Week 9, 2027

played in Indianapolis, IN

44 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	3	0	-	6
Indianapolis Colts	0	17	0	13	-	30

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:53 IND - Heath Boone 1 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 07:47 NED - T.J. Rhyne 28 field goal
2Q: 03:01 IND - Stan Rice 7 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:39 IND - Dean Arnold 36 field goal
3Q: 05:29 NED - T.J. Rhyne 24 field goal
4Q: 11:27 IND - Winfred Rafie 3 run (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:23 IND - Dean Arnold 44 field goal
4Q: 00:44 IND - Dean Arnold 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:53 IND - Heath Boone 1 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 07:47 NED - T.J. Rhyne 28 field goal
2Q: 03:01 IND - Stan Rice 7 pass from Kenneth Poston (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:39 IND - Dean Arnold 36 field goal
3Q: 05:29 NED - T.J. Rhyne 24 field goal
4Q: 11:27 IND - Winfred Rafie 3 run (Dean Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:23 IND - Dean Arnold 44 field goal
4Q: 00:44 IND - Dean Arnold 28 field goal

Team Statistics NED IND
Record 4-3-1 8-1
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 248 355
- Offensive Plays 63 68
- Yards per Play 3.94 5.22
Net Rushing Yards 96 121
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 4.80 3.78
Net Passing Yards 152 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 2 33 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 176 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.53 6.50
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/26 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 2/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 50
Time of Possession 26:29 33:31

Team Statistics	NED	IND
Record	4-3-1	8-1
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	248	355
- Offensive Plays	63	68
- Yards per Play	3.94	5.22
Net Rushing Yards	96	121
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	4.80	3.78
Net Passing Yards	152	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 2	33 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	176	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.53	6.50
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/26	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	2/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	50
Time of Possession	26:29	33:31

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	1:54	OWN 2	5	17	Punt
1	5:45	5:05	OWN 27	8	47	Missed FG
2	12:47	5:08	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
2	2:50	0:41	OWN 25	3	0	Interception
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	4	27	Half
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	10:12	4:51	OWN 44	8	49	Field Goal
3	1:50	1:12	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
4	13:49	1:10	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	11:17	0:32	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
4	8:19	2:02	OWN 10	8	35	Downs
4	2:15	1:05	OWN 25	4	-10	Downs
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 28	2	10	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	10:45	5:00	OWN 45	8	39	Missed FG
1	0:40	2:53	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	7:39	4:49	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	2:09	1:35	OPP 18	8	-1	Field Goal
3	13:45	3:33	OWN 32	10	34	Interception
3	5:21	3:31	OWN 26	6	23	Punt
3	0:38	1:49	50	3	8	Punt
4	12:39	1:22	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
4	10:45	2:26	OPP 35	5	30	Fumble
4	6:17	4:02	OPP 45	6	18	Field Goal
4	1:10	0:33	OPP 15	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kenneth Poston, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Burt Aiton	15	53	3.53	12	2
Dakota Walburn	3	29	9.67	12	1
Abraham Small	2	14	7.00	11	1

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Heath Boone	12	44	3.67	7	0	0
Demetrius Austin	12	40	3.33	14	2	0
Winfred Rafie	6	28	4.67	12	1	1
Kenneth Poston	2	9	4.50	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	37	22	166	4/24	0	19	2	47.8
Quentin Winslett	2	1	10	0/0	0	10	0	64.6

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Poston	33	28	256	3/22	2	31	1	106.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Amos Herrmann	6	11	49	8.17	10	19
WR Matt Merkerson	5	8	52	10.40	18	18
TE Elijah Redman	3	3	43	14.33	24	19
RB Burt Aiton	3	3	9	3.00	3	9
RB Abraham Small	2	2	7	3.50	0	8
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	4	10	5.00	0	11
TE Braden Dell	2	7	6	3.00	0	3
WR Hector Dawson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Brenner	9	11	61	6.78	22	27	0
WR Darnell Reilly	6	9	79	13.17	66	31	0
TE Neil Erickson	6	6	68	11.33	27	25	0
RB Heath Boone	2	2	9	4.50	7	8	1
WR Stan Rice	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	1
RB Demetrius Austin	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Winfred Rafie	1	1	17	17.00	5	17	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leonardo Trabosh	1	18	18.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Percy Alexander	1	13	13.00	0
OLB Bobby Mathis	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Elias Eyrich	0	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darnell Reilly	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	4	169	42.3	36.0	48	0

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfred Noonan	3	143	47.7	41.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	2/3	0/1	0/0	28	0/0

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dean Arnold	3/4	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Rice	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Ignasiak	2	46	23.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Brenner	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	12	1	0.0	32	36
S Elias Eyrich	7	5	0.0	30	28
DT Salvador Terrell	5	2	0.0	15	18
ILB Cary Schneider	5	2	0.0	15	13
DE Tucker Allen	4	3	1.5	20	15
OLB Travis Lechler	4	0	0.0	32	36
CB Kendrick Young	3	1	0.0	15	22
DE Sammie Sherman	2	3	0.0	25	24
OLB Heath Cote	2	2	0.0	19	24
OLB Carl Houston	2	2	0.0	15	14
CB Leonardo Trabosh	2	1	0.0	19	23
S Arnie Gillette	2	0	0.0	16	22
CB Anthony Harmon	2	0	0.0	30	33
CB Riley Nixon	2	0	0.0	15	14
DE Robbie Conway	1	0	1.0	1	9
DT Craig Harris	1	0	0.5	17	13
DE Brenden Rosas	1	1	0.0	17	24
TE Marty DeMulling	1	0	---	---	---
S Jason Burns	1	0	0.0	18	23
TE Braden Dell	1	0	---	---	---

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Conrad Pease	7	1	0.0	20	43
OLB Bobby Mathis	7	1	0.0	20	37
CB Harvey Gillespie	5	2	0.0	20	43
DE Earl Fisk	4	2	1.5	18	36
DT Grayson Mathews	3	0	0.5	10	32
DE Rondell Downs	3	1	0.0	20	38
S Percy Alexander	3	1	0.0	20	42
DT Abraham Austin	2	1	1.0	13	31
CB Isaiah Jamison	2	2	0.0	18	37
S Devon Oliver	2	2	0.0	18	33
OLB Scottie Shumaker	2	0	0.0	10	19
CB Mario Newman	2	0	0.0	9	20
DE Jace Allred	1	0	1.0	2	6
DT Nick Montgomery	1	1	0.0	9	11
RB Heath Boone	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darrin Brenner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Harry Widner	1	0	0.0	8	12
S Brian Webb	1	0	0.0	0	6
CB Brody Wagner	1	0	0.0	3	10
S Marc Bush	0	1	0.0	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tucker Allen	1.5	1	0	15
DE Robbie Conway	1.0	0	0	9
DT Craig Harris	0.5	0	0	13
DE Sammie Sherman	0.0	1	1	24

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earl Fisk	1.5	0	4	0	36
DT Abraham Austin	1.0	0	0	2	31
DE Jace Allred	1.0	0	0	0	6
DT Grayson Mathews	0.5	1	3	4	32
DT Harry Widner	0.0	1	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	5	0	0	36
S Elias Eyrich	4	1	0	28
OLB Travis Lechler	4	0	0	36
CB Leonardo Trabosh	3	1	1	23
S Arnie Gillette	3	0	0	22
S Jason Burns	2	0	0	23
CB Kendrick Young	2	0	0	22
DT Salvador Terrell	1	0	0	18
CB Anthony Harmon	1	0	0	33
OLB Carl Houston	1	0	0	14
ILB Cary Schneider	1	0	0	13
CB Riley Nixon	1	0	0	14

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bobby Mathis	7	0	1	37
ILB Conrad Pease	3	0	0	43
S Percy Alexander	2	0	1	42
CB Isaiah Jamison	2	0	0	37
DE Earl Fisk	2	0	0	36
CB Harvey Gillespie	2	0	0	43
OLB Scottie Shumaker	1	2	0	19
S Brian Webb	1	0	0	6
S Devon Oliver	1	0	0	33
DE Rondell Downs	1	0	0	38
CB Brody Wagner	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lionel Kirk	3	4	20	0	43
Jose Berkebile	2	5	20	2	43
Myles Richmond	2	3	20	0	43
Conner Goldsmith	1	2	20	0	43
Brady Wheeler	0	3	20	2	43

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Rodriguez	2	7	0	32	1	36
Shane Bennett	2	6	1	32	0	36
Bucky Henry	2	6	0	32	1	36
Gary Dawson	2	4	0	32	1	36
Damian Sawyer	0	5	0	32	0	36
Chad Reiss	0	2	0	13	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Burns	2	11
Elijah Redman	1	20
Arnie Gillette	1	15
Jose Berkebile	1	7

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Percy Alexander	1	20
Abraham Austin	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Travis Lechler	---	---	32	36	4	72
Randall Bonk	---	---	32	36	4	72
Lionel Kirk	20	43	---	---	7	70
Brady Wheeler	20	43	---	---	7	70
Jose Berkebile	20	43	---	---	7	70
Myles Richmond	20	43	---	---	7	70
Anthony Harmon	---	---	30	33	3	66
Conner Goldsmith	20	43	---	---	---	63
Braden Dell	20	43	---	---	---	63
Amos Herrmann	19	43	---	---	---	62
Dakota Walburn	20	41	---	---	---	61
Elias Eyrich	---	---	30	28	2	60
Matt Merkerson	18	39	---	---	3	60
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	19	23	17	59
Elijah Redman	11	22	---	---	20	53
Arnie Gillette	---	---	16	22	15	53
Jason Burns	---	---	18	23	11	52
Sammie Sherman	---	---	25	24	2	51
Brenden Rosas	---	---	17	24	4	45
Heath Cote	---	---	19	24	2	45
Burt Aiton	17	26	---	---	---	43
Cary Schneider	---	---	15	13	12	40
Kendrick Young	---	---	15	22	3	40
Tucker Allen	---	---	20	15	3	38
Abraham Small	3	14	---	---	20	37
Dana Ignasiak	8	19	---	---	7	34
Salvador Terrell	---	---	15	18	---	33
Craig Harris	---	---	17	13	2	32
Riley Nixon	---	---	15	14	3	32
Carl Houston	---	---	15	14	2	31
Levon Lindsay	0	2	---	---	16	18
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	0	0	17	17
Derrick Hines	1	0	---	---	14	15
Hector Dawson	1	3	---	---	10	14
Lance Wirth	0	0	---	---	13	13
Robbie Conway	---	---	1	9	2	12
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	1	5	5	11
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marty DeMulling	2	4	---	---	---	6
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	6	6
Quentin Winslett	0	2	---	---	---	2
Cary Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Warren Mitchell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rico Hoskins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrin Brenner	31	35	---	---	18	84
Percy Alexander	---	---	20	42	20	82
Harvey Gillespie	---	---	20	43	17	80
Gary Dawson	32	36	---	---	7	75
Kevin Rodriguez	32	36	---	---	7	75
Bucky Henry	32	36	---	---	7	75
Kenneth Poston	32	36	---	---	4	72
Shane Bennett	32	36	---	---	---	68
Damian Sawyer	32	36	---	---	---	68
Conrad Pease	---	---	20	43	3	66
Darnell Reilly	29	36	---	---	1	66
Neil Erickson	31	34	---	---	---	65
Abraham Austin	---	---	13	31	17	61
Rondell Downs	---	---	20	38	2	60
Bobby Mathis	---	---	20	37	2	59
Isaiah Jamison	---	---	18	37	2	57
Earl Fisk	---	---	18	36	1	55
Devon Oliver	---	---	18	33	1	52
Heath Boone	14	16	---	---	21	51
Grayson Mathews	---	---	10	32	7	49
Stan Rice	14	21	---	---	13	48
Chad Reiss	13	10	---	---	11	34
Mario Newman	---	---	9	20	2	31
Scottie Shumaker	---	---	10	19	1	30
Allen Rollin	5	6	---	---	14	25
Demetrius Austin	12	13	---	---	---	25
Winfred Rafie	6	7	---	---	10	23
Brian Webb	---	---	0	6	15	21
Nick Montgomery	---	---	9	11	---	20
Harry Widner	---	---	8	12	---	20
Brody Wagner	---	---	3	10	5	18
Wesley Richardson	---	---	0	0	17	17
Marc Bush	---	---	2	10	1	13
Walter Kelley	---	---	0	6	5	11
Dean Arnold	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jace Allred	---	---	2	6	2	10
Marlon Gilmore	0	0	---	---	7	7
Myron Scott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Francisco Leisure	1	2	---	---	1	4
Alfred Noonan	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeffery Stevison	3	0	---	---	---	3
Jeffery Call	1	0	---	---	2	3
Jalen Willis	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jonathan Verdin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Todd Foreman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Gabay	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	8	55	6.9
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	20	84	4.2
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	37	22	0	1	1	2	7	7	2
Quentin Winslett	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Poston	33	28	3	0	0	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	78	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	76	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	88	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	61	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	11	6	1	49	43
WR Matt Merkerson	8	5	0	52	39
TE Braden Dell	7	2	0	6	43
WR Dana Ignasiak	4	2	0	10	19
TE Elijah Redman	3	3	0	43	22
RB Burt Aiton	3	3	0	9	26
RB Abraham Small	2	2	0	7	14
WR Hector Dawson	1	0	0	0	3

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Brenner	11	9	61	1	35
WR Darnell Reilly	9	6	79	1	36
TE Neil Erickson	6	6	68	1	34
RB Heath Boone	2	2	9	0	16
WR Stan Rice	2	2	13	0	21
RB Demetrius Austin	2	2	9	0	13
RB Winfred Rafie	1	1	17	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Heath Boone	4	9	2.25	3.67
Demetrius Austin	3	19	6.33	3.33
Winfred Rafie	1	3	3.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	6	3	7	1.17	4.49

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Poston	10	9	51	5.10	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Merkerson	3	1	3	1.00	6.50
WR Amos Herrmann	2	1	8	4.00	4.45
RB Burt Aiton	1	1	-4	-4.00	3.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrin Brenner	3	3	7	2.33	5.55
WR Darnell Reilly	2	1	14	7.00	8.78
TE Neil Erickson	2	2	16	8.00	11.33
RB Heath Boone	1	1	1	1.00	4.50
WR Stan Rice	1	1	7	7.00	6.50
RB Demetrius Austin	1	1	6	6.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	1	0
Abraham Small	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Heath Boone	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	9	4	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Poston	12	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Brenner	4	3	1
WR Darnell Reilly	4	3	2
WR Stan Rice	2	2	1
RB Heath Boone	1	1	1
TE Neil Erickson	1	1	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)