Week 3, 2026

played in Indianapolis, IN

79 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	10	14	0	-	38
Indianapolis Colts	14	7	3	21	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 IND - Francisco Leisure 5 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
1Q: 07:04 NED - Elijah Redman 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 02:01 IND - Darnell Reilly 20 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
1Q: 00:10 NED - Amos Herrmann 5 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 04:57 IND - Francisco Leisure 2 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NED - Elijah Redman 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 00:06 NED - T.J. Rhyne 51 field goal
3Q: 14:03 NED - Carl Houston 24 fumble return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 07:12 NED - Matt Merkerson 14 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 02:26 IND - Dean Arnold 30 field goal
4Q: 07:50 IND - Francisco Leisure 6 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:48 IND - Francisco Leisure 8 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:04 IND - Brody Wagner 57 interception return (Dean Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 IND - Francisco Leisure 5 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
1Q: 07:04 NED - Elijah Redman 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 02:01 IND - Darnell Reilly 20 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
1Q: 00:10 NED - Amos Herrmann 5 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 04:57 IND - Francisco Leisure 2 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NED - Elijah Redman 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 00:06 NED - T.J. Rhyne 51 field goal
3Q: 14:03 NED - Carl Houston 24 fumble return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 07:12 NED - Matt Merkerson 14 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 02:26 IND - Dean Arnold 30 field goal
4Q: 07:50 IND - Francisco Leisure 6 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:48 IND - Francisco Leisure 8 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:04 IND - Brody Wagner 57 interception return (Dean Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics NED IND
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 23 27
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 20 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 352 407
- Offensive Plays 50 72
- Yards per Play 7.04 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 73 188
- Rushing Attempts 13 46
- Yards per Rush 5.62 4.09
Net Passing Yards 279 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 4 24 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 279 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.54 8.42
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/7 11/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/107 4/132
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/88
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:10 36:50

Team Statistics	NED	IND
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	23	27
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	20	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	352	407
- Offensive Plays	50	72
- Yards per Play	7.04	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	73	188
- Rushing Attempts	13	46
- Yards per Rush	5.62	4.09
Net Passing Yards	279	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 4	24 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	279	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.54	8.42
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/7	11/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/107	4/132
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/88
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:10	36:50

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:44	2:46	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	1:46	1:46	OPP 27	5	27	Touchdown
2	11:17	2:55	OWN 5	6	26	Interception
2	4:51	4:35	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OPP 34	0	0	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:24	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	11:14	4:10	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	2:21	3:06	OWN 18	5	21	Punt
4	7:44	2:27	OWN 25	5	32	Interception
4	2:40	0:44	OWN 25	2	21	Interception
4	1:56	0:12	OWN 25	1	0	Interception

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:16	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	6:58	5:12	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
2	15:00	3:43	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
2	8:22	3:31	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
3	14:36	0:49	OWN 29	2	-5	Fumble
3	13:47	2:33	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
3	7:04	4:43	OWN 43	9	44	Field Goal
4	14:15	6:31	OWN 13	14	87	Touchdown
4	5:17	2:37	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 49	5	13	Game

Game MVP: Kenneth Poston, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dakota Walburn	7	49	7.00	12	1	0
Abraham Small	6	24	4.00	9	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zane Wilcox	31	120	3.87	20	4
Heath Boone	10	36	3.60	16	2
Kenneth Poston	4	24	6.00	14	1
Winfred Rafie	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	37	26	279	0/0	4	26	4	88.5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Poston	24	20	233	2/14	5	27	0	146.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	8	9	98	12.25	35	22	2
WR Amos Herrmann	5	9	43	8.60	16	17	1
WR Matt Merkerson	5	9	84	16.80	54	26	1
RB Abraham Small	3	3	24	8.00	19	18	0
TE Braden Dell	3	4	31	10.33	3	15	0
RB Derek Stone	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Francisco Leisure	12	14	118	9.83	12	27	4
TE Neil Erickson	3	3	30	10.00	24	12	0
RB Zane Wilcox	2	2	25	12.50	22	26	0
WR Darnell Reilly	2	3	34	17.00	4	20	1
WR Darrin Brenner	1	2	26	26.00	4	26	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Isaiah Jamison	1	21	21.00	0
ILB Conrad Pease	1	10	10.00	0
CB Brody Wagner	1	57	57.00	1
S Percy Alexander	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force	TD
Carl Houston	1	0	1
Abraham Small	1	0	0
Pat Clemons	0	1	0
Amari Rodriguez	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darrin Brenner	1	0	0	0
Kenneth Poston	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	2	94	47.0	47.0	48	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfred Noonan	2	99	49.5	39.5	55	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	5/5

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Arnold	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	3	107	35.7	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Rafie	3	107	35.7	0
Darrin Brenner	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	8	3	0.0	46	25
DT Tre King	6	2	0.0	29	16
S Cristian Gonzalez	6	2	0.0	43	19
OLB Amari Rodriguez	5	1	2.0	24	15
DE Sammie Sherman	5	0	0.0	35	17
S Arnie Gillette	4	2	0.0	22	9
CB Anthony Harmon	4	1	0.0	46	24
OLB Heath Cote	4	1	0.0	21	10
S Elias Eyrich	3	5	0.0	25	21
OLB Carl Houston	3	2	0.0	38	18
ILB Cary Schneider	3	2	0.0	21	14
DE Burt Worrall	3	0	0.0	22	11
DE Brenden Rosas	2	1	0.0	15	13
CB Johnathan Kennedy	2	0	0.0	22	12
CB Jason Burns	2	0	0.0	46	26
DT Nicky Ihler	1	0	0.0	17	11
WR Amos Herrmann	1	0	---	---	---
RB Abraham Small	1	0	---	---	---
WR Matt Merkerson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tucker Allen	1	0	0.0	20	10
OLB Warren Mitchell	0	1	0.0	10	4

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Conrad Pease	6	2	13	37
OLB Scottie Shumaker	5	3	13	33
CB Isaiah Jamison	4	0	13	37
DE Earl Fisk	3	0	7	22
OLB Jonathan Verdin	2	2	6	18
S Marc Bush	2	2	12	36
S Devon Oliver	2	1	7	22
DE Walter Kelley	2	0	6	16
DT Dalton Theron	2	0	8	18
S Percy Alexander	2	0	13	36
CB Mario Newman	2	0	5	16
S Brian Webb	1	0	1	1
DE Rondell Downs	1	0	7	19
CB Brody Wagner	1	0	7	21
DT Grayson Mathews	0	1	8	22

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Amari Rodriguez	2.0	0	0	15
DT Tre King	0.0	1	0	16
DE Sammie Sherman	0.0	0	1	17

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Grayson Mathews	1	1	1	22
DE Rondell Downs	0	2	0	19
DT Dalton Theron	0	1	0	18
OLB Jonathan Verdin	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Arnie Gillette	3	0	9
ILB Randall Bonk	3	0	25
CB Jason Burns	3	0	26
OLB Amari Rodriguez	2	0	15
CB Johnathan Kennedy	2	0	12
OLB Carl Houston	2	0	18
S Cristian Gonzalez	2	0	19
ILB Cary Schneider	1	1	14
S Elias Eyrich	1	0	21
OLB Heath Cote	1	0	10
CB Anthony Harmon	0	1	24

Indianapolis	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Scottie Shumaker	7	0	33
CB Isaiah Jamison	3	1	37
ILB Conrad Pease	3	1	37
OLB Jonathan Verdin	3	0	18
S Percy Alexander	2	1	36
CB Mario Newman	2	0	16
CB Brody Wagner	1	1	21
DE Walter Kelley	1	0	16
DE Earl Fisk	1	0	22
S Brian Webb	1	0	1
DE Rondell Downs	1	0	19
S Marc Bush	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brady Wheeler	1	2	13	37
Rico Hoskins	1	1	13	37
Cary Fleming	0	1	13	37
Kerry Smith	0	1	7	15
Martin Way	0	1	13	37

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Knoyle	3	9	46	0	26
Shane Bennett	3	8	46	1	26
Gary Dawson	3	7	46	1	26
Kevin Rodriguez	2	7	46	0	26
Dominique Meadows	1	1	12	0	13
Damian Sawyer	0	9	46	0	26
Jeffery Stevison	0	1	10	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Clemons	2	19
Derek Stone	1	16
Abraham Small	1	7

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Boone	1	19
Dominique Meadows	1	19
Percy Alexander	1	19

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Burns	---	---	46	26	9	81
Randall Bonk	---	---	46	25	1	72
Anthony Harmon	---	---	46	24	---	70
Matt Merkerson	13	33	---	---	16	62
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	43	19	---	62
Elias Eyrich	---	---	25	21	10	56
Carl Houston	---	---	38	18	---	56
Cary Fleming	13	37	---	---	3	53
Josue Mueller	13	37	---	---	3	53
Rico Hoskins	13	37	---	---	3	53
Sammie Sherman	---	---	35	17	---	52
Johnathan Kennedy	---	---	22	12	17	51
Dakota Walburn	13	37	---	---	---	50
Amos Herrmann	13	37	---	---	---	50
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	24	15	11	50
Brady Wheeler	13	37	---	---	---	50
Martin Way	13	37	---	---	---	50
Heath Cote	---	---	21	10	18	49
Tre King	---	---	29	16	1	46
Elijah Redman	13	28	---	---	---	41
Abraham Small	11	18	---	---	7	36
Derek Stone	1	18	---	---	16	35
Cary Schneider	---	---	21	14	---	35
Burt Worrall	---	---	22	11	1	34
Dana Ignasiak	5	20	---	---	8	33
Arnie Gillette	---	---	22	9	1	32
Braden Dell	1	12	---	---	19	32
Brenden Rosas	---	---	15	13	3	31
Tucker Allen	---	---	20	10	---	30
Nicky Ihler	---	---	17	11	---	28
Kerry Smith	7	15	---	---	---	22
Hector Dawson	1	2	---	---	17	20
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	1	3	16	20
Pat Clemons	0	0	---	---	19	19
Warren Mitchell	---	---	10	4	---	14
Jordan Blackmon	---	---	2	7	1	10
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Toby Douglas	---	---	1	1	2	4
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	3	3
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dustin Thompson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Levon Lindsay	0	2	---	---	---	2
Chuck Robinson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Colton Wheeler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Oliveira	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robbie Conway	---	---	0	0	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Dawson	46	26	---	---	3	75
Shane Bennett	46	26	---	---	3	75
Kevin Rodriguez	46	26	---	---	3	75
Kenneth Poston	46	26	---	---	1	73
Marty Knoyle	46	26	---	---	---	72
Damian Sawyer	46	26	---	---	---	72
Francisco Leisure	45	26	---	---	---	71
Darnell Reilly	43	25	---	---	---	68
Percy Alexander	---	---	13	36	19	68
Neil Erickson	44	21	---	---	---	65
Zane Wilcox	35	23	---	---	---	58
Darrin Brenner	25	13	---	---	19	57
Isaiah Jamison	---	---	13	37	1	51
Conrad Pease	---	---	13	37	1	51
Marc Bush	---	---	12	36	1	49
Scottie Shumaker	---	---	13	33	1	47
Dominique Meadows	12	13	---	---	19	44
Wesley Richardson	---	---	6	17	19	42
Dalton Theron	---	---	8	18	14	40
Heath Boone	12	4	---	---	19	35
Grayson Mathews	---	---	8	22	5	35
Devon Oliver	---	---	7	22	1	30
Earl Fisk	---	---	7	22	---	29
Brody Wagner	---	---	7	21	---	28
Rondell Downs	---	---	7	19	1	27
Harry Widner	---	---	5	20	1	26
Walter Kelley	---	---	6	16	2	24
Jonathan Verdin	---	---	6	18	---	24
Mario Newman	---	---	5	16	---	21
Nick Montgomery	---	---	5	14	---	19
Brian Webb	---	---	1	1	16	18
Stan Rice	0	0	---	---	16	16
Winfred Rafie	1	0	---	---	15	16
Jeffery Stevison	10	5	---	---	---	15
Jeffery Call	0	0	---	---	14	14
Allen Rollin	3	0	---	---	6	9
Dean Arnold	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robert Kaye	---	---	1	2	3	6
Samuel Shields	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marlon Gilmore	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alfred Noonan	0	0	---	---	2	2
Burt Hickman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Britt	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jace Allred	---	---	0	0	---	0
Brock Gabay	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Yeung	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	12	64	5.3
Right	1	9	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	31	117	3.8
Right	7	33	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	37	26	4	1	0	0	5	1	4

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Poston	24	20	4	1	0	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	79	9.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	61	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	53	26.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	9	8	98	3	28
WR Amos Herrmann	9	5	43	0	37
WR Matt Merkerson	9	5	84	1	33
TE Braden Dell	4	3	31	0	12
RB Abraham Small	3	3	24	0	18
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	1	-4	0	20
RB Derek Stone	1	1	3	0	18

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Francisco Leisure	14	12	118	1	26
WR Darnell Reilly	3	2	34	1	25
TE Neil Erickson	3	3	30	0	21
WR Darrin Brenner	2	1	26	1	13
RB Zane Wilcox	2	2	25	1	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Heath Boone	3	-2	-0.67	3.60
Zane Wilcox	3	6	2.00	3.87
Kenneth Poston	1	3	3.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	8	6	41	5.13	7.54

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Poston	10	7	47	4.70	9.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	3	2	20	6.67	10.89
WR Amos Herrmann	3	2	8	2.67	4.78
RB Abraham Small	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.00
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	14	14.00	9.33

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Francisco Leisure	6	4	21	3.50	8.43
WR Darrin Brenner	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
RB Zane Wilcox	1	1	-1	-1.00	12.50
WR Darnell Reilly	1	1	20	20.00	11.33
TE Neil Erickson	1	1	7	7.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Poston	3	0
Zane Wilcox	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	6	5	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Poston	10	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos Herrmann	3	3	3
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	1
TE Braden Dell	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Francisco Leisure	7	6	5
WR Darnell Reilly	2	2	2
WR Darrin Brenner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)