The New England Patriots handily defeated the Cleveland Browns, 27 to 16, on December 9, 2001.

2001 New England Patriots

Final

CLE

Browns

6-6-0

16

NE

Patriots

8-5-0

27

Team

CLE

NE

1

10

3

2

0

17

3

3

0

4

3

7

Total

16

27

1st quarter

CLE

NE

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 54-yard field goal

0

3

Browns

Phil Dawson 27-yard field goal

3

3

Browns

Corey Fuller 49-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick)

10

3

2nd quarter

CLE

NE

Patriots

Antowain Smith 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

10

10

Patriots

Troy Brown 85-yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick)

10

17

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 38-yard field goal

10

20

3rd quarter

CLE

NE

Browns

Phil Dawson 39-yard field goal

13

20

4th quarter

CLE

NE

Browns

Phil Dawson 22-yard field goal

16

20

Patriots

Antowain Smith 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

16

27

Browns

Patriots

1st Downs

17

18

Passing 1st Downs

10

12

Rushing 1st Downs

6

5

1st downs from penalties

1

1

3rd down efficiency

6 - 14

4 - 14

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

1 - 2

Total Plays

61

64

Total Yards

277

290

Yards per play

4.5

4.5

Passing

227

209

Comp - Att

20 - 39

19 - 28

Yards per pass

5.4

6.7

Interceptions thrown

3

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 17

3 - 9

Rushing

50

81

Rushing Attempts

19

33

Yards per rush

2.6

2.5

Penalties

2

5

Turnovers

4

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

3

2

Possession

27:40

32:20

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tim Couch 20 39 244 6.3 0 3 3 38.8
Team 20 39 227 6.3 0 3 3 38.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
James Jackson 16 34 2.1 0
Tim Couch 1 9 9.0 0
Jamel White 2 7 3.5 0
Team 19 50 2.6 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Kevin Johnson 8 95 11.9 0 12
Jamel White 3 57 19.0 0 3
Dennis Northcutt 2 29 14.5 0 11
JaJuan Dawson 2 26 13.0 0 3
James Jackson 2 15 7.5 0 2
O.J. Santiago 2 11 5.5 0 4
Aaron Shea 1 11 11.0 0 1
Quincy Morgan 0 0 0 1
Team 20 244 6.3 0 37

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Dennis Northcutt 1 0
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Brant Boyer 9 7 0.0 1 0 0
Anthony Henry 8 7 0.0 1 0 0
Wali Rainer 13 7 0.0 0 0 0
Jamir Miller 8 6 2.0 2 0 2
Gerard Warren 7 6 1.0 1 0 1
Corey Fuller 8 5 0.0 0 3 0
Devin Bush 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
Mark Smith 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Lenoy Jones 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Daylon McCutcheon 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Dennis Northcutt 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Dwayne Rudd 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
Marquis Smith 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Roger Chanoine 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Anthony Denman 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Scott Frost 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Raymond Jackson 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Tyrone Rogers 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Greg Spires 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
Andre King 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Ryan Kuehl 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Earl Little 3 0 0.0 0 1 0
Team 96 61 3.0 5 4 3

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Phil Dawson 3 3 1 10
Team 3 3 1 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Gardocki 5 227 45.4
Team 5 227 45.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Quincy Morgan 2 49 24.5 0
Benjamin Gay 2 42 21.0 0
Andre King 1 11 11.0 0
O.J. Santiago 1 5 5.0 0
Team 6 107 17.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dennis Northcutt 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tom Brady 19 28 218 7.8 0 2 3 61.3
Team 19 28 209 7.8 0 2 3 61.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Antowain Smith 21 76 3.6 2
David Patten 1 7 7.0 0
Marc Edwards 4 3 0.8 0
Kevin Faulk 2 0 0.0 0
Troy Brown 1 -2 -2.0 0
Tom Brady 4 -3 -0.8 0
Team 33 81 2.5 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Troy Brown 7 89 12.7 0 8
Terry Glenn 4 67 16.8 0 4
David Patten 3 41 13.7 0 5
Kevin Faulk 3 11 3.7 0 3
J.R. Redmond 1 8 8.0 0 2
Marc Edwards 1 2 2.0 0 1
Charles Johnson 0 0 0 2
Patrick Pass 0 0 0 1
Antowain Smith 0 0 0 1
Team 19 218 7.8 0 27

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Anthony Pleasant 1 0
Lawyer Milloy 0 1
Otis Smith 0 1
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Roman Phifer 11 9 1.0 1 1 1
Tedy Bruschi 10 8 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Vrabel 9 5 0.5 1 0 1
Lawyer Milloy 9 4 0.5 0 0 1
Bobby Hamilton 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Ty Law 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Fred Coleman 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Larry Izzo 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Tebucky Jones 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Brandon Mitchell 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Patrick Pass 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Otis Smith 2 2 0.0 0 1 0
Je'Rod Cherry 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Richard Seymour 5 1 1.0 1 1 1
Matt Stevens 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Jermaine Wiggins 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Terrell Buckley 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Anthony Pleasant 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Terrance Shaw 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 73 48 3.0 3 6 4

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Adam Vinatieri 2 4 3 9
Team 2 4 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ken Walter 3 131 43.7
Adam Vinatieri 1 33 33.0
Team 4 164 41.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Faulk 5 82 16.4 0
Team 5 82 16.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Troy Brown 4 125 31.3 1
Kevin Faulk 1 8 8.0 0
Team 5 133 26.6 1

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Jones

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RUSH

642

Elliott

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REC

561

Douglas

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OPP PPG

21.5

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RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

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TEAM W L T PCT
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11 6 0 .647
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11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
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Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

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Purdy

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

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McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

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Kelce

Travis Kelce

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Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

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Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

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Love

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4

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3

Gibbs

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3

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Kelce

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Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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Stafford

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Stroud

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Love

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Hutchinson

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Karlaftis

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Hinish

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Playoff PPG Rankings

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Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

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Ravens

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Chiefs

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Buccaneers

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Bills

22.0

Texans

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Rams

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Cowboys

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Rams

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Buccaneers

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Lions

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Chiefs

386.0

49ers

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Bills

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Ravens

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Packers

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Chiefs

128.0

49ers

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Lions

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Cowboys

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Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

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49ers

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Packers

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Lions

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Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

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Ravens

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Buccaneers

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Raiders

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Panthers

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Patriots

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Chargers

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Saints

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Jets

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
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NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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