Week 2, 2014

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	3	7	0	17	-	27
Detroit Lions	7	7	6	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 DET - Stan Finks 3 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 02:41 NED - Charlie Flannery 28 field goal
2Q: 07:11 NED - Bethel Johnson 4 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DET - Donald Cole 23 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 13:32 DET - A.J. Neiderer 28 field goal
3Q: 06:02 DET - A.J. Neiderer 48 field goal
4Q: 10:40 NED - Luke Gross 14 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 05:05 NED - Moe Schwartz 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 00:32 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 DET - Stan Finks 3 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 02:41 NED - Charlie Flannery 28 field goal
2Q: 07:11 NED - Bethel Johnson 4 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:34 DET - Donald Cole 23 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 13:32 DET - A.J. Neiderer 28 field goal
3Q: 06:02 DET - A.J. Neiderer 48 field goal
4Q: 10:40 NED - Luke Gross 14 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 05:05 NED - Moe Schwartz 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 00:32 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal

Team Statistics NED DET
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 332 328
- Offensive Plays 59 76
- Yards per Play 5.63 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 76 151
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 2.92 5.03
Net Passing Yards 256 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 46 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 269 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.76 3.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 10/76
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:30 32:30

Team Statistics	NED	DET
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	332	328
- Offensive Plays	59	76
- Yards per Play	5.63	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	76	151
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	2.92	5.03
Net Passing Yards	256	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	46 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	269	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.76	3.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	10/76
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	27:30	32:30

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:24	4:48	OWN 28	9	61	Field Goal
2	12:36	1:49	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	9:40	2:39	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	3:39	1:49	OWN 12	4	4	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	0:41	OWN 10	1	-5	Fumble
3	13:27	2:56	OWN 21	4	29	Punt
3	5:57	3:19	OWN 22	5	17	Punt
3	1:41	0:57	OWN 40	2	-4	Punt
4	15:00	0:42	OWN 46	3	-5	Punt
4	13:09	2:34	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
4	8:23	3:26	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	2:48	2:22	OWN 34	6	30	Field Goal
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 21	1	-2	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:36	OWN 12	16	88	Touchdown
1	2:36	5:00	OWN 17	10	31	Punt
2	10:47	1:07	OWN 13	3	5	Punt
2	7:01	3:22	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	1:50	1:38	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
3	14:19	0:52	OPP 5	3	-6	Field Goal
3	10:31	4:34	OWN 20	10	49	Field Goal
3	2:38	0:57	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	0:44	0:44	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
4	14:18	1:09	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	10:35	2:12	OWN 20	5	39	Punt
4	4:57	2:09	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
4	0:26	0:24	OWN 29	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	13	39	3.00	16	2	0
Moe Schwartz	10	35	3.50	13	3	1
Tom Brady	3	2	0.67	6	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stan Finks	20	86	4.30	12	2
Jerald Meseck	8	30	3.75	9	0
Gerald Meeber	2	35	17.50	28	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	31	19	269	2/13	2	43	0	110.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	46	18	177	0/0	2	34	1	56.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Gross	5	10	117	23.40	26	43	1
RB Byron Lewis	4	4	24	6.00	15	14	0
WR Bethel Johnson	3	4	30	10.00	7	15	1
TE Ben Watson	2	3	32	16.00	13	29	0
WR Nathan Osborne	2	7	18	9.00	0	11	0
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	31	31.00	33	31	0
RB Moe Schwartz	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stan Finks	7	9	62	8.86	23	34	1
TE Brant Armstrong	4	10	40	10.00	2	15	0
TE Howard Downs	3	5	30	10.00	0	15	0
WR Jimmie Madison	2	7	13	6.50	8	7	0
WR Donald Cole	2	8	32	16.00	0	23	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jerald Meseck	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR R.J. Wheeler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tito Mallard	1	26	26.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tom Brady	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lonnie Albright	0	1	0	0
Lorenzo Meier	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	6	295	49.2	44.8	55	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	8	359	44.9	36.1	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bethel Johnson	2	12	6.0	0
Brian Ellis	2	18	9.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	60	20.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Humphrey	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	7	3	27	45
DT Vernon Garrett	6	2	29	44
S Eugene Wilson	5	5	30	44
CB Brant Norton	4	1	28	44
OLB Christian Howe	4	0	18	29
S Heath Hitchcock	3	2	21	36
DE Kendrick Fox	3	2	20	31
S Sean Taylor	3	1	25	39
DT Vince Wilfork	2	2	14	25
CB Tito Mallard	2	2	26	44
CB Fernando Gildon	2	1	11	17
DE Freddie Preston	2	0	29	46
DE Leon Matheny	1	1	15	21
ILB Fernando LaStarza	1	0	3	1

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lonnie Albright	8	1	0.0	25	33
DT Broderick Carter	6	0	0.0	22	30
OLB Charles Sawyer	5	1	1.0	26	33
DT Brenden Fletcher	4	0	0.0	19	26
OLB Daryl Smith	3	1	0.0	26	32
DE Clay Szymanski	2	1	0.0	21	29
OLB Dana Owens	2	1	0.0	12	9
DT Igor Olshansky	2	0	0.0	5	3
CB Darryl Troy	2	0	0.0	25	30
CB Gabe Duncan	2	0	0.0	25	32
S Barry Cousino	2	0	0.0	15	22
DE Lorenzo Meier	1	0	1.0	2	4
S Alfred Perrigo	1	2	0.0	19	28
DE Van Briscoe	1	0	0.0	12	9
CB J.T. Buchans	1	0	0.0	6	9
C Larry Jagger	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jake Holdgate	0	2	0.0	26	31

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Hurry	PPlay
DT Vernon Garrett	3	44
DE Freddie Preston	2	46
DE Leon Matheny	1	21
DE Stan Scott	1	8

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Lorenzo Meier	1.0	0	0	0	4
DE Clay Szymanski	0.0	2	1	0	29
DT Brenden Fletcher	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Jake Holdgate	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Broderick Carter	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	4	4	0	45
CB Brant Norton	3	3	0	44
S Sean Taylor	3	2	0	39
CB Tito Mallard	3	0	1	44
S Heath Hitchcock	3	0	0	36
OLB Christian Howe	2	0	0	29

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darryl Troy	3	1	30
S Lonnie Albright	3	1	33
OLB Daryl Smith	3	0	32
OLB Charles Sawyer	2	2	33
DE Clay Szymanski	2	0	29
S Barry Cousino	2	0	22
DT Broderick Carter	1	0	30
CB Gabe Duncan	1	0	32
OLB Dana Owens	1	0	9
CB J.T. Buchans	1	0	9
S Alfred Perrigo	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Koppen	4	8	1	19	0	27
Lenny Spindler	1	3	0	18	0	19
Mercury Legay	1	2	0	15	0	20
Ben Watson	1	1	0	19	0	17
Brady Garrison	0	4	0	19	0	26
Jeremy Hibdon	0	2	0	7	1	6
Lee Attico	0	1	0	9	0	14
Leonard Lytle	0	1	0	22	0	29
Van Perry	0	1	0	25	0	33
Darren Wall	0	0	0	4	1	4

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Larry Jagger	2	6	30	46
Brad Blades	2	5	23	34
Carlos Joseph	2	4	26	35
Kurt Peterson	1	7	23	38
Mickey Flynn	1	2	26	44
Sean Moss	1	1	11	20
Luke Ayers	0	1	7	11
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	1	9	15
Daniel Ruskowski	0	1	4	2

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Wesley Walker	2	19
Mercury Legay	1	17
Kendall Flickinger	0	27
Fernando Gildon	0	22
Elton Kinney	0	19
Howie Hoffman	0	17
Cole Monroe	0	17
Brian Ellis	0	15
Ben Watson	0	14
Bethel Johnson	0	14
Jumbo Sandberg	0	12
Fernando LaStarza	0	11
Heath Hitchcock	0	11
Dan Koppen	0	8
Chad Slaughter	0	8
Xavier Mularkey	0	8
Darren Wall	0	8
Charlie Flannery	0	8
Stan Scott	0	8
Robbie Burgess	0	6
Freddie Preston	0	6
Moe Schwartz	0	6
Lenny Spindler	0	6
Vince Wilfork	0	5
Terrell Terry	0	5
Luke Gross	0	3
Eugene Wilson	0	2
Sean Taylor	0	2
Rene Wingo	0	2
Vernon Garrett	0	2
Brant Norton	0	2
Lee Attico	0	2
Tito Mallard	0	2
Luke Wayne	0	2
Leon Matheny	0	1
Christian Howe	0	1
Kendrick Fox	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Downs	3	19
Brant Armstrong	2	21
Duane Chandler	1	21
R.J. Wheeler	1	21
J.T. Buchans	0	28
Jimmie Madison	0	17
Glenn Bellando	0	16
J.T. Wielechowski	0	16
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	13
Gabe Duncan	0	12
Melvin Light	0	12
Luke Ayers	0	10
Sean Moss	0	10
Neil McElroy	0	10
Ronald Fleming	0	10
Otis Coffey	0	9
Mickey Flynn	0	8
A.J. Neiderer	0	7
Dana Owens	0	7
Clay Szymanski	0	6
Barry Cousino	0	6
Lorenzo Meier	0	6
Tyrus Humphrey	0	6
Daryl Smith	0	4
Alfred Perrigo	0	4
Charles Sawyer	0	3
Jake Holdgate	0	2
Van Briscoe	0	2
Darryl Troy	0	2
Lonnie Albright	0	2
Brenden Fletcher	0	2
Daniel Ruskowski	0	2
Larry Jagger	0	2
Igor Olshansky	0	1
Broderick Carter	0	1
Donald Cole	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	9	31	3.4
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	14	75	5.4
Right	10	53	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	31	19	5	0	2	5	2	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	46	18	2	5	6	9	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	46	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	85	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	95	11.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	62	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	4	76	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Gross	10	5	1	117	3	30
WR Nathan Osborne	7	2	0	18	0	27
WR Bethel Johnson	4	3	0	30	0	19
RB Byron Lewis	4	4	0	24	0	23
TE Ben Watson	3	2	1	32	1	17
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	0	11	0	20
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	0	31	1	8
RB Moe Schwartz	1	1	0	6	0	9

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brant Armstrong	10	4	2	40	0	36
RB Stan Finks	9	7	1	62	1	29
WR Donald Cole	8	2	0	32	1	24
WR Jimmie Madison	7	2	1	13	0	21
TE Howard Downs	5	3	0	30	0	20
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	0	1	0	0	20
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	0	0	0	0	37
RB Jerald Meseck	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR R.J. Wheeler	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Moe Schwartz	2	-1	-0.50	3.50
Byron Lewis	1	0	0.00	3.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	1	4	4.00	4.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	8	5	45	5.63	8.68

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	6	3	19	3.17	3.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Luke Gross	3	1	14	4.67	11.70
WR Bethel Johnson	2	2	19	9.50	7.50
WR Nathan Osborne	2	1	7	3.50	2.57
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	5	5.00	6.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Stan Finks	1	1	3	3.00	6.89
WR Jimmie Madison	1	1	6	6.00	1.86
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Howard Downs	1	1	10	10.00	6.00
WR R.J. Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	2	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	2	2
Gerald Meeber	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	9	6	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	16	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nathan Osborne	4	2	1
WR Bethel Johnson	2	2	1
WR Luke Gross	2	2	1
TE Ben Watson	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brant Armstrong	6	3	3
RB Stan Finks	2	2	2
TE Howard Downs	2	1	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	0	0
WR Jimmie Madison	1	0	0
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0
RB Jerald Meseck	1	0	0
WR R.J. Wheeler	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (19,600)
End Zone 8,800 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (19,600)
End Zone	8,800 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,000 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,500)