Week 3, 2033

played in Cincinnati, OH

59 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	6	3	-	26
Cincinnati Bengals	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:06 NED - Casey Greer 53 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 00:57 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 40 field goal
2Q: 13:44 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 23 field goal
2Q: 11:22 NED - Richard Burgess 44 field goal
2Q: 04:42 NED - R.J. Austin 29 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 06:23 NED - Richard Burgess 53 field goal
3Q: 00:05 NED - Larry Mirkovich 41 field goal
4Q: 12:15 CIN - Corey Eccles 3 pass from Arnold Garrison (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 04:04 NED - Larry Mirkovich 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:06 NED - Casey Greer 53 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
1Q: 00:57 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 40 field goal
2Q: 13:44 CIN - Stephen Wheeler 23 field goal
2Q: 11:22 NED - Richard Burgess 44 field goal
2Q: 04:42 NED - R.J. Austin 29 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 06:23 NED - Richard Burgess 53 field goal
3Q: 00:05 NED - Larry Mirkovich 41 field goal
4Q: 12:15 CIN - Corey Eccles 3 pass from Arnold Garrison (Stephen Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 04:04 NED - Larry Mirkovich 21 field goal

Team Statistics NED CIN
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 404 347
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 5.86 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 247 99
- Rushing Attempts 35 15
- Yards per Rush 7.06 6.60
Net Passing Yards 157 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 0 47 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 200 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/43 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 10/61
Punt Returns/Yards 4/58 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:37 24:23

Team Statistics	NED	CIN
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	404	347
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	5.86	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	247	99
- Rushing Attempts	35	15
- Yards per Rush	7.06	6.60
Net Passing Yards	157	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 0	47 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	200	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/43	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	10/61
Punt Returns/Yards	4/58	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:37	24:23

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:06	0:16	OWN 47	1	53	Touchdown
1	11:51	2:22	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
1	6:30	2:59	OWN 23	5	33	Punt
1	0:52	0:47	OWN 20	2	20	Fumble
2	13:36	2:22	OWN 33	5	40	Field Goal
2	8:23	3:54	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	2:31	1:59	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	4	40	Punt
3	9:17	3:02	OWN 31	9	33	Field Goal
3	4:38	4:38	OWN 44	7	32	Field Goal
4	12:04	6:53	OWN 26	9	30	Punt
4	4:30	0:31	OPP 8	3	4	Field Goal
4	2:48	2:48	OPP 27	7	23	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:54	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	13:50	1:59	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
1	9:29	2:59	OWN 18	6	23	Punt
1	3:31	2:39	OWN 20	6	57	Field Goal
1	0:05	1:29	OPP 40	4	34	Field Goal
2	11:14	2:51	OWN 10	5	25	Punt
2	4:29	1:58	OWN 20	5	44	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 22	2	14	Half
3	12:54	3:37	OWN 20	8	56	Missed FG
3	6:15	1:37	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	15:00	2:56	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
4	5:11	0:41	OWN 20	5	-12	Downs
4	3:59	1:11	OWN 12	5	12	Interception

Game MVP: Howard Wilson, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
A.J. Griffith	18	134	7.44	37	5	0
R.J. Austin	16	114	7.13	29	5	1
Jimmie Matock	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Claude Doyle	11	80	7.27	37	2
Anthony Sherman	2	17	8.50	14	1
Curtis Fredericks	2	2	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	28	14	200	6/43	1	53	0	85.4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Arnold Garrison	47	21	254	1/6	1	47	1	60.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Greer	6	12	125	20.83	54	53	1
WR Rodney Lyons	4	8	49	12.25	7	21	0
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Randall Monson	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Tim Givens	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB A.J. Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Taft	7	15	105	15.00	34	26	0
TE Robbie Rayburn	6	8	35	5.83	2	9	0
RB Claude Doyle	3	5	39	13.00	16	16	0
WR Tyrus Dietrich	2	8	58	29.00	29	47	0
FB Anthony Sherman	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
WR Corey Eccles	1	8	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Jared Hanson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Mohamed Sanu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brant Bryant	1	2	2.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Jimmie Matock	2	0
Willie Hayes	1	0
Marvin Flowers	0	1
Tim Givens	0	1

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Pernell McPhee	1	0
Nick Fairley	0	1
Chester Buckley	0	1
Toby Osborne	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	5	225	45.0	29.6	49	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stephen Lyle	6	253	42.2	29.2	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	2/2	2/2	1/1	53	2/2
Larry Mirkovich	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Wheeler	2/3	1/2	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Hayes	4	58	14.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mohamed Sanu	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	2	37	18.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth McCorvey	2	50	25.0	0
Cedric Upshaw	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene Duran	5	1	0.0	14	40
CB Jimmy Smith	4	2	0.0	12	32
OLB Devin Keung	4	2	0.0	10	39
S Brant Bryant	4	0	0.0	8	38
CB Willie Hayes	3	1	0.0	15	47
DE Bucky Melnick	3	0	0.0	10	33
ILB Xavier Sheriff	3	0	0.0	4	13
S Josh Robinson	2	1	0.0	12	31
DT Nicky Heffron	2	0	0.0	8	40
CB Kris Schwantes	2	0	0.0	11	43
S Luther Riazi	2	0	0.0	12	34
DE Jake Bequette	1	0	1.0	8	38
DE Curtis LaMarche	1	0	0.0	7	10
ILB Dean Wilde	0	1	0.0	3	4
DE Clay Alexander	0	1	0.0	5	15

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brenden Parker	10	0	0.0	31	31
DT Nick Fairley	5	2	2.0	26	29
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	5	2	0.0	29	27
OLB Kris Osgood	5	1	0.0	30	31
CB Seth McCorvey	4	1	0.0	31	31
OLB Dexter Headrick	3	1	1.0	17	13
ILB Donovan Carter	3	2	0.0	23	19
DE Jabaal Sheard	3	1	0.0	11	12
DE K.C. Sigsbee	3	1	0.0	31	28
DE Whitney Mercilus	3	0	0.0	25	22
OLB Toby Osborne	2	2	2.0	15	14
CB Cedric Upshaw	2	2	1.0	20	22
CB Tim Cardwell	1	3	0.0	12	12
S Christopher Conte	1	1	0.0	11	13
ILB Kennedy Dunlap	1	0	0.0	3	8
WR Corey Eccles	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eddie Hill	1	0	0.0	18	14
DE Pernell McPhee	0	2	0.0	16	16
S Rod Farrell	0	1	0.0	6	4
S Vinny Powell	0	1	0.0	28	26

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jake Bequette	1.0	1	0	0	38
OLB Jonas Mouton	0.0	0	2	2	35
DT Nicky Heffron	0.0	0	2	0	40
DT Jamie Drake	0.0	0	1	0	8

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nick Fairley	2.0	1	1	2	29
OLB Toby Osborne	2.0	0	0	0	14
OLB Dexter Headrick	1.0	0	0	0	13
CB Cedric Upshaw	1.0	0	0	0	22
OLB Kris Osgood	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE K.C. Sigsbee	0.0	0	3	1	28
DE Pernell McPhee	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Whitney Mercilus	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Devin Keung	4	0	0	39
S Brant Bryant	3	2	1	38
CB Willie Hayes	3	2	0	47
CB Jimmy Smith	3	2	0	32
OLB Eugene Duran	3	1	0	40
ILB Xavier Sheriff	2	2	0	13
CB Kris Schwantes	1	2	0	43
S Luther Riazi	1	2	0	34
S Josh Robinson	1	0	0	31

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cedric Upshaw	2	3	22
OLB Kris Osgood	2	1	31
CB Seth McCorvey	2	0	31
ILB Donovan Carter	1	0	19
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	0	12
S Christopher Conte	1	0	13
OLB Dexter Headrick	1	0	13
S Brenden Parker	1	0	31
DE Whitney Mercilus	1	0	22
DE K.C. Sigsbee	1	0	28
CB Eddie Hill	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Wilson	8	12	0	32	0	30
Lee Ziemba	5	7	1	29	3	33
Wayne Kamego	3	6	0	26	0	28
Joey Daughtry	2	3	0	28	1	28
Matt Briles	1	4	0	27	1	19
Kelvin LaCroix	0	1	0	21	1	20
Randall Monson	0	1	0	30	0	28

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyron Smith	2	4	1	15	0	48
Marvin Malone	1	3	0	14	1	42
Hugh Mathanaporn	1	2	0	15	0	46
Bruce Sloan	1	2	0	14	0	39
Maurice Clemons	0	2	0	13	0	42
Anthony Sherman	0	1	0	8	0	20
Kim Strayhorn	0	1	0	1	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Schwantes	2	31
Brant Bryant	2	11
Tim Givens	1	17
Devin Keung	1	15

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Seth McCorvey	3	19
Jared Hanson	2	20
Chester Buckley	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Schwantes	---	---	11	43	31	85
Willie Hayes	---	---	15	47	20	82
Lee Ziemba	29	33	---	---	9	71
Jimmie Matock	35	34	---	---	---	69
Casey Greer	33	33	---	---	3	69
Devin Keung	---	---	10	39	15	64
Rodney Lyons	33	30	---	---	---	63
Howard Wilson	32	30	---	---	---	62
Randall Monson	30	28	---	---	1	59
R.J. Austin	16	17	---	---	26	59
Eugene Duran	---	---	14	40	4	58
Brant Bryant	---	---	8	38	11	57
Joey Daughtry	28	28	---	---	---	56
Matt Briles	27	19	---	---	9	55
Wayne Kamego	26	28	---	---	---	54
Nicky Heffron	---	---	8	40	5	53
Jonas Mouton	---	---	13	35	3	51
Kelvin LaCroix	21	20	---	---	9	50
Luther Riazi	---	---	12	34	2	48
Jake Bequette	---	---	8	38	2	48
Josh Robinson	---	---	12	31	5	48
Rickey Dunne	---	---	4	20	22	46
Bucky Melnick	---	---	10	33	3	46
Lorenzo McDaniel	19	14	---	---	12	45
Jimmy Smith	---	---	12	32	---	44
Tim Givens	9	11	---	---	17	37
A.J. Griffith	19	17	---	---	---	36
Howie Fleming	14	13	---	---	---	27
Dan McWilliams	9	8	---	---	9	26
Clay Alexander	---	---	5	15	6	26
Donnell Elmore	1	2	---	---	20	23
Curtis LaMarche	---	---	7	10	5	22
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	4	13	5	22
Lance Harding	1	5	---	---	13	19
Marvin Flowers	3	4	---	---	9	16
Jamie Drake	---	---	7	8	---	15
Teddy Tucker	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tito Peeler	---	---	2	8	2	12
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dean Wilde	---	---	3	4	2	9
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	7	7
Irv Burroughs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cornelius Fajardo	---	---	0	0	4	4
Harold Brackens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Hillman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shane Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Seth McCorvey	---	---	31	31	19	81
Robbie Rayburn	15	44	---	---	16	75
Kenyon Kennedy	---	---	29	27	14	70
Arnold Garrison	15	48	---	---	3	66
Brenden Parker	---	---	31	31	3	65
Kris Osgood	---	---	30	31	4	65
Marvin Malone	14	42	---	---	8	64
Tyron Smith	15	48	---	---	---	63
Hugh Mathanaporn	15	46	---	---	1	62
K.C. Sigsbee	---	---	31	28	3	62
Nick Fairley	---	---	26	29	4	59
Vince Taft	13	43	---	---	1	57
Vinny Powell	---	---	28	26	3	57
Maurice Clemons	13	42	---	---	---	55
Cedric Upshaw	---	---	20	22	12	54
Bruce Sloan	14	39	---	---	---	53
Tyrus Dietrich	12	38	---	---	---	50
Claude Doyle	11	39	---	---	---	50
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	25	22	2	49
Donovan Carter	---	---	23	19	5	47
Dexter Headrick	---	---	17	13	13	43
Pernell McPhee	---	---	16	16	7	39
Curtis Fredericks	4	10	---	---	25	39
Tim Cardwell	---	---	12	12	14	38
Eddie Hill	---	---	18	14	6	38
Corey Eccles	6	27	---	---	4	37
Anthony Sherman	8	20	---	---	8	36
Toby Osborne	---	---	15	14	4	33
Jared Hanson	3	10	---	---	20	33
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	11	12	6	29
Christopher Conte	---	---	11	13	2	26
Marvin Jones	3	8	---	---	12	23
Rod Farrell	---	---	6	4	12	22
Chester Buckley	---	---	2	2	17	21
Mohamed Sanu	0	1	---	---	18	19
Brandon Fusco	2	6	---	---	9	17
Kennedy Dunlap	---	---	3	8	3	14
Harris Stacell	0	2	---	---	9	11
Jason Abreu	1	9	---	---	1	11
Jimmy Newman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derek Wofford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kim Strayhorn	1	6	---	---	1	8
Stephen Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stephen Lyle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Randy Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brandon Weeden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	101	11.2
Middle	13	61	4.7
Right	12	86	7.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	4	20	5.0
Right	4	50	12.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	28	14	4	1	1	4	6	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Arnold Garrison	47	21	2	3	3	13	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	51	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	133	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	139	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	65	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	47	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Greer	12	6	0	125	3	33
WR Rodney Lyons	8	4	1	49	1	30
TE Randall Monson	3	1	0	7	0	28
WR Tim Givens	2	1	0	8	0	11
FB Lorenzo McDaniel	1	1	0	11	0	14
TE Donnell Elmore	1	1	0	0	0	2
RB A.J. Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	17

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Taft	15	7	0	105	1	43
WR Tyrus Dietrich	8	2	2	58	1	38
TE Robbie Rayburn	8	6	1	35	0	44
WR Corey Eccles	8	1	0	3	0	27
RB Claude Doyle	5	3	0	39	0	39
FB Anthony Sherman	1	1	0	9	0	20
WR Mohamed Sanu	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Jared Hanson	1	1	0	5	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
A.J. Griffith	4	21	5.25	7.44
Jimmie Matock	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
R.J. Austin	1	2	2.00	7.13

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Claude Doyle	1	-1	-1.00	7.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	4	0	0	0.00	7.14

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Arnold Garrison	3	2	14	4.67	5.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Lyons	2	0	0	0.00	6.13
WR Casey Greer	2	0	0	0.00	10.42

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vince Taft	1	1	11	11.00	7.00
RB Claude Doyle	1	0	0	0.00	7.80
WR Corey Eccles	1	1	3	3.00	0.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Austin	3	1
A.J. Griffith	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Claude Doyle	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	7	3	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Arnold Garrison	12	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Greer	3	0	0
WR Rodney Lyons	2	2	1
TE Randall Monson	1	1	1
WR Tim Givens	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrus Dietrich	4	2	2
TE Robbie Rayburn	3	3	0
WR Corey Eccles	3	0	0
RB Claude Doyle	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,100 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (19,900)
End Zone 12,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,100 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (19,900)
End Zone	12,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,800)