2001 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 28, 2001 · Invesco Field at Mile High
New England Patriots
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Denver BroncosWinner
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DEN -7 ✓O 43 ✓
Denver Broncos 31–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
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 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 14% | 0.1 |
| Antowain Smith | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11% | -2.0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Curtis Jackson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| J.R. Redmond | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 1 | -2.4 |
| Olandis Gary | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Brian Griese | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -3.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 6 | 6 | 159 | 1 | 23% | 11.4 |
| Desmond Clark | 6 | 8 | 94 | 0 | 31% | 8.1 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 12% | 2.7 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8% | -0.7 |
| Eddie Kennison | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12% | -1.9 |
| Keith Poole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Matt Dominguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Patrick Hape | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Brian Griese | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenoy Kennedy | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Wilson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mobley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bertrand Berry | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Coghill | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DEN -7
- Closing total
- 43
- NE moneyline
- —
- DEN 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
- 72°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- NE 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Mike Shanahan