Week 13, 1997

played in Cleveland, OH

38 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	0	0	0	-	7
Cleveland Browns	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NED - Curtis Conway 8 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 04:29 CLE - Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 14:32 CLE - Andre Reed 18 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 08:53 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 41 field goal
4Q: 02:30 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NED - Curtis Conway 8 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
1Q: 04:29 CLE - Karim Abdul-Jabbar 3 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 14:32 CLE - Andre Reed 18 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 08:53 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 41 field goal
4Q: 02:30 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 18 field goal

Team Statistics NED CLE
Record 7-5 8-4
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 321 265
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 4.52 4.57
Net Rushing Yards 116 130
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 5.04 3.61
Net Passing Yards 205 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 33 - 3 20 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.27 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/80 8/79
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 3/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:16 29:44

Team Statistics	NED	CLE
Record	7-5	8-4
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	321	265
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	4.52	4.57
Net Rushing Yards	116	130
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	5.04	3.61
Net Passing Yards	205	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 33 - 3	20 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.27	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/80	8/79
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	3/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:16	29:44

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:02	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
1	4:22	3:33	OWN 37	6	26	Missed FG
2	14:23	0:51	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	8:46	3:12	OWN 20	7	56	Fumble
2	4:14	3:13	OWN 16	6	22	Punt
3	13:05	4:53	OWN 40	11	53	Interception
3	6:18	1:36	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	2:34	2:00	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
4	13:37	0:43	OWN 6	2	4	Interception
4	11:57	3:23	OWN 21	6	17	Punt
4	6:46	0:39	OWN 39	3	4	Interception
4	2:22	2:22	OWN 20	11	51	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:58	5:36	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	0:49	1:26	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
2	13:32	4:46	OWN 38	8	38	Field Goal
2	5:34	1:20	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 15	2	14	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	8:12	1:54	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
3	4:42	2:08	OWN 28	7	-3	Punt
3	0:34	1:57	OWN 40	4	22	Interception
4	12:54	0:57	OPP 9	3	-5	Missed FG
4	8:34	1:48	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	6:07	3:45	OPP 40	9	39	Field Goal

Game MVP: Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Bennett	12	48	4.00	16	1
Don Majkowski	6	64	10.67	18	4
John Miller	4	5	1.25	4	0
Bob Christian	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	28	109	3.89	32	5	1
Tim Worley	6	4	0.67	5	0	0
Matt Dunigan	2	17	8.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	48	33	205	0/0	1	21	3	58.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	20	15	145	2/10	1	28	1	90.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Conway	13	19	77	5.92	1	21	1
WR Antonio Freeman	7	10	67	9.57	16	18	0
RB Edgar Bennett	4	4	0	0.00	0	6	0
FB Bob Christian	3	4	37	12.33	28	21	0
RB John Miller	3	3	2	0.67	1	3	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Charles Davenport	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Reed	6	8	84	14.00	15	28	1
WR Eddie Brown	4	4	30	7.50	0	17	0
TE Marv Cook	2	2	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Terance Mathis	1	3	13	13.00	2	13	0
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tom Carter	1	4	4.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB William White	1	8	8.00
S Toby Wright	1	10	10.00
CB Mat Hoffman	1	9	9.00

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Edgar Bennett	1	0
Antonio Freeman	1	0
Tony Mandarich	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Toby Wright	0	1	1	0
Ashermond Singleton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	5	242	48.4	42.6	62	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	5	271	54.2	48.4	62	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	2/3	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	3	29	9.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mat Hoffman	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Miller	2	52	26.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	7	6	0.0	36	21
ILB Ted Johnson	7	0	0.0	35	20
CB Tom Carter	5	1	0.0	30	22
CB Steve Isreal	4	1	0.0	16	18
OLB Mike Jones	4	0	0.0	23	8
DE Jeff Lageman	3	1	1.0	25	16
OLB James Francis	3	0	0.0	11	4
DE Ben Karpinski	3	0	0.0	30	18
S Je-rod Rozumek	2	3	0.0	33	22
CB Homey D Clown	2	2	0.0	34	21
DT Tony Siragusa	2	1	0.0	21	9
DT Chuck Johnson	2	1	0.0	23	5
WR Curtis Conway	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Ron Johnson	2	0	0.0	5	2
DE Warren Powers	1	0	1.0	14	10
DT John Randle	1	3	0.0	28	17
RB Edgar Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Larry Izzo	1	0	0.0	19	14
T Fred Miller	1	0	---	---	---
S Greg Myers	1	0	0.0	8	14

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Toby Wright	10	1	0.0	23	47
CB Chad Scott	10	0	0.0	23	48
S Louis Riddick	8	1	0.0	23	48
CB William White	4	2	0.0	12	34
OLB Steve Morrison	4	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Alvin Mack	3	4	0.0	23	42
OLB Ashermond Singleton	2	3	0.0	20	26
CB Carlos Brooks	2	1	0.0	20	43
DE Dennis Byrd	2	0	0.0	19	42
DE Jamal Duff	2	0	0.0	18	42
OLB Terry Irving	1	2	0.0	9	25
CB Mat Hoffman	1	1	0.0	3	12
OLB Joseph Doser	1	1	0.0	2	1
WR Terance Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Jurkovic	1	0	0.0	13	24
DT Trevor Pryce	1	0	0.0	20	42

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	0	2	16
DE Warren Powers	1.0	0	0	10
DT John Randle	0.0	2	0	17
S Rodney Harrison	0.0	1	1	21

Cleveland	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamal Duff	3	2	42
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	42
DE Kavika Pittman	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tom Carter	4	0	1	22
CB Steve Isreal	3	0	0	18
OLB James Francis	2	0	0	4
CB Homey D Clown	2	0	0	21
S Je-rod Rozumek	1	1	0	22
OLB Mike Jones	1	0	0	8
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	0	20
S Greg Myers	1	0	0	14

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Louis Riddick	9	0	0	48
S Toby Wright	6	0	1	47
CB Chad Scott	5	1	0	48
OLB Steve Morrison	3	0	0	8
CB William White	2	1	1	34
OLB Ashermond Singleton	1	1	0	26
CB Mat Hoffman	1	0	1	12
DE Dennis Byrd	1	0	0	42
DT John Jurkovic	1	0	0	24
ILB Alvin Mack	1	0	0	42
OLB Terry Irving	1	0	0	25
CB Carlos Brooks	1	0	0	43
DE Jamal Duff	1	0	0	42

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Greg Truitt	2	2	23	48
Tony Mandarich	1	4	23	48
Brendan Stai	1	3	23	48
Mike Alstott	1	1	5	4
Fred Miller	0	4	23	48
Richmond Webb	0	3	23	48

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antonio Stofa	2	8	36	1	22
Mike Flynn	2	5	36	1	22
Marv Cook	2	5	28	0	14
Chris Port	1	7	36	0	22
Juan Roque	1	5	36	0	22
Willie Hennings	1	4	36	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Isreal	1	24
Larry Izzo	1	8

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Anderson Cooper	3	16
Marv Cook	1	9
George Thornbladh	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brendan Stai	23	48	---	---	6	77
Don Majkowski	23	48	---	---	---	71
Tony Mandarich	23	48	---	---	---	71
Richmond Webb	23	48	---	---	---	71
Greg Truitt	23	48	---	---	---	71
Fred Miller	23	48	---	---	---	71
Curtis Conway	16	42	---	---	8	66
Antonio Freeman	20	46	---	---	---	66
Je-rod Rozumek	---	---	33	22	8	63
Rodney Harrison	---	---	36	21	6	63
Homey D Clown	---	---	34	21	3	58
Steve Isreal	---	---	16	18	24	58
Ted Johnson	---	---	35	20	3	58
Jamie Asher	22	35	---	---	---	57
Edgar Bennett	18	37	---	---	1	56
Bob Christian	14	36	---	---	4	54
Tom Carter	---	---	30	22	2	54
Ben Karpinski	---	---	30	18	3	51
John Randle	---	---	28	17	4	49
Mike Jones	---	---	23	8	17	48
Jeff Lageman	---	---	25	16	4	45
Larry Izzo	---	---	19	14	8	41
Tony Siragusa	---	---	21	9	2	32
Chuck Johnson	---	---	23	5	4	32
Warren Powers	---	---	14	10	5	29
John Miller	5	11	---	---	13	29
Greg Myers	---	---	8	14	5	27
James Francis	---	---	11	4	7	22
Mike Alstott	5	4	---	---	13	22
Keith Jackson	8	8	---	---	5	21
Charles Davenport	3	18	---	---	---	21
Ed McCaffrey	2	2	---	---	12	16
Mark Bruener	1	0	---	---	13	14
Torrian Gray	---	---	5	1	6	12
Ron Johnson	---	---	5	2	1	8
Eric Bjornson	1	0	---	---	5	6
Tom Nutten	0	0	---	---	6	6
Evan Toomer	0	1	---	---	5	6
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harrison Burks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kevin Abrams	---	---	0	0	1	1
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louis Riddick	---	---	23	48	1	72
Toby Wright	---	---	23	47	2	72
Chad Scott	---	---	23	48	1	72
Alvin Mack	---	---	23	42	2	67
Antonio Stofa	36	22	---	---	8	66
Trevor Pryce	---	---	20	42	4	66
Carlos Brooks	---	---	20	43	1	64
Dennis Byrd	---	---	19	42	2	63
Jamal Duff	---	---	18	42	1	61
William White	---	---	12	34	14	60
Matt Dunigan	36	22	---	---	---	58
Chris Port	36	22	---	---	---	58
Willie Hennings	36	22	---	---	---	58
Mike Flynn	36	22	---	---	---	58
Juan Roque	36	22	---	---	---	58
Andre Reed	33	17	---	---	7	57
Terance Mathis	35	21	---	---	---	56
Marv Cook	28	14	---	---	9	51
Anderson Cooper	17	15	---	---	16	48
Ashermond Singleton	---	---	20	26	2	48
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	30	15	---	---	---	45
John Jurkovic	---	---	13	24	2	39
Terry Irving	---	---	9	25	2	36
Tim Worley	6	7	---	---	20	33
Billy Shinners	11	7	---	---	13	31
Steve Morrison	---	---	3	8	17	28
Mat Hoffman	---	---	3	12	11	26
Jeff Thomason	11	6	---	---	6	23
Eddie Brown	3	7	---	---	11	21
Tony Dreschsler	---	---	10	9	1	20
Kim Herring	---	---	0	14	2	16
Jared Tomich	---	---	4	6	5	15
Ray Zellars	6	1	---	---	7	14
Kavika Pittman	---	---	5	6	---	11
Barron Tanner	---	---	3	6	2	11
Carlos Jones	---	---	0	3	6	9
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jon Melander	0	0	---	---	8	8
George Thornbladh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Deion Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nathan Shannon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Hamilton	---	---	0	0	6	6
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joseph Doser	---	---	2	1	2	5
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kordell Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	32	2.9
Middle	9	76	8.4
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	38	2.4
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	7	41	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	48	33	2	1	2	3	5	2	3

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	20	15	1	0	0	1	3	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	41	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	63	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	63	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	13	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	58	11.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Conway	19	13	1	77	1	42
WR Antonio Freeman	10	7	0	67	0	46
FB Bob Christian	4	3	0	37	1	36
RB Edgar Bennett	4	4	0	0	0	37
WR Charles Davenport	3	1	1	3	0	18
RB John Miller	3	3	0	2	0	11
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	0	8	0	8
TE Jamie Asher	2	1	0	11	0	35

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	8	6	84	1	17
WR Eddie Brown	4	4	30	0	7
WR Terance Mathis	3	1	13	0	21
TE Marv Cook	2	2	9	0	14
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	2	1	6	0	15
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	2	9	4.50	4.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	8	-1	-0.13	3.89
Tim Worley	1	1	1.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	6	5	22	3.67	4.27

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	3	2	35	11.67	7.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Curtis Conway	3	2	11	3.67	4.05
FB Bob Christian	1	1	3	3.00	9.25
RB Edgar Bennett	1	1	6	6.00	0.00
RB John Miller	1	1	2	2.00	0.67

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	17	17.00	7.50
WR Andre Reed	1	1	18	18.00	10.50
RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Don Majkowski	2	2
Edgar Bennett	2	2

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	6	1
Tim Worley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	11	7	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Conway	4	2	1
WR Antonio Freeman	4	2	1
RB Edgar Bennett	2	2	1
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	2	2	2
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	1
TE Marv Cook	1	1	0
WR Terance Mathis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)