2000 · Week 5
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
Oct 1, 2000 · Mile High Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots defeated Denver Broncos 28–19. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Patriots had just a 23% chance going in. Patriots improve to 1-4; Broncos fall to 2-3. Drew Bledsoe paced the offense with 271 passing yards and 4 TDs.
Team stats
| NE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 23 |
| 325 | Total yards | 440 |
| 271 | Passing yards | 361 |
| 54 | Rushing yards | 79 |
| 18/27 | Comp / Att | 31/50 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/27 | 271 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Harold Shaw | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Michael Bishop | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Johnson | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 5 | 6 | 108 | 2 |
| Terry Glenn | 6 | 9 | 76 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Floyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 31/50 | 361 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Terrell Davis | 9 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 13 | 19 | 160 | 0 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 9 | 15 | 91 | 0 |
| Travis McGriff | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |