Conference Finals, 2026

played in Indianapolis, IN

50 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	7	7	7	-	28
Indianapolis Colts	0	6	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 NED - Elijah Redman 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 09:42 NED - Dakota Walburn 2 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 05:40 IND - Dean Arnold 28 field goal
2Q: 00:26 IND - Dean Arnold 57 field goal
3Q: 01:56 NED - Braden Dell 18 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 04:42 NED - Derek Stone 22 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 02:32 IND - Darnell Reilly 1 pass from Brock Gabay (Dean Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 NED - Elijah Redman 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 09:42 NED - Dakota Walburn 2 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 05:40 IND - Dean Arnold 28 field goal
2Q: 00:26 IND - Dean Arnold 57 field goal
3Q: 01:56 NED - Braden Dell 18 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 04:42 NED - Derek Stone 22 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 02:32 IND - Darnell Reilly 1 pass from Brock Gabay (Dean Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics NED IND
Record 15-3 14-4
First Downs 26 17
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 19 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 475 288
- Offensive Plays 66 69
- Yards per Play 7.20 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 111 53
- Rushing Attempts 24 23
- Yards per Rush 4.63 2.30
Net Passing Yards 364 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 1 45 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 382 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.67 5.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:17 29:43

Team Statistics	NED	IND
Record	15-3	14-4
First Downs	26	17
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	19	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	475	288
- Offensive Plays	66	69
- Yards per Play	7.20	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	111	53
- Rushing Attempts	24	23
- Yards per Rush	4.63	2.30
Net Passing Yards	364	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 1	45 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	382	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.67	5.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:17	29:43

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:08	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	5:00	3:53	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
2	12:58	3:27	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	5:35	2:54	OWN 23	5	64	Interception
2	1:50	0:44	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 25	3	18	Half
3	11:50	1:26	OWN 16	4	24	Punt
3	9:10	1:02	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
3	4:34	2:45	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
4	13:47	3:27	OWN 16	7	24	Punt
4	8:25	3:59	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
4	2:24	0:31	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 43	2	-3	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:52	4:52	OWN 25	8	28	Punt
1	1:07	3:09	OWN 5	7	10	Punt
2	9:31	3:56	OWN 25	9	64	Field Goal
2	2:41	0:51	OWN 40	3	-7	Punt
2	1:06	0:45	OPP 47	3	7	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
3	10:24	1:14	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	8:08	3:34	OWN 11	8	25	Punt
3	1:49	3:02	OWN 29	5	17	Punt
4	10:20	1:55	OWN 13	4	34	Interception
4	4:26	2:02	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:06	OWN 12	5	31	Downs

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Abraham Small	10	44	4.40	9	0	0
Dakota Walburn	9	38	4.22	10	1	1
Derek Stone	5	29	5.80	22	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zane Wilcox	16	28	1.75	11	1
Heath Boone	3	7	2.33	8	0
Winfred Rafie	3	9	3.00	7	0
Brock Gabay	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	39	26	382	3/18	2	39	1	104.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Poston	33	22	167	1/7	0	32	1	66.1
Brock Gabay	12	8	75	0/0	1	31	0	111.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	9	14	155	17.22	33	39	1
WR Amos Herrmann	5	8	23	4.60	7	13	0
WR Matt Merkerson	5	6	74	14.80	44	28	0
FB Pat Clemons	2	2	41	20.50	33	23	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	3	39	19.50	4	25	0
TE Braden Dell	2	2	23	11.50	8	18	1
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	27	27.00	27	27	0
RB Abraham Small	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Derek Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnell Reilly	9	13	86	9.56	37	31	1
WR Francisco Leisure	6	10	68	11.33	42	27	0
TE Neil Erickson	5	6	7	1.40	0	6	0
WR Darrin Brenner	3	6	17	5.67	0	10	0
RB Zane Wilcox	3	5	46	15.33	18	32	0
FB Dominique Meadows	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Allen Rollin	2	3	7	3.50	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Burns	1	2	2.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Scottie Shumaker	1	37	37.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randall Bonk	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zane Wilcox	1	0	0	0
Marty Knoyle	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	6	278	46.3	41.2	54	4

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfred Noonan	7	323	46.1	38.6	55	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Arnold	2/2	1/1	1/1	57	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	4	33	8.3	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Rice	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	1	20	20.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Rafie	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	9	2	0.0	22	34
CB Jason Burns	8	3	0.0	23	46
S Anthony Harmon	6	2	0.0	21	36
S Elias Eyrich	4	1	0.0	13	37
OLB Warren Mitchell	4	1	0.0	11	32
S Arnie Gillette	4	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Amari Rodriguez	4	0	0.0	10	25
CB Johnathan Kennedy	4	0	0.0	12	23
ILB Cary Schneider	2	3	1.0	9	21
OLB Heath Cote	2	1	0.0	11	18
OLB Carl Houston	2	1	0.0	14	25
CB Cristian Gonzalez	2	0	0.0	23	46
DT Nicky Ihler	1	0	0.0	9	30
C Cary Fleming	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tucker Allen	1	0	0.0	8	17
DT Tre King	0	1	0.0	14	16
DE Robbie Conway	0	1	0.0	12	13

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Percy Alexander	8	2	0.0	23	41
S Marc Bush	8	2	0.0	23	41
OLB Scottie Shumaker	6	3	0.0	20	39
OLB Jonathan Verdin	6	1	0.0	22	39
CB Trenton Boyd	5	1	0.0	12	19
CB Mario Newman	3	0	0.0	11	20
DT Grayson Mathews	2	1	1.0	16	25
DT Harry Widner	2	0	1.0	12	16
CB Brody Wagner	2	1	0.0	12	19
OLB Walter Kelley	1	1	0.5	11	20
DT Dalton Theron	1	0	0.5	13	26
CB Isaiah Jamison	1	1	0.0	24	42
OLB Jace Allred	1	1	0.0	11	20
WR Darnell Reilly	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rondell Downs	1	0	0.0	13	17
DE Earl Fisk	0	2	0.0	15	33
DT Nick Montgomery	0	1	0.0	8	18
ILB Larry Yeung	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Cary Schneider	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Nicky Ihler	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Brenden Rosas	0.0	0	2	3	26
DT Toby Douglas	0.0	0	1	0	13
OLB Carl Houston	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Robbie Conway	0.0	0	1	0	13
ILB Randall Bonk	0.0	0	0	1	34
DE Sammie Sherman	0.0	0	0	1	23

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Harry Widner	1.0	2	16
DT Grayson Mathews	1.0	0	25
OLB Walter Kelley	0.5	1	20
DT Dalton Theron	0.5	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Burns	4	0	1	46
OLB Amari Rodriguez	4	0	0	25
ILB Randall Bonk	4	0	0	34
S Arnie Gillette	3	1	0	18
CB Johnathan Kennedy	3	1	0	23
S Elias Eyrich	3	0	0	37
S Anthony Harmon	2	1	0	36
OLB Warren Mitchell	2	0	0	32
CB Cristian Gonzalez	2	0	0	46
OLB Carl Houston	1	0	0	25
DE Tucker Allen	1	0	0	17
ILB Cary Schneider	1	0	0	21

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Percy Alexander	5	0	0	41
OLB Scottie Shumaker	4	1	1	39
OLB Jonathan Verdin	4	1	0	39
S Marc Bush	4	0	0	41
CB Trenton Boyd	3	1	0	19
CB Mario Newman	3	0	0	20
CB Isaiah Jamison	1	2	0	42
OLB Jace Allred	1	0	0	20
CB Brody Wagner	1	0	0	19
DE Earl Fisk	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jose Berkebile	2	3	24	0	42
Brady Wheeler	1	6	24	0	42
Cary Fleming	1	3	24	1	42
Rico Hoskins	1	2	24	1	42
Dustin Thompson	0	1	24	1	42

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Bennett	3	3	23	0	46
Marty Knoyle	1	6	23	0	46
Gary Dawson	1	5	23	1	46
Damian Sawyer	1	5	23	0	46
Kevin Rodriguez	0	1	23	0	46
Dominique Meadows	0	1	5	0	22
Neil Erickson	0	1	22	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Clemons	2	22
Amari Rodriguez	1	22
Derek Stone	1	14

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Percy Alexander	3	22
Wesley Richardson	1	22
Jeffery Call	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brady Wheeler	24	42	---	---	6	72
Jose Berkebile	24	42	---	---	6	72
Rico Hoskins	24	42	---	---	6	72
Dustin Thompson	24	42	---	---	6	72
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	23	46	2	71
Jason Burns	---	---	23	46	2	71
Elias Eyrich	---	---	13	37	18	68
Matt Merkerson	24	37	---	---	7	68
Cary Fleming	24	42	---	---	---	66
Dakota Walburn	24	42	---	---	---	66
Amos Herrmann	24	42	---	---	---	66
Randall Bonk	---	---	22	34	2	58
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	10	25	22	57
Anthony Harmon	---	---	21	36	---	57
Elijah Redman	14	36	---	---	---	50
Warren Mitchell	---	---	11	32	1	44
Johnathan Kennedy	---	---	12	23	9	44
Abraham Small	14	23	---	---	6	43
Brenden Rosas	---	---	14	26	2	42
Heath Cote	---	---	11	18	12	41
Carl Houston	---	---	14	25	2	41
Nicky Ihler	---	---	9	30	1	40
Derek Stone	8	15	---	---	14	37
Dana Ignasiak	11	20	---	---	4	35
Arnie Gillette	---	---	14	18	2	34
Sammie Sherman	---	---	10	23	---	33
Kerry Smith	12	20	---	---	---	32
Tre King	---	---	14	16	2	32
Tucker Allen	---	---	8	17	7	32
Braden Dell	10	11	---	---	11	32
Cary Schneider	---	---	9	21	---	30
Pat Clemons	0	3	---	---	22	25
Robbie Conway	---	---	12	13	---	25
Toby Douglas	---	---	2	13	8	23
Derrick Hines	0	0	---	---	22	22
Emmett Landrieu	1	0	---	---	16	17
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	0	0	16	16
Hector Dawson	2	3	---	---	9	14
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	1	7	4	12
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	6	6
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mel Staple	---	---	0	0	---	0
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Oliveira	0	0	---	---	---	0
Martin Way	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Alexander	---	---	23	41	22	86
Gary Dawson	23	46	---	---	9	78
Shane Bennett	23	46	---	---	9	78
Kevin Rodriguez	23	46	---	---	9	78
Francisco Leisure	23	46	---	---	---	69
Marty Knoyle	23	46	---	---	---	69
Damian Sawyer	23	46	---	---	---	69
Darnell Reilly	21	46	---	---	---	67
Isaiah Jamison	---	---	24	42	---	66
Marc Bush	---	---	23	41	---	64
Dalton Theron	---	---	13	26	22	61
Jonathan Verdin	---	---	22	39	---	61
Neil Erickson	22	38	---	---	---	60
Scottie Shumaker	---	---	20	39	---	59
Kenneth Poston	22	34	---	---	2	58
Zane Wilcox	17	38	---	---	1	56
Earl Fisk	---	---	15	33	6	54
Grayson Mathews	---	---	16	25	10	51
Dominique Meadows	5	22	---	---	24	51
Wesley Richardson	---	---	11	15	22	48
Trenton Boyd	---	---	12	19	15	46
Darrin Brenner	13	19	---	---	6	38
Heath Boone	3	5	---	---	24	32
Walter Kelley	---	---	11	20	---	31
Jace Allred	---	---	11	20	---	31
Brody Wagner	---	---	12	19	---	31
Mario Newman	---	---	11	20	---	31
Rondell Downs	---	---	13	17	---	30
Harry Widner	---	---	12	16	---	28
Nick Montgomery	---	---	8	18	---	26
Stan Rice	0	0	---	---	17	17
Winfred Rafie	3	3	---	---	10	16
Robert Kaye	---	---	3	6	6	15
Allen Rollin	2	8	---	---	5	15
Jeffery Call	0	0	---	---	14	14
Brock Gabay	1	12	---	---	---	13
Jeffery Stevison	6	5	---	---	---	11
Samuel Shields	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marlon Gilmore	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alfred Noonan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Larry Yeung	---	---	3	4	---	7
Dean Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Devon Oliver	---	---	1	1	---	2
Jon Britt	---	---	0	1	---	1
Burt Hickman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tevin Bradley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	15	71	4.7
Right	5	34	6.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	13	20	1.5
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	39	26	9	1	2	6	3	0	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Poston	33	22	2	2	2	1	5	5	1
Brock Gabay	12	8	2	1	0	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	86	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	127	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	84	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	21	135	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	14	9	0	155	4	36
WR Amos Herrmann	8	5	0	23	0	42
WR Matt Merkerson	6	5	1	74	2	37
WR Dana Ignasiak	3	2	0	39	1	20
FB Pat Clemons	2	2	0	41	1	3
RB Abraham Small	2	0	1	0	0	23
TE Braden Dell	2	2	0	23	0	11
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	0	27	1	20
RB Derek Stone	1	0	0	0	0	15

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnell Reilly	13	9	0	86	2	46
WR Francisco Leisure	10	6	0	68	1	46
WR Darrin Brenner	6	3	2	17	0	19
TE Neil Erickson	6	5	0	7	0	38
RB Zane Wilcox	5	3	0	46	1	38
TE Allen Rollin	3	2	0	7	0	8
FB Dominique Meadows	2	2	0	11	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	2	12	6.00	4.22
Abraham Small	1	-4	-4.00	4.40

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	4	3	30	7.50	9.79

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Gabay	4	3	7	1.75	6.25
Kenneth Poston	3	1	1	0.33	5.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	3	2	12	4.00	11.07
TE Braden Dell	1	1	18	18.00	11.50

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Francisco Leisure	2	0	0	0.00	6.80
WR Darrin Brenner	2	2	7	3.50	2.83
RB Zane Wilcox	1	0	0	0.00	9.20
WR Darnell Reilly	1	1	1	1.00	6.62
TE Allen Rollin	1	1	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Derek Stone	2	1
Dakota Walburn	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Zane Wilcox	3	0
Brock Gabay	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	7	3	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Poston	10	7	5
Brock Gabay	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Elijah Redman	4	2	2
WR Amos Herrmann	2	1	0
WR Matt Merkerson	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnell Reilly	4	3	1
RB Zane Wilcox	3	1	1
WR Darrin Brenner	2	2	1
WR Francisco Leisure	1	1	1
FB Dominique Meadows	1	1	1
TE Neil Erickson	1	1	1

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)