The New England Patriots got schooled by the Denver Broncos, 34 to 8, on November 17, 1996.

1996 New England Patriots

Final

DEN

Broncos

10-1-0

34

1

14

0

2

10

0

3

7

8

4

3

0

Total

34

8

1st quarter

DEN

NE

Broncos

Terrell Davis 15-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)

7

0

Broncos

Terrell Davis 10-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

14

0

2nd quarter

DEN

NE

Broncos

Terrell Davis 2-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

21

0

Broncos

Jason Elam 28-yard field goal

24

0

3rd quarter

DEN

NE

Patriots

Curtis Martin 7-yard run (Drew Bledsoe pass to Keith Byars for two-point conversion)

24

8

Broncos

John Elway 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick)

31

8

4th quarter

DEN

NE

Broncos

Jason Elam 47-yard field goal

34

8

Broncos

Patriots

1st Downs

26

12

Passing 1st Downs

12

9

Rushing 1st Downs

12

3

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

8 - 14

2 - 12

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

2 - 4

Total Plays

73

53

Total Yards

422

218

Yards per play

5.8

4.1

Passing

224

201

Comp - Att

16 - 27

22 - 42

Yards per pass

8

4.6

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 6

2 - 11

Rushing

198

17

Rushing Attempts

45

9

Yards per rush

4.4

1.9

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

1

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

39:00

21:00

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
John Elway 14 23 175 7.6 1 1 1 80.9
Bill Musgrave 2 4 55 13.8 0 0 0 95.8
Team 16 27 224 8.5 1 1 1 83.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terrell Davis 32 154 4.8 2
Vaughn Hebron 11 43 3.9 0
John Elway 1 1 1.0 1
Aaron Craver 1 0 0.0 0
Team 45 198 4.4 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Anthony Miller 4 78 19.5 0
Terrell Davis 4 56 14.0 1
Shannon Sharpe 3 37 12.3 0
Aaron Craver 2 24 12.0 0
Ed McCaffrey 2 24 12.0 0
Dwayne Carswell 1 11 11.0 0
Team 16 230 8.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Maa Tanuvasa 1.0
Alfred Williams 1.0
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Elam 2 3 4 10
Team 2 3 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Rouen 3 134 44.7
Team 3 134 44.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Vaughn Hebron 1 27 27.0 0
Byron Chamberlain 1 15 15.0 0
Team 2 42 21.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rod Smith 3 45 15.0 0
Team 3 45 15.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Drew Bledsoe 22 41 212 5.2 0 1 2 58.2
Tom Tupa 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 22 42 201 5.0 0 1 2 56.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Curtis Martin 7 13 1.9 1
Drew Bledsoe 1 3 3.0 0
Dave Meggett 1 1 1.0 0
Team 9 17 1.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Shawn Jefferson 2 56 28.0 0
Ben Coates 5 48 9.6 0
Keith Byars 1 27 27.0 0
Curtis Martin 7 23 3.3 0
Terry Glenn 2 22 11.0 0
Troy Brown 2 14 7.0 0
Dave Meggett 2 13 6.5 0
Sam Gash 1 9 9.0 0
Team 22 212 5.0 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Chris Slade 1.0
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Adam Vinatieri 0 1 0 0
Team 0 1 0 0

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Tupa 5 225 45.0
Team 5 225 45.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Troy Brown 4 83 20.8 0
Dave Meggett 3 69 23.0 0
Team 7 152 21.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Demario Douglas

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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

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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

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

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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