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1997 New England Patriots
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 369 points (23.1/g), 8th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 289 points (18.1/g), 8th.
Differential of 80 points (5.0/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by Pete Carroll (10-6-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | W | 1-0 | San Diego Chargers | 41 | 7 | 22 | 424 | 340 | 84 | 14 | 227 | 142 | 85 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 31 | 6 | 15 | 382 | 260 | 122 | 19 | 255 | 214 | 41 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 3-0 | New York Jets | 27 | 24 | 23 | 375 | 162 | 213 | 3 | 22 | 355 | 225 | 130 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 4-0 | Chicago Bears | 31 | 3 | 23 | 402 | 315 | 87 | 3 | 9 | 199 | 120 | 79 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mon | October 6 | box | L | 4-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 13 | 34 | 13 | 262 | 211 | 51 | 2 | 25 | 380 | 188 | 192 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 5-1 | Buffalo Bills | 33 | 6 | 19 | 310 | 171 | 139 | 1 | 13 | 242 | 148 | 94 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | L | 5-2 | @ | New York Jets | 19 | 24 | 19 | 372 | 267 | 105 | 1 | 22 | 330 | 254 | 76 | |
| 9 | Mon | October 27 | box | L | 5-3 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 28 | 18 | 324 | 255 | 69 | 4 | 27 | 371 | 227 | 144 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 5-4 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 18 | 23 | 21 | 410 | 293 | 117 | 1 | 18 | 288 | 222 | 66 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 6-4 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 31 | 10 | 11 | 267 | 164 | 103 | 14 | 241 | 119 | 122 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 6-5 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 27 | 10 | 168 | 93 | 75 | 3 | 21 | 348 | 202 | 146 | 2 |
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 7-5 | Miami Dolphins | 27 | 24 | 15 | 318 | 234 | 84 | 33 | 406 | 370 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | box | W | 8-5 | Indianapolis Colts | 20 | 17 | 17 | 258 | 187 | 71 | 23 | 403 | 285 | 118 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 9-5 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 26 | 20 | 16 | 282 | 227 | 55 | 23 | 341 | 234 | 107 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 13 | box | L | 9-6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 24 | 15 | 253 | 211 | 42 | 2 | 22 | 404 | 266 | 138 | 2 | |
| 17 | Mon | December 22 | box | W | 10-6 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 12 | 10 | 207 | 160 | 47 | 2 | 17 | 295 | 253 | 42 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 28 | box | W | 11-6 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 3 | box | L | 11-7 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||