1997 New England Patriots

The New England Patriots spanked the San Diego Chargers, 41 to 7, on August 31, 1997.

Final

NE

41

1

0

14

2

0

17

3

7

0

4

0

10

Total

7

41

1st quarter

SD

NE

Patriots

Ben Coates 4-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

7

Patriots

Terry Glenn 25-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

SD

NE

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 21-yard field goal

0

17

Patriots

Sam Gash 12-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

24

Patriots

Keith Byars 2-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

0

31

3rd quarter

SD

NE

Chargers

Freddie Jones 44-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick)

7

31

4th quarter

SD

NE

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal

7

34

Patriots

Willie Clay 53-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)

7

41

Chargers

Patriots

1st Downs

14

22

Passing 1st Downs

9

19

Rushing 1st Downs

5

1

1st downs from penalties

0

2

3rd down efficiency

5 - 14

7 - 13

4th down efficiency

1 - 2

0 - 0

Total Plays

62

65

Total Yards

227

424

Yards per play

3.7

6.5

Passing

142

340

Comp - Att

18 - 38

26 - 39

Yards per pass

3.4

8.7

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 52

0 - 0

Rushing

85

84

Rushing Attempts

20

26

Yards per rush

4.3

3.2

Penalties

7

6

Turnovers

3

0

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

27:20

32:40

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
S. Humphries
12
26
131
5.0
1
0
4
74.4
J. Everett
6
12
63
5.3
0
1
0
30.9
Team
18
38
142
5.1
1
1
4
60.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
G. Brown
12
49
4.1
0
T. Fletcher
7
31
4.4
0
S. Humphries
1
5
5.0
0
Team
20
85
4.3
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
F. Jones
4
73
18.3
1
C. Jones
4
55
13.8
0
T. Fletcher
3
32
10.7
0
T. Martin
2
18
9.0
0
B. Still
2
10
5.0
0
F. Hartley
1
6
6.0
0
G. Brown
2
0
0.0
0
Team
18
194
5.1
1
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
2
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
J. Carney
0
0
1
1
Team
0
0
1
1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Bennett
7
365
52.1
Team
7
365
52.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Metcalf
4
88
22.0
0
L. Rachal
4
88
22.0
0
Team
8
176
22.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Metcalf
2
19
9.5
0
Team
2
19
9.5
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Bledsoe
26
39
340
8.7
4
0
0
128.2
Team
26
39
340
8.7
4
0
0
128.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
C. Martin
22
75
3.4
0
D. Bledsoe
2
8
4.0
0
D. Meggett
1
2
2.0
0
S. Zolak
1
-1
-1.0
0
Team
26
84
3.2
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
S. Jefferson
5
82
16.4
0
T. Glenn
3
74
24.7
1
B. Coates
4
60
15.0
1
V. Brisby
3
51
17.0
0
S. Gash
2
31
15.5
1
T. Brown
4
24
6.0
0
C. Martin
4
16
4.0
0
K. Byars
1
2
2.0
1
Team
26
340
8.7
4
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
0
0
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
M. Jones
2.0
H. Thomas
1.0
M. Wheeler
1.0
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
A. Vinatieri
2
2
5
11
Team
2
2
5
11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
T. Tupa
4
205
51.3
Team
4
205
51.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Meggett
2
55
27.5
0
Team
2
55
27.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Meggett
6
99
16.5
0
Team
6
99
16.5
0

More Patriots Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

15.7

30th

OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

111.0

24th

PASS YDS/G

177.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
Dolphins Dolphins
2
6
0
.250
Patriots Patriots
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
NE NE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
LAR LAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
IND IND
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
NE NE
@
ARI ARI
4:25 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

2-6-0

20

Final

17

NE Patriots

2-7-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM