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New England Patriots 23 at New York Giants 22

Saturday, December 21, 1996

New England Patriots 23, New York Giants 22

1234Final
New England Patriots (11-5-0)0032023
New York Giants (6-10-0)2200022

Scoring

NWENYG
1stNYGSafety, Bledsoe intentional grounding in end zone02
2ndNYGCharles Way 1 yard rush (Brad Daluiso kick)09
NYGBrad Daluiso 30 yard field goal012
NYGBrad Daluiso 27 yard field goal015
NYGJason Sehorn 23 yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick)022
3rdNWEAdam Vinatieri 40 yard field goal322
4thNWETerry Glenn 26 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)1022
NWEDave Meggett 60 yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick)1722
NWEBen Coates 13 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (pass failed)2322

Team Stats

NWENYG
First downs1717
Rush-yards-TDs18-26-032-97-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT31-47-301-2-214-34-215-0-1
Sacked-yards2-192-16
Net pass yards282199
Total yards308296
Fumbles-lost0-00-0
Turnovers21
Penalties-yards4-248-56

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Drew Bledsoe NWE 31 47 301 2 2 38 2 -1 0 0
Terry Glenn NWE 1 -2 0 -2 8 124 1 31
Troy Brown NWE 7 75 0 38
Dave Meggett NWE 7 20 0 11 6 28 0 7
Keith Byars NWE 3 24 0 17
Shawn Jefferson NWE 1 22 0 22
Ben Coates NWE 3 19 1 13
Curtis Martin NWE 8 9 0 5 2 1 0 4
Marrio Grier NWE 1 8 0 8
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dave M. Brown NYG 14 34 215 0 1 35 3 9 0 7
Charles Way NYG 7 36 1 18 3 50 0 22
Thomas Lewis NYG 5 84 0 34
Gary Downs NYG 22 52 0 9
Kevin Alexander NYG 1 35 0 35
Lawrence Dawsey NYG 2 23 0 15
Chris Calloway NYG 2 21 0 12
Howard Cross NYG 1 2 0 2

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
Troy Brown NWE 0 0 0 0 2 42 21.0 0 0
Mike D. Jones NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Dave Meggett NWE 0 0 0 0 3 76 25.3 0 0 3 62 20.7 1 0
Otis Smith NWE 1.0 1 11 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
Ray Agnew NYG 0.5 0 0 0 0
Kevin Alexander NYG 0 0 0 0 2 27 13.5 0 0
Chad Bratzke NYG 1.0 0 0 0 0
Conrad Hamilton NYG 0 0 0 0 2 41 20.5 0 0
Robert Harris NYG 0.5 0 0 0 0
Brian Kozlowski NYG 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 0
Arthur Marshall NYG 0 0 0 0 3 43 14.3 0 0
Brian Saxton NYG 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 0
Jason Sehorn NYG 1 23 1 0
Phillippi Sparks NYG 1 4 0 0