New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

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November 9th, 1997

1997 Week 11

Regular Season

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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 H. Irwin

C D. Wohlabaugh

G T. Rucci

T M. Lane

Defensive Starters

DE C. Sullivan

DT M. Wheeler

DT H. Thomas

DE W. McGinest

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	7	10	7	7	31
Bills	3	0	7	0	10

	Patriots	Bills
Q1	7	3
Q2	10	0
Q3	7	7
Q4	7	0
FINAL	31	10

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

15/22, 200 YDS, 1 TD

RushingC. Martin

26, 93 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingT. Brown

2, 61 YDS

TacklesT. Collins

SacksW. McGinest

1.0

InterceptionsC. Slade

Bills

PassingT. Collins

12/21, 89 YDS

RushingA. Smith

12, 43 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingL. Johnson

4, 34 YDS

TacklesP. Hansen

SacksB. Paup

1.5

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Bills

First Downs

267

Total Yards

241

Rushes

103

Rush YDS

122

Rush TD

68.2%

PASS %

45.5%

164

NET PASS YDS

119

PASS TD

Takeaways

31:35

Time of Possession

28:25

Offensive Starters

A. Van Pelt QB

T. Thomas RB

Q. Early WR

A. Reed WR

E. Moulds WR

L. Johnson TE

J. Fina T

R. Brown G

D. Zeigler C

C. Lacina G

J. Ostroski T

Defensive Starters

P. Hansen DE

T. Washington DT

B. Smith DE

B. Paup LB

S. Moran LB

J. Holecek LB

S. Rogers LB

J. Burris CB

T. Smith CB

H. Jones S

K. Schulz S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 11 match up between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills featuring 93 rushing yards by Curtis Martin.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Bills

Patriots Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 23 yard field goal good

Bills opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Steve Christie kicks off 56 yards returned by Derrick Cullors for 86 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots takes the lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 42 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 10-3

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Ben Coates for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 17-3

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Todd Collins pass is intercepted by Chris Slade at BB1 and returned for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 24-3

< Q3 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Antowain Smith middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Bills cuts lead → 24-10

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 31-10

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	22	15	68.2	200	1	0	50	3	111.9
Team Totals	22	15	68.2	200	1	0	50	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Curtis Martin	26	93	3.6	1	32
Marrio Grier	4	5	1.3	0	3
Keith Byars	2	5	2.5	0	4
Team Totals	32	103	3.2	1	32

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Terry Glenn	4	3	59	19.7	0	40
Ben Coates	3	3	17	5.7	1	7
Dave Meggett	2	2	10	5.0	0	5
Troy Brown	2	2	61	30.5	0	50
Shawn Jefferson	2	2	33	16.5	0	18
Sam Gash	2	2	6	3.0	0	4
Curtis Martin	3	1	14	14.0	0	14
Lovett Purnell	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	19	15	200	13.3	1	50

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Todd Collins	6	5	1	0	0
Chris Slade	5	5	0	0	1
Lawyer Milloy	5	4	1	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	4	4	0	0	1
Tedy Bruschi	4	3	1	0	0
Willie Clay	3	3	0	0	1
Willie McGinest	3	3	0	1	0
Ted Johnson	3	3	0	0	0
Mark Wheeler	3	1	2	0	0
Henry Thomas	2	2	0	1	0
Mike Jones	2	2	0	0	0
Chris Sullivan	2	1	1	0	0
Ty Law	1	1	0	0	1
Chad Eaton	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Whigham	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	45	38	7	2	4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	1	23	23	0
Derrick Cullors	2	134	67	1
Team Totals	3	157	52.3	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	3	16	5.3	0
Team Totals	3	16	5.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	3	1	4	4
Team Totals	3	1	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	6	233	38.8
Team Totals	6	233	38.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Todd Collins	21	12	57.1	89	1	17	1	47.5
Alex Van Pelt	12	3	25.0	38	3	29	1	0.7
Team Totals	33	15	45.5	127	4	29	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Antowain Smith	12	43	3.6	1	20
Thurman Thomas	8	41	5.1	0	17
Darick Holmes	4	25	6.3	0	17
Alex Van Pelt	2	8	4.0	0	8
Todd Collins	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	27	122	4.5	1	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Lonnie Johnson	5	4	34	8.5	13
Andre Reed	7	3	21	7.0	9
Quinn Early	9	3	25	8.3	17
Antowain Smith	1	1	1	1.0	1
Darick Holmes	1	1	6	6.0	6
Tony Cline	1	1	29	29.0	29
Eric Moulds	2	1	9	9.0	9
Jay Riemersma	3	1	2	2.0	2
Team Totals	29	15	127	8.5	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Phil Hansen	9	6	3	0.5
John Holecek	8	5	3	0.5
Henry Jones	7	4	3	0
Sean Moran	5	3	2	0
Mark Maddox	4	2	2	0
Marcellus Wiley	4	4	0	0
Jeff Burris	3	2	1	0
Ted Washington	3	2	1	0.5
Dan Brandenburg	3	2	1	0
Marlon Kerner	3	1	2	0
Bryce Paup	2	1	1	1.5
Gabe Northern	2	0	2	0
Shawn Price	2	2	0	0
Sam Rogers	2	2	0	0
Kurt Schulz	2	2	0	0
Bruce Smith	2	2	0	0
Thomas Smith	2	1	1	0
Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0	0
Emanuel Martin	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	65	42	23	3