1997 New England Patriots season

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1997 New England Patriots season
OwnerRobert Kraft
Head coachPete Carroll
Home fieldFoxboro Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st AFC East
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Dolphins) 17–3
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Steelers) 6–7
Pro BowlersT Bruce Armstrong
QB Drew Bledsoe
TE Ben Coates
LB Chris Slade
ST Larry Whigham
AP All-ProsLB Chris Slade (2nd team)

The 1997 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 28th season in the

playoffs to the Pittsburgh Steelers
.

In January, when the Patriots were preparing to face the

1999 NFL Draft in compensation for allowing Parcells to become the Jets' head coach.[3]

Taking Parcells' place with the Patriots was

playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins 17–3 in the Wild Card Game but were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers
, 7–6, on the road the next week.

1997 NFL draft

Main article:
1997 NFL Draft
1997 New England Patriots Draft Selections
Round Overall Player Position College
1 29 Chris Canty Cornerback Kansas State
2 59 Brandon Mitchell Defensive tackle Texas A&M
3[a] 61 Sedrick Shaw Running back Iowa
3 89 Chris Carter
Safety
 Texas
4[a] 97 Damon Denson
Offensive guard
 Michigan
4 125 Ed Ellis
Offensive tackle
Buffalo
5 159 Vernon Crawford Linebacker Florida State
6 192 Tony Gaiter Wide receiver Miami (FL)
7 230 Scott Rehberg
Offensive guard
 Central Michigan

Staff

1997 New England Patriots staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning –
    Johnny Parker

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 31 San Diego Chargers W 41–7 1–0 Foxboro Stadium 60,190
2 September 7 at Indianapolis Colts W 31–6 2–0 RCA Dome 53,632
3 September 14 New York Jets W 27–24 (OT) 3–0 Foxboro Stadium 60,072
4 September 21 Chicago Bears W 31–3 4–0 Foxboro Stadium 59,873
5 Bye
6 October 6 at Denver Broncos L 13–34 4–1 Mile High Stadium 75,821
7 October 12 Buffalo Bills W 33–6 5–1 Foxboro Stadium 59,802
8 October 19 at New York Jets L 19–24 5–2 Giants Stadium 71,061
9 October 27 Green Bay Packers L 10–28 5–3 Foxboro Stadium 59,972
10 November 2 at Minnesota Vikings L 18–23 5–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,917
11 November 9 at Buffalo Bills W 31–10 6–4
Rich Stadium
 65,783
12 November 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–27 6–5 Houlihan's Stadium 70,479
13 November 23 Miami Dolphins W 27–24 7–5 Foxboro Stadium 59,002
14 November 30 Indianapolis Colts W 20–17 8–5 Foxboro Stadium 58,507
15 December 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 26–20 9–5
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
 73,446
16 December 13 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–24 (OT) 9–6 Foxboro Stadium 60,013
17 December 22 at Miami Dolphins W 14–12 10–6
Joe Robbie Stadium
 74,379
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

See also: 1997–98 NFL playoffs

Schedule

Round Date Opponent (Seed) Result Record Venue Attendance
Wild Card December 28 Miami Dolphins (6) W 17–3 1–0 Foxboro Stadium 60,041
Divisional January 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers (2) L 6–7 1–1 Three Rivers Stadium 61,228

Standings

AFC East
 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) New England Patriots 10 6 0 .625 369 289 W1
(6) Miami Dolphins 9 7 0 .563 339 327 L2
New York Jets 9 7 0 .563 348 287 L1
Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 255 367 L3
Indianapolis Colts 3 13 0 .188 313 401 L1

Notable games

The Pete Carroll era of the Patriots started with a bang as Drew Bledsoe threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns in a 41–7 runaway. Stan Humphries managed a touchdown throw but was pulled in the fourth quarter for Jim Everett; Everett was intercepted and Willie Clay ran back a 53-yard touchdown.

The first game against former Patriots coach

John Hall in the final sixteen seconds with the game tied at 24. Hall's field goal try was blocked and in overtime the Patriots drove down field and Adam Vinatieri
nailed a 34-yard field goal for the 27–24 Patriots win.

The first game between the last two unbeaten NFL teams since 1973[5] after the Buccaneers lost on Sunday, the Broncos won for the tenth straight time over the Patriots, 34–13. Despite throwing two interceptions and being limited to just 192 passing yards, John Elway ran in a touchdown and Terrell Davis rushed for 171 yards and two scores.

The 5–1 Patriots fell to Parcells' Jets 24–19 as the Jets outscored the Patriots 21–14 in the second half. Neil O'Donnell was flagged for intentional grounding in the endzone for a Patriots safety, then was pulled for Glenn Foley; Foley threw for 200 yards and a touchdown.

Final roster

New England Patriots 1997 final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 3 inactive, 5 practice squad



Notations

  • R:
    1997 Rookie
  • UR: 1997
    Undrafted Rookie

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Patriots received third- and fourth-round picks in 1997, a second-round pick in 1998, and a first-round pick in 1999 from the New York Jets as compensation for the Jets' 1997 signing of Bill Parcells as head coach.[4]

References

  1. ^ Allen, Bruce (August 14, 2013). "The Exaggerated Myth of Bill Parcells in New England". Boston Sports Media Watch. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Vecsey, George (February 1, 1997). "Parcells Seeking New Kitchen". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Wilner, Barry (December 2000). "Take That!". Football Digest. Retrieved December 16, 2007. [dead link]
  4. ^ Patriots.com summary Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Last Undefeated NFL Teams in Each Season". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

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