Week 5, 1996

played in New England, MA

61 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	7	7	10	7	-	31
New England Patriots	10	7	3	8	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:17 NED - Edgar Bennett 60 run (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 06:34 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
1Q: 02:37 NJY - Brian Kozlowski 30 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 11:49 NED - Edgar Bennett 8 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 07:47 NJY - Vaughn Hebron 23 run (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 08:21 NED - Cole Ford 18 field goal
3Q: 01:27 NJY - Michele Akers 50 field goal
3Q: 00:10 NJY - Tyrone Poole 49 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:42 NJY - David Grant 39 fumble return (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 06:30 NED - Eric Moulds 17 pass from Jim Kelly (Jim Kelly pass to Eric Moulds for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:17 NED - Edgar Bennett 60 run (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 06:34 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
1Q: 02:37 NJY - Brian Kozlowski 30 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 11:49 NED - Edgar Bennett 8 pass from Jim Kelly (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 07:47 NJY - Vaughn Hebron 23 run (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 08:21 NED - Cole Ford 18 field goal
3Q: 01:27 NJY - Michele Akers 50 field goal
3Q: 00:10 NJY - Tyrone Poole 49 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 09:42 NJY - David Grant 39 fumble return (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 06:30 NED - Eric Moulds 17 pass from Jim Kelly (Jim Kelly pass to Eric Moulds for conversion)

Team Statistics NJY NED
Record 3-1-1 2-3
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 304 432
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards per Play 5.24 6.65
Net Rushing Yards 117 139
- Rushing Attempts 26 19
- Yards per Rush 4.50 7.32
Net Passing Yards 187 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 42 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 193 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 6.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/44 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 5/95 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/49 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:41 32:19

Team Statistics	NJY	NED
Record	3-1-1	2-3
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	304	432
- Offensive Plays	58	65
- Yards per Play	5.24	6.65
Net Rushing Yards	117	139
- Rushing Attempts	26	19
- Yards per Rush	4.50	7.32
Net Passing Yards	187	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	42 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	193	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	6.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/44	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	5/95	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/49	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:41	32:19

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:43	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
1	12:55	2:38	OWN 17	5	29	Punt
1	6:29	4:07	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	11:42	2:17	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
2	9:19	1:49	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
2	5:15	3:56	OWN 4	9	55	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 30	2	16	Half
3	8:16	6:56	OWN 26	12	41	Field Goal
4	12:04	1:38	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
4	6:24	2:26	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	2:44	0:37	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
4	1:29	1:29	OPP 47	3	2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	0:22	OWN 40	1	60	Touchdown
1	10:17	3:48	OWN 24	6	70	Field Goal
1	2:22	5:40	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	9:25	0:06	OWN 32	1	5	Fumble
2	7:30	2:15	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	1:19	1:05	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	6:44	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
3	1:20	1:20	OWN 27	3	14	Interception
4	15:00	2:56	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	10:26	0:55	OWN 38	2	1	Fumble
4	9:31	3:07	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	3:58	1:14	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	2:07	0:38	OPP 49	4	-4	Downs

Game MVP: David Grant, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rudy Koncar	17	70	4.12	15	2	0
Vaughn Hebron	5	48	9.60	23	2	1
Moe Williams	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
Ken O'Brien	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Matt Groening	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	10	85	8.50	60	2	1
Mike Alstott	6	24	4.00	9	0	0
Jim Kelly	2	12	6.00	7	0	0
Antonio Freeman	1	18	18.00	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	31	19	193	1/6	1	34	0	89.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	42	32	312	4/19	2	36	1	102.4

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	5	7	42	8.40	17	15	0
WR Rod Smith	5	10	62	12.40	28	34	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	3	3	56	18.67	34	30	1
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	17	8.50	0	12	0
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Matt Groening	1	2	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
RB Rudy Koncar	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Robert Clark	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	11	12	115	10.45	40	36	0
WR Eric Moulds	5	9	47	9.40	4	17	1
RB Edgar Bennett	4	4	33	8.25	31	21	1
WR Curtis Conway	4	6	39	9.75	17	15	0
TE Keith Jackson	3	4	11	3.67	6	8	0
FB Bob Christian	3	3	42	14.00	34	22	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	2	14	14.00	1	14	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Mike Alstott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrone Poole	1	49	49.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0	0
Rod Smith	1	0	0	0
David Grant	0	1	2	1
Robert Clark	0	1	0	0
Lamont Hollinquest	0	1	0	0
Antonio Langham	0	1	0	0
William Perry	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Kelly	2	0	0
Mike Alstott	1	0	0
Trent Pollary	0	1	0
Ray Crockett	0	0	1
Saleem Dawson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	304	43.4	35.7	54	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	4	222	55.5	50.3	63	4

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	2	21	10.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	4	34	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	5	95	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	8	2	0.0	16	28
S Joey Tribbiani	8	2	0.0	18	45
CB David Pool	5	2	1.0	16	33
CB Antonio Langham	4	2	0.5	19	44
S Patrick Hunter	4	2	0.0	16	45
ILB Percy Snow	4	2	0.0	17	43
DE David Grant	3	0	1.5	16	42
CB Tom Carter	3	0	0.0	9	14
DT William Perry	2	0	1.0	12	36
DT Tim Dennis	2	2	0.0	11	19
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	0.0	8	20
DT John Kirksey	2	0	0.0	15	30
S Matt Groenig	1	1	0.0	4	12
S Darrell Fullington	1	1	0.0	1	2
CB Tyrone Poole	1	1	0.0	8	32
DE Darrell Davis	1	0	0.0	13	30
ILB Nate Dingle	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	0	1	0.0	0	4

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	6	2	0.0	26	32
S Je-rod Rozumek	6	1	0.0	26	32
CB Saleem Dawson	4	0	0.0	6	13
ILB Curly Washburn	3	2	0.0	19	28
ILB Ted Johnson	3	2	0.0	14	12
ILB Ron Johnson	3	1	0.0	17	23
CB Chris Allerman	3	1	0.0	25	32
OLB James Francis	3	0	0.0	8	9
DE Warren Powers	2	1	1.0	24	27
CB Ray Crockett	2	4	0.0	13	20
DT Tony Siragusa	2	1	0.0	21	24
S Floyd Fields	2	0	0.0	23	29
OLB Mike Jones	2	0	0.0	8	4
DE Jeff Lageman	1	1	0.0	20	27
DT John Randle	1	0	0.0	17	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Grant	1.5	0	2	0	42
DT William Perry	1.0	1	0	0	36
CB David Pool	1.0	0	0	0	33
CB Antonio Langham	0.5	0	0	0	44
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Eddie Robinson	0.0	0	1	1	28
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	0	0	1	30

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Warren Powers	1.0	0	27
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	2	15
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	27
S Floyd Fields	0.0	1	29
ILB Curly Washburn	0.0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antonio Langham	5	1	0	44
CB David Pool	4	0	0	33
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	0	0	28
S Patrick Hunter	3	1	0	45
ILB Percy Snow	3	0	0	43
CB Tom Carter	3	0	0	14
S Joey Tribbiani	3	0	0	45
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	0	20
DT John Kirksey	2	0	0	30
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	1	32
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0	12
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0	19

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	1	32
S Rodney Harrison	3	1	32
CB Saleem Dawson	3	0	13
ILB Ron Johnson	2	1	23
OLB James Francis	2	0	9
CB Chris Allerman	2	0	32
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	12
S Floyd Fields	1	0	29
ILB Curly Washburn	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Fowler	3	5	0	26	0	32
Tim Ruddy	2	6	0	26	0	32
Dermontti Dawson	2	5	0	26	0	32
Max Lane	1	3	1	26	1	32
Matt Groening	1	3	0	11	0	13
Brian De Marco	1	2	0	26	0	32
Brian Kozlowski	0	1	0	19	0	25

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brendan Stai	5	7	19	0	46
Tom Nutten	1	4	19	1	46
Trent Pollary	1	2	19	1	46
Mo Elewonibi	0	3	19	2	46
Greg Truitt	0	1	19	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	3	24
Mitch Donahue	1	27
Filmel Cowlings	1	8

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	2	23
Bob Christian	2	9
Ray Crockett	1	27
Larry Izzo	1	16
Mo Elewonibi	1	6

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
David Pool	---	---	16	33	21	70
Dermontti Dawson	26	32	---	---	8	66
Antonio Langham	---	---	19	44	2	65
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	18	45	2	65
Patrick Hunter	---	---	16	45	2	63
Percy Snow	---	---	17	43	2	62
David Grant	---	---	16	42	2	60
Norm Fowler	26	32	---	---	---	58
Tim Ruddy	26	32	---	---	---	58
Max Lane	26	32	---	---	---	58
Brian De Marco	26	32	---	---	---	58
Dave Schnell	25	32	---	---	---	57
Derrick Alexander	24	26	---	---	4	54
William Perry	---	---	12	36	2	50
Eddie Robinson	---	---	16	28	4	48
Brian Kozlowski	19	25	---	---	4	48
Rod Smith	21	27	---	---	---	48
John Kirksey	---	---	15	30	2	47
Darrell Davis	---	---	13	30	3	46
Vaughn Hebron	7	13	---	---	24	44
Robert Clark	9	18	---	---	16	43
Tyrone Poole	---	---	8	32	1	41
Mitch Donahue	---	---	0	9	27	36
Rudy Koncar	18	14	---	---	2	34
Tim Dennis	---	---	11	19	3	33
Matt Groening	11	13	---	---	7	31
Matt Groenig	---	---	4	12	14	30
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	8	20	---	28
Joe Campbell	---	---	8	15	4	27
Leroy Thompson	7	12	---	---	6	25
James Jenkins	7	5	---	---	12	24
Tom Carter	---	---	9	14	1	24
Nate Lewis	1	4	---	---	18	23
Moe Williams	6	3	---	---	13	22
Antone Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	20	20
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	0	4	13	17
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	8	8
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Blackshear	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nate Dingle	---	---	2	3	---	5
Darrell Fullington	---	---	1	2	---	3
Ken O'Brien	1	0	---	---	1	2
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Freeman	17	41	---	---	14	72
Mo Elewonibi	19	46	---	---	6	71
Rodney Harrison	---	---	26	32	13	71
Brendan Stai	19	46	---	---	6	71
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	26	32	8	66
Jim Kelly	19	46	---	---	---	65
Greg Truitt	19	46	---	---	---	65
Trent Pollary	19	46	---	---	---	65
Tom Nutten	19	46	---	---	---	65
Eric Moulds	10	35	---	---	18	63
Ray Crockett	---	---	13	20	27	60
Chris Allerman	---	---	25	32	1	58
Floyd Fields	---	---	23	29	1	53
Warren Powers	---	---	24	27	1	52
Ron Johnson	---	---	17	23	12	52
Edgar Bennett	14	35	---	---	1	50
Jeff Lageman	---	---	20	27	1	48
Curly Washburn	---	---	19	28	1	48
Tony Siragusa	---	---	21	24	1	46
Jamie Asher	16	29	---	---	---	45
Mike Alstott	13	28	---	---	2	43
John Randle	---	---	17	15	4	36
Curtis Conway	7	24	---	---	---	31
Chuck Johnson	---	---	10	15	3	28
Bob Christian	6	11	---	---	9	26
Mike Jones	---	---	8	4	14	26
Ted Johnson	---	---	14	12	---	26
Donnell Johnson	---	---	8	10	7	25
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	23	23
Dave Groh	3	4	---	---	14	21
Saleem Dawson	---	---	6	13	1	20
Keith Jackson	7	12	---	---	---	19
Tracy Johnson	0	0	---	---	18	18
James Francis	---	---	8	9	1	18
Mark Bruener	0	0	---	---	18	18
Larry Izzo	---	---	1	0	16	17
Charles Davenport	2	11	---	---	---	13
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jackie Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim Juriga	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eric Bjornson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gene Holecek	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	9	57	6.3
Right	10	43	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	81	13.5
Middle	7	13	1.9
Right	6	45	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	31	19	2	1	2	4	5	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	42	32	6	0	2	2	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	7	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	113	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	73	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	66	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	128	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	33	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	85	28.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	10	5	0	62	1	27
WR Derrick Alexander	7	5	1	42	0	26
WR Robert Clark	3	0	1	0	0	18
TE Brian Kozlowski	3	3	0	56	1	25
FB Matt Groening	2	1	0	3	0	13
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	0	17	0	12
RB Rudy Koncar	2	1	0	-4	0	14
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	0	8	0	4
RB Vaughn Hebron	1	1	0	9	0	13

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	12	11	0	115	3	41
WR Eric Moulds	9	5	1	47	0	35
WR Curtis Conway	6	4	0	39	0	24
TE Keith Jackson	4	3	0	11	0	12
RB Edgar Bennett	4	4	0	33	1	35
FB Bob Christian	3	3	0	42	2	11
WR Charles Davenport	2	1	0	14	0	11
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	0	11	0	29
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	1	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	2	-6	-3.00	8.50
Mike Alstott	1	9	9.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	8	7	48	6.00	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	12	6.00	8.25
WR Antonio Freeman	2	2	2	1.00	9.58
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	29	14.50	5.22
WR Curtis Conway	1	1	5	5.00	6.50
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	1	0
Rudy Koncar	1	0
Moe Williams	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	2	1
Jim Kelly	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	9	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	9	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	3	1	1
WR Rod Smith	3	1	1
WR Robert Clark	2	0	0
FB Matt Groening	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Conway	2	2	1
WR Antonio Freeman	2	2	0
WR Eric Moulds	2	1	0
FB Bob Christian	1	1	1
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)