New England Patriots

10-6-0 • 1st in AFC East •
Logo for the 1997 New England Patriots

PPG

23.1

8th

OPP PPG

18.1

8th

RUSH YDS/G

91.5

26th

PASS YDS/G

238.0

9th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The New England Patriots were 10-6 in 1997. They finished 1st in the AFC East and 5th in the AFC. They fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 to 6, in the 1997 AFC divisional game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sat
1/3
 		@
PIT logo PIT
L
6-7
Sun
12/28
 		vs
MIA logo MIA
W
17-3
Mon
12/22
 		@
MIA logo MIA
W
14-12
Sat
12/13
 		vs
PIT logo PIT
L
21-24
Sun
12/7
 		@
JAX logo JAX
W
26-20

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,706

Bledsoe

Bledsoe

RUSH YDS

1,160

Martin

Martin

REC YDS

841

Jefferson

Jefferson

1997 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Patriots logo Patriots
10 6 0 .625
Jets logo Jets
9 7 0 .563
Dolphins logo Dolphins
9 7 0 .563
Bills logo Bills
6 10 0 .375
Colts logo Colts
3 13 0 .188

1997 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 16 369 5,014 960 5.2 1,464 398 3.7 3,808 532 7.2 30 258 267 71 173 23 99 845
Team Rank 8th 15th 27th 10th 26th 28th 22nd 9th 15th 6th 4th 16th 26th 29th 11th 14th 13th 14th
Opponent 16 289 5,085 1,100 4.6 1,616 436 3.7 3,772 619 6.1 45 303 322 114 183 25 106 763
Opponent Rank 8th 19th 29th 5th 5th 10th 7th 22nd 30th 6th 9th 22nd 27th 26th 24th 17th 12th 23rd
Net +80 -71 -140 +0.6 -152 -38 0.0 +36 -87 +1.1 -15 -45 -55 -43 -10 -2 -7 +82
Net Rank 5th 14th 28th 4th 19th 18th 16th 14th 26th 4th 4th 18th 28th 28th 18th 18th 11th 21st

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