New England Patriots vs Indianapolis Colts

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September 7th, 1997

1997 Week 2

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

FB K. Byars

WR T. Brown

TE L. Purnell

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G M. Lane

C M. Gisler

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. Bruschi

CB T. Law

CB J. Hitchcock

S L. Milloy

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	7	7	7	10	31
Colts	3	3	0	0	6

	Patriots	Colts
Q1	7	3
Q2	7	3
Q3	7	0
Q4	10	0
FINAL	31	6

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

15/25, 267 YDS, 4 TD

RushingC. Martin

25, 121 YDS

ReceivingS. Jefferson

2, 98 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesT. Law

SacksC. Slade

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Colts

PassingJ. Harbaugh

30/38, 241 YDS

RushingM. Faulk

15, 23 YDS

ReceivingM. Harrison

9, 74 YDS

TacklesR. Blackmon

SacksJ. Belser

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Colts

First Downs

382

Total Yards

255

Rushes

122

Rush YDS

Rush TD

60.0%

PASS %

78.9%

260

NET PASS YDS

214

PASS TD

Takeaways

25:41

Time of Possession

34:19

Offensive Starters

J. Harbaugh QB

M. Faulk RB

Z. Crockett FB

S. Dawkins WR

M. Pollard TE

K. Dilger TE

A. Meadows T

D. Widell G

J. Leeuwenburg C

T. Glenn G

T. Mandarich T

Defensive Starters

A. Fontenot DE

T. McCoy DT

E. Johnson DT

T. Bennett DE

E. Alexander LB

S. Grant LB

Q. Coryatt LB

C. Gray CB

D. Watts CB

R. Blackmon S

J. Belser S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 2 match up between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts featuring 121 rushing yards by Curtis Martin.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Colts

Patriots Momentum

Colts Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Shawn Jefferson for 34 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 45 yard field goal good

Colts cuts lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 38 yard field goal good

Colts cuts lead → 7-6

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Curtis Martin for 21 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-6

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Vincent Brisby for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 21-6

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Troy Brown for 21 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 28-6

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 21 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 31-6

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	25	15	60.0	267	4	0	64	1	136.2
Team Totals	25	15	60.0	267	4	0	64	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Curtis Martin	25	121	4.8	32
Drew Bledsoe	1	1	1.0	1
Team Totals	26	122	4.7	32

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Ben Coates	6	4	54	13.5	0	21
Curtis Martin	4	3	34	11.3	1	21
Vincent Brisby	3	3	46	15.3	1	31
Troy Brown	5	3	35	11.7	1	21
Shawn Jefferson	4	2	98	49.0	1	64
Sam Gash	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Lovett Purnell	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	25	15	267	17.8	4	64

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Ty Law	9	8	1	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	7	7	0	0
Ted Johnson	7	6	1	0
Chris Slade	6	5	1	1
Tedy Bruschi	4	4	0	1
Ferric Collons	4	4	0	1
Michael McGruder	4	4	0	1
Chad Eaton	3	3	0	1
Willie Clay	3	2	1	0
Henry Thomas	3	2	1	0
Larry Whigham	3	3	0	0
Chris Canty	2	2	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	2	2	0	0
Chris Sullivan	2	2	0	0
Brandon Mitchell	1	1	0	0
Mark Wheeler	1	1	0	0
Devin Wyman	1	0	1	0
Team Totals	62	56	6	5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Dave Meggett	1	23	23
Derrick Cullors	1	23	23
Team Totals	2	46	23.0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	3	26	8.7	0
Team Totals	3	26	8.7	0

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

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	5	278	55.6
Team Totals	5	278	55.6

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	38	30	78.9	241	0	0	18	5	93.1
Team Totals	38	30	78.9	241	0	0	18	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Marshall Faulk	15	23	1.5	12
Jim Harbaugh	3	14	4.7	6
Lamont Warren	3	4	1.3	3
Team Totals	21	41	2.0	12

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Marvin Harrison	9	9	74	8.2	12
Sean Dawkins	11	7	61	8.7	14
Brian Stablein	3	3	35	11.7	18
Aaron Bailey	4	3	25	8.3	11
Ken Dilger	4	3	15	5.0	11
Lamont Warren	2	2	3	1.5	3
Marshall Faulk	2	2	22	11.0	18
Scott Slutzker	2	1	6	6.0	6
Team Totals	37	30	241	8.0	18

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Robert Blackmon	8	7	1	0
Elijah Alexander	7	4	3	0
Jason Belser	6	6	0	1
Steve Grant	5	3	2	0
Ellis Johnson	5	2	3	0
Albert Fontenot	4	1	3	0
Tony McCoy	4	4	0	0
Damon Watts	3	1	2	0
Tony Bennett	2	2	0	0
Quentin Coryatt	2	2	0	0
Carlton Gray	2	2	0	0
Bernard Whittington	2	2	0	0
Steve Martin	1	1	0	0
Monty Montgomery	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	52	38	14	1