Wild Card Playoff Games, 2043

played in Tennessee, TN

49 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	3	7	0	-	17
Tennessee Titans	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:06 NED - Ezekiel Alaniz 64 interception return (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
2Q: 08:02 NED - Broderick Cottrill 23 field goal
2Q: 03:13 TEN - Desmond Richardson 32 interception return (Gage Bensen extra point)
3Q: 10:24 NED - Donnie Poland 9 pass from Horace Thompson (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
3Q: 05:12 TEN - Gage Bensen 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:06 NED - Ezekiel Alaniz 64 interception return (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
2Q: 08:02 NED - Broderick Cottrill 23 field goal
2Q: 03:13 TEN - Desmond Richardson 32 interception return (Gage Bensen extra point)
3Q: 10:24 NED - Donnie Poland 9 pass from Horace Thompson (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
3Q: 05:12 TEN - Gage Bensen 28 field goal

Team Statistics NED TEN
Record 12-5 8-9
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 307 326
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 4.95 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 88 69
- Rushing Attempts 25 26
- Yards per Rush 3.52 2.65
Net Passing Yards 219 257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 25 - 1 41 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 231 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 5.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 2/64 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:22 30:38

Team Statistics	NED	TEN
Record	12-5	8-9
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	307	326
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	4.95	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	88	69
- Rushing Attempts	25	26
- Yards per Rush	3.52	2.65
Net Passing Yards	219	257
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 25 - 1	41 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	231	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	5.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	2/64	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:22	30:38

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:34	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	5:41	1:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	13:08	5:12	OWN 6	12	88	Field Goal
2	3:51	0:50	OWN 20	2	10	Interception
2	3:01	2:37	OWN 36	6	42	Fumble
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	5:06	3:24	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
4	14:47	4:25	OWN 19	10	26	Punt
4	8:58	4:39	OWN 30	7	35	Punt
4	1:02	0:39	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 18	2	-2	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:26	OWN 23	8	31	Punt
1	8:39	2:58	OWN 47	6	41	Interception
1	4:07	3:14	OWN 29	8	24	Interception
1	0:53	2:45	OWN 26	4	23	Punt
2	7:56	4:05	OWN 10	10	42	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 32	3	28	Half
3	10:17	5:11	OWN 25	9	64	Field Goal
3	1:42	1:55	OWN 5	6	12	Punt
4	10:22	1:24	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
4	4:19	3:17	OWN 20	12	57	Downs

Game MVP: Horace Thompson, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Orlando Pickerill	12	30	2.50	12	2
RB Gavin Bronson	10	46	4.60	18	2
QB Horace Thompson	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
WR Clay Strong	1	14	14.00	14	1

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Reggie Valle	9	44	4.89	12	2
RB Branden Sisson	8	25	3.13	8	0
RB Corey Rambo	8	-7	-0.88	2	0
FB Glen Mapes	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Thompson	36	25	231	1/12	1	28	1	84.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reggie Valle	41	24	270	2/13	0	34	2	58.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clay Strong	4	4	37	9.25	15	22	0
TE Axel Cole	4	4	71	17.75	27	20	0
RB Gavin Bronson	4	5	16	4.00	5	9	0
WR Donnie Poland	4	5	19	4.75	0	9	1
WR Claude Mueller	3	5	53	17.67	11	28	0
RB Orlando Pickerill	3	8	20	6.67	5	7	0
WR Caleb Villa	2	2	16	8.00	3	12	0
TE Drake McGregor	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sammy Kerney	11	17	97	8.82	35	21
TE Darryl Hervey	3	4	31	10.33	0	13
TE Wally Farr	3	3	59	19.67	23	27
WR Gavin Newsome	2	4	17	8.50	5	10
WR Shaun Whitfield	2	8	11	5.50	0	7
RB Corey Rambo	2	3	21	10.50	8	16
RB Branden Sisson	1	2	34	34.00	29	34

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cedric Borders	1	0	0.00	0
S Ezekiel Alaniz	1	64	64.00	1

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Desmond Richardson	1	32	32.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Claude Mueller	1	0	0
T Keegan Shannon	0	1	0
OLB Tony Umphenour	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Luis Wynn	1	0	0
ILB Horace Whiting	0	1	0
CB Brayden Rhodes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenyon Morris	6	253	42.2	38.3	48	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dillon Gardner	5	253	50.6	42.6	64	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Cottrill	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gage Bensen	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luis Wynn	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Bronson	2	60	30.0	0
Corwin Burroughs	1	24	24.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Godlewski	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Propst	11	2	0.0	26	42
CB Corwin Burroughs	6	0	0.0	25	41
CB Manuel Gillespie	4	2	0.0	26	42
DT Phil Rice	4	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Broderick de Groh	4	0	0.0	14	23
S Cedric Borders	3	3	0.0	17	32
S Ezekiel Alaniz	3	3	0.0	26	42
CB Dominic Farley	3	2	0.0	18	30
DE Cristian Travis	2	0	1.0	16	32
DE Barry Schepis	2	0	1.0	24	39
DT Chris Ogris	2	0	0.0	12	16
DE Nickolas Lyons	2	0	0.0	11	17
ILB Angel McBeal	2	0	0.0	0	7
OLB Joel Gonzalez	2	0	0.0	12	12
OLB John Fatafehi	2	0	0.0	8	12
RB Orlando Pickerill	1	0	---	---	---
S Weston Jarvis	0	1	0.0	9	12

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Desmond Richardson	8	2	0.0	21	33
OLB Richard Peterson	7	4	0.0	24	37
S Xavier Yates	5	1	0.0	24	33
S Hector Winslett	5	1	0.0	21	32
CB Isaac McConnell	4	0	0.0	22	37
DT Nicholas Booker	3	0	1.0	23	32
DE Teddy England	3	0	0.0	19	22
S Sergio Pape	3	0	0.0	3	4
CB Brayden Rhodes	2	3	0.0	25	37
DT Braden Pearson	2	1	0.0	18	24
DE Winfred Vance	2	1	0.0	25	34
OLB Sergio Mull	2	1	0.0	12	25
QB Reggie Valle	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brian Keith	1	0	0.0	7	18
DT Daren Maple	0	1	0.0	8	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Barry Schepis	1.0	3	4	39
DE Cristian Travis	1.0	1	0	32
CB Reginald Clemons	0.0	1	0	6
OLB John Fatafehi	0.0	1	0	12

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Nicholas Booker	1.0	0	32
DT Braden Pearson	0.0	1	24
DE Winfred Vance	0.0	1	34
DE Brian Keith	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Manuel Gillespie	3	2	0	42
CB Corwin Burroughs	3	1	0	41
ILB Leon Propst	3	1	0	42
OLB Broderick de Groh	3	0	0	23
CB Dominic Farley	2	1	0	30
S Ezekiel Alaniz	2	0	1	42
ILB Angel McBeal	2	0	0	7
OLB Joel Gonzalez	2	0	0	12
OLB John Fatafehi	2	0	0	12
S Cedric Borders	1	0	1	32
DE Barry Schepis	1	0	0	39
S Weston Jarvis	0	1	0	12

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Desmond Richardson	6	2	1	33
CB Isaac McConnell	4	1	0	37
OLB Richard Peterson	3	1	0	37
S Hector Winslett	3	0	0	32
S Xavier Yates	2	1	0	33
OLB Sergio Mull	2	0	0	25
S Sergio Pape	2	0	0	4
CB Brayden Rhodes	1	0	0	37
DE Teddy England	1	0	0	22
DE Winfred Vance	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Thurman Roach	3	7	25	0	37
G Daniel Rodgers	2	4	25	0	37
T Grant Evans	2	3	25	1	37
C Duane Divirgilio	1	5	25	0	37
T Keegan Shannon	1	4	25	0	37

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tanner Knaga	2	6	26	0	43
T Fred Stevens	1	5	26	1	43
C Troy Richardson	1	2	26	1	43
G Heath Hutton	0	4	26	0	43
T Freddie Burke	0	3	26	0	43
TE Darryl Hervey	0	1	20	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Darren Richmond	2	10
Dave Cole	1	7
Tony Umphenour	1	5

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Butler	2	9
Sergio Pape	1	13
Luis Wynn	1	6

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Ezekiel Alaniz	---	---	26	42	13	81
CB Corwin Burroughs	---	---	25	41	10	76
G Thurman Roach	25	37	---	---	7	69
T Keegan Shannon	25	37	---	---	7	69
CB Manuel Gillespie	---	---	26	42	1	69
G Daniel Rodgers	25	37	---	---	7	69
T Grant Evans	25	37	---	---	7	69
ILB Leon Propst	---	---	26	42	1	69
DE Barry Schepis	---	---	24	39	1	64
QB Horace Thompson	25	37	---	---	---	62
C Duane Divirgilio	25	37	---	---	---	62
WR Claude Mueller	23	35	---	---	---	58
OLB Broderick de Groh	---	---	14	23	19	56
DT Kai Jouette	---	---	17	33	6	56
TE Drake McGregor	20	36	---	---	---	56
DT Phil Rice	---	---	20	34	---	54
CB Dominic Farley	---	---	18	30	3	51
S Cedric Borders	---	---	17	32	---	49
DE Cristian Travis	---	---	16	32	---	48
RB Orlando Pickerill	14	27	---	---	7	48
WR Clay Strong	11	18	---	---	13	42
RB Gavin Bronson	11	12	---	---	18	41
DE Nickolas Lyons	---	---	11	17	6	34
TE Stan Gerbasi	7	7	---	---	17	31
DT Chris Ogris	---	---	12	16	1	29
TE Axel Cole	8	19	---	---	2	29
WR Donnie Poland	13	14	---	---	---	27
WR Caleb Villa	12	14	---	---	---	26
OLB Joel Gonzalez	---	---	12	12	---	24
RB Miles Romund	5	2	---	---	15	22
S Weston Jarvis	---	---	9	12	1	22
OLB John Fatafehi	---	---	8	12	---	20
CB Reginald Clemons	---	---	3	6	9	18
ILB Angel McBeal	---	---	0	7	8	15
CB Darren Richmond	---	---	2	1	10	13
WR Dave Cole	1	0	---	---	7	8
P Kenyon Morris	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Max Martin	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Broderick Cottrill	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Tony Umphenour	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Darius Rickard	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Gino Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonah Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jim Thornton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jason Trippi	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bucky Maston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Tanner Knaga	26	43	---	---	6	75
G Heath Hutton	26	43	---	---	---	69
T Freddie Burke	26	43	---	---	---	69
T Fred Stevens	26	43	---	---	---	69
QB Reggie Valle	26	43	---	---	---	69
C Troy Richardson	26	43	---	---	---	69
WR Gavin Newsome	24	39	---	---	4	67
CB Brayden Rhodes	---	---	25	37	1	63
OLB Richard Peterson	---	---	24	37	1	62
CB Isaac McConnell	---	---	22	37	1	60
DE Winfred Vance	---	---	25	34	---	59
S Xavier Yates	---	---	24	33	---	57
WR Sammy Kerney	20	36	---	---	---	56
DT Nicholas Booker	---	---	23	32	---	55
ILB Desmond Richardson	---	---	21	33	---	54
TE Darryl Hervey	20	34	---	---	---	54
S Hector Winslett	---	---	21	32	1	54
WR Shaun Whitfield	19	29	---	---	4	52
DT Braden Pearson	---	---	18	24	7	49
DE Teddy England	---	---	19	22	7	48
RB Branden Sisson	14	21	---	---	13	48
CB Edwin Carlson	---	---	18	13	13	44
OLB Sergio Mull	---	---	12	25	1	38
RB Corey Rambo	12	21	---	---	---	33
FB Glen Mapes	4	10	---	---	14	28
DT Daren Maple	---	---	8	18	1	27
TE Wally Farr	6	13	---	---	8	27
DE Brian Keith	---	---	7	18	1	26
TE Kevin Burton	2	4	---	---	19	25
WR Leonard Godlewski	5	5	---	---	14	24
S Sergio Pape	---	---	3	4	13	20
ILB Horace Whiting	---	---	3	4	11	18
OLB Avery James	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Tito Boyer	4	3	---	---	7	14
CB Ricky Vince	---	---	1	4	7	12
T Irving Butler	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Arnie Monroe	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Dillon Gardner	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Luis Wynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Wyatt Downs	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Bruce Reed	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Mackenzie Baumgardner	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Gage Bensen	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Braxton Robbins	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Ruben Alcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Donovan Ibarra	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	49	6.1
Middle	9	13	1.4
Right	6	28	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	16	31	1.9
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Thompson	36	25	5	0	2	5	3	0	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reggie Valle	41	24	4	2	1	6	6	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	51	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	39	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	141	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	140	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	104	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Orlando Pickerill	8	3	0	20	0	27
WR Claude Mueller	5	3	2	53	1	35
RB Gavin Bronson	5	4	0	16	0	12
WR Donnie Poland	5	4	0	19	0	14
WR Clay Strong	4	4	0	37	1	18
TE Axel Cole	4	4	0	71	3	19
TE Drake McGregor	3	1	0	-1	0	36
WR Caleb Villa	2	2	0	16	0	14

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Kerney	17	11	0	97	2	36
WR Shaun Whitfield	8	2	0	11	0	29
WR Gavin Newsome	4	2	1	17	0	39
TE Darryl Hervey	4	3	0	31	0	34
TE Wally Farr	3	3	0	59	1	13
RB Corey Rambo	3	2	0	21	0	21
RB Branden Sisson	2	1	0	34	1	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Horace Thompson	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
RB Orlando Pickerill	2	9	4.50	2.50
RB Gavin Bronson	1	-1	-1.00	4.60

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Branden Sisson	1	0	0.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Thompson	3	2	13	4.33	6.42

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reggie Valle	3	2	7	2.33	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	4	4.00	8.00
WR Claude Mueller	1	0	0	0.00	10.60
WR Donnie Poland	1	1	9	9.00	3.80

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy Kerney	2	1	2	1.00	5.71
RB Corey Rambo	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Orlando Pickerill	2	1
RB Gavin Bronson	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Branden Sisson	3	0
QB Reggie Valle	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Thompson	10	8	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reggie Valle	11	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Claude Mueller	2	1	0
RB Orlando Pickerill	2	1	0
WR Donnie Poland	2	2	0
WR Clay Strong	1	1	1
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	0
TE Axel Cole	1	1	1
RB Gavin Bronson	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Kerney	3	2	2
WR Shaun Whitfield	3	1	1
RB Branden Sisson	2	1	1
WR Gavin Newsome	1	1	1
TE Darryl Hervey	1	1	1
TE Wally Farr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,200 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (20,100)
End Zone 14,500 (14,500)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (12,900)
Club Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,200 (71,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (20,100)
End Zone	14,500 (14,500)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (12,900)
Club Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)