2004 · Week 1
Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots
Sep 9, 2004 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots held off Indianapolis Colts 27–24. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (67%) going in. Patriots improve to 1-0; Colts fall to 0-1. Tom Brady paced the offense with 335 passing yards and 3 TDs. Colts turned it over 3 times to Patriots's 1.
Team stats
| IND | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 21 |
| 458 | Total yards | 417 |
| 256 | Passing yards | 335 |
| 202 | Rushing yards | 82 |
| 16/29 | Comp / Att | 26/38 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 16/29 | 256 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Edgerrin James | 30 | 142 | 0 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 10 | 42 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 26/38 | 335 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 15 | 86 | 0 |
| Bethel Johnson | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Johnson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |