| New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1997 Location: Indianapolis, IN |
| Venue: RCA Dome Attendance: 53632 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | IND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Shawn Jefferson 34 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 45 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 38 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 21 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Vincent Brisby 6 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Troy Brown 21 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 28 | 6 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 21 FG | 31 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Troy Brown |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane |
| 67 | C | Mike Gisler |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 85 | TE | Lovett Purnell |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 41 | FB | Keith Byars |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 74 | RDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 54 | SLB | Tedy Bruschi |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 31 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Sean Dawkins |
| 73 | LOT | Adam Meadows |
| 64 | LOG | Doug Widell |
| 58 | C | Jay Leeuwenburg |
| 78 | ROG | Tarik Glenn |
| 79 | ROT | Tony Mandarich |
| 85 | TE | Ken Dilger |
| 81 | TE | Marcus Pollard |
| 4 | QB | Jim Harbaugh |
| 28 | RB | Marshall Faulk |
| 32 | FB | Zack Crockett |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Fontenot |
| 61 | LDT | Tony McCoy |
| 62 | RDT | Ellis Johnson |
| 56 | RDE | Tony Bennett |
| 50 | LLB | Elijah Alexander |
| 59 | MLB | Steve Grant |
| 55 | RLB | Quentin Coryatt |
| 26 | LCB | Carlton Gray |
| 25 | SS | Robert Blackmon |
| 29 | FS | Jason Belser |
| 36 | RCB | Damon Watts |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 25 | 121 | 4.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marshall Faulk | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 267 | 10.7 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 136.2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 38 | 30 | 78.9 | 0 | 241 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 93.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ben Coates | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 31 | 1 |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 21t | 1 |
| Curtis Martin | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21t | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 64 | 1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marvin Harrison | 9 | 74 | 8.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Sean Dawkins | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Aaron Bailey | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Slutzker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 278 | 55.6 | 65 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Chris Gardocki | 6 | 302 | 50.3 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Brian Stablein | 3 | 1 | 48 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 6 | 422 | 70.3 | 1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||
| Chris Gardocki | 3 | 212 | 70.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Aaron Bailey | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1.0 |
| Ferric Collons | 1.0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1.0 |
| Mike McGruder | 1.0 |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Jason Belser | 1.0 |
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