Week 2, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	6	7	3	-	23
Detroit Lions	10	10	0	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 DET - George Price 45 field goal
1Q: 07:55 NED - Leslie Hicks 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 02:24 DET - Sam Arce 9 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 14:40 NED - Walter Dawkins 33 field goal
2Q: 11:48 DET - George Price 45 field goal
2Q: 02:16 NED - Walter Dawkins 20 field goal
2Q: 01:30 DET - Quentin Wilkinson 72 run (George Price extra point)
3Q: 13:07 NED - Cory Blackburn 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 03:14 DET - George Price 28 field goal
4Q: 01:35 NED - Walter Dawkins 20 field goal
4Q: 00:41 DET - Isaac Briggs 25 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 DET - George Price 45 field goal
1Q: 07:55 NED - Leslie Hicks 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 02:24 DET - Sam Arce 9 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 14:40 NED - Walter Dawkins 33 field goal
2Q: 11:48 DET - George Price 45 field goal
2Q: 02:16 NED - Walter Dawkins 20 field goal
2Q: 01:30 DET - Quentin Wilkinson 72 run (George Price extra point)
3Q: 13:07 NED - Cory Blackburn 9 pass from Bernard Escalante (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 03:14 DET - George Price 28 field goal
4Q: 01:35 NED - Walter Dawkins 20 field goal
4Q: 00:41 DET - Isaac Briggs 25 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)

Team Statistics NED DET
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 24 25
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 414 485
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 6.68 7.46
Net Rushing Yards 98 210
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 4.67 6.36
Net Passing Yards 316 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 1 32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 322 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.71 8.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/62 11/85
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/143 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:48 34:12

Team Statistics	NED	DET
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	24	25
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	414	485
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	6.68	7.46
Net Rushing Yards	98	210
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	4.67	6.36
Net Passing Yards	316	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 1	32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	322	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.71	8.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/62	11/85
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/143	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:48	34:12

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	3:23	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
1	2:16	2:43	OWN 42	8	42	Field Goal
2	11:43	6:27	OWN 21	13	55	Missed FG
2	3:48	1:37	OPP 22	4	19	Field Goal
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 25	2	8	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	9:04	3:47	OWN 3	8	51	Punt
4	14:08	3:24	OWN 12	8	50	Interception
4	3:09	1:39	OWN 33	6	64	Field Goal
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 44	3	11	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 42	7	30	Field Goal
1	7:46	5:30	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:33	2:50	OWN 28	5	44	Field Goal
2	5:16	1:28	OWN 31	3	-2	Interception
2	2:11	0:58	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	12:56	3:52	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	5:17	6:09	OWN 13	10	47	Punt
4	10:44	7:35	OWN 37	16	52	Field Goal
4	1:30	1:01	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown

Game MVP: Dexter Dodge, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Scukanec	14	73	5.21	19	3
Bernard Escalante	3	14	4.67	7	0
Cory Blackburn	2	10	5.00	8	0
Martin Mills	2	1	0.50	2	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Teddy Hastings	16	71	4.44	18	2	0
Quentin Wilkinson	15	126	8.40	72	2	1
Dexter Dodge	2	13	6.50	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	40	25	322	1/6	2	48	1	94.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	32	23	275	0/0	2	35	1	105.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max McDonald	10	12	128	12.80	49	32	0
WR Leslie Hicks	4	9	101	25.25	43	48	1
WR Mark Rhoads	3	6	20	6.67	5	11	0
RB Cory Blackburn	2	2	18	9.00	2	9	1
WR Don Abrams	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Martin Mills	1	2	17	17.00	3	17	0
TE Chester Akaka	1	3	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Donald Scukanec	1	2	1	1.00	1	1	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sam Arce	7	9	64	9.14	2	17	1
WR Chris McCullough	4	5	51	12.75	5	24	0
RB Teddy Hastings	4	5	45	11.25	21	17	0
WR Cary Bielby	3	4	53	17.67	17	35	0
TE Sherman Crane	2	5	19	9.50	3	15	0
WR Isaac Briggs	2	2	32	16.00	20	25	1
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Malcolm Specter	1	10	10.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Adrian Cotchery	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	1	36	36.0	33.0	36	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	2	76	38.0	38.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	3/4	0/1	0/0	33	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Crane	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	5	143	28.6	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Blanton	2	46	23.0	0
Bob Holmes	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnell Arnold	7	2	0.0	26	30
CB Corey Craven	7	1	0.0	26	21
S Kelly Franz	6	2	0.0	23	25
CB Gerald Smeenge	6	2	0.0	19	17
ILB Jay Willis	5	0	0.0	28	28
OLB Quentin Davidson	4	0	0.0	26	21
S David Tynik	4	0	0.0	16	24
DT Johnny Connell	3	2	0.0	31	28
DE Ernie Sturgeon	2	2	0.0	12	10
DE Lorenzo Daniels	2	2	0.0	25	28
DT T.K.O. Schofer	2	0	0.0	23	25
S Norbert Toomer	1	2	0.0	22	16
DT Clay Johnston	1	1	0.0	20	12
S Malcolm Specter	1	1	0.0	10	9
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0.0	8	7
WR Leslie Hicks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rick Harmon	1	0	0.0	15	19
OLB Spencer Doyle	0	2	0.0	7	11
DE Kerry Townes	0	2	0.0	16	16

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	8	2	0.0	20	41
CB Paul Talley	7	1	0.0	15	28
CB Ricardo Altuna	5	0	0.0	18	35
CB Grant Prescott	5	0	0.0	16	31
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	1	0.0	21	39
ILB Louis Hall	4	1	0.0	14	21
S Sherman Ferguson	3	3	0.0	17	29
DE Roman Conway	2	1	1.0	17	30
S Adrian Cotchery	2	1	0.0	18	35
CB Ian Kindred	2	1	0.0	6	17
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	0	0.0	13	22
DE Dana Newhart	1	0	0.0	7	19
TE Sherman Crane	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vinny Pritchett	0	1	0.0	18	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	1	0	25
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1	0	0	28
DT Johnny Connell	0	1	1	28
DE Ernie Sturgeon	0	1	0	10

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roman Conway	1.0	3	0	30
OLB Daniel Lewis	0.0	2	1	39
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.0	2	0	28
DT Vince Cash	0.0	1	0	19
ILB Louis Hall	0.0	1	0	21
DT Kenneth Wallace	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corey Craven	4	0	0	21
S Kelly Franz	3	0	0	25
CB Donnell Arnold	3	0	0	30
CB Gerald Smeenge	3	0	0	17
OLB Quentin Davidson	2	0	0	21
S David Tynik	2	0	0	24
CB Rick Harmon	2	0	0	19
S Norbert Toomer	1	1	0	16
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	0	10
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0	7
DT Clay Johnston	1	0	0	12
ILB Jay Willis	0	1	0	28
S Malcolm Specter	0	0	1	9

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricardo Altuna	4	1	0	35
CB Grant Prescott	4	1	0	31
CB Paul Talley	4	0	0	28
OLB Daniel Lewis	3	0	0	39
S Sherman Ferguson	2	1	0	29
ILB Jumbo Starks	2	1	0	41
S Adrian Cotchery	2	0	1	35
OLB Harold McBeal	2	0	0	8
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	0	21
CB Ian Kindred	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shannon Lyons	2	5	19	0	33
Keith O'Dwyer	2	3	11	0	25
Brady Hatley	1	3	18	0	33
Leland Roundy	1	3	19	0	37
Shawn Stowers	0	2	10	1	16
Jerome Alexander	0	2	15	0	28
Charlie Andrade	0	1	18	0	35

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dusty Edwards	4	6	25	24
Randy Quimby	2	3	30	28
Dean Dresslar	2	2	11	11
Lance Salter	1	8	33	32
Rico Schleinat	1	5	26	22
Jesse Brusca	1	4	23	25
Alvin Ellis	1	2	20	14
Sherman Crane	0	1	26	21

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Don Abrams	2	18
Jackie Bard	2	16
Donnell Arnold	0	20
Cory Blackburn	0	20
Spencer Doyle	0	17
Kendall Fox	0	15
Terrell Boyd	0	14
John Kelley	0	14
David Tynik	0	13
Mark Rhoads	0	12
Walter Dawkins	0	10
Leslie Hicks	0	9
Jerome Alexander	0	7
Chester Akaka	0	5
Ralph Oliveira	0	5
Shawn Stowers	0	5
Xavier England	0	5
Bobby McMichael	0	4
Kelly Franz	0	4
Quentin Davidson	0	3
Johnny Connell	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	3
Lorenzo Daniels	0	3
Chad Hudspeth	0	3
Clay Johnston	0	3
Max McDonald	0	2
Charlie Andrade	0	2
Shannon Lyons	0	2
Kerry Townes	0	2
Rick Harmon	0	2
Norbert Toomer	0	2
Gerald Smeenge	0	2
Corey Craven	0	2
Ernie Sturgeon	0	1
Warren Stewart	0	1
Lester Laxdal	0	1
Jay Willis	0	1
Randall Meier	0	1
Malcolm Specter	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Harold McBeal	3	16
Sherman Crane	1	15
Gus Strickland	1	10
Christian Crane	0	18
Bob Holmes	0	16
Raymond Blanton	0	15
John Lynch	0	14
Chris McCullough	0	14
Quentin Wilkinson	0	14
Ian Kindred	0	13
Ricardo Altuna	0	11
George Price	0	10
Adrian Cotchery	0	6
Alvin Ellis	0	6
Rich Paschke	0	5
Randy Quimby	0	5
Paul Talley	0	5
Dean Dresslar	0	5
Isaac Briggs	0	5
Tracy Durham	0	5
Kenneth Wallace	0	4
Dana Newhart	0	4
Daniel Lewis	0	4
Jesse Brusca	0	4
Billy Frysinger	0	3
Roman Conway	0	3
Jumbo Starks	0	3
Vinny Pritchett	0	2
Sherman Ferguson	0	2
Darrell Shepherd	0	2
Vince Cash	0	2
Louis Hall	0	2
Teddy Hastings	0	2
Brent Kingsblood	0	2
Thomas Shepherd	0	2
Cary Bielby	0	1
Lamont Buchanan	0	1
Lance Salter	0	1
Grant Prescott	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	11	58	5.3
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	18	146	8.1
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	40	25	3	0	1	4	9	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	32	23	3	0	1	2	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	52	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	97	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	80	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	130	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max McDonald	12	10	0	128	1	36
WR Leslie Hicks	9	4	0	101	2	31
WR Mark Rhoads	6	3	1	20	0	20
TE Chester Akaka	3	1	0	10	0	21
FB Jerome Alexander	2	1	0	15	0	28
RB Cory Blackburn	2	2	0	18	0	7
RB Martin Mills	2	1	0	17	0	9
RB Donald Scukanec	2	1	0	1	0	23
WR Don Abrams	1	1	0	4	0	3
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	0	8	0	8

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Arce	9	7	0	64	0	23
TE Sherman Crane	5	2	1	19	0	21
WR Chris McCullough	5	4	0	51	1	16
RB Teddy Hastings	5	4	0	45	0	20
WR Cary Bielby	4	3	0	53	1	23
WR Isaac Briggs	2	2	0	32	1	8
TE Brent Kingsblood	2	1	0	11	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	2	7	3.50	4.67
Donald Scukanec	2	1	0.50	5.21
Cory Blackburn	1	2	2.00	5.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Wilkinson	4	-1	-0.25	8.40
Teddy Hastings	3	10	3.33	4.44
Dexter Dodge	1	10	10.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	10	5	34	3.40	8.05

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	2	1	9	4.50	8.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max McDonald	2	0	0	0.00	10.67
WR Mark Rhoads	2	1	10	5.00	3.33
FB Jerome Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB Cory Blackburn	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Leslie Hicks	1	1	6	6.00	11.22
RB Martin Mills	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Teddy Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Sam Arce	1	1	9	9.00	7.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Blackburn	2	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Hastings	2	1
Quentin Wilkinson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	10	6	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	3	2	2
RB Cory Blackburn	2	2	2
WR Mark Rhoads	2	0	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	0
RB Martin Mills	1	1	1
TE Chester Akaka	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris McCullough	3	2	1
TE Sherman Crane	2	0	0
WR Sam Arce	2	2	1
RB Teddy Hastings	1	1	1
WR Isaac Briggs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (19,600)
End Zone 8,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (19,600)
End Zone	8,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,300 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,500)