Conference Finals, 2010

played in Cincinnati, OH

47 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	7	7	7	3	-	24
Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:45 CIN - John Connor 13 run (Paul Ernster extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 04:22 NJY - Victor Cruz 20 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 08:48 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 03:22 CIN - Roscoe Parrish 20 pass from Carson Palmer (Paul Ernster extra point)
4Q: 01:49 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:45 CIN - John Connor 13 run (Paul Ernster extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 6 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 04:22 NJY - Victor Cruz 20 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 08:48 NJY - Steve Smith Sr. 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
3Q: 03:22 CIN - Roscoe Parrish 20 pass from Carson Palmer (Paul Ernster extra point)
4Q: 01:49 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 24 field goal

Team Statistics NJY CIN
Record 17-1 17-1
First Downs 26 16
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 447 294
- Offensive Plays 72 50
- Yards per Play 6.21 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 157 75
- Rushing Attempts 37 19
- Yards per Rush 4.24 3.95
Net Passing Yards 290 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 27 - 1 30 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 297 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.29 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:52 25:08

Team Statistics	NJY	CIN
Record	17-1	17-1
First Downs	26	16
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	447	294
- Offensive Plays	72	50
- Yards per Play	6.21	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	157	75
- Rushing Attempts	37	19
- Yards per Rush	4.24	3.95
Net Passing Yards	290	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 27 - 1	30 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	297	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.29	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:52	25:08

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 25	8	45	Missed FG
1	6:38	5:41	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	12:33	3:24	OWN 17	6	23	Punt
2	7:31	3:19	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	2:04	1:30	OWN 31	7	49	Interception
3	12:16	3:36	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	6:46	2:49	OWN 5	6	28	Fumble
3	3:08	3:23	OWN 44	6	17	Punt
4	9:22	2:23	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
4	5:40	3:59	OWN 26	10	67	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 44	1	-2	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	4:03	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
1	0:57	3:24	OWN 25	8	58	Fumble
2	9:09	1:38	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:12	2:08	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 27	1	3	Half
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 33	4	15	Punt
3	8:40	1:54	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	3:57	0:49	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
4	14:45	5:23	OWN 6	10	50	Punt
4	6:59	1:19	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	1:41	1:32	OWN 25	6	38	Missed FG

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cory Boyd	18	70	3.89	8	0
RB Felix Jones	15	75	5.00	25	3
QB Ben Roethlisberger	4	12	3.00	7	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jonathan Dwyer	10	50	5.00	14	2	0
RB Knowshon Moreno	4	2	0.50	6	0	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
FB John Connor	2	9	4.50	13	1	1
QB Carson Palmer	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	34	27	297	1/7	3	24	1	120.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	30	24	231	1/12	1	27	0	109.9

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith Sr.	10	14	130	13.00	24	24	2
WR Victor Cruz	9	9	105	11.67	28	23	1
TE Miles Myers	4	4	30	7.50	0	11	0
TE Jacob Tamme	3	6	31	10.33	11	21	0
RB Cory Boyd	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roscoe Parrish	8	11	51	6.38	24	20	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	6	8	67	11.17	36	18	0
WR Reggie Wayne	3	3	21	7.00	5	11	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	3	3	33	11.00	10	15	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	2	52	26.00	25	27	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Walter Thurmond	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Jacob Tamme	1	0	0
S Tyrell Johnson	0	1	0
CB Trumaine McBride	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	0
ILB Jeb Huckeba	0	1	0
CB Quintin Demps	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	121	40.3	39.0	48	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Duncan	6	290	48.3	41.5	66	3

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Ernster	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Mundy	3	21	7.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius De Rooy	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	1	33	33.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Jones	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Torbor	6	0	0.0	19	21
CB Trumaine McBride	6	0	0.0	18	31
S Ryan Mundy	5	0	0.0	19	31
DT Paul Soliai	3	2	0.0	15	25
CB Pat Lee	3	1	0.0	13	21
S T.J. Ward	3	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Kroy Biermann	2	1	1.0	8	10
CB Glover Quin	2	3	0.0	19	31
OLB Courtney Watson	2	1	0.0	12	21
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	2	1	0.0	17	29
S Jimmy Williams	2	0	0.0	0	10
DE Ray McDonald	2	0	0.0	19	22
S Tyrell Johnson	2	0	0.0	6	10
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	1	1	0.0	7	10
TE Jacob Tamme	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Justin Miller	9	0	0.0	36	34
DE Darrell Shrophire	8	2	0.0	37	35
ILB Alfred Fincher	8	2	0.0	36	34
CB Quintin Demps	6	7	0.0	37	35
ILB Jeb Huckeba	6	6	0.0	27	26
OLB Brandon Chillar	5	1	1.0	34	35
OLB Sedric Dodge	4	2	0.0	37	35
S Ralph Edelstein	4	2	0.0	37	35
DT Corvey Irvin	3	1	0.0	32	26
CB Adam Jones	2	1	0.0	15	13
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	2	0	0.0	31	27
CB Walter Thurmond	1	1	0.0	30	31
DE Dan Cody	1	0	0.0	8	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kroy Biermann	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Paul Soliai	0.0	0	1	1	25

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brandon Chillar	1.0	0	0	0	35
OLB Sedric Dodge	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Darrell Shrophire	0.0	0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	PPlay
CB Trumaine McBride	5	31
CB Pat Lee	3	21
OLB Reggie Torbor	2	21
OLB Courtney Watson	2	21
S Jimmy Williams	2	10
S Tyrell Johnson	2	10
CB Glover Quin	2	31
S T.J. Ward	2	21
DE Ray McDonald	1	22
ILB Kroy Biermann	1	10
S Ryan Mundy	1	31
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	1	29

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Justin Miller	10	1	0	34
ILB Alfred Fincher	4	1	0	34
CB Quintin Demps	4	1	0	35
ILB Jeb Huckeba	3	0	0	26
CB Walter Thurmond	2	0	1	31
OLB Sedric Dodge	2	0	0	35
S Ralph Edelstein	2	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Erik Pears	6	8	1	37	0	35
TE Jacob Tamme	2	2	0	34	0	34
C Ryan Pontbraind	1	8	0	37	0	35
T Allen Barbre	1	4	0	37	0	35
T John Terry	1	3	0	37	0	35
G Willie Colon	0	6	0	37	0	35
FB Jalen Gallier	0	2	0	21	0	10
RB Cory Boyd	0	0	0	20	1	23

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jammal Brown	2	7	19	1	31
T Alex Barron	1	4	19	0	31
G David Baas	1	2	19	0	31
TE Alex Smith	1	1	7	0	9
FB John Connor	1	1	5	0	5
C Taylor Whitley	0	2	19	0	31
C Justin Hartwig	0	1	19	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Jalen Gallier	1	19
Dez White	1	16
Ryan D'Imperio	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Smith	2	18
Marshawn Lynch	1	15
Alex Barron	1	9

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Erik Pears	37	35	---	---	5	77
T Allen Barbre	37	35	---	---	5	77
C Ryan Pontbraind	37	35	---	---	---	72
QB Ben Roethlisberger	37	35	---	---	---	72
G Willie Colon	37	35	---	---	---	72
T John Terry	37	35	---	---	---	72
WR Steve Smith Sr.	34	35	---	---	---	69
TE Jacob Tamme	34	34	---	---	---	68
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	19	31	7	57
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	18	31	7	56
CB Pat Lee	---	---	13	21	18	52
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	19	31	1	51
CB Glover Quin	---	---	19	31	1	51
FB Jalen Gallier	21	10	---	---	19	50
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	---	---	17	29	1	47
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	12	21	12	45
TE Miles Myers	22	21	---	---	---	43
RB Cory Boyd	20	23	---	---	---	43
WR Victor Cruz	17	25	---	---	---	42
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	19	22	---	41
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	15	25	1	41
WR Dez White	11	13	---	---	16	40
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	19	21	---	40
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	7	10	17	34
S T.J. Ward	---	---	12	21	1	34
RB Felix Jones	17	10	---	---	---	27
RB Darren Sproles	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	8	10	1	19
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	6	10	---	16
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	0	9	7	16
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	6	8	---	14
OLB Deion Sunderland	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Cedric Humes	0	0	---	---	13	13
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	0	10	1	11
TE Donald Lee	8	2	---	---	---	10
WR Juaquin Iglesias	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Ryan D'Imperio	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB A.J. Springer	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Dexter Jackson	1	2	---	---	3	6
C Chuck Horton	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Jermey Parnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Alejandro Villanueva	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Dennis Dixon	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Mike Neal	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Quintin Demps	---	---	37	35	3	75
OLB Sedric Dodge	---	---	37	35	2	74
S Ralph Edelstein	---	---	37	35	2	74
DE Darrell Shrophire	---	---	37	35	1	73
ILB Alfred Fincher	---	---	36	34	2	72
CB Justin Miller	---	---	36	34	2	72
OLB Brandon Chillar	---	---	34	35	2	71
ILB Jeb Huckeba	---	---	27	26	10	63
CB Walter Thurmond	---	---	30	31	1	62
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	---	---	31	27	2	60
T Alex Barron	19	31	---	---	9	59
DT Corvey Irvin	---	---	32	26	1	59
C Taylor Whitley	19	31	---	---	7	57
WR Roscoe Parrish	19	31	---	---	1	51
C Justin Hartwig	19	31	---	---	---	50
QB Carson Palmer	19	31	---	---	---	50
G David Baas	19	31	---	---	---	50
T Jammal Brown	19	31	---	---	---	50
WR Shaquille Brooks	19	31	---	---	---	50
WR Reggie Wayne	11	20	---	---	12	43
CB Adam Jones	---	---	15	13	11	39
TE Brandon Pettigrew	15	24	---	---	---	39
TE Alex Smith	7	9	---	---	18	34
RB Marshawn Lynch	3	9	---	---	15	27
RB Jonathan Dwyer	12	15	---	---	---	27
FB John Connor	5	5	---	---	12	22
DE Dan Cody	---	---	8	8	4	20
OLB Spencer Adkins	---	---	1	0	17	18
DT Elliot Lyon	---	---	5	9	1	15
RB Knowshon Moreno	4	6	---	---	5	15
CB Josh Barrett	---	---	1	1	10	12
WR Le'Ron McClain	0	4	---	---	7	11
CB Demetrius De Rooy	---	---	2	0	9	11
TE Bryant Conway	0	1	---	---	9	10
T Kevin Boothe	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Matt Overton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T John Greco	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Van Duncan	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Trevor Canfield	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Phillip Adams	---	---	1	1	3	5
K Paul Ernster	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Vernon Gholston	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Demetrius Fattel	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Tim Massaquoi	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Kevin Barnes	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Joe Hawley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	47	6.7
Middle	24	89	3.7
Right	5	23	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-3	-3.0
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	7	39	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	34	27	6	0	1	3	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	30	24	3	1	3	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	166	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	140	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	79	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith Sr.	14	10	1	130	2	35
WR Victor Cruz	9	9	0	105	3	25
TE Jacob Tamme	6	3	0	31	1	34
TE Miles Myers	4	4	0	30	0	21
RB Cory Boyd	1	1	0	1	0	23

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roscoe Parrish	11	8	1	51	1	31
TE Brandon Pettigrew	8	6	2	67	0	24
WR Reggie Wayne	3	3	0	21	0	20
RB Jonathan Dwyer	3	3	0	33	0	15
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	2	0	52	2	31
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	0	1	0	9
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	5	16	3.20	3.89
RB Felix Jones	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB John Connor	1	13	13.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	5	3	38	7.60	8.74

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	1	1	20	20.00	7.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Smith Sr.	4	2	18	4.50	9.29
WR Victor Cruz	1	1	20	20.00	11.67

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	20	20.00	4.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cory Boyd	5	4
QB Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
RB Felix Jones	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carson Palmer	1	0
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	5	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith Sr.	4	4	4
TE Jacob Tamme	3	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	2	2
WR Reggie Wayne	1	1	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	1	1	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)