The New England Patriots decisively defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 34 to 23, on December 22, 1985.

Final

Bengals

7-9-0

23

Patriots

11-5-0

34

Team

CIN

NE

1

3

10

2

3

10

3

7

0

4

10

14

Total

23

34

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CIN

NE

Tony Franklin 25-yard field goal

0

3

Jim Breech 42-yard field goal

3

Stanley Morgan 50-yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick)

3

10

2nd quarter

CIN

NE

Jim Breech 22-yard field goal

6

10

Tony Collins 9-yard run (Tony Franklin kick)

6

17

Tony Franklin 30-yard field goal

6

20

3rd quarter

CIN

NE

Eddie Brown 33-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)

13

20

4th quarter

CIN

NE

Jim Breech 30-yard field goal

16

20

Craig James 11-yard run (Tony Franklin kick)

16

27

Cris Collinsworth 8-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)

23

27

Robert Weathers 42-yard run (Tony Franklin kick)

23

34

Bengals

Patriots

1st Downs

17

Passing 1st Downs

11

4

Rushing 1st Downs

6

13

1st downs from penalties

0

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

66

62

Total Yards

359

419

Yards per play

5.4

6.8

Passing

268

138

Comp - Att

18 - 39

8 - 15

Yards per pass

6.7

8.6

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 2

1 - 7

Rushing

91

281

Rushing Attempts

26

46

Yards per rush

3.5

6.1

Penalties

6

3

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

1

Possession

Bengals

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Boomer Esiason	18	39	270	6.9	2	1	1	75.8
Team	18	39	268	6.9	2	1	1	75.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
James Brooks	13	49	3.8
Larry Kinnebrew	12	37	3.1
Boomer Esiason	1	5	5.0
Team	26	91	3.5

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Eddie Brown	5	129	25.8	1
James Brooks	5	54	10.8	0
Mike Martin	2	37	18.5	0
Cris Collinsworth	3	32	10.7	1
Rodney Holman	2	13	6.5	0
Larry Kinnebrew	1	5	5.0	0
Team	18	270	6.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Eddie Edwards			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Breech	3	3		2	11
Team	3	3		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG
Jim Breech	2	75	37.5
Pat McInally	2	49	24.5
Team	4	124	31.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mike Martin	6	115	19.2	0
Team	6	115	19.2	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mike Martin	2	16	8.0	0
Team	2	16	8.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Tony Eason	8	15	145	9.7	1	1	1	81.2
Team	8	15	138	9.7	1	1	1	81.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Craig James	25	142	5.7	1
Tony Collins	10	57	5.7	1
Robert Weathers	3	52	17.3	1
Tony Eason	2	21	10.5	0
Mosi Tatupu	6	9	1.5	0
Team	46	281	6.1	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Stanley Morgan	4	121	30.3	1
Tony Collins	3	12	4.0	0
Lin Dawson	1	12	12.0	0
Team	8	145	9.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Garin Veris			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tony Franklin	2	3		4	10
Team	2	3		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rich Camarillo	3	117	39.0
Team	3	117	39.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Stephen Starring	5	97	19.4
Greg Hawthorne	1	13	13.0
Team	6	110	18.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Irving Fryar	1	40	40.0	0
Team	1	40	40.0	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 decisively defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 34 to 23, on December 22, 1985.

Final

Bengals

23

Patriots

34

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

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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