Week 8, 2014

played in Denver, CO

65 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	6	-	16
Denver Broncos	17	13	3	7	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 DEN - Micah Posante 34 field goal
1Q: 07:04 DEN - Reggie Bush 13 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
1Q: 04:41 DEN - Eli Thomas 48 fumble return (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Bryan Baxter 51 field goal
2Q: 10:37 DEN - Julio Jones 18 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point failed)
2Q: 02:17 DEN - Marques Colston 4 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 13:32 NED - Jeremy Maclin 7 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 07:38 DEN - Micah Posante 27 field goal
4Q: 14:05 DEN - Marques Colston 1 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 01:59 NED - Alfred Morris 24 pass from Vernon Hodges (Bryan Baxter extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 DEN - Micah Posante 34 field goal
1Q: 07:04 DEN - Reggie Bush 13 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
1Q: 04:41 DEN - Eli Thomas 48 fumble return (Micah Posante extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Bryan Baxter 51 field goal
2Q: 10:37 DEN - Julio Jones 18 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point failed)
2Q: 02:17 DEN - Marques Colston 4 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
3Q: 13:32 NED - Jeremy Maclin 7 pass from Trent Edwards (Bryan Baxter extra point)
3Q: 07:38 DEN - Micah Posante 27 field goal
4Q: 14:05 DEN - Marques Colston 1 pass from Kyle Orton (Micah Posante extra point)
4Q: 01:59 NED - Alfred Morris 24 pass from Vernon Hodges (Bryan Baxter extra point failed)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 5-2
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 275 411
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards per Play 4.82 6.23
Net Rushing Yards 72 83
- Rushing Attempts 20 36
- Yards per Rush 3.60 2.31
Net Passing Yards 203 328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 28 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 337
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.49 10.93
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/18 9/80
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 4/108 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:42 35:18

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	5-2
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	275	411
- Offensive Plays	57	66
- Yards per Play	4.82	6.23
Net Rushing Yards	72	83
- Rushing Attempts	20	36
- Yards per Rush	3.60	2.31
Net Passing Yards	203	328
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	28 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	337
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.49	10.93
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/18	9/80
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	4/108	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:42	35:18

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	5	46	Missed FG
1	9:25	0:50	OWN 29	1	-3	Fumble
1	6:55	2:20	OWN 34	4	14	Fumble
1	4:35	4:40	OWN 30	7	36	Field Goal
2	10:31	2:42	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
2	5:58	1:37	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	2:07	1:34	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
3	13:32	0:11	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
3	7:30	2:23	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
4	13:55	1:38	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
4	10:05	1:48	OWN 41	6	33	Downs
4	6:13	4:28	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 43	2	45	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	4:07	OWN 36	8	47	Field Goal
1	8:35	1:40	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
2	14:55	4:24	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	7:49	1:51	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	4:21	2:14	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	4	40	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	13:21	5:51	OWN 25	9	65	Field Goal
3	5:07	6:12	OWN 34	13	66	Touchdown
4	12:17	2:12	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
4	8:17	2:04	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	1:45	0:44	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB James White	8	20	2.50	8	0
RB Alfred Morris	6	42	7.00	11	2
QB Vernon Hodges	4	16	4.00	9	0
QB Trent Edwards	2	-6	-3.00	-2	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Reggie Bush	25	73	2.92	17	1
QB Kyle Orton	4	8	2.00	6	0
RB Bernard Pierce	3	-8	-2.67	0	0
WR Marques Colston	2	10	5.00	8	0
RB James Starks	2	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	19	12	92	2/7	1	23	0	92.4
Vernon Hodges	16	11	118	0/0	1	36	0	110.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Orton	28	25	337	2/9	4	36	0	156.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Coby Fleener	5	10	58	11.60	6	23	0
WR Robert Woods	5	6	32	6.40	2	12	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	6	10	2.50	4	7	1
WR Brandon LaFell	3	6	20	6.67	11	13	0
RB Alfred Morris	3	3	42	14.00	17	24	1
WR Greg Salas	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Grayson Horn	1	1	36	36.00	25	36	0
FB Erick Harness	1	2	9	9.00	9	9	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marques Colston	9	10	119	13.22	50	36	2
WR Julio Jones	6	6	86	14.33	47	27	1
RB Reggie Bush	4	4	30	7.50	6	13	1
WR Justin Blackmon	3	3	64	21.33	32	29	0
TE Jack Doyle	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	21	21.00	16	21	0
WR Will Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jake O'Connell	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	Recov	Force	TD
QB Trent Edwards	1	0	0	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Eli Thomas	1	0	1
DE Anthony Spencer	1	0	0
DT Sedrick Ellis	0	1	0
CB Rico Banks	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	5	224	44.8	37.2	48	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brody Beasley	5	181	36.2	34.0	50	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	1/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Micah Posante	2/3	0/1	0/1	34	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Woods	2	11	5.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Gehrig	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	3	81	27.0	0
Brandon LaFell	1	27	27.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Timmons	8	1	0.0	35	28
ILB Luke Kuechly	7	2	0.0	33	27
DE Glenn Dorsey	7	1	0.0	30	22
S Louis Delmas	6	1	0.0	33	30
DT Michael Bennett	5	2	0.0	27	21
DE LaMarr Woodley	4	2	1.0	34	25
S Brandon Taylor	4	1	0.0	29	26
OLB Niko Koutouvides	3	6	1.0	35	30
ILB Greg Jones	3	0	0.0	7	14
S Gus Barrett	2	1	0.0	4	6
OLB Bryan Smith	2	0	0.0	7	2
S Jamarca Sanford	2	0	0.0	31	23
CB Stephen Hodge	2	0	0.0	7	2
S Myron Lewis	2	0	0.0	30	26
CB Devin McCourty	1	0	0.0	11	9
DE Amos Horton	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	0	1	0.0	2	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Maxey	7	0	0.0	18	30
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	6	1	0.0	16	25
CB Rico Banks	4	1	0.0	18	32
DT Fletcher Cox	4	0	0.0	15	25
DE Anthony Spencer	3	0	0.0	14	24
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	2	0.0	20	31
CB Kam Chancellor	2	1	0.0	11	26
S D. J. Swearinger	2	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Stanley Arnoux	2	0	0.0	10	14
OLB Eli Thomas	2	0	0.0	18	24
DT Sedrick Ellis	1	2	1.0	14	12
DE Bruce Carter	1	2	1.0	19	31
OLB Jonah Conger	1	1	0.0	6	20
CB Aiden Gehrig	1	1	0.0	1	7
DT Brian Johnston	1	0	0.0	7	24
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	0.0	6	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1.0	0	1	0	30
DE LaMarr Woodley	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Michael Bennett	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Glenn Dorsey	0.0	0	0	2	22

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Carter	1.0	2	2	1	31
DT Sedrick Ellis	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Anthony Spencer	0.0	0	4	1	24
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	0	2	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Timmons	5	28
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	27
S Louis Delmas	4	30
CB Sam Shields	2	15
S Gus Barrett	2	6
S Brandon Taylor	2	26
OLB Bryan Smith	1	2
DT Michael Bennett	1	21
CB Stephen Hodge	1	2
CB Devin McCourty	1	9
S Myron Lewis	1	26

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	5	1	25
CB Rico Banks	5	0	32
S Marcus Maxey	2	0	30
OLB Stanley Arnoux	2	0	14
CB Kam Chancellor	2	0	26
S D. J. Swearinger	2	0	23
OLB Jonah Conger	1	1	20
ILB Brian Cushing	1	0	14
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	0	31
DT Fletcher Cox	1	0	25
CB Aiden Gehrig	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tyler Arvold	3	5	20	1	37
T Derek Sherrod	3	4	18	0	27
T Terrance Pennington	1	1	20	0	37
G Will Montgomery	0	3	15	1	20
G Adam Koets	0	3	20	0	37
C Travis Frederick	0	1	2	0	10

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Russell Okung	3	8	33	0	30
T Eric Winston	2	5	36	0	30
G Eric Steinbach	1	8	36	0	30
G Shawn Lauvao	1	7	36	1	30
G Zach Browning	1	5	33	0	30
T Vernon Carey	0	1	3	0	0
TE Orson Charles	0	1	2	0	2
FB Jake O'Connell	0	0	9	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Henry	1	19
Glenn Dorsey	1	17
Alfred Morris	1	9

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Blackmon	3	13
Will Franklin	2	20
Bernard Pierce	1	20

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	30	22	17	69
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	35	30	2	67
S Louis Delmas	---	---	33	30	4	67
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	35	28	3	66
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	33	27	3	63
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	34	25	2	61
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	31	23	7	61
S Myron Lewis	---	---	30	26	3	59
T Terrance Pennington	20	37	---	---	---	57
G Adam Koets	20	37	---	---	---	57
C Tyler Arvold	20	37	---	---	---	57
TE Coby Fleener	19	36	---	---	1	56
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	29	26	1	56
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	27	21	2	50
RB Alfred Morris	12	28	---	---	9	49
WR Robert Woods	9	23	---	---	17	49
T Derek Sherrod	18	27	---	---	---	45
WR Jeremy Maclin	17	27	---	---	---	44
CB Sam Shields	---	---	25	15	3	43
WR Brandon LaFell	13	21	---	---	8	42
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	11	9	17	37
QB Trent Edwards	15	21	---	---	---	36
G Will Montgomery	15	20	---	---	---	35
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	7	14	14	35
TE Grayson Horn	3	9	---	---	23	35
FB Erick Harness	4	11	---	---	19	34
WR Greg Salas	2	12	---	---	19	33
T Herman Johnson	5	17	---	---	7	29
S Gus Barrett	---	---	4	6	17	27
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	1	2	22	25
TE Tanner Diaz	12	10	---	---	---	22
DE Amos Horton	---	---	8	13	1	22
QB Vernon Hodges	5	16	---	---	---	21
RB Chris Henry	0	0	---	---	19	19
C Travis Frederick	2	10	---	---	7	19
RB James White	8	8	---	---	---	16
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	7	3	5	15
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	7	2	1	10
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	7	2	1	10
WR Kelly Finch	1	0	---	---	8	9
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	2	6	1	9
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Miles Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Lamar Flournoy	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	6	6

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Zach Browning	33	30	---	---	8	71
WR Justin Blackmon	29	25	---	---	13	67
G Eric Steinbach	36	30	---	---	---	66
QB Kyle Orton	36	30	---	---	---	66
T Eric Winston	36	30	---	---	---	66
G Shawn Lauvao	36	30	---	---	---	66
T Russell Okung	33	30	---	---	---	63
WR Marques Colston	33	28	---	---	---	61
TE Jack Doyle	33	28	---	---	---	61
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	20	31	7	58
CB Rico Banks	---	---	18	32	6	56
CB Kam Chancellor	---	---	11	26	18	55
RB Reggie Bush	30	20	---	---	---	50
DE Bruce Carter	---	---	19	31	---	50
S Marcus Maxey	---	---	18	30	1	49
OLB Jonah Conger	---	---	6	20	23	49
FB Jake O'Connell	9	11	---	---	25	45
WR Julio Jones	28	17	---	---	---	45
OLB Eli Thomas	---	---	18	24	2	44
DT Fletcher Cox	---	---	15	25	2	42
ILB Harry Gruttadauria	---	---	16	25	1	42
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	14	24	2	40
S D. J. Swearinger	---	---	14	23	2	39
FB Norman Manning	6	7	---	---	20	33
DE Tyson Alualu	---	---	6	19	7	32
RB Bernard Pierce	4	8	---	---	20	32
DT Brian Johnston	---	---	7	24	---	31
CB Brock Vereen	---	---	3	8	17	28
DT Sedrick Ellis	---	---	14	12	1	27
WR Will Franklin	4	2	---	---	20	26
OLB Stanley Arnoux	---	---	10	14	1	25
DT Anthony Bryant	---	---	4	13	6	23
ILB Brian Cushing	---	---	4	14	1	19
CB Aiden Gehrig	---	---	1	7	9	17
RB James Starks	2	1	---	---	13	16
ILB Rian Wallace	---	---	1	5	9	15
WR Carlton Mitchell	0	1	---	---	12	13
T Vernon Carey	3	0	---	---	8	11
K Micah Posante	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Khaled Holmes	3	0	---	---	8	11
G Randall Martinez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Brody Beasley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Harris Tirman	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Orson Charles	2	2	---	---	---	4
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	18	39	2.2
Right	11	17	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	19	12	1	0	0	1	4	1	0
Vernon Hodges	16	11	2	0	0	1	4	1	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Orton	28	25	7	0	0	0	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	67	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	99	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	64	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	155	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	56	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	62	31.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Coby Fleener	10	5	58	1	36
WR Jeremy Maclin	6	4	10	0	27
WR Brandon LaFell	6	3	20	0	21
WR Robert Woods	6	5	32	0	23
RB Alfred Morris	3	3	42	1	28
FB Erick Harness	2	1	9	0	11
WR Greg Salas	1	1	3	0	12
TE Grayson Horn	1	1	36	1	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marques Colston	10	9	119	3	28
WR Julio Jones	6	6	86	2	17
RB Reggie Bush	4	4	30	0	20
WR Justin Blackmon	3	3	64	1	25
TE Jack Doyle	2	2	17	0	28
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0	0	2
FB Jake O'Connell	1	0	0	0	11
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	21	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Reggie Bush	4	10	2.50	2.92
WR Marques Colston	1	2	2.00	5.00
RB James Starks	1	0	0.00	0.00
RB Bernard Pierce	1	-4	-4.00	-2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	1	1	7	7.00	4.84

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Orton	6	6	50	8.33	12.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	1	7	7.00	1.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marques Colston	3	3	13	4.33	11.90
WR Julio Jones	2	2	24	12.00	14.33
RB Reggie Bush	1	1	13	13.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	3	3

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bernard Pierce	3	0
RB Reggie Bush	2	1
QB Kyle Orton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	7	5	0
Vernon Hodges	3	1	0

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Orton	9	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	2
WR Brandon LaFell	2	1
WR Greg Salas	1	1
RB Alfred Morris	1	1
TE Coby Fleener	1	1
WR Robert Woods	1	0
FB Erick Harness	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	3	3	3
WR Julio Jones	2	2	1
WR Justin Blackmon	2	2	2
WR Will Franklin	1	0	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	1

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

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