Week 3, 2021

played in Cincinnati, OH

56 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	0	13	-	23
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 NED - Bernard Escalante 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 04:18 CIN - Clyde Davis 4 pass from Jorge Beyer (Ronnie Taylor extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NED - Charlie Flannery 32 field goal
3Q: 12:44 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 8 pass from Jorge Beyer (Ronnie Taylor extra point)
4Q: 12:52 NED - Charlie Flannery 19 field goal
4Q: 08:43 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal
4Q: 01:07 NED - Jerome Alexander 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 NED - Bernard Escalante 3 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 04:18 CIN - Clyde Davis 4 pass from Jorge Beyer (Ronnie Taylor extra point)
2Q: 00:25 NED - Charlie Flannery 32 field goal
3Q: 12:44 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 8 pass from Jorge Beyer (Ronnie Taylor extra point)
4Q: 12:52 NED - Charlie Flannery 19 field goal
4Q: 08:43 NED - Charlie Flannery 53 field goal
4Q: 01:07 NED - Jerome Alexander 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics NED CIN
Record 3-0 0-3
First Downs 28 12
- by Rushing 11 3
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 452 233
- Offensive Plays 70 50
- Yards per Play 6.46 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 159 80
- Rushing Attempts 26 21
- Yards per Rush 6.12 3.81
Net Passing Yards 293 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 30 - 0 28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.66 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 5/47
Punt Returns/Yards 6/39 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 5/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:08 23:52

Team Statistics	NED	CIN
Record	3-0	0-3
First Downs	28	12
- by Rushing	11	3
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	452	233
- Offensive Plays	70	50
- Yards per Play	6.46	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	159	80
- Rushing Attempts	26	21
- Yards per Rush	6.12	3.81
Net Passing Yards	293	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 30 - 0	28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.66	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	5/47
Punt Returns/Yards	6/39	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	5/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:08	23:52

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	4:48	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	4:11	2:04	OWN 18	4	14	Punt
2	13:28	2:40	OWN 20	4	38	Punt
2	8:02	1:30	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
2	4:08	3:49	OWN 29	12	56	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	5	41	Fumble
3	12:36	2:21	OWN 20	4	45	Missed FG
3	7:26	9:41	OWN 8	16	90	Field Goal
4	10:29	1:51	OWN 45	4	19	Field Goal
4	6:37	0:24	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	4:50	3:50	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	8:23	4:12	OWN 18	6	19	Punt
1	2:07	3:39	OWN 30	8	29	Punt
2	10:48	2:46	OWN 6	5	37	Punt
2	6:32	2:24	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 13	1	-1	Half
3	13:37	1:01	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
3	10:15	2:49	OWN 42	6	18	Punt
4	12:45	2:16	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
4	8:38	2:01	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	6:13	1:23	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 28	4	44	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bernard Escalante	12	49	4.08	11	2	1
Brian Thompson	6	29	4.83	10	1	0
Will Cave	5	70	14.00	40	3	0
Jerome Alexander	3	11	3.67	9	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clyde Davis	16	76	4.75	17	1
D.J. Collins	4	5	1.25	3	0
Jorge Beyer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	43	30	299	1/6	0	33	0	89.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jorge Beyer	28	16	162	1/9	2	29	0	97.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Lyons	6	11	81	13.50	29	33
TE Mack Prescott	5	6	47	9.40	24	14
FB Jerome Alexander	4	4	27	6.75	8	9
WR Terrell Boyd	4	7	46	11.50	9	16
WR Nathan Osborne	2	2	28	14.00	1	22
WR Jesse Marshall	2	3	16	8.00	0	9
TE Joe Johansson	2	3	13	6.50	6	11
RB Brian Thompson	2	4	17	8.50	6	9
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	10	10.00	4	10
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Will Cave	1	1	14	14.00	7	14

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kennedy Hallman	5	7	76	15.20	26	29	1
RB Clyde Davis	3	4	12	4.00	3	6	1
WR Tito Delgadillo	3	7	36	12.00	8	27	0
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	9	4.50	6	7	0
TE Aaron Webb	2	3	24	12.00	0	13	0
RB D.J. Collins	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Harry Torres	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Charlie Sanford	0	1	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
Terrell Boyd	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herb Reid	0	1	0	0
Ron Holmes	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	4	169	42.3	42.8	52	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	8	341	42.6	35.3	54	4

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	3/4	1/2	1/2	53	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronnie Taylor	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Farr	5	35	7.0	0
David Tynik	1	4	4.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Barge	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	1	29	29.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Wilson	5	78	15.6	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gino Fackleman	5	1	0.0	11	13
CB Gene Levine	5	1	0.0	16	27
DT Vernon Garrett	3	2	0.0	18	20
ILB Quentin Davidson	3	2	0.0	20	20
OLB Kirk Bobro	3	0	0.0	16	17
S Cris Farr	3	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Warren Stewart	2	1	0.0	10	14
S David Tynik	2	1	0.0	13	19
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	0.0	11	16
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	1	1.0	14	26
CB Donnell Arnold	1	1	0.0	12	20
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	4	12
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0.0	1	8
QB Bernard Escalante	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alan Woodard	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT T.K.O. Schofer	1	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Jackie Bard	1	0	0.0	7	6
S John Van Meter	0	2	0.0	9	16

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Herb Reid	9	2	0.0	24	39
S Tom Allen	7	1	0.0	18	35
S Bruce Prescott	6	0	0.0	23	40
CB Ricardo Pourdanesh	5	3	0.0	18	38
CB Marc Wilson	4	2	0.0	17	28
ILB Henry Granata	4	2	0.0	23	40
S Norm Nichols	4	1	0.0	10	18
ILB Brett Cobb	4	0	0.0	12	18
S Lee Ayi	3	1	0.0	16	24
OLB Carl McGee	2	0	1.0	7	7
CB Ron Holmes	2	1	0.0	14	26
DT Rickey Wolf	2	1	0.0	22	35
DE Jake Corbett	1	0	0.0	17	24
DT Van Weaver	0	1	0.0	13	27
DE Monty Magnone	0	1	0.0	22	38

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	1	2	26
DE Kendrick Fox	0.0	2	1	24
DT Wally Moore	0.0	1	0	19
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.0	1	0	11

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl McGee	1.0	0	0	0	7
DT Van Weaver	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Monty Magnone	0.0	0	3	1	38
DE Dixon Bishop	0.0	0	2	0	33
OLB Herb Reid	0.0	0	1	0	39
DT Rickey Wolf	0.0	0	0	2	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gene Levine	3	2	27
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	0	17
S David Tynik	2	0	19
S Cris Farr	2	0	23
DT Vernon Garrett	1	1	20
CB Kelly Franz	1	1	16
S Heath Hitchcock	1	0	12
S Gino Fackleman	1	0	13
DT Wally Moore	1	0	19
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	14
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	20

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Herb Reid	5	1	39
S Tom Allen	4	0	35
CB Ricardo Pourdanesh	4	0	38
CB Marc Wilson	4	0	28
ILB Henry Granata	3	0	40
S Norm Nichols	2	1	18
S Bruce Prescott	2	1	40
ILB Brett Cobb	2	0	18
CB Ron Holmes	2	0	26
S Lee Ayi	1	0	24
DT Rickey Wolf	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	3	7	24	1	44
Charlie Andrade	2	3	22	0	36
Lenny Spindler	2	2	23	0	32
Otis Porter	1	1	18	0	33
Leonard Lytle	0	1	21	0	33
Patrick Hamilton	0	1	4	0	8
Xavier Dawson	0	1	5	0	11

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mickey Edwards	2	3	19	1	24
Darrell Thingvold	2	2	16	0	25
Patrick Wrighster	1	6	21	0	29
Tyrone Fialho	1	2	20	0	27
Dustin Buff	0	4	20	0	23
Tony Brumley	0	1	18	0	13
Leroy Keith	0	1	9	0	15
Aaron Webb	0	1	14	0	25

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Wilson	3	17
Mack Prescott	1	10
Kirk Bobro	1	9
John Van Meter	1	8
David Tynik	0	29
Jerome Alexander	0	20
Jackie Bard	0	19
Nathan Osborne	0	17
Brian Thompson	0	17
Joe Johansson	0	15
Charlie Flannery	0	10
Kelvin Harbert	0	10
Will Cave	0	10
Jesse Marshall	0	9
Jesse O'Neill	0	8
Cole Robles	0	8
Charlie Andrade	0	8
Patrick Hamilton	0	7
Cris Farr	0	7
Lenny Spindler	0	6
Gene Levine	0	4
Reuben Nelson	0	4
Lance Summers	0	4
Joel Lucic	0	4
Heath Hitchcock	0	3
Warren Stewart	0	3
Vernon Garrett	0	2
Luke Wayne	0	2
Irving Gianettino	0	2
Byron Lewis	0	1
Gino Fackleman	0	1
Xavier Dawson	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Sanford	3	16
Henry Granata	3	15
Harry Torres	1	12
D.J. Collins	0	21
Ron Holmes	0	19
Lee Ayi	0	17
Tommy Begian	0	17
Walter Graham	0	17
Kurt Barge	0	13
Artie Souza	0	11
Shaun Schwartz	0	10
Marc Wilson	0	10
Harold Rose	0	9
Dustin Buff	0	8
Leroy Keith	0	8
Patrick Wrighster	0	8
Dixon Bishop	0	8
Daniel Harding	0	8
Herb Reid	0	6
Van Weaver	0	6
Tony Brumley	0	5
Clarence Perkins	0	5
Ricardo Pourdanesh	0	4
Rickey Wolf	0	4
Norm Nichols	0	3
Brett Cobb	0	3
Bruce Prescott	0	3
Monty Magnone	0	3
Tony Nixon	0	3
Jake Corbett	0	2
Carl McGee	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	20	131	6.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	3	26	8.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	43	30	2	0	3	3	6	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jorge Beyer	28	16	3	2	1	4	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	156	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	100	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	45	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	65	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	11	6	1	81	1	34
WR Terrell Boyd	7	4	0	46	0	21
TE Mack Prescott	6	5	0	47	0	38
FB Jerome Alexander	4	4	0	27	0	30
RB Brian Thompson	4	2	2	17	0	24
WR Jesse Marshall	3	2	0	16	0	16
TE Joe Johansson	3	2	0	13	0	14
WR Nathan Osborne	2	2	0	28	1	17
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	0	10	0	2
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0	0	0	4
RB Will Cave	1	1	0	14	0	20

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hallman	7	5	0	76	2	27
WR Tito Delgadillo	7	3	1	36	1	24
RB Clyde Davis	4	3	0	12	0	24
TE Aaron Webb	3	2	0	24	0	25
FB Tony Brumley	2	2	0	9	0	13
TE Harry Torres	2	0	0	0	0	4
RB D.J. Collins	2	1	0	5	0	5
FB Charlie Sanford	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Thompson	3	7	2.33	4.83
Bernard Escalante	2	3	1.50	4.08
Will Cave	1	13	13.00	14.00
Jerome Alexander	1	1	1.00	3.67

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clyde Davis	2	4	2.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	5	2	21	4.20	6.95

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jorge Beyer	3	2	12	4.00	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	2	1	16	8.00	7.36
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	5	5.00	6.75
RB Brian Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	4.25

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Clyde Davis	2	1	4	2.00	3.00
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	1	8	8.00	10.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	1	1
Jerome Alexander	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Clyde Davis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	10	5	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jorge Beyer	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Jerome Alexander	2	2	1
WR Terrell Boyd	2	1	0
RB Brian Thompson	2	0	0
WR Tony Lyons	1	0	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	0
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	1
WR Jesse Marshall	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tito Delgadillo	4	2	1
TE Aaron Webb	2	1	1
TE Harry Torres	1	0	0
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	1	0
RB Clyde Davis	1	1	1
FB Charlie Sanford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 28,100 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,500 (19,800)
End Zone 5,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 3,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 5,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 3,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	28,100 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,500 (19,800)
End Zone	5,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	3,400 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	5,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	3,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)