| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 13, 1987 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 60617 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 42 F Humidty: % Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Cedric Jones 16 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 42 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 2 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Irving Fryar 26 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 24 FG | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Stephen Starring 28 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Cedric Jones 17 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Reggie Dupard 7 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 6 | 42 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Johnny Hector 6 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Al Toon 28 pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 20 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOT | Jim Sweeney |
| 65 | LOG | Joe Fields |
| 64 | C | Guy Bingham |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 68 | ROT | Reggie McElroy |
| 81 | TE | Billy Griggs |
| 88 | TE | Rocky Klever |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 34 | RB | Johnny Hector |
| 43 | FB | Roger Vick |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | NT | Joe Klecko |
| 78 | RDE | Barry Bennett |
| 55 | LOLB | Alex Gordon |
| 54 | LILB | Troy Benson |
| 57 | RILB | Kevin McArthur |
| 90 | ROLB | Mark Gastineau |
| 48 | LCB | Bobby Humphery |
| 36 | LS | Rich Miano |
| 39 | RS | Harry Hamilton |
| 28 | RCB | Carl Howard |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 64 | C | Trevor Matich |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 21 | FB | Reggie Dupard |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 90 | NT | Toby Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 54 | ROLB | Ed Williams |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 28 | SS | Jim Bowman |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 43 | RCB | Ernest Gibson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Johnny Hector | 22 | 104 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Roger Vick | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Nuu Faaola | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Bligen | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Dupard | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bruce Hansen | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 1 | 229 | 5.3 | 28t | 1 | 4 | 32 | 65.0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 180 | 10.0 | 28t | 4 | 1 | 9 | 134.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Al Toon | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 28t | 1 |
| Kurt Sohn | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Rocky Klever | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jojo Townsell | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 26t | 1 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 28t | 1 |
| Reggie Dupard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ronnie Lippett | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 46 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Jojo Townsell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Tracy Martin | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jojo Townsell | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Rocky Klever | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Reggie Dupard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Mark Gastineau | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Garin Veris | 2.0 |
| Milford Hodge | 1.0 |
| Brent Williams | 1.0 |
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