1998 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1999 | A | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10-25 | L | Jacksonville, FL | ALLTEL Stadium | 71139 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bruce Armstrong | 78 | LOT | 6-4 | 291 | 33 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bartrum | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 28 | Marshall | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 27 | Lees-McRae JC; Marshall | 1 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 54 | WLB | 6-1 | 246 | 25 | Arizona | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Canty | 26 | CB | 5-9 | 185 | 22 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 42 | S | 6-2 | 208 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 30 | FB | 6-0 | 234 | 26 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Clay | 32 | FS | 5-10 | 196 | 28 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Coates | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 29 | Livingstone | 1 | 1 |
| Ferric Collons | 92 | LDE | 6-7 | 298 | 29 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Dana Cottrell | 45 | LB | 6-3 | 238 | 24 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Vernon Crawford | 99 | LB | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | San Francisco CC; Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 29 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Texas Christian; Murray State | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Denson | 61 | OG | 6-4 | 307 | 23 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 90 | LDT | 6-5 | 300 | 26 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Edwards | 47 | HB | 5-11 | 219 | 24 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Floyd | 47 | FB | 6-2 | 233 | 23 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Heath Irwin | 63 | OG | 6-4 | 300 | 25 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 21 | RCB | 5-10 | 196 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 29 | Central Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Tebucky Jones | 34 | CB | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Max Lane | 68 | LOG | 6-6 | 315 | 27 | Navy | 1 | 1 |
| Ty Law | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Willie McGinest | 55 | RDE | 6-5 | 267 | 27 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 36 | SS | 6-0 | 208 | 25 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Marty Moore | 58 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 27 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Zefross Moss | 77 | ROT | 6-6 | 325 | 32 | Alabama State | 1 | 1 |
| Lovett Purnell | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 245 | 26 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Rucci | 71 | ROG | 6-5 | 296 | 28 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Rutledge | 83 | TE | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Shaw | 44 | RB | 6-0 | 229 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 214 | 25 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Simmons | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 53 | SLB | 6-5 | 247 | 27 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Spires | 94 | DE | 6-1 | 265 | 24 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Shawn Stuckey | 93 | LB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Vanderbilt; Troy | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Sullivan | 74 | DE | 6-4 | 283 | 25 | Boston College | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Thomas | 95 | RDT | 6-2 | 277 | 33 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Tupa | 19 | P-QB | 6-4 | 224 | 32 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 4 | K | 6-0 | 202 | 26 | South Dakota State | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Wheeler | 97 | DT | 6-3 | 285 | 28 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Whigham | 25 | S | 6-2 | 209 | 26 | Pearl River CC; Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Wohlabaugh | 64 | C | 6-3 | 293 | 26 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Zolak | 16 | QB | 6-5 | 235 | 31 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:00 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5/15 33.3% | 0/1 0.0% | 6 | 50 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:00 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7/18 38.9% | 0/1 0.0% | 4 | 35 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Adam Vinatieri | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Edwards | 17 | 28 | 1.6 | 7 | 1 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 35 | 1.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 160 | 4.3 | 46 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Zolak | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 22 | 190 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 19 | 171 | 50.4 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 22 | 190 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 19 | 171 | 50.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 20 | 161 | 4.7 | 11.5 | 37 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | 148 | 65.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Tony Simmons | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Robert Edwards | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Ben Coates | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Tony Carter | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 21 | 190 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tupa | 8 | 378 | 47.3 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 286 | 35.8 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 378 | 47.3 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 286 | 35.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 222 | 37.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 72 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 192 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 192 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 434 | 62.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Cullors | 6 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 78 | 11.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Spires | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Zolak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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