| New England Patriots at New York Jets Game Statistics |
| Date: December 27, 1998 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 74302 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 37 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Hall 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Kyle Brady 4 pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Curtis Martin 8 pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 19 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Dedric Ward 17 pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Keyshawn Johnson 24 pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Simmons 44 pass from Scott Zolak (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 81 | WR | Tony Simmons |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 63 | LOG | Heath Irwin |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 83 | TE | Rod Rutledge |
| 16 | QB | Scott Zolak |
| 47 | RB | Robert Edwards |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 90 | LDT | Chad Eaton |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 54 | SLB | Tedy Bruschi |
| 58 | MLB | Marty Moore |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 21 | RCB | Steve Israel |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Wayne Chrebet |
| 19 | WR | Keyshawn Johnson |
| 76 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 62 | LOG | Todd Burger |
| 68 | C | Kevin Mawae |
| 70 | ROG | Matt O'Dwyer |
| 69 | ROT | Jason Fabini |
| 84 | TE | Fred Baxter |
| 88 | TE | Kyle Brady |
| 16 | QB | Vinny Testaverde |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Rick Lyle |
| 72 | NT | Jason Ferguson |
| 98 | RDE | Anthony Pleasant |
| 53 | LOLB | Chad Cascadden |
| 57 | LILB | Mo Lewis |
| 52 | RILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 51 | ROLB | Bryan Cox |
| 24 | LCB | Ray Mickens |
| 21 | SS | Victor Green |
| 44 | FS | Corwin Brown |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sedrick Shaw | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 71 | 0 |
| Robert Edwards | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 29 | 102 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerald Sowell | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Lucas | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Scott Zolak | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 0 | 127 | 4.1 | 44t | 1 | 1 | 8 | 67.5 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 1 | 179 | 6.6 | 24t | 4 | 0 | 0 | 106.3 |
| Glenn Foley | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 |
| Ray Lucas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Edwards | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lovett Purnell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Keyshawn Johnson | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kyle Brady | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Dedric Ward | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Willie Clay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||
| John Hall | 6 | 385 | 64.2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Chris Canty | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| New York Jets | |
| Anthony Pleasant | 1.0 |
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