Conference Finals, 2022

played in Cleveland, OH

40 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	3	6	-	23
Cleveland Browns	14	7	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 CLE - Terrance Tate 20 pass from Neil Harvey (Spencer Gunn extra point)
1Q: 03:22 CLE - Terrance Tate 18 pass from Neil Harvey (Spencer Gunn extra point)
2Q: 11:21 NED - Brandon Pettigrew 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 07:37 NED - Mike Smith 2 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 03:08 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 8 run (Spencer Gunn extra point)
3Q: 05:05 NED - Stephen Wheeler 27 field goal
4Q: 14:06 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 1 run (Spencer Gunn extra point)
4Q: 06:45 NED - Joe Flacco 4 run (Ricky Peters run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 CLE - Terrance Tate 20 pass from Neil Harvey (Spencer Gunn extra point)
1Q: 03:22 CLE - Terrance Tate 18 pass from Neil Harvey (Spencer Gunn extra point)
2Q: 11:21 NED - Brandon Pettigrew 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 07:37 NED - Mike Smith 2 pass from Joe Flacco (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 03:08 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 8 run (Spencer Gunn extra point)
3Q: 05:05 NED - Stephen Wheeler 27 field goal
4Q: 14:06 CLE - Jonathan Stewart 1 run (Spencer Gunn extra point)
4Q: 06:45 NED - Joe Flacco 4 run (Ricky Peters run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED CLE
Record 15-3 16-2
First Downs 18 28
- by Rushing 7 13
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 248 409
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 4.59 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 87 169
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 3.78 4.69
Net Passing Yards 161 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 0 34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.19 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 10/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/24 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 23
Time of Possession 22:21 37:39

Team Statistics	NED	CLE
Record	15-3	16-2
First Downs	18	28
- by Rushing	7	13
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	248	409
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	4.59	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	87	169
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	3.78	4.69
Net Passing Yards	161	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 0	34 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.19	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	10/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/24	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 23
Time of Possession	22:21	37:39

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:03	0:49	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	3:16	4:09	OWN 20	8	11	Punt
2	14:07	2:53	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
2	8:03	0:36	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
2	3:02	1:16	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 32	6	19	Punt
3	8:22	3:23	OWN 41	8	49	Field Goal
4	13:59	1:58	OWN 47	4	-8	Punt
4	8:31	1:55	OPP 38	7	38	Touchdown
4	3:42	1:42	OWN 20	8	76	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:57	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
1	8:14	4:58	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	11:14	3:11	OWN 31	6	0	Fumble
2	7:27	4:25	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:46	OWN 24	3	13	Half
3	11:42	3:20	OWN 20	7	39	Downs
3	4:59	6:00	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	12:01	3:30	OWN 1	8	37	Fumble
4	6:36	2:54	OWN 31	4	21	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 4	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Jonathan Stewart, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Peters	12	23	1.92	16	1	0
Richie Kresser	6	27	4.50	7	0	0
Joe Flacco	5	37	7.40	12	2	1

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Stewart	25	120	4.80	18	4	2
Rod Washington	7	24	3.43	9	0	0
Neil Harvey	4	25	6.25	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	29	14	172	2/11	2	33	0	90.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Harvey	34	26	259	3/19	2	20	0	117.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Smith	4	7	40	10.00	10	15	1
WR Adam Velevis	3	8	55	18.33	28	32	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	1
WR Frank Schneider	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Richie Kresser	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
RB Ricky Peters	1	2	11	11.00	11	11	0
TE Erik Bishop	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rodney Lyons	1	2	33	33.00	24	33	0
FB Sam Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrance Tate	6	7	87	14.50	31	20	2
WR Cornell Upshaw	5	8	75	15.00	6	19	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	5	6	22	4.40	3	6	0
TE Chase Coffman	3	3	27	9.00	0	11	0
WR Spencer Farley	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
FB Deon Shepardson	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Mitchell Blake	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Lonnie Turnbull	1	1	16	16.00	10	16	0
TE Everett Poff	1	2	17	17.00	5	17	0
RB Rod Washington	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Austin Collie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richie Kresser	1	0	0
Earl Woodson	0	1	0
Mike McCulley	0	1	0
Wade Numbers	0	1	0
Rodney Lyons	0	1	0
Travis Ellard	0	0	2
Shawn Lauvao	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Force
Neil Harvey	2	0
Terrance Tate	1	0
Gus Anderson	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	5	256	51.2	40.6	60	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Fields	1	48	48.0	28.0	48	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Spencer Gunn	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Tate	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	3	88	29.3	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	4	94	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	7	2	0.0	26	19
ILB Lewis Sonneman	6	2	0.0	19	17
CB Malcolm Hardy	6	0	0.0	28	27
OLB Travis Ellard	5	0	2.0	31	30
DT Deon Chandler	5	2	0.0	18	23
CB Terrell Thomas	5	1	0.0	27	31
S Earl Woodson	5	1	0.0	31	23
DE Austin McDonald	4	1	0.5	25	22
OLB Curtis Zuck	3	3	0.5	20	25
S Caleb Campbell	3	1	0.0	17	22
DE Mike McCulley	3	1	0.0	30	29
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	0	0.0	13	18
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	2	3	0.0	15	21
CB Chris Cook	1	3	0.0	14	12
DE Andy Ellison	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Rufus Francis	1	0	0.0	28	27
DT Corey Brilz	0	2	0.0	18	14
OLB Beau Bell	0	1	0.0	1	2
CB Patrick Robinson	0	1	0.0	14	17

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brenden Anderson	5	1	0.0	17	20
S Dusty Cook	5	0	0.0	21	31
OLB Clay Matthews	3	2	1.0	16	21
DE Trent Hudgins	3	0	1.0	18	23
DE Rusty Kaplan	3	1	0.0	15	20
CB Blake Reynolds	3	0	0.0	21	30
CB Harry Foreman	3	0	0.0	12	19
S Dominic Tirtha	2	1	0.0	6	10
S Kam Chancellor	2	1	0.0	19	21
DT Jarron Gilbert	2	0	0.0	16	12
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	1	0.0	13	23
ILB Phillip Wheeler	1	1	0.0	3	6
DE Brian Orakpo	1	1	0.0	5	8
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	1	1	0.0	14	13
DT Gus Anderson	1	0	0.0	8	19
G Tyrone Wand	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dan Conner	0	1	0.0	15	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Travis Ellard	2.0	0	1	1	30
DE Austin McDonald	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Curtis Zuck	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Mike McCulley	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Corey Brilz	0.0	0	1	1	14
DE Andy Ellison	0.0	0	1	0	8

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clay Matthews	1.0	0	0	1	21
DE Trent Hudgins	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Rusty Kaplan	0.0	2	0	1	20
OLB Courtney Reardon	0.0	0	2	0	23
OLB Scottie Hollier	0.0	0	1	0	8
DE Brian Orakpo	0.0	0	1	0	8
DE Will Davis	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Jarron Gilbert	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Malcolm Hardy	7	0	27
CB Terrell Thomas	5	1	31
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	1	18
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	3	0	21
S Caleb Campbell	2	0	22
OLB Curtis Zuck	2	0	25
ILB Lewis Sonneman	2	0	17
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	22
ILB Charlie Gerbasi	1	0	19
OLB Travis Ellard	0	1	30

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brenden Anderson	3	3	20
CB Blake Reynolds	2	1	30
CB Harry Foreman	2	0	19
OLB Clay Matthews	2	0	21
S Dominic Tirtha	2	0	10
S Dusty Cook	1	0	31
ILB Phillip Wheeler	1	0	6
S Kam Chancellor	1	0	21
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Otah	2	4	19	0	24
Winston Stokes	2	3	19	0	25
Jeff Thomason	1	3	22	0	27
Sam Nelson	1	2	14	0	18
Lester Schokora	1	1	19	0	19
Maurkice Pouncey	0	3	23	0	31
Les Newhart	0	1	4	0	7
Deion Malloy	0	1	4	0	6
Shawn Lauvao	0	0	4	2	12

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clifton Mills	4	8	31	0	35
Tyrone Wand	4	6	31	0	28
Louis Farrell	3	3	25	0	25
Corwin Cunningham	1	6	33	0	32
Deon Shepardson	1	5	26	0	28
Luke Meek	1	3	34	2	36
D.J. Andersen	0	1	16	0	20
Scottie Hudson	0	1	5	0	3
Walt Donaldson	0	0	5	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Bishop	2	15
Richie Kresser	1	17
Fendi Onobun	1	16
Roosevelt Calmus	1	15
Caleb Campbell	1	10
Shawn Lauvao	1	6

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Cook	1	12
Mitchell Blake	1	10
Lonnie Turnbull	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Travis Ellard	---	---	31	30	---	61
Maurkice Pouncey	23	31	---	---	6	60
Earl Woodson	---	---	31	23	5	59
Mike McCulley	---	---	30	29	---	59
Terrell Thomas	---	---	27	31	---	58
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	28	27	---	55
Curtis Zuck	---	---	20	25	10	55
Rufus Francis	---	---	28	27	---	55
Joe Flacco	23	31	---	---	---	54
Jeff Thomason	22	27	---	---	2	51
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	15	21	15	51
Caleb Campbell	---	---	17	22	10	49
Mike Smith	21	27	---	---	---	48
Austin McDonald	---	---	25	22	---	47
Erik Bishop	13	17	---	---	15	45
Charlie Gerbasi	---	---	26	19	---	45
Winston Stokes	19	25	---	---	---	44
Jeff Otah	19	24	---	---	---	43
Lester Schokora	19	19	---	---	4	42
Patrick Robinson	---	---	14	17	11	42
Deon Chandler	---	---	18	23	---	41
Sam Nelson	14	18	---	---	7	39
Adam Velevis	18	19	---	---	1	38
Brandon Pettigrew	11	22	---	---	5	38
Lewis Sonneman	---	---	19	17	1	37
Richie Kresser	7	13	---	---	17	37
Ricky Peters	16	18	---	---	---	34
Corey Brilz	---	---	18	14	1	33
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	13	18	---	31
Rodney Lyons	11	13	---	---	5	29
Edward Connell	---	---	11	15	---	26
Chris Cook	---	---	14	12	---	26
Shawn Lauvao	4	12	---	---	6	22
Fendi Onobun	2	1	---	---	16	19
Les Newhart	4	7	---	---	6	17
Carleton Mitchell	2	4	---	---	10	16
Frank Schneider	0	3	---	---	12	15
Andy Ellison	---	---	6	8	1	15
Wade Numbers	1	4	---	---	6	11
Deion Malloy	4	6	---	---	---	10
Perry Riley	---	---	4	5	1	10
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Beau Bell	---	---	1	2	2	5
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jimmy Shellhaas	0	0	---	---	1	1
Emmanuel Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrance Tate	34	33	---	---	10	77
Neil Harvey	36	37	---	---	---	73
Chase Coffman	35	36	---	---	1	72
Luke Meek	34	36	---	---	---	70
Clifton Mills	31	35	---	---	1	67
Corwin Cunningham	33	32	---	---	---	65
Dusty Cook	---	---	21	31	12	64
Blake Reynolds	---	---	21	30	12	63
Tyrone Wand	31	28	---	---	1	60
Deon Shepardson	26	28	---	---	5	59
Jonathan Stewart	28	28	---	---	1	57
Louis Farrell	25	25	---	---	---	50
Trent Hudgins	---	---	18	23	1	42
Clay Matthews	---	---	16	21	4	41
Kam Chancellor	---	---	19	21	1	41
Courtney Reardon	---	---	13	23	2	38
Dan Conner	---	---	15	23	---	38
Brenden Anderson	---	---	17	20	1	38
Harry Foreman	---	---	12	19	7	38
D.J. Andersen	16	20	---	---	1	37
Rusty Kaplan	---	---	15	20	2	37
Everett Poff	14	11	---	---	11	36
Cornell Upshaw	14	20	---	---	---	34
Rod Washington	8	9	---	---	15	32
Gus Anderson	---	---	8	19	3	30
Jarron Gilbert	---	---	16	12	2	30
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	14	13	2	29
Buster Davis	---	---	10	8	10	28
Spencer Farley	5	6	---	---	15	26
Will Davis	---	---	8	12	5	25
Scottie Hollier	---	---	7	8	8	23
Bernard Otto	---	---	8	8	6	22
Dominic Tirtha	---	---	6	10	6	22
Lonnie Turnbull	5	3	---	---	10	18
Austin Collie	7	10	---	---	---	17
Mitchell Blake	4	1	---	---	10	15
Phillip Wheeler	---	---	3	6	4	13
Brian Orakpo	---	---	5	8	---	13
Walt Donaldson	5	6	---	---	1	12
Zack Bowman	---	---	1	5	5	11
Scottie Hudson	5	3	---	---	1	9
Brandon Carr	---	---	0	1	5	6
Spencer Gunn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brandon Fields	0	0	---	---	1	1
Keith Null	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamar Giles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	12	50	4.2
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	53	6.6
Middle	22	78	3.5
Right	5	39	7.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	29	14	2	0	2	5	6	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Harvey	34	26	1	0	1	3	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	83	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	13	172	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Velevis	8	3	1	55	1	19
WR Mike Smith	7	4	0	40	0	27
TE Brandon Pettigrew	3	2	0	8	0	22
TE Erik Bishop	3	1	1	0	0	17
RB Richie Kresser	2	1	0	7	0	13
RB Ricky Peters	2	1	0	11	0	18
WR Rodney Lyons	2	1	0	33	1	13
FB Sam Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Frank Schneider	1	1	0	18	0	3

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Upshaw	8	5	1	75	0	20
WR Terrance Tate	7	6	0	87	1	33
RB Jonathan Stewart	6	5	0	22	0	28
WR Spencer Farley	3	2	0	7	0	6
TE Chase Coffman	3	3	0	27	0	36
TE Everett Poff	2	1	0	17	0	11
FB Deon Shepardson	1	1	0	-3	0	28
WR Mitchell Blake	1	1	0	12	0	1
FB Lonnie Turnbull	1	1	0	16	0	3
WR Austin Collie	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Rod Washington	1	1	0	-1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	3	20	6.67	7.40
Ricky Peters	2	5	2.50	1.92
Richie Kresser	1	6	6.00	4.50

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	3	12	4.00	4.80
Neil Harvey	1	8	8.00	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	10	3	20	2.00	5.93

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Harvey	4	2	38	9.50	7.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Velevis	4	1	13	3.25	6.88
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	1	5	2.50	2.67
WR Mike Smith	2	1	2	1.00	5.71
RB Richie Kresser	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
RB Ricky Peters	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrance Tate	3	2	38	12.67	12.43
WR Cornell Upshaw	1	0	0	0.00	9.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Flacco	2	2
Richie Kresser	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	4	4
Rod Washington	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	7	2	1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Harvey	7	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Smith	4	1	1
WR Adam Velevis	1	0	0
RB Richie Kresser	1	1	0
TE Erik Bishop	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Tate	4	4	3
WR Cornell Upshaw	1	1	0
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	1
TE Chase Coffman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,900 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (21,600)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,900 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (21,600)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,700)