1997-98 New England Patriots Stats

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	1997-98 New England Patriots Stats
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Team Statistics	Patriots	Opponents
Total 1st Downs	3606	322
1st Downs (Rushing - Passing - By Penalty)	959 - 2336 - 311	114 - 183 - 25
3rd Down Conversions	1186 / 2940	90 / 233
4th Down Conversions	41 / 174	16 / 30
Total Offensive Yards	5014	5085
Offense (Plays - Average Yards)	960 - 5.2	1100 - 4.6
Total Rushing Yards	1464	1616
Rushing (Plays - Average Yards)	398 - 3.7	436 - 3.7
Total Passing Yards	3808	3469
Passing (Completions - Attempts - Interceptions - Average)	321 - 532 - 15 - 7.2	368 - 619 - 19 - 5.6
Sacks	30	45
Field Goals	25 / 29	20 / 29
Touchdowns	42	33
Touchdowns (Rushing - Passing - Returns - Defensive)	6 - 31 - 1 - 4	16 - 14 - 1 - 2
Turnover Ratio	10

1997-98 Patriots Passing Stats

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Player	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp%	Yds/Att	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	Long	Sck	Sack/Lost	Rating
Drew Bledsoe	522	314	3706	60.20%	7.10	28	5.40%	15	2.90%	76	30	258	87.7
Scott Zolak	9	6	67	66.70%	7.40	2	22.20%	0	0.00%	20	0	0	128.2
Dave Meggett	1	1	35	100.00%	35.00	1	100.00%	0	0.00%	35	0	0	158.3

1997-98 Patriots Rushing Stats

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Player	Att	Yds	Yds/Att	Long	TD
Curtis Martin	274	1160	4.2	70	4
Derrick Cullors	22	101	4.6	24	0
Marrio Grier	33	75	2.3	12	1
Dave Meggett	20	60	3.0	10	1
Drew Bledsoe	28	55	2.0	8	0
Keith Byars	11	24	2.2	5	0
Sam Gash	6	10	1.7	4	0
Scott Zolak	3	-3	-1.0	-1	0
Troy Brown	1	-18	-18.0	-18	0

1997-98 Patriots Receiving Stats

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Player	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	Long	TD
Shawn Jefferson	54	841	15.6	76	2
Ben Coates	66	737	11.2	35	8
Troy Brown	41	607	14.8	67	6
Terry Glenn	27	431	16.0	50	2
Curtis Martin	41	296	7.2	22	1
Vincent Brisby	23	276	12.0	31	2
Dave Meggett	19	203	10.7	49	1
Keith Byars	20	189	9.4	51	3
Sam Gash	22	154	7.0	19	3
Lovett Purnell	5	57	11.4	20	3
Dietrich Jells	1	9	9.0	9	0
Derrick Cullors	2	8	4.0	6	0

1997-98 Patriots Field Goal Stats

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Player	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60+
Adam Vinatieri	0-0	11-11	7-9	6-8	0-0	0-0

1997-98 Patriots Punting Stats

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Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Avg	Blk	Ret	RetY	IN 20	Net Avg
Tom Tupa	79	3569	73	45.8	1	38	437	24	36.6

1997-98 Patriots Punt Return Stats

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Player	Returns	FC	Yds	Long	TD
Dave Meggett	45	8	10.4	47	0

1997-98 Patriots Kick Return Stats

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Player	Returns	FC	Yds	Yds/Ret	Long	TD
Dave Meggett	33	0	816	24.7	61	61
Derrick Cullors	15	0	386	25.7	86	86
Chris Canty	4	0	115	28.8	63	63
Ben Coates	1	0	20	20.0	20	20

1997-98 Patriots Defensive Stats

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Player	Total	Solo	Assist	Sck	Sfty	Fumb
Ted Johnson	127	95	32	4.0	0	1
Lawyer Milloy	111	80	31	0.0	0	2
Todd F. Collins	97	62	35	1.5	0	2
Willie Clay	94	67	27	0.0	0	1
Chris Slade	87	61	26	9.0	0	2
Jimmy Hitchcock	83	65	18	0.0	0	1
Ty Law	77	69	8	0.5	0	0
Henry Thomas	69	45	24	7.0	0	2
Tedy Bruschi	42	35	7	4.0	0	2
Mark Wheeler	36	26	10	4.0	0	1
Willie McGinest	35	25	10	2.0	0	0
Chris Canty	31	29	2	2.0	0	1
Mike D. Jones	30	22	8	4.0	0	0
Chris Sullivan	25	16	9	0.0	0	0
Marty Moore	24	18	6	0.0	0	0
Larry Whigham	24	17	7	2.0	0	1
Chad Eaton	21	13	8	1.0	0	0
Derrick Cullors	16	15	1	0.0	0	0
Ferric Collons	15	11	4	1.0	0	0
Lovett Purnell	12	11	1	0.0	0	0

1997-98 Patriots Interception Stats

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Player	Int	Yds	Yds/Int	Long	TD
Willie Clay	6	109	18.2	53	1
Jimmy Hitchcock	2	104	52.0	100	1
Ty Law	3	70	23.3	40	0
Larry Whigham	2	60	30.0	60	1
Lawyer Milloy	3	15	5.0	15	0
Marty Moore	2	7	3.5	7	0
Chris Slade	1	1	1.0	1	1

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