| New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 1, 1996 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 62541 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 57 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Terry Glenn 8 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | Keith Byars 19 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego Chargers | Tony Martin 46 pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Sam Gash 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Willie McGinest EZ opponents fumble recovery (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 47 FG | 31 | 7 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Shawn Jefferson 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 38 | 7 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Corwin Brown 42 opponents fumble recovery (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 45 | 7 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Scott Zolak | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Leonard Russell | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Freddie Bradley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 0 | 232 | 8.0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 129.6 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Stan Humphries | 35 | 16 | 45.7 | 3 | 204 | 5.8 | 46t | 1 | 4 | 45 | 38.3 |
| Sean Salisbury | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 1 | 58 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 22.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ben Coates | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Keith Byars | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Curtis Martin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Tony Martin | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 46t | 1 |
| Charlie Jones | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Deems May | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bryan Still | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Leonard Russell | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Andre Coleman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Otis Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerome Henderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 7 | 324 | 46.3 | 56 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darren Bennett | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bryan Still | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 8 | 526 | 65.8 | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| John Carney | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Andre Coleman | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bryan Still | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1.0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1.0 |
| Pio Sagapolutele | 1.0 |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 |
| Mark Wheeler | 1.0 |
| Willie McGinest | 0.5 |
| Mike McGruder | 0.5 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Chris Mims | 1.0 |
| John Parrella | 1.0 |
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