Game Recap
Week 17 of the 1996 season saw the New England Patriots defeat the New York Giants 23-22.
Notes
- Score: New England PatriotsNWE defeat New York GiantsNYG 23-22
- Date: Saturday, December 21, 1996
- Game Time Kickoff: 12:30PM
- New England Patriots Stats - Yards: 308, Turnovers: 2
- New York Giants Stats - Yards: 296, Turnovers: 1
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| NWE |
0 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
23 |
| NYG |
2 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 31-47 | 301 | 2 | 2 | 38 | |
| Dave Brown | NYG | 14-34 | 215 | 0 | 1 | 35 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Gary Downs | NYG | 22 | 52 | 0 | 9 | |
| Charles Way | NYG | 7 | 36 | 1 | 18 | |
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 7 | 20 | 0 | 11 | |
| Dave Brown | NYG | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 8 | 124 | 1 | 31 | |
| Thomas Lewis | NYG | 5 | 84 | 0 | 34 | |
| Troy Brown | NWE | 7 | 75 | 0 | 38 | |
| Charles Way | NYG | 3 | 50 | 0 | 22 | |
| Kevin Alexander | NYG | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | |
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 6 | 28 | 0 | 7 | |
| Keith Byars | NWE | 3 | 24 | 0 | 17 | |
| Lawrence Dawsey | NYG | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| NWE | 18 | 26 | 0 | | |
| NYG | 32 | 97 | 1 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| NWE | 31-47 | 301 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| NYG | 14-34 | 215 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
More Game Information On The New England Patriots at New York Giants
- Attendance: 65,387
- Weather: 26 degrees, relative humidity 51%, wind 13 mph, wind chill 15
- Time of Game:
