Sunday, November 10, 1996
New England Patriots 31, New York Jets 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (7-3-0) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| New York Jets (1-9-0) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| NWE | NYJ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NYJ | Jeff Graham 26 yard pass from Frank Reich (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | NYJ | Adrian Murrell 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 14 |
| NYJ | Adrian Murrell 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| NWE | Terry Glenn 26 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Curtis Martin 1 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 21 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 30 yard field goal | 17 | 21 | |
| NYJ | Nick Lowery 26 yard field goal | 17 | 24 | |
| 4th | NWE | Ben Coates 17 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 24 | 24 |
| NYJ | Nick Lowery 32 yard field goal | 24 | 27 | |
| NWE | Keith Byars 2 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 31 | 27 |
| NWE | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 28 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 17-68-1 | 36-142-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 24-34-297-3-2 | 22-44-281-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-22 | 1-1 |
| Net pass yards | 275 | 280 |
| Total yards | 343 | 422 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-48 | 4-35 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 24 | 34 | 297 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 15 | 43 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 28 | ||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 3 | 42 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 4 | 27 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Keith Byars | NWE | 4 | 22 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Frank Reich | NYJ | 22 | 44 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Adrian Murrell | NYJ | 31 | 128 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Jeff Graham | NYJ | 6 | 95 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Richie Anderson | NYJ | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| Keyshawn Johnson | NYJ | 4 | 44 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Wayne Chrebet | NYJ | 3 | 33 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Alex Van Dyke | NYJ | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Kyle Brady | NYJ | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Willie Clay | NWE | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie McGinest | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 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 | |||
| Henry Bailey | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Chad Cascadden | NYJ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hugh Douglas | NYJ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Glenn | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Victor Green | NYJ | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Van Dyke | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||