PATRIOTS HOST BENGALS IN PRESEASON HOME OPENER
MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS Thursday, August 20, 2009 ¹ Gillette Stadium (68,756) ¹ 7:30 p.m. EDT MONDAY, AUGUST 17 9:30-11:15 a.m. Morning Practice The Patriots will face the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday in the 2009 preseason 11:15-11:45 a.m. Player Interviews on Field home-opener at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots opened the preseason last Thursday 11:45 – 12 p.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. with a 27-25 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Cincinnati 3:45-5:30 p.m. Afternoon Practice opened the preseason last Friday with 17-7 loss at New Orleans.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 BROADCAST INFORMATION 9:30-11:15 a.m. Morning Practice TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by the Patriots Preseason 11:15-11:45 a.m. Player Interviews on Field Television Network and can be seen in every New England state as well as Eastern 11:45 – 12 p.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. Canada, Alaska and Hawaii. The network's flagship station is WBZ-TV Channel 4 in 3:45-5:30 p.m. Afternoon Practice Boston. Veteran CBS broadcaster Don Criqui provides play-by-play and is joined by WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19 three-time NFL Pro Bowler and CBS analyst Randy Cross. WBZ-TV principal sports Team Walkthrough – No Media Access anchor Steve Burton offers on-field reports from the sideline.
PATRIOTS PRESEASON TELEVISION NETWORK THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 4:30-5 p.m. Jim Nance and Billy Sullivan Hall of Massachusetts Connecticut Fame Induction Boston, Mass. WBZ-TV Ch. 4 Hartford, Conn. WCTX-TV Channel 59 (The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon) Springfield, Mass. WWLP-TV Ch. 22 Vermont 7:30 p.m. Patriots vs. Bengals Rhode Island Burlington, Vt. WVNY-TV Channel 22 Providence, R.I. WNAC-TV Ch. 64 Hawaii 2009 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE New Hampshire Honolulu, Hawaii KGMB-TV Channel 9 PRESEASON Manchester, N.H. WMUR-TV Ch. 9 Alaska Thurs., Aug. 13 at Philadelphia W 27-25 Maine Anchorage, Alaska KIMO-TV Channel 13 Thurs., Aug 20 Cincinnati 7:30 WBZ Portland, Maine WMTW-TV Ch. 8 Canada (Quebec/Maritimes) Fri., Aug. 28 at Washington 8:00 CBS Bangor, Maine WVII-TV Ch. 7 Rogers Sports Net East Thurs., Sept. 3 N.Y. Giants 7:30 p.m. WBZ RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio REGULAR SEASON Network. A complete listing of the network’s 36 stations can be found in this press Mon., Sept. 14 Buffalo 7:00 ESPN release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 33rd season as the voice of Sun., Sept. 20 at N.Y. Jets 1:00 CBS the Patriots and will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Sun., Sept. 27 Atlanta 1:00 FOX Cappelletti. Santos and Cappelletti are celebrating their 26th season as a tandem. Sun., Oct. 4 Baltimore 1:00 CBS Sun., Oct. 11 at Denver 4:15 CBS JIM NANCE INDUCTED INTO PATRIOTS HALL OF FAME Sun., Oct. 18 Tennessee 4:15 CBS In a year that the franchise is celebrating its 50th anniversary, Patriots fans had an Sun., Oct. 25 # Tampa Bay 1:00 CBS opportunity to vote for one of three hall of fame finalists, each of Sun., Nov. 1 BYE WEEK whom were perennial American Football League (AFL) All-Stars Sun., Nov. 8 Miami 1:00 CBS for the then Boston Patriots. Fullback Jim Nance has earned the Sun., Nov. 15 at Indianapolis 8:20 NBC honor of becoming the 14th player and the first running back to Sun., Nov. 22 N.Y. Jets 4:15* CBS* be inducted into the team’s hall of fame. Nance passed away Mon., Nov. 30 at New Orleans 8:30 ESPN on June 17, 1992. He is survived by his daughter, Rachel, who Sun., Dec. 6 at Miami 8:20* NBC* will represent her father at the Patriots Hall of Fame induction Sun., Dec. 13 Carolina 1:00* CBS* ceremony. In a fitting tribute to the Patriots 50th anniversary, Sun., Dec. 20 at Buffalo 1:00* CBS* Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft has inducted the Patriots Sun., Dec. 27 Jacksonville 1:00* CBS* original owner Billy Sullivan into the hall of fame as a Sun., Jan. 3 at Houston 1:00* CBS* contributor. Nance and Sullivan will be honored in a #Wembley Stadium, London, England ceremony on August 20 at 4:30 p.m. on the Plaza outside The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon. PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE MEDIA CONTACTS The Patriots’ media-only website, located at PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 http://media.patriots.com, will be updated for Stacey James...... Vice President of Media [email protected].. 508-384-9105 registered users throughout training camp with all the latest media information, schedules, rosters Aaron Salkin...... Asst. Director of Media Relations..... [email protected].. 508-326-6870 and press releases. The media site will also serve Scott Barboza ...... Media Relations Assistant...... [email protected].. 508-384-9195 as the team’s primary credentialing system again Christy Berkery ....Media Relations Assistant ...... [email protected] 508-549-0518 in 2009. Tara Bertrand ...... Administrative Assistant...... [email protected].. 508-384-4311 Jeff Cournoyer...... Director of Corporate Communications ...... [email protected].. 508-549-0492
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SERIES HISTORY BILL BELICHICK IN THE PRESEASON Bill Belichick has compiled an overall record of 32-26 (.552) in The Patriots and Bengals will the preseason, including a 21-17 (.553) mark as Patriots head meet this week for the sixth time in coach. preseason play and the first time TALE OF THE TAPE since the 2005 preseason when the 2008 Regular Season New England Cincinnati Patriots beat the Bengals, 23-13, in Record 11-5 4-11-1 Cincinnati. Divisional Standings 2nd 3rd New England is 2-3 in preseason Total Yards Gained 5,847 3,926 contests against the Bengals but has Total Offense (Rank) 365.4 (5) 245.4 (32) a 13-8 advantage in the regular- Rush Offense 142.4 (6) 95.0 (29) season Pass Offense 223.1 (12) 150.4 (30) series between the clubs, including a Points Per Game 25.6 (8) 12.8 (32) three-game winning streak in regular- Total Yards Allowed 4,944 5,208 season play. The Patriots have scored Total Defense 309.0 (10) 325.5 (12) over 30 points in the last three games Rush Defense 107.6 (15) 120.1 (21) with a 35-28 win in 2004, a 38-13 win Pass Defense 201.4 (11) 205.4 (15) in 2006 and a 34-13 win in 2007. Points Allowed/Game 19.3 (8) 22.7 (19) Possession Avg. 32:09 28:40
Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 48/221 51/271 Sacks Made/Yards 31/239 17/122 Preseason – Cincinnati 3, New England 2 Passing TD/Int (off.) 21/11 11/15 Date Result Score H/A Stadium Passing TD/Int (def.) 27/14 23/12 08/10/69 W 21-13 A Doyt Perry Stadium Total Touchdowns 43 20 08/26/88 L 21-27 H Sullivan Stadium Penalties Against/Yards 57/501 75/591 08/24/90 L(OT) 10-13 H Foxboro Stadium Punts/Avg. 50/44.0 101/39.1 08/21/04 L 3-31 A Paul Brown Stadium Field Goals Made/Att. 36/40 22/25 08/12/05 W 23-13 A Paul Brown Stadium Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio +1 -2 Regular Season – New England 13, Cincinnati 8 Date Result Score H/A Stadium 2005 PRESEASON MEETING 12/01/68 W 33-14 H Fenway Park PATRIOTS 23, BENGALS 13 11/16/69 W 25-14 A Nippert Stadium August 12, 2005 ¹ Paul Brown Stadium (Att: 55,544) 12/20/70 L 7-45 A Riverfront Stadium 1 2 3 4 Final 09/17/72 L 7-31 H Schaefer Stadium New England Patriots 0 10 6 7 — 23 10/12/75 L 10-27 A Riverfront Stadium 10/15/78 W 10-3 A Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati Bengals 0 6 0 7 — 13
09/16/79 W 20-14 A Riverfront Stadium Meeting for the third time one year, the Patriots defeated 10/14/84 W 20-14 H Sullivan Stadium the Bengals 23-13 in the first preseason game of 2005. Several 12/22/85 W 34-23 H Sullivan Stadium new Patriots received significant playing time, with three rookies 12/07/86 L 7-31 H Sullivan Stadium having a hand in the Patriots two touchdowns. 10/16/88 W 27-21 H Sullivan Stadium 09/23/90 L 7-41 A Riverfront Stadium Seventh round draft pick Matt Cassel and free agent 12/22/91 L 7-29 A Riverfront Stadium acquisition Monty Beisel were among the new Patriots on the 12/20/92 L 10-20 A Riverfront Stadium field, and both contributed strong debut performances. Cassel 12/12/93 W 7-2 H Foxboro Stadium completed 13 of 21 passes for 135 yards and one touchdown, 09/18/94 W 31-28 A Riverfront Stadium posting a quarterback rating of 96.3 in his first NFL action. 11/19/00 W 16-13 H Foxboro Stadium Beisel, who made several demonstrative hits on Bengals 09/09/01 L 17-23 A Paul Brown Stadium receivers, led the Patriots defense with five tackles (three solo), 12/12/04 W 35-28 H Gillette Stadium Besiel also added a special teams tackle. 10/01/06 W 38-13 A Paul Brown Stadium The first quarter was a defensive struggle, with both teams 10/01/07 W 34-13 A Paul Brown Stadium turning over the ball and neither scoring. On the first play from scrimmage, Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel made an
PRESEASON VS. AFC acrobatic play to intercept a Carson Palmer pass intended for Chad Ochocinco. After a six-play drive led by starting This week, the Patriots will play an AFC team in the preseason quarterback Rohan Davey ended in a Josh Miller punt, the for just the sixth time in their last 46 preseason games. New Bengals responded with a heavy dose of running back Rudi England played 28 consecutive preseason games against NFC Johnson, driving 58 yards to the Patriots 25 yard line, where teams from 1997-2004. This week’s game is just the eighth kicker Carter Warley missed a 43-yard field goal. On the preseason game against an AFC team since 1994. subsequent Patriots drive, Davey was intercepted by Cincinnati cornerback Deltha O’Neal on a pass intended for rookie free
agent Bam Childress.
The teams began the second quarter trading field goals, with Warley redeeming himself on a 43-yarder to start the
scoring. Adam Vinatieri responded with a 48-yard field goal to tie
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2005 PRESEASON MEETING (continued) PATRIOTS 23, BENGALS 13 CONNECTIONS the game 3-3. A 35-yard Shayne Graham field goal put the Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis was on the Bengals ahead with just over four minutes left in the half, but coaching staff of the Balitmore Ravens in 1996 with Matt Cassel, in for Davey, drove the Patriots 82 yards downfield, current Patriots special teams coach, Scott O’Brien. capping the drive with a 20-yard touchdown strike to rookie Patriots QB Brian Hoyer and Bengals C Kyle Cook receiver Jason Anderson. were teammates for two seasons at Michigan State in Cassel and rookie running back Kory Chapman led the 2005 and 2006. offense in the third quarter, as the Patriots scored six points via Patriots TE Benjamin Watson and Bengals DE two Vinatieri field goals. The Patriots defense again shut down Robert Geathers were teammates at the University the Bengals, who earned only one first down in the quarter. of Georgia from 2001-2003. With mostly first and second year players on the field for Patriots LB Shawn Crable and LB Pierre Woods both teams, the fourth quarter featured eight of the game’s 14 were teammates with Bengals CB Leon Hall at the total penalties. After a Patriots punt, the teams traded fumbles University of Michigan. Crable and Hall were before second year quarterback Casey Bramlet hit receiver Chris teammates from 2005-2006. Woods and Hall were Henry for a 3-yard touchdown. After Cassel drove the Patriots teammates from 2003-2005. Also, Patriots QB Tom from their own 32 yard line, rookie fullback Kyle Eckel scored on Brady and Bengals LB Dhani Jones were teammates a 4-yard run to seal the Patriots victory. at Michigan from 1997-1999. LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING Patriots WR Greg Lewis and Bengals LB Dhani PATRIOTS 34, BENGALS 13 Jones were teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles October 1, 2007 ¹ Paul Brown Stadium (Att: 66,113) from 2004 – 2006. 1 2 3 4 Final Patriots T Wesley Britt and Bengals G Evan Mathis New England Patriots 10 7 7 10 — 34 were teammates at the University of Alabama from Cincinnati Bengals 0 7 3 3 — 13 2001-2004. Patriots CB Mike Richardson and T Mark LeVoir The Patriots defeated the Bengals 34-13 on Monday Night were teammates with Bengals S Chinedum Ndukwe Football to improve to 4-0 on the season. New England gained a at Notre Dame from 2004-2005. total of 173 rushing yards on 34 carries, while Tom Brady threw Patriots WR Wes Welker and RB Sammy Morris three touchdown passes – two to Randy Moss – to provide the and Bengals LB Jim Maxwell all played for the Miami offensive spark. Brady’s passer rating exceeded 100.0 and Dolphins in 2006. Moss’s receiving total exceeded 100 yards for the fourth Patriots S Brendon McGowan and Bengals DT Tank consecutive week. Sammy Morris paced the rushing attack with Johnson both played for the Chicago Bears in 2005 117 yards on 21 carries. On defense, the Patriots came up with and 2006. McGowen was also teammates with Bengals two interceptions and held the Bengals to 57 rushing yards as FB J.D. Runnels with the Bears from 2006 – 2007. the team allowed 14 or fewer points for the fourth straight Bengals QB J.T. O’Sullivan was on the Patriots week. practice squad in 2006 from September 5 to The Patriots got on the board first, taking a 3-0 lead on a 31- October 2. yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski to cap off the game’s Patriots LB Adalius Thomas played under Bengals opening drive. After swapping punts, the Patriots got the ball head coach Marvin Lewis when they were both with back and marched 65 yards on five plays to take a 10-0 lead on the Baltimore Ravens from 2000-2001. Lewis was the a 1-yard touchdown reception by linebacker Mike Vrabel, who Ravens defensive coordinator at the time. lined up as a tight end on a goal-line play. A 49-yard run by Patriots TE David Thomas and Bengals HB Cedric Morris was the key play of the drive as the first quarter ended Benson were teammates at the University of Texas with New England up by 10. On the Patriots’ first drive of the from 2003-2004. Benson was also teammates with second quarter, the Bengals’ Leon Hall intercepted a Brady pass Patriots S Brandon McGowan when they both to set up a quick-strike drive directed by Carson Palmer that played for the Chicago Bears from 2005-2007. ended in a 1-yard touchdown toss to T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Patriots CB Shawn Springs played for the Seattle cut the Patriots’ lead to 10-7. But New England answered back, Seahawks in 1997 and 1998 when Bengals offensive compiling an ensuing drive of 62 yards and 12 plays to take a coordinator Bob Bratkowski served as the Seahawks 17-7 lead on an acrobatic 7-yard scoring grab by Moss. On the offensive coordinator. next possession, the Bengals drove into Patriots territory, but Patriots G Ryan Wendell and Bengals DT Jason Asante Samuel intercepted a Palmer pass at the Patriots’ 2-yard Shirley were teammates at Fresno State University line to preserve the 17-7 lead going into halftime. from 2004-2007. After a Cincinnati punt to open the second half, the Patriots Patriots RB Laurence Maroney and Bengals TE Ben extended their lead to 24-7 on a 7-yard scoring run by Morris. Utecht were teammates at the University of The teams then embarked on three successive field goal drives – Minnesota in 2003. two by Cincinnati and one by New England – to leave the score Patriots rookie DL Darryl Richard and Bengals rookie at 27-13 midway through the fourth quarter. But the Patriots Michael Johnson were teammates at Georgia Tech then went 85 yards on nine plays to put the game away on a 14- from 2005-2008. yard touchdown from Brady to Moss that made the score 34-13. Patriots rookie WR Terrence Nunn and Bengals HB Marlon Lucky were teammates at the University of