Conference Semifinals, 2015

played in Cleveland, OH

40 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	13	0	0	-	13
Cleveland Browns	7	3	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 CLE - Justin Hunter 15 pass from Cody Pickett (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 11:25 NED - Caleb Sturgis 42 field goal
2Q: 07:37 CLE - Stephen Gostkowski 29 field goal
2Q: 02:48 NED - Caleb Sturgis 33 field goal
2Q: 00:23 NED - Lawrence Timmons 11 interception return (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 11:46 CLE - Austin Pettis 2 pass from Cody Pickett (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 00:48 CLE - Stephen Gostkowski 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:17 CLE - Justin Hunter 15 pass from Cody Pickett (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 11:25 NED - Caleb Sturgis 42 field goal
2Q: 07:37 CLE - Stephen Gostkowski 29 field goal
2Q: 02:48 NED - Caleb Sturgis 33 field goal
2Q: 00:23 NED - Lawrence Timmons 11 interception return (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
4Q: 11:46 CLE - Austin Pettis 2 pass from Cody Pickett (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 00:48 CLE - Stephen Gostkowski 35 field goal

Team Statistics NED CLE
Record 10-8 13-4
First Downs 10 20
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 4 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 164 310
- Offensive Plays 54 78
- Yards per Play 3.04 3.97
Net Rushing Yards 59 123
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 2.68 3.73
Net Passing Yards 105 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 2 44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 111 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.28 4.16
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/44 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 6/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 2/20 2/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 27:47 32:13

Team Statistics	NED	CLE
Record	10-8	13-4
First Downs	10	20
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	4	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	164	310
- Offensive Plays	54	78
- Yards per Play	3.04	3.97
Net Rushing Yards	59	123
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	2.68	3.73
Net Passing Yards	105	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 2	44 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	111	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.28	4.16
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/44	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	6/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	2/20	2/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	27:47	32:13

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
1	7:09	2:27	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
1	3:43	2:08	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
2	14:11	2:51	OPP 49	7	24	Field Goal
2	7:31	1:48	OWN 36	3	3	Interception
2	5:04	2:22	OWN 44	5	40	Field Goal
2	1:11	0:48	50	4	-11	Punt
3	13:37	2:22	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
3	9:34	5:29	OWN 22	9	44	Interception
3	2:22	1:33	OPP 49	3	1	Punt
4	11:39	2:04	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	8:04	1:55	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 25	3	7	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	6:28	OWN 18	14	82	Touchdown
1	4:42	0:59	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
1	1:35	2:24	OWN 25	6	24	Fumble
2	11:20	3:49	OWN 25	11	63	Field Goal
2	5:43	0:39	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
2	2:42	1:31	OWN 33	3	15	Interception
2	0:23	0:09	OWN 11	1	0	Interception
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 25	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	11:15	1:41	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
3	4:05	1:43	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
3	0:49	4:10	OWN 3	13	97	Touchdown
4	9:35	1:31	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
4	6:09	5:28	OWN 36	11	46	Field Goal

Game MVP: Justin Hunter, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Morris	15	28	1.87	6	0
RB James White	4	3	0.75	3	0
QB Trent Edwards	3	28	9.33	20	1

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ben Tate	24	73	3.04	32	3
RB Antonio Pittman	4	11	2.75	8	0
QB Cody Pickett	3	33	11.00	16	2
RB Shaquille Fleming	2	6	3.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	30	18	111	2/6	0	23	2	39.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cody Pickett	44	21	193	1/6	2	31	2	56.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Alfred Morris	6	7	29	4.83	9	12
WR Jeremy Maclin	4	5	24	6.00	3	10
TE Coby Fleener	3	4	28	9.33	13	23
WR Greg Salas	2	5	8	4.00	0	4
TE Grayson Horn	2	4	8	4.00	0	5
FB Erick Harness	1	2	14	14.00	14	14
TE Tanner Diaz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Justin Hunter	10	16	107	10.70	48	31	1
WR Golden Tate	4	13	44	11.00	21	14	0
WR Austin Pettis	4	5	33	8.25	15	22	1
RB Ben Tate	2	7	8	4.00	2	8	0
RB Shaquille Fleming	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1	11	11.00	1
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	9	9.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Chris White	1	1	1.00	0
S Alvin Terrell	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0
OLB Lawrence Timmons	0	1
DT Michael Bennett	0	1
DE Amos Horton	0	1
CB Kevin Johnson	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
QB Cody Pickett	2	0
WR Hank Baskett	1	0
WR Golden Tate	1	0
WR Chaz Schillens	0	2
RB Shaquille Fleming	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	8	351	43.9	39.0	51	4

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Mason	6	279	46.5	42.5	50	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	3	24	8.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hank Baskett	6	39	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	2	41	20.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Tate	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	9	0	0.0	33	44
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	4	0.0	29	42
S Jamarca Sanford	5	1	0.0	28	28
OLB DeVonte Holloman	5	1	0.0	33	43
CB Kevin Johnson	4	1	0.0	28	30
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	3	1	0.0	21	30
OLB Bryan Smith	3	0	0.0	6	19
S Brandon Taylor	3	0	0.0	18	22
CB Harry Morrison	3	0	0.0	10	27
DE Amos Horton	2	0	1.0	18	25
S Myron Lewis	2	1	0.0	16	21
DE LaMarr Woodley	2	0	0.0	26	30
OLB Lawrence Timmons	2	0	0.0	25	30
CB Devin McCourty	2	0	0.0	23	15
S Gus Barrett	2	0	0.0	1	11
DT Michael Bennett	1	1	0.0	12	19
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	---	---	---
TE Tanner Diaz	1	0	---	---	---
DE Margus Hunt	1	0	0.0	18	21
OLB Niko Koutouvides	0	2	0.0	8	16
ILB Greg Jones	0	1	0.0	2	4
DE Trey Flowers	0	1	0.0	4	11

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chris White	10	1	0.0	22	26
S Gino Davis	7	1	0.0	18	19
OLB Paul Posluszny	6	1	0.0	22	29
S Charles Godfrey	5	1	0.0	22	32
OLB Dan Connor	3	1	0.0	18	19
S Ron Brooks	3	0	0.0	19	25
CB Chris Chamberlain	2	0	0.0	22	32
DE Stephon Tuitt	2	0	0.0	22	31
DE Stansly Maponga	1	1	1.0	16	21
DE Lincoln Wohlabaugh	1	0	1.0	2	13
DE Jared Crick	1	2	0.0	20	19
TE Jordan Cameron	1	0	---	---	---
S Alan Livanis	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Mercury Harvey	0	2	0.0	3	11
DT Camden Carpenter	0	1	0.0	20	18

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Horton	1.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Lawrence Timmons	0.0	1	1	0	30
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.0	0	2	1	30
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	0.0	0	1	2	30
DT Michael Bennett	0.0	0	1	0	19

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lincoln Wohlabaugh	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Stansly Maponga	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Stephon Tuitt	0.0	1	3	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Delmas	4	2	0	44
OLB DeVonte Holloman	3	0	0	43
CB Harry Morrison	2	1	0	27
OLB Bryan Smith	2	0	0	19
S Gus Barrett	2	0	0	11
S Brandon Taylor	2	0	0	22
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	1	42
DT Michael Bennett	1	0	0	19
CB Devin McCourty	1	0	0	15
S Myron Lewis	1	0	0	21
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	0	4
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	30
S Jamarca Sanford	0	1	0	28
CB Stephen Hodge	0	1	0	5
DE Margus Hunt	0	1	0	21
OLB Lawrence Timmons	0	0	1	30

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chris White	4	0	1	26
S Gino Davis	4	0	0	19
S Charles Godfrey	2	1	0	32
OLB Paul Posluszny	2	0	0	29
OLB Dan Connor	2	0	0	19
S Ron Brooks	2	0	0	25
CB Chris Chamberlain	1	0	0	32
DE Stephon Tuitt	1	0	0	31
CB Mercury Harvey	0	1	0	11
S J. J. Wilcox	0	1	0	12
S Alvin Terrell	0	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Travis Frederick	2	10	22	1	32
G Adam Koets	2	5	22	0	32
T Derek Sherrod	1	3	22	1	32
T Terrance Pennington	0	1	22	0	32

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Kush	2	8	33	0	45
T Patrick Blankenship	2	4	33	0	45
T Mitchell Schwartz	1	7	33	0	45
G John Moffitt	1	4	33	1	45
TE Jordan Cameron	1	1	27	0	41
G Chris Snee	0	6	33	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Timmons	2	24
Greg Jones	2	12
James White	1	25
LaMarr Woodley	1	13
Miles Fuller	1	10

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Posluszny	4	13
Chaz Schillens	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	25	30	24	79
S Louis Delmas	---	---	33	44	2	79
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	33	43	2	78
TE Coby Fleener	20	32	---	---	25	77
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	29	42	2	73
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	26	30	13	69
CB Kevin Johnson	---	---	28	30	7	65
T Terrance Pennington	22	32	---	---	10	64
G Zack Martin	22	32	---	---	10	64
WR Jeremy Maclin	14	30	---	---	17	61
RB Alfred Morris	18	30	---	---	11	59
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	28	28	2	58
QB Trent Edwards	22	32	---	---	---	54
G Adam Koets	22	32	---	---	---	54
T Derek Sherrod	22	32	---	---	---	54
C Travis Frederick	22	32	---	---	---	54
CB Harry Morrison	---	---	10	27	17	54
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	21	30	---	51
DE Amos Horton	---	---	18	25	1	44
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	18	22	1	41
DE Margus Hunt	---	---	18	21	1	40
DT Michael Bennett	---	---	12	19	8	39
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	23	15	---	38
S Myron Lewis	---	---	16	21	1	38
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	6	19	12	37
TE Grayson Horn	17	20	---	---	---	37
WR Greg Salas	8	19	---	---	9	36
RB James White	4	2	---	---	25	31
S Gus Barrett	---	---	1	11	15	27
TE Tanner Diaz	13	8	---	---	5	26
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	8	16	1	25
FB Erick Harness	12	12	---	---	---	24
DE Trey Flowers	---	---	4	11	7	22
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	2	4	12	18
WR Robert Woods	4	7	---	---	---	11
WR Kelly Finch	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Miles Fuller	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Ty Dodge	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Eddie Green	---	---	4	2	---	6
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	0	5	---	5
QB Axel Heyward	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Cary Bernardi	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Max Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Chris Snee	33	45	---	---	8	86
G John Moffitt	33	45	---	---	8	86
T Patrick Blankenship	33	45	---	---	8	86
T Mitchell Schwartz	33	45	---	---	8	86
QB Cody Pickett	33	45	---	---	---	78
WR Golden Tate	33	45	---	---	---	78
WR Justin Hunter	31	43	---	---	4	78
C Eric Kush	33	45	---	---	---	78
TE Jordan Cameron	27	41	---	---	2	70
S Charles Godfrey	---	---	22	32	13	67
OLB Paul Posluszny	---	---	22	29	13	64
CB Chris Chamberlain	---	---	22	32	2	56
RB Ben Tate	26	24	---	---	5	55
DE Stephon Tuitt	---	---	22	31	2	55
OLB Chris White	---	---	22	26	1	49
WR Austin Pettis	25	22	---	---	---	47
S Ron Brooks	---	---	19	25	2	46
DE Jared Crick	---	---	20	19	1	40
OLB Dan Connor	---	---	18	19	2	39
S Gino Davis	---	---	18	19	2	39
DE Stansly Maponga	---	---	16	21	2	39
DT Camden Carpenter	---	---	20	18	---	38
RB Antonio Pittman	4	6	---	---	25	35
DT C.J. Patterson	---	---	8	14	10	32
CB Mercury Harvey	---	---	3	11	18	32
S J. J. Wilcox	---	---	3	12	17	32
TE Owen Daniels	9	22	---	---	---	31
RB Shaquille Fleming	3	16	---	---	10	29
TE Kenneth Banks	2	3	---	---	23	28
WR Chaz Schillens	5	1	---	---	17	23
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	0	0	22	22
S Alan Livanis	---	---	3	11	8	22
WR Hank Baskett	0	2	---	---	19	21
OLB Nico Johnson	---	---	0	6	13	19
DE Chris Harrington	---	---	0	9	9	18
DE Lincoln Wohlabaugh	---	---	2	13	---	15
C Ronnie Brewer	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Horace Mason	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE William Gholston	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB DeMarcus Ware	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Derek Carr	0	0	---	---	2	2
S Alvin Terrell	---	---	1	1	---	2
G Marshall Newhouse	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Chris Durham	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Morgan Moses	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	23	82	3.6
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	30	18	1	0	2	3	3	1	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cody Pickett	44	21	3	4	4	6	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	64	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	19	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	11	94	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	6	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Alfred Morris	7	6	0	29	0	30
WR Jeremy Maclin	5	4	0	24	0	30
WR Greg Salas	5	2	0	8	0	19
TE Coby Fleener	4	3	0	28	1	32
TE Grayson Horn	4	2	0	8	0	20
TE Tanner Diaz	2	0	1	0	0	8
FB Erick Harness	2	1	1	14	0	12

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Hunter	16	10	0	107	2	43
WR Golden Tate	13	4	3	44	0	45
RB Ben Tate	7	2	1	8	0	24
WR Austin Pettis	5	4	0	33	1	22
RB Shaquille Fleming	3	1	0	1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ben Tate	4	6	1.50	3.04
RB Antonio Pittman	1	-3	-3.00	2.75
RB Shaquille Fleming	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	2	0	0	0.00	3.70

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cody Pickett	8	4	32	4.00	4.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Hunter	3	2	18	6.00	6.69
WR Golden Tate	2	1	12	6.00	3.38
RB Ben Tate	1	0	0	0.00	1.14
WR Austin Pettis	1	1	2	2.00	6.60
RB Shaquille Fleming	1	0	0	0.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trent Edwards	2	0
RB James White	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shaquille Fleming	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	11	6	1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cody Pickett	16	12	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	2	0
WR Greg Salas	3	1	1
TE Tanner Diaz	2	0	0
RB Alfred Morris	1	1	0
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	0
TE Grayson Horn	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Hunter	7	6	4
WR Golden Tate	4	3	2
RB Shaquille Fleming	3	1	0
WR Austin Pettis	2	2	2

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

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