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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings - November 2nd, 1997
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 |
Scoring
| NWE | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIN | Eddie Murray 24 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | Moe Williams 1 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Adam Vinatieri 22 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| MIN | Eddie Murray 23 yard field goal | 3 | 13 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Eddie Murray 41 yard field goal | 3 | 16 |
| 4th | 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 |
Team Stats
| 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 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 27 | 42 | 313 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 21 | 104 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 4 | 108 | 1 | 76 | ||||||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 5 | 58 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 5 | 45 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 2 | 37 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Vincent Brisby | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Keith Byars | NWE | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Sam Gash | NWE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Cris Carter | MIN | 8 | 116 | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | MIN | 18 | 31 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Jake Reed | MIN | 3 | 65 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Moe Williams | MIN | 19 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Robert Green | MIN | 5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Charles Evans | MIN | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Matthew Hatchette | MIN | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Chris Walsh | MIN | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Todd F. Collins | NWE | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Derrick Cullors | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ty Law | NWE | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 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 | |||
| Duane Clemons | MIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| David Palmer | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Randle | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Orlando Thomas | MIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Moe Williams | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||