Week 12, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

70 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	14	0	10	-	31
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	3	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NED - Nate Hatcher 97 kickoff return (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 06:50 ATL - Jay Huntley 43 field goal
2Q: 13:07 ATL - Jay Huntley 40 field goal
2Q: 09:34 NED - Rob Gronkowski 37 pass from Derek Carr (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 03:25 NED - Devin McCourty 69 interception return (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 04:56 ATL - Jay Huntley 36 field goal
4Q: 11:13 NED - Julian Edelman 9 pass from Derek Carr (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 01:15 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 53 field goal
4Q: 00:12 ATL - Kaleb Mueller 59 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NED - Nate Hatcher 97 kickoff return (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
1Q: 06:50 ATL - Jay Huntley 43 field goal
2Q: 13:07 ATL - Jay Huntley 40 field goal
2Q: 09:34 NED - Rob Gronkowski 37 pass from Derek Carr (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 03:25 NED - Devin McCourty 69 interception return (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
3Q: 04:56 ATL - Jay Huntley 36 field goal
4Q: 11:13 NED - Julian Edelman 9 pass from Derek Carr (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 01:15 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 53 field goal
4Q: 00:12 ATL - Kaleb Mueller 59 pass from Matt Ryan (Jay Huntley extra point)

Team Statistics NED ATL
Record 9-2 7-4
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 310 321
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 5.64 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 85 43
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 2.83 2.53
Net Passing Yards 225 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 1 43 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 225 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 9.00 5.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/35 10/59
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/134 2/65
Interception Ret./Yards 1/69 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:02 31:59

Team Statistics	NED	ATL
Record	9-2	7-4
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	310	321
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	5.64	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	85	43
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	2.83	2.53
Net Passing Yards	225	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 1	43 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	225	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	9.00	5.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/35	10/59
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/134	2/65
Interception Ret./Yards	1/69	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:02	31:59

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	1:29	OWN 31	3	24	Interception
1	6:45	3:44	OWN 18	7	45	Missed FG
2	13:01	3:46	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	8:05	1:47	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 42	1	16	Missed FG
3	13:07	2:44	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
3	4:49	1:50	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	1:50	5:46	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	7:35	6:25	OWN 32	11	32	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:43	1:26	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	11:48	5:03	OWN 34	9	40	Field Goal
1	3:01	5:00	OWN 44	9	33	Field Goal
2	9:15	1:10	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	6:18	3:05	OWN 20	7	39	Interception
2	3:13	2:52	OWN 9	5	14	Punt
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
3	10:23	5:34	OWN 17	10	64	Field Goal
3	2:59	1:09	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
4	11:04	3:29	OWN 25	9	59	Fumble
4	1:10	1:10	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown

Game MVP: Derek Carr, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jamaal Charles	25	73	2.92	12	2
RB Albert Ogden	3	7	2.33	4	0
WR Julian Edelman	2	5	2.50	4	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonta Freeman	16	39	2.44	8	0	0
RB Tevin Coleman	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	25	14	225	0/0	2	37	1	96.3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	43	30	299	4/21	1	59	1	87.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julian Edelman	5	7	59	11.80	18	29	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	4	6	66	16.50	34	37	1
RB Jamaal Charles	1	2	12	12.00	8	12	0
WR Griff Whalen	1	3	25	25.00	6	25	0
TE A.J. Derby	1	1	27	27.00	17	27	0
FB Carlton Kindred	1	1	25	25.00	18	25	0
WR Richard Heath	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Nick Boyle	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Craig Stevens	10	12	70	7.00	12	14	0
WR Kaleb Mueller	7	9	104	14.86	29	59	1
WR Julio Jones	4	11	8	2.00	0	9	0
WR Jeremiah Elliott	4	4	47	11.75	7	19	0
RB Bernard Pierce	3	4	40	13.33	15	21	0
WR Andre Roberts	1	1	20	20.00	19	20	0
FB Collin Covington	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devin McCourty	1	69	69.00	1

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jalen Collins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
S Jimmy Wilson	1	0
S Devin McCourty	0	1
ILB Cordarro Law	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
TE Craig Stevens	1	0
WR Andre Roberts	1	0
WR Julio Jones	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan Allen	3	134	44.7	32.3	54	0

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	5	246	49.2	38.6	53	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	1/3	1/3	1/3	53	4/4

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Huntley	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julian Edelman	3	13	4.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonta Freeman	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Hatcher	3	134	44.7	1

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Alford	1	32	32.0	0
Jalen Collins	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donald Hoehner	7	4	0.0	16	28
ILB Cordarro Law	6	1	0.0	14	39
DT Richard Jarvis	5	0	1.0	17	39
DE Jabaal Sheard	4	0	1.0	16	29
S Devin McCourty	4	3	0.0	17	44
CB Justin Coleman	4	1	0.0	4	19
CB Glen McCormick	4	1	0.0	17	44
DT Damon Samuels	3	0	1.0	15	18
ILB Kaden Mandylor	2	0	1.0	1	8
OLB Malcolm Smith	2	2	0.0	2	27
S Jimmy Wilson	2	1	0.0	17	37
DE Chandler Jones	2	1	0.0	17	47
CB Aaron Colvin	2	0	0.0	16	42
S Nate Hatcher	2	0	0.0	0	13
TE Nick Boyle	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lardarius Webb	0	1	0.0	12	19

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Robert Alford	8	1	0.0	30	25
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	6	3	0.0	30	20
OLB Courtney Upshaw	4	3	0.0	30	23
ILB Brooks Reed	4	2	0.0	25	22
S Malcolm Jenkins	3	1	0.0	14	14
CB Jalen Collins	3	1	0.0	30	24
DE Vic Beasley	3	0	0.0	29	23
S Eugene Garibay	2	2	0.0	19	13
DT J.J. Warren	2	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Roman Schumann	2	0	0.0	17	14
S William Moore	1	0	0.0	10	14
DT Al Woods	1	0	0.0	5	5
RB Bernard Pierce	1	0	---	---	---
CB T.J. Carrie	1	0	0.0	20	13
DT Amos Sherrill	1	0	0.0	7	14
CB Darnell Rayburn	1	0	0.0	17	12
DE Corey Wootton	0	2	0.0	24	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard	1.0	1	1	29
DT Richard Jarvis	1.0	1	0	39
DT Damon Samuels	1.0	0	0	18
ILB Kaden Mandylor	1.0	0	0	8
OLB Malcolm Smith	0.0	1	0	27
DE Damontre Moore	0.0	0	2	21
DE Chandler Jones	0.0	0	1	47

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vic Beasley	0.0	0	5	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cordarro Law	6	0	0	39
CB Glen McCormick	5	1	0	44
CB Justin Coleman	4	0	0	19
OLB Donald Hoehner	3	2	0	28
S Devin McCourty	3	0	1	44
CB Aaron Colvin	2	1	0	42
OLB Malcolm Smith	2	0	0	27
S Nate Hatcher	2	0	0	13
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	0	29
S Jimmy Wilson	1	0	0	37
ILB Kaden Mandylor	1	0	0	8
ILB Jerod Mayo	0	1	0	6

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Robert Alford	4	0	0	25
ILB Brooks Reed	3	1	0	22
CB Jalen Collins	1	1	1	24
S Eugene Garibay	1	1	0	13
S Malcolm Jenkins	1	0	0	14
OLB Courtney Upshaw	1	0	0	23
CB T.J. Carrie	1	0	0	13
DT J.J. Warren	1	0	0	11
CB Darnell Rayburn	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Josh Kline	2	6	30	25
T Nate Solder	2	5	30	25
C Bryan Stork	2	3	30	25
T Jonathan Collier	1	7	30	25
G Tre Jackson	1	5	30	25
TE Rob Gronkowski	0	2	29	25
FB Carlton Kindred	0	2	11	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sebastian Vollmer	2	4	17	1	47
G Bart Karl	2	2	17	0	47
G Kris Gaylor	0	5	17	0	47
G Brad Vasquez	0	4	17	1	47
T Andre Smith	0	1	17	1	44
TE Craig Stevens	0	1	17	0	41
RB Devonta Freeman	0	0	16	1	26

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Julian Edelman	2	21
Jabaal Sheard	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Pierce	2	18
Khari Lee	1	21
Malcolm Jenkins	1	18
Roman Schumann	1	18

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Rob Gronkowski	29	25	---	---	21	75
CB Aaron Colvin	---	---	16	42	17	75
WR Julian Edelman	27	23	---	---	21	71
S Devin McCourty	---	---	17	44	8	69
DE Chandler Jones	---	---	17	47	3	67
CB Glen McCormick	---	---	17	44	6	67
WR Griff Whalen	27	22	---	---	15	64
T Nate Solder	30	25	---	---	6	61
G Josh Kline	30	25	---	---	6	61
G Tre Jackson	30	25	---	---	6	61
T Jonathan Collier	30	25	---	---	6	61
DT Richard Jarvis	---	---	17	39	2	58
S Jimmy Wilson	---	---	17	37	2	56
QB Derek Carr	30	25	---	---	---	55
C Bryan Stork	30	25	---	---	---	55
DE Jabaal Sheard	---	---	16	29	9	54
ILB Cordarro Law	---	---	14	39	1	54
RB Jamaal Charles	27	23	---	---	---	50
OLB Malcolm Smith	---	---	2	27	21	50
OLB Donald Hoehner	---	---	16	28	2	46
WR Richard Heath	20	15	---	---	8	43
FB Carlton Kindred	11	7	---	---	18	36
DT Damon Samuels	---	---	15	18	---	33
CB Lardarius Webb	---	---	12	19	1	32
DE Damontre Moore	---	---	3	21	8	32
DT Jordan Hill	---	---	2	25	3	30
S Nate Hatcher	---	---	0	13	15	28
CB Justin Coleman	---	---	4	19	3	26
RB Albert Ogden	3	2	---	---	16	21
DE Malcom Brown	---	---	0	12	6	18
ILB Jerod Mayo	---	---	1	6	10	17
TE Nick Boyle	3	7	---	---	---	10
ILB Kaden Mandylor	---	---	1	8	1	10
K Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ryan Allen	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE A.J. Derby	3	1	---	---	---	4
WR Kendall Wright	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Logan Mankins	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alex Tanney	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dashawn Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Burt Barnhill	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Anthony Guthrie	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jean Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Elias McMahan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Robert Alford	---	---	30	25	21	76
T Sebastian Vollmer	17	47	---	---	8	72
G Kris Gaylor	17	47	---	---	8	72
G Brad Vasquez	17	47	---	---	8	72
CB Jalen Collins	---	---	30	24	16	70
T Andre Smith	17	44	---	---	8	69
QB Matt Ryan	17	47	---	---	---	64
G Bart Karl	17	47	---	---	---	64
WR Julio Jones	17	46	---	---	---	63
TE Craig Stevens	17	41	---	---	---	58
WR Kaleb Mueller	15	43	---	---	---	58
OLB Courtney Upshaw	---	---	30	23	2	55
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	29	23	2	54
DT Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	30	20	2	52
WR Jeremiah Elliott	11	30	---	---	10	51
ILB Brooks Reed	---	---	25	22	2	49
OLB Roman Schumann	---	---	17	14	18	49
DE Corey Wootton	---	---	24	21	2	47
S Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	14	14	18	46
RB Devonta Freeman	16	26	---	---	3	45
CB T.J. Carrie	---	---	20	13	7	40
CB Darnell Rayburn	---	---	17	12	9	38
RB Bernard Pierce	0	17	---	---	18	35
S Eugene Garibay	---	---	19	13	3	35
DT J.J. Warren	---	---	18	11	2	31
FB Collin Covington	1	9	---	---	16	26
S William Moore	---	---	10	14	1	25
TE Khari Lee	2	2	---	---	21	25
DT Amos Sherrill	---	---	7	14	2	23
WR Andre Roberts	2	4	---	---	16	22
ILB Deon Ripple	---	---	5	3	10	18
TE Will Tye	3	14	---	---	---	17
DT Al Woods	---	---	5	5	3	13
C Donnell Houle	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Jay Huntley	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Joe Hawley	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Austin Davis	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Tevin Coleman	1	2	---	---	---	3
DE Ashton Lankford	---	---	0	2	1	3
OLB Bill Harris	---	---	0	0	3	3
DE Norm Webster	---	---	0	2	1	3
WR Shaquille Bittner	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Isaiah Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Aidan Galbraith	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kennedy Schulz	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	15	31	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	9	17	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	25	14	5	0	2	3	5	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	43	30	3	0	0	5	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	114	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	48	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	54	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	32	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	80	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	128	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	59	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julian Edelman	7	5	1	59	1	23
TE Rob Gronkowski	6	4	1	66	1	25
WR Griff Whalen	3	1	0	25	1	22
TE Nick Boyle	3	0	0	0	0	7
RB Jamaal Charles	2	1	0	12	0	23
WR Richard Heath	2	1	0	11	0	15
TE A.J. Derby	1	1	0	27	1	1
FB Carlton Kindred	1	1	0	25	1	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Craig Stevens	12	10	70	0	41
WR Julio Jones	11	4	8	0	46
WR Kaleb Mueller	9	7	104	1	43
RB Bernard Pierce	4	3	40	1	17
WR Jeremiah Elliott	4	4	47	0	30
FB Collin Covington	2	1	10	0	9
WR Andre Roberts	1	1	20	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jamaal Charles	1	0	0.00	2.92

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julian Edelman	1	1	9	9.00	8.43

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jamaal Charles	5	4
RB Albert Ogden	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	6	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	15	12	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rob Gronkowski	3	1	1
WR Richard Heath	2	1	0
WR Julian Edelman	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kaleb Mueller	5	5	3
RB Bernard Pierce	4	3	3
WR Julio Jones	2	1	0
FB Collin Covington	2	1	0
TE Craig Stevens	1	1	1
WR Jeremiah Elliott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,000 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (21,200)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,000 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (21,200)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (4,500)