Week 4, 1997

Game MVP: Don Majkowski, New England Patriots

played in Miami, FL

85 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England Patriots	0	7	7	6	-	20
Miami Dolphins	7	0	21	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:28 MIA - Tony Martin 14 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Spencer Bramson 10 run (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 11:54 MIA - Tony Martin 32 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 04:47 NED - Keith Jackson 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 00:41 MIA - Matt Tucker 13 run (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 00:35 MIA - Chris Carter 30 fumble return (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 07:14 NED - Cole Ford 30 field goal
4Q: 00:18 NED - Cole Ford 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:28 MIA - Tony Martin 14 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Spencer Bramson 10 run (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 11:54 MIA - Tony Martin 32 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 04:47 NED - Keith Jackson 3 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 00:41 MIA - Matt Tucker 13 run (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 00:35 MIA - Chris Carter 30 fumble return (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 07:14 NED - Cole Ford 30 field goal
4Q: 00:18 NED - Cole Ford 19 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 3-1 4-0
First Downs 27 21
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 414 357
- Offensive Plays 72 61
- Yards per Play 5.75 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 137 122
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 4.72 4.52
Net Passing Yards 277 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 0 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 284 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 6.44 6.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/43
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:35 30:25

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	3-1	4-0
First Downs	27	21
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	414	357
- Offensive Plays	72	61
- Yards per Play	5.75	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	137	122
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	4.72	4.52
Net Passing Yards	277	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 0	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	284	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	6.44	6.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/43
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:35	30:25

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 27	5	18	Punt
1	10:00	4:00	OWN 20	11	50	Missed FG
1	2:17	2:24	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	8:49	1:17	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
2	3:57	3:27	OWN 7	9	47	Punt
3	11:42	0:58	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	8:47	1:05	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
3	7:20	2:40	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
3	0:35	0:11	OWN 20	1	10	Fumble
3	0:24	2:00	OWN 27	5	17	Punt
4	11:08	4:02	OWN 40	6	47	Field Goal
4	4:03	3:50	OWN 4	15	94	Field Goal

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	1:21	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	6:00	3:43	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	14:53	6:04	OWN 22	10	55	Fumble
2	7:32	3:35	OWN 16	8	29	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 10	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	10:44	1:57	OWN 46	4	16	Punt
3	7:42	0:22	OWN 33	2	0	Interception
3	4:40	4:05	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	13:24	2:16	OWN 7	5	5	Punt
4	7:06	3:03	OWN 16	4	27	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 29	1	-2	Game

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	19	94	4.95	35	3	0
Spencer Bramson	6	21	3.50	10	1	1
Don Majkowski	2	13	6.50	10	1	0
Bob Christian	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	42	25	284	1/7	1	31	0	87.8

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	29	19	266	5/31	2	32	1	103.5

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	9	15	135	15.00	39	31	0
WR Eric Moulds	5	10	71	14.20	33	25	0
RB Edgar Bennett	3	4	27	9.00	19	12	0
TE Jamie Asher	3	5	29	9.67	4	15	0
WR Curtis Conway	2	4	11	5.50	0	7	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
FB Bob Christian	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Martin	7	9	87	12.43	50	32	2
WR Tim McGee	3	4	47	15.67	19	18	0
WR Cosmo Kramer	3	4	56	18.67	42	27	0
WR Ross Geller	2	6	18	9.00	13	22	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	3	34	17.00	21	28	0
FB Jeff Cothran	1	1	21	21.00	11	21	0
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Sam Gash	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tom Carter	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edgar Bennett	1	0	0
Eric Moulds	1	0	0
Warren Powers	0	1	0
John Randle	0	1	0
Tony Siragusa	0	0	1
James Francis	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Drew Bledsoe	2	0	0	0
Chris Carter	0	1	0	1
John Fina	0	1	0	0
Lloyd Riggle	0	0	1	0
Glen McKeller	0	0	1	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	6	276	46.0	41.0	55	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	256	51.2	45.2	64	3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	2/3	0/1	0/0	30	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	10	10.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	1	7	7.0	0
Marcus Robinson	1	3	3.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	49	24.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	2	37	18.5	0
Marcus Robinson	1	14	14.0	0

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	5	2	0.0	27	34
S Greg Myers	5	1	0.0	14	25
DT Tony Siragusa	4	0	1.0	17	16
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	0	0.0	24	33
CB Tom Carter	4	0	0.0	27	34
DT John Randle	3	1	1.5	20	29
OLB James Francis	3	1	1.0	11	9
OLB Mike Jones	3	2	0.0	20	30
ILB Ted Johnson	3	2	0.0	25	29
DE Jeff Lageman	3	1	0.0	19	21
DE Ben Karpinski	2	1	1.0	22	24
DE Warren Powers	2	0	0.5	13	20
OLB Larry Izzo	2	1	0.0	9	4
S Torrian Gray	2	0	0.0	9	13
CB Homey D Clown	1	0	0.0	27	31
CB Steve Isreal	0	1	0.0	1	5

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mark Fields	8	1	1.0	24	37
OLB Chris Singleton	6	5	0.0	28	39
CB Chris Carter	5	3	0.0	27	43
DT Raion Brundige	5	0	0.0	18	26
S Monty Grow	5	0	0.0	24	40
CB Tim Taylor	4	1	0.0	28	38
ILB Marquis Green	3	1	0.0	14	10
S Dave Thomas	3	1	0.0	27	39
DE Shawn Price	2	0	0.0	20	29
ILB Lloyd Riggle	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB John Kimbrough	2	0	0.0	14	32
DT Seth Payne	2	0	0.0	14	22
DE Troy Barnett	1	3	0.0	19	30
OLB Junior Seau	1	2	0.0	23	23
G Mke Schad	1	0	---	---	---
DE Antonio Edwards	1	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	0.0	3	1
TE O.J. Santiago	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kinnon Tatum	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Myron Bell	0	1	0.0	7	20

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Randle	1.5	0	1	2	29
DT Tony Siragusa	1.0	1	0	0	16
DE Ben Karpinski	1.0	1	0	0	24
OLB James Francis	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Warren Powers	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	0	2	0	21

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mark Fields	1.0	0	0	1	37
OLB Junior Seau	0.0	1	2	0	23
DE Shawn Price	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Troy Barnett	0.0	0	2	3	30
CB Chris Carter	0.0	0	1	0	43

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Je-rod Rozumek	4	0	0	33
S Rodney Harrison	3	2	0	34
OLB Mike Jones	3	0	0	30
CB Tom Carter	2	0	1	34
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	0	29
S Greg Myers	2	0	0	25
OLB James Francis	1	0	0	9
CB Homey D Clown	1	0	0	31
S Torrian Gray	1	0	0	13

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Carter	5	1	43
OLB Chris Singleton	3	1	39
S Monty Grow	3	1	40
OLB Mark Fields	3	1	37
CB Tim Taylor	2	1	38
CB John Kimbrough	2	1	32
ILB Lloyd Riggle	2	0	9
ILB Marquis Green	2	0	10
S Dave Thomas	2	0	39
OLB Kinnon Tatum	1	0	6

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	6	7	1	29	0	43
Richmond Webb	2	6	0	29	0	43
Brendan Stai	1	6	0	25	1	38
Greg Truitt	1	3	0	29	0	43
Keith Jackson	1	1	0	12	0	12
Bob Christian	1	1	0	17	0	26
Fred Miller	0	2	0	29	0	43
Tom Nutten	0	1	0	4	0	5

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rocky Saturday	3	6	27	0	34
Kevin Dogins	2	4	27	1	34
Mke Schad	1	5	27	2	34
Sam Gash	1	3	14	0	13
John Fina	1	2	27	1	34
O.J. Santiago	1	1	15	0	21
Andy Heck	0	3	27	1	34

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Carter	3	19
Larry Izzo	1	25
Steve Isreal	1	20

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Tim McGee	1	14
Myron Bell	1	11
Glen McKeller	1	5

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Mandarich	29	43	---	---	9	81
Richmond Webb	29	43	---	---	8	80
Don Majkowski	29	43	---	---	---	72
Greg Truitt	29	43	---	---	---	72
Brendan Stai	25	38	---	---	9	72
Fred Miller	29	43	---	---	---	72
Rodney Harrison	---	---	27	34	10	71
Antonio Freeman	26	40	---	---	---	66
Tom Carter	---	---	27	34	---	61
Eric Moulds	19	31	---	---	10	60
Homey D Clown	---	---	27	31	---	58
Edgar Bennett	22	35	---	---	1	58
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	24	33	---	57
Jamie Asher	24	31	---	---	---	55
Ted Johnson	---	---	25	29	---	54
Mike Jones	---	---	20	30	1	51
John Randle	---	---	20	29	1	50
Bob Christian	17	26	---	---	6	49
Curtis Conway	9	22	---	---	15	46
Ben Karpinski	---	---	22	24	---	46
Keith Jackson	12	12	---	---	17	41
Jeff Lageman	---	---	19	21	1	41
Greg Myers	---	---	14	25	---	39
Warren Powers	---	---	13	20	5	38
Larry Izzo	---	---	9	4	25	38
Spencer Bramson	7	8	---	---	21	36
Tony Siragusa	---	---	17	16	---	33
James Francis	---	---	11	9	10	30
Steve Isreal	---	---	1	5	20	26
Chuck Johnson	---	---	10	12	3	25
Torrian Gray	---	---	9	13	3	25
Mike Alstott	4	5	---	---	12	21
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	19	19
Evan Toomer	0	0	---	---	13	13
Eric Bjornson	2	1	---	---	7	10
Tom Nutten	4	5	---	---	1	10
Ron Johnson	---	---	2	5	2	9
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charles Davenport	2	2	---	---	---	4
Ed McCaffrey	1	2	---	---	---	3
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Abrams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Singleton	---	---	28	39	16	83
Dave Thomas	---	---	27	39	13	79
Chris Carter	---	---	27	43	3	73
Tim Taylor	---	---	28	38	3	69
Monty Grow	---	---	24	40	3	67
Kevin Dogins	27	34	---	---	5	66
Mark Fields	---	---	24	37	3	64
Mke Schad	27	34	---	---	---	61
Andy Heck	27	34	---	---	---	61
Rocky Saturday	27	34	---	---	---	61
John Fina	27	34	---	---	---	61
Drew Bledsoe	27	34	---	---	---	61
John Kimbrough	---	---	14	32	13	59
Ross Geller	24	28	---	---	---	52
Tim McGee	14	23	---	---	14	51
Shawn Price	---	---	20	29	2	51
Troy Barnett	---	---	19	30	2	51
Antonio Edwards	---	---	17	24	8	49
Tony Martin	20	28	---	---	---	48
Junior Seau	---	---	23	23	1	47
O.J. Santiago	15	21	---	---	11	47
Seth Payne	---	---	14	22	9	45
Raion Brundige	---	---	18	26	---	44
Myron Bell	---	---	7	20	11	38
Sam Gash	14	13	---	---	10	37
Lawrence Phillips	15	22	---	---	---	37
Marquis Green	---	---	14	10	9	33
Cosmo Kramer	8	13	---	---	11	32
Jeff Cothran	9	7	---	---	15	31
Roosevelt Duran	7	3	---	---	15	25
Matt Tucker	7	8	---	---	6	21
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	6	9	4	19
Jeff Query	0	1	---	---	16	17
Marcus Robinson	2	3	---	---	11	16
Kinnon Tatum	---	---	5	6	3	14
Keith Taylor	---	---	1	5	6	12
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	3	1	5	9
Richard Jordan	---	---	0	0	6	6
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Glen McKeller	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	---	---	5	5
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corwin Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	17	97	5.7
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	18	70	3.9
Right	1	25	25.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	42	25	4	1	2	6	5	4	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	29	19	6	1	1	2	3	2	1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	48	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	59	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	146	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	163	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	15	9	0	135	3	40
WR Eric Moulds	10	5	1	71	1	31
TE Jamie Asher	5	3	1	29	0	31
RB Edgar Bennett	4	3	0	27	0	35
WR Curtis Conway	4	2	0	11	0	22
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	0	3	0	12
FB Bob Christian	1	1	0	6	0	26
RB Spencer Bramson	1	1	0	2	0	8

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Martin	9	7	0	87	1	28
WR Ross Geller	6	2	1	18	1	28
WR Tim McGee	4	3	0	47	0	23
WR Cosmo Kramer	4	3	0	56	2	13
RB Lawrence Phillips	3	2	0	34	1	22
FB Sam Gash	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Jeff Cothran	1	1	0	21	1	7
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	0	3	0	21

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	4	12	3.00	4.95
Spencer Bramson	3	7	2.33	3.50
Bob Christian	1	4	4.00	4.50

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Tucker	1	13	13.00	6.57

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	4	2	11	2.75	6.76

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	3	2	17	5.67	9.17

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Edgar Bennett	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	8	8.00	9.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Martin	2	2	17	8.50	9.67
WR Ross Geller	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

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

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Cothran	1	1
Lawrence Phillips	1	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	7	3	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	8	5	5

Lawrence Phillips

Matt Tucker

Jeff Cothran

Drew Bledsoe

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

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cosmo Kramer	3	2	2
WR Tony Martin	2	2	2
WR Ross Geller	2	0	0
WR Tim McGee	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)