| New York Jets at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 8, 1996 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 54621 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 37 F Humidty: % Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Ben Coates 2 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 19 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Nick Lowery 27 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 19 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 41 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Keyshawn Johnson 4 pass from Glenn Foley (Nick Lowery kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Ty Law 38 interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Marrio Grier 1 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Wayne Chrebet |
| 19 | WR | Keyshawn Johnson |
| 76 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 64 | LOG | Harry Galbreath |
| 62 | C | Roger Duffy |
| 70 | ROG | Matt O'Dwyer |
| 73 | ROT | David Williams |
| 84 | TE | Fred Baxter |
| 88 | TE | Kyle Brady |
| 4 | QB | Glenn Foley |
| 29 | RB | Adrian Murrell |
| Defense | ||
| 56 | LDE | Bobby Hamilton |
| 74 | LDT | Marvin Washington |
| 94 | RDT | Matt Brock |
| 99 | RDE | Hugh Douglas |
| 55 | LLB | Bobby Houston |
| 54 | MLB | Marvin Jones |
| 53 | RLB | Chad Cascadden |
| 31 | LCB | Aaron Glenn |
| 21 | SS | Victor Green |
| 25 | FS | Gary Jones |
| 42 | RCB | Marcus Coleman |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 41 | TE | Keith Byars |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 22 | RB | Dave Meggett |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 75 | RDT | Pio Sagapolutele |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 95 | WLB | Dwayne Sabb |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Adrian Murrell | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Glenn Foley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Brian Hansen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 21 | 94 | 4.5 | 19t | 1 |
| Marrio Grier | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Glenn Foley | 45 | 22 | 48.9 | 2 | 227 | 5.0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 52.7 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 1 | 251 | 6.0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 72.6 |
| Marrio Grier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Keyshawn Johnson | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Webster Slaughter | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Kyle Brady | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Alex Van Dyke | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Sam Gash | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bobby Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ty Law | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Jerome Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 52 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Wayne Chrebet | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||
| Don Silvestri | 3 | 180 | 60.0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 7 | 422 | 60.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Reggie Cobb | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Alex Van Dyke | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Bobby Hamilton | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1.0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1.0 |
| Pio Sagapolutele | 1.0 |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 |
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