Week 2, 2002

played in Detroit, MI

70 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	3	10	6	-	22
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 DET - Chris Cash 100 kickoff return (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 12:49 NED - Jeff Chandler 33 field goal
2Q: 08:39 DET - Doug Brien 44 field goal
3Q: 03:17 NED - Jeff Chandler 35 field goal
4Q: 12:29 DET - Doug Brien 39 field goal
4Q: 05:59 DET - Doug Brien 25 field goal
4Q: 03:28 NED - Shaun Alexander 4 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 00:20 NED - Jeff Chandler 27 field goal
OT: 12:00 NED - Antonio Freeman 84 pass from Trot Nixon

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 DET - Chris Cash 100 kickoff return (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 12:49 NED - Jeff Chandler 33 field goal
2Q: 08:39 DET - Doug Brien 44 field goal
3Q: 03:17 NED - Jeff Chandler 35 field goal
4Q: 12:29 DET - Doug Brien 39 field goal
4Q: 05:59 DET - Doug Brien 25 field goal
4Q: 03:28 NED - Shaun Alexander 4 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 00:20 NED - Jeff Chandler 27 field goal
OT: 12:00 NED - Antonio Freeman 84 pass from Trot Nixon

Team Statistics NED DET
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 453 312
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 6.66 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 66 145
- Rushing Attempts 24 32
- Yards per Rush 2.75 4.53
Net Passing Yards 387 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 28 - 0 31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 404 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.80 5.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/30 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/81 4/171
Interception Ret./Yards 1/30 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:33 32:42

Team Statistics	NED	DET
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	453	312
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	6.66	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	66	145
- Rushing Attempts	24	32
- Yards per Rush	2.75	4.53
Net Passing Yards	387	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 28 - 0	31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	404	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.80	5.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/30	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/81	4/171
Interception Ret./Yards	1/30	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:33	32:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:45	4:58	OWN 20	9	62	Missed FG
1	8:28	1:50	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	3:00	5:17	OWN 38	12	46	Field Goal
2	8:33	1:27	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	3:38	1:41	OWN 36	4	42	Fumble
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
3	9:22	6:13	OWN 20	12	62	Field Goal
4	12:22	1:42	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
4	5:51	2:29	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
4	2:03	1:49	OWN 37	9	53	Field Goal
OT1	12:40	0:55	OWN 15	2	85	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:47	1:19	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	6:38	3:38	OWN 29	8	37	Interception
2	12:43	4:10	OWN 28	7	45	Field Goal
2	7:06	3:28	OWN 42	7	22	Downs
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 22	5	16	Half
3	12:04	2:42	OWN 18	6	40	Punt
3	3:09	5:47	OWN 20	12	58	Field Goal
4	10:40	4:49	OWN 26	10	66	Field Goal
4	3:22	1:19	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 25	1	-5	Half
OT1	15:00	2:20	OWN 22	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Trot Nixon, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shaun Alexander	10	47	4.70	12	3	1
Robert Holcombe	6	5	0.83	7	0	0
Brad Hoover	3	7	2.33	4	0	0
Luke Staley	3	10	3.33	6	0	0
Trot Nixon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Antonio Freeman	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Damian Holleran	16	92	5.75	20	1
Howard Osborne	9	29	3.22	15	2
Doug Chapman	4	15	3.75	5	0
Michael Bennett	3	9	3.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	41	28	404	3/17	1	84	0	108.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	31	18	181	2/14	0	29	1	61.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	8	10	164	20.50	97	84	1
WR Eric Moulds	8	13	119	14.88	58	43	0
RB Shaun Alexander	3	3	57	19.00	36	33	0
WR Dana Prior	3	5	41	13.67	9	20	0
RB Robert Holcombe	2	3	2	1.00	5	3	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
TE Omar Espinosa	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Elijah Halford	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Evan Toomer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nigea Carter	4	7	46	11.50	15	23
WR Michael Jackson	3	4	45	15.00	11	29
WR Eddie Kennison	3	9	40	13.33	17	23
WR Andre' Davis	3	5	19	6.33	0	11
TE Kendall Gammon	2	2	16	8.00	10	8
RB Damian Holleran	2	2	8	4.00	1	6
RB Doug Chapman	1	1	7	7.00	8	7
TE Todd Yoder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ted Johnson	1	30	30.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trot Nixon	1	0	0	0
Cornell Haynes Jr.	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Chapman	1	0	0
Todd Yoder	0	1	0
Marcus Bell	0	1	0
Jermaine Phillips	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	4	181	45.3	39.5	51	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	4	202	50.5	40.5	62	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	3/4	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	20	6.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	81	27.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cash	3	145	48.3	1
Howard Osborne	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ted Johnson	9	2	0.0	32	33
S Brian Dawkins	8	2	0.0	32	33
S Rodney Harrison	8	1	0.0	32	33
CB James Becker	6	1	0.0	31	32
CB Bryant Westbrook	5	1	0.0	25	25
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	1	1.0	31	33
DE Michael Strahan	3	2	0.0	24	28
DT Sam Adams	3	1	0.0	18	18
DE Erik Flowers	2	0	0.0	17	18
DT Reggie McGrew	1	2	1.0	19	17
ILB Greg Biekert	1	2	0.0	10	11
S Todd Franz	1	1	0.0	12	10
OLB Orlando Huff	1	0	0.0	16	18
OLB Raonall Smith	1	0	0.0	28	30
ILB Desmond Grasso	0	1	0.0	1	0
DE Rodney Bailey	0	1	0.0	18	18

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	9	2	0.0	22	43
OLB Terry Killens	7	0	0.0	14	29
OLB Darren Hambrick	6	2	0.0	10	15
CB Denard Walker	5	0	0.0	24	42
DT Corey Simon	4	3	2.5	17	33
S Jermaine Phillips	4	1	0.5	20	42
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	4	0	0.0	21	38
S Marquis Smith	3	0	0.0	8	11
DE Bobby Hamilton	2	3	0.0	17	33
CB Korey Ellington	2	3	0.0	18	28
DE Patrick Kerney	2	1	0.0	18	36
DT Marcus Bell	2	0	0.0	13	19
DT John Randle	1	3	0.0	10	23
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Marcus Bell	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Chris Cash	1	0	0.0	4	9
DE Julius Peppers	0	1	0.0	10	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Reggie McGrew	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Erik Flowers	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Orlando Huff	0.0	0	3	0	18
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	0	2	1	28
ILB Hannibal Navies	0.0	0	1	0	6

Detroit	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Corey Simon	2.5	0	2	33
S Jermaine Phillips	0.5	0	0	42
DE Bobby Hamilton	0.0	1	0	33
DE Patrick Kerney	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ted Johnson	6	0	1	33
S Brian Dawkins	4	0	0	33
CB James Becker	4	0	0	32
S Rodney Harrison	1	1	0	33
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	1	1	0	33
CB Bryant Westbrook	1	0	0	25
OLB Raonall Smith	1	0	0	30

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Denard Walker	6	1	42
S Jermaine Phillips	3	1	42
OLB Terry Killens	3	0	29
OLB Darren Hambrick	3	0	15
S Marquis Smith	3	0	11
CB Korey Ellington	2	1	28
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	2	0	38
S Omar Stoutmire	2	0	43
DE Bobby Hamilton	1	0	33
OLB Marcus Bell	1	0	12
DT Marcus Bell	1	0	19
CB Chris Cash	1	0	9
CB Samari Rolle	0	1	41

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Garmon	4	9	24	1	44
Toniu Fonoti	2	7	24	1	44
John St. Clair	1	2	24	1	44
Damien Woody	0	2	24	0	44
Matt Light	0	2	24	0	44
Elijah Halford	0	1	11	0	10

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Rosenthal	4	8	0	32	1	33
Dominic Raiola	3	7	1	32	0	33
Kirk Scrafford	2	6	0	32	0	33
J.P. Machado	1	5	0	26	1	27
Antone Davis	0	3	0	32	0	33
Mo Collins	0	1	0	6	0	6
Todd Yoder	0	1	0	27	0	23
Jamar Martin	0	1	0	15	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Dawkins	3	13
Robert Holcombe	2	19

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Cash	2	23
Kendall Gammon	2	16
Nigea Carter	1	18
Korey Ellington	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	31	33	14	78
Brian Dawkins	---	---	32	33	13	78
Ted Johnson	---	---	32	33	11	76
Kelvin Garmon	24	44	---	---	8	76
Toniu Fonoti	24	44	---	---	8	76
Raonall Smith	---	---	28	30	18	76
Rodney Harrison	---	---	32	33	9	74
Bryant Westbrook	---	---	25	25	21	71
Trot Nixon	24	44	---	---	---	68
Damien Woody	24	44	---	---	---	68
John St. Clair	24	44	---	---	---	68
Matt Light	24	44	---	---	---	68
James Becker	---	---	31	32	3	66
Eric Moulds	19	36	---	---	9	64
Michael Strahan	---	---	24	28	3	55
Mike Alstott	14	33	---	---	7	54
Antonio Freeman	15	33	---	---	---	48
Robert Holcombe	8	18	---	---	19	45
Dana Prior	6	22	---	---	15	43
Jamie Asher	16	25	---	---	1	42
Rodney Bailey	---	---	18	18	5	41
Reggie McGrew	---	---	19	17	4	40
Elijah Halford	11	10	---	---	19	40
Sam Adams	---	---	18	18	3	39
Erik Flowers	---	---	17	18	2	37
Orlando Huff	---	---	16	18	1	35
Shaun Alexander	12	18	---	---	1	31
Todd Franz	---	---	12	10	5	27
Luke Staley	5	8	---	---	13	26
Greg Biekert	---	---	10	11	2	23
Brad Hoover	8	7	---	---	1	16
Muneer Moore	0	0	---	---	15	15
Evan Toomer	4	9	---	---	---	13
Hannibal Navies	---	---	6	6	1	13
Desmond Grasso	---	---	1	0	9	10
Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Leon Searcy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Arturo Van Anden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Omar Espinosa	2	1	---	---	4	7
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Walhberg	---	---	0	0	---	0
Steve Scifres	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg Randall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Denard Walker	---	---	24	42	6	72
Mike Rosenthal	32	33	---	---	7	72
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	22	43	6	71
Eddie Kennison	28	26	---	---	12	66
Samari Rolle	---	---	21	41	4	66
Kirk Scrafford	32	33	---	---	---	65
Antone Davis	32	33	---	---	---	65
Bill Musgrave	32	33	---	---	---	65
Dominic Raiola	32	33	---	---	---	65
Jermaine Phillips	---	---	20	42	3	65
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	21	38	5	64
Terry Killens	---	---	14	29	20	63
Patrick Kerney	---	---	18	36	4	58
J.P. Machado	26	27	---	---	4	57
Todd Yoder	27	23	---	---	6	56
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	17	33	4	54
Korey Ellington	---	---	18	28	8	54
Corey Simon	---	---	17	33	3	53
Kendall Gammon	15	17	---	---	16	48
Howard Osborne	15	16	---	---	16	47
Michael Jackson	23	22	---	---	---	45
Damian Holleran	16	19	---	---	7	42
Nigea Carter	7	12	---	---	18	37
Jamar Martin	15	15	---	---	7	37
John Randle	---	---	10	23	3	36
Chris Cash	---	---	4	9	23	36
Marcus Bell	---	---	13	19	3	35
Marquis Smith	---	---	8	11	10	29
Andre' Davis	5	9	---	---	14	28
Darren Hambrick	---	---	10	15	2	27
Grant Wistrom	---	---	8	12	5	25
Julius Peppers	---	---	10	11	3	24
Michael Bennett	4	2	---	---	16	22
Marcus Bell	---	---	5	12	2	19
Mo Collins	6	6	---	---	3	15
Antonio Wilson	---	---	3	6	6	15
Doug Chapman	5	4	---	---	---	9
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Todd Weiner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wendell Lai	0	0	---	---	7	7
Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	7	7
Barrett Green	---	---	1	1	4	6
Timm Rosenbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	13	23	1.8
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	21	81	3.9
Right	4	32	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	41	28	6	3	4	4	0	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	31	18	3	1	2	2	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	151	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	180	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	43	21.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	93	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	26	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	41	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	13	8	1	119	2	36
WR Antonio Freeman	10	8	1	164	2	33
WR Dana Prior	5	3	1	41	1	22
RB Robert Holcombe	3	2	0	2	0	18
RB Shaun Alexander	3	3	0	57	1	18
TE Elijah Halford	2	1	0	8	0	10
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	0	11	0	25
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	1	0	33
WR Evan Toomer	1	0	1	0	0	9
TE Omar Espinosa	1	1	0	1	0	1

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	9	3	0	40	1	26
WR Nigea Carter	7	4	1	46	1	12
WR Andre' Davis	5	3	0	19	0	9
WR Michael Jackson	4	3	0	45	1	22
TE Kendall Gammon	2	2	0	16	0	17
RB Damian Holleran	2	2	0	8	0	19
RB Doug Chapman	1	1	0	7	0	4
TE Todd Yoder	1	0	1	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shaun Alexander	2	8	4.00	4.70
Brad Hoover	2	3	1.50	2.33
Trot Nixon	1	1	1.00	1.00
Robert Holcombe	1	1	1.00	0.83
Luke Staley	1	6	6.00	3.33

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Bennett	1	0	0.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trot Nixon	3	0	0	0.00	9.85

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	2	0	0	0.00	5.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0.00	9.15
WR Evan Toomer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nigea Carter	1	0	0	0.00	6.57
TE Todd Yoder	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Hoover	2	1
Trot Nixon	1	0
Robert Holcombe	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Howard Osborne	4	2
Damian Holleran	2	0
Michael Bennett	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	11	6	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Moulds	5	2	2
RB Robert Holcombe	2	1	0
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1
TE Omar Espinosa	1	1	1
TE Elijah Halford	1	1	1
WR Dana Prior	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nigea Carter	5	4	3
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	1
WR Eddie Kennison	1	1	1
WR Andre' Davis	1	1	1

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)