	3	0.0	23	22
DT Xavier Beyer	1	0	0.0	13	12
S Amari Ojeda	1	0	0.0	4	13
WR Tony Grabulis	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terrence Staples	6	0	1.0	23	30
ILB Theodore Schulz	6	0	0.0	14	11
ILB Corey Alcorn	5	2	0.0	26	33
S Patrick Harmon	5	2	0.0	25	33
CB Donnie Vinnick	4	6	0.0	26	33
S Dave Stephens	4	4	0.0	23	27
DE Ramon Grylicki	3	0	1.5	14	26
DE Leon Nichols	3	3	1.0	12	10
OLB Reginald Mason	3	3	0.5	23	30
S Demetrius Muranaka	2	1	0.0	4	6
DT Renaldo Daniels	2	1	0.0	22	28
DE Darnell Buchanan	2	0	0.0	8	12
CB Marcos Webb	2	0	0.0	25	33
CB Malachi Kennedy	1	1	0.0	16	25
WR A.J. Browning	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Salvador Wagner	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Stan Evans	0.0	0	1	4	33

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ramon Grylicki	1.5	0	0	26
OLB Terrence Staples	1.0	1	0	30
DE Leon Nichols	1.0	0	0	10
OLB Reginald Mason	0.5	1	1	30
DE Darryl Meyer	0.0	1	1	18
DT Renaldo Daniels	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Kelly Newton	5	0	0	33
ILB Tracy Ford	4	1	0	33
S Edgar Salari	4	0	0	26
DE Stan Evans	3	0	0	33
CB Ryan Grandt	2	1	0	27
CB Dixon Cassidy	2	0	0	33
CB Ruben Owens	1	0	0	33
S Amari Ojeda	1	0	0	13
OLB Rod Boscarino	1	0	0	12
S Mercury Kramer	1	0	0	27
DE Salvador Wagner	1	0	0	18
CB Wendell Washington	0	0	1	6

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Patrick Harmon	4	0	0	33
S Dave Stephens	2	2	0	27
OLB Terrence Staples	2	1	1	30
ILB Theodore Schulz	2	0	0	11
OLB Reginald Mason	2	0	0	30
ILB Corey Alcorn	1	1	0	33
CB Donnie Vinnick	1	1	0	33
DE Ramon Grylicki	1	0	0	26
CB Marcos Webb	1	0	0	33
S Demetrius Muranaka	1	0	0	6
DE Leon Nichols	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Donnie Searcy	2	8	0	26	0	33
C Toby Van Verth	2	3	1	26	0	33
G Dave Doyle	1	6	0	26	3	33
T Jim Smith	1	2	0	26	0	33
TE Jose Rivers	1	1	0	25	0	32
T Jose Tharp	0	0	0	26	1	33

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Colton Sturm	5	7	1	33	0	33
G Nate Duncan	3	8	1	33	0	33
T Ruben Goodwin	1	7	0	33	1	33
G Gabriel May	1	5	0	33	0	33
TE Dexter Hoyt	1	1	0	32	0	31
T Tracy Whiting	0	4	0	33	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Ford	1	19
Dixon Cassidy	1	16

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Browning	4	18
Zachary Cates	1	20
Marlon Van Horne	1	9
Reginald Mason	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	33	33	19	85
CB Dixon Cassidy	---	---	33	33	16	82
OLB Kelly Newton	---	---	33	33	11	77
CB Ruben Owens	---	---	33	33	7	73
DE Stan Evans	---	---	33	33	2	68
G Donnie Searcy	26	33	---	---	8	67
G Dave Doyle	26	33	---	---	8	67
S Edgar Salari	---	---	30	26	5	61
S Mercury Kramer	---	---	32	27	2	61
TE Jose Rivers	25	32	---	---	3	60
C Toby Van Verth	26	33	---	---	---	59
T Jim Smith	26	33	---	---	---	59
QB Xavier Gerhardt	26	33	---	---	---	59
T Jose Tharp	26	33	---	---	---	59
RB Donnie Merrifield	25	29	---	---	4	58
CB Ryan Grandt	---	---	28	27	2	57
WR Camden Gauthier	17	24	---	---	10	51
DE Salvador Wagner	---	---	24	18	6	48
WR Kerry Ballard	19	21	---	---	7	47
WR Tony Grabulis	22	25	---	---	---	47
DT Adam Fulton	---	---	23	22	---	45
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	26	17	1	44
TE Timothy Farr	9	13	---	---	20	42
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	5	5	18	28
DT Xavier Beyer	---	---	13	12	2	27
FB Asher Kostinko	3	4	---	---	18	25
OLB Rod Boscarino	---	---	8	12	1	21
DE Malcolm Swilling	---	---	3	12	6	21
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	4	13	2	19
RB Javier Buerfeind	0	2	---	---	17	19
WR Jimmie Dobbs	7	8	---	---	---	15
WR Weston Connell	0	0	---	---	15	15
S Hunter Summers	---	---	0	0	13	13
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Marlon Wolf	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kris Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Marc Loendorf	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Brent Patterson	2	5	---	---	---	7
CB Wendell Washington	---	---	0	6	---	6
DE Kaleb Tomei	---	---	2	1	---	3
RB Richard Poston	1	2	---	---	---	3
G Lewis Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Riddick Welch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Melaragni	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Denzel Church	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR A.J. Browning	33	31	---	---	18	82
CB Marcos Webb	---	---	25	33	17	75
T Ruben Goodwin	33	33	---	---	7	73
G Gabriel May	33	33	---	---	7	73
G Nate Duncan	33	33	---	---	7	73
T Tracy Whiting	33	33	---	---	7	73
S Patrick Harmon	---	---	25	33	13	71
WR Kenneth Chou	30	28	---	---	9	67
CB Donnie Vinnick	---	---	26	33	8	67
C Colton Sturm	33	33	---	---	---	66
QB J.J. Hill	33	33	---	---	---	66
WR Dan Pascoe	33	32	---	---	---	65
ILB Corey Alcorn	---	---	26	33	5	64
TE Dexter Hoyt	32	31	---	---	---	63
OLB Reginald Mason	---	---	23	30	6	59
OLB Terrence Staples	---	---	23	30	3	56
S Dave Stephens	---	---	23	27	3	53
DT Renaldo Daniels	---	---	22	28	3	53
RB Enrique Connell	22	15	---	---	15	52
DE Darryl Meyer	---	---	18	18	7	43
CB Malachi Kennedy	---	---	16	25	2	43
DE Ramon Grylicki	---	---	14	26	2	42
ILB Theodore Schulz	---	---	14	11	11	36
TE Zachary Cates	3	5	---	---	20	28
DE Leon Nichols	---	---	12	10	3	25
OLB Jordan Teal	---	---	3	3	16	22
DE Darnell Buchanan	---	---	8	12	---	20
RB Dan Fitzgerald	8	5	---	---	5	18
WR Wesley Aragon	0	2	---	---	15	17
FB Ricky McWilliams	1	0	---	---	15	16
S Demetrius Muranaka	---	---	4	6	5	15
RB Myron Romanowski	3	10	---	---	1	14
DT Myron Shelly	---	---	3	5	5	13
TE Marlon Van Horne	0	1	---	---	9	10
P DeAndre Moungey	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Zachery Gaynord	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Wayne Caminiti	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Seth Brooks	0	5	---	---	---	5
DT Gary Paulsen	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Philip Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB C.J. Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Perry Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Donald Small	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Tre Roybal	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Jeremiah Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Amos Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	44	8.8
Middle	19	85	4.5
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	56	4.0
Middle	9	44	4.9
Right	10	38	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Gerhardt	29	18	1	1	0	5	4	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Hill	32	25	4	1	2	2	1	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	60	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	64	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	97	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	62	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	55	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Donnie Merrifield	6	4	35	0	29
WR Tony Grabulis	6	1	5	0	25
WR Camden Gauthier	5	4	25	0	24
TE Jose Rivers	3	2	43	1	32
WR Jimmie Dobbs	2	2	22	0	8
FB Asher Kostinko	2	1	19	0	4
WR Kerry Ballard	2	2	21	0	21
TE Brent Patterson	2	1	3	0	5
TE Timothy Farr	1	1	5	0	13

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Chou	10	6	1	66	2	28
TE Dexter Hoyt	8	8	0	72	1	31
WR Dan Pascoe	5	4	1	33	1	32
WR A.J. Browning	4	2	0	17	0	31
RB Enrique Connell	3	3	0	14	0	15
RB Myron Romanowski	2	2	0	12	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Xavier Gerhardt	2	-1	-0.50	3.89
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	4	4.00	5.88

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Enrique Connell	5	26	5.20	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt	3	2	6	2.00	6.14

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Camden Gauthier	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
TE Jose Rivers	1	0	0	0.00	14.33
TE Brent Patterson	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Myron Romanowski	3	1
WR Kenneth Chou	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Gerhardt	8	6	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Hill	9	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Asher Kostinko	2	1	1
WR Camden Gauthier	1	1	0
TE Jose Rivers	1	1	1
TE Timothy Farr	1	1	1
TE Brent Patterson	1	1	0
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	1	0
WR Tony Grabulis	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenneth Chou	3	3	3
TE Dexter Hoyt	3	3	1
RB Myron Romanowski	2	2	0
WR Dan Pascoe	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,500 (19,000)
End Zone 9,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,500 (19,000)
End Zone	9,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)