Week 3, 2028

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	14	10	7	-	31
Indianapolis Colts	9	10	7	7	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:29 IND - Safety: Allen Wooden tackled ball carrier in end zone
1Q: 02:18 IND - Shannon Bryant 51 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 08:39 IND - Preston Evers 11 pass from Walt Andrews (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NED - Richard Cummins 10 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 03:23 NED - Jeff Diano 5 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 00:12 IND - Emmitt Savoie 42 field goal
3Q: 06:43 IND - Clay Lincoln 6 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 06:03 NED - Leslie Hicks 73 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 01:54 NED - Walter Dawkins 27 field goal
4Q: 12:33 IND - Clay Lincoln 4 pass from Walt Andrews (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 07:03 NED - Richard Cummins 16 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:29 IND - Safety: Allen Wooden tackled ball carrier in end zone
1Q: 02:18 IND - Shannon Bryant 51 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 08:39 IND - Preston Evers 11 pass from Walt Andrews (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NED - Richard Cummins 10 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 03:23 NED - Jeff Diano 5 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 00:12 IND - Emmitt Savoie 42 field goal
3Q: 06:43 IND - Clay Lincoln 6 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 06:03 NED - Leslie Hicks 73 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 01:54 NED - Walter Dawkins 27 field goal
4Q: 12:33 IND - Clay Lincoln 4 pass from Walt Andrews (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 07:03 NED - Richard Cummins 16 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)

Team Statistics NED IND
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 11 28
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 298 427
- Offensive Plays 48 80
- Yards per Play 6.21 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 44 233
- Rushing Attempts 13 41
- Yards per Rush 3.38 5.68
Net Passing Yards 254 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 13 - 0 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.26 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/35 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 6/79 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/113 6/148
Interception Ret./Yards 1/41 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 32
Time of Possession 19:25 40:35

Team Statistics	NED	IND
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	11	28
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	298	427
- Offensive Plays	48	80
- Yards per Play	6.21	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	44	233
- Rushing Attempts	13	41
- Yards per Rush	3.38	5.68
Net Passing Yards	254	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 13 - 0	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.26	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/35	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	6/79	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/113	6/148
Interception Ret./Yards	1/41	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 32
Time of Possession	19:25	40:35

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:29	0:06	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
1	10:50	1:37	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
1	6:03	1:24	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
1	2:00	2:08	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	8:30	2:33	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	4:00	0:47	50	3	50	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	11:41	0:33	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	6:34	0:51	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	2:49	1:03	OPP 6	3	-4	Field Goal
4	12:22	1:34	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	8:53	1:56	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
4	5:26	1:24	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	2:05	0:37	50	4	7	Downs

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:31	OWN 39	4	23	Punt
1	12:23	1:33	OPP 47	3	-5	Punt
1	9:13	3:10	OWN 35	5	13	Punt
1	4:39	2:39	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	14:52	6:22	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	5:57	1:57	OWN 34	3	16	Fumble
2	3:13	3:06	OWN 20	8	55	Field Goal
3	13:14	1:33	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	11:08	4:34	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
3	5:43	2:54	OWN 20	6	16	Interception
3	1:46	2:41	OWN 31	4	15	Punt
4	14:05	1:43	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
4	10:48	1:55	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	6:57	1:31	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
4	4:02	1:57	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 43	5	21	Game

Game MVP: Preston Evers, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Scukanec	8	26	3.25	10	1
Dana Peyrouse	3	18	6.00	7	0
O.J. Rudd	1	1	1.00	1	0
Paul Hardy	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Preston Evers	26	140	5.38	22	5	0
Shannon Bryant	12	89	7.42	51	2	1
Walt Andrews	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Clay Lincoln	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dana Peyrouse	34	13	259	1/5	4	73	0	104.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Andrews	39	24	194	0/0	2	31	1	80.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Hicks	5	15	125	25.00	63	73	1
TE Richard Cummins	2	5	26	13.00	14	16	2
WR Jeff Diano	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	1
TE Winfred Lundberg	2	8	69	34.50	33	38	0
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	0
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB O.J. Rudd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Preston Evers	9	10	89	9.89	31	31	1
WR Clay Lincoln	8	10	65	8.13	9	15	1
TE C.J. Butts	3	4	21	7.00	1	11	0
WR Arnie Peters	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
WR Toby Castanie	1	9	6	6.00	8	6	0
TE Reuben Madigan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rusty Shapiro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	41	41.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leslie Hicks	2	0	0
David Tynik	0	1	0
Adam McDonald	0	1	0
Norm Roffmann	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Preston Evers	1	0	0
Isaac Herzog	0	1	0
Junior Gibson	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	7	325	46.4	40.7	59	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Rogers	8	333	41.6	31.8	56	6

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	4/4

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	6	79	13.2	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Shapiro	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	2	63	31.5	0
Shawn Uremovic	2	50	25.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	4	95	23.8	0
Leonard Sherrill	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Willis	11	3	35	33
OLB Rickey Herndon	5	6	25	19
OLB Quentin Davidson	5	3	25	17
DE Lorenzo Daniels	5	0	33	35
CB Gerald Smeenge	4	1	22	29
DT Gerald Rivers	4	1	35	28
S David Tynik	4	0	24	28
CB Donnell Arnold	3	2	20	24
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	1	24	17
DE Les Duran	2	2	28	22
S Zach Toohil	2	2	37	33
DT Johnny Connell	2	1	13	18
DE Adam McDonald	2	1	17	20
CB Corey Craven	2	1	28	33
CB Shawn Uremovic	2	1	17	17
OLB Norm Roffmann	1	2	23	22
CB Joe Ross	1	1	30	26

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Wooden	3	2	0.0	13	28
CB Kenneth Giles	3	1	0.0	12	27
S Gene Moseley	3	0	0.0	6	21
ILB Ethan Schrempf	3	0	0.0	13	34
DE Perry Bradford	2	0	1.0	7	17
OLB Bill Gordon	2	0	0.0	7	17
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	1	1	0.0	8	24
G Monty Kratky	1	0	---	---	---
CB Casey Rindfleisch	1	0	0.0	7	27
CB Stan Surcon	1	0	0.0	11	27
S Leonard Sherrill	1	0	0.0	11	31
DE Joey Medrano	1	0	0.0	9	31
OLB Herb Denehey	1	0	0.0	1	7
ILB Glen Wiggins	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB John Tinoisamoa	0	1	0.0	6	13
CB Bryant Farley	0	1	0.0	5	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Les Duran	1	0	0	22
DT Johnny Connell	0	2	1	18
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0	2	0	35
DE Terrell Blanchard	0	2	0	8
DT Gerald Rivers	0	1	0	28

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Perry Bradford	1.0	0	1	17
DT Horace Busby	0.0	1	2	32
DE Julio Ferrett	0.0	0	3	18
OLB Herb Denehey	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Tynik	4	0	0	28
ILB Jay Willis	4	0	0	33
CB Gerald Smeenge	3	3	1	29
CB Donnell Arnold	3	0	0	24
OLB Rickey Herndon	2	0	0	19
CB Corey Craven	2	0	0	33
OLB Norm Roffmann	2	0	0	22
OLB Quentin Davidson	1	1	0	17
DT Johnny Connell	1	0	0	18
CB Joe Ross	1	0	0	26
CB Shawn Uremovic	1	0	0	17

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kenneth Giles	3	1	27
ILB Ethan Schrempf	2	2	34
S Allen Wooden	2	1	28
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	2	1	24
S Leonard Sherrill	1	2	31
S Gene Moseley	1	1	21
CB Stan Surcon	1	0	27
DE Joey Medrano	1	0	31
CB Bryant Farley	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kerry Jacquet	3	4	12	0	26
Donny McNown	0	3	13	0	29
Charlie Andrade	0	1	11	0	25
Shannon Lyons	0	1	9	0	30
Luke Stoltenberg	0	1	4	0	5
Matt Garner	0	0	10	1	30

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Albert Emerson	5	9	0	41	39
Pete Silverstein	4	8	0	37	34
Vernon Reno	3	8	0	34	34
Isaac Herzog	3	7	1	41	39
Sammy Meier	2	2	1	4	5
Monty Kratky	1	3	0	32	28
Blaine Kirk	0	1	0	28	20
Rich Shepherd	0	1	0	9	11

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Ross	2	37
Richard Cummins	2	21
Morris Markle	2	19
Mike Antonik	1	27
Jerome Alexander	1	20
Shannon Lyons	1	4
Quentin Davidson	0	29
Terrell Boyd	0	23
Donnell Arnold	0	14
Shawn Uremovic	0	14
Leslie Hicks	0	13
Winfred Lundberg	0	11
Zach Toohil	0	9
Adam McDonald	0	8
Keith O'Dwyer	0	8
Walter Dawkins	0	8
Norman Meyer	0	8
Luke Stoltenberg	0	8
Charlie Andrade	0	7
Mark Rhoads	0	7
Lester Laxdal	0	7
Rickey Herndon	0	7
Gerald Rivers	0	4
Johnny Connell	0	3
Paul Hardy	0	3
Les Duran	0	2
David Tynik	0	1
T.K.O. Schofer	0	1
Lorenzo Daniels	0	1
Jay Willis	0	1
Scottie Whitlock	0	1
Gerald Smeenge	0	1
Donald Scukanec	0	1
Corey Craven	0	1
Corwin Morant	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Gibson	5	23
Jackie Griffin	3	29
Blaine Kirk	1	22
Clay Ellis	1	9
Bryant Farley	0	28
Reuben Madigan	0	21
Rusty Shapiro	0	21
John Tinoisamoa	0	15
Shannon Bryant	0	15
Gene Moseley	0	13
Herb Denehey	0	13
Leonard Strickland	0	13
Isaac Herzog	0	9
Nate Tanuvasa	0	9
Pete Silverstein	0	9
Rich Shepherd	0	9
Hugh Rogers	0	8
Leonard Sherrill	0	8
Joey Medrano	0	8
Emmitt Savoie	0	7
C.J. Butts	0	7
Glen Wiggins	0	6
Toby Castanie	0	5
Julio Ferrett	0	4
Ethan Schrempf	0	3
Louie Caldwell	0	3
Charlie Eichhorst	0	3
Joe Carrubba	0	2
Monty Flylum	0	1
Allen Wooden	0	1
Casey Rindfleisch	0	1
Stan Surcon	0	1
Horace Busby	0	1
Perry Bradford	0	1
Bill Gordon	0	1
Kenneth Giles	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	9	46	5.1
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	84	5.6
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	16	132	8.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dana Peyrouse	34	13	5	1	3	9	7	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Andrews	39	24	1	1	1	4	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	52	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	6	147	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	60	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	34	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	64	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	15	5	2	125	2	35
TE Winfred Lundberg	8	2	1	69	2	30
TE Richard Cummins	5	2	0	26	0	24
WR Jeff Diano	3	2	0	12	0	13
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	0	20	1	6
RB Donald Scukanec	1	1	0	7	0	24
RB O.J. Rudd	1	0	0	0	0	11

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Preston Evers	10	9	0	89	1	26
WR Clay Lincoln	10	8	0	65	0	33
WR Toby Castanie	9	1	0	6	0	35
TE C.J. Butts	4	3	0	21	0	23
WR Arnie Peters	3	2	1	4	0	17
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	0	9	0	20
TE Reuben Madigan	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Rusty Shapiro	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Scukanec	1	-4	-4.00	3.25

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Preston Evers	2	1	0.50	5.38
Shannon Bryant	1	6	6.00	7.42
Clay Lincoln	1	6	6.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dana Peyrouse	6	3	31	5.17	7.62

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Andrews	4	4	28	7.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Richard Cummins	3	2	26	8.67	5.20
WR Leslie Hicks	2	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Jeff Diano	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Toby Castanie	1	1	6	6.00	0.67
RB Preston Evers	1	1	11	11.00	8.90
TE C.J. Butts	1	1	7	7.00	5.25
WR Clay Lincoln	1	1	4	4.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dana Peyrouse	3	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Shannon Bryant	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dana Peyrouse	7	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Andrews	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leslie Hicks	4	1	1
TE Winfred Lundberg	2	0	0
WR Jeff Diano	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Toby Castanie	3	0	0
WR Clay Lincoln	3	2	1
WR Arnie Peters	2	1	0
WR Rusty Shapiro	1	0	0
TE C.J. Butts	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,200 (21,800)
End Zone 6,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 4,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 6,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 500 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,200 (21,800)
End Zone	6,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	4,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	6,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	500 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,200)