Week 3, 2043

played in Denver, CO

52 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	0	10	7	-	31
Denver Broncos	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 NED - Frank Wayne 7 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
1Q: 08:59 NED - Riddick Shepard 13 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
1Q: 05:19 DEN - Cedric Van Pelt 11 run (Eddie Amos extra point)
2Q: 13:49 DEN - Eddie Amos 40 field goal
2Q: 06:15 DEN - Eddie Amos 53 field goal
3Q: 09:23 NED - Diego Sheasley 37 field goal
3Q: 05:25 DEN - Eddie Amos 20 field goal
3Q: 02:56 NED - Don Statler 20 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 03:39 NED - Terry Swift 9 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 NED - Frank Wayne 7 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
1Q: 08:59 NED - Riddick Shepard 13 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
1Q: 05:19 DEN - Cedric Van Pelt 11 run (Eddie Amos extra point)
2Q: 13:49 DEN - Eddie Amos 40 field goal
2Q: 06:15 DEN - Eddie Amos 53 field goal
3Q: 09:23 NED - Diego Sheasley 37 field goal
3Q: 05:25 DEN - Eddie Amos 20 field goal
3Q: 02:56 NED - Don Statler 20 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)
4Q: 03:39 NED - Terry Swift 9 pass from Jorge Hoppe (Diego Sheasley extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 18 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 416 362
- Offensive Plays 68 74
- Yards per Play 6.12 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 75 116
- Rushing Attempts 13 29
- Yards per Rush 5.77 4.00
Net Passing Yards 341 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 30 - 0 42 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 357 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.20 5.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/70 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 5/70 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 2/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	18	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	416	362
- Offensive Plays	68	74
- Yards per Play	6.12	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	75	116
- Rushing Attempts	13	29
- Yards per Rush	5.77	4.00
Net Passing Yards	341	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 30 - 0	42 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	357	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.20	5.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/70	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	5/70	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	2/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:33	1:43	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
1	5:09	1:44	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	13:42	2:45	OWN 25	8	42	Downs
2	6:08	2:38	OWN 27	4	12	Punt
2	2:46	1:20	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 31	2	-8	Half
3	13:30	0:53	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
3	12:08	2:50	OPP 31	5	11	Field Goal
3	5:20	2:34	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	14:44	3:11	OWN 24	7	27	Punt
4	10:59	2:17	OWN 38	6	23	Punt
4	6:53	3:23	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 46	4	9	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	1:59	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	8:50	3:41	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	3:25	4:43	OWN 27	9	50	Field Goal
2	10:57	4:49	OWN 33	10	31	Field Goal
2	3:30	0:44	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
2	1:26	1:12	OWN 20	7	43	Interception
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	12:37	0:29	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
3	9:18	3:58	OWN 25	10	72	Field Goal
3	2:46	3:02	OWN 21	6	24	Punt
4	11:33	0:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:42	1:49	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	3:30	2:15	OWN 18	8	40	Interception

Game MVP: Jorge Hoppe, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Jorge Hoppe	13	75	5.77	25	3	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric Van Pelt	13	43	3.31	19	3	1
RB Seth Gaddis	13	58	4.46	11	1	0
QB Ernie Cary	2	11	5.50	7	0	0
WR Charles Peele	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jorge Hoppe	52	30	357	3/16	4	44	0	104.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Cary	42	22	259	3/13	0	34	2	51.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Riddick Shepard	5	6	89	17.80	21	44	1
WR Alfred Towne	5	11	64	12.80	8	35	0
WR Frank Wayne	5	5	17	3.40	0	7	1
RB Don Statler	3	3	23	7.67	16	20	1
WR Tommy Whiting	3	3	53	17.67	34	28	0
WR Terry Swift	3	5	29	9.67	4	14	1
TE Warren Milkovits	3	5	30	10.00	17	25	0
WR Gilbert Compton	2	10	32	16.00	22	17	0
TE Butch Butcher	1	2	20	20.00	13	20	0
WR Hardy Nitti	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Edward Brandon	8	13	103	12.88	61	34
TE Quinn Jennings	5	10	60	12.00	27	23
RB Seth Gaddis	3	3	14	4.67	0	10
WR Michael Lowe	2	3	17	8.50	8	9
WR Charles Peele	2	6	50	25.00	17	27
FB Grady Moore	1	2	6	6.00	1	6
TE Rich Lindsay	1	4	9	9.00	6	9
WR Conner Putnicki	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jameson Whitehouse	1	12	12.00	0
OLB Sam Gunn	1	7	7.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Gilbert Compton	1	0	0
WR Terry Swift	0	1	0
DE Tom Huffman	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Ernie Cary	1	0	0
G Jordan Stargell	0	1	0
T Jay Newman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mackenzie Astrosky	6	280	46.7	36.0	66	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Weston Odum	7	286	40.9	30.9	47	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Sheasley	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Amos	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gilbert Compton	5	70	14.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Van Pelt	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Statler	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Hughes	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Swift	11	3	0.0	29	44
OLB Ike Beer	7	0	0.0	28	30
OLB Sam Gunn	5	2	0.0	28	37
OLB Luther Castro	4	2	0.0	12	26
CB Roman West	4	2	0.0	29	36
CB Harold Browning	4	2	0.0	27	44
DE Colin DeMint	3	1	1.0	25	36
S Roman Zielinski	3	1	0.0	28	26
DE Tom Huffman	2	1	1.0	25	29
CB Jameson Whitehouse	2	2	0.0	18	29
ILB Carlos Whalen	2	1	0.0	28	27
DT Todd McVay	2	1	0.0	14	13
DE Frankie Coleman	1	0	1.0	7	12
S Gage Clark	1	0	0.0	1	17
DE Jermaine Robinson	1	0	0.0	1	14
DT Derek Covington	1	0	0.0	14	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gustavo Lee	6	2	0.0	12	53
S Paul Franklin	5	0	0.0	7	32
DE Dustin Strickland	4	0	2.0	12	50
CB Keith Lane	4	1	0.0	12	52
CB Calvin Qualizza	4	1	0.0	7	42
OLB Eric Ellingson	3	1	0.0	8	33
ILB Griffin Clinton	2	2	0.0	9	39
S Taylor Auterman	2	1	0.0	9	39
CB Orlando Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	8	18
ILB Brian Ogden	2	0	0.0	5	21
DT Nicky Jacobs	1	0	1.0	8	32
S Korey Kirk	1	1	0.0	7	28
DE Cesar Cailao	1	1	0.0	4	15
WR Edward Brandon	1	0	---	---	---
TE Quinn Jennings	1	0	---	---	---
DE Derek Peterson	1	0	0.0	10	45
CB Blaine Legree	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Shannon Martin	1	0	0.0	3	12
OLB Marcus McCormick	1	0	0.0	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin DeMint	1.0	0	2	5	36
DE Tom Huffman	1.0	0	2	1	29
DE Frankie Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Todd McVay	0.0	1	1	1	13
DT Corwin D'Ottavio	0.0	1	1	1	16
DE Jermaine Robinson	0.0	1	0	0	14

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dustin Strickland	2.0	1	2	1	50
DT Nicky Jacobs	1.0	1	1	1	32
DT Howie Bates	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Derek Peterson	0.0	0	1	0	45
CB Gustavo Lee	0.0	0	1	0	53

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charles Swift	4	1	0	44
OLB Sam Gunn	4	0	1	37
CB Harold Browning	3	0	0	44
OLB Ike Beer	2	0	0	30
S Roman Zielinski	2	0	0	26
ILB Carlos Whalen	1	1	0	27
CB Jameson Whitehouse	1	0	1	29
OLB Luther Castro	1	0	0	26
CB Roman West	1	0	0	36
S Gage Clark	1	0	0	17
DT Todd McVay	1	0	0	13
DE Jermaine Robinson	1	0	0	14
DE Colin DeMint	0	1	0	36

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Keith Lane	5	2	52
OLB Eric Ellingson	4	2	33
S Paul Franklin	4	1	32
CB Calvin Qualizza	3	0	42
CB Gustavo Lee	2	1	53
CB Orlando Rasmussen	2	0	18
DE Dustin Strickland	2	0	50
S Taylor Auterman	2	0	39
OLB Marcus McCormick	2	0	12
CB Blaine Legree	1	0	4
S Korey Kirk	1	0	28
OLB Shannon Martin	1	0	12
DE Cesar Cailao	1	0	15
ILB Griffin Clinton	0	1	39

Blocking Statistics

New England	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Riddick Pryce	1	13	1	55
T Spencer Joseph	1	13	0	55
G Erik Looker	1	13	0	55
T Jonah Lincoln	0	13	1	55
RB Bryan Von der Ahe	0	4	1	20

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jordan Stargell	4	6	29	1	45
G Taylor Feazell	2	4	29	0	45
C Bucky Jones	1	8	29	0	45
T Jay Newman	1	7	29	0	45
T Dana Chapman	0	1	29	2	45
FB Grady Moore	0	1	3	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Gilbert Compton	3	25
Jameson Whitehouse	1	22

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Seth Gaddis	2	20
Cedric Van Pelt	1	19
Orlando Rasmussen	1	18
Eric Ellingson	1	13
Jay Newman	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Riddick Shepard	12	50	---	---	25	87
S Charles Swift	---	---	29	44	3	76
G Riddick Pryce	13	55	---	---	7	75
T Jonah Lincoln	13	55	---	---	7	75
G Erik Looker	13	55	---	---	7	75
CB Harold Browning	---	---	27	44	4	75
WR Gilbert Compton	10	39	---	---	25	74
CB Jameson Whitehouse	---	---	18	29	22	69
OLB Sam Gunn	---	---	28	37	4	69
ILB Carlos Whalen	---	---	28	27	13	68
T Spencer Joseph	13	55	---	---	---	68
QB Jorge Hoppe	13	55	---	---	---	68
C Curtis Aarhus	13	55	---	---	---	68
CB Roman West	---	---	29	36	2	67
DE Colin DeMint	---	---	25	36	2	63
OLB Ike Beer	---	---	28	30	2	60
DE Tom Huffman	---	---	25	29	2	56
WR Terry Swift	8	30	---	---	18	56
WR Alfred Towne	10	35	---	---	11	56
S Roman Zielinski	---	---	28	26	1	55
RB Don Statler	7	25	---	---	12	44
OLB Luther Castro	---	---	12	26	2	40
CB Bert Kerr	---	---	3	19	18	40
DT Derek Covington	---	---	14	16	8	38
RB Willie Bush	1	8	---	---	25	34
RB Bryan Von der Ahe	4	20	---	---	5	29
DE Frankie Coleman	---	---	7	12	8	27
DT Todd McVay	---	---	14	13	---	27
WR Frank Wayne	4	23	---	---	---	27
OLB Garrett Blades	---	---	0	1	22	23
S Rick Stewart	---	---	0	3	18	21
OLB Mason Hawkins	---	---	1	18	2	21
S Gage Clark	---	---	1	17	2	20
DT Corwin D'Ottavio	---	---	1	16	2	19
WR Tommy Whiting	2	14	---	---	---	16
DE Jermaine Robinson	---	---	1	14	1	16
TE Warren Milkovits	2	13	---	---	---	15
TE Butch Butcher	4	8	---	---	---	12
WR Hardy Nitti	1	10	---	---	---	11
C Zach Quill	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Mackenzie Astrosky	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Diego Sheasley	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Skip Rice	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Joey Levi	---	---	0	2	---	2
T Manuel Woodard	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ricardo Sellers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jordan Stargell	29	45	---	---	10	84
T Dana Chapman	29	45	---	---	10	84
T Jay Newman	29	45	---	---	10	84
G Taylor Feazell	29	45	---	---	10	84
C Bucky Jones	29	45	---	---	---	74
QB Ernie Cary	29	45	---	---	---	74
RB Seth Gaddis	13	37	---	---	20	70
WR Michael Lowe	29	37	---	---	---	66
WR Edward Brandon	27	39	---	---	---	66
CB Gustavo Lee	---	---	12	53	1	66
CB Keith Lane	---	---	12	52	1	65
TE Quinn Jennings	28	35	---	---	2	65
DE Dustin Strickland	---	---	12	50	1	63
DE Derek Peterson	---	---	10	45	---	55
OLB Eric Ellingson	---	---	8	33	13	54
DT Brendan Regan	---	---	9	42	1	52
S Korey Kirk	---	---	7	28	17	52
CB Calvin Qualizza	---	---	7	42	1	50
S Taylor Auterman	---	---	9	39	---	48
ILB Griffin Clinton	---	---	9	39	---	48
S Paul Franklin	---	---	7	32	7	46
CB Orlando Rasmussen	---	---	8	18	18	44
WR Charles Peele	17	21	---	---	6	44
RB Cedric Van Pelt	15	8	---	---	19	42
FB Grady Moore	3	18	---	---	20	41
DT Nicky Jacobs	---	---	8	32	---	40
ILB Brian Ogden	---	---	5	21	13	39
OLB Shannon Martin	---	---	3	12	24	39
TE Rich Lindsay	10	20	---	---	---	30
DT Dixon Stephenson	---	---	5	22	---	27
TE R.J. Hampton	1	1	---	---	25	27
DE Cesar Cailao	---	---	4	15	7	26
WR Conner Putnicki	1	4	---	---	20	25
DT Howie Bates	---	---	4	14	7	25
WR Winfred Hughes	1	5	---	---	11	17
OLB Marcus McCormick	---	---	3	12	---	15
CB Blaine Legree	---	---	1	4	6	11
C Brad Sansbury	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Weston Odum	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Eddie Amos	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Cody Malcomson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bill Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Earl Osborne	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jay Hancock	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Brandon Clayton	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Eric Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	12	77	6.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	22	63	2.9
Right	3	39	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jorge Hoppe	52	30	6	1	6	7	5	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Cary	42	22	5	2	4	3	6	8	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	114	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	139	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	79	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	42	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	134	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	56	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alfred Towne	11	5	2	64	1	35
WR Gilbert Compton	10	2	2	32	0	39
TE Riddick Shepard	6	5	0	89	1	50
WR Terry Swift	5	3	0	29	0	30
TE Warren Milkovits	5	3	1	30	1	13
WR Frank Wayne	5	5	0	17	0	23
RB Don Statler	3	3	0	23	1	25
WR Tommy Whiting	3	3	0	53	1	14
WR Hardy Nitti	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Butch Butcher	2	1	1	20	1	8

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edward Brandon	13	8	1	103	2	39
TE Quinn Jennings	10	5	1	60	1	35
WR Charles Peele	6	2	1	50	2	21
TE Rich Lindsay	4	1	1	9	0	20
WR Michael Lowe	3	2	0	17	0	37
RB Seth Gaddis	3	3	0	14	0	37
FB Grady Moore	2	1	0	6	0	18
WR Conner Putnicki	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jorge Hoppe	1	3	3.00	5.77

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Van Pelt	2	9	4.50	3.31

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jorge Hoppe	7	5	57	8.14	6.87

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Cary	2	1	4	2.00	6.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Riddick Shepard	2	2	21	10.50	14.83
RB Don Statler	1	1	20	20.00	7.67
WR Gilbert Compton	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Terry Swift	1	1	9	9.00	5.80
WR Alfred Towne	1	0	0	0.00	5.82
WR Frank Wayne	1	1	7	7.00	3.40

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edward Brandon	2	1	4	2.00	7.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jorge Hoppe	3	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jorge Hoppe	12	6	6

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Cary	18	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alfred Towne	5	2	2
WR Gilbert Compton	2	0	0
TE Riddick Shepard	2	2	2
WR Tommy Whiting	1	1	1
WR Hardy Nitti	1	0	0
WR Frank Wayne	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edward Brandon	7	3	3
TE Quinn Jennings	5	2	2
RB Seth Gaddis	2	2	0
WR Charles Peele	2	0	0
WR Michael Lowe	1	1	1
WR Conner Putnicki	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)