1996 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 1st place American Football Conference Eastern Division 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/5/1997 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-3 | W | Foxborough, MA | Foxboro Stadium | 60188 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/12/1997 | H | Jacksonville Jaguars | 20-6 | W | Foxborough, MA | Foxboro Stadium | 60190 | |
| Super Bowl XXXI | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/26/1997 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-35 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 72301 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 78 | Bruce Armstrong | LOT | 6-4 | 291 | 31 | Louisville | 3 | 3 |
| 86 | Mike Bartrum | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Marshall | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Drew Bledsoe | QB | 6-5 | 238 | 24 | Washington State | 3 | 3 |
| 82 | Vincent Brisby | WR | 6-3 | 195 | 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Corwin Brown | S | 6-1 | 203 | 26 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Troy Brown | WR | 5-10 | 193 | 25 | Lees-McRae JC; Marshall | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | LB | 6-1 | 246 | 23 | Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | John Burke | TE | 6-3 | 249 | 25 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Keith Byars | TE | 6-1 | 244 | 33 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Willie Clay | FS | 5-10 | 200 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 |
| 87 | Ben Coates | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 27 | Livingstone | 3 | 3 |
| 59 | Todd Collins | SLB | 6-2 | 247 | 26 | Georgia; Tennessee; Carson-Newman | 3 | 3 |
| 92 | Ferric Collons | LDE | 6-7 | 298 | 27 | California | 3 | 3 |
| 90 | Chad Eaton | DT | 6-5 | 300 | 24 | Washington State | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Gisler | C | 6-4 | 298 | 27 | Houston | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Terry Glenn | WR | 5-11 | 191 | 22 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Ha'son Graham | WR | 5-10 | 176 | 25 | Hinds CC; Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Marrio Grier | FB | 5-10 | 229 | 25 | Clemson; Tennessee-Chattanooga | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Jerome Henderson | CB | 5-10 | 196 | 27 | Clemson | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Shawn Jefferson | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 27 | Central Florida | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | Ted Johnson | MLB | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Colorado | 3 | 3 |
| 96 | Mike Jones | DE | 6-4 | 281 | 27 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Bob Kratch | OG | 6-3 | 288 | 30 | Iowa | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | Max Lane | ROT | 6-6 | 315 | 25 | Navy | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Ty Law | LCB | 5-11 | 200 | 22 | Michigan | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Ray Lucas | WR | 6-3 | 216 | 24 | Rutgers | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Curtis Martin | RB | 5-11 | 208 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 |
| 55 | Willie McGinest | RDE | 6-5 | 267 | 25 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Mike McGruder | S-CB | 5-11 | 185 | 32 | Kent State | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Meggett | RB | 5-7 | 185 | 30 | Morgan State; Towson | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Lawyer Milloy | SS | 6-0 | 208 | 23 | Washington | 3 | 3 |
| 55 | Marty Moore | LB | 6-1 | 245 | 25 | Kentucky | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Terry Ray | S | 6-1 | 187 | 27 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Bill Roberts | LOG | 6-5 | 285 | 34 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| 71 | Todd Rucci | ROG | 6-5 | 296 | 26 | Penn State | 3 | 3 |
| 95 | Dwayne Sabb | LB | 6-4 | 248 | 27 | New Hampshire | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Pio Sagapolutele | RDT | 6-6 | 297 | 27 | San Diego State | 3 | 3 |
| 53 | Chris Slade | WLB | 6-5 | 247 | 25 | Virginia | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | Otis Smith | RCB | 5-11 | 196 | 31 | Southern University; Taft JC; Missouri | 3 | 3 |
| 74 | Chris Sullivan | DE | 6-4 | 283 | 23 | Boston College | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Tom Tupa | P-QB | 6-4 | 224 | 30 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Adam Vinatieri | K | 6-0 | 202 | 24 | South Dakota State | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Mark Wheeler | LDT | 6-3 | 285 | 26 | Navarro JC; Texas A&M | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Larry Whigham | S | 6-2 | 209 | 24 | Pearl River CC; Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Dave Wohlabaugh | C | 6-3 | 293 | 24 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Scott Zolak | QB | 6-5 | 235 | 29 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35 | 13 | 7 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:28 | 46 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 11/40 27.5% | 1/5 20.0% | 2 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:32 | 46 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 11/47 23.4% | 2/7 28.6% | 10 | 79 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Adam Vinatieri | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ben Coates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Otis Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 69 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 44 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 49 | 267 | 5.4 | 78t | 5 |
| Dave Meggett | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Zolak | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 310 | 4.5 | 78 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 96 | 339 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 105 | 59 | 56.2 | 39 | 595 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 53 | 3 | 2.9 | 7 | 6.7 | 9 | 71 | 524 | 54.3 |
| Scott Zolak | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56.3 |
| Team Totals | 107 | 60 | 56.1 | 40 | 598 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 53 | 3 | 2.8 | 7 | 6.5 | 9 | 71 | 527 | 54.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 104 | 50 | 48.1 | 50 | 546 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 81 | 2 | 1.9 | 4 | 3.8 | 9 | 60 | 486 | 54.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 12 | 164 | 13.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 12 | 111 | 9.3 | 34t | 2 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 10 | 143 | 14.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 10 | 90 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
| Curtis Martin | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 598 | 10.0 | 53 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 546 | 10.9 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Clay | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tupa | 21 | 904 | 43.0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 139 | 745 | 35.5 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 904 | 43.0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 139 | 745 | 35.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 859 | 40.9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 728 | 34.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Meggett | 14 | 5 | 131 | 9.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 5 | 131 | 9.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 1 | 139 | 9.3 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vinatieri | 13 | 828 | 63.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 828 | 63.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 783 | 65.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Meggett | 8 | 0 | 169 | 21.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ha'son Graham | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 0 | 241 | 21.9 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 0 | 322 | 24.8 | 99t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| Chris Slade | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| Ferric Collons | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Willie McGinest | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Otis Smith | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Chad Eaton | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Mike Jones | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 60.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9.0 | 71.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bartrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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