Week 2, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

62 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots 107710-34
Detroit Lions73140-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:02 NED - Earl Norris 76 run (Craig Sinclair extra point)
1Q: 07:06 NED - Craig Sinclair 22 field goal
1Q: 01:08 DET - Gage Cobb 22 pass from Francisco Hughes (Daquan Sampras extra point)
2Q: 07:41 DET - Daquan Sampras 33 field goal
2Q: 01:12 NED - Vince Masucci 17 pass from Blaine Doughty (Craig Sinclair extra point)
3Q: 11:04 DET - Enrique Banks 28 pass from Francisco Hughes (Daquan Sampras extra point)
3Q: 04:34 NED - Earl Norris 24 run (Craig Sinclair extra point)
3Q: 00:04 DET - Enrique Banks 9 pass from Francisco Hughes (Daquan Sampras extra point)
4Q: 01:15 NED - Silas Santorum 7 pass from Blaine Doughty (Craig Sinclair extra point)
4Q: 00:08 NED - Craig Sinclair 19 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDDET
Record1-11-1
First Downs1922
- by Rushing72
- by Passing1119
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards427349
- Offensive Plays6169
- Yards per Play7.005.06
Net Rushing Yards20739
- Rushing Attempts3119
- Yards per Rush6.682.05
Net Passing Yards220310
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 18 - 147 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards225328
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/53/18
- Yards per Pass Play7.336.20
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions4/128/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.38.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/454/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/242/21
Kick Returns/Yards0/03/75
Interception Ret./Yards2/721/27
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 24
Time of Possession28:3031:30

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:15OWN 25275Touchdown
110:503:50OWN 48747Field Goal
10:533:38OWN 25820Punt
27:342:45OWN 25532Interception
23:202:19OWN 49551Touchdown
20:040:04OWN 3110Half
310:541:20OWN 25527Punt
38:021:47OWN 443-1Punt
35:311:10OWN 40360Touchdown
415:002:04OWN 25533Punt
49:041:23OWN 2130Punt
47:213:45OWN 20639Punt
42:511:47OPP 22622Touchdown
40:370:36OPP 937Field Goal
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:452:55OWN 25534Missed FG
17:006:07OWN 251275Touchdown
212:154:41OWN 25959Field Goal
24:491:29OPP 4230Missed FG
21:010:57OWN 3431Punt
315:004:06OWN 25875Touchdown
39:341:32OWN 1032Punt
36:150:44OWN 1630Punt
34:214:21OWN 27873Touchdown
412:563:52OWN 6726Punt
47:410:20OWN 4230Punt
43:360:45OWN 128Interception
41:040:27OWN 262-9Fumble
40:010:01OWN 2510Interception

Game MVP: Earl Norris, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Earl Norris171689.887632
RB Mel Vargas7202.861210
RB Shannon Hudson591.80900
QB Blaine Doughty2105.00800
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB D.J. Roldan11121.091010
RB Malachi Vardell5122.40900
QB Francisco Hughes3155.00800

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Blaine Doughty29182251/5232194.7
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Francisco Hughes47323283/18328291.4

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Jamie Witman597815.6026320
WR Tim Horn47215.25490
WR Silas Santorum446015.003271
WR Vince Masucci485814.507211
TE Tanner Reilly1188.00080
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gage Cobb9109010.0031221
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice711415.8611100
TE Marty Montenegro576813.6024210
WR Enrique Banks5108216.4051282
RB D.J. Roldan33227.3326230
WR Jake Rodgers111515.0015150
RB Malachi Vardell1133.00030
RB Wayne Fox1177.00070
WR Arnold Brown0100.00000
TE Cris Van Dam0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Shawn Adamson17272.000
CB Riddick Funk100.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Wes McCormack12727.000

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
WR Silas Santorum1000
DT Jerald Mason0100
WR Tim Horn0100
DE Frankie Sonnanstine0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
QB Francisco Hughes1000
DE Allen Corsilles0010

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Howie Martin624340.537.0455
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Charlie Duran525150.241.4580

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Craig Sinclair2/20/00/0224/4
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Daquan Sampras1/30/20/2333/3

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Riddick Funk3248.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Enrique Banks22110.50

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Bryson Fitzmaurice37525.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Chance Melaragni1230.01950
S Daquan Finacchiaro800.01845
OLB Mel Kraus730.01950
ILB Conner Wolf610.0936
DE Edward Bowzer302.01946
DE Frankie Sonnanstine201.01027
OLB Silas Liang220.01829
S Harris Johansen210.0820
CB Riddick Funk210.01950
DT Jerald Mason200.01728
DE Will Blaylock200.01926
CB Buddy Obenhoff110.01848
CB Shawn Adamson100.0121
DT Silas Mare100.0222
WR Vince Masucci10---------
ILB Leonardo Gay010.01011
S Tyrell Swann010.012
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Wes McCormack530.03030
S J.R. Bullock510.02930
OLB Devonte Williams510.02215
ILB Dalton Moss450.02624
CB Griffin Roetzheim410.02821
DE Liam Burnett400.02115
OLB Shane Shelton400.02922
ILB Isaac White310.0115
S Drake Stokes310.0713
DE Allen Corsilles210.52829
ILB Gavin Tanner200.5714
DT Gregory Tauscher210.01016
CB Gilbert Goldfarb200.02417
WR Arnold Brown10---------
TE Cris Van Dam10---------
RB D.J. Roldan10---------
CB Sebastian Innes020.02327

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Edward Bowzer2.000346
DE Frankie Sonnanstine1.011027
DT Silas Mare0.012022
DE Miles Harvey0.010013
OLB Mel Kraus0.001150
DT Jerald Mason0.001028
OLB Silas Liang0.001029
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Allen Corsilles0.502229
ILB Gavin Tanner0.500014
DT Gregory Tauscher0.010016

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Chance Melaragni91050
OLB Mel Kraus60050
S Daquan Finacchiaro60045
CB Riddick Funk20150
ILB Conner Wolf20036
CB Shawn Adamson10121
OLB Silas Liang10029
DE Will Blaylock10026
CB Buddy Obenhoff10048
DT Silas Mare10022
S Harris Johansen10020
DE Edward Bowzer10046
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Wes McCormack41130
ILB Dalton Moss30024
S Drake Stokes30013
S J.R. Bullock30030
DE Allen Corsilles20029
CB Griffin Roetzheim11021
CB Gilbert Goldfarb10017
ILB Gavin Tanner10014
DT Gregory Tauscher01016
OLB Shane Shelton01022

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Damon Powell48031030
G Ryan Harper38031030
T Roberto Andersen27031030
C Thurman Henry23031130
T Connor Donaldson03031030
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Benjamin Sawyer16019250
G Bernie Givens15019150
G Brody Beyer11019050
C Bubba Gorin03019050
T Eddie Barber01019050
TE Cris Van Dam01010020

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Ryan Harper215
Justics Pogrelis123
Shawn Adamson120
Earl Norris120
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Gavin Tanner125
Rex Humphries117
Wes McCormack111

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Riddick Funk------1950877
G Ryan Harper3130------1576
S Chance Melaragni------1950372
OLB Mel Kraus------1950372
T Roberto Andersen3130------869
T Damon Powell3130------869
CB Buddy Obenhoff------1848369
T Connor Donaldson3130------869
DE Edward Bowzer------1946368
WR Tim Horn2827------1267
S Daquan Finacchiaro------1845366
WR Vince Masucci3130------566
C Thurman Henry3130---------61
QB Blaine Doughty3130---------61
TE Jamie Witman2627---------53
RB Earl Norris2010------2050
ILB Conner Wolf------936348
OLB Silas Liang------1829---47
RB Shannon Hudson714------2546
DT Jerald Mason------1728---45
DE Will Blaylock------1926---45
S Harris Johansen------8201745
WR Silas Santorum1821------544
CB Shawn Adamson------1212042
DE Frankie Sonnanstine------1027340
OLB Kyle Raggio------1211335
DT Silas Mare------222832
TE Amari Dirnabauer12------2528
OLB Justics Pogrelis------002323
ILB Leonardo Gay------1011---21
WR Ronald Hudson01------1920
DE Miles Harvey------113519
TE Tanner Reilly108---------18
WR Jordan Darlington79---------16
RB Mel Vargas71------715
CB Troy Zabriskie------05510
K Craig Sinclair00------99
C Levi Shannon00------88
P Howie Martin00------88
G Shaun Mills00------66
S Tyrell Swann------12---3
QB Colin Reese00---------0
S Leslie Whiting------00---0
G Edward Burgess00---------0
T Chance Guenther00---------0
CB Dominique Blanchard------00---0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Benjamin Sawyer1950------877
G Brody Beyer1950------877
T Eddie Barber1950------877
G Bernie Givens1950------877
WR Enrique Banks1850------674
S Wes McCormack------30301171
QB Francisco Hughes1950---------69
C Bubba Gorin1950---------69
ILB Dalton Moss------26241565
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice1639------762
S J.R. Bullock------2930160
RB D.J. Roldan1332------1560
TE Marty Montenegro1741---------58
DE Allen Corsilles------2829158
TE Cris Van Dam1020------2656
CB Gilbert Goldfarb------24171354
CB Sebastian Innes------2327151
OLB Shane Shelton------2922---51
CB Griffin Roetzheim------2821150
ILB Gavin Tanner------7142546
CB Giovanni McDowell------7132040
S Drake Stokes------7132040
WR Gage Cobb732---------39
DE Liam Burnett------2115137
OLB Devonte Williams------2215---37
DT Clyde Diaz------2114---35
RB Malachi Vardell1019---------29
DE Isaiah Hitchcock------1117129
RB Wayne Fox03------2629
DT Gregory Tauscher------1016228
WR Jake Rodgers03------2124
WR Arnold Brown210------1224
DE Rex Humphries------201719
ILB Isaac White------115117
OLB Aiden Anderson------48214
K Daquan Sampras00------88
P Charlie Duran00------88
DT Terrell Williamson------1078
C William Blanchard00------88
TE Ezekiel Charlton21---------3
QB Rico Galloway00---------0
C T.J. Armour00---------0
T Brant McWilliams00---------0
G Anthony Humphries00---------0
S Grady Ruddick------00---0
DE Jeremiah Brittain------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4-1-0.3
Middle15906.0
Right121189.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-1-0.5
Middle13201.5
Right4205.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Blaine Doughty29184214221
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Francisco Hughes47325031642

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33217.0
Short (0-8 Yds)116464.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)126766.3
Long (19+ Yds)338227.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen119918.3
Short (0-8 Yds)21171527.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)95647.1
Long (19+ Yds)61213.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jamie Witman95178127
WR Vince Masucci84058130
WR Tim Horn74021027
WR Silas Santorum44060221
TE Tanner Reilly110808
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice117341039
WR Enrique Banks105082250
WR Gage Cobb109090132
TE Marty Montenegro75068141
RB D.J. Roldan33022132
TE Cris Van Dam2000020
WR Jake Rodgers1101503
WR Arnold Brown1000010
RB Malachi Vardell1103019
RB Wayne Fox110703

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Earl Norris393.009.88
RB Shannon Hudson242.001.80
QB Blaine Doughty188.005.00
RB Mel Vargas11212.002.86
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Malachi Vardell1-4-4.002.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Blaine Doughty42246.007.76
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Francisco Hughes53183.606.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tim Horn1000.003.00
WR Silas Santorum1177.0015.00
TE Jamie Witman1000.008.67
WR Vince Masucci111717.007.25
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Enrique Banks2194.508.20
WR Arnold Brown1000.000.00
RB Malachi Vardell1133.003.00
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice1166.003.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Earl Norris21
QB Blaine Doughty10
DetroitRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Blaine Doughty833
DetroitAttCompConversions
Francisco Hughes16118

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Vince Masucci311
TE Jamie Witman200
WR Tim Horn100
WR Silas Santorum111
TE Tanner Reilly111
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Enrique Banks633
WR Bryson Fitzmaurice431
WR Gage Cobb222
WR Arnold Brown100
RB Wayne Fox111
TE Marty Montenegro111
RB D.J. Roldan110

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,900 (21,400)
End Zone14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)