Week 12, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

49 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	6	7	7	-	20
Atlanta Falcons	2	0	0	8	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 ATL - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
2Q: 02:09 NED - Harold Grant 42 field goal
2Q: 00:23 NED - Harold Grant 38 field goal
3Q: 06:06 NED - Dakota Walburn 3 run (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 13:38 NED - Darnell Coleman 31 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 05:24 ATL - Sedrick Taijeron 11 pass from Chase Daniels (Chase Daniels pass to Kurt Lafrance for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 ATL - Safety, intentional grounding called in the end zone
2Q: 02:09 NED - Harold Grant 42 field goal
2Q: 00:23 NED - Harold Grant 38 field goal
3Q: 06:06 NED - Dakota Walburn 3 run (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 13:38 NED - Darnell Coleman 31 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 05:24 ATL - Sedrick Taijeron 11 pass from Chase Daniels (Chase Daniels pass to Kurt Lafrance for conversion)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 6-5 9-2
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 336 216
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 5.17 3.43
Net Rushing Yards 183 59
- Rushing Attempts 37 22
- Yards per Rush 4.95 2.68
Net Passing Yards 153 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 0 38 - 22 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 171 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 3.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/58 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 5/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	6-5	9-2
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	336	216
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	5.17	3.43
Net Rushing Yards	183	59
- Rushing Attempts	37	22
- Yards per Rush	4.95	2.68
Net Passing Yards	153	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 0	38 - 22 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	171	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	3.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/58	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	5/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:19	27:41

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
1	10:46	0:51	OWN 19	3	-6	Punt
1	9:00	0:04	OWN 3	1	-3	Safety
1	4:09	4:20	OWN 15	9	37	Punt
2	12:18	3:28	OWN 27	6	39	Punt
2	5:01	2:57	OWN 20	6	55	Field Goal
2	1:26	1:08	OPP 34	7	13	Field Goal
3	12:00	1:23	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	9:37	3:40	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
3	4:26	2:19	OWN 38	6	24	Punt
3	0:05	1:40	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	11:53	1:50	OPP 46	3	8	Punt
4	5:14	2:23	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	2:38	0:41	OPP 32	3	1	Punt
4	1:48	1:48	OPP 29	3	6	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	1:49	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
1	9:55	0:55	OPP 48	3	2	Punt
1	8:56	4:47	OWN 32	9	38	Interception
2	14:49	2:31	OWN 20	4	30	Interception
2	8:50	3:49	OWN 20	9	43	Punt
2	2:04	0:38	OWN 16	2	14	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 34	5	-2	Punt
3	10:37	1:00	OPP 48	3	-6	Punt
3	5:57	1:31	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
3	2:07	2:02	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	13:25	1:32	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
4	10:03	4:49	OWN 2	13	98	Touchdown
4	2:51	0:13	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
4	1:57	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Brennan	20	91	4.55	51	1	0
Alex Eisner	6	53	8.83	34	1	0
Dakota Walburn	6	40	6.67	15	2	1
Larry Guenther	3	3	1.00	2	0	0
Jack Alcott	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
Tommy Andersen	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Toby Apple	10	44	4.40	14	2
Eddie Starks	9	-1	-0.11	7	0
Chase Daniels	3	16	5.33	10	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	25	14	171	3/18	1	31	0	90.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Daniels	38	22	174	3/17	1	23	5	38.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ethan Connell	6	7	84	14.00	7	22	0
WR Aidan Zimmerman	3	8	17	5.67	0	12	0
RB Thurman Brennan	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	0
TE Darnell Coleman	2	2	43	21.50	30	31	1
TE Elijah Redman	1	5	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Larry Guenther	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Cole	7	14	78	11.14	19	23	0
WR Kurt Lafrance	6	8	44	7.33	1	17	0
WR Sedrick Taijeron	5	10	22	4.40	8	11	1
RB Toby Apple	2	2	14	7.00	2	8	0
WR Mercury Ciarleglio	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
FB Marty Kastilahn	1	3	19	19.00	0	19	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Arnie Gillette	2	0	0.00
DE Greg Rockett	1	10	10.00
CB Daquan Godfrey	1	17	17.00
S Wade Hamilton	1	0	0.00

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	9	340	37.8	28.1	50	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cesar Bierce	8	332	41.5	35.5	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Roberg	2	28	14.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Eisner	1	12	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	3	86	28.7	0
Kurt Lafrance	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wade Hamilton	8	4	0.0	22	41
CB Howie Schneider	5	0	0.0	22	41
OLB Jeffery Lowe	4	2	0.0	13	32
S Arnie Gillette	4	1	0.0	22	34
CB Rod Sawyer	4	0	0.0	18	35
CB Daquan Godfrey	3	1	0.0	22	41
DE James Bradford	2	0	1.0	14	33
DE Sean McWilliams	2	3	0.5	13	25
DT Abel Bauer	2	0	0.5	13	31
ILB Amir Cogdell	2	2	0.0	12	22
S Willie Oliver	2	2	0.0	8	14
OLB Drake Keene	2	0	0.0	13	32
DE Greg Rockett	1	0	1.0	8	15
DT Johnathan Borders	1	0	0.0	9	11
ILB Thomas Chevrier	1	0	0.0	14	27
DE Colin Covey	1	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Cary Price	1	0	0.0	9	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darius Flannery	8	2	0.0	32	25
S Bob Greer	5	3	0.0	37	28
S Don Blades	5	2	0.0	37	28
DE Elliot Schneider	4	1	1.0	30	21
OLB Ivan Randle	4	2	0.0	28	14
DT Tom Bearden	3	1	1.5	7	11
DT Leo Kloosterman	3	2	0.0	19	12
OLB Logan Halverson	3	1	0.0	30	15
DT Bryce Erickson	3	1	0.0	34	23
WR Broderick Cole	3	0	---	---	---
CB Rick Branch	3	0	0.0	37	28
DT Kenyon Turner	2	3	0.5	21	17
CB Dylan Rodriguez	2	0	0.0	37	28
OLB Freddie Kelly	1	1	0.0	9	14
DE Ivan Daniels	1	1	0.0	32	24
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	0.0	3	2
WR Myles Alston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bradley Rubin	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Ian Tubbs	1	0	0.0	9	14
TE Nicholas Whitfield	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE James Bradford	1.0	1	0	33
DE Greg Rockett	1.0	0	0	15
DE Sean McWilliams	0.5	0	3	25
DT Abel Bauer	0.5	0	1	31
OLB Drake Keene	0.0	0	1	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tom Bearden	1.5	0	0	1	11
DE Elliot Schneider	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Kenyon Turner	0.5	0	0	1	17
CB Rick Branch	0.0	1	0	0	28
S Bob Greer	0.0	1	0	0	28
OLB Logan Halverson	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Bryce Erickson	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Arnie Gillette	4	2	2	34
S Wade Hamilton	3	0	1	41
CB Rod Sawyer	3	0	0	35
CB Daquan Godfrey	2	1	1	41
OLB Jeffery Lowe	2	0	0	32
OLB Drake Keene	2	0	0	32
CB Howie Schneider	2	0	0	41
OLB Cary Price	1	1	0	9
ILB Thomas Chevrier	1	0	0	27
ILB Amir Cogdell	1	0	0	22
S Willie Oliver	1	0	0	14
DE Greg Rockett	0	0	1	15

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Don Blades	5	0	28
ILB Darius Flannery	4	0	25
CB Ian Tubbs	1	2	14
CB Dylan Rodriguez	1	1	28
CB Rick Branch	1	1	28
OLB Logan Halverson	1	0	15
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lewis Corbett	3	12	37	1	28
Jorge Horowitz	1	6	37	0	28
Ezra Sutton	1	4	37	0	28
Edgar Boykin	1	4	37	0	28
Jeff Harrison	0	5	37	1	28
Thurman Brennan	0	0	30	1	27

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mo Manning	2	5	1	22	1	41
Jordan Cox	2	5	0	22	1	41
Kurt Boyer	1	4	0	22	0	41
Walt Raymond	1	3	0	22	0	41
Otis Branch	1	1	0	22	1	41
Bubba Twitty	1	1	0	3	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffery Lowe	2	25
Aidan Zimmerman	2	16
Ethan Connell	1	18
Ezra Sutton	1	11
Tommy Andersen	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Ciarleglio	1	11
Mo Manning	1	8
Kurt Lafrance	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ezra Sutton	37	28	---	---	11	76
Edgar Boykin	37	28	---	---	11	76
Lewis Corbett	37	28	---	---	11	76
Jeff Harrison	37	28	---	---	11	76
Daquan Godfrey	---	---	22	41	9	72
Jeffery Lowe	---	---	13	32	25	70
Dakota Walburn	37	28	---	---	2	67
Jorge Horowitz	37	28	---	---	---	65
Elijah Redman	36	27	---	---	1	64
Wade Hamilton	---	---	22	41	1	64
Rod Sawyer	---	---	18	35	10	63
Howie Schneider	---	---	22	41	---	63
Ethan Connell	21	23	---	---	18	62
Aidan Zimmerman	26	20	---	---	16	62
Drake Keene	---	---	13	32	15	60
Thurman Brennan	30	27	---	---	2	59
Arnie Gillette	---	---	22	34	---	56
James Bradford	---	---	14	33	8	55
Abel Bauer	---	---	13	31	8	52
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	14	27	10	51
Alex Eisner	12	11	---	---	27	50
Larry Guenther	10	7	---	---	26	43
Darnell Coleman	25	14	---	---	---	39
Sean McWilliams	---	---	13	25	---	38
Amir Cogdell	---	---	12	22	---	34
Tyler Humphries	20	9	---	---	---	29
Greg Rockett	---	---	8	15	---	23
Willie Oliver	---	---	8	14	---	22
Johnathan Borders	---	---	9	11	---	20
Cary Price	---	---	9	9	---	18
Colin Covey	---	---	9	8	---	17
Avery Roberg	---	---	1	0	15	16
Connor Li	---	---	0	0	15	15
Jack Alcott	2	0	---	---	10	12
Jared Suto	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tommy Andersen	1	1	---	---	7	9
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	8	8
Colin Bamburg	2	1	---	---	---	3
Louie Moorhead	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irving Taber	---	---	0	0	---	0
Donnell Alenduff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Kalter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harold Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Canney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Burgess	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Blades	---	---	37	28	19	84
Broderick Cole	15	41	---	---	16	72
Walt Raymond	22	41	---	---	8	71
Kurt Boyer	22	41	---	---	8	71
Otis Branch	22	41	---	---	8	71
Mo Manning	22	41	---	---	8	71
Dylan Rodriguez	---	---	37	28	3	68
Rick Branch	---	---	37	28	2	67
Bob Greer	---	---	37	28	2	67
Jordan Cox	22	41	---	---	---	63
Chase Daniels	22	41	---	---	---	63
Elliot Schneider	---	---	30	21	12	63
Logan Halverson	---	---	30	15	17	62
Darius Flannery	---	---	32	25	2	59
Bryce Erickson	---	---	34	23	2	59
Kurt Lafrance	19	32	---	---	7	58
Ivan Daniels	---	---	32	24	2	58
Sedrick Taijeron	13	37	---	---	7	57
Toby Apple	13	25	---	---	16	54
Freddie Kelly	---	---	9	14	25	48
Ivan Randle	---	---	28	14	2	44
Kenyon Turner	---	---	21	17	2	40
Horace Whitehorn	9	23	---	---	---	32
Marty Kastilahn	4	11	---	---	17	32
Ian Tubbs	---	---	9	14	9	32
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	19	12	---	31
Myles Alston	7	8	---	---	15	30
Albert Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	25	25
Mercury Ciarleglio	9	3	---	---	11	23
Bradley Rubin	---	---	2	1	16	19
Alec Hanks	9	9	---	---	---	18
Tom Bearden	---	---	7	11	---	18
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	3	3	9	15
Nicholas Whitfield	0	11	---	---	---	11
Eddie Starks	9	0	---	---	---	9
Amir Jeffries	---	---	0	0	9	9
Xavier Herndon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cesar Bierce	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bubba Twitty	3	5	---	---	---	8
Caleb Page	---	---	3	2	---	5
Jackson Carter	0	0	---	---	2	2
Richie Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamont Summers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Markley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther Floyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	24	169	7.0
Right	5	2	0.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-2	-0.3
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	7	42	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	25	14	2	1	2	4	2	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Daniels	38	22	1	1	0	4	5	0	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	77	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	39	19.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	56	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	83	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	33	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Aidan Zimmerman	8	3	2	17	0	20
WR Ethan Connell	7	6	0	84	1	23
TE Elijah Redman	5	1	0	12	0	27
RB Thurman Brennan	2	2	0	15	0	27
TE Darnell Coleman	2	2	0	43	1	14
TE Larry Guenther	1	0	0	0	0	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	14	7	78	1	41
WR Sedrick Taijeron	10	5	22	0	37
WR Kurt Lafrance	8	6	44	0	32
FB Marty Kastilahn	3	1	19	0	11
RB Toby Apple	2	2	14	0	25
WR Mercury Ciarleglio	1	1	-3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	3	4	1.33	4.55
Dakota Walburn	1	3	3.00	6.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Daniels	1	1	11	11.00	4.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sedrick Taijeron	1	1	11	11.00	2.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Brennan	5	1
Dakota Walburn	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	10	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Daniels	10	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Connell	4	3	2
TE Elijah Redman	3	1	0
RB Thurman Brennan	1	1	1
TE Darnell Coleman	1	1	1
TE Larry Guenther	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Lafrance	4	3	2
WR Broderick Cole	3	0	0
WR Mercury Ciarleglio	1	1	0
RB Toby Apple	1	1	0
WR Sedrick Taijeron	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)