Conference Semifinals, 2035

played in Cincinnati, OH

43 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots 143213-41
Cincinnati Bengals 13003-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:57 CIN - Ron Lerma 36 pass from Arnold Jackson (Les Bibla extra point failed)
1Q: 05:44 NED - Donnie Merrifield 8 run (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 02:35 CIN - Bennett Covey 5 run (Les Bibla extra point)
1Q: 01:14 NED - Bucky Lewis 14 interception return (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 12:34 NED - Fred Benson 20 field goal
3Q: 10:31 NED - Tony Grabulis 6 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 01:35 NED - Tony Grabulis 11 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 00:17 NED - Kerry Ballard 66 punt return (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 09:25 CIN - Les Bibla 39 field goal
4Q: 02:07 NED - Fred Benson 44 field goal

Team StatisticsNEDCIN
Record11-6-113-4
First Downs1020
- by Rushing48
- by Passing612
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards172396
- Offensive Plays5376
- Yards per Play3.255.21
Net Rushing Yards81129
- Rushing Attempts3029
- Yards per Rush2.704.45
Net Passing Yards91267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt21 - 15 - 046 - 25 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards104273
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/131/6
- Yards per Pass Play3.965.68
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions3/148/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.17.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/154/32
Punt Returns/Yards2/803/54
Kick Returns/Yards0/01/22
Interception Ret./Yards5/610/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 43OWN 22
Time of Possession27:3232:28

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:461:05OWN 2537Punt
18:393:06OPP 27627Touchdown
12:241:10OWN 2537Punt
213:280:59OPP 23-1Field Goal
28:462:36OWN 45413Punt
24:471:51OWN 2436Punt
21:170:42OWN 4039Punt
315:004:40OWN 25975Touchdown
35:272:01OWN 2030Punt
32:180:54OPP 15215Touchdown
413:381:03OWN 2238Punt
49:203:42OWN 25513Punt
43:481:48OPP 263-1Field Goal
41:311:31OWN 213-6Game
Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:14OWN 25875Touchdown
19:411:02OWN 1332Interception
15:333:09OWN 25675Touchdown
11:140:12OWN 910Interception
11:022:34OWN 25640Missed FG
212:293:43OWN 25737Interception
26:101:23OWN 2135Punt
22:561:39OWN 3432Punt
20:350:35OWN 192-7Half
310:204:53OWN 25958Interception
33:261:08OWN 23410Interception
31:241:17OWN 2131Punt
30:071:29OWN 25519Punt
412:353:15OPP 49627Field Goal
45:381:50OWN 7719Downs
42:000:29OWN 2535Punt

Game MVP: Bucky Lewis, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Donnie Merrifield23532.30901
QB Xavier Gerhardt6233.831210
WR Tony Grabulis155.00500
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Bennett Covey14463.291211
RB Pedro Webb10595.901710
QB Arnold Jackson5244.801110

Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Xavier Gerhardt21151042/132230114.0
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Arnold Jackson46252731/6148539.7

Receiving Statistics

New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tony Grabulis676310.5015232
WR Jimmie Dobbs2294.50060
TE Jose Rivers26105.001100
RB Donnie Merrifield2321.00220
WR Camden Gauthier1166.00060
FB Asher Kostinko1199.00090
TE Timothy Farr1155.00050
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jameson Schultz71011516.4357480
WR Ron Lerma556513.0034361
TE Cary Thomas454912.2519250
TE Kenneth Perry36227.3320270
WR Raymond Dawsey2984.00360
RB Bennett Covey2410.50010
WR Jerry Logan1255.00050
RB Pedro Webb1388.00080
WR Harvey Doyle0200.00000

Interception Statistics

New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ruben Owens23618.000
OLB Bucky Lewis2147.001
CB Dixon Cassidy11111.000
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
DT Adam Fulton0010
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
RB Pedro Webb1000
WR Jerry Logan0100

Punting Statistics

New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kris Miller839849.843.0676
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rickey Dilly521543.031.4500

Kicking Statistics

New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fred Benson2/21/10/0445/5
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Les Bibla1/20/10/1391/2

Punt Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Ballard28040.01
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Stetson35418.00

Kick Return Statistics

New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Lerma12222.00

Defensive Statistics

New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Tracy Ford830.02947
S Amari Ojeda800.0721
OLB Aiden Ward720.02837
DT Adam Fulton600.02639
S Edgar Salari550.02838
CB Dixon Cassidy311.02947
OLB Bucky Lewis340.02337
CB Ryan Grandt330.01637
S Mercury Kramer310.02335
CB Ruben Owens220.02945
DE Cesar Harden200.01018
DE Stan Evans120.02947
DE Kaleb Tomei100.0412
OLB Rod Boscarino010.01318
DE Salvador Wagner010.01517
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Blake Kiner521.02317
ILB Daryl Nixon510.089
CB Shaun Jamison500.02822
DE Elijah Hancock420.02320
CB Joel Terrell400.03023
DE Patrick George311.02114
S Corwin Osborne300.03023
CB Lester Meadows300.02014
OLB Peter Sweeney250.03023
S Lester McGee210.02014
OLB Quinn Robinson210.02222
S Jim Lyons200.099
QB Arnold Jackson10---------
OLB Gabe Quinteros100.093
TE Kenneth Perry10---------
WR Raymond Dawsey10---------
RB Pedro Webb10---------
CB James Tatum100.021
DT Stanley Emerson100.063
DE Leroy Wilcox020.01514
DT Jake Hudgens010.01915
DE Jeff Brooks010.086

Pass Rush Statistics

New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Dixon Cassidy1.000047
DE Stan Evans0.005447
DT Adam Fulton0.002139
ILB Tracy Ford0.001047
DE Salvador Wagner0.001017
DT Oliver MacClelland0.00108
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Blake Kiner1.000117
DE Patrick George1.000014
DE Leroy Wilcox0.001114
ILB Daryl Nixon0.00119
OLB Quinn Robinson0.001022
DT Jake Hudgens0.000115

Pass Defense Statistics

New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Tracy Ford50047
S Amari Ojeda50021
OLB Aiden Ward40037
CB Ryan Grandt31037
S Mercury Kramer20035
CB Ruben Owens11245
OLB Bucky Lewis11237
CB Dixon Cassidy10147
DT Adam Fulton10039
DE Stan Evans10047
DE Cesar Harden10018
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Shaun Jamison50022
ILB Daryl Nixon2009
OLB Quinn Robinson20022
CB Lester Meadows20014
DT Blake Kiner10017
CB Joel Terrell10023
DE Patrick George10014
CB James Tatum1001
DT Jake Hudgens01015
OLB Peter Sweeney01023

Blocking Statistics

New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Jim Smith37030023
G Dave Doyle26030023
G Donnie Searcy13030023
C Toby Van Verth08130123
T Marc Loendorf02030123
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Arnie Gaylor34129147
C Carter Zabriskie26029047
G Peter Westbrook25029047
T Warren Richardson23029047
T Ernie Middleton14029047
TE Cary Thomas11012014
TE Earnest Garvey010303

Special Teams Tackles

New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Tracy Ford126
Rod Boscarino126
Camden Gauthier119
Jim Smith110
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Jerry Logan126

Participation

New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
ILB Tracy Ford------294726102
CB Dixon Cassidy------2947884
DE Stan Evans------2947278
CB Ruben Owens------2945276
TE Jose Rivers2820------2775
S Edgar Salari------2838672
OLB Aiden Ward------2837368
DT Adam Fulton------2639267
G Donnie Searcy3023------1063
T Jim Smith3023------1063
G Dave Doyle3023------1063
T Marc Loendorf3023------1063
OLB Bucky Lewis------2337262
S Mercury Kramer------2335260
WR Camden Gauthier2316------1958
OLB Rod Boscarino------13182657
C Toby Van Verth3023---------53
QB Xavier Gerhardt3023---------53
CB Ryan Grandt------1637---53
WR Kerry Ballard2313------1652
RB Donnie Merrifield2919------452
WR Tony Grabulis2918---------47
S Amari Ojeda------7211745
DE Cesar Harden------1018735
DE Salvador Wagner------1517---32
TE Timothy Farr88------1531
RB Javier Buerfeind03------2225
FB Asher Kostinko13------1923
CB Wendell Washington------414---18
WR Jimmie Dobbs88------117
DE Kaleb Tomei------412---16
CB O.J. Barker------001616
DT Oliver MacClelland------38516
C Malcolm Wooden00------1010
K Fred Benson00------1010
P Kris Miller00------1010
TE Brent Patterson15---------6
OLB Denzel Church------30---3
RB Richard Poston02---------2
G Lewis Strickland00---------0
QB Riddick Welch00---------0
C Martin Melaragni00---------0
T Jose Tharp00---------0
G Marlon Wolf00---------0
WR D.J. Glover00---------0
S Hunter Summers------00---0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Arnie Gaylor2947------1187
G Peter Westbrook2947------783
WR Raymond Dawsey2947------783
QB Arnold Jackson2947---------76
T Ernie Middleton2947---------76
T Warren Richardson2947---------76
C Carter Zabriskie2947---------76
RB Bennett Covey1725------2769
WR Jameson Schultz2634------161
CB Joel Terrell------3023255
S Corwin Osborne------3023255
OLB Peter Sweeney------3023255
CB Shaun Jamison------2822353
WR Jerry Logan621------2653
TE Kenneth Perry1833---------51
OLB Quinn Robinson------2222145
DE Elijah Hancock------2320144
WR Ron Lerma1026------743
DT Blake Kiner------2317141
RB Pedro Webb1214------1238
OLB Gabe Quinteros------932537
DE Patrick George------2114136
DT Jake Hudgens------1915135
S Lester McGee------2014135
CB Lester Meadows------2014135
TE Earnest Garvey33------2733
DE Leroy Wilcox------1514231
TE Cary Thomas1214------430
ILB Daryl Nixon------89926
S Jackson Bauer------212023
RB Maxwell Longwell73------1323
CB James Tatum------211922
WR Harvey Doyle515---------20
S Jim Lyons------99119
DT Stanley Emerson------63918
OLB Arnie Meier------001717
DE Jeff Brooks------86115
ILB Butch Conrad------001515
WR Gerald Stetson00------99
G Jacob Wardzala00------77
C Conner Cash00------77
P Rickey Dilly00------77
ILB Calvin Mercado------5027
C Sam Nardone00------77
K Les Bibla00------66
QB Rich Clements00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12221.8
Middle13473.6
Right4133.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7456.4
Middle19864.5
Right2-1-0.5
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Xavier Gerhardt21151102340
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Arnold Jackson462541231055

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5381.6
Short (0-8 Yds)139584.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)333812.7
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen106262.6
Short (0-8 Yds)20111537.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)158946.3
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tony Grabulis76063118
TE Jose Rivers62010020
RB Donnie Merrifield3202019
WR Jimmie Dobbs220908
WR Camden Gauthier1106016
FB Asher Kostinko110903
TE Timothy Farr110508
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jameson Schultz1071115134
WR Raymond Dawsey9208047
TE Kenneth Perry63022133
TE Cary Thomas54049114
WR Ron Lerma55065126
RB Bennett Covey4201025
RB Pedro Webb3118014
WR Harvey Doyle2000015
WR Jerry Logan2105021

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Donnie Merrifield6183.002.30
QB Xavier Gerhardt188.003.83
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Bennett Covey331.003.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Xavier Gerhardt42174.254.95
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Arnold Jackson2184.005.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jose Rivers2000.001.67
WR Tony Grabulis22178.509.00
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Raymond Dawsey1000.000.89
RB Pedro Webb1188.002.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Donnie Merrifield31
QB Xavier Gerhardt20
CincinnatiRushesConversions
RB Bennett Covey31
QB Arnold Jackson21

Third Down Passing Statistics

New EnglandAttCompConversions
Xavier Gerhardt752
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Arnold Jackson1186

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New EnglandTargCatchConversions
TE Jose Rivers311
WR Tony Grabulis220
WR Camden Gauthier111
TE Timothy Farr110
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
WR Jameson Schultz333
TE Cary Thomas210
TE Kenneth Perry211
WR Raymond Dawsey221
RB Bennett Covey100
WR Ron Lerma111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,000 (19,000)
End Zone13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)