Week 8, 1997

played in New England, MA

49 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	6	7	0	3	-	16
New England Patriots	0	13	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 NJY - Michele Akers 35 field goal
1Q: 02:48 NJY - Michele Akers 31 field goal
2Q: 12:43 NED - Cole Ford 18 field goal
2Q: 10:31 NJY - Deion Sanders 54 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:21 NED - Ed McCaffrey 1 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Cole Ford 50 field goal
3Q: 09:40 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal
4Q: 05:37 NJY - Michele Akers 22 field goal
4Q: 01:56 NED - Cole Ford 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 NJY - Michele Akers 35 field goal
1Q: 02:48 NJY - Michele Akers 31 field goal
2Q: 12:43 NED - Cole Ford 18 field goal
2Q: 10:31 NJY - Deion Sanders 54 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:21 NED - Ed McCaffrey 1 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Cole Ford 50 field goal
3Q: 09:40 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal
4Q: 05:37 NJY - Michele Akers 22 field goal
4Q: 01:56 NED - Cole Ford 28 field goal

Team Statistics NJY NED
Record 0-7 6-1
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 225 394
- Offensive Plays 57 72
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 78 154
- Rushing Attempts 18 38
- Yards per Rush 4.33 4.05
Net Passing Yards 147 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 1 33 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 172 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.77 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 3/58 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:26 32:34

Team Statistics	NJY	NED
Record	0-7	6-1
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	225	394
- Offensive Plays	57	72
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	78	154
- Rushing Attempts	18	38
- Yards per Rush	4.33	4.05
Net Passing Yards	147	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 1	33 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	172	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.77	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	3/58	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:26	32:34

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:15	OWN 20	13	62	Field Goal
1	6:07	3:25	OPP 48	7	34	Field Goal
2	12:38	1:22	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	5:10	1:28	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:36	0:42	OPP 42	3	-4	Punt
3	9:32	3:07	OWN 31	6	13	Punt
3	4:49	1:12	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	1:59	1:59	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
4	10:17	4:47	OWN 44	10	51	Field Goal
4	4:11	0:36	OWN 19	2	6	Interception
4	1:51	1:17	OWN 20	5	38	Fumble

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:45	1:38	OWN 20	4	10	Interception
1	2:42	5:04	OWN 20	11	79	Field Goal
2	11:16	0:55	OWN 33	2	3	Interception
2	10:21	5:11	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	3:42	1:06	OWN 37	3	1	Interception
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	7	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:28	OWN 30	9	48	Field Goal
3	6:25	1:36	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
3	3:37	1:38	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	15:00	4:43	OWN 6	8	50	Fumble
4	5:30	1:19	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	3:35	1:44	OPP 42	6	31	Field Goal
4	0:34	0:34	OPP 47	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: John Randle, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudy Koncar	11	54	4.91	14	2
Dave Schnell	3	14	4.67	7	0
Moe Williams	3	8	2.67	3	0
Derrick Cullors	1	2	2.00	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	24	73	3.04	13	2
John Miller	9	62	6.89	21	2
Don Majkowski	3	-2	-0.67	0	0
Bob Christian	1	2	2.00	2	0
Mike Alstott	1	19	19.00	19	1

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	34	25	172	5/25	0	43	1	72.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	33	23	244	1/4	1	31	3	63.2

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Derrick Alexander	8	11	95	11.88	37	43
WR Rod Smith	5	8	19	3.80	7	11
TE Brian Kozlowski	3	3	30	10.00	9	19
RB Rudy Koncar	2	3	7	3.50	1	5
RB Derrick Cullors	2	2	15	7.50	10	16
WR Isaac Byrd	2	3	2	1.00	0	6
WR Leroy Thompson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Moe Williams	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	8	9	97	12.13	58	31	0
WR Eric Moulds	7	10	88	12.57	20	25	0
FB Bob Christian	2	2	27	13.50	28	28	0
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	1	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	4	23	23.00	22	23	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Jamie Asher	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Curtis Conway	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Deion Sanders	2	54	27.00	1
DE David Grant	1	4	4.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Homey D Clown	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Schnell	1	0	0
Jon Hesse	0	1	0
Damon Jordan	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Miller	1	0	0
Shawn Sawyda	0	1	0
John Randle	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	260	43.3	36.7	56	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	3	123	41.0	36.7	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	1	13	13.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joey Tribbiani	8	8	0.0	36	32
CB Antonio Langham	8	1	0.0	38	33
ILB Damon Jordan	7	4	0.0	37	32
DT William Perry	7	0	0.0	33	30
ILB Jon Hesse	6	1	0.0	11	17
DE Regan Upshaw	3	0	1.0	8	6
S Zack de la Rocha	3	2	0.0	35	33
DT Pat Williams	3	1	0.0	19	15
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	2	0.0	38	34
DE Darrell Davis	2	1	0.0	26	24
ILB Nate Dingle	2	1	0.0	25	15
CB Deion Sanders	2	0	0.0	35	33
OLB Vernon Crawford	2	0	0.0	7	18
DE David Grant	1	1	0.0	30	28
G Brian De Marco	1	0	---	---	---
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	0.0	26	16
WR Rod Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chris Canty	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Ricky Parker	0	2	0.0	9	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT John Randle	7	1	5.0	16	32
ILB Ted Johnson	7	3	0.0	18	36
S Je-rod Rozumek	5	0	0.0	17	38
S Rodney Harrison	4	2	0.0	17	38
CB Tom Carter	3	3	0.0	17	38
CB Homey D Clown	3	2	0.0	17	37
OLB Mike Jones	3	0	0.0	15	29
S Greg Myers	3	0	0.0	13	27
DE Ben Karpinski	2	3	0.0	17	29
S Torrian Gray	2	2	0.0	10	18
DE Jeff Lageman	2	1	0.0	15	31
DT Tony Siragusa	2	0	0.0	9	19
OLB James Francis	2	0	0.0	5	11
CB Steve Isreal	1	0	0.0	1	4
WR Antonio Freeman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shawn Sawyda	1	0	0.0	4	18
OLB Larry Izzo	0	1	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Regan Upshaw	1.0	0	0	6
DE David Grant	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Vernon Crawford	0.0	0	2	18

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Randle	5.0	0	3	32
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	0	31
DT Tony Siragusa	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Mike Jones	0.0	1	0	29
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Antonio Langham	7	0	0	33
ILB Damon Jordan	3	0	0	32
S Joey Tribbiani	3	0	0	32
ILB Jon Hesse	3	0	0	17
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	2	0	34
S Zack de la Rocha	2	0	0	33
CB Deion Sanders	1	1	2	33
ILB Nate Dingle	1	0	0	15
OLB Vernon Crawford	1	0	0	18
DE David Grant	0	0	1	28

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	4	0	0	38
ILB Ted Johnson	4	0	0	36
OLB Mike Jones	3	0	0	29
S Greg Myers	3	0	0	27
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	2	0	38
CB Tom Carter	2	1	0	38
CB Homey D Clown	2	0	1	37
S Torrian Gray	2	0	0	18
OLB James Francis	1	0	0	11
CB Steve Isreal	1	0	0	4
DE Ben Karpinski	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Lane	2	4	18	1	39
Brian De Marco	2	4	18	0	39
Tim Ruddy	2	3	18	1	39
Norm Fowler	1	2	18	2	39
Dermontti Dawson	0	2	18	1	39

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richmond Webb	3	9	38	0	34
Tony Mandarich	2	10	38	1	34
Greg Truitt	2	2	38	0	34
Brendan Stai	1	6	38	0	34
Fred Miller	1	3	38	0	34
Bob Christian	1	2	23	0	23
Jamie Asher	1	2	32	0	26
Mike Alstott	0	1	8	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Parker	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	2	25

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	38	34	10	82
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	35	33	7	75
Deion Sanders	---	---	35	33	6	74
Antonio Langham	---	---	38	33	3	74
Damon Jordan	---	---	37	32	4	73
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	36	32	3	71
William Perry	---	---	33	30	6	69
Dermontti Dawson	18	39	---	---	9	66
Norm Fowler	18	39	---	---	9	66
David Grant	---	---	30	28	7	65
Tyrone Poole	---	---	26	16	19	61
Nate Dingle	---	---	25	15	19	59
Dave Schnell	18	39	---	---	---	57
Brian Kozlowski	15	26	---	---	16	57
Tim Ruddy	18	39	---	---	---	57
Max Lane	18	39	---	---	---	57
Brian De Marco	18	39	---	---	---	57
Darrell Davis	---	---	26	24	3	53
Jim Branson	11	22	---	---	19	52
Rod Smith	15	32	---	---	---	47
Derrick Alexander	11	29	---	---	3	43
Jon Hesse	---	---	11	17	11	39
Moe Williams	5	13	---	---	19	37
Pat Williams	---	---	19	15	2	36
Rudy Koncar	13	17	---	---	5	35
Isaac Byrd	10	23	---	---	---	33
Vernon Crawford	---	---	7	18	1	26
Ricky Parker	---	---	9	6	9	24
Leroy Thompson	2	8	---	---	13	23
Antone Vinatieri	5	12	---	---	6	23
Robert Clark	2	5	---	---	13	20
Chris Canty	---	---	4	2	14	20
Regan Upshaw	---	---	8	6	---	14
Derrick Cullors	1	8	---	---	3	12
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Curtis Lundy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ken O'Brien	0	0	---	---	3	3
Patrick Hunter	---	---	0	0	2	2
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	1	0	---	1
Jessie Yan	---	---	0	0	1	1
Randall McDaniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Snow	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Mandarich	38	34	---	---	7	79
Brendan Stai	38	34	---	---	7	79
Don Majkowski	38	34	---	---	---	72
Richmond Webb	38	34	---	---	---	72
Greg Truitt	38	34	---	---	---	72
Fred Miller	38	34	---	---	---	72
Rodney Harrison	---	---	17	38	12	67
Eric Moulds	30	26	---	---	11	67
Jamie Asher	32	26	---	---	7	65
Antonio Freeman	34	31	---	---	---	65
Edgar Bennett	29	30	---	---	2	61
Tom Carter	---	---	17	38	3	58
Ted Johnson	---	---	18	36	4	58
Homey D Clown	---	---	17	37	3	57
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	17	38	2	57
Bob Christian	23	23	---	---	8	54
John Randle	---	---	16	32	3	51
Ben Karpinski	---	---	17	29	4	50
Jeff Lageman	---	---	15	31	2	48
Mike Jones	---	---	15	29	3	47
Greg Myers	---	---	13	27	3	43
Larry Izzo	---	---	3	11	25	39
Keith Jackson	9	10	---	---	16	35
Torrian Gray	---	---	10	18	5	33
Tony Siragusa	---	---	9	19	3	31
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	4	18	8	30
Steve Isreal	---	---	1	4	23	28
Mike Alstott	8	4	---	---	15	27
James Francis	---	---	5	11	10	26
John Miller	9	4	---	---	11	24
Ed McCaffrey	11	12	---	---	---	23
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	17	17
Curtis Conway	1	1	---	---	14	16
Chuck Johnson	---	---	3	9	4	16
Evan Toomer	0	0	---	---	16	16
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Nutten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charles Davenport	1	3	---	---	---	4
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron Johnson	---	---	0	3	---	3
Eric Bjornson	3	0	---	---	---	3
Kevin Abrams	---	---	1	1	1	3
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	47	4.3
Middle	5	25	5.0
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	64	5.3
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	5	15	3.0
None	3	-2	-0.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	34	25	1	1	0	3	4	3	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	33	23	7	0	1	3	2	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	93	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	60	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	80	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	11	8	95	1	29
WR Rod Smith	8	5	19	0	32
RB Rudy Koncar	3	2	7	0	17
TE Brian Kozlowski	3	3	30	0	26
WR Isaac Byrd	3	2	2	0	23
WR Leroy Thompson	2	1	3	0	8
RB Derrick Cullors	2	2	15	0	8
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	-1	0	12
RB Moe Williams	1	1	2	0	13

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	10	7	0	88	3	26
WR Antonio Freeman	9	8	0	97	2	31
TE Keith Jackson	4	1	1	23	1	10
TE Jamie Asher	3	1	0	7	0	26
FB Bob Christian	2	2	0	27	1	23
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	0	-3	0	30
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	0	1	0	12
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	1	3	3.00	4.67
Rudy Koncar	1	7	7.00	4.91

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	5	2	0.40	3.04
John Miller	2	19	9.50	6.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	4	3	4	1.00	5.06

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	3	2	-3	-1.00	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Rudy Koncar	1	1	2	2.00	2.33
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Rod Smith	1	0	0	0.00	2.38

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	-4	-4.00	-1.50
TE Jamie Asher	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Schnell	1	0
Rudy Koncar	1	0
Moe Williams	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	4	1
Don Majkowski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	10	7	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Moulds	6	4	4
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	1
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	0
WR Curtis Conway	1	0	0
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)