Week 9, 2024

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	14	14	10	3	-	41
Indianapolis Colts	0	14	14	10	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 NED - Max McDonald 43 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 06:20 NED - Cory Blackburn 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 12:12 IND - J.R. Leber 26 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 07:32 NED - Cory Blackburn 2 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:49 IND - Ricardo McClurken 5 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NED - Brian Thompson 1 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 12:29 IND - Aaron Giles 5 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
3Q: 08:38 NED - Bernard Escalante 17 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 04:57 NED - Charlie Flannery 25 field goal
3Q: 00:31 IND - Blaine Kirk 21 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
4Q: 08:14 IND - Kendrick Witt 33 field goal
4Q: 02:21 NED - Charlie Flannery 39 field goal
4Q: 00:51 IND - Jermaine Burton 14 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 NED - Max McDonald 43 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 06:20 NED - Cory Blackburn 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 12:12 IND - J.R. Leber 26 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 07:32 NED - Cory Blackburn 2 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 02:49 IND - Ricardo McClurken 5 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NED - Brian Thompson 1 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 12:29 IND - Aaron Giles 5 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
3Q: 08:38 NED - Bernard Escalante 17 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 04:57 NED - Charlie Flannery 25 field goal
3Q: 00:31 IND - Blaine Kirk 21 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
4Q: 08:14 IND - Kendrick Witt 33 field goal
4Q: 02:21 NED - Charlie Flannery 39 field goal
4Q: 00:51 IND - Jermaine Burton 14 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)

Team Statistics NED IND
Record 4-4 3-6
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 14 18
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 434 448
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 6.68 8.00
Net Rushing Yards 113 96
- Rushing Attempts 28 15
- Yards per Rush 4.04 6.40
Net Passing Yards 321 352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 0 40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 359
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.68 8.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 3/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 3.8 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/141 6/116
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:18 24:42

Team Statistics	NED	IND
Record	4-4	3-6
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	14	18
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	434	448
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	6.68	8.00
Net Rushing Yards	113	96
- Rushing Attempts	28	15
- Yards per Rush	4.04	6.40
Net Passing Yards	321	352
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 0	40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	359
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.68	8.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	3/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	3.8	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/141	6/116
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:18	24:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
1	9:43	1:21	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
1	7:33	1:20	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
1	4:50	4:57	OWN 24	9	42	Missed FG
2	11:55	4:30	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	2:43	2:09	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	12:21	3:52	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	7:11	2:19	OPP 20	5	12	Field Goal
3	0:14	3:42	OWN 41	7	30	Missed FG
4	8:07	5:52	OWN 35	9	43	Field Goal
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	1:17	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	8:22	0:49	OWN 37	1	18	Fumble
1	6:13	1:23	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
2	14:53	2:58	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	7:25	4:42	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 31	2	2	Half
3	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	8:29	1:18	OWN 9	2	11	Fumble
3	4:52	4:38	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	11:32	3:25	OWN 36	5	48	Field Goal
4	2:15	1:31	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown

Game MVP: Peter Brinsfield, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cory Blackburn	13	43	3.31	11	1	2
Bernard Escalante	6	41	6.83	17	1	1
Brian Thompson	6	18	3.00	7	0	0
Jerome Alexander	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Martin Mills	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Sutter	7	40	5.71	18	1
Ellis Lyle	6	54	9.00	36	1
Everett Schwartz	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Blaine Kirk	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	36	28	327	1/6	2	43	0	123.0

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	40	26	359	1/7	5	33	0	133.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max McDonald	14	17	195	13.93	62	43	1
FB Jerome Alexander	4	4	33	8.25	28	21	0
RB Brian Thompson	3	5	26	8.67	27	14	1
WR Terrell Boyd	2	2	42	21.00	2	31	0
RB Cory Blackburn	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Leslie Hicks	2	5	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricardo McClurken	6	8	70	11.67	11	33	1
WR J.R. Leber	6	8	112	18.67	12	26	1
FB Blaine Kirk	4	5	81	20.25	66	31	1
WR Craig O'Donnell	3	10	58	19.33	26	30	0
RB Vince Sutter	2	3	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Junior Gibson	2	2	10	5.00	4	8	0
TE Aaron Giles	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Jermaine Burton	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	1
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Brian Ellis	1	0
Donnell Arnold	1	0
Warren Stewart	0	1
Bart McKnight	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ricardo McClurken	1	0	0	0
Vince Sutter	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	1	33	33.0	33.0	33	0

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	2	99	49.5	49.5	57	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/4	0/2	0/1	39	5/5

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Witt	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Watkins	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	5	141	28.2	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Sherrill	5	102	20.4	0
Ricardo McClurken	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelly Franz	6	2	0.0	11	36
DE Kendrick Fox	4	0	0.0	12	26
S David Tynik	4	0	0.0	8	36
CB Rick Harmon	4	0	0.0	6	26
ILB Jay Willis	3	0	0.0	14	29
OLB Warren Stewart	2	0	1.0	9	21
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	0.0	14	27
CB Donnell Arnold	2	0	0.0	10	28
ILB Drew Slaughter	2	0	0.0	2	12
CB Brian Ellis	1	1	0.0	11	36
DT Gus Bensen	1	1	0.0	3	8
ILB Quentin Davidson	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Luther McClanahan	1	0	0.0	7	12
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Jackie Bard	1	0	0.0	2	11
S Horace Hernandez	0	1	0.0	5	12

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mel Qualizza	8	1	0.0	28	35
OLB John Tinoisamoa	7	4	0.5	25	33
CB Stan Surcon	6	1	0.0	26	33
S Ethan Wooden	5	0	0.5	15	30
S Tony Brody	4	2	0.0	21	25
CB Julio Watkins	3	1	0.0	21	20
DT Horace Busby	3	0	0.0	10	16
ILB Jimmy Tomlin	2	1	0.0	10	7
DE Julio Ferrett	2	1	0.0	14	19
DE Justin Janssen	2	0	0.0	16	21
CB Bo Kemp	1	2	0.0	14	25
CB Paul Talley	1	1	0.0	8	23
S Stan Wilkens	1	1	0.0	8	15
DE Damon Wooden	1	1	0.0	12	16
OLB Lance Price	1	0	0.0	19	23
DT Carl Pierce	1	0	0.0	18	22
OLB Terrell Campbell	1	0	0.0	12	9
DE Alex McDaniel	1	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Fred Carlson	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Gene Moseley	0	1	0.0	13	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Warren Stewart	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Lorenzo Daniels	0.0	1	2	0	22
OLB Alfred Cooley	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Kendrick Fox	0.0	0	0	1	26

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa	0.5	1	0	33
S Ethan Wooden	0.5	0	0	30
DE Julio Ferrett	0.0	1	1	19
DT Carl Pierce	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Lance Price	0.0	0	1	23
OLB Terrell Campbell	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S David Tynik	4	0	36
CB Rick Harmon	4	0	26
S Kelly Franz	3	1	36
CB Brian Ellis	2	1	36
CB Donnell Arnold	2	1	28
S Luther McClanahan	2	0	12
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	27
ILB Drew Slaughter	2	0	12
OLB Warren Stewart	1	1	21
S Horace Hernandez	1	1	12
ILB Jay Willis	1	1	29
DT Gus Bensen	1	0	8
CB Bart McKnight	1	0	22

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Mel Qualizza	5	1	35
CB Stan Surcon	4	2	33
OLB John Tinoisamoa	4	0	33
S Tony Brody	3	1	25
CB Julio Watkins	3	0	20
DT Horace Busby	2	0	16
OLB Lance Price	1	0	23
CB Paul Talley	1	0	23
CB Bo Kemp	1	0	25
S Ethan Wooden	1	0	30
S Stan Wilkens	1	0	15
DE Alex McDaniel	1	0	18
OLB Fred Carlson	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leland Roundy	3	5	0	26	0	34
Charlie Andrade	2	6	1	22	1	29
Shannon Lyons	2	6	0	24	0	34
Jerome Alexander	2	2	0	13	0	16
Brady Hatley	0	1	0	24	0	35
Jeff Hanson	0	1	0	22	0	31
Chester Akaka	0	1	0	15	0	20

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lorenzo Knell	3	6	0	12	1	33
Stephen Butler	1	5	0	15	0	41
Tyrell Osgood	1	2	0	13	0	38
Monty Kratky	1	1	1	15	0	41
Henry Freeman	0	1	0	13	0	33

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Bard	2	19
Brian Thompson	1	22
Terrell Boyd	1	19
Jerome Alexander	1	15
Martin Mills	1	10
Keith O'Dwyer	1	5
Brian Ellis	0	18
Ken Stone	0	17
Ricardo Burns	0	17
Alfred Cooley	0	16
David Tynik	0	14
Charlie Flannery	0	12
Leslie Hicks	0	9
Chester Akaka	0	9
Jesse Marshall	0	7
Jesse O'Neill	0	5
Brady Hatley	0	5
Charlie Andrade	0	5
Bobby McMichael	0	4
Jeff Hanson	0	4
Kendrick Fox	0	2
Kelly Franz	0	2
Quentin Davidson	0	2
Gus Bensen	0	2
Spencer Doyle	0	2
T.K.O. Schofer	0	2
Drew Slaughter	0	2
Luther McClanahan	0	1
Ernie Sturgeon	0	1
Warren Stewart	0	1
Donnell Arnold	0	1
Leland Roundy	0	1
Lester Laxdal	0	1
Jay Willis	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Gibson	3	10
Aaron Giles	1	18
J.R. Leber	1	15
Paul Talley	0	19
Lance Price	0	18
Jermaine Burton	0	18
Everett Schwartz	0	18
Ethan Wooden	0	18
Gary Fields	0	18
Ricardo McClurken	0	16
Kendrick Witt	0	8
Earl Ferro	0	8
Leonard Sherrill	0	7
Mel Qualizza	0	4
Tony Brody	0	4
Blaine Kirk	0	4
Stan Surcon	0	4
Lorenzo Knell	0	3
Stephen Butler	0	3
Justin Janssen	0	3
John Tinoisamoa	0	3
Julio Watkins	0	3
Bo Kemp	0	3
Frank Albee	0	3
Horace Busby	0	3
Tyrell Osgood	0	3
Alex McDaniel	0	3
Fred Carlson	0	3
Marco Baxter	0	2
Jimmy Tomlin	0	2
Carl Pierce	0	2
Damon Wooden	0	2
Marco Hodges	0	1
Terrell Campbell	0	1
Emmitt Miller	0	1
Julio Ferrett	0	1
Stan Wilkens	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	18	85	4.7
Right	7	21	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	6	68	11.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	36	28	5	0	1	4	3	3	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	40	26	9	1	2	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	70	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	140	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	19	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	98	19.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	108	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	127	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max McDonald	17	14	1	195	3	36
RB Brian Thompson	5	3	0	26	0	14
WR Leslie Hicks	5	2	0	12	0	26
FB Jerome Alexander	4	4	0	33	1	16
WR Terrell Boyd	2	2	0	42	1	4
RB Cory Blackburn	2	2	0	9	0	20
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	0	10	0	8

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig O'Donnell	10	3	2	58	2	32
WR Ricardo McClurken	8	6	0	70	1	31
WR J.R. Leber	8	6	0	112	3	28
FB Blaine Kirk	5	4	0	81	3	26
RB Vince Sutter	3	2	0	10	0	22
WR Jermaine Burton	2	1	0	14	0	4
WR Junior Gibson	2	2	0	10	0	17
TE Aaron Giles	1	1	0	5	0	7
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Blackburn	4	9	2.25	3.31
Bernard Escalante	3	29	9.67	6.83
Brian Thompson	2	3	1.50	3.00

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Sutter	1	8	8.00	5.71
Everett Schwartz	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
Ellis Lyle	1	2	2.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	5	3	16	3.20	9.08

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	4	3	24	6.00	8.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Hicks	2	0	0	0.00	2.40
WR Max McDonald	1	1	7	7.00	11.47
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	8.25
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	1	1.00	5.20

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricardo McClurken	1	1	5	5.00	8.75
TE Aaron Giles	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Jermaine Burton	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
WR Craig O'Donnell	1	0	0	0.00	5.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Thompson	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Blaine Kirk	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	9	6	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	5	4	3
RB Brian Thompson	2	1	1
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	1
WR Leslie Hicks	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricardo McClurken	2	2	2
WR J.R. Leber	2	0	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	1	1	1
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (21,800)
End Zone 9,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (13,900)
Club Seats 800 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (21,800)
End Zone	9,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (13,900)
Club Seats	800 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,200)