Wild Card Playoff Games, 2086

played in New England, MA

37 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	7	7	0	3	-	17
New England Patriots	14	0	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NED - Malik Dotson 4 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
1Q: 05:06 CLE - Charlie Paz 9 run (Shane Taylor extra point)
1Q: 01:33 NED - Sherman Patton 10 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 03:52 CLE - Charlie Paz 2 run (Shane Taylor extra point)
3Q: 10:32 NED - Neal Politopoulos 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NED - Neal Politopoulos 26 field goal
4Q: 08:05 CLE - Shane Taylor 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 NED - Malik Dotson 4 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
1Q: 05:06 CLE - Charlie Paz 9 run (Shane Taylor extra point)
1Q: 01:33 NED - Sherman Patton 10 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 03:52 CLE - Charlie Paz 2 run (Shane Taylor extra point)
3Q: 10:32 NED - Neal Politopoulos 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NED - Neal Politopoulos 26 field goal
4Q: 08:05 CLE - Shane Taylor 20 field goal

Team Statistics CLE NED
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 307 294
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 4.65 4.59
Net Rushing Yards 217 124
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 7.23 4.13
Net Passing Yards 90 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 2 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 106 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 2.50 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/51 8/90
Punt Returns/Yards 4/13 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 39
Time of Possession 28:45 31:15

Team Statistics	CLE	NED
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	307	294
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	4.65	4.59
Net Rushing Yards	217	124
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	7.23	4.13
Net Passing Yards	90	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 2	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	106	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	2.50	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/51	8/90
Punt Returns/Yards	4/13	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 39
Time of Possession	28:45	31:15

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	5:26	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	1:24	2:03	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
2	12:50	1:57	OWN 17	4	8	Punt
2	7:18	3:37	OWN 17	7	83	Touchdown
2	2:16	1:18	OWN 12	4	4	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 5	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	1:12	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
3	10:25	2:11	OWN 25	6	43	Interception
3	6:57	2:42	OWN 4	5	17	Punt
4	14:53	2:39	OWN 26	4	20	Punt
4	11:19	3:19	OWN 46	7	51	Field Goal
4	6:13	1:19	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	3:07	0:44	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
4	1:45	0:59	OWN 5	6	14	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	4:58	3:34	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	14:21	1:31	OWN 24	4	19	Punt
2	10:53	3:35	OWN 40	8	37	Interception
2	3:41	1:25	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:58	0:40	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
3	13:48	3:23	OPP 31	6	27	Field Goal
3	8:14	1:17	OPP 39	3	-12	Punt
3	4:15	4:22	OWN 47	10	44	Field Goal
4	12:14	0:55	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
4	8:00	1:47	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	4:54	1:47	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	2:23	0:38	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 19	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Charlie Paz, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Charlie Paz	13	133	10.23	46	5	2
QB Mel Gibson	8	32	4.00	16	1	0
RB Jimmy Kilpatrick	5	33	6.60	19	2	0
RB Enrique Reddy	3	15	5.00	12	1	0
WR Ashton Moreno	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jose Horn	18	82	4.56	41	2	0
RB Sherman Patton	11	43	3.91	10	1	1
QB Devonte Leyes	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mel Gibson	34	17	106	2/16	0	22	2	32.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devonte Leyes	32	20	177	2/7	1	32	1	74.6

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ashton Moreno	4	8	38	9.50	5	22
FB Tony Alaniz	4	5	20	5.00	15	10
RB Jimmy Kilpatrick	3	5	8	2.67	3	8
TE Ben Newton	2	5	18	9.00	2	10
WR Darnell Coons	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Noah Kerr	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
WR Juan Keim	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB Charlie Paz	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Kenyon Greening	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Kelly Choi	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chase Money	5	8	55	11.00	41	17	0
WR Malik Dotson	4	6	51	12.75	34	32	1
WR Gustavo Lane	3	6	19	6.33	1	8	0
TE Justin Bradley	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
RB Jose Horn	2	3	1	0.50	0	1	0
TE Jamie Nobles	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Tito Sawyer	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Sherman Patton	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jamal Hardy	1	1	24	24.00	11	24	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Braxton McClintock	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ernest Hopper	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Edwin Knight	1	37	37.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Cobb	7	310	44.3	37.9	59	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	8	389	48.6	47.0	56	6

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shane Taylor	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Coons	4	13	3.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Arians	4	45	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Mills	2	49	24.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Miles Stanton	7	1	0.0	29	31
OLB Dakota Banks	6	3	0.0	28	25
ILB Braxton McClintock	6	0	0.0	30	32
DE Erik Farrell	5	0	1.0	26	28
DT Joey Collins	3	1	1.0	29	25
CB Larry Wild	3	2	0.0	26	21
DE Randy Veighey	3	1	0.0	22	23
S Orlando Hampton	3	0	0.0	15	23
S Joshua Breeze	2	1	0.0	15	11
CB Harold Mills	2	1	0.0	29	31
OLB Conner Mason	2	0	0.0	3	11
OLB David Rebensdorf	2	0	0.0	13	13
CB Alex Gaylor	1	1	0.0	18	25
DE Brody Cote	1	1	0.0	11	17
WR Ashton Moreno	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Levi Fence	1	0	0.0	14	7
FB Tony Alaniz	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Elliot Winkler	1	0	0.0	10	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edward Faber	9	1	0.0	27	33
CB Nicholas Boyd	5	1	0.0	30	36
CB Howard Hopper	4	2	0.0	29	35
S Ken Arians	4	1	0.0	10	22
CB Eric Beach	4	0	0.0	30	36
DE Trey Stanton	3	0	1.0	22	18
OLB Salvador Banks	3	2	0.0	24	20
ILB Sammie Hardy	3	1	0.0	27	33
DT Kenyon Widmer	3	1	0.0	16	15
S Carson Schneider	2	1	0.0	21	14
DE J.B. Garrett	2	0	0.0	25	27
DE Tristan Schlafly	1	1	1.0	14	30
S Ernest Hopper	1	0	0.0	12	25
TE Tito Sawyer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Edwin Knight	1	0	0.0	23	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Erik Farrell	1.0	1	1	28
DT Joey Collins	1.0	0	0	25
DE Brody Cote	0.0	2	0	17
DE Randy Veighey	0.0	1	0	23

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tristan Schlafly	1.0	1	0	2	30
DE Trey Stanton	1.0	0	0	0	18
ILB Sammie Hardy	0.0	0	2	0	33
DT Kenyon Widmer	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dakota Banks	5	0	0	25
CB Larry Wild	3	0	0	21
S Miles Stanton	3	0	0	31
OLB Conner Mason	2	0	0	11
ILB Braxton McClintock	1	1	1	32
S Joshua Breeze	1	1	0	11
CB Patrick Fenly	1	1	0	16
DE Brody Cote	1	0	0	17
DT Joey Collins	1	0	0	25
S Orlando Hampton	1	0	0	23
OLB David Rebensdorf	1	0	0	13
OLB Levi Fence	0	1	0	7

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ken Arians	4	1	0	22
OLB Edward Faber	4	1	0	33
CB Nicholas Boyd	3	1	0	36
CB Howard Hopper	3	1	0	35
OLB Edwin Knight	1	0	1	25
ILB Sammie Hardy	1	0	0	33
DT Kenyon Widmer	1	0	0	15
OLB Salvador Banks	0	1	0	20
S Ernest Hopper	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ezra Burton	5	6	30	0	36
G Bryson Mackay	4	5	30	0	36
T Alexis Howe	2	3	30	0	36
C Dexter Powell	1	8	30	1	36
FB Tony Alaniz	1	1	7	0	18
T Matt Antoine	0	1	30	0	36
RB Jimmy Kilpatrick	0	0	10	1	21

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andrew Sherrod	2	9	30	1	34
T Cris Feaser	2	6	30	1	34
G Victor Franz	2	5	30	0	34
T Tim Strom	1	3	30	0	34
C Kim Fredrickson	0	5	30	0	34
TE Tito Sawyer	0	1	8	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Herndon	2	12
Wally Sutter	1	26
Ned Lemay	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Murillo	2	26
J.B. Garrett	2	21
Blake Reid	1	18
Kim Fredrickson	1	10

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Matt Antoine	30	36	---	---	8	74
CB Harold Mills	---	---	29	31	7	67
G Ezra Burton	30	36	---	---	---	66
QB Mel Gibson	30	36	---	---	---	66
C Dexter Powell	30	36	---	---	---	66
G Bryson Mackay	30	36	---	---	---	66
T Alexis Howe	30	36	---	---	---	66
DE Erik Farrell	---	---	26	28	12	66
ILB Braxton McClintock	---	---	30	32	1	63
S Miles Stanton	---	---	29	31	2	62
WR Noah Kerr	29	31	---	---	---	60
WR Ashton Moreno	24	31	---	---	---	55
OLB Dakota Banks	---	---	28	25	1	54
CB Alex Gaylor	---	---	18	25	11	54
DT Joey Collins	---	---	29	25	---	54
CB Larry Wild	---	---	26	21	5	52
TE Ben Newton	13	15	---	---	23	51
OLB Wally Sutter	---	---	6	14	26	46
DE Randy Veighey	---	---	22	23	1	46
FB Tony Alaniz	7	18	---	---	18	43
S Orlando Hampton	---	---	15	23	1	39
DE Brody Cote	---	---	11	17	10	38
CB Patrick Fenly	---	---	4	16	18	38
TE Kenyon Greening	16	19	---	---	2	37
RB Jimmy Kilpatrick	10	21	---	---	2	33
ILB Elliot Winkler	---	---	10	9	13	32
WR Jack Porter	5	7	---	---	17	29
RB Charlie Paz	17	12	---	---	---	29
S Joshua Breeze	---	---	15	11	1	27
WR Juan Keim	11	16	---	---	---	27
OLB David Rebensdorf	---	---	13	13	---	26
TE Kelly Choi	15	7	---	---	---	22
S Phil Roberson	---	---	1	3	17	21
OLB Levi Fence	---	---	14	7	---	21
WR Darnell Coons	0	2	---	---	18	20
DT Desmond Mahoney	---	---	1	9	10	20
RB Enrique Reddy	3	1	---	---	15	19
OLB Conner Mason	---	---	3	11	2	16
T Jim Herndon	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Ned Lemay	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Billy Cobb	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ray Regler	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Tommy Darusmont	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Scottie Benveniste	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Shane Taylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Mark Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Cris Feaser	30	34	---	---	10	74
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	27	33	14	74
C Kim Fredrickson	30	34	---	---	10	74
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	25	27	21	73
ILB Sammie Hardy	---	---	27	33	12	72
CB Eric Beach	---	---	30	36	5	71
CB Nicholas Boyd	---	---	30	36	1	67
CB Howard Hopper	---	---	29	35	1	65
G Andrew Sherrod	30	34	---	---	---	64
QB Devonte Leyes	30	34	---	---	---	64
G Victor Franz	30	34	---	---	---	64
T Tim Strom	30	34	---	---	---	64
TE Jamie Nobles	28	30	---	---	---	58
OLB Salvador Banks	---	---	24	20	10	54
WR Malik Dotson	19	22	---	---	9	50
RB Jose Horn	20	26	---	---	4	50
OLB Edwin Knight	---	---	23	25	1	49
S Ken Arians	---	---	10	22	16	48
WR Chase Money	21	27	---	---	---	48
DE Trey Stanton	---	---	22	18	8	48
WR Gustavo Lane	20	26	---	---	---	46
DE Tristan Schlafly	---	---	14	30	---	44
S Carson Schneider	---	---	21	14	8	43
S Ernest Hopper	---	---	12	25	---	37
DT Kenyon Widmer	---	---	16	15	1	32
DT Oliver Morrissey	---	---	13	18	---	31
RB Brock Marsh	9	8	---	---	11	28
RB Edwin Murillo	0	0	---	---	26	26
RB Larry Perez	0	0	---	---	26	26
OLB Steve Stelick	---	---	0	0	22	22
WR Blake Reid	0	2	---	---	18	20
RB Sherman Patton	11	9	---	---	---	20
WR Jamal Hardy	11	7	---	---	---	18
TE Tito Sawyer	8	9	---	---	---	17
CB Freddie Sutter	---	---	0	0	16	16
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Donnell Wells	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Kevin Powell	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Nicholas Chapman	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Noah Dial	---	---	4	5	---	9
TE Justin Bradley	3	4	---	---	---	7
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Lamont Russell	---	---	2	3	---	5
DE Erik Flowers	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brent Croxton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	18	139	7.7
Right	8	64	8.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	68	11.3
Middle	7	8	1.1
Right	16	49	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mel Gibson	34	17	1	2	4	5	3	2	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devonte Leyes	32	20	2	0	3	4	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	6	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	49	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	29	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	41	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	60	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	76	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ashton Moreno	8	4	0	38	1	31
FB Tony Alaniz	5	4	0	20	0	18
RB Jimmy Kilpatrick	5	3	2	8	0	21
TE Ben Newton	5	2	2	18	0	15
WR Noah Kerr	3	1	0	2	0	31
WR Darnell Coons	2	1	0	0	0	2
WR Juan Keim	2	1	0	10	0	16
TE Kelly Choi	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Kenyon Greening	1	0	0	0	0	19
RB Charlie Paz	1	1	0	10	0	12

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chase Money	8	5	0	55	0	27
WR Malik Dotson	6	4	1	51	1	22
WR Gustavo Lane	6	3	2	19	0	26
TE Jamie Nobles	3	1	0	11	0	30
RB Jose Horn	3	2	0	1	0	26
RB Sherman Patton	2	1	0	3	0	9
TE Justin Bradley	2	2	0	5	0	4
TE Tito Sawyer	1	1	0	8	0	9
WR Jamal Hardy	1	1	0	24	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Mel Gibson	2	1	0.50	4.00
RB Charlie Paz	2	11	5.50	10.23

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sherman Patton	5	12	2.40	3.91
RB Jose Horn	3	11	3.67	4.56
QB Devonte Leyes	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mel Gibson	3	2	3	1.00	3.12

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devonte Leyes	3	2	4	1.33	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jimmy Kilpatrick	2	1	-4	-2.00	1.60
FB Tony Alaniz	1	1	7	7.00	4.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jamie Nobles	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Malik Dotson	1	1	4	4.00	8.50
RB Jose Horn	1	1	0	0.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mel Gibson	3	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jose Horn	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mel Gibson	8	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devonte Leyes	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ashton Moreno	2	0	0
WR Noah Kerr	2	1	0
RB Jimmy Kilpatrick	2	1	1
TE Kenyon Greening	1	0	0
TE Ben Newton	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chase Money	4	2	2
TE Jamie Nobles	3	1	0
WR Gustavo Lane	2	1	1
TE Justin Bradley	1	1	0
WR Malik Dotson	1	1	1
WR Jamal Hardy	1	1	1
RB Jose Horn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)