Week 8, 2044

played in Denver, CO

48 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	3	9	-	29
Denver Broncos	14	0	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 NED - Terrence Hooper 30 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Lamar Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 08:17 DEN - Victor Buckley 10 pass from Alan Hardy (Cristian Franklin extra point)
1Q: 05:06 DEN - Alvin Deericks 79 run (Cristian Franklin extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Eduardo Packer 12 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Lamar Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 04:05 NED - Lamar Mahoney 34 field goal
3Q: 10:51 NED - Lamar Mahoney 32 field goal
4Q: 14:41 NED - Lamar Mahoney 42 field goal
4Q: 10:19 DEN - Cristian Franklin 54 field goal
4Q: 07:52 DEN - Xavier Johnson 7 pass from Jerome Russell (Cristian Franklin extra point)
4Q: 04:06 NED - Jason Matesky 1 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Jonathan Hatcher run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 NED - Terrence Hooper 30 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Lamar Mahoney extra point)
1Q: 08:17 DEN - Victor Buckley 10 pass from Alan Hardy (Cristian Franklin extra point)
1Q: 05:06 DEN - Alvin Deericks 79 run (Cristian Franklin extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Eduardo Packer 12 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Lamar Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 04:05 NED - Lamar Mahoney 34 field goal
3Q: 10:51 NED - Lamar Mahoney 32 field goal
4Q: 14:41 NED - Lamar Mahoney 42 field goal
4Q: 10:19 DEN - Cristian Franklin 54 field goal
4Q: 07:52 DEN - Xavier Johnson 7 pass from Jerome Russell (Cristian Franklin extra point)
4Q: 04:06 NED - Jason Matesky 1 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Jonathan Hatcher run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 462 325
- Offensive Plays 78 57
- Yards per Play 5.92 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 128 127
- Rushing Attempts 39 18
- Yards per Rush 3.28 7.06
Net Passing Yards 334 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 1 34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 334 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/22
- Yards per Pass Play 8.56 5.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/20 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/80 9/62
Punt Returns/Yards 4/60 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/69 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:11 25:49

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	462	325
- Offensive Plays	78	57
- Yards per Play	5.92	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	128	127
- Rushing Attempts	39	18
- Yards per Rush	3.28	7.06
Net Passing Yards	334	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 1	34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	334	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/22
- Yards per Pass Play	8.56	5.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/20	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/80	9/62
Punt Returns/Yards	4/60	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/69	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:11	25:49

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	0:11	OPP 30	1	30	Touchdown
1	8:06	2:09	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	4:50	4:57	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	12:54	0:53	OWN 12	4	17	Punt
2	9:10	5:11	OWN 35	11	48	Field Goal
2	3:03	3:03	OWN 4	10	92	Half
3	15:00	4:17	OPP 40	6	25	Field Goal
3	9:45	1:32	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	7:06	3:35	OPP 34	6	19	Missed FG
3	1:51	2:16	OWN 45	7	30	Field Goal
4	10:14	0:45	OWN 25	2	0	Interception
4	7:46	3:48	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	2:51	1:08	OWN 29	7	15	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 49	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
1	12:50	4:44	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	5:57	1:07	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
2	14:53	1:59	OWN 25	5	5	Punt
2	12:01	2:51	OWN 38	6	34	Missed FG
2	3:59	0:56	OWN 25	4	31	Punt
3	10:43	0:58	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	8:13	1:07	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
3	3:31	1:40	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
4	14:35	4:21	OWN 25	7	38	Field Goal
4	9:29	1:43	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
4	3:58	1:07	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
4	1:43	1:26	OWN 20	6	29	Downs

Game MVP: Otis Poock, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Hatcher	31	99	3.19	12	3
RB Earnest Hancock	5	11	2.20	4	0
QB Fernando O'Connor	3	18	6.00	15	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blaine Justice	6	8	1.33	4	0	0
RB DeAndre Edmunds	6	15	2.50	6	0	0
WR Alvin Deericks	5	99	19.80	79	2	1
FB Hunter Rincon	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando O'Connor	39	25	334	0/0	3	51	1	106.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerome Russell	27	13	167	5/22	1	32	0	80.3
Alan Hardy	7	6	53	0/0	1	21	0	137.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Terrence Hooper	8	16	89	11.13	51	30	1
WR Eduardo Packer	7	7	115	16.43	24	47	1
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	3	75	25.00	41	51	0
WR Cole Harmatz	2	4	31	15.50	6	20	0
WR Roman Steed	2	4	4	2.00	0	3	0
TE Jason Matesky	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Louie Bolling	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Earnest Hancock	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Victor Buckley	3	3	50	16.67	46	21	1
FB Hunter Rincon	3	4	23	7.67	21	21	0
TE Mickey Taylor	3	7	13	4.33	4	6	0
WR Tom Greenberg	3	7	30	10.00	0	17	0
WR Xavier Johnson	3	5	52	17.33	23	27	1
WR Kennedy Blanchard	2	4	12	6.00	0	11	0
RB Blaine Justice	1	1	32	32.00	23	32	0
TE Patrick Kroeger	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Conner Dennis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris McGregor	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Micah Scott	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Mickey Taylor	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexis Bode	4	194	48.5	40.0	56	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	7	330	47.1	38.6	58	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Mahoney	3/4	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Franklin	1/2	1/2	1/1	54	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	4	60	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Greenberg	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	2	69	34.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Johnson	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alex Sham	6	2	0.0	18	36
OLB Dixon McCracken	6	1	0.0	18	39
DE Otis Poock	5	0	3.5	18	39
CB Leo Booker	4	0	0.0	18	39
DE Cesar Harden	3	1	1.0	10	18
ILB Trent Ramirez	3	1	0.0	10	15
CB Tristan Terrell	2	1	0.0	8	24
CB Micah Scott	2	0	0.0	10	28
S Wes Handel	2	0	0.0	18	39
DE Timothy Tatum	2	0	0.0	17	37
DT Kerry Campo	1	1	0.5	8	21
CB Lawrence Erickson	1	2	0.0	18	39
TE Terrence Hooper	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mario Blake	1	0	0.0	12	29
CB Oliver Auguston	1	0	0.0	8	11

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB J.T. Gunn	12	3	35	23
S Albert Clements	8	4	39	39
CB Vincent Dunn	6	1	27	26
S Greg Rasmussen	5	5	36	35
ILB Lenny Tate	5	1	12	25
S Grayson Grewal	4	1	39	30
CB Chris McGregor	4	0	31	26
DT Carlos Wilkerson	3	1	32	24
DE Cris Mast	3	1	24	14
S Byron Stinemetz	2	2	9	24
DE Mackenzie Bradley	2	0	28	20
ILB Juan Francis	2	0	3	2
DE Caleb Wesley	1	2	33	29
CB Les Burhart	1	1	12	26
CB Brent O'Neill	1	0	30	16
DE Carlos Marvel	0	2	19	29
DT Eric Colleran	0	1	7	15
OLB Todd Sheldon	0	1	13	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Otis Poock	3.5	1	2	4	39
DE Cesar Harden	1.0	0	1	0	18
DT Kerry Campo	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Mario Blake	0.0	0	2	0	29
CB Leo Booker	0.0	0	1	0	39
OLB Dixon McCracken	0.0	0	1	0	39
DE Timothy Tatum	0.0	0	1	0	37

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Caleb Wesley	1	2	0	29
DE Carlos Marvel	0	1	1	29
DE Mackenzie Bradley	0	1	0	20
CB Vincent Dunn	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Leo Booker	5	0	39
OLB Alex Sham	4	0	36
OLB Dixon McCracken	3	0	39
CB Micah Scott	2	1	28
ILB Trent Ramirez	2	0	15
CB Tristan Terrell	1	1	24
CB Oliver Auguston	1	0	11
CB Lawrence Erickson	1	0	39

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Albert Clements	6	2	0	39
CB Vincent Dunn	5	0	0	26
ILB Lenny Tate	4	0	0	25
S Byron Stinemetz	2	0	0	24
S Grayson Grewal	2	0	0	30
OLB J.T. Gunn	1	1	0	23
CB Chris McGregor	1	0	1	26
DE Mackenzie Bradley	1	0	0	20
ILB Juan Francis	1	0	0	2
S Greg Rasmussen	1	0	0	35
CB Les Burhart	1	0	0	26
DE Carlos Marvel	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Peyton McGee	4	10	0	39	39
G Stephen Cunningham	2	7	0	39	39
T Donnell Jacques	2	6	1	39	39
G J.R. Kamin	1	10	0	39	39
G Lincoln McKnight	1	2	0	39	39
TE Jason Matesky	1	1	0	8	17

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cory Meske	2	7	18	1	39
G Barry Schader	1	5	18	2	39
TE Mickey Taylor	1	1	15	0	30
TE Conner Dennis	1	1	4	0	3
T Johnathan Kasper	0	3	18	1	39
T R.J. Hicks	0	1	18	0	39
C Roy Conley	0	0	18	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Handel	1	25
Eduardo Packer	1	17

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Caleb Wesley	2	25
Albert Clements	1	27
Hunter Rincon	1	25
J.T. Gunn	1	24
Xavier Johnson	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Eduardo Packer	39	39	---	---	17	95
T Peyton McGee	39	39	---	---	8	86
WR Cole Harmatz	37	36	---	---	12	85
TE Terrence Hooper	37	38	---	---	9	84
S Wes Handel	---	---	18	39	25	82
OLB Alex Sham	---	---	18	36	25	79
G Lincoln McKnight	39	39	---	---	---	78
G J.R. Kamin	39	39	---	---	---	78
T Donnell Jacques	39	39	---	---	---	78
QB Fernando O'Connor	39	39	---	---	---	78
G Stephen Cunningham	39	39	---	---	---	78
RB Jonathan Hatcher	32	31	---	---	---	63
CB Micah Scott	---	---	10	28	21	59
DE Otis Poock	---	---	18	39	2	59
CB Leo Booker	---	---	18	39	2	59
OLB Dixon McCracken	---	---	18	39	2	59
CB Lawrence Erickson	---	---	18	39	2	59
DE Timothy Tatum	---	---	17	37	2	56
TE Jason Matesky	8	17	---	---	27	52
WR Roman Steed	31	20	---	---	---	51
CB Tristan Terrell	---	---	8	24	16	48
DE Mario Blake	---	---	12	29	2	43
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	10	18	9	37
ILB Trent Ramirez	---	---	10	15	12	37
RB Earnest Hancock	5	4	---	---	20	29
DT Kerry Campo	---	---	8	21	---	29
FB Jackie Lane	2	3	---	---	23	28
WR Bubba Erickson	0	1	---	---	22	23
TE Louie Bolling	2	3	---	---	17	22
CB Oliver Auguston	---	---	8	11	2	21
DT Kendrick Kalu	---	---	6	10	---	16
K Lamar Mahoney	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Alexis Bode	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Devon Brentley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Cornell Hughes	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Denzel Thomas	---	---	0	0	7	7
RB Connor Mueller	2	3	---	---	---	5
DE Devante Barber	---	---	1	2	---	3
CB Lester Bays	---	---	0	3	---	3
C Allen Burton	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Cody Goodwin	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Edwin Kinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Lawrence Frey	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Bart Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Silas Randall	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Raul Lovejoy	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Albert Clements	---	---	39	39	27	105
DE Caleb Wesley	---	---	33	29	25	87
OLB J.T. Gunn	---	---	35	23	24	82
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	36	35	4	75
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	39	30	3	72
TE Mickey Taylor	15	30	---	---	25	70
T Johnathan Kasper	18	39	---	---	9	66
CB Vincent Dunn	---	---	27	26	11	64
WR Xavier Johnson	14	36	---	---	12	62
FB Hunter Rincon	11	24	---	---	25	60
CB Chris McGregor	---	---	31	26	2	59
DT Carlos Wilkerson	---	---	32	24	1	57
G Barry Schader	18	39	---	---	---	57
G Cory Meske	18	39	---	---	---	57
C Roy Conley	18	39	---	---	---	57
T R.J. Hicks	18	39	---	---	---	57
DE Carlos Marvel	---	---	19	29	8	56
CB Brent O'Neill	---	---	30	16	7	53
OLB Todd Sheldon	---	---	13	26	13	52
DE Mackenzie Bradley	---	---	28	20	2	50
QB Jerome Russell	12	32	---	---	---	44
CB Les Burhart	---	---	12	26	4	42
ILB Lenny Tate	---	---	12	25	4	41
WR Tom Greenberg	11	24	---	---	4	39
DE Cris Mast	---	---	24	14	---	38
S Byron Stinemetz	---	---	9	24	4	37
RB Blaine Justice	7	14	---	---	14	35
RB DeAndre Edmunds	6	21	---	---	---	27
TE Patrick Kroeger	6	13	---	---	7	26
DT Eric Colleran	---	---	7	15	3	25
WR Kennedy Blanchard	5	15	---	---	---	20
WR Monty Ward	1	0	---	---	18	19
WR Victor Buckley	5	11	---	---	---	16
ILB Juan Francis	---	---	3	2	11	16
QB Alan Hardy	6	7	---	---	---	13
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Herman Harmatz	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Alvin Deericks	5	4	---	---	---	9
C Byron Stiles	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Colin Belichick	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Cristian Franklin	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Conner Dennis	4	3	---	---	---	7
QB Edgar Rome	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Edwin Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Brenden Brehm	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	22	76	3.5
Right	11	36	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	12	120	10.0
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando O'Connor	39	25	4	3	0	4	5	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerome Russell	27	13	3	2	2	2	7	4	0
Alan Hardy	7	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	76	10.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	101	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	110	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	47	15.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	70	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	81	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Terrence Hooper	16	8	89	1	38
WR Eduardo Packer	7	7	115	1	39
WR Cole Harmatz	4	2	31	1	36
WR Roman Steed	4	2	4	0	20
TE Jason Matesky	3	1	1	0	17
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	3	75	1	31
TE Louie Bolling	1	1	11	0	3
RB Earnest Hancock	1	1	8	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mickey Taylor	7	3	1	13	0	30
WR Tom Greenberg	7	3	0	30	0	24
WR Xavier Johnson	5	3	0	52	1	36
FB Hunter Rincon	4	3	1	23	1	24
WR Kennedy Blanchard	4	2	0	12	0	15
WR Victor Buckley	3	3	0	50	1	11
TE Conner Dennis	2	0	0	0	0	3
RB Blaine Justice	1	1	0	32	1	14
TE Patrick Kroeger	1	1	0	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	5	9	1.80	3.19
RB Earnest Hancock	1	2	2.00	2.20

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando O'Connor	6	4	16	2.67	8.56

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Hardy	3	3	20	6.67	7.57
Jerome Russell	3	2	10	3.33	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terrence Hooper	2	1	2	1.00	5.56
WR Roman Steed	2	1	1	0.50	1.00
WR Eduardo Packer	1	1	12	12.00	16.43
TE Jason Matesky	1	1	1	1.00	0.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mickey Taylor	3	2	10	3.33	1.86
WR Victor Buckley	1	1	10	10.00	16.67
WR Tom Greenberg	1	1	3	3.00	4.29
WR Xavier Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	10.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jonathan Hatcher	4	4

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blaine Justice	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando O'Connor	16	12	8

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerome Russell	7	2	0
Alan Hardy	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Terrence Hooper	6	4	2
WR Eduardo Packer	4	4	4
WR Roman Steed	4	2	0
WR Cole Harmatz	1	1	1
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mickey Taylor	4	1	1
WR Kennedy Blanchard	2	1	0
FB Hunter Rincon	1	1	0
TE Patrick Kroeger	1	1	0
WR Tom Greenberg	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (19,000)
End Zone 8,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,500 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (19,000)
End Zone	8,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,500 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)