Boston Bulldogs (3-3) @ Berlin Bärin (2-4)
Olympiastadion
53°, 0-5 mph.
Full Report: 08-02-BOS-BER
1 2 3 4 Tot 2014 Boston (4-3) 7 3 3 3 16 2014 Berlin (2-5) 0 6 0 3 9
Scoring Summary
1 0:13 Boston TD Martin 5 run (Folk) (12-80-6:11) 7-0
2 10:02 Berlin FG Butler 46 (13-48-5:03) 7-3
2 5:25 Boston FG Folk 49 (7-60-4:26) 10-3
2 0:18 Berlin FG Butler 37 (14-58-4:54) 10-6
3 10:54 Boston FG Folk 31 (9-58-3:59) 13-6
4 10:09 Boston FG Folk 19 (15-71-6:45) 16-6
4 3:13 Berlin FG Butler 43 (13-40-6:42) 16-9
Depending on your point of view, this was either a good old-fashioned slugfest or an example of how dreary football can be when all you can do is kick FGs.
Berlin’s best drive of the day–certainly their longest, as it covered more than half of the opening quarter–ended inside the Boston 10 yard line when Darrelle Revis picked off a Matt Ryan pass at the goalline.
Boston answered with the only TD of the game: a 5 yard run from Curtis Martin that came at the very end of the first quarter, capping an 80 yard, 6 minute drive.
And then the FGs took over: Kevin Butler hit from 46 and 37 and Nick Folk from 49 to give the halftime score of 10-6; Folk added one more in the 3rd, another in the 4th and all Boston could do was another one from Butler, this one from 43 yards out, by the end of the game.
So, what really happened?
First, Boston controlled the game on the ground, with Martin rushing 17 times for 123 yards and Bruce Harper adding another 65. Tom Brady was efficient, completing 13 passes for 161 yards and Don Maynard–after consecutive down weeks–caught 6 for 97 yards. The Bulldogs, in a nutshell, were solid offensively throughout the game.
The Bärin struggled, with Ryan failing to really cement the backup job, let along making a push to start. He was intercepted once, and took 31 attempts to gain 136 yards. Walter Payton was good all day, gaining 86 yards on 18 carries, but Berlin was forced to move away from the run the later it got in the game. Despite the big play potential of Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery, the 2 leading Bärin receivers were held in check, combining for 11 catches and 98 yards.
Mike Singletary continues to impress for the Berlin defense, making 10 tackles in the game. Desmond Trufant had 7 and 2 deflections and Dick Butkus added 6 while also forcing a fumble.
Boston’s defensive unit is emerging as one of the best in the league and was led, as usual, by Nick Buoniconti and his 9 tackles. Andre Tippett added 6 tackles to his sack and Jason Babin had 4 tackles and 2 deflections to go along with his.
With the win, Boston begins to edge into the upper echelon of the division. For Berlin, however, a dramatic turnaround–and a return to health for Sid Luckman–is needed to make something impressive from their season.
BOS BER First Downs 18 18 Rushes 33-189 29-140 Passes 22-13-161 31-17-136 Sacked 0-0 2-14 Fumble 2 0 Penalties 5-58 6-44 Turnovers 0 1 Missed Tackles 3 6 Dropped Passes 1 0 Bad Passes 3 2 Passes 25+ 1 0 Runs 10+ 5 3 Blitzes 23 5 Challenges 0-0 1-1 Time 28:46 31:14 Third Down 7-11 7-15 Fourth Down 0-0 2-2 Red Att/Td/Fg 3/1/2 1/0/0 Net Offense 350 262
Boston Bulldogs Berlin Bärin
Passing Att Cmp Yds 25 In Td Sk Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds 25 In Td Sk Rate
Brady 22 13 161 1 0 0 0 81.8 Ryan 31 17 136 0 1 0 2 52.6
Rushing Att Yds Avg FD 10 Lg TD Rushing Att Yds Avg FD 10 Lg TD
Martin 17 123 7.2 8 3 43 1 Payton 18 86 4.8 5 2 26 0
Harper 12 65 5.4 1 2 20 0 Ryan 5 30 6.0 2 1 13 0
Ivory 2 3 1.5 0 0 3 0 Anderson 4 16 4.0 0 0 7 0
Brady 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 0 0 Forte 1 5 5.0 0 0 5 0
33 189 5.7 9 5 43 1 Jackson 1 3 3.0 0 0 3 0
29 140 4.8 7 3 26 0
Receiving No Dp Att Yds Avg FD 25 Lg TD Receiving No Dp Att Yds Avg FD 25 Lg TD
Maynard 6 1 13 97 16.2 4 1 29 0 Jeffery 6 0 8 57 9.5 4 0 13 0
Decker 3 0 4 30 10.0 3 0 13 0 Marshall 5 0 11 41 8.2 4 0 11 0
Walker 2 0 2 17 8.5 2 0 9 0 Bennett 2 0 2 11 5.5 0 0 6 0
Caster 1 0 1 8 8.0 0 0 8 0 Forte 1 0 2 9 9.0 0 0 9 0
Harper 1 0 1 9 9.0 0 0 9 0 Payton 1 0 2 4 4.0 0 0 4 0
Martin 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Hester 1 0 1 7 7.0 0 0 7 0
13 1 22 161 12.4 9 1 29 0 Jenkins 1 0 3 7 7.0 1 0 7 0
Anderson 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
17 0 31 136 8.0 9 0 13 0
Fumbles No Rec TD Fumbles No Rec TD
Mawae 1 1 0
Harper 1 0 0
Martin 0 1 0
Kick Returns No Yds Avg Lg TD Kick Returns No Yds Avg Lg TD
Harper 4 120 30.0 34 0 Arenas 5 90 18.0 26 0
Punt Returns No Fc Yds Avg Lg TD Punt Returns No Fc Yds Avg Lg TD
Fryar 1 1 8 8.0 8 0 Hester 1 0 -3 -3.0 0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Folk 3-3 49 1-1 10 Butler 3-3 46 0-0 9
Punting No Yds Avg Tb 20 Bk Lg Punting No Yds Avg Tb 20 Bk Lg
Allen 1 53 53.0 0 1 0 53 Bosher 2 103 51.5 0 1 0 52
Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT Defense Tkl Sk Def Stf Hur FF INT
Buoniconti 9 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Singletary 10 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Tippett 6 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 Trufant 7 0 2 0 0 0 0-0
Haynes 6 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Butkus 6 0 0 0 0 1 0-0
Gastineau 6 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Briggs 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
McCourty 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Harris 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Seymour 5 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 Moore 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Babin 4 1 2 0 0 0 0-0 Godfrey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Revis 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 Houston 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Walls 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Bartu 3 0 0 1 0 0 0-0
Law 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Umenyiora 2 0 0 0 1 0 0-0
Pryor 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 Tillman 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0
Chung 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 Arenas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
Mayo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Ratliff 1 0 1 1 0 1 0-0
Hightower 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 McCray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
1st Quarter KO own30 14:53 BER Arenas 13 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own9 14:39 BER Payton 8 Bas Draw 4-3 M Pass 2 2 own17 13:54 BER BER Pen 9(Stydahar) Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Run-Payton 2 11 own8 13:50 BER Ryan-Payton 4 3W1 S-Flat 4-2 M Pass-Jenkins/Bz1 3 7 own12 13:42 BER Ryan-Jeffery 8 4WR M-Cross/SG 4-1 M Pass-Marshall 1 10 own20 12:56 BER Payton 4 Bas Dive 4-3 M Basic 2 6 own24 12:15 BER Ryan-Marshall 7 Bas S-Slant 4-3 M Key-Payton 1 10 own31 11:29 BER Anderson 7 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 M Basic/Lr 2 3 own38 10:48 BER Payton 5 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Dbl-Marshall 1 10 own43 10:04 BER Payton 26 Bas Draw 4-3 M Pass-Marshall/Bz1 1 10 opp31 9:22 BER Ryan-Anderson X Bas M-Fly/sec 4-3 Z Pass 2 10 opp31 9:09 BER Anderson 5 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Pass-Marshall 3 5 opp26 8:26 BER Ryan 13 4WT M-Cross 3-1 M Pass-Jenkins 1 10 opp13 7:43 BER Jackson 3 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Key-Jackson 2 7 opp10 7:03 BER Payton 2 Bas Trap-L 4-3 M Run 3 5 opp8 6:24 BER Ryan-INT-Revis 4WT S-Slant 3-1 tM Pass-Marshall/Bz1 1 10 own20 6:20 BOS Brady-Martin X Bas S-Flat 3-4 tM Key-Martin 2 10 own20 6:13 BOS Brady-Decker 13 3W1 M-Hitch 3-3 tM Basic 1 10 own33 5:27 BOS Martin 5 Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Key-Martin 2 5 own38 4:33 BOS Brady-Maynard X Bas L-Fly 3-4 sZ Run 3 5 own38 4:26 BOS Brady-Walker 8 4WT S-Hitch 3-1 Z Pass 1 10 own46 3:45 BOS Brady-Caster 8 Bas S-Hitch 3-4 M Run 2 2 opp46 2:56 BOS BOS Pen 10(Colon) Bas B-Post 3-4 tM Key-Martin/Li 2 12 own44 2:52 BOS Brady-Decker X 4WT M-Slant 3-1 sZ Pass 3 12 own44 2:39 BOS Brady-Maynard 24 4WT L-Slant 3-1 dZ Prevent 1 10 opp32 1:51 BOS Martin 11 Bas Dive 3-4 tM Dbl-Maynard/Bz3 1 10 opp21 1:41 BOS Ivory 0 Bas Draw 3-4 tM Pass-Maynard 2 10 opp21 1:00 BOS Brady-Maynard 16 4WR M-Fly 3-2 Z Basic 1 5 opp5 0:13 BOS Martin 5/TD Bas Trap-L 3-4 tM Key-Martin/Li 7-0 KO own30 0:05 BER Arenas 19 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own23 0:00 BER Payton 0 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 Z Key-Payton 2nd Quarter 2 10 own23 14:53 BER Ryan-Marshall X 3W1 M-Cross 4-2 tM Pass-Marshall 3 10 own23 14:45 BER Ryan-Jeffery 11 3W1 M-Fly 4-2 M Pass 1 10 own34 14:01 BER Payton -2 3W1 Draw 4-2 M Basic/Bz2 2 12 own32 13:19 BER BOS Pen 15(Gastineau 4WT M-Cross 3-1 M Dbl-Marshall 1 10 own47 13:06 BER Ryan-Forte 9 Bas Screen 4-3 M Pass-Marshall/Bz2/Lr 2 1 opp44 12:23 BER Payton 0 Bas Dive 4-3 M Run-Payton 3 1 opp44 11:50 BER Ryan-Marshall X 3W2 M-Fly 4-2 M Basic 4 1 opp44 11:41 BER Payton 3/Pen 10(Gast 2T1 Dive 4-3 M Key-Payton 1 10 opp31 11:38 BER Ryan-Anderson X Bas L-Hitch/sec 4-3 M Pass-Marshall/Bz1 2 10 opp31 11:35 BER BER Pen 10(Stydahar) 3W1 S-Slant 4-2 M Pass-Jeffery 2 20 opp41 11:25 BER Ryan-Hester 7 4WT M-Slant/sec 3-1 M Pass-Marshall/Lo 3 13 opp34 10:45 BER Ryan-Bennett 5 4WT M-Fly/sec 3-1 M Pass-Marshall 4 8 opp29 10:02 BER FG Butler 46/G --- FG --- Block 7-3 KO own30 9:55 BOS Harper 24 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own9 9:38 BOS Martin 43 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Run-Martin 1 10 opp48 8:54 BOS Harper 4 Bas Trap-R 3-4 lM Dbl-Decker/Li 2 6 opp44 8:04 BOS Martin 7 Bas Draw 3-4 Z Key-Martin 1 10 opp37 7:27 BOS Martin 3 Bas Off Tackle-R 3-4 M Key-Martin 2 7 opp34 6:44 BOS Harper 0 Bas Dive 3-4 M Pass/Li 3 7 opp34 6:05 BOS Brady-Maynard 3 4WT S-Quick 3-1 M Pass-Maynard 4 4 opp31 5:25 BOS FG Folk 49/G --- FG --- Block 10-3 KO own30 5:17 BER Arenas 18 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own22 5:05 BER Payton 4 Bas Draw 4-3 Z Pass 2 6 own26 4:17 BER Anderson 3 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 tM Key-Payton/Lr 3 3 own29 4:08 BER Ryan-Jeffery 10 3W1 M-Fly 4-2 M Basic 1 10 own39 3:24 BER Ryan 5 Bas B-Fly 4-3 tM Basic 2 5 own44 2:37 BER Payton 5 Bas Draw 4-3 M Basic 1 10 own49 2:06 BER Ryan-Jeffery 5 Bas S-Quick/A 4-3 lM Pass-Jeffery/Bz1 2 5 opp46 2:06 BER BER Timeout 2 5 opp46 1:56 BER Payton 4 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 MoPass 3 1 opp42 1:44 BER Payton 5 3W1 Draw 4-2 tM Basic 1 10 opp37 1:44 BER BER Timeout 1 10 opp37 1:41 BER Ryan-Payton X 3W1 M-Out 4-2 M Basic/Bz1/Lo 2 10 opp37 1:34 BER Ryan-Marshall 11 3W1 M-Fly 4-2 M Basic 1 10 opp26 1:16 BER Ryan-Marshall X 3W1 M-Out/HO 4-2 M Pass-Marshall/Bz2/Li 2 10 opp26 1:13 BER Ryan-Jenkins X 3W1 M-Out/HO 4-2 M Dbl-Marshall 3 10 opp26 1:02 BER Ryan-Bennett 6 3W1 M-Out/HO/sec 4-2 M Pass-Marshall 4 4 opp20 0:23 BER BER Timeout 4 4 opp20 0:18 BER FG Butler 37/G --- FG --- Block 10-6 KO own30 0:11 BOS Harper 34 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own36 0:01 BOS Brady-Maynard X 5WR L-Out/SG/HO 3-1 Z Pass 2 10 own36 0:00 BOS Brady-Maynard X 5WR B-Fly/SG/HO 3-1 M Pass-Walker 3rd Quarter KO own30 14:56 BOS Harper 28 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own29 14:49 BOS Brady-Maynard X Bas M-Slant 3-4 tM Pass-Maynard/Li 2 10 own29 14:34 BOS Harper 10 Bas Draw 3-4 M Pass-Decker 3 0 own39 13:55 BOS Brady-Decker 8 4WT S-Slant 3-1 tM Basic 1 10 own47 13:12 BOS Ivory 3 Bas Draw 3-4 M Pass-Maynard 2 7 50 12:30 BOS Brady-Maynard 29 3W1 L-Slant 3-3 Z Pass 1 10 opp21 12:21 BOS Brady-Harper 9 Bas S-Flat 3-4 tM Pass-Maynard/Bz1 2 1 opp12 11:41 BOS Brady -1/F-Mawae Bas S-Cross 3-4 tM Run-Martin 3 2 opp13 10:57 BOS Brady-Maynard X 3W1 S-Slant 3-3 M Pass 4 2 opp13 10:54 BOS FG Folk 31/G --- FG --- Block 13-6 KO own30 10:47 BER Arenas 14 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own18 10:31 BER Payton 23 Bas Draw 4-3 M Pass/Bz2 1 10 own41 10:20 BER Forte 5 Bas Pitch-L 4-3 M Pass-Jeffery/Bz1 2 5 own46 9:41 BER Anderson 1 Bas Dive 4-3 M Pass/Li 3 4 own47 9:06 BER Ryan-Jenkins 7 4WT S-Cross 3-1 Z Pass/Ll 1 10 opp46 8:29 BER BER Pen 5(Stydahar) 3W1 L-Slant 4-2 tM Pass-Marshall 1 15 own49 8:24 BER Sk-Tippett -7 4WT M-Slant 3-1 M Pass-Marshall/Bz1 2 22 own42 7:41 BER Ryan-Marshall X 4WT L-Cross 3-1 lM Pass 3 22 own42 7:33 BER Ryan-Jeffery X 4WT L-Slant 3-1 dZ Prevent 4 22 own42 7:28 BER Bosher 51,Fryar 8 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own15 7:19 BOS Martin 3 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 M Basic 2 7 own18 6:38 BOS Harper 5 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Run/Li 3 2 own23 6:01 BOS Martin 5 Bas Dive 3-4 M Key-Martin/Lo 1 10 own28 5:25 BOS Martin 4 Bas Off Tackle-L 3-4 Z Pass/Lo 2 6 own32 4:44 BOS Harper 4 Bas Draw 3-4 M Key-Martin/Li 3 2 own36 4:06 BOS BOS Pen 15(Colon) Bas Dive 3-4 tM Run-Martin/Li 3 17 own21 3:58 BOS Brady-Maynard 13 4WT M-Cross 3-1 Z Pass/Li 4 4 own34 3:50 BOS Allen 53,Hester-3 --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own10 3:44 BER Payton 1 Bas Sweep-L 4-3 M Pass-Marshall/Bz1/Lo 2 9 own11 3:33 BER Ryan-Marshall 9 3W1 M-Fly 4-2 sZ Basic/Lr 1 10 own20 2:48 BER Payton 0 3W1 Draw 4-2 M Pass-Payton 2 10 own20 2:10 BER Ryan-Forte X Bas S-Flat 4-3 M Basic 3 10 own20 2:04 BER Ryan-Jeffery X 4WT L-Out 3-1 Z Pass 4 10 own20 1:57 BER Bosher 52,Fryar FC --- Pt-deep --- Return 1 10 own28 1:51 BOS Martin 2 Bas Trap-R 3-4 Z Run-Martin 2 8 own30 1:43 BOS BER Pen 5(Umenyiora) Bas Draw 3-4 M Pass/Ll 2 3 own35 1:28 BOS Harper 20 Bas Dive 3-4 M Run/Li 1 10 opp45 0:45 BOS Martin 2 Bas Dive 3-4 M Pass-Maynard/Li 2 8 opp43 0:06 BOS Brady-Maynard X Bas L-Fly 3-4 M Key-Martin/Li 3 8 opp43 0:00 BOS Brady-Decker 9 4WT S-Slant 3-1 M Pass-Maynard 4th Quarter 1 10 opp34 14:52 BOS Harper 5 Bas Trap-L 3-4 tM Pass/Ll 2 5 opp29 14:10 BOS Martin 15 Bas Trap-R 3-4 tM Basic 1 10 opp14 13:29 BOS Martin 2 Bas Dive 3-4 Z Pass 2 8 opp12 12:48 BOS Harper 0 Bas Draw 3-4 M Pass-Maynard/Bz1/Ll 3 8 opp12 12:11 BOS Brady-Walker 9 4WT S-Slant 3-1 Z Pass 1 3 opp3 11:33 BOS Harper 2 Bas Dive 3-4 tM Goalline 2 1 opp1 10:54 BOS Martin 0 Bas Dive 3-4 tM Goalline/Li 3 1 opp1 10:12 BOS Brady-Maynard X 5WR S-Cross 3-4 tM Goalline 4 1 opp1 10:09 BOS FG Folk 19/G --- FG --- Block 16-6 KO own30 10:01 BER Arenas 26 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own34 9:50 BER Ryan 8 3W1 M-Fly 4-2 M Basic/Bz1 2 2 own42 9:08 BER Ryan-Marshall X 3W1 M-Fly 4-2 tM Basic/Bz1/Ll 3 2 own42 9:01 BER Ryan 1 3W1 S-Hitch 4-2 M Basic 4 1 own43 8:15 BER Ryan 3 3W1 S-Slant 4-2 tM Basic 1 10 own46 7:30 BER Payton -2 3W1 Draw 4-2 M Dbl-Marshall 2 12 own44 6:47 BER Ryan-Marshall 6 4WT S-Slant 3-1 tM Pass 3 6 50 6:01 BER Ryan-Marshall 8 4WT M-Slant 3-1 M Pass-Marshall 1 10 opp42 5:14 BER Payton 0 Bas Draw 4-3 tM Pass 2 10 opp42 4:23 BER Ryan-Jeffery 10 4WT M-Fly 3-1 M Pass 1 10 opp32 4:23 BER BER Wins Challenge 1 10 opp32 4:10 BER Sk-Babin -7 4WT M-Fly 3-1 M Dbl-Hester/Bz1 2 17 opp39 4:01 BER Ryan-Jeffery 13 4WT M-Cross 3-1 dZ Prevent 3 4 opp26 3:19 BER Ryan-Jenkins X 4WT S-Slant 3-1 Z Pass/Bz3 4 4 opp26 3:13 BER FG Butler 43/G --- FG --- Block 16-9 KO own30 3:06 BOS Harper 34 --- KO-deep --- Return 1 10 own31 2:53 BOS Harper 7/F-Martin 2T2 Draw 3-4 M Key-Martin 2 3 own38 2:19 BOS Martin 7 Bas Dive 3-4 M Key-Martin 1 10 own45 2:00 BOS Two Minute Warning No Play 1 10 own45 1:54 BOS BER Pen 5(Umenyiora) Bas Dive 3-4 Z Run-Martin 1 5 50 1:44 BOS Harper 2 Bas Draw 3-4 M Basic/Li 2 3 opp48 1:44 BOS BER Timeout 2 3 opp48 1:32 BOS Martin 5 Bas Trap-L 3-4 M Run/Li 1 10 opp43 1:32 BOS BER Timeout 1 10 opp43 1:24 BOS Martin 4 Bas Trap-R 3-4 M Basic 2 6 opp39 1:24 BOS BER Timeout 2 6 opp39 1:15 BOS Harper 6 Bas Trap-L 3-4 Z Run-Martin/Li 3 0 opp33 0:44 BOS Brady-Maynard 12 Bas S-Slant 3-4 M Key-Martin/Li 1 10 opp21 0:00 BOS Brady -1 Bas QbKneel 3-4 M Run
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