Wild Card Playoff Games, 2027

played in New England, MA

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	14	0	3	-	24
New England Patriots	0	17	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:09 IND - Zane Wilcox 2 run (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 11:40 IND - Zane Wilcox 10 run (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 08:47 IND - Isaiah Jamison 76 fumble return (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 06:33 NED - Amos Herrmann 7 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 04:53 NED - Riley Nixon recovered blocked punt in end zone (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 01:27 NED - T.J. Rhyne 48 field goal
4Q: 04:28 IND - Dean Arnold 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:09 IND - Zane Wilcox 2 run (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 11:40 IND - Zane Wilcox 10 run (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 08:47 IND - Isaiah Jamison 76 fumble return (Dean Arnold extra point)
2Q: 06:33 NED - Amos Herrmann 7 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 04:53 NED - Riley Nixon recovered blocked punt in end zone (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 01:27 NED - T.J. Rhyne 48 field goal
4Q: 04:28 IND - Dean Arnold 40 field goal

Team Statistics IND NED
Record 12-5 9-7-1
First Downs 8 20
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 5 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 115 370
- Offensive Plays 58 82
- Yards per Play 1.98 4.51
Net Rushing Yards 52 137
- Rushing Attempts 30 29
- Yards per Rush 1.73 4.72
Net Passing Yards 63 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 50 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 84 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 2.25 4.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/16 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 6/132 7/29
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:11 31:49

Team Statistics	IND	NED
Record	12-5	9-7-1
First Downs	8	20
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	5	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	115	370
- Offensive Plays	58	82
- Yards per Play	1.98	4.51
Net Rushing Yards	52	137
- Rushing Attempts	30	29
- Yards per Rush	1.73	4.72
Net Passing Yards	63	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	50 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	84	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	2.25	4.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/16	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	6/132	7/29
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:11	31:49

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	1:03	OPP 38	3	1	Punt
1	10:58	3:21	OWN 35	6	27	Punt
1	6:10	5:08	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	14:49	1:57	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
2	11:40	0:08	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
2	6:22	1:42	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	4:18	1:48	OWN 12	3	-6	Punt
2	1:19	1:04	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	11:20	1:21	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	8:10	1:51	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
3	0:31	1:49	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
4	12:21	1:08	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	9:16	1:03	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
4	6:42	2:19	OPP 30	3	7	Field Goal
4	2:49	0:32	OWN 47	3	6	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	12:17	1:19	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	7:37	1:27	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	1:02	1:13	OWN 32	3	1	Interception
2	12:52	1:12	OWN 9	3	1	Fumble
2	11:32	2:53	OWN 25	7	51	Fumble
2	8:39	2:17	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	2:30	1:11	OWN 26	5	43	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 36	2	8	Half
3	12:59	1:39	OWN 26	4	18	Punt
3	9:59	1:49	OWN 24	4	39	Interception
3	6:19	5:48	OWN 20	10	23	Punt
4	13:42	1:21	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	11:13	1:57	OWN 13	6	5	Punt
4	8:13	1:31	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	4:23	1:34	OWN 36	5	17	Downs
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 5	11	59	Game

Game MVP: Grayson Mathews, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zane Wilcox	28	43	1.54	10	2	2
Kenneth Poston	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Burt Aiton	20	91	4.55	27	3
Dakota Walburn	7	51	7.29	10	1
Abraham Small	2	-5	-2.50	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenneth Poston	25	15	84	3/21	0	16	0	66.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	50	28	253	3/20	1	41	2	59.8

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Zane Wilcox	5	6	4	0.80	3	2
TE Neil Erickson	4	6	43	10.75	20	14
WR Francisco Leisure	2	5	6	3.00	0	7
WR Darrin Brenner	2	3	14	7.00	3	11
WR Darnell Reilly	1	4	16	16.00	2	16
FB Chad Reiss	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Merkerson	7	10	46	6.57	12	14	0
RB Abraham Small	5	6	56	11.20	34	26	0
TE Elijah Redman	4	7	22	5.50	3	11	0
WR Amos Herrmann	4	9	34	8.50	3	16	1
RB Burt Aiton	4	6	31	7.75	10	17	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	4	48	24.00	10	41	0
TE Braden Dell	2	7	16	8.00	10	13	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Conrad Pease	1	6	6.00	0
S Percy Alexander	1	12	12.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Recov	Force	TD
Grayson Mathews	1	1	0
Isaiah Jamison	1	0	1
Heath Boone	0	1	0
Scottie Shumaker	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	TD
Dakota Walburn	1	0	0
Matt Merkerson	1	0	0
Dana Ignasiak	1	0	0
Riley Nixon	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfred Noonan	13	612	47.1	40.2	72	5

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	8	439	54.9	33.4	64	1

Kicking Statistics

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

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Rice	6	132	22.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	7	29	4.1	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Ignasiak	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bobby Mathis	12	0	0.0	27	48
ILB Conrad Pease	7	5	0.0	29	53
CB Harvey Gillespie	7	4	0.0	29	53
DT Grayson Mathews	5	0	2.5	26	47
CB Mario Newman	5	1	0.0	23	37
DE Rondell Downs	4	1	0.0	27	44
CB Isaiah Jamison	3	2	0.0	17	29
OLB Scottie Shumaker	3	1	0.0	9	19
S Marc Bush	3	1	0.0	5	18
DE Earl Fisk	2	2	0.5	24	35
S Devon Oliver	2	2	0.0	24	35
S Percy Alexander	2	2	0.0	28	49
DT Nick Montgomery	1	0	0.0	5	15
DE Jace Allred	1	0	0.0	4	13
CB Brody Wagner	1	0	0.0	4	4
S Brian Webb	0	1	0.0	3	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Elias Eyrich	7	0	0.0	27	16
OLB Travis Lechler	6	2	1.0	29	28
CB Cristian Gonzalez	5	2	0.0	30	28
ILB Randall Bonk	4	2	0.0	29	28
ILB Cary Schneider	4	2	0.0	15	15
DE Robbie Conway	4	0	0.0	17	26
DE Tucker Allen	3	2	0.0	13	3
OLB Heath Cote	3	0	0.0	15	13
S Jason Burns	3	0	0.0	18	27
DT Craig Harris	2	2	1.0	14	15
CB Ty Barber	2	0	0.0	16	23
DE Brenden Rosas	1	0	1.0	4	10
DE Sammie Sherman	1	2	0.0	26	17
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leonardo Trabosh	1	0	0.0	15	13
TE Braden Dell	1	0	---	---	---
DT Salvador Terrell	0	1	0.0	16	5
OLB Carl Houston	0	1	0.0	17	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Grayson Mathews	2.5	1	1	2	47
DE Earl Fisk	0.5	0	2	0	35
DE Rondell Downs	0.0	1	2	0	44
DE Jace Allred	0.0	1	1	0	13
DE Walter Kelley	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Abraham Austin	0.0	1	0	0	28

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Travis Lechler	1.0	1	2	28
DE Brenden Rosas	1.0	1	0	10
DT Craig Harris	1.0	0	1	15
DE Robbie Conway	0.0	1	1	26
DE Sammie Sherman	0.0	1	0	17
DE Tucker Allen	0.0	1	0	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bobby Mathis	7	2	0	48
CB Harvey Gillespie	5	2	0	53
ILB Conrad Pease	4	2	1	53
CB Isaiah Jamison	3	0	0	29
S Percy Alexander	2	0	1	49
OLB Scottie Shumaker	2	0	0	19
CB Mario Newman	2	0	0	37
S Devon Oliver	1	0	0	35
DE Jace Allred	1	0	0	13
S Marc Bush	1	0	0	18

New England	Caught	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	3	28
OLB Travis Lechler	2	28
S Elias Eyrich	2	16
CB Ty Barber	2	23
CB Cristian Gonzalez	2	28
S Jason Burns	2	27
CB Leonardo Trabosh	1	13
DE Robbie Conway	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bucky Henry	1	5	30	0	28
Kevin Rodriguez	1	4	30	0	28
Gary Dawson	1	1	30	2	28
Damian Sawyer	0	9	30	1	28
Shane Bennett	0	4	30	0	28
Neil Erickson	0	3	29	0	26
Chad Reiss	0	2	12	0	11

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conner Goldsmith	3	5	0	29	0	53
Al Giannino	2	4	0	29	2	53
Jose Berkebile	1	6	0	29	0	53
Lionel Kirk	1	2	1	29	0	53
Joshua Platt	0	3	0	20	0	38
Brady Wheeler	0	2	0	9	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Percy Alexander	3	30
Abraham Austin	2	26
Heath Boone	1	31
Wesley Richardson	1	30
Harvey Gillespie	1	18
Bucky Henry	1	14

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Burns	2	13
Heath Cote	1	31
Marty DeMulling	1	16
Riley Makowski	1	9
Al Giannino	1	9

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Alexander	---	---	28	49	30	107
Harvey Gillespie	---	---	29	53	18	100
Conrad Pease	---	---	29	53	1	83
Grayson Mathews	---	---	26	47	9	82
Bobby Mathis	---	---	27	48	1	76
Gary Dawson	30	28	---	---	14	72
Kevin Rodriguez	30	28	---	---	14	72
Bucky Henry	30	28	---	---	14	72
Rondell Downs	---	---	27	44	---	71
Abraham Austin	---	---	10	28	26	64
Mario Newman	---	---	23	37	1	61
Earl Fisk	---	---	24	35	1	60
Kenneth Poston	30	28	---	---	1	59
Zane Wilcox	30	28	---	---	1	59
Devon Oliver	---	---	24	35	---	59
Francisco Leisure	26	26	---	---	6	58
Shane Bennett	30	28	---	---	---	58
Damian Sawyer	30	28	---	---	---	58
Darnell Reilly	30	28	---	---	---	58
Neil Erickson	29	26	---	---	---	55
Isaiah Jamison	---	---	17	29	---	46
Darrin Brenner	14	10	---	---	17	41
Harry Widner	---	---	18	21	---	39
Allen Rollin	5	8	---	---	26	39
Heath Boone	1	2	---	---	31	34
Brian Webb	---	---	3	9	18	30
Wesley Richardson	---	---	0	0	30	30
Scottie Shumaker	---	---	9	19	1	29
Chad Reiss	12	11	---	---	6	29
Marc Bush	---	---	5	18	1	24
Nick Montgomery	---	---	5	15	1	21
Walter Kelley	---	---	2	9	9	20
Dakota Lacey	---	---	4	14	---	18
Jace Allred	---	---	4	13	---	17
Stan Rice	0	0	---	---	16	16
Marlon Gilmore	0	0	---	---	14	14
Myron Scott	0	0	---	---	14	14
Alfred Noonan	0	0	---	---	13	13
Brody Wagner	---	---	4	4	4	12
Winfred Rafie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dean Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeffery Stevison	3	1	---	---	---	4
Jalen Willis	---	---	1	3	---	4
Jonathan Verdin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Todd Foreman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Gabay	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lionel Kirk	29	53	---	---	9	91
Jose Berkebile	29	53	---	---	9	91
Al Giannino	29	53	---	---	9	91
Matt Merkerson	28	47	---	---	13	88
Dakota Walburn	29	53	---	---	---	82
Amos Herrmann	29	53	---	---	---	82
Conner Goldsmith	29	53	---	---	---	82
Braden Dell	26	49	---	---	---	75
Abraham Small	7	23	---	---	31	61
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	30	28	2	60
Heath Cote	---	---	15	13	31	59
Joshua Platt	20	38	---	---	---	58
Travis Lechler	---	---	29	28	1	58
Randall Bonk	---	---	29	28	1	58
Jason Burns	---	---	18	27	13	58
Burt Aiton	22	30	---	---	---	52
Dana Ignasiak	18	29	---	---	5	52
Arnie Gillette	---	---	15	13	23	51
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	15	13	20	48
Robbie Conway	---	---	17	26	1	44
Elias Eyrich	---	---	27	16	---	43
Sammie Sherman	---	---	26	17	---	43
Ty Barber	---	---	16	23	1	40
Elijah Redman	12	25	---	---	1	38
Carl Houston	---	---	17	17	---	34
Derrick Hines	0	0	---	---	31	31
Cary Schneider	---	---	15	15	---	30
Riley Nixon	---	---	12	3	15	30
Craig Harris	---	---	14	15	---	29
Brenden Rosas	---	---	4	10	14	28
Levon Lindsay	2	2	---	---	23	27
Brady Wheeler	9	15	---	---	3	27
Marty DeMulling	1	6	---	---	16	23
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	1	8	13	22
Salvador Terrell	---	---	16	5	1	22
Zack Constant	---	---	1	0	18	19
Tucker Allen	---	---	13	3	---	16
Hector Dawson	0	1	---	---	9	10
Lance Wirth	0	0	---	---	10	10
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	6	6
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cary Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Hoskins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-4	-4.0
Middle	21	40	1.9
Right	8	16	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	15	93	6.2
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenneth Poston	25	15	0	2	3	0	5	4	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	50	28	2	0	2	6	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	20	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	34	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	19	168	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	37	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Zane Wilcox	6	5	0	4	28
TE Neil Erickson	6	4	0	43	26
WR Francisco Leisure	5	2	1	6	26
WR Darnell Reilly	4	1	2	16	28
WR Darrin Brenner	3	2	0	14	10
FB Chad Reiss	1	1	0	1	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Merkerson	10	7	1	46	0	47
WR Amos Herrmann	9	4	1	34	0	53
TE Elijah Redman	7	4	0	22	0	25
TE Braden Dell	7	2	0	16	0	49
RB Abraham Small	6	5	0	56	1	23
RB Burt Aiton	6	4	0	31	0	30
WR Dana Ignasiak	4	2	0	48	1	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zane Wilcox	4	13	3.25	1.54

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenneth Poston	1	1	7	7.00	3.36

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	2	2	10	5.00	5.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Francisco Leisure	1	1	7	7.00	1.20

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Herrmann	2	2	10	5.00	3.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Poston	2	0
Zane Wilcox	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	3	2
Burt Aiton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenneth Poston	12	5	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	14	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Neil Erickson	4	2	1
WR Darrin Brenner	3	2	0
WR Darnell Reilly	3	1	1
WR Francisco Leisure	2	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Merkerson	5	3	2
TE Braden Dell	4	0	0
RB Abraham Small	2	2	2
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	0	0
WR Amos Herrmann	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)