Week 3, 2021

played in Cincinnati, OH

50 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	6	3	-	16
Cincinnati Bengals	0	24	0	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:59 NED - Braden Huffman 21 pass from Quentin Humphries (Travis Coons extra point)
2Q: 12:23 CIN - Brock LaPlante 5 pass from Liam Atkins (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 06:48 CIN - Kelly McKnight 27 interception return (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 02:20 CIN - Rob Gronkowski 3 pass from Liam Atkins (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 01:00 CIN - Bob Joyner 30 field goal
3Q: 10:35 NED - Travis Coons 51 field goal
3Q: 04:16 NED - Travis Coons 30 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - Travis Coons 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:59 NED - Braden Huffman 21 pass from Quentin Humphries (Travis Coons extra point)
2Q: 12:23 CIN - Brock LaPlante 5 pass from Liam Atkins (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 06:48 CIN - Kelly McKnight 27 interception return (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 02:20 CIN - Rob Gronkowski 3 pass from Liam Atkins (Bob Joyner extra point)
2Q: 01:00 CIN - Bob Joyner 30 field goal
3Q: 10:35 NED - Travis Coons 51 field goal
3Q: 04:16 NED - Travis Coons 30 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NED - Travis Coons 27 field goal

Team Statistics NED CIN
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 15 10
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 265 212
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 3.96 3.93
Net Rushing Yards 106 49
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 3.53 1.53
Net Passing Yards 159 163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 2 20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 188 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 2/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 7.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/35 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 5/54
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:59 28:01

Team Statistics	NED	CIN
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	15	10
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	265	212
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	3.96	3.93
Net Rushing Yards	106	49
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	3.53	1.53
Net Passing Yards	159	163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 2	20 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	188	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	2/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	7.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/35	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	5/54
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:59	28:01

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:28	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	9:36	3:48	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
1	4:03	3:30	OWN 31	6	37	Missed FG
2	12:17	2:12	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	6:48	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	6:37	2:18	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	2:11	0:21	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	12:55	2:25	OWN 45	6	21	Field Goal
3	8:23	4:12	OWN 22	8	65	Field Goal
3	2:10	1:51	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	13:46	2:55	OWN 43	5	9	Punt
4	9:23	1:45	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
4	5:18	3:24	OWN 40	12	50	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:32	1:56	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
1	5:48	1:45	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
1	0:33	3:16	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	10:05	3:17	OWN 40	6	10	Punt
2	4:19	2:08	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	1:50	0:56	OPP 14	3	1	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
3	10:30	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:11	2:01	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	0:19	1:33	OWN 48	4	9	Downs
4	10:51	1:28	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
4	7:38	2:20	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OPP 48	5	14	Game

Game MVP: Liam Atkins, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lamar Miller	20	71	3.55	11	3
Quentin Humphries	5	20	4.00	8	0
T.J. Yeldon	4	9	2.25	8	0
Myles Aufedenkampe	1	6	6.00	6	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chad Oakes	16	27	1.69	9	0
Marshall Sinard	11	1	0.09	5	0
Liam Atkins	3	7	2.33	4	0
Matt Jones	1	4	4.00	4	0
Bubba Walton	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Humphries	33	24	188	4/29	1	34	2	71.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Liam Atkins	20	13	168	2/5	2	51	0	124.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Monroe	10	14	57	5.70	23	23	0
WR Eric Decker	4	5	24	6.00	12	17	0
WR Howard Gmerek	3	3	49	16.33	27	34	0
TE Lee Smith	2	2	24	12.00	2	12	0
RB Lamar Miller	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Crockett Gillmore	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Logan Emmons	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Braden Huffman	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	1

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bubba Walton	5	6	74	14.80	32	40	0
WR Brock LaPlante	4	6	64	16.00	41	51	1
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
FB Mack Sutton	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Ricardo Swann	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Tito Pearson	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Marshall Sinard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kelly McKnight	1	27	27.00	1
S Douglas Newhart	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Quentin Humphries	1	0	0
James Carpenter	0	1	0
Malcom Brown	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Liam Atkins	1	0	0
Junior Dotson	0	1	0
C.J. Mosley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Dobler	7	322	46.0	35.4	64	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Fong	8	351	43.9	38.9	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Travis Coons	3/4	1/2	1/1	51	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Joyner	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Dix	4	20	5.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Jones	5	54	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herb Dix	3	47	15.7	0
Logan Emmons	1	25	25.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Daryl Bravata	8	6	0.0	32	22
OLB Jamie Collins	6	1	0.0	26	13
DE Deon Bernard	5	1	0.0	19	9
CB Dexter Williams	5	1	0.0	31	19
OLB Za'Darius Smith	3	3	1.0	18	8
DT Taylor Van	3	1	0.0	30	21
CB Quinten Rollins	3	0	0.0	28	17
DT Malcom Brown	2	0	1.0	5	1
S Alexander Wagner	2	3	0.0	32	22
DE Geneo Grissom	2	0	0.0	29	19
DE Don Clemons	2	0	0.0	20	16
DE Chandler Jones	1	2	0.0	28	20
CB Cesar Lofton	1	1	0.0	12	15
WR Terrell Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Duane Irwin	1	0	0.0	6	9
S Mario Butler	0	1	0.0	3	6
S Herb Dix	0	1	0.0	32	22

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Donovan	15	3	1.0	30	37
DT Geoff Lincoln	5	1	0.5	21	25
S T.J. Carrie	5	2	0.0	27	34
S Douglas Newhart	5	0	0.0	29	36
OLB Kevin Minter	4	1	1.0	22	24
CB Kelly McKnight	4	4	0.0	30	37
OLB Toby Ridoutt	4	1	0.0	24	15
ILB C.J. Mosley	3	2	1.0	17	15
CB Bashaud Breeland	3	1	0.0	14	26
DE Burt Schaffer	1	1	0.5	11	22
ILB Andrew Shank	1	1	0.0	8	13
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	0.0	20	30
CB Jason Verrett	1	0	0.0	18	18
DE Tristan Austin	1	0	0.0	19	15
CB Mercury Lidberg	1	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Brady Harwood	1	0	0.0	2	7
DE Rich Bell	1	0	0.0	9	10
DT Orlando Alston	1	0	0.0	11	10
S Shane Prescott	0	1	0.0	7	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Malcom Brown	1.0	0	0	1
OLB Za'Darius Smith	1.0	0	0	8
DE Don Clemons	0.0	1	1	16
DE Deon Bernard	0.0	1	0	9
DT Taylor Van	0.0	0	1	21

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kevin Minter	1.0	0	1	2	24
ILB C.J. Mosley	1.0	0	0	0	15
ILB Isaiah Donovan	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Burt Schaffer	0.5	1	1	0	22
DT Geoff Lincoln	0.5	0	0	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
ILB Daryl Bravata	3	22
CB Dexter Williams	3	19
CB Quinten Rollins	2	17
CB Cesar Lofton	2	15
OLB Jamie Collins	1	13
OLB Za'Darius Smith	1	8
OLB Duane Irwin	1	9

Cincinnati	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Donovan	7	0	37
CB Bashaud Breeland	3	0	26
S T.J. Carrie	3	0	34
CB Kelly McKnight	2	1	37
S Douglas Newhart	2	1	36
OLB Toby Ridoutt	2	0	15
OLB Kevin Minter	1	0	24
CB Jason Verrett	1	0	18
S Shane Prescott	1	0	17
DE Burt Schaffer	1	0	22
DT Geoff Lincoln	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gino Sellers	3	7	1	30	0	37
Gage McCadam	1	5	0	30	0	37
James Carpenter	1	4	0	30	3	37
Nate Solder	1	4	0	30	0	37
Thomas Terrell	1	2	0	30	1	37
Lee Smith	0	2	0	24	0	27
Mel Dawkins	0	1	0	9	0	7

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Morrison	1	9	0	32	1	22
Jay Oliver	1	8	0	32	1	22
Junior Dotson	1	3	0	32	0	22
Rob Gronkowski	1	1	1	19	0	10
Jordan Cameron	1	1	0	4	0	2
Trent Williams	0	4	0	32	0	22
Mack Sutton	0	2	0	16	0	8
Julian Hancuff	0	2	0	32	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Alexander Wagner	3	13
Braden Huffman	1	16
Brendan Finch	1	11

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Forbes	2	25
Connor Barwin	2	18
Jordan Cameron	1	19
J.C. Lee	1	11
Jason Verrett	1	9
Troy Toth	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gage McCadam	30	37	---	---	11	78
Herb Dix	---	---	32	22	14	68
James Carpenter	30	37	---	---	---	67
Nate Solder	30	37	---	---	---	67
Quentin Humphries	30	37	---	---	---	67
Terrell Monroe	27	35	---	---	5	67
Gino Sellers	30	37	---	---	---	67
Alexander Wagner	---	---	32	22	13	67
Thomas Terrell	30	37	---	---	---	67
Lee Smith	24	27	---	---	11	62
Taylor Van	---	---	30	21	8	59
Daryl Bravata	---	---	32	22	1	55
Eric Decker	24	30	---	---	---	54
Dexter Williams	---	---	31	19	1	51
Chandler Jones	---	---	28	20	1	49
Geneo Grissom	---	---	29	19	1	49
Howard Gmerek	22	27	---	---	---	49
Lamar Miller	21	21	---	---	5	47
Quinten Rollins	---	---	28	17	1	46
Don Clemons	---	---	20	16	9	45
Jamie Collins	---	---	26	13	3	42
Mel Dawkins	9	7	---	---	24	40
Crockett Gillmore	10	9	---	---	19	38
Cesar Lofton	---	---	12	15	9	36
Logan Emmons	4	13	---	---	18	35
Duane Irwin	---	---	6	9	20	35
Deon Bernard	---	---	19	9	---	28
Za'Darius Smith	---	---	18	8	1	27
Myles Aufedenkampe	3	2	---	---	20	25
Braden Huffman	1	7	---	---	16	24
T.J. Yeldon	5	7	---	---	10	22
Mario Butler	---	---	3	6	11	20
Christian Jones	---	---	1	1	10	12
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	11	11
Philip Weaver	---	---	0	2	9	11
R.J. Dobler	0	0	---	---	11	11
Randall Sutton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brendan Finch	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tucker Bernard	0	0	---	---	11	11
Travis Coons	0	0	---	---	9	9
Earl Huntley	---	---	0	0	8	8
Malcom Brown	---	---	5	1	---	6
Jeffery Poole	---	---	0	0	4	4
Josh Evans	---	---	0	0	3	3
Roy Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Becker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Isaiah Donovan	---	---	30	37	4	71
Kelly McKnight	---	---	30	37	4	71
Douglas Newhart	---	---	29	36	4	69
T.J. Carrie	---	---	27	34	5	66
Junior Dotson	32	22	---	---	9	63
Bashaud Breeland	---	---	14	26	19	59
Trent Williams	32	22	---	---	---	54
Sylvester Williams	---	---	20	30	4	54
Julian Hancuff	32	22	---	---	---	54
Ralph Morrison	32	22	---	---	---	54
Liam Atkins	32	22	---	---	---	54
Jay Oliver	32	22	---	---	---	54
Brock LaPlante	31	20	---	---	1	52
Geoff Lincoln	---	---	21	25	5	51
Ricardo Swann	21	17	---	---	12	50
Kevin Minter	---	---	22	24	3	49
Bubba Walton	28	21	---	---	---	49
Jason Verrett	---	---	18	18	9	45
Mack Sutton	16	8	---	---	16	40
Rob Gronkowski	19	10	---	---	10	39
Toby Ridoutt	---	---	24	15	---	39
C.J. Mosley	---	---	17	15	5	37
Tristan Austin	---	---	19	15	2	36
Burt Schaffer	---	---	11	22	2	35
Andrew Shank	---	---	8	13	11	32
Chad Oakes	18	13	---	---	---	31
Marshall Sinard	17	13	---	---	---	30
Shane Prescott	---	---	7	17	5	29
Rich Bell	---	---	9	10	10	29
Matt Jones	2	0	---	---	26	28
Brady Harwood	---	---	2	7	19	28
Jordan Cameron	4	2	---	---	19	25
Alex Forbes	0	0	---	---	25	25
Tito Pearson	4	6	---	---	15	25
Orlando Alston	---	---	11	10	3	24
J.C. Lee	---	---	2	8	11	21
Mercury Lidberg	---	---	9	8	3	20
Connor Barwin	---	---	0	0	18	18
Zac Kerin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randall Brandon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Troy Toth	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mel Newman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Earnest Fong	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bob Joyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Colton Patton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Garrett Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	16	53	3.3
Right	7	40	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	17	12	0.7
Right	10	38	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Humphries	33	24	3	2	2	0	2	2	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Liam Atkins	20	13	2	3	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	1	0.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	99	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	88	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	95	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Monroe	14	10	0	57	1	35
WR Eric Decker	5	4	0	24	0	30
TE Crockett Gillmore	3	1	1	8	0	9
WR Howard Gmerek	3	3	0	49	1	27
TE Lee Smith	2	2	0	24	0	27
RB Lamar Miller	2	1	1	-1	0	21
WR Logan Emmons	2	1	0	1	0	13
RB T.J. Yeldon	1	1	0	5	0	7
WR Braden Huffman	1	1	0	21	1	7

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brock LaPlante	6	4	64	1	20
WR Bubba Walton	6	5	74	1	21
WR Ricardo Swann	3	1	12	0	17
TE Rob Gronkowski	2	1	3	0	10
FB Mack Sutton	1	1	1	0	8
WR Tito Pearson	1	1	14	0	6
RB Marshall Sinard	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamar Miller	4	10	2.50	3.55

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshall Sinard	1	-1	-1.00	0.09
Chad Oakes	1	-3	-3.00	1.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Humphries	1	1	5	5.00	5.70

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Liam Atkins	6	5	30	5.00	8.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Monroe	1	1	5	5.00	4.07

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brock LaPlante	2	2	9	4.50	10.67
WR Ricardo Swann	2	1	12	6.00	4.00
TE Rob Gronkowski	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Bubba Walton	1	1	6	6.00	12.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Lamar Miller	6	1
Quentin Humphries	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Sinard	2	0
Chad Oakes	2	1
Liam Atkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Humphries	7	6	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Liam Atkins	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Monroe	3	2	1
WR Eric Decker	2	2	1
WR Howard Gmerek	1	1	1
WR Braden Huffman	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brock LaPlante	4	2	1
WR Bubba Walton	2	2	1
FB Mack Sutton	1	1	0
WR Tito Pearson	1	1	1
RB Marshall Sinard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)