2006 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 1, 2006 · Paul Brown Stadium
New England PatriotsWinner
38
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Cincinnati Bengals
13
CIN -5.5 upsetO 46 ✓
New England Patriots 38–13 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
20/35, 245 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-10.1 expected points added · -3.9% completion over expected
Passing · NE
15/26, 188 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
5.2 expected points added · -0.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 15/26 | 188 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Maroney | 15 | 125 | 8.3 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Corey Dillon | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Heath Evans | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Chad Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodney Harrison | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wright | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 20/35 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -10.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Kenny Watson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Quincy Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Miller | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Landon Johnson | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herana-Daze Jones | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Shaun Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thornton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -5.5
- Closing total
- 46
- NE moneyline
- +225
- CIN moneyline
- -245
Bengals closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46; the game landed 51 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- NE 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Marvin Lewis