Week 3, 1999

played in Cincinnati, OH

58 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	7	0	10	-	20
Cincinnati Bengals	7	14	3	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 CIN - Joe Horn 36 pass from Kurt Warner (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 06:41 NED - Cole Ford 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CIN - Terry Hopkins 2 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 07:10 CIN - David Sloan 19 pass from Kurt Warner (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NED - Rodney Harrison 52 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 07:08 CIN - David Akers 44 field goal
4Q: 06:14 CIN - David Akers 38 field goal
4Q: 04:01 NED - Robert Holcombe 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 00:19 NED - Cole Ford 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 CIN - Joe Horn 36 pass from Kurt Warner (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 06:41 NED - Cole Ford 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CIN - Terry Hopkins 2 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 07:10 CIN - David Sloan 19 pass from Kurt Warner (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NED - Rodney Harrison 52 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 07:08 CIN - David Akers 44 field goal
4Q: 06:14 CIN - David Akers 38 field goal
4Q: 04:01 NED - Robert Holcombe 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 00:19 NED - Cole Ford 18 field goal

Team Statistics NED CIN
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 15 25
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 280 384
- Offensive Plays 62 73
- Yards per Play 4.52 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 50 130
- Rushing Attempts 18 37
- Yards per Rush 2.78 3.51
Net Passing Yards 230 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 1 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 238 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 9.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/107 7/83
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 5/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/52 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:14 34:46

Team Statistics	NED	CIN
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	15	25
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	280	384
- Offensive Plays	62	73
- Yards per Play	4.52	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	50	130
- Rushing Attempts	18	37
- Yards per Rush	2.78	3.51
Net Passing Yards	230	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 1	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	238	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	9.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/107	7/83
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	5/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/52	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:14	34:46

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	1:54	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	7:50	1:17	OPP 4	3	2	Field Goal
1	1:37	0:28	OWN 20	3	-5	Interception
2	14:54	2:07	OWN 40	3	-4	Punt
2	10:47	1:30	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
2	7:01	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:01	1:58	OWN 16	5	12	Punt
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:03	4:22	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
3	0:42	4:36	OWN 10	9	71	Missed FG
4	6:09	2:15	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	2:03	1:51	OWN 25	11	74	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
1	8:37	0:47	OWN 3	2	6	Fumble
1	6:33	4:56	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
1	1:09	1:15	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
2	12:47	2:00	OWN 31	4	5	Punt
2	9:17	2:16	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	5:47	2:46	OWN 26	8	58	Fumble
2	1:03	0:18	OWN 38	2	0	Interception
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 20	2	14	Half
3	13:33	6:30	OWN 29	13	44	Field Goal
3	2:41	1:59	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	11:06	4:57	OWN 28	9	51	Field Goal
4	3:54	1:51	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	11	24	2.18	11	1
Ed Toner	4	8	2.00	7	0
Don Majkowski	2	18	9.00	15	1
Antonio Freeman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Hopkins	25	92	3.68	20	4	1
Kurt Warner	6	24	4.00	11	1	0
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	5	7	1.40	6	0	0
Cecil Martin	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	43	23	238	1/8	1	49	1	67.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	32	22	282	4/28	2	36	1	103.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Robert Holcombe	6	6	18	3.00	0	8	1
WR Antonio Freeman	5	9	67	13.40	17	27	0
WR Eric Moulds	4	10	79	19.75	47	49	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	3	8	18	6.00	2	13	0
WR Eddie Vedder	2	2	21	10.50	0	13	0
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	24	12.00	0	19	0
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Wesley Walls	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Mike Alstott	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Horn	7	12	74	10.57	10	36	1
WR Tony Simmons	4	6	41	10.25	9	20	0
WR Sean Dawkins	3	3	53	17.67	5	25	0
TE David Sloan	2	3	18	9.00	0	19	1
TE Jeremy Willie	2	3	36	18.00	7	29	0
FB Cecil Martin	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	2	36	36.00	0	36	0
RB Terry Hopkins	1	1	10	10.00	13	10	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rodney Harrison	1	52	52.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Canute Curtis	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Tony Siragusa	1	0
Je-rod Rozumek	1	0
Ben Karpinski	0	2

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kurt Warner	1	0	0	0
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	327	46.7	41.7	71	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	4	195	48.8	42.3	63	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/3	0/0	0/0	19	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	1	6	6.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Perry	5	15	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	26	26.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Simmons	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Ben Karpinski	11	1	1.0	33	31
S Je-rod Rozumek	8	1	0.0	36	35
S Rodney Harrison	7	6	0.0	37	36
CB Braden Wiggins	7	0	0.0	30	32
CB Allen Rossum	4	2	0.0	37	32
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	3	2	0.5	30	26
OLB Nickolas Fox	3	1	0.0	14	9
CB James Becker	3	1	0.0	11	15
DT Reggie McGrew	3	0	0.0	15	11
DT John Randle	2	0	1.0	23	19
ILB Desmond Grasso	2	1	0.0	36	35
DE Jeff Lageman	1	2	1.5	28	28
CB Leonard Wheeler	1	3	0.0	19	26
DT Tony Siragusa	1	1	0.0	21	26
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0.0	12	9
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shawn Sawyda	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Tucker Brock	1	0	0.0	9	11

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Darryl Pounds	9	1	0.0	18	41
OLB John Mobley	8	2	0.0	15	38
ILB Canute Curtis	6	3	0.0	18	39
DE Maa Tanuvasa	5	0	1.0	16	28
CB Armon Williams	4	0	0.0	15	37
S Darren Perry	3	0	0.0	18	40
S Keith Lyle	2	1	0.0	18	41
DT Emarlos Leroy	1	3	0.0	9	24
CB Troy Vincent	1	1	0.0	18	41
CB Tom Carter	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Bryant Young	1	0	0.0	16	31
FB Cecil Martin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jim Flanagan	0	2	0.0	12	29
S Damon Burgess	0	1	0.0	1	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.5	3	1	28
DT John Randle	1.0	1	1	19
DE Ben Karpinski	1.0	0	0	31
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	0.5	0	0	26

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Maa Tanuvasa	1.0	1	2	0	28
DT Jim Flanagan	0.0	1	1	1	29
DE Bryant Young	0.0	1	0	0	31
DT Emarlos Leroy	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB John Mobley	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	5	1	0	35
CB James Becker	4	1	0	15
CB Allen Rossum	3	0	0	32
CB Braden Wiggins	3	0	0	32
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	2	0	0	26
S Rodney Harrison	1	0	1	36
CB Robert Van Winkle	1	0	0	9
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	0	31
ILB Desmond Grasso	1	0	0	35
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	0	9
DT Reggie McGrew	0	1	0	11

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darryl Pounds	8	1	0	41
ILB Canute Curtis	4	0	1	39
OLB John Mobley	3	1	0	38
S Darren Perry	2	1	0	40
DE Maa Tanuvasa	2	0	0	28
S Keith Lyle	2	0	0	41
CB Tom Carter	1	0	0	3
CB Armon Williams	1	0	0	37
OLB William Wallace	0	1	0	4
S Tony George	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damien Woody	1	4	18	0	41
Mo Collins	1	3	18	0	41
Tony Ramirez	1	2	18	0	41
Tony Mandarich	0	4	18	0	42
Richmond Webb	0	2	18	1	43
Wesley Walls	0	1	5	0	6

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Duffy	3	11	37	1	36
Jeff Mitchell	2	7	37	1	36
Tra Thomas	2	6	37	0	36
Blake Brockermeyer	1	4	37	0	36
Rufus Hanshew	1	3	37	2	36
Cecil Martin	0	1	29	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Wesley Walls	2	20
Leonard Wheeler	2	18
Mo Collins	1	10
Mike Alstott	1	9

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
David Sloan	2	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Braden Wiggins	---	---	30	32	20	82
Rodney Harrison	---	---	37	36	3	76
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	36	35	2	73
Desmond Grasso	---	---	36	35	2	73
Allen Rossum	---	---	37	32	2	71
Mo Collins	18	41	---	---	10	69
Ben Karpinski	---	---	33	31	2	66
Robert Holcombe	14	39	---	---	11	64
Leonard Wheeler	---	---	19	26	18	63
Don Majkowski	18	44	---	---	---	62
Richmond Webb	18	43	---	---	---	61
Tony Mandarich	18	42	---	---	---	60
Jeff Lageman	---	---	28	28	3	59
Tony Ramirez	18	41	---	---	---	59
Damien Woody	18	41	---	---	---	59
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	30	26	2	58
Mike Alstott	14	33	---	---	9	56
Ed McCaffrey	9	28	---	---	15	52
Antonio Freeman	15	36	---	---	---	51
Eric Moulds	15	36	---	---	---	51
Tony Siragusa	---	---	21	26	2	49
John Randle	---	---	23	19	2	44
James Becker	---	---	11	15	15	41
Jamie Asher	12	23	---	---	5	40
Ed Toner	4	5	---	---	25	34
Tucker Brock	---	---	9	11	13	33
Wesley Walls	5	6	---	---	20	31
Reggie McGrew	---	---	15	11	---	26
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	12	9	3	24
Eddie Vedder	1	8	---	---	15	24
Damian Vaughn	1	4	---	---	18	23
Nickolas Fox	---	---	14	9	---	23
Paul Spicer	---	---	9	8	1	18
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	5	6	5	16
Avery Davidson	0	4	---	---	10	14
Cameron Spikes	0	3	---	---	10	13
Filmel Cowlings	0	2	---	---	10	12
Joe Manganiello	---	---	1	0	11	12
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Evan Toomer	0	2	---	---	4	6
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Daquan Peterman	0	3	---	---	---	3
Balthazar Getty	---	---	1	1	1	3
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Hopkins	32	29	---	---	23	84
Rufus Hanshew	37	36	---	---	6	79
Roger Duffy	37	36	---	---	---	73
Blake Brockermeyer	37	36	---	---	---	73
Kurt Warner	37	36	---	---	---	73
Jeff Mitchell	37	36	---	---	---	73
Tra Thomas	37	36	---	---	---	73
Darren Perry	---	---	18	40	12	70
Darryl Pounds	---	---	18	41	9	68
David Sloan	31	22	---	---	14	67
Cecil Martin	29	19	---	---	19	67
Joe Horn	34	31	---	---	---	65
Tony Simmons	29	30	---	---	4	63
Troy Vincent	---	---	18	41	3	62
Keith Lyle	---	---	18	41	3	62
Canute Curtis	---	---	18	39	3	60
John Mobley	---	---	15	38	4	57
Armon Williams	---	---	15	37	2	54
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	16	28	4	48
Bryant Young	---	---	16	31	1	48
Matthew Hatchette	15	22	---	---	7	44
Jim Flanagan	---	---	12	29	2	43
Emarlos Leroy	---	---	9	24	1	34
Tony George	---	---	5	19	9	33
Jeremy Willie	7	9	---	---	16	32
Wayne Martin	---	---	2	16	13	31
Jamal Brooks	---	---	3	6	22	31
Mark Smith	---	---	6	21	3	30
Damon Burgess	---	---	1	10	11	22
Karsten Bailey	0	0	---	---	22	22
Sherman Klump	---	---	6	11	4	21
Lincoln Bush	0	5	---	---	15	20
Tom Carter	---	---	0	3	10	13
Sean Dawkins	3	9	---	---	---	12
William Wallace	---	---	2	4	6	12
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	5	4	---	---	1	10
Howard Hendree	---	---	0	3	6	9
David Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Maxwell Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Aaron Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Melvin Bradley	---	---	0	2	4	6
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frankie Thorp	0	0	---	---	2	2
Phil Mickelson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	49	3.5
Middle	21	82	3.9
Right	1	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	43	23	2	3	1	5	7	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	32	22	5	0	2	3	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	6	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	39	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	107	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	86	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	74	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	6	162	16.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	10	4	0	79	1	36
WR Antonio Freeman	9	5	0	67	1	36
WR Ed McCaffrey	8	3	0	18	0	28
RB Robert Holcombe	6	6	0	18	0	39
FB Mike Alstott	4	0	0	0	0	33
WR Eddie Vedder	2	2	0	21	0	8
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	0	24	0	23
TE Wesley Walls	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Damian Vaughn	1	1	0	11	0	4

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	12	7	0	74	1	31
WR Tony Simmons	6	4	0	41	1	30
WR Sean Dawkins	3	3	0	53	1	9
TE David Sloan	3	2	0	18	0	22
TE Jeremy Willie	3	2	1	36	1	9
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	1	1	36	1	22
FB Cecil Martin	2	2	0	14	0	19
RB Terry Hopkins	1	1	0	10	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antonio Freeman	1	0	0.00	0.00
Robert Holcombe	1	0	0.00	2.18

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Hopkins	2	1	0.50	3.68

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	5	3	18	3.60	5.53

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	3	1	19	6.33	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	2	2	5	2.50	3.00
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	13	13.00	10.50
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE David Sloan	1	1	19	19.00	6.00
WR Joe Horn	1	0	0	0.00	6.17
TE Jeremy Willie	1	0	0	0.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	2	0
Don Majkowski	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Hopkins	2	0
Kurt Warner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	9	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	10	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ed McCaffrey	4	1	1
WR Eric Moulds	3	3	2
RB Robert Holcombe	2	2	0
WR Eddie Vedder	1	1	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	1
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	6	3	2
WR Sean Dawkins	1	1	1
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	1
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	1
WR Tony Simmons	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (19,000)
End Zone 8,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (19,000)
End Zone	8,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,100 (9,900)