La stagione dei New England Patriots è stata la 28ª della franchigia nella National Football League, la 38ª complessiva e la prima con Pete Carroll come capo-allenatore. Dopo avere perso nella stagione precedente il Super Bowl XXXI contro i Green Bay Packers nell'ultima stagione sotto la direzione di Bill Parcells, nel 1997 i Patriots un record di 10-6 vinsero la propria division, battendo i Miami Dolphins nel primo turno di playoff. Furono eliminati la settimana successiva dagli Steelers.
Roster Roster dei New England Patriots nel 1997 Quarterback 11 Drew Bledsoe 16 Scott Zolak
Running Back 41 Keith Byars FB/TE 29 Derrick Cullors UR 33 Sam Gash FB 35 Marrio Grier FB 28 Curtis Martin 29 Dave Meggett KR 23 Sedrick Shaw R
Wide Receiver 82 Vincent Brisby 80 Troy Brown 17 Tony Gaiter R 88 Terry Glenn 84 Shawn Jefferson 83 Dietrich Jells
Tight End 87 Ben Coates 85 Lovett Purnell Offensive Linemen 78 Bruce Armstrong T 61 Damon Denson G R 66 Ed Ellis T R 67 Mike Gisler C 63 Heath Irwin G 68 Max Lane G 77 Zefross Moss T 71 Todd Rucci G 60 Scott Rehberg T R 64 Dave Wohlabaugh C
Defensive Linemen 90 Chad Eaton DT 96 Mike D. Jones DE 55 Willie McGinest DE 98 Brandon Mitchell DT R 74 Chris Sullivan DE 95 Henry Thomas DT 97 Mark Wheeler DT 72 Devin Wyman DT Linebacker 54 Tedy Bruschi OLB 59 Todd Collins OLB 99 Vernon Crawford OLB R 52 Ted Johnson ILB 58 Marty Moore ILB 51 Bernard Russ LB UR 53 Chris Slade OLB
Defensive back 26 Chris Canty CB R 42 Chris Carter FS R 32 Willie Clay FS 31 Jimmy Hitchcock CB 21 Steve Israel CB 24 Ty Law CB 36 Lawyer Milloy SS 25 Larry Whigham FS
Special team 19 Tom Tupa P 75 Danny Villa LS/G 4 Adam Vinatieri K Lista delle riserve 86 Mike Bartrum TE/LS (IR) 92 Ferric Collons DE (IR) 38 Steve Lofton CB (IR)
Note R: Rookie UR: Rookie non scelto nel draft
Calendario Turno Data Stadio Avversario Risultato Record TV ora Pubblico 1 31/8 Foxboro Stadium San Diego Chargers V 41–7 1–0 NBC 1:00 pm 60,190 2 7/9 RCA Dome Indianapolis Colts V 31–6 2–0 NBC 1:00 pm 53,632 3 14/9 Foxboro Stadium New York Jets V 27–24 (DTS) 3–0 TNT 8:00 pm 60,072 4 21/9 Foxboro Stadium Chicago Bears V 31–3 4–0 FOX 1:00 pm 59,873 5 Settimana di pausa 66/10 Mile High Stadium Denver Broncos S 13–34 4–1 ABC 9:00 pm 75,821 7 12/10 Foxboro Stadium Buffalo Bills V 33–6 5–1 NBC 1:00 pm 59,802 8 19/10 The Meadowlands New York Jets S 19–24 5–2 NBC 1:00 pm 71,061 9 27/10 Foxboro Stadium Green Bay Packers S 10–28 5–3 ABC 9:00 pm 59,972 10 2/11 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minnesota Vikings S 18–23 5–4 NBC 1:00 pm 62,917 11 9/11 Rich Stadium Buffalo Bills V 31–10 6–4 NBC 4:00 pm 65,783 12 16/11 Houlihan's Stadium Tampa Bay Buccaneers S 7–27 6–5 NBC 1:00 pm 70,479 13 23/11 Foxboro Stadium Miami Dolphins V 27–24 7–5 NBC 1:00 pm 59,002 14 30/11 Foxboro Stadium Indianapolis Colts V 20–17 8–5 NBC 4:00 pm 58,507 15 7/12 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Jaguars V 26–20 9–5 NBC 1:00 pm 73,446 16 13/12 Foxboro Stadium Pittsburgh Steelers S 21–24 (DTS) 9–6 NBC 4:00 pm 60,013 17 22/12 Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Dolphins V 14–12 10–6 ABC 9:00 pm 74,379 Wild Card 28/12 Foxboro Stadium Miami Dolphins V 17–3 1–0 NBC 12:30 pm 60,041 Divisional 3/1 Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Steelers S 6–7 1–1 NBC 12:30 pm 61,228
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