New England Patriots vs St. Louis Rams

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October 28th, 2012

2012 Week 8

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Brady

RB S. Ridley

WR W. Welker

WR B. Lloyd

WR D. Branch

TE R. Gronkowski

T N. Solder

G D. Thomas

C R. Wendell

G D. Connolly

T S. Vollmer

Defensive Starters

DE R. Ninkovich

DT V. Wilfork

DT K. Love

DE C. Jones

LB D. Hightower

LB J. Mayo

LB B. Spikes

CB T. Wilson

CB K. Arrington

S D. McCourty

S A. Dennard

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	7	21	10	7	45
Rams	7	0	0	0	7

	Patriots	Rams
Q1	7	7
Q2	21	0
Q3	10	0
Q4	7	0
FINAL	45	7

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingT. Brady

23/35, 304 YDS, 4 TD

RushingS. Ridley

15, 127 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingR. Gronkowski

8, 146 YDS, 2 TD

TacklesB. Spikes

SacksC. Jones

1.0

InterceptionsA. Dennard

Rams

PassingS. Bradford

22/30, 205 YDS, 1 TD

RushingD. Richardson

7, 53 YDS

ReceivingC. Givens

3, 63 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Dunbar

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Rams

First Downs

473

Total Yards

326

Rushes

152

Rush YDS

107

Rush TD

63.2%

PASS %

71.9%

321

NET PASS YDS

219

PASS TD

Takeaways

28:54

Time of Possession

31:06

Offensive Starters

S. Bradford QB

S. Jackson RB

B. Gibson WR

C. Givens WR

M. Mulligan TE

L. Kendricks TE

J. Barksdale T

S. Smith G

R. Turner C

H. Dahl G

B. Richardson T

Defensive Starters

C. Long DE

K. Langford DT

R. Quinn DE

J. Hull LB

J. Laurinaitis LB

J. Dunbar LB

C. Finnegan CB

J. Jenkins CB

Q. Mikell S

C. Dahl S

B. Fletcher DB

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2012 Week 8 match up between the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams featuring 304 passing yards by Tom Brady.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Rams

Patriots Momentum

Rams Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Sam Bradford pass complete deep middle to Chris Givens for 50 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete deep right to Brandon Lloyd for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Shane Vereen right tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Patriots takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete short middle to Rob Gronkowski for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 21-7

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Stevan Ridley right tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 28-7

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete short left to Brandon Lloyd for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 35-7

< Q3 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Stephen Gostkowski 26 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 38-7

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete short right to Rob Gronkowski for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 45-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Rate
Tom Brady	35	23	65.7	304	4	32	131.1
Ryan Mallett	3	1	33.3	17	0	17	53.5
Team Totals	38	24	63.2	321	4	32

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Stevan Ridley	15	127	8.5	1	41
Shane Vereen	7	22	3.1	1	14
Ryan Mallett	3	-3	-1.0	0	-1
Danny Woodhead	2	3	1.5	0	2
Tom Brady	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	28	152	5.4	2	41

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Rob Gronkowski	13	8	146	18.3	2	32
Wes Welker	9	6	48	8.0	0	11
Danny Woodhead	7	5	56	11.2	0	24
Brandon Lloyd	4	2	28	14.0	2	19
Shane Vereen	1	1	17	17.0	0	17
Michael Hoomanawanui	1	1	18	18.0	0	18
Julian Edelman	2	1	8	8.0	0	8
Deion Branch	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	38	24	321	13.4	4	32

Player	Comb	Solo	Sk	Int
Brandon Spikes	8	8	0	0
Jerod Mayo	7	7	0	0
Sterling Moore	6	6	0	0
Alfonzo Dennard	5	5	0	1
Nate Ebner	4	4	0	0
Tavon Wilson	3	3	0	1
Chandler Jones	2	2	1	0
Marquice Cole	2	2	0	0
Jermaine Cunningham	2	2	0	0
Brandon Deaderick	2	2	0	0
Kyle Love	2	2	0	0
Devin McCourty	2	2	0	0
Rob Ninkovich	1	1	1	0
Donta Hightower	1	1	0	0
Matthew Slater	1	1	0	0
Jeff Tarpinian	1	1	0	0
Vince Wilfork	1	1	0	0
Malcolm Williams	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	51	51	2	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Devin McCourty	1	19	19	0
Team Totals	1	19	19.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Julian Edelman	3	16	5.3	0
Team Totals	3	16	5.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Stephen Gostkowski	1	1	6	6
Team Totals	1	1	6	6

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Zoltan Mesko	2	113	56.5
Team Totals	2	113	56.5

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Sam Bradford	30	22	73.3	205	1	1	50	2	88.9
Kellen Clemens	2	1	50.0	39	0	1	39	0	56.2
Team Totals	32	23	71.9	244	1	2	50	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Steven Jackson	8	26	3.3	7
Daryl Richardson	7	53	7.6	20
Isaiah Pead	3	32	10.7	19
Sam Bradford	2	0	0.0	1
Kellen Clemens	2	5	2.5	5
Johnny Hekker	1	-9	-9.0	-9
Team Totals	23	107	4.7	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Daryl Richardson	4	4	-3	-0.8	0	7
Lance Kendricks	4	4	32	8.0	0	11
Chris Givens	4	3	63	21.0	1	50
Brandon Gibson	3	3	46	15.3	0	22
Austin Pettis	5	3	15	5.0	0	9
Steven Jackson	2	2	22	11.0	0	14
Mike McNeill	2	2	12	6.0	0	9
Brian Quick	4	1	39	39.0	0	39
Matthew Mulligan	2	1	18	18.0	0	18
Steve Smith	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Brit Miller	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	32	23	244	10.6	1	50

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	10	10	0
Craig Dahl	8	6	2
Cortland Finnegan	5	5	0
Jackrabbit Jenkins	5	5	0
James Laurinaitis	5	5	0
Josh Hull	4	4	0
Bradley Fletcher	3	2	1
Quintin Mikell	3	3	0
Robert Quinn	2	1	1
Jermelle Cudjo	1	1	0
William Hayes	1	1	0
Kendall Langford	1	1	0
Chris Long	1	1	0
Rodney McLeod	1	1	0
Team Totals	50	46	4