Arizona Cardinals vs New England Patriots

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September 15th, 1996

1996 Week 3

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Esiason

RB L. McElroy

FB L. Centers

WR F. Sanders

WR R. Moore

TE P. Carter

T L. Brown

G D. Love

C M. Devlin

G A. Redmon

T J. Wolf

Defensive Starters

DE M. Bankston

DT E. Swann

DT B. Wilson

DE S. Rice

LB S. Joyner

LB E. Hill

LB J. Miller

CB A. Williams

CB R. Bradford

S M. Darby

S T. Hoage

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Patriots	7	13	8	3	31

	Cardinals	Patriots
Q1	0	7
Q2	0	13
Q3	0	8
Q4	0	3
FINAL	0	31

Key Performers

Cardinals

PassingK. Graham

9/19, 111 YDS

RushingL. Centers

6, 31 YDS

ReceivingL. Centers

5, 56 YDS

TacklesM. Darby

SacksS. Joyner

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

21/35, 221 YDS, 3 TD

RushingC. Martin

27, 92 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingT. Glenn

5, 66 YDS

TacklesC. Slade

SacksC. Slade

1.0

InterceptionsW. Clay

Team Comparison

Cardinals

Stat

Patriots

First Downs

170

Total Yards

384

Rushes

Rush YDS

163

Rush TD

41.9%

PASS %

59.5%

124

NET PASS YDS

221

PASS TD

Takeaways

20:39

Time of Possession

39:21

Offensive Starters

D. Bledsoe QB

C. Martin RB

S. Gash FB

T. Glenn WR

S. Jefferson WR

B. Coates TE

B. Armstrong T

W. Roberts G

D. Wohlabaugh C

B. Kratch G

M. Lane T

Defensive Starters

M. Jones DE

M. Wheeler DT

D. Wyman DT

W. McGinest DE

C. Slade LB

T. Johnson LB

M. Brown LB

T. Law CB

R. Reynolds CB

T. Ray S

W. Clay S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 3 match up between the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots featuring 15 tackles by Matt Darby.

Legend

Moment: Cardinals

Moment: Patriots

Cardinals Momentum

Patriots Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Curtis Martin for 13 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Ben Coates for 2 yards touchdown - PAT no good

Patriots extends lead → 20-0

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Curtis Martin for 7 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Patriots extends lead → 28-0

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 31 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 31-0

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Kent Graham	19	9	47.4	111	1	25	1	44
Boomer Esiason	12	4	33.3	22	2	8	0	2.8
Team Totals	31	13	41.9	133	3	25	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Leeland McElroy	8	11	1.4	7
Larry Centers	6	31	5.2	14
Kent Graham	1	2	2.0	2
Cedric Smith	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	16	46	2.9	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Larry Centers	6	5	56	11.2	18
Pat Carter	3	3	30	10.0	20
Anthony Edwards	3	2	33	16.5	25
Frank Sanders	7	2	10	5.0	7
Rob Moore	4	1	4	4.0	4
Leeland McElroy	3	0	0	0.0	0
Marcus Dowdell	3	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	29	13	133	10.2	25

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Matt Darby	15	10	5	0
Ronnie Bradford	14	8	6	0
Terry Hoage	11	6	5	0
Eric Hill	10	7	3	0
Seth Joyner	7	5	2	1
Michael Bankston	6	5	1	0
Eric England	6	3	3	0
Jamir Miller	6	4	2	0
Aeneas Williams	6	3	3	0
Eric Swann	5	2	3	0
Simeon Rice	4	2	2	1
Terry Irving	4	3	1	0
Bernard Wilson	4	2	2	0
Kwamie Lassiter	2	1	1	0
Tommy Bennett	1	1	0	0
Jerry Drake	1	0	1	0
Devon McDonald	1	1	0	0
Ronald McKinnon	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	104	63	41	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Leeland McElroy	3	59	19.7
Ryan Terry	2	25	12.5
Team Totals	5	84	16.8

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Marcus Dowdell	2	27	13.5	0
Team Totals	2	27	13.5	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Jeff Feagles	7	300	42.9
Team Totals	7	300	42.9

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	35	21	60.0	221	3	23	2	107
Dave Meggett	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Scott Zolak	1	1	100.0	5	0	5	0	87.5
Team Totals	37	22	59.5	226	3	23	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Curtis Martin	27	92	3.4	1	11
Dave Meggett	7	26	3.7	0	9
Marrio Grier	5	28	5.6	0	16
Drew Bledsoe	1	2	2.0	0	2
Scott Zolak	1	0	0.0	0	0
Terry Glenn	1	14	14.0	0	14
Sam Gash	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	43	163	3.8	1	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Ben Coates	10	6	61	10.2	1	13
Curtis Martin	5	5	33	6.6	2	13
Terry Glenn	9	5	66	13.2	0	23
Sam Gash	4	3	32	10.7	0	15
Shawn Jefferson	3	1	19	19.0	0	19
Hason Graham	2	1	10	10.0	0	10
Dietrich Jells	3	1	5	5.0	0	5
John Burke	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	37	22	226	10.3	3	23

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Chris Slade	9	7	2	1	0
Ted Johnson	5	3	2	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	5	2	3	0	0
Larry Whigham	5	1	4	0	0
Willie Clay	3	3	0	0	1
Todd Collins	3	2	1	0	1
Ty Law	3	2	1	0	0
Willie McGinest	3	1	2	0	0
Terry Ray	3	1	2	0	0
Monty Brown	2	2	0	0	0
Ferric Collons	2	2	0	0	0
Mike Jones	2	2	0	0	0
Ricky Reynolds	1	0	1	0	1
Tedy Bruschi	1	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Sullivan	1	1	0	0	0
Mark Wheeler	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	50	30	20	1	3