Week 8, 2050

played in Denver, CO

51 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	3	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	9	10	0	0	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 DEN - Ethan Stargell 36 pass from Joel Ackerman (Donnell McDonald extra point failed)
1Q: 04:15 NED - Frederick Heybach 8 run (Ernie Wright extra point)
1Q: 00:58 DEN - Donnell McDonald 32 field goal
2Q: 08:42 DEN - Donnell McDonald 24 field goal
2Q: 06:57 DEN - Micah Rainville 79 punt return (Donnell McDonald extra point)
2Q: 04:42 NED - Colton Munkres 5 pass from Amos Heninger (Ernie Wright extra point)
3Q: 09:09 NED - Ernie Wright 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 DEN - Ethan Stargell 36 pass from Joel Ackerman (Donnell McDonald extra point failed)
1Q: 04:15 NED - Frederick Heybach 8 run (Ernie Wright extra point)
1Q: 00:58 DEN - Donnell McDonald 32 field goal
2Q: 08:42 DEN - Donnell McDonald 24 field goal
2Q: 06:57 DEN - Micah Rainville 79 punt return (Donnell McDonald extra point)
2Q: 04:42 NED - Colton Munkres 5 pass from Amos Heninger (Ernie Wright extra point)
3Q: 09:09 NED - Ernie Wright 29 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 354 307
- Offensive Plays 66 65
- Yards per Play 5.36 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 67 114
- Rushing Attempts 25 32
- Yards per Rush 2.68 3.56
Net Passing Yards 287 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 0 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 303 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 5.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 12/90 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 4/46 4/94
Kick Returns/Yards 4/126 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:02 32:58

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	354	307
- Offensive Plays	66	65
- Yards per Play	5.36	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	67	114
- Rushing Attempts	25	32
- Yards per Rush	2.68	3.56
Net Passing Yards	287	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 0	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	303	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	5.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	12/90	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	4/46	4/94
Kick Returns/Yards	4/126	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:02	32:58

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	9:34	1:29	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
1	6:27	2:21	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
1	0:51	1:27	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
2	8:37	1:50	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
2	6:47	2:11	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	4:08	2:49	OWN 28	8	23	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 42	2	54	Half
3	12:54	3:50	OWN 25	6	63	Field Goal
3	5:49	1:32	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	3:14	2:19	OWN 42	5	6	Punt
4	12:42	4:22	OWN 26	8	4	Punt
4	6:26	1:58	OWN 10	5	11	Punt
4	2:09	1:00	OWN 15	5	16	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	4:03	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
1	8:05	1:38	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
1	4:06	3:15	OWN 25	6	60	Field Goal
2	14:24	5:47	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
2	4:36	0:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	1:19	1:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	9:04	3:15	OWN 25	6	33	Punt
3	4:17	1:03	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
3	0:55	3:13	OWN 20	7	12	Punt
4	8:20	1:54	OWN 13	5	26	Punt
4	4:28	2:19	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 31	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Joel Ackerman, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Sebastian Langton	9	35	3.89	19	1	0
RB Preston Myles	7	7	1.00	7	0	0
RB Frederick Heybach	7	11	1.57	8	0	1
QB Amos Heninger	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
WR Dave Evans	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Andy Delgado	26	103	3.96	18	4
RB Bryant Crockett	3	7	2.33	4	0
QB Joel Ackerman	2	5	2.50	6	0
RB Micah Rainville	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amos Heninger	40	20	303	1/16	1	45	0	83.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Ackerman	31	17	207	2/14	1	47	0	86.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ashton Arias	9	14	127	14.11	30	45	0
WR Colton Munkres	4	7	88	22.00	36	30	1
TE Tommy Henry	3	12	48	16.00	19	40	0
WR Cris Mueller	2	4	25	12.50	8	14	0
WR Dave Evans	2	3	15	7.50	3	8	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ethan Stargell	4	4	67	16.75	18	36	1
WR Harrison Mueller	3	3	52	17.33	8	22	0
TE Dean Heybach	3	7	18	6.00	0	12	0
RB Andy Delgado	2	5	24	12.00	13	22	0
RB Bryant Crockett	2	3	0	0.00	0	4	0
WR Troy Morris	2	3	47	23.50	0	47	0
TE Bart Cable	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Bart Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Deon Roberts	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Heath Schmidtke	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Frederick Heybach	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Micah Rainville	1	0	0	0
CB Erik Stanton	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Mankad	9	468	52.0	37.7	62	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Donohue	9	408	45.3	38.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Wright	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell McDonald	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Auguston	4	46	11.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Rainville	4	94	23.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louis Fulcher	4	126	31.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Morris	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	12	3	0.0	32	33
S Kennedy Thornton	9	1	0.0	32	33
CB Victor Monroe	7	0	0.0	32	33
CB Lawrence Erickson	3	2	0.0	32	33
CB Oliver Auguston	3	1	0.0	29	33
DT Mo Erickson	3	1	0.0	28	17
CB Shaun Bauer	3	1	0.0	26	24
DE Camden Zawilinski	2	2	1.5	30	31
DT Marlon Scovill	2	2	0.0	21	17
OLB Philip Lukes	2	1	0.0	32	33
DE Mike Walsh	2	0	0.0	10	7
DE Harry Middlehurst	1	1	0.0	22	11
OLB Eli Webb	0	1	0.5	1	13

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Rasmussen	9	2	0.0	24	29
OLB Trenton Ackerman	7	1	0.0	20	38
S Nickolas Grier	4	0	0.0	24	26
DE Brock Boyer	3	0	1.0	17	18
ILB Harris Bush	3	2	0.0	13	7
CB Lance Hazeltine	2	3	0.0	17	34
CB Dustin Hearn	2	1	0.0	25	39
DT Lorenzo Lockard	2	0	0.0	15	15
DT Joe Clayton	2	0	0.0	14	36
OLB Sawyer Richardson	2	0	0.0	5	3
CB Erik Stanton	2	0	0.0	5	3
DE Walter Rivard	1	2	0.0	16	20
CB Garrett Bess	1	2	0.0	12	35
S Rex Burke	1	1	0.0	2	15
OLB Dominique Uzzell	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Drew Rosario	1	0	0.0	14	36
ILB Myron Feagles	1	0	0.0	8	31
DT Zane Harper	0	2	0.0	11	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Camden Zawilinski	1.5	1	1	31
OLB Eli Webb	0.5	0	0	13
DT Marlon Scovill	0.0	1	0	17
DE Mike Walsh	0.0	1	0	7

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brock Boyer	1.0	0	0	0	18
DT Drew Rosario	0.0	1	3	3	36
DT Joe Clayton	0.0	0	2	0	36
CB Dustin Hearn	0.0	0	1	0	39
DT Lorenzo Lockard	0.0	0	1	0	15
ILB Myron Feagles	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Dexter Putsche	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	5	1	33
CB Victor Monroe	5	0	33
CB Shaun Bauer	2	2	24
S Kennedy Thornton	2	0	33
CB Lawrence Erickson	2	0	33
CB Oliver Auguston	1	0	33
OLB Philip Lukes	0	1	33

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Greg Rasmussen	4	0	29
S Nickolas Grier	3	0	26
CB Dustin Hearn	2	0	39
CB Lance Hazeltine	2	0	34
CB Erik Stanton	2	0	3
OLB Trenton Ackerman	1	2	38
CB Garrett Bess	1	2	35
DE Walter Rivard	1	0	20
DT Drew Rosario	1	0	36
ILB Myron Feagles	1	0	31
S Rex Burke	1	0	15
ILB Harris Bush	1	0	7
S Samuel Mitchel	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ethan Westbrook	5	8	0	25	0	41
T Thomas Small	2	7	0	25	0	41
G Brett Clancy	2	2	0	25	1	41
G Broderick Chukwuma	0	4	1	25	0	41
T Ross Tyler	0	3	0	25	0	41

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Alonzo Beck	3	9	32	0	33
G Jared Laney	2	9	32	0	33
C Byron Stiles	2	3	32	0	33
T Branden Dawson	1	5	32	0	33
G Aidan Webb	1	3	32	1	33
TE Bart Gray	0	1	7	0	16
RB Andy Delgado	0	0	27	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Lane	1	28
Walt Anderson	1	22
Frederick Heybach	1	19
Brandon Maloney	1	10

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Hearn	3	19
Dominique Uzzell	1	28
Deon Roberts	1	19
Garrett Bess	1	18
Brock Boyer	1	14
Joel Wilson	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Victor Monroe	---	---	32	33	20	85
WR Ashton Arias	23	41	---	---	19	83
G Broderick Chukwuma	25	41	---	---	10	76
OLB Philip Lukes	---	---	32	33	11	76
T Ross Tyler	25	41	---	---	10	76
CB Oliver Auguston	---	---	29	33	11	73
S Kennedy Thornton	---	---	32	33	3	68
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	32	33	2	67
CB Lawrence Erickson	---	---	32	33	2	67
G Brett Clancy	25	41	---	---	---	66
QB Amos Heninger	25	41	---	---	---	66
C Ethan Westbrook	25	41	---	---	---	66
T Thomas Small	25	41	---	---	---	66
DE Camden Zawilinski	---	---	30	31	2	63
TE Tommy Henry	17	37	---	---	---	54
CB Shaun Bauer	---	---	26	24	2	52
RB Sebastian Langton	12	36	---	---	---	48
TE Bryson Montgomery	15	12	---	---	19	46
DT Mo Erickson	---	---	28	17	---	45
WR Colton Munkres	11	31	---	---	---	42
WR Dave Evans	16	14	---	---	9	39
DT Marlon Scovill	---	---	21	17	---	38
DE Harry Middlehurst	---	---	22	11	---	33
OLB Lenny Christo	---	---	9	10	14	33
WR Cris Mueller	7	26	---	---	---	33
RB Frederick Heybach	10	4	---	---	19	33
FB Jackie Lane	3	0	---	---	28	31
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	1	2	27	30
TE Terry Porter	2	0	---	---	28	30
S Wes Handel	---	---	3	3	17	23
S Walt Anderson	---	---	0	0	22	22
DT Stanley Gordon	---	---	3	13	2	18
DE Mike Walsh	---	---	10	7	---	17
OLB Eli Webb	---	---	1	13	2	16
DT Cory Iadevaia	---	---	2	12	2	16
OLB Kris Corona	---	---	7	5	---	12
RB Preston Myles	8	4	---	---	---	12
C Jose Blake	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Donny Mankad	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Brandon Maloney	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Gus Richard	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Ernie Wright	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Louis Fulcher	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Jeffrey Sigman	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Lincoln Sherman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Blake Vonderfecht	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dustin Hearn	---	---	25	39	19	83
RB Andy Delgado	27	25	---	---	29	81
G Alonzo Beck	32	33	---	---	11	76
G Jared Laney	32	33	---	---	11	76
T Branden Dawson	32	33	---	---	11	76
G Aidan Webb	32	33	---	---	11	76
C Byron Stiles	32	33	---	---	---	65
QB Joel Ackerman	32	33	---	---	---	65
CB Garrett Bess	---	---	12	35	18	65
WR Deon Roberts	26	18	---	---	19	63
DT Joe Clayton	---	---	14	36	10	60
DT Drew Rosario	---	---	14	36	10	60
OLB Trenton Ackerman	---	---	20	38	---	58
DE Dexter Putsche	---	---	19	37	---	56
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	24	29	2	55
CB Lance Hazeltine	---	---	17	34	1	52
WR Harrison Mueller	26	23	---	---	2	51
S Nickolas Grier	---	---	24	26	1	51
WR Ethan Stargell	27	24	---	---	---	51
DE Brock Boyer	---	---	17	18	14	49
TE Dean Heybach	24	24	---	---	---	48
ILB Myron Feagles	---	---	8	31	---	39
OLB Dominique Uzzell	---	---	6	4	28	38
TE Bart Cable	2	7	---	---	29	38
DE Walter Rivard	---	---	16	20	1	37
S Rex Burke	---	---	2	15	17	34
DT Lorenzo Lockard	---	---	15	15	---	30
S Samuel Mitchel	---	---	8	20	1	29
TE Bart Gray	7	16	---	---	---	23
OLB Sawyer Richardson	---	---	5	3	14	22
RB Micah Rainville	1	0	---	---	20	21
ILB Harris Bush	---	---	13	7	---	20
CB Erik Stanton	---	---	5	3	10	18
DT Zane Harper	---	---	11	5	---	16
WR Joel Wilson	5	2	---	---	8	15
FB Austin Turner	5	9	---	---	---	14
WR Troy Morris	3	6	---	---	4	13
RB Bryant Crockett	4	8	---	---	---	12
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Colin Donohue	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Donnell McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Heath Schmidtke	3	3	---	---	---	6
T Colin Belichick	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Preston Loper	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Nickolas Bishop	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	10	23	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	23	92	4.0
Right	8	23	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amos Heninger	40	20	5	1	4	5	9	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Ackerman	31	17	5	5	2	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	72	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	140	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	40	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	105	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ashton Arias	14	9	1	127	1	41
TE Tommy Henry	12	3	2	48	1	37
WR Colton Munkres	7	4	1	88	3	31
WR Cris Mueller	4	2	0	25	0	26
WR Dave Evans	3	2	0	15	0	14

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dean Heybach	7	3	1	18	0	24
RB Andy Delgado	5	2	0	24	1	25
WR Ethan Stargell	4	4	0	67	2	24
WR Harrison Mueller	3	3	0	52	1	23
RB Bryant Crockett	3	2	1	0	0	8
WR Troy Morris	3	2	0	47	1	6
WR Deon Roberts	2	0	0	0	0	18
WR Heath Schmidtke	2	0	0	0	0	3
TE Bart Gray	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Bart Cable	1	1	0	-1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sebastian Langton	3	8	2.67	3.89
RB Frederick Heybach	1	8	8.00	1.57

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Joel Ackerman	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
RB Andy Delgado	1	3	3.00	3.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amos Heninger	3	3	13	4.33	7.58

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Ackerman	5	2	0	0.00	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colton Munkres	1	1	5	5.00	12.57
WR Ashton Arias	1	1	9	9.00	9.07
TE Tommy Henry	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bryant Crockett	3	2	0	0.00	0.00
TE Dean Heybach	2	0	0	0.00	2.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sebastian Langton	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Andy Delgado	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amos Heninger	14	4	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Ackerman	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ashton Arias	5	3	3
WR Colton Munkres	3	1	1
TE Tommy Henry	3	0	0
WR Cris Mueller	2	0	0
WR Dave Evans	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dean Heybach	4	1	0
WR Ethan Stargell	3	3	2
RB Andy Delgado	2	1	0
TE Bart Gray	1	0	0
WR Harrison Mueller	1	1	1
WR Troy Morris	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,400 (19,000)
End Zone 7,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (12,100)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,400 (19,000)
End Zone	7,500 (13,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (12,100)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)