Week 8, 2020

played in Denver, CO

53 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	10	7	-	27
Denver Broncos	14	3	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 NED - Thurman Brennan 14 run (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 04:10 DEN - Johnnie Buckley 2 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ramon Henson extra point)
1Q: 00:35 DEN - Denzel Adams 4 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
2Q: 05:46 DEN - Ramon Henson 26 field goal
2Q: 03:23 NED - Harold Grant 22 field goal
3Q: 13:34 DEN - Nickolas Tipton 65 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ramon Henson extra point)
3Q: 07:54 NED - Harold Grant 37 field goal
3Q: 01:15 NED - Elijah Redman 29 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 08:47 NED - Ethan Connell 4 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 00:49 DEN - Denzel Adams 3 run (Ramon Henson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:43 NED - Thurman Brennan 14 run (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 04:10 DEN - Johnnie Buckley 2 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ramon Henson extra point)
1Q: 00:35 DEN - Denzel Adams 4 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
2Q: 05:46 DEN - Ramon Henson 26 field goal
2Q: 03:23 NED - Harold Grant 22 field goal
3Q: 13:34 DEN - Nickolas Tipton 65 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Ramon Henson extra point)
3Q: 07:54 NED - Harold Grant 37 field goal
3Q: 01:15 NED - Elijah Redman 29 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 08:47 NED - Ethan Connell 4 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 00:49 DEN - Denzel Adams 3 run (Ramon Henson extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 6-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 343 430
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 5.72 7.29
Net Rushing Yards 99 110
- Rushing Attempts 26 26
- Yards per Rush 3.81 4.23
Net Passing Yards 244 320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 333
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 9.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/42 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/37
Kick Returns/Yards 4/114 3/100
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:39 28:21

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	6-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	343	430
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	5.72	7.29
Net Rushing Yards	99	110
- Rushing Attempts	26	26
- Yards per Rush	3.81	4.23
Net Passing Yards	244	320
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	333
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	9.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/42	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/37
Kick Returns/Yards	4/114	3/100
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:39	28:21

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:25	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
1	4:01	1:45	OWN 37	3	-15	Punt
1	0:24	5:39	OWN 36	8	32	Missed FG
2	5:41	2:26	OWN 41	7	54	Field Goal
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:20	3:34	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
3	9:10	1:24	OPP 33	4	13	Field Goal
3	4:18	3:18	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
4	11:06	1:25	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	9:28	0:52	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
4	6:55	4:03	OWN 30	6	19	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 31	4	22	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:35	4:34	OPP 36	8	36	Touchdown
1	2:16	1:52	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
2	9:45	4:04	OWN 39	6	52	Field Goal
2	3:15	2:56	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
3	9:46	0:36	OWN 20	2	13	Fumble
3	7:46	3:28	OWN 22	5	15	Punt
3	1:00	4:54	OWN 17	9	62	Missed FG
4	9:41	0:13	OWN 9	1	0	Interception
4	8:36	1:41	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	2:52	2:09	OWN 12	11	88	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ricardo Kerr, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Brennan	20	74	3.70	14	3	1
Dakota Walburn	5	24	4.80	12	1	0
Kenny Newton	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Denzel Adams	20	75	3.75	10	1	2
Ashton Edwards	4	26	6.50	14	1	0
Ricardo Kerr	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	33	22	249	1/5	2	40	0	109.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Kerr	31	23	333	2/13	2	65	1	116.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	5	7	71	14.20	53	29	1
WR Ethan Connell	4	6	38	9.50	26	23	1
WR Amos Herrmann	4	6	70	17.50	45	40	0
RB Kenny Newton	3	3	11	3.67	0	11	0
WR Tyler Humphries	3	4	43	14.33	13	20	0
RB Thurman Brennan	2	4	15	7.50	1	13	0
FB Aaron Bland	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Donnell Sutton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Derrick Hines	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nickolas Tipton	7	10	148	21.14	80	65	1
WR Johnnie Buckley	6	7	107	17.83	26	37	1
RB Denzel Adams	4	5	35	8.75	6	12	0
TE Ron Kennedy	3	3	35	11.67	19	21	0
FB Leslie Donovan	2	3	9	4.50	4	7	0
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Ashton Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Elias Eyrich	1	4	4.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mercury Sims	0	1	0	0
Thomas Chevrier	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Denzel Adams	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	4	192	48.0	33.8	55	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Moe Chellino	3	143	47.7	37.3	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ramon Henson	1/2	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	1	11	11.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Griffin	2	37	18.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	4	114	28.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Radke	3	100	33.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Elias Eyrich	8	1	0.0	15	27
ILB Ted Hendrix	7	1	0.0	26	30
OLB Thomas Chevrier	5	2	0.0	25	33
OLB Marlon Gorin	5	0	0.0	26	24
CB Kendrick Capurro	4	2	0.0	24	30
CB Howie Schneider	4	0	0.0	25	31
DE Roy Horiszny	3	0	2.0	14	28
DT Mercury Sims	3	1	0.0	16	31
CB Rod Sawyer	2	1	0.0	14	22
DT Rodolfo Russell	1	2	0.0	10	3
DE Burt Worrall	1	2	0.0	25	32
S Arnie Gillette	1	1	0.0	25	22
S Willie Oliver	1	1	0.0	12	13
CB Lionel Prior	1	0	0.0	0	8
DE Phil Burgess	1	0	0.0	12	6
ILB Amir Cogdell	0	1	0.0	13	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marcus Giles	7	1	0.0	25	31
S Donovan Griffin	5	4	0.0	26	34
CB Dana Torres	4	3	0.0	23	34
DT Toby Douglas	4	2	0.0	24	27
CB Gus Harding	4	0	0.0	25	33
DE Corey Grant	3	2	1.0	19	22
DT Michael Hernandez	3	2	0.0	20	28
DE Silas Franz	3	1	0.0	25	28
ILB Justics Noah	3	1	0.0	22	25
S D.J. Comstock	3	1	0.0	21	27
ILB Aidan Hojnacki	2	0	0.0	4	9
CB Harvey Quinn	2	0	0.0	8	9
DT Bill Witt	1	0	0.0	7	8
WR Johnnie Buckley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Amari Roussel	1	0	0.0	11	14
CB Tracy Hayes	0	1	0.0	12	16
DT Ellis Baker	0	1	0.0	1	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Roy Horiszny	2.0	1	28
DT Mercury Sims	0.0	1	31
DE Burt Worrall	0.0	1	32
S Elias Eyrich	0.0	1	27

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corey Grant	1.0	2	1	22
ILB Justics Noah	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Amari Roussel	0.0	1	0	14
DE Silas Franz	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Howie Schneider	5	0	0	31
S Elias Eyrich	3	0	1	27
ILB Ted Hendrix	3	0	0	30
OLB Marlon Gorin	3	0	0	24
CB Kendrick Capurro	3	0	0	30
CB Rod Sawyer	2	1	0	22
OLB Thomas Chevrier	1	2	0	33
CB Lionel Prior	1	0	0	8
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	0	22
S Willie Oliver	1	0	0	13

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Marcus Giles	4	1	31
CB Dana Torres	4	1	34
ILB Justics Noah	3	1	25
S Donovan Griffin	2	1	34
CB Gus Harding	2	0	33
S D.J. Comstock	2	0	27
DE Silas Franz	1	0	28
DT Toby Douglas	1	0	27
ILB Aidan Hojnacki	1	0	9
OLB Amari Roussel	1	0	14
CB Harvey Quinn	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arturo Sticha	2	5	26	0	34
Harris Clements	1	7	26	0	34
Edgar Boykin	1	5	26	0	34
Martin Way	1	3	26	0	34
Ezra Sutton	1	1	26	0	34
Thurman Brennan	0	0	25	1	30

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon McConnell	3	9	26	0	33
Angel Lukes	3	4	26	1	33
Seth Sheldon	1	4	26	0	33
Keith Epstein	1	4	26	0	33
Jermaine Berry	1	3	26	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Hardy	2	18
Donnell Sutton	1	22
Arnie Gillette	1	13
Howie Schneider	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Quinn	3	20
Leslie Donovan	1	18
Marcus Giles	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Martin Way	26	34	---	---	13	73
Howie Schneider	---	---	25	31	12	68
Ezra Sutton	26	34	---	---	7	67
Edgar Boykin	26	34	---	---	7	67
Harris Clements	26	34	---	---	7	67
Dakota Walburn	26	34	---	---	3	63
Arnie Gillette	---	---	25	22	13	60
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	25	33	2	60
Arturo Sticha	26	34	---	---	---	60
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	24	30	5	59
Elijah Redman	26	33	---	---	---	59
Burt Worrall	---	---	25	32	2	59
Ted Hendrix	---	---	26	30	2	58
Amos Herrmann	24	34	---	---	---	58
Thurman Brennan	25	30	---	---	1	56
Marlon Gorin	---	---	26	24	2	52
Mercury Sims	---	---	16	31	5	52
Elias Eyrich	---	---	15	27	9	51
Ethan Connell	22	28	---	---	---	50
Tyler Humphries	12	21	---	---	12	45
Derrick Hines	11	11	---	---	22	44
Roy Horiszny	---	---	14	28	1	43
Rod Sawyer	---	---	14	22	---	36
Amir Cogdell	---	---	13	7	11	31
Donnell Sutton	3	6	---	---	22	31
Willie Oliver	---	---	12	13	2	27
Lionel Prior	---	---	0	8	15	23
Nate Palm	---	---	2	7	14	23
Archie Beach	---	---	1	0	19	20
Quentin Hardy	0	2	---	---	18	20
Phil Burgess	---	---	12	6	1	19
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	10	3	---	13
Kenny Newton	3	3	---	---	5	11
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	9	9
Charles Ames	---	---	0	9	---	9
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bruce Turner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Aaron Bland	4	2	---	---	---	6
Sean McWilliams	---	---	1	0	3	4
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brady Wheeler	0	0	---	---	3	3
Daquan Godfrey	---	---	0	0	---	0
Santiago Sims	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cesar Danskin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Theodore Kappe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dana Torres	---	---	23	34	13	70
Donovan Griffin	---	---	26	34	8	68
Marcus Giles	---	---	25	31	12	68
Seth Sheldon	26	33	---	---	5	64
Angel Lukes	26	33	---	---	5	64
Jermaine Berry	26	33	---	---	5	64
Keith Epstein	26	33	---	---	5	64
Denzel Adams	21	24	---	---	17	62
Gus Harding	---	---	25	33	3	61
Nickolas Tipton	23	29	---	---	7	59
Brandon McConnell	26	33	---	---	---	59
Ricardo Kerr	26	33	---	---	---	59
Ron Kennedy	26	32	---	---	---	58
Silas Franz	---	---	25	28	3	56
Toby Douglas	---	---	24	27	2	53
Cedric Rodriguez	24	29	---	---	---	53
Michael Hernandez	---	---	20	28	2	50
Johnnie Buckley	15	24	---	---	11	50
D.J. Comstock	---	---	21	27	2	50
Justics Noah	---	---	22	25	2	49
Corey Grant	---	---	19	22	2	43
Harvey Quinn	---	---	8	9	20	37
Leslie Donovan	7	10	---	---	18	35
Mercury Feret	7	5	---	---	21	33
Tracy Hayes	---	---	12	16	---	28
Brent Rubin	---	---	7	15	5	27
Amari Roussel	---	---	11	14	2	27
Aidan Hojnacki	---	---	4	9	11	24
Anthony Dahnke	---	---	3	5	16	24
Hunter Radke	0	4	---	---	18	22
Howie Ford	---	---	2	1	19	22
Bill Witt	---	---	7	8	5	20
Ashton Edwards	5	5	---	---	---	10
Ramon Henson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Giles	0	1	---	---	6	7
Ellis Baker	---	---	1	5	1	7
Frankie Davison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Colin Schwartz	2	2	---	---	---	4
Mercury Schultz	---	---	1	3	---	4
Moe Chellino	0	0	---	---	3	3
Pedro Talley	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ben Walunas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Keith Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Archie Walton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Caiden Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Padgett	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	13	66	5.1
Right	4	18	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	12	55	4.6
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	33	22	6	0	3	4	4	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Kerr	31	23	6	0	0	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	98	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	67	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	125	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	74	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	132	26.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	7	5	0	71	2	33
WR Ethan Connell	6	4	1	38	1	28
WR Amos Herrmann	6	4	0	70	2	34
RB Thurman Brennan	4	2	1	15	0	30
WR Tyler Humphries	4	3	1	43	1	21
RB Kenny Newton	3	3	0	11	0	3
TE Donnell Sutton	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Aaron Bland	1	1	0	1	0	2
TE Derrick Hines	1	0	0	0	0	11

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nickolas Tipton	10	7	148	3	29
WR Johnnie Buckley	7	6	107	2	24
RB Denzel Adams	5	4	35	0	24
FB Leslie Donovan	3	2	9	0	10
TE Ron Kennedy	3	3	35	1	32
WR Cedric Rodriguez	2	1	-1	0	29
RB Ashton Edwards	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	3	20	6.67	4.80
Thurman Brennan	1	14	14.00	3.70

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Denzel Adams	10	46	4.60	3.75
Ashton Edwards	1	1	1.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	6	2	10	1.67	7.55

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	4	3	20	5.00	10.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	2	1	6	3.00	10.14
WR Ethan Connell	2	1	4	2.00	6.33
RB Thurman Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Amos Herrmann	1	0	0	0.00	11.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Buckley	2	2	12	6.00	15.29
WR Nickolas Tipton	1	0	0	0.00	14.80
TE Ron Kennedy	1	1	8	8.00	11.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Brennan	2	2
Dakota Walburn	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Denzel Adams	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	11	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	7	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Brennan	3	1	0
WR Amos Herrmann	3	2	1
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
WR Ethan Connell	1	1	1
WR Tyler Humphries	1	1	1
TE Donnell Sutton	1	0	0
TE Derrick Hines	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Buckley	3	3	3
FB Leslie Donovan	2	2	0
WR Nickolas Tipton	1	1	1
RB Denzel Adams	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)