Week 8, 2056

played in Denver, CO

71 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	7	0	-	13
Denver Broncos	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 NED - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal
2Q: 08:38 NED - Ricardo Culbertson 28 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - K.C. Martinez 36 field goal
3Q: 11:28 DEN - Troy Morris 6 pass from Todd Lane (K.C. Martinez extra point)
3Q: 02:03 NED - Aiden Jenkins 6 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 NED - Ricardo Culbertson 38 field goal
2Q: 08:38 NED - Ricardo Culbertson 28 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - K.C. Martinez 36 field goal
3Q: 11:28 DEN - Troy Morris 6 pass from Todd Lane (K.C. Martinez extra point)
3Q: 02:03 NED - Aiden Jenkins 6 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 2-5
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 336 235
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 5.01 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 133 93
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 3.80 3.88
Net Passing Yards 203 142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.34 4.73
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/60 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/38 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 21
Time of Possession 35:48 24:12

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	2-5
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	336	235
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	5.01	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	133	93
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	3.80	3.88
Net Passing Yards	203	142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.34	4.73
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/60	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/38	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 21
Time of Possession	35:48	24:12

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 25	9	33	Punt
1	9:16	2:52	OPP 47	5	26	Field Goal
1	4:48	3:18	50	6	24	Missed FG
2	14:51	1:46	OWN 27	5	11	Punt
2	10:55	2:24	OPP 31	5	20	Field Goal
2	7:11	4:22	OWN 29	8	36	Punt
3	11:18	1:50	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	7:48	5:56	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	13:13	4:04	OWN 32	9	21	Punt
4	5:37	3:30	OWN 18	6	31	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 16	2	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	0:52	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
1	6:24	1:36	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	1:30	1:39	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	13:05	2:10	OWN 14	5	10	Interception
2	8:31	1:20	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	2:49	2:49	OWN 20	10	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	9:28	1:40	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	1:52	3:39	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
4	9:09	3:32	OWN 3	5	36	Punt
4	2:07	1:13	OWN 3	6	13	Downs

Game MVP: Giovanni Mayes, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Aiden Jenkins	31	118	3.81	10	1	1
QB Giovanni Mayes	3	5	1.67	7	0	0
RB Kenneth Buljina	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Irving Henson	13	26	2.00	10	1
RB Dave Wigtil	9	58	6.44	25	2
QB Todd Lane	1	4	4.00	4	0
WR Drake Coffey	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni Mayes	31	19	211	1/8	0	36	0	81.5

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Lane	29	16	147	1/5	1	37	1	66.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Kantowski	9	15	104	11.56	18	36
WR Cris Mueller	3	4	27	9.00	7	23
WR Levon Russell	3	6	69	23.00	27	24
TE Tommy Henry	2	4	5	2.50	0	6
RB Frederick Heybach	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Aiden Jenkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Morris	4	6	31	7.75	7	18	1
WR Drake Coffey	4	9	44	11.00	1	21	0
RB Dave Wigtil	3	3	19	6.33	1	7	0
TE Dean Heybach	2	3	37	18.50	6	37	0
TE Kennedy Kramer	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Irving Henson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ethan Stargell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Stan Ballard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Frank Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bryan Goloboy	1	0	0.00	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
Jerry Bullock	6	259	43.2	34.5	48	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	7	303	43.3	35.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/3	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K.C. Martinez	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frederick Heybach	2	38	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Morris	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bryan Goloboy	8	1	0.0	24	30
ILB Nathan Dusek	5	1	0.0	22	29
ILB Zach Fisk	4	4	0.0	24	30
S Levi Hopper	4	2	0.0	24	30
S Gregory Hill	4	0	0.0	23	30
CB Antonio Conaway	3	1	0.0	13	22
DT Craig Doyle	3	0	0.0	20	24
DT Shaun Kalter	2	0	0.5	15	14
DE Ronnie Meier	2	0	0.0	24	30
DE Gus Richard	1	2	0.5	12	20
S Mitch Barton	1	2	0.0	11	9
DT Gary Williams	1	1	0.0	13	22
CB Cesar Henry	1	1	0.0	12	17
DE Oliver Lincoln	1	0	0.0	12	10

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Jameson Raag	9	2	0.0	35	29
S Braden Gonzalez	6	4	0.0	35	29
S Gavin Rodriguez	6	3	0.0	35	32
DT Luther Ellard	5	2	1.0	23	24
OLB Caleb Vance	5	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	4	3	0.0	33	26
DE Gregory Hartman	3	2	0.0	29	28
CB Gabe Gansereit	3	1	0.0	34	29
DE Kendel Thomas	3	1	0.0	33	28
ILB Ronnie Jacobs	2	0	0.0	3	6
CB Wendell Whitehouse	2	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	1	2	0.0	20	5
OLB Charles Walton	1	1	0.0	20	5
WR Troy Morris	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dashawn Tarplin	1	0	0.0	14	26
DE T.J. Woodard	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Carson Branch	0	1	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gus Richard	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT Shaun Kalter	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Oliver Lincoln	0.0	1	2	0	10
DE Ronnie Meier	0.0	0	3	1	30
DT Craig Doyle	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Gary Williams	0.0	0	1	0	22

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Luther Ellard	1.0	2	1	24
ILB Ronnie Jacobs	0.0	1	0	6
DE Gregory Hartman	0.0	0	1	28
DT Carson Branch	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryan Goloboy	6	0	1	30
ILB Zach Fisk	2	1	0	30
CB Antonio Conaway	2	1	0	22
S Gregory Hill	2	0	0	30
DE Gus Richard	1	0	0	20
S Levi Hopper	1	0	0	30
CB Cesar Henry	1	0	0	17
ILB Nathan Dusek	1	0	0	29

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gavin Rodriguez	5	0	32
S Braden Gonzalez	3	0	29
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	2	1	26
CB Gabe Gansereit	2	0	29
OLB Caleb Vance	2	0	24
CB Dashawn Tarplin	1	2	26
OLB Charles Walton	1	0	5
ILB Ronnie Jacobs	1	0	6
CB Wendell Whitehouse	1	0	22
DE T.J. Woodard	1	0	4
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	0	1	5
DT Jameson Raag	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Heath Asperilla	5	6	35	0	32
C Brandon Maloney	4	8	35	0	32
T Ross Tyler	3	5	35	0	32
G Bryson Rutulante	1	6	35	1	32
C Ellis Gaines	1	4	35	0	32
FB Francisco Cavka	1	1	3	0	3
TE David Greene	0	2	6	0	1

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Harry LaPierre	3	8	24	0	30
G Aidan Webb	2	8	24	1	30
G Trenton Farrell	2	4	24	0	30
TE Dean Heybach	1	1	12	0	12
T Branden Dawson	0	1	24	0	30
C Evan McLemore	0	1	24	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Kalter	1	17

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jameson Raag	1	11
Trenton Farrell	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Heath Asperilla	35	32	---	---	9	76
S Levi Hopper	---	---	24	30	14	68
G Bryson Rutulante	35	32	---	---	---	67
T Ross Tyler	35	32	---	---	---	67
QB Giovanni Mayes	35	32	---	---	---	67
C Brandon Maloney	35	32	---	---	---	67
C Ellis Gaines	35	32	---	---	---	67
RB Aiden Jenkins	34	28	---	---	2	64
TE Tommy Henry	35	28	---	---	---	63
WR Cris Mueller	31	29	---	---	---	60
ILB Nathan Dusek	---	---	22	29	8	59
WR Dwight Kantowski	27	30	---	---	---	57
WR Levon Russell	17	23	---	---	16	56
DE Ronnie Meier	---	---	24	30	1	55
ILB Zach Fisk	---	---	24	30	1	55
CB Bryan Goloboy	---	---	24	30	1	55
S Gregory Hill	---	---	23	30	1	54
TE Arnold Alexander	19	8	---	---	22	49
DT Shaun Kalter	---	---	15	14	17	46
DT Craig Doyle	---	---	20	24	1	45
DE Gus Richard	---	---	12	20	8	40
CB Anthony Wayne	---	---	13	13	13	39
DT Gary Williams	---	---	13	22	1	36
CB Antonio Conaway	---	---	13	22	1	36
CB Cesar Henry	---	---	12	17	1	30
RB Frederick Heybach	0	1	---	---	22	23
DE Oliver Lincoln	---	---	12	10	---	22
FB Francisco Cavka	3	3	---	---	16	22
S Mitch Barton	---	---	11	9	---	20
ILB Joseph Mounts	---	---	0	0	19	19
OLB Jeremy Neal	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Ashton Arias	2	7	---	---	1	10
G Darryl Stone	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Connor Castillo	0	0	---	---	9	9
C J.R. Clayton	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Damien Hutton	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE David Greene	6	1	---	---	1	8
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Brent Nelson	0	1	---	---	6	7
P Jerry Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Ben Wilkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Johnny Becnel	---	---	2	0	---	2
RB Kenneth Buljina	1	1	---	---	---	2
RB Noah Brewer	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Shane Schexnayder	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Giovanni Palepoi	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	---	---	33	26	20	79
DT Jameson Raag	---	---	35	29	11	75
S Gavin Rodriguez	---	---	35	32	8	75
CB Gabe Gansereit	---	---	34	29	10	73
S Braden Gonzalez	---	---	35	29	2	66
G Harry LaPierre	24	30	---	---	8	62
T Branden Dawson	24	30	---	---	8	62
G Aidan Webb	24	30	---	---	8	62
G Trenton Farrell	24	30	---	---	8	62
DE Kendel Thomas	---	---	33	28	---	61
OLB Caleb Vance	---	---	17	24	20	61
DE Gregory Hartman	---	---	29	28	2	59
WR Troy Morris	18	28	---	---	12	58
WR Stan Ballard	23	28	---	---	6	57
QB Todd Lane	24	30	---	---	---	54
C Evan McLemore	24	30	---	---	---	54
CB Wendell Whitehouse	---	---	16	22	12	50
DT Luther Ellard	---	---	23	24	1	48
TE Kennedy Kramer	19	28	---	---	---	47
TE Dean Heybach	12	12	---	---	20	44
RB Irving Henson	15	9	---	---	20	44
CB Dashawn Tarplin	---	---	14	26	3	43
S Kody Yaw	---	---	19	13	3	35
WR Drake Coffey	12	19	---	---	---	31
RB Dave Wigtil	9	20	---	---	---	29
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	---	---	20	5	1	26
DT Carson Branch	---	---	12	11	3	26
OLB Charles Walton	---	---	20	5	---	25
DE T.J. Woodard	---	---	2	4	9	15
WR Frank Irwin	2	1	---	---	11	14
TE Butch Hawkins	8	3	---	---	---	11
ILB Ronnie Jacobs	---	---	3	6	2	11
S Bill Gilmore	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Jacob Fishman	0	0	---	---	8	8
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Elliot Kreuser	---	---	3	4	1	8
RB Josiah Pederson	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Tristan Sullenger	---	---	2	4	---	6
DT Tyrell Aschbacher	---	---	0	0	6	6
WR Ethan Stargell	2	2	---	---	---	4
S Lionel Rickles	---	---	0	3	1	4
K K.C. Martinez	0	0	---	---	3	3
G David Malinowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cesar Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Efrain Nikolaus	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Carlos Brenner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	19	84	4.4
Right	10	45	4.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	15	67	4.5
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni Mayes	31	19	6	3	1	5	3	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Lane	29	16	2	1	1	2	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	46	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	46	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	87	21.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	42	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	23	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	76	10.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Kantowski	15	9	1	104	2	30
WR Levon Russell	6	3	0	69	3	23
TE Tommy Henry	4	2	0	5	0	28
WR Cris Mueller	4	3	0	27	1	29
RB Frederick Heybach	1	1	0	0	0	1
RB Aiden Jenkins	1	1	0	6	0	28

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drake Coffey	9	4	0	44	1	19
WR Troy Morris	6	4	0	31	0	28
TE Dean Heybach	3	2	0	37	1	12
TE Kennedy Kramer	3	2	0	10	0	28
RB Dave Wigtil	3	3	0	19	0	20
WR Stan Ballard	2	0	0	0	0	28
WR Ethan Stargell	1	0	1	0	0	2
RB Irving Henson	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Frank Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Giovanni Mayes	2	-2	-1.00	1.67
RB Aiden Jenkins	2	5	2.50	3.81

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Giovanni Mayes	3	1	6	2.00	6.81

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Lane	1	1	6	6.00	5.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tommy Henry	1	0	0	0.00	1.25
WR Levon Russell	1	0	0	0.00	11.50
RB Aiden Jenkins	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Morris	1	1	6	6.00	5.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Aiden Jenkins	5	2
QB Giovanni Mayes	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Todd Lane	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni Mayes	8	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Lane	10	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Kantowski	4	3	3
TE Tommy Henry	2	1	0
RB Frederick Heybach	1	1	0
WR Levon Russell	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drake Coffey	3	0	0
WR Troy Morris	2	1	0
TE Kennedy Kramer	2	2	1
RB Dave Wigtil	2	2	0
WR Stan Ballard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,600 (19,000)
End Zone 5,300 (13,700)
Mezzanine 3,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 4,900 (12,100)
Club Seats 3,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,600 (19,000)
End Zone	5,300 (13,700)
Mezzanine	3,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	4,900 (12,100)
Club Seats	3,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,400 (9,900)