Week 8, 2023

played in Denver, CO

30 degrees, snow, 22 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	7	0	-	7
Denver Broncos	10	10	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 DEN - Devontae Booker 14 pass from Andrew Luck (Mo Forbes extra point)
1Q: 04:51 DEN - Mo Forbes 33 field goal
2Q: 07:23 DEN - Mo Forbes 25 field goal
2Q: 03:47 DEN - Braden Mili 3 pass from Andrew Luck (Mo Forbes extra point)
3Q: 08:38 NED - Luke Kuechly 57 interception return (O.J. Bradford extra point)
4Q: 02:36 DEN - Mo Forbes 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:50 DEN - Devontae Booker 14 pass from Andrew Luck (Mo Forbes extra point)
1Q: 04:51 DEN - Mo Forbes 33 field goal
2Q: 07:23 DEN - Mo Forbes 25 field goal
2Q: 03:47 DEN - Braden Mili 3 pass from Andrew Luck (Mo Forbes extra point)
3Q: 08:38 NED - Luke Kuechly 57 interception return (O.J. Bradford extra point)
4Q: 02:36 DEN - Mo Forbes 37 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 1-6 4-3
First Downs 4 21
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 2 16
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 130 321
- Offensive Plays 57 83
- Yards per Play 2.28 3.87
Net Rushing Yards 67 62
- Rushing Attempts 18 32
- Yards per Rush 3.72 1.94
Net Passing Yards 63 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 14 - 0 48 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 76 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 1.62 5.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/17 6/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 11/80 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/34 8/110
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/57 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 39
Time of Possession 22:17 37:43

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	1-6	4-3
First Downs	4	21
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	2	16
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	130	321
- Offensive Plays	57	83
- Yards per Play	2.28	3.87
Net Rushing Yards	67	62
- Rushing Attempts	18	32
- Yards per Rush	3.72	1.94
Net Passing Yards	63	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 14 - 0	48 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	76	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	1.62	5.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/17	6/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	11/80	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/34	8/110
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/57	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 39
Time of Possession	22:17	37:43

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:53	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	11:40	1:45	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	4:44	1:32	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
1	0:59	3:13	OWN 14	6	22	Punt
2	7:16	1:36	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	3:41	1:40	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	3	36	Half
3	12:04	1:57	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
3	5:16	0:48	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	3:11	0:43	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	1:36	2:31	OWN 31	4	8	Punt
4	12:43	1:04	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	10:01	0:52	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
4	7:42	0:50	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	4:29	0:50	OWN 20	4	3	Downs
4	2:29	1:19	OWN 19	4	-6	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:07	2:27	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
1	9:55	5:11	OWN 45	10	39	Field Goal
1	3:12	2:13	OWN 6	5	28	Punt
2	12:46	5:30	OWN 40	11	52	Field Goal
2	5:40	1:59	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
2	2:01	1:07	OWN 45	5	10	Punt
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
3	10:07	1:41	OWN 26	4	21	Interception
3	8:26	3:10	OWN 29	5	22	Punt
3	4:28	1:17	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	2:28	0:52	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
4	14:05	1:22	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	11:39	1:38	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
4	9:09	1:27	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
4	6:52	2:23	OPP 43	3	7	Punt
4	3:39	1:10	OPP 23	3	3	Field Goal
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 13	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Andrew Luck, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Camden Wynn	7	41	5.86	35	1
RB Todd Gurley	4	2	0.50	4	0
RB Ray Lasica	4	11	2.75	4	0
QB Ryan Finley	3	13	4.33	8	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devontae Booker	15	35	2.33	9	0
RB Steve Dishowitz	12	18	1.50	13	1
QB Andrew Luck	3	2	0.67	7	0
WR Jameson Diaz	1	5	5.00	5	0
RB Braden Mili	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	37	14	76	2/13	0	16	0	46.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	48	27	282	3/23	2	25	1	78.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Todd Gurley	3	10	8	2.67	2	4
TE Mike Gesicki	2	6	14	7.00	5	11
WR Jalen Hurd	2	5	2	1.00	0	3
WR Earl Hayden	2	6	24	12.00	1	16
RB Ray Lasica	2	3	6	3.00	0	3
WR Diego Coffey	2	4	12	6.00	0	9
RB Camden Wynn	1	1	10	10.00	11	10
TE Ian Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Maxx Williams	6	9	63	10.50	3	20	0
WR Harrison Kane	5	9	49	9.80	22	20	0
RB Devontae Booker	4	7	41	10.25	6	14	1
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	3	4	28	9.33	4	12	0
WR Rashard Higgins	2	6	14	7.00	10	15	0
RB Braden Mili	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	1
WR Anthony Shannon	2	2	49	24.50	0	25	0
WR Jameson Diaz	1	1	25	25.00	20	25	0
WR D. K. Metcalf	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Steve Dishowitz	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	57	57.00	1

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Jimmie Ward	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Steve Dishowitz	1	0	0	0
T Johnny Kirschke	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	13	585	45.0	35.0	61	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Clemons	10	456	45.6	34.2	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
O.J. Bradford	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Forbes	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Lasica	4	34	8.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	8	110	13.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Diego Coffey	2	33	16.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D. K. Metcalf	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Samson Ebukam	7	1	0.0	19	26
DE Johnnie Whalen	6	1	1.0	29	45
CB Omar Brewer	6	1	0.0	30	50
CB Josh Jackson	5	2	0.0	30	50
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	0	0.0	25	35
S Fernando Mutzel	5	0	0.0	17	27
ILB Horace Nall	4	1	2.0	8	16
OLB DeVonte Holloman	4	2	0.0	24	35
S Jimmie Ward	3	1	0.0	15	26
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	3	0	0.0	18	31
S Calvin Pryor	2	1	0.0	23	36
DT Sam Tucker	2	1	0.0	13	23
DT Jarran Reed	2	0	0.0	16	28
DE Dominic Baker	2	0	0.0	27	39
DT Raul Burkhammer	1	3	0.0	22	37
S Gus Barrett	1	1	0.0	22	33
CB Jason Sweeney	1	0	0.0	4	8
CB Jose Dixon	0	1	0.0	7	15
DE Duane Perry	0	1	0.0	3	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Conte	5	1	0.0	18	39
ILB Otis Glover	5	0	0.0	18	38
DE Sam Hubbard	3	0	1.5	17	32
DT Larry Ogunjobi	3	1	0.0	12	24
DE David Long	3	0	0.0	15	30
S Deone Bucannon	2	2	0.0	17	30
S Desmond King	2	1	0.0	12	28
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	2	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Denzel Fletcher	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB Geoff Marsh	2	0	0.0	12	27
ILB Parker Matthews	1	1	0.0	6	11
ILB Brad Cleland	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB Trenton Codie	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Terrell Amarante	1	0	0.0	3	17
CB Brett Finley	1	0	0.0	8	25
DE L. J. Collier	0	1	0.5	14	20
DE Jeffery Simmons	0	1	0.0	9	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Horace Nall	2.0	0	0	0	16
DE Johnnie Whalen	1.0	1	2	3	45
DT Jarran Reed	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	0.0	0	1	1	31

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sam Hubbard	1.5	0	4	4	32
DE L. J. Collier	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Jeffery Simmons	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Terrell Amarante	0.0	1	0	0	17
ILB Otis Glover	0.0	0	3	0	38
DT Larry Ogunjobi	0.0	0	1	1	24
OLB Denzel Fletcher	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Omar Brewer	5	0	0	50
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	2	1	35
OLB DeVonte Holloman	4	0	0	35
S Fernando Mutzel	4	0	0	27
OLB Samson Ebukam	3	1	0	26
CB Josh Jackson	2	1	0	50
S Calvin Pryor	2	0	0	36
S Gus Barrett	1	1	0	33
S Jimmie Ward	1	0	0	26
CB Jason Sweeney	1	0	0	8
CB Jose Dixon	0	1	0	15
DE Dominic Baker	0	1	0	39

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Otis Glover	4	1	38
S Chris Conte	2	1	39
CB Geoff Marsh	2	0	27
S Deone Bucannon	1	1	30
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	1	1	21
DE Sam Hubbard	1	0	32
ILB Brad Cleland	1	0	1
OLB Denzel Fletcher	1	0	9
DE Terrell Amarante	1	0	17
CB Corby Allen	0	2	28
CB Trenton Codie	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Donovan Berg	1	6	18	0	39
G Dion Dawkins	0	4	18	1	39
T Artie Ross	0	3	18	1	39
C James Torres	0	2	7	0	20
T Orlando Brown	0	1	18	0	39

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Laken Tomlinson	2	7	32	2	51
C Nick Martin	1	9	32	0	51
T Le'Raven Clark	1	5	32	0	51
G Donny Blake	1	5	32	0	51
T Johnny Kirschke	0	4	32	1	51

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Kuechly	4	31
DeVonte Holloman	2	31
Ian Thomas	1	31
Camden Wynn	1	31
Artie Ross	1	15

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Poffenroth	2	13
Mark Andrews	1	34
Denzel Fletcher	1	31
Leslie Weber	1	13
Braden Mili	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Josh Jackson	---	---	30	50	14	94
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	25	35	31	91
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	24	35	31	90
DE Johnnie Whalen	---	---	29	45	12	86
CB Omar Brewer	---	---	30	50	3	83
S Calvin Pryor	---	---	23	36	17	76
T Artie Ross	18	39	---	---	15	72
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	22	37	13	72
G Dion Dawkins	18	39	---	---	13	70
T Orlando Brown	18	39	---	---	13	70
DE Dominic Baker	---	---	27	39	1	67
TE Ian Thomas	10	19	---	---	31	60
S Gus Barrett	---	---	22	33	4	59
C Donovan Berg	18	39	---	---	---	57
QB Ryan Finley	18	39	---	---	---	57
DE Kenneth Smoczyk	---	---	18	31	3	52
WR Earl Hayden	16	33	---	---	---	49
RB Camden Wynn	8	9	---	---	31	48
S Fernando Mutzel	---	---	17	27	3	47
OLB Samson Ebukam	---	---	19	26	2	47
TE Mike Gesicki	14	33	---	---	---	47
WR Jalen Hurd	13	27	---	---	6	46
DT Jarran Reed	---	---	16	28	1	45
S Jimmie Ward	---	---	15	26	1	42
DT Sam Tucker	---	---	13	23	2	38
G Lonnie Kanu	11	19	---	---	7	37
RB Ray Lasica	6	11	---	---	18	35
RB Todd Gurley	5	23	---	---	6	34
C James Torres	7	20	---	---	6	33
WR Robert Woods	9	21	---	---	---	30
CB Jason Sweeney	---	---	4	8	18	30
WR Bruce Mueller	4	6	---	---	18	28
ILB Horace Nall	---	---	8	16	3	27
CB Jose Dixon	---	---	7	15	2	24
WR Diego Coffey	1	5	---	---	8	14
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Moe Fletcher	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Gene Abueva	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Darren Rigsby	4	8	---	---	---	12
DE Duane Perry	---	---	3	1	---	4
K O.J. Bradford	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Ben Heeney	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Kyler Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jackson Chatas	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Everett Bobo	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Paul Harrison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR D. K. Metcalf	32	51	---	---	34	117
G Laken Tomlinson	32	51	---	---	13	96
T Le'Raven Clark	32	51	---	---	13	96
QB Andrew Luck	32	51	---	---	---	83
C Nick Martin	32	51	---	---	---	83
G Donny Blake	32	51	---	---	---	83
T Johnny Kirschke	32	51	---	---	---	83
WR Rashard Higgins	20	27	---	---	34	81
TE Maxx Williams	29	43	---	---	2	74
DE David Long	---	---	15	30	29	74
WR Harrison Kane	18	37	---	---	8	63
S Desmond King	---	---	12	28	20	60
S Chris Conte	---	---	18	39	1	58
CB Corby Allen	---	---	9	28	21	58
ILB Otis Glover	---	---	18	38	---	56
DE Sam Hubbard	---	---	17	32	---	49
OLB Denzel Fletcher	---	---	9	9	31	49
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	17	30	---	47
RB Devontae Booker	17	29	---	---	1	47
CB Brett Finley	---	---	8	25	13	46
CB Geoff Marsh	---	---	12	27	---	39
WR Anthony Shannon	4	13	---	---	21	38
TE Mark Andrews	0	3	---	---	34	37
DT Larry Ogunjobi	---	---	12	24	---	36
DE L. J. Collier	---	---	14	20	---	34
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	13	21	---	---	---	34
DE Jeffery Simmons	---	---	9	24	---	33
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	11	21	---	32
RB Steve Dishowitz	13	17	---	---	---	30
DE Khalen Saunders	---	---	1	9	13	23
CB Trenton Codie	---	---	7	16	---	23
RB Braden Mili	6	7	---	---	10	23
DE Terrell Amarante	---	---	3	17	---	20
ILB Parker Matthews	---	---	6	11	---	17
WR Jameson Diaz	8	7	---	---	---	15
ILB Thomas Anderle	---	---	0	0	15	15
P B.J. Clemons	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Leslie Weber	0	0	---	---	13	13
T Connor McGovern	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Alan Poffenroth	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Mo Forbes	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Brad Cleland	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Gregory Perry	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lonnie Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Don Farr	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	36	2.3
Right	2	31	15.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	22	2.0
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	7	4	0.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	37	14	0	3	2	7	9	5	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	48	27	5	6	2	7	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	8	29	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	36	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	86	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	63	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	86	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Todd Gurley	10	3	1	8	23
TE Mike Gesicki	6	2	0	14	33
WR Earl Hayden	6	2	0	24	33
WR Jalen Hurd	5	2	0	2	27
WR Diego Coffey	4	2	0	12	5
RB Ray Lasica	3	2	0	6	11
TE Ian Thomas	2	0	1	0	19
RB Camden Wynn	1	1	0	10	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Maxx Williams	9	6	1	63	1	43
WR Harrison Kane	9	5	0	49	1	37
RB Devontae Booker	7	4	0	41	0	29
WR Rashard Higgins	6	2	0	14	0	27
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	4	3	0	28	0	21
RB Steve Dishowitz	4	1	1	6	0	17
WR D. K. Metcalf	3	1	0	4	0	51
RB Braden Mili	3	2	0	3	0	7
WR Anthony Shannon	2	2	0	49	2	13
WR Jameson Diaz	1	1	0	25	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Andrew Luck	2	-5	-2.50	0.67
RB Devontae Booker	2	2	1.00	2.33
WR Jameson Diaz	1	5	5.00	5.00
RB Steve Dishowitz	1	4	4.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	7	3	28	4.00	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Devontae Booker	3	2	25	8.33	5.86
RB Braden Mili	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
TE Laughing Larry Dodds	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Steve Dishowitz	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ryan Finley	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devontae Booker	3	0
QB Andrew Luck	1	0
WR Jameson Diaz	1	0
RB Braden Mili	1	0
RB Steve Dishowitz	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	16	6	1

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	13	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Todd Gurley	6	2	0
WR Earl Hayden	3	0	0
TE Mike Gesicki	2	1	0
WR Diego Coffey	2	1	0
TE Ian Thomas	1	0	0
WR Jalen Hurd	1	1	0
RB Camden Wynn	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Maxx Williams	4	3	1
RB Devontae Booker	2	0	0
RB Braden Mili	2	2	1
WR Anthony Shannon	2	2	2
WR Rashard Higgins	1	1	1
WR Jameson Diaz	1	1	1
WR Harrison Kane	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,200 (25,300)
End Zone 18,000 (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	98,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,200 (25,300)
End Zone	18,000 (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)