1997 New England Patriots Game Log

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Record: 10-6-0, 1st in AFC East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Pete Carroll (10-6-0)

Points For: 369 (23.1/g) 8th of 30

Points Against: 289 (18.1/g) 8th of 30

Expected W-L: 10.3-5.7

SRS: 5.33 (5th of 30), SOS: .33

Playoffs:
Won Wild Card 17-3 vs. Miami Dolphins
Lost Divisional Round 6-7 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Offensive Coordinator: Larry Kennan

Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell

Other Notable Asst.: Jeff Davidson (Tight Ends), Ron Lynn (Defensive Backs), Andre Patterson (Defensive Line) and Carl Smith (Asst. Head Coach/QB)

Stadium: Foxboro Stadium

Director of Player Personnel: Bobby Grier

Chairman/CEO: Robert Kraft

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1200; O/U: 9.5

Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	41	7	26	39	340	4	0	0	0	8.7	8.7	66.7	128.2	26	84	3.2	0	2	2	5	5	4	204	7	13	0	0	32:40
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W		@	Indianapolis Colts	31	6	15	25	260	4	0	1	7	10.7	10.0	60.0	135.0	26	122	4.7	0	1	1	4	4	5	280	7	13	0	0	25:41
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	W	OT		New York Jets	27	24	16	34	162	2	2	0	0	4.8	4.8	47.1	56.3	46	213	4.6	1	2	2	3	3	6	204	9	18	0	0	38:22
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	31	3	27	40	315	3	1	2	19	8.4	7.5	67.5	105.7	21	87	4.1	1	1	1	4	4	5	240	3	11	1	1	29:28
6	Mon	October 6	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	13	34	20	41	211	1	1	3	23	5.7	4.8	48.8	62.1	19	51	2.7	0	2	2	1	1	7	364	3	15	1	2	27:02
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	33	6	14	27	171	2	1	1	10	6.7	6.1	51.9	80.9	39	139	3.6	1	4	4	3	3	3	144	4	15	0	2	33:49
8	Sun	October 19	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	19	24	24	38	267	2	1	3	27	7.7	6.5	63.2	90.6	25	105	4.2	0	1	1	2	2	4	164	7	16	0	2	33:49
9	Mon	October 27	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	10	28	20	36	255	1	3	2	13	7.4	6.7	55.6	52.4	20	69	3.5	0	1	1	1	1	3	111	7	12	0	1	25:40
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	18	23	27	42	293	2	1	3	20	7.5	6.5	64.3	90.7	24	117	4.9	0	2	2	0	0	5	230	6	15	0	1	30:18
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	31	10	15	22	164	1	0	3	36	9.1	6.6	68.2	105.1	32	103	3.2	1	1	3	4	4	6	234	5	15	0	1	31:35
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	27	16	31	93	1	2	5	58	4.9	2.6	51.6	41.5	16	75	4.7	0	0	0	1	1	7	294	4	13	0	1	20:32
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	27	24	16	27	234	1	0	1	8	9.0	8.4	59.3	99.9	24	84	3.5	0	2	3	3	3	2	88	5	12	1	2	25:45
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W			Indianapolis Colts	20	17	20	33	187	2	0	2	17	6.2	5.3	60.6	96.4	25	71	2.8	0	2	2	2	2	5	255	8	14	0	0	26:37
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	W		@	Jacksonville Jaguars	26	20	26	35	227	2	0	2	7	6.7	6.1	74.3	110.1	20	55	2.8	0	4	5	2	2	4	168	4	13	0	0	27:31
16	Sat	December 13	boxscore	L	OT		Pittsburgh Steelers	21	24	21	36	211	3	2	0	0	5.9	5.9	58.3	79.7	18	42	2.3	0	0	0	3	3	6	270	6	13	0	0	23:39
17	Mon	December 22	boxscore	W		@	Miami Dolphins	14	12	18	26	160	0	1	2	13	6.7	5.7	69.2	69.4	17	47	2.8	2	0	0	2	2	7	329	3	10	0	0	23:47

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
18	Sun	December 28	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	17	3	16	32	120	1	0	3	19	4.3	3.4	50.0	69.8	31	108	3.5	0	1	3	2	2	7	181	7	17	0	0	33:51
19	Sat	January 3	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	7	23	44	244	0	2	2	20	6.0	5.3	52.3	49.8	19	36	1.9	0	2	2	0	0	7	206	5	15	0	1	28:00

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	W			San Diego Chargers	41	7	18	38	142	1	1	4	52	5.1	3.4	47.4	54.9	20	85	4.3	0	0	0	1	1	7	255	5	14	1	2	27:20
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	W		@	Indianapolis Colts	31	6	30	38	214	0	0	5	27	6.3	5.0	78.9	90.1	21	41	2.0	0	2	2	0	0	6	180	6	15	1	1	34:19
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	W	OT		New York Jets	27	24	30	50	225	1	0	7	46	5.4	3.9	60.0	77.5	21	130	6.2	1	1	2	3	3	5	112	5	17	4	5	29:41
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	W			Chicago Bears	31	3	17	25	120	0	2	5	34	6.2	4.0	68.0	45.4	24	79	3.3	0	1	1	0	0	10	410	2	13	0	0	30:32
6	Mon	October 6	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	13	34	13	27	188	0	2	1	8	7.3	6.7	48.1	40.4	38	192	5.1	3	2	3	4	4	3	45	4	11	0	0	32:58
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	33	6	21	41	148	0	4	3	16	4.0	3.4	51.2	20.2	18	94	5.2	1	0	1	0	0	6	151	1	14	1	3	26:11
8	Sun	October 19	boxscore	L		@	New York Jets	19	24	23	38	254	1	0	1	5	6.8	6.5	60.5	89.1	22	76	3.5	2	1	4	3	3	2	176	4	10	0	1	26:11
9	Mon	October 27	boxscore	L			Green Bay Packers	10	28	23	34	227	3	0	1	12	7.0	6.5	67.6	115.7	39	144	3.7	1	0	0	4	4	4	72	11	16	0	0	34:20
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	L		@	Minnesota Vikings	18	23	18	31	222	1	0	1	5	7.3	6.9	58.1	91.1	29	66	2.3	1	3	3	2	2	5	100	6	14	0	0	29:42
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W		@	Buffalo Bills	31	10	15	33	119	0	4	2	8	3.8	3.4	45.5	15.4	27	122	4.5	1	1	1	1	1	5	112	0	11	1	3	28:25
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	L		@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	27	21	29	202	1	0	1	7	7.2	6.7	72.4	102.9	41	146	3.6	2	2	2	3	3	2	192	7	14	0	3	39:28
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	27	24	38	60	370	0	3	3	19	6.5	5.9	63.3	59.7	22	36	1.6	3	1	1	3	3	3	33	8	17	3	3	34:15
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W			Indianapolis Colts	20	17	22	41	285	2	0	4	25	7.6	6.3	53.7	92.0	26	118	4.5	0	1	2	2	2	3	40	8	15	1	2	33:23
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	W		@	Jacksonville Jaguars	26	20	25	42	234	2	0	4	17	6.0	5.1	59.5	90.8	27	107	4.0	0	0	1	2	2	3	34	8	15	1	2	32:29
16	Sat	December 13	boxscore	L	OT		Pittsburgh Steelers	21	24	26	48	266	1	2	0	0	5.5	5.5	54.2	59.9	40	138	3.5	1	3	3	1	1	5	108	8	20	2	3	41:04
17	Mon	December 22	boxscore	W		@	Miami Dolphins	14	12	28	44	253	1	1	3	22	6.3	5.4	63.6	77.2	21	42	2.0	0	2	3	0	0	5	110	7	17	1	2	36:13

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
18	Sun	December 28	boxscore	W			Miami Dolphins	17	3	17	43	120	0	2	4	21	3.3	2.6	39.5	28.1	17	42	2.5	0	1	1	0	0	7	181	5	17	0	3	26:09
19	Sat	January 3	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	7	14	31	134	0	1	2	0	4.3	4.1	45.2	44.3	37	145	3.9	1	0	0	1	1	9	267

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