Week 8, 2008

played in Denver, CO

38 degrees, fair, 18 mph wind

New England Patriots3030-6
Denver Broncos72307-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:00 NED - Jeff Chandler 23 field goal
1Q: 02:08 DEN - Elias Marchant 1 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 13:25 DEN - Vince Joseph 34 field goal
2Q: 08:36 DEN - Bernard Berrian 6 pass from Kevin Daft (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 06:19 DEN - Leon Washington 10 run (Vince Joseph extra point)
2Q: 00:37 DEN - Marques Colston 47 pass from Duante Culpepper (Vince Joseph extra point failed)
3Q: 06:53 NED - Jeff Chandler 27 field goal
4Q: 14:21 DEN - Elias Marchant 3 run (Vince Joseph extra point)

Team StatisticsNEDDEN
Record2-55-2
First Downs1425
- by Rushing713
- by Passing79
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards205389
- Offensive Plays6366
- Yards per Play3.255.89
Net Rushing Yards75208
- Rushing Attempts2039
- Yards per Rush3.755.33
Net Passing Yards130181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 23 - 025 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards171192
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/412/11
- Yards per Pass Play3.026.70
Fumbles/Lost1/12/0
3rd Down Conversions4/145/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.86.5
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/554/30
Punt Returns/Yards0/06/55
Kick Returns/Yards5/1030/0
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/24/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 38
Time of Possession26:4433:16

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:06OWN 241170Field Goal
11:571:22OWN 253-18Punt
213:201:32OWN 253-5Punt
28:291:15OWN 422-11Fumble
26:114:26OWN 181156Missed FG
20:260:26OWN 312-6Half
312:471:19OWN 234Punt
310:383:52OWN 20970Field Goal
33:461:31OWN 103-1Punt
414:131:30OWN 1835Punt
410:171:33OWN 463-6Punt
46:172:57OWN 17818Punt
40:260:26OWN 20214Game
Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:546:57OWN 251475Touchdown
10:352:15OPP 42625Field Goal
211:483:19OWN 36664Touchdown
27:141:03OPP 29529Touchdown
21:451:19OWN 33567Touchdown
315:002:13OWN 25622Punt
311:280:50OPP 4032Punt
36:463:00OWN 12416Punt
32:153:02OPP 43643Touchdown
412:432:26OWN 33428Missed FG
48:442:27OWN 3431Punt
43:202:54OWN 20627Punt

Game MVP: Chet Donnelly, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Wali Lundy13786.003620
RB Jason Snelling6-1-0.171010
QB Josh Heupel1-2-2.00-200
DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Leon Washington19854.471931
RB Elias Marchant181136.282162
QB Duante Culpepper188.00800
WR Bernard Berrian122.00200

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Josh Heupel28181344/29031075.6
Ryan Leaf105371/12013059.2
DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Duante Culpepper137940/01470102.7
Kevin Daft1210982/111300128.4

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR David Boston59336.606130
TE Scott Chandler466015.0039310
WR Eric Moulds3710.33060
FB Marc Edwards3441.33030
WR Sloan Thomas353812.6722240
RB Fred Taylor1144.00240
WR Tony Simmons131313.000130
RB Wali Lundy1133.00030
TE Damien Harper111616.0011160
RB Jason Snelling11-1-1.000-10
DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Josh Reed79527.4315140
WR Marques Colston479824.5064471
RB Leon Washington232010.0014210
TE LeBron James1177.00070
FB Thomas Tapeh1111.00010
WR Bernard Berrian1166.00061
RB Elias Marchant1288.00280
TE Alge Crumpler0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
DenverIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
QB Josh Heupel1000
T Tra Thomas0010
DE Glenn Dorsey0010
DenverFumbRecovForceTD
RB Leon Washington2100
WR Reidel Anthony0100
DT Sedrick Ellis0100
ILB Malcolm Warfield0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jon Ryan731745.337.4582
DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Arturo de le Rosa524348.640.6533

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jeff Chandler2/30/10/0270/0
DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Vince Joseph1/20/10/1344/5

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Leon Washington6559.20

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Sloan Thomas34715.70
Tony Simmons25628.00
DenverRetYardsAvgTD

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides1220.03725
S Tom Zbikowski810.03827
CB Paul Bradford540.03525
OLB Carl Kranchick311.0129
DE LaMarr Woodley340.53625
ILB D.J. Williams320.02519
CB Aaron Ross310.03425
CB Artrell Hawkins300.02718
OLB Lance Briggs300.0126
OLB Bob Schneider220.02516
S Omar Stoutmire210.02119
OLB Keith Mitchell200.02212
DT Jamal Williams110.02216
DT Barry Cofield110.0208
S Lawyer Milloy100.043
DE Kenneth Pettway100.0127
TE Damien Harper10---------
DE Jason Hatcher020.51712
DE Glenn Dorsey010.02416
DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Chet Donnelly1002.01628
ILB Malcolm Warfield612.0930
S Madieu Williams600.01633
CB Lito Sheppard510.02042
OLB Tully Banta-Cain500.02043
ILB Torrance Marshall440.01133
DT Shaun Rogers301.01020
S Jeffrey Bernard200.0922
CB Willie Andrews200.004
ILB Terna Nande120.0115
S Dexter Jackson110.01628
DE Cory Redding110.01638
DE Darryl Tapp110.01626
CB Ronald Bartell020.01937
DT Sedrick Ellis020.01425
DE Menson Holloway010.0418
CB Andre Woolfork010.0211

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Carl Kranchick1.00009
DE Jason Hatcher0.510012
DE LaMarr Woodley0.501025
DE Glenn Dorsey0.010016
DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Malcolm Warfield2.000030
OLB Chet Donnelly2.000028
DT Shaun Rogers1.001120
DE Darryl Tapp0.010026
DE Cory Redding0.003038
DE Menson Holloway0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides41025
S Omar Stoutmire30019
CB Aaron Ross30025
CB Paul Bradford20025
CB Artrell Hawkins20018
OLB Lance Briggs1006
DE LaMarr Woodley10025
S Tom Zbikowski10027
OLB Keith Mitchell02012
DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lito Sheppard42042
ILB Malcolm Warfield41030
S Madieu Williams40033
OLB Chet Donnelly32028
ILB Torrance Marshall20033
OLB Tully Banta-Cain20043
CB Willie Andrews2004
DT Shaun Rogers10020
S Jeffrey Bernard10022
DE Cory Redding01038
CB Sawyer McNeil01018

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Damien Woody57020143
T Tra Thomas13018235
T Damian Roger12017131
C Alan Faneca120208
TE Scott Chandler11020038
G Will Montgomery03020143
G Jeff Hatch01018035
DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Will Whittcker510139127
T Eric Winston48039027
G Terrence Metcalf47039127
C Justin Hartwig25039027
T Jordan Gross24031027
G Dan Buenning020800
TE LeBron James01030024
FB Thomas Tapeh010406

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Fred Taylor122
LaMarr Woodley112
Glenn Dorsey111
Tra Thomas110
Jeff Hatch110
Will Montgomery110
DenverTacklesSTPlays
Sedrick Ellis214
Jeffrey Bernard118
Matt Forte114
Bernard Berrian12

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Tom Zbikowski------38271580
CB Paul Bradford------35251777
G Will Montgomery2043------1073
DE LaMarr Woodley------36251273
OLB Niko Koutouvides------3725264
T Tra Thomas1835------1063
C Damien Woody2043---------63
G Jeff Hatch1835------1063
CB Aaron Ross------3425261
OLB Keith Mitchell------22122458
TE Scott Chandler2038---------58
WR David Boston937------1056
T Damian Roger1731------755
CB Artrell Hawkins------2718651
DE Glenn Dorsey------24161151
QB Josh Heupel1832---------50
WR Eric Moulds1626------547
ILB D.J. Williams------2519145
OLB Bob Schneider------2516142
S Omar Stoutmire------2119141
DT Jamal Williams------2216139
RB Wali Lundy1325------139
FB Marc Edwards516------1536
RB Fred Taylor112------2235
WR Tony Simmons215------1835
OLB Carl Kranchick------1291334
DT Barry Cofield------208533
TE Craig Stevens512------1633
WR Brandon Williams1114------732
DE Jason Hatcher------1712130
DE Kenneth Pettway------127625
WR Sloan Thomas107------724
TE Damien Harper19------919
OLB Lance Briggs------126---18
QB Ryan Leaf211------316
G Toniu Fonoti312---------15
G Adam Koets28------313
RB Jason Snelling74---------11
C Alan Faneca28---------10
C Norman Bauer00------1010
S Lawyer Milloy------4329
CB Carlos Rogers------53---8
DT Clifton Ryan------1618
P Jon Ryan00------77
K Jeff Chandler00------66
RB Jamaal Charles00---------0
DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Terrence Metcalf3927------773
T Will Whittcker3927------773
T Eric Winston3927------773
C Justin Hartwig3927---------66
OLB Tully Banta-Cain------2043366
CB Lito Sheppard------2042365
T Jordan Gross3127------765
WR Josh Reed3825---------63
WR Marques Colston3825---------63
RB Leon Washington2117------2361
CB Ronald Bartell------1937258
TE LeBron James3024------256
DE Cory Redding------1638256
DT Sedrick Ellis------14251453
S Madieu Williams------1633352
S Jeffrey Bernard------9221849
OLB Chet Donnelly------1628347
S Dexter Jackson------1628246
ILB Torrance Marshall------1133246
DE Darryl Tapp------1626244
ILB Malcolm Warfield------930342
QB Duante Culpepper2513------240
DT Shaun Rogers------1020838
WR Bernard Berrian2012------234
CB Sawyer McNeil------1118433
CB Andre Woolfork------2111831
DE Menson Holloway------418830
FB Thomas Tapeh46------1929
RB Elias Marchant189------229
OLB Clint Session------072229
QB Kevin Daft1414---------28
ILB Terna Nande------1151026
TE Kevin Boss12------2225
WR Reidel Anthony32------1924
WR LeRon McCoy86------822
TE Alge Crumpler147---------21
RB Matt Forte00------1414
CB Willie Andrews------04711
K Vince Joseph00------99
G Dan Buenning80---------8
C Jim Booker00------77
DT Jalen Kennison------0516
P Arturo de le Rosa00------55
QB Francisco Chapman00---------0
C Alexis Prescott00---------0
G Breno Giacomini00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6-5-0.8
Middle8405.0
Right5428.4
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10545.4
Middle251265.0
Right4287.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Josh Heupel28182114300
Ryan Leaf1050003210
DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Duante Culpepper1371013000
Kevin Daft12102010100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)21141326.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)93242.7
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65477.8
Short (0-8 Yds)138665.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)647913.2
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR David Boston95033037
WR Eric Moulds7311026
TE Scott Chandler64060138
WR Sloan Thomas5303817
FB Marc Edwards4304016
WR Tony Simmons31013015
RB Fred Taylor1104012
RB Wali Lundy1103025
TE Damien Harper1101609
RB Jason Snelling110-104
DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Josh Reed97052025
WR Marques Colston74298225
RB Leon Washington32020117
RB Elias Marchant210809
TE Alge Crumpler100007
TE LeBron James1107024
FB Thomas Tapeh110106
WR Bernard Berrian1106012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Wali Lundy166.006.00
DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Elias Marchant551.006.28
RB Leon Washington4215.254.47
QB Duante Culpepper188.008.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Josh Heupel97121.334.79
DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kevin Daft55316.208.17
Duante Culpepper1000.007.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR David Boston3282.673.67
WR Eric Moulds22-5-2.500.14
WR Tony Simmons1000.004.33
WR Sloan Thomas1177.007.60
RB Wali Lundy1133.003.00
RB Jason Snelling11-1-1.00-1.00
DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Josh Reed22189.005.78
WR Bernard Berrian1166.006.00
RB Elias Marchant1000.004.00
RB Leon Washington11-1-1.006.67
WR Marques Colston1188.0014.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Wali Lundy11
DenverRushesConversions
RB Leon Washington62

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Josh Heupel1063
Ryan Leaf100
DenverAttCompConversions
Duante Culpepper422
Kevin Daft111

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Sloan Thomas420
TE Scott Chandler322
WR Eric Moulds100
FB Marc Edwards110
WR David Boston100
TE Damien Harper111
DenverTargCatchConversions
RB Leon Washington211
WR Josh Reed100
TE LeBron James111
WR Marques Colston111

SectionAttendance
Stadium99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck25,300 (25,300)
End Zone18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)