Week 8
Final
DEN
NE1Q 10:13
7 - 0
C. Portis 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 15:00
14 - 0
S. Sharpe 8-yard TD catch from B. Griese.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 07:20
14 - 7
A. Smith 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
2Q 02:49
21 - 7
C. Portis 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
3Q 07:29
21 - 10
A. Vinatieri 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 15:00
21 - 16
C. Fauria 8-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
2PT Failed
1st & Goal
4Q 09:48
24 - 16
J. Elam 19-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
229
Griese
DEN
Rush Yds
111
Portis
DEN
Rec Yds
116
McCaffrey
DEN
Scrim TD
2
Portis
DEN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2002 AFC West
DEN NE
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Bills Game Summary
The New England Patriots fell to the Denver Broncos, 24 to 16, on October 27, 2002.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #14 | 18/23 | 229 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 2-14 | 104.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 15/29 | 130 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 5-20 | 75.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Portis #26 | 26 | 111 | 4.3 | 2 | 11 |
M. Anderson #38 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Lelie #85 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
R. Smith #80 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Montgomery #83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Droughns #34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Griese #14 | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 1 | 12 |
M. Edwards #44 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Brady #12 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Brown #80 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McCaffrey #87 | 8/8 | 116 | 14.5 | 0 | 21 |
R. Smith #80 | 7/10 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 21 |
A. Lelie #85 | 1/1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
S. Sharpe #84 | 2/4 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 7/9 | 59 | 8.4 | 0 | 15 |
C. Fauria #86 | 3/4 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 9 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
M. Edwards #44 | 2/4 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
A. Smith #23 | 1/3 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Givens #87 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Patten #86 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Branch #84 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. O'Neal #24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smith #80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Herndon #31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
T. Law #24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mobley #51 | 12-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Wilson #56 | 9-6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Gold #52 | 7-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #25 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Kennedy #28 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Pryce #93 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Poole #38 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McGlockton #91 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Berry #92 | 2-2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Reese #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Washington #93 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Burns #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Droughns #34 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Herndon #31 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McCaffrey #87 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Middlebrooks #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. O'Neal #24 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Reagor #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smith #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Spragan #59 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Rouen #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Dalton #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hayward #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Green #21 | 11-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 9-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 8-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bruschi #54 | 7-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Lyle #95 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #98 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Martin #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pass #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Green #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rouen #16 | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 8 | 310 | 38.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Montgomery #83 | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pass #35 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Branch #84 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. O'Neal #24 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #14 | 18/23 | 229 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 2-14 | 104.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Portis #26 | 26 | 111 | 4.3 | 2 | 11 |
M. Anderson #38 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Lelie #85 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
R. Smith #80 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Montgomery #83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Droughns #34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Griese #14 | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. McCaffrey #87 | 8/8 | 116 | 14.5 | 0 | 21 |
R. Smith #80 | 7/10 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 21 |
A. Lelie #85 | 1/1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
S. Sharpe #84 | 2/4 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. O'Neal #24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smith #80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Herndon #31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mobley #51 | 12-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Wilson #56 | 9-6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Gold #52 | 7-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Walker #25 | 6-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Kennedy #28 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Pryce #93 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Poole #38 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. McGlockton #91 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Berry #92 | 2-2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Reese #43 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Washington #93 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Burns #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Droughns #34 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K. Herndon #31 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McCaffrey #87 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Middlebrooks #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. O'Neal #24 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Reagor #90 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Smith #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Spragan #59 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Rouen #16 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Dalton #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hayward #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Elam #1 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Rouen #16 | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Montgomery #83 | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. O'Neal #24 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 15/29 | 130 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 5-20 | 75.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 1 | 12 |
M. Edwards #44 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
T. Brady #12 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Brown #80 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 7/9 | 59 | 8.4 | 0 | 15 |
C. Fauria #86 | 3/4 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 9 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
M. Edwards #44 | 2/4 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
A. Smith #23 | 1/3 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Givens #87 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Patten #86 | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Branch #84 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
T. Law #24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Green #21 | 11-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 9-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 8-5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bruschi #54 | 7-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 5-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Lyle #95 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #98 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Martin #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pass #35 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Green #97 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 8 | 310 | 38.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pass #35 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Branch #84 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:420-0
Touchdown
7 plays,
48 yd,
03:107-0
Punt
3 plays,
-2 yd,
01:437-0
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:107-0
Punt
7 plays,
25 yd,
03:247-0
Touchdown
9 plays,
67 yd,
04:5614-0
Punt
6 plays,
15 yd,
02:4614-0
Fumble
4 plays,
18 yd,
01:5914-0
Touchdown
6 plays,
42 yd,
02:5414-7
Touchdown
8 plays,
46 yd,
04:3121-7
Punt
6 plays,
17 yd,
02:3621-7
End of Half
1 play,
1 yd,
00:0921-7
Missed FG
8 plays,
31 yd,
04:4321-7
Field Goal
7 plays,
32 yd,
02:5121-10
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
02:1221-10
Punt
4 plays,
14 yd,
01:5521-10
Punt
3 plays,
9 yd,
01:3721-10
Touchdown
4 plays,
35 yd,
01:4721-16
Field Goal
11 plays,
67 yd,
05:1024-16
Punt
3 plays,
-8 yd,
00:4224-16
Missed FG
8 plays,
19 yd,
04:4224-16
Punt
5 plays,
7 yd,
02:0024-16
End of Game
5 plays,
40 yd,
02:2124-16
351
Total Yds
179
215
Pass Yds
110
136
Rush Yds
69
12
Total Drives
11
65
Total Plays
53
5.4
Yards Per Play
3.4
8.6
Yards Per Pass
3.2
3.4
Yards Per Rush
3.6
35:40
Possession
24:20
14
Biggest Lead
0
23
1st Downs
16
12
Passing 1st Downs
9
9
Rushing 1st Downs
6
2
1st Downs from Penalties
1
8/13
3rd Down
3/12
0/0
4th Down
0/0
2
Punts
8
2
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
2
Penalties
8
5.0
Sacks
2.0
5
Tackles For Loss
4
0
D/ST TD
0
