The New England Patriots beat the New York Giants, 23 to 22, on December 21, 1996.

new england patriots nfl score 12/21/96

Final

NE

Patriots

11-5-0

23

NYG

Giants

6-10-0

22

1

0

2

2

0

20

3

3

0

4

20

0

Total

23

22

1st quarter

NE

NYG

Giants

Safety

0

2

2nd quarter

NE

NYG

Giants

Charles Way 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick)

0

9

Giants

Brad Daluiso 30-yard field goal

0

12

Giants

Brad Daluiso 27-yard field goal

0

15

Giants

Jason Sehorn 23-yard interception return (Brad Daluiso kick)

0

22

3rd quarter

NE

NYG

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal

3

22

4th quarter

NE

NYG

Patriots

Terry Glenn 26-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

10

22

Patriots

Dave Meggett 60-yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick)

17

22

Patriots

Ben Coates 13-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (two-point conversion failed)

23

22

Patriots

Giants

1st Downs

17

17

Passing 1st Downs

13

10

Rushing 1st Downs

4

6

1st downs from penalties

0

1

3rd down efficiency

6 - 16

4 - 16

4th down efficiency

2 - 2

1 - 3

Total Plays

67

68

Total Yards

308

296

Yards per play

4.6

4.4

Passing

282

199

Comp - Att

31 - 47

14 - 34

Yards per pass

5.8

5.5

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 19

2 - 16

Rushing

26

97

Rushing Attempts

18

32

Yards per rush

1.4

3.0

Penalties

4

8

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

29:25

30:35

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Drew Bledsoe 31 47 301 6.4 2 2 2 80.2
Team 31 47 282 6.4 2 2 2 80.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Dave Meggett 7 20 2.9 0
Curtis Martin 8 9 1.1 0
Drew Bledsoe 2 -1 -0.5 0
Terry Glenn 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 18 26 1.4 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Terry Glenn 8 124 15.5 1
Troy Brown 7 75 10.7 0
Dave Meggett 6 28 4.7 0
Keith Byars 3 24 8.0 0
Shawn Jefferson 1 22 22.0 0
Ben Coates 3 19 6.3 1
Marrio Grier 1 8 8.0 0
Curtis Martin 2 1 0.5 0
Team 31 301 6.4 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Mike Jones 1.0
Otis Smith 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Adam Vinatieri 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Tupa 6 217 36.2
Team 6 217 36.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dave Meggett 3 76 25.3 0
Troy Brown 2 42 21.0 0
Team 5 118 23.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dave Meggett 3 62 20.7 1
Team 3 62 20.7 1

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dave Brown 14 34 215 6.3 0 1 2 50.5
Team 14 34 199 6.3 0 1 2 50.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Gary Downs 22 52 2.4 0
Charles Way 7 36 5.1 1
Dave Brown 3 9 3.0 0
Team 32 97 3.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Thomas Lewis 5 84 16.8 0
Charles Way 3 50 16.7 0
Kevin Alexander 1 35 35.0 0
Lawrence Dawsey 2 23 11.5 0
Chris Calloway 2 21 10.5 0
Howard Cross 1 2 2.0 0
Team 14 215 6.3 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Ray Agnew 0.5
Chad Bratzke 1.0
Robert Harris 0.5
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Brad Daluiso 2 2 2 8
Team 2 2 2 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Horan 6 240 40.0
Team 6 240 40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Conrad Hamilton 2 41 20.5 0
Kevin Alexander 2 27 13.5 0
Brian Kozlowski 1 16 16.0 0
Brian Saxton 1 10 10.0 0
Team 6 94 15.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Arthur Marshall 3 43 14.3 0
Team 3 43 14.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

DeMario Douglas

Team Rankings

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/8
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/15
SEA SEA
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Thu
9/19
NE NE
@
NYJ NYJ
8:15 PM
Sun
9/29
NE NE
@
SF SF
4:05 PM
Sun
10/6
MIA MIA
@
NE NE
1:00 PM

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/5
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/8
CAR CAR
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
9/8
TEN TEN
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
9/8
JAX JAX
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM