Exhibition Week 1, 2027

played in Atlanta, GA

92 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	3	14	-	34
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 NED - Lance Wirth 7 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 11:13 NED - T.J. Rhyne 49 field goal
2Q: 07:25 ATL - Ernie Fletcher 41 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Elias Eyrich 71 interception return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 09:30 NED - T.J. Rhyne 24 field goal
4Q: 14:32 NED - Elijah Redman 13 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 04:40 NED - Abraham Small 14 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 00:07 ATL - Luke Richardson 27 pass from Derek Office (Zack Dolliver run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 NED - Lance Wirth 7 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 11:13 NED - T.J. Rhyne 49 field goal
2Q: 07:25 ATL - Ernie Fletcher 41 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Elias Eyrich 71 interception return (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 09:30 NED - T.J. Rhyne 24 field goal
4Q: 14:32 NED - Elijah Redman 13 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 04:40 NED - Abraham Small 14 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
4Q: 00:07 ATL - Luke Richardson 27 pass from Derek Office (Zack Dolliver run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 354 276
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 5.21 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 62 95
- Rushing Attempts 23 20
- Yards per Rush 2.70 4.75
Net Passing Yards 292 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 3 41 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 296 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/4 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.49 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 8/76
Punt Returns/Yards 5/42 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/132
Interception Ret./Yards 2/75 3/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:57 28:03

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	354	276
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	5.21	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	62	95
- Rushing Attempts	23	20
- Yards per Rush	2.70	4.75
Net Passing Yards	292	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 3	41 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	296	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/4	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.49	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	10.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	8/76
Punt Returns/Yards	5/42	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/132
Interception Ret./Yards	2/75	3/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:57	28:03

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	1:42	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	6:03	2:11	OWN 7	4	26	Punt
1	3:41	0:17	OPP 41	2	0	Interception
1	1:43	0:57	OWN 46	3	8	Interception
2	14:08	3:03	OWN 10	6	58	Field Goal
2	7:20	2:27	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 5	1	6	Half
3	15:00	3:56	OWN 25	9	32	Punt
3	10:52	1:29	OPP 45	4	38	Field Goal
3	6:05	2:33	OWN 20	6	23	Interception
3	2:43	3:18	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	12:28	2:49	OWN 28	6	12	Punt
4	7:36	3:04	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
4	3:38	1:46	OWN 44	3	1	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 28	7	6	Punt
1	9:10	3:07	OWN 29	4	22	Punt
1	3:52	0:11	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
1	3:24	1:41	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
1	0:46	1:38	OWN 38	4	17	Punt
2	11:05	3:45	OWN 37	8	39	Field Goal
2	4:53	3:04	OWN 11	7	49	Interception
2	1:49	1:41	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
3	11:04	0:12	OWN 20	1	25	Fumble
3	9:23	3:18	OWN 39	5	19	Punt
3	3:32	0:49	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
4	14:25	1:57	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	9:39	2:03	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	4:32	0:54	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown

Game MVP: Elias Eyrich, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Abraham Small	19	37	1.95	14	1	1
Dakota Walburn	2	14	7.00	8	0	0
Lance Wirth	2	11	5.50	7	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zack Dolliver	7	40	5.71	22	2
Orlando Watkins	6	14	2.33	5	0
Vince Blake	5	16	3.20	10	1
Derek Office	1	10	10.00	10	1
Edgar Strickland	1	15	15.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	43	26	296	2/4	1	36	3	59.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Office	21	10	114	1/6	1	36	0	80.2
Edgar Strickland	20	11	81	1/8	0	23	2	25.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	7	9	111	15.86	49	36	1
WR Amos Herrmann	7	10	53	7.57	50	26	0
TE Braden Dell	4	6	50	12.50	8	36	0
WR Matt Merkerson	3	7	37	12.33	24	28	0
RB Abraham Small	2	4	27	13.50	9	17	0
WR Hector Dawson	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB C.J. Marek	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Eli Snyder	7	12	70	10.00	10	23	0
WR Luke Richardson	5	9	83	16.60	49	36	1
WR Broderick Cole	4	7	34	8.50	0	25	0
WR Antonio VandenBelt	3	6	4	1.33	0	5	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0
FB Raymond Woods	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Elias Eyrich	2	75	37.50	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kaleb Shapiro	2	13	6.50	0
CB Gabe Holliday	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jason Burns	0	1	0	0
Carl Houston	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Broderick Cole	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendall Garrett	5	227	45.4	34.8	60	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Segura	9	397	44.1	37.2	58	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	5	42	8.4	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Cole	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antonio VandenBelt	3	85	28.3	0
Levi Erickson	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Arnie Gillette	6	0	0.0	11	31
S Elias Eyrich	5	2	0.0	19	38
CB Cristian Gonzalez	5	0	0.0	20	43
OLB Warren Mitchell	4	0	1.0	18	35
S Anthony Harmon	4	4	0.0	19	36
ILB Randall Bonk	3	0	0.0	13	31
DE Brenden Rosas	2	0	1.0	18	37
DT Leo Kloosterman	2	1	0.0	16	30
DE Tucker Allen	2	0	0.0	4	11
CB Jason Burns	2	0	0.0	20	39
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jordan Blackmon	1	0	0.0	5	19
DT Craig Harris	1	0	0.0	2	11
OLB Heath Cote	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Dana Ignasiak	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Cary Schneider	1	0	0.0	3	5
TE Braden Dell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robbie Conway	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB Kendrick Young	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Tom McGough	0	2	0.0	8	12
OLB Carl Houston	0	1	0.0	10	24

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach Manning	13	3	0.0	23	41
CB Gabe Holliday	7	1	0.0	22	35
S Salvador Scouten	5	1	0.0	23	40
DT Amir Jeffries	4	1	0.0	23	44
OLB Shannon Floyd	3	2	1.0	23	40
DE Clay Greene	3	1	0.0	23	43
OLB Vince Austin	2	3	1.0	18	30
ILB Marcos Preston	2	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Roger Newton	2	1	0.0	5	20
CB Rick Branch	2	0	0.0	22	44
S Derek Vertelney	1	1	0.0	22	34
ILB Leslie Churchill	1	1	0.0	2	7
TE Eli Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Terrell	1	0	0.0	2	20
DE Ron Norton	1	0	0.0	21	27
CB Ralph Helbig	0	2	0.0	11	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brenden Rosas	1.0	0	4	2	37
OLB Warren Mitchell	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.0	1	1	1	30
DE Sammie Sherman	0.0	1	0	0	31
OLB Travis Lechler	0.0	0	1	0	21

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shannon Floyd	1.0	1	1	0	40
OLB Vince Austin	1.0	0	1	3	30
DE Clay Greene	0.0	1	1	0	43
DT Amir Jeffries	0.0	0	2	0	44
OLB Roger Newton	0.0	0	2	0	20
CB Ralph Helbig	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cristian Gonzalez	3	0	0	43
S Elias Eyrich	2	1	2	38
S Arnie Gillette	2	1	0	31
S Anthony Harmon	2	1	0	36
OLB Warren Mitchell	2	0	0	35
ILB Randall Bonk	2	0	0	31
CB Jason Burns	2	0	0	39
DT Leo Kloosterman	1	0	0	30
OLB Jordan Blackmon	1	0	0	19
DT Craig Harris	1	0	0	11
OLB Heath Cote	1	0	0	6
OLB Carl Houston	1	0	0	24
CB Kendrick Young	1	0	0	5

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Zach Manning	9	0	0	41
CB Gabe Holliday	5	0	1	35
S Salvador Scouten	3	0	0	40
CB Rick Branch	2	0	0	44
OLB Roger Newton	2	0	0	20
CB Ralph Helbig	1	1	0	32
OLB Vince Austin	1	0	0	30
S Derek Vertelney	1	0	0	34
DE Tom Terrell	1	0	0	20
ILB Leslie Churchill	1	0	0	7
S Kaleb Shapiro	0	0	2	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Kirk	2	3	18	0	22
Josue Mueller	1	4	18	0	22
Rico Hoskins	1	2	5	0	23
Jose Berkebile	1	1	18	0	22
Conner Goldsmith	0	4	18	0	22
Cary Fleming	0	3	23	1	45
Elijah Redman	0	1	21	1	33
Brady Wheeler	0	1	5	0	23
Braden Dell	0	1	14	0	21
Myles Richmond	0	1	5	0	23

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gus Barnes	4	7	20	0	43
Mason Galloway	1	4	20	0	43
Brayden Lytle	0	4	14	0	24
Harrison Ford	0	3	20	2	43

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Abraham Small	2	16
Al Giannino	2	14
Hector Dawson	1	20
Elias Eyrich	1	18
Cristian Gonzalez	1	13

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Marcos Preston	1	24
Vince Austin	1	24
Broderick Cole	1	23
C.J. Johnson	1	23
Darren Zimmerman	1	19

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	20	43	13	76
Elias Eyrich	---	---	19	38	18	75
Abraham Small	20	35	---	---	16	71
Cary Fleming	23	45	---	---	---	68
Amos Herrmann	23	45	---	---	---	68
Brenden Rosas	---	---	18	37	10	65
Hector Dawson	18	24	---	---	20	62
Matt Merkerson	13	31	---	---	18	62
Jason Burns	---	---	20	39	---	59
Dakota Walburn	12	45	---	---	---	57
Anthony Harmon	---	---	19	36	1	56
Carl Houston	---	---	10	24	22	56
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	16	30	9	55
Elijah Redman	21	33	---	---	---	54
Warren Mitchell	---	---	18	35	---	53
Josue Mueller	18	22	---	---	5	45
Randall Bonk	---	---	13	31	1	45
Sammie Sherman	---	---	13	31	---	44
Arnie Gillette	---	---	11	31	1	43
Al Giannino	5	23	---	---	14	42
Lionel Kirk	18	22	---	---	---	40
Jose Berkebile	18	22	---	---	---	40
Conner Goldsmith	18	22	---	---	---	40
Tom McGough	---	---	8	12	19	39
Braden Dell	14	21	---	---	2	37
Brady Wheeler	5	23	---	---	7	35
Rico Hoskins	5	23	---	---	7	35
Myles Richmond	5	23	---	---	7	35
C.J. Marek	0	14	---	---	20	34
Travis Lechler	---	---	10	21	1	32
Jordan Blackmon	---	---	5	19	1	25
Johnnie Thomason	1	0	---	---	23	24
Heath Cote	---	---	2	6	12	20
Kendrick Young	---	---	2	5	12	19
Dana Ignasiak	2	13	---	---	2	17
Tucker Allen	---	---	4	11	1	16
Robbie Conway	---	---	7	8	---	15
Craig Harris	---	---	2	11	1	14
Lance Wirth	3	9	---	---	---	12
Quentin Winslett	11	0	---	---	---	11
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cary Schneider	---	---	3	5	---	8
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendall Garrett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dustin Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eduardo Coffman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Salvador Scouten	---	---	23	40	15	78
Rick Branch	---	---	22	44	8	74
Harrison Ford	20	43	---	---	10	73
Gus Barnes	20	43	---	---	10	73
Vince Austin	---	---	18	30	24	72
Amir Jeffries	---	---	23	44	2	69
Broderick Cole	14	31	---	---	23	68
Clay Greene	---	---	23	43	2	68
Zach Manning	---	---	23	41	2	66
Shannon Floyd	---	---	23	40	2	65
Mason Galloway	20	43	---	---	---	63
Antonio VandenBelt	17	37	---	---	7	61
Derek Vertelney	---	---	22	34	2	58
Gabe Holliday	---	---	22	35	1	58
Ron Norton	---	---	21	27	6	54
Eli Snyder	15	37	---	---	1	53
Marcos Preston	---	---	10	16	24	50
Luke Richardson	12	21	---	---	15	48
Brayden Lytle	14	24	---	---	10	48
Ben Lackey	14	24	---	---	10	48
Ralph Helbig	---	---	11	32	1	44
Zack Dolliver	9	30	---	---	---	39
Cesar Wasiak	13	21	---	---	2	36
Edgar Strickland	13	21	---	---	1	35
Derek Office	7	22	---	---	---	29
Roger Newton	---	---	5	20	1	26
Raymond Woods	3	8	---	---	15	26
Deion Marschalk	6	19	---	---	---	25
Clay Kiselak	6	19	---	---	---	25
Tom Terrell	---	---	2	20	1	23
C.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	23	23
Kaleb Shapiro	---	---	3	17	1	21
Darren Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	19	19
Alejandro Ward	---	---	0	4	13	17
Josh Howard	1	14	---	---	---	15
Vince Blake	5	6	---	---	---	11
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Orlando Watkins	6	4	---	---	---	10
Levi Erickson	3	0	---	---	7	10
Leslie Churchill	---	---	2	7	1	10
Walter Segura	0	0	---	---	9	9
Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	5	---	---	---	7
Everett Rapp	---	---	0	1	5	6
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matthew Blake	0	1	---	---	---	1
Ethan Hartman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	17	51	3.0
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	43	26	5	1	2	1	8	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Office	21	10	3	1	2	2	5	3	0
Edgar Strickland	20	11	1	3	1	1	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	83	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	83	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	94	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	36	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	94	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	50	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	48	6.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	10	7	0	53	1	45
TE Elijah Redman	9	7	1	111	2	33
WR Matt Merkerson	7	3	0	37	1	31
TE Braden Dell	6	4	0	50	1	21
WR Hector Dawson	4	1	1	7	0	24
RB Abraham Small	4	2	0	27	0	35
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	1	0	3	0	13
FB C.J. Marek	1	1	0	8	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eli Snyder	12	7	0	70	1	37
WR Luke Richardson	9	5	1	83	2	21
WR Broderick Cole	7	4	1	34	1	31
WR Antonio VandenBelt	6	3	1	4	0	37
WR Cesar Wasiak	4	1	0	1	0	21
FB Emmanuel Kummerfeldt	2	1	0	3	0	5
FB Raymond Woods	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Small	3	19	6.33	1.95
Lance Wirth	1	7	7.00	5.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	4	1	13	3.25	6.88

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	13	13.00	12.33
WR Hector Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Amos Herrmann	1	0	0	0.00	5.30
RB Abraham Small	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Abraham Small	4	2

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	8	5	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Office	7	4	1
Edgar Strickland	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hector Dawson	3	1	0
TE Elijah Redman	2	1	1
WR Amos Herrmann	2	2	1
FB C.J. Marek	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio VandenBelt	5	3	1
WR Luke Richardson	3	2	1
WR Cesar Wasiak	3	1	0
WR Broderick Cole	2	2	1
TE Eli Snyder	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (14,600)
End Zone 9,000 (10,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (9,200)
Club Seats 18,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (14,600)
End Zone	9,000 (10,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (9,200)
Club Seats	18,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (9,900)