New England Patriots vs Arizona Cardinals

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September 15th, 1996

1996 Week 3

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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 B. Kratch

T M. Lane

Defensive Starters

DE M. Jones

DT M. Wheeler

DT D. Wyman

DE W. McGinest

LB C. Slade

LB T. Johnson

LB M. Brown

CB T. Law

CB R. Reynolds

S T. Ray

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Cardinals

First Downs

384

Total Yards

170

Rushes

163

Rush YDS

Rush TD

59.5%

PASS %

41.9%

221

NET PASS YDS

124

PASS TD

Takeaways

39:21

Time of Possession

20:39

Offensive Starters

B. Esiason QB

L. McElroy RB

L. Centers FB

F. Sanders WR

R. Moore WR

P. Carter TE

L. Brown T

D. Love G

M. Devlin C

A. Redmon G

J. Wolf T

Defensive Starters

M. Bankston DE

E. Swann DT

B. Wilson DT

S. Rice DE

S. Joyner LB

E. Hill LB

J. Miller LB

A. Williams CB

R. Bradford CB

M. Darby S

T. Hoage S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 3 match up between the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals featuring 92 rushing yards by Curtis Martin.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Cardinals

Patriots Momentum

Cardinals 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	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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	1	19	19	0
Team Totals	1	19	19.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	5	87	17.4	0
Team Totals	5	87	17.4	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	2	1	3	2
Team Totals	2	1	3	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	5	220	44
Team Totals	5	220	44.0

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