Week 5, 1997

played in New England, MA

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers01766-29
New England Patriots014710-31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:01 TEN - Joaquin Stuckey 3 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 09:43 NED - Bob Christian 80 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 04:31 TEN - Alfred Pupunu 16 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Eric Moulds 11 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Lucy Draper 43 field goal
3Q: 13:37 NED - Eric Moulds 11 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 08:07 TEN - Lucy Draper 42 field goal
3Q: 02:58 TEN - Lucy Draper 35 field goal
4Q: 11:16 NED - Brendan Stai 11 fumble return (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 05:18 TEN - Lucy Draper 36 field goal
4Q: 01:37 TEN - Lucy Draper 32 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NED - Cole Ford 27 field goal

Team StatisticsTENNED
Record3-24-1
First Downs2614
- by Rushing53
- by Passing1910
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards549376
- Offensive Plays8148
- Yards per Play6.787.83
Net Rushing Yards105127
- Rushing Attempts2220
- Yards per Rush4.776.35
Net Passing Yards444249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt54 - 40 - 126 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards468257
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/242/8
- Yards per Pass Play7.538.89
Fumbles/Lost1/12/2
3rd Down Conversions5/152/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.66.7
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards11/777/35
Punt Returns/Yards4/61/13
Kick Returns/Yards0/02/62
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits63
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/42/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 22
Time of Possession39:2220:38

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:25OWN 20646Punt
110:461:55OWN 1135Punt
16:522:15OWN 20549Missed FG
13:152:50OWN 27518Punt
212:573:07OWN 39761Touchdown
29:253:34OWN 20738Interception
25:070:45OPP 12212Touchdown
21:491:49OWN 8566Field Goal
313:285:26OWN 201355Field Goal
36:393:46OWN 12870Field Goal
414:521:32OWN 463-13Punt
411:065:55OWN 201161Field Goal
43:332:03OWN 39646Field Goal
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:350:49OWN 2031Punt
18:511:59OWN 3737Punt
14:371:22OWN 383-3Punt
10:252:28OWN 3415Punt
29:500:25OWN 20280Touchdown
25:510:44OWN 829Fumble
24:222:33OWN 38562Touchdown
315:001:32OWN 20380Touchdown
38:021:23OWN 2035Punt
32:533:01OWN 31629Fumble
413:202:14OWN 20412Punt
45:111:38OWN 203-1Punt
41:301:30OWN 20770Field Goal

Game MVP: Jeff George, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Rey Mysterio Jr10414.101210
Sedrick Shaw9616.782220
Lonzell Hill100.00000
Donnell Bennett1-3-3.00-300
Joe Aska166.00600
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Edgar Bennett131007.696230
Spencer Bramson561.20700
Don Majkowski22110.501210

Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff George54404685/242501104.5
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Majkowski26162572/83800133.0

Receiving Statistics

TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Joaquin Stuckey162022914.3144501
WR Haywood Jeffires91811312.5625330
WR Lonzell Hill556713.4033270
WR Ben Johnson44215.25090
TE Alfred Pupunu22157.502161
RB Rey Mysterio Jr22147.0014120
FB Donnell Bennett1111.00010
RB Sedrick Shaw1188.00080
WR Macey Brooks0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Edgar Bennett45235.757170
FB Bob Christian339130.3379801
WR Antonio Freeman375317.670410
WR Eric Moulds355719.0015352
WR Curtis Conway121111.000110
TE Jamie Asher112121.008210
TE Eric Bjornson1111.00010
FB Mike Alstott0100.00000
RB Spencer Bramson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Je-rod Rozumek100.000

Fumble Statistics

TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD
Rey Mysterio Jr1000
Pepper Johnson0100
Mark Carrier0100
Anthony Smith0020
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Don Majkowski1000
Edgar Bennett1000
Brendan Stai0101
Keith Jackson0010

Punting Statistics

TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tom Hutton421353.340.0671
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Barker736351.948.1612

Kicking Statistics

TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lucy Draper5/62/30/0432/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cole Ford1/10/00/0274/4

Punt Return Statistics

TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Joaquin Stuckey372.30
Rey Mysterio Jr1-1-1.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Moulds11313.00

Kick Return Statistics

TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Dexter Carter13636.00
Eric Moulds12626.00

Defensive Statistics

TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Pepper Johnson800.01925
S Mark Carrier520.02026
DE Anthony Smith302.01222
S George Teague300.01628
DE Hugh Douglas300.01519
OLB Mike Vrabel210.01624
OLB Vincent Brown200.023
CB Chris Dishman200.0910
CB James Hasty120.01625
DT Shane Dronett120.01620
CB Dexter Bahr120.01524
S Alvin Walton110.01928
S Ron Granger110.034
DE Shante Carver110.01322
WR Macey Brooks10---------
OLB Carlos Jenkins010.044
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ted Johnson1100.02255
CB Homey D Clown700.02053
S Je-rod Rozumek620.02258
CB Tom Carter610.02156
S Rodney Harrison520.02157
S Greg Myers510.01738
S Torrian Gray420.01020
OLB Mike Jones410.01441
DE Jeff Lageman311.52051
DT Tony Siragusa301.0932
DT Chuck Johnson201.01022
OLB James Francis220.5220
DT John Randle220.01650
OLB Larry Izzo220.01120
DE Ben Karpinski101.0926
TE Keith Jackson10---------
DE Warren Powers100.01438
CB Steve Isreal100.035
FB Mike Alstott10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Anthony Smith2.010422
DE Shante Carver0.002022
DE Ray Moreno0.00107
DE Hugh Douglas0.001019
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jeff Lageman1.511151
DT Tony Siragusa1.001032
DE Ben Karpinski1.001026
DT Chuck Johnson1.000022
OLB James Francis0.500020
DE Warren Powers0.001038
S Rodney Harrison0.001057
DT John Randle0.000150

Pass Defense Statistics

TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mark Carrier40026
ILB Pepper Johnson20025
S George Teague20028
CB Dexter Bahr11024
S Alvin Walton10028
OLB Vincent Brown1003
CB James Hasty10025
DE Anthony Smith10022
S Ron Granger1004
DE Shante Carver10022
OLB Mike Vrabel10024
CB Chris Dishman01010
ILB Curtis Jackson III0103
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Homey D Clown61053
CB Tom Carter61056
ILB Ted Johnson61055
S Greg Myers41038
S Je-rod Rozumek40158
OLB Mike Jones40041
S Rodney Harrison30057
S Torrian Gray30020
OLB James Francis20020
OLB Larry Izzo11020
DE Warren Powers10038

Blocking Statistics

TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jay Pennison46022259
Wally Williams35022059
Sid Miller24022159
Jeff Christy14022159
Jeff Davidson12022159
Donnell Bennett01011028
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Richmond Webb25020028
Fred Miller13020228
Greg Truitt12020028
Brendan Stai12020028
Tony Mandarich04020028
Bob Christian01013019
Mike Alstott010505

Special Teams Tackles

TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Itula Mili119
Lonzell Hill114
Jay Pennison110
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Dexter Carter220
Keith Jackson120
Tony Ramirez18

Participation

TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jay Pennison2259------1091
Wally Williams2259------1091
Jeff George2259---------81
Jeff Davidson2259---------81
Sid Miller2259---------81
Jeff Christy2259---------81
Haywood Jeffires2053------174
Lonzell Hill1640------1470
Joaquin Stuckey1843------667
Rey Mysterio Jr1140------556
Mike Vrabel------16241555
Alfred Pupunu1232------1054
Dexter Bahr------15241554
Sedrick Shaw1015------2954
Alvin Walton------1928350
Donnell Bennett1128------1049
Mark Carrier------2026147
Pepper Johnson------1925145
George Teague------1628145
Hugh Douglas------1519943
James Hasty------1625142
Shane Dronett------1620137
Anthony Smith------1222135
Shante Carver------1322---35
Chris Dishman------9101332
Israel Miller------1313632
Itula Mili36------1928
Ben Johnson619---------25
Joe Aska310------1225
Alex Van Dyke07------1825
Macey Brooks02------1921
Ron Granger------341320
Ben Talley------311620
Vincent Brown------231217
Ray Moreno------87---15
Thomas Rayam00------1010
Marcus Brown00------1010
Orlando Brown00------1010
Tom Hutton00------1010
Curtis Jackson III------13610
Carlos Jenkins------44---8
David Akers00------77
Lucy Draper00------66
Tom Hodson00---------0
Randall Floyd00---------0
George Hegamin00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rodney Harrison------2157785
Je-rod Rozumek------2258484
Ted Johnson------2255683
Tom Carter------2156582
Homey D Clown------2053578
Jeff Lageman------2051475
Greg Myers------17381671
John Randle------1650470
Warren Powers------1438961
Mike Jones------1441560
Larry Izzo------11202859
Tony Mandarich2028------856
Brendan Stai2028------856
Don Majkowski2028---------48
Richmond Webb2028---------48
Greg Truitt2028---------48
Fred Miller2028---------48
Tony Siragusa------932546
Eric Moulds1617------1144
Bob Christian1319------840
Edgar Bennett1525---------40
Antonio Freeman1822---------40
Ben Karpinski------926338
Jamie Asher1621------138
Chuck Johnson------1022537
Torrian Gray------1020636
James Francis------2201335
Keith Jackson58------2033
Curtis Conway512------1633
Spencer Bramson53------2331
Steve Isreal------352230
Mike Alstott55------1222
Dexter Carter00------2020
Evan Toomer00------1313
Tre Fuller00------88
Harrison Burks00------88
Tony Ramirez00------88
Bryan Barker00------77
Eric Bjornson12------36
Cole Ford00------66
Kevin Abrams------1326
Charles Davenport14---------5
Ron Johnson------04---4
Ed McCaffrey02---------2
Mike Cherry00------11
Trot Nixon00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6528.7
Middle15412.7
Right11212.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left58316.6
Middle13443.4
Right200.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff George54407025521
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Majkowski26164113440

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55132.6
Short (0-8 Yds)21181356.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)18131578.7
Long (19+ Yds)10416316.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75172.4
Short (0-8 Yds)7510615.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)83415.1
Long (19+ Yds)439323.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Joaquin Stuckey20160229343
WR Haywood Jeffires1892113253
WR Lonzell Hill55067240
WR Ben Johnson44021019
TE Alfred Pupunu22015032
RB Rey Mysterio Jr22014040
FB Donnell Bennett1101028
RB Sedrick Shaw1108015
WR Macey Brooks100002
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman73153122
RB Edgar Bennett54023025
WR Eric Moulds53057117
FB Bob Christian33091119
WR Curtis Conway21011012
TE Jamie Asher11021121
TE Eric Bjornson110102
FB Mike Alstott100005
RB Spencer Bramson100003

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rey Mysterio Jr210.504.10
Sedrick Shaw111.006.78
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Edgar Bennett199.007.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jeff George53316.208.67
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Majkowski222211.009.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires2000.006.28
WR Joaquin Stuckey1133.0011.45
TE Alfred Pupunu111616.007.50
RB Rey Mysterio Jr111212.007.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Eric Moulds222211.0011.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

TennesseeRushesConversions
Rey Mysterio Jr20
Joe Aska11
Sedrick Shaw10
New EnglandRushesConversions
Edgar Bennett11
Spencer Bramson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

TennesseeAttCompConversions
Jeff George984
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Don Majkowski831

Third Down Receiving Statistics

TennesseeTargCatchConversions
WR Lonzell Hill222
WR Haywood Jeffires221
WR Joaquin Stuckey221
TE Alfred Pupunu110
RB Rey Mysterio Jr110
WR Macey Brooks100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
RB Edgar Bennett331
WR Antonio Freeman200
WR Curtis Conway100
FB Mike Alstott100
WR Eric Moulds100

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,200 (21,400)
End Zone13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)