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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots - August 31st, 1997
San Diego Chargers 7 at New England Patriots 41
Sunday, August 31, 1997
San Diego Chargers 7, New England Patriots 41| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| New England Patriots (1-0-0) | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
Scoring
| SDG | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Ben Coates 4 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NWE | Terry Glenn 25 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Adam Vinatieri 21 yard field goal | 0 | 17 |
| NWE | Sam Gash 12 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 24 | |
| NWE | Keith Byars 2 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0 | 31 | |
| 3rd | SDG | Freddie Jones 44 yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4th | NWE | Adam Vinatieri 26 yard field goal | 7 | 34 |
| NWE | Willie Clay 53 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 41 |
Team Stats
| SDG | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-85-0 | 26-84-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-38-194-1-1 | 26-39-340-4-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-52 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 142 | 340 |
| Total yards | 227 | 424 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-50 | 6-50 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Freddie Jones | SDG | 4 | 73 | 1 | 44 | ||||||||||
| Stan Humphries | SDG | 12 | 26 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Terrell Fletcher | SDG | 7 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Charlie Jones | SDG | 4 | 55 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Gary Brown | SDG | 12 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Jim Everett | SDG | 6 | 12 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||
| Tony Martin | SDG | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Bryan Still | SDG | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Frank Hartley | SDG | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 26 | 39 | 340 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 22 | 75 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 5 | 82 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 3 | 74 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 4 | 60 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Vincent Brisby | NWE | 3 | 51 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Sam Gash | NWE | 2 | 31 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 4 | 24 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Keith Byars | NWE | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Scott Zolak | NWE | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Eric Metcalf | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Latario Rachal | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 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 | |||
| Willie Clay | NWE | 1 | 53 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike D. Jones | NWE | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Henry Thomas | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Wheeler | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||