Wild Card Playoff Games, 2021

played in Kansas City, MO

23 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	14	6	-	27
Kansas City Chiefs	3	10	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 KCY - Andre Buckley 50 field goal
2Q: 14:20 KCY - Tito Schneider 17 run (Andre Buckley extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NED - Joe Johansson 1 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:14 KCY - Andre Buckley 45 field goal
3Q: 10:01 NED - Joe Johansson 21 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 06:38 NED - Mack Prescott 12 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 10:32 NED - Charlie Flannery 41 field goal
4Q: 03:57 NED - Charlie Flannery 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 KCY - Andre Buckley 50 field goal
2Q: 14:20 KCY - Tito Schneider 17 run (Andre Buckley extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NED - Joe Johansson 1 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:14 KCY - Andre Buckley 45 field goal
3Q: 10:01 NED - Joe Johansson 21 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 06:38 NED - Mack Prescott 12 pass from Bernard Escalante (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 10:32 NED - Charlie Flannery 41 field goal
4Q: 03:57 NED - Charlie Flannery 20 field goal

Team Statistics NED KCY
Record 14-3 9-8
First Downs 28 17
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 443 294
- Offensive Plays 61 71
- Yards per Play 7.26 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 152 120
- Rushing Attempts 21 23
- Yards per Rush 7.24 5.22
Net Passing Yards 291 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 1 43 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 5/26
- Yards per Pass Play 7.28 3.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/7 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 2/17 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 4/137
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:07 28:53

Team Statistics	NED	KCY
Record	14-3	9-8
First Downs	28	17
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	443	294
- Offensive Plays	61	71
- Yards per Play	7.26	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	152	120
- Rushing Attempts	21	23
- Yards per Rush	7.24	5.22
Net Passing Yards	291	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 1	43 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	5/26
- Yards per Pass Play	7.28	3.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/7	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	2/17	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	4/137
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:07	28:53

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	1:03	OWN 20	2	19	Fumble
1	9:59	5:08	OWN 22	7	38	Punt
2	14:06	3:19	OWN 28	4	22	Punt
2	7:29	2:31	OWN 8	7	74	Interception
2	3:23	1:19	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:15	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	8:10	1:38	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
3	3:13	1:12	OWN 39	5	19	Punt
4	13:16	2:49	OWN 39	5	37	Field Goal
4	9:06	0:26	OPP 40	3	0	Punt
4	7:01	3:09	OPP 36	4	33	Field Goal
4	2:00	2:00	OPP 41	5	16	Game

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 43	5	14	Punt
1	11:04	1:05	OPP 39	3	6	Field Goal
1	4:51	5:45	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	10:47	3:18	OWN 14	6	21	Punt
2	4:58	1:35	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	2:04	1:57	OWN 39	6	33	Field Goal
3	9:45	1:35	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	6:32	3:19	OWN 42	6	26	Missed FG
3	2:01	3:45	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
4	10:27	1:21	OWN 36	4	4	Downs
4	8:40	1:39	OWN 20	7	16	Downs
4	3:52	1:52	OWN 9	8	32	Downs

Game MVP: Kendrick Fox, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Will Cave	9	93	10.33	32	4	0
Brian Thompson	6	14	2.33	10	1	0
Bernard Escalante	4	22	5.50	15	1	0
Joe Johansson	1	21	21.00	21	1	1
Jerome Alexander	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tito Schneider	16	80	5.00	17	2	1
Max Penn	4	23	5.75	12	1	0
Kris Pathon	3	17	5.67	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	38	25	302	2/11	2	39	1	96.6

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kris Pathon	43	22	200	5/26	0	21	0	64.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mack Prescott	7	10	72	10.29	9	20	1
WR Tony Lyons	5	7	47	9.40	12	16	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	4	5	78	19.50	6	24	0
WR Jesse Marshall	3	6	45	15.00	9	29	0
TE Joe Johansson	3	3	15	5.00	0	13	1
FB Jerome Alexander	2	2	45	22.50	36	39	0
TE Ken Stone	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nathan Osborne	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reuben Matthews	6	14	59	9.83	10	20
WR Jimmie Mang	6	15	53	8.83	4	21
WR Terrance Martinez	4	4	36	9.00	3	14
TE Morris Rivera	3	5	35	11.67	8	16
RB Tito Schneider	2	3	14	7.00	4	11
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Juan Alston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Preston Bernstein	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernard Escalante	1	0	0	0

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Norbert Gottman	0	1	0	0
Shannon Bynaker	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	4	158	39.5	24.5	42	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Ogden	5	206	41.2	33.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Buckley	2/3	2/3	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Farr	2	21	10.5	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Van Meter	2	47	23.5	0
Jesse Marshall	1	14	14.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Kemp	3	104	34.7	0
Dwayne Sanders	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Heath Hitchcock	7	1	0.0	16	43
ILB Luke Wayne	4	0	0.5	6	20
ILB Quentin Davidson	4	3	0.0	17	28
S Cris Farr	4	1	0.0	22	43
DE Kendrick Fox	3	1	2.5	15	32
CB Donnell Arnold	3	3	0.0	15	40
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	0	0.0	8	19
OLB Jackie Bard	3	0	0.0	12	17
DE Kelvin Harbert	2	1	2.0	17	41
DT Vernon Garrett	2	2	0.0	18	41
S Gino Fackleman	2	2	0.0	13	21
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	0	0.0	16	28
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	0.0	11	27
OLB Warren Stewart	2	0	0.0	8	15
S David Tynik	2	0	0.0	10	24
CB Gene Levine	1	2	0.0	15	36
DT Wally Moore	1	1	0.0	17	24
DE Alan Woodard	1	1	0.0	6	7
TE Ken Stone	1	0	---	---	---
S John Van Meter	1	0	0.0	3	6

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jorge Hartman	7	1	0.0	17	35
ILB Brady Spencer	6	0	0.0	13	24
ILB Jared Ballard	5	2	0.0	20	37
S Monty Copeland	5	0	0.0	20	38
OLB Shannon Bynaker	3	2	1.0	14	29
CB T.J. Warren	3	2	0.0	18	39
DE Matthew Stefani	3	0	0.0	16	31
DT Norbert Gottman	2	0	1.0	9	14
CB Antoine Kemp	2	1	0.0	12	27
DE Jamal Wallace	2	0	0.0	16	29
DE Gerald Rosow	2	0	0.0	5	9
DT Melvin Ledwell	1	1	0.0	13	28
OLB Cedric Phillips	1	1	0.0	13	33
CB Preston Bernstein	1	1	0.0	15	27
S Bubba Hartley	1	0	0.0	3	1
ILB Jackie Douglas	0	1	0.0	15	21
ILB Nolan Money	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	2.5	0	3	4	32
DE Kelvin Harbert	2.0	1	1	2	41
ILB Luke Wayne	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Alan Woodard	0.0	0	1	2	7
DE Joel Lucic	0.0	0	1	1	16
DT Vernon Garrett	0.0	0	1	0	41
DT Wally Moore	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT T.K.O. Schofer	0.0	0	1	0	19

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1.0	1	1	29
DT Norbert Gottman	1.0	0	0	14
DE Matthew Stefani	0.0	0	3	31
DE Jamal Wallace	0.0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Heath Hitchcock	5	2	43
S Cris Farr	3	2	43
OLB Jackie Bard	3	0	17
ILB Quentin Davidson	2	0	28
CB Donnell Arnold	2	0	40
DT T.K.O. Schofer	2	0	19
ILB Luke Wayne	1	1	20
S Gino Fackleman	1	1	21
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	32
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	15
S John Van Meter	1	0	6
DE Kelvin Harbert	0	1	41
S David Tynik	0	1	24

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jorge Hartman	6	1	0	35
ILB Jared Ballard	5	2	0	37
S Monty Copeland	5	0	0	38
ILB Brady Spencer	5	0	0	24
CB T.J. Warren	2	0	0	39
CB Antoine Kemp	1	1	0	27
CB Preston Bernstein	1	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	3	4	21	0	40
Bill Bradford	2	2	19	0	36
Lenny Spindler	1	6	17	0	35
Charlie Andrade	1	3	19	0	26
Leonard Lytle	0	2	21	0	35
Jesse O'Neill	0	1	4	0	5
Jerome Alexander	0	0	11	2	25

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Kell	4	4	16	0	36
Xavier Heffner	3	4	22	2	43
Joel McDonald	1	4	22	1	42
Bernie Welch	1	2	14	0	15
Emmitt Walton	1	1	19	0	39
Henry Hines	0	2	22	2	46
George Coffey	0	1	7	0	13
Keith Delgado	0	1	4	0	13
Don Wheeler	0	1	1	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Alexander	3	12
Brian Thompson	1	19
Jackie Bard	0	20
Cris Farr	0	18
Heath Hitchcock	0	16
Nathan Osborne	0	16
Ken Stone	0	15
Jesse Marshall	0	14
John Van Meter	0	14
Donnell Arnold	0	12
Charlie Flannery	0	8
Kelvin Harbert	0	8
Will Cave	0	8
Joe Johansson	0	6
Jesse O'Neill	0	6
Patrick Hamilton	0	6
Cole Robles	0	6
Charlie Andrade	0	6
Kirk Bobro	0	5
Mack Prescott	0	4
Lenny Spindler	0	4
Shaun Schwartz	0	4
Gene Levine	0	4
Lance Summers	0	4
Vernon Garrett	0	3
Alan Woodard	0	3
David Tynik	0	3
Kendrick Fox	0	2
Luke Wayne	0	2
Gino Fackleman	0	2
Corey Hammond	0	2
Wally Moore	0	2
Quentin Davidson	0	2
Warren Stewart	0	2
T.K.O. Schofer	0	2
Byron Lewis	0	1
Joel Lucic	0	1
Darren Smith	0	1
Xavier Dawson	0	1

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Schneider	1	17
Monty Copeland	1	16
Mitch Montgomery	1	8
Keith Delgado	1	8
Bubba Hartley	1	2
Lewis Gredzinski	0	18
Preston Hoover	0	18
Gene Wagner	0	17
Antoine Kemp	0	14
T.J. Warren	0	13
Terrance Martinez	0	13
Jorge Hartman	0	12
Jackie Douglas	0	11
Jared Ballard	0	11
Bernie Welch	0	10
George Coffey	0	8
Xavier Heffner	0	8
Andre Buckley	0	7
Brady Spencer	0	6
Cedric Kell	0	6
Dwayne Sanders	0	6
Horace Ogden	0	5
Matt Berry	0	5
Juan Alston	0	4
Melvin Ledwell	0	3
Kris Pathon	0	3
Jamal Wallace	0	2
Cedric Phillips	0	2
Don Wheeler	0	2
Preston Bernstein	0	2
Stan Burks	0	2
Matthew Stefani	0	1
George Clemons	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1
Reuben Matthews	0	1
Gerald Rosow	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	10	64	6.4
Right	3	40	13.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	6	35	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	38	25	5	0	2	4	5	0	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kris Pathon	43	22	2	1	2	8	9	9	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	121	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	75	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	66	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	67	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	57	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mack Prescott	10	7	1	72	1	35
WR Tony Lyons	7	5	0	47	0	31
WR Jesse Marshall	6	3	0	45	1	20
WR Shaun Schwartz	5	4	0	78	2	26
WR Nathan Osborne	3	0	1	0	0	12
TE Joe Johansson	3	3	0	15	0	8
FB Jerome Alexander	2	2	0	45	1	25
TE Ken Stone	2	1	0	0	0	4

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mang	15	6	0	53	1	47
WR Reuben Matthews	14	6	0	59	1	35
TE Morris Rivera	5	3	0	35	0	46
WR Terrance Martinez	4	4	0	36	0	24
RB Tito Schneider	3	2	1	14	0	42
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	0	3	0	14
TE Juan Alston	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Thompson	2	1	0.50	2.33
Will Cave	1	0	0.00	10.33

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Schneider	1	17	17.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	6	3	25	4.17	7.95

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jesse Marshall	2	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Tony Lyons	1	1	12	12.00	6.71
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	12	12.00	7.20
TE Joe Johansson	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
TE Ken Stone	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Thompson	2	0
Bernard Escalante	1	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	4	1	0

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kris Pathon	16	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch
WR Tony Lyons	1	0
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	0
TE Joe Johansson	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reuben Matthews	6	1	1
WR Terrance Martinez	3	3	3
WR Jimmie Mang	3	2	2
TE Morris Rivera	2	1	1
FB Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	0
RB Tito Schneider	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (24,100)
End Zone 14,500 (17,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (15,300)
Club Seats 7,500 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (79,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (24,100)
End Zone	14,500 (17,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (15,300)
Club Seats	7,500 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,500)