Week 16, 1988

played in Los Angeles, CA

74 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	0	14	-	24
Los Angeles Rams	7	14	3	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 NED - Sylvester Stamps 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 04:04 LAS - Johnny Hector 4 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 11:55 NED - Mike Wood 26 field goal
2Q: 03:19 LAS - Johnny Hector 4 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:31 LAS - Johnny Hector 2 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 00:04 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 18 field goal
4Q: 13:00 NED - Carl Monroe 31 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 08:21 LAS - Greg Bell 11 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 00:49 NED - Gary Kubiak 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 NED - Sylvester Stamps 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 04:04 LAS - Johnny Hector 4 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 11:55 NED - Mike Wood 26 field goal
2Q: 03:19 LAS - Johnny Hector 4 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
2Q: 00:31 LAS - Johnny Hector 2 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
3Q: 00:04 LAS - Mick Luckhurst 18 field goal
4Q: 13:00 NED - Carl Monroe 31 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 08:21 LAS - Greg Bell 11 run (Mick Luckhurst extra point)
4Q: 00:49 NED - Gary Kubiak 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics NED LAS
Record 9-6 8-7
First Downs 19 28
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 10 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 266 435
- Offensive Plays 52 72
- Yards per Play 5.12 6.04
Net Rushing Yards 119 95
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 4.96 2.88
Net Passing Yards 147 340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 0 36 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 162 360
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.25 8.72
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/9 13/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 3/18
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/139 4/55
Interception Ret./Yards 2/59 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 24:33 35:27

Team Statistics	NED	LAS
Record	9-6	8-7
First Downs	19	28
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	10	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	266	435
- Offensive Plays	52	72
- Yards per Play	5.12	6.04
Net Rushing Yards	119	95
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	4.96	2.88
Net Passing Yards	147	340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 0	36 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	162	360
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.25	8.72
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/9	13/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	3/18
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/139	4/55
Interception Ret./Yards	2/59	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	24:33	35:27

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 20	7	35	Fumble
1	8:34	1:19	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
1	3:54	7:06	OWN 42	12	49	Field Goal
2	3:12	1:29	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 27	1	-1	Half
3	10:48	1:17	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	15:00	2:17	OWN 42	3	58	Touchdown
4	8:12	6:01	OWN 41	15	49	Downs
4	1:36	0:56	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	2:26	OWN 45	5	26	Interception
1	7:15	3:21	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	11:48	8:36	OWN 13	18	87	Touchdown
2	1:43	1:20	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 14	8	30	Interception
3	9:31	9:31	OWN 16	15	83	Field Goal
4	12:43	4:31	OWN 8	9	92	Touchdown
4	2:11	0:35	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 40	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jerry Butler, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Nathan	14	75	5.36	20	2	0
Sylvester Stamps	6	34	5.67	11	1	1
Gary Kubiak	3	5	1.67	4	0	1
Larry Heater	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Bell	25	76	3.04	13	2	1
Johnny Hector	6	16	2.67	4	0	3
Steve Young	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	26	16	162	2/15	1	31	0	92.1

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	36	25	360	3/20	0	34	2	78.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Cunningham	7	10	59	8.43	14	23	0
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	29	14.50	29	26	0
TE Lin Dawson	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
WR Mike Wilson	2	3	16	8.00	3	15	0
WR Carl Roaches	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	3	31	31.00	0	31	1
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Terry LeCount	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Stan Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerry Butler	5	6	112	22.40	27	34
WR Jerry Rice	5	7	68	13.60	13	25
TE Jonathan Hayes	4	7	52	13.00	13	27
TE Jay Novacek	3	3	35	11.67	0	17
WR Robert Clark	3	7	27	9.00	2	11
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Johnny Hector	1	2	10	10.00	5	10
RB Greg Bell	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
C Jeff Spek	1	1	34	34.00	0	34
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	13	13.00	0	13

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Todd Seabaugh	1	59	59.00	0
CB Daryl Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gary Kubiak	1	0	0	0
Todd Seabaugh	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Bell	1	0	0
Mike Singletary	0	1	0
Paul Gruber	0	1	0
Darrell Green	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	2	92	46.0	44.0	55	1

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Fulhage	1	34	34.0	36.0	34	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mick Luckhurst	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	1	-2	-2.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Romes	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Bohannon	2	67	33.5	0
Kevin Clark	2	72	36.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Davlin Mullen	3	46	15.3	0
Charles Romes	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Davis	8	0	0.0	29	31
S Michael Stewart	7	0	0.0	22	24
DT Pete Koch	6	2	0.0	20	19
S Dextor Clinkscale	6	1	0.0	14	23
CB Toi Cook	4	1	0.0	23	27
ILB Mark Dusbabek	4	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Milt McColl	3	2	2.0	28	28
S Glenn Blackwood	3	1	1.0	21	33
CB Daryl Smith	3	0	0.0	27	30
DE Bob Kohrs	2	2	0.0	25	25
ILB John Anderson	2	1	0.0	8	5
DE Bruce Clark	2	0	0.0	15	21
CB Preston Davis	2	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Todd Seabaugh	1	5	0.0	26	34
DT Brad Shearer	1	1	0.0	15	21
DE Reggie White	1	1	0.0	26	31
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	0.0	6	10
OLB Andrew Melontree	0	1	0.0	7	12

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	6	0	0.0	22	23
CB Darrell Green	5	0	1.0	18	23
OLB Mike Singletary	5	2	0.0	22	27
S Darrol Ray	5	0	0.0	23	26
DT Johnny Robinson	3	2	1.0	10	12
S Deron Cherry	3	1	0.0	20	24
DT Kevin Kellin	2	2	0.0	19	24
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	0.0	18	19
S Roland Mitchell	2	0	0.0	15	26
CB Davlin Mullen	1	2	0.0	5	6
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0.0	15	9
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	0.0	15	17
WR Robert Clark	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	0.0	3	7
CB Charles Wright	1	0	0.0	8	6
T Paul Gruber	1	0	---	---	---
S Charles Romes	0	2	0.0	7	13
DE Rulon Jones	0	2	0.0	19	23
OLB James Haynes	0	1	0.0	10	10
ILB Dennis Gibson	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Milt McColl	2.0	0	1	0	28
S Glenn Blackwood	1.0	0	0	1	33
S Mike Davis	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Reggie White	0.0	1	0	0	31

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	1.0	0	0	1	23
DT Johnny Robinson	1.0	0	0	0	12
OLB Gary Cobb	0.0	1	1	0	9
DE Sean McNanie	0.0	1	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Davis	5	0	0	31
S Michael Stewart	4	1	0	24
S Dextor Clinkscale	4	0	0	23
ILB Mark Dusbabek	3	1	0	27
S Glenn Blackwood	2	1	0	33
CB Daryl Smith	2	0	1	30
CB Preston Davis	2	0	0	13
CB Toi Cook	2	0	0	27
CB Kevin Clark	1	0	0	10
OLB Todd Seabaugh	0	1	1	34

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	3	1	23
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	23
DT Johnny Robinson	2	0	12
CB Terry Taylor	2	0	19
S Roland Mitchell	2	0	26
S Darrol Ray	1	0	26
OLB Mike Singletary	1	0	27
ILB Shane Conlan	1	0	7
CB Charles Wright	1	0	6
S Deron Cherry	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	2	4	1	17	2	23
Duval Love	2	4	0	14	0	12
Vince Stroth	1	3	0	15	0	20
Bennie Cunningham	1	2	0	24	0	28
Steve August	1	2	0	15	0	14
Don Maggs	1	2	0	17	0	18
Larry Tearry	1	1	0	20	0	17
Stan Edwards	1	1	0	19	0	21
Ron Solt	0	1	0	16	0	24
Bill Cherry	0	1	0	6	0	12

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Geoff Reece	3	7	0	24	0	29
Paul Gruber	3	3	0	30	0	35
Mickey Marvin	2	2	0	12	0	18
Jumbo Elliott	1	6	1	26	2	33
Dan Alexander	1	5	0	29	1	33
Tyrone McGriff	1	3	0	25	0	27
David Carter	0	3	0	9	0	10
Cleveland Green	0	1	0	7	0	6
Jeff Spek	0	1	0	11	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Sylvester Stamps	1	13
Carl Roaches	1	12
Daryl Smith	1	12
Carl Monroe	1	7
Stan Edwards	1	3

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
James Haynes	2	16
Jeff Spek	1	13
Davlin Mullen	1	11
Terry Taylor	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daryl Smith	---	---	27	30	12	69
Milt McColl	---	---	28	28	7	63
Todd Seabaugh	---	---	26	34	3	63
Mike Davis	---	---	29	31	1	61
Reggie White	---	---	26	31	1	58
Bennie Cunningham	24	28	---	---	4	56
Glenn Blackwood	---	---	21	33	1	55
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	27	27	1	55
Gary Kubiak	24	28	---	---	---	52
Bob Kohrs	---	---	25	25	1	51
Toi Cook	---	---	23	27	1	51
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	14	23	12	49
Lin Dawson	13	19	---	---	14	46
Michael Stewart	---	---	22	24	---	46
Stan Edwards	19	21	---	---	3	43
Ron Solt	16	24	---	---	2	42
Tony Nathan	16	19	---	---	6	41
Pete Koch	---	---	20	19	1	40
Randy Dixon	17	23	---	---	---	40
Brad Shearer	---	---	15	21	2	38
Larry Tearry	20	17	---	---	1	38
Vince Stroth	15	20	---	---	3	38
Bruce Clark	---	---	15	21	1	37
Greg Gaines	---	---	11	13	12	36
Don Maggs	17	18	---	---	---	35
Carl Monroe	13	13	---	---	7	33
Steve August	15	14	---	---	2	31
Duval Love	14	12	---	---	3	29
Mike Wilson	12	15	---	---	---	27
Sylvester Stamps	7	7	---	---	13	27
Preston Davis	---	---	13	13	---	26
Kevin Clark	---	---	6	10	7	23
Andrew Melontree	---	---	7	12	---	19
Carl Roaches	3	4	---	---	12	19
Bill Cherry	6	12	---	---	1	19
Terry LeCount	8	10	---	---	---	18
Larry Heater	2	2	---	---	13	17
Herbert Harris	3	2	---	---	12	17
John Anderson	---	---	8	5	---	13
Fred Bohannon	---	---	0	2	7	9
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Rivera	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	1	1
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Young	33	39	---	---	---	72
Paul Gruber	30	35	---	---	---	65
Dan Alexander	29	33	---	---	2	64
Robert Clark	27	36	---	---	---	63
Jumbo Elliott	26	33	---	---	---	59
Geoff Reece	24	29	---	---	1	54
Greg Bell	27	27	---	---	---	54
Tyrone McGriff	25	27	---	---	---	52
Jonathan Hayes	22	26	---	---	3	51
Darrol Ray	---	---	23	26	1	50
Mike Singletary	---	---	22	27	1	50
Jay Novacek	21	16	---	---	12	49
Jerry Rice	22	27	---	---	---	49
Darrell Green	---	---	18	23	7	48
Mel Owens	---	---	22	23	2	47
Rulon Jones	---	---	19	23	3	45
Deron Cherry	---	---	20	24	1	45
Terry Taylor	---	---	18	19	7	44
Kevin Kellin	---	---	19	24	1	44
Roland Mitchell	---	---	15	26	1	42
James Haynes	---	---	10	10	16	36
Charles Alexander	17	17	---	---	1	35
Charles Romes	---	---	7	13	14	34
Mickey Marvin	12	18	---	---	2	32
Johnny Hector	6	11	---	---	15	32
Sean McNanie	---	---	15	17	---	32
Jeff Spek	11	4	---	---	13	28
Jerry Butler	7	18	---	---	---	25
Gary Cobb	---	---	15	9	1	25
Johnny Robinson	---	---	10	12	3	25
Charles Wright	---	---	8	6	9	23
Davlin Mullen	---	---	5	6	11	22
David Carter	9	10	---	---	2	21
Shane Conlan	---	---	3	7	10	20
Mark Gastineau	---	---	10	9	---	19
Cleveland Green	7	6	---	---	2	15
Stephone Paige	0	1	---	---	13	14
Otis Grant	0	0	---	---	12	12
Dennis Gibson	---	---	5	4	1	10
Webster Slaughter	2	7	---	---	---	9
Curt Warner	3	5	---	---	---	8
Mick Luckhurst	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Winters	3	4	---	---	---	7
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Fulhage	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	83	7.5
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	8	26	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	50	3.8
Middle	11	28	2.5
Right	8	18	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	26	16	3	2	2	2	2	1	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	36	25	7	1	1	4	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	9	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	90	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	89	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	178	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	93	23.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Cunningham	10	7	1	59	1	28
TE Lin Dawson	3	2	0	10	0	19
WR Mike Wilson	3	2	0	16	0	15
WR Carl Monroe	3	1	0	31	1	13
WR Terry LeCount	2	0	1	0	0	10
RB Tony Nathan	2	2	0	29	1	19
WR Carl Roaches	1	1	0	7	0	4
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	21
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	0	10	0	2

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jonathan Hayes	7	4	1	52	1	26
WR Jerry Rice	7	5	0	68	2	27
WR Robert Clark	7	3	0	27	0	36
WR Jerry Butler	6	5	0	112	3	18
TE Jay Novacek	3	3	0	35	0	16
RB Johnny Hector	2	1	0	10	0	11
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0	4	0	17
RB Greg Bell	1	1	0	5	0	27
C Jeff Spek	1	1	0	34	1	4
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	0	13	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sylvester Stamps	2	10	5.00	5.67
Tony Nathan	1	1	1.00	5.36
Gary Kubiak	1	2	2.00	1.67

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Bell	6	20	3.33	3.04
Johnny Hector	4	13	3.25	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	9	4	10	1.11	6.23

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	5	1	10	2.00	10.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Cunningham	4	3	3	0.75	5.90
WR Carl Roaches	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Carl Monroe	1	0	0	0.00	10.33

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Clark	2	1	10	5.00	3.86
WR Jerry Butler	1	0	0	0.00	18.67
RB Johnny Hector	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	7.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sylvester Stamps	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	4	2
Johnny Hector	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	8	4	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	10	9	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	1	1
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	1
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	1
FB Stan Edwards	1	0	0
WR Herbert Harris	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	3	3	3
WR Robert Clark	3	2	2
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	2
TE Jay Novacek	1	1	1
WR Webster Slaughter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 91,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (25,300)
End Zone 16,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	91,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (25,300)
End Zone	16,500 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)