| New York Jets at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 4, 1988 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 44027 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 63 F Humidty: % Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 29 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Teddy Garcia 39 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Teddy Garcia 24 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Irving Fryar 26 pass from Steve Grogan (Teddy Garcia kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Teddy Garcia 47 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Craig James 8 run (Teddy Garcia kick failed) | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Irving Fryar 15 pass from Steve Grogan (Teddy Garcia kick failed) | 3 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 66 | LOT | Dave Cadigan |
| 79 | LOG | Mike Haight |
| 53 | C | Jim Sweeney |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 68 | ROT | Reggie McElroy |
| 81 | TE | Billy Griggs |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| 43 | FB | Roger Vick |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 94 | NT | Scott Mersereau |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 55 | LOLB | Alex Gordon |
| 54 | LILB | Troy Benson |
| 59 | RILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 57 | ROLB | Kevin McArthur |
| 48 | LCB | Bobby Humphery |
| 36 | SS | Rich Miano |
| 22 | FS | Erik McMillan |
| 40 | RCB | James Hasty |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 73 | LOT | Danny Villa |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 64 | C | Trevor Matich |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 21 | HB | Reggie Dupard |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 96 | NT | Brent Williams |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 93 | ROLB | Tim Jordan |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Perryman | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig James | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Ramsey | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Reggie Dupard | 10 | -4 | -0.4 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 134 | 4.6 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 64.4 |
| Johnny Hector | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 1 | 256 | 8.3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 87.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Mickey Shuler | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Freeman McNeil | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Griggs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Roger Vick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Irving Fryar | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 26t | 2 |
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Craig James | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Rich Miano | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Joe Prokop | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 60 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| JoJo Townsell | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bobby Humphery | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Sammy Martin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Brent Williams | 2.0 |
| Tim Jordan | 1.0 |
| Johnny Rembert | 1.0 |
| Garin Veris | 1.0 |
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