Week 8, 2002

played in Denver, CO

33 degrees, fair, 21 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	7	17	-	41
Denver Broncos	3	7	7	11	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:03 DEN - Edward Hepburn 38 field goal
1Q: 00:14 NED - Robert Holcombe 30 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 11:50 DEN - Darnay Scott 3 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 03:54 NED - Robert Holcombe 24 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Jeff Chandler 46 field goal
3Q: 06:38 NED - Trot Nixon 5 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 02:54 DEN - Josh Reed 8 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Robert Holcombe 23 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 12:01 DEN - Edward Hepburn 49 field goal
4Q: 09:28 NED - Antonio Freeman 22 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 07:03 DEN - Josh Reed 16 pass from Phil Mickelson (Phil Mickelson pass to Josh Reed for conversion)
4Q: 01:15 NED - Jeff Chandler 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:03 DEN - Edward Hepburn 38 field goal
1Q: 00:14 NED - Robert Holcombe 30 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 11:50 DEN - Darnay Scott 3 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
2Q: 03:54 NED - Robert Holcombe 24 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Jeff Chandler 46 field goal
3Q: 06:38 NED - Trot Nixon 5 run (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 02:54 DEN - Josh Reed 8 pass from Phil Mickelson (Edward Hepburn extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Robert Holcombe 23 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 12:01 DEN - Edward Hepburn 49 field goal
4Q: 09:28 NED - Antonio Freeman 22 pass from Trot Nixon (Jeff Chandler extra point)
4Q: 07:03 DEN - Josh Reed 16 pass from Phil Mickelson (Phil Mickelson pass to Josh Reed for conversion)
4Q: 01:15 NED - Jeff Chandler 36 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 4-3
First Downs 17 27
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 328 475
- Offensive Plays 54 77
- Yards per Play 6.07 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 74 162
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 2.64 5.59
Net Passing Yards 254 313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 0 46 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 260 332
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 9.77 6.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 0/0 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/20 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 22
Time of Possession 27:46 32:14

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	4-3
First Downs	17	27
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	328	475
- Offensive Plays	54	77
- Yards per Play	6.07	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	74	162
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	2.64	5.59
Net Passing Yards	254	313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 0	46 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	260	332
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	9.77	6.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	0/0	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/20	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 22
Time of Possession	27:46	32:14

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
1	4:56	4:54	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	11:40	1:43	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	7:45	4:04	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:27	0:27	50	1	21	Field Goal
3	13:33	1:20	OPP 49	3	2	Punt
3	9:42	3:17	OPP 25	6	25	Touchdown
3	2:45	2:55	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
4	11:56	1:41	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	9:56	0:38	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
4	6:52	2:17	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	3:46	2:36	OPP 38	6	19	Field Goal

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	7:11	OWN 5	15	74	Field Goal
1	0:02	3:22	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	9:57	2:12	OWN 40	4	15	Punt
2	3:41	3:14	OWN 22	8	35	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	12:13	2:31	OWN 5	5	20	Fumble
3	6:25	3:40	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	14:50	2:54	OWN 20	7	48	Field Goal
4	10:15	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	9:18	2:26	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	4:35	0:49	OWN 32	4	6	Downs
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	6	36	Game

Game MVP: Trot Nixon, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Holcombe	14	56	4.00	12	2	0
Shaun Alexander	12	7	0.58	5	0	0
Trot Nixon	1	5	5.00	5	0	1
Eric Moulds	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brock Olivo	16	104	6.50	17	4
Denzel Alexander	8	39	4.88	8	0
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	9	3.00	6	0
Phil Mickelson	2	10	5.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	25	19	260	1/6	4	32	0	148.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	46	27	332	2/19	3	43	1	93.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	5	6	64	12.80	31	22	1
WR Eric Moulds	4	5	84	21.00	34	32	0
RB Robert Holcombe	4	4	76	19.00	72	30	3
TE Jamie Asher	2	4	19	9.50	0	12	0
TE Elijah Halford	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Dana Prior	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Shaun Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Reed	9	13	85	9.44	22	29	2
WR Darnay Scott	6	16	65	10.83	20	26	1
TE Alge Crumpler	4	5	65	16.25	36	29	0
TE Matt Schobel	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
WR Javon Walker	2	2	34	17.00	17	22	0
WR James Roe	1	2	14	14.00	7	14	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0
FB Ed Brewer	1	1	43	43.00	43	43	0
WR Francis St. Paul	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brian Dawkins	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Huff	0	1	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phil Mickelson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	5	245	49.0	44.4	55	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Miller	2	93	46.5	26.5	48	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edward Hepburn	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	20	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Moore	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	75	25.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javon Walker	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	12	1	0.0	28	45
CB Mark Walhberg	6	2	0.0	27	46
CB Bryant Westbrook	6	0	0.0	23	41
OLB Raonall Smith	5	1	1.0	29	46
OLB Orlando Huff	5	0	1.0	15	25
OLB Ted Johnson	4	1	0.0	27	41
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	1	0.0	29	48
DE Chad Brown	3	1	0.0	19	35
S Brian Dawkins	3	0	0.0	28	47
S Todd Franz	2	1	0.0	15	24
DT Sam Adams	2	0	0.0	21	28
ILB Greg Biekert	1	2	0.0	8	15
DT Reggie McGrew	1	2	0.0	13	23
DE Rodney Bailey	1	1	0.0	18	30

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jason Mewes	5	2	0.0	26	23
S Damon Moore	5	1	0.0	28	26
OLB Chris Draft	4	1	1.0	26	19
OLB Ryan Phillips	4	0	0.0	28	26
OLB Zach Walz	4	0	0.0	16	7
DT Travis Hall	3	2	0.0	18	17
DE Marcellus Wiley	3	1	0.0	14	13
CB Jimmie Newhart	3	1	0.0	19	23
CB Lito Sheppard	2	2	0.0	28	26
CB Pat Dennis	2	1	0.0	5	13
DE James Hall	2	0	0.0	21	19
ILB Malcolm Warfield	2	0	0.0	7	4
S Curtis Fuller	1	1	0.0	27	26
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	---	---	---
DE Menson Holloway	1	0	0.0	14	13
ILB Nate Bridges	1	0	0.0	9	4
DE Johnson Stamper	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Shaun Rogers	0	1	0.0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Raonall Smith	1.0	1	1	46
OLB Orlando Huff	1.0	0	0	25
DT Reggie McGrew	0.0	1	0	23
DE Chad Brown	0.0	0	3	35

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chris Draft	1.0	1	0	19
OLB Broderick Siplon	0.0	1	1	7
DE James Hall	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	5	0	0	45
CB Mark Walhberg	4	3	0	46
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	2	0	48
OLB Ted Johnson	3	0	0	41
CB Bryant Westbrook	3	0	0	41
S Brian Dawkins	2	0	1	47
OLB Orlando Huff	2	0	0	25
ILB Greg Biekert	1	0	0	15
S Todd Franz	1	0	0	24
DE Rodney Bailey	1	0	0	30
OLB Raonall Smith	1	0	0	46

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason Mewes	4	0	23
OLB Ryan Phillips	4	0	26
CB Jimmie Newhart	2	1	23
CB Pat Dennis	2	0	13
CB Lito Sheppard	2	0	26
S Damon Moore	1	1	26
OLB Zach Walz	1	0	7
ILB Nate Bridges	1	0	4
S Curtis Fuller	1	0	26
ILB Malcolm Warfield	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Garmon	3	7	0	28	0	26
Matt Light	2	3	0	28	1	26
Toniu Fonoti	1	6	1	28	0	26
Damien Woody	1	5	0	28	0	26
John St. Clair	1	3	0	28	0	26
Mike Alstott	0	2	0	19	0	15
Jamie Asher	0	1	0	20	0	21

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Braham	5	7	29	0	48
Tony Semple	3	5	29	1	48
Eric Heitmann	3	4	29	0	48
James Williams	2	4	29	1	48
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	3	21	0	32
Todd Wade	1	3	29	0	48
Ed Brewer	0	1	5	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Raonall Smith	1	20
Eric Crouch	1	15
Brian Dawkins	1	14
Mike Alstott	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Phillips	1	17
Alge Crumpler	1	16
Lito Sheppard	1	15
Mathias Nkwenti	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Raonall Smith	---	---	29	46	20	95
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	29	48	16	93
Brian Dawkins	---	---	28	47	14	89
Bryant Westbrook	---	---	23	41	20	84
Rodney Harrison	---	---	28	45	9	82
Mark Walhberg	---	---	27	46	2	75
Ted Johnson	---	---	27	41	7	75
Toniu Fonoti	28	26	---	---	7	61
Kelvin Garmon	28	26	---	---	2	56
Chad Brown	---	---	19	35	1	55
Trot Nixon	28	26	---	---	---	54
Damien Woody	28	26	---	---	---	54
John St. Clair	28	26	---	---	---	54
Matt Light	28	26	---	---	---	54
Sam Adams	---	---	21	28	3	52
Rodney Bailey	---	---	18	30	4	52
Eric Moulds	20	22	---	---	8	50
Jamie Asher	20	21	---	---	6	47
Erik Flowers	---	---	16	29	2	47
Shaun Alexander	12	13	---	---	21	46
Todd Franz	---	---	15	24	4	43
Orlando Huff	---	---	15	25	2	42
Mike Alstott	19	15	---	---	6	40
Reggie McGrew	---	---	13	23	4	40
Elijah Halford	9	11	---	---	20	40
Antonio Freeman	20	17	---	---	---	37
Robert Holcombe	16	13	---	---	1	30
Dana Prior	6	6	---	---	14	26
Greg Biekert	---	---	8	15	1	24
Desmond Grasso	---	---	3	5	13	21
Muneer Moore	8	8	---	---	1	17
Eric Crouch	1	0	---	---	15	16
Brad Hoover	7	4	---	---	1	12
Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Randall	0	0	---	---	7	7
Luke Staley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Byron Slatken	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Arturo Van Anden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Omar Espinosa	2	0	---	---	2	4
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	---	0
Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hannibal Navies	---	---	0	0	---	0
Aric Morris	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Heitmann	29	48	---	---	5	82
James Williams	29	48	---	---	---	77
Phil Mickelson	29	48	---	---	---	77
Rich Braham	29	48	---	---	---	77
Tony Semple	29	48	---	---	---	77
Todd Wade	29	48	---	---	---	77
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	21	32	---	---	22	75
Alge Crumpler	25	33	---	---	16	74
Darnay Scott	26	47	---	---	---	73
Ryan Phillips	---	---	28	26	17	71
Lito Sheppard	---	---	28	26	15	69
Josh Reed	24	40	---	---	---	64
Chris Draft	---	---	26	19	16	61
Damon Moore	---	---	28	26	7	61
Curtis Fuller	---	---	27	26	2	55
Jason Mewes	---	---	26	23	2	51
Jimmie Newhart	---	---	19	23	8	50
James Roe	10	22	---	---	16	48
Brock Olivo	18	29	---	---	---	47
James Hall	---	---	21	19	3	43
Travis Hall	---	---	18	17	3	38
Zach Walz	---	---	16	7	12	35
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	14	13	3	30
Menson Holloway	---	---	14	13	3	30
Pat Dennis	---	---	5	13	11	29
Ed Brewer	5	5	---	---	19	29
Javon Walker	3	6	---	---	18	27
Johnson Stamper	---	---	7	7	8	22
Denzel Alexander	8	13	---	---	---	21
Matt Schobel	5	9	---	---	7	21
Shaun Rogers	---	---	11	9	---	20
Dwayne Goodrich	---	---	2	4	13	19
Malcolm Warfield	---	---	7	4	6	17
Nate Bridges	---	---	9	4	1	14
Francis St. Paul	0	4	---	---	7	11
Broderick Siplon	---	---	2	7	1	10
Edward Hepburn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josh Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dylan Galloway	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mathias Nkwenti	0	0	---	---	5	5
Justin Hartwig	0	0	---	---	5	5
Terrence Metcalf	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Davis Nugent	---	---	0	0	---	0
Francisco Chapman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Torrance Marshall	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	9	1.5
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	11	40	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	82	6.3
Middle	13	68	5.2
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	25	19	7	0	1	2	3	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	46	27	6	3	2	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	71	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	74	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	83	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	32	32.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	163	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	55	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	6	5	0	64	2	17
WR Eric Moulds	5	4	0	84	2	22
TE Jamie Asher	4	2	0	19	0	21
RB Robert Holcombe	4	4	0	76	3	13
TE Elijah Halford	3	2	1	13	0	11
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	1	0	15
RB Shaun Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Dana Prior	1	1	0	3	0	6

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	16	6	1	65	2	47
WR Josh Reed	13	9	1	85	1	40
TE Alge Crumpler	5	4	0	65	1	33
WR James Roe	2	1	0	14	0	22
TE Matt Schobel	2	2	0	12	0	9
WR Javon Walker	2	2	0	34	1	6
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	0	11	0	32
RB Brock Olivo	1	1	0	3	0	29
WR Francis St. Paul	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Ed Brewer	1	1	0	43	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	3	5	1.67	4.00
Trot Nixon	1	5	5.00	5.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brock Olivo	2	13	6.50	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trot Nixon	1	1	8	8.00	10.40

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	5	3	27	5.40	7.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elijah Halford	1	1	8	8.00	4.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	3	1	3	1.00	4.06
WR Josh Reed	2	2	24	12.00	6.54

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	3	2
Shaun Alexander	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	3	3
Denzel Alexander	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	7	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	2	2	2
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	1
RB Robert Holcombe	2	2	1
WR Dana Prior	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Reed	4	3	1
WR Darnay Scott	1	0	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	1
FB Ed Brewer	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)