Week 8, 2029

played in Denver, CO

60 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	0	14	7	-	35
Denver Broncos	0	14	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 NED - Reuben Lincoln 7 run (Frank Seay extra point)
1Q: 05:00 NED - Matt Merkerson 35 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
2Q: 09:22 DEN - Tanner Barker 1 run (Rex Gramble extra point)
2Q: 01:33 DEN - Weston Austin 5 pass from Brendan Manning (Rex Gramble extra point)
3Q: 14:18 DEN - K.C. DeNeff 53 run (Rex Gramble extra point)
3Q: 09:58 NED - Donovan Humphries 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
3Q: 00:51 NED - Donovan Humphries 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
4Q: 14:17 DEN - Javier Page 26 fumble return (Rex Gramble extra point)
4Q: 09:48 NED - Dakota Walburn 6 run (Frank Seay extra point)
4Q: 04:42 DEN - Rex Gramble 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 NED - Reuben Lincoln 7 run (Frank Seay extra point)
1Q: 05:00 NED - Matt Merkerson 35 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
2Q: 09:22 DEN - Tanner Barker 1 run (Rex Gramble extra point)
2Q: 01:33 DEN - Weston Austin 5 pass from Brendan Manning (Rex Gramble extra point)
3Q: 14:18 DEN - K.C. DeNeff 53 run (Rex Gramble extra point)
3Q: 09:58 NED - Donovan Humphries 2 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
3Q: 00:51 NED - Donovan Humphries 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (Frank Seay extra point)
4Q: 14:17 DEN - Javier Page 26 fumble return (Rex Gramble extra point)
4Q: 09:48 NED - Dakota Walburn 6 run (Frank Seay extra point)
4Q: 04:42 DEN - Rex Gramble 32 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 6-1 2-5
First Downs 30 22
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 22 11
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 375 378
- Offensive Plays 73 73
- Yards per Play 5.14 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 75 177
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 4.41 5.36
Net Passing Yards 300 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 34 - 1 39 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 326 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/70 11/95
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:01 30:59

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	6-1	2-5
First Downs	30	22
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	22	11
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	375	378
- Offensive Plays	73	73
- Yards per Play	5.14	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	75	177
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	4.41	5.36
Net Passing Yards	300	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 34 - 1	39 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	326	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/70	11/95
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:01	30:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:23	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
1	9:14	1:23	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
1	5:00	0:13	OPP 35	1	35	Touchdown
1	3:05	3:10	OWN 17	6	47	Punt
2	9:13	1:39	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	3:21	1:05	OWN 11	3	11	Interception
2	1:25	0:57	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	14:01	4:10	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	8:24	0:51	OPP 41	3	-3	Punt
3	4:26	3:42	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
4	14:49	0:45	OWN 26	3	0	Fumble
4	14:04	4:25	OWN 29	12	71	Touchdown
4	4:34	2:12	OWN 48	6	19	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 44	3	-3	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	1:23	OWN 25	2	-9	Punt
1	7:51	2:51	OWN 20	5	23	Fumble
1	4:47	1:42	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	14:55	5:42	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	7:34	4:13	OWN 27	9	30	Punt
2	2:16	0:51	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 15	1	-3	Half
3	15:00	0:59	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
3	9:51	1:27	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	7:33	3:07	OWN 20	10	25	Interception
3	0:44	0:55	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	9:39	5:05	OWN 19	10	66	Field Goal
4	2:22	1:35	OWN 20	7	24	Downs

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dakota Walburn	12	25	2.08	7	0	1
Ike Fleming	3	21	7.00	18	1	0
Reuben Lincoln	2	29	14.50	22	1	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tanner Barker	18	75	4.17	22	4	1
Winfred Hill	13	46	3.54	21	2	0
K.C. DeNeff	1	53	53.00	53	1	1
Bobby Starks	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	53	34	326	3/26	3	35	1	92.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brendan Manning	39	18	207	1/6	1	32	1	60.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Merkerson	9	11	117	13.00	33	35	1
WR Donovan Humphries	8	14	76	9.50	27	19	2
WR Amos Herrmann	5	7	28	5.60	0	11	0
TE Braden Dell	5	8	38	7.60	5	11	0
TE Leroy McMahon	3	5	53	17.67	37	33	0
RB Ike Fleming	2	2	12	6.00	5	7	0
RB Reuben Lincoln	2	5	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE Neal Brewer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Weston Austin	7	13	77	11.00	19	20	1
WR Cedric Rodriguez	3	7	62	20.67	14	32	0
RB Winfred Hill	3	5	25	8.33	11	9	0
WR Matthew Armstrong	2	7	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Ron Kennedy	1	2	22	22.00	5	22	0
WR Leon Holliday	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Dana Ramsey	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Tanner Barker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Colin McGill	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Lincoln Bernier	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dakota Walburn	1	0	0
Bart Wiggins	0	1	0
Mason Reid	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brendan Manning	1	0	0	0
Javier Page	0	1	0	1
Mercury Klingensmith	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	6	271	45.2	31.0	57	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonah Burton	5	185	37.0	34.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Seay	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rex Gramble	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Barker	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	3	85	28.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
K.C. DeNeff	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	11	2	0.0	32	27
S Joe Manning	5	0	0.0	32	39
CB Ivan Liu	5	0	0.0	25	33
CB Cristian Gonzalez	5	0	0.0	16	9
S Marcus Wiggins	4	0	0.0	32	39
DE Tucker Allen	3	1	0.0	21	35
OLB Colin McGill	3	1	0.0	33	32
DT Mason Reid	2	0	1.0	16	23
OLB Lawrence Collier	2	2	0.0	16	23
ILB Mel Asher	2	1	0.0	17	11
CB J.R. Mahoney	2	0	0.0	9	22
S Mason Forrester	1	1	0.0	1	2
CB Winston Barber	1	0	0.0	16	22
TE Leroy McMahon	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bo Whitfield	1	0	0.0	1	9
CB Fred Carlson	1	0	0.0	16	26
DE Bart Wiggins	1	0	0.0	31	38
DE Norbert Carpenter	0	1	0.0	16	11

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brendan Denton	8	3	0.0	17	56
S Earl Duran	6	2	0.5	17	54
OLB Deon Witten	6	1	0.0	17	56
CB Tyrell Aiton	5	1	0.0	9	29
ILB Raymond Padgett	5	0	0.0	11	33
S Randall Farley	4	0	0.0	17	55
ILB Drew Capriglione	3	1	0.0	6	22
CB Andre DiCosimo	3	0	0.0	16	55
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	2	0	0.0	6	23
DE Ben Badgro	1	1	1.0	12	52
DT Mercury Klingensmith	1	0	0.5	6	27
S C.J. Thompson	1	0	0.0	3	7
C Brandon Baker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Matthew Armstrong	1	0	---	---	---
DT Lincoln Bernier	0	2	0.5	15	53
DE Philip Sawyer	0	1	0.5	9	13
DE Javier Page	0	2	0.0	11	46
DT Buddy Humphrey	0	1	0.0	11	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mason Reid	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Colin McGill	0.0	1	1	32
DE Tucker Allen	0.0	0	3	35
DE Norbert Carpenter	0.0	0	1	11
DE Bart Wiggins	0.0	0	1	38

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ben Badgro	1.0	0	0	52
DT Lincoln Bernier	0.5	1	0	53
DE Philip Sawyer	0.5	0	0	13
DT Mercury Klingensmith	0.5	0	0	27
S Earl Duran	0.5	0	0	54
DT Buddy Humphrey	0.0	2	1	32
DE Javier Page	0.0	2	0	46
ILB Raymond Padgett	0.0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ivan Liu	3	2	0	33
ILB Randall Bonk	3	1	0	27
CB Cristian Gonzalez	3	0	0	9
OLB Colin McGill	2	0	1	32
CB J.R. Mahoney	2	0	0	22
S Joe Manning	1	1	0	39
OLB Lawrence Collier	1	0	0	23
CB Winston Barber	1	0	0	22
ILB Bo Whitfield	1	0	0	9
CB Fred Carlson	1	0	0	26
OLB Rufus Fisk	0	1	0	25

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brendan Denton	7	1	0	56
CB Andre DiCosimo	6	1	0	55
S Randall Farley	4	1	0	55
ILB Raymond Padgett	3	1	0	33
CB Tyrell Aiton	3	1	0	29
S Earl Duran	3	0	0	54
ILB Drew Capriglione	3	0	0	22
OLB Deon Witten	2	2	0	56
S C.J. Thompson	1	1	0	7
DT Lincoln Bernier	1	0	1	53
OLB Joshua Burkhammer	1	0	0	23
DE Javier Page	0	1	0	46

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Conner Goldsmith	2	4	17	0	56
Myles Richmond	1	3	17	0	56
Britt Pachelbel	0	2	17	2	56
Eugene Ramsey	0	1	17	1	56

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Baker	3	11	33	0	40
Aiden Brown	3	3	32	0	40
Cesar Johnston	2	7	33	0	40
Norm Brazil	2	4	33	0	40
Mickey Dotson	1	7	33	1	40
Kurt Frederick	0	1	1	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Leroy McMahon	1	23
Al Giannino	1	12
Donovan Humphries	1	12

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Kennedy	1	12
Deon Witten	1	11
Graham Harris	1	11
Weston Austin	1	2

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donovan Humphries	16	52	---	---	12	80
Conner Goldsmith	17	56	---	---	6	79
Jimmy Tabor	17	56	---	---	6	79
Braden Dell	17	55	---	---	6	78
Dakota Walburn	17	56	---	---	---	73
Eugene Ramsey	17	56	---	---	---	73
Myles Richmond	17	56	---	---	---	73
Britt Pachelbel	17	56	---	---	---	73
Amos Herrmann	16	56	---	---	---	72
Joe Manning	---	---	32	39	1	72
Marcus Wiggins	---	---	32	39	1	72
Bart Wiggins	---	---	31	38	1	70
Colin McGill	---	---	33	32	1	66
Ivan Liu	---	---	25	33	6	64
Lawrence Collier	---	---	16	23	23	62
Tucker Allen	---	---	21	35	5	61
Randall Bonk	---	---	32	27	1	60
Matt Merkerson	10	36	---	---	11	57
Reuben Lincoln	12	37	---	---	6	55
Leroy McMahon	7	21	---	---	23	51
J.R. Mahoney	---	---	9	22	17	48
Mason Reid	---	---	16	23	5	44
Rufus Fisk	---	---	17	25	1	43
Fred Carlson	---	---	16	26	---	42
Winston Barber	---	---	16	22	1	39
Ike Fleming	5	14	---	---	12	31
Mel Asher	---	---	17	11	1	29
Norbert Carpenter	---	---	16	11	1	28
Pat Crockett	0	3	---	---	23	26
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	16	9	---	25
Emmanuel Ogden	---	---	15	9	1	25
Bo Whitfield	---	---	1	9	11	21
Mason Forrester	---	---	1	2	17	20
Morris Ladd	0	1	---	---	17	18
Keegan O'Neal	2	1	---	---	12	15
Al Giannino	0	0	---	---	12	12
Neal Brewer	0	4	---	---	6	10
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	6	6
A.J. Newton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Seay	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ross Burke	---	---	0	4	---	4
Troy Bannan	---	---	1	1	---	2
Lucas Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Grier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jackson Johanningmeier	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Kennedy	33	39	---	---	12	84
Deon Witten	---	---	17	56	11	84
Mickey Dotson	33	40	---	---	6	79
Norm Brazil	33	40	---	---	6	79
Cesar Johnston	33	40	---	---	6	79
Aiden Brown	32	40	---	---	6	78
Andre DiCosimo	---	---	16	55	6	77
Brandon Baker	33	40	---	---	---	73
Brendan Manning	33	40	---	---	---	73
Brendan Denton	---	---	17	56	---	73
Randall Farley	---	---	17	55	---	72
Earl Duran	---	---	17	54	---	71
Weston Austin	29	39	---	---	2	70
Cedric Rodriguez	29	37	---	---	2	68
Lincoln Bernier	---	---	15	53	---	68
Ben Badgro	---	---	12	52	---	64
Tanner Barker	19	18	---	---	24	61
Javier Page	---	---	11	46	---	57
Tyrell Aiton	---	---	9	29	18	56
Buddy Humphrey	---	---	11	32	6	49
Raymond Padgett	---	---	11	33	---	44
Dana Ramsey	13	8	---	---	23	44
Matthew Armstrong	12	23	---	---	5	40
Drew Capriglione	---	---	6	22	12	40
Winfred Hill	13	18	---	---	6	37
Mercury Klingensmith	---	---	6	27	---	33
Joshua Burkhammer	---	---	6	23	---	29
C.J. Thompson	---	---	3	7	18	28
Philip Sawyer	---	---	9	13	6	28
Leon Holliday	6	5	---	---	17	28
Karl Marshall	---	---	0	1	23	24
K.C. DeNeff	2	2	---	---	19	23
Graham Harris	0	5	---	---	11	16
Bobby Starks	6	6	---	---	---	12
Rex Gramble	0	0	---	---	7	7
Grayson Rogers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jonah Burton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Warren Franchebois	---	---	2	1	---	3
Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	2	1	---	3
Cory Becker	3	0	---	---	---	3
Kurt Frederick	1	0	---	---	---	1
Keith Epstein	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rusty Ellard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riddick Rolf	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kirk Hodges	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devon Stackhouse	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	4	23	5.8
Right	2	25	12.5
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	13	88	6.8
Right	14	65	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	53	34	2	1	2	9	6	1	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brendan Manning	39	18	4	2	6	5	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	17	106	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	12	149	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	35	35.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	87	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	74	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	32	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donovan Humphries	14	8	2	76	0	52
WR Matt Merkerson	11	9	0	117	1	36
TE Braden Dell	8	5	0	38	0	55
WR Amos Herrmann	7	5	0	28	0	56
TE Leroy McMahon	5	3	0	53	1	21
RB Reuben Lincoln	5	2	0	2	0	37
RB Ike Fleming	2	2	0	12	0	14
TE Neal Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	4

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Weston Austin	13	7	3	77	1	39
WR Cedric Rodriguez	7	3	0	62	2	37
WR Matthew Armstrong	7	2	2	10	0	23
RB Winfred Hill	5	3	0	25	0	18
TE Ron Kennedy	2	1	0	22	1	39
WR Leon Holliday	2	1	0	7	0	5
TE Dana Ramsey	2	1	0	4	0	8
RB Tanner Barker	1	0	1	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	6	6.00	2.08
Reuben Lincoln	1	7	7.00	14.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tanner Barker	3	1	0.33	4.17
Winfred Hill	2	12	6.00	3.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	7	7	43	6.14	6.15

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brendan Manning	5	2	19	3.80	5.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Merkerson	2	2	22	11.00	10.64
WR Donovan Humphries	2	2	3	1.50	5.43
WR Amos Herrmann	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Braden Dell	1	1	11	11.00	4.75
RB Reuben Lincoln	1	1	3	3.00	0.40

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Weston Austin	4	2	19	4.75	5.92
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	0	0	0.00	8.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	4	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Hill	3	3
Tanner Barker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	8	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brendan Manning	14	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donovan Humphries	4	2	2
TE Braden Dell	2	1	1
WR Amos Herrmann	1	1	1
RB Reuben Lincoln	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Weston Austin	5	3	3
WR Matthew Armstrong	4	0	0
TE Dana Ramsey	2	1	1
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	1	1
WR Leon Holliday	1	1	1
RB Winfred Hill	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)