New England Patriots vs San Diego Chargers

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August 31st, 1997

1997 Week 1

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

FB K. Byars

WR S. Jefferson

WR T. Glenn

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G M. Lane

C D. Wohlabaugh

G T. Rucci

T Z. Moss

Defensive Starters

DE F. Collons

DT M. Wheeler

DT H. Thomas

DE C. Sullivan

LB C. Slade

LB T. Johnson

LB T. Collins

CB T. Law

CB J. Hitchcock

S L. Milloy

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	14	17	0	10	41
Chargers	0	0	7	0	7

	Patriots	Chargers
Q1	14	0
Q2	17	0
Q3	0	7
Q4	10	0
FINAL	41	7

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

26/39, 340 YDS, 4 TD

RushingC. Martin

22, 75 YDS

ReceivingS. Jefferson

5, 82 YDS

TacklesL. Milloy

SacksM. Jones

2.0

InterceptionsW. Clay

Chargers

PassingS. Humphries

12/26, 131 YDS, 1 TD

RushingG. Brown

12, 49 YDS

ReceivingF. Jones

4, 73 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesR. Harrison

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Chargers

First Downs

424

Total Yards

227

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

66.7%

PASS %

47.4%

340

NET PASS YDS

142

PASS TD

Takeaways

32:40

Time of Possession

27:20

Offensive Starters

S. Humphries QB

G. Brown RB

T. Martin WR

C. Jones WR

F. Jones TE

F. Hartley TE

V. Parker T

T. Sienkiewicz G

R. McKenzie C

I. Davis G

T. Berti T

Defensive Starters

W. Fuller DE

J. Parrella DT

S. Lee DT

M. Coleman DE

P. Sapp LB

L. Bush LB

K. Gouveia LB

D. Harper CB

T. Shaw CB

R. Harrison S

M. Dumas S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 1 match up between the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers featuring 340 passing yards by Drew Bledsoe.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Chargers

Patriots Momentum

Chargers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Ben Coates for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Terry Glenn for 25 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 21 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 17-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Sam Gash for 12 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 24-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Keith Byars for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 31-0

< Q3 > • SDG TD SDG TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Stan Humphries pass complete to Freddie Jones for 44 yards touchdown - PAT good

Chargers cuts lead → 31-7

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 26 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 34-7

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Everett pass intended for Tony Martin is intercepted by Willie Clay at NE47 and returned for 53 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 41-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	39	26	66.7	340	4	0	40	0	128.2
Team Totals	39	26	66.7	340	4	0	40	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Curtis Martin	22	75	3.4	9
Drew Bledsoe	2	8	4.0	4
Dave Meggett	1	2	2.0	2
Scott Zolak	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	26	84	3.2	9

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Shawn Jefferson	8	5	82	16.4	0	35
Curtis Martin	4	4	16	4.0	0	5
Ben Coates	7	4	60	15.0	1	35
Troy Brown	9	4	24	6.0	0	8
Terry Glenn	3	3	74	24.7	1	40
Vincent Brisby	5	3	51	17.0	0	24
Sam Gash	2	2	31	15.5	1	19
Keith Byars	1	1	2	2.0	1	2
Team Totals	39	26	340	13.1	4	40

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Lawyer Milloy	7	7	0	0	0
Willie Clay	5	1	4	0	1
Tedy Bruschi	4	4	0	0	0
Ted Johnson	4	4	0	0	0
Mike Jones	3	3	0	2	0
Henry Thomas	3	2	1	1	0
Chris Canty	3	3	0	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	3	2	1	0	0
Ty Law	3	3	0	0	0
Marty Moore	3	2	1	0	0
Chris Slade	3	3	0	0	0
Todd Collins	2	2	0	0	0
Mark Wheeler	1	1	0	1	0
Ferric Collons	1	1	0	0	0
Chad Eaton	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Sullivan	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Whigham	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	48	41	7	4	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	2	55	27.5	0
Team Totals	2	55	27.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	6	99	16.5	0
Team Totals	6	99	16.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	2	2	5	5
Team Totals	2	2	5	5

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	4	205	51.3
Team Totals	4	205	51.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Stan Humphries	26	12	46.2	131	1	0	44	4	74.4
Jim Everett	12	6	50.0	63	0	1	24	0	30.9
Team Totals	38	18	47.4	194	1	1	44	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Gary Brown	12	49	4.1	10
Terrell Fletcher	7	31	4.4	7
Stan Humphries	1	5	5.0	5
Team Totals	20	85	4.3	10

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Freddie Jones	9	4	73	18.3	1	44
Charlie Jones	5	4	55	13.8	0	24
Terrell Fletcher	3	3	32	10.7	0	18
Gary Brown	3	2	0	0.0	0	2
Tony Martin	10	2	18	9.0	0	13
Bryan Still	3	2	10	5.0	0	5
Frank Hartley	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
Eric Metcalf	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Alfred Pupunu	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	37	18	194	10.8	1	44

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast
Rodney Harrison	12	9	3
Mark Montreuil	7	5	2
Lewis Bush	5	3	2
Mike Dumas	5	5	0
Kurt Gouveia	5	4	1
Shawn Lee	5	5	0
Terrance Shaw	4	3	1
Dwayne Harper	3	3	0
John Parrella	3	2	1
William Fuller	2	2	0
Raylee Johnson	2	2	0
Patrick Sapp	2	0	2
David Binn	1	0	1
Marco Coleman	1	1	0
Michael Hamilton	1	1	0
Norman Hand	1	1	0
Toran James	1	0	1
Team Totals	60	46	14

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Eric Metcalf	4	88	22
Latario Rachal	4	88	22
Team Totals	8	176	22.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Metcalf	2	19	9.5	0
Team Totals	2	19	9.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
John Carney	0	0	1	1
Team Totals	0	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Darren Bennett	7	365	52.1
Team Totals	7	365	52.1

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