| New England Patriots at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1996 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 65387 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 30 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Safety, Drew Bledsoe intentional grounding penalty enforced in end zone | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Charles Way 1 run (Brad Daluiso kick) | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 30 FG | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Brad Daluiso 27 FG | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Jason Sehorn 23 interception return (Brad Daluiso kick) | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 40 FG | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Terry Glenn 26 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Dave Meggett 60 punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 22 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Ben Coates 13 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Drew Bledsoe pass failed) | 23 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 41 | FB | Keith Byars |
| 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 |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Chris Calloway |
| 81 | WR | Thomas Lewis |
| 78 | LOT | Greg Bishop |
| 61 | LOG | Lance Smith |
| 59 | C | Brian Williams |
| 65 | ROG | Ron Stone |
| 74 | ROT | Scott Gragg |
| 87 | TE | Howard Cross |
| 17 | QB | Dave Brown |
| 45 | RB | Gary Downs |
| 83 | HBK | Brian Saxton |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Michael Strahan |
| 97 | LDT | Robert Harris |
| 93 | RDT | Ray Agnew |
| 77 | RDE | Chad Bratzke |
| 98 | LOLB | Jessie Armstead |
| 90 | MLB | Corey Widmer |
| 57 | ROLB | Corey Miller |
| 22 | LCB | Phillippi Sparks |
| 37 | SS | Jesse Campbell |
| 29 | FS | Tito Wooten |
| 31 | RCB | Jason Sehorn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Dave Meggett | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gary Downs | 22 | 52 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 18 | 1 |
| Dave Brown | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 47 | 31 | 66.0 | 2 | 301 | 6.4 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 80.2 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Dave Brown | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 1 | 215 | 6.3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 50.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Troy Brown | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13t | 1 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Thomas Lewis | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Chris Calloway | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Kevin Alexander | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Howard Cross | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Otis Smith | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jason Sehorn | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 53 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mike Horan | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 1 | 62 | 20.7 | 60t | 1 |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Arthur Marshall | 3 | 1 | 43 | 14.3 | 36 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 293 | 58.6 | 0 |
| Tom Tupa | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | ||||
| Brad Daluiso | 5 | 322 | 64.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Conrad Hamilton | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Kevin Alexander | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Brian Saxton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Mike Jones | 1.0 |
| Otis Smith | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| Chad Bratzke | 1.0 |
| Ray Agnew | 0.5 |
| Robert Harris | 0.5 |
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