Week 8, 2047

played in Denver, CO

29 degrees, fair, 19 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	0	0	-	7
Denver Broncos	6	3	14	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 DEN - Luther Ripple 39 field goal
1Q: 05:34 DEN - Luther Ripple 40 field goal
2Q: 11:24 NED - Colton Groce 7 run (Jamie Hammond extra point)
2Q: 05:40 DEN - Luther Ripple 20 field goal
3Q: 10:07 DEN - Frank Briggs 15 run (Luther Ripple extra point)
3Q: 07:25 DEN - Frank Briggs 3 pass from Bo Nix (Luther Ripple extra point)
4Q: 14:15 DEN - Luther Ripple 41 field goal
4Q: 02:37 DEN - Luther Ripple 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:34 DEN - Luther Ripple 39 field goal
1Q: 05:34 DEN - Luther Ripple 40 field goal
2Q: 11:24 NED - Colton Groce 7 run (Jamie Hammond extra point)
2Q: 05:40 DEN - Luther Ripple 20 field goal
3Q: 10:07 DEN - Frank Briggs 15 run (Luther Ripple extra point)
3Q: 07:25 DEN - Frank Briggs 3 pass from Bo Nix (Luther Ripple extra point)
4Q: 14:15 DEN - Luther Ripple 41 field goal
4Q: 02:37 DEN - Luther Ripple 20 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 1-6 1-6
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 228 330
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 4.15 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 126 113
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 5.48 3.90
Net Passing Yards 102 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 1 33 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 118 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.19 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/55 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 5/54
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 39
Time of Possession 24:59 35:01

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	1-6	1-6
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	228	330
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	4.15	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	126	113
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	5.48	3.90
Net Passing Yards	102	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 1	33 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	118	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.19	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/55	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	5/54
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 39
Time of Possession	24:59	35:01

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:12	OWN 35	6	17	Interception
1	9:26	1:40	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
1	5:29	2:08	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	14:53	3:38	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	5:34	3:19	OWN 25	7	18	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	10:01	0:52	OWN 25	2	7	Fumble
3	7:16	4:30	OWN 12	9	43	Punt
4	14:09	3:25	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
4	7:48	0:39	OWN 35	4	-5	Downs
4	2:29	1:13	OWN 33	6	21	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:48	2:22	OPP 43	4	21	Field Goal
1	7:46	2:17	OWN 36	4	41	Field Goal
1	3:21	3:28	OWN 39	6	10	Punt
2	11:15	5:41	OWN 32	9	65	Field Goal
2	2:15	1:48	OWN 15	4	-1	Punt
3	15:00	4:59	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	9:09	1:53	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
3	2:46	3:37	OWN 33	9	43	Field Goal
4	10:44	2:56	OWN 15	6	12	Punt
4	7:09	4:40	OPP 30	6	27	Field Goal
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 46	4	8	Game

Game MVP: Bo Nix, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brody Linquist	7	32	4.57	18	1	0
QB Colton Groce	7	51	7.29	10	2	1
RB Sergio Rasmussen	6	31	5.17	12	2	0
RB Mike Webb	2	10	5.00	10	1	0
WR Dylan Jefferson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jessie Crane	11	48	4.36	16	2	0
RB Frank Briggs	10	57	5.70	20	3	1
RB Brian Guthrie	3	-5	-1.67	-1	0	0
RB Alvin Sanderson	3	5	1.67	4	0	0
QB Bo Nix	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
QB Henry Hotchkiss	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Groce	28	15	118	2/12	0	53	1	49.4
Cam Miller	1	0	0	1/4	0	0	0	39.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bo Nix	33	27	229	2/12	1	34	0	105.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dylan Jefferson	3	6	14	4.67	10	9
WR Don Julio	2	3	14	7.00	1	9
RB Brody Linquist	2	3	0	0.00	0	3
WR Keith Rice	2	6	58	29.00	55	53
TE Oronde Gadsden II	2	4	7	3.50	1	4
WR Adonai Mitchell	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE James Pierson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB Sergio Rasmussen	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Mike Webb	1	1	7	7.00	3	7
WR Gilbert Richardson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Branden McWilliams	8	9	93	11.63	67	34	0
WR Al Marshall	4	4	18	4.50	2	19	0
TE Robert Wilkins	3	5	35	11.67	16	26	0
WR Eli Mueller	3	3	32	10.67	2	19	0
WR Donny Prall	3	3	4	1.33	1	9	0
RB Jessie Crane	2	4	7	3.50	0	6	0
RB Frank Briggs	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	1
RB Alvin Sanderson	1	1	26	26.00	20	26	0
WR Tevin Franklin	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0
WR Brendan Wooden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Trent Pierce	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Colton Groce	1	0	0	0
ILB Philip Newson	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Eli Mueller	1	0	0
OLB Blake Upton	0	1	0
TE Branden McWilliams	0	1	0
CB Efrain Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	6	250	41.7	32.7	52	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tory Taylor	3	138	46.0	36.7	51	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jamie Hammond	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Luther Ripple	5/5	2/2	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Julio	2	8	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Prall	5	54	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Jefferson	2	50	25.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Prall	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Philip Newson	13	4	0.0	29	34
S Bryson Webster	6	4	0.0	27	35
CB Benjamin Morrison	5	3	0.0	23	21
ILB Charlie Joseph	5	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Cody Simon	4	5	1.0	29	35
CB Mark Shell	3	2	0.0	27	33
DT Justin Pearson	3	0	0.0	28	27
CB Norbert Garrett	3	0	0.0	9	9
DE Enrique Griffith	2	1	1.0	9	18
DE James Pearce Jr.	2	2	0.0	26	21
OLB Evan Duffy	2	2	0.0	16	19
CB Ron Martineau	2	0	0.0	4	10
S Carson Medford	2	0	0.0	23	25
S Ron Migliore	2	0	0.0	8	10
OLB Perry Garland	1	1	0.0	13	16
TE Oronde Gadsden II	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Raymond Welborn	6	2	0.0	22	32
CB Sammy McCargo	5	0	0.0	23	32
DE Braden Berlioz	4	0	1.0	22	30
ILB Rich Thierry	4	1	0.0	14	19
ILB Amari Forbes	4	0	0.0	10	8
S Rod Peterson	3	0	0.0	22	26
OLB Blake Upton	3	0	0.0	23	26
DT Ike Hopkins	2	3	0.5	23	21
OLB Alexis Click	2	1	0.0	8	21
OLB Trent Pierce	2	0	0.0	11	7
DE Nate Tatum	1	2	1.5	19	23
DE Butch McClary	1	1	0.0	17	32
CB Efrain Smith	1	1	0.0	4	17
CB Junior Holiday	1	0	0.0	18	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Cody Simon	1.0	1	1	35
DE Enrique Griffith	1.0	0	0	18
DE Leon Hopper	0.0	1	1	31
ILB Philip Newson	0.0	1	0	34
DT Justin Pearson	0.0	0	1	27

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nate Tatum	1.5	0	0	1	23
DE Braden Berlioz	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Ike Hopkins	0.5	0	0	0	21
OLB Blake Upton	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Butch McClary	0.0	0	3	0	32
CB Sammy McCargo	0.0	0	2	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Philip Newson	5	0	34
S Bryson Webster	4	0	35
CB Benjamin Morrison	4	0	21
ILB Charlie Joseph	3	1	17
CB Mark Shell	3	0	33
CB Norbert Garrett	3	0	9
CB Ron Martineau	2	0	10
OLB Cody Simon	1	0	35
S Carson Medford	1	0	25
S Ron Migliore	1	0	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sammy McCargo	4	0	0	32
S Raymond Welborn	2	1	0	32
ILB Rich Thierry	2	0	0	19
ILB Amari Forbes	2	0	0	8
S Rod Peterson	1	1	0	26
DE Braden Berlioz	1	0	0	30
DT Ike Hopkins	1	0	0	21
OLB Alexis Click	1	0	0	21
CB Junior Holiday	1	0	0	13
CB Connor Robinson	0	1	0	24
OLB Trent Pierce	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Francis Mauigoa	3	4	23	1	32
C Tucker Tyler	2	5	23	0	32
T Perry Hudson	1	3	23	0	32
TE Oronde Gadsden II	1	1	23	0	25
G Jackie McGarrity	0	2	23	1	32
G Chris Sanford	0	1	23	1	32

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Austin Woodhouse	4	8	29	0	35
G Alfred Fargas	3	8	29	0	35
C Clarence Erdmann	2	6	29	1	35
T Lamont Shields	1	2	29	0	35
G Johnnie Holden	0	2	29	1	35
TE Branden McWilliams	0	1	28	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Justin Pearson	5	12
Philip Newson	2	13

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tevin Franklin	1	21
Alexis Click	1	19
Robert Wilkins	1	7
Trent Pierce	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Philip Newson	---	---	29	34	13	76
OLB Cody Simon	---	---	29	35	5	69
S Bryson Webster	---	---	27	35	5	67
DT Justin Pearson	---	---	28	27	12	67
CB Mark Shell	---	---	27	33	5	65
G Jackie McGarrity	23	32	---	---	6	61
G Chris Sanford	23	32	---	---	6	61
T Perry Hudson	23	32	---	---	6	61
T Francis Mauigoa	23	32	---	---	6	61
S Carson Medford	---	---	23	25	11	59
DE Leon Hopper	---	---	23	31	4	58
OLB Evan Duffy	---	---	16	19	21	56
C Tucker Tyler	23	32	---	---	---	55
QB Colton Groce	23	30	---	---	---	53
DE James Pearce Jr.	---	---	26	21	4	51
TE Oronde Gadsden II	23	25	---	---	---	48
RB Sergio Rasmussen	10	19	---	---	18	47
CB Benjamin Morrison	---	---	23	21	3	47
WR Keith Rice	17	27	---	---	---	44
WR Gilbert Richardson	17	24	---	---	---	41
WR Dylan Jefferson	15	16	---	---	8	39
ILB Charlie Joseph	---	---	16	17	4	37
S Ron Migliore	---	---	8	10	15	33
DE Enrique Griffith	---	---	9	18	5	32
OLB Perry Garland	---	---	13	16	3	32
CB Ron Martineau	---	---	4	10	15	29
CB Alejandro Papadopulos	---	---	8	16	4	28
WR Don Julio	5	9	---	---	13	27
TE Fernando Guenther	0	7	---	---	19	26
RB Brody Linquist	12	13	---	---	---	25
TE James Pierson	9	12	---	---	---	21
WR Adonai Mitchell	3	2	---	---	13	18
CB Norbert Garrett	---	---	9	9	---	18
RB Mike Webb	2	3	---	---	10	15
DT Mason Graham	---	---	1	8	4	13
ILB Jerald Bernard	---	---	0	0	11	11
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Kent Kanyak	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Austin Tatum	2	3	---	---	1	6
K Jamie Hammond	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Cam Miller	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Devan Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bobby Fry	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Johnathan Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Irving Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Christen Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Lamont Shields	29	35	---	---	8	72
G Johnnie Holden	29	35	---	---	8	72
G Alfred Fargas	29	35	---	---	8	72
T Austin Woodhouse	29	35	---	---	8	72
C Clarence Erdmann	29	35	---	---	---	64
TE Branden McWilliams	28	33	---	---	---	61
QB Bo Nix	25	35	---	---	---	60
CB Sammy McCargo	---	---	23	32	---	55
S Raymond Welborn	---	---	22	32	1	55
DE Braden Berlioz	---	---	22	30	---	52
DE Butch McClary	---	---	17	32	---	49
OLB Blake Upton	---	---	23	26	---	49
S Rod Peterson	---	---	22	26	---	48
OLB Alexis Click	---	---	8	21	19	48
WR Al Marshall	19	25	---	---	1	45
DT Ike Hopkins	---	---	23	21	---	44
RB Frank Briggs	12	8	---	---	24	44
TE Robert Wilkins	17	19	---	---	7	43
DE Nate Tatum	---	---	19	23	---	42
WR Tevin Franklin	8	13	---	---	21	42
WR Donny Prall	14	16	---	---	8	38
CB Junior Holiday	---	---	18	13	7	38
CB Connor Robinson	---	---	13	24	---	37
CB Efrain Smith	---	---	4	17	15	36
RB Jessie Crane	11	22	---	---	1	34
ILB Rich Thierry	---	---	14	19	---	33
TE Happenstance Jeffords	6	4	---	---	23	33
RB Brian Guthrie	8	4	---	---	18	30
S Harry Pennell	---	---	2	10	15	27
WR Brendan Wooden	8	9	---	---	9	26
WR Eli Mueller	10	16	---	---	---	26
ILB Amari Forbes	---	---	10	8	8	26
OLB Trent Pierce	---	---	11	7	5	23
K Luther Ripple	0	0	---	---	13	13
DE Eddie Woodard	---	---	1	5	6	12
RB Alvin Sanderson	4	6	---	---	2	12
P Tory Taylor	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Marvin Wilcox	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Kerry Rasmussen	---	---	0	1	6	7
RB J.R. Cronin	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Caleb Banks	---	---	1	5	---	6
QB Henry Hotchkiss	4	0	---	---	---	4
QB Howie Schweitzer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ross Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dixon Wolf	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Blaine Herrmann	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	19	110	5.8
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	35	2.7
Right	15	80	5.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Groce	28	15	1	1	2	3	5	1	1
Cam Miller	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bo Nix	33	27	4	1	1	1	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	70	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	39	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	9	1.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	38	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	86	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dylan Jefferson	6	3	0	14	0	16
WR Keith Rice	6	2	1	58	1	27
TE Oronde Gadsden II	4	2	0	7	0	25
WR Don Julio	3	2	0	14	0	9
RB Brody Linquist	3	2	1	0	0	13
TE James Pierson	2	1	0	9	0	12
WR Gilbert Richardson	2	0	1	0	0	24
WR Adonai Mitchell	1	1	0	-1	0	2
RB Sergio Rasmussen	1	1	0	10	0	19
RB Mike Webb	1	1	0	7	0	3

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Branden McWilliams	9	8	0	93	2	33
TE Robert Wilkins	5	3	0	35	1	19
RB Jessie Crane	4	2	1	7	0	22
WR Al Marshall	4	4	0	18	0	25
WR Eli Mueller	3	3	0	32	0	16
WR Donny Prall	3	3	0	4	0	16
RB Frank Briggs	2	2	0	3	0	8
RB Alvin Sanderson	1	1	0	26	1	6
WR Tevin Franklin	1	1	0	11	0	13
WR Brendan Wooden	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brody Linquist	2	8	4.00	4.57
WR Dylan Jefferson	1	2	2.00	2.00
QB Colton Groce	1	7	7.00	7.29

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Crane	2	14	7.00	4.36
RB Frank Briggs	2	11	5.50	5.70
QB Bo Nix	1	10	10.00	10.00
RB Brian Guthrie	1	-1	-1.00	-1.67
RB Alvin Sanderson	1	0	0.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bo Nix	4	4	8	2.00	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Branden McWilliams	2	2	4	2.00	10.33
RB Jessie Crane	1	1	1	1.00	1.75
RB Frank Briggs	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Colton Groce	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jessie Crane	4	3
RB Frank Briggs	1	1
RB Alvin Sanderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Groce	10	4	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bo Nix	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keith Rice	3	1	1
WR Don Julio	2	1	1
WR Dylan Jefferson	2	1	0
TE Oronde Gadsden II	2	1	0
WR Gilbert Richardson	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jessie Crane	4	2	0
TE Branden McWilliams	2	2	1
WR Eli Mueller	2	2	1
WR Al Marshall	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (25,300)
End Zone 15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 17,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,400 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (25,300)
End Zone	15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	17,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,900 (9,900)