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New England Patriots 7 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27

Sunday, November 16, 1997

New England Patriots 7, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27

1234Final
New England Patriots (6-5-0)00077
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-3-0)7371027

Scoring

NWETAM
1stTAMErrict Rhett 1 yard rush (Michael Husted kick)07
2ndTAMMichael Husted 44 yard field goal010
3rdTAMDave Moore 7 yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Michael Husted kick)017
4thTAMMike Alstott 1 yard rush (Michael Husted kick)024
TAMMichael Husted 44 yard field goal027
NWELovett Purnell 6 yard pass from Scott Zolak (Adam Vinatieri kick)727

Team Stats

NWETAM
First downs1021
Rush-yards-TDs16-75-041-146-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT16-31-151-1-221-29-209-1-0
Sacked-yards5-581-7
Net pass yards93202
Total yards168348
Fumbles-lost2-16-2
Turnovers32
Penalties-yards6-393-15

Rushing & Receiving

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

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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