Ben Terence Coates Jr.
Position: TE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: August 16, 1969 in Greenwood, SC
College: Livingstone
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 5th round (124th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 56 (1137th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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1997 Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1997-08-31 | 28-015 | NWE | SDG | W 41-7 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1997-09-07 | 28-022 | NWE | @ | IND | W 31-6 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1997-09-14 | 28-029 | NWE | NYJ | W 27-24 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1997-09-21 | 28-036 | NWE | CHI | W 31-3 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1997-10-06 | 28-051 | NWE | @ | DEN | L 13-34 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1997-10-12 | 28-057 | NWE | BUF | W 33-6 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 1997-10-19 | 28-064 | NWE | @ | NYJ | L 19-24 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 1997-10-27 | 28-072 | NWE | GNB | L 10-28 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 1997-11-02 | 28-078 | NWE | @ | MIN | L 18-23 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | 1997-11-09 | 28-085 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 31-10 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | 1997-11-16 | 28-092 | NWE | @ | TAM | L 7-27 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | 1997-11-23 | 28-099 | NWE | MIA | W 27-24 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 1997-11-30 | 28-106 | NWE | IND | W 20-17 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 1997-12-07 | 28-113 | NWE | @ | JAX | W 26-20 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 1997-12-13 | 28-119 | NWE | PIT | L 21-24 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 1997-12-22 | 28-128 | NWE | @ | MIA | W 14-12 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | 1998-01-03 | 28-140 | NWE | @ | PIT | L 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 Games | 66 | 737 | 11.17 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | |||||||
| Receiving | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 17 | 1997-12-28 | 28-134 | NWE | MIA | W 17-3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | |