Sunday, October 28, 2001
New England Patriots 20, Denver Broncos 31| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (3-4-0) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Denver Broncos (4-3-0) | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| NWE | DEN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 24 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| NWE | David Patten 30 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 0 |
| DEN | Mike Anderson 8 yard rush (Jason Elam kick) | 10 | 7 |
| DEN | Jason Elam 50 yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| NWE | Troy Brown 5 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 10 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 44 yard field goal | 20 | 10 |
| DEN | Rod Smith 65 yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick) | 20 | 17 |
| DEN | Dwayne Carswell 6 yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick) | 20 | 24 |
| DEN | Denard Walker 39 yard interception return (Jason Elam kick) | 20 | 31 |
| NWE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-117-0 | 29-86-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 25-39-203-2-5 | 19-30-283-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-20 | 2-14 |
| Net pass yards | 183 | 269 |
| Total yards | 300 | 355 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-53 | 6-66 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Troy Brown | NWE | 1 | 31 | 9 | 86 | 1 | ||||||
| Tom Brady | NWE | 25 | 38 | 203 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | ||||
| David Patten | NWE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 62 | 1 | ||||
| Antowain Smith | NWE | 12 | 56 | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| Kevin Faulk | NWE | 5 | 12 | 4 | 26 | |||||||
| Marc Edwards | NWE | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Charles Johnson | NWE | 2 | 11 | |||||||||
| J.R. Redmond | NWE | 1 | 1 | -3 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Rod Smith | DEN | 6 | 159 | 1 | ||||||||
| Brian Griese | DEN | 19 | 30 | 283 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 1 | -6 | ||
| Desmond Clark | DEN | 6 | 94 | |||||||||
| Mike Anderson | DEN | 14 | 40 | 1 | ||||||||
| Olandis Gary | DEN | 10 | 37 | |||||||||
| Dwayne Carswell | DEN | 3 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
| Scottie Montgomery | DEN | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
| Eddie Kennison | DEN | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| Patrick Hape | DEN | 1 | ||||||||||