| 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 PatriotsNE | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Terry Glenn 8 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Keith Byars 19 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Tony Martin 46 pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Gash 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Willie McGinest EZ opponents fumble recovery (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 47 FG | 31 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Shawn Jefferson 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 38 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Corwin Brown 42 opponents fumble recovery (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 45 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 33 | FB | Sam Gash |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 75 | RDT | Pio Sagapolutele |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 93 | SLB | Monty Brown |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 95 | WLB | Dwayne Sabb |
| 21 | LCB | Ricky Reynolds |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Charlie Jones |
| 81 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 70 | LOT | Vaughn Parker |
| 77 | LOG | Eric Moten |
| 60 | C | Greg Engel |
| 68 | ROG | Joe Cocozzo |
| 75 | ROT | Tony Berti |
| 88 | TE | Deems May |
| 82 | TE | Walter Reeves |
| 12 | QB | Stan Humphries |
| 42 | RB | Leonard Russell |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDE | Chris Mims |
| 97 | LDT | John Parrella |
| 93 | RDT | Reuben Davis |
| 90 | RDE | Marco Coleman |
| 58 | OLB | Lew Bush |
| 54 | LILB | Kurt Gouveia |
| 55 | RILB | Junior Seau |
| 31 | LCB | Willie Clark |
| 37 | SS | Rodney Harrison |
| 36 | FS | Kevin Ross |
| 29 | RCB | Terrance Shaw |
| 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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