| New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 2, 1997 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 62917 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 24 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Moe Williams 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 22 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 23 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Eddie Murray 41 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Shawn Jefferson 5 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri run failed) | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 25 FG | 12 | 16 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Cris Carter 28 pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Terry Glenn 3 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Drew Bledsoe pass failed) | 18 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vincent Brisby |
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Mike Jones |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 26 | RCB | Chris Canty |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Carter |
| 86 | WR | Jake Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Todd Steussie |
| 64 | LOG | Randall McDaniel |
| 62 | C | Jeff Christy |
| 71 | ROG | David Dixon |
| 77 | ROT | Korey Stringer |
| 85 | TE | Greg DeLong |
| 87 | TE | Hunter Goodwin |
| 14 | QB | Brad Johnson |
| 32 | RB | Robert Green |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Fernando Smith |
| 72 | NT | Jason Fisk |
| 92 | UT | John Randle |
| 90 | RDE | Derrick Alexander |
| 59 | SLB | Dixon Edwards |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Brady |
| 58 | WLB | Ed McDaniel |
| 27 | LCB | Corey Fuller |
| 24 | SS | Robert Griffith |
| 42 | FS | Orlando Thomas |
| 20 | RCB | DeWayne Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 21 | 104 | 5.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Moe Williams | 19 | 43 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Robert Green | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 1 | 313 | 7.5 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 92.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 0 | 227 | 7.3 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 91.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 76 | 1 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cris Carter | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 43 | 1 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Green | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 56 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 4 | 1 | 58 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 277 | 55.4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 5 | 333 | 66.6 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 61 | 0 | |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Moe Williams | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 74 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Todd Collins | 0.5 |
| Ty Law | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Duane Clemons | 2.0 |
| John Randle | 1.0 |
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