Week 3, 2036

played in Los Angeles (A), CA

74 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	0	10	0	-	20
Los Angeles (A) Chargers	0	10	10	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 NED - Donnie Merrifield 5 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 06:33 LAC - Al Shelton 3 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Micah Kemp extra point)
2Q: 02:50 NED - Fred Benson 34 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LAC - Micah Kemp 52 field goal
3Q: 09:18 LAC - Micah Kemp 19 field goal
3Q: 02:49 LAC - Earnest Kamphaus 27 interception return (Micah Kemp extra point)
4Q: 06:28 NED - Kerry Ballard 4 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 00:21 NED - Fred Benson 42 field goal
OT: 04:23 LAC - Micah Kemp 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:29 NED - Donnie Merrifield 5 run (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 06:33 LAC - Al Shelton 3 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Micah Kemp extra point)
2Q: 02:50 NED - Fred Benson 34 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LAC - Micah Kemp 52 field goal
3Q: 09:18 LAC - Micah Kemp 19 field goal
3Q: 02:49 LAC - Earnest Kamphaus 27 interception return (Micah Kemp extra point)
4Q: 06:28 NED - Kerry Ballard 4 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 00:21 NED - Fred Benson 42 field goal
OT: 04:23 LAC - Micah Kemp 25 field goal

Team Statistics NED LAC
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 353 357
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 5.27 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 157 124
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 6.04 4.77
Net Passing Yards 196 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 1 41 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.78 5.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 3/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:42 35:03

Team Statistics	NED	LAC
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	353	357
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	5.27	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	157	124
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	6.04	4.77
Net Passing Yards	196	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 1	41 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.78	5.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	3/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:42	35:03

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	11:12	4:52	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
1	2:48	3:05	OWN 14	7	37	Punt
2	12:32	1:27	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
2	6:27	3:44	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
3	9:13	2:47	OWN 30	4	19	Punt
3	3:32	0:56	OWN 7	2	9	Interception
3	2:36	3:37	OWN 15	8	40	Punt
4	10:44	4:26	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	3:09	0:38	OWN 44	3	-10	Punt
4	1:54	1:41	OWN 17	6	58	Field Goal
OT1	10:00	1:06	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt

Los Angeles (A) Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	1:40	OWN 35	3	-6	Interception
1	6:20	3:32	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
2	14:43	2:11	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	11:05	4:38	OWN 1	11	99	Touchdown
2	2:43	2:43	OWN 21	6	44	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:47	OWN 25	12	73	Field Goal
3	6:26	2:54	OWN 33	6	14	Punt
4	13:59	3:15	OWN 6	6	23	Punt
4	6:18	3:09	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	2:31	0:37	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 25	2	0	Half
OT1	8:54	4:39	OWN 31	8	61	Field Goal

Game MVP: Conner Wisniewski, Los Angeles (A) Chargers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donnie Merrifield	13	74	5.69	21	2	1
QB Xavier Gerhardt	9	60	6.67	16	2	0
RB Richard Poston	3	20	6.67	12	1	0
WR Camden Gauthier	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Los Angeles (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Terrance Janjic	10	32	3.20	9	0
RB Drew Swift	6	34	5.67	23	2
QB Conner Wisniewski	5	35	7.00	14	1
RB Demetrius Karczewski	5	23	4.60	13	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Gerhardt	40	23	202	1/6	1	31	1	69.0

Los Angeles (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	41	28	238	1/5	1	23	1	81.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Grabulis	9	12	83	9.22	34	31	0
WR Kerry Ballard	4	5	38	9.50	13	20	1
RB Donnie Merrifield	4	6	48	12.00	36	17	0
TE Jose Rivers	3	7	22	7.33	3	17	0
TE Devin Reid	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Lukas Duffy	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
TE Gabe Chapman	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Asher Kostinko	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Raul Barrios	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Richard Poston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Shelton	15	22	113	7.53	23	23	1
WR Willie Lucero	6	8	45	7.50	10	12	0
TE Asher George	3	4	26	8.67	5	13	0
WR Dana Daniels	1	2	22	22.00	21	22	0
WR Trent Foley	1	2	16	16.00	13	16	0
RB Drew Swift	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Randy Tyler	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Terrance Janjic	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Rod Boscarino	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Earnest Kamphaus	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Los Angeles (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Miller	7	323	46.1	37.7	57	4

Los Angeles (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erik Whiting	6	286	47.7	41.5	60	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Los Angeles (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Kemp	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Ballard	4	37	9.3	0

Los Angeles (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Lucero	3	39	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Salari	1	17	17.0	0
Donnie Merrifield	1	26	26.0	0

Los Angeles (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Shelton	1	13	13.0	0
Jon Shedd	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tracy Ford	10	3	0.0	26	42
CB Dixon Cassidy	8	2	0.0	26	42
S Edgar Salari	6	1	0.0	21	34
OLB Kelly Newton	5	0	1.0	23	30
CB Tristan Terrell	5	3	0.0	26	42
DE Stan Evans	4	1	0.0	26	42
S Amari Ojeda	3	1	0.0	8	16
CB O.J. Barker	3	0	0.0	15	30
OLB Rod Boscarino	2	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Bucky Lewis	2	0	0.0	9	7
DT Adam Fulton	1	1	0.0	25	33
DE Cesar Harden	1	1	0.0	25	35
DT Buddy Lacasse	1	1	0.0	20	33
S Terry Lovejoy	1	1	0.0	12	22
DE Horace Bakker	1	0	0.0	5	14
S Mercury Kramer	0	1	0.0	10	12
DT Cristian Hansen	0	1	0.0	4	11

Los Angeles (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Percy Pappas	7	4	0.0	26	41
OLB Nicky Nails	6	3	0.0	21	31
OLB Brady Connell	6	3	0.0	26	41
S Howard Stanley	5	0	0.0	24	41
DT Lamont Burroughs	4	0	1.0	20	35
CB Lorenzo McWilliams	4	2	0.0	22	39
DT Chris Fulcher	3	2	0.0	21	31
S Earnest Kamphaus	3	1	0.0	14	27
CB Drew Soileau	3	0	0.0	6	2
OLB James Roberson	2	0	0.0	1	8
CB Philip Hickman	2	0	0.0	24	41
ILB Jared Cassidy	1	1	0.0	12	14
WR Al Shelton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Damian Yantis	1	0	0.0	22	31
DT Gary Patton	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Terrance Webb	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kelly Newton	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Buddy Lacasse	0.0	1	1	0	33
ILB Tracy Ford	0.0	1	0	0	42
DE Cesar Harden	0.0	0	2	0	35
DE Stan Evans	0.0	0	1	2	42
DE Horace Bakker	0.0	0	1	0	14

Los Angeles (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Lamont Burroughs	1.0	0	0	35
DE Damian Yantis	0.0	1	1	31
DE Max Bruschi	0.0	0	2	11
DE Jonah Woods	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tracy Ford	6	0	0	42
CB Dixon Cassidy	5	1	0	42
OLB Kelly Newton	4	0	0	30
CB Tristan Terrell	4	0	0	42
CB O.J. Barker	3	0	0	30
S Edgar Salari	2	0	0	34
S Terry Lovejoy	1	2	0	22
OLB Rod Boscarino	1	0	1	8
OLB Bucky Lewis	1	0	0	7
DE Horace Bakker	1	0	0	14
S Mercury Kramer	0	1	0	12

Los Angeles (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brady Connell	5	1	0	41
S Howard Stanley	4	1	0	41
CB Percy Pappas	4	1	0	41
OLB Nicky Nails	3	0	0	31
S Earnest Kamphaus	2	0	1	27
CB Lorenzo McWilliams	2	0	0	39
CB Philip Hickman	1	1	0	41
DT Chris Fulcher	1	0	0	31
OLB James Roberson	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jumbo Cortez	4	7	26	0	41
C Toby Van Verth	3	4	26	0	41
G Dave Doyle	2	7	26	0	41
T Jim Smith	1	2	26	0	41
G Lewis Strickland	1	1	26	1	41

Los Angeles (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Drew Bowden	4	5	26	0	42
G Gino Huntley	2	4	25	1	39
T Ezra Fryday	0	5	26	0	42
C Darien Faulk	0	4	26	0	42
T Mel Kocher	0	2	26	0	42
TE Asher George	0	1	21	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Rivers	1	25
Asher Kostinko	1	18
Amari Ojeda	1	17
Kelly Newton	1	13
Kendall Snyder	1	9

Los Angeles (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Shedd	2	26
Sherman McDaniel	2	26
Geoff Foreman	1	26
Lamont Burroughs	1	19

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	26	42	26	94
TE Jose Rivers	20	38	---	---	25	83
G Dave Doyle	26	41	---	---	9	76
CB Dixon Cassidy	---	---	26	42	4	72
DE Stan Evans	---	---	26	42	3	71
CB Tristan Terrell	---	---	26	42	3	71
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	25	35	9	69
C Toby Van Verth	26	41	---	---	---	67
T Jim Smith	26	41	---	---	---	67
QB Xavier Gerhardt	26	41	---	---	---	67
G Lewis Strickland	26	41	---	---	---	67
T Jumbo Cortez	26	41	---	---	---	67
OLB Kelly Newton	---	---	23	30	13	66
WR Tony Grabulis	25	38	---	---	---	63
S Edgar Salari	---	---	21	34	7	62
DT Adam Fulton	---	---	25	33	2	60
WR Kerry Ballard	15	25	---	---	16	56
WR Raul Barrios	23	32	---	---	---	55
DT Buddy Lacasse	---	---	20	33	2	55
RB Donnie Merrifield	17	32	---	---	5	54
CB O.J. Barker	---	---	15	30	8	53
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	8	16	17	41
FB Asher Kostinko	7	10	---	---	18	35
OLB Rod Boscarino	---	---	3	8	24	35
S Terry Lovejoy	---	---	12	22	1	35
CB Ryan Grandt	---	---	2	9	16	27
RB Richard Poston	3	5	---	---	19	27
WR Camden Gauthier	4	2	---	---	18	24
S Mercury Kramer	---	---	10	12	1	23
TE Devin Reid	7	16	---	---	---	23
DE Horace Bakker	---	---	5	14	1	20
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	9	7	1	17
DT Cristian Hansen	---	---	4	11	2	17
T Kendall Snyder	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lucas Crangle	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Marlon Wolf	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Kris Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Marc Loendorf	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Gabe Chapman	3	4	---	---	---	7
DT Gage Warren	---	---	0	0	6	6
RB Lukas Duffy	3	2	---	---	---	5
WR D.J. Glover	3	1	---	---	---	4
QB Riddick Welch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Melaragni	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Blake Robbins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Los Angeles (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Brady Connell	---	---	26	41	19	86
TE Asher George	21	37	---	---	19	77
OLB Nicky Nails	---	---	21	31	24	76
DT Lamont Burroughs	---	---	20	35	19	74
WR Al Shelton	25	41	---	---	5	71
CB Percy Pappas	---	---	26	41	2	69
G Drew Bowden	26	42	---	---	1	69
QB Conner Wisniewski	26	42	---	---	---	68
C Darien Faulk	26	42	---	---	---	68
T Ezra Fryday	26	42	---	---	---	68
T Mel Kocher	26	42	---	---	---	68
S Howard Stanley	---	---	24	41	2	67
CB Philip Hickman	---	---	24	41	2	67
G Gino Huntley	25	39	---	---	2	66
WR Willie Lucero	20	39	---	---	7	66
DE Jonah Woods	---	---	19	38	9	66
CB Lorenzo McWilliams	---	---	22	39	2	63
DE Damian Yantis	---	---	22	31	1	54
DT Chris Fulcher	---	---	21	31	1	53
WR Dana Daniels	16	32	---	---	---	48
S Earnest Kamphaus	---	---	14	27	1	42
ILB Jared Cassidy	---	---	12	14	13	39
RB Terrance Janjic	13	24	---	---	---	37
RB Drew Swift	9	16	---	---	9	34
TE Randy Tyler	9	6	---	---	19	34
TE Geoff Foreman	3	2	---	---	26	31
FB Sherman McDaniel	3	1	---	---	26	30
OLB James Roberson	---	---	1	8	18	27
WR Jon Shedd	0	0	---	---	26	26
DE Max Bruschi	---	---	5	11	8	24
WR Trent Foley	6	11	---	---	---	17
DT Terrance Webb	---	---	6	8	1	15
DT Gary Patton	---	---	5	8	1	14
G Elias Moore	1	3	---	---	9	13
C Micah Prescott	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Abel Shields	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Camden Diaz	---	---	6	2	---	8
OLB Zack Foret	---	---	6	2	---	8
K Micah Kemp	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Drew Soileau	---	---	6	2	---	8
RB Demetrius Karczewski	5	1	---	---	1	7
P Erik Whiting	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Edwin Blackburn	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Evan Humphrey	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Micah Jacobs	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Casey Tatum	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	43	7.2
Middle	18	108	6.0
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	18	81	4.5
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Gerhardt	40	23	2	3	4	4	4	0	1

Los Angeles (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	41	28	3	1	0	4	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	47	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	95	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	60	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	148	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	74	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis	12	9	0	83	1	38
TE Jose Rivers	7	3	1	22	0	38
RB Donnie Merrifield	6	4	1	48	0	32
WR Kerry Ballard	5	4	0	38	1	25
FB Asher Kostinko	3	0	0	0	0	10
TE Devin Reid	2	1	1	3	0	16
TE Gabe Chapman	2	1	0	3	0	4
WR Raul Barrios	1	0	1	0	0	32
RB Richard Poston	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Lukas Duffy	1	1	0	5	0	2

Los Angeles (A)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Shelton	22	15	113	2	41
WR Willie Lucero	8	6	45	0	39
TE Asher George	4	3	26	0	37
WR Dana Daniels	2	1	22	1	32
WR Trent Foley	2	1	16	0	11
RB Drew Swift	1	1	1	0	16
TE Randy Tyler	1	1	15	0	6
RB Terrance Janjic	1	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donnie Merrifield	2	5	2.50	5.69
QB Xavier Gerhardt	1	15	15.00	6.67

Los Angeles (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Terrance Janjic	2	1	0.50	3.20
QB Conner Wisniewski	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt	6	4	16	2.67	5.05

Los Angeles (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	3	3	10	3.33	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Devin Reid	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
TE Jose Rivers	1	1	2	2.00	3.14
WR Kerry Ballard	1	1	4	4.00	7.60
RB Richard Poston	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tony Grabulis	1	1	7	7.00	6.92

Los Angeles (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Shelton	3	3	10	3.33	5.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Los Angeles (A)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Terrance Janjic	2	0
QB Conner Wisniewski	1	1
RB Demetrius Karczewski	1	1
RB Drew Swift	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Gerhardt	11	6	4

Los Angeles (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Rivers	4	1	0
WR Tony Grabulis	3	3	2
WR Kerry Ballard	1	1	1
RB Richard Poston	1	0	0
RB Donnie Merrifield	1	1	1
TE Gabe Chapman	1	0	0

Los Angeles (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Shelton	4	2	1
WR Willie Lucero	3	2	2
TE Asher George	2	2	2
RB Drew Swift	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)