Sunday, November 16, 1997
New England Patriots 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (6-5-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-3-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| NWE | TAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TAM | Errict Rhett 1 yard rush (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | TAM | Michael Husted 44 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| 3rd | TAM | Dave Moore 7 yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4th | TAM | Mike Alstott 1 yard rush (Michael Husted kick) | 0 | 24 |
| TAM | Michael Husted 44 yard field goal | 0 | 27 | |
| NWE | Lovett Purnell 6 yard pass from Scott Zolak (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 27 |
| NWE | TAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 16-75-0 | 41-146-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-31-151-1-2 | 21-29-209-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-58 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 93 | 202 |
| Total yards | 168 | 348 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 6-2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-39 | 3-15 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Troy Brown | NWE | 5 | 58 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 13 | 25 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 8 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Derrick Cullors | NWE | 4 | 41 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 2 | 28 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Ben Coates | NWE | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Scott Zolak | NWE | 3 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| Dietrich Jells | NWE | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Lovett Purnell | NWE | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Keith Byars | NWE | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Sam Gash | NWE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Mike Alstott | TAM | 16 | 91 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Trent Dilfer | TAM | 21 | 29 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||
| Warrick Dunn | TAM | 14 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Jackie Harris | TAM | 3 | 51 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Karl Williams | TAM | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Reidel Anthony | TAM | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Dave Moore | TAM | 2 | 23 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Horace Copeland | TAM | 3 | 20 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Errict Rhett | TAM | 8 | 15 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Steve Walsh | TAM | 2 | -1 | 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 | |||
| Chris Canty | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Derrick Cullors | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 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 | |||
| Donnie Abraham | TAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Derrick Brooks | TAM | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Brad Culpepper | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Warrick Dunn | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tyoka Jackson | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Parker | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Warren Sapp | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Regan Upshaw | TAM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Karl Williams | TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||