Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

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September 21st, 1997

1997 Week 4

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Offensive Starters

QB R. Mirer

RB R. Harris

FB T. Carter

WR R. Proehl

WR B. Engram

TE K. Jennings

T A. Heck

G W. Schultz

C E. Pilgrim

G T. Burger

T J. Williams

Defensive Starters

DE J. Thierry

DT J. Flanigan

DT C. Simpson

DE A. Spellman

LB B. Cox

LB B. Minter

CB T. Carter

CB J. Burton

S A. Marshall

S J. Mangum

DB W. Harris

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Bears	0	0	3	0	3
Patriots	7	7	0	17	31

	Bears	Patriots
Q1	0	7
Q2	0	7
Q3	3	0
Q4	0	17
FINAL	3	31

Key Performers

Bears

PassingR. Mirer

17/25, 154 YDS

RushingR. Harris

21, 63 YDS

ReceivingB. Engram

5, 47 YDS

TacklesA. Marshall

SacksJ. Flanigan

1.0

InterceptionsA. Marshall

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

24/37, 301 YDS, 2 TD

RushingC. Martin

14, 79 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingT. Brown

6, 124 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesH. Thomas

SacksH. Thomas

2.0

InterceptionsT. Law

Team Comparison

Bears

Stat

Patriots

First Downs

199

Total Yards

402

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

68.0%

PASS %

67.5%

120

NET PASS YDS

315

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:32

Time of Possession

29:28

Offensive Starters

D. Bledsoe QB

C. Martin RB

V. Brisby WR

T. Glenn WR

S. Jefferson WR

B. Coates TE

B. Armstrong T

M. Lane G

D. Wohlabaugh C

T. Rucci G

Z. Moss T

Defensive Starters

F. Collons DE

M. Wheeler DT

H. Thomas DT

M. Jones DE

C. Slade LB

T. Johnson LB

T. Collins LB

T. Law CB

J. Hitchcock CB

L. Milloy S

W. Clay S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 4 match up between the Chicago Bears and the New England Patriots featuring 11 tackles by Anthony Marshall.

Legend

Moment: Bears

Moment: Patriots

Bears Momentum

Patriots Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Vincent Brisby for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Troy Brown for 52 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-0

< Q3 > • CHI FG CHI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Jaeger 38 yard field goal good

Bears cuts lead → 14-3

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 27 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 17-3

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin right end for 70 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 24-3

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Scott Zolak pass complete to Lovett Purnell for 20 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 31-3

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Rick Mirer	25	17	68.0	154	0	2	34	5	51.1
Team Totals	25	17	68.0	154	0	2	34	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Raymont Harris	21	63	3.0	11
Rick Mirer	2	13	6.5	10
Darnell Autry	1	3	3.0	3
Team Totals	24	79	3.3	11

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Bobby Engram	6	5	47	9.4	11
Raymont Harris	4	3	17	5.7	9
Ryan Wetnight	3	3	46	15.3	34
Chris Penn	4	3	30	10.0	13
Tony Carter	1	1	1	1.0	1
Ricky Proehl	3	1	8	8.0	8
Keith Jennings	1	1	5	5.0	5
Tyrone Hughes	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	23	17	154	9.1	34

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Anthony Marshall	11	10	1	0	1
John Mangum	11	6	5	0	0
Jim Flanigan	6	5	1	1	0
Bryan Cox	6	2	4	0	0
Ron Cox	5	3	2	0	0
Tom Carter	4	3	1	0	0
Walt Harris	4	3	1	0	0
Barry Minter	4	4	0	0	0
Marlon Forbes	3	2	1	0	0
Carl Simpson	3	1	2	0	0
Alonzo Spellman	2	2	0	1	0
John Thierry	2	0	2	0	0
James Burton	2	2	0	0	0
Paul Grasmanis	1	0	1	0	0
Sean Harris	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Reeves	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	66	45	21	2	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Tyrone Hughes	4	94	23.5
Fabien Bownes	1	32	32
Team Totals	5	126	25.2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tyrone Hughes	1	12	12	0
Team Totals	1	12	12.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Jaeger	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	1	1	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Todd Sauerbrun	10	413	41.3
Team Totals	10	413	41.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	37	24	64.9	301	2	1	52	2	96.8
Scott Zolak	3	3	100.0	33	1	0	20	0	152.1
Team Totals	40	27	67.5	334	3	1	52	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Curtis Martin	14	79	5.6	1	70
Marrio Grier	4	10	2.5	0	12
Dave Meggett	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Keith Byars	1	1	1.0	0	1
Sam Gash	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	21	87	4.1	1	70

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Troy Brown	7	6	124	20.7	1	52
Ben Coates	8	6	61	10.2	0	23
Shawn Jefferson	7	5	55	11.0	0	15
Curtis Martin	4	3	28	9.3	0	15
Vincent Brisby	4	3	29	9.7	1	12
Sam Gash	2	2	13	6.5	0	9
Keith Byars	5	1	4	4.0	0	4
Lovett Purnell	1	1	20	20.0	1	20
Terry Glenn	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Dietrich Jells	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	40	27	334	12.4	3	52

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Henry Thomas	9	7	2	2	0
Ted Johnson	9	7	2	0	0
Ty Law	7	5	2	0	1
Chris Slade	6	4	2	0	0
Willie Clay	5	2	3	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	4	2	2	1	0
Mark Wheeler	4	2	2	0	0
Todd Collins	4	3	1	0	0
Ferric Collons	3	1	2	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	3	3	0	0	0
Mike Jones	3	2	1	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	3	2	1	0	0
Marty Moore	2	2	0	0	1
Larry Whigham	2	2	0	2	0
Chad Eaton	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Sullivan	1	0	1	0	0
Devin Wyman	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	67	45	22	5	2