Week 8, 2017

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	7	0	-	14
Denver Broncos	7	6	3	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:07 DEN - Ezekiel Elliott 12 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 04:35 DEN - Micah Posante 49 field goal
2Q: 01:02 DEN - Micah Posante 51 field goal
2Q: 00:13 NED - Coby Fleener 14 pass from Trent Edwards (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
3Q: 05:40 DEN - Micah Posante 35 field goal
3Q: 00:06 NED - Coby Fleener 3 pass from Trent Edwards (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 07:47 DEN - Bernard Pierce 48 run (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 02:25 DEN - Micah Posante 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:07 DEN - Ezekiel Elliott 12 run (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 04:35 DEN - Micah Posante 49 field goal
2Q: 01:02 DEN - Micah Posante 51 field goal
2Q: 00:13 NED - Coby Fleener 14 pass from Trent Edwards (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
3Q: 05:40 DEN - Micah Posante 35 field goal
3Q: 00:06 NED - Coby Fleener 3 pass from Trent Edwards (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 07:47 DEN - Bernard Pierce 48 run (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 02:25 DEN - Micah Posante 27 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 11 19
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 229 351
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 3.88 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 68 130
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 3.40 3.82
Net Passing Yards 161 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 0 34 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 170 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.13 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/54
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:34 34:26

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	11	19
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	229	351
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	3.88	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	68	130
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	3.40	3.82
Net Passing Yards	161	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 0	34 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	170	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.13	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/54
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:34	34:26

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	3:42	OWN 44	7	32	Missed FG
1	5:56	1:42	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
1	1:41	1:32	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	11:06	2:58	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	4:28	1:06	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	0:56	0:31	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:25	0:22	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
3	5:35	5:35	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	11:59	1:28	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:26	1:16	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	3:46	0:52	OWN 22	4	-7	Downs
4	2:20	1:33	OWN 25	7	21	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 23	4	22	Interception
1	8:53	2:57	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	4:14	2:33	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
1	0:09	4:03	OWN 39	8	25	Punt
2	8:08	3:40	OWN 18	7	50	Field Goal
2	3:22	2:26	OWN 31	9	35	Field Goal
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 25	1	-6	Half
3	12:30	6:55	OWN 26	11	56	Field Goal
4	15:00	3:01	OWN 38	6	12	Punt
4	10:31	3:05	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
4	6:10	2:24	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	2:54	0:34	OPP 15	3	5	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 46	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Micah Posante, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Morris	7	35	5.00	13	1
QB Trent Edwards	6	37	6.17	13	1
RB James White	5	2	0.40	7	0
FB Erick Harness	2	-6	-3.00	-2	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ezekiel Elliott	23	47	2.04	12	1	1
RB Bernard Pierce	7	62	8.86	48	1	1
QB Wayne Robinson	4	21	5.25	13	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	37	20	170	2/9	2	21	0	84.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	34	24	240	3/19	0	31	1	78.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Coby Fleener	6	9	60	10.00	15	17	2
WR Robert Woods	5	9	27	5.40	12	10	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	5	19	9.50	0	11	0
WR Greg Salas	2	6	15	7.50	0	11	0
TE Grayson Horn	2	3	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Antonio Hoy	1	1	21	21.00	20	21	0
RB Alfred Morris	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB James White	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Samuel Gomez	7	8	80	11.43	10	19
TE Martellus Bennett	6	8	61	10.17	5	20
WR Justin Blackmon	6	9	65	10.83	24	31
WR Julio Jones	2	3	11	5.50	0	7
FB Norman Manning	2	2	20	10.00	6	16
WR Shaq Evans	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Bernard Pierce	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ezekiel Elliott	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C Moe Fletcher	0	1	0	0
RB James White	0	0	2	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Trumaine Johnson	2	0	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	8	356	44.5	37.8	54	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erick Zolnoski	4	175	43.8	33.8	50	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	4/4	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	5	54	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	2	54	27.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trumaine Johnson	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	8	3	0.0	32	35
OLB DeVonte Holloman	7	2	0.0	32	35
DE Margus Hunt	6	1	1.5	33	35
CB Kevin Johnson	6	0	0.0	32	35
S Myron Lewis	5	0	0.0	32	35
DT Jarran Reed	4	2	1.0	20	24
S Brandon Taylor	4	1	0.0	14	22
S Gus Barrett	4	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Bryan Smith	3	1	0.0	15	14
CB Devin McCourty	3	0	0.0	9	13
CB Harry Morrison	2	1	0.0	25	19
S Louis Delmas	2	0	0.0	18	16
DE Amos Horton	2	0	0.0	18	25
DT Michael Bennett	1	1	0.0	16	22
DE Trey Flowers	0	1	0.5	6	7
CB Tedric Thompson	0	4	0.0	2	6
ILB Greg Jones	0	2	0.0	5	4
S Jamarca Sanford	0	1	0.0	14	16

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	8	3	0.0	19	33
CB Brock Vereen	5	0	0.0	16	38
CB Justin Gilbert	4	0	0.0	10	26
OLB Eli Thomas	3	2	0.5	16	23
S Harrison Smith	3	2	0.0	19	37
S Eric Reid	3	0	0.0	19	39
DE Bruce Carter	2	1	1.0	17	29
OLB Brandon Spikes	2	2	0.0	10	19
DT Sedrick Ellis	2	0	0.0	9	12
DT Fletcher Cox	2	0	0.0	16	23
CB Josh Shaw	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	1	0.0	14	32
CB Rico Banks	1	0	0.0	5	3
WR Samuel Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	1	0	0.0	15	20
DT Angel Blackson	1	0	0.0	11	27
DE Tyson Alualu	0	1	0.5	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Margus Hunt	1.5	1	0	2	35
DT Jarran Reed	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Trey Flowers	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.0	1	0	0	11
ILB Greg Jones	0.0	0	1	0	4
DE Amos Horton	0.0	0	1	0	25

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	1.0	4	2	29
DE Tyson Alualu	0.5	1	0	15
OLB Eli Thomas	0.5	0	0	23
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0.0	1	1	20
DT Fletcher Cox	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Johnson	4	1	0	35
CB Devin McCourty	3	0	0	13
S Gus Barrett	3	0	0	7
S Brandon Taylor	3	0	0	22
OLB DeVonte Holloman	2	1	0	35
S Louis Delmas	2	0	0	16
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	0	0	35
CB Harry Morrison	2	0	0	19
OLB Bryan Smith	1	0	0	14
S Myron Lewis	1	0	0	35
DE Amos Horton	1	0	0	25
S Jamarca Sanford	0	0	1	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	5	0	33
CB Brock Vereen	5	0	38
S Harrison Smith	3	1	37
CB Justin Gilbert	3	1	26
OLB Eli Thomas	1	1	23
S Eric Reid	1	1	39
CB Josh Shaw	1	1	17
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	0	32
OLB Brandon Spikes	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Isaac Asiata	2	4	20	0	39
G Dion Dawkins	1	1	20	1	39
FB Erick Harness	1	1	6	0	13
C Travis Frederick	0	7	20	0	39
T Derek Sherrod	0	3	20	1	39
G Laremy Tunsil	0	2	20	0	39

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Anthony Hammond	3	12	34	0	37
T Trent Williams	2	4	34	2	37
T Taylor Decker	2	2	34	1	37
C Ben Jones	0	5	34	0	37
T Orlando Franklin	0	3	34	0	37
TE Martellus Bennett	0	2	29	0	34
FB Norman Manning	0	2	19	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
James White	2	23
Greg Jones	2	22
Kevin Johnson	2	15
Artie Ross	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Harrison Smith	1	22
Sedrick Ellis	1	19
Trumaine Johnson	1	19

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	32	35	15	82
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	33	35	4	72
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	32	35	5	72
S Myron Lewis	---	---	32	35	4	71
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	32	35	4	71
G Laremy Tunsil	20	39	---	---	9	68
G Isaac Asiata	20	39	---	---	9	68
WR Greg Salas	18	34	---	---	14	66
TE Coby Fleener	17	37	---	---	7	61
QB Trent Edwards	20	39	---	---	---	59
T Derek Sherrod	20	39	---	---	---	59
C Travis Frederick	20	39	---	---	---	59
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	27	24	8	59
G Dion Dawkins	20	39	---	---	---	59
RB Alfred Morris	12	30	---	---	11	53
WR Robert Woods	19	34	---	---	---	53
CB Harry Morrison	---	---	25	19	8	52
S Louis Delmas	---	---	18	16	16	50
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	20	24	3	47
DE Amos Horton	---	---	18	25	2	45
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	16	22	1	39
RB James White	7	9	---	---	23	39
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	14	22	1	37
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	16	11	6	33
WR Jeremy Maclin	13	20	---	---	---	33
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	15	14	3	32
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	14	16	1	31
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	5	4	22	31
TE Tanner Diaz	0	2	---	---	23	25
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	2	2	21	25
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	9	13	---	22
TE Grayson Horn	5	10	---	---	7	22
CB Tedric Thompson	---	---	2	6	14	22
FB Erick Harness	6	13	---	---	---	19
WR Kelly Finch	1	0	---	---	15	16
DE Trey Flowers	---	---	6	7	---	13
S Gus Barrett	---	---	4	7	1	12
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Artie Ross	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Paul Kennedy	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Antonio Hoy	2	6	---	---	---	8
K Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Teddy Bridgewater	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nick Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Trent Williams	34	37	---	---	8	79
S Harrison Smith	---	---	19	37	22	78
QB Wayne Robinson	34	37	---	---	---	71
G Anthony Hammond	34	37	---	---	---	71
T Orlando Franklin	34	37	---	---	---	71
C Ben Jones	34	37	---	---	---	71
T Taylor Decker	34	37	---	---	---	71
WR Samuel Gomez	28	37	---	---	---	65
CB Trumaine Johnson	---	---	14	32	19	65
TE Martellus Bennett	29	34	---	---	1	64
WR Julio Jones	28	36	---	---	---	64
S Eric Reid	---	---	19	39	1	59
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	16	23	18	57
WR Justin Blackmon	16	19	---	---	22	57
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	16	38	1	55
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	19	33	1	53
OLB Brandon Spikes	---	---	10	19	23	52
RB Bernard Pierce	11	15	---	---	26	52
FB Norman Manning	19	18	---	---	11	48
RB Ezekiel Elliott	23	22	---	---	3	48
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	17	29	---	46
CB Justin Gilbert	---	---	10	26	9	45
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	9	12	19	40
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	16	23	---	39
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	11	27	1	39
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	15	20	---	35
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	3	15	9	27
CB Josh Shaw	---	---	9	17	---	26
TE Lester Carter	0	0	---	---	26	26
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	4	16	1	21
DE Da'Quan Bowers	---	---	5	14	1	20
ILB Bo Williamson	---	---	1	6	11	18
RB Mackenzie Ellard	2	0	---	---	10	12
TE Jaylen Dunsmore	7	2	---	---	2	11
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Rico Banks	---	---	5	3	1	9
WR Shaq Evans	7	2	---	---	---	9
G Nicky Delgado	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Erick Zolnoski	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jeffery Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Devan Arriaga	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jamil Douglas	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Gerald McRath	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Alexis Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Tanner Sims	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-4	-0.8
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	22	108	4.9
Right	5	3	0.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	37	20	1	0	4	6	7	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	34	24	2	1	2	2	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	62	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	78	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	129	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	30	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	69	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Coby Fleener	9	6	1	60	0	37
WR Robert Woods	9	5	0	27	0	34
WR Greg Salas	6	2	2	15	0	34
WR Jeremy Maclin	5	2	1	19	0	20
TE Grayson Horn	3	2	0	14	0	10
RB Alfred Morris	2	1	0	8	0	30
RB James White	2	1	0	6	0	9
WR Antonio Hoy	1	1	0	21	1	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Blackmon	9	6	0	65	1	19
TE Martellus Bennett	8	6	1	61	1	34
WR Samuel Gomez	8	7	0	80	0	37
WR Julio Jones	3	2	0	11	0	36
FB Norman Manning	2	2	0	20	0	18
RB Ezekiel Elliott	2	0	1	0	0	22
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Shaq Evans	1	1	0	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Morris	2	5	2.50	5.00
QB Trent Edwards	1	7	7.00	6.17

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezekiel Elliott	3	12	4.00	2.04
RB Bernard Pierce	2	5	2.50	8.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	4	2	17	4.25	4.59

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Coby Fleener	3	2	17	5.67	6.67
RB James White	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trent Edwards	2	1
RB Alfred Morris	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Pierce	2	0
RB Ezekiel Elliott	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	14	10	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	13	11	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Coby Fleener	5	4	2
WR Greg Salas	4	2	1
WR Robert Woods	4	4	1
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Blackmon	5	4	2
WR Samuel Gomez	4	4	4
TE Martellus Bennett	2	2	2
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	0
FB Norman Manning	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 97,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (25,300)
End Zone 17,800 (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	97,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (25,300)
End Zone	17,800 (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)