Week 8, 2026

played in Denver, CO

50 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	21	3	3	3	-	30
Denver Broncos	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 NED - Braden Dell 17 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 09:57 NED - Dana Ignasiak 78 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 00:10 NED - Elijah Redman 4 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 03:55 DEN - Leon Holliday 5 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Todd Davidson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - T.J. Rhyne 33 field goal
3Q: 05:00 NED - T.J. Rhyne 21 field goal
4Q: 11:35 DEN - Cedric Rodriguez 23 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Todd Davidson extra point)
4Q: 05:45 NED - T.J. Rhyne 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 NED - Braden Dell 17 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 09:57 NED - Dana Ignasiak 78 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 00:10 NED - Elijah Redman 4 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 03:55 DEN - Leon Holliday 5 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Todd Davidson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - T.J. Rhyne 33 field goal
3Q: 05:00 NED - T.J. Rhyne 21 field goal
4Q: 11:35 DEN - Cedric Rodriguez 23 pass from Ricardo Kerr (Todd Davidson extra point)
4Q: 05:45 NED - T.J. Rhyne 37 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 3-4
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 21 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 527 332
- Offensive Plays 75 53
- Yards per Play 7.03 6.26
Net Rushing Yards 91 28
- Rushing Attempts 28 12
- Yards per Rush 3.25 2.33
Net Passing Yards 436 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 36 - 1 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 444 320
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.28 7.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/29 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 38:20 21:40

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	3-4
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	21	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	527	332
- Offensive Plays	75	53
- Yards per Play	7.03	6.26
Net Rushing Yards	91	28
- Rushing Attempts	28	12
- Yards per Rush	3.25	2.33
Net Passing Yards	436	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 36 - 1	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	444	320
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.28	7.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/29	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	38:20	21:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	13:19	0:42	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
1	10:26	0:48	OWN 13	2	87	Touchdown
1	6:07	6:05	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
2	13:52	3:51	OWN 29	8	29	Punt
2	9:11	1:32	OWN 41	3	21	Fumble
2	6:39	1:45	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	3:49	1:24	OWN 25	3	37	Interception
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 30	4	54	Field Goal
3	12:05	7:12	OWN 28	14	68	Field Goal
3	3:13	2:32	OWN 9	6	39	Punt
4	11:22	5:45	OWN 25	9	55	Field Goal
4	2:26	0:34	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 38	3	0	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	2:11	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	9:38	3:31	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
1	0:02	1:10	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	10:01	0:50	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	7:39	1:00	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
2	4:54	1:05	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	2:25	0:38	OPP 37	3	7	Fumble
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	4:53	1:40	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	0:41	4:19	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
4	5:37	3:11	OWN 25	10	67	Downs
4	1:52	0:39	OPP 43	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dakota Walburn	11	63	5.73	10	1
Abraham Small	11	28	2.55	11	1
Derek Stone	6	0	0.00	4	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicolas Dillon	7	27	3.86	13	1
Grayson Meier	4	4	1.00	3	0
Deron Robinson	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	46	36	444	1/8	3	78	1	119.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Kerr	39	26	320	2/16	2	50	0	108.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amos Herrmann	8	10	113	14.13	60	31	0
TE Derrick Hines	5	8	34	6.80	4	14	0
WR Matt Merkerson	5	7	26	5.20	7	10	0
TE Elijah Redman	4	5	47	11.75	37	36	1
TE Kerry Smith	3	4	12	4.00	0	8	0
RB Abraham Small	3	3	31	10.33	18	13	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	3	4	133	44.33	82	78	1
TE Braden Dell	3	3	31	10.33	6	17	1
WR Hector Dawson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Derek Stone	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cedric Rodriguez	9	13	108	12.00	26	25	1
TE Ron Kennedy	4	4	64	16.00	29	42	0
WR Weston Austin	4	7	21	5.25	0	6	0
WR Leon Holliday	4	6	81	20.25	16	50	1
RB Grayson Meier	2	4	21	10.50	6	15	0
RB Deron Robinson	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
TE Bernie Gaynord	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Theodore Griffith	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Donald Clemons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Randall Farley	1	31	31.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Elijah Redman	1	0	0
Rico Hoskins	0	1	0
Sammie Sherman	0	1	0
Kendrick Capurro	0	0	1
Amari Rodriguez	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ricardo Kerr	1	0	0
Warren Wynn	1	0	0
Gus Harding	0	1	0
Deon Witten	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	5	242	48.4	41.0	64	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Horowitz	7	303	43.3	42.3	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Davidson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	1	7	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Wynn	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clayton Wells	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	7	0	0.0	12	35
S Cristian Gonzalez	5	2	0.0	12	30
ILB Cary Schneider	5	0	0.0	6	15
CB Kendrick Capurro	4	1	1.0	6	19
OLB Carl Houston	4	0	0.0	12	36
CB Johnathan Kennedy	3	1	0.0	6	25
CB Chuck Robinson	3	1	0.0	6	25
S Elias Eyrich	2	1	0.0	6	26
DT Tre King	2	0	0.0	7	29
DE Brenden Rosas	1	0	1.0	9	30
S Arnie Gillette	1	0	0.0	6	23
OLB Jordan Blackmon	1	0	0.0	0	10
RB Derek Stone	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jason Burns	0	2	0.0	12	41
OLB Amari Rodriguez	0	1	0.0	6	16
S Leonardo Trabosh	0	1	0.0	0	6
DE Tucker Allen	0	1	0.0	5	11

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gus Harding	14	1	0.0	28	47
OLB Deon Witten	11	4	0.0	28	46
ILB Raymond Padgett	10	2	0.0	24	46
S Randall Farley	5	2	0.0	28	46
CB Earl Gaylor	3	1	1.0	19	22
S C.J. Thompson	3	2	0.0	28	47
CB Clayton Wells	3	0	0.0	28	47
OLB Karl Marshall	3	0	0.0	8	24
DT Carl McKenzie	2	1	0.0	17	24
DE Skip Rahn	2	0	0.0	25	46
DT Donnie O'Neal	1	2	0.0	26	37
DE O.J. Thornburg	1	1	0.0	14	16
CB Emmanuel Edmond	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Buddy Humphrey	1	0	0.0	8	24
ILB Kenyon Giles	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brenden Rosas	1.0	2	0	30
CB Kendrick Capurro	1.0	0	0	19
ILB Randall Bonk	0.0	3	2	35
OLB Jordan Blackmon	0.0	0	1	10

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Earl Gaylor	1.0	0	1	22
DT Carl McKenzie	0.0	1	0	24
DE Skip Rahn	0.0	1	0	46
DT Donnie O'Neal	0.0	1	0	37
ILB Raymond Padgett	0.0	0	1	46

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Cary Schneider	5	0	15
CB Johnathan Kennedy	3	1	25
CB Kendrick Capurro	3	0	19
S Elias Eyrich	3	0	26
OLB Carl Houston	3	0	36
CB Chuck Robinson	3	0	25
S Cristian Gonzalez	3	0	30
S Arnie Gillette	1	1	23
ILB Randall Bonk	1	1	35
OLB Jordan Blackmon	1	0	10
CB Jason Burns	0	1	41

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gus Harding	9	1	0	47
OLB Deon Witten	8	1	0	46
ILB Raymond Padgett	6	0	0	46
S C.J. Thompson	3	0	0	47
S Randall Farley	2	1	1	46
CB Earl Gaylor	2	0	0	22
CB Clayton Wells	2	0	0	47
OLB Karl Marshall	2	0	0	24
DE Philip Sawyer	1	0	0	24
CB Emmanuel Edmond	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Josue Mueller	1	8	28	0	47
Cary Fleming	1	4	28	0	47
Jose Berkebile	1	2	28	0	47
Brady Wheeler	0	2	12	0	7
Rico Hoskins	0	1	28	0	47
Dustin Thompson	0	1	16	0	40
Abraham Small	0	0	17	1	25

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mickey Dotson	2	4	12	0	41
Brandon Baker	0	3	12	1	41
Kurt Ricker	0	2	12	1	41
Keith Epstein	0	2	12	0	41
Ron Kennedy	0	1	12	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Hines	1	24
Johnathan Kennedy	1	14
Amari Rodriguez	1	12
Braden Dell	1	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Donald Clemons	1	21

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Merkerson	28	41	---	---	16	85
Josue Mueller	28	47	---	---	8	83
Jose Berkebile	28	47	---	---	8	83
Rico Hoskins	28	47	---	---	8	83
Cary Fleming	28	47	---	---	3	78
Dakota Walburn	28	47	---	---	---	75
Amos Herrmann	28	47	---	---	---	75
Dustin Thompson	16	40	---	---	5	61
Elijah Redman	24	35	---	---	---	59
Jason Burns	---	---	12	41	---	53
Abraham Small	17	25	---	---	7	49
Derek Stone	11	22	---	---	16	49
Carl Houston	---	---	12	36	---	48
Randall Bonk	---	---	12	35	---	47
Brenden Rosas	---	---	9	30	7	46
Johnathan Kennedy	---	---	6	25	14	45
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	12	30	---	42
Derrick Hines	5	10	---	---	24	39
Heath Cote	---	---	5	15	19	39
Chuck Robinson	---	---	6	25	7	38
Elias Eyrich	---	---	6	26	4	36
Tre King	---	---	7	29	---	36
Dana Ignasiak	14	19	---	---	3	36
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	6	16	12	34
Sammie Sherman	---	---	9	25	---	34
Braden Dell	4	16	---	---	11	31
Hector Dawson	5	6	---	---	19	30
Arnie Gillette	---	---	6	23	---	29
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	6	19	2	27
Pat Clemons	0	0	---	---	24	24
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	0	6	15	21
Cary Schneider	---	---	6	15	---	21
Brady Wheeler	12	7	---	---	---	19
Kerry Smith	4	14	---	---	---	18
Tucker Allen	---	---	5	11	---	16
Nicky Ihler	---	---	5	10	---	15
Jordan Blackmon	---	---	0	10	---	10
Robbie Conway	---	---	0	10	---	10
Toby Douglas	---	---	0	2	7	9
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Burt Worrall	---	---	1	6	---	7
Warren Mitchell	---	---	1	6	---	7
Colton Wheeler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Oliveira	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Thompson	---	---	28	47	16	91
Gus Harding	---	---	28	47	15	90
Clayton Wells	---	---	28	47	9	84
Deon Witten	---	---	28	46	4	78
Randall Farley	---	---	28	46	3	77
Skip Rahn	---	---	25	46	2	73
Raymond Padgett	---	---	24	46	1	71
Donnie O'Neal	---	---	26	37	8	71
Ron Kennedy	12	40	---	---	12	64
Keith Epstein	12	41	---	---	7	60
Kurt Ricker	12	41	---	---	7	60
Mickey Dotson	12	41	---	---	7	60
Norm Brazil	12	41	---	---	7	60
Ricardo Kerr	12	41	---	---	---	53
Brandon Baker	12	41	---	---	---	53
Cedric Rodriguez	12	38	---	---	2	52
Karl Marshall	---	---	8	24	20	52
Earl Gaylor	---	---	19	22	3	44
Carl McKenzie	---	---	17	24	2	43
Philip Sawyer	---	---	13	24	6	43
Leon Holliday	11	28	---	---	---	39
Weston Austin	6	27	---	---	2	35
Deron Robinson	1	17	---	---	16	34
O.J. Thornburg	---	---	14	16	3	33
Bernie Gaynord	4	10	---	---	19	33
Buddy Humphrey	---	---	8	24	---	32
Leslie Donovan	2	12	---	---	14	28
Donald Clemons	0	6	---	---	21	27
Ellis Baker	---	---	9	16	1	26
Nicolas Dillon	7	15	---	---	---	22
Kenyon Giles	---	---	5	2	13	20
Emmanuel Edmond	---	---	0	2	13	15
Warren Wynn	0	1	---	---	13	14
Grayson Meier	4	8	---	---	---	12
Gabe Money	0	0	---	---	7	7
Edwin Horowitz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Theodore Griffith	1	3	---	---	---	4
Todd Davidson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chris Cochrane	---	---	0	1	1	2
Tony Young	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Arias	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andres Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
B.J. Romanski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levi Rosa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wayne Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrone Hopper	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	18	86	4.8
Right	6	-1	-0.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	3	2	0.7
Right	4	-3	-0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	46	36	6	0	3	3	3	2	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Kerr	39	26	5	1	3	4	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	102	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	140	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	124	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	78	39.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	121	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	113	16.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	10	8	1	113	2	47
TE Derrick Hines	8	5	0	34	0	10
WR Matt Merkerson	7	5	2	26	0	41
TE Elijah Redman	5	4	0	47	1	35
TE Kerry Smith	4	3	0	12	0	14
WR Dana Ignasiak	4	3	0	133	3	19
RB Abraham Small	3	3	0	31	0	25
TE Braden Dell	3	3	0	31	0	16
WR Hector Dawson	1	1	0	11	0	6
RB Derek Stone	1	1	0	6	0	22

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Rodriguez	13	9	1	108	3	38
WR Weston Austin	7	4	0	21	0	27
WR Leon Holliday	6	4	1	81	1	28
TE Ron Kennedy	4	4	0	64	1	40
RB Grayson Meier	4	2	1	21	0	8
TE Theodore Griffith	2	1	0	15	0	3
WR Donald Clemons	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Deron Robinson	1	1	0	1	0	17
TE Bernie Gaynord	1	1	0	9	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	2	3	1.50	5.73
Abraham Small	1	4	4.00	2.55
Derek Stone	1	0	0.00	0.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	6	6	38	6.33	9.65

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Kerr	3	3	17	5.67	8.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Herrmann	2	2	11	5.50	11.30
WR Matt Merkerson	2	2	6	3.00	3.71
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	4	4.00	9.40
TE Braden Dell	1	1	17	17.00	10.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	1	6	6.00	8.31
WR Weston Austin	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Leon Holliday	1	1	5	5.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	5	2
Derek Stone	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Robinson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	7	4	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Kerr	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos Herrmann	4	2	2
TE Derrick Hines	2	1	1
TE Braden Dell	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Weston Austin	4	2	0
WR Cedric Rodriguez	3	2	1
TE Ron Kennedy	2	2	1
TE Bernie Gaynord	1	1	1
WR Leon Holliday	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)