Week 3, 1996

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	3	3	0	-	6
New England Patriots	14	7	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:55 NED - Antonio Freeman 77 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 08:14 NED - Mike Alstott 4 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 06:09 NED - Eric Moulds 43 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 02:21 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 28 field goal
3Q: 07:15 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 32 field goal
3Q: 02:04 NED - Edgar Bennett 2 run (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 03:53 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:55 NED - Antonio Freeman 77 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 08:14 NED - Mike Alstott 4 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 06:09 NED - Eric Moulds 43 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 02:21 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 28 field goal
3Q: 07:15 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 32 field goal
3Q: 02:04 NED - Edgar Bennett 2 run (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 03:53 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal

Team Statistics CLE NED
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 281 441
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 4.19 7.23
Net Rushing Yards 62 103
- Rushing Attempts 19 27
- Yards per Rush 3.26 3.81
Net Passing Yards 219 338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 27 - 3 33 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 345
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 9.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:10 31:50

Team Statistics	CLE	NED
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	281	441
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	4.19	7.23
Net Rushing Yards	62	103
- Rushing Attempts	19	27
- Yards per Rush	3.26	3.81
Net Passing Yards	219	338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 27 - 3	33 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	345
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	9.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:10	31:50

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	6	0	Punt
1	12:38	1:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	8:08	5:03	OWN 22	10	50	Interception
2	11:44	1:36	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	5:37	3:24	OWN 20	10	69	Field Goal
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 36	1	0	Half
3	12:37	5:30	OWN 25	10	60	Field Goal
3	1:56	1:12	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:43	0:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	11:45	3:31	OWN 20	8	47	Interception
4	6:42	0:34	OWN 23	4	0	Interception
4	3:45	2:10	OWN 35	7	23	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	0:17	OWN 23	1	77	Touchdown
1	10:42	2:34	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
1	3:05	6:21	OWN 18	11	52	Missed FG
2	10:08	4:31	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
2	2:00	1:57	OWN 20	6	51	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
3	7:07	5:11	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	0:44	1:01	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
4	13:45	2:00	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
4	8:14	1:32	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	6:08	2:23	OPP 31	3	9	Field Goal
4	1:35	1:35	OWN 42	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Jim Kelly, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	10	27	2.70	12	1
Ron Rivers	5	6	1.20	3	0
Rod Bernstine	2	14	7.00	10	1
Matt Dunigan	1	7	7.00	7	0
Terance Mathis	1	8	8.00	8	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	18	79	4.39	17	2	1
Mike Alstott	4	14	3.50	8	0	1
Dexter Carter	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Jim Kelly	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Bob Christian	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Jeff Blake	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	47	27	224	1/5	0	32	3	43.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	33	28	345	1/7	2	77	0	130.4

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terance Mathis	7	10	80	11.43	9	30
WR Andre Reed	5	10	48	9.60	23	32
WR Mike Alexander	4	7	29	7.25	0	11
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	4	4	14	3.50	6	6
WR Eddie Brown	2	7	28	14.00	22	22
RB Rod Bernstine	2	3	9	4.50	3	6
TE Jeff Thomason	2	3	11	5.50	2	12
RB Ron Rivers	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Bobby Howard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	9	12	183	20.33	121	77	1
WR Eric Moulds	7	7	96	13.71	12	43	1
RB Edgar Bennett	3	3	11	3.67	5	6	0
TE Jamie Asher	3	3	37	12.33	12	19	0
FB Bob Christian	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Curtis Conway	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Bruener	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	5	2.50	0
CB Saleem Dawson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	5	240	48.0	41.0	57	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	4	226	56.5	48.8	72	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/3	0/2	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mat Hoffman	2	11	5.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	35	35.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Brown	1	24	24.0	0
Bobby Howard	1	29	29.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rick Hamilton	12	1	0.0	20	31
OLB Terry Wooden	7	2	0.0	19	29
DT John Jurkovic	7	0	0.0	23	23
DE Vaughn Booker	5	2	1.0	22	28
CB Sammy Lilly	5	0	0.0	21	32
S Thomas Everett	4	2	0.0	24	30
S Louis Riddick	4	0	0.0	23	32
S Scott Cater	2	0	0.0	6	7
CB Mat Hoffman	2	0	0.0	20	23
OLB Steve Grant	1	1	0.0	13	11
ILB Tuineau Alipate	1	1	0.0	7	9
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Alexander	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terance Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Terry Irving	1	0	0.0	15	24
CB Dexter Bahr	0	3	0.0	21	33
DE Dennis Byrd	0	2	0.0	5	6
ILB Reggie Givens	0	2	0.0	14	4
DE Jamal Duff	0	2	0.0	15	18

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris Allerman	8	0	0.0	17	45
S Rodney Harrison	7	5	0.0	19	48
S Floyd Fields	6	1	0.0	18	47
ILB Ron Johnson	4	2	0.0	17	43
DE Jeff Lageman	3	0	0.5	18	38
CB Ray Crockett	3	1	0.0	16	43
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	1	0.0	17	43
OLB Mike Jones	2	2	0.0	6	16
ILB Curly Washburn	2	1	0.0	14	33
ILB Ted Johnson	2	1	0.0	2	6
DT John Randle	1	1	0.5	7	20
DE Warren Powers	1	2	0.0	15	41
DE Donnell Johnson	1	1	0.0	5	17
CB Saleem Dawson	1	1	0.0	11	25
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	0.0	14	33
OLB James Francis	1	0	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vaughn Booker	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Jamal Duff	0.0	1	0	0	18
OLB Terry Wooden	0.0	0	1	0	29
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	0	1	27
DT John Jurkovic	0.0	0	0	1	23

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Randle	0.5	0	2	0	20
DE Jeff Lageman	0.5	0	1	1	38
ILB Ron Johnson	0.0	1	0	0	43
DT Tony Siragusa	0.0	0	2	0	33
DE Warren Powers	0.0	0	1	0	41
OLB Mike Jones	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Donnell Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Rick Hamilton	7	1	31
OLB Terry Wooden	7	0	29
CB Sammy Lilly	3	0	32
CB Mat Hoffman	2	1	23
S Thomas Everett	2	0	30
S Louis Riddick	2	0	32
S Chet Brooks	1	0	7
DT John Jurkovic	1	0	23
OLB Steve Grant	1	0	11
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	28
ILB Tuineau Alipate	1	0	9

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Allerman	6	0	0	45
S Rodney Harrison	3	3	0	48
CB Ray Crockett	3	1	0	43
S Floyd Fields	3	1	0	47
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	0	2	43
OLB Mike Jones	2	0	0	16
ILB Curly Washburn	2	0	0	33
CB Saleem Dawson	1	0	1	25
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0	41
DE Jeff Lageman	1	0	0	38
DE Donnell Johnson	1	0	0	17
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0	6
OLB James Francis	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Hennings	2	4	19	0	48
Tommy Bailey	1	3	19	0	47
Robert Faurot	1	1	3	0	4
Darian Rose	0	6	19	0	48
Chris Port	0	2	17	0	43
Ray Zellars	0	1	8	0	17
Quentin Neujahr	0	1	2	0	5
Tony Berti	0	0	17	1	45

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Nutten	2	8	26	0	34
Greg Truitt	1	5	25	0	34
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	26	0	34
Brendan Stai	1	3	26	0	34
Bob Christian	1	2	9	0	9
Keith Jackson	1	1	14	0	12
Mo Elewonibi	0	1	24	1	34
Jim Juriga	0	1	4	0	0
Mike Alstott	0	1	16	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Rivers	1	8
Ray Zellars	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	3	21
Larry Izzo	1	10

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Hennings	19	48	---	---	7	74
Tommy Bailey	19	47	---	---	7	73
Matt Dunigan	19	48	---	---	---	67
Chris Port	17	43	---	---	7	67
Darian Rose	19	48	---	---	---	67
Mat Hoffman	---	---	20	23	23	66
Mike Alexander	12	41	---	---	9	62
Tony Berti	17	45	---	---	---	62
Thomas Everett	---	---	24	30	6	60
Louis Riddick	---	---	23	32	3	58
Dexter Bahr	---	---	21	33	3	57
Vaughn Booker	---	---	22	28	7	57
Sammy Lilly	---	---	21	32	2	55
Terance Mathis	16	38	---	---	---	54
Rick Hamilton	---	---	20	31	3	54
John Jurkovic	---	---	23	23	7	53
Terry Wooden	---	---	19	29	3	51
Andre Reed	14	35	---	---	1	50
Frank Bruno	---	---	17	27	2	46
Eddie Brown	6	24	---	---	13	43
Steve Grant	---	---	13	11	18	42
Terry Irving	---	---	15	24	3	42
Rod Bernstine	2	16	---	---	20	38
Jamal Duff	---	---	15	18	1	34
Bobby Howard	3	14	---	---	16	33
Ray Zellars	8	17	---	---	8	33
Jeff Thomason	11	12	---	---	9	32
Ron Rivers	7	15	---	---	8	30
Chet Brooks	---	---	12	7	10	29
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	10	17	---	---	---	27
Derek Tennell	3	7	---	---	16	26
Reggie Givens	---	---	14	4	6	24
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	7	9	---	16
Robert Faurot	3	4	---	---	8	15
Scott Cater	---	---	6	7	1	14
Quentin Neujahr	2	5	---	---	7	14
Dennis Byrd	---	---	5	6	---	11
George Thornbladh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Hitchcock	2	4	---	---	---	6
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Worley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joey Banes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Crockett	---	---	16	43	21	80
Rodney Harrison	---	---	19	48	11	78
Doug Riesenberg	26	34	---	---	7	67
Floyd Fields	---	---	18	47	2	67
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	17	43	7	67
Antonio Freeman	21	32	---	---	14	67
Brendan Stai	26	34	---	---	6	66
Chris Allerman	---	---	17	45	2	64
Ron Johnson	---	---	17	43	2	62
Greg Truitt	25	34	---	---	1	60
Tom Nutten	26	34	---	---	---	60
Jeff Lageman	---	---	18	38	3	59
Mo Elewonibi	24	34	---	---	---	58
Jim Kelly	23	34	---	---	---	57
Warren Powers	---	---	15	41	1	57
Tony Siragusa	---	---	14	33	2	49
Curly Washburn	---	---	14	33	2	49
Eric Moulds	13	25	---	---	8	46
Jamie Asher	18	25	---	---	---	43
Mike Alstott	16	22	---	---	4	42
Edgar Bennett	18	20	---	---	1	39
Saleem Dawson	---	---	11	25	1	37
Chuck Johnson	---	---	9	21	4	34
Mike Jones	---	---	6	16	10	32
Keith Jackson	14	12	---	---	3	29
John Randle	---	---	7	20	1	28
Donnell Johnson	---	---	5	17	6	28
Bob Christian	9	9	---	---	8	26
Curtis Conway	11	14	---	---	---	25
Dexter Carter	2	0	---	---	21	23
James Francis	---	---	4	9	9	22
Dave Groh	5	3	---	---	12	20
Mark Bruener	2	1	---	---	16	19
Tracy Johnson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jim Juriga	4	0	---	---	7	11
Ted Johnson	---	---	2	6	3	11
Fred Miller	4	0	---	---	7	11
Larry Izzo	---	---	0	0	10	10
Jackie Harris	3	1	---	---	5	9
Charles Davenport	3	6	---	---	---	9
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Blake	4	0	---	---	---	4
Gene Holecek	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Bjornson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	50	6.3
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	3	10	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	47	27	3	1	1	6	8	2	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	33	28	4	0	1	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	41	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	99	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	54	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	30	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	36	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	203	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	63	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	43	21.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	10	5	0	48	1	35
WR Terance Mathis	10	7	0	80	1	38
WR Eddie Brown	7	2	0	28	1	24
WR Mike Alexander	7	4	0	29	0	41
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	4	4	0	14	0	17
RB Rod Bernstine	3	2	1	9	0	16
TE Jeff Thomason	3	2	0	11	0	12
RB Ron Rivers	2	1	0	5	0	15
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	0	0	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	12	9	0	183	3	32
WR Eric Moulds	7	7	0	96	1	25
RB Edgar Bennett	3	3	0	11	0	20
TE Jamie Asher	3	3	0	37	0	25
WR Charles Davenport	2	1	0	3	0	6
WR Curtis Conway	2	1	1	0	0	14
FB Bob Christian	1	1	0	3	0	9
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0	9	0	3
TE Mark Bruener	1	1	0	6	0	1
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	-3	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	0	0.00	2.70

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	2	10	5.00	4.39
Mike Alstott	1	4	4.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	4	2	10	2.50	4.77

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	2	1	4	2.00	10.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Reed	2	2	10	5.00	4.80
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Bobby Howard	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	15.25
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	4	4.00	13.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Rod Bernstine	1	1
Ron Rivers	1	0
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	4	2
Jim Kelly	1	1
Jeff Blake	1	0
Mike Alstott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	14	10	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	3	1	0
WR Mike Alexander	3	3	1
WR Eddie Brown	2	1	1
WR Terance Mathis	2	2	2
RB Rod Bernstine	1	0	0
TE Jeff Thomason	1	1	0
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	1
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	2
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	1
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	0
TE Mark Bruener	1	1	1
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)