GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: CLEVELAND (2-2) at NEW ENGLAND (4-0)

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 10
NEW ENGLAND 20 14:10 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 31 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL CLEVELAND 10
NEW ENGLAND 20 10:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
BENJAMIN WATSON 25 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

CLEVELAND 10
NEW ENGLAND 27 9:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 10
NEW ENGLAND 27 9:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR

CLE BALL ON CLE 36 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 10
NEW ENGLAND 27 7:42 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 7 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 10
NEW ENGLAND 27 6:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR

CLE BALL ON NWE 35 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD CLE
KELLEN WINSLOW 14 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON
(PHIL DAWSON KICK)

CLEVELAND 17
NEW ENGLAND 27 5:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 17
NEW ENGLAND 27 5:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR

NWE BALL ON NWE 32 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

CLEVELAND 17
NEW ENGLAND 27

NWE BALL ON CLE 13 YD LINE
2ND AND 9</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
CLEVELAND 17
NEW ENGLAND 27 0:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR

CLE BALL ON CLE 4 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
RANDALL GAY 15 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

CLEVELAND 17
NEW ENGLAND 34 0:42 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 0 0 3 14 17
NEW ENGLAND 10 10 0 14 34 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 20 YD, 6:59.
Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards in 6:59.
Key plays: Brady 16-yard pass to
Moss on 3rd-and-5 to New England
41; Brady 20-yard pass to Moss to
Cleveland 15. NEW ENGLAND 3-0
NWE - TD, DONTE' STALLWORTH 34 YD PASS FROM
TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI
KICK), 12:27. Drive: 1 plays, 34
yards in 0:11. Key plays: Samuel
6-yard interception return to
Cleveland 40. NEW ENGLAND 10-0
2ND QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 25 YD, 8:48.
Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 4:17.
Key plays: Stallworth 12-yard run
to Cleveland 39; T Brady 17-yard
pass to Stallworth to Cleveland 9.
NEW ENGLAND 13-0
NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 7 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
13:59. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards in
0:46. Key plays: Seau 23-yard
interception return to Cleveland to
25; T Brady 11-yard pass to Watson
to Cleveland 7. NEW ENGLAND 20-0
3RD QUARTER: CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 42 YD, 7:28. Drive: 8
plays, 56 yards in 3:28. Key plays:
Anderson 13-yard pass to Wright
plus 5-yard facemask penalty on
Patriots' Hobbs to Cleveland 38;
Anderson 15-yard pass to Winslow to
New England 47; Anderson 17-yard
pass to Carter to New England 30;
Anderson 12-yard pass to Edwards to
New England 23. NEW ENGLAND 20-3
4TH QUARTER: CLE - TD, TIM CARTER 21 YD PASS FROM DEREK
ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK), 0:50.
Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards in 3:50.
Key plays: Anderson 7-yard run on
3rd-and-5 to New England 43. NEW
ENGLAND 20-10
NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 25 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
5:20. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards in
4:30. Key plays: Morris 13-yard run
to New England 47; T Brady 10-yard
pass to Moss to Cleveland 38;
Morris 4-yd run on 4th-and-1 to
Cleveland 25. NEW ENGLAND 27-10
CLE - TD, KELLEN WINSLOW 14 YD PASS FROM
DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK),
9:04. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards in
0:48. Key plays: Cribbs 11-yard
punt return to New England 35;
Anderson 21-yard pass to Wright to
New England 14. NEW ENGLAND 27-17
NWE - TD, RANDALL GAY 15 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 14:18.
NEW ENGLAND 34-17

ATT: 68,756</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
CLEVELAND 17
NEW ENGLAND 34 FINAL</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 0 0 3 14 17
NEW ENGLAND 10 10 0 14 34 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

6:59 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 20 YD.
Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards in 6:59.
Key plays: Brady 16-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-5 to New England
41; Brady 20-yard pass to Moss to Cleveland 15. NEW ENGLAND 3-0.
12:27 NWE - TD, DONTE' STALLWORTH 34 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 1 plays, 34 yards in 0:11.
Key plays: Samuel 6-yard interception return to Cleveland 40. NEW
ENGLAND 10-0.

2ND QUARTER:

8:48 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 25 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 4:17.
Key plays: Stallworth 12-yard run to Cleveland 39; T Brady 17-yard
pass to Stallworth to Cleveland 9. NEW ENGLAND 13-0.
13:59 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 7 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards in 0:46.
Key plays: Seau 23-yard interception return to Cleveland to 25; T
Brady 11-yard pass to Watson to Cleveland 7. NEW ENGLAND 20-0.

3RD QUARTER:

7:28 CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 42 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 3:28.
Key plays: Anderson 13-yard pass to Wright plus 5-yard facemask
penalty on Patriots' Hobbs to Cleveland 38; Anderson 15-yard pass to
Winslow to New England 47; Anderson 17-yard pass to Carter to New England
30; Anderson 12-yard pass to Edwards to New England 23. NEW ENGLAND 20-3.

4TH QUARTER:

0:50 CLE - TD, TIM CARTER 21 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK).
Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards in 3:50.
Key plays: Anderson 7-yard run on 3rd-and-5 to New England 43. NEW
ENGLAND 20-10.
5:20 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 25 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards in 4:30.
Key plays: Morris 13-yard run to New England 47; T Brady 10-yard
pass to Moss to Cleveland 38; Morris 4-yd run on 4th-and-1 to Cleveland
25. NEW ENGLAND 27-10.
9:04 CLE - TD, KELLEN WINSLOW 14 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK).
Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards in 0:48.
Key plays: Cribbs 11-yard punt return to New England 35; Anderson
21-yard pass to Wright to New England 14. NEW ENGLAND 27-17.
14:18 NWE - TD, RANDALL GAY 15 YD FUMBLE RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
NEW ENGLAND 34-17.

CLEVELAND - NEW ENGLAND Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS CLEVELAND NEW ENGLAND

FIRST DOWNS 22 23
Rushing 7 10
Passing 14 12
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-11-27% 2-12-17%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 1-2-50%
TOTAL NET YARDS 353 412
Total offensive plays 67 70
Average gain per play 5.3 5.9
NET YARDS RUSHING 92 147
Rushing attempts 21 32
Average gain per rush 4.4 4.6
Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 1-3
NET YARDS PASSING 261 265
Times sacked: Number-Yards 3-26 0-0
Gross passing yards 287 265
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 43-22-3 38-22-0
Avg gain per pass play 5.7 7.0
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-1-0 7-0-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 5-46.2 6-35.8
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 44.0 32.7
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 11 48
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1-11 2-19
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 6-137 3-69
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 3-29
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 7-40 6-52
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 2 4
Rushing 0 0
Passing 2 3
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-4-25%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 1-4-25%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:33 32:27


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

CLEVELAND NEW ENGLAND

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J WRIGHT 15 59 3.9 11 0 S MORRIS 21 102 4.9 13 0
J CRIBBS 1 11 11.0 11 0 K ECKEL 6 16 2.7 10 0
J LEWIS 1 11 11.0 11 0 D STALLWOR 1 12 12.0 12 0
D ANDERSON 3 7 2.3 7 0 B WATSON 1 11 11.0 11 0
L VICKERS 1 4 4.0 4 0 K FAULK 3 6 2.0 5 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D ANDERSON 22-43-287 3 2 36 T BRADY 22-38-265 0 3 35

Sacked-Yards Lost: D ANDERSON 3-26. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B EDWARDS 6 110 18.3 36 0 B WATSON 6 107 17.8 35 2
K WINSLOW 4 49 12.3 15 1 D STALLWOR 4 65 16.3 34 1
J WRIGHT 4 43 10.8 21 0 W WELKER 4 19 4.8 7 0
T CARTER 3 50 16.7 21 1 R MOSS 3 46 15.3 20 0
S HEIDEN 2 10 5.0 7 0 S MORRIS 2 9 4.5 5 0
L VICKERS 2 8 4.0 5 0 K BRADY 1 7 7.0 7 0
J JUREVICI 1 17 17.0 17 0 K FAULK 1 7 7.0 7 0
J GAFFNEY 1 5 5.0 5 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J SEAU 2 23 11.5 23 0
A SAMUEL 1 6 6.0 6 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S PLAYER 5 231 46.2 2 1 57 C HANSON 6 215 35.8 1 1 45

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J CRIBBS 1 11 11.0 11 0 W WELKER 2 19 9.5 12 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J CRIBBS 5 118 23.6 31 0 W WELKER 2 51 25.5 33 0
J WRIGHT 1 19 19.0 19 0 E HOBBS 1 18 18.0 18 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
P DAWSON 2/2 1/1 S GOSTKOWS 4/4 2/2
Dist.: 42 Dist.: 20 25

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
K WINSLOW 1 1 0 0-0 R GAY 0 0 1 0-1

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
D JACKSON 14 9 5 0-0 T BRUSCHI 7 4 3 2-16
L WILLIAMS 9 5 4 0-0 E WILSON 6 6 0 0-0
S JONES 7 3 4 0-0 V WILFORK 6 5 1 1-10
R SMITH 6 6 0 0-0 A THOMAS 6 5 1 0-0
E WRIGHT 6 5 1 0-0 J SEAU 6 4 2 0-0
L BODDEN 6 4 2 0-0 E HOBBS 6 4 2 0-0
D HOLLY 4 4 0 0-0 M VRABEL 5 2 3 0-0
A DAVIS 4 3 1 0-0 R GAY 3 3 0 0-0
K WIMBLEY 4 3 1 0-0 J SANDERS 3 2 1 0-0
M ADAMS 3 2 1 0-0 R COLVIN 3 1 2 0-0
B POOL 3 2 1 0-0 R HARRISON 1 1 0 0-0
S SMITH 3 1 2 0-0 T WARREN 1 1 0 0-0
S FRASER 2 1 1 0-0 A SAMUEL 1 1 0 0-0
W MCGINEST 2 0 2 0-0 J GREEN 1 0 1 0-0
O ROYE 1 1 0 0-0
C THOMPSON 1 1 0 0-0
E KELLEY 1 1 0 0-0

Att: 68,756</div>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) -- Outside a late lapse, the NewEngland Patriots continue to manhandle their opponents.

Taking advantage of three first-half interceptions, Tom Bradyand the Patriots built a sizeable halftime lead before posting a34-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns at Gillette Stadium onSunday.


Although first-time starter Derek Anderson came in leading theBrowns to two wins in their last three games, he was interceptedtwice by Junior Seau in the opening half. It was the first twointerceptions for the veteran linebacker since 2002.

Cornerback Asante Samuel had an interception and forced anotherone in the first half, as New England (5-0) took advantage ofthe turnovers to race out to a 20-0 lead.


Brady threw three touchdown passes, completing 22-of-38 passesfor 265 yards, and tying an NFL record in the process. Bradyjoined Steve Young as the only quarterbacks to throw at leastthree TDs in five consecutive games to begin a season.

Young accomplished the feat for San Francisco in 1998.

The loss spoiled the homecoming of Cleveland coach Romeo Crenneland linebacker Willie McGinest, both of whom played key rolesin bringing Super Bowl titles to New England.


Crennel is in his third season as the Browns coach after servingas the Patriots' defensive coordinator from 2001-04. Thelinebacker McGinest spent his first 12 seasons of his careerwith New England before signing with Cleveland in 2006.

With New England leading just 3-0 and Cleveland threatening totake the lead at the 1-yard line, Samuel tipped a pass fromAnderson on 3rd-and-goal. The ball was hauled in by Seau,ending the Cleveland threat.


Samuel added his own interception with 2:33 remaining in thefirst, giving the Patriots the ball at the Browns' 34-yard-line.On the next play, Brady found Donte Stallworth in the leftflat, with the receiver breaking free of the grips of LeighBodden and racing into the end zone for his first score for a10-0 lead.


Cleveland (2-3) did not break through until midway through thethird quarter on Phil Dawson's 42-yard field goal.

Early in the fourth, Anderson, who was 22-of-43 for 287 yards,found Tim Carter down the left sideline for a 21-yard divingtouchdown, cutting the deficit to 20-10.


But Brady responded, engineering a nine-play, 71-yard drive thatwas capped off by a 25-yard TD to wide-open tight end BenWatson.


It was the second touchdown of the day for Watson, who finishedwith a career-high 107 yards on six receptions.


The Browns made another charge, closing within 27-17 whenAnderson found tight end Kellen Winslow for a 14-yard TD with5:56 remaining.


However, Winslow was stripped off the ball on Cleveland'sensuing possession by cornerback Randall Gay, who raced 15 yardsfor a touchdown with 42 seconds left to seal the scoring.

In addition to the three interceptions, Anderson was sackedthree times, including twice by Tedy Bruschi. The Patriots'defensive captain now has 30 1/2 sacks in his career.

New England safety Rodney Harrison played but did not start inhis first game since serving an NFL-mandated four-gamesuspension for admitted HGH use.

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
CLEVELAND 17
NEW ENGLAND 34 FINAL</div>

 

NFL: CLEVELAND at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 0 0 3 14 17
NEW ENGLAND 10 10 0 14 34 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

6:59 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 20 YD.
Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards in 6:59.
Key plays: T Brady 16-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-5 to New England
41; T Brady 20-yard pass to Moss to Cleveland 15. NEW ENGLAND 3-0.
12:27 NWE - TD, DONTE' STALLWORTH 34 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 1 plays, 34 yards in 0:11.
Key plays: Samuel 6-yard interception return to Cleveland 34. NEW
ENGLAND 10-0.

2ND QUARTER:

8:48 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 25 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 4:17.
Key plays: Stallworth 12-yard run to Cleveland 39; T Brady 17-yard
pass to Stallworth to Cleveland 9. NEW ENGLAND 13-0.
13:59 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 7 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards in 0:46.
Key plays: Seau 23-yard interception return to Cleveland to 25; T
Brady 11-yard pass to Watson to Cleveland 7. NEW ENGLAND 20-0.

3RD QUARTER:

7:28 CLE - FG, PHIL DAWSON 42 YD.
Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 3:28.
Key plays: Anderson 13-yard pass to J Wright plus 5-yard face mask
penalty on Patriots' Hobbs to Cleveland 38; Anderson 15-yard pass to
Winslow to New England 47; Anderson 17-yard pass to Carter to New England
30; Anderson 12-yard pass to Edwards to New England 23. NEW ENGLAND 20-3.

4TH QUARTER:

0:50 CLE - TD, TIM CARTER 21 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK).
Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards in 3:50.
Key plays: Anderson 7-yard run on 3rd-and-5 to New England 43. NEW
ENGLAND 20-10.
5:20 NWE - TD, BENJAMIN WATSON 25 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards in 4:30.
Key plays: Morris 13-yard run to New England 47; T Brady 10-yard
pass to Moss to Cleveland 38; Morris 4-yd run on 4th-and-1 to Cleveland
25. NEW ENGLAND 27-10.
9:04 CLE - TD, KELLEN WINSLOW 14 YD PASS FROM DEREK ANDERSON (PHIL DAWSON KICK).
Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards in 0:48.
Key plays: Cribbs 11-yard punt return to New England 35; Anderson
21-yard pass to J Wright to New England 14. NEW ENGLAND 27-17.
14:18 NWE - TD, RANDALL GAY 15 YD FUMBLE RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
NEW ENGLAND 34-17.

CLEVELAND - NEW ENGLAND Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS CLEVELAND NEW ENGLAND

FIRST DOWNS 22 23
Rushing 7 10
Passing 14 12
Penalty 1 1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-11-27% 2-12-17%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 1-2-50%
TOTAL NET YARDS 353 412
Total offensive plays 67 70
Average gain per play 5.3 5.9
NET YARDS RUSHING 92 147
Rushing attempts 21 32
Average gain per rush 4.4 4.6
Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 1-3
NET YARDS PASSING 261 265
Times sacked: Number-Yards 3-26 0-0
Gross passing yards 287 265
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 43-22-3 38-22-0
Avg gain per pass play 5.7 7.0
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-1-0 7-0-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 5-46.2 6-35.8
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 44.0 32.7
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 11 48
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 1-11 2-19
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 6-137 3-69
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 3-29
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 7-40 6-52
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 2 4
Rushing 0 0
Passing 2 3
Interceptions 0 0
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4
Kicking: Made-Attempts 2-2 4-4
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 2-2
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-3-33% 1-4-25%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 1-4-25%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:33 32:27


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

CLEVELAND NEW ENGLAND

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J WRIGHT 15 59 3.9 11 0 S MORRIS 21 102 4.9 13 0
J CRIBBS 1 11 11.0 11 0 K ECKEL 6 16 2.7 10 0
J LEWIS 1 11 11.0 11 0 D STALLWOR 1 12 12.0 12 0
D ANDERSON 3 7 2.3 7 0 B WATSON 1 11 11.0 11 0
L VICKERS 1 4 4.0 4 0 K FAULK 3 6 2.0 5 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
D ANDERSON 22-43-287 3 2 36 T BRADY 22-38-265 0 3 35

Sacked-Yards Lost: D ANDERSON 3-26. Sacked-Yards Lost: None

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B EDWARDS 6 110 18.3 36 0 B WATSON 6 107 17.8 35 2
K WINSLOW 4 49 12.3 15 1 D STALLWOR 4 65 16.3 34 1
J WRIGHT 4 43 10.8 21 0 W WELKER 4 19 4.8 7 0
T CARTER 3 50 16.7 21 1 R MOSS 3 46 15.3 20 0
S HEIDEN 2 10 5.0 7 0 S MORRIS 2 9 4.5 5 0
L VICKERS 2 8 4.0 5 0 K BRADY 1 7 7.0 7 0
J JUREVICI 1 17 17.0 17 0 K FAULK 1 7 7.0 7 0
J GAFFNEY 1 5 5.0 5 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J SEAU 2 23 11.5 23 0
A SAMUEL 1 6 6.0 6 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S PLAYER 5 231 46.2 2 1 57 C HANSON 6 215 35.8 1 1 45

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J CRIBBS 1 11 11.0 11 0 W WELKER 2 19 9.5 12 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
J CRIBBS 5 118 23.6 31 0 W WELKER 2 51 25.5 33 0
J WRIGHT 1 19 19.0 19 0 E HOBBS 1 18 18.0 18 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
P DAWSON 2/2 1/1 S GOSTKOWS 4/4 2/2
Dist.: 42 Dist.: 20 25

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
K WINSLOW 1 1 0 0-0 R GAY 0 0 1 0-1

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
D JACKSON 14 9 5 0-0 T BRUSCHI 7 4 3 2-16
L WILLIAMS 9 5 4 0-0 E WILSON 6 6 0 0-0
S JONES 7 3 4 0-0 V WILFORK 6 5 1 1-10
R SMITH 6 6 0 0-0 A THOMAS 6 5 1 0-0
E WRIGHT 6 5 1 0-0 J SEAU 6 4 2 0-0
L BODDEN 6 4 2 0-0 E HOBBS 6 4 2 0-0
D HOLLY 4 4 0 0-0 M VRABEL 5 2 3 0-0
A DAVIS 4 3 1 0-0 R GAY 3 3 0 0-0
K WIMBLEY 4 3 1 0-0 J SANDERS 3 2 1 0-0
M ADAMS 3 2 1 0-0 R COLVIN 3 1 2 0-0
B POOL 3 2 1 0-0 R HARRISON 1 1 0 0-0
S SMITH 3 1 2 0-0 T WARREN 1 1 0 0-0
S FRASER 2 1 1 0-0 A SAMUEL 1 1 0 0-0
W MCGINEST 2 0 2 0-0 J GREEN 1 0 1 0-0
O ROYE 1 1 0 0-0
C THOMPSON 1 1 0 0-0
E KELLEY 1 1 0 0-0

Officials: Referee-Walt Coleman, Umpire-Jeff Rice, Head Linesman-Wayne
Mackie, Line Judge-Ron Phares, Field Judge-Steve Zimmer, Side
Judge-Dave Wyant, Back Judge-Richard Reels.

Att: 68,756 Time of Game: 3:18</div>

 

Re: NFL: CLEVELAND (2-2) at NEW ENGLAND (4-0)

Another good win for us. Brady with 3 tds and 0 int, he's good in my book. </p>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) - Outside of a late lapse, theNew England Patriots continue to manhandle their opponents.

Taking advantage of three first-half interceptions, Tom Bradyand the Patriots built a sizeable halftime lead before posting a34-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns at Gillette Stadium onSunday.


Although first-time starter Derek Anderson came in leading theBrowns to two wins in their last three games, he was interceptedtwice by Junior Seau in the opening half. It was the first twointerceptions for the veteran linebacker since 2002.

"It's the name of the game," Seau said. "Obviously, you go outthere and want to perform well and stop the run and get theminto a passing situation. Whenever you make big plays like wedid today, it definitely leans in our favor and offense tookcare of the rest."


Cornerback Asante Samuel had an interception and forced anotherone in the first half, as New England (5-0) took advantage ofthe turnovers to race to a 20-0 lead.


"It was big, especially the one in the end zone," Patriots coachBill Belichick said. "That was obviously a big play. We wereable to get (four) of them. Turnovers, field position, it'salways important and we all know the stats that go with thoseturnovers."


Brady threw three touchdown passes, completing 22-of-38 passesfor 265 yards, and tying an NFL record in the process. Bradyjoined Steve Young as the only quarterbacks to throw at leastthree TDs in five consecutive games to begin a season.

Young accomplished the feat for San Francisco in 1998.

"Those four turnovers (were) all critical plays of the game,"Brady said. "Offensively, we had the ball in a short field abunch (and) couldn't really get it in the red area like we werewanting to.


"We had a few three-and-outs that weren't very good, some missedopportunities in the passing game. But I think everybody ishappy we won and to be 5-0, you can't be much better than thatat this point in the year."


The loss spoiled the homecoming of Cleveland coach Romeo Crenneland linebacker Willie McGinest, both of whom played key rolesin bringing Super Bowl titles to New England.


Crennel is in his third season as the Browns coach after servingas the Patriots' defensive coordinator from 2001-04.

"We came up and played a good football team today here at theirplace and we didn't do enough things to win the game," Crennelsaid. "We had a good first drive, drove it all the way downinto great scoring position and come up with no points and Ithink that hurt us in the first half and set a tone for thefirst half."


McGinest, a linebacker, spent his first 12 seasons of his careerwith New England before signing with Cleveland in 2006.

"Coming back, but who wants to come back to a whooping,"McGinest said. "It's good to be back and see some of the oldfaces, coaches and players. I just wish we would have playedbetter."


With New England leading just 3-0 and Cleveland threatening totake the lead at the 1-yard line, Samuel tipped a pass fromAnderson on 3rd-and-goal. The ball was hauled in by Seau,ending the Cleveland threat.


"We were in zone coverage and I had a guy going to the flat andI saw that someone had taken him, so I just zoned up and startedreading the quarterback and I tipped the ball, which I shouldhave caught, and Junior made a good play," Samuel said.

"It didn't get batted," Anderson added. "I just made a poordecision, threw it across my body. The guy came off thereceiver in the flat and made a pick."


Samuel added his own interception with 2:33 remaining in thefirst, giving the Patriots the ball at the Browns' 34-yard-line.On the next play, Brady found Donte Stallworth in the leftflat, with the receiver breaking free of the grips of LeighBodden and racing into the end zone for his first score for a10-0 lead.


"You just go out and play and wait on your opportunity,"Stallworth said. "Today, I got a little more opportunitybecause they were trying to take Randy (Moss) out of the game."

Cleveland (2-3) did not break through until midway through thethird quarter on Phil Dawson's 42-yard field goal.

Early in the fourth, Anderson, who was 22-of-43 for 287 yards,found Tim Carter down the left sideline for a 21-yard divingtouchdown, cutting the deficit to 20-10.


But Brady responded, engineering a nine-play, 71-yard drive thatwas capped off by a 25-yard TD to wide-open tight end BenWatson.


It was the second touchdown of the day for Watson, who finishedwith a career-high 107 yards on six receptions.


"The defense played great," Watson said. "They got us turnoversto set us up. They got a fumble recovery and scored. Theyplayed a great game. They set us up a lot with a short field."

The Browns made another charge, closing within 27-17 whenAnderson found tight end Kellen Winslow for a 14-yard TD with5:56 remaining.


However, Winslow was stripped off the ball on Cleveland'sensuing possession by cornerback Randall Gay, who raced 15 yardsfor a touchdown with 42 seconds left to seal the scoring.

"We threw some turnovers," Crennel said. "They intercepted someballs in good field position, and when you give Tom Brady goodfield position, he is going to hurt you. Sometimes when you givehim bad field position, he is going to hurt you."


In addition to the three interceptions, Anderson was sackedthree times, including twice by Tedy Bruschi. The Patriots'defensive captain now has 30 1/2 sacks in his career.

New England safety Rodney Harrison played but did not start inhis first game since serving an NFL-mandated four-gamesuspension for admitted HGH use.