Week 8, 2014

played in Denver, CO

69 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	14	7	7	-	35
Denver Broncos	3	14	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 DEN - Danny Whitfield 48 field goal
1Q: 01:37 NED - Ben Watson 6 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 13:28 DEN - Tatum Bell 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 10:25 NED - Ben Watson 6 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 06:55 NED - Kendall Flickinger 9 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 01:56 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 6 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 05:09 NED - Howie Hoffman 6 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 03:18 NED - Byron Lewis 8 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:49 DEN - Deron Lane 66 pass from Greg Zolman (Deron Lane run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 DEN - Danny Whitfield 48 field goal
1Q: 01:37 NED - Ben Watson 6 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 13:28 DEN - Tatum Bell 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 10:25 NED - Ben Watson 6 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 06:55 NED - Kendall Flickinger 9 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 01:56 DEN - Jeffrey McCollom 6 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
3Q: 05:09 NED - Howie Hoffman 6 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 03:18 NED - Byron Lewis 8 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:49 DEN - Deron Lane 66 pass from Greg Zolman (Deron Lane run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 3-4 3-4
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 342 337
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 5.03 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 170 116
- Rushing Attempts 34 26
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.46
Net Passing Yards 172 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 24 - 1 40 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 191 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/42 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 5/50
Kick Returns/Yards 1/45 5/119
Interception Ret./Yards 2/36 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 33
Time of Possession 34:38 25:22

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	3-4	3-4
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	342	337
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	5.03	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	170	116
- Rushing Attempts	34	26
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.46
Net Passing Yards	172	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 24 - 1	40 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	191	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/42	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	5/50
Kick Returns/Yards	1/45	5/119
Interception Ret./Yards	2/36	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 33
Time of Possession	34:38	25:22

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	9:23	3:48	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
1	4:03	2:32	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
2	13:19	3:02	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	9:42	2:57	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
2	4:42	1:31	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
2	1:50	0:54	OPP 44	3	5	Fumble
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 9	1	-1	Half
3	11:01	6:01	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	3:27	1:20	OWN 49	3	8	Interception
3	0:14	2:54	OWN 6	6	17	Punt
4	9:12	1:00	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	7:03	3:51	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
4	1:51	0:32	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 44	1	-2	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	4:03	OWN 29	7	40	Field Goal
1	5:35	1:32	OWN 19	3	10	Interception
1	1:31	3:12	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	10:17	0:35	OWN 44	1	0	Interception
2	6:45	2:03	OWN 27	5	6	Punt
2	3:11	1:21	OPP 34	7	34	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:37	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:59	OWN 27	6	29	Punt
3	5:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:07	1:53	OWN 38	4	11	Punt
4	12:20	3:08	OWN 23	7	24	Punt
4	8:12	1:09	OWN 32	3	8	Fumble
4	3:12	0:38	OWN 44	2	56	Touchdown
4	2:26	0:35	OWN 43	4	9	Downs
4	1:19	0:53	OWN 20	6	24	Downs

Game MVP: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	18	101	5.61	47	5	1
Kendall Flickinger	14	67	4.79	23	2	1
Tom Brady	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey McCollom	18	92	5.11	15	3	1
Tatum Bell	6	18	3.00	10	1	1
Jimmie Burton	2	6	3.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	31	24	191	3/19	3	22	1	111.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Burton	28	13	142	2/20	0	19	2	32.1
Greg Zolman	12	5	99	0/0	1	66	0	98.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Byron Lewis	6	8	46	7.67	27	16	0
TE Ben Watson	5	5	26	5.20	2	6	2
WR Bethel Johnson	4	8	45	11.25	5	19	0
WR Luke Gross	3	3	44	14.67	9	22	0
WR Howie Hoffman	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	1
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
FB Louis Tennyson	1	1	3	3.00	5	3	0
WR Nathan Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	4	8	93	23.25	37	66	1
RB Jeffrey McCollom	3	3	26	8.67	7	12	0
WR Warren Kerr	3	7	44	14.67	4	18	0
WR Darius Watts	2	9	27	13.50	0	19	0
WR Moe Doll	2	7	20	10.00	2	16	0
TE Troy Hopper	2	3	27	13.50	2	16	0
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tito Mallard	2	36	18.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rico Bensen	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tom Brady	1	0	0
Ben Watson	1	0	0
Byron Lewis	1	0	0
Eugene Wilson	0	1	0
Luke Gross	0	1	0
Kendall Flickinger	0	1	0
Lamar Marshall	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Moe Doll	1	0	0
Bubba Rhodes	0	1	0
Bernard Banks	0	0	1
Victor Carlisle	0	0	1
Bernie Burke	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	6	307	51.2	39.5	64	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	6	280	46.7	37.5	53	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	5	50	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bethel Johnson	1	45	45.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	5	119	23.8	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Wilson	8	1	0.0	25	40
DT Vernon Garrett	5	1	0.0	25	40
OLB Christian Howe	4	0	1.0	17	18
CB Brant Norton	4	1	0.0	25	41
ILB Luke Wayne	3	3	0.0	25	37
S Heath Hitchcock	3	2	0.0	20	39
DE Freddie Preston	3	1	0.0	26	42
DT Vince Wilfork	2	2	1.0	17	19
CB Fernando Gildon	2	1	0.0	9	23
CB Tito Mallard	2	1	0.0	26	41
DE Leon Matheny	2	0	0.0	10	24
S Sean Taylor	1	3	0.0	19	41
WR Bethel Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lamar Marshall	1	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Terrell Terry	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Brian Ellis	1	0	0.0	0	6
DE Kendrick Fox	0	2	0.0	19	20

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Victor Carlisle	7	1	0.0	32	34
OLB Bubba Rhodes	6	4	1.0	34	34
CB Gene Monaco	6	2	0.0	18	26
DE Bernard Banks	5	2	2.0	34	34
S Bernie Burke	5	2	0.0	33	34
DT Shaun Woods	4	2	0.0	31	31
S Reuben Toniolo	4	2	0.0	21	28
CB John Echols	4	1	0.0	32	33
OLB Shane Taylor	4	0	0.0	17	7
CB Rico Bensen	3	1	0.0	29	25
DE Tracy Homer	2	2	0.0	30	32
DT Kirk Orbik	2	1	0.0	28	25
WR Moe Doll	2	0	---	---	---
CB Daniel Bellas	2	0	0.0	5	9
S Cris Shepard	1	2	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vince Wilfork	1.0	0	0	1	19
OLB Christian Howe	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Freddie Preston	0.0	1	2	0	42
DE Leon Matheny	0.0	0	2	1	24
DT Vernon Garrett	0.0	0	2	0	40
CB Tito Mallard	0.0	0	1	0	41

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	2.0	0	2	5	34
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	1	0	1	31
DE Tracy Homer	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Heath Hitchcock	4	0	0	39
S Eugene Wilson	2	2	0	40
CB Tito Mallard	2	1	2	41
OLB Christian Howe	2	1	0	18
DT Vernon Garrett	2	0	0	40
CB Fernando Gildon	2	0	0	23
CB Brant Norton	1	1	0	41
OLB Lamar Marshall	1	0	0	26
DE Freddie Preston	1	0	0	42
CB Brian Ellis	1	0	0	6
S Sean Taylor	0	3	0	41
ILB Luke Wayne	0	1	0	37

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bubba Rhodes	4	1	0	34
CB Gene Monaco	4	0	0	26
S Bernie Burke	4	0	0	34
CB Rico Bensen	3	0	1	25
ILB Victor Carlisle	3	0	0	34
CB John Echols	3	0	0	33
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	0	34
CB Daniel Bellas	1	0	0	9
S Reuben Toniolo	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Spindler	3	6	27	0	19
Xavier Mularkey	2	6	23	0	26
Leonard Lytle	1	7	32	1	29
Van Perry	1	5	25	0	29
Dan Koppen	1	2	31	0	30
Lee Attico	1	2	16	0	19
Brady Garrison	0	1	11	1	8
Ben Watson	0	1	24	0	25
Mercury Legay	0	1	22	0	18
Elton Kinney	0	1	11	0	8
Jeremy Hibdon	0	0	3	1	4

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Farrell	5	8	0	25	0	37
Antoine McGee	2	2	0	24	0	37
Lance Guzowski	1	4	0	20	1	34
Craig Atkins	1	3	0	19	0	30
George Foster	1	2	1	20	1	32
Jonathan D'Eramo	1	2	0	14	0	19
Ted Paulk	1	2	0	9	0	20
Shane Ford	1	1	0	5	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Elton Kinney	4	17
Kendall Flickinger	3	23
Heath Hitchcock	1	17
Mercury Legay	1	12
Moe Schwartz	1	11
Fernando Gildon	0	23
Howie Hoffman	0	15
Louis Tennyson	0	14
Cole Monroe	0	14
Bethel Johnson	0	11
Fernando LaStarza	0	11
Brian Ellis	0	11
Ben Watson	0	8
Luke Gross	0	8
Dan Koppen	0	6
Chad Slaughter	0	6
Leon Matheny	0	6
Darren Wall	0	6
Robbie Burgess	0	6
Charlie Flannery	0	6
Freddie Preston	0	5
Jeremy Hibdon	0	4
Terrell Terry	0	4
Lenny Spindler	0	4
Vince Wilfork	0	3
Lee Attico	0	3
Eugene Wilson	0	1
Sean Taylor	0	1
Lamar Marshall	0	1
Vernon Garrett	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Christian Howe	0	1
Jared Merrifield	0	1
Tito Mallard	0	1
Kendrick Fox	0	1
Luke Wayne	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Hopper	1	14
Ted Paulk	1	7
Rico Bensen	0	24
Rickey Richmond	0	19
Geoff Nichols	0	18
Quentin Morrison	0	18
Cris Shepard	0	17
Moe Doll	0	17
Dennis Quinn	0	17
Shane Ford	0	13
Donnie Kerber	0	12
Gene Monaco	0	11
Lee Rayman	0	8
George Foster	0	7
Antoine McGee	0	7
Thomas Neitring	0	7
Christian Cunningham	0	6
Danny Whitfield	0	6
Jonathan D'Eramo	0	6
Vernon Alcott	0	6
Steven Westbrook	0	6
Leslie Zytniak	0	5
Don Rudis	0	4
Marcus Farrell	0	4
Kirk Orbik	0	2
Shane Taylor	0	1
Jimmie Burton	0	1
Reuben Toniolo	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	19	127	6.7
Right	11	40	3.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	31	24	1	0	2	1	2	7	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Burton	28	13	0	0	0	8	5	1	2
Greg Zolman	12	5	1	1	1	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	89	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	63	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	57	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	19	3	102	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bethel Johnson	8	4	1	45	0	31
RB Byron Lewis	8	6	1	46	0	21
TE Ben Watson	5	5	0	26	0	25
WR Luke Gross	3	3	0	44	1	26
WR Howie Hoffman	2	2	0	12	0	13
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	0	4	0	18
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	0	4	0	13
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	0	7	0	8
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Louis Tennyson	1	1	0	3	0	9

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darius Watts	9	2	0	27	0	25
WR Deron Lane	8	4	0	93	1	35
WR Moe Doll	7	2	1	20	0	21
WR Warren Kerr	7	3	0	44	0	26
RB Jeffrey McCollom	3	3	0	26	0	24
TE Troy Hopper	3	2	0	27	0	11
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	0	2	0	10
FB Jonathan D'Eramo	1	1	0	2	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	6	15	2.50	5.61
Kendall Flickinger	2	10	5.00	4.79

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tatum Bell	2	4	2.00	3.00
Jeffrey McCollom	1	6	6.00	5.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	6	6	34	5.67	6.16

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Burton	1	1	10	10.00	5.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Watson	3	3	15	5.00	5.20
WR Howie Hoffman	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	6	6.00	5.75
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	10	10.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	3	2
Tom Brady	1	0
Kendall Flickinger	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey McCollom	2	0
Jimmie Burton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	10	8	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Burton	6	4	2
Greg Zolman	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Byron Lewis	4	3	2
WR Bethel Johnson	2	1	0
TE Ben Watson	1	1	1
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	1
WR Luke Gross	1	1	1
FB Louis Tennyson	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Kerr	3	1	1
WR Deron Lane	2	2	0
WR Darius Watts	1	0	0
WR Moe Doll	1	1	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (23,500)
End Zone 16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,100 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (23,500)
End Zone	16,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,300 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,600)