2001 · Week 6
New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts
Oct 21, 2001 · RCA Dome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New England Patriots blew out Indianapolis Colts 38–17. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Patriots had just a 31% chance going in. Patriots improve to 3-3; Colts fall to 2-3. David Patten paced the offense with 60 passing yards and 1 TD; 29 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 4 catches for 117 yards and 2 TDs. Colts out-gained the opponent 514–385 in total yards.
Team stats
| NE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 27 |
| 385 | Total yards | 514 |
| 262 | Passing yards | 335 |
| 123 | Rushing yards | 179 |
| 17/21 | Comp / Att | 22/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 16/20 | 202 | 3 | 0 |
| David Patten | 1/1 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| David Patten | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Antowain Smith | 21 | 71 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 8 | 10 | 120 | 1 |
| David Patten | 4 | 5 | 117 | 2 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/34 | 335 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Edgerrin James | 30 | 143 | 0 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 2 | 35 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 8 | 11 | 157 | 1 |
| Edgerrin James | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| Reggie Wayne | 3 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Trevor Insley | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve McKinney | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |