NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL FG NWE STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 36 YD NEW ENGLAND 27 CINCINNATI 10 13:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 27 CINCINNATI 10 12:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR CIN BALL ON CIN 20 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 27 CINCINNATI 10 10:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL FG CIN SHAYNE GRAHAM 48 YD NEW ENGLAND 27 CINCINNATI 13 9:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 27 CINCINNATI 13 8:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR NWE BALL ON NWE 15 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 27 CINCINNATI 13 6:25 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 27 CINCINNATI 13 3:24 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL TD NWE RANDY MOSS 14 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK) NEW ENGLAND 34 CINCINNATI 13 3:18 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 34 CINCINNATI 13 3:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR CIN BALL ON CIN 25 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 34 CINCINNATI 13 2:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR NWE BALL ON NWE 47 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF NEW ENGLAND 34 CINCINNATI 13 CIN BALL AT MIDFIELD 2ND AND 7</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 34 CINCINNATI 13 2:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL NEW ENGLAND 34 CINCINNATI 13 1:26 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ENGLAND 10 7 7 10 34 CINCINNATI 0 7 3 3 13 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 31 YD, 4:26. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards in 4:21. Key plays: Hobbs 26-yard kickoff return to New England 21; T Brady 23-yard pass to Faulk to midfield; Brady 11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-5 to Cincinnati 17. NEW ENGLAND 3-0 NWE - TD, MIKE VRABEL 1 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 14:09. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards in 2:09. Key plays: T Brady 14-yard pass to Stallworth to New England 49; Morris 49-yard run to Cincinnati 2 NEW ENGLAND 10-0 2ND QUARTER: CIN - TD, T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 1 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK), 4:01. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards in 2:29. Key plays: Hall 2-yard interception return to New England 35; Palmer 21-yard pass to C Johnson to New England 1. NEW ENGLAND 10-7 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 7 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 10:49. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 6:43. Key plays: Andrews 24-yard kickoff return to New England 38; Morris 4-yard run on 3rd-and 1 to Cincinnati 26; Morris 41 total rushing yards on drive. NEW ENGLAND 17-7 3RD QUARTER: NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 7 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 7:05. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards in 4:07. Key plays: Welker 27-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Cincinnati 47; T Brady 16-yard pass to Moss plus 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Bengals' B Robinson to Cincinnati 16. NEW ENGLAND 24-7 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 40 YD, 10:50. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 3:45. Key plays: Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to Cincinnati 44; Watson 16-yard run to New England 40; Palmer 23-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to New England 30. NEW ENGLAND 24-10 4TH QUARTER: NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 36 YD, 1:57. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards in 6:07. Key plays: Faulk 14-yard run to New England 43; 5-yard too many men on the field penalty on Bengals on 3rd-and-2 to Cincinnati 21. NEW ENGLAND 27-10 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 48 YD, 5:56. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards in 3:59. Key plays: Palmer 20-yard pass to R Kelly to Cincinnati 40; Palmer 14-yard pass to C Johnson to New England 41; Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh on 4th-and-8 to New England 29. NEW ENGLAND 27-13 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 14 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 11:42. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards in 5:46. Key plays: T Brady 20-yard pass to Moss to New England 35; T Brady 18-yard pass to Morris to Cincinnati 47; T Brady 23-yard pass to Stallworth to Cincinnati 33. NEW ENGLAND 34-13 ATT: 66,113</div>
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ENGLAND 10 7 7 10 34 CINCINNATI 0 7 3 3 13 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 4:26 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 31 YD. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards in 4:21. Key plays: Hobbs 26-yard kickoff return to New England 21; T Brady 23-yard pass to Faulk to midfield; Brady 11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-5 to Cincinnati 17. NEW ENGLAND 3-0. 14:09 NWE - TD, MIKE VRABEL 1 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards in 2:09. Key plays: T Brady 14-yard pass to Stallworth to New England 49; Morris 49-yard run to Cincinnati 2 NEW ENGLAND 10-0. 2ND QUARTER: 4:01 CIN - TD, T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 1 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards in 2:29. Key plays: Hall 2-yard interception return to New England 35; Palmer 21-yard pass to C Johnson to New England 1. NEW ENGLAND 10-7. 10:49 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 7 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 6:43. Key plays: Andrews 24-yard kickoff return to New England 38; Morris 4-yard run on 3rd-and 1 to Cincinnati 26; Morris 41 total rushing yards on drive. NEW ENGLAND 17-7. 3RD QUARTER: 7:05 NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 7 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards in 4:07. Key plays: Welker 27-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Cincinnati 47; T Brady 16-yard pass to Moss plus 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Bengals' B Robinson to Cincinnati 16. NEW ENGLAND 24-7. 10:50 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 40 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 3:45. Key plays: Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to Cincinnati 44; Watson 16-yard run to New England 40; Palmer 23-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to New England 30. NEW ENGLAND 24-10. 4TH QUARTER: 1:57 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 36 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards in 6:07. Key plays: Faulk 14-yard run to New England 43; 5-yard too many men on the field penalty on Bengals on 3rd-and-2 to Cincinnati 21. NEW ENGLAND 27-10. 5:56 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 48 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards in 3:59. Key plays: Palmer 20-yard pass to R Kelly to Cincinnati 40; Palmer 14-yard pass to C Johnson to New England 41; Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh on 4th-and-8 to New England 29. NEW ENGLAND 27-13. 11:42 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 14 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards in 5:46. Key plays: T Brady 20-yard pass to Moss to New England 35; T Brady 18-yard pass to Morris to Cincinnati 47; T Brady 23-yard pass to Stallworth to Cincinnati 33. NEW ENGLAND 34-13. NEW ENGLAND - CINCINNATI Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND CINCINNATI FIRST DOWNS 25 17 Rushing 10 4 Passing 13 13 Penalty 2 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-12-58% 0-7-0% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-1-100% TOTAL NET YARDS 404 283 Total offensive plays 66 51 Average gain per play 6.1 5.5 NET YARDS RUSHING 173 57 Rushing attempts 34 15 Average gain per rush 5.1 3.8 Tackles for loss-yards 3-7 3-4 NET YARDS PASSING 231 226 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 Gross passing yards 231 234 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 32-25-1 35-21-2 Avg gain per pass play 7.2 6.3 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-3-1 4-3-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 1-38.0 4-42.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 22.0 42.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 17 2 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-16 0-0 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-103 6-129 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-1 1-2 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-20 8-65 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 1 Rushing 1 0 Passing 3 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 4-6-67% 1-1-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-1-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 37:24 22:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND CINCINNATI RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S MORRIS 21 117 5.6 49 1 K WATSON 13 55 4.2 16 0 W WELKER 1 27 27.0 27 0 J JOHNSON 1 3 3.0 3 0 K FAULK 3 22 7.3 14 0 T HOUSHMAN 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 K ECKEL 3 11 3.7 6 0 H EVANS 2 1 0.5 1 0 T BRADY 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 M CASSEL 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T BRADY 25-32-231 1 3 23 C PALMER 21-35-234 2 1 23 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: C PALMER 1-8. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R MOSS 9 102 11.3 20 2 T HOUSHMAN 10 100 10.0 23 1 D STALLWOR 4 49 12.3 23 0 C JOHNSON 3 53 17.7 21 0 K FAULK 3 39 13.0 23 0 A CHATMAN 3 28 9.3 12 0 W WELKER 3 22 7.3 11 0 R KELLY 2 41 20.5 21 0 S MORRIS 2 15 7.5 18 0 K WATSON 2 8 4.0 6 0 B WATSON 2 12 6.0 7 0 J JOHNSON 1 4 4.0 4 0 M VRABEL 1 1 1.0 1 1 L MANKINS 1 -9 -9.0 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A SAMUEL 1 1 1.0 1 0 L HALL 1 2 2.0 2 0 R GAY 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- C HANSON 1 38 38.0 0 0 38 K LARSON 4 168 42.0 0 1 49 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- W WELKER 2 16 8.0 9 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E HOBBS 3 79 26.3 31 0 G HOLT 6 129 21.5 34 0 W ANDREWS 1 24 24.0 24 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- S GOSTKOWS 4/4 2/2 S GRAHAM 1/1 2/2 Dist.: 31 36 Dist.: 40 48 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Fumbles: None DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A THOMAS 5 4 1 1-8 M WILLIAMS 8 8 0 0-0 R GAY 4 4 0 0-0 J SMITH 6 4 2 0-0 A SAMUEL 4 4 0 0-0 L JOHNSON 6 4 2 0-0 T WARREN 4 3 1 0-0 D O'NEAL 5 5 0 0-0 E WILSON 3 3 0 0-0 C NDUKWE 5 3 2 0-0 B MERIWEATHER 3 3 0 0-0 A SCHLEGEL 5 1 4 0-0 J SEAU 3 1 2 0-0 D PEKO 4 4 0 0-0 R BAKER 2 2 0 0-0 D JACKSON 4 2 2 0-0 E HOBBS 2 2 0 0-0 D JONES 4 2 2 0-0 J SANDERS 2 2 0 0-0 R GEATHERS 3 2 1 0-0 M VRABEL 2 1 1 0-0 J JOSEPH 2 2 0 0-0 J GREEN 2 1 1 0-0 H JONES 2 1 1 0-0 M WRIGHT 1 1 0 0-0 M MYERS 2 0 2 0-0 T BRUSCHI 1 0 1 0-0 J THORNTON 2 0 2 0-0 V WILFORK 1 0 1 0-0 L HALL 1 1 0 0-0 B ROBINSON 1 0 1 0-0 F RUCKER 1 0 1 0-0 Att: 66,113</div>
CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Tom Brady and Randy Moss continued to bein perfect harmony. The same can't be said for Carson Palmerand Chad Johnson. The New England Patriots' star duo hooked up for two moretouchdowns and Sammy Morris also ran for a score en route to a34-13 victory over the bickering and undermanned CincinnatiBengals on Monday night. Linebacker Mike Vrabel also caught a TD for the Patriots (4-0),who continued to show off their high-powered offense. NewEngland's attack entered Monday's play with 114 points - scoring38 in each of its first three victories. Much of the Patriots' success can be attributed to Moss, who hasbeen better than advertised, showing renewed life with NewEngland since being acquired on draft day. The former ProBowler leads the NFL with seven TD receptions. Despite missing the entire preseason with a leg injury, the30-year-old Moss has been spectacular, becoming the first playerto crack the 100-yard receiving mark in each of his first threegames with a new team. He had nine catches for 102 yards to make it four in a row onMonday. The 6-4 Moss made an acrobatic catch on a purposely underthrownball by Brady, who took advantage of his receiver's size withperfect placement to make it 17-7 with 4:17 left in the secondquarter - capping a 12-play, 62-yard drive. He also provided the final margin with a 14-yard touchdown toassure Cincinnati's third straight loss. But the Bengals' Pro Bowl twosome did not work as well together.Down to New England's 20-yard line in the final minutes of thefirst half, Palmer threw an ill-advised interception - intendedfor Johnson. As they left the field, Johnson - visibly upset - jawed atPalmer, apparently telling his quarterback that the play was runincorrectly. Johnson continued to be animated on the sideline- yelling, pointing and instructing Palmer as the teams headedinto the locker room at halftime. Palmer was 21-of-35 for 234 yards with one touchdown and twointerceptions, and Johnson had three catches for 53 yards. T.J. Houshmandzadeh had 10 catches for 100 yards and a touchdownfor Cincinnati (1-3), which was missing two startinglinebackers.
CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Tom Brady and Randy Moss continued to bein perfect harmony. The same can't be said for Carson Palmerand Chad Johnson. The New England Patriots' star duo hooked up for two moretouchdowns and Sammy Morris also ran for a score en route to a34-13 victory over the bickering and undermanned CincinnatiBengals on Monday night. Linebacker Mike Vrabel also caught a TD for the Patriots (4-0),who continued to show off their high-powered offense. NewEngland's attack entered Monday's play with 114 points - scoring38 in each of its first three victories. Much of the Patriots' success can be attributed to Moss, who hasbeen better than advertised, showing renewed life with NewEngland since being acquired on draft day. The former ProBowler leads the NFL with seven TD receptions. Despite missing the entire preseason with a leg injury, the30-year-old Moss has been spectacular, becoming the first playerto crack the 100-yard receiving mark in each of his first threegames with a new team. He had nine catches for 102 yards to make it four in a row onMonday. The 6-4 Moss made an acrobatic catch on a purposely underthrownball by Brady, who took advantage of his receiver's size withperfect placement to make it 17-7 with 4:17 left in the secondquarter - capping a 12-play, 62-yard drive. He also provided the final margin with a 14-yard touchdown fromBrady to assure Cincinnati's third straight loss. Brady was25-of-32 for 232 yards with three touchdowns and oneinterception. But the Bengals' Pro Bowl twosome did not work as well together.Down to New England's 20-yard line in the final minutes of thefirst half, Palmer threw an ill-advised interception - intendedfor Johnson. As they left the field, Johnson - visibly upset - jawed atPalmer, apparently telling his quarterback that the play was runincorrectly. Johnson continued to be animated on the sideline- yelling, pointing and instructing Palmer as the teams headedinto the locker room at halftime. Palmer was 21-of-35 for 234 yards with one touchdown and twointerceptions, and Johnson had three catches for 53 yards. T.J. Houshmandzadeh had 10 catches for 100 yards and a touchdownfor Cincinnati (1-3), which was missing two startinglinebackers.
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ENGLAND 10 7 7 10 34 CINCINNATI 0 7 3 3 13 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 4:26 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 31 YD. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards in 4:21. Key plays: Hobbs 26-yard kickoff return to New England 21; T Brady 23-yard pass to Faulk to midfield; Brady 11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-5 to Cincinnati 17. NEW ENGLAND 3-0. 14:09 NWE - TD, MIKE VRABEL 1 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards in 2:09. Key plays: T Brady 14-yard pass to Stallworth to New England 49; Morris 49-yard run to Cincinnati 2 NEW ENGLAND 10-0. 2ND QUARTER: 4:01 CIN - TD, T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 1 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards in 2:29. Key plays: Hall 2-yard interception return to New England 35; Palmer 21-yard pass to C Johnson to New England 1. NEW ENGLAND 10-7. 10:49 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 7 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 6:43. Key plays: Andrews 24-yard kickoff return to New England 38; Morris 4-yard run on 3rd-and 1 to Cincinnati 26; Morris 41 total rushing yards on drive. NEW ENGLAND 17-7. 3RD QUARTER: 7:05 NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 7 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards in 4:07. Key plays: Welker 27-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Cincinnati 47; T Brady 16-yard pass to Moss plus 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Bengals' B Robinson to Cincinnati 16. NEW ENGLAND 24-7. 10:50 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 40 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 3:45. Key plays: Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to Cincinnati 44; Watson 16-yard run to New England 40; Palmer 23-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to New England 30. NEW ENGLAND 24-10. 4TH QUARTER: 1:57 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 36 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards in 6:07. Key plays: Faulk 14-yard run to New England 43; 5-yard too many men on the field penalty on Bengals on 3rd-and-2 to Cincinnati 21. NEW ENGLAND 27-10. 5:56 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 48 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards in 3:59. Key plays: Palmer 20-yard pass to R Kelly to Cincinnati 40; Palmer 14-yard pass to C Johnson to New England 41; Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh on 4th-and-8 to New England 29. NEW ENGLAND 27-13. 11:42 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 14 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards in 5:46. Key plays: T Brady 20-yard pass to Moss to New England 35; T Brady 18-yard pass to Morris to Cincinnati 47; T Brady 23-yard pass to Stallworth to Cincinnati 33. NEW ENGLAND 34-13. NEW ENGLAND - CINCINNATI Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND CINCINNATI FIRST DOWNS 25 17 Rushing 10 4 Passing 13 13 Penalty 2 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-12-58% 0-7-0% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-1-100% TOTAL NET YARDS 404 283 Total offensive plays 66 51 Average gain per play 6.1 5.5 NET YARDS RUSHING 173 57 Rushing attempts 34 15 Average gain per rush 5.1 3.8 Tackles for loss-yards 3-7 3-4 NET YARDS PASSING 231 226 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 Gross passing yards 231 234 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 32-25-1 35-21-2 Avg gain per pass play 7.2 6.3 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-3-1 4-3-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 1-38.0 4-42.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 22.0 42.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 17 2 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-16 0-0 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-103 6-129 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-1 1-2 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-20 8-65 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 1 Rushing 1 0 Passing 3 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 4-6-67% 1-1-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-1-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 37:24 22:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND CINCINNATI RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S MORRIS 21 117 5.6 49 1 K WATSON 13 55 4.2 16 0 W WELKER 1 27 27.0 27 0 J JOHNSON 1 3 3.0 3 0 K FAULK 3 22 7.3 14 0 T HOUSHMAN 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 K ECKEL 3 11 3.7 6 0 H EVANS 2 1 0.5 1 0 T BRADY 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 M CASSEL 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T BRADY 25-32-231 1 3 23 C PALMER 21-35-234 2 1 23 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: C PALMER 1-8. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R MOSS 9 102 11.3 20 2 T HOUSHMAN 10 100 10.0 23 1 D STALLWOR 4 49 12.3 23 0 C JOHNSON 3 53 17.7 21 0 K FAULK 3 39 13.0 23 0 A CHATMAN 3 28 9.3 12 0 W WELKER 3 22 7.3 11 0 R KELLY 2 41 20.5 21 0 S MORRIS 2 15 7.5 18 0 K WATSON 2 8 4.0 6 0 B WATSON 2 12 6.0 7 0 J JOHNSON 1 4 4.0 4 0 M VRABEL 1 1 1.0 1 1 L MANKINS 1 -9 -9.0 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A SAMUEL 1 1 1.0 1 0 L HALL 1 2 2.0 2 0 R GAY 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- C HANSON 1 38 38.0 0 0 38 K LARSON 4 168 42.0 0 1 49 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- W WELKER 2 16 8.0 9 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E HOBBS 3 79 26.3 31 0 G HOLT 6 129 21.5 34 0 W ANDREWS 1 24 24.0 24 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- S GOSTKOWS 4/4 2/2 S GRAHAM 1/1 2/2 Dist.: 31 36 Dist.: 40 48 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Fumbles: None DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A THOMAS 5 4 1 1-8 M WILLIAMS 8 8 0 0-0 R GAY 4 4 0 0-0 J SMITH 6 4 2 0-0 A SAMUEL 4 4 0 0-0 L JOHNSON 6 4 2 0-0 T WARREN 4 3 1 0-0 D O'NEAL 5 5 0 0-0 E WILSON 3 3 0 0-0 C NDUKWE 5 3 2 0-0 B MERIWEATHER 3 3 0 0-0 A SCHLEGEL 5 1 4 0-0 J SEAU 3 1 2 0-0 D PEKO 4 4 0 0-0 R BAKER 2 2 0 0-0 D JACKSON 4 2 2 0-0 E HOBBS 2 2 0 0-0 D JONES 4 2 2 0-0 J SANDERS 2 2 0 0-0 R GEATHERS 3 2 1 0-0 M VRABEL 2 1 1 0-0 J JOSEPH 2 2 0 0-0 J GREEN 2 1 1 0-0 H JONES 2 1 1 0-0 M WRIGHT 1 1 0 0-0 M MYERS 2 0 2 0-0 T BRUSCHI 1 0 1 0-0 J THORNTON 2 0 2 0-0 V WILFORK 1 0 1 0-0 L HALL 1 1 0 0-0 B ROBINSON 1 0 1 0-0 F RUCKER 1 0 1 0-0 Officials: Referee-Jerome Boger, Umpire-Garth Defelice, Head Linesman-Jerry Bergman, Line Judge-Jeff Bergman, Field Judge-Scott Steenson, Side Judge-Joe Larrew, Back Judge-Bob Waggoner. Att: 66,113 Time of Game: 2:52</div>
CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Tom Brady and Randy Moss continued to bein perfect harmony. The same can't be said for Carson Palmerand Chad Johnson. The New England Patriots' star duo hooked up for two moretouchdowns and Sammy Morris also ran for a score en route to a34-13 victory over the bickering and undermanned CincinnatiBengals on Monday night. Linebacker Mike Vrabel also caught a TD for the Patriots (4-0),who continued to show off their high-powered offense. NewEngland's attack entered Monday's play with 114 points - scoring38 in each of its first three victories. "Mike's a good athlete with good hands," New England coach BillBelichick said. Much of the Patriots' success can be attributed to Moss, who hasbeen better than advertised, showing renewed life with NewEngland since being acquired on draft day. The former ProBowler leads the NFL with seven TD receptions. "Moss and Brady continue to work hard," Belichick said. "Randyhas great hands, is smart and very instinctive." Despite missing the entire preseason with a leg injury, the30-year-old Moss has been spectacular, becoming the first playerto crack the 100-yard receiving mark in each of his first threegames with a new team before Monday, then he added nine catchesfor 102 yards to make it four in a row on Monday. The 6-4 Moss made an acrobatic catch on a purposely underthrownball by Brady, who took advantage of his receiver's size withperfect placement to make it 17-7 with 4:17 left in the secondquarter - capping a 12-play, 62-yard drive. "When you're 6-5 and have a 35-inch vertical leap, there aren'ttoo many places a defensive back can defend," Brady said. "Ijust threw it up there. He never drops a pass; he has greatbody control. He commands double coverage and finds a way tobeat it." He also provided the final margin with a 14-yard touchdown fromBrady to assure Cincinnati's third straight loss. Bradyfinished 25-of-32 for 232 yards with three touchdowns and oneinterception. But the Bengals' Pro Bowl twosome did not work as well together.Down to New England's 20-yard line in the final minutes of thefirst half, Palmer threw an ill-advised interception - intendedfor Johnson. As they left the field, Johnson - visibly upset - jawed atPalmer, apparently telling his quarterback that the play was runincorrectly. Johnson continued to be animated on the sideline- yelling, pointing and instructing Palmer as the teams headedinto the locker room at halftime. "I made a mistake," Palmer said. "I threw the ball into where Ishouldn't have thrown it to. I got on Chad but I made amistake. We're both passionate players, and in the heat ofthings, sometimes you lose your cool. I shouldn't have taken acheck-down there. I got on Chad and I shouldn't have." Palmer was 21-of-35 for 234 yards with one touchdown and twointerceptions, and Johnson had three catches for 53 yards. "I wouldn't call that fighting," Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewissaid. "We have guys that want to win. We just have to channelit in the right direction." T.J. Houshmandzadeh had 10 catches for 100 yards and a touchdownfor Cincinnati (1-3), which was missing two startinglinebackers. Add in the fact that the team dressed just fourbecause of a plethora of injuries and the Bengals spent themajority of the game playing with two linebackers - Dhani Jonesand Anthony Schlegel - each of whom have been with the team lessthan a month. However, Lewis did not use injuries as an excuse as an excusefor their poor performance, rather chastising his team forplaying selfish. "I'm obviously as upset as you can be," Lewis said. "We're downsome guys but that's no excuse. We allowed a big run that gotus behind the eight ball. Hopefully, we can settle some guys inon special teams. Offensively, we have to be more consistent.Defensively, we can't allow the explosive plays. It'sdisappointing where we are right now." When asked what the players would see if they looked atthemselves, he said "selfishness." "It's a game of greed but you have to stay within the scope ofwhat you're asked to do. It's not all about you every play andwe have to understand that."
NFL: NEW ENGLAND at CINCINNATI <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- NEW ENGLAND 10 7 7 10 34 CINCINNATI 0 7 3 3 13 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 4:26 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 31 YD. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards in 4:21. Key plays: Hobbs 26-yard kickoff return to New England 21; T Brady 23-yard pass to Faulk to midfield; Brady 11-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-5 to Cincinnati 17. NEW ENGLAND 3-0. 14:09 NWE - TD, MIKE VRABEL 1 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards in 2:09. Key plays: T Brady 14-yard pass to Stallworth to New England 49; Morris 49-yard run to Cincinnati 2 NEW ENGLAND 10-0. 2ND QUARTER: 4:01 CIN - TD, T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH 1 YD PASS FROM CARSON PALMER (SHAYNE GRAHAM KICK). Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards in 2:29. Key plays: Hall 2-yard interception return to New England 35; Palmer 21-yard pass to C Johnson to New England 1. NEW ENGLAND 10-7. 10:49 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 7 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards in 6:43. Key plays: Andrews 24-yard kickoff return to New England 38; Morris 4-yard run on 3rd-and 1 to Cincinnati 26; Morris 41 total rushing yards on drive. NEW ENGLAND 17-7. 3RD QUARTER: 7:05 NWE - TD, SAMMY MORRIS 7 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards in 4:07. Key plays: Welker 27-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Cincinnati 47; T Brady 16-yard pass to Moss plus 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Bengals' B Robinson to Cincinnati 16. NEW ENGLAND 24-7. 10:50 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 40 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 3:45. Key plays: Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to Cincinnati 44; Watson 16-yard run to New England 40; Palmer 23-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh to New England 30. NEW ENGLAND 24-10. 4TH QUARTER: 1:57 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 36 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards in 6:07. Key plays: Faulk 14-yard run to New England 43; 5-yard too many men on the field penalty on Bengals on 3rd-and-2 to Cincinnati 21. NEW ENGLAND 27-10. 5:56 CIN - FG, SHAYNE GRAHAM 48 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards in 3:59. Key plays: Palmer 20-yard pass to R Kelly to Cincinnati 40; Palmer 14-yard pass to C Johnson to New England 41; Palmer 10-yard pass to Houshmandzadeh on 4th-and-8 to New England 29. NEW ENGLAND 27-13. 11:42 NWE - TD, RANDY MOSS 14 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards in 5:46. Key plays: T Brady 20-yard pass to Moss to New England 35; T Brady 18-yard pass to Morris to Cincinnati 47; T Brady 23-yard pass to Stallworth to Cincinnati 33. NEW ENGLAND 34-13. NEW ENGLAND - CINCINNATI Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND CINCINNATI FIRST DOWNS 25 17 Rushing 10 4 Passing 13 13 Penalty 2 0 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-12-58% 0-7-0% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-1-100% TOTAL NET YARDS 404 283 Total offensive plays 66 51 Average gain per play 6.1 5.5 NET YARDS RUSHING 173 57 Rushing attempts 34 15 Average gain per rush 5.1 3.8 Tackles for loss-yards 3-7 3-4 NET YARDS PASSING 231 226 Times sacked: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 Gross passing yards 231 234 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 32-25-1 35-21-2 Avg gain per pass play 7.2 6.3 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-3-1 4-3-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 1-38.0 4-42.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 22.0 42.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 17 2 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2-16 0-0 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-103 6-129 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-1 1-2 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-20 8-65 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 4 1 Rushing 1 0 Passing 3 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 1-1 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-2 2-2 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 4-6-67% 1-1-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 1-1-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 37:24 22:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS NEW ENGLAND CINCINNATI RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- S MORRIS 21 117 5.6 49 1 K WATSON 13 55 4.2 16 0 W WELKER 1 27 27.0 27 0 J JOHNSON 1 3 3.0 3 0 K FAULK 3 22 7.3 14 0 T HOUSHMAN 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 K ECKEL 3 11 3.7 6 0 H EVANS 2 1 0.5 1 0 T BRADY 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 M CASSEL 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T BRADY 25-32-231 1 3 23 C PALMER 21-35-234 2 1 23 Sacked-Yards Lost: None Sacked-Yards Lost: C PALMER 1-8. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R MOSS 9 102 11.3 20 2 T HOUSHMAN 10 100 10.0 23 1 D STALLWOR 4 49 12.3 23 0 C JOHNSON 3 53 17.7 21 0 K FAULK 3 39 13.0 23 0 A CHATMAN 3 28 9.3 12 0 W WELKER 3 22 7.3 11 0 R KELLY 2 41 20.5 21 0 S MORRIS 2 15 7.5 18 0 K WATSON 2 8 4.0 6 0 B WATSON 2 12 6.0 7 0 J JOHNSON 1 4 4.0 4 0 M VRABEL 1 1 1.0 1 1 L MANKINS 1 -9 -9.0 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A SAMUEL 1 1 1.0 1 0 L HALL 1 2 2.0 2 0 R GAY 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- C HANSON 1 38 38.0 0 0 38 K LARSON 4 168 42.0 0 1 49 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- W WELKER 2 16 8.0 9 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E HOBBS 3 79 26.3 31 0 G HOLT 6 129 21.5 34 0 W ANDREWS 1 24 24.0 24 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- S GOSTKOWS 4/4 2/2 S GRAHAM 1/1 2/2 Dist.: 31 36 Dist.: 40 48 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Fumbles: None DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A THOMAS 5 4 1 .5-8 M WILLIAMS 8 8 0 0-0 R GAY 4 4 0 0-0 J SMITH 6 4 2 0-0 A SAMUEL 4 4 0 0-0 L JOHNSON 6 4 2 0-0 T WARREN 4 3 1 0-0 D O'NEAL 5 5 0 0-0 E WILSON 3 3 0 0-0 C NDUKWE 5 3 2 0-0 B MERIWEATHER 3 3 0 0-0 A SCHLEGEL 5 1 4 0-0 J SEAU 3 1 2 0-0 D PEKO 4 4 0 0-0 R BAKER 2 2 0 0-0 D JACKSON 4 2 2 0-0 E HOBBS 2 2 0 0-0 D JONES 4 2 2 0-0 J SANDERS 2 2 0 0-0 R GEATHERS 3 2 1 0-0 J GREEN 2 1 1 .5-8 J JOSEPH 2 2 0 0-0 M VRABEL 2 1 1 0-0 H JONES 2 1 1 0-0 M WRIGHT 1 1 0 0-0 M MYERS 2 0 2 0-0 T BRUSCHI 1 0 1 0-0 J THORNTON 2 0 2 0-0 V WILFORK 1 0 1 0-0 L HALL 1 1 0 0-0 B ROBINSON 1 0 1 0-0 F RUCKER 1 0 1 0-0 Officials: Referee-Jerome Boger, Umpire-Garth Defelice, Head Linesman-Jerry Bergman, Line Judge-Jeff Bergman, Field Judge-Scott Steenson, Side Judge-Joe Larrew, Back Judge-Bob Waggoner. Att: 66,113 Time of Game: 2:52</div>
