Exhibition Week 5, 1997

played in Los Angeles, CA

67 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	14	0	0	0	-	14
Los Angeles Rams	0	14	14	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 NED - Spencer Bramson 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 08:41 NED - Antonio Freeman 14 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 10:45 LA - Daryl Johnston 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:49 LA - Herman Moore 17 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 11:03 LA - Tim Barnett 30 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 07:19 LA - Ricky Watters 3 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:54 NED - Spencer Bramson 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 08:41 NED - Antonio Freeman 14 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 10:45 LA - Daryl Johnston 1 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 00:49 LA - Herman Moore 17 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 11:03 LA - Tim Barnett 30 pass from Bernie Kosar (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 07:19 LA - Ricky Watters 3 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)

Team Statistics NED LA
Record 0-4 2-2
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 228 390
- Offensive Plays 72 74
- Yards per Play 3.17 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 42 114
- Rushing Attempts 11 36
- Yards per Rush 3.82 3.17
Net Passing Yards 186 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 18 - 0 36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/43 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 3.05 7.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/45 10/65
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 5/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:19 35:41

Team Statistics	NED	LA
Record	0-4	2-2
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	228	390
- Offensive Plays	72	74
- Yards per Play	3.17	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	42	114
- Rushing Attempts	11	36
- Yards per Rush	3.82	3.17
Net Passing Yards	186	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 18 - 0	36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/43	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	3.05	7.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/45	10/65
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	5/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:19	35:41

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	10:15	1:42	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
1	5:43	2:24	OWN 22	5	14	Punt
2	14:53	0:40	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	10:34	2:38	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	4:28	2:42	OWN 42	11	24	Missed FG
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	3	-7	Half
3	10:51	1:36	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
3	7:10	2:10	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	2:21	1:03	OWN 20	4	40	Punt
3	0:15	1:12	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
4	12:16	1:23	OWN 38	5	16	Punt
4	9:45	0:43	OWN 44	3	4	Punt
4	6:50	1:52	OWN 38	7	23	Downs
4	2:39	0:37	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	1:31	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
1	8:33	2:50	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	3:19	3:26	OWN 10	7	46	Punt
2	14:13	3:39	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	7:56	3:28	OWN 23	6	35	Fumble
2	1:46	1:07	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
3	9:15	2:05	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
3	5:00	2:39	OWN 13	7	30	Punt
3	1:18	1:03	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	14:03	1:47	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	10:53	1:08	OWN 17	3	-12	Punt
4	9:02	2:12	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	4:58	2:19	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	2:02	2:02	OPP 14	6	8	Game

Game MVP: Bernie Kosar, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Spencer Bramson	8	33	4.13	18	2
Don Majkowski	2	9	4.50	11	1
Edgar Bennett	1	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Watters	30	100	3.33	11	4	1
Bernie Kosar	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
Terrell Davis	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
Daryl Johnston	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	54	18	229	7/43	2	35	0	59.9

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernie Kosar	22	14	152	1/16	3	30	0	123.4
Troy Aikman	14	11	144	1/4	0	39	1	79.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	7	18	67	9.57	3	15	1
WR Curtis Conway	3	11	49	16.33	16	26	0
RB Spencer Bramson	3	5	38	12.67	24	30	1
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	6	24	12.00	0	15	0
WR Evan Toomer	2	8	42	21.00	22	35	0
FB Bob Christian	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Eric Bjornson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Bruener	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ricky Watters	5	7	34	6.80	19	24	0
WR Wesley Carroll	4	4	42	10.50	2	16	0
WR Herman Moore	3	4	34	11.33	7	17	1
WR Arthur Marshall	3	6	49	16.33	34	39	0
WR Frank Sanders	3	5	55	18.33	25	27	0
FB Daryl Johnston	2	3	19	9.50	9	18	1
WR Tim Barnett	2	2	39	19.50	29	30	1
TE David Sloan	2	2	21	10.50	12	17	0
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Wade Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lovett Purnell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Jones	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Kevin Abrams	1	0
Je-rod Rozumek	0	1
Ron Johnson	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Ricky Watters	1	0
Terrell Davis	1	0
Pierson Hill	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	9	419	46.6	36.6	53	4

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	8	393	49.1	38.4	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Myers	4	26	6.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	5	30	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Carter	2	46	23.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Simmons	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Larry Izzo	7	2	0.0	27	30
OLB James Francis	6	1	0.0	27	29
DE Ben Karpinski	5	1	1.0	27	33
S Torrian Gray	5	1	0.0	28	36
DT John Randle	4	3	0.5	28	26
DT Tony Siragusa	4	0	0.0	22	17
DE Shawn Sawyda	3	3	0.5	30	30
OLB Mike Jones	3	2	0.0	13	11
S Greg Myers	3	2	0.0	34	34
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	1	0.0	14	28
ILB Ron Johnson	3	1	0.0	23	10
CB Tom Carter	3	0	0.0	33	35
CB Homey D Clown	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Chuck Johnson	2	0	0.0	19	19
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	0.0	7	6
CB Kevin Abrams	1	1	0.0	32	27
S Rodney Harrison	1	0	0.0	8	19
DE Warren Powers	0	1	0.0	15	13

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lawyer Milloy	6	0	0.0	6	44
DT Esera Ruaolo	4	1	2.5	11	59
ILB Pellom McDaniels	4	2	1.0	7	52
S Hannibal Lecter	3	0	0.0	6	33
OLB Lonnie Marts	2	1	1.0	6	18
DE Jay Taylor	2	0	0.5	9	55
OLB Dixon Edwards	2	0	0.0	7	38
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	0	0.0	6	17
DT Jerome Brown	1	0	1.0	7	32
DT Rhett Hall	1	0	1.0	4	29
S Jason Belser	1	2	0.0	6	41
CB Frank Simmons	1	1	0.0	9	60
CB Mark McMillian	1	1	0.0	8	52
CB Kevin Smith	1	1	0.0	6	22
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	---	---	---
S Derrick Hoskins	1	0	0.0	10	53
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	0.0	1	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ben Karpinski	1.0	0	0	33
DT John Randle	0.5	0	1	26
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.5	0	0	30
OLB James Francis	0.0	1	1	29
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	1	0	19

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Esera Ruaolo	2.5	0	1	1	59
DT Jerome Brown	1.0	0	2	2	32
DT Rhett Hall	1.0	0	2	0	29
OLB Lonnie Marts	1.0	0	0	0	18
ILB Pellom McDaniels	1.0	0	0	0	52
DE Jay Taylor	0.5	2	3	0	55
DE Alonzo Spellman	0.0	1	4	1	49

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB James Francis	4	0	0	29
OLB Larry Izzo	4	0	0	30
S Je-rod Rozumek	3	0	0	28
CB Tom Carter	3	0	0	35
S Greg Myers	2	1	0	34
CB Homey D Clown	2	0	0	15
S Torrian Gray	2	0	0	36
DT John Randle	1	0	0	26
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	0	33
ILB Ron Johnson	1	0	0	10
DE Shawn Sawyda	1	0	0	30
CB Kevin Abrams	1	0	0	27
OLB Mike Jones	0	0	1	11

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lawyer Milloy	6	0	44
S Hannibal Lecter	3	1	33
OLB Dixon Edwards	2	2	38
ILB Pellom McDaniels	2	0	52
S Derrick Hoskins	1	2	53
CB Frank Simmons	1	1	60
CB Mark McMillian	1	1	52
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	17
OLB Dean Wells	1	0	11
S Jason Belser	0	2	41
OLB Lonnie Marts	0	1	18
DT Esera Ruaolo	0	1	59
CB Kevin Smith	0	1	22
DE Jay Taylor	0	1	55

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	1	3	11	3	61
Tom Nutten	1	2	11	2	61
Tony Ramirez	1	1	11	0	61
Greg Truitt	0	3	11	1	61
Fred Miller	0	0	11	1	61

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Widell	3	7	0	21	1	18
John Flannery	2	4	1	17	1	27
Gerald Perry	1	4	0	25	0	18
Daryl Johnston	1	3	0	20	0	17
Wade Reeves	1	3	0	10	0	13
Greg Huntington	1	2	0	24	0	27
Paul Gruber	1	1	0	30	0	29
Frank Garcia	0	4	0	14	0	13
Randy Dixon	0	3	0	22	0	24
Jumbo Elliott	0	2	0	27	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	3	26
Larry Izzo	2	12
Spencer Bramson	1	17
Eric Bjornson	1	12

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Lawyer Milloy	2	16
Greg Hill	2	13
Lovett Purnell	1	16
Randy Dixon	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Spencer Bramson	10	59	---	---	17	86
Tom Nutten	11	61	---	---	10	82
Antonio Freeman	9	60	---	---	9	78
Greg Myers	---	---	34	34	7	75
Don Majkowski	11	61	---	---	---	72
Tony Mandarich	11	61	---	---	---	72
Greg Truitt	11	61	---	---	---	72
Fred Miller	11	61	---	---	---	72
Tony Ramirez	11	61	---	---	---	72
Larry Izzo	---	---	27	30	12	69
Tom Carter	---	---	33	35	---	68
Kevin Abrams	---	---	32	27	5	64
Torrian Gray	---	---	28	36	---	64
Ben Karpinski	---	---	27	33	---	60
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	30	30	---	60
James Francis	---	---	27	29	2	58
John Randle	---	---	28	26	3	57
Evan Toomer	5	36	---	---	15	56
Curtis Conway	5	49	---	---	---	54
Mark Bruener	5	29	---	---	17	51
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	14	28	8	50
Homey D Clown	---	---	9	15	24	48
Tony Siragusa	---	---	22	17	5	44
Eric Bjornson	9	21	---	---	12	42
Mike Jones	---	---	13	11	16	40
Ron Johnson	---	---	23	10	7	40
Chuck Johnson	---	---	19	19	---	38
Warren Powers	---	---	15	13	8	36
Ed McCaffrey	4	29	---	---	2	35
Rodney Harrison	---	---	8	19	8	35
Bob Christian	6	17	---	---	6	29
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	26	26
Ted Johnson	---	---	7	6	4	17
Jamie Asher	1	1	---	---	9	11
Frank Winters	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harrison Burks	0	0	---	---	10	10
Daquan Peterman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	4	4
Edgar Bennett	1	2	---	---	---	3
Charles Davenport	0	2	---	---	---	2
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Richmond Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brendan Stai	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Simmons	---	---	9	60	18	87
Mark McMillian	---	---	8	52	22	82
Ricky Watters	34	31	---	---	16	81
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	11	59	9	79
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	7	52	19	78
Jumbo Elliott	27	34	---	---	8	69
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	6	44	16	66
Jay Taylor	---	---	9	55	1	65
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	10	53	---	63
Paul Gruber	30	29	---	---	3	62
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	10	49	1	60
Jason Belser	---	---	6	41	10	57
Bernie Kosar	31	23	---	---	---	54
Randy Dixon	22	24	---	---	8	54
Dixon Edwards	---	---	7	38	9	54
Daryl Johnston	20	17	---	---	15	52
Greg Huntington	24	27	---	---	---	51
Jerome Brown	---	---	7	32	10	49
Pierson Hill	22	13	---	---	13	48
Doug Widell	21	18	---	---	8	47
Tim Barnett	22	14	---	---	8	44
John Flannery	17	27	---	---	---	44
Gerald Perry	25	18	---	---	---	43
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	6	33	2	41
Arthur Marshall	9	10	---	---	17	36
Shawn Collins	14	16	---	---	3	33
Rhett Hall	---	---	4	29	---	33
Frank Garcia	14	13	---	---	5	32
David Sloan	10	13	---	---	9	32
Kevin Smith	---	---	6	22	1	29
Lovett Purnell	8	5	---	---	16	29
Wesley Carroll	13	14	---	---	---	27
Frank Sanders	9	18	---	---	---	27
Wade Reeves	10	13	---	---	2	25
Lonnie Marts	---	---	6	18	---	24
Levon Kirkland	---	---	6	17	---	23
Herman Moore	7	15	---	---	---	22
Troy Aikman	5	15	---	---	---	20
Dean Wells	---	---	1	11	3	15
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	13	13
Terrell Davis	2	11	---	---	---	13
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Moran	---	---	2	6	---	8
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	2	17	8.5
Right	6	31	5.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	25	92	3.7
Right	6	16	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	54	18	3	1	7	13	12	4	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernie Kosar	22	14	2	2	2	1	2	0	0
Troy Aikman	14	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	78	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	30	7	87	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	56	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	43	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	117	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	103	17.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	33	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	18	7	3	67	0	60
WR Curtis Conway	11	3	1	49	1	49
WR Evan Toomer	8	2	2	42	1	36
WR Ed McCaffrey	6	2	1	24	0	29
RB Spencer Bramson	5	3	0	38	1	59
FB Bob Christian	2	1	0	9	0	17
TE Eric Bjornson	2	0	0	0	0	21
TE Mark Bruener	2	0	0	0	0	29

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ricky Watters	7	5	1	34	1	31
WR Arthur Marshall	6	3	0	49	1	10
WR Frank Sanders	5	3	1	55	1	18
WR Wesley Carroll	4	4	0	42	0	14
WR Herman Moore	4	3	0	34	0	15
FB Daryl Johnston	3	2	1	19	0	17
WR Tim Barnett	2	2	0	39	1	14
TE David Sloan	2	2	0	21	0	13
FB Wade Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Lovett Purnell	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	7	15	2.14	3.33
Bernie Kosar	1	-1	-1.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	3	2	18	6.00	4.24

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	3	3	27	9.00	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	0	0.00	4.45
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	14	14.00	3.72
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	4	4.00	7.60

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Daryl Johnston	1	1	1	1.00	6.33
WR Tim Barnett	1	1	9	9.00	19.50
WR Herman Moore	1	1	17	17.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	1	0
Spencer Bramson	1	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	3	1
Bernie Kosar	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	2	2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	5	5	3
Bernie Kosar	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	6	1	1
WR Curtis Conway	2	0	0
RB Spencer Bramson	2	1	1
TE Eric Bjornson	1	0	0
WR Evan Toomer	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arthur Marshall	4	2	1
WR Frank Sanders	2	2	1
WR Wesley Carroll	1	1	0
WR Herman Moore	1	1	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,500 (25,300)
End Zone 15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 6,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (16,100)
Club Seats 13,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,500 (25,300)
End Zone	15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	6,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (16,100)
Club Seats	13,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (9,900)