Week 15, 2026

played in New Jersey, NJ

50 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	14	14	3	-	34
New Jersey Jets	14	3	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 NJY - Melvin Poston 1 run (Arnold Burton extra point)
1Q: 04:22 NED - T.J. Rhyne 18 field goal
1Q: 02:06 NJY - DeAndre Chae 51 interception return (Arnold Burton extra point)
2Q: 12:18 NED - Amos Herrmann 6 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 03:39 NED - Dana Ignasiak 5 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NJY - Arnold Burton 18 field goal
3Q: 08:52 NED - Matt Merkerson 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 03:21 NED - Amos Herrmann 7 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 12:50 NJY - Arnold Burton 40 field goal
4Q: 02:32 NED - T.J. Rhyne 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 NJY - Melvin Poston 1 run (Arnold Burton extra point)
1Q: 04:22 NED - T.J. Rhyne 18 field goal
1Q: 02:06 NJY - DeAndre Chae 51 interception return (Arnold Burton extra point)
2Q: 12:18 NED - Amos Herrmann 6 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 03:39 NED - Dana Ignasiak 5 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NJY - Arnold Burton 18 field goal
3Q: 08:52 NED - Matt Merkerson 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 03:21 NED - Amos Herrmann 7 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 12:50 NJY - Arnold Burton 40 field goal
4Q: 02:32 NED - T.J. Rhyne 22 field goal

Team Statistics NED NJY
Record 11-3 8-6
First Downs 24 10
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 19 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 371 221
- Offensive Plays 71 51
- Yards per Play 5.23 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 32 18
- Rushing Attempts 25 12
- Yards per Rush 1.28 1.50
Net Passing Yards 339 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 33 - 3 37 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 354 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.37 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/49
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 2/72 5/121
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 33
Time of Possession 37:21 22:39

Team Statistics	NED	NJY
Record	11-3	8-6
First Downs	24	10
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	19	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	371	221
- Offensive Plays	71	51
- Yards per Play	5.23	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	32	18
- Rushing Attempts	25	12
- Yards per Rush	1.28	1.50
Net Passing Yards	339	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 33 - 3	37 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	354	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.37	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/49
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	2/72	5/121
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 33
Time of Possession	37:21	22:39

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 25	5	19	Interception
1	11:01	2:15	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
1	7:08	2:51	OPP 34	6	33	Field Goal
1	2:45	0:52	OWN 29	2	11	Interception
1	1:53	4:41	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	8:23	4:55	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
2	1:49	0:50	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
3	12:24	3:38	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
3	6:47	3:36	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	1:47	1:13	OWN 24	3	-7	Punt
4	12:45	2:08	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	8:59	3:47	OWN 15	5	28	Punt
4	4:32	2:08	OPP 9	6	4	Field Goal
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 47	3	-19	Game

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:57	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
1	8:46	1:38	OWN 17	3	-2	Punt
1	4:17	1:32	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	12:12	3:49	OWN 26	5	23	Punt
2	3:28	1:39	OWN 27	4	22	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OPP 31	5	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
3	8:46	1:59	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
3	3:11	1:24	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	0:34	2:49	OPP 46	4	23	Field Goal
4	10:37	1:38	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	5:12	0:40	OWN 9	4	0	Downs
4	2:24	1:06	OWN 34	5	19	Downs

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Carter Arnold	9	-7	-0.78	4
Dakota Walburn	8	31	3.88	7
Derek Stone	8	8	1.00	8

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carson Darrow	5	9	1.80	13	1	0
Hector Schulte	3	-3	-1.00	6	0	0
Louie Pachelbel	2	11	5.50	8	0	0
Melvin Poston	1	1	1.00	1	0	1
Jerome Floyd	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	44	33	354	2/15	4	38	3	100.0

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Louie Pachelbel	37	24	211	2/8	0	46	0	79.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	7	10	112	16.00	73	37	0
WR Matt Merkerson	7	7	66	9.43	36	38	1
WR Amos Herrmann	6	7	20	3.33	3	7	2
TE Braden Dell	5	8	49	9.80	17	18	0
TE Kerry Smith	3	3	44	14.67	8	22	0
FB Pat Clemons	2	2	17	8.50	6	14	0
WR Hector Dawson	1	3	30	30.00	0	30	0
RB Carter Arnold	1	2	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Melvin Poston	7	10	92	13.14	52	31
RB Carson Darrow	5	6	18	3.60	0	7
WR Alexis Peko	4	6	48	12.00	22	46
WR Brendan Whalen	3	5	23	7.67	9	16
TE Devante Prescott	2	6	24	12.00	0	13
FB Jerome Floyd	2	2	2	1.00	2	2
TE Neil Cobb	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Paul LaBounty	1	0	0.00	0
CB Neal Bisson	1	0	0.00	0
OLB DeAndre Chae	1	51	51.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Merkerson	1	0	0
Pat Clemons	0	1	0
Braden Dell	0	0	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hunter Griffith	1	0	0
Gerald Covington	0	1	0
Neil Cobb	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	4	191	47.8	39.5	55	2

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dakota Monroe	8	333	41.6	35.9	51	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	2/2	0/0	0/0	22	4/4

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Arnold Burton	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	3	26	8.7	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Griffith	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	2	72	36.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Darrow	5	121	24.2	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	7	1	0.0	12	36
DE Brenden Rosas	4	1	2.0	6	27
OLB Heath Cote	4	1	0.0	7	23
S Cristian Gonzalez	4	0	0.0	12	33
ILB Cary Schneider	4	0	0.0	4	18
OLB Carl Houston	3	1	0.0	12	29
DE Sammie Sherman	3	0	0.0	12	26
CB Jason Burns	2	2	0.0	12	39
DT Nicky Ihler	2	0	0.0	6	26
S Elias Eyrich	1	1	0.0	7	25
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leonardo Trabosh	1	0	0.0	4	22
CB Johnathan Kennedy	1	0	0.0	6	24
DT Tre King	1	0	0.0	8	21
TE Braden Dell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chuck Robinson	0	3	0.0	7	17

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joel Ours	12	4	0.5	25	45
S Andre Spence	10	2	0.0	23	39
CB Neal Bisson	6	0	1.0	23	43
DE Nathaniel Kehl	6	1	0.5	23	36
OLB Otis Edgerton	5	1	0.0	23	38
CB Artie French	3	1	0.0	9	20
OLB DeAndre Chae	2	2	0.0	9	21
S Gene Weinmeister	2	0	0.0	25	45
CB Winston Barber	2	0	0.0	15	21
DT Tristan Riddick	1	1	0.0	23	43
S Paul LaBounty	1	1	0.0	9	11
DT Gerald Covington	1	0	0.0	17	36
DE Winston Panehal	1	0	0.0	21	34
OLB Britt Weaver	1	0	0.0	5	10
CB Enrique Bates	1	0	0.0	9	28
DT Randal Swift	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brenden Rosas	2.0	1	0	2	27
DT Nicky Ihler	0.0	1	0	0	26
ILB Randall Bonk	0.0	0	2	0	36
OLB Amari Rodriguez	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Tre King	0.0	0	1	0	21

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Neal Bisson	1.0	0	0	0	43
DE Nathaniel Kehl	0.5	1	1	0	36
ILB Joel Ours	0.5	0	0	0	45
DE Burt Sanders	0.0	1	0	1	9
DE Winston Panehal	0.0	1	0	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	4	0	36
ILB Cary Schneider	3	0	18
OLB Heath Cote	2	1	23
S Cristian Gonzalez	2	1	33
CB Jason Burns	2	1	39
DT Nicky Ihler	2	0	26
DE Brenden Rosas	2	0	27
OLB Carl Houston	2	0	29
S Elias Eyrich	1	1	25
CB Leonardo Trabosh	1	0	22
CB Johnathan Kennedy	1	0	24
DE Sammie Sherman	1	0	26
DT Tre King	1	0	21
S Arnie Gillette	0	1	25

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Joel Ours	8	0	0	45
CB Neal Bisson	4	1	1	43
S Andre Spence	4	0	0	39
OLB Otis Edgerton	3	0	0	38
CB Winston Barber	3	0	0	21
OLB DeAndre Chae	2	0	1	21
DT Gerald Covington	2	0	0	36
CB Artie French	2	0	0	20
S Gene Weinmeister	1	1	0	45
S Paul LaBounty	1	0	1	11
DE Winston Panehal	1	0	0	34
DE Nathaniel Kehl	1	0	0	36
CB Enrique Bates	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rico Hoskins	1	6	25	0	46
Elijah Redman	0	3	24	0	37
Cary Fleming	0	3	25	0	46
Martin Way	0	3	25	0	46
Brady Wheeler	0	2	25	1	46
Dustin Thompson	0	0	25	1	46

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jimmy Tabor	1	2	12	1	39
Jalen Wells	1	2	12	0	39
Gino Salinas	1	2	12	0	39
Aiden Strong	0	4	12	0	39
Neil Cobb	0	0	3	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Derek Stone	2	17
Derrick Hines	1	25
Amari Rodriguez	1	24
Elias Eyrich	1	21
Kendrick Capurro	1	19
Hector Dawson	1	11
Braden Dell	1	11

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Neil Cobb	2	25
Hector Schulte	1	20
Melvin Poston	1	15
Devante Prescott	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brady Wheeler	25	46	---	---	6	77
Martin Way	25	46	---	---	6	77
Rico Hoskins	25	46	---	---	6	77
Dustin Thompson	25	46	---	---	6	77
Matt Merkerson	25	41	---	---	8	74
Cary Fleming	25	46	---	---	---	71
Dakota Walburn	25	46	---	---	---	71
Amos Herrmann	25	46	---	---	---	71
Elijah Redman	24	37	---	---	---	61
Elias Eyrich	---	---	7	25	21	53
Jason Burns	---	---	12	39	2	53
Randall Bonk	---	---	12	36	2	50
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	12	33	5	50
Derek Stone	12	16	---	---	17	45
Carter Arnold	13	24	---	---	7	44
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	4	15	24	43
Heath Cote	---	---	7	23	13	43
Carl Houston	---	---	12	29	1	42
Braden Dell	9	20	---	---	11	40
Sammie Sherman	---	---	12	26	1	39
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	4	22	10	36
Dana Ignasiak	13	19	---	---	4	36
Arnie Gillette	---	---	8	25	1	34
Brenden Rosas	---	---	6	27	1	34
Nicky Ihler	---	---	6	26	1	33
Johnathan Kennedy	---	---	6	24	1	31
Tre King	---	---	8	21	1	30
Pat Clemons	0	3	---	---	25	28
Derrick Hines	0	0	---	---	25	25
Hector Dawson	3	10	---	---	11	24
Chuck Robinson	---	---	7	17	---	24
Tucker Allen	---	---	4	11	9	24
Cary Schneider	---	---	4	18	2	24
Emmett Landrieu	0	2	---	---	21	23
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	0	1	19	20
Toby Douglas	---	---	0	6	9	15
Kerry Smith	1	12	---	---	---	13
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	6	6
Warren Mitchell	---	---	1	5	---	6
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mel Staple	---	---	0	0	---	0
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Colton Wheeler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Oliveira	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jose Berkebile	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gene Weinmeister	---	---	25	45	2	72
Joel Ours	---	---	25	45	2	72
Tristan Riddick	---	---	23	43	2	68
Neal Bisson	---	---	23	43	2	68
Andre Spence	---	---	23	39	1	63
Otis Edgerton	---	---	23	38	1	62
Devante Prescott	12	38	---	---	12	62
Melvin Poston	12	34	---	---	15	61
Gino Salinas	12	39	---	---	10	61
Aiden Strong	12	39	---	---	10	61
Nathaniel Kehl	---	---	23	36	1	60
Gerald Covington	---	---	17	36	6	59
Winston Panehal	---	---	21	34	1	56
Enrique Bates	---	---	9	28	16	53
Jalen Wells	12	39	---	---	---	51
Devan Coleman	12	39	---	---	---	51
Louie Pachelbel	12	39	---	---	---	51
Jimmy Tabor	12	39	---	---	---	51
Alexis Peko	12	36	---	---	---	48
Neil Cobb	3	15	---	---	25	43
Carson Darrow	7	28	---	---	8	43
Winston Barber	---	---	15	21	6	42
Brendan Whalen	9	25	---	---	7	41
Paul LaBounty	---	---	9	11	16	36
DeAndre Chae	---	---	9	21	1	31
Hector Schulte	4	7	---	---	20	31
Artie French	---	---	9	20	---	29
Jerome Floyd	1	7	---	---	17	25
Marcos Preston	---	---	0	1	23	24
Hunter Griffith	0	2	---	---	17	19
Manuel Webster	---	---	8	11	---	19
Britt Weaver	---	---	5	10	1	16
Claude Ramon	0	3	---	---	12	15
Braxton Reid	---	---	2	8	5	15
Burt Sanders	---	---	2	9	1	12
Winfred Norman	---	---	0	1	11	12
Dakota Monroe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dalton Darling	0	0	---	---	10	10
Alfredo Bermudez	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pete Kriner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shannon McMaster	---	---	2	4	---	6
Arnold Burton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Randal Swift	---	---	2	2	---	4
Reginald Maass	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jesse Hipwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Clifton Necaise	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	15	50	3.3
Right	5	-17	-3.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-7	-2.3
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	44	33	6	1	1	2	1	1	3

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Louie Pachelbel	37	24	2	1	1	5	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	43	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	136	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	94	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	51	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	46	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	10	7	0	112	3	37
TE Braden Dell	8	5	1	49	0	20
WR Amos Herrmann	7	6	0	20	0	46
WR Matt Merkerson	7	7	0	66	1	41
WR Hector Dawson	3	1	0	30	1	10
TE Kerry Smith	3	3	0	44	1	12
FB Pat Clemons	2	2	0	17	0	3
RB Carter Arnold	2	1	0	11	0	24
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	1	0	5	0	19

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Poston	10	7	1	92	1	34
RB Carson Darrow	6	5	0	18	0	28
TE Devante Prescott	6	2	0	24	0	38
WR Alexis Peko	6	4	0	48	1	36
WR Brendan Whalen	5	3	0	23	0	25
TE Neil Cobb	2	1	0	4	0	15
FB Jerome Floyd	2	2	0	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derek Stone	4	9	2.25	1.00
Carter Arnold	2	-2	-1.00	-0.78
Dakota Walburn	1	7	7.00	3.88

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Melvin Poston	1	1	1.00	1.00
Jerome Floyd	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	12	9	45	3.75	8.05

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Louie Pachelbel	2	1	13	6.50	5.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	3	2	10	3.33	11.20
WR Amos Herrmann	3	3	19	6.33	2.86
WR Matt Merkerson	2	2	1	0.50	9.43
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	1	5	2.50	2.50
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	10	10.00	14.67
TE Braden Dell	1	0	0	0.00	6.13

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Poston	2	1	13	6.50	9.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Louie Pachelbel	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	9	5	4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Louie Pachelbel	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amos Herrmann	3	3	2
TE Braden Dell	3	1	1
TE Elijah Redman	2	0	0
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	1

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexis Peko	4	3	1
WR Melvin Poston	2	1	1
RB Carson Darrow	2	2	0
TE Devante Prescott	2	0	0
TE Neil Cobb	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,000 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 28,000 (28,000)
End Zone 20,200 (20,200)
Mezzanine 11,700 (11,700)
Sideline Seats 17,900 (17,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,000 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	28,000 (28,000)
End Zone	20,200 (20,200)
Mezzanine	11,700 (11,700)
Sideline Seats	17,900 (17,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)