2002 · Week 8
Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
Oct 27, 2002 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos defeated New England Patriots 24–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Broncos only a 42% shot beforehand. Broncos improve to 6-2; Patriots fall to 3-4. Brian Griese paced the offense with 229 passing yards and 1 TD. Broncos out-gained the opponent 365–199 in total yards.
Team stats
| DEN | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 15 |
| 365 | Total yards | 199 |
| 229 | Passing yards | 130 |
| 136 | Rushing yards | 69 |
| 18/23 | Comp / Att | 15/29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 18/23 | 229 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 26 | 111 | 2 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashley Lelie | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| Reuben Droughns | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 8 | 8 | 116 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 7 | 10 | 54 | 0 |
| Ashley Lelie | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 15/29 | 130 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 13 | 58 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 7 | 9 | 59 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| David Givens | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Patten | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |