| AFC Championship - Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: January 12, 1997 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 60190 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 23 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | JAC | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | Mike Hollis 32 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 29 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 20 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | Mike Hollis 28 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Otis Smith 47 opponents fumble recovery (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 6 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Keenan McCardell |
| 82 | WR | Jimmy Smith |
| 71 | LOT | Tony Boselli |
| 62 | LOG | Ben Coleman |
| 79 | C | Dave Widell |
| 76 | ROG | Rich Tylski |
| 72 | ROT | Leon Searcy |
| 86 | TE | Derek Brown |
| 83 | TE | Pete Mitchell |
| 8 | QB | Mark Brunell |
| 20 | RB | Natrone Means |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Tony Brackens |
| 92 | LDT | Don Davey |
| 91 | NT | Paul Frase |
| 64 | RDT | John Jurkovic |
| 96 | RDE | Clyde Simmons |
| 52 | SLB | Brant Boyer |
| 55 | MLB | Tom McManus |
| 56 | WLB | Jeff Lageman |
| 40 | LCB | Robert Massey |
| 28 | SS | Dana Hall |
| 45 | FS | Travis Davis |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 85 | TE | John Burke |
| 41 | TE | Keith Byars |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 35 | FB | Marrio Grier |
| 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 |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 36 | FS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Natrone Means | 19 | 43 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Brunell | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Bryan Barker | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 19 | 59 | 3.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||
| Mark Brunell | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 2 | 190 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44.8 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 1 | 178 | 5.4 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 62.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Pete Mitchell | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Keenan McCardell | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmy Smith | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Derek Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Reggie Barlow | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Aaron Beasley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Clay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Bryan Barker | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 43 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| Chris Hudson | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||
| Mike Hollis | 3 | 173 | 57.7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 4 | 247 | 61.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| Bucky Brooks | 4 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 18 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||
| Don Davey | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| Clyde Simmons | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Eddie Robinson | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Chris Slade | 1.0 | 2.0 |
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