| New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1997 Location: Jacksonville, FL |
| Venue: ALLTEL Stadium Attendance: 73446 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 48 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | JAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 44 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Troy Brown 9 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 41 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | Keenan McCardell 20 pass from Mark Brunell (Mike Hollis kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Ben Coates 5 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 33 FG | 23 | 7 |
| 4 | Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | Keenan McCardell 12 pass from Mark Brunell (Mark Brunell pass failed) | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 39 FG | 26 | 13 |
| 4 | Jacksonville JaguarsJAC | Reggie Barlow 92 kickoff return (Mike Hollis kick) | 26 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Troy Brown |
| 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 |
| 22 | RB | Dave Meggett |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Chris Sullivan |
| 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 |
| 31 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Keenan McCardell |
| 82 | WR | Jimmy Smith |
| 71 | LOT | Tony Boselli |
| 62 | LOG | Ben Coleman |
| 79 | C | Dave Widell |
| 73 | ROG | Brian DeMarco |
| 72 | ROT | Leon Searcy |
| 88 | TE | Damon Jones |
| 83 | TE | Pete Mitchell |
| 8 | QB | Mark Brunell |
| 20 | RB | Natrone Means |
| Defense | ||
| 56 | LDE | Jeff Lageman |
| 97 | LDT | Renaldo Wynn |
| 91 | RDT | Seth Payne |
| 96 | RDE | Clyde Simmons |
| 51 | SLB | Kevin Hardy |
| 58 | MLB | Bryan Schwartz |
| 50 | WLB | Eddie Robinson |
| 41 | LCB | Dave Thomas |
| 45 | SS | Travis Davis |
| 37 | FS | Chris Hudson |
| 27 | RCB | Deon Figures |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Dave Meggett | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Natrone Means | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Brunell | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 35 | 26 | 74.3 | 0 | 234 | 6.7 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 110.9 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||
| Mark Brunell | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 0 | 251 | 6.0 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 92.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ben Coates | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Sam Gash | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Keenan McCardell | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 34 | 2 |
| Jimmy Smith | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Mitchell | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Ty Hallock | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Natrone Means | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||
| Bryan Barker | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| Reggie Barlow | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 7 | 418 | 59.7 | 1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||
| Mike Hollis | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Ben Coates | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| Reggie Barlow | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 92 | 1 | |
| Pete Mitchell | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Mike Logan | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1.0 |
| Steve Israel | 1.0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1.0 |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Joel Smeenge | 2.0 |
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