Conference Semifinals, 2069

played in New England, MA

22 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	0	0	-	7
New England Patriots	14	28	3	0	-	45

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:56 NED - Edgar Conway 23 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 11:12 CIN - D.J. Dubroff 58 pass from Donny Whiting (Oscar Basford extra point)
1Q: 07:22 NED - Edgar Conway 7 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Cory Poplawski 11 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 09:16 NED - Byron Dawkins 7 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 06:09 NED - Edgar Conway 77 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NED - Edgar Conway 2 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 07:08 NED - Miles Cesaire 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:56 NED - Edgar Conway 23 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
1Q: 11:12 CIN - D.J. Dubroff 58 pass from Donny Whiting (Oscar Basford extra point)
1Q: 07:22 NED - Edgar Conway 7 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Cory Poplawski 11 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 09:16 NED - Byron Dawkins 7 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 06:09 NED - Edgar Conway 77 run (Miles Cesaire extra point)
2Q: 00:42 NED - Edgar Conway 2 pass from Asher Gainey (Miles Cesaire extra point)
3Q: 07:08 NED - Miles Cesaire 38 field goal

Team Statistics CIN NED
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 12 27
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 7 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 277 517
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 4.78 7.83
Net Rushing Yards 116 230
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 3.41 8.52
Net Passing Yards 161 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 12 - 3 37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 169 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/28 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 5/65
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:14 31:46

Team Statistics	CIN	NED
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	12	27
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	7	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	277	517
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	4.78	7.83
Net Rushing Yards	116	230
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	3.41	8.52
Net Passing Yards	161	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 12 - 3	37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	169	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/28	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	5/65
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:14	31:46

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	1:44	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	7:12	2:02	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	1:29	0:53	OWN 14	2	2	Interception
2	14:52	1:20	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	9:08	2:59	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
2	5:53	1:47	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 25	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	0:59	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	11:12	1:19	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:03	5:28	OWN 25	11	68	Interception
3	0:10	2:52	OWN 48	5	7	Punt
4	8:49	3:52	OWN 20	7	68	Interception
4	2:32	2:31	OWN 34	6	10	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
1	10:53	3:41	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	5:10	3:41	OWN 32	6	20	Punt
1	0:36	0:44	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
2	13:32	4:24	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	6:09	0:16	OWN 23	1	77	Touchdown
2	4:06	3:35	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
3	14:01	2:49	OWN 25	5	37	Punt
3	9:53	2:50	OWN 33	5	46	Field Goal
3	1:35	1:25	OWN 4	3	-2	Punt
4	12:18	3:29	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
4	4:57	2:25	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 26	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Asher Gainey, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chance Witkop	25	76	3.04	24	1
RB Alonzo Wolfe	6	22	3.67	8	0
RB Don Fulcher	3	18	6.00	10	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edgar Conway	17	215	12.65	77	6	3
RB Edgar Houston	7	8	1.14	4	0	0
QB Asher Gainey	2	9	4.50	7	0	0
QB Thomas Dillon	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donny Whiting	15	7	119	1/8	1	58	2	56.6
Xavier Dotson	8	5	50	0/0	0	34	1	40.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Asher Gainey	35	24	293	2/7	3	30	0	122.7
Thomas Dillon	2	1	1	0/0	0	1	0	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D.J. Dubroff	3	7	75	25.00	44	58	1
WR Wayne O'Donnell	2	2	8	4.00	0	7	0
TE Billy Monroe	2	2	34	17.00	6	24	0
RB Chance Witkop	2	3	33	16.50	32	34	0
TE Javier Kebsch	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
WR Bernie Vance	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Terry Shannon	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Allen Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Fernando Loomans	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Poplawski	7	10	95	13.57	9	27	1
WR Byron Dawkins	6	12	73	12.17	24	30	1
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	4	5	73	18.25	23	28	0
RB Edgar Conway	4	4	26	6.50	24	25	1
TE Deron Olevao	2	2	22	11.00	7	12	0
TE Conrad Head	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Johnnie Hayes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jake Campbell	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Duane Jizmejian	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Damon Henson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Diego Romo	8	377	47.1	36.5	56	5

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Burt Lane	5	244	48.8	35.4	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Basford	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Miles Cesaire	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Zaragoza	3	27	9.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryll Anderson	5	65	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Zaragoza	1	12	12.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Hartman	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S George Hughes	6	3	0.0	25	29
ILB Silas Franklin	6	2	0.0	27	32
S Rick Osborne	5	3	0.0	26	37
OLB Micah Haywood	4	1	0.0	18	17
CB Jessie Burroughs	4	0	0.0	13	17
CB Emmett Guy	4	0	0.0	17	33
S Alonzo Issa	4	0	0.0	9	11
CB Efrain Cassidy	3	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Axel Jordon	3	0	0.0	18	25
DT Leland Maloney	2	1	1.0	13	17
DE Marlon Fouse	2	0	1.0	16	24
CB Joe Gilchrist	1	1	0.0	9	23
OLB Darnell Alston	1	0	0.0	11	5
RB Chance Witkop	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terry Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Damian Murray	1	0	0.0	14	17
DT Renaldo Hamilton	1	0	0.0	25	33
QB Xavier Dotson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Frank Everett	0	1	0.0	14	25

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Henson	8	1	0.0	30	22
DT Grant Nikaido	5	3	0.0	31	16
CB Stalin Dole	5	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Duane Jizmejian	5	0	0.0	26	20
DE Zane Hunte	4	0	0.0	23	11
DT Gino Seely	3	0	0.5	11	11
CB Ashton Mayes	3	1	0.0	30	22
CB Kris Irwin	3	0	0.0	31	21
DT Giovanni Shedleski	2	3	0.0	24	19
CB Tim Dickey	2	2	0.0	29	19
OLB Jake Campbell	2	1	0.0	8	5
S Seth Kozlowski	2	0	0.0	20	19
OLB Darien Peterson	1	2	0.0	27	13
OLB Edwin Maxwell	1	0	0.0	19	8
DE Shaun Ferguson	0	2	0.5	11	14
S Fred Anthony	0	2	0.0	27	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leland Maloney	1.0	1	0	17
DE Marlon Fouse	1.0	1	0	24
DT Renaldo Hamilton	0.0	2	2	33
OLB Axel Jordon	0.0	2	0	25
DE Frank Everett	0.0	1	0	25

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaun Ferguson	0.5	0	1	2	14
DT Gino Seely	0.5	0	0	0	11
OLB Darien Peterson	0.0	1	1	2	13
DE Zane Hunte	0.0	1	1	0	11
DE Vincent Owens	0.0	1	0	0	1
DT Grant Nikaido	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Silas Franklin	4	1	32
S Rick Osborne	4	0	37
CB Jessie Burroughs	3	0	17
CB Emmett Guy	3	0	33
CB Efrain Cassidy	3	0	31
S Alonzo Issa	3	0	11
S George Hughes	2	1	29
OLB Axel Jordon	2	0	25
CB Joe Gilchrist	1	0	23

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Damon Henson	3	0	1	22
CB Stalin Dole	3	0	0	21
CB Ashton Mayes	2	0	0	22
CB Kris Irwin	1	1	0	21
OLB Duane Jizmejian	1	0	1	20
CB Tim Dickey	1	0	0	19
S Seth Kozlowski	1	0	0	19
OLB Jake Campbell	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kim Boyd	4	4	29	0	16
T Malachi Hernandez	2	15	34	0	24
C Artie Conway	2	6	29	1	16
G Toby Lytle	1	3	34	0	24
T Micah Muscarella	0	5	34	0	24
G Conrad Hampton	0	1	5	0	8

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Omar Keyes	3	8	1	27	0	39
C Seth Durham	3	6	0	27	0	39
G Chris Reeves	3	4	0	27	1	39
T Dalton Adams	2	2	0	23	1	39
G Wally Embree	1	4	0	27	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Lamont Zaragoza	2	23
Bernie Vance	1	23
Randy Sukova	1	23
Donovan Oliver	1	15
Artie Conway	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Irwin	3	23
Omar Keyes	1	6

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Efrain Cassidy	---	---	24	31	14	69
T Micah Muscarella	34	24	---	---	8	66
S Rick Osborne	---	---	26	37	1	64
ILB Silas Franklin	---	---	27	32	---	59
DT Renaldo Hamilton	---	---	25	33	1	59
G Toby Lytle	34	24	---	---	---	58
T Malachi Hernandez	34	24	---	---	---	58
S George Hughes	---	---	25	29	1	55
RB Chance Witkop	25	19	---	---	10	54
WR D.J. Dubroff	31	23	---	---	---	54
C Artie Conway	29	16	---	---	8	53
G Kim Boyd	29	16	---	---	8	53
CB Emmett Guy	---	---	17	33	1	51
WR Terry Shannon	30	21	---	---	---	51
QB Donny Whiting	30	16	---	---	---	46
TE Billy Monroe	20	12	---	---	13	45
WR Bernie Vance	13	8	---	---	23	44
OLB Axel Jordon	---	---	18	25	---	43
OLB Darnell Alston	---	---	11	5	24	40
DE Marlon Fouse	---	---	16	24	---	40
DE Frank Everett	---	---	14	25	---	39
WR Wayne O'Donnell	11	14	---	---	10	35
DE Daquan Beeler	---	---	11	18	6	35
S Alonzo Issa	---	---	9	11	15	35
OLB Micah Haywood	---	---	18	17	---	35
CB Joe Gilchrist	---	---	9	23	1	33
CB Jessie Burroughs	---	---	13	17	2	32
DT Damian Murray	---	---	14	17	---	31
DT Leland Maloney	---	---	13	17	---	30
FB Randy Sukova	3	2	---	---	23	28
CB Harrison Moss	---	---	1	10	14	25
DE Donovan Oliver	---	---	3	6	15	24
RB Lamont Zaragoza	1	0	---	---	23	24
OLB Bryant Backer	---	---	1	7	14	22
G Arnold Ashford	5	8	---	---	8	21
TE Fernando Loomans	11	8	---	---	---	19
TE Javier Kebsch	11	5	---	---	---	16
DT Jeremy Hartwig	---	---	2	12	1	15
G Conrad Hampton	5	8	---	---	---	13
QB Xavier Dotson	4	8	---	---	---	12
RB Alonzo Wolfe	6	3	---	---	2	11
P Diego Romo	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Allen Spencer	5	3	---	---	---	8
C Mercury Bozarth	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Don Fulcher	3	2	---	---	---	5
K Oscar Basford	0	0	---	---	2	2

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Cory Poplawski	24	39	---	---	24	87
CB Kris Irwin	---	---	31	21	23	75
ILB Damon Henson	---	---	30	22	23	75
G Omar Keyes	27	39	---	---	6	72
G Wally Embree	27	39	---	---	6	72
CB Ashton Mayes	---	---	30	22	17	69
C Seth Durham	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Chris Reeves	27	39	---	---	---	66
T Dalton Adams	23	39	---	---	---	62
QB Asher Gainey	16	37	---	---	1	54
WR Byron Dawkins	20	31	---	---	---	51
TE Conrad Head	19	31	---	---	1	51
RB Edgar Conway	19	27	---	---	2	48
S Fred Anthony	---	---	27	20	1	48
CB Tim Dickey	---	---	29	19	---	48
DT Grant Nikaido	---	---	31	16	---	47
OLB Duane Jizmejian	---	---	26	20	---	46
CB Stalin Dole	---	---	25	21	---	46
DT Giovanni Shedleski	---	---	24	19	---	43
OLB Darien Peterson	---	---	27	13	1	41
S Seth Kozlowski	---	---	20	19	---	39
WR Johnnie Hayes	13	15	---	---	10	38
DE Zane Hunte	---	---	23	11	---	34
RB Edgar Houston	9	6	---	---	19	34
TE Deron Olevao	17	15	---	---	---	32
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	9	21	---	---	1	31
OLB Edwin Maxwell	---	---	19	8	1	28
TE Nolan Sutter	5	6	---	---	15	26
DE Shaun Ferguson	---	---	11	14	---	25
DT Gino Seely	---	---	11	11	---	22
OLB Tracy Watson	---	---	0	0	22	22
WR Darryll Anderson	0	4	---	---	16	20
OLB Scott Gray	---	---	0	0	15	15
OLB Jake Campbell	---	---	8	5	---	13
QB Thomas Dillon	11	2	---	---	---	13
DT Allen Dukes	---	---	2	2	8	12
T Keith Swank	4	0	---	---	6	10
K Miles Cesaire	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Vincent Owens	---	---	0	1	8	9
RB Mike Kozempel	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Devon Griffith	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Bernie Barlow	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Burt Lane	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Walter Hartman	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Tyler Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ray Rodgers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	18	55	3.1
Right	7	10	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	54	6.8
Middle	13	85	6.5
Right	5	93	18.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donny Whiting	15	7	2	0	0	1	2	2	2
Xavier Dotson	8	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Asher Gainey	35	24	6	1	1	2	7	1	0
Thomas Dillon	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	52	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	116	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	127	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	115	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	51	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D.J. Dubroff	7	3	75	1	23
WR Terry Shannon	4	1	3	0	21
RB Chance Witkop	3	2	33	1	19
WR Wayne O'Donnell	2	2	8	0	14
TE Billy Monroe	2	2	34	1	12
TE Fernando Loomans	2	0	0	0	8
WR Allen Spencer	1	0	0	0	3
TE Javier Kebsch	1	1	9	0	5
WR Bernie Vance	1	1	7	0	8

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Byron Dawkins	12	6	1	73	1	31
WR Cory Poplawski	10	7	0	95	1	39
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	5	4	0	73	3	21
RB Edgar Conway	4	4	0	26	1	27
WR Johnnie Hayes	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Deron Olevao	2	2	0	22	0	15
TE Conrad Head	1	1	0	3	0	31
RB Edgar Houston	1	1	0	2	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chance Witkop	4	8	2.00	3.04

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edgar Conway	2	11	5.50	12.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Dotson	2	1	7	3.50	6.25
Donny Whiting	1	0	0	0.00	7.93

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Asher Gainey	6	5	36	6.00	8.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne O'Donnell	1	1	7	7.00	4.00
RB Chance Witkop	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Terry Shannon	1	0	0	0.00	0.75

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cory Poplawski	3	2	28	9.33	9.50
RB Edgar Conway	2	2	1	0.50	6.50
WR Byron Dawkins	1	1	7	7.00	6.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chance Witkop	5	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edgar Conway	3	2
RB Edgar Houston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donny Whiting	6	4	2
Xavier Dotson	2	2	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Asher Gainey	8	7	4
Thomas Dillon	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Billy Monroe	2	2	1
WR D.J. Dubroff	2	1	0
WR Wayne O'Donnell	1	1	1
WR Allen Spencer	1	0	0
WR Bernie Vance	1	1	1
WR Terry Shannon	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Byron Dawkins	3	2	2
WR Roosevelt Burroughs	1	1	1
RB Edgar Conway	1	1	0
WR Johnnie Hayes	1	0	0
TE Conrad Head	1	1	0
TE Deron Olevao	1	1	1
WR Cory Poplawski	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats 19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats	19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)