| Played in New England, MA, weather: 51 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| New England won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Tommy Pickles kicked off 57 yards from the SDO35. Eric Moulds returned the ball 23 yards to the NED31. Tackled by Brian Washington. |
| 1-10-NED31 (1Q: 14:16) Don Majkowski pass was dropped by WR Charles Davenport. |
| 2-10-NED31 (1Q: 14:11) Majik Majkowski pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Williams. Holcombe gained 1 yard after the catch. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NED21 (1Q: 14:02) Majik Majkowski pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 15 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. Davenport gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED36 (1Q: 13:35) Majik Majkowski pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by CB Willie Williams. Davenport gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO48 (1Q: 12:57) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown, assisted by OLB Bill Romanowski. Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. |
| 2-5-SDO43 (1Q: 12:31) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by S Brian Washington. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-NED47 (1Q: 12:21) Don Majkowski pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 12 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. Holcombe gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-SDO41 (1Q: 11:43) A-Train Alstott ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Chester. Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (1Q: 11:17) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 35 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Freeman gained 20 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 6, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 11:17) Extra point by David Beckham was good. New England 7, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 11:07) David Beckham kicked off 63 yards from the NED35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 25 yards to the SDO27. Tackled by Robert Holcombe. |
| 1-10-SDO27 (1Q: 10:38) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson. |
| 2-8-SDO29 (1Q: 09:58) Chad Levitt ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers. |
| 3-3-SDO34 (1Q: 09:35) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO37 (1Q: 09:08) Garrison Hearst ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter, assisted by S Rodney Harrison. Key block delivered by Ephraim Salaam. |
| 2-3-SDO44 (1Q: 08:23) Garrison Hearst ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Lageman. |
| 3-4-SDO43 (1Q: 08:01) Heath Shuler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Chad Levitt. ILB Ted Johnson defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-SDO43 (1Q: 07:55) Joe Prokop punted 57 yards. Touchback. San Diego's Rick Vaughn was hurt on the play. This is an old injury, but he's toughing it out. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 07:48) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Footman. |
| 2-6-NED24 (1Q: 07:23) Don Majkowski pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for -1 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. |
| 3-7-NED23 (1Q: 06:44) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley, assisted by CB Corey Fuller. Freeman gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (1Q: 06:00) Mike Alstott ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. |
| 2-10-NED47 (1Q: 05:29) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Ed Jasper, assisted by S Brian Washington. |
| 3-7-NED50 (1Q: 04:58) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 7 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO43 (1Q: 04:23) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Williams. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-SDO39 (1Q: 03:43) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Dan Footman, assisted by ILB Ed Brown. Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (1Q: 03:00) Majik Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jamie Asher. S Sam Garnes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-SDO33 (1Q: 02:56) Don Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Keith Jackson. S Brian Washington defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-SDO33 (1Q: 02:50) Majik Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Robert Holcombe. DE Derrick Alexander hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-SDO33 (1Q: 02:45) David Beckham attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-SDO40 (1Q: 02:37) Heath Shuler pass completed to TE Tony McGee for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter, assisted by CB Allen Rossum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-SDO43 (1Q: 02:08) Garrison Hearst ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson, assisted by S Je-rod Rozumek. |
| 3-4-SDO46 (1Q: 01:41) Heath Shuler pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-SDO46 (1Q: 01:10) Joe Prokop punted 44 yards. Eric Moulds returned the kick 90 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! New England 13, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 01:10) Extra point by David Beckham was good. New England 14, San Diego 0 |
| (1Q: 01:00) David Beckham kicked off 55 yards from the NED35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 29 yards to the SDO39. Tackled by Ed McCaffrey. Ball was fumbled and recovered by SDO David Terrell on the SDO39. |
| 1-10-SDO39 (1Q: 00:37) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers, assisted by ILB Ted Johnson. Key block delivered by Jeff Saturday. |
| 2-5-SDO44 (1Q: 00:03) Garrison Hearst ran a trap outside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 3-2-SDO47 (2Q: 15:00) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED49 (2Q: 14:32) Garrison Hearst ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Rossum. |
| 2-7-NED46 (2Q: 14:04) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Kenny Lofton for 8 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers, assisted by CB Tom Carter. Lofton gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED38 (2Q: 13:26) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson. New England's Je-rod Rozumek was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor groin injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-9-NED37 (2Q: 12:46) Heath Shuler pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Tony McGee. DT John Randle blocked the pass. |
| 3-9-NED37 (2Q: 12:36) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 17 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. Irvin gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 12:06) Chad Levitt ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Karpinski. Key block delivered by Bruce Armstrong. |
| 2-5-NED15 (2Q: 11:24) Heath Shuler scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek and assisted by S Greg Myers. |
| 3-3-NED13 (2Q: 10:42) Heath Shuler pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter, assisted by ILB Ted Johnson. Hearst gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-6-NED06 (2Q: 10:14) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Jerry Rice for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison. |
| 2-3-NED03 (2Q: 09:43) Garrison Hearst ran around right end for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Pete Kendall. New England 14, San Diego 6 |
| (2Q: 09:43) Extra point by Tommy Pickles was good. New England 14, San Diego 7 |
| (2Q: 09:36) Tommy Pickles kicked off 49 yards from the SDO35. Evan Toomer returned the ball 18 yards to the NED34. Tackled by Reggie Cobb. |
| 1-10-NED34 (2Q: 09:13) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Marvcus Patton. Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. |
| 2-4-NED40 (2Q: 08:44) Robert Holcombe ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 3-1-NED43 (2Q: 08:08) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown. |
| 4-1-NED43 (2Q: 07:36) Bryan Barker punted 38 yards. Pat Tillman returned the kick 5 yards to the SDO24. Tackled by Robert Holcombe. |
| 1-10-SDO24 (2Q: 07:27) Garrison Hearst ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison, assisted by DE Ben Karpinski. Key block delivered by Bruce Armstrong. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (2Q: 06:51) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson. |
| 2-9-SDO36 (2Q: 06:25) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-SDO31 (2Q: 06:18) Garrison Hearst ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison, assisted by OLB Nickolas Fox. |
| 3-5-SDO40 (2Q: 05:36) Heath Shuler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Rice. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-5-SDO40 (2Q: 05:31) Joe Prokop punted 42 yards. Eric Moulds returned the kick 6 yards to the NED24. Tackled by Chad Levitt. |
| 1-10-NED24 (2Q: 05:23) Majik Majkowski pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James. |
| 2-6-NED28 (2Q: 04:39) Majik Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 22 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington, assisted by S Sam Garnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED50 (2Q: 03:56) Majik Majkowski scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes and assisted by OLB Roberto Fabrizio. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-SDO45 (2Q: 03:48) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Williams. Freeman gained 14 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (2Q: 03:22) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 20 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. New England 20, San Diego 7 |
| (2Q: 03:22) Extra point by David Beckham was good. New England 21, San Diego 7 |
| (2Q: 03:07) David Beckham kicked off 67 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (2Q: 03:07) Heath Shuler pass completed to TE Tony McGee for 25 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. McGee gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO45 (2Q: 02:34) Heath Shuler pass was dropped by WR Robert Brooks. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO45 (2Q: 02:25) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 3 yards. Tackled by S Rodney Harrison, assisted by CB Tom Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-SDO48 (2Q: 02:07) Heath Shuler pass completed to RB Chad Levitt for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-1-NED46 (2Q: 02:00) Heath Shuler pass completed to RB Chad Levitt for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED45 (2Q: 01:39) Heath Shuler pass was dropped by WR Robert Brooks. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED45 (2Q: 01:33) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Tom Carter. Brooks gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: San Diego was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-SDO45 (2Q: 01:26) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 23 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek, assisted by CB Steve Isreal. Brooks gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED32 (2Q: 01:01) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 32 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Brooks gained 2 yards after the catch. New England 21, San Diego 13 |
| (2Q: 01:01) Extra point by Tommy Pickles was good. New England 21, San Diego 14 |
| (2Q: 00:49) Tommy Pickles kicked off 63 yards from the SDO35. Eric Moulds returned the ball 24 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Ki-Jana Carter. |
| 1-10-NED26 (2Q: 00:43) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Melvin Donnalley, assisted by S Sam Garnes. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-9-NED27 (2Q: 00:16) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Brian Washington. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) David Beckham kicked off 54 yards from the NED35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 24 yards to the SDO35. Tackled by Damian Vaughn. |
| 1-10-SDO35 (3Q: 14:30) Heath Shuler pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Jordan. DT John Randle hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO35 (3Q: 14:21) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Kenny Lofton for 9 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-1-SDO44 (3Q: 13:37) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-SDO39 (3Q: 13:27) Heath Shuler pass completed to TE Andrew Jordan for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Rossum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO46 (3Q: 13:04) Chad Levitt ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Johnson. |
| 2-10-SDO46 (3Q: 12:42) Heath Shuler pass completed to FB Reggie Cobb for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Allen Rossum. Cobb gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED46 (3Q: 12:14) Heath Shuler pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 37 yards. Tackled by OLB Nickolas Fox. Hearst gained 31 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-NED09 (3Q: 11:40) Heath Shuler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. ILB Ron Johnson defended the pass. |
| 2-9-NED09 (3Q: 11:33) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Jerry Rice for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. New England 21, San Diego 20 |
| (3Q: 11:33) Extra point by Tommy Pickles was good. New England 21, San Diego 21 |
| (3Q: 11:24) Tommy Pickles kicked off 61 yards from the SDO35. Eric Moulds returned the ball 36 yards to the NED40. Tackled by Chad Levitt. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 10:50) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Chester. |
| 2-6-NED44 (3Q: 10:16) A-Train Alstott ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Donnalley. Key block delivered by Tony Mandarich. |
| 1-10-SDO49 (3Q: 09:50) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. |
| 2-7-SDO46 (3Q: 09:11) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown, assisted by CB Willie Williams. Key block delivered by Mike Alstott. |
| 1-10-SDO37 (3Q: 08:49) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Sam Garnes. |
| 2-6-SDO33 (3Q: 08:07) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Vera De Milo. |
| 3-4-SDO31 (3Q: 07:34) Don Majkowski pass completed to RB Robert Holcombe for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Williams. Holcombe gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-9-SDO09 (3Q: 06:52) Mike Alstott ran inside the left guard for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. New England 27, San Diego 21 |
| (3Q: 06:52) Extra point by David Beckham was good. New England 28, San Diego 21 |
| (3Q: 06:46) David Beckham kicked off 59 yards from the NED35. Kenny Lofton returned the ball 27 yards to the SDO33. Tackled by Larry Izzo. |
| 1-10-SDO33 (3Q: 06:20) Heath Shuler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Rice. CB Allen Rossum defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO33 (3Q: 06:13) Heath Shuler pass completed to TE Tony McGee for 7 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-SDO40 (3Q: 05:40) PENALTY: San Diego was called for a False Start. |
| 3-8-SDO35 (3Q: 05:35) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Robert Brooks for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Bruce Ellerson. Brooks gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (3Q: 04:58) Heath Shuler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Garrison Hearst. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED47 (3Q: 04:50) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Jerry Rice for 5 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-5-NED42 (3Q: 04:20) Heath Shuler pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 3 yards. Tackled by S Je-rod Rozumek, assisted by S Greg Myers. Hearst gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-NED39 (3Q: 03:58) Joe Prokop punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 03:51) Majik Majkowski pass was dropped by TE Jamie Asher. |
| 2-10-NED20 (3Q: 03:47) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Keith Jackson for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-5-NED25 (3Q: 03:10) Majik Majkowski pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 54 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moulds gained 43 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-SDO21 (3Q: 02:36) Majik Majkowski pass completed to FB Mike Alstott for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Henley. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-SDO22 (3Q: 01:51) Don Majkowski pass completed to TE Jamie Asher for 19 yards. Tackled by DT Ed Jasper. Asher gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-3-SDO03 (3Q: 01:17) Don Majkowski scrambled for 3 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 34, San Diego 21 |
| (3Q: 01:17) Extra point by David Beckham was good. New England 35, San Diego 21 |
| (3Q: 01:05) David Beckham kicked off 48 yards from the NED35. Robert Brooks returned the ball 15 yards to the SDO32. Tackled by Steve Isreal. |
| 1-10-SDO32 (3Q: 00:32) Heath Shuler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Garrison Hearst. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO32 (3Q: 00:27) Heath Shuler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Chad Levitt. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-SDO32 (3Q: 00:23) Kenny Lofton ran around the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Ben Karpinski. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-3-SDO39 (4Q: 15:00) Joe Prokop punted 49 yards. Eric Moulds returned the kick 8 yards to the NED20. Tackled by Reggie Cobb. |
| 1-10-NED20 (4Q: 14:49) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. |
| 2-10-NED20 (4Q: 14:21) John Miller ran a draw inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Roberto Fabrizio. |
| 3-11-NED19 (4Q: 13:56) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 14 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED33 (4Q: 13:18) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Bill Romanowski, assisted by CB Willie Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Freeman gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED47 (4Q: 12:55) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Pat Tillman. Key block delivered by Brendan Stai. |
| 2-5-SDO48 (4Q: 12:14) Majik Majkowski pass completed to WR Eric Moulds for 26 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown. Moulds gained 25 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (4Q: 11:33) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Antonio Freeman for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-2-SDO02 (4Q: 10:53) Don Majkowski pass completed to WR Charles Davenport for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New England 41, San Diego 21 |
| (4Q: 10:53) Extra point by David Beckham was good. New England 42, San Diego 21 |
| (4Q: 10:44) David Beckham kicked off 73 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (4Q: 10:44) Heath Shuler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. CB Allen Rossum defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO20 (4Q: 10:37) Heath Shuler pass was dropped by WR Jerry Rice. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-SDO20 (4Q: 10:31) Heath Shuler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Lofton. DE Jeff Lageman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-SDO20 (4Q: 10:20) Joe Prokop punted 55 yards. The ball was downed at the NED25. |
| 1-10-NED25 (4Q: 10:13) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| 2-8-NED27 (4Q: 09:29) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Tory James, assisted by S Brian Washington. |
| 3-12-NED23 (4Q: 08:58) Majik Majkowski pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Charles Davenport. CB Willie Williams defended the pass. |
| 4-12-NED23 (4Q: 08:51) Bryan Barker punted 71 yards. The ball was downed at the SDO06. |
| 1-10-SDO06 (4Q: 08:40) Heath Shuler sacked by DT Goose Siragusa and DT John Randle for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Bruce Armstrong. |
| 2-15-SDO01 (4Q: 08:14) Heath Shuler pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Izzo. Hearst gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-SDO07 (4Q: 07:52) Heath Shuler pass completed to RB Garrison Hearst for 15 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Steve Isreal, assisted by CB Allen Rossum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. San Diego's Tony McGee was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-SDO22 (4Q: 07:30) Heath Shuler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Lofton. DE Jeff Lageman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO22 (4Q: 07:22) Heath Shuler pass completed to WR Jerry Rice for 8 yards. Tackled by S Greg Myers. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-SDO30 (4Q: 07:00) Heath Shuler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Rice. OLB Nickolas Fox hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-2-SDO30 (4Q: 06:53) Heath Shuler sacked by DE Ben Karpinski for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Kip Vickers. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Ben Karpinski on the SDO26. |
| 1-10-SDO26 (4Q: 06:21) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ed Brown. |
| 2-9-SDO25 (4Q: 05:36) Robert Holcombe ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brian Washington, assisted by OLB Bill Romanowski. |
| 3-6-SDO22 (4Q: 04:50) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Melvin Donnalley. |
| 4-6-SDO22 (4Q: 04:06) David Beckham attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. New England 45, San Diego 21 |
| (4Q: 04:01) David Beckham kicked off 74 yards from the NED35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-SDO20 (4Q: 04:01) Scott Mitchell sacked by DE Jeff Lageman and DE Shawn Sawyda for a loss of 3 yards. Lageman simply blew through Brent Van Pelt to reach the quarterback and knock him down. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-13-SDO17 (4Q: 03:40) Scott Mitchell pass completed to WR Patrick Jeffers for 50 yards. Tackled by OLB Larry Izzo. Jeffers gained 32 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED33 (4Q: 03:01) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Andrew Jordan. DE Jeff Lageman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED33 (4Q: 02:53) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Kenny Lofton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED33 (4Q: 02:45) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Lofton. S Rodney Harrison defended the pass. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED33 (4Q: 02:39) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Jeffers. DE Jeff Lageman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED28 (4Q: 02:32) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. OLB Larry Izzo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED28 (4Q: 02:25) Scott Mitchell pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Kenny Lofton. DE Jeff Lageman blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NED28 (4Q: 02:18) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Jeffers. DT Chuck Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-NED28 (4Q: 02:08) Scott Mitchell pass was dropped by WR Michael Irvin. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED28 (4Q: 02:00) Robert Holcombe ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 2-10-NED28 (4Q: 01:52) Robert Holcombe ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Sam Garnes, assisted by ILB Rick Vaughn. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 3-7-NED31 (4Q: 01:41) Robert Holcombe ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Rick Vaughn. ILB Rick Vaughn knocked down Tony Ramirez to break up the play. |
| San Diego called a time out. |
| 4-4-NED34 (4Q: 01:31) Bryan Barker punted 41 yards. Pat Tillman returned the kick 6 yards to the SDO31. Tackled by Bob Christian. |
| 1-10-SDO31 (4Q: 01:23) Scott Mitchell pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-SDO31 (4Q: 01:17) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Kenny Lofton. OLB Larry Izzo defended the pass. San Diego's Jeff Saturday was hurt on the play. |
| 3-10-SDO31 (4Q: 01:06) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Patrick Jeffers. CB Allen Rossum defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-SDO31 (4Q: 00:56) Scott Mitchell pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Brooks. OLB Larry Izzo defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-SDO31 (4Q: 00:46) Don Majkowski dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New England Patriots 45, San Diego Chargers 21 |