Week 14, 1996

played in St. Louis, MO

34 degrees, snow, 14 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	10	6	8	-	24
St. Louis Cardinals	7	7	7	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 STL - Cris Carter 14 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:12 STL - Jason Gildon 6 fumble return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:53 NED - Jamie Asher 1 pass from Doug Pederson (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:58 NED - Cole Ford 19 field goal
3Q: 07:44 STL - Benjamin Blue 12 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 03:50 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
3Q: 00:09 NED - Cole Ford 31 field goal
4Q: 09:09 STL - Adam Vinatieri 46 field goal
4Q: 03:17 NED - Dave Groh 21 pass from Doug Pederson (Edgar Bennett run for conversion)
4Q: 00:08 STL - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:23 STL - Cris Carter 14 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 07:12 STL - Jason Gildon 6 fumble return (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
2Q: 04:53 NED - Jamie Asher 1 pass from Doug Pederson (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:58 NED - Cole Ford 19 field goal
3Q: 07:44 STL - Benjamin Blue 12 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 03:50 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
3Q: 00:09 NED - Cole Ford 31 field goal
4Q: 09:09 STL - Adam Vinatieri 46 field goal
4Q: 03:17 NED - Dave Groh 21 pass from Doug Pederson (Edgar Bennett run for conversion)
4Q: 00:08 STL - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal

Team Statistics NED STL
Record 6-7 7-6
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 251 338
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 4.05 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 29 118
- Rushing Attempts 15 23
- Yards per Rush 1.93 5.13
Net Passing Yards 222 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 29 - 0 34 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 6/30
- Yards per Pass Play 4.72 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/68
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/112 4/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:38 32:22

Team Statistics	NED	STL
Record	6-7	7-6
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	251	338
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	4.05	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	29	118
- Rushing Attempts	15	23
- Yards per Rush	1.93	5.13
Net Passing Yards	222	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 29 - 0	34 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	6/30
- Yards per Pass Play	4.72	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/68
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/112	4/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:38	32:22

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:16	2:22	OWN 31	5	23	Downs
1	7:23	3:53	OWN 7	7	39	Punt
1	0:48	1:28	OPP 49	3	-7	Punt
2	12:58	3:32	OWN 27	6	36	Missed FG
2	7:12	0:10	OWN 6	1	0	Fumble
2	7:02	2:17	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
2	2:28	1:36	OPP 47	7	45	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	7:37	1:55	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	5:07	1:24	OPP 7	3	1	Field Goal
3	0:55	0:52	OPP 13	3	-1	Field Goal
4	9:03	5:56	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
4	2:34	1:22	OWN 42	5	10	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:44	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	8:54	1:31	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
1	3:30	2:42	OWN 6	5	4	Punt
2	14:20	1:22	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	9:26	2:14	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
2	4:45	2:17	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 19	4	27	Half
3	13:37	6:00	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
3	5:42	0:35	OWN 17	2	2	Interception
3	3:43	2:48	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
3	0:03	6:00	OWN 30	10	41	Field Goal
4	3:07	0:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:12	1:09	OWN 9	4	72	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brett Favre, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Edgar Bennett	7	8	1.14	6
Mike Alstott	7	19	2.71	5
Antonio Freeman	1	2	2.00	2

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	14	91	6.50	51	2
Curtis Martin	6	10	1.67	7	0
Brett Favre	2	18	9.00	16	1
Zack Crockett	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Pederson	43	29	255	4/33	2	24	0	98.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	34	24	250	6/30	2	39	1	98.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jamie Asher	7	8	68	9.71	29	16	1
WR Antonio Freeman	7	11	52	7.43	1	17	0
WR Eric Moulds	7	13	52	7.43	11	18	0
WR Dave Groh	4	7	38	9.50	1	21	1
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	1	0.50	0	5	0
FB Bob Christian	1	1	24	24.00	19	24	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	20	20.00	15	20	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	8	13	117	14.63	62	39	1
WR Raghib Ismail	4	6	48	12.00	20	23	0
WR Jake Reed	3	3	23	7.67	2	12	0
WR Chris Cornell	2	5	38	19.00	0	27	0
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	6	3.00	1	7	0
RB David Meggett	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Irv Smith	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Allerman	1	18	18.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Alstott	1	0	0	0
Ted Johnson	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Raghib Ismail	1	1	0	0
Jason Gildon	0	1	0	1
Santana Dotson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	5	229	45.8	44.4	57	4

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	7	237	33.9	32.6	43	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	3/4	0/1	0/1	31	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	9	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	2	67	33.5	0
Eric Moulds	2	45	22.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	3	49	16.3	0
Bobby Engram	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Floyd Fields	7	2	0.0	22	38
ILB Ron Johnson	7	1	0.0	12	32
CB Steve Isreal	6	1	0.0	6	15
DE Jeff Lageman	4	1	1.5	18	33
DT John Randle	4	1	1.5	16	23
DT Tony Siragusa	4	0	1.0	19	29
DE Warren Powers	3	4	0.5	22	32
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	2	0.0	23	40
OLB Mike Jones	3	1	0.0	16	36
S Rodney Harrison	2	2	0.0	23	40
ILB Ted Johnson	2	2	0.0	14	10
CB Chris Allerman	2	0	0.0	21	38
DT Chuck Johnson	1	1	1.5	8	15
ILB Curly Washburn	1	1	0.0	7	4
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0.0	9	29
OLB James Francis	1	0	0.0	10	7
DE Donnell Johnson	1	0	0.0	6	16

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brock Marion	6	1	1.0	13	47
S Steve Atwater	6	1	0.0	14	47
OLB Jason Gildon	5	1	1.0	7	27
CB Bobby Taylor	5	2	0.0	12	36
ILB Ben Wallace	5	2	0.0	15	46
CB Darryl Pounds	4	2	0.0	14	45
CB Mark Walhberg	4	1	0.0	15	47
DT Nolan Harrison	3	1	0.5	13	39
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	2	0	0.0	4	15
DE Chris Zorich	1	0	1.0	3	9
DT Daryl Gardnener	1	0	0.5	8	19
DE Vera De Milo	1	0	0.0	15	44
DT Santana Dotson	1	0	0.0	6	23
DE Roy Palmer	1	0	0.0	13	41
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0.0	6	14
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Greg Lloyd	0	1	0.0	7	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.5	1	1	1	33
DT John Randle	1.5	0	0	0	23
DT Chuck Johnson	1.5	0	0	0	15
DT Tony Siragusa	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Warren Powers	0.5	0	2	0	32
DE Donnell Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB James Francis	0.0	0	0	1	7

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	1.0	0	0	1	27
DE Chris Zorich	1.0	0	0	0	9
S Brock Marion	1.0	0	0	0	47
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.5	1	0	0	19
DT Nolan Harrison	0.5	0	0	0	39
DE Roy Palmer	0.0	0	2	0	41
S Steve Atwater	0.0	0	1	0	47
DT Santana Dotson	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Steve Isreal	4	0	15
ILB Ron Johnson	4	0	32
S Floyd Fields	3	0	38
OLB Mike Jones	3	0	36
CB Chris Allerman	2	1	38
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	33
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	0	40
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	10
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	29
OLB James Francis	1	0	7

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brock Marion	5	2	47
OLB Jason Gildon	5	0	27
CB Mark Walhberg	4	1	47
CB Darryl Pounds	3	1	45
ILB Ben Wallace	3	1	46
CB Bobby Taylor	3	0	36
S Steve Atwater	2	0	47
OLB Renaldo Turnbull	2	0	15
DE Roy Palmer	1	0	41
S Ace Ventura	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Nutten	1	4	15	0	47
Brendan Stai	1	4	15	0	47
Mo Elewonibi	1	2	15	1	47
Trent Pollary	0	3	15	2	47
Greg Truitt	0	1	15	1	47
Mike Alstott	0	1	14	0	23

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Shields	3	3	23	1	40
Courtney Hall	2	7	23	2	40
Nate Newton	2	4	23	0	40
Harris Barton	1	4	23	2	40
Lenny Smith	1	3	23	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	3	27
Dave Groh	1	19
Kirby Jackson	1	17
Jeff Query	1	16

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
David Meggett	3	27
Irv Smith	1	19
Zack Crockett	1	19

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mo Elewonibi	15	47	---	---	9	71
Brendan Stai	15	47	---	---	9	71
Rodney Harrison	---	---	23	40	3	66
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	23	40	2	65
Floyd Fields	---	---	22	38	4	64
Doug Pederson	15	47	---	---	---	62
Greg Truitt	15	47	---	---	---	62
Trent Pollary	15	47	---	---	---	62
Tom Nutten	15	47	---	---	---	62
Chris Allerman	---	---	21	38	2	61
Antonio Freeman	12	45	---	---	---	57
Warren Powers	---	---	22	32	2	56
Eric Moulds	7	36	---	---	13	56
Mike Alstott	14	23	---	---	17	54
Jeff Lageman	---	---	18	33	1	52
Mike Jones	---	---	16	36	---	52
Dave Groh	7	26	---	---	19	52
Tony Siragusa	---	---	19	29	3	51
Jamie Asher	14	36	---	---	---	50
Ray Crockett	---	---	9	29	11	49
Edgar Bennett	11	36	---	---	2	49
Ron Johnson	---	---	12	32	4	48
John Randle	---	---	16	23	2	41
Keith Jackson	4	16	---	---	19	39
Bob Christian	2	7	---	---	26	35
Steve Isreal	---	---	6	15	12	33
Dexter Carter	1	4	---	---	27	32
Curly Washburn	---	---	7	4	21	32
Donnell Johnson	---	---	6	16	8	30
Ted Johnson	---	---	14	10	5	29
Chuck Johnson	---	---	8	15	1	24
James Francis	---	---	10	7	6	23
Jeff Query	1	4	---	---	16	21
Kirby Jackson	---	---	0	2	17	19
Eric Bjornson	2	2	---	---	9	13
John McClane	---	---	0	0	12	12
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Riesenberg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Juriga	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Maddox	---	---	1	1	2	4
Gene Holecek	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Davenport	0	0	---	---	---	0
Saleem Dawson	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Walhberg	---	---	15	47	11	73
Will Shields	23	40	---	---	9	72
Bobby Taylor	---	---	12	36	23	71
Steve Atwater	---	---	14	47	6	67
Vera De Milo	---	---	15	44	8	67
Ben Wallace	---	---	15	46	4	65
Nate Newton	23	40	---	---	---	63
Harris Barton	23	40	---	---	---	63
Courtney Hall	23	40	---	---	---	63
Brett Favre	23	40	---	---	---	63
Lenny Smith	23	40	---	---	---	63
Brock Marion	---	---	13	47	3	63
Darryl Pounds	---	---	14	45	4	63
Roy Palmer	---	---	13	41	8	62
Cris Carter	21	35	---	---	5	61
Nolan Harrison	---	---	13	39	4	56
Irv Smith	19	18	---	---	19	56
Chris Cornell	14	33	---	---	6	53
Zack Crockett	17	14	---	---	19	50
Curtis Martin	7	22	---	---	14	43
Renaldo Turnbull	---	---	4	15	21	40
Ace Ventura	---	---	6	14	19	39
Jason Gildon	---	---	7	27	3	37
David Meggett	2	7	---	---	27	36
Charlie Garner	16	18	---	---	---	34
Santana Dotson	---	---	6	23	2	31
Raghib Ismail	7	24	---	---	---	31
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	8	19	3	30
Greg Lloyd	---	---	7	15	4	26
Benjamin Blue	7	12	---	---	7	26
Jake Reed	5	14	---	---	---	19
Michael Westbrook	0	0	---	---	17	17
Lake Dawson	0	0	---	---	15	15
Chris Zorich	---	---	3	9	1	13
John Alt	0	0	---	---	9	9
James Williams	0	0	---	---	9	9
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bobby Engram	0	3	---	---	6	9
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Lee Woodall	---	---	0	3	---	3
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	75	8.3
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Pederson	43	29	3	2	2	5	4	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	34	24	4	1	3	0	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	56	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	61	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	82	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	56	11.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	130	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	99	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	13	7	2	52	0	36
WR Antonio Freeman	11	7	0	52	0	45
TE Jamie Asher	8	7	0	68	0	36
WR Dave Groh	7	4	0	38	1	26
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	0	1	0	36
FB Bob Christian	1	1	0	24	1	7
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	20	1	23

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	13	8	1	117	2	35
WR Raghib Ismail	6	4	1	48	1	24
WR Chris Cornell	5	2	1	38	1	33
WR Jake Reed	3	3	0	23	0	14
RB Curtis Martin	2	2	0	6	0	22
RB David Meggett	1	1	0	5	0	7
TE Irv Smith	1	1	0	3	0	18
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0	12	0	12
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	2	0	14
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	0	-4	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Alstott	2	6	3.00	2.71

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Pederson	8	3	14	1.75	5.93

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	4	3	25	6.25	7.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	5	2	13	2.60	4.73
TE Jamie Asher	2	1	1	0.50	8.50
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	1	14	14.00	9.00
WR Raghib Ismail	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Alstott	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Martin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Pederson	12	10	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	4	3	0
WR Dave Groh	3	3	1
TE Jamie Asher	2	1	1
FB Bob Christian	1	1	1
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	3	2	1
WR Chris Cornell	3	2	2
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	1
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	1	0
WR Bobby Engram	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)