Today In Patriots History Nov 10, 1996: Pats overcome 21-point deficit, beat the Jete 31-27

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Today in Patriots History
November 10, 1996:
Pats win fourth straight game, now 7-2
4th quarter Bledsoe TDs to Coates, Byars
5th largest comeback in franchise history​

Sunday, November 10, 1996 at 1:01
Week 11, Game 10 at Giants Stadium
New England Patriots 31, New York Jets 27
Head Coaches: Bill Parcells, Rich Kotite
QBs: Drew Bledsoe, Frank Reich
Odds: New England 6½-point road favorite
TV: NBC, Marv Albert, Sam Wyche; Len Berman
Mostly cloudy, 45º, 67% humidity, 10 mph wind; wind chill 34º
Referee: Bernie Kukar; Time: 2:53
77,716 tickets distributed (sellout); 16,001 no-shows; actual attendance 61,715
Patriots improve to 7-3, tied for 1st with Buffalo; Jete drop to 1-9, last place


The Patriots were coming off a close won over Buffalo and a 42-23 victory over Miami. With that the team stood at 6-3, matching their 1995 win total - with seven more games yet to be played. Call it a hangover game, a classic trap game - whatever, the Patriots came out flat and unfocused. Drew Bledsoe turned the ball over three times on New England's first nine snaps, to gift the Jets an early 21-0 lead. After that sleepy start the Pats woke up with a touchdown just before halftime, then finally completing the comeback by scoring the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter.


The Jets, who had previously been embarrassed by the famous fake spike play by Dan Marino, again bit hard on multiple fakes that turned into highly successful plays for the Pats. The Patriots had a 28-yard flea-flicker, a 26-yard end around, and two screen passes for 43 yards – all big plays in which the Jets were caught out of position.


Terry Glenn scored the first touchdown on a 26-yard pass from Bledsoe, then on the opening drive of the second half set up another score on a 26-yard end around. Early in the fourth quarter a Curtis Martin 31 yard catch and run set up a 17 yard TD from Bledsoe to Ben Coates to tie the score. The go-ahead touchdown came on a two-yard pass from Bledsoe to recent addition Keith Byars, set up by a 28-yard flea flicker to Glenn.


There was still 4:03 left to play, and the Jet quarterback was Frank Reich, current head coach at Stanford and former coach for the Colts and Panthers. As a backup filling in for Jim Kelly, Reich had engineered perhaps the greatest comeback in NFL history when he led the Bills from 32 points down to a victory over the Oilers in the 1992 playoffs. In this game Reich drove the Jets from their own 21 to the New England 11 with just under a minute to play. His next four passes fell incomplete, thanks to defelections by Otis Smith and Lawyer Milloy to preserve the narrow victory.


Bledsoe finished with 297 yards passing and three touchdowns, Curtis Martin had 124 yards (43 yards rushing, 81 receiving), and Terry Glenn had 109 yards (83 receiving and 26 rushing); Willie Clay also had a 35-yard interception return.

Pats overcome 21-0 deficit to beat Jets by 4

Drew Bledsoe overcame a disastrous start and a 21-0 first half deficit to lead the Patriots to a 31-27 come-from-behind victory over the New York Jets. Two of Bledsoe's first three pass attempts were intercepted. Then on the Patriots' third possession of the game, he lost a fumble while trying to avoid a sack. At the end of the first quarter, Bledsoe was 0-for-4 with two interceptions and a lost fumble, which resulted in a Jets touchdown to give the Jets a 7-0 lead. But, Bledsoe responded by completing 24 of his final 30 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns. Jets RB Adrian Murrell game the jets a 21-0 advantage in the second after scoring two 1-yard touchdowns. The Patriots gained some redemption with an 8-play, 80-yard scoring drive just before the half, capped by a 26-yard field goal by K Nick Lowery to take a 7-point lead entering the fourth quarter.​

Bledsoe took control in the fourth, directing tow 9-polay scoring drives (of 72 and 59 yards) and completing 11 of 13 pass attempts, including touchdown passes of 17 yards to Ben Coates and 2 yards to Keith Byars. Bledsoe's pass to Byars gave the Patriots their first lead of the game with 4:03 remaining, 31-27. In the final four minutes of the game, the Jets drive 76 yards on 11 plays and threatened to regain the lead with less that a minute to play from the Patriots' 11-yard line, but failed to connect on four consecutive pass attempts and turned the ball over on downs with just :17 left on the clock to give the Patriots their seventh victory of the season.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
84 WR Shawn Jefferson
78 LT Bruce Armstrong
76 LG Bill Roberts
64 C Dave Wohlabaugh
71 RG Todd Rucci
68 RT Max Lane
87 TE Ben Coates
88 WR Terry Glenn
11 QB Drew Bledsoe
28 RB Curtis Martin
33 FB Sam Gash

Patriots Starting Defense:
96 LDE Mike Jones
97 LDT Mark Wheeler
75 RDT Pio Sagapolutele
55 RDE Willie McGinest
59 SLB Todd Collins
52 MLB Ted Johnson
95 WLB Dwayne Sabb
21 LCB Ricky Reynolds
36 SS Lawyer Milloy
32 FS Willie Clay
31 RCB Jimmy Hitchcock

Patriots Special Teams:
4 K Adam Vinatieri
19 P Tom Tupa
22 KR Dave Meggett
80 KR Troy Brown
22 PR Dave Meggett

 

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Today in Patriots History
November 10, 1996:
Brady, Pats rally from 21-point deficit
David Patten w/last-minute tiptoe TD catch
Vinatieri sets team record with 57-yard FG​

Sunday, November 10, 1996 at 1:01
Week 10, Game 9 at Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois, Champaign IL
New England Patriots 33, Chicago Bears 30
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, **** Jauron
QBs: Tom Brady; Chris Chandler/Jim Miller
Odds: New England 5-point road favorite
TV: CBS. Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross; Beasley Reece
Overcast with falling temps; 60º, humidity 67%, wind 16 mph
Referee: Bob McElwee; Time: 3:35; Paid Attendance 63,105
Patriots improve to 5-4-1, tied for 1st with Miami and Buffalo; Bears drop to 2-7

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The Patriots scored 27 second half points, including 14 points in the final three minutes to defeat the Bears in Champaign. The defending Super Bowl champs were down 27-6 late in the third quarter before scoring five times in the final 18:04 in a stunning turnaround.


Chicago was leading 30-25 with under three minutes to go and a 2nd-and-one, but the Pats defense forced a punt with Willie McGinest and then Tedy Bruschi stuffing Anthony Thomas on run attempts. Troy Brown then returned a short punt eleven yards, and the Pats had the ball on their own 44-yard line.


Bears DL Bryan Robinson appeared to seal the win with an interception, but rather than go down with the ball he tried to run with it – and dropped it, for an incomplete pass. Then on a 4th-and-3 at the 30 the Pats - who were out of timeouts after using them on defense on the previous Chicago possession - got a first down on a long Tom Brady quarterback sneak. David Patten then beat Bears' CB R.W. McQuarters in the corner of the end zone, and was able to just barely drag both feet just in bounds - and the Patriots got the victory.


Kevin Faulk had seven catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns, including a 36-yard 4th quarter TD that set up the winning score. Troy Brown had 11 receptions for 90 yards to go with 47 yards on punt returns, and Brady finished the game 36-55 with 328 yards passing and three touchdowns. Adam Vinatieri connected on four field goals, including a team-record 57-yarder in the second quarter.



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Patriots Starting Offense:
80 WR Troy Brown
72 LT Matt Light
77 LG Mike Compton
65 C Damien Woody
63 RG Joe Andruzzi
64 RT Greg Randall
82 TE Daniel Graham
86 WR David Patten
12 QB Tom Brady
32 RB Antowain Smith
44 FB Marc Edwards

Patriots Starting Defense:
91 LDE Bobby Hamilton
90 LDT Steve Martin
93 RDT Richard Seymour
98 RDE Anthony Pleasant
55 LLB Willie McGinest
52 MLB Ted Johnson
94 RLB Roman Phifer
24 LCB Ty Law
36 SS Lawyer Milloy
34 FS Tebucky Jones
45 RCB Otis Smith

Patriots Special Teams:
4 K Adam Vinatieri
13 P Ken Walter
66 LS Lonie Paxton
83 KR Deion Branch
80 PR Troy Brown

 

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Today in Patriots History
November 10, 1985:
Pats score 34 unanswered points
1st place after 5th straight win
Stanley Morgan: 7 catches, 120 yards, TD​

Sunday, November 10, 1985 at 1:00
Week 10, Game 10 at Sullivan Stadium
New England Patriots 34, Indianapolis Colts 15
Head Coaches: Raymond Berry, Rod Dowhower
QBs: Steve Grogan, Mike Pagel/Matt Kofler
Odds: New England 9½-point home favorite
TV: NBC. Charlie Jones, Sam Rutigliano. Not sold out, not shown locally
Partly cloudy, 66º, 15 mph wind
Referee: Gordon McCarter; Time: 3:05
55,311 tickets distributed; 1,135 no-shows; actual attendance 54,176
Patriots improve to 7-3, tied for 1st with NYJ; Colts drop to 3-7


The Pats scored 34 unanswered points to win their fifth straight game and improve to 7-3 on the season. The victory put them in a first place tie with the Jets, who lost 21-17 at Miami.


On defense Fred Marion had a 36-yard interception return, a fumble recovery and made nine tackles. Raymond Clayborn added a pick, and the Pats pass rush came up with seven sacks: three by Andre Tippett, two by Don Blackmon, and two by Garin Veris.


Stanley Morgan got the Pats on the scoreboard with a 19-yard pass from Steve Grogan to give the Patriots a 7-6 halftime lead. After a Tony Franklin field goal, Irving Fryar scored twice – first on a 5-yard pass from Grogan, and then on an awesome 77-yard punt return - and the Pats were up 24-6 after three quarters. Tony Collins scored on a 2-yard run and Franklin added another field goal to give the Patriots an insurmountable 34-6 fourth quarter lead, before the Colts scored in garbage time for the final score.


Stanley Morgan led Pats’ receivers with seven receptions for 120 yards, while Craig James was the leading rusher with 92 yards on 18 carries.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
86 WR Stanley Morgan
76 LT Brian Holloway
73 LG John Hannah
75 C Guy Morriss
61 RG Ron Wooten
67 RT Steve Moore
87 TE Lin Dawson
80 WR Irving Fryar
14 QB Steve Grogan
33 HB Tony Collins
32 FB Craig James

Patriots Starting Defense:
77 LDE Kenneth Sims
98 NT Dennis Owens
85 RDE Julius Adams
66 LOLB Andre Tippett
52 LILB Johnny Rembert
50 RILB Larry McGrew
55 ROLB Don Blackmon
42 LCB Ronnie Lippett
38 SS Roland James
31 FS Fred Marion
26 RCB Ray Clayborn

Patriots Special Teams:
1 K Tony Franklin
3 P Rich Camarillo
81 KR Stephen Starring
80 KR Irving Fryar
80 PR Irving Fryar
38 PR Roland James

 

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Today in Patriots History
November 10, 2024
Pats D sacks Caleb Williams 9 times
Jerod Mayo's next-to-last win
Patriots upset Bears, 19-3​

Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 1:02 ET, 12:02 local time
Week 10, Game 10 at Soldier Field
New England Patriots 19, Chicago Bears 3
Head Coaches: Jerod Mayo, Matt Eberflus
QBs: Drake Maye, Caleb Williams
Odds: Chicago 6-point home favorite
TV: Fox. Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston; Laura Okmin
Mostly cloudy, 60º, humidity 78%, wind 6 mph
Referee: Land Clark; Time: 2:57; Paid Attendance: 58,912
Patriots improve to 3-7; Bears drop to 4-5


Drake Maye > Caleb Williams

This game is very notable for two reasons:
- It represents 25% of Jerod Mayo's wins as a head coach
- Ja'Lynn Polk not only caught a pass - it was for a touchdown

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“I don’t know how he did it. I couldn’t do that,” Douglas pointed out. “ But if it were me, I’d get nervous and start sweating.”

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Patriots Starting Offense:
9 WR Kayshon Boutte
1 WR Ja'Lynn Polk
59 LOT Vederian Lowe
74 LOG Mike Jordan
77 C Ben Brown
71 ROG Mike Onwenu
75 ROT Demontrey Jacobs
85 TE Hunter Henry
81 TE Austin Hooper
10 QB Drake Maye
38 RB Rhamondre Stevenson

Patriots Starting Defense:
91 DE Deatrich Wise
95 DT Daniel Ekuale
92 DT Davon Godchaux
33 OLB Anfernee Jennings
16 OLB Sione Takitaki
52 ILB Curtis Jacobs
48 ILB Jahlani Tavai
0 CB Christian Gonzalez
31 CB Jonathan Jones
25 SS Marcus Jones
21 FS Jaylinn Hawkins

Patriots Special Teams:
K Joey Slye
P Bryce Baringer
LS Joe Cardona
PR Marcus Jones

 

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Today in Patriots History
November 10 Birthdays​

Happy 45th birthday to Donte' Stallworth
Born November 10, 1980 in Sacramento, California
Patriot wide receiver, 2007, uniform #18; 2012, uniform #19
Signed as a veteran free agent, March 13, 2007 and March 23, 2012
Pats résumé: two seasons, 17 games (9 starts), plus three postseason games

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In memory of Ray Ratkowski, born on this day 86 years ago
Born November 10, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York
Died April 30, 2012 at the age of 72 in Osterville, Mass
Patriot halfback, 1961; uniform #23
Selected in the 17th round (130th overall) in the 1961 AFL draft, from Notre Dame
Pats résumé: one season, one game

In his only pro football game, Ray had a 17-yard kickoff return in a 21-20 Sept 9, 1961 loss to the New York Titans at Nickerson Field.

His only mention in the play-by-play account is taking the game-opening kickoff on the two-yard line, and fumbling the ball away at the 19, which led to a New York touchdown. Mel West and Ron Burton handled kick returns the rest of the way. I don't know if Ratkowski or if Lou Saban quickly cut him, but there is no other mention of Ray again, either in this game or for the rest of the season.

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Either way, Ray ended up joining the Marines and working for the FBI, then retiring to Cape Cod where he took up painting.

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OSTERVILLE, MA - Raymond James Ratkowski, 72, formerly of Longmeadow, died peacefully in the care of family in Maryland on April 30. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Ray played football at the University of Notre Dame and for the Boston Patriots before serving in the Marine Corps and FBI. Upon retirement, Ray lived on Cape Cod, where his expressionist paintings are sold in an Osterville gallery.​

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Nov 10, 1963 at 1:00
Week 10, Game 10 at Fenway Park
Chargers 7, Patriots 6
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Sid Gillman
QBs: Babe Parilli, Tobin Rote
Pats drop to 5-5, one game behind Houston in AFL East
San Diego improves to 7-2, first place in AFL West

Future Hall of Famer Lance Alworth's first quarter touchdown pass from Tobin Rote turned out to be the winning score in a defensive battle of what would become the prequel to the 1963 AFL title game.

The Patriot defense held San Diego to 21 points below their season average with something modern day Pats fans can relate to: a bend-don't-break defense. The Charger offense was a one-man show as Alworth, in his second year of pro football, went for 210 yards on 13 receptions. However, when San Diego got close to the goal line the Pats D stood tall, limiting the Chargers to that one 27-yard score early in the game while holding San Diego to just 32 yards on the ground on 21 rushes.

On this rainy day the Patriot offense was unable to capitalize, turning the ball over five times. Larry Garron ran for 91 yards and Art Graham had 64 yards receiving for the Pats. The loss, coupled with a win by Buffalo dropped the Patriots to second place, a half game behind the Oilers in the AFL East.

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Nov 10, 1968 at 1:00
Week 10, Game 9 at Fenway Park
Chargers 27, Patriots 17
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Sid Gillman
QBs: Tom Sherman, John Hadl
Pats drop to 3-6, half game behind 2nd place Houston
San Diego improves to 7-2

On a cold and rainy day a late rally fell short: the Pats lost their third game in a row to fall to 3-6, while the Chargers avoided an upset loss to remain a half game behind KC in the west.

The Patriots defense limited John Hadl to just five completions in 23 attempts and only one completion to Lance Alworth, but Hadl hit SE Gary Garrison on a 67-yard bomb to give the Chargers a 17-3 halftime lead. The Pats came back with a touchdown run by Jim Nance (23 carries for 96 yards) and a Gino Cappelletti 19-yard TD reception, but it was too little, too late. That last score was very noteworthy from an historical perspective though: with that touchdown Gino became the first player in AFL history to score more than 1,000 points in his career.

 

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Nov 10, 1974 at 1:00
Week 9, Game 9 at Schaefer Stadium
Browns 21, Patriots 14
Head Coaches: Chuck Fairbanks, Nick Skorich
QBs: Jim Plunkett, Brian Sipe
Pats drop to 6-3, one game behind Dolphins and Bills
Cleveland improves to 3-6

Greg Pruitt returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown in what was a sign of things to come, and the Browns upset the Patriots. On the following Patriot possession Cleveland safety Thom Darden recovered a fumble 29 yards for another touchdown and a quick 14-0 Browns lead.

The Pats regrouped and scored twice in the second quarter on a pair of runs by Sam Cunningham to tie the score. By the time the game was over though the Patriots had turned the ball over six times, negating a 287-183 advantage in total yards and 17-10 edge in first downs. Darden had two interceptions to go with his fumble recovery to lead the Browns. For the Patriots Cunningham finished with 75 yards rushing while Mack Herron had 103 yards from scrimmage with 61 yards rushing and another 42 yards on four receptions.

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Mon Nov 10, 1980 at 9:00
Week 10, Game 10 at the Astrodome
Oilers 38, Patriots 34
Head Coaches: Ron Erhardt, Bum Phillips
QBs: Steve Grogan, Ken Stabler
Odds: Houston favored by 3
Pats drop to 7-3, T-1 with Buffalo
Oilers improve to 7-3, T-1 with Cleveland in AFC Central

This Monday Night Football matchup between two of the league's best teams lived up to the hype in an exciting game, though the Patriots did not emerge victorious. Just as was the case two years earlier in the Pats first ever home playoff game, Earl Campbell carried the Oilers to a victory on his back.

Houston dominated early and went into halftime with a 24-6 lead on two Ken Stabler touchdown passes and a rushing TD by Campbell. The Pats came back with a touchdown run by Don Calhoun and 39-yard scoring pass from Steve Grogan to Harold Jackson to cut the lead to 24-20 at the end of three quarters.

Campbell - who finished with 130 yards rushing - scored again on a short run to put Houston back up by 11, but the Pats came back with a 21-yard touchdown from Grogan to Russ Francis. Stabler responded by throwing his third touchdown pass, and then the Pats came right back with another Grogan-to-Francis score, this one from 15 yards to pull the Pats within four – but Houston held on for the win.

Campbell went on to rush for 1,934 yards in 1980, including four 200-yard rushing games that year – and also went on to Canton as a well-deserving member of the Hall of Fame. Grogan finished the game with three touchdowns and 374 yards, the second highest passing total of his NFL career.

 

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Sun Nov 10, 1991 at 8:00
Week 11, Game 10 at Joe Robbie Stadium
Dolphins 30, Patriots 20
Head Coaches: **** MacPherson, Don Shula
QBs: Hugh Millen, Dan Marino
Odds: Miami favored by 6½
Pats drop to 3-7, 4th in 5-team AFC East
Miami improves to 5-5, 4 games behind Buffalo

On Sunday Night Football the Pats rallied to tie the score in the 4th quarter, but Dan Marino did his thing after that for a Miami victory with his 28th game winning drive and 18th fourth quarter comeback.

Marino threw a pair of touchdowns early, including a 31-yarder to Mark Clayton, to put the Dolphins up by two touchdowns before Charlie Baumann kicked his second field goal to make the score 17-6 at halftime.

The Pats came back with a pair of Hugh Millen touchdown passes, 40 yards to Irving Fryar and five yards to Marv Cook, and the score was tied 20-20 in the 4th quarter. Millen deserved a better fate in a losing cause on this day, completing 20 of 26 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns.

After Pete Stoyanovich missed a 49-yard field goal with 5:30 remaining the Pats had the ball with good field position, but Millen stumbled and fell on third-and-4 on the next drive, and the Pats had to punt.

Marino noticed that Clayton was in single coverage and audibled with a hand signal to his receiver, and Clayton burned CB David Pool with 1:54 remaining for a 32-yard game winning touchdown.

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