Week 3
Final1Q
0 - 7
C. Martin 13-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
Made XP

2Q
0 - 14
C. Martin 1-yard TD run.
Made XP

2Q
0 - 20
B. Coates 2-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
Missed XP
3Q
0 - 28
C. Martin 7-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
2PT Conversion

4Q
0 - 31
A. Vinatieri 31-yard field goal.
Pass Yds
221
Bledsoe
NE

Rush Yds
92
Martin
NE

Rec Yds
66
Glenn
NE

Scrim TD
3
Martin
NE

The New England Patriots crushed the Arizona Cardinals, 31 to 0, on September 15, 1996.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Graham #10 | 9/19 | 111 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 44.0 |
B. Esiason #7 | 4/12 | 22 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 21/35 | 221 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 107.0 |
S. Zolak #16 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 87.5 |
D. Meggett #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Centers #37 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 |
L. McElroy #30 | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 |
C. Smith #45 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
K. Graham #10 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Martin #28 | 27 | 92 | 3.4 | 1 | 11 |
M. Grier #35 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 16 |
D. Meggett #30 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
T. Glenn #88 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Gash #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Zolak #16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Centers #37 | 0/0 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 18 |
A. Edwards #83 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 25 |
P. Carter #88 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 |
F. Sanders #81 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Moore #85 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Glenn #88 | 0/0 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 23 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 61 | 10.2 | 1 | 13 |
C. Martin #28 | 0/0 | 33 | 6.6 | 2 | 13 |
S. Gash #33 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
H. Graham #81 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Jells #83 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Joyner #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rice #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Reynolds #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Slade #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Clay #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Collins #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Feagles #18 | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McElroy #30 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
R. Terry #31 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dowdell #84 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Graham #10 | 9/19 | 111 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 44.0 |
B. Esiason #7 | 4/12 | 22 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Centers #37 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 |
L. McElroy #30 | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 |
C. Smith #45 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
K. Graham #10 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Centers #37 | 0/0 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 18 |
A. Edwards #83 | 0/0 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 25 |
P. Carter #88 | 0/0 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 |
F. Sanders #81 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
R. Moore #85 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Joyner #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Rice #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Feagles #18 | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McElroy #30 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
R. Terry #31 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dowdell #84 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bledsoe #11 | 21/35 | 221 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 107.0 |
S. Zolak #16 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 87.5 |
D. Meggett #30 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Martin #28 | 27 | 92 | 3.4 | 1 | 11 |
M. Grier #35 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 16 |
D. Meggett #30 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
T. Glenn #88 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Gash #33 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Zolak #16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Glenn #88 | 0/0 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 23 |
B. Coates #87 | 0/0 | 61 | 10.2 | 1 | 13 |
C. Martin #28 | 0/0 | 33 | 6.6 | 2 | 13 |
S. Gash #33 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
S. Jefferson #80 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
H. Graham #81 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
D. Jells #83 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Reynolds #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
C. Slade #53 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Clay #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Collins #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tupa #19 | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meggett #30 | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 |
170
Total Yds
384
124
Pass Yds
221
46
Rush Yds
163
48
Total Plays
82
3.5
Yards Per Play
4.7
3.9
Yards Per Pass
5.7
2.9
Yards Per Rush
3.8
20:39
Possession
39:21
9
1st Downs
26
5
Passing 1st Downs
16
3
Rushing 1st Downs
10
1
1st Downs from Penalties
0
3/11
3rd Down
5/16
0/0
4th Down
3/4
7
Punts
5
4
Turnovers
0
3
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
6
2.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0