Conference Semifinals, 2001

played in Cincinnati, OH

53 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	10	24	7	7	-	48
Cincinnati Bengals	0	14	0	9	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 16 pass from Tony Banks (Martin Gramatica extra point)
1Q: 05:11 NJY - Martin Gramatica 55 field goal
2Q: 13:52 NJY - Curtis Ennis 9 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 12:03 CIN - Karsten Bailey 10 pass from Frankie Thorp (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:15 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 50 pass from Tony Banks (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 04:51 CIN - Harold Shaw 15 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:14 NJY - Martin Gramatica 28 field goal
2Q: 00:49 NJY - Jameel Cook 2 pass from Tony Banks (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 06:05 NJY - Curtis Ennis 4 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 14:36 CIN - David Akers 46 field goal
4Q: 09:23 CIN - Warrick Dunn 2 run (Harold Shaw run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:42 NJY - Julian Peterson 25 fumble return (Martin Gramatica extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 16 pass from Tony Banks (Martin Gramatica extra point)
1Q: 05:11 NJY - Martin Gramatica 55 field goal
2Q: 13:52 NJY - Curtis Ennis 9 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 12:03 CIN - Karsten Bailey 10 pass from Frankie Thorp (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:15 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 50 pass from Tony Banks (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 04:51 CIN - Harold Shaw 15 run (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:14 NJY - Martin Gramatica 28 field goal
2Q: 00:49 NJY - Jameel Cook 2 pass from Tony Banks (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 06:05 NJY - Curtis Ennis 4 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 14:36 CIN - David Akers 46 field goal
4Q: 09:23 CIN - Warrick Dunn 2 run (Harold Shaw run for conversion failed)
4Q: 06:42 NJY - Julian Peterson 25 fumble return (Martin Gramatica extra point)

Team Statistics NJY CIN
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 389 323
- Offensive Plays 67 53
- Yards per Play 5.81 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 132 80
- Rushing Attempts 44 20
- Yards per Rush 3.00 4.00
Net Passing Yards 257 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 18 - 0 31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 257 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 11.17 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/55 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 4/81 5/98
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 37:02 22:58

Team Statistics	NJY	CIN
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	389	323
- Offensive Plays	67	53
- Yards per Play	5.81	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	132	80
- Rushing Attempts	44	20
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.00
Net Passing Yards	257	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 18 - 0	31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	257	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	11.17	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/55	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	4/81	5/98
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	37:02	22:58

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
1	7:52	2:46	OWN 33	6	29	Field Goal
1	4:25	5:40	OWN 43	12	57	Touchdown
2	11:56	3:10	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
2	4:43	2:36	OWN 32	6	57	Field Goal
2	1:58	1:19	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
3	13:34	1:43	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
3	11:15	5:20	OPP 47	10	47	Touchdown
3	1:48	1:47	OWN 15	3	8	Punt
4	14:31	2:05	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:14	2:32	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
4	4:46	2:25	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 19	1	-2	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	2:11	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	5:06	0:41	OWN 20	2	4	Interception
2	13:45	1:49	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	8:46	4:03	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	2:07	0:09	OWN 20	1	21	Fumble
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 21	1	7	Half
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 27	2	30	Fumble
3	11:51	0:36	OWN 20	2	1	Interception
3	5:55	4:07	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
3	0:01	0:30	OPP 44	4	15	Field Goal
4	12:26	3:12	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	6:42	0:14	OWN 33	1	-8	Fumble
4	6:28	1:42	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	2:21	1:44	OWN 17	4	22	Punt

Game MVP: Tony Banks, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Ennis	33	123	3.73	16	4	2
Curtis Keaton	9	8	0.89	7	0	0
Taylor Morton	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Warrick Dunn	9	20	2.22	7	0	1
Harold Shaw	7	44	6.29	15	2	1
Chris Weinke	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Frankie Thorp	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Cecil Martin	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Banks	23	18	257	0/0	3	50	0	152.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Thorp	16	11	156	1/4	1	44	2	81.2
Chris Weinke	15	7	99	1/8	0	27	0	68.5

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith Sr.	9	13	182	20.22	31	50	2
WR Thomas Anderson	4	5	33	8.25	0	11	0
FB Jameel Cook	3	3	24	8.00	14	12	1
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Dustin Lyman	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Warrick Dunn	5	5	78	15.60	72	27	0
WR Santana Moss	3	6	31	10.33	12	21	0
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	28	14.00	6	15	0
WR Tony Simmons	2	5	28	14.00	9	22	0
FB Cecil Martin	2	2	10	5.00	0	8	0
WR Reggie Wayne	2	4	26	13.00	4	23	0
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	44	44.00	25	44	0
WR Karsten Bailey	1	6	10	10.00	0	10	1

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Renaldo Hill	2	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Recov	Force	TD
Julian Peterson	1	1	1
Ernest Dixon	1	1	0
Chad Scott	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Weinke	1	0	0	0
Santana Moss	1	0	0	0
Reggie Wayne	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Ingram	5	229	45.8	37.0	59	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	4	192	48.0	40.3	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	6/6

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Gaylor	3	31	10.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Dixon	2	18	9.0	0
Mike Brown	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Gaylor	3	63	21.0	0
Derrick Alexander	1	18	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Simmons	4	81	20.3	0
Darryl Pounds	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	5	0	1.0	13	26
CB Antonio Langham	4	1	0.0	19	32
S Damon Moore	4	1	0.0	20	32
OLB Nate Webster	4	1	0.0	13	24
S Joey Tribbiani	4	0	0.0	15	28
ILB Ernest Dixon	3	1	0.0	12	14
ILB Corwin Patton	3	1	0.0	10	19
CB Chad Scott	2	2	0.0	16	29
S Dwayne Goodrich	2	0	0.0	11	12
DE Chris Combs	1	0	1.0	18	28
DE Chad Brown	1	0	0.0	8	14
OLB Cary Falconer	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Pat Williams	0	2	0.0	13	11
OLB K.J. Turner	0	1	0.0	7	10
CB Renaldo Hill	0	1	0.0	14	28

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Brown	10	1	0.0	38	22
ILB Canute Curtis	8	6	0.0	38	22
S Tony George	8	4	0.0	41	21
OLB John Mobley	7	0	0.0	44	20
OLB Sedric Dodge	4	2	0.0	30	20
DE Bryant Young	3	0	0.0	21	14
CB Darryl Pounds	3	0	0.0	38	23
ILB Kendrell Bell	3	0	0.0	3	0
CB Jamar Fletcher	2	2	0.0	39	21
CB Troy Vincent	2	1	0.0	25	12
DT Jim Flanagan	2	1	0.0	32	17
WR Reggie Wayne	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Howard Hendree	1	3	0.0	21	10
DE Maa Tanuvasa	1	2	0.0	26	12
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	1	2	0.0	30	17
TE Jeremy Willie	1	0	---	---	---
CB Howie Montez	1	0	0.0	6	1
S Tony Dixon	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Tory James	0	1	0.0	6	3
OLB Reuben Binette	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	1.0	2	2	26
DE Chris Combs	1.0	1	0	28
DT Pat Williams	0.0	2	0	11

Cincinnati	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Sedric Dodge	2	20
DE Bryant Young	1	14
DE Steve Warren	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chad Scott	3	1	0	29
S Joey Tribbiani	3	0	0	28
OLB Julian Peterson	3	0	0	26
S Damon Moore	2	0	0	32
OLB Nate Webster	2	0	0	24
S Dwayne Goodrich	2	0	0	12
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	1	0	14
CB Antonio Langham	1	0	0	32
ILB Corwin Patton	1	0	0	19
CB Renaldo Hill	0	0	2	28

Cincinnati	Caught	PPlay
S Tony George	4	21
CB Darryl Pounds	3	23
S Mike Brown	3	22
ILB Canute Curtis	2	22
CB Jamar Fletcher	2	21
CB Troy Vincent	1	12
OLB John Mobley	1	20
OLB Sedric Dodge	1	20
S Tony Dixon	1	3

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Brian Waters	5	11	2	41	22
Walter Jones	4	8	1	41	23
Brian De Marco	3	7	0	42	23
Shaquille O'Neal	2	5	0	40	22
Jameel Cook	1	3	0	41	18
Tim Ruddy	0	9	0	44	23
Darnell Alford	0	1	0	6	1

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aaron Taylor	1	4	0	15	1	28
Rufus Hanshew	1	4	0	16	0	27
Damian Roger	1	3	0	18	1	29
Jeff Mitchell	1	3	0	15	0	28
Richard Mercier	1	1	1	5	0	5
Grey Ruegamer	1	1	0	5	0	5
Gregory Writt	0	1	0	4	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Scott	4	27
Renaldo Hill	2	14
Taylor Morton	1	21
Trevor Gaylor	1	17

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Cecil Martin	2	13
Karsten Bailey	1	20
Harold Shaw	1	17
Santana Moss	1	17
Kendrell Bell	1	12
Josh Hardy	1	5

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jameel Cook	41	18	---	---	24	83
Brian De Marco	42	23	---	---	7	72
Chad Scott	---	---	16	29	27	72
Tim Ruddy	44	23	---	---	1	68
Tony Banks	44	23	---	---	---	67
Walter Jones	41	23	---	---	---	64
Brian Waters	41	22	---	---	---	63
Damon Moore	---	---	20	32	11	63
Shaquille O'Neal	40	22	---	---	---	62
Steve Smith Sr.	35	22	---	---	1	58
Renaldo Hill	---	---	14	28	14	56
Curtis Ennis	33	20	---	---	---	53
Antonio Langham	---	---	19	32	1	52
Chris Combs	---	---	18	28	1	47
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	15	28	3	46
Willie Howard	---	---	14	24	5	43
Thomas Anderson	24	17	---	---	1	42
David Martin	22	10	---	---	9	41
Julian Peterson	---	---	13	26	1	40
Dustin Lyman	25	13	---	---	---	38
Nate Webster	---	---	13	24	1	38
Dwayne Goodrich	---	---	11	12	14	37
Kenny Smith	---	---	7	22	5	34
Trevor Gaylor	10	6	---	---	17	33
Mark Chmura	9	1	---	---	21	31
Derrick Alexander	8	5	---	---	17	30
Ernest Dixon	---	---	12	14	4	30
Corwin Patton	---	---	10	19	1	30
K.J. Turner	---	---	7	10	12	29
Pat Williams	---	---	13	11	---	24
Taylor Morton	2	1	---	---	21	24
Chad Brown	---	---	8	14	---	22
Cary Falconer	---	---	6	6	10	22
Darnell Alford	6	1	---	---	7	14
Paul Figurelle	5	1	---	---	7	13
Martin Gramatica	0	0	---	---	11	11
Curtis Keaton	9	2	---	---	---	11
Richmond Flowers	2	0	---	---	8	10
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Elliot Silvers	1	0	---	---	6	7
Bennett Wilson	---	---	3	4	---	7
Skip Ingram	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alex Lincoln	---	---	1	0	4	5
Mercury Becker	0	0	---	---	2	2
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kareem Larrimore	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darryl Pounds	---	---	38	23	12	73
John Mobley	---	---	44	20	3	67
Tony George	---	---	41	21	3	65
Canute Curtis	---	---	38	22	4	64
Mike Brown	---	---	38	22	3	63
Jamar Fletcher	---	---	39	21	2	62
Jeremy Willie	16	25	---	---	18	59
Jim Flanagan	---	---	32	17	7	56
Sedric Dodge	---	---	30	20	3	53
Tony Simmons	15	22	---	---	15	52
Renaldo Gerhardt	---	---	30	17	5	52
Warrick Dunn	14	24	---	---	13	51
Damian Roger	18	29	---	---	---	47
Rufus Hanshew	16	27	---	---	3	46
Jeff Mitchell	15	28	---	---	---	43
Aaron Taylor	15	28	---	---	---	43
Karsten Bailey	11	12	---	---	20	43
Santana Moss	7	18	---	---	17	42
Troy Vincent	---	---	25	12	3	40
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	26	12	2	40
Howard Hendree	---	---	21	10	9	40
Harold Shaw	10	12	---	---	17	39
Tra Thomas	12	27	---	---	---	39
Bryant Young	---	---	21	14	1	36
Reggie Wayne	12	24	---	---	---	36
Cecil Martin	6	15	---	---	13	34
Steve Warren	---	---	23	10	1	34
Tory James	---	---	6	3	21	30
Twan Russell	---	---	13	1	13	27
Chris Weinke	11	16	---	---	---	27
Frankie Thorp	9	17	---	---	---	26
Tony Dixon	---	---	5	3	17	25
Jed Weaver	6	9	---	---	6	21
Josh Hardy	8	6	---	---	5	19
Reuben Binette	---	---	5	4	10	19
Kendrell Bell	---	---	3	0	12	15
Grey Ruegamer	5	5	---	---	4	14
Gregory Writt	4	6	---	---	2	12
Antonio Fleming	2	4	---	---	5	11
Richard Mercier	5	5	---	---	1	11
Sean Dawkins	3	4	---	---	---	7
Howie Montez	---	---	6	1	---	7
David Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Josh Heupel	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	66	3.3
Middle	9	1	0.1
Right	15	65	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Banks	23	18	2	1	0	0	4	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Thorp	16	11	4	0	2	0	1	1	2
Chris Weinke	15	7	2	0	2	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	80	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	92	46.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	53	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	67	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	68	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	67	11.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	13	9	182	2	22
WR Thomas Anderson	5	4	33	0	17
FB Jameel Cook	3	3	24	0	18
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	8	0	5
TE Dustin Lyman	1	1	10	0	13

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karsten Bailey	6	1	2	10	0	12
WR Santana Moss	6	3	1	31	1	18
RB Warrick Dunn	5	5	0	78	2	24
WR Tony Simmons	5	2	1	28	1	22
WR Reggie Wayne	4	2	0	26	1	24
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	0	28	0	4
FB Cecil Martin	2	2	0	10	0	15
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	0	44	1	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Ennis	7	25	3.57	3.73
Curtis Keaton	1	-4	-4.00	0.89

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	1	2	2.00	2.22
Frankie Thorp	1	4	4.00	4.00
Harold Shaw	1	15	15.00	6.29
Chris Weinke	1	1	1.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Banks	8	5	41	5.13	11.17

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Thorp	3	2	16	5.33	9.75
Chris Weinke	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Smith Sr.	5	2	20	4.00	14.00
WR Thomas Anderson	1	1	9	9.00	6.60
TE Dustin Lyman	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
FB Jameel Cook	1	1	2	2.00	8.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Santana Moss	2	0	0	0.00	5.17
WR Tony Simmons	1	1	6	6.00	5.60
WR Karsten Bailey	1	1	10	10.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Ennis	3	1
Curtis Keaton	3	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Warrick Dunn	2	2
Harold Shaw	2	1
Chris Weinke	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Banks	7	5	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Weinke	3	1	1
Frankie Thorp	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith Sr.	5	3	2
WR Thomas Anderson	2	2	2

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Karsten Bailey	2	0	0
WR Santana Moss	2	2	2
WR Tony Simmons	1	0	0

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

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