New England Patriots at St. Louis Rams

December 13, 1998

Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
New England Patriots 3 12 3 0 18
St. Louis Rams 10 7 15 0 32

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
3:07 Stl FG FG Jeff Wilkins 48 Stl 3, NE 0
4:48 Stl TD Az-Zahir Hakim 9 pass from Tony Banks (Jeff Wilkins Kick) Stl 10, NE 0
7:31 NE FG FG Adam Vinatieri 37 Stl 10, NE 3
2nd Quarter
7:59 NE FG FG Adam Vinatieri 41 Stl 10, NE 6
10:58 Stl TD June Henley 1 run (Jeff Wilkins Kick) Stl 17, NE 6
13:11 NE TD Lovett Purnell 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Pass Failed) Stl 17, NE 12
14:35 NE FG FG Adam Vinatieri 55 Stl 17, NE 15
3rd Quarter
7:11 NE FG FG Adam Vinatieri 17 NE 18, Stl 17
11:00 Stl TD Az-Zahir Hakim 34 run (Steve Bono Run) Stl 25, NE 18
14:19 Stl TD June Henley 1 run (Jeff Wilkins Kick) Stl 32, NE 18

Attendance: 48,946
Missed Field Goals: None

Team Statistics
  New England Patriots St. Louis Rams
First downs 14 18
Rushes - yards 28 - 200 31 - 116
Passing 119 162
Punt returns 2 - 26 3 - 47
Kickoff returns 2 - 52 6 - 94
Interception returns 1 - 12 1 - 13
Pass attempts - Completions - Had Intercepted 11 - 37 - 1 18 - 35 - 1
Sacked - yards lost 5 - 57 3 - 30
Punts 5 - 38.6 4 - 49.2
Fumbles - lost 1 - 1 2 - 2
Penalties - yards 8 - 70 3 - 15
Time of possession 29:36 30:24

Passing
New England Patriots Att Cmp Yds Avg TD Int Lg Sack Loss Rating
Drew Bledsoe 35 11 176 5.03 1 1 50 4 30 46.8
Scott Zolak 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 27 39.6
St. Louis Rams Att Cmp Yds Avg TD Int Lg Sack Loss Rating
Steve Bono 22 11 122 5.55 0 1 33 2 29 47.9
Tony Banks 12 7 70 5.83 1 0 14 1 1 102.8
Rick Tuten 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 39.6

Rushing
New England Patriots Att Yds Avg Lg TD
Robert Edwards 24 196 8.2 53 0
Derrick Cullors 1 2 2.0 2 0
Sedrick Shaw 3 2 0.7 3 0
St. Louis Rams Att Yds Avg Lg TD
June Henley 24 86 3.6 22 2
Az-Zahir Hakim 1 34 34.0 34t 1
Derrick Harris 1 0 0.0 0 0
Steve Bono 5 -4 -0.8 0 0

Receiving
New England Patriots Rec Yds Avg Lg TD
Lovett Purnell 4 37 9.2 16t 1
Shawn Jefferson 3 73 24.3 50 0
Troy Brown 2 42 21.0 35 0
Terry Glenn 1 14 14.0 14 0
Tony Simmons 1 10 10.0 10 0
St. Louis Rams Rec Yds Avg Lg TD
Amp Lee 5 37 7.4 13 0
Az-Zahir Hakim 4 50 12.5 15 1
June Henley 3 14 4.7 14 0
Roland Williams 2 43 21.5 33 0
J.T. Thomas 2 26 13.0 21 0
Ricky Proehl 2 22 11.0 12 0

Kickoff Returns
New England Patriots Num Yds Avg FC Lg TD
Derrick Cullors 2 52 26.0 0 28 0
St. Louis Rams Num Yds Avg FC Lg TD
Tony Horne 3 72 24.0 0 32 0
London Fletcher 2 20 10.0 0 20 0
Mike Jones 1 2 2.0 0 2 0

Punt Returns
New England Patriots Num Yds Avg FC Lg TD
Chris Canty 2 26 13.0 1 14 0
St. Louis Rams Num Yds Avg FC Lg TD
Eddie Kennison 3 47 15.7 1 33 0

Punting
New England Patriots Punts Yds Avg Lg TB In20 Blk Net OppRet RetYds
Tom Tupa 5 193 38.6 60 0 1 0 29.2 3 47
St. Louis Rams Punts Yds Avg Lg TB In20 Blk Net OppRet RetYds
Rick Tuten 4 197 49.2 58 1 1 0 37.8 2 26

Defense
New England Patriots Sacks Loss Ints Yds Avg Lg TD
Steve Israel 0.0 0.0 1 12 12.0 12 0
Henry Thomas 3.0 30.0 0 0 0.0 0 0
St. Louis Rams Sacks Loss Ints Yds Avg Lg TD
Todd Lyght 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 13 0
Ray Agnew 1.0 27.0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kevin Carter 0.5 4.5 0 0 0.0 0 0
Billy Jenkins 1.0 9.0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Roman Phifer 1.5 11.5 0 0 0.0 0 0
Grant Wistrom 1.0 5.0 0 0 0.0 0 0

1998 NFL Scoreboard - Week 15
Sunday, December 13, 1998
Oakland 21
Buffalo 44
Boxscore FINAL
Washington 28
Carolina 25
Boxscore FINAL
Chicago 20
Green Bay 26
Boxscore FINAL
Cincinnati 26
Indianapolis 39
Boxscore FINAL
Tennessee 16
Jacksonville 13
Boxscore FINAL
Atlanta 27
New Orleans 17
Boxscore FINAL
Denver 16
NY Giants 20
Boxscore FINAL
Arizona 20
Philadelphia 17
Boxscore FINAL/OT
New England 18
St. Louis 32
Boxscore FINAL
Pittsburgh 3
Tampa Bay 16
Boxscore FINAL
San Diego 17
Seattle 38
Boxscore FINAL
Minnesota 38
Baltimore 28
Boxscore FINAL
Dallas 17
Kansas City 20
Boxscore FINAL
NY Jets 21
Miami 16
Boxscore FINAL
Monday, December 14, 1998
Detroit 13
San Francisco 35
Boxscore FINAL
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