Week 4, 1996

played in Oakland, CA

73 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	7	0	-	13
Oakland Raiders	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:31 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
1Q: 00:57 OAK - Kris Kross 5 run (David Treadwell extra point)
2Q: 13:43 NED - Cole Ford 50 field goal
2Q: 11:30 OAK - Tyrone Brown 5 pass from Troy Aikman (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 08:13 OAK - Spike Jones 12 pass from Troy Aikman (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 05:42 NED - Mike Alstott 38 run (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 02:01 OAK - Omar Epps 4 run (David Treadwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:31 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
1Q: 00:57 OAK - Kris Kross 5 run (David Treadwell extra point)
2Q: 13:43 NED - Cole Ford 50 field goal
2Q: 11:30 OAK - Tyrone Brown 5 pass from Troy Aikman (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 08:13 OAK - Spike Jones 12 pass from Troy Aikman (David Treadwell extra point)
3Q: 05:42 NED - Mike Alstott 38 run (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 02:01 OAK - Omar Epps 4 run (David Treadwell extra point)

Team Statistics NED OAK
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 372 384
- Offensive Plays 70 61
- Yards per Play 5.31 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 92 131
- Rushing Attempts 20 26
- Yards per Rush 4.60 5.04
Net Passing Yards 280 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 27 - 0 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/19 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.60 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/24
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 20
Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Team Statistics	NED	OAK
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	372	384
- Offensive Plays	70	61
- Yards per Play	5.31	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	92	131
- Rushing Attempts	20	26
- Yards per Rush	4.60	5.04
Net Passing Yards	280	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 27 - 0	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/19	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.60	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/24
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 20
Time of Possession	30:37	29:23

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:30	3:37	OWN 42	7	56	Fumble
1	9:17	4:51	OPP 42	9	36	Field Goal
1	0:48	2:12	OWN 20	5	47	Field Goal
2	11:19	2:27	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
2	3:47	3:09	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
3	8:07	2:46	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	4:16	2:22	OWN 23	5	36	Punt
3	0:24	1:19	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
4	12:31	1:15	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	8:54	1:20	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	3:43	1:27	OWN 20	4	-4	Fumble
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 20	11	48	Game

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	10:53	1:36	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
1	4:26	3:38	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	13:36	2:17	OWN 19	4	81	Touchdown
2	8:52	5:05	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 18	2	0	Half
3	12:51	4:44	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown
3	5:21	1:05	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
3	1:54	1:30	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
4	14:05	1:34	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
4	11:16	2:22	OWN 12	5	18	Punt
4	7:34	3:51	OWN 25	5	34	Punt
4	2:16	0:23	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown

Game MVP: Troy Aikman, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	9	17	1.89	8	0	0
Mike Alstott	9	71	7.89	38	2	1
Jim Kelly	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Bob Christian	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Omar Epps	16	84	5.25	31	3	1
Kris Kross	10	47	4.70	15	2	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	45	27	299	5/19	0	32	0	79.8

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	33	21	268	2/15	2	50	0	109.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Antonio Freeman	8	12	114	14.25	25	32
WR Curtis Conway	7	8	104	14.86	20	24
RB Edgar Bennett	4	6	16	4.00	11	15
TE Jamie Asher	3	5	34	11.33	10	17
WR Eric Moulds	3	7	24	8.00	15	14
WR Dave Groh	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Keith Jackson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Bob Christian	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Omar Epps	8	11	120	15.00	85	50	0
WR Troy Brown	4	7	52	13.00	15	23	0
WR Keyshawn Johnson	3	6	33	11.00	0	17	0
WR Tyrone Brown	2	3	20	10.00	0	15	1
TE Johnny Mitchell	1	1	15	15.00	10	15	0
RB Kris Kross	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Spike Jones	1	1	12	12.00	2	12	1
RB Tyrone Wheatley	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Adrian Cooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kareem Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Eric Moulds	2	1
Jim Kelly	1	0
Jamie Asher	1	0
Antonio Freeman	0	1

Oakland	Recov	Force
Michael Sinclair	1	1
Donald Frank	1	0
Kris Kross	0	1
Lamar Thomas	0	1
William Strong	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	323	46.1	42.4	56	5

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	8	375	46.9	38.9	59	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Treadwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	24	8.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Williams	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	15	15.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Frank	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	8	2	0.0	26	35
ILB Ted Johnson	5	1	0.0	16	11
ILB Curly Washburn	4	2	0.0	23	30
OLB James Francis	4	1	0.0	13	8
S Floyd Fields	4	0	0.0	25	35
CB Saleem Dawson	4	0	0.0	6	14
DT John Randle	3	1	0.0	18	18
DT Tony Siragusa	3	0	0.0	21	27
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	2.0	20	28
CB Ray Crockett	2	1	0.0	12	24
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	1	0.0	25	35
CB Chris Allerman	2	1	0.0	23	33
DE Warren Powers	1	2	0.0	22	29
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.0	13	27
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Jones	0	1	0.0	3	5
DT Chuck Johnson	0	1	0.0	10	13

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kanavis McGhee	11	2	1.0	18	37
CB Donald Frank	6	1	0.0	19	48
CB Darryll Lewis	5	1	0.0	8	35
OLB John Offerdahl	4	0	2.0	15	38
S Darren Woodson	4	3	0.0	20	44
DT Matt Brock	4	0	0.0	16	20
DE Michael Sinclair	3	0	1.0	15	39
S Pat Terrell	3	0	0.0	17	48
CB William Strong	3	0	0.0	16	43
DE Dan Williams	1	0	1.0	5	15
S Darryl Williams	1	3	0.0	3	24
DT Terry Fazande	1	1	0.0	15	36
ILB Mike Brooks	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	0	0.0	5	20
CB Stacey Hairston	1	0	0.0	2	11
DT Rob Davis	1	0	0.0	9	21
CB John Mannelly	0	2	0.0	4	7
DE Duncan MacLeod	0	1	0.0	14	43

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	2.0	2	1	28
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	1	0	13
S Rodney Harrison	0.0	0	1	35

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Offerdahl	2.0	0	1	0	38
DE Michael Sinclair	1.0	0	2	3	39
ILB Kanavis McGhee	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Dan Williams	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Matt Brock	0.0	2	0	0	20
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.0	0	2	1	43
DT Terry Fazande	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ted Johnson	4	0	11
ILB Curly Washburn	3	1	30
S Rodney Harrison	3	1	35
OLB James Francis	2	1	8
CB Chris Allerman	2	1	33
S Floyd Fields	2	0	35
CB Saleem Dawson	2	0	14
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	24
S Je-rod Rozumek	1	0	35
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	27

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donald Frank	6	1	48
S Darren Woodson	4	0	44
CB Darryll Lewis	3	1	35
ILB Kanavis McGhee	3	1	37
CB William Strong	3	1	43
OLB John Offerdahl	2	0	38
S Pat Terrell	2	0	48
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	1	20
S Darryl Williams	1	0	24
CB Stacey Hairston	1	0	11
DT Rob Davis	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Nutten	2	4	20	0	50
Mo Elewonibi	1	6	20	3	50
Brendan Stai	1	2	20	0	50
Fred Miller	1	1	8	0	34
Greg Truitt	0	3	20	2	50
Doug Riesenberg	0	2	12	0	16
Mark Bruener	0	1	2	0	0

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jonathan Stinnette	4	6	26	0	35
Mike Flanagan	3	11	26	0	35
Jorge Diaz	2	4	26	1	35
Korey Stringer	1	2	26	1	35
Rod Shoate	0	3	26	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	2	25
Ray Crockett	1	25

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Darryl Williams	1	33
Kris Kross	1	24
Stacey Hairston	1	16
Lamar Thomas	1	15

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Stai	20	50	---	---	9	79
Antonio Freeman	17	45	---	---	16	78
Mo Elewonibi	20	50	---	---	6	76
Jim Kelly	20	50	---	---	---	70
Greg Truitt	20	50	---	---	---	70
Rodney Harrison	---	---	26	35	9	70
Tom Nutten	20	50	---	---	---	70
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	25	35	8	68
Eric Moulds	9	40	---	---	13	62
Ray Crockett	---	---	12	24	25	61
Floyd Fields	---	---	25	35	---	60
Edgar Bennett	15	40	---	---	1	56
Chris Allerman	---	---	23	33	---	56
Jamie Asher	18	36	---	---	1	55
Curly Washburn	---	---	23	30	---	53
Warren Powers	---	---	22	29	---	51
Fred Miller	8	34	---	---	9	51
Tony Siragusa	---	---	21	27	1	49
Jeff Lageman	---	---	20	28	---	48
Curtis Conway	7	34	---	---	1	42
Ron Johnson	---	---	13	27	---	40
Mike Alstott	14	24	---	---	1	39
John Randle	---	---	18	18	2	38
Ted Johnson	---	---	16	11	5	32
Doug Riesenberg	12	16	---	---	3	31
Donnell Johnson	---	---	10	13	8	31
James Francis	---	---	13	8	9	30
Chuck Johnson	---	---	10	13	5	28
Bob Christian	6	9	---	---	12	27
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	25	25
Mike Jones	---	---	3	5	16	24
Keith Jackson	8	8	---	---	5	21
Saleem Dawson	---	---	6	14	---	20
Mark Bruener	2	0	---	---	18	20
Dave Groh	1	5	---	---	11	17
Tracy Johnson	0	0	---	---	16	16
Charles Davenport	3	9	---	---	---	12
Larry Izzo	---	---	0	0	11	11
Jim Juriga	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jackie Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gene Holecek	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Bjornson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donald Frank	---	---	19	48	12	79
Pat Terrell	---	---	17	48	7	72
Jonathan Stinnette	26	35	---	---	8	69
Rod Shoate	26	35	---	---	8	69
Darren Woodson	---	---	20	44	1	65
Troy Aikman	26	35	---	---	---	61
Darryll Lewis	---	---	8	35	18	61
Korey Stringer	26	35	---	---	---	61
Jorge Diaz	26	35	---	---	---	61
Mike Flanagan	26	35	---	---	---	61
Darryl Williams	---	---	3	24	33	60
William Strong	---	---	16	43	1	60
John Offerdahl	---	---	15	38	5	58
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	14	43	1	58
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	18	37	2	57
Michael Sinclair	---	---	15	39	3	57
Spike Jones	18	20	---	---	19	57
Terry Fazande	---	---	15	36	1	52
Troy Brown	20	29	---	---	1	50
Aaron Wallace	---	---	5	20	24	49
Johnny Mitchell	19	27	---	---	---	46
Kris Kross	10	10	---	---	24	44
Keyshawn Johnson	20	24	---	---	---	44
Matt Brock	---	---	16	20	4	40
Omar Epps	16	24	---	---	---	40
Rob Davis	---	---	9	21	4	34
Kareem Johnson	15	16	---	---	---	31
Stacey Hairston	---	---	2	11	16	29
Lamar Thomas	3	9	---	---	15	27
Dan Williams	---	---	5	15	6	26
David White	---	---	11	7	1	19
John Copeland	---	---	6	9	3	18
Henry Lusk	0	0	---	---	17	17
Adrian Cooper	5	6	---	---	4	15
Tyrone Brown	0	4	---	---	9	13
John Mannelly	---	---	4	7	1	12
Tyrone Wheatley	4	6	---	---	1	11
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brandon Moore	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mel Celestin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rich Tylski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Brooks	---	---	2	5	---	7
David Treadwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Paul Justin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cedric Rohde	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	4	44	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	16	94	5.9
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	45	27	5	1	2	5	6	4	0

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	33	21	4	1	4	4	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	85	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	74	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	97	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	192	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	12	8	0	114	4	45
WR Curtis Conway	8	7	0	104	1	34
WR Eric Moulds	7	3	1	24	0	40
RB Edgar Bennett	6	4	0	16	0	40
TE Jamie Asher	5	3	0	34	0	36
TE Keith Jackson	2	0	1	0	0	8
FB Bob Christian	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0	1	0	5
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	6	0	24

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Omar Epps	11	8	1	120	2	24
WR Troy Brown	7	4	0	52	2	29
WR Keyshawn Johnson	6	3	1	33	0	24
WR Tyrone Brown	3	2	1	20	0	4
TE Adrian Cooper	1	0	1	0	0	6
TE Johnny Mitchell	1	1	0	15	0	27
RB Kris Kross	1	1	0	5	0	10
FB Spike Jones	1	1	0	12	0	20
WR Kareem Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	16
RB Tyrone Wheatley	1	1	0	11	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	4	1	0.25	1.89

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kris Kross	3	21	7.00	4.70
Omar Epps	3	9	3.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	4	3	9	2.25	6.64

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	4	3	21	5.25	8.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	5	5.00	6.80
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	3	3.00	9.50
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	1	1.00	3.43

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrone Brown	2	1	5	2.50	6.67
FB Spike Jones	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Omar Epps	1	1	4	4.00	10.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Christian	1	0
Mike Alstott	1	0

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Kris Kross	2	1
Omar Epps	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	12	9	5

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	7	5	4
WR Curtis Conway	2	2	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	1	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keyshawn Johnson	3	1	1
RB Omar Epps	2	0	0
TE Adrian Cooper	1	0	0
WR Troy Brown	1	1	1
WR Tyrone Brown	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,500 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (22,100)
End Zone 13,600 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 7,200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,500 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (22,100)
End Zone	13,600 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	7,200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,700)