1999 · Week 1
New England Patriots at New York Jets
Sep 12, 1999 · Giants Stadium · outdoors · astroturf
Recap
New England Patriots held off New York Jets 30–28. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Patriots only a 42% shot beforehand. Patriots improve to 1-0; Jets fall to 0-1. Drew Bledsoe paced the offense with 340 passing yards and 1 TD. Jets turned it over 3 times to Patriots's 1.
Team stats
| NE | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 18 |
| 410 | Total yards | 395 |
| 340 | Passing yards | 289 |
| 70 | Rushing yards | 106 |
| 21/30 | Comp / Att | 20/36 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 21/30 | 340 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Allen | 15 | 54 | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 10 | 17 | 0 |
| Lee Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 7 | 7 | 113 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 6 | 67 | 0 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 2 | 58 | 1 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 4 | 51 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
NYJ
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tupa | 6/10 | 165 | 2 | 0 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 10/15 | 96 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Mirer | 4/11 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Tupa | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 19 | 80 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Leon Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 8 | 14 | 194 | 1 |
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dedric Ward | 5 | 8 | 41 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Eric Green | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |