2001 · Week 7
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
Oct 28, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos defeated New England Patriots 31–20. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Broncos (58%). Broncos improve to 4-3; Patriots fall to 3-4. Brian Griese paced the offense with 283 passing yards and 2 TDs. Patriots turned it over 5 times to Broncos's 2.
Team stats
| NE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 17 |
| 320 | Total yards | 369 |
| 203 | Passing yards | 283 |
| 117 | Rushing yards | 86 |
| 25/39 | Comp / Att | 19/30 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/38 | 203 | 2 | 4 |
| David Patten | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| David Patten | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 12 | 56 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 9 | 15 | 86 | 1 |
| David Patten | 5 | 7 | 62 | 1 |
| Antowain Smith | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Curtis Jackson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 19/30 | 283 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 14 | 40 | 1 |
| Olandis Gary | 10 | 37 | 0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 6 | 6 | 159 | 1 |
| Desmond Clark | 6 | 8 | 94 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Poole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Dominguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |