Sunday, November 27, 1988
New England Patriots 21, Indianapolis Colts 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (7-6-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Indianapolis Colts (7-6-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| NWE | IND | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Sammy Martin 95 yard kickoff return (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 7 | 0 |
| IND | Eric Dickerson 2 yard rush (Dean Biasucci kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Bob Perryman 1 yard rush (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 14 | 7 |
| IND | Eric Dickerson 2 yard rush (Dean Biasucci kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| 4th | NWE | Mosi Tatupu 1 yard rush (Jason Staurovsky kick) | 21 | 14 |
| IND | Mark Boyer 18 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Dean Biasucci kick) | 21 | 21 | |
| IND | Dean Biasucci 28 yard field goal | 21 | 24 |
| NWE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 34-105-2 | 27-81-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-24-190-0-1 | 12-24-171-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-10 | 1-11 |
| Net pass yards | 180 | 160 |
| Total yards | 285 | 241 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Doug Flutie | NWE | 15 | 24 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 2 | 74 | 0 | 51 | ||||||||||
| John Stephens | NWE | 23 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Reggie Dupard | NWE | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 3 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 2 | 27 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Bob Perryman | NWE | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Cedric Jones | NWE | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Irving Fryar | NWE | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Chris Chandler | IND | 12 | 24 | 171 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Bill Brooks | IND | 6 | 89 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Eric Dickerson | IND | 20 | 45 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Albert Bentley | IND | 2 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Mark Boyer | IND | 2 | 36 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Matt Bouza | IND | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Clarence Verdin | IND | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Elgin Davis | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Irving Fryar | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sammy Martin | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rod McSwain | NWE | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andre Tippett | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Albert Bentley | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Duane Bickett | IND | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Tullis | IND | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Clarence Verdin | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||