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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts - September 7th, 1997
New England Patriots 31 at Indianapolis Colts 6
Sunday, September 7, 1997
New England Patriots 31, Indianapolis Colts 6| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Indianapolis Colts (0-2-0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Scoring
| NWE | IND | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Shawn Jefferson 34 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 0 |
| IND | Cary Blanchard 45 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| 2nd | IND | Cary Blanchard 38 yard field goal | 7 | 6 |
| NWE | Curtis Martin 21 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 6 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Vincent Brisby 6 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 4th | NWE | Troy Brown 21 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 28 | 6 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 21 yard field goal | 31 | 6 |
Team Stats
| NWE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-122-0 | 21-41-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-25-267-4-0 | 30-38-241-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 5-27 |
| Net pass yards | 260 | 214 |
| Total yards | 382 | 255 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-58 | 5-44 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 25 | 121 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 15 | 25 | 267 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 2 | 98 | 1 | 64 | ||||||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 4 | 54 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Vincent Brisby | NWE | 3 | 46 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 3 | 35 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Harbaugh | IND | 30 | 38 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Marvin Harrison | IND | 9 | 74 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Sean Dawkins | IND | 7 | 61 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Marshall Faulk | IND | 15 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Brian Stablein | IND | 3 | 35 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Aaron Bailey | IND | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Ken Dilger | IND | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Lamont Warren | IND | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Scott Slutzker | IND | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Tedy Bruschi | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ferric Collons | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Derrick Cullors | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Chad Eaton | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Michael McGruder | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Slade | 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 | |||
| Aaron Bailey | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jason Belser | IND | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Stablein | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||