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New England Patriots 18 at Minnesota Vikings 23
Sunday, November 2, 1997
New England Patriots 18, Minnesota Vikings 23| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (5-4-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| Minnesota Vikings (7-2-0) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| NWE | MIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Eddie Murray 24 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | Moe Williams 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 10 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 22 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| MIN | Eddie Murray 23 yard field goal | 3 | 13 |
| MIN | Eddie Murray 41 yard field goal | 3 | 16 |
| NWE | Shawn Jefferson 5 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (kick failed) | 9 | 16 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 25 yard field goal | 12 | 16 |
| MIN | Cris Carter 28 yard pass from Brad Johnson (Eddie Murray kick) | 12 | 23 |
| NWE | Terry Glenn 3 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (pass failed) | 18 | 23 |
| NWE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-117-0 | 29-66-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 27-42-313-2-1 | 18-31-227-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-20 | 1-5 |
| Net pass yards | 293 | 222 |
| Total yards | 410 | 288 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-88 | 5-28 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 27 | 42 | 313 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 21 | 104 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 4 | 108 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 5 | 58 | 0 | ||||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 5 | 45 | 1 | ||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 2 | 37 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vincent Brisby | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Keith Byars | NWE | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sam Gash | NWE | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Cris Carter | MIN | 8 | 116 | 1 | ||||||||
| Brad Johnson | MIN | 18 | 31 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| Jake Reed | MIN | 3 | 65 | 0 | ||||||||
| Moe Williams | MIN | 19 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Robert Green | MIN | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Charles Evans | MIN | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Matthew Hatchette | MIN | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chris Walsh | MIN | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||