| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 14, 1997 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 60072 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 66 F Humidty: % Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Ben Coates 32 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Neil O'Donnell 2 run (John Hall kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Curtis Martin 2 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | John Hall 26 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Mo Lewis 43 interception return (John Hall kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 33 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Lovett Purnell 10 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Keyshawn Johnson 24 pass from Neil O'Donnell (John Hall kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 34 FG | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jeff Graham |
| 19 | WR | Keyshawn Johnson |
| 76 | LOT | John Elliott |
| 66 | LOG | Lonnie Palelei |
| 62 | C | Roger Duffy |
| 70 | ROG | Matt O'Dwyer |
| 73 | ROT | David Williams |
| 88 | TE | Kyle Brady |
| 14 | QB | Neil O'Donnell |
| 29 | RB | Adrian Murrell |
| 22 | FB | Lorenzo Neal |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Rick Lyle |
| 98 | NT | Ronnie Dixon |
| 93 | RDE | Ernie Logan |
| 57 | LOLB | Mo Lewis |
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 55 | RILB | Marvin Jones |
| 58 | ROLB | James Farrior |
| 31 | LCB | Aaron Glenn |
| 21 | SS | Victor Green |
| 26 | FS | Jerome Henderson |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vincent Brisby |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane |
| 67 | C | Mike Gisler |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 41 | FB | Keith Byars |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 95 | RDT | Henry Thomas |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 53 | WLB | Chris Slade |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 31 | RCB | Jimmy Hitchcock |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Adrian Murrell | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 1 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 40 | 199 | 5.0 | 33 | 1 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Neil O'Donnell | 50 | 30 | 60.0 | 0 | 271 | 5.4 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 81.3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 2 | 162 | 4.8 | 32t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wayne Chrebet | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 24t | 1 |
| Jeff Graham | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Leon Johnson | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Dedric Ward | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Adrian Murrell | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Shawn Jefferson | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Lovett Purnell | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Vincent Brisby | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mo Lewis | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Otis Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 51 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 55 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Leon Johnson | 3 | 2 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 4 | 1 | 52 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||
| John Hall | 6 | 422 | 70.3 | 2 |
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 327 | 65.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Aaron Glenn | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Leon Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Chris Canty | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 63 | 0 | |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Chris Slade | 3.0 |
| Ted Johnson | 2.0 |
| Mark Wheeler | 2.0 |
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