Week 16, 2012

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	14	0	10	0	-	24
St. Louis Rams	14	17	7	7	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:35 NED - Randal Meadows 71 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 10:12 STL - Greg Jones 10 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
1Q: 08:42 NED - Bethel Johnson 27 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 03:41 STL - Dana Swenson 4 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 07:32 STL - Casey Porter 22 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 05:32 STL - Dana Swenson 1 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 00:17 STL - Andrew Greathouse 25 field goal
3Q: 12:35 NED - Charlie Flannery 36 field goal
3Q: 07:57 STL - Dana Swenson 4 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
3Q: 01:59 NED - Thomas Tapeh 3 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 12:29 STL - Dana Swenson 2 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:35 NED - Randal Meadows 71 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 10:12 STL - Greg Jones 10 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
1Q: 08:42 NED - Bethel Johnson 27 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 03:41 STL - Dana Swenson 4 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 07:32 STL - Casey Porter 22 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 05:32 STL - Dana Swenson 1 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 00:17 STL - Andrew Greathouse 25 field goal
3Q: 12:35 NED - Charlie Flannery 36 field goal
3Q: 07:57 STL - Dana Swenson 4 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
3Q: 01:59 NED - Thomas Tapeh 3 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 12:29 STL - Dana Swenson 2 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)

Team Statistics NED STL
Record 10-5 7-8
First Downs 16 27
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 13 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 349 490
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 6.46 6.45
Net Rushing Yards 106 218
- Rushing Attempts 11 48
- Yards per Rush 9.64 4.54
Net Passing Yards 243 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 18 - 1 28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 256 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 9.71
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 8/176 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 31
Time of Possession 20:32 39:28

Team Statistics	NED	STL
Record	10-5	7-8
First Downs	16	27
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	13	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	349	490
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	6.46	6.45
Net Rushing Yards	106	218
- Rushing Attempts	11	48
- Yards per Rush	9.64	4.54
Net Passing Yards	243	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 18 - 1	28 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	256	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	9.71
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	8/176	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 31
Time of Possession	20:32	39:28

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:44	OWN 29	1	71	Touchdown
1	10:02	1:37	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
1	3:31	2:23	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
2	14:12	2:18	OWN 18	4	19	Punt
2	7:16	0:35	OWN 21	1	-5	Fumble
2	5:23	1:26	OWN 35	4	12	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	13:45	1:18	OPP 24	3	5	Field Goal
3	7:51	1:54	OWN 45	4	17	Punt
3	3:59	2:05	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
4	12:20	3:12	OWN 31	5	15	Punt
4	6:36	3:10	OWN 23	14	27	Downs
4	2:06	1:03	OWN 20	6	46	Interception

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:16	4:14	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
1	8:25	4:54	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
1	1:08	1:56	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	11:54	4:38	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	6:41	1:18	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
2	3:57	3:45	OWN 9	11	83	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 28	2	5	Fumble
3	12:27	4:36	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
3	5:57	1:58	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	1:54	1:02	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	0:52	3:32	OPP 28	7	28	Touchdown
4	9:08	2:32	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	3:26	1:20	50	3	-1	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Marc Bulger, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randal Meadows	6	93	15.50	71	2	1
Tom Brady	3	10	3.33	6	0	0
Kendall Flickinger	2	3	1.50	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dana Swenson	39	215	5.51	30	7	2
Karl Wilson	7	6	0.86	5	0	0
Marc Bulger	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	40	18	256	3/13	2	41	1	72.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	28	23	272	0/0	4	29	0	146.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Fletcher	4	8	66	16.50	0	30	0
TE Ben Watson	3	3	33	11.00	12	14	0
WR Bethel Johnson	3	11	72	24.00	15	32	1
WR Eddie Bunker	3	7	47	15.67	0	41	0
RB Randal Meadows	2	3	15	7.50	0	11	0
WR Howie Hoffman	2	3	20	10.00	0	14	0
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Nathan Osborne	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dana Swenson	6	7	53	8.83	26	23	2
TE Teyo Johnson	4	5	30	7.50	0	10	0
WR Casey Porter	4	4	85	21.25	9	29	1
TE Bubba Franks	3	4	17	5.67	12	10	0
FB Greg Jones	2	2	25	12.50	6	15	1
WR Curtis Weber	2	4	20	10.00	0	11	0
WR Ronnie Wilson	2	2	42	21.00	8	23	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Tilly	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ahmad Carroll	1	0	1
Tom Brady	1	0	0
Eddie Bunker	1	0	0
Richard Seymour	0	1	0
Howie Hoffman	0	1	0
Lance Briggs	0	0	1
Jerris Yoder	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roosevelt Crane	1	0	0
Dana Swenson	1	0	0
Karl Wilson	1	0	0
Reggie Wells	0	1	0
Dominique Stevenson	0	1	0
Marcus Stroud	0	1	0
Teyo Johnson	0	1	0
Mo Harvey	0	0	2
Orlando Murray	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	5	228	45.6	36.0	54	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan McConnell	5	234	46.8	41.2	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Greathouse	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ahmad Carroll	2	9	4.5	0
Bethel Johnson	1	-1	-1.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bunker	6	134	22.3	0
Bethel Johnson	2	42	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Crane	2	46	23.0	0
Cedric Upshaw	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerris Yoder	11	1	0.0	42	26
OLB Lance Briggs	8	4	0.0	48	28
S Eugene Wilson	7	5	0.0	47	28
DT Richard Seymour	7	1	0.0	35	22
S Sean Taylor	7	1	0.0	35	23
DT Dale Knight	5	0	0.0	42	20
DE Perry Grider	4	0	0.0	43	27
DE Ty Warren	3	3	0.0	43	28
CB Fernando Gildon	3	0	0.0	5	8
CB Brant Norton	3	0	0.0	44	27
DE Adam Horton	2	1	0.0	24	7
CB Calvin Bauer	1	2	0.0	42	28
OLB Lamar Marshall	1	2	0.0	20	8
CB Tito Mallard	1	1	0.0	28	13
QB Tom Brady	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terrell Terry	0	1	0.0	5	0

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Victor Carlisle	4	1	0.0	10	40
CB Cedric Upshaw	4	0	0.0	10	40
DT Marcus Stroud	3	0	1.0	10	43
CB Leon Wright	3	0	0.0	11	42
S Otis Sinclair	3	0	0.0	10	40
CB Chris Tilly	3	0	0.0	9	39
S Henry Setayesh	2	1	0.0	11	43
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	1	2	1.0	10	41
DE Orlando Murray	1	0	1.0	10	43
OLB Brandon Chillar	1	1	0.0	11	43
DT Trevor Austin	1	1	0.0	11	33
OLB Will Witherspoon	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Jermaine Phillips	1	0	0.0	1	9
G Barry Houston	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Sean Taylor	1	0	23
DT Richard Seymour	0	1	22
ILB Jerris Yoder	0	1	26

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	1.0	1	5	3	41
DT Marcus Stroud	1.0	0	4	7	43
DE Orlando Murray	1.0	0	4	0	43
DE Ricky Ward	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
OLB Lance Briggs	4	28
ILB Jerris Yoder	4	26
S Eugene Wilson	3	28
S Sean Taylor	3	23
CB Fernando Gildon	3	8
CB Calvin Bauer	2	28
CB Tito Mallard	2	13
CB Brant Norton	1	27
S Heath Hitchcock	1	7

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Leon Wright	3	1	0	42
S Henry Setayesh	3	0	0	43
CB Cedric Upshaw	3	0	0	40
CB Chris Tilly	2	2	1	39
S Otis Sinclair	2	0	0	40
ILB Victor Carlisle	2	0	0	40
S Jermaine Phillips	1	1	0	9
OLB Will Witherspoon	1	0	0	7
OLB Brandon Chillar	1	0	0	43

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John St. Clair	1	2	10	0	33
Jeremy Hibdon	1	2	10	0	36
Gilbert Conway	1	1	10	0	37
Jared Merrifield	0	1	3	1	24
Thomas Tapeh	0	1	7	0	31
Eugene Polasek	0	1	1	0	6
Leonard Lytle	0	0	9	2	39

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Vincent Manuwai	6	11	1	47	27
Billy Ah Yat	5	9	0	36	22
Reggie Wells	2	5	0	31	24
Lenny Hairston	2	3	0	37	16
Ronald Campana	1	6	0	16	3
Greg Jones	1	2	0	16	9
Amos Webster	1	2	0	45	26
Lorenzo Thomas	0	4	0	11	13
Barry Houston	0	3	0	13	5
Jerald Bumpers	0	1	0	4	4

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ahmad Carroll	2	20
Phil Van Lanen	1	18
Mercury Fletcher	1	17
Brian Oxley	0	19
Thomas Tapeh	0	18
Howie Hoffman	0	14
Jim Borders	0	13
Christian Howe	0	13
Lamar Marshall	0	12
Bethel Johnson	0	11
Heath Hitchcock	0	11
Elton Kinney	0	11
Fernando Gildon	0	10
Eddie Bunker	0	8
Terrell Terry	0	7
Les Leskun	0	6
Bryant Torres	0	6
Charlie Flannery	0	6
Jared Merrifield	0	6
Ben Watson	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	5
Adam Horton	0	5
Jerris Yoder	0	4
Eugene Polasek	0	4
Eugene Wilson	0	3
Perry Grider	0	3
Tito Mallard	0	3
John St. Clair	0	2
Calvin Bauer	0	2
Brant Norton	0	2
Dale Knight	0	2
Lance Briggs	0	1
Richard Seymour	0	1
Ty Warren	0	1
Sean Taylor	0	1
Randal Meadows	0	1
Rene Wingo	0	1
Kendall Flickinger	0	1
Nathan Osborne	0	1
Stanley Ingram	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	5	13
Curtis Weber	3	22
Bubba Franks	1	19
Dane Looker	1	19
Roosevelt Crane	1	14
Chris Tilly	0	23
Rudi Johnson	0	19
Angelo Crowell	0	18
Karl Wilson	0	16
Jermaine Phillips	0	14
Teyo Johnson	0	10
Andrew Greathouse	0	9
Vincent Manuwai	0	6
Billy Ah Yat	0	6
Lorenzo Thomas	0	6
Ryan McConnell	0	6
Henry Setayesh	0	6
Ronald Campana	0	6
Cedric Upshaw	0	6
Dominique Stevenson	0	5
Ricky Ward	0	5
Ian Kanpurwala	0	5
Pinbot McDowall	0	5
Reggie Wells	0	3
Greg Jones	0	2
Lenny Hairston	0	2
Leon Wright	0	2
Marcus Stroud	0	1
Brandon Chillar	0	1
Trevor Austin	0	1
Gilbert Hillenmeyer	0	1
Otis Sinclair	0	1
Jerald Bumpers	0	1
Victor Carlisle	0	1
Orlando Murray	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	3	74	24.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	31	2.6
Middle	27	133	4.9
Right	7	57	8.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	40	18	4	1	1	4	14	10	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	28	23	5	0	2	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	35	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	87	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	19	4	130	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	41	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	134	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	74	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bethel Johnson	11	3	0	72	2	23
WR Mercury Fletcher	8	4	0	66	1	23
WR Eddie Bunker	7	3	1	47	1	26
WR Nathan Osborne	4	0	0	0	0	30
TE Ben Watson	3	3	0	33	0	20
RB Randal Meadows	3	2	0	15	0	27
WR Howie Hoffman	3	2	0	20	0	6
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	0	3	0	31

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Dana Swenson	7	6	1	53	1	20
TE Teyo Johnson	5	4	0	30	0	11
TE Bubba Franks	4	3	1	17	0	21
WR Curtis Weber	4	2	0	20	0	20
WR Casey Porter	4	4	0	85	3	20
FB Greg Jones	2	2	0	25	0	9
WR Ronnie Wilson	2	2	0	42	1	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randal Meadows	1	-1	-1.00	15.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dana Swenson	11	19	1.73	5.51
Karl Wilson	2	0	0.00	0.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	3	1	3	1.00	6.40

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	7	7	59	8.43	9.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bethel Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	6.55
FB Thomas Tapeh	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Randal Meadows	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dana Swenson	3	3	14	4.67	7.57
FB Greg Jones	2	2	25	12.50	12.50
TE Bubba Franks	1	1	10	10.00	4.25
TE Teyo Johnson	1	1	10	10.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Dana Swenson	4	3
Karl Wilson	2	0
Marc Bulger	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	11	5	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Bunker	3	3	1
WR Bethel Johnson	2	0	0
WR Mercury Fletcher	2	0	0
TE Ben Watson	1	1	0
RB Randal Meadows	1	0	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	1	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Dana Swenson	4	4	3
TE Bubba Franks	1	1	0
TE Teyo Johnson	1	1	1
WR Curtis Weber	1	0	0
WR Casey Porter	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,500 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,000)
Club Seats 5,800 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,500 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,000)
Club Seats	5,800 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,100)