| Tennessee Oilers at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 20, 1998 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 59973 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 81 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee OilersTEN | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TEN | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 34 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 43 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 26 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 41 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Eddie George 22 pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick) | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Robert Edwards 7 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 45 FG | 16 | 13 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Terry Glenn 51 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Lawyer Milloy 30 interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 16 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Willie Davis |
| 82 | WR | Yancey Thigpen |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 60 | C | Kevin Long |
| 66 | ROG | Jason Layman |
| 69 | ROT | Jon Runyan |
| 88 | TE | Jackie Harris |
| 89 | TE | Frank Wycheck |
| 9 | QB | Steve McNair |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | LDE | Pratt Lyons |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 91 | RDT | Josh Evans |
| 99 | RDE | Kenny Holmes |
| 51 | LLB | Lonnie Marts |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Bowden |
| 55 | RLB | Eddie Robinson |
| 25 | LCB | Denard Walker |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 31 | FS | Marcus Robertson |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 68 | LOG | Max Lane |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 77 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 47 | RB | Robert Edwards |
| 30 | FB | Tony Carter |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 90 | LDT | Chad Eaton |
| 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 |
| 26 | RCB | Chris Canty |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN | 36:30 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8/16 | 1/1 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| NE | 23:30 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Eddie George | 23 | 100 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve McNair | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 112 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Robert Edwards | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 53 | 1 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||||||
| Steve McNair | 38 | 28 | 73.7 | 2 | 202 | 5.3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 72.5 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 28 | 73.7 | 2 | 202 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 72.5 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 250 | 8.3 | 51t | 1 | 4 | 22 | 97.9 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 250 | 8.3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 97.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Frank Wycheck | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Eddie George | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Willie Davis | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Roan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 202 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 51t | 1 |
| Derrick Cullors | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Ty Law | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 30t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||
| Craig Hentrich | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 237 | 47.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Derrick Mason | 4 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||
| Craig Hentrich | 5 | 331 | 66.2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 5 | 354 | 70.8 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |
| Blaine Bishop | 1.0 |
| Lonnie Marts | 1.0 |
| Pratt Lyons | 0.5 |
| Gary Walker | 0.5 |
| Kenny Holmes | 0.5 |
| Steve Jackson | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Henry Thomas | 1.5 |
| Willie McGinest | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |