2009 · Week 5
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
Oct 11, 2009 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos escaped with a 20–17 win over New England Patriots. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Broncos had just a 48% chance going in. Broncos improve to 5-0; Patriots fall to 3-2. Kyle Orton was the story of the game with 330 passing yards and 2 TDs. Broncos out-gained the opponent 433–311 in total yards.
Team stats
| NE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 25 |
| 311 | Total yards | 433 |
| 215 | Passing yards | 330 |
| 96 | Rushing yards | 103 |
| 19/33 | Comp / Att | 35/48 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/33 | 215 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 17 | 68 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Laurence Maroney | 5 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 8 | 15 | 86 | 1 |
| Sammy Morris | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Michael Matthews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Baker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 35/48 | 330 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowshon Moreno | 21 | 88 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| LaMont Jordan | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Royal | 10 | 15 | 90 | 0 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 8 | 11 | 64 | 2 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 6 | 8 | 61 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Brandon Stokley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |