Conference Semifinals, 2014

played in Cincinnati, OH

26 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	3	0	3	-	13
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:37 NED - Alfred Morris 5 run (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 13:24 CIN - Claude Weber 35 field goal
3Q: 03:45 NED - Bryan Baxter 40 field goal
4Q: 07:42 CIN - Roscoe Parrish 59 pass from Carson Palmer (Claude Weber extra point)
OT: 07:34 NED - Bryan Baxter 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:37 NED - Alfred Morris 5 run (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 13:24 CIN - Claude Weber 35 field goal
3Q: 03:45 NED - Bryan Baxter 40 field goal
4Q: 07:42 CIN - Roscoe Parrish 59 pass from Carson Palmer (Claude Weber extra point)
OT: 07:34 NED - Bryan Baxter 27 field goal

Team Statistics NED CIN
Record 11-7 10-7
First Downs 20 11
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 323 254
- Offensive Plays 81 65
- Yards per Play 3.99 3.91
Net Rushing Yards 147 72
- Rushing Attempts 34 25
- Yards per Rush 4.32 2.88
Net Passing Yards 176 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 0 38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/28 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 6/27 5/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 38:16 29:15

Team Statistics	NED	CIN
Record	11-7	10-7
First Downs	20	11
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	323	254
- Offensive Plays	81	65
- Yards per Play	3.99	3.91
Net Rushing Yards	147	72
- Rushing Attempts	34	25
- Yards per Rush	4.32	2.88
Net Passing Yards	176	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 0	38 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/28	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	6/27	5/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	38:16	29:15

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
1	9:27	5:59	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
2	13:19	2:56	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
2	9:08	1:49	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
2	6:30	1:06	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	1:55	1:07	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 39	2	20	Half
3	13:57	1:08	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	10:42	2:24	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	7:12	3:34	OWN 46	7	31	Field Goal
3	2:37	2:44	OWN 17	5	17	Punt
4	10:29	2:19	OWN 16	5	9	Punt
4	7:23	3:57	OWN 30	6	32	Fumble
4	1:54	1:47	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
OT1	15:00	2:21	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
OT1	9:56	2:27	OWN 29	4	61	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	2:26	OWN 7	4	34	Punt
1	3:28	5:09	OWN 25	10	57	Field Goal
2	10:23	1:15	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	7:19	0:49	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
2	5:24	3:29	OWN 37	6	23	Punt
2	0:48	0:31	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	12:49	2:07	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
3	8:18	1:06	OWN 29	3	-10	Punt
3	3:38	1:01	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	14:53	4:24	OWN 15	8	34	Punt
4	8:10	0:47	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
4	3:26	1:32	OWN 38	6	11	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 32	1	0	Half
OT1	12:39	2:43	OWN 19	6	6	Punt

Game MVP: Glenn Dorsey, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB James White	14	59	4.21	42	1	0
RB Alfred Morris	12	40	3.33	9	0	1
QB Trent Edwards	6	39	6.50	17	1	0
FB Erick Harness	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Dwyer	15	31	2.07	12	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	5	5	1.00	6	0
QB Carson Palmer	3	28	9.33	15	1
WR Kennedy Bentsen	1	5	5.00	5	0
RB Mackenzie Ellard	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	41	25	204	6/28	0	20	0	73.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	38	21	195	2/13	1	59	0	78.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeremy Maclin	9	17	100	11.11	13	18
RB Alfred Morris	5	6	24	4.80	8	11
WR Brandon LaFell	3	3	16	5.33	7	8
TE Tanner Diaz	2	3	14	7.00	0	11
TE Coby Fleener	2	6	30	15.00	10	20
WR Robert Woods	2	3	13	6.50	7	15
WR Kelly Finch	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Erick Harness	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kennedy Bentsen	7	12	71	10.14	36	28	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	6	69	17.25	55	59	1
WR A.J. Jenkins	4	5	10	2.50	0	10	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	4	19	9.50	14	18	0
TE Marcos Rhodes	2	4	17	8.50	10	17	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Jimmy Graham	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Vonta Leach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Alex Smith	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Trent Edwards	1	0	0	0
DE Amos Horton	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	0	0
DT Rob Ninkovich	0	1	1
WR Kennedy Bentsen	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	11	472	42.9	38.5	51	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt McBriar	12	566	47.2	39.9	54	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Weber	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	6	27	4.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
A.J. Jenkins	5	28	5.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	2	48	24.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	8	2	0.0	25	40
OLB Lawrence Timmons	7	1	0.0	23	38
CB Stephen Hodge	4	3	0.0	25	29
OLB Niko Koutouvides	4	2	0.0	23	38
CB Sam Shields	4	0	0.0	17	23
ILB Luke Kuechly	4	0	0.0	23	38
DE Glenn Dorsey	3	2	2.0	21	30
CB Vincent Fuller	3	2	0.0	24	38
DE LaMarr Woodley	2	1	0.0	24	28
ILB Greg Jones	2	1	0.0	8	15
DE Amos Horton	2	1	0.0	5	22
DT Michael Bennett	1	1	0.0	6	16
OLB Bryan Smith	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Myron Lewis	1	0	0.0	8	10
S Brandon Taylor	1	0	0.0	15	30
S Gus Barrett	0	2	0.0	0	11
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	0	2	0.0	19	24

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Keith Rivers	13	6	1.0	34	45
OLB Tanner Mostizky	10	2	0.0	33	43
S Scott Patton	9	0	0.0	30	45
DE Leroy Hill	7	2	2.5	25	30
CB Marcus McCauley	7	0	0.0	34	47
CB Quintin Demps	4	2	0.0	34	47
S Mike Richardson	4	1	0.0	30	37
DT Sylvester Williams	3	0	1.0	27	34
S Devan Masucci	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Rob Ninkovich	1	3	1.0	26	32
DE Darrell Shrophire	1	2	0.5	29	42
OLB Jose May	1	1	0.0	30	31
DT Ra'Shon Harris	1	0	0.0	11	15
DT Byron Moore	1	0	0.0	7	15
CB Phillip Adams	0	1	0.0	8	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Dorsey	2.0	1	5	2	30
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.0	2	0	1	28
S Myron Lewis	0.0	1	0	0	10

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leroy Hill	2.5	0	1	30
OLB Keith Rivers	1.0	0	2	45
DT Rob Ninkovich	1.0	0	0	32
DT Sylvester Williams	1.0	0	0	34
DE Darrell Shrophire	0.5	2	0	42
OLB Jose May	0.0	0	2	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	5	0	40
OLB Lawrence Timmons	3	1	38
CB Sam Shields	3	1	23
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	2	38
CB Vincent Fuller	2	0	38
S Myron Lewis	1	1	10
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1	0	38
CB Stephen Hodge	1	0	29
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	15
S Brandon Taylor	1	0	30
DE Amos Horton	1	0	22

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus McCauley	5	2	47
OLB Keith Rivers	5	2	45
OLB Tanner Mostizky	4	0	43
S Scott Patton	4	0	45
CB Quintin Demps	3	0	47
S Mike Richardson	2	0	37
DE Leroy Hill	1	1	30
DT Sylvester Williams	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Frederick	5	8	34	1	47
G Will Montgomery	2	6	34	1	47
G Adam Koets	1	6	34	2	47
T Derek Sherrod	1	6	34	2	47
T Terrance Pennington	1	2	34	0	47
TE Grayson Horn	1	1	9	0	3
TE Coby Fleener	0	1	34	0	41

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Hawley	2	6	0	25	1	40
G Owen Sampson	1	5	1	25	1	40
T Kevin Boothe	1	4	0	25	0	40
T Nick Kingsblood	0	3	0	25	0	40
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	3	0	25	0	40
TE Marcos Rhodes	0	1	0	7	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Henry	2	32
Lawrence Timmons	1	31
Glenn Dorsey	1	26
Alfred Morris	1	15

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Willams	3	19
Jose May	2	30
Jimmy Graham	1	29
Marshawn Lynch	1	20
Alex Smith	1	16

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Coby Fleener	34	41	---	---	32	107
T Terrance Pennington	34	47	---	---	13	94
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	23	38	31	92
G Will Montgomery	34	47	---	---	---	81
QB Trent Edwards	34	47	---	---	---	81
G Adam Koets	34	47	---	---	---	81
WR Jeremy Maclin	32	45	---	---	4	81
T Derek Sherrod	34	47	---	---	---	81
C Travis Frederick	34	47	---	---	---	81
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	21	30	26	77
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	24	38	14	76
S Louis Delmas	---	---	25	40	1	66
RB Alfred Morris	15	34	---	---	15	64
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	23	38	1	62
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	23	38	1	62
WR Brandon LaFell	22	34	---	---	4	60
CB Sam Shields	---	---	17	23	18	58
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	25	29	1	55
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	24	28	1	53
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	15	30	---	45
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	19	24	1	44
TE Tanner Diaz	21	21	---	---	---	42
RB James White	18	12	---	---	8	38
WR Robert Woods	12	23	---	---	---	35
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	6	16	12	34
RB Chris Henry	0	0	---	---	32	32
DE Amos Horton	---	---	5	22	1	28
WR Greg Salas	1	2	---	---	21	24
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	8	15	1	24
WR Kelly Finch	0	4	---	---	19	23
FB Erick Harness	6	16	---	---	---	22
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	0	1	19	20
S Myron Lewis	---	---	8	10	1	19
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	2	0	16	18
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Tyler Arvold	0	0	---	---	13	13
T Herman Johnson	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Zack Martin	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Grayson Horn	9	3	---	---	---	12
S Gus Barrett	---	---	0	11	---	11
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	3	5	---	8
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	2	2	---	4
OLB Eddie Green	---	---	2	2	---	4
QB Vernon Hodges	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	34	47	17	98
OLB Jose May	---	---	30	31	30	91
CB Quintin Demps	---	---	34	47	2	83
OLB Keith Rivers	---	---	34	45	3	82
T Kevin Boothe	25	40	---	---	13	78
OLB Tanner Mostizky	---	---	33	43	2	78
G Owen Sampson	25	40	---	---	13	78
T Nick Kingsblood	25	40	---	---	13	78
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	25	40	---	---	13	78
S Scott Patton	---	---	30	45	1	76
TE Jimmy Graham	19	26	---	---	29	74
DE Darrell Shrophire	---	---	29	42	1	72
WR A.J. Jenkins	24	34	---	---	14	72
S Mike Richardson	---	---	30	37	1	68
QB Carson Palmer	25	40	---	---	---	65
C Joe Hawley	25	40	---	---	---	65
WR Kennedy Bentsen	25	39	---	---	1	65
DT Sylvester Williams	---	---	27	34	1	62
WR Roscoe Parrish	17	25	---	---	19	61
DT Rob Ninkovich	---	---	26	32	1	59
DE Leroy Hill	---	---	25	30	---	55
RB Jonathan Dwyer	19	32	---	---	3	54
DT Ra'Shon Harris	---	---	11	15	13	39
TE Marcos Rhodes	7	13	---	---	19	39
CB Phillip Adams	---	---	8	28	1	37
S Devan Masucci	---	---	7	10	20	37
RB Marshawn Lynch	5	6	---	---	20	31
TE Alex Smith	4	10	---	---	16	30
CB Morris Claiborn	---	---	2	6	17	25
DT Erick Evans	---	---	6	6	13	25
DT Byron Moore	---	---	7	15	1	23
WR Mike Willams	0	2	---	---	19	21
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	1	4	14	19
TE Vonta Leach	4	11	---	---	2	17
P Matt McBriar	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Matt Overton	0	0	---	---	13	13
K Claude Weber	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Mackenzie Ellard	1	1	---	---	---	2
WR Eugene Covington	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Elijah Norris	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jordan Narayan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C T. J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vernon McKnight	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Justin Leyva	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jack Mewhort	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Shaun Bridges	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	56	4.0
Middle	15	72	4.8
Right	5	19	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	18	63	3.5
Right	3	-6	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	41	25	1	0	4	5	5	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	38	21	3	1	2	5	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	76	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	117	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	32	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	74	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	89	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	17	9	2	100	0	45
RB Alfred Morris	6	5	1	24	0	34
TE Coby Fleener	6	2	0	30	1	41
WR Brandon LaFell	3	3	0	16	0	34
TE Tanner Diaz	3	2	0	14	0	21
WR Robert Woods	3	2	1	13	0	23
FB Erick Harness	2	1	0	4	0	16
WR Kelly Finch	1	1	0	3	0	4

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Bentsen	12	7	1	71	2	39
WR Roscoe Parrish	6	4	0	69	1	25
WR A.J. Jenkins	5	4	0	10	0	34
RB Jonathan Dwyer	4	2	0	19	0	32
TE Marcos Rhodes	4	2	0	17	0	13
TE Alex Smith	3	0	0	0	0	10
TE Jimmy Graham	2	1	0	8	0	26
TE Vonta Leach	1	0	1	0	0	11
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	0	1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Trent Edwards	1	9	9.00	6.50
RB Alfred Morris	1	5	5.00	3.33
RB James White	1	-2	-2.00	4.21

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Dwyer	1	-3	-3.00	2.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	3	2	15	5.00	4.98

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	1	0	0	0.00	5.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brandon LaFell	1	1	5	5.00	5.33
TE Tanner Diaz	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Bentsen	1	0	0	0.00	5.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	4	2
QB Trent Edwards	3	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	9	4	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	16	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Coby Fleener	3	0	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	1	1
RB Alfred Morris	2	1	0
WR Robert Woods	2	2	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Bentsen	5	4	3
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	1	0
WR A.J. Jenkins	3	2	1
TE Marcos Rhodes	2	1	0
TE Alex Smith	1	0	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	1	0	0
TE Jimmy Graham	1	1	1

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)