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Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21

Scoring Summary · Big Plays · Green Bay Packers Statistics · New England Patriots Statistics

January 26, 1997
Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana (Attendance: 72,301)

MVP: Desmond Howard

Tm 1 2 3 4 Final
GNB 10 17 8 0 35
NWE 14 0 7 0 21

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
GNBTDAndre Rison, 54 yd pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick is good)
GNBFGChris Jacke, 37 yd field goal
NWETDKeith Byars, 1 yd pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick is good)
NWETDBen Coates, 4 yd pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick is good)
2nd Quarter
GNBTDAntonio Freeman, 81 yd pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick is good)
GNBFGChris Jacke, 31 yd field goal
GNBTDBrett Favre, 2 yd run (Chris Jacke kick is good)
3rd Quarter
NWETDCurtis Martin, 18 yd run (Adam Vinatieri kick is good)
GNBTDDesmond Howard, 99 yd kickoff return (Mark Chmura pass from Brett Favre)

Longest Plays from Scrimmage

Rk Tm Play Description Qtr Down Dist Yard Line
1 GNB Antonio Freeman 81 yd pass from Brett Favre TD 2 1 10 GNB 19
2 GNB Andre Rison 54 yd pass from Brett Favre TD 1 2 9 GNB 46
3 NWE Terry Glenn 44 yd pass from Drew Bledsoe 1 3 1 GNB 48
4 NWE Keith Byars 32 yd pass from Drew Bledsoe 1 2 10 NWE 21
5 GNB Andre Rison 23 yd pass from Brett Favre 2 2 9 NWE 46
6 GNB Antonio Freeman 22 yd pass from Brett Favre 2 1 10 GNB 44
7 NWE Curtis Martin 20 yd pass from Drew Bledsoe 1 1 10 GNB 47
8 NWE Ben Coates 19 yd pass from Drew Bledsoe 2 1 10 NWE 25
9 NWE Curtis Martin 18 yd run TD 3 1 10 GNB 18
NWE Ben Coates 18 yd pass from Drew Bledsoe 2 1 10 NWE 22

Green Bay Packers

Passing Rushing Receiving
Cmp Att Yds Y/A TD Int Lng Rate Att Yds Y/A TD Lng Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Brett Favre 14 27 246 9.1 2 0 81 107.9 4 12 3.0 1 12
Dorsey Levens 14 61 4.4 0 12 3 23 7.7 0 14
Edgar Bennett 17 40 2.4 0 10 1 4 4.0 0 4
William Henderson 1 2 2.0 0 2 2 14 7.0 0 8
Antonio Freeman 3 105 35.0 1 81
Andre Rison 2 77 38.5 1 54
Mark Chmura 2 13 6.5 0 8
Keith Jackson 1 10 10.0 0 10
Team 14 27 246 9.1 2 0 81 107.9 36 115 3.2 1 12 14 246 17.6 2 81

New England Patriots

Passing Rushing Receiving
Cmp Att Yds Y/A TD Int Lng Rate Att Yds Y/A TD Lng Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Drew Bledsoe 25 48 253 5.3 2 4 44 46.6 1 1 1.0 0 1
Curtis Martin 11 42 3.8 1 18 3 28 9.3 0 20
Ben Coates 6 67 11.2 1 19
Terry Glenn 4 62 15.5 0 44
Keith Byars 4 42 10.5 1 32
Shawn Jefferson 3 34 11.3 0 14
Vincent Brisby 2 12 6.0 0 7
Dave Meggett 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 8 2.7 0 5
Team 25 48 253 5.3 2 4 44 46.6 13 43 3.3 1 18 25 253 10.1 2 44