| Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 15, 1996 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 59118 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: % Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ARI | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 13 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Ben Coates 2 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick failed) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Curtis Martin pass from Drew Bledsoe) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 31 FG | 0 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 67 | LOG | Duval Love |
| 62 | C | Mike Devlin |
| 60 | ROG | Anthony Redmon |
| 68 | ROT | Joe Wolf |
| 80 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 30 | RB | Leeland McElroy |
| 37 | FB | Larry Centers |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 98 | LDT | Eric Swann |
| 94 | RDT | Bernard Wilson |
| 79 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 59 | LLB | Seth Joyner |
| 58 | MLB | Eric Hill |
| 95 | RLB | Jamir Miller |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 43 | SS | Matt Darby |
| 34 | FS | Terry Hoage |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 61 | ROG | Bob Kratch |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Mike Jones |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 72 | RDT | Devin Wyman |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 93 | SLB | Monty Brown |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 23 | SS | Terry Ray |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 21 | RCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 20:39 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3/11 | 0/0 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| NE | 39:21 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 5/16 | 3/4 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Larry Centers | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Leeland McElroy | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Kent Graham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cedric Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 27 | 92 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Marrio Grier | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Zolak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 163 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Kent Graham | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 111 | 5.8 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 44.0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 22 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 3 | 133 | 4.3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15.3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 0 | 221 | 6.3 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 107.0 |
| Scott Zolak | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 0 | 226 | 6.1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 104.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Larry Centers | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat Carter | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rob Moore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 25 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ben Coates | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 13t | 2 |
| Sam Gash | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ha'son Graham | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dietrich Jells | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 226 | 10.3 | 23 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Todd Collins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Clay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
| Jeff Feagles | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Marcus Dowdell | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 5 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 | 36 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Greg Davis | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 6 | 382 | 63.7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Leeland McElroy | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Ryan Terry | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 | 25 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Simeon Rice | 1.0 |
| Seth Joyner | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |