Week 8, 2035

played in Denver, CO

44 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	0	10	0	-	17
Denver Broncos	0	7	3	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 NED - Matt Merkerson 32 pass from Paul Vielma (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
2Q: 02:11 DEN - Daniel Shepherd 5 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
3Q: 04:30 DEN - Denzel McDonald 20 field goal
4Q: 14:10 NED - Ezekiel Newhart 37 field goal
4Q: 09:09 DEN - Weston Austin 3 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
4Q: 01:11 NED - Luke Englund 11 pass from Paul Vielma (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
OT: 09:31 DEN - Brendan Denton 30 interception return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:48 NED - Matt Merkerson 32 pass from Paul Vielma (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
2Q: 02:11 DEN - Daniel Shepherd 5 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
3Q: 04:30 DEN - Denzel McDonald 20 field goal
4Q: 14:10 NED - Ezekiel Newhart 37 field goal
4Q: 09:09 DEN - Weston Austin 3 pass from Ernie Cary (Denzel McDonald extra point)
4Q: 01:11 NED - Luke Englund 11 pass from Paul Vielma (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
OT: 09:31 DEN - Brendan Denton 30 interception return

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 6-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 350 365
- Offensive Plays 64 73
- Yards per Play 5.47 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 65 169
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 3.25 4.97
Net Passing Yards 285 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 4 39 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 290 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/42 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 4/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 4/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:32 35:09

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	6-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	350	365
- Offensive Plays	64	73
- Yards per Play	5.47	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	65	169
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	3.25	4.97
Net Passing Yards	285	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 4	39 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	290	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/42	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	4/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	4/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:32	35:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
1	9:56	1:19	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown
1	5:22	3:40	OWN 31	8	36	Interception
1	0:29	1:42	OWN 25	6	23	Interception
2	12:08	3:22	OWN 7	6	22	Punt
2	8:10	0:52	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
2	2:03	1:08	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	11:32	2:16	OWN 14	5	47	Interception
3	4:25	0:46	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	2:46	3:42	OWN 23	7	57	Field Goal
4	9:00	1:32	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
4	5:29	1:34	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	2:12	1:08	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
OT1	10:00	0:41	OWN 23	2	1	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	2:43	OWN 11	6	31	Interception
1	8:37	3:15	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
1	1:42	1:13	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
2	13:47	1:39	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
2	8:46	0:36	OWN 42	2	2	Interception
2	7:18	5:15	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 19	4	23	Half
3	15:00	3:28	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
3	9:16	4:51	OWN 33	9	64	Field Goal
3	3:39	0:53	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	14:04	5:04	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	7:28	1:59	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	3:55	1:43	OWN 26	3	-1	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 35	4	3	Half

Game MVP: Brendan Denton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Myron Lynch	7	34	4.86	22	1
RB K.C. Prior	7	14	2.00	6	0
RB Warren Vance	5	15	3.00	10	1
QB Paul Vielma	1	2	2.00	2	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wendell Weaver	22	90	4.09	14	2
QB Ernie Cary	5	25	5.00	6	0
RB Eugene Doesburg	5	25	5.00	8	0
RB Kim McConnell	2	29	14.50	21	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul Vielma	42	23	290	2/5	2	37	4	52.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Cary	39	25	196	0/0	2	24	2	72.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Xavier Mastin	7	11	87	12.43	26	26	0
WR Donovan Humphries	5	10	86	17.20	3	37	0
WR Luke Englund	3	3	45	15.00	7	19	1
RB K.C. Prior	2	5	9	4.50	15	13	0
TE Ty Gragg	2	3	11	5.50	2	8	0
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	32	32.00	25	32	1
RB Myron Lynch	1	3	10	10.00	7	10	0
RB Warren Vance	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Nolan Barbosa	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jesse Capasso	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Weston Austin	7	8	41	5.86	4	13	1
TE Daniel Shepherd	7	12	62	8.86	18	19	1
WR Michael Lowe	3	6	47	15.67	9	23	0
TE Jerome Konwinski	3	4	10	3.33	0	4	0
RB Wendell Weaver	2	3	30	15.00	21	24	0
WR Elliot Sylvester	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Scottie Thrasher	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE Parker Middleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Randal Gedney	1	0	0.00	0
CB Frankie George	1	18	18.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brendan Denton	2	30	15.00	1
CB Devon Stackhouse	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Bob Leong	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Luke Englund	1	0	0	0
TE Nolan Barbosa	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Devon Stackhouse	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trent Thompson	7	304	43.4	41.7	57	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Desmond Cabrera	7	310	44.3	40.6	54	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ezekiel Newhart	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Denzel McDonald	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Englund	3	26	8.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Weston Austin	4	12	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Englund	1	19	19.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Doesburg	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marco Watters	10	3	0.0	29	30
CB Donnie Hardy	8	0	0.0	32	37
CB Roman West	7	2	0.0	33	37
OLB Luther Castro	6	1	0.0	33	37
OLB Roger Newton	5	2	0.0	34	39
DE Bart Wiggins	4	0	0.0	30	36
S Marcus Wiggins	3	4	0.0	33	37
ILB J.J. Dreiser	3	1	0.0	10	21
CB Frankie George	3	0	0.0	26	20
S Randal Gedney	2	3	0.0	31	32
DT Todd Watson	2	0	0.0	28	33
DE Marcos Dotson	1	2	0.0	27	28
CB Kevin Pringley	1	0	0.0	5	9
RB Myron Lynch	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robbie Conway	1	0	0.0	11	14
RB Warren Vance	1	0	---	---	---
WR Donovan Humphries	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Scott Buckner	1	0	0.0	1	2
DT Edward Fisher	0	2	0.0	6	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Duran	8	2	0.0	20	43
CB Brendan Denton	8	1	0.0	20	44
ILB Van Lyon	6	1	0.0	20	44
OLB Gino Chatas	5	1	0.0	19	41
DE Les Gaines	3	1	1.0	19	43
OLB Bob Leong	3	2	0.5	9	27
DT Roosevelt Roberson	2	1	0.0	13	28
S Ben Sampson	2	1	0.0	20	43
DT Morris Daileader	1	1	0.5	8	25
CB Andre DiCosimo	1	2	0.0	13	22
DT Moe Anderson	1	1	0.0	19	34
TE Daniel Shepherd	1	0	---	---	---
CB Devon Stackhouse	1	0	0.0	18	41
DE Randy Borders	1	0	0.0	8	13
WR Michael Lowe	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sammy Baumhackl	1	0	0.0	10	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bart Wiggins	3	2	36
DT Todd Watson	1	1	33
OLB Luther Castro	1	1	37
DE Marcos Dotson	1	0	28

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Les Gaines	1.0	0	4	2	43
OLB Bob Leong	0.5	1	0	0	27
DT Morris Daileader	0.5	0	0	0	25
DT Roosevelt Roberson	0.0	0	1	1	28
OLB Gino Chatas	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Hardy	5	1	0	37
ILB Marco Watters	5	0	0	30
CB Frankie George	3	0	1	20
CB Roman West	3	0	0	37
S Marcus Wiggins	2	1	0	37
OLB Roger Newton	2	0	0	39
OLB Luther Castro	1	2	0	37
CB Kevin Pringley	1	1	0	9
ILB J.J. Dreiser	1	1	0	21
S Randal Gedney	1	0	1	32
DE Bart Wiggins	1	0	0	36

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brendan Denton	7	1	2	44
S Earl Duran	6	0	0	43
OLB Gino Chatas	2	2	0	41
OLB Bob Leong	2	0	1	27
CB Devon Stackhouse	1	2	1	41
ILB Van Lyon	1	2	0	44
CB Andre DiCosimo	1	0	0	22
DE Les Gaines	1	0	0	43
DE Sammy Baumhackl	1	0	0	21
S Ben Sampson	1	0	0	43

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tyler Mason	2	5	1	20	0	44
T Carter Wilkerson	2	5	0	20	0	44
G Cory Anthony	0	6	0	20	0	44
G Frederick Osborne	0	3	0	20	0	44
TE Nolan Barbosa	0	1	0	5	0	9
T Grant Aarhus	0	0	0	20	2	44

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Jake Curran	7	8	34	39
G Britt Pachelbel	3	6	34	39
T Ashton Walters	2	7	34	39
T Rusty Ellard	2	5	34	39
C Brandon Baker	2	2	34	39
TE Daniel Shepherd	0	1	32	37

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Myron Lynch	1	24
Nolan Barbosa	1	24
Ernie Adams	1	23
Ty Gragg	1	17
Andres Manusky	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Denton	2	13
Jerome Konwinski	1	24
Devon Stackhouse	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Roger Newton	---	---	34	39	1	74
T Grant Aarhus	20	44	---	---	7	71
S Marcus Wiggins	---	---	33	37	1	71
OLB Luther Castro	---	---	33	37	1	71
CB Roman West	---	---	33	37	1	71
CB Donnie Hardy	---	---	32	37	1	70
DE Bart Wiggins	---	---	30	36	1	67
S Randal Gedney	---	---	31	32	1	64
T Carter Wilkerson	20	44	---	---	---	64
C Tyler Mason	20	44	---	---	---	64
QB Paul Vielma	20	44	---	---	---	64
G Frederick Osborne	20	44	---	---	---	64
G Cory Anthony	20	44	---	---	---	64
DT Todd Watson	---	---	28	33	1	62
TE Xavier Mastin	19	43	---	---	---	62
WR Donovan Humphries	20	40	---	---	---	60
ILB Marco Watters	---	---	29	30	1	60
CB Frankie George	---	---	26	20	11	57
DE Marcos Dotson	---	---	27	28	1	56
WR Matt Merkerson	14	34	---	---	5	53
WR Luke Englund	11	20	---	---	16	47
RB Myron Lynch	8	11	---	---	24	43
TE Ty Gragg	7	17	---	---	17	41
TE Nolan Barbosa	5	9	---	---	24	38
RB K.C. Prior	9	18	---	---	10	37
S Ernie Adams	---	---	4	9	23	36
ILB J.J. Dreiser	---	---	10	21	1	32
DE Robbie Conway	---	---	11	14	7	32
CB Kevin Pringley	---	---	5	9	16	30
RB Warren Vance	5	22	---	---	---	27
OLB Colin McGill	---	---	1	2	23	26
WR Chance Clapp	2	3	---	---	17	22
DT Edward Fisher	---	---	6	6	7	19
ILB Scott Buckner	---	---	1	2	12	15
T Andres Manusky	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Roberto Russett	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Trent Thompson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Wendell Pehrson	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Matthew Zeier	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ezekiel Newhart	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Jesse Capasso	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Jacob Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Lucas Peace	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Mickey Chisholm	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Carlos Whalen	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Drake Howard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Rusty Ellard	34	39	---	---	8	81
G Britt Pachelbel	34	39	---	---	8	81
T Ashton Walters	34	39	---	---	8	81
G Jake Curran	34	39	---	---	8	81
CB Brendan Denton	---	---	20	44	13	77
C Brandon Baker	34	39	---	---	---	73
QB Ernie Cary	34	39	---	---	---	73
WR Michael Lowe	31	37	---	---	4	72
CB Devon Stackhouse	---	---	18	41	12	71
WR Weston Austin	31	31	---	---	8	70
TE Daniel Shepherd	32	37	---	---	---	69
ILB Van Lyon	---	---	20	44	1	65
S Earl Duran	---	---	20	43	1	64
RB Wendell Weaver	26	28	---	---	10	64
S Ben Sampson	---	---	20	43	1	64
DE Les Gaines	---	---	19	43	1	63
OLB Gino Chatas	---	---	19	41	1	61
WR Wyatt Zuccolotto	23	19	---	---	17	59
DT Moe Anderson	---	---	19	34	1	54
CB Andre DiCosimo	---	---	13	22	17	52
DT Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	13	28	7	48
TE Jerome Konwinski	5	14	---	---	24	43
OLB Bob Leong	---	---	9	27	1	37
RB Monty Thomason	6	6	---	---	24	36
OLB Joshua Child	---	---	3	10	23	36
DT Morris Daileader	---	---	8	25	1	34
DE Sammy Baumhackl	---	---	10	21	1	32
DE Randy Borders	---	---	8	13	7	28
WR Elliot Sylvester	4	8	---	---	8	20
RB Eugene Doesburg	6	8	---	---	4	18
S Dean Harden	---	---	0	1	16	17
ILB Cole Lazer	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Kendrick Flournoy	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Desmond Cabrera	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Arturo Aspell	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Denzel McDonald	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Parker Middleton	2	3	---	---	---	5
WR Scottie Thrasher	2	3	---	---	---	5
CB Julian Wells	---	---	1	3	---	4
RB Kim McConnell	2	1	---	---	---	3
S Jameson Rayburn	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Brendan Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dale Burmbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB B.J. Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dashawn Drake	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Fred Burr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	40	6.7
Middle	9	11	1.2
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	45	7.5
Middle	24	90	3.8
Right	4	34	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul Vielma	42	23	4	1	0	7	6	3	4

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Cary	39	25	2	0	0	6	6	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	25	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	107	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	71	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	91	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Xavier Mastin	11	7	87	2	43
WR Donovan Humphries	10	5	86	1	40
RB K.C. Prior	5	2	9	0	18
RB Myron Lynch	3	1	10	0	11
TE Ty Gragg	3	2	11	0	17
WR Luke Englund	3	3	45	0	20
TE Nolan Barbosa	3	1	3	0	9
RB Warren Vance	2	1	7	0	22
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	32	1	34
WR Jesse Capasso	1	0	0	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Daniel Shepherd	12	7	62	0	37
WR Weston Austin	8	7	41	0	31
WR Michael Lowe	6	3	47	1	37
TE Jerome Konwinski	4	3	10	0	14
RB Wendell Weaver	3	2	30	1	28
WR Elliot Sylvester	3	2	2	0	8
WR Scottie Thrasher	2	1	4	0	3
TE Parker Middleton	1	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Myron Lynch	1	-1	-1.00	4.86

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Weaver	2	12	6.00	4.09
QB Ernie Cary	1	4	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Vielma	2	1	11	5.50	6.90

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	7	5	22	3.14	5.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donovan Humphries	1	0	0	0.00	8.60
WR Luke Englund	1	1	11	11.00	15.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Weston Austin	2	2	6	3.00	5.13
WR Michael Lowe	2	1	8	4.00	7.83
TE Daniel Shepherd	1	1	5	5.00	5.17
RB Wendell Weaver	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Jerome Konwinski	1	1	3	3.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Warren Vance	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ernie Cary	3	2
RB Wendell Weaver	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul Vielma	12	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Cary	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Xavier Mastin	4	3	2
WR Donovan Humphries	3	1	1
TE Nolan Barbosa	2	0	0
RB Warren Vance	1	1	0
WR Jesse Capasso	1	0	0
WR Luke Englund	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Daniel Shepherd	4	2	2
WR Michael Lowe	2	2	2
TE Jerome Konwinski	2	1	0
WR Weston Austin	1	1	1
RB Wendell Weaver	1	1	1
WR Scottie Thrasher	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)