New England Patriots vs Indianapolis Colts

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October 20th, 1996

1996 Week 8

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

WR T. Glenn

WR S. Jefferson

TE K. Byars

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G W. Roberts

C D. Wohlabaugh

G T. Rucci

T M. Lane

Defensive Starters

DE M. Jones

DT M. Wheeler

DT P. Sagapolutele

DE W. McGinest

LB C. Slade

LB T. Johnson

LB M. Brown

CB T. Law

CB L. Milloy

S T. Ray

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	0	10	14	3	27
Colts	3	3	0	3	9

	Patriots	Colts
Q1	0	3
Q2	10	3
Q3	14	0
Q4	3	3
FINAL	27	9

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

14/24, 142 YDS, 1 TD

RushingC. Martin

25, 75 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingS. Jefferson

5, 79 YDS

TacklesT. Law

SacksW. McGinest

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Colts

PassingJ. Harbaugh

26/43, 223 YDS

RushingL. Warren

10, 16 YDS

ReceivingS. Dawkins

8, 84 YDS

TacklesR. Buchanan

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Colts

First Downs

222

Total Yards

364

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

58.3%

PASS %

65.5%

142

NET PASS YDS

319

PASS TD

Takeaways

25:56

Time of Possession

34:04

Offensive Starters

J. Harbaugh QB

L. Warren RB

C. Groce FB

S. Dawkins WR

M. Harrison WR

K. Dilger TE

T. Auzenne T

D. Widell G

K. Lowdermilk C

E. Mahlum G

J. Mathews T

Defensive Starters

E. Johnson DE

B. Whittington DT

T. Siragusa DT

T. Bennett DE

S. Grant LB

J. Herrod LB

S. Morrison LB

R. Buchanan CB

D. Mathis CB

D. Tate S

J. Belser S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 8 match up between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts featuring 79 receiving yards by Shawn Jefferson.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Colts

Patriots Momentum

Colts Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 21 yard field goal good

Colts opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 35 yard field goal good

Colts extends lead → 6-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

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

Patriots takes the lead → 7-6

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 44 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 10-6

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin right end for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 17-6

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin left tackle for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 24-6

< Q4 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 38 yard field goal good

Colts cuts lead → 24-9

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 36 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 27-9

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	24	14	58.3	142	1	0	24	0	89.2
Team Totals	24	14	58.3	142	1	0	24	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Curtis Martin	25	75	3.0	2	19
Drew Bledsoe	5	2	0.4	0	6
Sam Gash	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	31	80	2.6	2	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Shawn Jefferson	9	5	79	15.8	0	24
Terry Glenn	7	3	29	9.7	1	14
Dave Meggett	2	2	16	8.0	0	9
Sam Gash	2	2	12	6.0	0	7
Curtis Martin	1	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Ben Coates	3	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team Totals	24	14	142	10.1	1	24

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Ty Law	12	10	2	0
Willie Clay	8	8	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	8	5	3	0
Willie McGinest	5	4	1	2
Monty Brown	5	2	3	0
Otis Smith	5	5	0	0
Ted Johnson	4	3	1	0
Chris Slade	4	4	0	0
Larry Whigham	4	2	2	0
Todd Collins	4	4	0	0
Mike Jones	3	2	1	1
Ferric Collons	3	3	0	0
Mark Wheeler	3	1	2	0
Terry Ray	2	2	0	0
Pio Sagapolutele	1	1	0	1
Tedy Bruschi	1	1	0	0
Dwayne Sabb	1	1	0	0
Michael McGruder	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	74	59	15	4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Dave Meggett	2	55	27.5
Troy Brown	2	53	26.5
Team Totals	4	108	27.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	2	46	23	0
Team Totals	2	46	23.0	0

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

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	6	276	46
Team Totals	6	276	46.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	43	26	60.5	223	16	3	74.1
Paul Justin	12	10	83.3	119	18	1	108
Team Totals	55	36	65.5	342	18	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Lamont Warren	10	16	1.6	8
Clif Groce	6	16	2.7	5
Jim Harbaugh	1	10	10.0	10
Vince Workman	1	3	3.0	3
Team Totals	18	45	2.5	10

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Sean Dawkins	14	8	84	10.5	16
Lamont Warren	8	7	50	7.1	12
Brian Stablein	7	5	47	9.4	13
Clif Groce	7	4	28	7.0	13
Aaron Bailey	6	4	48	12.0	17
Marvin Harrison	7	4	42	10.5	14
Ken Dilger	4	3	25	8.3	13
Vince Workman	1	1	18	18.0	18
Marcus Pollard	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	55	36	342	9.5	18

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Ray Buchanan	8	7	1
Bernard Whittington	8	5	3
Jeff Herrod	7	5	2
Tony Siragusa	5	4	1
Tony Bennett	4	3	1
Steve Grant	4	2	2
Trev Alberts	3	3	0
Steve Morrison	3	3	0
David Tate	3	1	2
Jason Belser	2	1	1
Sammie Burroughs	2	2	0
Ellis Johnson	2	0	2
Eugene Daniel	1	1	0
Dedric Mathis	1	1	0
Team Totals	53	38	15