Week 8, 2023

played in Denver, CO

39 degrees, fair, 17 mph wind

New England Colonials	14	21	0	0	-	35
Denver Drovers	14	7	7	6	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 DEN - Benjamin Hill 19 pass from Jared Henry (Gino Clements extra point)
1Q: 08:40 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 7 pass from Cesar Swift (Todd Poole extra point)
1Q: 02:24 NED - Neil Groh 5 pass from Cesar Swift (Todd Poole extra point)
1Q: 01:41 DEN - Van Kerby 85 run (Gino Clements extra point)
2Q: 09:44 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 13 pass from Cesar Swift (Todd Poole extra point)
2Q: 07:43 NED - Robert Ackerman 5 run (Todd Poole extra point)
2Q: 03:38 DEN - Clay Glenn 44 interception return (Gino Clements extra point)
2Q: 03:30 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 93 kickoff return (Todd Poole extra point)
3Q: 13:49 DEN - Graham Sweeney 35 interception return (Gino Clements extra point)
4Q: 10:42 DEN - Benjamin Hill 4 pass from Jared Henry (Gino Clements extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:30 DEN - Benjamin Hill 19 pass from Jared Henry (Gino Clements extra point)
1Q: 08:40 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 7 pass from Cesar Swift (Todd Poole extra point)
1Q: 02:24 NED - Neil Groh 5 pass from Cesar Swift (Todd Poole extra point)
1Q: 01:41 DEN - Van Kerby 85 run (Gino Clements extra point)
2Q: 09:44 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 13 pass from Cesar Swift (Todd Poole extra point)
2Q: 07:43 NED - Robert Ackerman 5 run (Todd Poole extra point)
2Q: 03:38 DEN - Clay Glenn 44 interception return (Gino Clements extra point)
2Q: 03:30 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 93 kickoff return (Todd Poole extra point)
3Q: 13:49 DEN - Graham Sweeney 35 interception return (Gino Clements extra point)
4Q: 10:42 DEN - Benjamin Hill 4 pass from Jared Henry (Gino Clements extra point failed)

Team Statistics NED DEN
Record 5-2 1-6
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 373 301
- Offensive Plays 69 51
- Yards per Play 5.41 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 82 128
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 2.65 5.33
Net Passing Yards 291 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 3 25 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 291 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.66 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 3/28
Punt Returns/Yards 5/49 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/136 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 3/79
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:59 26:01

Team Statistics	NED	DEN
Record	5-2	1-6
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	373	301
- Offensive Plays	69	51
- Yards per Play	5.41	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	82	128
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	2.65	5.33
Net Passing Yards	291	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 3	25 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	291	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.66	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	3/28
Punt Returns/Yards	5/49	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/136	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	3/79
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:59	26:01

Drive Charts

New England Colonials
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	2:48	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
1	6:17	4:02	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
1	1:18	3:41	OWN 14	6	31	Punt
2	10:53	1:16	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
2	9:27	1:53	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
2	5:19	1:49	OWN 16	4	24	Interception
2	1:05	0:59	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 25	3	4	Interception
3	13:38	3:51	OWN 17	6	17	Punt
3	7:24	1:29	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
3	3:40	1:33	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	0:13	0:51	OPP 34	3	9	Interception
4	10:36	4:37	OWN 12	7	21	Punt
4	3:39	1:47	OWN 3	8	32	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 41	2	-3	Game

Denver Drovers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	8:34	2:17	OWN 28	3	-7	Punt
1	2:15	0:57	OWN 15	1	85	Touchdown
2	12:37	1:44	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
2	9:37	0:10	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	7:34	2:15	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	3:01	1:56	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 17	1	1	Half
3	9:47	2:23	OWN 26	5	16	Punt
3	5:55	2:15	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	2:07	1:54	OWN 6	3	-5	Punt
4	14:22	3:46	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	5:59	2:20	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	1:52	0:43	OWN 32	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Thurman Crenshaw, New England Colonials

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Robert Ackerman	14	33	2.36	12	1	1
RB Marco Holliday	13	39	3.00	12	1	0
QB Cesar Swift	3	11	3.67	9	0	0
WR Tony Small	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Burt Aiello	12	16	1.33	9	0	0
RB Van Kerby	12	112	9.33	85	3	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cesar Swift	38	27	291	0/0	3	32	3	86.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jared Henry	25	17	186	2/13	2	30	1	99.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thurman Crenshaw	7	10	106	15.14	37	32	2
RB Robert Ackerman	5	6	21	4.20	8	13	0
WR Neil Groh	5	8	66	13.20	27	29	1
TE Antoine Thornton	4	7	59	14.75	39	29	0
WR Melvin Michl	3	3	4	1.33	0	6	0
RB Marco Holliday	2	2	25	12.50	9	18	0
WR Tony Small	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Hill	7	7	105	15.00	62	30	2
WR Logan Frederick	4	5	14	3.50	7	7	0
RB Burt Aiello	2	2	15	7.50	0	9	0
TE Jamie Thurgood	2	6	28	14.00	8	16	0
TE Leo Campbell	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	20	20.00	13	20	0
WR Cesar Bernard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kelly McNeil	1	1	1.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Graham Sweeney	1	35	35.00	1
S Rick Dickey	1	0	0.00	0
S Clay Glenn	1	44	44.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Conrad Story	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jared Henry	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	7	343	49.0	44.0	60	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Austin	8	356	44.5	38.4	68	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Poole	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Clements	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Ackerman	5	49	9.8	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hayden Huntley	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thurman Crenshaw	2	114	57.0	1
Maurice Patterson	1	22	22.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Kerby	3	76	25.3	0
Cesar Bernard	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mason Fulton	8	2	0.0	24	27
ILB Morris Bratsch	7	0	0.0	24	27
DE Preston Peterson	3	0	1.0	23	26
S Kelly McNeil	3	3	0.0	24	27
S Rob Harper	3	1	0.0	22	17
CB Leon Morant	3	1	0.0	1	10
DT Miles Whiting	3	0	0.0	14	11
CB Isaac Poppe	2	1	0.0	18	17
DT Roy Lonier	2	0	0.0	15	19
DT Cameron Mallard	2	0	0.0	7	3
DE Conrad Story	1	0	1.0	23	18
CB Dale Boulware	1	2	0.0	1	9
CB Carlos Frederick	1	1	0.0	24	27
WR Neil Groh	1	0	---	---	---
CB Maurice Patterson	1	0	0.0	5	1
DT Thomas Swift	0	1	0.0	8	14
DT Steven Ward	0	1	0.0	11	10

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Casey Fusco	9	3	0.0	26	28
OLB Dana Koehler	5	4	0.0	25	27
S Rick Dickey	5	1	0.0	31	37
CB Kaleb Lucas	5	1	0.0	26	27
CB Graham Sweeney	4	1	0.0	31	37
OLB Clayton Webb	4	1	0.0	16	22
DE Bert Sellers	4	0	0.0	31	36
OLB Nick Mitchell	4	0	0.0	27	28
DT Anthony Mayfield	3	1	0.0	21	17
CB Clyde Jackson	3	1	0.0	19	25
S Clay Glenn	3	0	0.0	18	25
S DeAndre Rinehart	2	0	0.0	13	14
ILB Wally Mumphrey	1	0	0.0	6	11
WR Logan Frederick	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mel Young	1	0	0.0	4	10
DE Mercury Hozan	0	3	0.0	19	28
DT Jesse Hanson	0	1	0.0	10	21
DE Tom Nelson	0	1	0.0	5	9
DT Erick Griffin	0	1	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Preston Peterson	1.0	0	3	2	26
DE Conrad Story	1.0	0	0	1	18

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Sellers	1	0	36
OLB Dana Koehler	1	0	27
DT Anthony Mayfield	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Morris Bratsch	5	0	0	27
OLB Mason Fulton	3	0	0	27
CB Leon Morant	3	0	0	10
CB Carlos Frederick	2	1	0	27
CB Isaac Poppe	2	0	0	17
CB Dale Boulware	1	1	0	9
S Kelly McNeil	1	0	1	27
S Clyde Diggs	0	1	0	10

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dana Koehler	5	0	0	27
OLB Casey Fusco	4	0	0	28
CB Kaleb Lucas	4	0	0	27
CB Graham Sweeney	3	0	1	37
ILB Wally Mumphrey	2	1	0	11
S Rick Dickey	2	0	1	37
CB Clyde Jackson	2	0	0	25
DT Anthony Mayfield	1	0	0	17
OLB Nick Mitchell	1	0	0	28
S DeAndre Rinehart	1	0	0	14
OLB Clayton Webb	1	0	0	22
CB Mel Young	1	0	0	10
S Clay Glenn	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Lincoln Henderson	3	7	31	38
T Frederick Harper	2	7	31	38
G Cary Plummer	1	6	31	38
G Jerry Castillo	1	4	31	38
C Andy Jennings	1	3	31	38
TE Antoine Thornton	1	1	31	38

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Rufus Woodard	2	5	24	0	27
T Gene Cheyne	1	7	24	1	27
G Hardy Nemecheck	1	6	24	1	27
G Diego Small	1	3	24	0	27
T Moe Barrett	0	3	24	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Ackerman	2	22
Thurman Crenshaw	2	19
Marco Holliday	1	27
Andres Raley	1	11
Brock Rodriguez	1	7

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Koehler	3	14
Erick Griffin	2	14
Tony Buick	1	15
Diego Small	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Thurman Crenshaw	26	33	---	---	19	78
T Lincoln Henderson	31	38	---	---	7	76
C Andy Jennings	31	38	---	---	---	69
QB Cesar Swift	31	38	---	---	---	69
G Cary Plummer	31	38	---	---	---	69
TE Antoine Thornton	31	38	---	---	---	69
G Jerry Castillo	31	38	---	---	---	69
T Frederick Harper	31	38	---	---	---	69
RB Robert Ackerman	24	23	---	---	22	69
RB Marco Holliday	15	22	---	---	27	64
WR Neil Groh	22	30	---	---	---	52
CB Carlos Frederick	---	---	24	27	---	51
ILB Morris Bratsch	---	---	24	27	---	51
S Kelly McNeil	---	---	24	27	---	51
OLB Mason Fulton	---	---	24	27	---	51
DE Preston Peterson	---	---	23	26	---	49
TE Bennett Zitnik	10	11	---	---	27	48
DT Roy Lonier	---	---	15	19	8	42
DE Conrad Story	---	---	23	18	---	41
S Rob Harper	---	---	22	17	---	39
WR Tony Small	16	22	---	---	---	38
CB Isaac Poppe	---	---	18	17	1	36
WR Melvin Michl	11	9	---	---	12	32
S Clyde Diggs	---	---	2	10	20	32
CB Devin Walters	---	---	16	14	---	30
CB Dale Boulware	---	---	1	9	19	29
OLB Tracy Ogbogu	---	---	0	0	27	27
DT Miles Whiting	---	---	14	11	---	25
DT Thomas Swift	---	---	8	14	---	22
DT Steven Ward	---	---	11	10	---	21
WR Desmond Ellard	0	1	---	---	20	21
CB Maurice Patterson	---	---	5	1	14	20
ILB Jace Fisk	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Andres Raley	0	1	---	---	11	12
CB Leon Morant	---	---	1	10	---	11
DT Philip Schlegel	---	---	1	1	8	10
DE Kim Middleton	---	---	1	9	---	10
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	7	3	---	10
C Edgar Lavery	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Damian Quigley	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jim Conley	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Brock Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Todd Poole	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Bert Wetherbee	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Griffin Thomas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Casey Fusco	---	---	26	28	27	81
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	31	37	---	68
S Rick Dickey	---	---	31	37	---	68
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	31	36	---	67
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	25	27	14	66
G Diego Small	24	27	---	---	8	59
OLB Nick Mitchell	---	---	27	28	---	55
CB Kaleb Lucas	---	---	26	27	---	53
G Hardy Nemecheck	24	27	---	---	---	51
T Gene Cheyne	24	27	---	---	---	51
C Rufus Woodard	24	27	---	---	---	51
T Moe Barrett	24	27	---	---	---	51
QB Jared Henry	24	27	---	---	---	51
WR Benjamin Hill	24	27	---	---	---	51
OLB Clayton Webb	---	---	16	22	13	51
DE Mercury Hozan	---	---	19	28	---	47
CB Clyde Jackson	---	---	19	25	3	47
TE Jamie Thurgood	20	26	---	---	---	46
S Clay Glenn	---	---	18	25	2	45
WR Logan Frederick	20	24	---	---	1	45
TE Leo Campbell	9	8	---	---	27	44
RB Burt Aiello	12	12	---	---	20	44
S DeAndre Rinehart	---	---	13	14	17	44
WR Cesar Bernard	15	19	---	---	6	40
DT Anthony Mayfield	---	---	21	17	---	38
DT Jesse Hanson	---	---	10	21	7	38
RB Van Kerby	12	15	---	---	6	33
FB Shaun Blackburn	5	2	---	---	19	26
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	7	3	14	24
CB Mel Young	---	---	4	10	8	22
DE Tom Nelson	---	---	5	9	7	21
WR Myron Clements	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Hayden Huntley	0	0	---	---	18	18
CB Tony Buick	---	---	0	3	15	18
ILB Wally Mumphrey	---	---	6	11	---	17
OLB Jalen Mikell	---	---	3	9	---	12
T Troy Guess	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Roberto Lee	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tony Phillip	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Preston Barber	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Drew Austin	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Gino Clements	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Pete Mickus	3	2	---	---	---	5
OLB Hector Erickson	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB Donte Midget	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Charles Gillam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	18	39	2.2
Right	11	40	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	16	111	6.9
Right	4	3	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cesar Swift	38	27	5	4	1	1	2	1	3

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jared Henry	25	17	2	1	0	3	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	32	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	118	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	112	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	29	29.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	105	13.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	60	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thurman Crenshaw	10	7	0	106	2	33
WR Neil Groh	8	5	0	66	2	30
TE Antoine Thornton	7	4	0	59	1	38
RB Robert Ackerman	6	5	1	21	0	23
WR Melvin Michl	3	3	0	4	0	9
RB Marco Holliday	2	2	0	25	0	22
WR Tony Small	2	1	0	10	0	22

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Hill	7	7	105	1	27
TE Jamie Thurgood	6	2	28	0	26
WR Logan Frederick	5	4	14	0	24
TE Leo Campbell	2	1	4	0	8
WR Cesar Bernard	2	0	0	0	19
RB Burt Aiello	2	2	15	0	12
FB Shaun Blackburn	1	1	20	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robert Ackerman	3	12	4.00	2.36

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Van Kerby	1	-3	-3.00	9.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cesar Swift	4	4	33	8.25	7.66

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jared Henry	3	3	37	12.33	7.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neil Groh	2	2	13	6.50	8.25
WR Thurman Crenshaw	2	2	20	10.00	10.60

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Hill	3	3	37	12.33	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marco Holliday	3	1
QB Cesar Swift	1	0
RB Robert Ackerman	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Burt Aiello	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cesar Swift	10	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jared Henry	8	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thurman Crenshaw	4	2	2
TE Antoine Thornton	2	1	1
WR Neil Groh	2	0	0
RB Marco Holliday	1	1	1
WR Melvin Michl	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Burt Aiello	2	2	0
WR Logan Frederick	2	2	0
TE Leo Campbell	1	1	0
WR Cesar Bernard	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Hill	1	1	1
TE Jamie Thurgood	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)