Week 8, 2068

played in Denver, CO

71 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	0	9	-	26
Denver Broncos	3	0	7	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 DEN - Tim Sheasley 55 field goal
1Q: 01:58 NED - Cody Borders 55 interception return (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Elias Garrison 75 punt return (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 07:03 NED - Miles Cesaire 36 field goal
3Q: 05:21 DEN - Jim Weaver 99 interception return (Tim Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 14:26 NED - Miles Cesaire 51 field goal
4Q: 04:59 DEN - Ricardo Briggs 4 run (Tim Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 03:25 DEN - Tim Sheasley 33 field goal
4Q: 01:58 NED - Miles Cesaire 52 field goal
4Q: 00:29 NED - Miles Cesaire 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 DEN - Tim Sheasley 55 field goal
1Q: 01:58 NED - Cody Borders 55 interception return (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Elias Garrison 75 punt return (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 07:03 NED - Miles Cesaire 36 field goal
3Q: 05:21 DEN - Jim Weaver 99 interception return (Tim Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 14:26 NED - Miles Cesaire 51 field goal
4Q: 04:59 DEN - Ricardo Briggs 4 run (Tim Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 03:25 DEN - Tim Sheasley 33 field goal
4Q: 01:58 NED - Miles Cesaire 52 field goal
4Q: 00:29 NED - Miles Cesaire 46 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 7-0 2-5
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 339 273
- Offensive Plays 69 74
- Yards per Play 4.91 3.69
Net Rushing Yards 99 69
- Rushing Attempts 18 26
- Yards per Rush 5.50 2.65
Net Passing Yards 240 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 26 - 1 47 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 261 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/114 4/58
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/60 1/99
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:54 30:06

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	7-0	2-5
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	339	273
- Offensive Plays	69	74
- Yards per Play	4.91	3.69
Net Rushing Yards	99	69
- Rushing Attempts	18	26
- Yards per Rush	5.50	2.65
Net Passing Yards	240	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 26 - 1	47 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	261	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/114	4/58
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/60	1/99
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:54	30:06

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:11	3:20	OWN 25	7	37	Punt
1	5:06	2:06	OWN 11	6	43	Punt
2	12:05	2:06	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	9:03	2:06	OWN 37	6	44	Field Goal
2	4:37	2:53	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	10:48	5:39	OWN 29	12	58	Interception
3	5:09	0:43	OWN 25	4	-9	Punt
3	3:03	3:44	OWN 33	7	33	Field Goal
4	12:55	1:18	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	10:34	0:45	OWN 5	3	4	Punt
4	3:18	1:27	OWN 25	6	40	Field Goal
4	0:59	0:37	OPP 33	3	4	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:49	OWN 37	5	25	Field Goal
1	8:51	3:45	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
1	3:00	1:13	OWN 22	3	1	Interception
1	1:47	1:55	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	14:52	2:47	OWN 22	5	19	Punt
2	9:59	0:56	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	6:57	2:20	OWN 25	4	29	Punt
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	12:56	2:08	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
3	4:26	1:23	OPP 41	3	7	Interception
4	14:19	1:24	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
4	11:37	1:03	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
4	9:49	4:58	50	13	50	Touchdown
4	4:43	1:25	OPP 32	4	16	Field Goal
4	1:51	0:52	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 31	2	44	Game

Game MVP: Miles Cesaire, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edgar Conway	17	90	5.29	32	3	0
QB Asher Gainey	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Horace Ballard	9	25	2.78	12	2	0
RB Ricardo Briggs	8	14	1.75	8	0	1
RB Nick Grayson	7	27	3.86	17	1	0
QB Bo Ballard	2	3	1.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Asher Gainey	48	26	261	3/21	0	31	1	61.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Ballard	47	23	206	1/2	0	44	2	43.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	9	10	111	12.33	33	31
WR Eddie Bourgeois	7	18	69	9.86	23	17
WR Byron Dawkins	5	11	42	8.40	16	14
RB Edgar Conway	3	3	16	5.33	12	6
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	3	19	19.00	5	19
TE Deron Olevao	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Conrad Head	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Cory Poplawski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Donny Barlow	7	20	40	5.71	0	11
TE Pete Ziskind	6	8	40	6.67	0	10
RB Nick Grayson	2	4	26	13.00	7	16
WR Eduardo Sutter	2	3	53	26.50	0	44
RB Ricardo Briggs	2	3	21	10.50	9	15
TE Brian Wayne	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ricky Hamilton	1	3	20	20.00	0	20
RB Horace Ballard	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Hunter Baxter	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Ben Cox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Lamar Zinn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cody Borders	1	55	55.00	1
OLB Duane Jizmejian	1	5	5.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jim Weaver	1	99	99.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Darren Freeman	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Hunter Baxter	0	1	0	0
DE Phil Hodge	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Lane	8	365	45.6	33.4	63	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kerry Tanner	9	416	46.2	35.1	63	6

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	4/4	3/3	2/2	52	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Sheasley	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Garrison	4	114	28.5	1

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eduardo Sutter	4	58	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Freeman	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eduardo Sutter	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edwin Maxwell	10	2	0.0	25	46
ILB Damon Henson	6	3	0.0	26	48
S Erik Kinney	6	2	0.0	26	48
OLB Darien Peterson	5	2	1.0	26	48
CB Ashton Mayes	4	1	0.0	25	38
DE Shaun Ferguson	4	0	0.0	11	23
CB Kris Irwin	3	3	0.0	12	28
CB Cody Borders	3	2	0.0	26	47
DE Zane Hunte	3	1	0.0	16	32
DT Giovanni Shedleski	2	0	0.0	15	27
OLB Duane Jizmejian	2	0	0.0	14	21
DT Allen Dukes	1	0	0.0	11	21
DT Grant Nikaido	0	2	0.0	19	22
DT Gino Seely	0	1	0.0	4	11
CB Tim Dickey	0	1	0.0	15	35

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB R.J. Hoppe	8	2	0.0	15	39
CB Jim Weaver	6	2	0.0	18	51
S Casey Ford	5	2	0.0	18	51
ILB Deron Jenkins	5	1	0.0	18	44
OLB Isaiah Haroldson	4	0	0.0	18	44
DE Nate Wilcox	3	1	1.0	16	43
S Nicky Lyons	3	3	0.0	16	50
DT Samuel Tate	3	0	0.0	11	28
CB Corwin Farr	2	2	0.0	18	51
CB Alvin Harris	2	0	0.0	13	36
DE Benjamin Jenkins	1	1	1.0	8	34
DE Phil Hodge	1	2	0.5	12	25
DT Donte Lake	1	0	0.5	7	23
ILB Kerry Hatcher	1	1	0.0	5	13
TE Pete Ziskind	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lawrence Greene	1	0	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darien Peterson	1.0	0	4	2	48
DE Zane Hunte	0.0	1	2	0	32
DE Shaun Ferguson	0.0	0	1	1	23
DT Giovanni Shedleski	0.0	0	0	1	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Benjamin Jenkins	1.0	0	5	34
DE Nate Wilcox	1.0	0	2	43
DE Phil Hodge	0.5	0	3	25
DT Donte Lake	0.5	0	0	23
S Rodney Godfrey	0.0	1	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Edwin Maxwell	5	0	0	46
ILB Damon Henson	4	1	0	48
CB Cody Borders	3	1	1	47
S Erik Kinney	3	1	0	48
CB Kris Irwin	2	0	0	28
DE Zane Hunte	2	0	0	32
CB Ashton Mayes	2	0	0	38
OLB Duane Jizmejian	1	1	1	21
DE Shaun Ferguson	1	0	0	23
CB Stalin Dole	0	1	0	20

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Weaver	4	3	1	51
S Casey Ford	4	1	0	51
OLB R.J. Hoppe	4	0	0	39
ILB Deron Jenkins	4	0	0	44
OLB Isaiah Haroldson	3	1	0	44
S Nicky Lyons	2	2	0	50
CB Alvin Harris	2	0	0	36
OLB Lawrence Greene	1	0	0	13
DT Samuel Tate	1	0	0	28
CB Corwin Farr	1	0	0	51

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chris Reeves	4	6	18	0	51
C Seth Durham	2	4	18	0	51
G Omar Keyes	1	3	18	2	51
T Dalton Adams	1	3	18	0	51
T Keith Swank	0	1	18	1	51

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tre Dimry	4	9	26	0	48
T Landon Finch	1	6	26	0	48
G Nicky Humphrey	1	5	26	0	48
G Louis Seay	1	2	26	0	48
C Ted Ellis	0	1	26	1	48
TE Brian Wayne	0	1	9	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Keyes	2	19
Cory Poplawski	1	33
Kris Irwin	1	31
Edwin Maxwell	1	31
Elias Garrison	1	21
Devon Griffith	1	12
Chris Reeves	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Hodge	3	30
Ben Cox	1	31

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dalton Adams	18	51	---	---	33	102
OLB Edwin Maxwell	---	---	25	46	31	102
ILB Damon Henson	---	---	26	48	16	90
G Omar Keyes	18	51	---	---	19	88
C Seth Durham	18	51	---	---	12	81
T Keith Swank	18	51	---	---	12	81
G Chris Reeves	18	51	---	---	12	81
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	25	38	18	81
S Erik Kinney	---	---	26	48	2	76
OLB Darien Peterson	---	---	26	48	2	76
CB Cody Borders	---	---	26	47	2	75
CB Kris Irwin	---	---	12	28	31	71
QB Asher Gainey	18	51	---	---	---	69
WR Eddie Bourgeois	18	49	---	---	---	67
RB Edgar Conway	18	41	---	---	1	60
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	14	33	---	---	12	59
TE Conrad Head	18	39	---	---	1	58
WR Byron Dawkins	14	41	---	---	---	55
CB Tim Dickey	---	---	15	35	---	50
DE Zane Hunte	---	---	16	32	1	49
DE Shaun Ferguson	---	---	11	23	10	44
DT Allen Dukes	---	---	11	21	11	43
DT Giovanni Shedleski	---	---	15	27	1	43
WR Cory Poplawski	0	9	---	---	33	42
DT Grant Nikaido	---	---	19	22	---	41
OLB Duane Jizmejian	---	---	14	21	---	35
CB Stalin Dole	---	---	12	20	2	34
TE Nolan Sutter	1	6	---	---	25	32
WR Johnnie Hayes	4	10	---	---	16	30
TE Deron Olevao	3	24	---	---	---	27
S Elias Garrison	---	---	0	3	21	24
DE Vincent Owens	---	---	2	8	9	19
DT Gino Seely	---	---	4	11	1	16
RB Darren Freeman	0	3	---	---	12	15
C Devon Griffith	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Burt Lane	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Grady Chapman	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Edgar Houston	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Fred Anthony	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB Jake Campbell	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Thomas Dillon	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Luther Morales	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Bernie Barlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tyler Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Arturo Meyer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jim Weaver	---	---	18	51	24	93
T Landon Finch	26	48	---	---	16	90
G Nicky Humphrey	26	48	---	---	11	85
T Tre Dimry	26	48	---	---	11	85
G Louis Seay	26	48	---	---	11	85
S Casey Ford	---	---	18	51	14	83
CB Corwin Farr	---	---	18	51	12	81
WR Eduardo Sutter	17	43	---	---	20	80
DE Benjamin Jenkins	---	---	8	34	33	75
QB Bo Ballard	26	48	---	---	---	74
C Ted Ellis	26	48	---	---	---	74
WR Donny Barlow	26	47	---	---	---	73
S Nicky Lyons	---	---	16	50	4	70
DE Phil Hodge	---	---	12	25	30	67
RB Nick Grayson	12	22	---	---	31	65
OLB Isaiah Haroldson	---	---	18	44	3	65
ILB Deron Jenkins	---	---	18	44	3	65
TE Pete Ziskind	24	40	---	---	---	64
DE Nate Wilcox	---	---	16	43	3	62
OLB R.J. Hoppe	---	---	15	39	4	58
CB Alvin Harris	---	---	13	36	4	53
TE Ben Cox	11	10	---	---	31	52
DT Samuel Tate	---	---	11	28	3	42
RB Horace Ballard	10	22	---	---	7	39
WR Hunter Baxter	2	2	---	---	31	35
DT Donte Lake	---	---	7	23	1	31
RB Ricardo Briggs	9	21	---	---	---	30
WR Ricky Hamilton	8	20	---	---	---	28
S Rodney Godfrey	---	---	2	4	18	24
TE Brian Wayne	9	5	---	---	7	21
ILB Kerry Hatcher	---	---	5	13	---	18
OLB Lawrence Greene	---	---	3	13	---	16
RB Cole Robertson	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Bo Sohl	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Kerry Tanner	0	0	---	---	9	9
FB Lamar Zinn	1	7	---	---	---	8
DE Nicky Caldwell	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Tim Sheasley	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB DeAndre Trainor	---	---	0	6	1	7
CB Abel Fletcher	---	---	0	6	1	7
WR Darren Adams	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Andrew Reid	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Fernando Samanta	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jeremy Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB J.J. Smith	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Glen Hervey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	7	58	8.3
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-2	-0.3
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Asher Gainey	48	26	2	2	1	7	10	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Ballard	47	23	2	3	6	5	7	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	61	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	73	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	57	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	83	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	59	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	64	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Bourgeois	18	7	0	69	0	49
WR Byron Dawkins	11	5	0	42	0	41
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	10	9	1	111	2	33
RB Edgar Conway	3	3	0	16	0	41
WR Johnnie Hayes	3	1	0	19	0	10
TE Conrad Head	1	0	0	0	0	39
TE Deron Olevao	1	1	0	4	0	24
WR Cory Poplawski	1	0	0	0	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donny Barlow	20	7	3	40	0	47
TE Pete Ziskind	8	6	1	40	0	40
RB Nick Grayson	4	2	1	26	0	22
WR Ricky Hamilton	3	1	0	20	1	20
WR Eduardo Sutter	3	2	0	53	1	43
RB Ricardo Briggs	3	2	0	21	0	21
TE Brian Wayne	2	1	0	3	0	5
TE Ben Cox	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Horace Ballard	1	1	0	1	0	22
WR Hunter Baxter	1	1	0	2	0	2
FB Lamar Zinn	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Nick Grayson	1	-1	-1.00	3.86
RB Horace Ballard	1	2	2.00	2.78
RB Ricardo Briggs	1	4	4.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Asher Gainey	4	0	0	0.00	5.44

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Ballard	6	2	14	2.33	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Bourgeois	2	3.83
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	6.33
WR Byron Dawkins	1	3.82

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donny Barlow	4	1	4	1.00	2.00
RB Nick Grayson	1	1	10	10.00	6.50
RB Ricardo Briggs	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edgar Conway	3	1
QB Asher Gainey	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ricardo Briggs	2	1
QB Bo Ballard	1	0
RB Nick Grayson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Asher Gainey	13	7	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Ballard	14	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Bourgeois	5	3	1
RB Edgar Conway	2	2	0
WR Johnnie Hayes	2	1	1
WR Byron Dawkins	2	0	0
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	1	1	1
TE Conrad Head	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donny Barlow	5	1	0
TE Pete Ziskind	2	0	0
WR Eduardo Sutter	2	1	1
RB Ricardo Briggs	2	2	1
RB Nick Grayson	1	1	1
TE Brian Wayne	1	0	0
WR Ricky Hamilton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,500 (79,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,000 (19,800)
End Zone 7,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 9,100 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,500 (79,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,000 (19,800)
End Zone	7,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	9,100 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)