Week 8, 2038

played in Denver, CO

67 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	3	10	-	20
Denver Broncos	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 NED - Willie Bush 9 run (Diego Sheasley extra point)
1Q: 06:43 DEN - Michael Lowe 27 pass from Ernie Cary (Dixon Reish extra point)
2Q: 04:32 DEN - Jessie Sweeney 3 run (Dixon Reish extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Dixon Reish 36 field goal
3Q: 04:11 NED - Diego Sheasley 41 field goal
3Q: 01:41 DEN - Darren Goeas 2 pass from Ernie Cary (Dixon Reish extra point)
4Q: 07:15 NED - Braden Rose 15 pass from Pat Heskew (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 03:16 NED - Diego Sheasley 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 NED - Willie Bush 9 run (Diego Sheasley extra point)
1Q: 06:43 DEN - Michael Lowe 27 pass from Ernie Cary (Dixon Reish extra point)
2Q: 04:32 DEN - Jessie Sweeney 3 run (Dixon Reish extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Dixon Reish 36 field goal
3Q: 04:11 NED - Diego Sheasley 41 field goal
3Q: 01:41 DEN - Darren Goeas 2 pass from Ernie Cary (Dixon Reish extra point)
4Q: 07:15 NED - Braden Rose 15 pass from Pat Heskew (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 03:16 NED - Diego Sheasley 43 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 353 376
- Offensive Plays 62 73
- Yards per Play 5.69 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 62 131
- Rushing Attempts 10 39
- Yards per Rush 6.20 3.36
Net Passing Yards 291 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 29 - 2 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 304 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.60 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/13 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/99 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 2/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 24:36 35:24

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	353	376
- Offensive Plays	62	73
- Yards per Play	5.69	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	62	131
- Rushing Attempts	10	39
- Yards per Rush	6.20	3.36
Net Passing Yards	291	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 29 - 2	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	304	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.60	7.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/13	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/99	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	2/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	24:36	35:24

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
1	6:33	1:53	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
1	3:05	1:03	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
1	0:27	1:20	OWN 25	3	-1	Interception
2	13:57	3:04	OWN 15	7	58	Downs
2	4:25	1:49	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
3	11:40	2:11	OWN 20	6	34	Downs
3	6:20	2:16	OWN 44	5	32	Field Goal
3	1:30	1:16	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	13:26	4:04	OWN 8	10	85	Interception
4	7:54	0:49	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
4	4:37	1:28	OPP 48	4	22	Field Goal
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 16	3	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	4:38	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	4:40	1:35	OWN 24	5	12	Punt
1	2:02	1:35	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
2	14:07	0:10	OPP 10	1	0	Interception
2	10:53	6:28	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
2	2:36	2:36	OWN 20	6	61	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:20	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
3	9:29	3:09	OWN 46	6	16	Fumble
3	4:04	2:34	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	0:14	1:48	OWN 29	4	10	Punt
4	9:22	1:28	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
4	7:05	2:28	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	3:09	2:18	OWN 25	6	11	Punt

Game MVP: Michael Lowe, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jose Carello	4	25	6.25	16	1	0
QB Pat Heskew	3	21	7.00	8	0	0
RB Willie Bush	2	5	2.50	9	0	1
WR Jesse Capasso	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Sweeney	21	71	3.38	16	2	1
QB Ernie Cary	9	32	3.56	13	1	0
RB Eugene Doesburg	3	13	4.33	11	1	0
RB Jay Starks	3	6	2.00	3	0	0
RB Marty Kolker	2	8	4.00	9	0	0
WR Elliot Sylvester	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Heskew	50	29	304	2/13	1	41	2	65.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Cary	34	22	245	0/0	2	58	1	93.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Strong	7	14	81	11.57	31	25	0
WR Jesse Capasso	6	6	62	10.33	35	26	0
WR Luke Englund	5	9	77	15.40	6	41	0
RB Willie Bush	4	4	18	4.50	3	8	0
WR Donovan Humphries	2	5	11	5.50	0	7	0
TE Braden Rose	2	2	28	14.00	5	15	1
TE Juan Hickman	2	6	31	15.50	23	32	0
TE Riddick Shepard	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Lowe	8	11	156	19.50	80	58	1
WR Darren Goeas	4	8	20	5.00	10	9	1
WR Elliot Sylvester	3	5	26	8.67	3	17	0
RB Jessie Sweeney	2	4	15	7.50	11	17	0
RB Marty Kolker	2	2	16	8.00	8	9	0
TE Andres Huntley	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
RB Eugene Doesburg	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Mark Lake	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Marco Watters	1	14	14.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brendan Denton	1	22	22.00	0
OLB Tre Barlow	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Drake Grant	0	1	0	0
DE Lamont Cirino	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Ernie Cary	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	4	174	43.5	33.8	52	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josiah Frick	7	296	42.3	37.4	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Sheasley	2/2	2/2	0/0	43	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Reish	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Shaw	1	14	14.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward Brandon	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Englund	3	99	33.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Johnston	10	3	0.0	32	23
ILB Marco Watters	8	1	0.0	35	24
S Rick Stewart	7	1	0.0	39	34
ILB Sam Gunn	7	1	0.0	17	19
OLB Drake Grant	6	4	0.0	38	33
S Ryan Savage	3	1	0.0	12	16
CB Devon Stackhouse	3	0	0.0	7	11
CB Seth Norris	2	2	0.0	31	20
CB Lester Borders	2	0	0.0	23	21
CB Roman West	2	0	0.0	38	33
DE Colin DeMint	2	0	0.0	22	15
OLB Dustin Avdic	1	2	0.0	22	14
OLB Carlos Whalen	1	1	0.0	17	20
DT Quinn Connell	1	1	0.0	22	20
WR Luke Englund	1	0	---	---	---
DT Josue Arteaga	1	0	0.0	13	11
DE Lamont Cirino	1	0	0.0	20	18
TE Juan Hickman	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brendan Denton	11	0	0.0	10	52
ILB Brant Melchior	6	4	0.0	10	42
OLB Bob Leong	5	2	0.0	10	49
DE Sammy Baumhackl	2	1	1.0	8	44
OLB Tre Barlow	2	1	1.0	7	27
S Earl Duran	2	4	0.0	10	47
WR Darren Goeas	2	0	---	---	---
CB Kaden Whiting	2	0	0.0	10	48
DE Dustin Moye	2	0	0.0	10	37
S Malcolm Powell	2	0	0.0	7	35
CB Zach Cobb	2	0	0.0	3	30
S Paul Franklin	1	2	0.0	3	22
DE Les Gaines	1	0	0.0	10	39
CB Calvin Qualizza	1	0	0.0	0	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin DeMint	1	1	0	15
DE Todd Watson	0	2	1	21
OLB Drake Grant	0	1	1	33
DE Bart Wiggins	0	1	0	9
DT Josue Arteaga	0	1	0	11
DT Quinn Connell	0	0	2	20
OLB Carlos Whalen	0	0	1	20

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sammy Baumhackl	1.0	1	44
OLB Tre Barlow	1.0	0	27
DE Dustin Moye	0.0	2	37
DE Les Gaines	0.0	1	39
DT Graham Scarbrough	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Devon Stackhouse	4	1	0	11
ILB Sam Gunn	4	0	0	19
ILB Marco Watters	3	1	1	24
S Rick Stewart	3	1	0	34
S Alvin Johnston	2	0	0	23
CB Seth Norris	1	0	0	20
OLB Carlos Whalen	1	0	0	20
CB Roman West	1	0	0	33
S Ryan Savage	1	0	0	16
DT Quinn Connell	1	0	0	20
DE Lamont Cirino	1	0	0	18

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brendan Denton	9	3	1	52
ILB Brant Melchior	5	0	0	42
OLB Bob Leong	4	0	0	49
CB Kaden Whiting	2	2	0	48
CB Zach Cobb	2	1	0	30
S Malcolm Powell	2	0	0	35
S Earl Duran	1	0	0	47
DE Sammy Baumhackl	1	0	0	44
DE Dustin Moye	1	0	0	37
S Paul Franklin	1	0	0	22
CB Calvin Qualizza	1	0	0	5
OLB Tre Barlow	0	1	1	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Spencer Joseph	3	5	10	0	52
C Curtis Aarhus	0	2	10	0	52
RB Benjamin Compton	0	0	1	2	13

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Rusty Ellard	5	12	39	34
G Fred Burr	2	7	39	34
T Ashton Walters	2	6	39	34
G Earl Starks	2	4	39	34
C Lawrence Coleman	0	1	39	34

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Braden Rose	1	22
Carlos Whalen	1	19

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Denton	2	13
Michael Lowe	1	16
Rusty Ellard	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rick Stewart	---	---	39	34	1	74
OLB Drake Grant	---	---	38	33	1	72
CB Roman West	---	---	38	33	1	72
G Deron Guthrie	10	52	---	---	6	68
C Curtis Aarhus	10	52	---	---	6	68
TE Braden Rose	5	37	---	---	22	64
T Carter Wilkerson	10	52	---	---	---	62
G Randall Clayton	10	52	---	---	---	62
T Spencer Joseph	10	52	---	---	---	62
S Alvin Johnston	---	---	32	23	7	62
QB Pat Heskew	10	52	---	---	---	62
WR Donovan Humphries	4	35	---	---	22	61
ILB Marco Watters	---	---	35	24	---	59
CB Lester Borders	---	---	23	21	13	57
OLB Carlos Whalen	---	---	17	20	19	56
CB Seth Norris	---	---	31	20	4	55
DE Todd Watson	---	---	32	21	---	53
WR Tom Strong	7	43	---	---	---	50
ILB Sam Gunn	---	---	17	19	11	47
WR Luke Englund	5	31	---	---	9	45
DE Lamont Cirino	---	---	20	18	7	45
DT Quinn Connell	---	---	22	20	1	43
CB Devon Stackhouse	---	---	7	11	21	39
OLB Dustin Avdic	---	---	22	14	2	38
DE Colin DeMint	---	---	22	15	1	38
RB Benjamin Compton	1	13	---	---	22	36
RB Willie Bush	3	21	---	---	11	35
TE Riddick Shepard	7	26	---	---	---	33
DT Josue Arteaga	---	---	13	11	7	31
TE Juan Hickman	5	16	---	---	9	30
S Ryan Savage	---	---	12	16	1	29
WR Jesse Capasso	7	21	---	---	---	28
RB Jose Carello	6	14	---	---	---	20
S Gino Shaw	---	---	0	0	16	16
DE Bart Wiggins	---	---	5	9	---	14
DE Tom Huffman	---	---	3	9	1	13
K Diego Sheasley	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Myron Scott	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Roberto Russett	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Bernard Lester	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Drake Howard	---	---	1	3	1	5
WR Santiago Bruener	0	3	---	---	---	3
TE Baby Face Oldfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Dashawn Coles	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Hewko	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Michael Lowe	36	33	---	---	16	85
T Rusty Ellard	39	34	---	---	8	81
T Ashton Walters	39	34	---	---	8	81
G Fred Burr	39	34	---	---	8	81
G Earl Starks	39	34	---	---	8	81
CB Brendan Denton	---	---	10	52	13	75
QB Ernie Cary	39	34	---	---	---	73
C Lawrence Coleman	39	34	---	---	---	73
TE Andres Huntley	34	32	---	---	2	68
WR Darren Goeas	31	31	---	---	6	68
OLB Bob Leong	---	---	10	49	3	62
S Earl Duran	---	---	10	47	3	60
CB Kaden Whiting	---	---	10	48	1	59
DE Sammy Baumhackl	---	---	8	44	6	58
S Malcolm Powell	---	---	7	35	14	56
ILB Brant Melchior	---	---	10	42	2	54
OLB Tre Barlow	---	---	7	27	20	54
WR Elliot Sylvester	27	23	---	---	1	51
DE Les Gaines	---	---	10	39	1	50
DE Dustin Moye	---	---	10	37	2	49
RB Jessie Sweeney	27	17	---	---	2	46
DT Roosevelt Roberson	---	---	4	33	5	42
DE Wally Milloy	---	---	6	27	1	34
CB Zach Cobb	---	---	3	30	---	33
RB Eugene Doesburg	7	3	---	---	21	31
TE Mark Lake	7	5	---	---	19	31
S Paul Franklin	---	---	3	22	---	25
DT Graham Scarbrough	---	---	2	21	1	24
WR Nicolas Thornton	6	3	---	---	14	23
RB Jay Starks	13	10	---	---	---	23
RB Marty Kolker	5	9	---	---	8	22
ILB Harold Bishop	---	---	0	8	9	17
CB Matt Gameau	---	---	0	2	14	16
WR Edward Brandon	0	2	---	---	11	13
CB Calvin Qualizza	---	---	0	5	4	9
C Conner Charron	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Josiah Frick	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Dixon Reish	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Jamal Kirk	---	---	0	4	1	5
TE Daniel Shepherd	2	2	---	---	---	4
RB Peyton Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dale Burmbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dashawn Drake	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jamal Schembechler	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB O.J. Creed	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Kirk Cote	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	21	10.5
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	2	20	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	27	104	3.9
Right	11	24	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Heskew	50	29	4	3	3	7	5	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Cary	34	22	3	1	0	3	6	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	98	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	109	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	70	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	81	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	36	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	58	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Strong	14	7	1	81	1	43
WR Luke Englund	9	5	0	77	1	31
WR Jesse Capasso	6	6	0	62	1	21
TE Juan Hickman	6	2	2	31	1	16
WR Donovan Humphries	5	2	0	11	0	35
RB Willie Bush	4	4	0	18	0	21
TE Riddick Shepard	3	1	0	-4	0	26
TE Braden Rose	2	2	0	28	0	37

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Lowe	11	8	156	3	33
WR Darren Goeas	8	4	20	0	31
WR Elliot Sylvester	5	3	26	0	23
RB Jessie Sweeney	4	2	15	0	17
TE Andres Huntley	2	1	11	0	32
RB Marty Kolker	2	2	16	0	9
RB Eugene Doesburg	1	1	-3	0	3
TE Mark Lake	1	1	4	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Bush	1	9	9.00	2.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Sweeney	3	19	6.33	3.38
RB Jay Starks	2	3	1.50	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Heskew	3	2	22	7.33	6.08

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	3	2	11	3.67	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donovan Humphries	1	1	7	7.00	2.20
TE Braden Rose	1	1	15	15.00	14.00
TE Juan Hickman	1	0	0	0.00	5.17

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren Goeas	2	1	2	1.00	2.50
RB Marty Kolker	1	1	9	9.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Pat Heskew	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ernie Cary	3	0
RB Marty Kolker	2	1
RB Jessie Sweeney	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Heskew	10	3	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Cary	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Englund	3	0	0
WR Donovan Humphries	2	0	0
WR Jesse Capasso	2	2	1
WR Tom Strong	1	0	0
RB Willie Bush	1	1	0
TE Juan Hickman	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Lowe	4	3	3
WR Darren Goeas	2	0	0
RB Marty Kolker	2	2	2
WR Elliot Sylvester	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)