Week 1, 2000

played in New Jersey, NJ

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	10	0	0	-	17
New Jersey Jets	0	14	14	13	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 NED - Wesley Walls 2 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 05:38 NED - Cole Ford 21 field goal
2Q: 03:44 NJY - Trevor Gaylor 4 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Evan Toomer 39 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:31 NJY - Thomas Anderson 12 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 11:21 NJY - Leroy Thompson 32 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 00:44 NJY - Deon Dyer 1 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 12:44 NJY - Martin Gramatica 24 field goal
4Q: 02:25 NJY - Curtis Keaton 9 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 01:15 NJY - Martin Gramatica 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 NED - Wesley Walls 2 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 05:38 NED - Cole Ford 21 field goal
2Q: 03:44 NJY - Trevor Gaylor 4 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Evan Toomer 39 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:31 NJY - Thomas Anderson 12 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 11:21 NJY - Leroy Thompson 32 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 00:44 NJY - Deon Dyer 1 pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 12:44 NJY - Martin Gramatica 24 field goal
4Q: 02:25 NJY - Curtis Keaton 9 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 01:15 NJY - Martin Gramatica 34 field goal

Team Statistics NED NJY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 29
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 15 19
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 322 484
- Offensive Plays 62 73
- Yards per Play 5.19 6.63
Net Rushing Yards 57 188
- Rushing Attempts 16 39
- Yards per Rush 3.56 4.82
Net Passing Yards 265 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 24 - 3 33 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 8.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 4.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 5/132 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/55
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:10 36:50

Team Statistics	NED	NJY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	29
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	15	19
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	322	484
- Offensive Plays	62	73
- Yards per Play	5.19	6.63
Net Rushing Yards	57	188
- Rushing Attempts	16	39
- Yards per Rush	3.56	4.82
Net Passing Yards	265	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 24 - 3	33 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	8.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	4.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	5/132	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/55
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:10	36:50

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	9:30	3:01	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	5:44	1:49	OPP 31	7	4	Interception
1	0:54	2:04	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
2	10:31	5:00	OWN 6	10	90	Field Goal
2	3:38	1:52	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:06	2:50	OWN 43	7	12	Punt
3	0:34	0:31	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
4	12:36	3:28	OWN 19	6	23	Punt
4	2:15	0:35	OWN 20	4	-2	Downs
4	1:10	0:23	OWN 32	2	0	Interception

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	2:31	OWN 26	5	17	Punt
1	6:29	0:45	OWN 20	2	11	Fumble
1	3:55	3:01	OWN 8	5	22	Punt
2	13:50	3:19	OWN 17	7	27	Punt
2	5:31	1:53	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:23	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:54	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
3	8:16	7:42	OWN 9	15	91	Touchdown
3	0:03	2:27	OPP 23	6	16	Field Goal
4	9:08	6:53	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
4	1:40	0:30	OPP 18	3	1	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 16	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Peyton Manning, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	12	46	3.83	10	1
Mike Alstott	2	10	5.00	5	0
Don Majkowski	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Brad Hoover	1	2	2.00	2	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Curtis Ennis	21	111	5.29	27	4	0
Curtis Keaton	15	71	4.73	24	1	1
Peyton Manning	3	6	2.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	46	24	265	0/0	2	46	3	56.9

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peyton Manning	33	27	303	1/7	4	40	0	144.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Robert Holcombe	7	14	43	6.14	23	19	0
WR Eric Moulds	6	12	130	21.67	78	46	0
TE Wesley Walls	3	4	19	6.33	0	16	1
WR Antonio Freeman	3	3	20	6.67	14	15	0
WR Muneer Moore	2	5	10	5.00	6	12	0
WR Evan Toomer	1	3	39	39.00	0	39	1
WR Craig Yeast	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB J.T. Ogden	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Mike Alstott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thomas Anderson	7	9	73	10.43	12	17	1
WR Derrick Alexander	6	8	81	13.50	15	23	0
RB Curtis Ennis	4	4	32	8.00	24	15	0
WR Trevor Gaylor	4	5	31	7.75	14	11	1
FB Deon Dyer	2	3	4	2.00	1	3	1
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	32	32.00	31	32	1
WR Sergey Brin	1	1	-1	-1.00	2	-1	0
TE Jed Weaver	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Bobby Collins	1	1	40	40.00	29	40	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tyrone Poole	2	51	25.50	0
CB Antonio Langham	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Derrick Thomas	0	1	0	0
Rodney Harrison	0	0	1	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Curtis Keaton	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	4	171	42.8	38.8	48	3

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Ingram	3	139	46.3	44.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	1	7	7.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Gaylor	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	4	104	26.0	0
J.T. Ogden	1	28	28.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Poole	1	15	15.0	0
Trevor Gaylor	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	12	5	0.0	33	34
ILB Ted Johnson	11	4	0.5	36	34
OLB Tucker Brock	5	3	0.0	31	30
S Zack de la Rocha	5	2	0.0	32	33
DE Jeff Lageman	4	0	0.5	31	24
S Greg Myers	4	1	0.0	12	13
DT Tony Siragusa	4	0	0.0	21	16
DT Sam Adams	3	3	0.0	32	30
DE Ben Karpinski	3	1	0.0	29	27
CB Terrell Buckley	2	2	0.0	33	33
DT Reggie McGrew	2	2	0.0	18	11
CB James Becker	2	2	0.0	10	16
WR Muneer Moore	2	0	---	---	---
CB Tory James	1	2	0.0	35	30
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	0.0	6	1
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	---	---	---
CB Allen Rossum	1	0	0.0	15	14
OLB Derrick Thomas	0	2	0.0	11	4

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tyrone Poole	9	1	16	42
S Joey Tribbiani	5	1	16	46
OLB William Wallace	4	0	9	27
ILB Corwin Patton	3	1	13	39
CB Antonio Langham	2	0	15	46
DT Henry Slay	2	0	4	16
S Arturo Freeman	2	0	16	46
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	2	3	6
DE Derrick Alexander	1	1	10	29
DT Warren Sapp	1	1	12	39
DT Joe Salave'a	1	1	12	24
OLB Julian Peterson	1	1	14	39
S Dwayne Goodrich	1	1	7	22
CB Coby Rhinehart	1	0	1	7
DE Trey Bruce	1	0	6	17
DT Kendrick Clancy	1	0	3	14
OLB Nate Webster	1	0	2	7
OLB Reggie Barnes	0	1	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	0.5	0	1	1	24
ILB Ted Johnson	0.5	0	1	0	34
DE Ben Karpinski	0.0	1	1	0	27
DT Tony Siragusa	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Sam Adams	0.0	0	1	0	30

New Jersey	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Pat Williams	3	1	31
DT Warren Sapp	2	1	39
OLB William Wallace	0	1	27
DE Trey Bruce	0	1	17
DT Kendrick Clancy	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
ILB Ted Johnson	8	34
CB Terrell Buckley	3	33
S Zack de la Rocha	3	33
S Greg Myers	3	13
OLB Tucker Brock	3	30
CB James Becker	2	16
DE Ben Karpinski	1	27
CB Mark Walhberg	1	1
S Rodney Harrison	1	34
CB Tory James	1	30
CB Allen Rossum	1	14

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrone Poole	8	1	2	42
S Joey Tribbiani	3	1	0	46
OLB William Wallace	3	1	0	27
CB Antonio Langham	2	1	1	46
OLB Julian Peterson	2	1	0	39
ILB Corwin Patton	2	0	0	39
S Dwayne Goodrich	1	2	0	22
ILB Ernest Dixon	1	0	0	6
OLB Nate Webster	1	0	0	7
S Arturo Freeman	1	0	0	46

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Mandarich	2	5	16	42
Wesley Walls	1	1	13	20
Damien Woody	0	4	16	43
Leon Searcy	0	2	16	40
Mike Alstott	0	1	14	31
Mo Collins	0	1	16	43
John St. Clair	0	1	16	46

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian De Marco	4	8	36	0	34
Brian Waters	3	8	34	0	34
Shaquille O'Neal	3	6	38	0	34
Walter Jones	2	7	36	1	34
Tim Ruddy	1	3	38	0	34
Travis Davis	0	2	4	0	0
Jed Weaver	0	1	24	0	18
Deon Dyer	0	1	18	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
James Becker	2	16
Mark Walhberg	1	20
Damian Vaughn	1	16
Muneer Moore	1	13

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Barnes	4	15
Jed Weaver	1	17
Sergey Brin	1	14

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ted Johnson	---	---	36	34	2	72
Tory James	---	---	35	30	5	70
Rodney Harrison	---	---	33	34	1	68
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	32	33	2	67
Terrell Buckley	---	---	33	33	---	66
Robert Holcombe	16	41	---	---	8	65
Mo Collins	16	43	---	---	5	64
Sam Adams	---	---	32	30	1	63
Tucker Brock	---	---	31	30	2	63
Don Majkowski	16	46	---	---	---	62
John St. Clair	16	46	---	---	---	62
Leon Searcy	16	40	---	---	5	61
Damien Woody	16	43	---	---	---	59
Tony Mandarich	16	42	---	---	---	58
Ben Karpinski	---	---	29	27	1	57
Jeff Lageman	---	---	31	24	1	56
Eric Moulds	14	33	---	---	8	55
Mike Alstott	14	31	---	---	4	49
Antonio Freeman	11	33	---	---	1	45
Muneer Moore	4	28	---	---	13	45
James Becker	---	---	10	16	16	42
Erik Flowers	---	---	21	16	5	42
Greg Myers	---	---	12	13	16	41
Tony Siragusa	---	---	21	16	3	40
Wesley Walls	13	20	---	---	5	38
Derrick Thomas	---	---	11	4	19	34
Allen Rossum	---	---	15	14	2	31
Reggie McGrew	---	---	18	11	2	31
Evan Toomer	1	14	---	---	14	29
Damian Vaughn	4	9	---	---	16	29
Mark Walhberg	---	---	6	1	20	27
J.T. Ogden	0	5	---	---	20	25
Brad Hoover	3	8	---	---	12	23
Nickolas Fox	---	---	16	6	---	22
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	7	2	8	17
Greg Randall	0	6	---	---	5	11
Mike Utley	0	3	---	---	5	8
Craig Yeast	0	8	---	---	---	8
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cameron Spikes	0	4	---	---	---	4
Daquan Peterman	0	3	---	---	---	3
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ed Toner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian De Marco	36	34	---	---	5	75
Tim Ruddy	38	34	---	---	1	73
Peyton Manning	39	34	---	---	---	73
Arturo Freeman	---	---	16	46	11	73
Shaquille O'Neal	38	34	---	---	---	72
Tyrone Poole	---	---	16	42	13	71
Walter Jones	36	34	---	---	---	70
Brian Waters	34	34	---	---	---	68
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	16	46	5	67
Antonio Langham	---	---	15	46	1	62
Jed Weaver	24	18	---	---	17	59
Thomas Anderson	26	32	---	---	---	58
Derrick Alexander	29	28	---	---	---	57
Julian Peterson	---	---	14	39	1	54
Warren Sapp	---	---	12	39	1	52
Corwin Patton	---	---	13	39	---	52
Dwayne Goodrich	---	---	7	22	23	52
Pat Williams	---	---	13	31	3	47
Curtis Ennis	22	24	---	---	---	46
Trevor Gaylor	18	18	---	---	8	44
Derrick Alexander	---	---	10	29	2	41
Deon Dyer	18	13	---	---	7	38
William Wallace	---	---	9	27	1	37
Joe Salave'a	---	---	12	24	1	37
Leroy Thompson	10	8	---	---	16	34
Bobby Collins	14	6	---	---	12	32
Dustin Lyman	11	12	---	---	7	30
Trey Bruce	---	---	6	17	3	26
Curtis Keaton	17	8	---	---	---	25
Sergey Brin	6	3	---	---	14	23
Ernest Dixon	---	---	3	6	13	22
Henry Slay	---	---	4	16	1	21
Kendrick Clancy	---	---	3	14	1	18
Reggie Barnes	---	---	0	2	15	17
Moe Williams	0	0	---	---	17	17
Nate Webster	---	---	2	7	6	15
Chris Combs	---	---	4	7	3	14
Martin Gramatica	0	0	---	---	10	10
Darnell Alford	5	0	---	---	5	10
Travis Davis	4	0	---	---	5	9
John Wade	4	0	---	---	4	8
Coby Rhinehart	---	---	1	7	---	8
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	5	5
Skip Ingram	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	6	14	2.3
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	22	103	4.7
Right	8	65	8.1
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	46	24	3	1	1	7	5	0	3

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peyton Manning	33	27	3	0	0	0	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	16	7	37	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	113	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	39	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	157	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	82	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe	14	7	0	43	0	41
WR Eric Moulds	12	6	0	130	2	33
WR Muneer Moore	5	2	0	10	0	28
TE Wesley Walls	4	3	1	19	0	20
WR Antonio Freeman	3	3	0	20	0	33
WR Evan Toomer	3	1	0	39	1	14
WR Craig Yeast	3	1	0	1	0	8
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0	0	0	31
RB J.T. Ogden	1	1	0	3	0	5

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thomas Anderson	9	7	73	0	32
WR Derrick Alexander	8	6	81	1	28
WR Trevor Gaylor	5	4	31	0	18
RB Curtis Ennis	4	4	32	0	24
FB Deon Dyer	3	2	4	0	13
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	32	1	8
WR Sergey Brin	1	1	-1	0	3
TE Jed Weaver	1	1	11	0	18
TE Bobby Collins	1	1	40	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	2	9	4.50	3.83
Brad Hoover	1	2	2.00	2.00

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Ennis	6	24	4.00	5.29
Curtis Keaton	3	11	3.67	4.73
Peyton Manning	2	-4	-2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	4	3	16	4.00	5.76

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peyton Manning	8	7	30	3.75	9.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Robert Holcombe	2	1	11	5.50	3.07
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	2	2.00	4.75
RB J.T. Ogden	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Anderson	3	3	20	6.67	8.11
FB Deon Dyer	2	1	1	0.50	1.33
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	6	6.00	8.00
WR Sergey Brin	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
WR Trevor Gaylor	1	1	4	4.00	6.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Hoover	1	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Keaton	6	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	12	5	5

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Moulds	5	3	3
RB Robert Holcombe	4	1	1
WR Muneer Moore	2	1	1
FB Mike Alstott	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thomas Anderson	3	2	1
FB Deon Dyer	2	2	2
WR Trevor Gaylor	2	2	2
WR Derrick Alexander	1	0	0
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (26,500)
End Zone 17,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (26,500)
End Zone	17,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (5,800)