New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

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October 12th, 1997

1997 Week 7

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

FB K. Byars

WR T. Glenn

WR S. Jefferson

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G M. Lane

C D. Wohlabaugh

G T. Rucci

T Z. Moss

Defensive Starters

DE M. Jones

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	0	0	0	6	6
Bills	10	6	17	0	33

	Patriots	Bills
Q1	0	10
Q2	0	6
Q3	0	17
Q4	6	0
FINAL	6	33

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingB. Joe Hobert

17/30, 133 YDS

RushingD. Holmes

4, 41 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingQ. Early

6, 59 YDS

TacklesC. Spielman

SacksB. Smith

1.0

InterceptionsM. Perry

Bills

PassingD. Bledsoe

14/27, 181 YDS, 2 TD

RushingC. Martin

22, 99 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingB. Coates

4, 92 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesT. Johnson

SacksC. Slade

2.0

InterceptionsW. Clay

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Bills

First Downs

242

Total Yards

310

Rushes

Rush YDS

139

Rush TD

51.2%

PASS %

51.9%

148

NET PASS YDS

171

PASS TD

Takeaways

26:11

Time of Possession

33:49

Offensive Starters

T. Collins QB

T. Thomas RB

Q. Early WR

A. Reed WR

L. Johnson TE

J. Riemersma TE

J. Fina T

R. Brown G

D. Zeigler C

J. Ostroski G

C. Louchiey T

Defensive Starters

P. Hansen DE

T. Washington DT

B. Smith DE

B. Paup LB

C. Spielman LB

D. Covington LB

S. Rogers LB

M. Kerner 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 7 match up between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills featuring 10 tackles by Chris Spielman.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Bills

Patriots Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Ben Coates for 20 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 20 yard field goal good

Bills extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 23 yard field goal good

Bills extends lead → 13-0

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 41 yard field goal good

Bills extends lead → 16-0

< Q3 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 52 yard field goal good

Bills extends lead → 19-0

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin left guard for 26 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills extends lead → 26-0

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Keith Byars for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bills extends lead → 33-0

< Q4 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Darick Holmes right guard for 1 yard touchdown

Patriots cuts lead → 33-6

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Billy Joe Hobert	30	17	56.7	133	2	20	2	40
Alex Van Pelt	7	3	42.9	22	2	12	0	11.3
Todd Collins	4	1	25.0	9	0	9	1	39.6
Team Totals	41	21	51.2	164	4	20	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Thurman Thomas	6	24	4.0	0	14
Antowain Smith	6	22	3.7	0	11
Darick Holmes	4	41	10.3	1	19
Billy Joe Hobert	2	7	3.5	0	7
Team Totals	18	94	5.2	1	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Quinn Early	11	6	59	9.8	20
Andre Reed	8	4	42	10.5	18
Antowain Smith	5	3	21	7.0	12
Lonnie Johnson	5	3	12	4.0	7
Darick Holmes	2	2	14	7.0	9
Jay Riemersma	3	2	11	5.5	8
Thurman Thomas	2	1	5	5.0	5
Eric Moulds	2	0	0	0.0	0
Jerry Reese	3	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	41	21	164	7.8	20

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Chris Spielman	10	5	5	0	0
Damien Covington	8	2	6	0	0
Sean Moran	7	5	2	0	0
Bruce Smith	6	4	2	1	0
Marlon Kerner	6	6	0	0	0
Ted Washington	6	4	2	0	0
Shawn Price	5	2	3	0	0
Kurt Schulz	5	2	3	0	0
Sam Rogers	4	2	2	0	0
Phil Hansen	3	3	0	0	0
Henry Jones	3	1	2	0	0
Dan Brandenburg	2	2	0	0	0
Gabe Northern	2	1	1	0	0
Bryce Paup	2	2	0	0	0
Eric Smedley	2	2	0	0	0
Marcellus Wiley	2	1	1	0	0
Marlo Perry	1	0	1	0	1
Thomas Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Emanuel Martin	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	76	46	30	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	8	151	18.9	0
Team Totals	8	151	18.9	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	20	10	0
Team Totals	2	20	10.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Steve Christie	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	1	0	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Chris Mohr	6	250	41.7
Team Totals	6	250	41.7

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	27	14	51.9	181	2	1	30	1	82.5
Team Totals	27	14	51.9	181	2	1	30	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Curtis Martin	22	99	4.5	1	26
Marrio Grier	8	24	3.0	0	10
Drew Bledsoe	2	1	0.5	0	2
Dave Meggett	2	10	5.0	0	6
Scott Zolak	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1
Keith Byars	2	4	2.0	0	4
Derrick Cullors	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	39	139	3.6	1	26

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Ben Coates	5	4	92	23.0	1	30
Terry Glenn	8	4	50	12.5	0	22
Sam Gash	3	2	7	3.5	0	4
Curtis Martin	1	1	4	4.0	0	4
Keith Byars	3	1	4	4.0	1	4
Shawn Jefferson	4	1	13	13.0	0	13
Vincent Brisby	3	1	11	11.0	0	11
Team Totals	27	14	181	12.9	2	30

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ted Johnson	9	8	1	0	0
Chris Slade	6	3	3	2	0
Willie Clay	5	4	1	0	1
Henry Thomas	5	4	1	0	0
Todd Collins	5	3	2	0	0
Ty Law	4	4	0	0	1
Lawyer Milloy	3	2	1	0	1
Marty Moore	3	2	1	0	1
Jimmy Hitchcock	3	3	0	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	2	2	0	1	0
Chris Canty	2	1	1	0	0
Mike Jones	2	1	1	0	0
Brandon Mitchell	2	1	1	0	0
Mark Wheeler	2	1	1	0	0
Chris Carter	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Whigham	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	55	41	14	3	4