Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in New England, MA

41 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	14	10	3	7	-	34
New England Patriots	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:23 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 11 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
1Q: 02:33 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 11 run (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 04:26 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 3 run (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NED - Bruce Darche 21 field goal
2Q: 00:05 CLE - Dave Rayner 46 field goal
3Q: 11:17 NED - T.J. Starks 29 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 06:03 CLE - Dave Rayner 27 field goal
4Q: 13:18 CLE - Dave Allison 4 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:23 CLE - Cornell Upshaw 11 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)
1Q: 02:33 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 11 run (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 04:26 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 3 run (Dave Rayner extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NED - Bruce Darche 21 field goal
2Q: 00:05 CLE - Dave Rayner 46 field goal
3Q: 11:17 NED - T.J. Starks 29 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 06:03 CLE - Dave Rayner 27 field goal
4Q: 13:18 CLE - Dave Allison 4 pass from Andrew Walter (Dave Rayner extra point)

Team Statistics CLE NED
Record 14-4 14-3
First Downs 29 13
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 20 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 447 249
- Offensive Plays 76 45
- Yards per Play 5.88 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 151 53
- Rushing Attempts 37 14
- Yards per Rush 4.08 3.79
Net Passing Yards 296 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 26 - 0 30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 301 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.59 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/40 8/46
Punt Returns/Yards 3/0 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 4/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 38:35 21:25

Team Statistics	CLE	NED
Record	14-4	14-3
First Downs	29	13
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	20	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	447	249
- Offensive Plays	76	45
- Yards per Play	5.88	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	151	53
- Rushing Attempts	37	14
- Yards per Rush	4.08	3.79
Net Passing Yards	296	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 26 - 0	30 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	301	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.59	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/40	8/46
Punt Returns/Yards	3/0	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	4/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	38:35	21:25

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:46	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
1	7:19	4:55	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	13:56	2:04	OWN 15	5	11	Punt
2	9:59	1:54	OWN 23	4	18	Punt
2	6:48	2:31	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	2:04	2:04	OWN 29	7	42	Field Goal
3	13:46	1:33	OWN 14	3	-4	Punt
3	11:06	5:10	OWN 39	9	51	Field Goal
3	5:24	1:21	OPP 34	3	3	Missed FG
3	0:34	2:24	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
4	8:09	8:09	OWN 19	12	55	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:14	1:55	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
1	2:24	3:28	OWN 19	5	23	Punt
2	11:52	1:53	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	8:05	1:17	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
2	4:17	2:13	OWN 31	6	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	12:13	1:07	OPP 39	2	39	Touchdown
3	5:56	0:32	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
3	4:03	3:29	OWN 38	7	42	Missed FG
4	13:10	5:01	OWN 20	12	61	Downs

Game MVP: Andrew Walter, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	29	110	3.79	13	3	2
Chester Borders	8	41	5.13	10	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Starks	11	40	3.64	17	1	0
Joe Flacco	3	13	4.33	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Walter	38	26	301	1/5	2	32	0	109.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	30	16	202	1/6	1	40	1	71.8

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Upshaw	13	18	159	12.23	26	32	1
WR Dave Allison	6	9	53	8.83	11	27	1
WR Jerome Cowsette	3	3	46	15.33	12	23	0
TE Jumbo Dolan	3	3	40	13.33	0	18	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR James Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB T.J. Starks	9	13	82	9.11	27	29	1
WR Rob Weaver	3	6	47	15.67	0	22	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Irv Buckner	1	2	40	40.00	18	40	0
TE Fred Davis	1	3	17	17.00	11	17	0
WR Adam Velevis	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Dan Fabrizio	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leon Hall	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dave Allison	1	0	0	0
Jared Jenkins	0	1	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rob Weaver	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	3	132	44.0	43.3	56	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	5	241	48.2	48.2	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Rayner	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Allison	3	0	0.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	3	77	25.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	3	55	18.3	0
Rob Weaver	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bernard Otto	8	0	0.0	14	31
OLB Antonio Gupta	4	2	0.0	14	31
S Dusty Cook	4	1	0.0	14	31
DT Everett Kinsella	3	2	0.5	13	30
CB Reggie Smith	3	0	0.0	9	25
DT Brandon Mebane	2	0	0.0	9	24
CB Blake Reynolds	2	0	0.0	13	31
DE Rusty Kaplan	1	1	0.5	14	31
CB Leon Hall	1	5	0.0	14	31
S Darrell Troxel	1	0	0.0	9	25
ILB Dan Conner	1	0	0.0	6	5
DE Alex Castillo	0	1	0.0	14	31

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Beau Bell	7	2	0.0	26	27
S Earl Woodson	7	2	0.0	22	36
CB Courtney Brustkern	6	1	0.0	28	34
ILB Oscar Smith	5	4	0.0	36	37
S LaRon Landry	5	1	0.0	32	31
OLB Jordan Dizon	4	2	0.0	35	38
DE Mike McCulley	4	2	0.0	31	36
OLB Courtney Reardon	4	1	0.0	23	16
CB Terrell Thomas	3	2	0.0	20	26
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	0	0.0	27	33
DT Mario Williams	2	1	1.0	25	31
ILB Fred McGregor	2	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	0	0.0	6	4
S Brandon Carr	1	2	0.0	15	3
DT Kamerion Wimbley	1	1	0.0	14	11
DE Jeremy Thompson	1	1	0.0	6	3
ILB Freddie Keiaho	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	0.0	29	32
TE Fred Davis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	0	0.0	15	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rusty Kaplan	0.5	1	0	1	31
DT Everett Kinsella	0.5	0	1	1	30
DE Alex Castillo	0.0	1	1	0	31
DT Ricky Baumert	0.0	0	1	0	6
DT Brandon Mebane	0.0	0	1	0	24
S Dusty Cook	0.0	0	1	0	31

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mario Williams	1.0	0	1	2	31
DE Jeremy Martin	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	0	2	1	32
OLB Jordan Dizon	0.0	0	1	1	38
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bernard Otto	4	0	0	31
S Dusty Cook	3	1	0	31
CB Reggie Smith	3	0	0	25
OLB Antonio Gupta	2	1	0	31
CB Blake Reynolds	2	0	0	31
CB Leon Hall	1	0	1	31
DE Rusty Kaplan	1	0	0	31

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Earl Woodson	5	1	36
CB Courtney Brustkern	4	1	34
S LaRon Landry	4	0	31
OLB Beau Bell	4	0	27
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	1	33
CB Terrell Thomas	2	0	26
ILB Fred McGregor	2	0	5
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	1	38
ILB Oscar Smith	1	0	37
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Hardwick	4	10	1	36	0	39
Curtis Wing	3	7	0	31	0	33
Deon Shepardson	2	5	0	18	0	25
Jumbo Dolan	2	2	0	25	0	23
Tyrell Hopkins	1	3	0	11	0	21
Kevin Everett	1	1	0	13	0	11
Deion Collier	1	1	0	3	0	3
Corwin Cunningham	0	3	0	35	1	35
Luke Meek	0	3	0	28	0	22
D.J. Andersen	0	2	0	26	0	32

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Newhart	2	4	12	0	26
Breno Giacomini	1	2	12	0	23
Nick Knauls	1	1	2	0	5
Winston Stokes	0	2	12	0	27
Jeff Otah	0	2	11	0	28
Paul Gordon	0	0	12	1	26

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Gupta	3	12
Chester Borders	1	19
Dusty Cook	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Weaver	2	16
Irv Buckner	2	11
Dan Fabrizio	1	16
Sam Nelson	1	12

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nick Hardwick	36	39	---	---	1	76
Andrew Walter	37	39	---	---	---	76
Cornell Upshaw	32	36	---	---	3	71
Corwin Cunningham	35	35	---	---	---	70
Dave Allison	27	30	---	---	8	65
Curtis Wing	31	33	---	---	---	64
D.J. Andersen	26	32	---	---	5	63
Jonathan Stewart	29	32	---	---	---	61
Antonio Gupta	---	---	14	31	12	57
Luke Meek	28	22	---	---	6	56
Blake Reynolds	---	---	13	31	11	55
Dusty Cook	---	---	14	31	9	54
Deon Shepardson	18	25	---	---	10	53
Jerome Cowsette	19	20	---	---	13	52
Bernard Otto	---	---	14	31	4	49
Jumbo Dolan	25	23	---	---	---	48
Leon Hall	---	---	14	31	2	47
Alex Castillo	---	---	14	31	2	47
Rusty Kaplan	---	---	14	31	2	47
Reggie Smith	---	---	9	25	12	46
Everett Kinsella	---	---	13	30	2	45
Kevin Everett	13	11	---	---	15	39
Tyrell Hopkins	11	21	---	---	6	38
Brandon Mebane	---	---	9	24	3	36
Darrell Troxel	---	---	9	25	2	36
Chester Borders	8	7	---	---	19	34
Josh Poff	15	10	---	---	6	31
Dan Conner	---	---	6	5	10	21
James Jones	9	9	---	---	1	19
Trevor Flemister	5	2	---	---	10	17
Ricky Baumert	---	---	6	6	1	13
Doug Davis	---	---	4	6	3	13
Willie Tanner	0	0	---	---	12	12
Deion Collier	3	3	---	---	6	12
Josh Pierson	---	---	0	0	11	11
Dave Rayner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Danny Beeler	---	---	1	2	5	8
Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jared Jenkins	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jason Burke	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ted Goeken	---	---	0	0	4	4
Winfred Wilcox	---	---	0	0	2	2
Marvin Jennings	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lionel Schneider	---	---	0	1	---	1
John Beck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oscar Smith	---	---	36	37	3	76
Jordan Dizon	---	---	35	38	3	76
Mike McCulley	---	---	31	36	4	71
LaRon Landry	---	---	32	31	3	66
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	28	34	3	65
Austin McDonald	---	---	29	32	3	64
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	27	33	4	64
Earl Woodson	---	---	22	36	3	61
Mario Williams	---	---	25	31	3	59
Beau Bell	---	---	26	27	2	55
Irv Buckner	14	27	---	---	11	52
Terrell Thomas	---	---	20	26	2	48
Jeff Otah	11	28	---	---	7	46
Joe Flacco	14	31	---	---	---	45
Courtney Reardon	---	---	23	16	3	42
T.J. Starks	13	28	---	---	---	41
Les Newhart	12	26	---	---	2	40
Winston Stokes	12	27	---	---	---	39
Sam Nelson	8	18	---	---	12	38
Paul Gordon	12	26	---	---	---	38
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	15	12	11	38
Fred Davis	9	20	---	---	7	36
Breno Giacomini	12	23	---	---	---	35
Dan Fabrizio	5	12	---	---	16	33
Rob Weaver	2	14	---	---	16	32
Adam Velevis	12	18	---	---	---	30
Brandon Carr	---	---	15	3	10	28
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	14	11	2	27
Artie Andrews	1	3	---	---	19	23
Malcolm Brown	4	12	---	---	7	23
Matt Forte	6	12	---	---	3	21
Chad Rinehart	5	8	---	---	7	20
Fred McGregor	---	---	3	5	11	19
Alonzo Osika	0	3	---	---	16	19
Jeremy Martin	---	---	8	7	3	18
Otis Murphy	---	---	3	5	8	16
Freddie Keiaho	---	---	3	2	9	14
Nick Knauls	2	5	---	---	7	14
Curtis Zuck	---	---	6	4	3	13
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	6	3	1	10
Tashard Choice	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	5	5
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	2	2
Trevor Laws	---	---	0	0	---	0
Leonard Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	20	87	4.4
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Walter	38	26	4	1	1	4	5	4	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	30	16	3	0	4	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	97	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	122	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	82	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	91	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	43	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Upshaw	18	13	0	159	2	36
WR Dave Allison	9	6	1	53	1	30
WR Jerome Cowsette	3	3	0	46	1	20
TE Jumbo Dolan	3	3	0	40	0	23
RB Jonathan Stewart	3	1	0	3	0	32
WR James Jones	2	0	0	0	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB T.J. Starks	13	9	1	82	1	28
WR Rob Weaver	6	3	0	47	1	14
WR Adam Velevis	4	1	1	15	0	18
TE Fred Davis	3	1	1	17	0	20
WR Irv Buckner	2	1	0	40	1	27
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	0	1	0	0	12
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0	1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	3	14	4.67	3.79

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	1	5	5.00	4.33
T.J. Starks	1	1	1.00	3.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Walter	9	5	36	4.00	7.92

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	6	1	15	2.50	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Upshaw	5	3	25	5.00	8.83
WR Dave Allison	3	2	11	3.67	5.89
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Velevis	2	1	15	7.50	3.75
WR Rob Weaver	2	0	0	0.00	7.83
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	0	0.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	2	2
Chester Borders	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Walter	11	7	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Upshaw	7	4	4
WR Dave Allison	2	2	2
TE Jumbo Dolan	1	1	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB T.J. Starks	3	2	1
TE Dan Fabrizio	1	0	0
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	0
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	0
TE Fred Davis	1	0	0
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (21,600)
End Zone 12,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 4,700 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (21,600)
End Zone	12,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	4,700 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,000)