New England Patriots vs San Diego Chargers

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← Week 13

December 1st, 1996

1996 Week 14

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

FB S. Gash

WR T. Glenn

WR S. Jefferson

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G W. Roberts

C D. Wohlabaugh

G T. Rucci

T M. Lane

Defensive Starters

DE F. Collons

DT M. Wheeler

DT P. Sagapolutele

DE W. McGinest

LB D. Sabb

LB T. Johnson

LB M. Brown

CB R. Reynolds

CB O. Smith

S L. Milloy

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	14	17	14	0	45
Chargers	7	0	0	0	7

	Patriots	Chargers
Q1	14	7
Q2	17	0
Q3	14	0
Q4	0	0
FINAL	45	7

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

19/29, 232 YDS, 4 TD

RushingC. Martin

19, 63 YDS

ReceivingB. Coates

6, 71 YDS

TacklesT. Johnson

SacksT. Bruschi

1.0

InterceptionsT. Johnson

Chargers

PassingS. Humphries

16/35, 204 YDS, 1 TD

RushingL. Russell

10, 35 YDS

ReceivingT. Martin

5, 84 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Seau

SacksC. Mims

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Chargers

First Downs

313

Total Yards

236

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

65.5%

PASS %

43.1%

229

NET PASS YDS

204

PASS TD

Takeaways

36:06

Time of Possession

23:54

Offensive Starters

S. Humphries QB

L. Russell RB

C. Jones WR

T. Martin WR

W. Reeves TE

D. May TE

V. Parker T

E. Moten G

G. Engel C

J. Cocozzo G

T. Berti T

Defensive Starters

C. Mims DE

J. Parrella DT

R. Davis DT

M. Coleman DE

L. Bush LB

K. Gouveia LB

J. Seau LB

W. Clark CB

T. Shaw CB

R. Harrison S

K. Ross S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 14 match up between the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers featuring 6 tackles by Ted Johnson.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Chargers

Patriots Momentum

Chargers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Terry Glenn for 8 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Keith Byars for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-0

< Q1 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Stan Humphries pass complete to Tony Martin for 46 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Sam Gash for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 21-7

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Stan Humphries sacked by Chris Slade for 22 yards. Stan Humphries fumbles (forced by Chris Slade) recovered by Willie McGinest at SD12 - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 28-7

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 47 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 31-7

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Shawn Jefferson for 11 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 38-7

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Tupa punts 41 yards returned by Bryan Still for 1 yard. Bryan Still fumbles (forced by Larry Whigham) recovered by Corwin Brown at SD42 and returned for 42 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 45-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	29	19	65.5	232	4	0	25	2	129.6
Team Totals	29	19	65.5	232	4	0	25	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Curtis Martin	19	63	3.3	19
Marrio Grier	12	23	1.9	11
Scott Zolak	3	-3	-1.0	-1
Drew Bledsoe	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Dave Meggett	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	36	84	2.3	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Ben Coates	7	6	71	11.8	0	22
Terry Glenn	9	5	63	12.6	1	25
Shawn Jefferson	4	4	52	13.0	1	23
Dave Meggett	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
Curtis Martin	2	1	14	14.0	0	14
Keith Byars	1	1	19	19.0	1	19
Sam Gash	1	1	7	7.0	1	7
Troy Brown	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	28	19	232	12.2	4	25

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ted Johnson	6	6	0	0	1
Willie McGinest	4	3	1	0.5	0
Otis Smith	3	3	0	0	1
Monty Brown	3	3	0	0	0
Ricky Reynolds	3	3	0	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	2	2	0	1	0
Pio Sagapolutele	2	2	0	1	0
Dwayne Sabb	2	2	0	0	0
Jerome Henderson	1	1	0	0	1
Lawyer Milloy	1	1	0	0	1
Chad Eaton	1	1	0	1	0
Chris Slade	1	1	0	1	0
Mark Wheeler	1	1	0	1	0
Michael McGruder	1	0	1	0.5	0
Corwin Brown	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Ty Law	1	1	0	0	0
Terry Ray	1	1	0	0	0
Todd Collins	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	36	34	2	6	4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	2	38	19	0
Team Totals	2	38	19.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	3	18	6	0
Team Totals	3	18	6.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	1	1	6	6
Team Totals	1	1	6	6

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	7	324	46.3
Team Totals	7	324	46.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Stan Humphries	35	16	45.7	204	1	3	46	4	38.3
Sean Salisbury	16	6	37.5	58	0	1	18	2	22.4
Team Totals	51	22	43.1	262	1	4	46	6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Leonard Russell	10	35	3.5	15
Terrell Fletcher	4	-4	-1.0	2
Freddie Bradley	1	1	1.0	1
Team Totals	15	32	2.1	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tony Martin	10	5	84	16.8	1	46
Charlie Jones	10	5	44	8.8	0	12
Terrell Fletcher	7	4	49	12.3	0	18
Deems May	5	3	16	5.3	0	7
Leonard Russell	3	2	27	13.5	0	25
Bryan Still	9	2	34	17.0	0	25
Andre Coleman	3	1	8	8.0	0	8
Shannon Mitchell	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	48	22	262	11.9	1	46

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Junior Seau	14	14	0	0
Kurt Gouveia	8	6	2	0
Rodney Harrison	8	7	1	0
Kevin Ross	6	5	1	0
Darrien Gordon	3	2	1	0
Lewis Bush	3	3	0	0
Terrance Shaw	3	1	2	0
Chris Mims	2	1	1	1
Marco Coleman	2	2	0	0
Dwayne Gordon	2	2	0	0
John Parrella	1	1	0	1
Willie Clark	1	1	0	0
Raylee Johnson	1	1	0	0
Shawn Lee	1	1	0	0
Mark Montreuil	1	1	0	0
Dave Hendrix	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	57	49	8	2