New England 38, Indianapolis 34
Preview - Box Score - Recap

    1 2 3 4 Total
New England 10 14 7 7 38  Final 
Indianapolis 0 10 14 10 34   
 Scoring Summary NE - IND 
  1st Quarter
 9:37  NE FG Adam Vinatieri kicks a 43-yard field goal 3 - 0 
 
 3:11  NE TD Mike Cloud runs to the left for 4 yards (Adam Vinatieri kick) 10 - 0 
 
  2nd Quarter
 12:22  NE TD Tom Brady passes to Dedric Ward down the middle for 31 yards (Adam Vinatieri kick) 17 - 0 
 
 7:13  IND FG Mike Vanderjagt kicks a 40-yard field goal 17 - 3 
 
 0:19  IND TD Peyton Manning passes to Marcus Pollard to the left for 8 yards (Mike Vanderjagt kick) 17 - 10 
 
 0:12  NE TD Bethel Johnson 92-yard kick return (Adam Vinatieri kick) 24 - 10 
 
  3rd Quarter
 8:12  NE TD Mike Cloud runs up the middle for 1 yard (Adam Vinatieri kick) 31 - 10 
 
 1:25  IND TD Peyton Manning passes to Reggie Wayne to the left for 13 yards (Mike Vanderjagt kick) 31 - 17 
 
 0:26  IND TD Peyton Manning passes to Marvin Harrison down the middle for 26 yards (Mike Vanderjagt kick) 31 - 24 
 
  4th Quarter
 10:26  IND TD Peyton Manning passes to Troy Walters down the middle for 6 yards (Mike Vanderjagt kick) 31 - 31 
 
 8:41  NE TD Tom Brady passes to Deion Branch to the right for 13 yards (Adam Vinatieri kick) 38 - 31 
 
 3:42  IND FG Mike Vanderjagt kicks a 29-yard field goal 38 - 34 
 
 
 Team Statistics
  NE IND 
  First Downs 21 26 
    Passing 12 14 
    Rushing 7
    Penalty 2
  Third Down Efficiency 6-11 5-16 
  Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 2-3 
  TOTAL NET YARDS 282 370 
    Total Plays 60 79 
    Average Gain Per Play 4.7 4.7 
  NET YARDS RUSHING 56 98 
    Rushes 23 29 
    Average Per Rush 2.4 3.4 
  NET YARDS PASSING 226 272 
    Completions-Attempts 26-35 29-48 
    Yards Per Pass Play 6.1 5.4 
    Times Sacked 2
    Yards Lost to Sacks 10
    Had Intercepted 2
  PUNTS 3 3 
    Average Punt 27.3 45.0 
  PENALTIES 6 4 
    Penalty Yards 52 31 
  FUMBLES 4 3 
    Fumbles Lost 1
 Passing                  
 New England Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 T. Brady 26 35 236 74.3 9.1 2 10 2
 Indianapolis Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 P. Manning 29 48 278 60.4 9.6 2 6 4
 Rushing            
 New England Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 K. Faulk 15 42 2.8 10 0
 P. Pass 2 9 4.5 7 0
 M. Cloud 4 6 1.5 4 2
 T. Brady 2 -1 -0.5 0 0
 Indianapolis Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 E. James 25 88 3.5 20 0
 D. Rhodes 2 9 4.5 9 0
 P. Manning 2 1 0.5 1 0
 Receiving            
 New England Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 D. Branch 6 64 0.0 14 1
 D. Ward 2 50 0.0 31 1
 C. Fauria 5 45 0.0 16 0
 K. Faulk 5 36 0.0 16 0
 D. Givens 3 21 0.0 15 0
 B. Johnson 2 7 0.0 10 0
 J. Stokes 1 7 0.0 7 0
 P. Pass 1 6 0.0 6 0
 J. Andruzzi 1 0 0.0 0 0
 Indianapolis Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 M. Harrison 7 88 0.0 26 1
 T. Walters 5 56 0.0 15 1
 E. James 8 50 0.0 17 0
 M. Pollard 4 36 0.0 15 1
 R. Wayne 3 30 0.0 13 1
 D. Clark 2 18 0.0 10 0
 Kicking              
 New England XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 A. Vinatieri 5 5 1 1 43 100.0
 Indianapolis XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 M. Vanderjagt 4 4 2 2 40 100.0 10 
 Punting          
 New England Punt Avg Blk In20 TB 
 K. Walter 3 27.3 0 1
 Indianapolis Punt Avg Blk In20 TB 
 H. Smith 3 45.0 0 1
 Kick/Punt Returns
 New England KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 B. Johnson 5 192 38.4 92 1 0 0 0.0 0
 K. Faulk 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 18 18.0 18
 P. Pass 2 37 18.5 22 0 0 0 0.0 0
 T. Poole 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 3 3.0 3
 Indianapolis KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 T. Wilkins 6 124 20.7 26 0 1 0 0.0 0
 Defense
 New England Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD 
 T. Bruschi 7 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0
 A. Samuel 7 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 R. Phifer 6 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0
 T. Law 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 T. Washington 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 E. Wilson 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
 M. Vrabel 4 1 2.0 6.0 1 0 0 0 0
 T. Johnson 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 W. McGinest 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 R. Seymour 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
 B. Hamilton 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 J. Green 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 T. Poole 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 1 7
 M. Chatham 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 S. Mayer 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 R. Harrison 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 T. Banta-Cain 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 D. Klecko 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
 Indianapolis Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD 
 N. Harper 10 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 3
 M. Doss 8 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 D. Thornton 8 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
 M. Washington 4 1 1.0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0
 D. Freeney 3 0 1.0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0
 L. Tripplett 2 1 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
 B. Scioli 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 G. Brackett 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 D. Strickland 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 24
 R. Morris 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 J. Williams 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 R. Brock 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
 W. Harris 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
 D. Macklin 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
 D. Rhodes 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated on Wednesday, Dec 3, 2003 3:56 am ET

 
 Top Performers
 New England
T. Brady T. Brady QB
26-35, 236 yds
2 TDs, 2 INTs
 Indianapolis
P. Manning P. Manning QB
29-48, 278 yds
4 TDs, 1 INT