Week 16, 2024

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	3	10	13	-	33
St. Louis Rams	7	0	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 STL - Daniel McCarthy 39 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 03:38 NED - Cory Blackburn 7 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 13:15 NED - Charlie Flannery 32 field goal
3Q: 12:12 STL - Bo Lucas 11 pass from Ross Hernandez (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:43 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal
3Q: 04:49 NED - Martin Mills 5 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 01:11 STL - Lester Arnold 30 field goal
4Q: 14:19 NED - Charlie Flannery 29 field goal
4Q: 08:21 NED - Leslie Hicks 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 01:40 NED - Charlie Flannery 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 STL - Daniel McCarthy 39 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 03:38 NED - Cory Blackburn 7 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 13:15 NED - Charlie Flannery 32 field goal
3Q: 12:12 STL - Bo Lucas 11 pass from Ross Hernandez (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 08:43 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal
3Q: 04:49 NED - Martin Mills 5 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 01:11 STL - Lester Arnold 30 field goal
4Q: 14:19 NED - Charlie Flannery 29 field goal
4Q: 08:21 NED - Leslie Hicks 6 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 01:40 NED - Charlie Flannery 47 field goal

Team Statistics NED STL
Record 7-8 8-7
First Downs 24 23
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 350 442
- Offensive Plays 63 72
- Yards per Play 5.56 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 98 125
- Rushing Attempts 31 17
- Yards per Rush 3.16 7.35
Net Passing Yards 252 317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 52 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 264 333
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.88 5.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/4
Penalties/Yards 8/51 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 5/109
Interception Ret./Yards 3/48 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:51 28:09

Team Statistics	NED	STL
Record	7-8	8-7
First Downs	24	23
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	350	442
- Offensive Plays	63	72
- Yards per Play	5.56	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	98	125
- Rushing Attempts	31	17
- Yards per Rush	3.16	7.35
Net Passing Yards	252	317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	52 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	264	333
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.88	5.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/4
Penalties/Yards	8/51	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	5/109
Interception Ret./Yards	3/48	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:51	28:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 18	4	-8	Punt
1	10:34	7:02	OWN 26	15	74	Touchdown
1	0:24	2:16	OPP 32	4	17	Field Goal
2	9:18	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	7:19	3:46	OWN 21	8	43	Missed FG
2	1:22	1:22	OWN 3	3	16	Half
3	12:01	3:25	OWN 43	5	25	Field Goal
3	6:03	1:23	OPP 24	3	24	Touchdown
3	1:04	1:53	OWN 20	5	68	Field Goal
4	11:09	2:56	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	4:30	1:46	OWN 3	4	8	Punt
4	2:09	0:37	OPP 31	3	1	Field Goal

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	0:49	OPP 45	2	45	Touchdown
1	3:32	3:08	OWN 20	7	24	Interception
2	13:08	3:50	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
2	8:13	0:54	OWN 43	2	4	Interception
2	3:33	2:11	OWN 43	8	54	Downs
3	15:00	2:59	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
3	8:36	2:33	OWN 20	5	16	Interception
3	4:40	3:36	OWN 24	6	63	Field Goal
4	14:11	3:02	OWN 22	6	35	Punt
4	8:13	3:43	OWN 32	14	65	Downs
4	2:44	0:35	OWN 22	4	9	Downs
4	1:32	1:32	OWN 35	7	36	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Martin Mills	18	48	2.67	12	1	1
Cory Blackburn	8	24	3.00	7	0	1
Jon Mackey	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Bernard Escalante	2	19	9.50	12	1	0
Jerome Alexander	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel Taylor	11	65	5.91	15	2	0
Daniel McCarthy	5	56	11.20	39	1	1
Ross Hernandez	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	30	21	264	2/12	1	40	0	108.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ross Hernandez	52	30	333	3/16	1	44	3	59.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leslie Hicks	8	12	69	8.63	9	17	1
WR Max McDonald	5	8	77	15.40	46	40	0
TE Chester Akaka	4	4	53	13.25	38	28	0
WR Jesse Marshall	2	3	28	14.00	15	16	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	38	38.00	24	38	0
WR Ricardo Burns	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marc Lesky	9	12	123	13.67	19	27	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	7	13	66	9.43	11	26	0
TE Freddie Winters	4	6	41	10.25	3	18	0
RB Daniel Taylor	4	5	22	5.50	0	9	0
WR Isaac Pierce	2	6	50	25.00	37	44	0
WR Gus Campbell	2	3	11	5.50	0	10	0
WR Bo Lucas	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	1
TE Kendall Fox	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Kelly Franz	1	18	18.00
S David Tynik	1	0	0.00
CB Bart McKnight	1	30	30.00

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cory Blackburn	1	0	0
Leland Roundy	0	1	0
Gus Bensen	0	0	1
T.K.O. Schofer	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ross Hernandez	1	0	0
Daniel Taylor	1	0	0
Daniel McCarthy	0	1	0
Kerry Birchall	0	1	0
Drew Rollo	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	3	135	45.0	41.3	53	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Cesario	2	84	42.0	22.0	43	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	4/5	2/3	0/1	49	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Fleming	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Hicks	2	46	23.0	0
Bennie D'Herde	1	17	17.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg
Bo Lucas	2	48	24.0
Marc Lesky	2	38	19.0
Spencer Fleming	1	23	23.0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Spencer Doyle	5	2	0.0	10	41
ILB Jay Willis	5	1	0.0	15	44
S David Tynik	5	0	0.0	13	50
DE Lorenzo Daniels	4	1	1.0	10	26
CB Rick Harmon	4	4	0.0	14	46
S Kelly Franz	4	3	0.0	11	35
ILB Quentin Davidson	3	1	0.0	5	10
OLB Alfred Cooley	2	0	1.0	5	17
DT T.K.O. Schofer	2	1	0.0	14	44
CB Bart McKnight	2	1	0.0	9	29
DE Ernie Sturgeon	2	0	0.0	12	39
CB Donnell Arnold	2	0	0.0	13	41
S Horace Hernandez	2	0	0.0	7	25
DT Gus Bensen	1	0	1.0	5	17
OLB Jackie Bard	1	2	0.0	6	11
CB Lamar Seamster	1	1	0.0	10	37
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	0.0	10	39
S Luther McClanahan	1	0	0.0	6	20
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0.0	10	24

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	6	3	0.0	31	32
ILB Drew Rollo	6	1	0.0	23	21
DE Christian Stuart	5	0	1.5	30	29
CB Ross Bensen	5	0	0.0	12	21
S Allen Wooden	4	2	0.0	25	27
CB Spencer Fleming	4	1	0.0	20	16
DE Jose Prescott	3	2	0.5	27	28
OLB Dwight Barnes	3	2	0.0	20	12
ILB Corey Logan	3	1	0.0	12	21
CB Robbie Williamson	3	1	0.0	20	23
S Trent Dawson	2	1	0.0	20	24
DE Terrell Fulkerson	2	0	0.0	6	7
DT Jorge Schultz	1	2	0.0	24	23
DT Donald Costa	1	1	0.0	12	19
DT Malcolm Beustring	1	1	0.0	19	13
DT Rodney Washington	1	1	0.0	7	9
WR Bo Lucas	1	0	---	---	---
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	0	---	---	---
C Teddy Buchanan	1	0	---	---	---
CB Roman Long	1	0	0.0	12	13
CB Vernon Garrison	0	1	0.0	19	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Alfred Cooley	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Gus Bensen	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Warren Stewart	0.0	1	2	1	24
OLB Jackie Bard	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Kendrick Fox	0.0	0	2	0	39
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.0	0	2	0	44

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christian Stuart	1.5	1	1	5	29
DE Jose Prescott	0.5	0	1	3	28
OLB Randall Money	0.0	1	0	1	32
DT Jorge Schultz	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Malcolm Beustring	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Spencer Doyle	5	0	0	41
S David Tynik	4	0	1	50
CB Rick Harmon	3	2	0	46
S Horace Hernandez	3	1	0	25
CB Bart McKnight	2	1	1	29
S Kelly Franz	2	0	1	35
DE Ernie Sturgeon	2	0	0	39
ILB Jay Willis	2	0	0	44
S Luther McClanahan	1	0	0	20
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0	24
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	0	41
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	0	44
OLB Jackie Bard	1	0	0	11
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1	0	0	26
CB Lamar Seamster	1	0	0	37
ILB Drew Slaughter	0	1	0	10

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	4	0	32
CB Ross Bensen	4	0	21
CB Robbie Williamson	3	0	23
ILB Drew Rollo	2	0	21
CB Spencer Fleming	2	0	16
ILB Corey Logan	1	1	21
DT Donald Costa	1	0	19
S Trent Dawson	1	0	24
OLB Dwight Barnes	1	0	12
DE Jose Prescott	1	0	28
S Allen Wooden	1	0	27
CB Vernon Garrison	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Andrade	2	5	1	23	1	22
Shannon Lyons	2	3	0	21	0	17
Leland Roundy	1	6	0	21	0	15
Chester Akaka	1	3	0	21	0	17
Brady Hatley	1	2	0	18	0	28
Jeff Hanson	0	4	0	25	0	27
Jesse O'Neill	0	3	0	14	0	15
Lenny Spindler	0	1	0	23	1	21
Jerome Alexander	0	1	0	9	0	14
Keith O'Dwyer	0	1	0	10	0	15

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Brock	2	4	1	17	2	55
Joseph Sampson	2	3	0	17	1	34
Darrell Thingvold	2	3	0	8	0	17
Jay Lang	2	3	0	14	0	48
Jumbo Nathan	1	1	0	17	0	55
Teddy Buchanan	0	1	0	12	0	45
Kerry Birchall	0	1	0	10	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Mackey	2	18
Jackie Bard	2	17
Ricardo Burns	1	19
Jesse Marshall	1	14
Chester Akaka	1	14
Bennie D'Herde	0	22
Lamar Seamster	0	14
Charlie Flannery	0	13
Quentin Davidson	0	12
Horace Hernandez	0	12
Cory Blackburn	0	12
Jerome Alexander	0	11
Jesse O'Neill	0	8
Brady Hatley	0	8
Charlie Andrade	0	8
Keith O'Dwyer	0	8
Jeff Hanson	0	7
Bobby McMichael	0	5
Leslie Hicks	0	5
Alfred Cooley	0	4
Lester Laxdal	0	3
Jay Willis	0	3
Kelly Franz	0	2
Gus Bensen	0	2
T.K.O. Schofer	0	2
Kendrick Fox	0	1
Max McDonald	0	1
Luther McClanahan	0	1
Spencer Doyle	0	1
David Tynik	0	1
Donnell Arnold	0	1
Leland Roundy	0	1
Kerry Townes	0	1
Lorenzo Daniels	0	1
Rick Harmon	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Fleming	1	21
Cedric Hopkins	1	14
Robbie Williamson	1	4
Vernon Garrison	0	21
Daniel McCarthy	0	17
Bo Lucas	0	15
Kendall Fox	0	15
Gus Campbell	0	14
Corey Logan	0	12
Quentin Neufeldt	0	8
Glenn Alston	0	8
Norm Bartholomew	0	8
Roman Long	0	8
Drew Rollo	0	7
Malcolm Beustring	0	7
Lester Arnold	0	5
Trent Dawson	0	5
Christian Stuart	0	5
Randall Money	0	5
Hardy Chatman	0	5
Marc Lesky	0	5
Freddie Winters	0	4
Jorge Schultz	0	4
Rodney Washington	0	4
Donald Costa	0	3
Joseph Sampson	0	3
Jose Prescott	0	3
Allen Wooden	0	3
Randy Quesnel	0	3
Winfred Poole	0	3
Kerry Birchall	0	3
Dwight Barnes	0	2
Marcus Cesario	0	2
Jay Lang	0	2
Daniel Taylor	0	1
Darrell Thingvold	0	1
Will Norris	0	1
Terrell Fulkerson	0	1
Ross Bensen	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	19	81	4.3
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	6	60	10.0
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	30	21	3	1	0	2	4	9	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ross Hernandez	52	30	3	1	4	5	7	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	44	14.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	130	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	17	129	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	151	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	53	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leslie Hicks	12	8	69	0	28
WR Max McDonald	8	5	77	1	28
TE Chester Akaka	4	4	53	1	17
WR Jesse Marshall	3	2	28	0	13
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	-1	0	14
WR Ricardo Burns	1	0	0	0	4
WR Mark Rhoads	1	1	38	1	5

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Neufeldt	13	7	3	66	1	37
WR Marc Lesky	12	9	1	123	1	34
TE Freddie Winters	6	4	0	41	0	24
WR Isaac Pierce	6	2	0	50	1	33
RB Daniel Taylor	5	4	0	22	0	38
WR Bo Lucas	4	1	0	11	0	26
WR Gus Campbell	3	2	0	11	0	7
TE Kendall Fox	3	1	0	9	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Martin Mills	6	13	2.17	2.67
Bernard Escalante	2	19	9.50	9.50
Cory Blackburn	2	9	4.50	3.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Taylor	2	6	3.00	5.91
Ross Hernandez	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	5	1	6	1.20	8.80

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ross Hernandez	10	4	15	1.50	6.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leslie Hicks	2	1	6	3.00	5.75
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	9.33
WR Max McDonald	1	0	0	0.00	9.63
WR Ricardo Burns	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Neufeldt	5	2	3	0.60	5.08
WR Bo Lucas	1	1	11	11.00	2.75
TE Freddie Winters	1	0	0	0.00	6.83
WR Isaac Pierce	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Gus Campbell	1	1	1	1.00	3.67
WR Marc Lesky	1	0	0	0.00	10.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Blackburn	3	0
Jon Mackey	1	0
Bernard Escalante	1	1
Jerome Alexander	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	5	3	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ross Hernandez	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	3	2	2
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	0
WR Leslie Hicks	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Neufeldt	3	1	1
WR Bo Lucas	2	1	1
WR Isaac Pierce	2	0	0
WR Gus Campbell	2	2	1
WR Marc Lesky	2	2	2
TE Freddie Winters	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 26,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,300 (20,400)
End Zone 5,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 4,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 6,100 (13,000)
Club Seats 3,000 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	26,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,300 (20,400)
End Zone	5,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	4,000 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	6,100 (13,000)
Club Seats	3,000 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,100)