Spokesman-Review
National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New England 26, Denver 23
When: 8:15 PM ET, Sunday, December 24, 2023
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 28°
Head Official: Carl Cheffers
Attendance: 76201
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New England 0320326
Denver 7001623
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 5:15
Denver TD Denver 7 - New England 0
Javonte Williams 3 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick)
2nd Quarter - 13:30
New England FG Denver 7 - New England 3
Chad Ryland 33 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 9:48
New England TD Denver 7 - New England 9
Ezekiel Elliott 15 yd. pass from Bailey Zappe (kick failed)
3rd Quarter - 1:34
New England TD Denver 7 - New England 16
Mike Gesicki 11 yd. pass from Bailey Zappe (Chad Ryland kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:28
New England TD Denver 7 - New England 23
Cody Davis 1 yd. fumble recovery (Chad Ryland kick)
4th Quarter - 8:33
Denver TD Denver 15 - New England 23
Lucas Krull 3 yd. pass from Russell Wilson (Brandon Johnson pass from Russell Wilson)
4th Quarter - 2:53
Denver TD Denver 23 - New England 23
Brandon Johnson 21 yd. pass from Russell Wilson (Javonte Williams pass from Russell Wilson)
4th Quarter - 0:02
New England FG Denver 23 - New England 26
Chad Ryland 56 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New England Denver
1st Downs 12 19
Rushing 1 9
Passing 11 10
Penalty 0 0
3rd Down Conversions 3-13 4-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Punts-Average 7-45.6 7-43.0
Return Yards 28 88
Punts-Returns 5-28 3-59
Kickoffs-Returns 0-0 3-29
Int - Returns 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-25 2-25
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-2
Time of Possession 28:42 31:18
Total Net Yards 289 276
Total Plays 56 65
Average Gain 5.2 4.2
Net Yards Rushing 59 83
Rushes 21 23
Average/Rush 2.8 3.6
Net Yards Passing 230 193
Comp-Att 25-33 25-37
Yards/Pass 6.6 4.6
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-26 5-45
Had Intercepted 0 0
Touchdowns 3 3
Rushing 0 1
Passing 2 2
Other 1 0
Extra Points 2-3 3-3
Field Goals 2-3 0-1
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-3-67%
Goal To Go Efficiency 0-0-0% 1-2-50%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
New England Patriots (4-11)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Zappe 25/33 256 2 0
Denver Broncos (7-8)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Wilson 25/37 238 2 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
E. Elliott 12 27 2.2 0 6
K. Harris 7 21 3.0 0 6
T. Thornton 1 9 9.0 0 9
B. Zappe 1 2 2.0 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
J. McLaughlin 6 37 6.2 0 12
J. Williams 11 24 2.2 1 9
R. Wilson 4 20 5.0 0 14
S. Perine 1 2 2.0 0 2
M. Burton 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
D. Douglas 8 5 74 14.8 0 41
D. Parker 5 4 65 16.2 0 30
E. Elliott 11 9 33 3.7 1 15
J. Reagor 2 2 33 16.5 0 28
P. Brown 2 2 25 12.5 0 20
M. Gesicki 2 2 15 7.5 1 11
T. Thornton 1 1 11 11.0 0 11
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
M. Mims Jr. 4 3 63 21.0 0 47
B. Johnson 5 3 47 15.7 1 21
J. Jeudy 5 3 44 14.7 0 16
J. McLaughlin 5 4 30 7.5 0 11
L. Krull 5 4 28 7.0 1 9
S. Perine 5 4 27 6.8 0 13
M. Burton 1 1 4 4.0 0 4
C. Sutton 1 0 0 0 0 0
A. Trautman 1 0 0 0 0 0
J. Williams 3 3 -5 -1.7 0 -1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Barmore 3.0 25.0
J. Uche 1.0 10.0
M. Wilson Sr. 1.0 10.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Jones 1.0 16.0
J. Cooper 1.0 10.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
M. Bryant 6 1
J. Mills 5 1
J. Bentley 5 3
C. Barmore 5 3
J. Tavai 4 0
K. Dugger 4 1
S. Wade 3 0
M. Wilson Sr. 2 0
A. Jennings 2 0
D. Godchaux 2 0
D. Wise Jr. 2 3
J. Jones 1 0
J. Uche 1 1
M. Mapu 1 1
K. White 1 2
L. Guy Sr. 0 1
A. Austin 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Singleton 10 2
J. Simmons 5 0
P. Surtain II 5 1
P. Locke 5 4
J. Cooper 4 0
J. Jewell 3 0
D. Jones 2 2
B. Browning 1 1
D. Sanders 1 2
Z. Allen 1 2
F. Moreau 0 1
R. Perkins 0 2
M. Henningsen 0 2
M. Purcell 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
C. Barmore 2.0
D. Godchaux 2.0
K. Dugger 1.0
J. Uche 1.0
A. Jennings 1.0
M. Bryant 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
J. Jewell 1.0
J. Cooper 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
B. Zappe 1
M. Bryant 1
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Williams 1
M. Mims Jr. 1
R. Wilson 2