1996 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Parcells (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1996 New England Patriots Roster
1996 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Bill Parcells coached the team. The 1996 New England Patriots lost in the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Drew Bledsoe	623	373	59.9	4086	6.6	27	4.3	15	2.4	84	30	190	83.7
Scott Zolak	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	0	0	87.5
Dave Meggett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Tom Tupa	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Marrio Grier	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	628	374	59.6	4091	6.5	27	4.3	15	2.4	84	30	190

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Curtis Martin	316	1152	3.6	57	14
Dave Meggett	40	122	3.0	12	0
Marrio Grier	27	105	3.9	26	1
Terry Glenn	5	42	8.4	26	0
Drew Bledsoe	24	27	1.1	8	0
Sam Gash	8	15	1.9	3	0
Shawn Jefferson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Keith Byars	2	2	1.0	3	0
Scott Zolak	4	-3	-0.8	0	0
Totals	427	1468	3.4	57	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Glenn	90	1132	12.6	37	6
Ben Coates	62	682	11.0	84	9
Shawn Jefferson	50	771	15.4	42	4
Curtis Martin	46	333	7.2	41	3
Dave Meggett	33	292	8.8	26	0
Sam Gash	33	276	8.4	28	2
Keith Byars	27	249	9.2	27	2
Troy Brown	21	222	10.6	38	0
Hason Graham	5	64	12.8	23	0
Will Moore	3	37	12.3	16	0
John Burke	1	19	19.0	19	0
Marrio Grier	1	8	8.0	8	0
Dietrich Jells	1	5	5.0	5	0
Mike Bartrum	1	1	1.0	1	1
Totals	374	4091	10.9	84	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Adam Vinatieri	42	39	92.9	35	27	77.1	120
Totals	42	39	92.9	35	27	77.1	120

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Tupa	63	2739	43.5	62
Adam Vinatieri	1	27	27.0	27
Totals	64	2766	43.2	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Meggett	52	588	11.3	60	1
Totals	52	588	11.3	60	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Meggett	34	781	23.0	54
Troy Brown	29	634	21.9	51
Mike Gisler	1	9	9.0	9
Totals	64	1424	22.2	54

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Clay	4	50	12.5	35	0
Ty Law	3	45	15.0	38	1
Otis Smith	2	20	10.0	11	0
Lawyer Milloy	2	14	7.0	14	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	2	14	7.0	14	0
Jerome Henderson	2	7	3.5	7	0
Ricky Reynolds	2	7	3.5	7	0
Willie McGinest	1	46	46.0	46	1
Terry Ray	1	43	43.0	43	0
Todd Collins	1	7	7.0	7	0
Chris Slade	1	2	2.0	2	0
Dwayne Sabb	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ted Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	23	255	11.1	46	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Willie McGinest	9.5
Chris Slade	7.0
Tedy Bruschi	4.0
Pio Sagapolutele	3.0
Mike Jones	2.0
Mark Wheeler	1.0
Terry Ray	1.0
Chad Eaton	1.0
Devin Wyman	1.0
Lawyer Milloy	1.0
Otis Smith	1.0
Ferric Collons	0.5
Dwayne Sabb	0.5
Mike McGruder	0.5
Totals	33.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Ted Johnson	101	87	28	0	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Jones	89.5	82	15		0	1	31	0	0
Willie Clay	82.5	73	19	0	0	1	17	0	1
Ty Law	59	56	6	0				0
Lawyer Milloy	69	54	30	0	0	1	0	0	2
Chris Slade	59.5	50	19	0	1	0	0	0	3
Willie McGinest	58	49	18	0	0	2	0	1	2
Todd Collins	55.5	46	19	0				0
Mark Wheeler	49	36	26		0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	29.5	27	5	0				0
Otis Smith	28.5	26	5	0				0
Ricky Reynolds	28.5	25	7	0				0
Terry Ray	33.5	23	21	0				0
Monty Brown	27	20	14					0
Pio Sagapolutele	24	20	8					0
Mike McGruder	19.5	18	3					0
Ferric Collons	17	15	4		0	0	0	0	2
Dwayne Sabb	14	11	6	0				0
Devin Wyman	13	11	4		0	0	0	0	1
Corwin Brown	11	10	2		0	1	42	1	0
Tedy Bruschi	10.5	10	1		0	0	0	0	1
Larry Whigham	12	9	6		0	1	0	0	0
Jerome Henderson	6	6	0	0				0
Chad Eaton	3.5	3	1					0
Chris Sullivan	3	3	0		0	1	0	0	0
Marty Moore	2	2	0					0
Vernon Lewis	1	1	0					0
Dave Meggett					7	4	0	0	0
Max Lane					0	3	0	0	0
Dave Wohlabaugh					0	2	1	0	0
Drew Bledsoe					9	1	-2	0	0
Curtis Martin					4	1	0	0	0
Marrio Grier					0	1	4	0	0
Shawn Jefferson					2	0	0	0	0
Terry Glenn					1	0	0	0	0
Ben Coates					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	906.5	773	267	0	25	22	93	2	13

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	39	0			120
Curtis Martin	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		104
Ben Coates	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		56
Terry Glenn	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Shawn Jefferson	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Sam Gash	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14
Keith Byars	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14
Willie McGinest	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0			12
Corwin Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Tedy Bruschi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Mike Bartrum	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Marrio Grier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ty Law	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Dave Meggett	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	15	27	1	0	0	2	2	1	27	39	0	4	0	416