Week 8, 2001

played in Cleveland, OH

65 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	3	9	-	22
Cleveland Browns	10	3	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 CLE - Michele Akers 39 field goal
1Q: 04:19 CLE - Jerry Porter 18 pass from Quincy Carter (Michele Akers extra point)
1Q: 01:21 NED - Eric Moulds 24 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 09:21 NED - Cole Ford 20 field goal
2Q: 00:45 CLE - Michele Akers 43 field goal
3Q: 10:20 NED - Cole Ford 35 field goal
3Q: 06:25 CLE - Joe Horn 13 pass from Quincy Carter (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 14:29 NED - Cole Ford 21 field goal
4Q: 04:30 CLE - Rob Conrad 6 run (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 01:43 NED - Robert Holcombe 3 run (Robert Holcombe run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:54 CLE - Michele Akers 39 field goal
1Q: 04:19 CLE - Jerry Porter 18 pass from Quincy Carter (Michele Akers extra point)
1Q: 01:21 NED - Eric Moulds 24 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 09:21 NED - Cole Ford 20 field goal
2Q: 00:45 CLE - Michele Akers 43 field goal
3Q: 10:20 NED - Cole Ford 35 field goal
3Q: 06:25 CLE - Joe Horn 13 pass from Quincy Carter (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 14:29 NED - Cole Ford 21 field goal
4Q: 04:30 CLE - Rob Conrad 6 run (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 01:43 NED - Robert Holcombe 3 run (Robert Holcombe run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NED CLE
Record 4-4 2-6
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 397 341
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 6.02 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 91 150
- Rushing Attempts 27 31
- Yards per Rush 3.37 4.84
Net Passing Yards 306 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 1 30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.85 6.16
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 3/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 2/14
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/111 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:45 31:15

Team Statistics	NED	CLE
Record	4-4	2-6
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	397	341
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	6.02	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	91	150
- Rushing Attempts	27	31
- Yards per Rush	3.37	4.84
Net Passing Yards	306	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 1	30 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	328	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.85	6.16
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	3/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	2/14
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/111	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:45	31:15

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	10:47	1:41	OWN 29	4	25	Fumble
1	4:10	3:00	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	14:49	5:35	OWN 20	10	77	Field Goal
2	6:15	1:10	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 29	2	21	Half
3	12:48	2:36	OPP 34	6	16	Field Goal
3	6:15	6:53	OWN 35	14	61	Field Goal
4	11:56	1:49	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
4	4:24	2:48	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 45	3	48	Interception

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:41	2:54	OPP 41	5	19	Field Goal
1	9:06	4:56	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
1	1:10	1:21	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	9:14	2:59	OWN 18	4	15	Punt
2	5:05	4:26	OWN 10	12	64	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 31	4	3	Fumble
3	10:12	3:57	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	14:22	2:26	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	10:07	5:43	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
4	1:36	0:38	OWN 20	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Robert Holcombe, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Holcombe	21	49	2.33	10	1	1
Shaun Alexander	3	3	1.00	2	0	0
Don Majkowski	2	29	14.50	18	2	0
Brad Hoover	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	18	68	3.78	23	3	0
Rudi Johnson	7	44	6.29	11	2	0
Rob Conrad	3	14	4.67	7	0	1
Quincy Carter	3	24	8.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	37	26	328	2/22	1	39	1	95.3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quincy Carter	30	23	202	1/11	2	28	0	116.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Robert Holcombe	11	12	152	13.82	102	39	0
WR Eric Moulds	6	8	76	12.67	40	24	1
WR Antonio Freeman	3	5	24	8.00	13	17	0
WR Evan Toomer	3	5	36	12.00	7	22	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Damian Vaughn	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Shaun Alexander	1	1	37	37.00	39	37	0
WR Muneer Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Porter	6	6	87	14.50	19	28	1
WR Joe Horn	5	10	27	5.40	15	13	1
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	3	4	32	10.67	10	20	0
WR James Roe	2	2	20	10.00	3	13	0
FB Rob Conrad	2	2	7	3.50	7	4	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
RB Doug Chapman	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Shad Meier	1	1	13	13.00	9	13	0
WR Cedric Wilson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Antonio Freeman	1	1	0
Jamie Asher	1	0	0
Ben Karpinski	0	1	0
Ted Johnson	0	0	1
Brian Dawkins	0	0	1
Shaun Alexander	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Quincy Carter	2	0	0
Gary Jones	1	0	0
Roger Duffy	0	1	0
Rick Crowell	0	1	0
Shaunard Harts	0	1	0
Malik Boyd	0	0	1
Joey Porter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	3	143	47.7	43.3	54	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Moorman	4	188	47.0	38.5	61	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	14	14.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Jones	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	4	111	27.8	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Gray	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Biekert	6	4	0.0	24	22
ILB Desmond Grasso	6	1	0.0	16	16
S Aric Morris	6	0	0.0	7	9
S Brian Dawkins	5	2	0.0	31	31
OLB Ted Johnson	4	0	1.0	27	26
CB Terrell Buckley	4	2	0.0	19	17
S Rodney Harrison	4	1	0.0	31	31
CB James Becker	4	0	0.0	26	29
DE Erik Flowers	3	0	0.0	21	14
DE Ben Karpinski	2	1	0.0	17	19
OLB Joseph Doser	2	1	0.0	20	18
OLB Tucker Brock	2	0	0.0	6	7
DT Sam Adams	1	3	0.0	26	27
CB Mark Walhberg	1	2	0.0	27	29
QB Don Majkowski	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryant Westbrook	1	0	0.0	6	4
DT Reggie McGrew	1	0	0.0	23	26

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joey Porter	10	7	0.0	27	39
S Gary Jones	7	4	0.0	25	39
CB Carlton Gray	6	1	0.0	18	32
DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	5	0	1.5	23	33
OLB Nickolas Fox	5	0	0.0	23	32
DE Mike Fox	3	1	0.5	24	31
CB Malik Boyd	3	0	0.0	26	31
DT Trevor Pryce	3	0	0.0	22	26
CB Eric Stokes	2	0	0.0	26	37
DT Jamal Williams	2	0	0.0	21	30
OLB J.J. Syvrud	2	0	0.0	10	8
S Shaunard Harts	1	2	0.0	24	35
S Jason Belser	1	1	0.0	5	8
CB Tevin Ricksecker	1	0	0.0	2	9
OLB Rick Crowell	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Christopher Rios	0	1	0.0	9	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ted Johnson	1.0	0	0	26
DT Reggie McGrew	0.0	1	0	26
OLB Tucker Brock	0.0	1	0	7
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	0.0	0	1	6

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	1.5	0	1	33
DE Mike Fox	0.5	1	0	31
CB Malik Boyd	0.0	0	1	31
OLB Nickolas Fox	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB James Becker	5	0	29
CB Terrell Buckley	3	0	17
S Rodney Harrison	3	0	31
ILB Desmond Grasso	3	0	16
S Aric Morris	3	0	9
ILB Greg Biekert	2	1	22
OLB Ted Johnson	2	0	26
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	29
S Brian Dawkins	1	0	31
OLB Tucker Brock	0	1	7

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carlton Gray	5	1	1	32
ILB Joey Porter	4	1	0	39
CB Malik Boyd	4	0	0	31
S Gary Jones	3	0	0	39
OLB Nickolas Fox	2	1	0	32
CB Eric Stokes	2	0	0	37
CB Tevin Ricksecker	1	1	0	9
S Jason Belser	1	0	0	8
OLB J.J. Syvrud	1	0	0	8
DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	1	0	0	33
OLB Rick Crowell	1	0	0	7
S Shaunard Harts	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damien Woody	4	5	27	0	39
Kelvin Garmon	3	8	27	1	39
Matt Light	2	6	27	0	39
Mo Collins	0	5	27	1	39
Damian Vaughn	0	1	19	0	17

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Edwin Mulitalo	4	8	31	0	31
Roger Duffy	4	6	31	0	31
Taylor Newman	3	4	31	1	31
Tutan Reyes	1	7	31	0	31
Jeff Backus	0	3	31	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Alexander	3	21
James Becker	2	16
Erron Kinney	1	14

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Rudi Johnson	2	20
Gary Jones	1	18
Carlton Gray	1	18
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mo Collins	27	39	---	---	6	72
James Becker	---	---	26	29	16	71
Robert Holcombe	23	36	---	---	10	69
Eric Moulds	22	35	---	---	10	67
Don Majkowski	27	39	---	---	---	66
Damien Woody	27	39	---	---	---	66
Kelvin Garmon	27	39	---	---	---	66
John St. Clair	27	39	---	---	---	66
Matt Light	27	39	---	---	---	66
Rodney Harrison	---	---	31	31	3	65
Brian Dawkins	---	---	31	31	2	64
Sam Adams	---	---	26	27	6	59
Mark Walhberg	---	---	27	29	2	58
Greg Biekert	---	---	24	22	10	56
Ted Johnson	---	---	27	26	3	56
Reggie McGrew	---	---	23	26	6	55
Damian Vaughn	19	17	---	---	18	54
Jamie Asher	17	29	---	---	5	51
Antonio Freeman	18	31	---	---	---	49
Terrell Buckley	---	---	19	17	9	45
Joseph Doser	---	---	20	18	3	41
Muneer Moore	10	13	---	---	15	38
Ben Karpinski	---	---	17	19	1	37
Brad Hoover	16	18	---	---	3	37
Erik Flowers	---	---	21	14	1	36
Desmond Grasso	---	---	16	16	2	34
Shaun Alexander	4	3	---	---	21	28
Aric Morris	---	---	7	9	12	28
Bryant Westbrook	---	---	6	4	13	23
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	5	6	12	23
Erron Kinney	5	0	---	---	14	19
Tucker Brock	---	---	6	7	5	18
Charles Davenport	0	0	---	---	16	16
Evan Toomer	1	13	---	---	---	14
Rodney Bailey	---	---	6	7	---	13
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leonardo Winters	---	---	3	3	1	7
Leon Searcy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Scifres	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnny Minevich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Randall	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kevin Daft	0	0	---	---	3	3
Edgar Bennett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aidan Summers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Jones	---	---	25	39	18	82
Shaunard Harts	---	---	24	35	15	74
Joey Porter	---	---	27	39	3	69
Carlton Gray	---	---	18	32	18	68
Taylor Newman	31	31	---	---	6	68
Edwin Mulitalo	31	31	---	---	6	68
Tutan Reyes	31	31	---	---	6	68
Eric Stokes	---	---	26	37	3	66
Roger Duffy	31	31	---	---	---	62
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	24	28	---	---	10	62
Quincy Carter	31	31	---	---	---	62
Jeff Backus	31	31	---	---	---	62
Malik Boyd	---	---	26	31	2	59
Joe Horn	29	29	---	---	---	58
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	---	---	23	33	2	58
Mike Fox	---	---	24	31	2	57
Nickolas Fox	---	---	23	32	2	57
Jamal Williams	---	---	21	30	4	55
Rob Conrad	26	20	---	---	7	53
Trevor Pryce	---	---	22	26	1	49
Gilberto Campbell	21	24	---	---	3	48
Jerry Porter	22	22	---	---	---	44
Rudi Johnson	7	4	---	---	20	31
Shad Meier	11	8	---	---	12	31
Christopher Rios	---	---	9	18	2	29
James Roe	6	4	---	---	15	25
Tevin Ricksecker	---	---	2	9	13	24
Rick Crowell	---	---	4	7	12	23
C.C. Sabathia Jr.	2	1	---	---	18	21
Cedric Wilson	7	13	---	---	---	20
J.J. Syvrud	---	---	10	8	1	19
Alfonso Boone	---	---	3	8	5	16
Jason Belser	---	---	5	8	1	14
Chris Cornell	0	0	---	---	14	14
Tony Siragusa	---	---	4	6	3	13
Sam Rogers	---	---	1	0	12	13
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Davidson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Roberts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brian Moorman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Christopher Rives	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jarious Jackson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Doug Chapman	0	2	---	---	---	2
Matt Dunigan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Morris Dorman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	59	5.4
Middle	14	64	4.6
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	37	26	7	1	1	4	3	0	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quincy Carter	30	23	3	1	2	2	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	120	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	97	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	52	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	37	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	87	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe	12	11	0	152	3	36
WR Eric Moulds	8	6	0	76	2	35
WR Antonio Freeman	5	3	0	24	0	31
WR Evan Toomer	5	3	0	36	1	13
TE Jamie Asher	3	1	1	-1	0	29
TE Damian Vaughn	2	1	0	4	0	17
RB Shaun Alexander	1	1	0	37	1	3
WR Muneer Moore	1	0	0	0	0	13

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Horn	10	5	2	27	0	29
WR Jerry Porter	6	6	0	87	2	22
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	4	3	0	32	1	28
WR James Roe	2	2	0	20	0	4
FB Rob Conrad	2	2	0	7	0	20
WR Cedric Wilson	2	1	0	8	0	13
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	0	6	0	24
RB Doug Chapman	1	1	0	1	0	2
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0	1	0	4
TE Shad Meier	1	1	0	13	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	9	16	1.78	2.33
Shaun Alexander	1	2	2.00	1.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	2	8	4.00	3.78
Rob Conrad	1	6	6.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	9	5	38	4.22	8.86

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quincy Carter	3	3	37	12.33	6.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	3	3	14	4.67	12.67
WR Antonio Freeman	2	1	11	5.50	4.80
WR Eric Moulds	2	1	13	6.50	9.50
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
WR Muneer Moore	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Joe Horn	1	1	13	13.00	2.70
WR Jerry Porter	1	1	18	18.00	14.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	3	2
Quincy Carter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	9	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quincy Carter	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Evan Toomer	4	2	0
RB Robert Holcombe	3	3	1
WR Antonio Freeman	2	1	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	2
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Horn	5	3	2
WR Jerry Porter	2	2	1
WR James Roe	1	1	1
WR Cedric Wilson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,100 (80,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (24,500)
End Zone 16,600 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,400 (15,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,100 (80,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (24,500)
End Zone	16,600 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,400 (15,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,300)