Exhibition Week 2, 1997

played in Detroit, MI

52 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	3	0	3	0	-	6
Detroit Lions	0	10	3	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:48 NJY - Michele Akers 26 field goal
2Q: 05:20 DET - Matt Stover 34 field goal
2Q: 01:07 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 16 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 09:04 DET - Matt Stover 21 field goal
3Q: 01:34 NJY - Michele Akers 31 field goal
4Q: 11:45 DET - Wesley Walls 26 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 09:48 DET - O.J. Brigance 42 fumble return (Matt Stover extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:48 NJY - Michele Akers 26 field goal
2Q: 05:20 DET - Matt Stover 34 field goal
2Q: 01:07 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 16 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 09:04 DET - Matt Stover 21 field goal
3Q: 01:34 NJY - Michele Akers 31 field goal
4Q: 11:45 DET - Wesley Walls 26 pass from Johnny Utah (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 09:48 DET - O.J. Brigance 42 fumble return (Matt Stover extra point)

Team Statistics NJY DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 448 283
- Offensive Plays 75 54
- Yards per Play 5.97 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 153 48
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 6.12 1.78
Net Passing Yards 295 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 31 - 0 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 312 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.90 8.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/65 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 3/60
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:54 27:06

Team Statistics	NJY	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	448	283
- Offensive Plays	75	54
- Yards per Play	5.97	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	153	48
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	6.12	1.78
Net Passing Yards	295	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 31 - 0	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	312	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.90	8.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/65	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	3/60
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:54	27:06

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 20	9	13	Punt
1	6:43	5:03	OWN 3	11	88	Field Goal
2	14:49	3:55	OWN 14	8	84	Missed FG
2	5:13	3:14	OWN 15	6	11	Punt
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 32	5	18	Fumble
3	8:58	1:15	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	5:47	4:18	OWN 20	9	66	Field Goal
4	13:28	1:12	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	11:32	1:50	OWN 22	3	20	Fumble
4	9:42	3:48	OWN 20	13	47	Downs
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 6	6	65	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	2:53	OWN 27	5	23	Punt
1	1:40	1:51	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	10:54	5:41	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
2	1:59	1:02	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:02	OWN 32	11	64	Field Goal
3	7:43	1:56	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
3	1:29	3:01	OWN 22	6	25	Punt
4	12:16	0:44	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
4	5:54	4:02	OWN 33	9	19	Punt

Game MVP: Bill Musgrave, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudy Koncar	9	30	3.33	14	1
Derrick Cullors	9	59	6.56	11	2
Sherman Williams	5	47	9.40	47	1
Ken O'Brien	1	6	6.00	6	0
Dave Schnell	1	11	11.00	11	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rodney Hampton	10	4	0.40	5	0
Ickey Woods	8	12	1.50	7	0
Spencer Finn	8	32	4.00	23	1
Chris Warren	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	40	26	250	1/5	0	31	0	82.3
Dave Schnell	7	5	62	2/12	0	32	0	98.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	19	15	175	0/0	1	31	0	122.6
Johnny Utah	8	6	60	0/0	1	26	0	135.4

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leroy Thompson	8	12	32	4.00	0	15
WR Isaac Byrd	6	8	75	12.50	27	25
TE Brian Kozlowski	4	5	41	10.25	9	16
WR Robert Clark	3	6	26	8.67	20	21
RB Sherman Williams	3	3	19	6.33	21	21
TE Antone Vinatieri	2	2	21	10.50	14	12
WR Derrick Alexander	2	3	34	17.00	21	31
WR Rod Smith	2	5	43	21.50	23	32
RB Derrick Cullors	1	2	21	21.00	23	21
RB Rudy Koncar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Mays Hayes	9	11	132	14.67	48	27	1
WR Eddie Kennison	4	4	27	6.75	14	10	0
WR Nigea Carter	3	5	40	13.33	33	31	0
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
TE Wesley Walls	1	2	26	26.00	21	26	1
TE Carwell Gardner	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Spencer Finn	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken O'Brien	1	0	0	0
Isaac Byrd	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Recov	Force	TD
Jerry Ball	1	1	0
O.J. Brigance	1	0	1
Peter Boulware	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	189	47.3	32.3	54	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	5	251	50.2	46.0	64	3

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/3	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	1	1	1.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	2	57	28.5	0
Nigea Carter	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Poole	3	55	18.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Mays Hayes	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	5	1	0.0	27	27
S Ricky Parker	5	1	0.0	20	17
S Zack de la Rocha	5	0	0.0	22	19
S Joey Tribbiani	5	0	0.0	8	14
ILB Damon Jordan	4	0	0.0	25	17
CB Tyrone Poole	4	0	0.0	23	20
DT Pat Williams	3	2	0.0	24	24
CB Chris Canty	3	1	0.0	18	16
CB Deion Sanders	2	0	0.0	8	17
CB Antonio Langham	2	0	0.0	11	13
ILB Toran James	2	0	0.0	11	6
OLB Vernon Crawford	2	0	0.0	20	19
ILB Jessie Yan	1	2	0.0	6	3
DE Regan Upshaw	1	1	0.0	23	24
QB Ken O'Brien	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mel Agee	1	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Jon Hesse	1	0	0.0	5	7
S Patrick Hunter	0	1	0.0	10	12
OLB Derrick Rodgers	0	1	0.0	2	9

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	6	2	0.0	15	29
S David Fulcher	5	1	0.0	10	40
OLB Peter Boulware	5	1	0.0	18	35
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	5	0	0.0	10	24
OLB Bryan Cox	4	1	0.0	14	23
CB Terrell Buckley	4	1	0.0	19	24
OLB O.J. Brigance	4	1	0.0	15	21
S Greg Jackson	4	0	0.0	17	32
CB Torey Hunter	3	2	0.0	18	43
DT Don Davey	3	0	0.0	18	27
DE Simeon Rice	3	0	0.0	12	35
DT Jerry Ball	2	1	1.0	12	27
DE Jalen Guido	2	1	1.0	18	27
CB Denard Walker	2	0	0.0	12	39
DE Marco Coleman	1	1	1.0	14	17
S Omar Stoutmire	1	2	0.0	19	40
DT Jon Hand	1	1	0.0	13	23
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Regan Upshaw	0.0	0	1	1	24
OLB Vernon Crawford	0.0	0	1	0	19

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jerry Ball	1.0	0	2	0	27
DE Marco Coleman	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Jalen Guido	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Karl Dunbar	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Jon Hand	0.0	0	1	1	23
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	0	1	0	11
DE Simeon Rice	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrone Poole	4	1	20
CB Chris Canty	3	0	16
CB Deion Sanders	2	0	17
S Zack de la Rocha	2	0	19
S Joey Tribbiani	2	0	14
S Ricky Parker	2	0	17
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	27
ILB Damon Jordan	1	0	17
CB Antonio Langham	1	0	13
ILB Jon Hesse	1	0	7
ILB Toran James	1	0	6
ILB Jessie Yan	1	0	3

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	5	0	29
S Greg Jackson	4	3	32
S David Fulcher	4	2	40
CB Terrell Buckley	3	1	24
OLB O.J. Brigance	3	0	21
OLB Peter Boulware	3	0	35
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	0	24
CB Torey Hunter	2	0	43
CB Denard Walker	2	0	39
S Omar Stoutmire	1	1	40
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	23
OLB Ray Farmer	1	0	10
DT Jerry Ball	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	4	6	22	1	48
Tim Ruddy	3	4	17	0	19
Dermontti Dawson	2	3	19	0	24
Randall McDaniel	1	2	9	1	19
Norm Fowler	1	2	17	1	31
Max Lane	0	3	21	0	41
Jim Branson	0	2	8	0	15
Antone Vinatieri	0	1	13	0	30

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Keith Miller	1	7	15	18
Victor Flowers	1	4	18	15
Roman Fortin	1	3	12	9
Kirk Scrafford	1	3	20	22
Todd Kalis	0	3	15	21
Chester Karinen	0	3	14	8
Ickey Woods	0	1	20	14
Wesley Walls	0	1	16	16
Tomur Barnes	0	1	14	7
Colton Gordon	0	1	21	19

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Zack de la Rocha	3	14
Robert Clark	1	16
Brian Kozlowski	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Mays Hayes	2	12
Ickey Woods	1	16
Eddie Kennison	1	15

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian De Marco	22	48	---	---	1	71
Isaac Byrd	19	41	---	---	8	68
Max Lane	21	41	---	---	---	62
Sherman Williams	7	34	---	---	20	61
Robert Clark	11	33	---	---	16	60
Antone Vinatieri	13	30	---	---	15	58
Ken O'Brien	15	41	---	---	1	57
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	27	27	2	56
Charles McRae	12	36	---	---	7	55
Norm Fowler	17	31	---	---	7	55
Damon Jordan	---	---	25	17	13	55
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	22	19	14	55
Leroy Thompson	15	25	---	---	14	54
Regan Upshaw	---	---	23	24	6	53
Tyrone Poole	---	---	23	20	7	50
Pat Williams	---	---	24	24	1	49
Brian Kozlowski	14	25	---	---	9	48
Chris Canty	---	---	18	16	14	48
Dermontti Dawson	19	24	---	---	3	46
Curtis Lundy	8	32	---	---	4	44
Ricky Parker	---	---	20	17	5	42
Vernon Crawford	---	---	20	19	2	41
Tim Ruddy	17	19	---	---	3	39
Jim Branson	8	15	---	---	10	33
Darrell Davis	---	---	14	12	6	32
Randall McDaniel	9	19	---	---	3	31
Mel Agee	---	---	13	15	---	28
Rod Smith	9	19	---	---	---	28
Deion Sanders	---	---	8	17	2	27
Patrick Hunter	---	---	10	12	3	25
Derrick Alexander	10	9	---	---	6	25
Antonio Langham	---	---	11	13	1	25
Derrick Cullors	9	12	---	---	3	24
Toran James	---	---	11	6	7	24
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	8	14	---	22
Jon Hesse	---	---	5	7	9	21
Dave Schnell	10	9	---	---	---	19
Rudy Koncar	10	7	---	---	1	18
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	2	9	4	15
Jessie Yan	---	---	6	3	4	13
David Grant	---	---	4	3	2	9
William Perry	---	---	3	3	1	7
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	2	2

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Torey Hunter	---	---	18	43	16	77
Peter Boulware	---	---	18	35	17	70
Denard Walker	---	---	12	39	17	68
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	19	40	8	67
David Fulcher	---	---	10	40	3	53
Greg Jackson	---	---	17	32	3	52
Ickey Woods	20	14	---	---	16	50
Don Davey	---	---	18	27	5	50
Simeon Rice	---	---	12	35	2	49
Eddie Kennison	17	16	---	---	15	48
Jalen Guido	---	---	18	27	2	47
Terry McDaniel	---	---	15	29	2	46
Colton Gordon	21	19	---	---	6	46
O.J. Brigance	---	---	15	21	9	45
Willie Mays Hayes	12	20	---	---	12	44
Terrell Buckley	---	---	19	24	1	44
Nigea Carter	16	20	---	---	8	44
Jerry Ball	---	---	12	27	4	43
Todd Kalis	15	21	---	---	7	43
Kirk Scrafford	20	22	---	---	1	43
Nathan Parks	20	23	---	---	---	43
Wesley Walls	16	16	---	---	10	42
Victor Flowers	18	15	---	---	7	40
Carwell Gardner	14	9	---	---	16	39
Bryan Cox	---	---	14	23	2	39
Jon Hand	---	---	13	23	2	38
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	10	24	3	37
Marco Coleman	---	---	14	17	3	34
Spencer Finn	8	13	---	---	13	34
Keith Miller	15	18	---	---	---	33
Karl Dunbar	---	---	7	23	2	32
Chester Karinen	14	8	---	---	7	29
Bill Musgrave	9	19	---	---	---	28
Rodney Hampton	10	10	---	---	6	26
Johnny Utah	18	8	---	---	---	26
Tomur Barnes	14	7	---	---	1	22
Roman Fortin	12	9	---	---	---	21
Ray Farmer	---	---	8	10	1	19
Tim Dennis	---	---	6	11	1	18
Michael Jackson	7	10	---	---	---	17
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Warren	1	0	---	---	1	2
Eric Green	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	7	30	4.3
Right	8	66	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	11	18	1.6
Right	11	30	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	40	26	4	2	0	8	4	1	0
Dave Schnell	7	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	19	15	3	1	0	1	2	1	0
Johnny Utah	8	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	131	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	149	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	123	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	77	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leroy Thompson	12	8	32	0	25
WR Isaac Byrd	8	6	75	1	41
WR Robert Clark	6	3	26	1	33
TE Brian Kozlowski	5	4	41	0	25
WR Rod Smith	5	2	43	1	19
WR Derrick Alexander	3	2	34	1	9
RB Sherman Williams	3	3	19	1	34
TE Antone Vinatieri	2	2	21	0	30
RB Derrick Cullors	2	1	21	1	12
RB Rudy Koncar	1	0	0	0	7

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Mays Hayes	11	9	1	132	2	20
WR Nigea Carter	5	3	0	40	1	20
WR Eddie Kennison	4	4	0	27	0	16
TE Wesley Walls	2	1	0	26	1	16
TE Tomur Barnes	2	1	0	5	0	7
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	0	0	0	14
TE Carwell Gardner	1	1	0	4	0	9
RB Spencer Finn	1	1	0	1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rudy Koncar	2	15	7.50	3.33
Derrick Cullors	2	13	6.50	6.56
Sherman Williams	1	1	1.00	9.40

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Hampton	1	-4	-4.00	0.40
Spencer Finn	1	2	2.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	3	1	2	0.67	6.25
Dave Schnell	2	1	-4	-2.00	8.86

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	1	16	5.33	9.21
Johnny Utah	2	2	6	3.00	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leroy Thompson	2	1	-4	-2.00	2.67
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	2	2.00	6.33
RB Derrick Cullors	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
WR Isaac Byrd	1	0	0	0.00	9.38

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tomur Barnes	2	1	5	2.50	2.50
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	1	16	16.00	12.00
RB Spencer Finn	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Nigea Carter	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Cullors	2	2

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Ickey Woods	3	2
Rodney Hampton	2	0
Spencer Finn	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	13	9	6
Dave Schnell	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	3	2	1
Johnny Utah	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leroy Thompson	5	4	2
WR Robert Clark	2	0	0
WR Rod Smith	2	1	1
WR Isaac Byrd	2	2	2
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	1
RB Sherman Williams	1	1	0
RB Derrick Cullors	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	1	1
FB Ickey Woods	1	1	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	0	0
WR Eddie Kennison	1	1	1
RB Spencer Finn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)