Week 1, 1997

played in New Jersey, NJ

69 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	7	14	-	24
New Jersey Jets	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:52 NED - Cole Ford 46 field goal
2Q: 03:30 NJY - Michele Akers 24 field goal
3Q: 06:08 NED - Tom Carter 16 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 01:28 NJY - Michele Akers 21 field goal
4Q: 11:50 NED - Curtis Conway 1 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 03:24 NED - John Miller 3 run (Cole Ford extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:52 NED - Cole Ford 46 field goal
2Q: 03:30 NJY - Michele Akers 24 field goal
3Q: 06:08 NED - Tom Carter 16 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 01:28 NJY - Michele Akers 21 field goal
4Q: 11:50 NED - Curtis Conway 1 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 03:24 NED - John Miller 3 run (Cole Ford extra point)

Team Statistics NED NJY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 357 331
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 5.25 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 170 141
- Rushing Attempts 42 15
- Yards per Rush 4.05 9.40
Net Passing Yards 187 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 0 43 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 202 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.19 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 3/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:49 25:11

Team Statistics	NED	NJY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	357	331
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	5.25	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	170	141
- Rushing Attempts	42	15
- Yards per Rush	4.05	9.40
Net Passing Yards	187	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 0	43 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	202	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.19	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	3/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:49	25:11

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	11:16	0:50	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
1	7:19	1:25	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	4:10	8:25	OWN 9	16	62	Field Goal
2	7:45	1:43	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
2	3:23	2:09	OWN 20	6	71	Fumble
3	12:46	2:44	OWN 36	5	39	Missed FG
3	9:28	3:20	OWN 31	6	16	Punt
3	1:22	4:41	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	10:19	1:18	OWN 43	3	33	Fumble
4	8:10	4:52	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
4	1:58	0:51	OWN 46	3	1	Punt

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	2:16	OWN 42	6	42	Fumble
1	10:26	3:07	OWN 28	6	25	Punt
1	5:54	1:44	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
2	10:45	3:00	OWN 28	5	39	Interception
2	6:02	2:39	OWN 47	5	46	Field Goal
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 9	3	12	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
3	10:02	0:34	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
3	6:08	0:09	OWN 8	1	0	Interception
3	5:59	4:37	OWN 20	8	76	Field Goal
4	11:41	1:22	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:01	0:51	OWN 30	3	16	Fumble
4	3:18	1:20	OWN 20	5	29	Interception
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 9	4	44	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	28	87	3.11	16	2	0
John Miller	9	46	5.11	32	1	1
Don Majkowski	4	38	9.50	14	2	0
Evan Toomer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Cullors	8	93	11.63	32	3
Rudy Koncar	4	28	7.00	10	1
Dave Schnell	3	20	6.67	9	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	24	14	202	2/15	1	60	0	99.6

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	34	21	133	1/11	0	38	2	45.3
Ken O'Brien	9	4	68	0/0	0	36	1	31.0

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Conway	5	8	63	12.60	29	31	1
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	20	10.00	4	13	0
WR Antonio Freeman	2	6	35	17.50	19	30	0
FB Bob Christian	1	1	60	60.00	58	60	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB John Miller	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Eric Moulds	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rod Smith	7	11	53	7.57	33	38
WR Derrick Alexander	4	7	46	11.50	12	21
RB Derrick Cullors	4	4	10	2.50	0	6
WR Isaac Byrd	3	9	42	14.00	8	36
WR Robert Clark	2	3	28	14.00	2	20
TE Antone Vinatieri	2	2	12	6.00	0	11
FB Jim Branson	1	1	10	10.00	10	10
RB Rudy Koncar	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Brian Kozlowski	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Leroy Thompson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steve Isreal	1	6	6.00	0
CB Tom Carter	1	16	16.00	1
S Rodney Harrison	1	1	1.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Majkowski	1	1	0
Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
Curtis Conway	1	0	0
Rodney Harrison	0	1	1
Ted Johnson	0	1	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Schnell	1	0	0
Rudy Koncar	1	0	0
Derrick Rodgers	0	2	0
Zack de la Rocha	0	0	2
Damon Jordan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	6	259	43.2	41.5	48	2

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	237	47.4	38.8	61	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	4	23	5.8	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Homey D Clown	7	0	0.0	14	35
S Je-rod Rozumek	7	0	0.0	13	40
ILB Ted Johnson	6	0	1.0	15	35
OLB Mike Jones	5	0	0.0	14	37
CB Tom Carter	3	2	0.0	13	39
S Greg Myers	3	0	0.0	13	37
CB Kevin Abrams	2	0	0.0	2	7
S Torrian Gray	2	0	0.0	7	26
DE Warren Powers	1	1	0.0	8	17
CB Steve Isreal	1	1	0.0	3	14
OLB James Francis	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Rodney Harrison	1	0	0.0	15	41
G Tom Nutten	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	0.0	1	10
DE Ben Karpinski	0	2	0.0	11	33
DT John Randle	0	1	0.0	13	34

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	9	3	1.0	39	23
S Joey Tribbiani	7	1	0.0	37	25
CB Deion Sanders	6	0	0.0	34	26
S Zack de la Rocha	4	2	0.0	35	26
CB Antonio Langham	4	0	0.0	38	26
DE Regan Upshaw	3	3	0.0	28	14
ILB Jon Hesse	3	2	0.0	20	7
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	1	0.0	26	22
DT William Perry	3	0	0.0	30	19
OLB Vernon Crawford	2	2	0.0	19	5
ILB Nate Dingle	2	0	0.0	10	5
OLB Derrick Rodgers	2	0	0.0	28	17
CB Chris Canty	2	0	0.0	10	2
S Ricky Parker	2	0	0.0	9	6
DE David Grant	1	2	0.5	14	12
DE Darrell Davis	1	1	0.5	30	12
CB Tyrone Poole	1	2	0.0	25	18
TE Brian Kozlowski	1	0	---	---	---
T Max Lane	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rod Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pat Williams	0	2	0.0	28	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Ted Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	1	0	17
DT Chuck Johnson	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	0	1	2	37
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	0	1	0	33

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	1.0	1	23
DE David Grant	0.5	0	12
DE Darrell Davis	0.5	0	12
DT Pat Williams	0.0	2	21
DT William Perry	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Homey D Clown	4	2	0	35
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	1	0	40
OLB Mike Jones	4	0	0	37
CB Tom Carter	3	1	1	39
S Torrian Gray	2	1	0	26
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	0	35
CB Kevin Abrams	2	0	0	7
CB Steve Isreal	1	0	1	14
DE Warren Powers	1	0	0	17
OLB James Francis	1	0	0	5
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	0	10
S Greg Myers	0	1	0	37
S Rodney Harrison	0	0	1	41

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Deion Sanders	3	3	26
CB Antonio Langham	2	2	26
S Zack de la Rocha	2	0	26
S Joey Tribbiani	2	0	25
ILB Jon Hesse	2	0	7
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	18
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	17
CB Chris Canty	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	4	13	2	42	0	26
Richmond Webb	2	8	0	41	1	26
Fred Miller	2	5	0	40	0	26
Greg Truitt	1	3	0	42	0	26
Tom Nutten	1	2	0	40	1	26
Brendan Stai	1	1	0	3	0	0
Mike Alstott	0	4	0	29	0	13
Jamie Asher	0	1	0	37	0	18
Tony Ramirez	0	1	0	2	0	0

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Ruddy	3	4	15	0	40
Max Lane	2	2	15	1	43
Brian De Marco	1	3	15	0	44
Brian Kozlowski	1	2	13	0	33
Jim Branson	1	1	7	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	1	24
Keith Jackson	1	16
John Miller	1	13
Evan Toomer	1	10
Brendan Stai	1	8

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Dingle	2	13
Jim Branson	1	12
Dermontti Dawson	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Mandarich	42	26	---	---	8	76
Tom Nutten	40	26	---	---	8	74
Don Majkowski	42	26	---	---	---	68
Greg Truitt	42	26	---	---	---	68
Richmond Webb	41	26	---	---	---	67
Fred Miller	40	26	---	---	---	66
Rodney Harrison	---	---	15	41	3	59
Antonio Freeman	36	23	---	---	---	59
Greg Myers	---	---	13	37	9	59
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	13	40	2	55
Jamie Asher	37	18	---	---	---	55
Tom Carter	---	---	13	39	2	54
Eric Moulds	27	19	---	---	8	54
Mike Jones	---	---	14	37	2	53
Ted Johnson	---	---	15	35	2	52
Homey D Clown	---	---	14	35	2	51
Edgar Bennett	31	19	---	---	1	51
John Randle	---	---	13	34	2	49
Jeff Lageman	---	---	9	37	2	48
Mike Alstott	29	13	---	---	6	48
Ben Karpinski	---	---	11	33	2	46
Curtis Conway	14	15	---	---	12	41
Keith Jackson	14	8	---	---	16	38
Torrian Gray	---	---	7	26	5	38
Steve Isreal	---	---	3	14	18	35
Larry Izzo	---	---	1	10	24	35
John Miller	11	7	---	---	13	31
Warren Powers	---	---	8	17	5	30
Tony Siragusa	---	---	8	16	6	30
Bob Christian	5	3	---	---	15	23
Chuck Johnson	---	---	4	14	1	19
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	16	16
James Francis	---	---	2	5	8	15
Brendan Stai	3	0	---	---	8	11
Evan Toomer	1	0	---	---	10	11
Tony Ramirez	2	0	---	---	8	10
Kevin Abrams	---	---	2	7	---	9
Eric Bjornson	3	0	---	---	5	8
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Johnson	---	---	0	7	---	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charles Davenport	2	3	---	---	---	5
Ed McCaffrey	0	2	---	---	1	3
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dermontti Dawson	15	44	---	---	7	66
Antonio Langham	---	---	38	26	2	66
Damon Jordan	---	---	39	23	3	65
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	35	26	3	64
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	37	25	2	64
Deion Sanders	---	---	34	26	3	63
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	26	22	14	62
Norm Fowler	15	37	---	---	7	59
Brian De Marco	15	44	---	---	---	59
Max Lane	15	43	---	---	---	58
Tyrone Poole	---	---	25	18	15	58
Tim Ruddy	15	40	---	---	---	55
Brian Kozlowski	13	33	---	---	7	53
Derrick Cullors	11	35	---	---	7	53
William Perry	---	---	30	19	2	51
Pat Williams	---	---	28	21	2	51
Dave Schnell	15	35	---	---	---	50
Derrick Alexander	13	29	---	---	6	48
Rod Smith	15	32	---	---	---	47
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	28	17	2	47
Darrell Davis	---	---	30	12	1	43
Regan Upshaw	---	---	28	14	1	43
Isaac Byrd	7	31	---	---	---	38
Jim Branson	7	16	---	---	12	35
Jon Hesse	---	---	20	7	8	35
David Grant	---	---	14	12	7	33
Antone Vinatieri	3	10	---	---	15	28
Nate Dingle	---	---	10	5	13	28
Vernon Crawford	---	---	19	5	3	27
Chris Canty	---	---	10	2	14	26
Robert Clark	1	14	---	---	10	25
Leroy Thompson	1	10	---	---	14	25
Moe Williams	0	6	---	---	19	25
Ricky Parker	---	---	9	6	8	23
Charles McRae	0	8	---	---	7	15
Ken O'Brien	0	9	---	---	2	11
Curtis Lundy	0	4	---	---	7	11
Rudy Koncar	4	4	---	---	2	10
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jessie Yan	---	---	2	0	5	7
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Percy Snow	---	---	0	0	5	5
Patrick Hunter	---	---	0	0	1	1
Randall McDaniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	39	2.8
Middle	23	115	5.0
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	87	9.7
Middle	5	52	10.4
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	24	14	4	0	1	5	4	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	34	21	2	1	1	6	2	1	2
Ken O'Brien	9	4	2	0	1	0	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-2	-0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	121	13.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	77	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	68	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	36	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Conway	8	5	1	63	2	15
WR Antonio Freeman	6	2	0	35	1	23
WR Eric Moulds	3	1	0	10	0	19
WR Charles Davenport	2	1	0	12	0	3
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	0	20	0	18
FB Bob Christian	1	1	0	60	1	3
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0	-2	0	19
RB John Miller	1	1	0	4	0	7

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	11	7	0	53	1	32
WR Isaac Byrd	9	3	2	42	1	31
WR Derrick Alexander	7	4	0	46	1	29
RB Derrick Cullors	4	4	0	10	0	35
WR Robert Clark	3	2	0	28	1	14
WR Leroy Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	10
TE Brian Kozlowski	2	1	0	-1	0	33
TE Antone Vinatieri	2	2	0	12	0	10
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	10	0	16
RB Rudy Koncar	1	1	0	1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	2	0	0.00	3.11
Don Majkowski	1	7	7.00	9.50
John Miller	1	3	3.00	5.11

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Cullors	2	9	4.50	11.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	2	1	1	0.50	8.42

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	4	1	3	0.75	3.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Conway	2	1	1	0.50	7.88

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Alexander	2	1	3	1.50	6.57
WR Isaac Byrd	2	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	5	3
Don Majkowski	1	1
John Miller	1	1

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Schnell	1	0
Rudy Koncar	1	1
Derrick Cullors	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	8	3	3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Conway	3	1	1
WR Eric Moulds	2	0	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	0	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	1
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Smith	3	1	0
WR Derrick Alexander	2	1	1
WR Isaac Byrd	2	1	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (26,500)
End Zone 16,000 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,200 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 14,500 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,300 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (26,500)
End Zone	16,000 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,200 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	14,500 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (5,800)