Week 3, 1997

played in New England, MA

47 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	7	3	-	10
New England Patriots	14	14	0	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 NED - Curtis Conway 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 00:55 NED - Antonio Freeman 1 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 12:33 NED - Eric Moulds 16 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 05:30 NED - Bob Christian 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 10:31 KCY - Justin Neiman 3 pass from Trent Green (Jerry Kauric extra point)
4Q: 14:53 KCY - Jerry Kauric 28 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 NED - Curtis Conway 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 00:55 NED - Antonio Freeman 1 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 12:33 NED - Eric Moulds 16 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 05:30 NED - Bob Christian 4 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 10:31 KCY - Justin Neiman 3 pass from Trent Green (Jerry Kauric extra point)
4Q: 14:53 KCY - Jerry Kauric 28 field goal
4Q: 07:49 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal

Team Statistics KCY NED
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 282 383
- Offensive Plays 73 72
- Yards per Play 3.86 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 29 146
- Rushing Attempts 8 34
- Yards per Rush 3.63 4.29
Net Passing Yards 253 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 28 - 0 38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 309 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9/56 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.89 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 10/90
Punt Returns/Yards 6/31 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:50 34:10

Team Statistics	KCY	NED
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	282	383
- Offensive Plays	73	72
- Yards per Play	3.86	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	29	146
- Rushing Attempts	8	34
- Yards per Rush	3.63	4.29
Net Passing Yards	253	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 28 - 0	38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	309	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	9/56	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.89	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	10/90
Punt Returns/Yards	6/31	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:50	34:10

Drive Charts

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
1	7:51	2:33	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
1	0:45	0:37	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
2	12:25	2:42	OWN 20	7	17	Punt
2	5:21	1:54	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 12	4	18	Half
3	12:25	2:02	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	8:31	1:17	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	6:16	6:28	OWN 24	12	65	Field Goal
4	13:39	1:13	OWN 35	4	6	Punt
4	7:41	2:32	OWN 20	10	57	Downs
4	2:35	0:34	OWN 37	4	-5	Downs
4	1:20	1:10	OWN 20	8	13	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	4:26	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
1	5:18	2:20	OWN 6	5	22	Punt
1	2:58	2:13	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
1	0:08	2:43	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
2	9:43	4:22	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	3:27	2:46	OWN 3	6	31	Punt
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	10:23	1:52	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	7:14	0:58	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	14:48	1:09	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	12:26	4:45	OWN 21	8	57	Field Goal
4	5:09	2:34	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	2:01	0:41	OPP 32	3	-9	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 33	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marshall Faulk	6	23	3.83	19	1	0
Andres McNeil	2	6	3.00	6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	20	102	5.10	37	3
John Miller	7	30	4.29	10	1
Dexter Carter	5	7	1.40	4	0
Don Majkowski	2	7	3.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Green	56	28	309	9/56	1	43	0	72.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	38	27	237	0/0	4	24	0	122.3

Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bill Schroeder	7	19	35	5.00	15	13	0
WR Jessie Hester	6	10	80	13.33	23	41	0
WR Michael Haynes	5	8	98	19.60	40	43	0
TE Rob Awalt	3	4	27	9.00	3	20	0
WR Randal Hill	3	7	30	10.00	2	21	0
RB Marshall Faulk	2	3	13	6.50	10	10	0
TE Justin Neiman	2	2	26	13.00	20	23	1
WR Tim Brown	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Larry Centers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	7	11	41	5.86	3	16	1
WR Eric Moulds	7	11	114	16.29	58	24	1
FB Bob Christian	4	4	36	9.00	20	21	1
WR Curtis Conway	3	5	8	2.67	1	7	1
RB John Miller	2	2	18	9.00	13	10	0
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	13	6.50	1	8	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	6	6.00	8	6	0
WR Charles Davenport	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Walhberg	2	0	0	0
Brandon Mitchell	0	1	0	0

New England	Recov	Force
Brendan Stai	1	0
Edgar Bennett	0	1
Eric Bjornson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Mohr	7	318	45.4	41.4	59	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	8	398	49.8	43.4	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerry Kauric	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	6	31	5.2	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alton Montgomery	1	26	26.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Manusky	10	1	31	34
S Carnell Lake	8	0	27	32
OLB Kenny Tippins	5	1	20	31
S Sammy Knight	5	1	20	32
DE Brandon Mitchell	4	2	23	26
DT Mike Wells	4	1	24	23
OLB Jamie Sharper	3	2	19	17
ILB Doug Miller	3	0	15	12
OLB Mike Croel	2	2	18	20
S Alton Montgomery	2	0	12	11
CB Mark Walhberg	2	0	28	36
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	17	22
OLB Chad Brown	1	1	17	7
S Chuck Cecil	1	0	13	7
DE Martin Harrison	1	0	16	20
CB Willie Beamon	1	0	21	35
DE Phillip Daniels	1	0	18	23
CB Herman O'Berry	1	0	9	6
DT Mike Thompson	0	1	22	23

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	8	1	0.0	7	61
DE Jeff Lageman	5	0	2.5	5	46
ILB Ted Johnson	5	0	1.0	8	55
S Rodney Harrison	5	1	0.0	7	62
OLB Mike Jones	4	1	1.0	6	44
CB Tom Carter	3	3	0.0	8	61
DE Ben Karpinski	2	0	2.0	6	48
DT Chuck Johnson	2	1	1.5	2	18
CB Steve Isreal	2	0	0.0	1	20
S Greg Myers	2	0	0.0	5	58
DT John Randle	1	0	1.0	6	54
DT Tony Siragusa	1	2	0.0	7	18
CB Homey D Clown	1	1	0.0	8	54
OLB Larry Izzo	1	1	0.0	2	22
OLB James Francis	1	0	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Kansas City	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brandon Mitchell	2	26
DE Martin Harrison	1	20
DT Mike Wells	1	23

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	2.5	0	1	1	46
DE Ben Karpinski	2.0	0	1	0	48
DT Chuck Johnson	1.5	0	0	0	18
ILB Ted Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	55
DT John Randle	1.0	0	3	1	54
OLB Mike Jones	1.0	0	0	0	44
DE Warren Powers	0.0	1	0	0	26
OLB Larry Izzo	0.0	1	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sammy Knight	5	2	32
ILB Greg Manusky	5	1	34
S Carnell Lake	5	0	32
CB Darrell McClellan	2	1	22
CB Willie Beamon	2	1	35
OLB Mike Croel	2	0	20
OLB Chad Brown	2	0	7
ILB Doug Miller	1	0	12
CB Herman O'Berry	1	0	6
DE Brandon Mitchell	1	0	26
OLB Jamie Sharper	1	0	17
S Chuck Cecil	0	1	7

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	8	1	61
S Rodney Harrison	4	2	62
CB Tom Carter	3	1	61
OLB Mike Jones	3	0	44
S Greg Myers	2	2	58
CB Steve Isreal	2	1	20
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	55
CB Homey D Clown	1	2	54
DE Jeff Lageman	1	0	46
OLB James Francis	1	0	6
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	22
S Torrian Gray	0	1	41

Blocking Statistics

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vaughn Parker	1	2	7	3	59
Leon Searcy	0	3	7	2	62
Oliver North	0	1	8	3	54
Jim Pyne	0	1	8	1	54
Darryl Ashmore	0	1	1	0	14

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Greg Truitt	4	8	0	32	38
Fred Miller	3	5	0	27	38
Richmond Webb	2	4	1	34	36
Jamie Asher	2	2	0	28	26
Tony Mandarich	1	8	0	33	37
Bob Christian	0	1	0	25	25
Eric Bjornson	0	1	0	8	7
Tom Nutten	0	1	0	32	37
Brendan Stai	0	1	0	4	2
Tony Ramirez	0	1	0	8	2

Special Teams Tackles

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Randal Hill	2	24
Herman O'Berry	1	15

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	2	31
Dexter Carter	2	18
Edgar Bennett	2	17
Eric Bjornson	1	18

Participation

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leon Searcy	7	62	---	---	8	77
Randal Hill	5	47	---	---	24	76
Mark Walhberg	---	---	28	36	10	74
Vaughn Parker	7	59	---	---	8	74
Trent Green	8	65	---	---	---	73
Greg Manusky	---	---	31	34	2	67
Dan Neil	7	52	---	---	8	67
Bill Schroeder	6	60	---	---	---	66
Oliver North	8	54	---	---	---	62
Jim Pyne	8	54	---	---	---	62
Carnell Lake	---	---	27	32	1	60
Brandon Mitchell	---	---	23	26	9	58
Willie Beamon	---	---	21	35	1	57
Jamie Sharper	---	---	19	17	20	56
Kenny Tippins	---	---	20	31	3	54
Mike Thompson	---	---	22	23	8	53
Sammy Knight	---	---	20	32	1	53
Andres McNeil	2	33	---	---	17	52
Mike Wells	---	---	24	23	1	48
Jessie Hester	2	30	---	---	10	42
Rob Awalt	6	30	---	---	6	42
Phillip Daniels	---	---	18	23	1	42
Larry Centers	1	18	---	---	22	41
Mike Croel	---	---	18	20	3	41
Darrell McClellan	---	---	17	22	2	41
Michael Haynes	3	37	---	---	---	40
Marshall Faulk	6	32	---	---	1	39
Justin Neiman	2	20	---	---	15	37
Martin Harrison	---	---	16	20	---	36
Doug Miller	---	---	15	12	8	35
Alton Montgomery	---	---	12	11	11	34
Christian Fauria	4	11	---	---	15	30
Herman O'Berry	---	---	9	6	15	30
Chuck Cecil	---	---	13	7	9	29
Chad Brown	---	---	17	7	5	29
Ian Beckles	1	15	---	---	8	24
Morris Covington	1	15	---	---	8	24
Terry Cousin	---	---	4	1	13	18
Darryl Ashmore	1	14	---	---	---	15
Tim Brown	3	7	---	---	1	11
Chris Mohr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerry Kauric	0	0	---	---	4	4
Todd Helton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Roquemore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hoying	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Mandarich	33	37	---	---	9	79
Tom Nutten	32	37	---	---	7	76
Don Majkowski	34	38	---	---	---	72
Richmond Webb	34	36	---	---	2	72
Greg Myers	---	---	5	58	9	72
Rodney Harrison	---	---	7	62	2	71
Tom Carter	---	---	8	61	1	70
Greg Truitt	32	38	---	---	---	70
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	7	61	1	69
Fred Miller	27	38	---	---	---	65
Ted Johnson	---	---	8	55	1	64
Homey D Clown	---	---	8	54	1	63
Bob Christian	25	25	---	---	13	63
John Randle	---	---	6	54	2	62
Edgar Bennett	21	23	---	---	17	61
Eric Moulds	18	31	---	---	10	59
Antonio Freeman	26	32	---	---	---	58
Ben Karpinski	---	---	6	48	1	55
Jamie Asher	28	26	---	---	1	55
Larry Izzo	---	---	2	22	31	55
Jeff Lageman	---	---	5	46	3	54
Mike Jones	---	---	6	44	1	51
Torrian Gray	---	---	2	41	4	47
Steve Isreal	---	---	1	20	23	44
Curtis Conway	7	18	---	---	16	41
Keith Jackson	15	5	---	---	18	38
Warren Powers	---	---	5	26	3	34
Eric Bjornson	8	7	---	---	18	33
Tony Siragusa	---	---	7	18	5	30
Dexter Carter	5	4	---	---	18	27
Chuck Johnson	---	---	2	18	1	21
John Miller	8	11	---	---	---	19
Tony Ramirez	8	2	---	---	9	19
James Francis	---	---	3	6	9	18
Brendan Stai	4	2	---	---	9	15
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	0	11	3	14
Charles Davenport	6	6	---	---	---	12
Evan Toomer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Johnson	---	---	0	6	1	7
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Abrams	---	---	0	4	2	6
Ed McCaffrey	3	2	---	---	---	5
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	4	25	6.3
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	66	5.5
Middle	16	69	4.3
Right	5	13	2.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Green	56	28	5	4	6	10	5	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	38	27	3	1	0	6	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	25	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	79	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	124	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	81	8.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	47	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	124	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bill Schroeder	19	7	2	35	0	60
WR Jessie Hester	10	6	1	80	1	30
WR Michael Haynes	8	5	0	98	1	37
WR Randal Hill	7	3	1	30	1	47
TE Rob Awalt	4	3	1	27	1	30
RB Marshall Faulk	3	2	0	13	0	32
WR Tim Brown	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Justin Neiman	2	2	0	26	1	20
FB Larry Centers	1	0	1	0	0	18

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	11	7	41	0	32
WR Eric Moulds	11	7	114	2	31
WR Curtis Conway	5	3	8	0	18
FB Bob Christian	4	4	36	1	25
RB John Miller	2	2	18	0	11
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	13	0	26
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	1	0	5
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	6	0	23
WR Charles Davenport	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshall Faulk	1	1	1.00	3.83
Andres McNeil	1	0	0.00	3.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Miller	2	11	5.50	4.29
Edgar Bennett	1	-1	-1.00	5.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Green	3	1	3	1.00	5.52

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	7	7	40	5.71	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Haynes	1	0	0	0.00	12.25
WR Randal Hill	1	0	0	0.00	4.29
TE Justin Neiman	1	1	3	3.00	13.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Bob Christian	2	2	12	6.00	9.00
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Curtis Conway	1	1	4	4.00	1.60
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1	1.00	3.73
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	16	16.00	10.36

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Faulk	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Carter	2	1
Edgar Bennett	1	0
John Miller	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Green	16	8	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bill Schroeder	8	3	1
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	1
WR Michael Haynes	2	1	1
WR Jessie Hester	1	0	0
WR Tim Brown	1	0	0
RB Marshall Faulk	1	1	0
TE Justin Neiman	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Moulds	4	2	2
FB Bob Christian	3	3	2
WR Antonio Freeman	3	1	0
WR Curtis Conway	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)