Week 16, 1996

played in New England, MA

41 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Rams	0	10	3	0	-	13
New England Patriots	14	16	10	0	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 NED - Antonio Freeman 47 run (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 07:47 NED - Edgar Bennett 9 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 14:53 LA - Terrell Davis 15 run (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 08:04 NED - Cole Ford 43 field goal
2Q: 07:06 NED - Antonio Freeman 11 pass from Jeff Blake (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
2Q: 02:25 NED - Cole Ford 31 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LA - John Carney 21 field goal
3Q: 10:10 NED - Edgar Bennett 20 run (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 06:55 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal
3Q: 01:29 LA - John Carney 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 NED - Antonio Freeman 47 run (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 07:47 NED - Edgar Bennett 9 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 14:53 LA - Terrell Davis 15 run (John Carney extra point)
2Q: 08:04 NED - Cole Ford 43 field goal
2Q: 07:06 NED - Antonio Freeman 11 pass from Jeff Blake (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 06:08 NED - Cole Ford 23 field goal
2Q: 02:25 NED - Cole Ford 31 field goal
2Q: 00:03 LA - John Carney 21 field goal
3Q: 10:10 NED - Edgar Bennett 20 run (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 06:55 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal
3Q: 01:29 LA - John Carney 30 field goal

Team Statistics LA NED
Record 10-5 7-8
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 329 406
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 4.98 6.06
Net Rushing Yards 132 234
- Rushing Attempts 21 36
- Yards per Rush 6.29 6.50
Net Passing Yards 197 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 1 31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 203 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.38 5.55
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/31
Punt Returns/Yards 4/25 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/61 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	LA	NED
Record	10-5	7-8
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	329	406
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	4.98	6.06
Net Rushing Yards	132	234
- Rushing Attempts	21	36
- Yards per Rush	6.29	6.50
Net Passing Yards	197	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 1	31 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	203	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.38	5.55
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/31
Punt Returns/Yards	4/25	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/61	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	11:13	1:43	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
1	7:38	3:00	OWN 30	5	15	Punt
1	1:52	2:09	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
2	13:10	1:13	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
2	7:58	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	6:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:20	2:20	OWN 19	8	77	Field Goal
3	9:56	1:32	OWN 20	3	12	Fumble
3	6:50	2:01	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	3:22	2:00	OPP 37	4	24	Field Goal
4	14:22	1:30	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
4	11:56	2:12	OWN 32	6	14	Punt
4	7:05	1:43	OWN 42	6	14	Downs
4	2:59	2:59	OWN 20	6	71	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	1:21	OWN 19	3	81	Touchdown
1	9:30	1:52	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
1	4:38	2:46	OWN 5	5	13	Punt
2	14:43	1:33	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	11:57	3:59	OWN 39	9	35	Field Goal
2	7:46	0:48	OPP 32	3	32	Touchdown
2	6:53	0:53	OPP 8	3	2	Field Goal
2	4:34	2:14	OWN 47	7	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:04	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
3	8:24	1:34	OPP 32	4	10	Field Goal
3	4:49	1:27	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
3	1:22	2:00	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	12:52	0:56	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	9:44	2:39	OWN 15	4	14	Punt
4	5:22	2:23	OWN 44	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Antonio Freeman, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	8	45	5.63	15	3	1
Greg Hill	7	45	6.43	15	2	0
Johnny Bailey	5	35	7.00	13	1	0
Steve Young	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Alstott	14	21	1.50	10	1	0
Edgar Bennett	13	94	7.23	36	2	2
Dexter Carter	3	6	2.00	6	0	0
Jeff Blake	2	7	3.50	7	0	0
Antonio Freeman	2	56	28.00	47	1	1
Bob Christian	1	48	48.00	48	1	0
Mark Bruener	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Young	44	28	203	1/6	0	27	1	64.8

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Blake	31	17	172	0/0	1	29	0	81.6

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Greg Hill	7	8	21	3.00	2	5
WR Arthur Marshall	6	10	43	7.17	16	20
TE Keith Byars	4	4	41	10.25	30	19
RB Terrell Davis	4	4	58	14.50	39	27
WR Frank Sanders	3	8	11	3.67	0	5
WR Tim Barnett	2	6	18	9.00	4	17
TE Pierson Hill	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE David Sloan	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	6	10	90	15.00	41	29	1
WR Eric Moulds	4	7	23	5.75	4	14	0
TE Jamie Asher	2	3	14	7.00	5	10	0
FB Bob Christian	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Eric Bjornson	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Edgar Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Bruener	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Saleem Dawson	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Young	1	0	0	0
Frank Simmons	1	0	0	0

New England	Recov	Force
Saleem Dawson	1	1
Ray Crockett	1	0
Dexter Carter	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	8	334	41.8	40.0	50	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	284	40.6	34.1	53	0

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	4	25	6.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	4	61	15.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Esera Ruaolo	6	1	0.0	19	9
ILB Levon Kirkland	5	2	0.0	21	23
S Lawyer Milloy	5	2	0.0	34	28
CB Mark McMillian	5	0	0.0	22	22
CB Frank Simmons	3	3	0.0	22	26
OLB Dixon Edwards	3	1	0.0	19	13
S Hannibal Lecter	3	1	0.0	22	22
OLB Lonnie Marts	3	1	0.0	19	16
S Derrick Hoskins	3	0	0.0	21	16
ILB Pat Swilling	2	4	0.0	16	9
OLB Pellom McDaniels	2	2	0.0	17	15
DT Rhett Hall	2	1	0.0	25	18
CB Kevin Smith	2	1	0.0	24	23
DT Clint Haynes	2	0	0.0	11	13
DE Sean Moran	1	1	0.0	20	13
DE Scott Davis	1	0	0.0	29	26
TE Pierson Hill	1	0	---	---	---
CB Alex Molden	1	0	0.0	18	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	9	0	0.0	21	43
CB Ray Crockett	7	2	0.0	19	42
OLB Mike Jones	6	1	0.0	18	43
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	1	0.0	21	45
DE Warren Powers	3	0	0.5	14	32
S Floyd Fields	3	0	0.0	16	37
DT Chuck Johnson	2	1	0.5	12	27
DT Tony Siragusa	2	2	0.0	13	30
DE Donnell Johnson	2	2	0.0	14	32
CB Chris Allerman	2	1	0.0	20	41
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	0.0	14	26
CB Saleem Dawson	1	2	0.0	18	40
DT John Randle	1	1	0.0	5	7
OLB James Francis	1	0	0.0	1	3
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	21
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scott Davis	1	1	26
DT Rueben Davis	1	0	17
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	18
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	23

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Warren Powers	0.5	1	0	0	32
DT Chuck Johnson	0.5	0	2	0	27
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	1	1	26
DT Tony Siragusa	0.0	0	2	1	30
ILB Ron Johnson	0.0	0	1	1	21
DE Donnell Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Frank Simmons	3	2	26
S Lawyer Milloy	3	1	28
OLB Dixon Edwards	2	2	13
S Hannibal Lecter	2	0	22
CB Mark McMillian	2	0	22
OLB Lonnie Marts	1	0	16
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	23
CB Kevin Smith	1	0	23
S Derrick Hoskins	1	0	16
OLB Pellom McDaniels	1	0	15

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ray Crockett	6	0	0	42
S Rodney Harrison	6	0	0	43
OLB Mike Jones	4	1	0	43
S Floyd Fields	2	0	0	37
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	0	0	45
CB Chris Allerman	2	0	0	41
CB Saleem Dawson	1	1	1	40
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0	32
OLB James Francis	1	0	0	3
DE Donnell Johnson	1	0	0	32
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0	23
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	6	8	19	1	45
Paul Gruber	1	4	16	0	36
Doug Widell	1	2	10	0	19
Frank Garcia	1	1	6	0	16
David Sloan	1	1	11	0	14
Greg Huntington	0	2	17	0	31
John Flannery	0	1	15	0	30
Lincoln Kennedy	0	1	12	0	27

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Greg Truitt	3	8	28	29
Fred Miller	3	4	32	29
Brendan Stai	2	6	36	30
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	14	7
Trent Pollary	1	3	27	26
Bob Christian	1	2	9	12
Tom Nutten	0	6	29	26
Jim Juriga	0	1	14	8
Mike Alstott	0	1	29	24

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Byars	1	22
Pat Swilling	1	21
Derrick Hoskins	1	13
Doug Widell	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	4	31
Dave Groh	1	20
Bob Christian	1	13
Mike Hampton	1	11
Jim Juriga	1	10

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Dixon	19	45	---	---	10	74
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	34	28	11	73
Tim Barnett	14	37	---	---	19	70
Frank Simmons	---	---	22	26	19	67
Steve Young	21	45	---	---	---	66
Arthur Marshall	14	36	---	---	14	64
Paul Gruber	16	36	---	---	10	62
Scott Davis	---	---	29	26	4	59
Dixon Edwards	---	---	19	13	27	59
Mark McMillian	---	---	22	22	15	59
Alex Molden	---	---	18	9	27	54
Pierson Hill	14	23	---	---	15	52
Keith Byars	7	22	---	---	22	51
Kevin Smith	---	---	24	23	3	50
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	21	16	13	50
Greg Huntington	17	31	---	---	---	48
John Flannery	15	30	---	---	2	47
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	22	22	3	47
Levon Kirkland	---	---	21	23	3	47
Pat Swilling	---	---	16	9	21	46
Rhett Hall	---	---	25	18	3	46
Frank Sanders	12	26	---	---	8	46
Johnny Bailey	5	10	---	---	29	44
Greg Hill	11	32	---	---	---	43
Sean Moran	---	---	20	13	9	42
Doug Widell	10	19	---	---	10	39
Lincoln Kennedy	12	27	---	---	---	39
Lonnie Marts	---	---	19	16	2	37
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	16	18	3	37
Rueben Davis	---	---	14	17	2	33
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	17	15	1	33
David Sloan	11	14	---	---	8	33
Clint Haynes	---	---	11	13	8	32
Gerald Perry	10	21	---	---	---	31
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	19	9	2	30
Frank Garcia	6	16	---	---	8	30
Wade Reeves	9	9	---	---	6	24
Terrell Davis	8	15	---	---	---	23
Jay Taylor	---	---	7	5	---	12
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Carney	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wesley Carroll	0	1	---	---	1	2
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	2	2
Shawn Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ray Crockett	---	---	19	42	30	91
Rodney Harrison	---	---	21	43	21	85
Mike Jones	---	---	18	43	18	79
Brendan Stai	36	30	---	---	7	73
Fred Miller	32	29	---	---	11	72
Floyd Fields	---	---	16	37	15	68
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	21	45	2	68
Jeff Blake	36	31	---	---	---	67
Chris Allerman	---	---	20	41	1	62
Saleem Dawson	---	---	18	40	2	60
Greg Truitt	28	29	---	---	1	58
Trent Pollary	27	26	---	---	4	57
Mike Alstott	29	24	---	---	4	57
Donnell Johnson	---	---	14	32	10	56
Tom Nutten	29	26	---	---	---	55
Antonio Freeman	25	23	---	---	---	48
Tony Siragusa	---	---	13	30	4	47
Warren Powers	---	---	14	32	---	46
Jeff Lageman	---	---	14	26	3	43
Chuck Johnson	---	---	12	27	4	43
Eric Moulds	15	16	---	---	12	43
Edgar Bennett	20	18	---	---	1	39
Mark Bruener	10	5	---	---	23	38
Dave Groh	11	6	---	---	20	37
Dexter Carter	3	1	---	---	31	35
Jamie Asher	16	18	---	---	1	35
Ted Johnson	---	---	11	23	1	35
Bob Christian	9	12	---	---	13	34
Jeff Query	11	6	---	---	16	33
Doug Riesenberg	14	7	---	---	11	32
Jim Juriga	14	8	---	---	10	32
Ron Johnson	---	---	10	21	1	32
Charles Davenport	10	17	---	---	---	27
Eric Bjornson	18	9	---	---	---	27
Tracy Johnson	0	0	---	---	25	25
John McClane	---	---	1	1	12	14
John Randle	---	---	5	7	2	14
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	13	13
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Keith Jackson	3	0	---	---	5	8
Larry Izzo	---	---	3	2	3	8
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Francis	---	---	1	3	3	7
Gene Holecek	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Maddox	---	---	0	0	1	1
Doug Pederson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	10	64	6.4
Right	9	55	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	131	10.9
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	9	46	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Young	44	28	2	0	4	2	7	3	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Blake	31	17	2	4	1	5	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	106	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	33	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	135	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arthur Marshall	10	6	0	43	1	36
RB Greg Hill	8	7	0	21	0	32
WR Frank Sanders	8	3	2	11	0	26
WR Tim Barnett	6	2	1	18	0	37
TE Keith Byars	4	4	0	41	0	22
RB Terrell Davis	4	4	0	58	1	15
TE Pierson Hill	2	1	0	8	0	23
TE David Sloan	2	1	1	3	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	10	6	0	90	2	23
WR Eric Moulds	7	4	1	23	0	16
WR Charles Davenport	3	1	0	12	0	17
TE Jamie Asher	3	2	0	14	0	18
FB Bob Christian	2	1	0	11	0	12
TE Mark Bruener	2	0	0	0	0	5
RB Edgar Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0	-1	0	6
TE Eric Bjornson	1	1	0	13	0	9
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	10	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Bailey	1	4	4.00	7.00
Terrell Davis	1	15	15.00	5.63

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	3	34	11.33	7.23
Jeff Blake	1	0	0.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Young	5	3	13	2.60	4.61

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Blake	5	4	22	4.40	5.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arthur Marshall	2	2	8	4.00	4.30
WR Tim Barnett	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Greg Hill	1	1	5	5.00	2.63
WR Frank Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	1.38

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	3	2	20	6.67	9.00
WR Eric Moulds	2	2	2	1.00	3.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Young	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	3	3
Mike Alstott	2	0
Dexter Carter	1	0
Antonio Freeman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Young	13	7	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Blake	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arthur Marshall	4	2	1
WR Frank Sanders	4	2	0
WR Tim Barnett	2	0	0
RB Greg Hill	2	2	1
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Moulds	3	2	1
FB Bob Christian	1	0	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	0	0
WR Dave Groh	1	1	0
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)