The New England Patriots handily defeated the Denver Broncos, 31 to 21, on October 7, 2012.

2012 New England Patriots

Final

DEN

Broncos

2-3-0

21

NE

31

1

0

7

2

7

10

3

7

14

4

7

0

Total

21

31

1st quarter

DEN

NE

Patriots

Wes Welker 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

DEN

NE

Broncos

Joel Dreessen 1-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick)

7

7

Patriots

Shane Vereen 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)

7

14

Patriots

Stephen Gostkowski 23-yard field goal

7

17

3rd quarter

DEN

NE

Patriots

Tom Brady 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)

7

24

Patriots

Stevan Ridley 8-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)

7

31

Broncos

Eric Decker 2-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick)

14

31

4th quarter

DEN

NE

Broncos

Brandon Stokley 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick)

21

31

Broncos

Patriots

1st Downs

22

35

Passing 1st Downs

16

16

Rushing 1st Downs

5

18

1st downs from penalties

1

1

3rd down efficiency

7 - 13

11 - 17

4th down efficiency

1 - 2

0 - 1

Total Plays

66

89

Total Yards

394

444

Yards per play

6.0

5.0

Passing

324

193

Comp - Att

31 - 44

23 - 31

Yards per pass

7

5.5

Interceptions thrown

0

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 13

4 - 30

Rushing

70

251

Rushing Attempts

20

54

Yards per rush

3.5

4.6

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

0

0

Possession

24:11

35:49

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Peyton Manning 31 44 337 7.7 3 0 2 115.4
Team 31 44 324 7.7 3 0 2 115.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Willis McGahee 14 51 3.6 0
Ronnie Hillman 3 9 3.0 0
Peyton Manning 2 9 4.5 0
Lance Ball 1 1 1.0 0
Team 20 70 3.5 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Demaryius Thomas 9 180 20.0 0 11
Willis McGahee 5 51 10.2 0 6
Jacob Tamme 6 50 8.3 0 11
Eric Decker 4 21 5.3 1 8
Joel Dreessen 4 21 5.3 1 4
Brandon Stokley 2 10 5.0 1 3
Ronnie Hillman 1 4 4.0 0 1
Team 31 337 7.7 3 44

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Peyton Manning 1 1 0
Willis McGahee 1 1 0
Demaryius Thomas 1 1 0
Mike Adams 0 0 1
Team 3 3 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Von Miller 8 7 2.0 5 1 2
Mike Adams 12 6 0.0 0 0 0
Rahim Moore 12 6 0.0 1 0 0
Wesley Woodyard 11 5 0.5 1 0 0
Chris Harris 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
Champ Bailey 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Keith Brooking 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Tracy Porter 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
Joe Mays 9 2 0.0 0 0 0
Derek Wolfe 4 2 1.0 1 0 1
Justin Bannan 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
Zane Beadles 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Omar Bolden 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Orlando Franklin 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Malik Jackson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Mitch Unrein 2 1 0.0 0 0 1
Kevin Vickerson 6 1 0.0 1 0 1
Elvis Dumervil 7 0 0.5 0 0 0
Nate Irving 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Danny Trevathan 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 106 48 4.0 9 1 5

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Matt Prater 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Britton Colquitt 3 137 45.7
Team 3 137 45.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Omar Bolden 3 61 20.3 0
Chris Gronkowski 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 61 15.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tom Brady 23 31 223 7.2 1 0 4 104.6
Team 23 31 193 7.2 1 0 4 104.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Stevan Ridley 28 151 5.4 1
Brandon Bolden 14 54 3.9 0
Danny Woodhead 7 47 6.7 0
Shane Vereen 1 1 1.0 1
Tom Brady 4 -2 -0.5 1
Team 54 251 4.6 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wes Welker 13 104 8.0 1 15
Rob Gronkowski 4 35 8.8 0 5
Brandon Lloyd 3 34 11.3 0 5
Deion Branch 1 25 25.0 0 2
Danny Woodhead 1 25 25.0 0 1
Brandon Bolden 1 0 0.0 0 1
Daniel Fells 0 0 0 2
Team 23 223 7.2 1 31

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Tom Brady 1 0 0
Stevan Ridley 1 1 0
Jermaine Cunningham 0 0 1
Sterling Moore 0 0 1
Nate Solder 0 0 1
Vince Wilfork 0 0 1
Team 2 1 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Jerod Mayo 13 5 1.0 1 0 1
Tavon Wilson 10 5 0.0 0 0 0
Kyle Arrington 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
Devin McCourty 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
Brandon Spikes 6 4 0.0 1 0 0
Patrick Chung 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
Sterling Moore 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Rob Ninkovich 4 2 1.0 0 0 1
Alfonzo Dennard 1 1 0.0 0 2 0
Ras-I Dowling 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Stevan Ridley 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Matthew Slater 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Ron Brace 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jermaine Cunningham 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Chandler Jones 1 0 0.0 0 1 2
Kyle Love 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Trevor Scott 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Tracy White 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Vince Wilfork 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 65 33 2.0 2 3 5

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Stephen Gostkowski 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Zoltan Mesko 3 129 43.0
Team 3 129 43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Devin McCourty 1 23 23.0 0
Rob Gronkowski 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 23 11.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Welker 1 5 5.0 0
Team 1 5 5.0 0

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199.5

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2
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2
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