Week 8, 2011

played in Denver, CO

39 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	21	3	0	-	24
Denver Broncos	7	3	0	12	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 DEN - Marques Colston 23 pass from Kyle Orton (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 10:03 NED - Brandon LaFell 2 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 06:26 DEN - Vince Joseph 47 field goal
2Q: 01:24 NED - Brandon LaFell 19 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:04 NED - Jeremy Maclin 48 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 07:30 NED - Bryan Baxter 31 field goal
4Q: 14:54 DEN - Vince Joseph 47 field goal
4Q: 07:28 DEN - Vince Joseph 20 field goal
4Q: 02:44 DEN - Jake O'Connell 19 pass from Kyle Orton (Justice Hairston run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 DEN - Marques Colston 23 pass from Kyle Orton (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 10:03 NED - Brandon LaFell 2 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 06:26 DEN - Vince Joseph 47 field goal
2Q: 01:24 NED - Brandon LaFell 19 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:04 NED - Jeremy Maclin 48 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 07:30 NED - Bryan Baxter 31 field goal
4Q: 14:54 DEN - Vince Joseph 47 field goal
4Q: 07:28 DEN - Vince Joseph 20 field goal
4Q: 02:44 DEN - Jake O'Connell 19 pass from Kyle Orton (Justice Hairston run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 3-4
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 344 411
- Offensive Plays 65 73
- Yards per Play 5.29 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 128 109
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 4.57 3.76
Net Passing Yards 216 302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 19 - 1 42 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 6.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/30 7/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:03 31:57

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	3-4
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	344	411
- Offensive Plays	65	73
- Yards per Play	5.29	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	128	109
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	4.57	3.76
Net Passing Yards	216	302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 19 - 1	42 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	6.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/30	7/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:03	31:57

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	1:24	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	6:56	2:44	OWN 28	5	16	Punt
2	14:02	4:05	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	6:21	2:07	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	3:02	1:45	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 45	2	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	7:35	OWN 25	15	61	Field Goal
3	5:55	2:56	OWN 28	7	39	Interception
4	14:47	2:34	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
4	7:20	1:42	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	2:25	0:32	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OPP 45	2	-3	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 24	7	18	Punt
1	10:37	3:41	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	4:12	5:10	OWN 16	10	41	Punt
2	9:57	3:36	OWN 25	7	45	Field Goal
2	4:14	1:12	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	1:17	1:06	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	7:25	1:30	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	2:59	3:12	OWN 31	8	39	Field Goal
4	12:13	4:53	OWN 2	11	95	Field Goal
4	5:38	3:05	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
4	1:53	1:01	OWN 31	7	14	Downs

Game MVP: Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wali Lundy	14	87	6.21	26	2
RB Justin Forsett	12	44	3.67	13	1
QB Trent Edwards	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB James Starks	18	52	2.89	10	1
RB Justice Hairston	9	36	4.00	6	0
QB Kyle Orton	2	21	10.50	12	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	33	19	240	4/24	3	48	1	98.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Orton	42	25	315	2/13	2	42	0	98.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Maclin	10	16	111	11.10	21	48	1
WR Brandon LaFell	4	10	64	16.00	37	38	2
RB Wali Lundy	3	4	21	7.00	2	9	0
WR Domenik Hixon	1	2	35	35.00	25	35	0
RB Justin Forsett	1	1	9	9.00	10	9	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	9	16	135	15.00	79	42	1
WR LeRon McCoy	6	7	51	8.50	6	15	0
TE Ben Patrick	2	4	13	6.50	2	10	0
FB Jake O'Connell	2	2	28	14.00	13	19	1
RB James Starks	2	5	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Julio Jones	2	5	51	25.50	27	32	0
RB Justice Hairston	1	1	18	18.00	11	18	0
WR Wendell Gatski	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Dominique Byrd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Wali Lundy	1	0	0
TE Scott Chandler	0	1	0
RB Justin Forsett	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0
WR LeRon McCoy	0	1	0
OLB Tevin Kerber	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	6	291	48.5	43.5	58	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaac Cochrane	5	200	40.0	33.0	58	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vince Joseph	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Blackmon	2	15	7.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marques Colston	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon LaFell	2	40	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Maxwell	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	9	3	0.0	29	39
OLB Lawrence Timmons	8	1	0.0	27	39
S Kenny Phillips	6	2	0.0	29	44
S Louis Delmas	5	1	0.0	26	42
S Will Blackmon	4	1	0.0	16	31
CB Cortland Finnegan	4	0	0.0	27	44
S Jamarca Sanford	4	0	0.0	15	25
OLB Lance Briggs	3	0	0.0	29	39
DE Dave Tollefson	2	1	2.0	8	22
DE LaMarr Woodley	2	2	0.0	27	44
DE Glenn Dorsey	1	1	0.0	23	23
OLB Bryan Smith	1	1	0.0	13	7
DT Barry Cofield	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Tim Shaw	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Tom Zbikowski	1	0	0.0	4	16
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Michael Bennett	1	0	0.0	24	26
CB Stephen Hodge	0	3	0.0	13	14

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	8	1	0.0	28	32
DT Kevin Williams	7	3	1.0	28	37
ILB Brian Cushing	7	1	0.0	23	26
OLB Raonall Smith	4	0	0.0	17	27
DT Ryan McBean	3	3	0.0	26	36
CB Marcus Gilchrist	3	2	0.0	24	31
CB Major Wright	3	0	0.0	16	19
CB Carlos Rogers	2	1	0.0	15	26
CB Darrent Williams	1	2	1.0	18	26
DT Sedrick Ellis	1	1	1.0	23	29
DE Michael Johnson	1	1	1.0	7	10
OLB Tevin Kerber	1	3	0.0	16	17
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	1	0.0	15	20
DE Bruce Carter	1	1	0.0	20	28
CB Buster Skrine	1	1	0.0	5	12
OLB Maxwell Carruth	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Kerry Rhodes	0	1	0.0	17	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Tollefson	2.0	0	0	0	22
OLB Lawrence Timmons	0.0	1	0	0	39
DE Glenn Dorsey	0.0	0	3	3	23
OLB Lance Briggs	0.0	0	2	0	39
DT Michael Bennett	0.0	0	2	0	26
DE Jason Hatcher	0.0	0	1	0	4

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Williams	1.0	0	1	1	37
DT Sedrick Ellis	1.0	0	1	0	29
CB Darrent Williams	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Michael Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Ryan McBean	0.0	1	0	1	36
DE Bruce Carter	0.0	0	2	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Timmons	5	0	39
S Louis Delmas	5	0	42
OLB Niko Koutouvides	3	0	39
S Kenny Phillips	3	0	44
S Jamarca Sanford	3	0	25
S Will Blackmon	2	1	31
CB Cortland Finnegan	2	0	44
OLB Lance Briggs	1	2	39
S Tom Zbikowski	1	0	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	4	0	0	26
CB Marcus Gilchrist	3	1	0	31
OLB Raonall Smith	2	1	0	27
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	0	1	20
CB Carlos Rogers	2	0	0	26
S Marcus Maxey	2	0	0	32
OLB Maxwell Carruth	1	0	0	2
DE Michael Johnson	1	0	0	10
CB Major Wright	1	0	0	19
CB Buster Skrine	1	0	0	12
CB Rico Banks	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Adam Koets	4	6	28	1	37
T Marcus McNeill	3	8	28	1	37
C Tyler Arvold	3	6	28	0	37
G Ryan Durand	1	4	28	1	37
G Will Montgomery	0	2	28	0	37
TE Scott Chandler	0	0	23	1	30

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Oniel Cousins	5	9	4	29	0	44
G Shawn Lauvao	2	5	0	29	1	44
G Samson Satele	2	4	0	29	0	44
T Eric Winston	1	3	0	29	0	44
TE Dominique Byrd	1	1	0	8	0	11
T George Foster	0	5	0	29	1	44

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Forsett	1	17
Bernard Berrian	1	16
LaMarr Woodley	1	13
Will Montgomery	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Ellis	3	21
Chris Henry	1	24

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	27	44	13	84
S Kenny Phillips	---	---	29	44	3	76
CB Cortland Finnegan	---	---	27	44	3	74
G Will Montgomery	28	37	---	---	7	72
G Adam Koets	28	37	---	---	7	72
OLB Lance Briggs	---	---	29	39	3	71
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	29	39	3	71
S Louis Delmas	---	---	26	42	3	71
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	27	39	3	69
WR Brandon LaFell	27	35	---	---	6	68
T Marcus McNeill	28	37	---	---	---	65
QB Trent Edwards	28	37	---	---	---	65
WR Jeremy Maclin	28	37	---	---	---	65
C Tyler Arvold	28	37	---	---	---	65
G Ryan Durand	28	37	---	---	---	65
S Will Blackmon	---	---	16	31	16	63
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	23	23	12	58
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	15	25	15	55
TE Scott Chandler	23	30	---	---	---	53
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	24	26	2	52
WR Domenik Hixon	15	23	---	---	10	48
RB Justin Forsett	12	15	---	---	17	44
RB Wali Lundy	16	20	---	---	---	36
DE Dave Tollefson	---	---	8	22	6	36
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	13	14	7	34
WR Bernard Berrian	5	8	---	---	16	29
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	2	5	21	28
FB Justin Green	7	4	---	---	16	27
TE Damien Harper	6	12	---	---	8	26
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	13	7	2	22
DT Travis Johnson	---	---	1	14	6	21
S Tom Zbikowski	---	---	4	16	1	21
TE Craig Stevens	0	0	---	---	20	20
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	0	0	11	11
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	4	4	---	8
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Derek Sherrod	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Sam Shields	---	---	0	0	5	5
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	2	2	---	4
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	0	4	---	4
WR Greg Salas	1	1	---	---	---	2
T Jordan Gross	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bruce Gradkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Marques Colston	29	44	---	---	16	89
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	28	37	22	87
WR LeRon McCoy	20	37	---	---	24	81
G Samson Satele	29	44	---	---	8	81
T George Foster	29	44	---	---	---	73
QB Kyle Orton	29	44	---	---	---	73
T Eric Winston	29	44	---	---	---	73
G Oniel Cousins	29	44	---	---	---	73
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	23	29	21	73
G Shawn Lauvao	29	44	---	---	---	73
DT Ryan McBean	---	---	26	36	1	63
OLB Raonall Smith	---	---	17	27	18	62
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	28	32	1	61
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	24	31	---	55
RB James Starks	20	32	---	---	---	52
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	23	26	---	49
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	20	28	1	49
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	18	26	1	45
WR Julio Jones	15	30	---	---	---	45
TE Ben Patrick	14	29	---	---	---	43
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	15	20	7	42
CB Carlos Rogers	---	---	15	26	---	41
OLB Tevin Kerber	---	---	16	17	6	39
S Kerry Rhodes	---	---	17	20	1	38
CB Major Wright	---	---	16	19	1	36
WR Wendell Gatski	0	7	---	---	19	26
OLB Maxwell Carruth	---	---	3	2	20	25
FB Jake O'Connell	13	12	---	---	---	25
RB Chris Henry	0	0	---	---	24	24
CB Buster Skrine	---	---	5	12	7	24
FB Thomas Tapeh	11	3	---	---	9	23
TE Dominique Byrd	8	11	---	---	4	23
CB Rico Banks	---	---	7	9	4	20
RB Justice Hairston	9	10	---	---	---	19
DE Michael Johnson	---	---	7	10	1	18
WR Marcus Maxwell	6	5	---	---	4	15
K Vince Joseph	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lonnie Paxton	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Ben Grubbs	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jackie Wissick	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jason Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Isaac Cochrane	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Derrick Morgan	---	---	0	0	6	6
QB Brooks Bollinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	59	7.4
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	10	36	3.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	54	3.9
Middle	11	50	4.5
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	33	19	3	3	2	3	4	3	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Orton	42	25	3	3	2	3	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	31	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	118	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	43	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	176	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	77	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	16	10	0	111	1	37
WR Brandon LaFell	10	4	2	64	1	35
RB Wali Lundy	4	3	0	21	0	20
WR Domenik Hixon	2	1	0	35	1	23
RB Justin Forsett	1	1	0	9	0	15

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	16	9	0	135	2	44
WR LeRon McCoy	7	6	0	51	0	37
RB James Starks	5	2	0	11	0	32
WR Julio Jones	5	2	1	51	1	30
TE Ben Patrick	4	2	1	13	0	29
FB Jake O'Connell	2	2	0	28	0	12
TE Dominique Byrd	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Justice Hairston	1	1	0	18	0	10
WR Wendell Gatski	1	1	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Justin Forsett	2	1	0.50	3.67
RB Wali Lundy	1	8	8.00	6.21

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB James Starks	1	0	0.00	2.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	7	2	21	3.00	7.27

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Orton	5	3	29	5.80	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon LaFell	4	2	21	5.25	6.40
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	0	0	0.00	6.94

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jake O'Connell	2	2	28	14.00	14.00
WR LeRon McCoy	1	1	1	1.00	7.29
RB James Starks	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	10.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wali Lundy	2	2
RB Justin Forsett	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kyle Orton	2	2
RB James Starks	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	7	3	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Orton	14	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	2	0
WR Brandon LaFell	3	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	4	2	2
WR LeRon McCoy	3	2	2
FB Jake O'Connell	2	2	1
RB James Starks	2	1	0
TE Ben Patrick	1	0	0
WR Wendell Gatski	1	1	1
WR Julio Jones	1	1	1

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)