Week 8, 2041

played in Denver, CO

42 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	0	13	0	-	27
Denver Broncos	0	0	2	3	-	5

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:37 NED - Eduardo Packer 8 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 02:05 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 21 run (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 10:55 DEN - Safety: Nicholas Newhart tackled ball carrier in end zone
3Q: 03:56 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 1 run (Fred Benson extra point failed)
3Q: 00:26 NED - Ndukwe Murkowski 2 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 09:09 DEN - Cristian Franklin 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:37 NED - Eduardo Packer 8 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 02:05 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 21 run (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 10:55 DEN - Safety: Nicholas Newhart tackled ball carrier in end zone
3Q: 03:56 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 1 run (Fred Benson extra point failed)
3Q: 00:26 NED - Ndukwe Murkowski 2 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 09:09 DEN - Cristian Franklin 30 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 2-5
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 7 0
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 406 229
- Offensive Plays 66 71
- Yards per Play 6.15 3.23
Net Rushing Yards 174 59
- Rushing Attempts 38 16
- Yards per Rush 4.58 3.69
Net Passing Yards 232 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 49 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 6/41
- Yards per Pass Play 8.29 3.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 9/55 10/63
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	2-5
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	7	0
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	406	229
- Offensive Plays	66	71
- Yards per Play	6.15	3.23
Net Rushing Yards	174	59
- Rushing Attempts	38	16
- Yards per Rush	4.58	3.69
Net Passing Yards	232	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	49 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	6/41
- Yards per Pass Play	8.29	3.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	9/55	10/63
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:32	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
1	8:33	6:46	OWN 2	12	98	Touchdown
1	0:39	3:17	OWN 24	7	41	Missed FG
2	9:50	1:07	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	6:51	2:12	OWN 31	6	26	Punt
2	1:50	0:46	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
3	11:25	0:38	OWN 2	2	-2	Safety
3	8:43	4:54	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	2:20	2:02	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
4	7:44	2:18	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
4	3:24	2:16	OWN 37	6	17	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 5	1	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:28	3:55	OWN 25	9	32	Punt
1	1:47	1:08	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
2	12:22	2:32	OWN 42	6	7	Punt
2	8:43	1:52	OWN 28	5	3	Punt
2	4:39	2:49	OWN 4	5	17	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 3	3	19	Half
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 27	6	15	Punt
3	10:47	2:04	OPP 47	3	-1	Punt
3	3:49	1:29	OWN 21	4	-6	Punt
3	0:18	6:16	OWN 25	11	62	Field Goal
4	8:54	1:10	OWN 45	4	1	Downs
4	5:26	2:02	OWN 20	8	47	Interception
4	1:08	0:28	OWN 5	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Fernando O'Connor, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonathan Hatcher	23	131	5.70	49	3	2
RB Samuel Dillon	10	22	2.20	25	1	0
RB Maxwell Longwell	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
QB Fernando O'Connor	2	18	9.00	10	1	0
QB Clifton Clinton	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Byron Holdgate	10	44	4.40	8
QB Glen Stelmack	3	15	5.00	6
RB Norman O'Donnell	3	0	0.00	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando O'Connor	28	17	232	0/0	2	32	0	111.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Stelmack	39	24	179	6/41	0	22	0	72.4
Spencer Poston	10	2	32	0/0	0	18	1	0.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	4	6	62	15.50	40	29	1
TE Terrence Hooper	4	6	79	19.75	26	32	0
FB Shannon West	3	4	30	10.00	16	22	0
WR Cole Harmatz	2	4	31	15.50	17	19	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	3	12	6.00	5	10	0
RB Maxwell Longwell	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Eduardo Packer	1	2	8	8.00	7	8	1
TE Louie Davies	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kody Cormier	7	11	43	6.14	8	17
TE Dexter Hoyt	6	11	68	11.33	27	22
WR Kennedy Blanchard	3	4	22	7.33	0	18
RB Don Francis	2	4	17	8.50	0	11
WR Larry Rasmussen	2	5	12	6.00	0	9
RB Byron Holdgate	2	4	9	4.50	4	5
FB Hunter Rincon	2	2	17	8.50	14	18
RB Norman O'Donnell	1	2	8	8.00	1	8
TE Mickey Taylor	1	5	15	15.00	0	15
TE Noah Trim	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Trent Ramirez	1	12	12.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexis Bode	5	228	45.6	39.8	55	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
DeAndre Moungey	8	378	47.3	39.0	56	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/4

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	2	26	13.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Greenberg	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	1	31	31.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norman O'Donnell	2	52	26.0	0
Larry Rasmussen	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trent Ramirez	8	1	0.0	16	53
S Steven Boyd	7	1	0.0	13	44
DE Dale Mathis	6	3	1.0	16	49
CB Rico Coleman	4	2	0.0	16	53
OLB Jalen Buchanan	4	1	0.0	9	26
DE Otis Poock	3	1	2.5	15	53
DT Gary Paulsen	3	1	1.0	13	33
DE Connor LeBoeuf	3	0	0.5	12	44
CB Lukas Stone	3	0	0.0	16	54
CB Curtis McCarthy	2	0	0.0	7	23
CB Micah Scott	1	1	0.0	12	25
ILB Manuel Mahoney	1	0	0.0	0	5
S Les Starr	1	0	0.0	4	32
S Terrell Foster	1	0	0.0	3	22
DE Cesar Harden	0	3	1.0	13	33
DE Cesar McGregor	0	1	0.0	6	29

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerome Krueger	8	3	0.0	38	25
DT Nicholas Newhart	6	0	0.0	17	10
ILB Corwin Simkowitz	5	3	0.0	32	22
OLB Trevor Elliott	5	2	0.0	37	25
DT Damon Tate	4	1	0.0	22	20
CB Francisco Swift	4	1	0.0	36	26
CB Vince Aronovitch	3	2	0.0	37	23
CB Lester Meadows	3	0	0.0	20	17
CB Tre Roybal	2	0	0.0	33	27
DT Tyrus Pryce	2	0	0.0	33	23
CB Vincent Dunn	2	0	0.0	16	12
CB Chris McGregor	2	0	0.0	22	19
DE Caleb Wesley	1	1	0.0	34	21
OLB Todd Sheldon	1	1	0.0	4	8
WR Kody Cormier	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ross Spradlin	1	0	0.0	19	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Otis Poock	2.5	0	3	6	53
DT Gary Paulsen	1.0	1	0	0	33
DE Cesar Harden	1.0	0	2	0	33
DE Dale Mathis	1.0	0	0	0	49
DE Connor LeBoeuf	0.5	0	2	0	44
DE Cesar McGregor	0.0	1	1	2	29
DT Kendrick Kalu	0.0	0	1	1	7
ILB Evan Oliver	0.0	0	1	0	5
ILB Trent Ramirez	0.0	0	1	0	53
DE Leon Nichols	0.0	0	0	1	15

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Corwin Simkowitz	1	1	0	22
DE Caleb Wesley	0	1	1	21
DT Damon Tate	0	1	0	20
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Trent Ramirez	7	2	1	53
S Steven Boyd	5	0	0	44
CB Rico Coleman	4	2	0	53
DE Dale Mathis	2	0	0	49
OLB Jalen Buchanan	1	1	0	26
CB Lukas Stone	1	0	0	54
DT Gary Paulsen	1	0	0	33
ILB Manuel Mahoney	1	0	0	5
S Les Starr	1	0	0	32
DE Connor LeBoeuf	1	0	0	44
CB Micah Scott	1	0	0	25
CB Curtis McCarthy	1	0	0	23
DE Cesar Harden	0	1	0	33

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lester Meadows	4	0	17
ILB Corwin Simkowitz	3	0	22
OLB Jerome Krueger	3	0	25
CB Francisco Swift	2	2	26
CB Tre Roybal	2	0	27
CB Vince Aronovitch	1	0	23
CB Vincent Dunn	1	0	12
OLB Trevor Elliott	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Damon Kramer	3	10	2	38	28
G J.R. Kamin	3	9	1	38	28
T Peyton McGee	2	4	0	38	28
TE Louie Davies	1	2	0	14	15
T Donnell Jacques	0	7	0	38	28
G Lincoln McKnight	0	2	0	38	28
TE Terrence Hooper	0	1	0	33	25

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roy Conley	2	5	16	1	55
T Skip Easterling	1	2	16	2	55
G Cory Meske	0	2	16	1	55
G Barry Schader	0	1	16	1	55
T Johnathan Kasper	0	1	16	1	55
TE Dexter Hoyt	0	1	16	0	54
FB Hunter Rincon	0	1	5	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Somers	2	11
Steven Boyd	1	17
Les Starr	1	17

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Norman O'Donnell	1	22
Caleb Wesley	1	16
Jerome Krueger	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Steven Boyd	---	---	13	44	17	74
G Damon Kramer	38	28	---	---	6	72
G Lincoln McKnight	38	28	---	---	6	72
T Peyton McGee	38	28	---	---	6	72
T Donnell Jacques	38	28	---	---	6	72
CB Rico Coleman	---	---	16	53	3	72
CB Lukas Stone	---	---	16	54	1	71
ILB Trent Ramirez	---	---	16	53	1	70
DE Otis Poock	---	---	15	53	1	69
G J.R. Kamin	38	28	---	---	---	66
DE Dale Mathis	---	---	16	49	1	66
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	36	28	---	---	---	64
WR Eduardo Packer	34	21	---	---	6	61
QB Fernando O'Connor	31	28	---	---	---	59
TE Terrence Hooper	33	25	---	---	---	58
DE Connor LeBoeuf	---	---	12	44	1	57
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	13	33	9	55
S Les Starr	---	---	4	32	17	53
TE Louie Davies	14	15	---	---	22	51
CB Micah Scott	---	---	12	25	13	50
DT Gary Paulsen	---	---	13	33	---	46
WR Cole Harmatz	21	13	---	---	10	44
RB Jonathan Hatcher	25	19	---	---	---	44
DE Cesar McGregor	---	---	6	29	1	36
OLB Jalen Buchanan	---	---	9	26	---	35
FB Shannon West	8	7	---	---	17	32
CB Curtis McCarthy	---	---	7	23	1	31
ILB Evan Oliver	---	---	0	5	21	26
S Terrell Foster	---	---	3	22	---	25
DE Leon Nichols	---	---	5	15	---	20
WR Santiago Boyd	0	2	---	---	17	19
RB Maxwell Longwell	2	2	---	---	14	18
ILB Manuel Mahoney	---	---	0	5	10	15
DT Kendrick Kalu	---	---	0	7	8	15
WR Theodore Elias	2	3	---	---	8	13
RB Samuel Dillon	11	2	---	---	---	13
ILB Joel Somers	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Scottie Brown	4	3	---	---	---	7
QB Clifton Clinton	7	0	---	---	---	7
P Alexis Bode	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Devon Brentley	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Ezekiel Duhart	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Will Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cris Reilly	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Sammie Mazurek	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Corwin Simkowitz	---	---	32	22	22	76
OLB Jerome Krueger	---	---	38	25	11	74
CB Vince Aronovitch	---	---	37	23	14	74
OLB Trevor Elliott	---	---	37	25	12	74
G Barry Schader	16	55	---	---	---	71
T Johnathan Kasper	16	55	---	---	---	71
G Cory Meske	16	55	---	---	---	71
DE Caleb Wesley	---	---	34	21	16	71
C Roy Conley	16	55	---	---	---	71
T Skip Easterling	16	55	---	---	---	71
TE Dexter Hoyt	16	54	---	---	---	70
CB Francisco Swift	---	---	36	26	6	68
CB Tre Roybal	---	---	33	27	5	65
WR Kody Cormier	15	50	---	---	---	65
DT Tyrus Pryce	---	---	33	23	6	62
QB Glen Stelmack	16	45	---	---	---	61
RB Byron Holdgate	12	37	---	---	9	58
TE Mickey Taylor	10	26	---	---	22	58
WR Larry Rasmussen	9	40	---	---	6	55
RB Norman O'Donnell	4	18	---	---	22	44
DT Damon Tate	---	---	22	20	---	42
CB Chris McGregor	---	---	22	19	---	41
CB Lester Meadows	---	---	20	17	1	38
FB Hunter Rincon	5	18	---	---	14	37
OLB Ross Spradlin	---	---	19	12	1	32
DT Nicholas Newhart	---	---	17	10	1	28
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	16	12	---	28
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	11	13	---	24
WR Kennedy Blanchard	5	15	---	---	---	20
TE Noah Trim	3	10	---	---	6	19
S Patrick Harmon	---	---	4	0	13	17
RB Don Francis	1	7	---	---	5	13
OLB Todd Sheldon	---	---	4	8	---	12
QB Spencer Poston	0	10	---	---	---	10
P DeAndre Moungey	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Zachery Gaynord	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Lucas Conover	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Chad Coffey	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lukas Ackerman	0	0	---	---	9	9
T R.J. Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Dennis DeWitt	---	---	1	5	---	6
WR Tom Greenberg	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Brenden Malfara	---	---	2	0	---	2
DE Carlos Marvel	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Dennis Kelley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	17	89	5.2
Right	14	78	5.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando O'Connor	28	17	4	1	3	2	4	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Stelmack	39	24	1	1	2	5	6	7	0
Spencer Poston	10	2	0	0	0	1	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	126	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	37	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	64	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	128	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	6	4	0	62	1	28
TE Terrence Hooper	6	4	0	79	2	25
FB Shannon West	4	3	0	30	1	7
WR Cole Harmatz	4	2	0	31	0	13
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	2	1	12	0	19
RB Maxwell Longwell	2	1	1	10	0	2
WR Eduardo Packer	2	1	1	8	0	21
TE Louie Davies	1	0	0	0	0	15

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dexter Hoyt	11	6	1	68	1	54
WR Kody Cormier	11	7	1	43	0	50
WR Larry Rasmussen	5	2	0	12	0	40
TE Mickey Taylor	5	1	0	15	0	26
RB Don Francis	4	2	0	17	0	7
RB Byron Holdgate	4	2	0	9	0	37
WR Kennedy Blanchard	4	3	0	22	0	15
FB Hunter Rincon	2	2	0	17	0	18
RB Norman O'Donnell	2	1	0	8	0	18
TE Noah Trim	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	4	8	2.00	5.70
QB Clifton Clinton	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
RB Maxwell Longwell	1	2	2.00	2.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando O'Connor	5	3	20	4.00	8.29

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	1	10	5.00	4.00
WR Eduardo Packer	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	1	1	2	2.00	10.33
FB Shannon West	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Samuel Dillon	3	1
QB Fernando O'Connor	2	1
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Glen Stelmack	1	0
RB Norman O'Donnell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando O'Connor	9	8	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Stelmack	12	8	5
Spencer Poston	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terrence Hooper	3	2	2
WR Ndukwe Murkowski	2	2	2
WR Eduardo Packer	1	1	1
FB Shannon West	1	1	0
WR Cole Harmatz	1	1	1
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dexter Hoyt	5	3	2
RB Don Francis	2	2	1
RB Norman O'Donnell	2	1	1
TE Mickey Taylor	2	1	0
WR Larry Rasmussen	1	0	0
WR Kody Cormier	1	1	1
WR Kennedy Blanchard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,200 (19,000)
End Zone 7,300 (13,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (12,100)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,200 (19,000)
End Zone	7,300 (13,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (12,100)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,700 (9,900)