| Record (4-8) |
| Wk |
Result |
Opponent |
| 1 |
L |
25-28 |
at Pittsburgh |
| 2 |
W |
30-17 |
Carolina |
| 3 |
L |
20-23 |
Jacksonville |
| 4 |
L |
13-24 |
at Kansas City |
| 5 |
L |
27-31 |
at Detroit |
| 6 |
L |
20-41 |
at Indianapolis |
| 7 |
L |
26-32 |
Denver |
| 8 |
L |
13-37 |
at Jacksonville |
| 9 |
W |
30-14 |
Seattle |
| 10 |
L |
6-38 |
at NY Jets |
| 11 |
W |
33-13 |
Indianapolis |
| 12 |
W |
28-23 |
Pittsburgh |
| Team Statistics |
| Patriots |
Opp. |
Total First Downs |
205 |
211 |
Rushing |
60 |
64 |
Passing |
136 |
133 |
Penalty |
9 |
12 |
Third Down: Made/Att |
56-167 |
64-167 |
Third Down Pct. |
33.5 |
38.3 |
Fourth Down: Made/Att |
9-18 |
7-15 |
Fourth Down Pct. |
50.0 |
46.7 |
Total Net Yards |
3745 |
4128 |
Avg.Per Game |
312.1 |
344.0 |
Total Plays |
768 |
759 |
Avg.Per Play |
4.9 |
5.4 |
Net Yards Rushing |
1120 |
1345 |
Avg.Per Game |
93.3 |
112.1 |
Total Rushes |
296 |
364 |
Net Yards Passing |
2625 |
2783 |
Avg.Per Game |
218.8 |
231.9 |
Sacked-Yds Lost |
30-175 |
17-111 |
Gross Yards |
3920 |
4239 |
Att-Completions |
442-256 |
378-215 |
Completion Pct. |
57.9 |
56.9 |
Had Intercepted |
8 |
9 |
Punts-Avg. |
61-43.1 |
62-41.2 |
Net Punting Avg. |
38.1 |
33.9 |
Penalties-Yards Lost |
40-365 |
46-362 |
Fumbles-Ball Lost |
17-8 |
17-9 |
Touchdowns |
28 |
36 |
Rushing |
13 |
12 |
Passing |
14 |
19 |
Returns |
1 |
5 |
Total Pts. |
271 |
321 |
Avg. Time of Poss. |
30:02 |
29:58 |
|
| PASSING |
Att |
Cmp |
Pct |
Yds |
Lng |
TD |
Int |
Sk |
SkY |
Rate |
| D.Bledsoe |
442 |
256 |
57.9 |
2,800 |
70 |
14 |
8 |
30 |
175 |
79.8 |
| Patriots |
442 |
256 |
57.9 |
2,800 |
70 |
14 |
8 |
30 |
175 |
79.8 |
| Opponents |
378 |
215 |
56.9 |
2,894 |
75 |
19 |
9 |
17 |
111 |
88.2 |
|
| SCORING |
R |
P |
Ret |
PAT |
FG |
Saf |
Pts |
| A.Vinatieri |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25/27 |
26/31 |
0 |
103 |
| C.Martin '96 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
54 |
| B.Coates |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
42 |
| S.Gash |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
18 |
| S.Jefferson |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
18 |
| D.Meggett '96 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
12 |
| M.Grier |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
12 |
| T.Glenn |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| T.Brown |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
6 |
| Patriots |
13 |
14 |
1 |
25/27 |
26/31 |
0 |
271 |
| Opponents |
12 |
19 |
5 |
35/35 |
22/25 |
1 |
319 |
|
| FIELD GOALS |
1-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50 |
| A.Vinatieri |
0/0 |
5/5 |
10/10 |
9/12 |
2/4 |
| Patriots |
0/0 |
5/5 |
10/10 |
9/12 |
2/4 |
| Opponents |
1/1 |
7/7 |
4/5 |
10/11 |
0/1 |
|
| RUSHING |
Att |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| C.Martin '96 |
174 |
752 |
4.3 |
58 |
9 |
| D.Meggett '96 |
55 |
238 |
4.3 |
17 |
1 |
| M.Grier |
17 |
65 |
3.8 |
14 |
2 |
| K.Byars '96 |
14 |
35 |
2.5 |
9 |
0 |
| S.Gash |
14 |
21 |
1.5 |
10 |
1 |
| D.Bledsoe |
15 |
13 |
0.9 |
7 |
0 |
| S.Jefferson |
7 |
-4 |
-0.6 |
11 |
0 |
| Patriots |
296 |
1,120 |
3.8 |
58 |
13 |
| Opponents |
364 |
1,345 |
3.7 |
59 |
12 |
|
| RECEIVING |
Rec |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| B.Coates |
60 |
670 |
11.2 |
70 |
7 |
| T.Glenn |
44 |
599 |
13.6 |
39 |
1 |
| S.Jefferson |
33 |
519 |
15.7 |
48 |
3 |
| C.Martin '96 |
30 |
183 |
6.1 |
45 |
0 |
| T.Brown |
26 |
305 |
11.7 |
40 |
0 |
| K.Byars '96 |
23 |
248 |
10.8 |
26 |
0 |
| D.Meggett '96 |
21 |
141 |
6.7 |
28 |
1 |
| S.Gash |
17 |
119 |
7.0 |
19 |
2 |
| M.Grier |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
9 |
0 |
| Patriots |
256 |
2,800 |
10.9 |
70 |
14 |
| Opponents |
215 |
2,894 |
13.5 |
75 |
19 |
|
| PUNT RETURNS |
No |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
| D.Meggett '96 |
37 |
7 |
394 |
10.6 |
58 |
0 |
| Patriots |
37 |
7 |
394 |
10.6 |
58 |
0 |
| Opponents |
30 |
9 |
245 |
8.2 |
49 |
0 |
|
| KO RETURNS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| T.Brown |
20 |
643 |
32.2 |
98 |
1 |
| D.Meggett '96 |
19 |
414 |
21.8 |
34 |
0 |
| Patriots |
39 |
1,057 |
27.1 |
98 |
1 |
| Opponents |
47 |
1,073 |
22.8 |
97 |
1 |
|
| PUNTING |
Att |
Yds |
GAvg |
In20 |
Long |
| T.Tupa |
61 |
2,627 |
43.1 |
22 |
66 |
| Patriots |
61 |
2,627 |
43.1 |
22 |
66 |
| Opponents |
62 |
2,557 |
41.2 |
17 |
59 |
|
|
| INTERCEPTIONS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TD |
| W.Clay |
4 |
60 |
15.0 |
21 |
0 |
| T.Law |
2 |
-3 |
-1.5 |
0 |
0 |
| T.F.Collins '96 |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
7 |
0 |
| C.Slade |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
5 |
0 |
| T.Ray |
1 |
64 |
64.0 |
64 |
0 |
| Patriots |
9 |
133 |
14.8 |
64 |
0 |
| Opponents |
8 |
196 |
24.5 |
33 |
1 |
|
| SACKS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
SAF |
| C.Slade |
6 |
44 |
7.3 |
0 |
| W.McGinest |
5 |
34 |
6.8 |
0 |
| P.Sagapolutele |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| M.Wheeler |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| T.Bruschi |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| M.McGruder |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| T.Ray |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Patriots |
17 |
111 |
6.5 |
0 |
| Opponents |
30 |
175 |
5.8 |
1 |
|