Week 1, 2012

played in New Jersey, NJ

83 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	6	3	-	15
New Jersey Jets	0	20	7	10	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 NED - Bryan Baxter 21 field goal
2Q: 10:24 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 35 field goal
2Q: 08:53 NJY - Dexter Jackson 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 06:24 NJY - Victor Cruz 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 01:47 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Bryan Baxter 46 field goal
3Q: 09:25 NJY - Steve Breaston 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
3Q: 03:47 NED - Coby Fleener 20 pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Bryan Baxter extra point failed)
4Q: 13:23 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 28 field goal
4Q: 04:07 NJY - Felix Jones 7 run (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
4Q: 00:29 NED - Bryan Baxter 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 NED - Bryan Baxter 21 field goal
2Q: 10:24 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 35 field goal
2Q: 08:53 NJY - Dexter Jackson 13 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 06:24 NJY - Victor Cruz 8 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 01:47 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 37 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NED - Bryan Baxter 46 field goal
3Q: 09:25 NJY - Steve Breaston 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
3Q: 03:47 NED - Coby Fleener 20 pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Bryan Baxter extra point failed)
4Q: 13:23 NJY - Greg Zuerlein 28 field goal
4Q: 04:07 NJY - Felix Jones 7 run (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
4Q: 00:29 NED - Bryan Baxter 20 field goal

Team Statistics NED NJY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 26
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 348 380
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 5.70 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 69 151
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 3.14 5.39
Net Passing Yards 279 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 1 42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 296 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.15 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/51 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 39
Time of Possession 28:47 31:13

Team Statistics	NED	NJY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	26
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	348	380
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	5.70	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	69	151
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	3.14	5.39
Net Passing Yards	279	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 1	42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	296	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.15	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/51	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 39
Time of Possession	28:47	31:13

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:50	OWN 37	9	59	Field Goal
1	8:02	3:45	OWN 17	6	15	Punt
1	1:57	1:57	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
2	8:45	1:49	OWN 25	3	-1	Interception
2	6:18	1:55	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
2	1:41	1:41	OWN 25	8	46	Field Goal
3	9:15	5:39	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
4	13:18	3:20	OWN 25	8	32	Punt
4	5:07	0:42	OWN 20	3	9	Fumble
4	4:00	3:38	OWN 15	9	82	Field Goal

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:10	1:08	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	4:17	2:20	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
2	15:00	4:42	OWN 33	10	49	Field Goal
2	10:13	1:28	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
2	6:56	0:38	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
2	4:23	2:42	50	9	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	3:36	5:18	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
4	9:58	4:51	OWN 4	9	65	Punt
4	4:25	0:25	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 25	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Morris	16	54	3.38	10	1
QB Trent Edwards	3	7	2.33	7	0
RB Xavier Omon	2	11	5.50	7	0
QB Bruce Gradkowski	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Felix Jones	13	65	5.00	22	1	1
RB Mark Ingram	11	58	5.27	11	2	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	4	28	7.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bruce Gradkowski	19	14	178	1/7	1	26	0	120.0
Trent Edwards	17	13	118	2/10	0	28	1	70.2

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	42	26	229	0/0	3	26	0	100.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Maclin	10	13	110	11.00	7	19	0
WR Brandon LaFell	5	6	35	7.00	7	22	0
TE Coby Fleener	4	6	71	17.75	31	26	1
FB Justin Green	3	3	25	8.33	5	12	0
WR Domenik Hixon	3	5	50	16.67	29	28	0
RB Alfred Morris	2	3	5	2.50	0	5	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Breaston	14	19	119	8.50	16	15	1
WR Victor Cruz	4	12	38	9.50	8	15	1
TE Dashawn Matunda	2	3	5	2.50	6	6	0
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Dexter Jackson	2	3	21	10.50	0	13	1
RB Felix Jones	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	26	26.00	14	26	0
WR Skip Kuebrich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Reggie Torbor	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Force
QB Bruce Gradkowski	1	0
WR Brandon LaFell	1	0
DT Barry Cofield	0	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Jacob Tamme	1	0	0
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0	1	1
CB Trumaine McBride	0	1	0
RB Mark Ingram	0	1	0
TE Dashawn Matunda	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Flaherty	4	173	43.3	38.5	47	1

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	3	126	42.0	33.7	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	0/1

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Zuerlein	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Blackmon	2	5	2.5	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon LaFell	4	99	24.8	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	6	0	0.0	27	29
OLB Lawrence Timmons	5	2	0.0	27	36
CB Stephen Hodge	5	2	0.0	27	24
S Andrew Sendejo	5	2	0.0	28	42
DE LaMarr Woodley	5	0	0.0	27	28
ILB Keyaron Fox	4	1	0.0	20	15
S Myron Lewis	3	2	0.0	22	28
CB Sam Shields	3	1	0.0	11	26
DE Glenn Dorsey	3	0	0.0	27	29
ILB Greg Jones	3	0	0.0	15	16
S Jamarca Sanford	2	0	0.0	9	27
S Louis Delmas	2	0	0.0	26	42
OLB Bryan Smith	1	2	0.0	7	10
DT Barry Cofield	1	0	0.0	4	20
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
S Brandon Taylor	1	0	0.0	1	17
OLB Cliff Avril	0	1	0.0	3	18

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	8	5	0.0	20	26
S Ryan Mundy	7	2	0.0	22	33
S T.J. Ward	7	0	0.0	22	36
ILB Kroy Biermann	6	3	0.5	22	39
CB Glover Quin	6	2	0.0	22	39
CB Trumaine McBride	5	0	0.0	15	27
DE Leonardo Tarpley	2	0	1.5	19	24
DT Paul Soliai	2	2	0.5	20	24
OLB Reggie Torbor	2	0	0.0	11	27
S Tyrell Johnson	2	0	0.0	1	14
DT Mike Neal	1	1	0.5	7	18
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	1	0	0.0	13	15
CB Pat Lee	1	0	0.0	22	35
DE Brendan Ellison	1	0	0.0	1	8
DE Ray McDonald	0	4	0.0	19	30

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Barry Cofield	1	0	20
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1	0	36
CB Sam Shields	1	0	26
DE Glenn Dorsey	0	1	29

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonardo Tarpley	1.5	0	1	24
DT Paul Soliai	0.5	0	0	24
ILB Kroy Biermann	0.5	0	0	39
DT Mike Neal	0.5	0	0	18
DE Ray McDonald	0.0	1	1	30
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Deion Sunderland	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Reggie Torbor	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	4	1	29
CB Sam Shields	4	0	26
S Andrew Sendejo	4	0	42
OLB Lawrence Timmons	3	1	36
S Myron Lewis	2	2	28
S Louis Delmas	2	0	42
ILB Greg Jones	2	0	16
S Jamarca Sanford	1	1	27
DT Barry Cofield	1	0	20
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	0	28
OLB Bryan Smith	1	0	10
S Brandon Taylor	1	0	17
ILB Keyaron Fox	0	2	15

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Glover Quin	5	1	0	39
CB Trumaine McBride	5	0	0	27
S T.J. Ward	4	1	0	36
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	4	0	0	26
S Tyrell Johnson	2	1	0	14
OLB Reggie Torbor	2	0	1	27
S Ryan Mundy	2	0	0	33
CB Pat Lee	1	1	0	35
ILB Kroy Biermann	1	0	0	39
DE Brendan Ellison	1	0	0	8
OLB Deion Sunderland	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ryan Durand	3	6	22	1	39
G Adam Koets	3	4	22	1	39
C Tyler Arvold	2	6	22	0	39
T Terrance Pennington	1	3	22	0	39
G Myles Page	0	1	22	1	39
FB Justin Green	0	1	5	0	13

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Willie Colon	5	6	0	28	42
G Erik Pears	3	8	1	28	42
C Ryan Pontbraind	2	4	0	28	42
T John Terry	2	3	0	28	42
T Allen Barbre	1	2	0	28	42
FB Jalen Gallier	0	1	0	10	8

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Salas	1	11
Greg Jones	1	10
Glenn Dorsey	1	9

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan D'Imperio	3	18
Jimmy Smith	1	19
Dashawn Matunda	1	14
Pat Lee	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Louis Delmas	---	---	26	42	6	74
S Andrew Sendejo	---	---	28	42	3	73
T Terrance Pennington	22	39	---	---	7	68
G Adam Koets	22	39	---	---	7	68
G Ryan Durand	22	39	---	---	7	68
G Myles Page	22	39	---	---	7	68
RB Alfred Morris	18	31	---	---	19	68
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	27	29	9	65
S Myron Lewis	---	---	22	28	15	65
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	27	36	1	64
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	27	28	6	61
C Tyler Arvold	22	39	---	---	---	61
WR Brandon LaFell	19	34	---	---	8	61
WR Jeremy Maclin	21	39	---	---	---	60
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	27	29	3	59
TE Coby Fleener	21	34	---	---	---	55
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	27	24	1	52
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	9	27	14	50
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	20	15	13	48
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	24	22	1	47
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	15	16	10	41
WR Domenik Hixon	16	22	---	---	1	39
CB Sam Shields	---	---	11	26	2	39
FB Justin Green	5	13	---	---	18	36
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	2	15	19	36
QB Trent Edwards	13	19	---	---	---	32
QB Bruce Gradkowski	9	20	---	---	---	29
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	4	20	5	29
TE Scott Chandler	4	0	---	---	22	26
OLB Cliff Avril	---	---	3	18	2	23
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	1	17	2	20
DE Jason Hatcher	---	---	1	15	2	18
S Will Blackmon	---	---	0	3	15	18
WR Freddie Brown	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	7	10	---	17
WR Greg Salas	1	4	---	---	11	16
TE Tanner Diaz	1	12	---	---	---	13
RB Xavier Omon	4	6	---	---	---	10
P Mike Flaherty	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Domanick Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jordan Gross	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Will Montgomery	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Derek Sherrod	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Erik Pears	28	42	---	---	6	76
WR Steve Breaston	28	42	---	---	5	75
T Allen Barbre	28	42	---	---	3	73
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	22	39	11	72
CB Pat Lee	---	---	22	35	14	71
C Ryan Pontbraind	28	42	---	---	---	70
QB Ben Roethlisberger	28	42	---	---	---	70
G Willie Colon	28	42	---	---	---	70
T John Terry	28	42	---	---	---	70
CB Glover Quin	---	---	22	39	7	68
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	15	27	19	61
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	22	33	6	61
S T.J. Ward	---	---	22	36	2	60
WR Victor Cruz	19	35	---	---	---	54
WR Dexter Jackson	17	32	---	---	4	53
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	19	30	3	52
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	20	26	5	51
TE Dashawn Matunda	19	16	---	---	14	49
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	20	24	1	45
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	19	24	1	44
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	11	27	2	40
FB Jalen Gallier	10	8	---	---	19	37
TE Joe Delaney	9	4	---	---	22	35
RB Mark Ingram	13	21	---	---	---	34
RB Felix Jones	15	18	---	---	---	33
OLB Deion Sunderland	---	---	2	9	20	31
DT Eduardo Pourdanesh	---	---	13	15	2	30
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	---	---	4	21	2	27
TE Jacob Tamme	8	18	---	---	---	26
DT Mike Neal	---	---	7	18	1	26
WR Skip Kuebrich	2	13	---	---	11	26
WR Sebastian Lincoln	0	3	---	---	19	22
CB Jimmy Smith	---	---	0	2	19	21
RB Ryan D'Imperio	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	1	14	2	17
K Greg Zuerlein	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Brendan Ellison	---	---	1	8	1	10
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Herman Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jermey Parnell	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Travis Goethel	---	---	0	1	1	2
ILB A.J. Springer	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Erik Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Glen Yepremian	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	37	7.4
Middle	17	32	1.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	12	92	7.7
Right	9	37	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bruce Gradkowski	19	14	3	0	0	2	3	3	0
Trent Edwards	17	13	1	0	0	3	0	0	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	42	26	1	2	4	7	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	133	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	114	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	36	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	33	19	131	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	85	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	13	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	13	10	110	0	39
WR Brandon LaFell	6	5	35	1	34
TE Coby Fleener	6	4	71	2	34
WR Domenik Hixon	5	3	50	1	22
FB Justin Green	3	3	25	0	13
RB Alfred Morris	3	2	5	0	31

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Breaston	19	14	2	119	0	42
WR Victor Cruz	12	4	2	38	0	35
TE Dashawn Matunda	3	2	0	5	0	16
WR Dexter Jackson	3	2	0	21	0	32
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	0	5	0	18
RB Felix Jones	1	1	0	15	0	18
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	0	26	1	21
WR Skip Kuebrich	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Morris	2	-3	-1.50	3.38

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Felix Jones	2	12	6.00	5.00
RB Mark Ingram	1	2	2.00	5.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bruce Gradkowski	4	2	28	7.00	9.37
Trent Edwards	1	1	8	8.00	6.94

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	12	6	44	3.67	5.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	1	8	4.00	8.46
FB Justin Green	1	1	8	8.00	8.33
WR Domenik Hixon	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	20	20.00	11.83

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Breaston	5	3	21	4.20	6.26
WR Victor Cruz	4	1	8	2.00	3.17
TE Jacob Tamme	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR Dexter Jackson	1	1	13	13.00	7.00
WR Skip Kuebrich	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	1	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mark Ingram	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	7	5	3
Bruce Gradkowski	5	3	3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	11	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	5	3	3
WR Domenik Hixon	2	1	1
WR Brandon LaFell	2	2	0
TE Coby Fleener	2	1	1
FB Justin Green	1	1	1

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Breaston	5	5	5
WR Victor Cruz	3	1	1
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	1
RB Mark Ingram	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 91,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (25,300)
End Zone 17,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	91,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (25,300)
End Zone	17,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,800 (9,900)