Week 16
Final
SF
NE1Q
0 - 7
R. Edwards 19-yard TD catch from S. Zolak.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
J. Rice 75-yard TD catch from S. Young.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 14
S. Jefferson 61-yard TD catch from S. Zolak.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
14 - 14
T. Owens 7-yard TD catch from S. Young.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
21 - 14
I. Smith 25-yard TD catch from T. Detmer.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
21 - 21
R. Edwards 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
21 - 24
A. Vinatieri 35-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
267
Young
SF
Rush Yds
107
Hearst
SF
Rec Yds
115
Rice
SF
Scrim TD
2
Edwards
NE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1998 NFC West
SF NE
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Colts Game Summary
The New England Patriots squeaked out a win over the San Francisco 49ers, 24 to 21, on December 20, 1998.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Young #8 | 18/23 | 267 | 11.6 | 2 | 2 | 5-33 | 107.8 |
T. Detmer #14 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Zolak #16 | 14/30 | 205 | 6.8 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 63.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hearst #20 | 27 | 107 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
T. Kirby #41 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 19 |
M. Edwards #44 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Edwards #47 | 24 | 101 | 4.2 | 1 | 12 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
C. Floyd #37 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
S. Zolak #16 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
D. Cullors #29 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rice #80 | 0/0 | 115 | 23.0 | 1 | 75 |
T. Owens #81 | 0/0 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 42 |
J.J. Stokes #83 | 0/0 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 22 |
I. Smith #82 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 25 |
G. Hearst #20 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 |
T. Kirby #41 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
M. Edwards #44 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | 61 |
T. Simmons #81 | 0/0 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 20 |
R. Edwards #47 | 0/0 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 20 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McDonald #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Doleman #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hanks #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Law #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Slade #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Spires #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Thomas #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Carter #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Clay #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Israel #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Richey #7 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Roby #4 | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kirby #41 | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R.W. McQuarters #21 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Young #8 | 18/23 | 267 | 11.6 | 2 | 2 | 5-33 | 107.8 |
T. Detmer #14 | 1/1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 158.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hearst #20 | 27 | 107 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
T. Kirby #41 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 19 |
M. Edwards #44 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Rice #80 | 0/0 | 115 | 23.0 | 1 | 75 |
T. Owens #81 | 0/0 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 42 |
J.J. Stokes #83 | 0/0 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | 22 |
I. Smith #82 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 25 |
G. Hearst #20 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 |
T. Kirby #41 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
M. Edwards #44 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McDonald #46 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Doleman #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hanks #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Richey #7 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Roby #4 | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kirby #41 | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R.W. McQuarters #21 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Zolak #16 | 14/30 | 205 | 6.8 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 63.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Edwards #47 | 24 | 101 | 4.2 | 1 | 12 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
C. Floyd #37 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
S. Zolak #16 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
D. Cullors #29 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 72 | 36.0 | 1 | 61 |
T. Simmons #81 | 0/0 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 20 |
R. Edwards #47 | 0/0 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 20 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Law #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Slade #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Spires #94 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Thomas #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Carter #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Clay #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Israel #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cullors #29 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
410
Total Yds
332
259
Pass Yds
200
151
Rush Yds
132
63
Total Plays
62
6.5
Yards Per Play
5.4
8.9
Yards Per Pass
6.5
4.4
Yards Per Rush
4.3
32:31
Possession
27:29
21
1st Downs
20
13
Passing 1st Downs
9
8
Rushing 1st Downs
9
0
1st Downs from Penalties
2
5/11
3rd Down
5/14
0/1
4th Down
1/1
4
Punts
5
3
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
0
9
Penalties
5
1.0
Sacks
5.0
0
D/ST TD
0
