Wild Card Playoff Games, 2040

played in Cleveland, OH

41 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	0	3	0	-	6
Cleveland Browns	14	7	0	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 CLE - Richard Beeson 4 pass from Vernon Coles (Darren Stokes extra point)
1Q: 06:32 NED - Richard Burgess 47 field goal
1Q: 01:32 CLE - Morris Peluso 2 run (Darren Stokes extra point)
2Q: 00:58 CLE - Donnell Forsyth 3 pass from Vernon Coles (Darren Stokes extra point)
3Q: 09:25 NED - Richard Burgess 37 field goal
4Q: 14:13 CLE - Darren Stokes 24 field goal
4Q: 04:23 CLE - Darren Stokes 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 CLE - Richard Beeson 4 pass from Vernon Coles (Darren Stokes extra point)
1Q: 06:32 NED - Richard Burgess 47 field goal
1Q: 01:32 CLE - Morris Peluso 2 run (Darren Stokes extra point)
2Q: 00:58 CLE - Donnell Forsyth 3 pass from Vernon Coles (Darren Stokes extra point)
3Q: 09:25 NED - Richard Burgess 37 field goal
4Q: 14:13 CLE - Darren Stokes 24 field goal
4Q: 04:23 CLE - Darren Stokes 48 field goal

Team Statistics NED CLE
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 17 27
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 266 388
- Offensive Plays 59 74
- Yards per Play 4.51 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 120 104
- Rushing Attempts 21 40
- Yards per Rush 5.71 2.60
Net Passing Yards 146 284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 12 - 0 34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.84 8.35
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/37 5/63
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 5/99 1/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 22:24 37:36

Team Statistics	NED	CLE
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	17	27
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	266	388
- Offensive Plays	59	74
- Yards per Play	4.51	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	120	104
- Rushing Attempts	21	40
- Yards per Rush	5.71	2.60
Net Passing Yards	146	284
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 12 - 0	34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.84	8.35
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/37	5/63
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	5/99	1/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	22:24	37:36

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	5:07	OWN 23	8	47	Field Goal
1	1:22	1:30	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	12:03	1:19	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	8:18	2:14	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 20	4	25	Half
3	15:00	5:40	OWN 34	9	46	Field Goal
3	7:31	1:19	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	14:07	2:00	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
4	10:07	1:35	OWN 14	4	49	Fumble
4	4:16	1:20	OWN 14	6	35	Downs
4	2:22	1:40	OWN 20	8	40	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	6:27	5:05	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:52	2:49	OWN 31	6	10	Punt
2	10:44	2:26	OWN 19	5	49	Fumble
2	6:04	5:15	OWN 4	13	96	Touchdown
3	9:20	1:49	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
3	6:12	7:05	OWN 45	13	48	Field Goal
4	12:07	2:00	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
4	8:32	4:16	OPP 48	6	17	Field Goal
4	2:56	0:34	OPP 49	3	0	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 40	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Vernon Coles, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	16	72	4.50	13	3
Kendrick Ward	3	46	15.33	42	1
Byron Cole	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Abel Hutton	1	6	6.00	6	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donnell Forsyth	27	74	2.74	11	1	0
Morris Peluso	5	-2	-0.40	2	0	1
Vernon Coles	4	20	5.00	10	1	0
Emmanuel Osborne	4	12	3.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	29	11	145	1/6	0	20	0	54.5
Wesley Harris	7	1	13	1/6	0	13	0	39.6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vernon Coles	34	25	284	0/0	2	29	0	117.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tim Givens	2	10	28	14.00	6	15
WR Pat Carr	2	4	29	14.50	15	18
TE Zach Ertz	2	3	19	9.50	3	13
RB Carlos Hyde	2	4	26	13.00	15	16
WR Abel Hutton	2	4	21	10.50	0	11
WR Derrick Vest	1	4	15	15.00	13	15
WR Corbin Malinsky	1	2	20	20.00	12	20
RB Kendrick Ward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Samuel Godfrey	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richard Beeson	9	10	115	12.78	58	29	1
RB Donnell Forsyth	6	8	72	12.00	27	21	1
WR Terrell Tipermas	3	6	19	6.33	0	8	0
TE Michael Egnew	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
TE Levon Fulcher	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Korey Okonlawon	1	1	17	17.00	1	17	0
WR Deion Ward	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Wade Blanchard	1	3	25	25.00	12	25	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pat Carr	1	1	0
Jimmie Matock	1	0	0
Kendrick Ward	1	0	0
Vincent Whittington	0	1	0
Kenneth Schneider	0	1	0
Geoff Osieja	0	0	1
Nick Knight	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donnell Forsyth	2	0	0
Carlton Blufer	0	1	0
Antonio Cunningham	0	1	0
Billy Zielinski	0	0	1
Alvin Rivers	0	0	1
Wade Blanchard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Benjamin Koplitz	5	236	47.2	41.0	52	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
George Horvath	4	172	43.0	36.5	49	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darren Stokes	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Carr	1	6	6.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Beeson	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Samuel Godfrey	5	99	19.8	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Tipermas	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	13	3	0.0	40	34
S Geoff Osieja	8	4	0.0	33	30
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	7	2	0.0	32	28
S Vincent Whittington	5	3	0.0	38	33
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	1	0.0	37	31
DE Bucky Melnick	4	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Jon Welch	4	1	0.0	32	28
CB Nick Knight	3	1	0.0	22	18
DT Sheldon Richardson	2	1	0.0	25	26
DT Cory Rose	2	0	0.0	15	9
DE Artie Griffith	2	0	0.0	23	10
OLB Greg Vaughn	2	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Zayden Bauerschmidt	1	3	0.0	23	17
DE Mitch Harper	1	0	0.0	15	11
ILB Percy Chustz	1	0	0.0	8	5
CB Donny Banta	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Jacob Parrish	1	0	0.0	35	27
G Trent Greene	1	0	---	---	---

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Zielinski	8	2	0.0	21	38
CB Sam Gardner	4	1	0.0	21	37
DE Alvin Rivers	3	1	1.0	18	28
ILB Nick Fincher	3	2	0.0	21	24
CB Weston Quinn	3	0	0.0	15	33
DT Tyrone Malone	2	3	1.0	17	27
S Leland Ipock	2	1	0.0	1	17
S Cayden Tucker	2	1	0.0	21	30
DE Antonio Cunningham	2	1	0.0	17	30
CB Ralph Gracia	1	1	0.0	21	29
DT Archie McCardell	1	0	0.0	8	11
S Ronald Willing	1	0	0.0	4	20
OLB Manti Te'o	1	0	0.0	5	3
ILB C.J. McWilliams	1	0	0.0	3	15
OLB Alejandro Hines	1	0	0.0	18	23
DT Braxton Sellers	0	1	0.0	11	27
DE Jackie Burroughs	0	1	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sheldon Richardson	1	0	0	26
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1	0	0	28
DE Bucky Melnick	0	2	0	29
DE Mitch Harper	0	1	1	11
ILB Percy Chustz	0	1	0	5
DT Cory Rose	0	1	0	9
OLB Jon Welch	0	0	1	28

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrone Malone	1.0	1	3	1	27
DE Alvin Rivers	1.0	1	2	0	28
DE Antonio Cunningham	0.0	1	1	0	30
DT Braxton Sellers	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Xavier Sheriff	6	0	34
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	5	0	28
S Geoff Osieja	3	1	30
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	1	31
CB Jacob Parrish	2	0	27
DE Bucky Melnick	1	0	29
S Vincent Whittington	1	0	33
OLB Jon Welch	1	0	28
CB Donny Banta	1	0	8
DE Artie Griffith	1	0	10
OLB Zayden Bauerschmidt	1	0	17
CB Nick Knight	1	0	18

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sam Gardner	4	4	37
CB Weston Quinn	2	2	33
S Billy Zielinski	2	1	38
S Leland Ipock	2	0	17
ILB Nick Fincher	1	1	24
CB Ralph Gracia	1	0	29
ILB C.J. McWilliams	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Wilson	3	8	21	0	28
Perry Glenn	1	3	21	0	38
Byron Cole	1	3	18	0	19
Trent Greene	1	3	21	0	24
Kenneth Schneider	1	1	21	1	26
Corey Edwards	0	2	21	0	37
Zach Ertz	0	1	20	0	20
Wally Shea	0	0	0	1	10

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jared Flannery	3	9	0	40	34
Adam Reed	2	11	0	38	34
Wendell Tankersley	2	5	0	36	34
Brayden Lincoln	2	3	1	39	34
Carlton Blufer	0	3	0	37	34
Michael Egnew	0	2	0	36	25
Toby McNeil	0	1	0	4	0
Skip Hoover	0	1	0	2	0
Dave Oliver	0	1	0	17	6

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Ward	1	20
Joshua Hampton	1	7
Wally Shea	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Korey Okonlawon	2	17
Wade Blanchard	2	11
Emmanuel Osborne	1	19
Dave Oliver	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	40	34	3	77
Vincent Whittington	---	---	38	33	3	74
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	37	31	1	69
Geoff Osieja	---	---	33	30	1	64
Jacob Parrish	---	---	35	27	2	64
Jon Welch	---	---	32	28	1	61
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	32	28	1	61
Perry Glenn	21	38	---	---	---	59
Corey Edwards	21	37	---	---	---	58
Sheldon Richardson	---	---	25	26	4	55
Bucky Melnick	---	---	22	29	2	53
Trent Greene	21	24	---	---	7	52
Jimmie Matock	21	30	---	---	---	51
Carlos Hyde	18	20	---	---	13	51
Nick Knight	---	---	22	18	10	50
Howard Wilson	21	28	---	---	---	49
Tim Givens	6	26	---	---	17	49
Kenneth Schneider	21	26	---	---	---	47
Byron Cole	18	19	---	---	9	46
Zach Ertz	20	20	---	---	4	44
Zayden Bauerschmidt	---	---	23	17	2	42
Kendrick Ward	3	16	---	---	20	39
Trenton Hudson	---	---	20	18	1	39
Artie Griffith	---	---	23	10	6	39
Pat Carr	16	19	---	---	3	38
Abel Hutton	16	22	---	---	---	38
Ronald Murray	7	10	---	---	16	33
Mitch Harper	---	---	15	11	---	26
Cory Rose	---	---	15	9	1	25
Derrick Vest	0	14	---	---	11	25
Perry Adame	---	---	7	6	11	24
Greg Vaughn	---	---	8	5	10	23
Percy Chustz	---	---	8	5	9	22
Donny Banta	---	---	5	8	9	22
Samuel Godfrey	0	10	---	---	12	22
Lamont Thomason	0	14	---	---	7	21
Fred Burtnett	0	13	---	---	7	20
Wally Shea	0	10	---	---	7	17
Jeff Westbrook	1	7	---	---	7	15
Wesley Harris	0	8	---	---	---	8
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn Godfrey	---	---	0	1	6	7
Corbin Malinsky	0	7	---	---	---	7
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Benjamin Koplitz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kelvin Cox	0	0	---	---	2	2

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Adam Reed	38	34	---	---	6	78
Jared Flannery	40	34	---	---	1	75
Wendell Tankersley	36	34	---	---	5	75
Michael Egnew	36	25	---	---	13	74
Vernon Coles	40	34	---	---	---	74
Brayden Lincoln	39	34	---	---	---	73
Carlton Blufer	37	34	---	---	---	71
Billy Zielinski	---	---	21	38	11	70
Richard Beeson	30	31	---	---	5	66
Terrell Tipermas	27	28	---	---	9	64
Sam Gardner	---	---	21	37	2	60
Weston Quinn	---	---	15	33	11	59
Donnell Forsyth	27	25	---	---	1	53
Cayden Tucker	---	---	21	30	2	53
Ralph Gracia	---	---	21	29	2	52
Antonio Cunningham	---	---	17	30	3	50
Alvin Rivers	---	---	18	28	3	49
Tyrone Malone	---	---	17	27	3	47
Nick Fincher	---	---	21	24	2	47
Levon Fulcher	19	18	---	---	7	44
Alejandro Hines	---	---	18	23	2	43
Korey Okonlawon	13	12	---	---	17	42
Braxton Sellers	---	---	11	27	1	39
Dave Oliver	17	6	---	---	12	35
Wade Blanchard	11	11	---	---	11	33
Leland Ipock	---	---	1	17	12	30
C.J. McWilliams	---	---	3	15	11	29
Morris Peluso	10	12	---	---	3	25
Ronald Willing	---	---	4	20	---	24
Emmanuel Osborne	5	0	---	---	19	24
Archie McCardell	---	---	8	11	3	22
Zane Borges	---	---	6	11	5	22
Deion Ward	5	2	---	---	12	19
Manti Te'o	---	---	5	3	3	11
Glen Brechbill	---	---	0	10	1	11
Toby McNeil	4	0	---	---	5	9
Gene Dotson	---	---	0	0	9	9
Skip Hoover	2	0	---	---	6	8
Darren Stokes	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jackie Burroughs	---	---	3	5	---	8
Brady Kirk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brenden Patterson	4	0	---	---	1	5
George Horvath	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jackie Geathers	---	---	0	0	3	3
Levi Flowers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Johnny Manziel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	85	8.5
Middle	10	29	2.9
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	4	0.6
Middle	21	77	3.7
Right	11	24	2.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	29	11	1	3	2	6	5	1	0
Wesley Harris	7	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vernon Coles	34	25	5	0	0	2	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	31	15.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	55	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	6	72	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	112	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	147	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Givens	10	2	0	28	0	26
WR Pat Carr	4	2	0	29	0	19
WR Samuel Godfrey	4	0	1	0	0	10
RB Carlos Hyde	4	2	0	26	0	20
WR Abel Hutton	4	2	1	21	0	22
WR Derrick Vest	4	1	0	15	0	14
TE Zach Ertz	3	2	0	19	0	20
WR Corbin Malinsky	2	1	0	20	1	7
RB Kendrick Ward	1	0	0	0	0	16

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richard Beeson	10	9	115	3	31
RB Donnell Forsyth	8	6	72	1	25
WR Terrell Tipermas	6	3	19	0	28
TE Michael Egnew	3	2	20	0	25
WR Wade Blanchard	3	1	25	1	11
TE Levon Fulcher	2	2	9	0	18
WR Korey Okonlawon	1	1	17	0	12
WR Deion Ward	1	1	7	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Cole	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
Carlos Hyde	1	3	3.00	4.50

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donnell Forsyth	5	10	2.00	2.74
Vernon Coles	2	14	7.00	5.00
Morris Peluso	2	1	0.50	-0.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vernon Coles	4	2	7	1.75	8.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pat Carr	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richard Beeson	2	1	4	2.00	11.50
RB Donnell Forsyth	1	1	3	3.00	9.00
WR Terrell Tipermas	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	3	0
Byron Cole	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Forsyth	3	2
Vernon Coles	2	1
Emmanuel Osborne	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	6	2	2
Wesley Harris	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vernon Coles	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Carlos Hyde	3	2	2
WR Derrick Vest	2	0	0
WR Tim Givens	1	0	0
RB Kendrick Ward	1	0	0
WR Corbin Malinsky	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Donnell Forsyth	4	2	2
WR Richard Beeson	2	2	2
WR Korey Okonlawon	1	1	1
WR Wade Blanchard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (21,600)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (21,600)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)