Week 13, 2048

played in Denver, CO

40 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	0	3	-	6
Denver Broncos	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 DEN - Omar Hoffman 38 field goal
1Q: 02:13 NED - Mitch Benton 36 field goal
2Q: 08:24 DEN - Alvin Sanderson 3 pass from Cam Miller (Omar Hoffman extra point)
4Q: 13:46 NED - Mitch Benton 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 DEN - Omar Hoffman 38 field goal
1Q: 02:13 NED - Mitch Benton 36 field goal
2Q: 08:24 DEN - Alvin Sanderson 3 pass from Cam Miller (Omar Hoffman extra point)
4Q: 13:46 NED - Mitch Benton 21 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 2-10 4-8
First Downs 16 10
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 13 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 384 171
- Offensive Plays 70 54
- Yards per Play 5.49 3.17
Net Rushing Yards 109 119
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 3.76 4.76
Net Passing Yards 275 52
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 26 - 1 26 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 299 70
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/24 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 1.79
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/69 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:51 24:09

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	2-10	4-8
First Downs	16	10
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	13	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	384	171
- Offensive Plays	70	54
- Yards per Play	5.49	3.17
Net Rushing Yards	109	119
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	3.76	4.76
Net Passing Yards	275	52
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 26 - 1	26 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	299	70
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/24	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	1.79
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/69	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:51	24:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	0:56	OWN 4	2	22	Fumble
1	10:07	4:10	OWN 25	8	62	Interception
1	4:52	2:47	OPP 49	5	30	Field Goal
1	0:26	3:23	OWN 3	7	45	Punt
2	8:18	3:58	OWN 6	5	56	Punt
2	3:00	1:49	OWN 31	3	-7	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 27	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	5:39	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
3	5:35	1:45	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
3	2:21	3:42	OWN 39	7	57	Field Goal
4	12:55	1:18	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
4	10:36	2:02	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
4	7:06	3:01	OWN 34	6	28	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 16	8	23	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 17	5	32	Punt
1	11:28	1:21	OPP 26	3	5	Field Goal
1	5:57	1:05	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
1	2:05	1:39	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	12:03	3:45	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	4:20	1:20	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	1:11	1:01	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
3	9:21	3:46	OWN 5	8	29	Punt
3	3:50	1:29	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
4	13:39	0:44	OWN 25	2	13	Interception
4	11:37	1:01	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	8:34	1:28	OWN 30	3	-4	Punt
4	4:05	2:25	OWN 20	6	18	Punt

Game MVP: Nate Tatum, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sergio Rasmussen	17	39	2.29	9	0
QB Lester Hardy	7	38	5.43	8	0
RB Brody Linquist	5	32	6.40	15	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alvin Sanderson	13	50	3.85	28	1
RB Colton Newman	7	40	5.71	24	1
RB Glenn Upshaw	2	4	2.00	3	0
QB Cam Miller	2	12	6.00	8	0
WR Jorge Calciano	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lester Hardy	36	26	299	5/24	0	41	1	85.3

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Miller	26	9	70	3/18	1	21	1	40.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR J.J. Bieniemy	5	6	73	14.60	24	21
WR Gilbert Richardson	5	6	57	11.40	28	23
TE Claude Curtis	5	5	30	6.00	14	14
TE Rufus Craig	4	4	55	13.75	29	31
TE Shannon Wolfe	4	7	37	9.25	9	18
WR Randy McCauley	1	2	41	41.00	5	41
FB Barry Diaz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ike Logan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Keith Rice	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ray Peterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Alvin Sanderson	3	6	36	12.00	32	21	1
WR Allen Upshaw	3	5	20	6.67	6	10	0
TE Robert Wilkins	2	8	12	6.00	0	9	0
TE Brock Bowers	1	4	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Elijah Arroyo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Al Marshall	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Philip Newson	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Trent Pierce	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Lester Hardy	2	0	0	0
RB Brody Linquist	0	1	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Raymond Welborn	0	1	1	0
CB Sammy McCargo	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luther Perzul	8	350	43.8	33.9	60	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tory Taylor	10	498	49.8	47.7	64	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mitch Benton	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Omar Hoffman	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tristan Pierce	3	21	7.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Marshall	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Logan	1	18	18.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trey Goodwin	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cody Simon	5	2	0.0	22	17
OLB Grady Sienkiewicz	5	1	0.0	16	21
DT Justin Pearson	4	2	1.0	24	23
DE Enrique Griffith	3	0	1.0	16	17
CB Mark Shell	3	1	0.0	25	29
CB Benjamin Morrison	3	1	0.0	22	21
ILB Philip Newson	3	0	0.0	24	26
S Preston Collado	3	0	0.0	21	19
DE Leon Hopper	2	0	1.0	9	12
DT Christen Miller	1	3	0.0	18	16
CB Norbert Garrett	1	1	0.0	12	20
S Bryson Webster	1	0	0.0	21	19
WR Randy McCauley	1	0	---	---	---
DE James Pearce Jr.	1	0	0.0	5	12
S Marc Rouse	1	0	0.0	4	10
DT Mason Graham	0	1	0.0	5	12

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB B.J. Dole	9	0	0.0	27	37
S Raymond Welborn	7	4	0.0	29	41
ILB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	6	3	1.0	27	37
CB Junior Holiday	6	0	0.0	26	32
S Rod Peterson	4	1	0.0	25	26
CB Sammy McCargo	4	1	0.0	27	34
DE Nate Tatum	3	2	2.0	24	29
DT Ike Hopkins	3	2	0.0	23	27
CB Edwin Abdul-Malik	3	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Trent Pierce	3	0	0.0	29	41
DE Butch McClary	2	1	1.0	9	19
DE Herb Turnbow	2	0	1.0	3	12
DE Braden Berlioz	2	2	0.0	22	22
CB Gage Mitchell	2	1	0.0	4	14
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	2	0	0.0	5	17
ILB Daryl Money	1	1	0.0	13	10
TE Robert Wilkins	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Enrique Griffith	1.0	2	0	0	17
DE Leon Hopper	1.0	0	1	0	12
DT Justin Pearson	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE James Pearce Jr.	0.0	2	0	0	12
DE Taylor Stewart	0.0	0	2	2	24

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nate Tatum	2.0	0	1	1	29
DE Butch McClary	1.0	0	1	1	19
ILB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Herb Turnbow	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Caleb Banks	0.0	1	0	0	11
DT Ike Hopkins	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Grady Sienkiewicz	2	1	0	21
OLB Cody Simon	2	0	0	17
CB Benjamin Morrison	2	0	0	21
CB Norbert Garrett	1	2	0	20
CB Mark Shell	1	1	0	29
S Preston Collado	1	0	0	19
S Bryson Webster	0	1	0	19
ILB Philip Newson	0	0	1	26

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Raymond Welborn	5	1	0	41
CB Junior Holiday	4	0	0	32
ILB B.J. Dole	3	1	0	37
S Rod Peterson	3	0	0	26
CB Edwin Abdul-Malik	3	0	0	32
ILB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	2	0	0	37
CB Sammy McCargo	1	1	0	34
OLB Trent Pierce	1	0	1	41
DE Braden Berlioz	1	0	0	22
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	1	0	0	17
DE Nate Tatum	1	0	0	29
CB Gage Mitchell	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Eli Forbes	2	6	29	1	41
C Myron Dawkins	2	5	29	0	41
G Chris Sanford	1	3	29	2	41
T Perry Hudson	1	3	29	2	41
T Francis Mauigoa	1	3	29	0	41
FB Barry Diaz	0	2	14	0	10

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Lamont Shields	3	6	25	1	29
G Brock Ickes	2	9	25	0	29
T Austin Woodhouse	2	4	25	0	29
G Franklin Varrichione	2	3	25	1	29
C Drew Kendall	0	1	25	0	29
RB Glenn Upshaw	0	0	4	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Simon	2	24
Mark Shell	1	22

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Caleb Banks	2	15
Trent Pierce	1	15
Lamont Shields	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Chris Sanford	29	41	---	---	10	80
T Perry Hudson	29	41	---	---	10	80
T Francis Mauigoa	29	41	---	---	10	80
CB Mark Shell	---	---	25	29	22	76
RB Sergio Rasmussen	22	34	---	---	16	72
QB Lester Hardy	29	41	---	---	---	70
TE Shannon Wolfe	16	28	---	---	26	70
C Myron Dawkins	29	41	---	---	---	70
G Eli Forbes	29	41	---	---	---	70
ILB Philip Newson	---	---	24	26	14	64
OLB Cody Simon	---	---	22	17	24	63
DT Justin Pearson	---	---	24	23	11	58
WR J.J. Bieniemy	14	25	---	---	18	57
DE Taylor Stewart	---	---	22	24	11	57
S Preston Collado	---	---	21	19	10	50
CB Norbert Garrett	---	---	12	20	17	49
CB Benjamin Morrison	---	---	22	21	---	43
WR Keith Rice	17	22	---	---	3	42
FB Barry Diaz	14	10	---	---	18	42
S Bryson Webster	---	---	21	19	---	40
OLB Grady Sienkiewicz	---	---	16	21	1	38
TE Rufus Craig	15	21	---	---	---	36
S Tristan Pierce	---	---	5	13	17	35
WR Randy McCauley	14	20	---	---	---	34
DT Christen Miller	---	---	18	16	---	34
DE Enrique Griffith	---	---	16	17	---	33
DT Mason Graham	---	---	5	12	11	28
WR Gilbert Richardson	11	13	---	---	---	24
DE Leon Hopper	---	---	9	12	1	22
DE James Pearce Jr.	---	---	5	12	1	18
TE Claude Curtis	5	10	---	---	3	18
WR Ike Logan	5	7	---	---	6	18
WR Ray Peterson	5	10	---	---	---	15
S Marc Rouse	---	---	4	10	1	15
S Dennis McKnight	---	---	3	8	1	12
RB Brody Linquist	7	4	---	---	---	11
P Luther Perzul	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Dakota Cheramie	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Brant Cobb	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Mitch Benton	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Charlie Joseph	---	---	1	0	---	1
RB Arnie Lundgren	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Devan Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Erick Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jim Saenz	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Randal Hampton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Trent Pierce	---	---	29	41	15	85
ILB B.J. Dole	---	---	27	37	13	77
S Raymond Welborn	---	---	29	41	2	72
ILB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	---	---	27	37	2	66
G Franklin Varrichione	25	29	---	---	11	65
CB Edwin Abdul-Malik	---	---	17	32	16	65
T Lamont Shields	25	29	---	---	11	65
T Austin Woodhouse	25	29	---	---	11	65
G Brock Ickes	25	29	---	---	11	65
CB Sammy McCargo	---	---	27	34	---	61
CB Junior Holiday	---	---	26	32	2	60
QB Cam Miller	25	29	---	---	---	54
C Drew Kendall	25	29	---	---	---	54
DE Nate Tatum	---	---	24	29	---	53
S Rod Peterson	---	---	25	26	---	51
TE Robert Wilkins	23	28	---	---	---	51
DT Ike Hopkins	---	---	23	27	---	50
WR Al Marshall	18	21	---	---	9	48
WR Allen Upshaw	12	18	---	---	15	45
DE Braden Berlioz	---	---	22	22	---	44
TE Brock Bowers	11	8	---	---	25	44
RB Glenn Upshaw	4	10	---	---	25	39
DE Butch McClary	---	---	9	19	10	38
WR Jorge Calciano	13	19	---	---	5	37
RB Alvin Sanderson	15	15	---	---	3	33
DT Caleb Banks	---	---	3	11	15	29
CB Gage Mitchell	---	---	4	14	10	28
WR Trey Goodwin	13	11	---	---	3	27
S Nathaniel Stepnoski	---	---	5	17	2	24
OLB Neil Clements	---	---	0	0	24	24
ILB Daryl Money	---	---	13	10	---	23
RB Colton Newman	7	4	---	---	7	18
TE Elijah Arroyo	8	9	---	---	---	17
DE Herb Turnbow	---	---	3	12	2	17
S Riley Harris	---	---	0	0	14	14
DT Adrian Buysse	---	---	3	3	8	14
P Tory Taylor	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Jackson Harris	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Blake Upton	---	---	2	4	---	6
S T.J. Harden	---	---	1	3	---	4
K Omar Hoffman	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Enrique Carpenter	1	2	---	---	---	3
T John Hopper	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Graham Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nate Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dakota Kop	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	21	62	3.0
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	67	13.4
Middle	15	37	2.5
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lester Hardy	36	26	5	0	2	3	2	3	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Miller	26	9	1	1	2	5	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	50	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	70	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	120	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	5	25	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	9	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Shannon Wolfe	7	4	1	37	0	28
WR J.J. Bieniemy	6	5	1	73	1	25
WR Gilbert Richardson	6	5	0	57	1	13
TE Claude Curtis	5	5	0	30	0	10
TE Rufus Craig	4	4	0	55	2	21
WR Randy McCauley	2	1	0	41	1	20
WR Keith Rice	2	0	0	0	0	22
WR Ray Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	10
FB Barry Diaz	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Ike Logan	1	1	0	3	0	7

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Robert Wilkins	8	2	1	12	0	28
RB Alvin Sanderson	6	3	1	36	1	15
WR Allen Upshaw	5	3	0	20	0	18
TE Brock Bowers	4	1	0	2	0	8
WR Al Marshall	2	0	0	0	0	21
TE Elijah Arroyo	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sergio Rasmussen	2	7	3.50	2.29
RB Brody Linquist	1	1	1.00	6.40

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lester Hardy	4	2	4	1.00	8.31

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Miller	2	2	13	6.50	2.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randy McCauley	1	0	0	0.00	20.50
TE Claude Curtis	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.00
TE Rufus Craig	1	1	5	5.00	13.75
TE Shannon Wolfe	1	0	0	0.00	5.29

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Alvin Sanderson	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
WR Allen Upshaw	1	1	10	10.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sergio Rasmussen	3	2
QB Lester Hardy	2	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Glenn Upshaw	2	0
QB Cam Miller	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lester Hardy	9	4	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Miller	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Shannon Wolfe	3	1	1
WR Keith Rice	2	0	0
WR J.J. Bieniemy	1	1	1
WR Gilbert Richardson	1	0	0
TE Rufus Craig	1	1	0
FB Barry Diaz	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Robert Wilkins	4	2	1
WR Al Marshall	2	0	0
WR Allen Upshaw	2	1	0
TE Brock Bowers	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (25,300)
End Zone 15,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (25,300)
End Zone	15,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,400 (9,900)