| Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1985 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 57953 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 30 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 42 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 50 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 22 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 9 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 30 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 33 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 30 FG | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Craig James 11 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 8 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 23 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Robert Weathers 42 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 23 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Brian Blados |
| 52 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 28 | FB | Larry Kinnebrew |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 59 | LOLB | Jeff Schuh |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 22 | FS | James Griffin |
| 20 | RCB | Ray Horton |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Garin Veris |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 66 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Craig James | 25 | 142 | 5.7 | 36 | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Robert Weathers | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 42t | 1 |
| Tony Eason | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 39 | 18 | 46.2 | 1 | 270 | 6.9 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75.8 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 1 | 145 | 9.7 | 50t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 81.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Eddie Brown | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 44 | 1 |
| James Brooks | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Mike Martin | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 50t | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Griffin | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ronnie Lippett | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jim Breech | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 37 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 45 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Garin Veris | 1.0 |
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