Coverage: NBC
8:15 PM ET, November 2, 2008
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Top Performers
Passing: P. Manning (IND) - 254 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: K. Faulk (NE) - 10 CAR, 60 YDS
Receiving: R. Moss (NE) - 6 REC, 65 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NE | IND | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 02:18 | Anthony Gonzalez 12 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NE | IND | |||
 | FG | 10:20 | Stephen Gostkowski 29 Yd | 3 | 7 |
| FG | 01:27 | Stephen Gostkowski 35 Yd | 6 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NE | IND | |||
| TD | 07:12 | Benjarvus Green-Ellis 6 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 12 | 7 |
| TD | 03:12 | Anthony Gonzalez 9 Yd Pass From Peyton Manning (Peyton Manning Pass To Reggie Wayne For Two-Point Conversion) | 12 | 15 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NE | IND | |||
| FG | 11:33 | Stephen Gostkowski 25 Yd | 15 | 15 |
| FG | 08:05 | Adam Vinatieri 52 Yd | 15 | 18 |
Team Stat Comparison
New England | Indianapolis | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 22 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-14 | 6-10 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 342 | 301 |
| Yards per play | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| Total Drives | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 202 | 254 |
Comp-Att | 26-35 | 21-29 |
Yards per pass | 5.8 | 8.8 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 140 | 47 |
Rushing Attempts | 32 | 21 |
Yards per rush | 4.4 | 2.2 |
| Penalties | 2-20 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 34:24 | 25:36 |
| IND Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| P. Manning | 21/29 | 254 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 96.1 |
| Team | 21/29 | 254 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | -- |
| New England Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Faulk | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
| B. Green-Ellis | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 1 | 10 |
| M. Cassel | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| H. Evans | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 140 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 |
| New England Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Moss | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | 20 |
| K. Faulk | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 11 |
| W. Welker | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Thomas | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 16 |
| B. Watson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Gaffney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Green-Ellis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 26 | 202 | 7.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Indianapolis Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Wayne | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Clark | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | 20 |
| A. Gonzalez | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 2 | 24 |
| M. Harrison | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 26 |
| J. Addai | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Rhodes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| G. Robinson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 21 | 254 | 12.1 | 2 | 26 |
| New England Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| R. Moss | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| T. Jennings | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Indianapolis Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| B. Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| J. Mayo | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| B. Meriweather | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| G. Guyton | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Vrabel | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| V. Wilfork | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Green | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Bruschi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Thomas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Seymour | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Sanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Warren | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Wilhite | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Washington | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Hobbs | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. O'Neal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Izzo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Mankins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 56 | 0 | 46 |
| Indianapolis Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| G. Brackett | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| A. Bethea | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| T. Hagler | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| B. Sanders | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Ratliff | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Session | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Jennings | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Foster | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Thomas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Dawson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Mathis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Johnson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Brock | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Senn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Bullitt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Graham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Howard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Reid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Giordano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Freeney | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 77 | 0 | 62 |
| New England Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Hobbs | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 34 |
| Team | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 34 |
| Indianapolis Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| P. Garcon | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 39 |
| Team | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 39 |
| New England Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| W. Welker | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 |
| Team | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 |
| Indianapolis Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| New England Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Gostkowski | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 0/0 | 9 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 35 | 0/0 | 9 |
| Indianapolis Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Vinatieri | 1/1 | 100.0 | 52 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 52 | 1/1 | 4 |
