Week 8, 2023

played in Denver, CO

38 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots710714-38
Denver Broncos3367-19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 NED - Clifton Connell 19 run (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 03:32 DEN - Grant Buchanon 20 field goal
2Q: 10:44 NED - Elijah Redman 15 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
2Q: 04:16 NED - Harold Grant 40 field goal
2Q: 02:01 DEN - Grant Buchanon 36 field goal
3Q: 12:37 DEN - Grant Buchanon 34 field goal
3Q: 05:26 DEN - Grant Buchanon 29 field goal
3Q: 03:22 NED - Amos Herrmann 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 12:46 DEN - Denzel Adams 4 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
4Q: 09:56 NED - Elijah Redman 18 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 05:56 NED - Arnie Gillette 23 interception return (Harold Grant extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDDEN
Record6-15-2
First Downs1920
- by Rushing88
- by Passing1112
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards374437
- Offensive Plays6371
- Yards per Play5.946.15
Net Rushing Yards153184
- Rushing Attempts3522
- Yards per Rush4.378.36
Net Passing Yards221253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 20 - 046 - 25 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards229269
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/83/16
- Yards per Pass Play7.895.16
Fumbles/Lost0/04/2
3rd Down Conversions5/144/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.27.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/250/0
Punt Returns/Yards2/232/5
Kick Returns/Yards2/493/78
Interception Ret./Yards4/400/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits55
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/01/4
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 23
Time of Possession32:3927:21

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:55OWN 25419Punt
111:222:16OWN 42558Touchdown
18:232:015036Punt
13:262:32OWN 31420Punt
214:414:05OWN 45755Touchdown
29:105:00OWN 151062Field Goal
21:521:22OWN 3032Punt
312:312:17OWN 25517Punt
35:192:08OWN 25575Touchdown
412:361:24OWN 2530Punt
411:021:12OPP 21321Touchdown
49:392:57OPP 19518Missed FG
43:532:05OWN 21513Punt
40:070:07OWN 201-2Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:051:43OWN 2039Punt
19:060:43OWN 25225Fumble
16:222:56OWN 2795Field Goal
10:541:13OWN 536Punt
210:361:26OWN 2539Punt
24:102:18OWN 36645Field Goal
20:300:30OWN 272-5Half
315:002:29OWN 48435Field Goal
310:144:55OWN 41084Field Goal
33:115:35OWN 411159Touchdown
411:120:10OWN 311-3Fumble
49:500:11OWN 2510Interception
46:420:54OWN 1643Interception
45:481:55OWN 25745Interception
41:481:41OWN 23735Interception

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Clifton Connell18713.941931
Dakota Walburn7507.141510
Ashton Edwards7243.431010
Terry Buckley382.67600
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Denzel Adams141047.435921
Lonnie Horie4389.501230
Ricardo Kerr199.00900
Leslie Donovan133.00300
Cedric Rodriguez100.00000
Melvin Flowers13030.003010

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dakota Walburn27202291/83410136.2
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ricardo Kerr46252693/16032435.5

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Elijah Redman696410.6730182
WR Tyler Humphries6612621.0027410
WR Amos Herrmann34144.671171
WR Monty Guenther2263.00350
RB Terry Buckley1155.00050
RB Ashton Edwards121111.000110
RB Clifton Connell1133.00130
TE Billy Ussery0200.00000
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Cedric Rodriguez71611015.7126320
TE Ron Kennedy585010.0017190
WR Donald Clemons476616.5037260
TE Johnny Osman3362.00030
RB Denzel Adams24168.004120
WR Levi Anthony2221.00330
WR Nickolas Tipton1133.00030
RB Lonnie Horie111616.005160
FB Leslie Donovan0100.00000
TE C.J. Raley0300.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Kendrick Capurro100.000
S Arnie Gillette12323.001
CB Anthony Harmon11717.000
CB Tyrell Dixon100.000
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Norm Morton0110
Roy Horiszny0100
Elias Eyrich0020
Tre King0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Ricardo Kerr2100
Donald Clemons1100
Denzel Adams1000

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Melvin Donovan732947.043.4563
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cornelius Lentzner313946.338.7571

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Harold Grant1/21/10/0405/5
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Grant Buchanon4/40/00/0361/1

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Anthony Harmon22311.50
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Nickolas Tipton252.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Elias Eyrich12424.00
Anthony Harmon12525.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Nickolas Tipton37826.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Thomas Chevrier701.02238
OLB Charles Ames630.02140
ILB Randall Bonk630.02138
S Elias Eyrich530.01436
S Willie Oliver400.0928
CB Kendrick Capurro300.01425
ILB Amir Cogdell300.01030
CB Anthony Harmon300.02047
DT Tre King220.51832
CB Trenton Boyd200.01428
CB Tyrell Dixon200.0827
DE Burt Worrall130.52049
DE Roy Horiszny110.51429
DT Norm Morton100.5417
S Arnie Gillette110.01933
DE Cornell Hopkins100.01020
S Glenn Kondovski100.0113
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S C.J. Thompson750.03528
ILB Raymond Padgett720.03123
S Randall Farley700.03328
CB Dana Torres600.03527
DT Toby Douglas510.03424
DE Silas Franz411.03327
OLB Ezekiel Miller410.03528
CB Gus Harding230.03328
CB Earl Gaylor210.02013
TE Ron Kennedy20---------
DT Carl McKenzie200.01013
OLB Amari Roussel130.01211
DT Ellis Baker110.02514
ILB Tyler Ketteridge100.045
QB Ricardo Kerr10---------
WR Cedric Rodriguez10---------
CB Sam Barber100.026
DE Ben Badgro100.03121

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Thomas Chevrier1.000138
DE Burt Worrall0.501149
DE Roy Horiszny0.501029
DT Norm Morton0.500017
DT Tre King0.500032
ILB Amir Cogdell0.010030
S Glenn Kondovski0.010013
DE Cornell Hopkins0.001020
ILB Randall Bonk0.001038
CB Tyrell Dixon0.001027
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Silas Franz1.000127
DT Carl McKenzie0.010013
DT Toby Douglas0.001024
DT Ellis Baker0.001014
DE Ben Badgro0.000221
OLB Ezekiel Miller0.000128

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Thomas Chevrier50038
S Elias Eyrich31036
CB Anthony Harmon21147
ILB Amir Cogdell21030
CB Kendrick Capurro20125
CB Tyrell Dixon20127
S Willie Oliver20028
OLB Charles Ames20040
CB Trenton Boyd20028
S Arnie Gillette11133
ILB Randall Bonk11038
S Glenn Kondovski10013
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dana Torres40027
S Randall Farley40028
ILB Raymond Padgett30023
CB Gus Harding23028
CB Sam Barber2006
S C.J. Thompson20028
OLB Ezekiel Miller11028
DE Silas Franz10027
CB Earl Gaylor10013

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Martin Way69035028
Jose Berkebile26035028
Brady Wheeler24035028
Ezra Sutton05035128
Cameron Lagana04035028
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Michael Hancock49122249
Kurt Ricker35022049
Keith Epstein24022049
Mickey Dotson13022149

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Ashton Edwards225
Ken Baca125
Billy Ussery125
Julio Rodriguez116
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Silas Franz211
Ron Kennedy210

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Anthony Harmon------20471380
Burt Worrall------2049473
Jose Berkebile3528------972
Cameron Lagana3528------972
Charles Ames------2140465
Thomas Chevrier------2238464
Ezra Sutton3528---------63
Dakota Walburn3528---------63
Brady Wheeler3528---------63
Martin Way3528---------63
Randall Bonk------2138463
Elijah Redman3527---------62
Amos Herrmann3328---------61
Trenton Boyd------14281759
Elias Eyrich------1436757
Arnie Gillette------1933355
Tre King------1832353
Monty Guenther3022---------52
Ashton Edwards119------2545
Amir Cogdell------1030444
Derrick Hines139------2244
Roy Horiszny------1429---43
Willie Oliver------928441
Tyrell Dixon------827641
Kendrick Capurro------1425140
Billy Ussery66------2537
Clifton Connell2015---------35
Cornell Hopkins------1020434
Tyler Humphries1518---------33
Glenn Kondovski------1131630
Ken Baca01------2526
Norm Morton------417425
Heath Cote------102324
Quentin Hardy62------1321
Terry Buckley63------716
Julio Rodriguez00------1616
Mack Simmons------19---10
Melvin Donovan00------99
Brock Donovan00------99
Harold Grant00------99
Devan Fleming00------99
Mel Staple------0088
Sammie Sherman------1034
Rodolfo Russell------00---0
Dexter Jarvis------00---0
Jesse Kley00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ron Kennedy2248------1080
Dana Torres------35271779
Keith Epstein2249------778
Michael Hancock2249------778
Kurt Ricker2249------778
Mickey Dotson2249------778
Silas Franz------33271171
Ricardo Kerr2249---------71
Tony Young2249---------71
Cedric Rodriguez2146---------67
C.J. Thompson------3528366
Ezekiel Miller------3528265
Gus Harding------3328263
Randall Farley------3328263
Donald Clemons1936------762
Toby Douglas------3424159
Raymond Padgett------3123---54
Ben Badgro------3121153
Amari Roussel------12112447
Levi Anthony1630---------46
Denzel Adams1625------142
Leslie Donovan313------2440
Ellis Baker------2514---39
Johnny Osman49------2639
Nickolas Tipton010------2434
Lonnie Horie510------1934
Earl Gaylor------2013---33
Carl McKenzie------1013932
Sam Barber------262028
Tyler Ketteridge------451625
Hunter Marshak02------2022
Brody Dillon------201921
Skip Rahn------25815
Melvin Flowers312---------15
Grant Buchanon00------1010
Mercury Schultz------72---9
Cornelius Lentzner00------77
Moe Cooley00------77
Donnie O'Neal------1517
C.J. Raley14---------5
Claude Peachey00---------0
Marty Lee00---------0
Marcos Varona------00---0
Pete Arias00---------0
Andres Henderson00---------0
O.J. Thornburg------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11454.1
Middle19884.6
Right4225.5
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left78011.4
Middle8486.0
Right7568.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dakota Walburn27203004240
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ricardo Kerr46255235524

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen77598.4
Short (0-8 Yds)114141.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)66549.0
Long (19+ Yds)3310234.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65366.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1510553.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1871096.1
Long (19+ Yds)73699.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Elijah Redman96064027
WR Tyler Humphries660126318
WR Amos Herrmann43014028
WR Monty Guenther2206022
TE Billy Ussery200006
RB Ashton Edwards2101109
RB Terry Buckley110503
RB Clifton Connell1103015
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Cedric Rodriguez1672110346
TE Ron Kennedy85050048
WR Donald Clemons74166236
RB Denzel Adams42016025
TE Johnny Osman330609
TE C.J. Raley300004
WR Levi Anthony2202030
WR Nickolas Tipton1103010
FB Leslie Donovan1000013
RB Lonnie Horie11016010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Clifton Connell3268.673.94
Terry Buckley100.002.67
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Denzel Adams461.507.43
Cedric Rodriguez100.000.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dakota Walburn65437.178.48
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ricardo Kerr113151.365.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Elijah Redman223316.507.11
WR Amos Herrmann2110.503.50
WR Tyler Humphries1144.0021.00
RB Terry Buckley1155.005.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Donald Clemons3131.009.43
TE Ron Kennedy2194.506.25
WR Cedric Rodriguez2000.006.88
RB Denzel Adams1000.004.00
FB Leslie Donovan1000.000.00
TE Johnny Osman1133.002.00
TE C.J. Raley1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
Dakota Walburn43
Terry Buckley10
Ashton Edwards10
DenverRushesConversions
Leslie Donovan10
Lonnie Horie11

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Dakota Walburn742
DenverAttCompConversions
Ricardo Kerr1143

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE Elijah Redman211
WR Tyler Humphries221
WR Monty Guenther110
TE Billy Ussery100
RB Ashton Edwards100
DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Cedric Rodriguez621
TE Ron Kennedy222
FB Leslie Donovan100
WR Donald Clemons100
TE C.J. Raley100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)