2001 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 28, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Final
New England Patriots 20 at Denver Broncos 31. Final.
Denver Broncos 31–20.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/38 | 203 | 2 | 4 | 2 | −7.3 |
| David Patten | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | +2.3 |
| David Patten |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 9 | 15 | 86 | 1 | 41% | +0.0 |
| David Patten | 5 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 19% | −1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 19/30 | 283 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +5.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2001_07_NE_DEN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Broncos -7
- Closing total
- 43
- Patriots moneyline
- —
- Broncos moneyline
- —
Broncos closed -7 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 43; the game landed 51 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 72°F at kickoff; still at 5 mph out of the south-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- Patriots 7 days · Broncos 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Mike Shanahan