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New England Patriots 24 at New York Jets 43

Monday, September 21, 1987

New England Patriots 24, New York Jets 43

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New England Patriots (1-1-0)0371424
New York Jets (2-0-0)60211643

Scoring

NWENYJ
1stNYJPat Leahy 37 yard field goal03
NYJPat Leahy 34 yard field goal06
2ndNWETony Franklin 32 yard field goal36
3rdNYJAl Toon 58 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick)313
NYJJohnny Hector 5 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)320
NWEAndre Tippett 29 yard fumble return (Tony Franklin kick)1020
NYJJohnny Hector 9 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)1027
4thNYJSafety, Lyons tackled Tatupu in end zone1029
NWEGreg Baty 1 yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick)1729
NYJNuu Faaola 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)1736
NWEStephen Starring 12 yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick)2436
NYJNuu Faaola 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)2443

Team Stats

NWENYJ
First downs1721
Rush-yards-TDs20-48-042-127-4
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT18-34-186-2-120-27-319-1-0
Sacked-yards5-415-38
Net pass yards145281
Total yards193408
Fumbles-lost2-13-2
Turnovers22
Penalties-yards7-837-63

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Tony Eason NWE 18 34 186 2 1 45
Stanley Morgan NWE 3 72 0 0
Tony Collins NWE 10 32 0 0 3 10 0 0
Stephen Starring NWE 3 38 0 0
Greg Baty NWE 5 37 0 0
Mosi Tatupu NWE 7 11 0 0 2 18 0 0
Cedric Jones NWE 1 7 0 0
Craig James NWE 3 5 0 0
Irving Fryar NWE 1 4 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Ken O'Brien NYJ 19 26 313 1 0 59 1 0 0 0
Johnny Hector NYJ 17 75 0 0 3 29 0 0
Al Toon NYJ 3 89 0 0
Wesley Walker NYJ 4 88 0 0
Freeman McNeil NYJ 8 30 0 0 4 56 0 0
Mickey Shuler NYJ 6 57 0 0
Roger Vick NYJ 10 18 0 0
Nuu Faaola NYJ 5 4 0 0
Pat Ryan NYJ 1 1 6 0 0 6 1 0 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Don Blackmon NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Tony Collins NWE 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0
Irving Fryar NWE 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0
Bob Perryman NWE 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 0
Kenneth Sims NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Starring NWE 0 0 0 0 4 83 20.8 0 0
Brent Williams NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Toby Williams NWE 2.0 0 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Bob Crable NYJ 2.0 0 0 0 0
Alex Gordon NYJ 2.0 0 0 0 0
Rich Miano NYJ 1 3 0 0
Gerald Nichols NYJ 1.0 0 0 0 0
Kurt Sohn NYJ 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 0
Jo-Jo Townsell NYJ 0 0 0 0 4 106 26.5 0 0 5 41 8.2 0 0