Week 8, 1996

played in Denver, CO

32 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	10	0	-	13
Denver Broncos	0	20	0	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:22 DEN - Joe Nedney 36 field goal
2Q: 10:22 DEN - Darnay Scott 34 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 05:38 NED - Cole Ford 20 field goal
2Q: 01:47 DEN - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
2Q: 00:07 DEN - Stephen Baker 42 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 08:52 NED - Cole Ford 53 field goal
3Q: 00:24 NED - Dave Groh 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 03:39 DEN - Terry Allen 12 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:22 DEN - Joe Nedney 36 field goal
2Q: 10:22 DEN - Darnay Scott 34 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
2Q: 05:38 NED - Cole Ford 20 field goal
2Q: 01:47 DEN - Joe Nedney 44 field goal
2Q: 00:07 DEN - Stephen Baker 42 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)
3Q: 08:52 NED - Cole Ford 53 field goal
3Q: 00:24 NED - Dave Groh 3 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 03:39 DEN - Terry Allen 12 pass from Don Majkowski (Joe Nedney extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 6-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 1 2
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 400 327
- Offensive Plays 72 62
- Yards per Play 5.56 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 45 68
- Rushing Attempts 14 30
- Yards per Rush 3.21 2.27
Net Passing Yards 355 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 34 - 0 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 375 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/20 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 8.09
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/67 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:04 28:57

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	6-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	1	2
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	400	327
- Offensive Plays	72	62
- Yards per Play	5.56	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	45	68
- Rushing Attempts	14	30
- Yards per Rush	3.21	2.27
Net Passing Yards	355	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 34 - 0	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	375	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/20	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	8.09
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/67	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:04	28:57

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	2:13	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	8:44	3:38	OPP 48	6	6	Punt
1	3:47	1:06	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	1:00	1:00	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	12:14	1:24	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	10:10	4:38	OWN 20	12	77	Field Goal
2	1:42	1:27	OWN 20	5	34	Fumble
3	15:00	1:11	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	12:22	3:38	OWN 25	7	39	Field Goal
3	3:45	3:29	OWN 3	7	97	Touchdown
4	13:14	3:03	OWN 12	8	44	Punt
4	3:31	1:13	OWN 20	6	13	Downs
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 20	9	78	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
1	10:08	1:24	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
1	5:06	1:19	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	2:41	1:41	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
2	15:00	2:46	OWN 27	7	54	Field Goal
2	10:50	0:40	OWN 34	2	66	Touchdown
2	5:32	3:50	OWN 35	10	38	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 46	2	54	Touchdown
3	13:49	1:27	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	8:44	4:59	OWN 23	9	28	Punt
3	0:16	2:02	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
4	10:11	6:40	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	2:18	0:27	OPP 33	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	12	42	3.50	31	1	0
Mike Alstott	2	3	1.50	3	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Allen	17	25	1.47	10	1
LeShon Johnson	10	29	2.90	9	0
Don Majkowski	2	12	6.00	7	0
Gizmo Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	53	34	375	5/20	1	42	0	91.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	31	21	265	1/6	3	42	0	126.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	12	16	150	12.50	66	36	0
WR Charles Davenport	4	5	78	19.50	15	42	0
TE Jamie Asher	4	7	19	4.75	6	8	0
WR Eric Moulds	4	8	86	21.50	30	29	0
RB Edgar Bennett	3	4	3	1.00	1	3	0
WR Curtis Conway	3	7	27	9.00	2	10	0
FB Mike Alstott	2	2	9	4.50	2	6	0
FB Bob Christian	1	1	0	0.00	3	0	0
WR Dave Groh	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Keith Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	7	9	106	15.14	21	42	1
WR Darnay Scott	7	11	77	11.00	13	34	1
TE Brett Carolan	2	2	42	21.00	22	32	0
FB Jess McClure	1	1	19	19.00	13	19	0
RB Gizmo Williams	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Terry Allen	1	1	12	12.00	11	12	1
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Isaac Bruce	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Greg Scales	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Force
Edgar Bennett	1	0
Donnell Johnson	0	1
Larry Izzo	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Majkowski	1	0	0
Charlie Jones	1	0	0
LeShon Johnson	0	1	0
Dan Taylor	0	1	0
Randy Neal	0	1	0
Brian Dawkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	329	47.0	39.3	59	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	8	368	46.0	39.8	56	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	4	30	7.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gizmo Williams	2	43	21.5	0
Charlie Jones	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Curly Washburn	7	5	0.0	26	26
S Rodney Harrison	6	3	0.5	30	32
S Je-rod Rozumek	5	0	0.0	29	31
DT Tony Siragusa	4	1	0.0	25	26
ILB Ron Johnson	4	1	0.0	20	25
CB Ray Crockett	3	3	0.0	19	23
CB Saleem Dawson	3	1	0.0	6	15
ILB Ted Johnson	3	1	0.0	14	9
DT Chuck Johnson	3	0	0.0	15	9
DE Donnell Johnson	2	0	0.5	12	9
CB Chris Allerman	2	2	0.0	29	30
DT John Randle	2	0	0.0	15	16
S Floyd Fields	2	0	0.0	28	32
OLB Mike Jones	2	0	0.0	4	6
OLB James Francis	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Warren Powers	0	3	0.0	27	27

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Josh Wooden	8	2	0.0	12	34
CB Jason Mewes	8	1	0.0	14	58
S Brian Dawkins	8	0	0.0	14	58
DT Kevin Smith	5	0	1.5	12	53
S Blaine Bishop	5	0	0.0	14	58
ILB Randall Godfrey	4	1	0.0	12	53
OLB Martin Bishop	2	0	1.0	8	32
DE Gabe Wilkins	2	0	1.0	9	32
CB Darryl Henley	2	1	0.0	8	42
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	1.0	9	38
DT Tony Dreschsler	1	2	0.5	8	38
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	2	0.0	6	26
CB Dan Taylor	1	2	0.0	14	58
DE Bernanrd Holsey	1	0	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Johnson	0.5	0	0	9
S Rodney Harrison	0.5	0	0	32
DT John Randle	0.0	2	0	16
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	3	28
ILB Curly Washburn	0.0	1	0	26

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kevin Smith	1.5	0	1	2	53
DE Glenn Jacobs	1.0	0	3	4	38
OLB Martin Bishop	1.0	0	1	1	32
DE Gabe Wilkins	1.0	0	1	0	32
DT Tony Dreschsler	0.5	1	0	0	38
OLB Shawn McFadden	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Bernanrd Holsey	0.0	0	2	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Curly Washburn	6	0	26
CB Chris Allerman	4	1	30
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	2	31
CB Ray Crockett	2	1	23
ILB Ron Johnson	2	0	25
S Rodney Harrison	1	1	32
OLB Mike Jones	1	0	6
CB Saleem Dawson	1	0	15
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	9
DT John Randle	0	1	16

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brian Dawkins	9	0	58
CB Jason Mewes	8	1	58
ILB Josh Wooden	6	0	34
S Blaine Bishop	3	0	58
ILB Randall Godfrey	3	0	53
CB Darryl Henley	2	1	42
CB Dan Taylor	1	2	58
OLB Shawn McFadden	1	0	26
DT Kevin Smith	1	0	53

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Truitt	1	3	14	1	58
Brendan Stai	0	4	14	2	58
Mo Elewonibi	0	2	14	1	58
Jamie Asher	0	2	11	0	38
Tom Nutten	0	2	14	0	58
Trent Pollary	0	1	14	1	58

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Stone	2	10	30	0	32
Erik Williams	2	8	30	1	32
Tony Semple	0	5	30	0	32
Shawn Bouwens	0	2	17	0	9
Jess McClure	0	1	12	0	13
Richard Cooper	0	1	30	0	32
Jerry Ostroski	0	1	13	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	3	26
Larry Izzo	2	11

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Isaac Bruce	2	17
Greg Scales	1	19
Keith Lyle	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mo Elewonibi	14	58	---	---	9	81
Brendan Stai	14	58	---	---	9	81
Antonio Freeman	11	51	---	---	17	79
Rodney Harrison	---	---	30	32	11	73
Jim Kelly	14	58	---	---	---	72
Greg Truitt	14	58	---	---	---	72
Trent Pollary	14	58	---	---	---	72
Tom Nutten	14	58	---	---	---	72
Eric Moulds	11	47	---	---	13	71
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	29	31	10	70
Ray Crockett	---	---	19	23	27	69
Floyd Fields	---	---	28	32	2	62
Chris Allerman	---	---	29	30	2	61
Edgar Bennett	13	45	---	---	1	59
Warren Powers	---	---	27	27	2	56
Tony Siragusa	---	---	25	26	4	55
Curly Washburn	---	---	26	26	1	53
Jeff Lageman	---	---	21	28	1	50
Jamie Asher	11	38	---	---	---	49
Ron Johnson	---	---	20	25	2	47
Curtis Conway	5	32	---	---	---	37
Mike Alstott	6	30	---	---	1	37
John Randle	---	---	15	16	---	31
Chuck Johnson	---	---	15	9	7	31
Donnell Johnson	---	---	12	9	9	30
Bob Christian	3	15	---	---	11	29
Ted Johnson	---	---	14	9	5	28
James Francis	---	---	10	8	9	27
Mike Jones	---	---	4	6	17	27
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	26	26
Keith Jackson	5	14	---	---	5	24
Saleem Dawson	---	---	6	15	1	22
Charles Davenport	4	14	---	---	---	18
Mark Bruener	0	0	---	---	18	18
Tracy Johnson	0	0	---	---	16	16
Dave Groh	1	4	---	---	11	16
Larry Izzo	---	---	0	0	11	11
Jim Juriga	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jackie Harris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gene Holecek	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Bjornson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darnay Scott	30	31	---	---	16	77
Blaine Bishop	---	---	14	58	3	75
Jason Mewes	---	---	14	58	3	75
Dan Taylor	---	---	14	58	2	74
Brian Dawkins	---	---	14	58	2	74
Erik Williams	30	32	---	---	10	72
Tony Semple	30	32	---	---	10	72
Kevin Smith	---	---	12	53	3	68
Randall Godfrey	---	---	12	53	2	67
Stephen Baker	30	32	---	---	---	62
Don Majkowski	30	32	---	---	---	62
Richard Cooper	30	32	---	---	---	62
Ron Stone	30	32	---	---	---	62
Darryl Henley	---	---	8	42	9	59
Isaac Bruce	21	19	---	---	17	57
Tony Dreschsler	---	---	8	38	8	54
Martin Bishop	---	---	8	32	11	51
Josh Wooden	---	---	12	34	5	51
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	9	38	1	48
Gizmo Williams	7	11	---	---	26	44
Terry Allen	18	13	---	---	12	43
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	9	32	2	43
Keith Lyle	---	---	3	28	10	41
Brett Carolan	13	17	---	---	10	40
Jess McClure	12	13	---	---	14	39
LeShon Johnson	18	19	---	---	---	37
Jerry Ostroski	13	23	---	---	---	36
Shawn McFadden	---	---	6	26	3	35
Shawn Bouwens	17	9	---	---	---	26
Charlie Jones	0	1	---	---	24	25
Greg Scales	1	4	---	---	19	24
Randy Neal	---	---	2	5	14	21
Andre Royal	---	---	4	9	6	19
Travis Hall	---	---	2	5	6	13
Shawn Wooden	---	---	1	3	8	12
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	10	10
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bernanrd Holsey	---	---	2	8	---	10
Jason Layman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Caldwell	---	---	0	0	3	3
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Myers	---	---	0	0	1	1
Glen Holecek	---	---	0	0	1	1
Will Furrer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	21	2.3
Middle	19	45	2.4
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	53	34	7	0	4	4	9	7	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	31	21	5	0	0	6	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	58	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	55	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	140	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	122	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	93	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	76	38.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	16	12	1	150	3	51
WR Eric Moulds	8	4	1	86	2	47
WR Curtis Conway	7	3	1	27	0	32
TE Jamie Asher	7	4	0	19	0	38
WR Charles Davenport	5	4	0	78	2	14
RB Edgar Bennett	4	3	0	3	0	45
WR Dave Groh	2	1	0	3	0	4
FB Mike Alstott	2	2	0	9	0	30
TE Keith Jackson	1	0	1	0	0	14
FB Bob Christian	1	1	0	0	0	15

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	11	7	77	2	31
WR Stephen Baker	9	7	106	2	32
WR Isaac Bruce	4	1	6	0	19
TE Brett Carolan	2	2	42	1	17
FB Jess McClure	1	1	19	0	13
TE Greg Scales	1	0	0	0	4
RB Gizmo Williams	1	1	-3	0	11
RB Terry Allen	1	1	12	0	13
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	6	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	1	2	2.00	3.50

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeShon Johnson	1	8	8.00	2.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	6	4	16	2.67	7.08

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	4	1	12	3.00	8.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	2	2	0	0.00	9.38
WR Eric Moulds	2	1	13	6.50	10.75
WR Dave Groh	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	0	0.00	2.71

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	0	0.00	11.78
TE Greg Scales	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Terry Allen	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	3	1
Don Majkowski	1	0
Terry Allen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	14	8	7

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	5	3	2
WR Eric Moulds	3	1	1
WR Charles Davenport	2	2	2
WR Curtis Conway	2	1	1
RB Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Bruce	4	1	0
WR Darnay Scott	3	1	1
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	1
FB Jess McClure	1	1	1
RB Terry Allen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	17,400 (17,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)