The New England Patriots beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 27 to 21, on October 16, 1988.

Final

Bengals

6-1-0

21

Patriots

3-4-0

27

Team

CIN

NE

1

0

7

2

0

7

3

14

6

4

7

Total

21

27

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CIN

NE

John Stephens 0-yard fumble return (Teddy Garcia kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

CIN

NE

Mosi Tatupu 3-yard run (Teddy Garcia kick)

0

14

3rd quarter

CIN

NE

Reggie Dupard 3-yard run (kick failed)

0

20

Ickey Woods 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)

7

20

Eddie Brown 26-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)

14

20

4th quarter

CIN

NE

Reggie Dupard 10-yard run (Teddy Garcia kick)

14

27

Eddie Brown 16-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)

21

27

Bengals

Patriots

1st Downs

23

22

Passing 1st Downs

12

7

Rushing 1st Downs

8

13

1st downs from penalties

3

2

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

Total Yards

365

311

Yards per play

6.2

5.3

Passing

225

153

Comp - Att

18 - 28

10 - 14

Yards per pass

7.8

9.6

Interceptions thrown

5

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 14

2 - 12

Rushing

140

158

Rushing Attempts

30

43

Yards per rush

4.7

3.7

Penalties

8

6

Turnovers

6

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

5

0

Possession

Bengals

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Boomer Esiason	18	28	239	8.5	2	5	1	75.4
Team	18	28	225	8.5	2	5	1	75.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ickey Woods	13	43	3.3	1
Stanley Wilson	7	40	5.7	0
Boomer Esiason	4	35	8.8	0
James Brooks	6	22	3.7	0
Team	30	140	4.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Eddie Brown	3	67	22.3	2
Rodney Holman	4	53	13.3	0
Ickey Woods	3	42	14.0	0
Stanley Wilson	3	35	11.7	0
Tim McGee	1	25	25.0	0
Stanford Jennings	1	9	9.0	0
Jim Riggs	2	6	3.0	0
James Brooks	1	2	2.0	0
Team	18	239	8.5	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Jim Skow			2.0
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Breech	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Scott Fulhage	1	40	40.0
Team	1	40	40.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ira Hillary	2	45	22.5
Rickey Dixon	1	18	18.0
Team	3	63	21.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Eddie Brown	4	14	3.5	0
Team	4	14	3.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Doug Flutie	10	14	165	11.8	0	0	2	110.7
Team	10	14	153	11.8	0	0	2	110.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
John Stephens	16	56	3.5	0
Doug Flutie	7	36	5.1	0
Reggie Dupard	5	32	6.4	2
Bob Perryman	13	29	2.2	0
Mosi Tatupu	2	5	2.5	1
Team	43	158	3.7	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Cedric Jones	3	60	20.0
Lin Dawson	3	57	19.0
Bob Perryman	2	22	11.0
Irving Fryar	1	20	20.0
John Stephens	1	6	6.0
Team	10	165	11.8	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Larry McGrew			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Teddy Garcia	0	1		3	3
Team	0	1		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jeff Feagles	5	207	41.4
Team	5	207	41.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Marvin Allen	2	44	22.0	0
Team	2	44	22.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New England Patriots beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 27 to 21, on October 16, 1988.

Final

Bengals

21

Patriots

27

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

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Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Kick Return

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2,120

642

561

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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