Week 8, 2017

played in Denver, CO

54 degrees, fair, 16 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	3	7	-	17
Denver Broncos	7	0	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:42 DEN - Lee Rayman 30 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 05:54 NED - Luke Gross 4 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 09:08 NED - Charlie Flannery 30 field goal
4Q: 06:02 DEN - Deron Lane 22 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 02:41 NED - Bernard Escalante 9 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 01:10 DEN - Kurt Perkins 80 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:42 DEN - Lee Rayman 30 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 05:54 NED - Luke Gross 4 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 09:08 NED - Charlie Flannery 30 field goal
4Q: 06:02 DEN - Deron Lane 22 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 02:41 NED - Bernard Escalante 9 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 01:10 DEN - Kurt Perkins 80 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 396 338
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 5.58 6.04
Net Rushing Yards 157 129
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 5.06 4.16
Net Passing Yards 239 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 26 - 0 24 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.98 8.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 4/40
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:45 25:15

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	396	338
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	5.58	6.04
Net Rushing Yards	157	129
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	5.06	4.16
Net Passing Yards	239	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 26 - 0	24 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	249	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.98	8.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	4/40
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:45	25:15

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	3:00	OWN 6	6	17	Punt
1	4:28	4:42	OWN 20	9	61	Fumble
2	12:17	3:53	OWN 20	7	9	Punt
2	8:07	2:23	OPP 16	5	16	Touchdown
2	4:28	2:30	OWN 26	4	18	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 34	3	4	Half
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
3	11:08	2:06	OWN 20	5	67	Field Goal
3	7:56	5:02	OWN 24	8	34	Punt
4	13:51	3:50	OWN 17	7	66	Missed FG
4	5:46	1:43	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	4:03	1:34	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
4	1:41	0:31	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
4	0:56	0:36	OWN 25	4	9	Downs

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 40	6	18	Punt
1	8:50	4:22	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	14:46	2:29	OWN 19	6	29	Punt
2	8:24	0:17	OWN 28	1	-2	Fumble
2	5:44	1:16	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	1:58	1:23	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
3	12:50	1:42	OWN 46	4	18	Punt
3	9:02	1:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	2:54	4:03	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	10:01	4:15	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	2:29	0:48	OWN 35	4	-3	Interception
4	1:10	0:14	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 34	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	21	85	4.05	16	3	0
Edwin Blair	7	55	7.86	43	1	0
Bernard Escalante	3	17	5.67	9	0	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dwight Shepherd	19	81	4.26	10	1
Lorenzo Capoccia	7	27	3.86	14	1
Jeffrey McCollom	5	21	4.20	11	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	38	26	249	2/10	1	43	0	95.2

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Capoccia	24	12	215	1/6	3	80	1	103.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Lyons	8	10	74	9.25	16	28	0
WR Roger Daniels	5	9	51	10.20	1	18	0
WR Luke Gross	3	4	48	16.00	8	43	1
WR Nathan Osborne	3	5	33	11.00	0	22	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	3	3	19	6.33	9	11	0
RB Byron Lewis	2	2	11	5.50	8	8	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Edwin Blair	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Darren McKnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ross Shannon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	3	5	36	12.00	0	22	1
RB Dwight Shepherd	3	5	8	2.67	0	6	0
WR Warren Kerr	2	2	17	8.50	0	10	0
WR Carlton DeRonde	2	3	44	22.00	8	24	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	2	30	30.00	0	30	1
WR Kurt Perkins	1	2	80	80.00	50	80	1
TE Troy Hopper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Steven Owens	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nathan Osborne	1	0	0
Christian Howe	0	1	0
Damon Beede	0	1	0
Fernando Gildon	0	0	1
Elton Kinney	0	0	1
Kelvin Harbert	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dwight Shepherd	2	0	0
Rico Bensen	1	0	0
Cornell Shah	0	1	1
Deron Lane	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	7	344	49.1	37.7	55	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	7	319	45.6	39.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/2	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Blair	3	6	2.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	4	40	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	2	40	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Fernando Gildon	7	0	0.0	26	23
CB Gene Levine	5	2	0.0	31	24
DE Kendrick Fox	4	1	1.0	30	24
S Zach Anderson	4	0	0.0	29	25
ILB Luke Wayne	3	2	0.0	28	24
OLB Christian Howe	3	1	0.0	26	18
CB Dominic Goodwin	3	1	0.0	27	22
DT Vernon Garrett	3	0	0.0	29	25
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	0.0	12	11
DE Kelvin Harbert	2	0	0.0	30	23
DT Colin Bullock	1	3	0.0	26	19
S Heath Hitchcock	1	1	0.0	28	24
S Earl Shimada	1	0	0.0	7	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	8	5	0.0	31	39
S Bernie Burke	8	2	0.0	31	40
OLB Bubba Rhodes	7	1	0.0	31	40
DE Bernard Banks	6	1	1.0	31	39
S Reuben Toniolo	6	2	0.0	26	33
CB Cornell Shah	5	5	0.0	21	32
DT J.B. Hock	3	0	1.0	23	26
DT Shaun Woods	3	1	0.0	22	34
OLB Riddick Rivera	3	0	0.0	9	9
DE Hunter Meadows	2	1	0.0	20	29
CB Tom Clancy	2	0	0.0	31	39
CB John Echols	1	1	0.0	29	38
C Marcus Farrell	1	0	---	---	---
TE Lee Rayman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Zack Horton	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Jerald Thornton	1	0	0.0	6	16
DT Ian Kanpurwala	0	1	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	1.0	1	3	3	24
DE Kelvin Harbert	0.0	0	2	5	23

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	1.0	0	1	2	39
DT J.B. Hock	1.0	0	1	0	26
DE Hunter Meadows	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Ian Kanpurwala	0.0	1	0	0	10
CB Tom Clancy	0.0	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gene Levine	3	0	0	24
S Zach Anderson	2	0	0	25
CB Fernando Gildon	2	0	0	23
DE Kendrick Fox	2	0	0	24
CB Dominic Goodwin	2	0	0	22
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0	11
S Heath Hitchcock	0	1	0	24
ILB Luke Wayne	0	0	1	24

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	5	1	40
S Bernie Burke	4	1	40
CB Cornell Shah	3	1	32
DE Bernard Banks	2	0	39
DE Hunter Meadows	2	0	29
S Reuben Toniolo	2	0	33
CB Tom Clancy	2	0	39
OLB Riddick Rivera	2	0	9
S Jerald Thornton	1	1	16
CB John Echols	1	0	38
ILB Chuck Densmore	1	0	39
DT Roosevelt Westbrook	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonard Lytle	3	4	29	1	35
Lenny Spindler	2	9	24	1	31
Van Perry	2	4	31	0	35
Jeremy Hibdon	2	3	24	0	32
Otis Porter	1	3	28	0	33
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	2	17	0	24
Lewis Gredzinski	0	2	18	0	23
Damon Beede	0	1	7	0	9

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Freddie Back	3	5	0	24	0	21
Marcus Farrell	1	5	1	25	1	23
Lance Guzowski	1	3	0	22	0	23
Ted Paulk	1	2	0	10	0	2
Kennedy Finneran	1	2	0	8	0	6
Arnie Alcott	0	3	0	23	0	19
Shane Arnold	0	2	0	31	0	25
Lee Rayman	0	1	0	18	0	12
Pete Herbert	0	1	0	12	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Blair	2	19
Elton Kinney	1	16
Mo Morton	1	10
Otis Porter	1	8
Zach Anderson	1	1
Fernando Gildon	0	22
Tracy Raymond	0	19
Donnell Crosland	0	17
Nathan Osborne	0	15
Ross Shannon	0	15
Darren McKnight	0	14
Amos Duncan	0	9
Lee Attico	0	9
Wade Robbins	0	9
Lewis Gredzinski	0	9
Damon Beede	0	9
Alan Woodard	0	9
Christian Howe	0	8
Robbie Burgess	0	7
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	6
Aaron Piccarreta	0	5
Lenny Spindler	0	5
Byron Crist	0	4
Mo George	0	4
Dominic Goodwin	0	4
Jeremy Hibdon	0	3
Juan Getson	0	2
Earl Shimada	0	2
Charlie Flannery	0	2
Leonard Lytle	0	2

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Hopper	2	15
Luther Puzzuoli	2	11
Clifton Baxter	1	5
Jeffrey McCollom	0	22
Cornell Shah	0	20
Rico Bensen	0	15
Lee Rayman	0	15
Carlton DeRonde	0	15
Steven Owens	0	12
Reuben Toniolo	0	11
Riddick Rivera	0	10
Ralph Finley	0	8
Kurt Perkins	0	8
Zack Horton	0	8
Christian Cunningham	0	7
Ted Paulk	0	7
Kennedy Finneran	0	7
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	7
Pete Herbert	0	7
Hunter Meadows	0	6
Lance Guzowski	0	6
Jerald Thornton	0	6
Vernon Alcott	0	5
Danny Whitfield	0	4
J.B. Hock	0	4
Roy Guffey	0	4
Marcus Farrell	0	3
Shaun Woods	0	2
Bernard Banks	0	2
Bubba Rhodes	0	2
John Echols	0	2
Bernie Burke	0	2
Chuck Densmore	0	2
Tom Clancy	0	2
Freddie Back	0	1
Ian Kanpurwala	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	19	84	4.4
Right	9	61	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	7	42	6.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	38	26	3	2	1	4	3	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Capoccia	24	12	5	2	2	1	5	8	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	76	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	93	18.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	9	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	50	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	156	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	10	8	0	74	1	37
WR Roger Daniels	9	5	0	51	0	29
WR Nathan Osborne	5	3	1	33	1	11
WR Luke Gross	4	3	0	48	1	18
FB Lewis Gredzinski	3	3	0	19	0	23
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	2	1	0	7	0	24
RB Byron Lewis	2	2	0	11	0	22
WR Darren McKnight	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Ross Shannon	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Edwin Blair	1	1	0	6	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	5	3	1	36	1	23
RB Dwight Shepherd	5	3	0	8	0	17
TE Steven Owens	3	0	1	0	0	10
WR Carlton DeRonde	3	2	0	44	2	12
TE Troy Hopper	2	0	0	0	0	5
TE Lee Rayman	2	1	0	30	1	12
WR Warren Kerr	2	2	0	17	0	14
WR Kurt Perkins	2	1	0	80	1	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	4	3	0.75	4.05
Bernard Escalante	1	9	9.00	5.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	8	5	24	3.00	6.55

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Daniels	2	1	12	6.00	5.67
WR Luke Gross	2	2	5	2.50	12.00
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Tony Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	7.40
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	6	6.00	6.60
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	1	1.00	6.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	6	2
Bernard Escalante	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	2	2
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	10	8	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Daniels	4	3	3
WR Luke Gross	2	1	1
WR Tony Lyons	2	2	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	0
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	3	1	0
RB Dwight Shepherd	2	2	1
WR Carlton DeRonde	2	1	1
WR Warren Kerr	1	1	0
TE Steven Owens	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (23,500)
End Zone 16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (23,500)
End Zone	16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)