Week 6, 1998

played in New Jersey, NJ

57 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	9	0	-	12
New Jersey Jets	10	13	0	9	-	32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 NJY - Michele Akers 39 field goal
1Q: 03:43 NJY - Damon Jordan 84 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 12:14 NED - Cole Ford 45 field goal
2Q: 06:43 NJY - Michele Akers 27 field goal
2Q: 03:29 NJY - Michele Akers 32 field goal
2Q: 01:18 NJY - Hugh Vauthier 38 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 11:00 NED - Cole Ford 44 field goal
3Q: 05:20 NED - Cole Ford 30 field goal
3Q: 00:34 NED - Cole Ford 55 field goal
4Q: 08:07 NJY - Michele Akers 25 field goal
4Q: 02:51 NJY - Michele Akers 36 field goal
4Q: 01:32 NJY - Michele Akers 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 NJY - Michele Akers 39 field goal
1Q: 03:43 NJY - Damon Jordan 84 interception return (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 12:14 NED - Cole Ford 45 field goal
2Q: 06:43 NJY - Michele Akers 27 field goal
2Q: 03:29 NJY - Michele Akers 32 field goal
2Q: 01:18 NJY - Hugh Vauthier 38 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 11:00 NED - Cole Ford 44 field goal
3Q: 05:20 NED - Cole Ford 30 field goal
3Q: 00:34 NED - Cole Ford 55 field goal
4Q: 08:07 NJY - Michele Akers 25 field goal
4Q: 02:51 NJY - Michele Akers 36 field goal
4Q: 01:32 NJY - Michele Akers 44 field goal

Team Statistics NED NJY
Record 3-3 4-2
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 328 330
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 95 123
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.84
Net Passing Yards 233 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 29 - 1 29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 251 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/18 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.57 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 6/33
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 5/88 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/84
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:13 31:47

Team Statistics	NED	NJY
Record	3-3	4-2
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	328	330
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	95	123
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.84
Net Passing Yards	233	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 29 - 1	29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	251	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/18	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.57	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	6/33
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	5/88	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/84
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:13	31:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:51	3:03	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
1	4:15	0:44	OPP 18	2	6	Interception
1	3:31	6:25	OWN 21	13	51	Field Goal
2	6:35	1:43	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
2	3:24	1:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 35	4	27	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 11	6	62	Field Goal
3	8:52	3:37	OWN 46	7	41	Field Goal
3	2:48	2:20	OPP 49	6	11	Field Goal
4	8:01	2:55	OWN 17	7	6	Downs
4	2:46	0:45	OWN 22	4	9	Downs
4	1:26	1:26	OWN 20	6	49	Game

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:09	OWN 20	12	58	Field Goal
1	5:48	1:33	OWN 20	3	8	Fumble
2	12:06	5:31	OWN 20	11	70	Field Goal
2	4:52	1:28	OPP 41	4	26	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:04	OWN 49	3	51	Touchdown
3	10:53	2:01	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	5:15	2:27	OWN 20	5	31	Interception
3	0:28	7:27	OWN 24	15	68	Field Goal
4	5:06	2:20	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
4	2:01	0:35	OPP 31	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Michele Akers, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	10	44	4.40	12	1
Mike Alstott	6	35	5.83	20	2
Don Majkowski	2	16	8.00	10	1
John Miller	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Curtis Ennis	19	95	5.00	16	3
Derrick Cullors	9	22	2.44	6	0
Sherman Williams	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
Moe Williams	2	7	3.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	47	29	251	4/18	0	38	1	66.9

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	29	23	211	1/4	1	38	1	94.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Robert Holcombe	10	14	55	5.50	31	14
WR Antonio Freeman	4	5	13	3.25	2	10
WR Charles Davenport	3	5	28	9.33	11	12
FB Mike Alstott	3	4	39	13.00	30	32
WR Eric Moulds	3	8	56	18.67	22	38
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	29	14.50	5	15
WR Evan Toomer	2	4	29	14.50	0	20
TE Keith Jackson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
TE Damian Vaughn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Smith	6	6	43	7.17	6	13	0
WR Derrick Alexander	5	6	39	7.80	0	12	0
RB Curtis Ennis	4	4	34	8.50	7	10	0
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	32	16.00	14	18	0
TE Jasper Claybrooks	2	3	19	9.50	5	18	0
TE Hugh Vauthier	2	2	41	20.50	0	38	1
FB Jim Branson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Sergey Brin	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Greg Myers	1	12	12.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Damon Jordan	1	84	84.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Alstott	1	1	0
Walter Hemingway	0	1	0
John Randle	0	0	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis Ennis	1	0	0	0
Derrick Rodgers	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	3	96	32.0	20.7	51	0

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	1	29	29.0	29.0	29	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	4/4	3/3	1/1	55	0/0

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	6/6	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	3	52	17.3	0
Evan Toomer	2	36	18.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nickolas Fox	8	0	0.0	23	28
ILB Ted Johnson	7	4	0.0	29	30
S Greg Myers	6	2	0.0	32	30
DT John Randle	4	3	0.0	28	25
CB Steve Isreal	4	0	0.0	18	12
DE Ben Karpinski	4	0	0.0	22	19
S Kevin Williams	4	0	0.0	27	24
CB Tom Carter	3	2	0.0	29	30
DE Shawn Sawyda	3	1	0.0	20	18
S Rodney Harrison	2	4	0.0	14	16
ILB Ron Johnson	2	1	0.0	6	11
OLB Ron Rogers	2	0	0.0	4	0
DE Jeff Lageman	1	2	1.0	24	26
OLB Larry Izzo	1	2	0.0	9	5
CB Allen Rossum	1	1	0.0	29	28
DT Tony Siragusa	1	0	0.0	3	4
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	0.0	4	0
DT Walter Hemingway	1	0	0.0	27	21

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	10	3	0.0	19	44
S Zack de la Rocha	10	2	0.0	19	50
OLB Derrick Rodgers	7	0	0.0	14	26
CB Antonio Langham	5	1	1.0	19	51
CB Tyrone Poole	4	2	0.0	12	39
DT Joe Salave'a	3	1	1.0	12	21
S Joey Tribbiani	3	2	0.0	19	41
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	1.0	16	47
DT Leonard Renfro	2	2	0.5	13	28
CB Chris Canty	2	0	0.0	17	44
OLB Vernon Crawford	1	0	0.5	3	4
G Dermontti Dawson	1	0	---	---	---
DE David Grant	1	0	0.0	5	21
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Antwaune Ponds	1	0	0.0	3	17
S Izell Reese	1	0	0.0	6	27
DE Regan Upshaw	0	1	0.0	14	30
DT Pat Williams	0	1	0.0	6	25
S Ricky Parker	0	1	0.0	2	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	1	0	0	26
DT John Randle	0.0	1	0	0	25
ILB Ted Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	0	0	1	19

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1.0	0	3	1	47
CB Antonio Langham	1.0	0	0	0	51
DT Joe Salave'a	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Leonard Renfro	0.5	1	0	0	28
OLB Vernon Crawford	0.5	0	0	0	4
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	1	2	0	28
DT Pat Williams	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Regan Upshaw	0.0	0	2	1	30
DE David Grant	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nickolas Fox	7	0	0	28
S Kevin Williams	4	0	0	24
CB Tom Carter	3	0	0	30
S Greg Myers	2	0	1	30
CB Steve Isreal	2	0	0	12
ILB Ron Johnson	2	0	0	11
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	0	30
CB Allen Rossum	1	0	0	28
S Rodney Harrison	0	1	0	16

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	7	2	1	44
S Zack de la Rocha	7	0	0	50
CB Antonio Langham	4	1	0	51
OLB Derrick Rodgers	4	0	0	26
CB Chris Canty	2	1	0	44
CB Tyrone Poole	2	0	0	39
S Joey Tribbiani	1	0	0	41
ILB Antwaune Ponds	1	0	0	17
S Izell Reese	1	0	0	27
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0	1	0	47

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mandarich	3	4	1	19	0	48
Richmond Webb	2	3	0	19	3	45
Fred Miller	2	2	0	19	0	45
Brendan Stai	1	3	0	19	0	49
Daquan Peterman	0	4	0	19	1	45
Bob Christian	0	1	0	1	0	10

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	4	13	32	0	30
Tim Ruddy	3	7	29	0	30
Dermontti Dawson	2	3	30	0	30
Jim Branson	1	2	16	0	14
Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	26	0	21
Max Lane	0	3	31	1	30
Norm Fowler	0	2	29	0	30
Charles McRae	0	1	3	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Myers	1	14
Jeff Dellenbach	1	7

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Dingle	2	30
Sherman Williams	1	21
Isaac Byrd	1	20
Leroy Thompson	1	17

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Holcombe	15	50	---	---	22	87
Greg Myers	---	---	32	30	14	76
Brendan Stai	19	49	---	---	7	75
Don Majkowski	19	51	---	---	---	70
Tony Mandarich	19	48	---	---	---	67
Richmond Webb	19	45	---	---	---	64
Tom Carter	---	---	29	30	5	64
Ted Johnson	---	---	29	30	5	64
Fred Miller	19	45	---	---	---	64
Daquan Peterman	19	45	---	---	---	64
Allen Rossum	---	---	29	28	7	64
John Randle	---	---	28	25	5	58
Mike Alstott	18	33	---	---	7	58
Kevin Williams	---	---	27	24	6	57
Jeff Lageman	---	---	24	26	6	56
Nickolas Fox	---	---	23	28	5	56
Antonio Freeman	15	40	---	---	---	55
Eric Moulds	9	37	---	---	9	55
Walter Hemingway	---	---	27	21	6	54
Steve Isreal	---	---	18	12	19	49
Charles Davenport	6	26	---	---	13	45
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	20	18	6	44
Ben Karpinski	---	---	22	19	2	43
Rodney Harrison	---	---	14	16	9	39
Jamie Asher	13	21	---	---	---	34
Larry Izzo	---	---	9	5	20	34
Evan Toomer	0	10	---	---	21	31
Damian Vaughn	4	6	---	---	21	31
Keith Jackson	9	10	---	---	9	28
Ed McCaffrey	1	11	---	---	15	27
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	4	0	15	19
Bob Christian	1	10	---	---	7	18
Ron Johnson	---	---	6	11	1	18
Tony Ramirez	0	9	---	---	7	16
Glenn Rountree	0	8	---	---	7	15
Jeff Dellenbach	0	6	---	---	7	13
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kevin Abrams	---	---	4	3	1	8
Tony Siragusa	---	---	3	4	---	7
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Miller	4	1	---	---	---	5
Ron Rogers	---	---	4	0	1	5
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Desmond Grasso	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Langham	---	---	19	51	10	80
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	19	50	6	75
Ken O'Brien	32	30	---	---	6	68
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	16	47	4	67
Damon Jordan	---	---	19	44	4	67
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	19	41	7	67
Dermontti Dawson	30	30	---	---	6	66
Chris Canty	---	---	17	44	3	64
Jasper Claybrooks	26	21	---	---	16	63
Brian De Marco	32	30	---	---	1	63
Max Lane	31	30	---	---	---	61
Norm Fowler	29	30	---	---	1	60
Tim Ruddy	29	30	---	---	---	59
Tyrone Poole	---	---	12	39	4	55
Izell Reese	---	---	6	27	20	53
Derrick Alexander	24	21	---	---	3	48
Rod Smith	21	26	---	---	---	47
Regan Upshaw	---	---	14	30	2	46
Leonard Renfro	---	---	13	28	4	45
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	14	26	5	45
Curtis Ennis	20	23	---	---	---	43
Darrell Davis	---	---	7	28	4	39
Nate Dingle	---	---	3	6	30	39
Jim Branson	16	14	---	---	7	37
Joe Salave'a	---	---	12	21	2	35
Sergey Brin	17	17	---	---	---	34
David Grant	---	---	5	21	6	32
Hugh Vauthier	11	12	---	---	8	31
Pat Williams	---	---	6	25	---	31
Isaac Byrd	5	5	---	---	20	30
Ricky Parker	---	---	2	12	14	28
Sherman Williams	3	0	---	---	21	24
Moe Williams	5	1	---	---	18	24
Leroy Thompson	3	3	---	---	17	23
Derrick Cullors	9	7	---	---	4	20
Antwaune Ponds	---	---	3	17	---	20
Vernon Crawford	---	---	3	4	12	19
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	15	15
Charles McRae	3	0	---	---	7	10
Robert Hicks	3	0	---	---	7	10
Filmel Cowlings	3	0	---	---	6	9
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dave Schnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	27	13.5
Middle	16	61	3.8
Right	1	7	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	63	3.3
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	47	29	3	1	0	5	8	2	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	29	23	1	1	0	1	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	9	35	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	96	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	100	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	90	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	74	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	38	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe	14	10	55	0	50
WR Eric Moulds	8	3	56	1	37
WR Charles Davenport	5	3	28	0	26
WR Antonio Freeman	5	4	13	0	40
FB Mike Alstott	4	3	39	1	33
WR Evan Toomer	4	2	29	1	10
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	1	0	10
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	1	1	0	11
TE Jamie Asher	2	2	29	0	21
TE Damian Vaughn	1	0	0	0	6

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	6	5	39	0	21
WR Rod Smith	6	6	43	0	26
WR Sergey Brin	5	1	-1	0	17
RB Curtis Ennis	4	4	34	0	23
TE Jasper Claybrooks	3	2	19	0	21
WR Leroy Thompson	2	2	32	0	3
TE Hugh Vauthier	2	2	41	1	12
FB Jim Branson	1	1	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	1	6	6.00	8.00
Robert Holcombe	1	1	1.00	4.40

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Cullors	2	3	1.50	2.44
Curtis Ennis	2	10	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	3	1	1	0.33	5.34

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric Moulds	2	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Antonio Freeman	1	1	1	1.00	2.60

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sergey Brin	2	1	-1	-0.50	-0.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Alstott	2	1
Robert Holcombe	2	2

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Cullors	4	2
Curtis Ennis	2	0
Sherman Williams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	11	8	3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	5	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Robert Holcombe	3	2	1
WR Charles Davenport	2	1	0
WR Antonio Freeman	2	2	0
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	1
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	1
WR Eric Moulds	1	1	0
TE Damian Vaughn	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	3	3	2
WR Rod Smith	1	1	1
WR Sergey Brin	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,000 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,000 (26,500)
End Zone 16,900 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 15,500 (16,900)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,000 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,000 (26,500)
End Zone	16,900 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	15,500 (16,900)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (5,800)