Week 3, 2028

played in New England, MA

68 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	7	7	7	-	24
New England Patriots	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 37 field goal
2Q: 01:05 DEN - Clifton Wharton 19 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 03:51 DEN - Kenyon Chiang 2 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 12:17 NED - Conrad Story 90 interception return (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 04:48 DEN - Leon Dick 40 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 DEN - Edwin Ruschak 37 field goal
2Q: 01:05 DEN - Clifton Wharton 19 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 03:51 DEN - Kenyon Chiang 2 pass from Donte Midget (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
4Q: 12:17 NED - Conrad Story 90 interception return (Cedric Hover extra point)
4Q: 04:48 DEN - Leon Dick 40 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point)

Team Statistics DEN NED
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 20 10
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 16 3
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 382 205
- Offensive Plays 74 64
- Yards per Play 5.16 3.20
Net Rushing Yards 122 97
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 3.49 4.04
Net Passing Yards 260 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 2 39 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 274 115
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 2.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 5/33 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 2/53 2/90
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 21
Time of Possession 37:37 22:23

Team Statistics	DEN	NED
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	20	10
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	16	3
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	382	205
- Offensive Plays	74	64
- Yards per Play	5.16	3.20
Net Rushing Yards	122	97
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	3.49	4.04
Net Passing Yards	260	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 2	39 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	274	115
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	2.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	5/33	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	2/53	2/90
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 21
Time of Possession	37:37	22:23

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	5:39	OWN 8	9	72	Field Goal
1	6:19	3:08	OWN 33	5	42	Missed FG
1	1:54	1:31	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	13:38	2:06	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
2	6:20	3:02	OWN 8	7	59	Missed FG
2	2:27	1:30	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 36	6	14	Punt
3	9:12	1:24	OPP 17	3	5	Interception
3	6:52	3:12	OPP 37	8	37	Touchdown
3	2:43	5:35	OWN 28	10	45	Interception
4	12:08	1:14	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	9:16	3:49	OWN 29	6	21	Punt
4	3:46	1:51	OPP 22	3	-15	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 43	2	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
1	7:43	1:24	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	3:11	1:17	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
1	0:23	1:45	OWN 21	4	16	Punt
2	11:32	5:12	OWN 25	10	37	Punt
2	3:18	0:51	OWN 40	2	14	Fumble
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 25	7	18	Half
3	11:43	2:31	OWN 4	6	15	Interception
3	7:48	0:56	OWN 3	4	10	Punt
3	3:40	0:57	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	10:54	1:38	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
4	5:27	0:50	OWN 6	5	14	Interception
4	4:37	0:51	OWN 15	4	7	Downs
4	1:55	1:33	OWN 20	7	37	Downs

Game MVP: Maurice Lee, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adam Fitchie	21	67	3.19	20	1
RB Jose Bergendahl	8	38	4.75	9	0
QB Donte Midget	3	9	3.00	11	1
WR Clifton Wharton	2	1	0.50	2	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	1	7	7.00	7	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jason Bullock	9	31	3.44	9	0
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	8	36	4.50	13	1
RB Freddie Ducrot	4	21	5.25	10	1
RB Gene Blanchard	2	8	4.00	4	0
WR Neil Groh	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donte Midget	37	24	274	2/14	2	29	2	82.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alonzo Tomaceski	39	15	115	1/7	0	22	2	25.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clifton Wharton	7	9	104	14.86	51	29	1
TE Bennett Zitnik	5	7	33	6.60	4	13	0
TE Heath Huntley	4	6	71	17.75	21	27	0
TE Alexander Ackerman	3	4	34	11.33	7	15	0
WR Kenyon Chiang	2	2	7	3.50	1	5	1
RB Adam Fitchie	2	3	16	8.00	4	11	0
WR Lincoln Monroe	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Robbie Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jose Bergendahl	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Heath Hopper	5	19	22	4.40	7	8
WR Thurman Crenshaw	3	7	39	13.00	17	22
WR Neil Groh	2	5	25	12.50	12	14
TE Dustin Horn	2	3	13	6.50	0	11
WR Melvin Michl	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
FB James Dorn	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leon Dick	1	40	40.00	1
CB Heath Wilkerson	1	13	13.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Conrad Story	1	90	90.00	1
OLB Noah Levine	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Daryl McCormick	0	1	0	0
ILB Chase Bates	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Thurman Crenshaw	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
William Denby	6	273	45.5	41.0	59	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	8	336	42.0	37.9	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/3	0/2	0/1	37	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan McWilliams	5	33	6.6	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Michl	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Wharton	1	30	30.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenyon Phelps	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	7	1	1.0	14	27
S Leon Dick	7	2	0.0	14	30
ILB Casey Bailey	4	0	0.0	14	30
CB Heath Wilkerson	3	2	0.0	24	38
OLB Shane Harvey	3	0	0.0	20	24
ILB Chase Bates	2	2	0.0	10	10
DT Erick Griffin	2	1	0.0	16	20
S Daryl McCormick	2	0	0.0	10	13
DT Pat Hilgendorf	2	0	0.0	11	21
DT Ray Houston	2	0	0.0	18	30
S Cameron Sims	2	0	0.0	11	15
S Glen Petko	2	0	0.0	13	24
WR Clifton Wharton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Frederick Gray	1	0	0.0	23	38
DE Bert Sellers	0	1	0.0	19	23
DE Neal Brown	0	1	0.0	21	29

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Faherty	11	1	0.0	33	35
ILB Cory Blair	7	4	0.0	34	37
OLB B.J. Brown	6	0	0.0	27	24
CB Julio Seaton	5	0	0.0	19	19
DE Cody Arfman	4	1	1.0	28	31
OLB Noah Levine	4	1	0.0	21	27
S Jesse Cunningham	4	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Jonah Brown	3	3	0.0	15	12
CB Devin Walters	3	2	0.0	33	35
CB Isaac Poppe	3	1	0.0	25	19
DT Monty Lynn	2	2	1.0	35	39
DE Conrad Story	2	1	0.0	30	27
CB Tristan Green	2	0	0.0	2	10
TE Dustin Horn	1	0	---	---	---
S Kenyon Wiggins	1	0	0.0	17	25
DT Christopher Mallory	0	3	0.0	35	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Maurice Lee	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Pat Hilgendorf	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT Erick Griffin	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Bert Sellers	0.0	0	4	0	23
DT Ray Houston	0.0	0	1	2	30
OLB Shane Harvey	0.0	0	1	0	24

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Monty Lynn	1.0	1	1	0	39
DE Cody Arfman	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Christopher Mallory	0.0	1	0	1	39
OLB B.J. Brown	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Conrad Story	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leon Dick	5	0	1	30
OLB Maurice Lee	2	2	0	27
ILB Casey Bailey	2	0	0	30
S Glen Petko	1	2	0	24
CB Frederick Gray	1	2	0	38
CB Heath Wilkerson	1	0	1	38
S Cameron Sims	1	0	0	15
ILB Chase Bates	1	0	0	10
OLB Shane Harvey	1	0	0	24
S Daryl McCormick	0	1	0	13
DT Ray Houston	0	1	0	30

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Julio Seaton	5	0	0	19
S Lorenzo Faherty	5	0	0	35
OLB Noah Levine	3	1	1	27
CB Isaac Poppe	2	1	0	19
S Jesse Cunningham	2	1	0	16
CB Tristan Green	2	0	0	10
DE Conrad Story	1	1	1	27
CB Devin Walters	1	1	0	35
OLB B.J. Brown	1	0	0	24
S Kenyon Wiggins	1	0	0	25
OLB Jonah Brown	1	0	0	12
ILB Cory Blair	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rico Bensen	5	10	35	0	39
T Wyatt Brady	3	5	35	2	39
C Brandon Kotz	2	8	35	0	39
G Zack Richard	1	4	35	0	39
T Moe Barrett	0	4	35	0	39
TE Bennett Zitnik	0	1	34	0	34

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bennett Peterson	2	3	1	24	0	40
T Chad Dennis	1	5	0	24	1	40
G Danny Pierce	1	4	0	24	0	40
G Max Hastings	0	4	0	24	0	39
G George Eckard	0	3	0	24	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Graham Sweeney	1	21
Daryl McCormick	1	15
Shane Harvey	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Seaton	2	16
B.J. Brown	1	24
Cary Plummer	1	10
Danny Pierce	1	8
Chad Dennis	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Moe Barrett	35	39	---	---	9	83
G Zack Richard	35	39	---	---	9	83
G Rico Bensen	35	39	---	---	9	83
T Wyatt Brady	35	39	---	---	9	83
C Brandon Kotz	35	39	---	---	---	74
QB Donte Midget	35	39	---	---	---	74
CB Frederick Gray	---	---	23	38	8	69
TE Bennett Zitnik	34	34	---	---	---	68
WR Clifton Wharton	31	29	---	---	2	62
CB Heath Wilkerson	---	---	24	38	---	62
CB Graham Sweeney	---	---	13	27	21	61
WR Lincoln Monroe	21	22	---	---	18	61
WR Robbie Smith	29	29	---	---	---	58
TE Heath Huntley	11	21	---	---	24	56
OLB Shane Harvey	---	---	20	24	11	55
RB Jose Bergendahl	11	18	---	---	24	53
DE Neal Brown	---	---	21	29	---	50
DT Ray Houston	---	---	18	30	---	48
RB Adam Fitchie	24	22	---	---	---	46
S Leon Dick	---	---	14	30	---	44
ILB Casey Bailey	---	---	14	30	---	44
DE Bert Sellers	---	---	19	23	---	42
OLB Maurice Lee	---	---	14	27	---	41
DT Pat Hilgendorf	---	---	11	21	8	40
S Daryl McCormick	---	---	10	13	15	38
S Glen Petko	---	---	13	24	---	37
DT Erick Griffin	---	---	16	20	---	36
ILB Chase Bates	---	---	10	10	10	30
S Cameron Sims	---	---	11	15	---	26
TE Alexander Ackerman	12	14	---	---	---	26
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	---	---	1	2	21	24
CB Ethan McWilliams	---	---	2	6	13	21
DE Brett Lucas	---	---	4	16	---	20
DE Andy McKnight	---	---	3	8	8	19
WR Kenyon Chiang	2	5	---	---	7	14
DT Justin Linder	---	---	3	9	---	12
RB Quentin Culver	0	0	---	---	10	10
P William Denby	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Isaiah Guidry	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Carter Farr	0	1	---	---	2	3
QB Mike Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Abraham Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Branden Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Wendell Hicks	---	---	0	0	---	0
C J.J. Scoggins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Monty Lynn	---	---	35	39	9	83
DT Christopher Mallory	---	---	35	39	3	77
ILB Cory Blair	---	---	34	37	4	75
OLB B.J. Brown	---	---	27	24	24	75
T Bennett Peterson	24	40	---	---	8	72
G George Eckard	24	40	---	---	8	72
G Danny Pierce	24	40	---	---	8	72
T Chad Dennis	24	40	---	---	8	72
CB Devin Walters	---	---	33	35	3	71
S Lorenzo Faherty	---	---	33	35	3	71
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	24	40	---	---	---	64
G Max Hastings	24	39	---	---	---	63
WR Neil Groh	23	39	---	---	---	62
DE Cody Arfman	---	---	28	31	---	59
DE Conrad Story	---	---	30	27	---	57
TE Dustin Horn	20	34	---	---	---	54
CB Julio Seaton	---	---	19	19	16	54
WR Thurman Crenshaw	18	35	---	---	---	53
OLB Noah Levine	---	---	21	27	3	51
RB Jason Bullock	17	31	---	---	1	49
S Jesse Cunningham	---	---	19	16	13	48
S Kenyon Wiggins	---	---	17	25	3	45
CB Isaac Poppe	---	---	25	19	---	44
CB Mo Javier	---	---	7	18	16	41
TE Heath Hopper	15	25	---	---	---	40
WR Melvin Michl	8	14	---	---	13	35
TE Matthew Stevens	6	5	---	---	21	32
DE Hugh Love	---	---	4	14	9	27
OLB Jonah Brown	---	---	15	12	---	27
FB James Dorn	6	7	---	---	13	26
RB Gene Blanchard	2	2	---	---	15	19
RB Freddie Ducrot	5	7	---	---	4	16
CB Tristan Green	---	---	2	10	3	15
WR Matthew Brandon	0	1	---	---	13	14
ILB Elijah Dennis	---	---	1	2	10	13
G Cary Plummer	0	1	---	---	10	11
C Johnny Oster	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Kenyon Phelps	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Zachery Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Wayne Bayless	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Levon Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Isaiah Whitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Micah Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	22	108	4.9
Right	5	11	2.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donte Midget	37	24	4	0	1	6	1	2	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alonzo Tomaceski	39	15	1	1	4	8	7	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	98	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	99	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	11	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	6	43	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clifton Wharton	9	7	0	104	2	29
TE Bennett Zitnik	7	5	0	33	0	34
TE Heath Huntley	6	4	0	71	2	21
TE Alexander Ackerman	4	3	0	34	0	14
RB Jose Bergendahl	3	0	1	0	0	18
RB Adam Fitchie	3	2	0	16	0	22
WR Lincoln Monroe	2	1	0	9	0	22
WR Kenyon Chiang	2	2	0	7	0	5
WR Robbie Smith	1	0	0	0	0	29

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Heath Hopper	19	5	3	22	0	25
WR Thurman Crenshaw	7	3	0	39	1	35
WR Neil Groh	5	2	1	25	0	39
WR Melvin Michl	3	1	0	4	0	14
TE Dustin Horn	3	2	0	13	0	34
FB James Dorn	1	1	0	4	0	7
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	0	8	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adam Fitchie	4	8	2.00	3.19
WR Clifton Wharton	1	2	2.00	0.50
RB Jose Bergendahl	1	4	4.00	4.75

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donte Midget	6	3	34	5.67	7.41

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clifton Wharton	2	1	19	9.50	11.56
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	1	13	13.00	4.71
RB Jose Bergendahl	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Lincoln Monroe	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Kenyon Chiang	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	2	0
WR Clifton Wharton	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jason Bullock	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donte Midget	14	10	8

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alonzo Tomaceski	13	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clifton Wharton	4	3	3
TE Bennett Zitnik	4	3	2
TE Alexander Ackerman	2	2	1
WR Kenyon Chiang	2	2	2
WR Robbie Smith	1	0	0
RB Adam Fitchie	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Heath Hopper	5	1	0
WR Thurman Crenshaw	3	2	1
WR Neil Groh	2	0	0
TE Dustin Horn	2	1	0
WR Melvin Michl	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,000 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,200 (13,400)
End Zone 9,700 (9,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,000 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,200 (13,400)
End Zone	9,700 (9,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)