Week 17, 1983

played in New York, NJ

34 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	7	0	15	-	22
New York Jets	10	3	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:45 NYJ - Frank Corral 20 field goal
1Q: 03:54 NYJ - Ed Porcher 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 10:45 NED - Benny Malone 2 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:47 NYJ - Frank Corral 44 field goal
3Q: 02:50 NYJ - Frank Corral 29 field goal
4Q: 14:14 NED - Tony Nathan 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 01:51 NYJ - Frank Corral 33 field goal
4Q: 00:11 NED - Johnny Perkins 17 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tony Nathan run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:45 NYJ - Frank Corral 20 field goal
1Q: 03:54 NYJ - Ed Porcher 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 10:45 NED - Benny Malone 2 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 00:47 NYJ - Frank Corral 44 field goal
3Q: 02:50 NYJ - Frank Corral 29 field goal
4Q: 14:14 NED - Tony Nathan 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 01:51 NYJ - Frank Corral 33 field goal
4Q: 00:11 NED - Johnny Perkins 17 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tony Nathan run for conversion)

Team Statistics NED NYJ
Record 15-1 7-9
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 208 370
- Offensive Plays 48 67
- Yards per Play 4.33 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 52 155
- Rushing Attempts 16 41
- Yards per Rush 3.25 3.78
Net Passing Yards 156 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 2 25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 172 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.88 8.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/-5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/205 3/42
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 2/29
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 30
Time of Possession 22:37 37:23

Team Statistics	NED	NYJ
Record	15-1	7-9
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	208	370
- Offensive Plays	48	67
- Yards per Play	4.33	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	52	155
- Rushing Attempts	16	41
- Yards per Rush	3.25	3.78
Net Passing Yards	156	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 2	25 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	172	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.88	8.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/-5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/205	3/42
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	2/29
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 30
Time of Possession	22:37	37:23

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	13:37	2:39	OWN 43	5	13	Punt
1	3:46	8:07	OWN 43	13	57	Touchdown
2	5:03	1:26	OWN 26	3	5	Interception
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 42	4	16	Half
3	13:29	2:40	OWN 34	6	17	Punt
3	2:43	3:38	OPP 31	6	31	Touchdown
4	9:05	1:50	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	1:13	OPP 6	3	3	Field Goal
1	10:58	7:12	OWN 5	14	95	Touchdown
2	10:39	5:36	OWN 8	9	50	Interception
2	3:37	2:55	OPP 46	5	19	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
3	10:49	8:06	OWN 20	13	68	Field Goal
4	14:05	5:00	OWN 16	9	60	Fumble
4	7:15	5:29	OWN 29	11	55	Field Goal

Game MVP: Donnie Shell, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Tony Nathan	11	24	2.18	5	1
Jimmy Rogers	2	9	4.50	6	0
Stan Edwards	2	12	6.00	9	0
Steve Bartkowski	1	7	7.00	7	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ottis Anderson	30	122	4.07	13	3
Eddie Payton	9	22	2.44	6	0
Neil Lomax	2	11	5.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	29	15	172	3/16	2	28	2	64.1

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	25	18	221	1/6	1	33	1	95.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lynn Swann	4	8	59	14.75	2	28	0
WR Stanley Morgan	3	5	31	10.33	3	17	0
WR Benny Malone	2	4	10	5.00	2	8	1
WR Johnny Perkins	2	4	33	16.50	5	17	1
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	16	16.00	7	16	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Chris Dressel	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Reuben Gant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Chandler	5	6	48	9.60	17	16	0
TE Charle Young	3	5	39	13.00	0	16	0
WR Ed Porcher	2	3	15	7.50	3	12	1
RB Ottis Anderson	2	2	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	4	38	19.00	7	33	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	33	33.00	17	33	0
RB Eddie Payton	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
WR Kevin House	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
FB Corey Bruschi	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Washington	1	1	1.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Donnie Shell	2	29	14.50	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Young	0	1	0	0
Mike Washington	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ottis Anderson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	130	43.3	38.3	49	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	1	47	47.0	47.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.L. Whittington	1	-5	-5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	4	170	42.5	0
Lynn Swann	1	35	35.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Payton	2	24	12.0	0
Nathan Conrady	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Hoover	8	0	1.0	22	13
ILB Shane Nelson	8	1	0.0	36	20
ILB John Anderson	5	4	0.0	29	21
OLB Sam Hunt	5	2	0.0	37	21
CB Herman Edwards	5	1	0.0	27	19
S Mike Davis	5	0	0.0	34	25
DT Ron Fernandes	4	0	0.0	26	14
S Steve Luke	3	3	0.0	25	17
DE Barney Chavous	3	1	0.0	31	16
CB Eddie McMillan	2	0	0.0	23	19
ILB Jerry Blanton	2	0	0.0	10	5
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	0	0.0	3	2
DT R.J. Reese	1	2	0.0	16	13
OLB Gary Campbell	1	2	0.0	41	25
CB Mike Washington	1	2	0.0	25	12
CB Mark Mitchell	1	1	0.0	10	3
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0.0	1	2
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	0.0	15	11
WR Benny Malone	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Young	1	0	0.0	26	15
DE Al Harris	0	1	0.0	10	10

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donnie Shell	6	1	0.0	13	20
S John Harris	4	2	1.0	15	28
S Brenard Wilson	4	1	0.0	3	15
ILB Mike Hunt	3	2	0.0	16	28
OLB Ray Preston	2	1	1.0	9	29
DE Fred Smerlas	2	0	1.0	13	24
ILB Jerry Patton	2	1	0.0	14	12
CB Roynell Young	2	1	0.0	6	17
OLB Bob Martin	1	1	0.0	10	16
ILB Dewey Selmon	1	1	0.0	9	2
CB Raymond Clayborn	1	1	0.0	13	28
DE Dick Leftridge	1	0	0.0	7	14
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0.0	8	25
CB LeRoy Irvin	1	0	0.0	11	21
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	---	---	---
S C.L. Whittington	0	1	0.0	0	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Vinny Hoover	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Gary Campbell	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Sam Hunt	0.0	0	1	21

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Smerlas	1.0	1	0	1	24
OLB Ray Preston	1.0	0	0	0	29
S John Harris	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Stan Lewis	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Bob Martin	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Rush Brown	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Davis	3	1	0	25
S Vinny Hoover	3	0	0	13
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	21
CB Eddie McMillan	2	0	0	19
S Steve Luke	2	0	0	17
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	0	19
ILB Shane Nelson	1	1	0	20
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0	2
DE Barney Chavous	1	0	0	16
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0	5
ILB John Anderson	0	1	0	21
CB Mike Washington	0	0	1	12

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brenard Wilson	3	0	0	15
S John Harris	2	1	0	28
ILB Mike Hunt	2	1	0	28
S Donnie Shell	2	0	2	20
CB LeRoy Irvin	1	1	0	21
ILB Jerry Patton	1	0	0	12
DE Dick Leftridge	1	0	0	14
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0	25
OLB Ray Preston	1	0	0	29
CB Roynell Young	1	0	0	17
CB Raymond Clayborn	0	2	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	2	5	10	1	29
Irv Pankey	1	3	15	0	22
Montique Anderson	1	1	9	0	11
Joe Fields	0	2	12	1	29
Wade Griffin	0	2	15	1	31
John Hannah	0	2	16	0	27

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Scott	4	8	38	0	22
Steve August	3	8	30	0	23
Randy Young	3	7	35	1	24
Charle Young	2	3	24	0	16
Dan Neal	1	4	36	0	24
Chuck Naretta	1	1	17	0	12
Charley Hannah	0	4	33	0	22
Paul Howard	0	2	16	0	8
Corey Bruschi	0	1	15	0	7
Kelly Thomas	0	1	17	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Gant	1	12
Stan Edwards	1	11
Edddie Brown	1	9
Jimmy Rogers	1	6

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Payton	1	16
Tom Mullady	1	13
Corey Bruschi	1	13
Irving Merchant	1	12
Randy Burks	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	41	25	5	71
Sam Hunt	---	---	37	21	5	63
Mike Davis	---	---	34	25	3	62
Shane Nelson	---	---	36	20	5	61
John Anderson	---	---	29	21	4	54
Mike Washington	---	---	25	12	13	50
Barney Chavous	---	---	31	16	2	49
Herman Edwards	---	---	27	19	3	49
Steve Bartkowski	16	32	---	---	---	48
Wade Griffin	15	31	---	---	2	48
John Hannah	16	27	---	---	3	46
Eddie McMillan	---	---	23	19	2	44
Vinny Hoover	---	---	22	13	9	44
Joe Fields	12	29	---	---	3	44
Steve Luke	---	---	25	17	2	44
Ron Fernandes	---	---	26	14	2	42
Jim Young	---	---	26	15	1	42
Tony Nathan	13	17	---	---	12	42
Benny Malone	7	24	---	---	10	41
Lynn Swann	13	20	---	---	6	39
Larry Tearry	10	29	---	---	---	39
Irv Pankey	15	22	---	---	---	37
Stanley Morgan	9	22	---	---	4	35
Stan Edwards	12	9	---	---	11	32
R.J. Reese	---	---	16	13	2	31
Karl Lorch	---	---	15	11	4	30
Reuben Gant	2	11	---	---	12	25
Chris Dressel	11	12	---	---	1	24
Montique Anderson	9	11	---	---	3	23
Jerry Blanton	---	---	10	5	8	23
Al Harris	---	---	10	10	3	23
Walter White	4	6	---	---	12	22
Lin Dawson	4	13	---	---	4	21
Johnny Perkins	2	18	---	---	---	20
Jimmy Rogers	3	8	---	---	6	17
Leonard Mitchell	3	11	---	---	2	16
Mark Mitchell	---	---	10	3	---	13
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	4	3	6	13
Edddie Brown	---	---	1	2	9	12
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	3	2	1	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Milt McColl	---	---	0	0	1	1
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	41	26	---	---	---	67
Dave Scott	38	22	---	---	5	65
Dan Neal	36	24	---	---	4	64
Randy Young	35	24	---	---	5	64
Charley Hannah	33	22	---	---	---	55
Ottis Anderson	31	20	---	---	3	54
Steve August	30	23	---	---	---	53
Kevin House	32	19	---	---	---	51
Mike Hunt	---	---	16	28	6	50
Wes Chandler	33	16	---	---	---	49
Charle Young	24	16	---	---	7	47
Nathan Conrady	---	---	8	25	10	43
John Harris	---	---	15	28	---	43
Raymond Clayborn	---	---	13	28	---	41
Chuck Naretta	17	12	---	---	11	40
Ray Preston	---	---	9	29	---	38
Fred Smerlas	---	---	13	24	---	37
Jerry Patton	---	---	14	12	9	35
Cris Collinsworth	21	14	---	---	---	35
Corey Bruschi	15	7	---	---	13	35
Randy White	---	---	12	22	---	34
Donnie Shell	---	---	13	20	---	33
Eddie Payton	10	6	---	---	16	32
LeRoy Irvin	---	---	11	21	---	32
Roynell Young	---	---	6	17	8	31
Bob Martin	---	---	10	16	3	29
Paul Howard	16	8	---	---	4	28
C.L. Whittington	---	---	0	15	13	28
Stan Lewis	---	---	9	18	1	28
Kelly Thomas	17	7	---	---	4	28
Tom Mullady	9	5	---	---	13	27
Ed Porcher	13	12	---	---	---	25
Dick Leftridge	---	---	7	14	---	21
Brenard Wilson	---	---	3	15	---	18
Tyrell Fleming	0	3	---	---	13	16
Rush Brown	---	---	4	10	---	14
Irving Merchant	0	0	---	---	12	12
Randy Davison	---	---	4	8	---	12
Dewey Selmon	---	---	9	2	---	11
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	10	10
Randy Burks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve George	---	---	0	0	3	3
Andrew Provence	---	---	0	0	2	2
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cliff Olander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	14	54	3.9
Right	17	61	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	29	15	1	1	1	5	3	1	2

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	25	18	2	2	0	3	1	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	81	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	97	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	33	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lynn Swann	8	4	0	59	1	20
WR Stanley Morgan	5	3	1	31	0	22
WR Benny Malone	4	2	0	10	0	24
WR Johnny Perkins	4	2	0	33	0	18
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	0	3	0	13
TE Chris Dressel	2	1	0	12	0	12
WR Reuben Gant	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Tony Nathan	1	1	0	16	0	17
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	0	8	0	8

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Chandler	6	5	48	0	16
TE Charle Young	5	3	39	0	16
WR Cris Collinsworth	4	2	38	1	14
WR Ed Porcher	3	2	15	0	12
RB Ottis Anderson	2	2	18	0	20
WR Kevin House	2	1	11	0	19
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	33	1	3
RB Eddie Payton	1	1	17	0	6
FB Corey Bruschi	1	1	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Nathan	3	3	1.00	2.18

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Payton	2	3	1.50	2.44
Ottis Anderson	2	8	4.00	4.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	8	5	50	6.25	5.93

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	3	2	8	2.67	8.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stanley Morgan	3	2	19	6.33	6.20
WR Benny Malone	2	1	2	1.00	2.50
WR Johnny Perkins	1	1	17	17.00	8.25
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	12	12.00	6.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	1	5	2.50	9.50
WR Ed Porcher	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Nathan	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie Payton	3	1
Ottis Anderson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	8	5	4

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	9	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Morgan	3	2	2
WR Lynn Swann	2	1	1
WR Benny Malone	1	1	0
WR Johnny Perkins	1	0	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Charle Young	2	1	1
WR Wes Chandler	2	2	2
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	2	1
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	1
RB Eddie Payton	1	1	1
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,000 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (26,500)
End Zone 14,800 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,000 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (26,500)
End Zone	14,800 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (5,800)