1997 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/28/1997 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-3 | W | Foxborough, MA | Foxboro Stadium | 60041 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/3/1998 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-7 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 61228 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bruce Armstrong | 78 | LOT | 6-4 | 291 | 32 | Louisville | 2 | 2 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 11 | QB | 6-5 | 238 | 25 | Washington State | 2 | 2 |
| Vincent Brisby | 82 | WR | 6-3 | 195 | 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 26 | Lees-McRae JC; Marshall | 2 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 54 | LB | 6-1 | 246 | 24 | Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 41 | TE-FB | 6-1 | 244 | 34 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Canty | 26 | CB | 5-9 | 185 | 21 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 42 | S | 6-2 | 208 | 23 | Texas | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Clay | 32 | FS | 5-10 | 196 | 27 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Coates | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 28 | Livingstone | 2 | 2 |
| Todd Collins | 59 | SLB | 6-2 | 247 | 27 | Georgia; Tennessee; Carson-Newman | 2 | 2 |
| Derrick Cullors | 29 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 25 | Texas Christian; Murray State | 2 | 2 |
| Chad Eaton | 90 | DT | 6-5 | 300 | 25 | Washington State | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 33 | FB | 6-0 | 237 | 28 | Penn State | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Glenn | 88 | WR | 5-11 | 191 | 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| Marrio Grier | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 229 | 26 | Clemson; Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 31 | RCB | 5-10 | 188 | 27 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Heath Irwin | 63 | OG | 6-4 | 300 | 24 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 21 | CB | 5-10 | 196 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 28 | Central Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Ted Johnson | 52 | MLB | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Jones | 96 | DE | 6-4 | 281 | 28 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| Max Lane | 68 | LOG | 6-6 | 315 | 26 | Navy | 2 | 2 |
| Ty Law | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | Michigan | 2 | 2 |
| Willie McGinest | 55 | RDE | 6-5 | 267 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Meggett | 22 | RB | 5-7 | 185 | 31 | Morgan State; Towson | 2 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 36 | SS | 6-0 | 208 | 24 | Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 98 | DE | 6-3 | 287 | 22 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Marty Moore | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 245 | 26 | Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Zefross Moss | 77 | ROT | 6-6 | 325 | 31 | Alabama State | 2 | 2 |
| Lovett Purnell | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 245 | 25 | West Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Rucci | 71 | ROG | 6-5 | 296 | 27 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Bernard Russ | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 238 | 24 | Arizona Western JC; West Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 214 | 24 | Iowa | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 53 | WLB | 6-5 | 247 | 26 | Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Sullivan | 74 | LDE | 6-4 | 283 | 24 | Boston College | 2 | 2 |
| Henry Thomas | 95 | RDT | 6-2 | 277 | 32 | Louisiana State | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Tupa | 19 | P-QB | 6-4 | 224 | 31 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Villa | 75 | OG | 6-5 | 307 | 33 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 4 | K | 6-0 | 202 | 25 | South Dakota State | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Wheeler | 97 | LDT | 6-3 | 285 | 27 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Whigham | 25 | S | 6-2 | 209 | 25 | Pearl River CC; Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Wohlabaugh | 64 | C | 6-3 | 293 | 25 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:07 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 13/32 40.6% | 0/0 % | 5 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:53 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 13/35 37.1% | 0/4 0.0% | 10 | 62 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Todd Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Cullors | 29 | 104 | 3.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 144 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 187 | 3.5 | 40t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 76 | 39 | 51.3 | 35 | 403 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 39 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 5 | 39 | 364 | 60.4 |
| Team Totals | 76 | 39 | 51.3 | 35 | 403 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 39 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 5 | 39 | 364 | 60.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 74 | 31 | 41.9 | 40 | 275 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4.1 | 6 | 21 | 254 | 35.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Terry Glenn | 9 | 153 | 17.0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Ben Coates | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Troy Brown | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 24t | 1 | ||
| Vincent Brisby | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sam Gash | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Keith Byars | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 39 | 403 | 10.3 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 275 | 8.9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Collins | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 40t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tupa | 14 | 551 | 39.4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 428 | 30.6 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 551 | 39.4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 428 | 30.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 556 | 34.8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 522 | 32.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 2 | 34 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 34 | 6.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 3 | 123 | 13.7 | 58 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 7 | 430 | 61.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 430 | 61.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Canty | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 0 | 121 | 20.2 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Willie McGinest | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| Chris Slade | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Chris Canty | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 21.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 39.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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