Week 8, 2029

played in Denver, CO

60 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	3	7	-	24
Denver Broncos	14	7	6	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:29 DEN - Christian Fargnoli 1 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
1Q: 01:33 DEN - Grady Roberson 18 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 05:01 DEN - Sherman Styles 5 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 04:50 NED - Leslie Hicks 97 kickoff return (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 01:19 NED - Morris Markle 10 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 10:30 NED - Walter Dawkins 45 field goal
3Q: 05:05 DEN - Antonio Hudson 41 field goal
3Q: 00:54 DEN - Antonio Hudson 20 field goal
4Q: 04:52 NED - Jeff Diano 10 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 01:46 DEN - Antonio Hudson 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:29 DEN - Christian Fargnoli 1 run (Antonio Hudson extra point)
1Q: 01:33 DEN - Grady Roberson 18 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 05:01 DEN - Sherman Styles 5 pass from Howie de Marco (Antonio Hudson extra point)
2Q: 04:50 NED - Leslie Hicks 97 kickoff return (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 01:19 NED - Morris Markle 10 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 10:30 NED - Walter Dawkins 45 field goal
3Q: 05:05 DEN - Antonio Hudson 41 field goal
3Q: 00:54 DEN - Antonio Hudson 20 field goal
4Q: 04:52 NED - Jeff Diano 10 pass from Dana Peyrouse (Walter Dawkins extra point)
4Q: 01:46 DEN - Antonio Hudson 50 field goal

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 2-5 6-1
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 268 366
- Offensive Plays 60 74
- Yards per Play 4.47 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 28 135
- Rushing Attempts 12 40
- Yards per Rush 2.33 3.38
Net Passing Yards 240 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 21 - 1 33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 270 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 8/58
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/150 5/165
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 23:20 36:40

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	2-5	6-1
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	268	366
- Offensive Plays	60	74
- Yards per Play	4.47	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	28	135
- Rushing Attempts	12	40
- Yards per Rush	2.33	3.38
Net Passing Yards	240	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 21 - 1	33 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	270	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	10/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	8/58
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/150	5/165
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	23:20	36:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 13	7	29	Punt
1	5:20	1:49	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
1	1:25	1:59	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	10:38	1:26	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	2:58	1:45	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 37	3	47	Half
3	13:25	3:02	OPP 48	6	20	Field Goal
3	4:59	1:15	OWN 19	3	-8	Punt
3	0:49	1:06	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	11:46	1:31	OWN 17	3	-10	Punt
4	7:39	2:58	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	1:38	1:29	OWN 20	7	10	Interception

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	5:26	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
1	3:31	2:06	50	6	50	Touchdown
2	14:26	3:48	OWN 8	6	9	Punt
2	9:12	4:22	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
2	4:36	1:38	OWN 41	3	0	Interception
2	1:13	0:41	OPP 44	4	7	Downs
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 37	3	11	Fumble
3	10:23	5:24	OWN 47	8	29	Field Goal
3	3:44	2:55	OPP 43	7	40	Field Goal
4	14:43	2:57	OWN 29	6	17	Punt
4	10:15	2:36	OPP 42	6	9	Punt
4	4:41	3:03	OWN 47	6	20	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Howie de Marco, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Scukanec	7	8	1.14	8	0
O.J. Rudd	4	2	0.50	2	0
Dana Peyrouse	1	18	18.00	18	1

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Christian Fargnoli	19	47	2.47	15	1	1
Jeremy Kirk	17	71	4.18	10	1	0
Howie de Marco	4	17	4.25	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dana Peyrouse	43	21	270	5/30	2	46	1	74.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie de Marco	33	19	235	1/4	2	31	1	87.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Diano	7	15	126	18.00	53	46	1
WR Leslie Hicks	5	12	31	6.20	1	15	0
RB Donald Scukanec	3	3	57	19.00	55	41	0
TE Richard Cummins	2	4	21	10.50	2	15	0
TE Cole Francis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Paul Hardy	1	1	14	14.00	10	14	0
WR Morris Markle	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	1
WR Allen Rosenfels	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Winfred Lundberg	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Winston Wilkins	5	10	106	21.20	52	31	0
WR Sherman Styles	4	6	45	11.25	1	19	1
RB Christian Fargnoli	4	4	35	8.75	23	21	0
FB Brian Thompson	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Grady Roberson	2	3	25	12.50	7	18	1
WR Dwayne Lasica	2	5	17	8.50	3	10	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmy Banks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mercury Crawford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Myron Witt	1	11	11.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Bohrer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zach Toohil	0	1	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	7	287	41.0	37.0	53	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Chelius	3	122	40.7	31.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Hudson	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	1	9	9.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	2	118	59.0	1
Shawn Uremovic	2	32	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	5	165	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zach Toohil	6	6	0.0	32	32
DT Gerald Rivers	5	2	1.0	34	30
CB Corey Craven	5	1	0.0	27	20
CB Donnell Arnold	5	0	0.0	10	14
CB Myron Witt	4	3	0.0	27	28
DT Johnny Connell	4	0	0.0	19	16
S Gabe Covington	3	2	0.0	25	26
OLB Norm Roffmann	3	2	0.0	15	15
ILB Jeremy Enman	3	1	0.0	28	19
DE Lorenzo Daniels	3	1	0.0	31	30
OLB Rickey Herndon	3	1	0.0	32	28
CB Gerald Smeenge	3	0	0.0	21	21
DE Terrell Blanchard	2	1	0.0	18	17
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	2	0.0	10	6
DE Les Duran	1	1	0.0	23	20
DE Shawn Gray	1	1	0.0	21	15
S David Tynik	1	0	0.0	15	9
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	0.0	9	4
WR Jeff Diano	1	0	---	---	---
CB Joe Ross	1	0	0.0	18	16
CB Shawn Uremovic	1	0	0.0	8	2
OLB Jason Bright	0	1	0.0	17	6

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mack Dennis	6	0	1.0	9	38
ILB Phil Soares	6	0	0.0	8	30
S Rex Ramirez	4	1	0.0	12	48
OLB Jake Coffey	3	2	1.0	12	47
DE Winfred Welker	3	0	1.0	10	40
CB Kevin Bohrer	3	1	0.0	10	44
DT Perry Atkins	2	1	1.0	10	38
S Harry Hines	2	1	0.0	6	26
CB Norbert Dawson	2	1	0.0	6	30
DE Mickey Greenslade	1	0	1.0	4	25
ILB Duane Shapiro	1	1	0.0	2	11
S Tyrus Parker	1	1	0.0	5	22
CB Richie Shapiro	1	1	0.0	10	33
ILB Dean Maniecki	1	0	0.0	1	8
WR Winston Wilkins	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gerald Rivers	1.0	0	1	30
ILB Jeremy Enman	0.0	1	1	19
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.0	0	1	30
OLB Rickey Herndon	0.0	0	1	28
DE Shawn Gray	0.0	0	1	15

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Welker	1.0	1	2	1	40
OLB Jake Coffey	1.0	0	2	1	47
OLB Mack Dennis	1.0	0	2	0	38
DT Perry Atkins	1.0	0	1	1	38
DE Mickey Greenslade	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT James Hill	0.0	0	2	0	10
DE Adam McDonald	0.0	0	1	0	8
DE Erik Conwell	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corey Craven	4	1	0	20
OLB Norm Roffmann	3	0	0	15
CB Myron Witt	2	0	1	28
CB Donnell Arnold	2	0	0	14
S Gabe Covington	2	0	0	26
S Zach Toohil	1	1	0	32
DT Johnny Connell	1	0	0	16
ILB Jeremy Enman	1	0	0	19
S David Tynik	1	0	0	9
OLB Rickey Herndon	1	0	0	28
DE Terrell Blanchard	1	0	0	17
CB Gerald Smeenge	0	1	0	21

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Phil Soares	6	0	0	30
CB Kevin Bohrer	4	1	1	44
OLB Mack Dennis	4	0	0	38
S Rex Ramirez	2	3	0	48
CB Norbert Dawson	2	0	0	30
S Harry Hines	1	1	0	26
ILB Dean Maniecki	1	0	0	8
ILB Duane Shapiro	1	0	0	11
CB Jared Williams	0	1	0	23
S Tyrus Parker	0	1	0	22
CB Richie Shapiro	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shannon Lyons	2	3	9	1	39
Luke Stoltenberg	1	2	3	0	9
Donny McNown	0	2	12	0	41
Leland Roundy	0	1	12	2	38
Kerry Jacquet	0	1	4	1	20
Kelvin Fitzgerald	0	1	10	1	35
Richard Cummins	0	1	7	0	31

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight George	2	6	1	37	0	26
Ryan Witt	2	4	0	32	0	25
Tyrell Osgood	1	9	1	38	1	31
Van Kelly	1	8	3	37	0	34
Alonzo Perry	1	5	0	36	0	29
A.J. Breck	1	1	0	6	0	7
Doug Warren	0	2	0	13	0	9
Jimmy Banks	0	1	0	23	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Richard Cummins	2	15
Allen Rosenfels	1	18
Leslie Hicks	1	15
Joe Ross	1	14
William Coffey	1	6
Bubba Amon	1	3
Mike Antonik	0	22
Shannon McKenzie	0	21
Cole Francis	0	20
David Tynik	0	16
Morris Markle	0	13
Donnell Arnold	0	12
Norman Meyer	0	8
Norm Roffmann	0	8
Kerry Jacquet	0	8
Shawn Uremovic	0	8
Lester Laxdal	0	7
Luke Stoltenberg	0	7
Walter Dawkins	0	6
Paul Hardy	0	6
Myron Witt	0	6
Shawn Gray	0	4
Johnny Connell	0	3
Shannon Lyons	0	3
Rickey Herndon	0	3
Corey Craven	0	3
Gerald Rivers	0	3
O.J. Rudd	0	3
Winfred Lundberg	0	3
Terrell Blanchard	0	3
T.K.O. Schofer	0	2
Lorenzo Daniels	0	2
Gabe Covington	0	2
Gerald Smeenge	0	2
Les Duran	0	2
Zach Toohil	0	2
Jason Bright	0	2
Jeremy Enman	0	1
Leland Roundy	0	1
Scottie Whitlock	0	1
Donald Scukanec	0	1
Jeff Diano	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	3	19
Bubba Hartley	1	15
Jared Williams	0	20
Jeremy Kirk	0	19
Grady Roberson	0	19
Lenny Walton	0	17
Chris Humphries	0	17
Winston Wilkins	0	15
Norbert Dawson	0	13
Doug Warren	0	13
Dean Maniecki	0	12
J.T. Parrella	0	12
Antonio Hudson	0	10
Jimmy Banks	0	8
Winfred Welker	0	8
Jumbo Kreutz	0	6
D.J. Castillo	0	6
Dwight George	0	6
A.J. Breck	0	6
Robbie Thomason	0	5
Phil Soares	0	5
Duane Shapiro	0	5
Mickey Greenslade	0	5
Alonzo Perry	0	4
Harry Hines	0	3
Andre Chelius	0	3
Antoine Everett	0	3
Van Kelly	0	2
James Hill	0	2
Mack Dennis	0	2
Adam McDonald	0	1
Perry Atkins	0	1
Jake Coffey	0	1
Rex Ramirez	0	1
Richie Shapiro	0	1
Kevin Bohrer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-5	-2.5
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	49	2.9
Middle	9	54	6.0
Right	13	33	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dana Peyrouse	43	21	4	0	1	8	10	4	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie de Marco	33	19	4	1	3	3	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	76	15.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	86	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	108	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	51	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	55	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Diano	15	7	0	126	3	30
WR Leslie Hicks	12	5	0	31	0	44
TE Richard Cummins	4	2	0	21	0	31
RB Donald Scukanec	3	3	0	57	1	38
WR Allen Rosenfels	3	1	0	8	0	7
TE Winfred Lundberg	2	0	1	0	0	26
TE Cole Francis	1	1	0	3	0	8
FB Paul Hardy	1	1	0	14	0	27
WR Morris Markle	1	1	0	10	0	10

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Winston Wilkins	10	5	0	106	3	26
WR Sherman Styles	6	4	1	45	0	26
WR Dwayne Lasica	5	2	0	17	0	14
RB Christian Fargnoli	4	4	0	35	1	17
WR Grady Roberson	3	2	0	25	0	23
FB Brian Thompson	2	2	0	7	0	16
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	0	1	0	0	13
TE Jimmy Banks	1	0	1	0	0	15
WR Mercury Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	3	19	6.33	4.18
Christian Fargnoli	3	8	2.67	2.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dana Peyrouse	5	3	22	4.40	6.28

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie de Marco	7	3	27	3.86	7.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Diano	3	2	12	4.00	8.40
TE Winfred Lundberg	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Morris Markle	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sherman Styles	2	1	5	2.50	7.50
FB Brian Thompson	1	1	4	4.00	3.50
WR Grady Roberson	1	1	18	18.00	8.33
WR Dwayne Lasica	1	0	0	0.00	3.40
WR Mercury Crawford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Winston Wilkins	1	0	0	0.00	10.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Scukanec	1	0
O.J. Rudd	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Christian Fargnoli	3	2
Jeremy Kirk	2	1
Howie de Marco	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dana Peyrouse	12	6	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie de Marco	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Diano	4	1	1
TE Richard Cummins	3	2	1
WR Leslie Hicks	3	2	2
WR Morris Markle	1	1	1
WR Allen Rosenfels	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sherman Styles	4	2	2
WR Winston Wilkins	3	1	1
WR Dwayne Lasica	2	1	0
FB Brian Thompson	1	1	1
WR Grady Roberson	1	1	1
RB Christian Fargnoli	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,500 (23,500)
End Zone 16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,400 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,500 (23,500)
End Zone	16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,600)