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1991 New England Patriots

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 211 points (13.2/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 15th.
 Differential of -94 points (-5.9/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 4.7-11.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 25th.

Coached by Dick MacPherson (6-10-0)

1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 W 1-0 @ Indianapolis Colts 16 7 14 206 125 81 1 19 337 271 66 2
2 Sun September 8 L 1-1 Cleveland Browns 0 20 8 143 71 72 4 16 279 166 113
3 Sun September 15 L 1-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 6 20 12 174 92 82 2 16 290 247 43 2
4 Sun September 22 W 2-2 Houston Oilers 24 20 23 343 234 109 3 18 353 268 85 3
5 Sun September 29 L 2-3 @ Phoenix Cardinals 10 24 12 214 99 115 3 24 435 300 135 3
6 Sun October 6 L 2-4 Miami Dolphins 10 20 14 195 140 55 2 19 370 314 56 2
7 Bye Week
8 Sun October 20 W 3-4 Minnesota Vikings 26 23 20 399 302 97 2 29 444 303 141 2
9 Sun October 27 L 3-5 Denver Broncos 6 9 15 287 146 141 14 243 141 102 1
10 Sun November 3 L 3-6 @ Buffalo Bills 17 22 17 265 143 122 3 20 388 235 153 4
11 Sun November 10 L 3-7 @ Miami Dolphins 20 30 18 323 239 84 1 20 324 255 69 1
12 Sun November 17 L 3-8 New York Jets 21 28 24 426 351 75 4 25 422 309 113 2
13 Sun November 24 W 4-8 Buffalo Bills 16 13 18 312 230 82 2 20 308 168 140 5
14 Sun December 1 L 4-9 @ Denver Broncos 3 20 14 252 202 50 4 19 325 209 116 1
15 Sun December 8 W 5-9 Indianapolis Colts 23 17 22 400 277 123 3 13 202 147 55
16 Sun December 15 W 6-9 @ New York Jets 6 3 14 226 100 126 3 18 268 159 109 1
17 Sun December 22 L 6-10 @ Cincinnati Bengals 7 29 14 308 255 53 5 22 443 360 83 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 211 4473 977 4.6 259 284 481 3006 11 22 5.5 155 433 1467 9 3.4 93 42 20 11
Team Defense 305 5431 1050 5.2 530 335 565 3852 25 12 6.5 199 460 1579 5 3.4 312 31 19 19
Lg Rank Offense 25 22 19 20 16 26 22 24 16 18 20 24 24 26
Lg Rank Defense 15 26 26 28 27 25 22 25 20 9 3 4 14 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Hugh Millen 28 QB 13 13 246 409 60.1 3073 9 2.2 18 4.4 60 7.5 5.8 12.5 236.4 72.5 54 379 5.8 4.3 11.7
Tom Hodson 24 16 3 36 68 52.9 345 1 1.5 4 5.9 32 5.1 2.6 9.6 21.6 47.7 9 57 3.7 1.5 11.7
Jon Vaughn 21 RET 16 2 1 2 50.0 13 1 50.0 0 0.0 13 6.5 11.5 13.0 0.8 110.4 0 0 6.5 11.5 0.0
Irving Fryar 29 WR 16 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shawn McCarthy 23 P 13 0 1 1 100.0 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 11.0 11.0 11.0 0.8 112.5 0 0 11.0 11.0 0.0
Team Total 26.0 16 284 481 59.0 3442 11 2.3 22 4.6 60 7.2 5.3 12.1 215.1 69.7 63 436 5.5 3.9 11.6
Opp Total 16 335 565 59.3 3852 25 4.4 12 2.1 6.8 6.3 11.5 240.8 85.8 25 183 6.5 5.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Leonard Russell 22 RB 16 15 266 959 4 24 3.6 59.9 16.6 18 81 4.5 0 18 1.1 5.1 1040 4 8
John Stephens 25 14 3 63 163 2 13 2.6 11.6 4.5 16 119 7.4 0 24 1.1 8.5 282 2 0
Jon Vaughn 21 RET 16 2 31 146 2 23 4.7 9.1 1.9 9 89 9.9 0 32 0.6 5.6 235 2 1
Hugh Millen 28 QB 13 13 31 92 1 14 3.0 7.1 2.4 92 1 10
Ivy Joe Hunter 25 FB 13 11 18 53 0 9 2.9 4.1 1.4 11 97 8.8 0 25 0.8 7.5 150 0 0
Marvin Allen 26 15 0 13 50 0 11 3.8 3.3 0.9 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 59 0 0
Tom Hodson 24 16 3 4 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 2
Irving Fryar 29 WR 16 15 2 11 0 9 5.5 0.7 0.1 68 1014 14.9 3 56 4.3 63.4 1025 3 2
George Adams 29 2 1 2 3 0 2 1.5 1.5 1.0 3 0 0
Michael Timpson 24 16 2 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0.1 25 471 18.8 2 60 1.6 29.4 467 2 2
Ben Coates 22 16 2 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.4 0.1 10 95 9.5 1 17 0.6 5.9 89 1 0
Gene Chilton 27 C 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
Marv Cook*+ 25 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 82 808 9.9 3 49 5.1 50.5 808 3 2
Greg McMurtry 24 WR 15 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 614 15.0 2 40 2.7 40.9 614 2 1
Rob Carpenter 23 9 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 45 15.0 0 23 0.3 5.0 45 0 0
Team Total 26.0 16 433 1467 9 24 3.4 91.7 27.1 284 3442 12.1 11 60 17.8 215.1 4909 20 34
Opp Total 16 460 1579 5 3.4 98.7 28.8 335 3852 11.5 25 20.9 240.8 5431 30 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Jon Vaughn 21 RET 16 2 34 717 1 99 21.1 952
Jerome Henderson 22 RET 16 1 27 201 0 39 7.4 201
Marvin Allen 26 15 0 8 161 0 31 20.1 220
Sammy Martin 26 4 0 8 178 0 26 22.3 178
Irving Fryar 29 WR 16 15 2 10 0 10 5.0 1035
Marion Hobby 25 15 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 0
Michael Timpson 24 16 2 2 37 0 21 18.5 504
Ben Coates 22 16 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 95
David Pool 25 15 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Gregg Rakoczy 26 5 2 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Tony Zackery 25 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.0 16 31 211 0 39 6.8 56 1108 1 99 19.8 6228
Opp Total 16 37 1 51 850 0 16.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Shawn McCarthy 23 P 13 0 66 2650 93 2 40.2
Jason Staurovsky 28 K 9 0 19 13 68.4% 11 10 90.9%
Charlie Baumann 24 7 0 10 7 70.0% 10 9 90.0%
Bryan Wagner 29 3 0 14 548 54 0 39.1
Team Total 26.0 16 29 20 69.0% 21 19 90.5% 80 3198 93 2 40.0
Opp Total 16 42 29 69.0% 31 30 96.8% 69 2912 42.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Hugh Millen 28 QB 13 13 10 4 -17 0
Andre Tippett 32 LOLB 16 16 8.5 1 10 0 10 0 3 0 0
Leonard Russell 22 RB 16 15 8 0 0 0
Brent Williams 27 RDE 16 16 3.5 0 0 2 0 0 55
Jerome Henderson 22 RET 16 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 41
Vincent Brown 26 RILB 16 15 3.0 2 0 1 0 0 117
Marv Cook*+ 25 TE 16 16 2 2 0 0
Garin Veris 28 16 4 4.0
Marion Hobby 25 15 1 2.0 0 1 0 0
Maurice Hurst 24 RCB 15 14 3 21 0 21 51
Ronnie Lippett 31 LCB 16 13 2 27 0 27 0 1 -8 0
Ray Agnew 24 LDE 13 10 2.0 36
Harry Colon 22 SS 16 14 0 0 2 -8 0 45
Irving Fryar 29 WR 16 15 2 0 0 0
Tim Gordon 26 fs 11 7 0 2 0 0
Tom Hodson 24 16 3 2 0 0 0
Ivy Joe Hunter 25 FB 13 11 0 2 0 0
Fred Marion 32 FS 11 11 2 33 0 33
David Pool 25 15 3 0 1 1 0 0 26
Chris Singleton 24 ROLB 12 11 1.0 0 0 1 21 0 60
Michael Timpson 24 16 2 2 0 0 0
Jon Vaughn 21 RET 16 2 1 1 -2 0
Danny Villa 27 RG 10 10 0 2 0 0
Mickey Washington 23 16 4 2 0 0 0 66
Marvin Allen 26 15 0 0 1 0 0
Freddie Childress 25 15 1 0 1 0 1
Gene Chilton 27 C 16 16 1 0 -16 0
Chris Gannon 25 8 0 0 1 0 0
David Howard 30 rolb 16 5 1.0
David Key 23 3 0 0 1 0 0
Greg McMurtry 24 WR 15 13 1 0 0 0
Gregg Rakoczy 26 5 2 1 0 0 0
John Stephens 25 14 3 0 1 0 0
Richard Tardits 26 16 0 0 1 0 0
Tony Zackery 25 16 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.0 16 25.0 12 93 0 33 2 34 32 -30 1 542
Opp Total 16 63 32 13 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jason Staurovsky 28 K 9 0 10 13 49
Charlie Baumann 24 7 0 9 7 30
Leonard Russell 22 RB 16 15 4 24
Marv Cook*+ 25 TE 16 16 3 18
Irving Fryar 29 WR 16 15 3 18
Jon Vaughn 21 RET 16 2 2 1 18
Greg McMurtry 24 WR 15 13 2 12
John Stephens 25 14 3 2 12
Michael Timpson 24 16 2 2 12
Freddie Childress 25 15 1 1 6
Ben Coates 22 16 2 1 6
Hugh Millen 28 QB 13 13 1 6
Team Total 26.0 16 9 11 1 1 19 20 211
Opp Total 16 5 25 1 30 29 1 305