PATRIOTS VS. GIANTS SERIES HISTORY The Patriots and Giants will meet for the 18th time in the preseason and for the fourth straight year in the preseason finale. The clash between the Patriots and Giants will mark the fourth time the defending conference champions have faced each other in less than a year. Last season, the two squared off in their preseason and regular season finale and capped off the NFL season in Super Bowl XLII. All three 2007 contests were decided by seven points or less. Overall, the Giants hold a 10-7 advantage in the preseason series. The Patriots claim a 5-3 edge in the regular season play and have won four straight regular-season games against the Giants since 1996. The clubs have been frequent preseason opponents recently, squaring off in the preseason openers for three straight years from 2001-03 and resuming the series in 2005. The series dates back to 1970, the year of the AFL- NFL merger. Preseason New York 10, New England 7 Date Result Score H/A Stadium 08/15/71 W 20-14 H Schaefer Stadium 08/27/72 L 10-31 H Schaefer Stadium 08/12/73 L 7-13 H Schaefer Stadium 08/11/74 L 6-21 H Schaefer Stadium 08/10/75 L 14-28 H Schaefer Stadium 08/01/76 W ot 13-7 H Schaefer Stadium 08/06/77 W 19-3 A Giants Stadium 08/03/84 L 20-48 H Sullivan Stadium 08/16/87 L 17-19 H Sullivan Stadium 08/12/89 L 17-20 H Sullivan Stadium 08/24/91 W 24-6 H Foxboro Stadium 08/10/01 W 14-0 H Foxboro Stadium 08/10/02 L 19-22 A Giants Stadium 08/07/03 W 26-6 H Gillette Stadium 09/01/05 L 3-27 H Gillette Stadium 08/31/06 L 23-31 A Giants Stadium 08/30/07 W 27-20 H Gillette Stadium Regular Season New England 5, New York 3 Date Result Score H/A Stadium 10/18/70 L 0-16 H Harvard Stadium 09/22/74 W 28-20 A Yale Bowl 11/08/87 L 10-17 A Giants Stadium 12/30/90 L 10-13 H Foxboro Stadium 12/21/96 W 23-22 A Giants Stadium 09/26/99 W 16-14 H Foxboro Stadium 10/12/03 W 17-6 H Gillette Stadium 12/29/07 W 38-35 A Giants Stadium Playoffs New York 1, New England 0 Date Result Score H/A Stadium 02/03/08 L 14-17 N U. of Phoenix Stadium NEW ENGLAND TIES In the decades leading up to the founding of the American Football League in 1960, many football fans in New England followed the Giants, a franchise founded in 1925. New Englandbased NFL outfits such as the Providence Steam Roller (1925-31), the Boston Redskins (1932-36) and the Boston Yanks (1944-48) folded or moved away, leaving the Giants as the closest NFL team to New England until the Patriots franchise inaugurated play in the 1960 season. MEMORABLE PATRIOTS-GIANTS MATCHUPS Aug. 15, 1971 The Patriots defeated the Giants 20-14 in the opening preseason game at the old Foxboro Stadium. Dec. 21, 1996 The Patriots rallied from a 22-3 fourth-quarter deficit to clinch a first-round playoff bye with a 23-22 win at Giants Stadium. Aug. 10, 2001 New England began its first Super Bowl championship season with a 14-0 preseason shutout of the defending NFC champion Giants. Dec. 29, 2007 The Patriots defeat the Giants by a thrilling 38-35 score to cap off the first 16-0 regular season in NFL history. February 3, 2008 The Patriots faced the Giants in Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz. MUST-SEE TV The last two times the Patriots and Giants faced off made national and local TV history. Super Bowl XLII (02/03/08): Last year s Super Bowl was the second most-watched show of any kind in the history of recording television audiences. Its 97.5 million total viewers trailed only the 1983 series finale of M*A*S*H (105 million viewers). 2007 Regular Season Finale (12/29/07): The Patriots- Giants game on Dec. 29 was seen by 34.5 million people nationwide, making it the most-watched regular season game since 35.7 million people watched the Dallas-Kansas City game on Thanksgiving Day, 1995. Additionally, it earned a 50.1 rating (75 share) in the Boston Market, making it the highest-rated regular season Patriots game in the history of the Boston market. LAST PRESEASON MEETING: PATRIOTS 27, GIANTS 20 August 30, 2007 Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) 1 2 3 4 Final New York Giants 7 0 3 10 20 New England Patriots 3 7 7 10 27 The Patriots ended the 2007 preseason with a 27-20 victory over the New York Giants at Gillette Stadium. New England quarterbacks Matt Cassel, Vinny Testaverde and Matt Gutierrez combined to complete 24-of-34 passes for 246 yards and one touchdown, while Patriots rushers totaled 85 yards on 26 carries and scored two touchdowns. The New England defense recorded eight sacks while allowing the Giants to convert just three-of-14 third-down opportunities. LAST REGULAR SEASON MEETING: PATRIOTS 38, GIANTS 35 December 29, 2007 Giants Stadium (Att: 79,110) 1 2 3 4 Final New England Patriots 3 13 7 15 38 New York Giants 7 14 7 7 35 The Patriots improved to 16-0 with a 38-35 win over the New York Giants and in doing so became the fourth team in the 88- year history of the NFL to finish the regular season undefeated and untied. Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and totaled 356 yards to lead New England to a come from behind win at Giants Stadium. With the win, the Patriots set a new NFL record for consecutive regular season wins. Since December 11, 2006, New England has won 19 straight regular season contests, one more than the team s previous record set over the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
PATRIOTS VS. GIANTS SUPER BOWL XLII GIANTS 17, PATRIOTS 14 February 3, 2008 University of Phoenix Stadium (Att: 71,101) 1 2 3 4 Final New York Giants 3 0 0 14 17 New England Patriots 0 7 0 7 14 The second largest crowd in television history watched a defensive clash for the first three quarters of Super Bowl XLII as the Patriots headed into the final quarter of the NFL season with a 7-3 lead thanks a Laurence Maroney one-yard touchdown at the beginning of the second quarter. The Giants retook the lead with 11:05 left in the game after a five-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning to David Tyree. The Patriots retaliated with 2:42 left in the game when Tom Brady found Randy Moss in the end zone for a six-yard touchdown strike. The Giants quickly drove down the field when they were faced with third down and five yards to go with 1:15 left in the game. Manning escaped heavy pressure and found Tyree 32 yards down field to keep the drive alive. Manning put the Giants ahead for good when he found Plaxico Burress in the left corner of the end zone as the Giants went on to win by a 17-14 score. ALL-TIME SUPER BOWL BERTHS 8...Dallas Cowboys 6...New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos 5...San Francisco 49ers, Oakland/LA Raiders, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins 4...New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills MOST FREQUENT PRESEASON OPPONENTS The Patriots and Giants will meet for the 18th time this week, tying the Giants with Philadelphia as the Patriots' second most common preseason opponent. The only team the Patriots have played more often in the preseason is the Washington Redskins (19 times). PATRIOTS MOST FREQUENT PRESEASON OPPONENTS Team Games W L Last Washington Redskins 19 12 7 2006 Philadelphia Eagles 18 9 9 2008 New York Giants 17 7 10 2007 Green Bay Packers 13 7 6 2005 Buffalo Bills 13 6 7 1984 PLAYOFF PERFORMERS The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have won at least one playoff game in each of the last five seasons, including 2007. CONSECUTIVE SEASONS W/ PLAYOFF WIN New England Patriots... 5 Seattle Seahawks...3 Four Teams...1 ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine or more wins in each of the last seven seasons, including 2007. MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001 (Includes 2007 season) New England...7 Green Bay...5 Indianapolis... 6 Pittsburgh...5 Philadelphia... 5 Denver...5 Seattle... 5 Dallas...4 CONNECTIONS Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spent 12 seasons on the Giants coaching staff, and was the team s defensive coordinator for their victories in Super Bowls XXI and XXV. Belichick joined the Giants as the special teams coach on Ray Perkins staff in 1979, and during his tenure coached special teams (1979-82), linebackers (1980-84) and the secondary (1989-90), while also holding defensive coordinator responsibilities (1985-90). Patriots defensive line coach Pepper Johnson was originally drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He won two Super Bowls and twice earned Pro Bowl honors during his career with New York, which spanned from 1986-92. Patriots tight ends coach Pete Mangurian was the Giants offensive line coach from 1993-96. Patriots safety Rodney Harrison wrote an introduction for Giants wide receiver David Tyree s book "More Than Just The Catch" that was released this past September. Patriots special assistant/secondary coach Dom Capers was the first head coach of the Houston Texans and made Giants quarterback David Carr the first selection in Texans history by taking him with the first overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. Capers coached Carr with the Texans through 2005. Giants quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer served as the Texas offensive coordinator from 2001-05. Patriots special assistant/secondary coach Dom Capers served as Giants head coach Tom Coughlin s defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1999-2000. Patriots linebackers coach Matt Patricia was born in Sherrill, N.Y. Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin was the head coach at Boston College from 1991-93 and also served as the quarterbacks coach at the Heights (1981-83). Coughlin was the wide receivers coach on the Giants coaching staff while Bill Belichick was also on New York s staff (1988-90). Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride is a native of New Haven, Conn., and holds a degree in physical education from Southern Connecticut State, where he also played quarterback and tight end and later served as head coach (1980-84). His second coaching appointment was as the linebackers coach at Tufts University from 1976-77. Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo was born in Whitinsville, Mass. He holds a bachelor s degree from Springfield College, where he was a two-year starter at wide receiver, and earned his master s from the University of Massachusetts. Spagnuolo began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at UMass from 1982-83. He later served as defensive coordinator/defensive backs at Connecticut (1987-91) and defensive coordinator/dbs/lbs at Maine (1993-94). Giants special teams coordinator Tom Quinn was the defensive coordinator at Boston University in 1995. Giants tight ends coach Michael Pope coached running backs and tight ends for the Patriots from 1994-96. Pope was an assistant coach for the Giants from 1983-1991, including eight years while Bill Belichick was on the staff (1983-90). Giants assistant offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo has been an assistant at three New England colleges: Boston College (1991-92), Boston University (1993-96) and Connecticut (1997-98). He is originally from Cambridge, Mass. Giants running backs coach Jerald Ingram held the same position at Boston College (1991-93).
PATRIOTS VS. GIANTS CONNECTIONS (Cont.) Giants secondary coach/cornerbacks Peter Giunta is a native of Salem, Mass., and played four years at Northeastern. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Swampscott High School (1978-80), then returned to New England to coach tight ends/wide receivers at Brown from 1984-85. From 1986-87, Giunta served as Brown s offensive coordinator. Giants quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer began his coaching career at Connecticut, where he led the defensive line and wide receivers (1972-74). He later served as head coach at Boston University from 1988-89 and spent four years with the Patriots - first as a wide receivers coach (1993-95), then as a quarterbacks coach (1996). Patriots cornerback Jeff Shoate was on the Giants practice squad during the 2007 playoffs. Giants guard/center Grey Ruegamer played for the Patriots from 2000-02. Giants strength and conditioning coach Jerry Palmieri was the director of strength and conditioning at Boston College from 1993-94. Giants assistant strength and conditioning coach Markus Paul held the same position at New England from 2000-2004, where he worked with Mike Woicik and earned three Super Bowl rings. Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel and Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress were teammates on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2000 season. Giants linebacker Zak DeOssie is a native of North Andover, Mass., and attended Phillips Academy in Andover before continuing on to Brown University. Zak is the son of Steve DeOssie, who finished his NFL playing career as a linebacker and long snapper with the Patriots in 1994 and 1995. Giants guard Grey Ruegamer played in 33 games for the Patriots over three seasons from 2000-02. He was signed by New England on Nov. 16, 2000 and played in the squad s Super Bowl XXXVI victory over St. Louis. Giants cornerback Sam Madison was teammates on the Miami Dolphins with five current Patriots players: wide receiver Wes Welker (2004-05) fullback Heath Evans (2005), linebacker Larry Izzo (1997-2000) and offensive lineman Billy Yates (2003). Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss and Giants defensive tackle Fred Robbins were teammates on the Minnesota Vikings from 2000-2003. Patriots center Dan Koppen and Giants guard Chris Snee played at Boston College together in 2001. Giants offensive quality control coach Sean Ryan was a graduate assistant at Boston College from 2001-02. Patriots linebacker Eric Alexander and Giants cornerback Corey Webster were teammates at Louisiana State University from 2001-03. The two started for LSU in the Tigers victory in the 2003 BCS National Championship game. Giants president and chief executive officer John Mara is an alumnus of Boston College, where he received a B.S. in marketing in 1976. Giants treasurer Jonathan Tisch once worked as a cinematographer/producer at WBZ-TV in Boston, for which he received two local Emmy nominations. He is a graduate of Tufts University. Giants vice president of player evaluation Chris Mara began his collegiate career at Springfield College before transferring to Boston College. Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli is originally from Washingtonville, N.Y. CONNECTIONS (Cont.) Giants director of pro personnel Dave Gettleman is a native of Boston, Mass., and earned a bachelor s degree from Springfield College, where he was an offensive tackle. He holds a master s degree from Southern Connecticut State. Giants assistant director of pro personnel Ken Sternfeld spent 21 seasons with New England in a variety of capacities, primarily in scouting. Giants punter Jeff Feagles, a 20-year NFL veteran, was originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Patriots on May 1, 1988. He was waived on May 24, 1990. Since he entered the league with New England, Feagles has not missed a single game, seeing action in a league-record 320 consecutive contests. Patriots linebacker Adalius Thomas and Giants defensive end Justin Tuck are cousins. Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel and Giants wide receiver Steve Smith played at the University of Southern California together. Patriots linebacker Gary Guyton and wide receiver Chris Dunlap were teammates with Giants linebacker Gerris Wilkinson, safety James Butler tight end Michael Matthews. Giants wide receiver Brandon London attended the University of Massachusetts from 2003-06. Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski and Giants running back Robert Douglas were teammates at the University of Memphis. Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather and defensive lineman Santonio Thomas were teammates with Giants wide receiver Sinorice Moss and safety Kenny Phillips were teammates at the University of Miami. Patriots linebacker Shawn Crable and Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham are both rookies out of Michigan. Patriots cornerback Mike Richardson and Giants defensive end Justin Tuck and tight end Jerome Collins were teammates at the University of Notre Dame from 2002-03. Patriots running back LaMont Jordan and wide receiver Randy Moss and Giants guard Kevin Boothe played for the Oakland Raiders in 2006. Patriots guard Oliver Ross and Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress were teammates on the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2000-04. Patriots safety John Lynch and cornerback Jeff Shoate were teammates with Giants running back Reuben Droughns on the Denver Broncos in 2004. Patriots defensive lineman Kenny Smith and Giants safety Sammy Knight were teammates on the New Orleans Saints from 2001-02. Patriots running back LaMont Jordan and Giants cornerback R.W. McQuarters were teammates on the New York Jets in 2004. Patriots offensive lineman Barry Stokes and Giants center Shaun O Hara were teammates on the Cleveland Browns from 2002-03. Patriots linebacker Adalius Thomas and Giants quarterback Anthony Wright were teammates on the Baltimore Ravens from 2002-05. Patriots cornerback Fernando Bryant and Giants defensive end Renaldo Wynn were teammates on the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1999.
LAST GAME: EAGLES 27, PATRIOTS 17 EAGLES 27, PATRIOTS 17 August 22, 2008 Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia Eagles 3 21 3 0 27 New England Patriots 0 3 0 14 17 The Patriots dropped to 0-3 in the preseason, but found some bright spots late in a 27-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. New England reached the end zone on two of its final three drives, and Patriots quarterbacks combined for a 109.6 passer rating. A 9-play, 99-yard drive in the fourth quarter provided the Patriots with some positives, and the New England defense allowed just three second-half points for the second straight week. C.J. Jones and Chad Jackson each caught touchdown passes for New England, while Patriots passers combined to complete 64.7 percent (24-34) of their throws. The Eagles took control early, getting the ball first and proceeding to drive 76 yards on 14 plays to earn a 3-0 lead on a 24-yard David Akers field goal. The teams traded punts to close out the first quarter before Philadelphia extended its lead to 10-0 after driving 73 yards on 11 plays, ending in a 7-yard scoring pass from Donovan McNabb to Jason Avant with 9:36 left in the first half. After a Patriots punt, the Eagles headed back down the field and appeared poised to take a 17-0 lead, but an apparent Hank Baskett touchdown was reversed on replay and ruled a touchback (fumble out of the end zone) for the Patriots. New England proceeded to drive 63 yards on six plays and cut the lead to 10-3 on a 35-yard Stephen Gostkowski field goal. But, Philadelphia rookie Quintin Demps returned the ensuing kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown, giving the Eagles a 17-3 advantage. The Patriots then went three-and-out, and Eagles rookie DeSean Jackson proceeded to return the ensuing punt 76 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half, giving Philadelphia a 24-3 halftime advantage. The Eagles got the only points of the third quarter on another 24-yard Akers field goal to secure a 27-3 lead. Matt Gutierrez took over at quarterback for the Patriots and proceeded to direct an 11-play, 71-yard drive (that included completions of 24, 16, 16 and 11 yards) to cut the Eagles' advantage to 27-10 on a 1- yard scoring pass to Chad Jackson. The teams then traded punts before the Patriots got the ball back on their own 1-yard line with 3:01 remaining. Gutierrez then drove New England 99 yards on nine plays (completing throws of 31, 18 and 37 yards) to cut the Eagles' lead to 27-17 on a 9-yard scoring strike to C.J. Jones with 41 seconds left in the game. However, time ran out on the New England resurgence and the Eagles went home with a 27-17 victory. SOLID QUARTERBACK PLAY Quarterbacks Matt Cassel and Matt Gutierrez combined to complete 22-of-34 passes (64.7 percent) for 277 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. The duo combined for a 109.6 passer rating. Cassel completed 8-of-14 passes (57.1 percent) for 60 yards, while Gutierrez totaled 14-of-20 (70 percent) for 217 yards. GUTIERREZ SHINES Matt Gutierrez entered the game in the third quarter and directed three drives that led to two touchdowns. His first drive as quarterback was an 11-play, 71-yard drive that ended in a 1- yard touchdown toss to Chad Jackson. Eight of the 11 plays on the drive were passes. After Gutierrez's second drive stalled after two first downs, he directed a 9-play, 99-yard drive -- in which all nine plays were passes -- that ended in a 9-yard scoring pass to C.J. Jones, cutting the Eagles lead to 27-17. On the night, Gutierrez -- signed as an undrafted free agent in 2007 -- completed 14-of-20 passes (70 percent) for 217 yards and two touchdowns for a passer rating of 139.0. JACKSON SCORES Chad Jackson made a catch in the end zone in traffic for a 1- yard scoring grab with 13:49 left in the game, cutting the Eagles lead to 27-10. Jackson, selected by the Patriots in the second round (36th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft, has totaled three career touchdown receptions, all in the 2006 season. For his career, Jackson has 13 receptions for 152 yards and three touchdowns. JONES SCORES C.J. Jones hauled in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Matt Gutierrez with 41 seconds left in the game to cut the Philadelphia lead to 27-17. Jones, who led all Patriots receivers with 70 receiving yards, set up his touchdown with a 37-yard reception on the first play following the two-minute warning to bring the Patriots to the Eagles' 13-yard line. Jones spent the entire 2007 season as a member of the Patriots' practice squad. He spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons out of football after being released in training camp in each of those years, and spent the 2004 season on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. Jones was a member of the Browns' active roster for much of the 2003 season but did not see game action. Jones leads the Patriots with 120 receiving yards through three preseason games this season. GOSTKOWSKI REMAINS PERFECT Stephen Gostkowski nailed a 35-yard field goal with 1:52 remaining in the first half to raise his mark to a perfect 5-for-5 this preseason. He also connected from 36, 44 and 40 yards in the preseason opener on Aug. 7 and was good from 53 yards on Aug. 17 in Tampa. In his regular season and playoff career, Gostkoswki has hit 50-of-60 field goals, and his 83.3 percent career accuracy rate is the highest in Patriots history. BIG SWING With 4:19 left in the first half, the Eagles appeared to take a 16-0 lead on a touchdown catch by Hank Baskett. But, the Patriots challenged the play and it was determined that James Sanders caused Baskett to lose possession of the ball before crossing the goal line and he fumbled the ball out of bounds, resulting in a touchback and returning the score to 10-0. On the first snap following the overturned play, Randy Moss drew a 47-yard pass interference penalty on the Eagles' Sean Condesine to give the Patriots a first down at the Eagles' 33-yard line. The play set up a 35-yard field goal that cut Philadelphia's lead to 10-3. QUICK HITS The Patriots have outscored their opponents 30-0 in the fourth quarter during the 2008 preseason. Ray Ventrone's eight receptions lead the Patriots through three preseason games. A total of 17 players have caught a pass for the Patriots so far this preseason. A total of 13 players have two or more catches, while 12 players have at least one catch for 10 or more yards. The Patriots outgained the Eagles 220-38 in the game's final 19 minutes, while outscoring Philadelphia 14-0. Rodney Harrison tipped away a Donovan McNabb pass intended for tight end L.J. Smith near the goal line in the first quarter. Tedy Bruschi batted a Donovan McNabb pass intended for L.J. Smith off course in the end zone on third down in the first quarter, forcing an incompletion, saving a touchdown and forcing Philadelphia to settle for a field goal. Tedy Bruschi sacked Donovan McNabb for a 6-yard loss in the first quarter. Matt Cassel ran 22 yards for a first down in the first quarter, a scamper that was the Patriots' longest run of the preseason so far.
PRESEASON RECAP: WEEKS 1 & 2 PRESEASON WEEK 2 BUCCANEERS 27, PATRIOTS 10 August 17, 2008 Raymond James Stadium (Att: 63,365) 1 2 3 4 Final New England Patriots 0 3 0 7 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 10 10 0 27 The Patriots fell to 0-2 in the 2008 preseason with a 27-10 loss at Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the second quarter before the Patriots got on the board with a 53-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. Tampa Bay extended its lead to 27-3 in the third quarter, but the Patriots found the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth to make the final score 27-10. GOSTKOWSKI FROM 53 Stephen Gostkowski nailed a 53-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to improve to 4-for-4 this preseason. The 53- yarder is longer than any of Gostkowski's regular-season or playoff field goals -- his career long is 52 yards, achieved on Nov. 26, 2006 at Gillette Staduium against the Chicago Bears. In his regular-season and playoff career, Gostkowski is 2-for-2 from 50 yards or longer, hitting the 52-yarder against the Bears and nailing a 50-yard boot against the San Diego Chargers in the 2006 divisional playoffs. The last time a Patriot booted a field goal of 53 yards or longer in the regular season or playoffs was on Nov. 10, 2002, when Adam Vinatieri nailed a franchise-record 57-yarder against Chicago in Champaign, Ill. If Gostkowski's 53- yard field goal had happened in the regular season, it would have tied the fifth-longest field goal in team history. LYNCH DEBUTS Veteran safety John Lynch made his Patriots debut, seeing his first action six minutes into the game on a third-and-two play. Lynch, who signed with New England as a free agent on Friday, Aug. 15, spent the first 11 years of his career with Tampa Bay (1993-2003), and was a leader on the Buccaneers' Super Bowl XXXVII championship squad in the 2002 season. EVANS IN THE ZONE Heath Evans put the Patriots into the end zone for the first time on the night with a 1-yard touchdown run with 10:20 remaining in the game. The touchdown was Evans' first of the preseason. Last season, Evans set a career high with three touchdowns (all rushing). He has four career touchdowns in his seven seasons in the NFL. QUICK HITS In addition to John Lynch, six Patriots saw their first action of the preseason. CB Ellis Hobbs, RB Sammy Morris, LB Mike Vrabel, OL John Welbourn, WR Randy Moss and WR Wes Welker all played against the Buccaneers after not playing in the preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 7. The Patriots trailed by 24 points in the third quarter, falling behind by a 27-3 score. The last time the Patriots trailed by 24 or more points in a game was on Oct. 10, 2005, when they trailed the Denver Broncos 28-3 in the third quarter of an eventual 28-20 loss at Gillette Stadium. Last season, the biggest deficit the Patriots faced was 10 points, trailing 20-10 in the fourth quarter of an eventual 24-20 win at Indianapolis on Nov. 4, 2007. Rookie linebacker Shawn Crable recorded a sack of Chris Simms and a forced fumble on the same play on third-and-six on the final play of the third quarter, forcing a Tampa Bay punt that set up a Patriots touchdown drive. Last week against Baltimore, Crabel shared a sack, had two quarterback hits and recorded an interception. PRESEASON WEEK 1 RAVENS 16, PATRIOTS 15 August 7, 2008 Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) 1 2 3 4 Final Baltimore Ravens 3 10 3 0 16 New England Patriots 0 3 3 9 15 The Patriots opened the 2008 preseason with a narrow 16-15 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium. LaMont Jordan's 1-yard touchdown run with 6:07 remaining in the game cut a 16-9 Patriots deficit to just one point, but a failed two-point conversion sealed the Patriots' fate as the Ravens escaped with the win. Baltimore recorded the game's first two scores, jumping out to a 10-0 second-quarter lead. The Patriots got on the board with a 36-yard field goal, but the Ravens answered to take a 13-3 lead heading into halftime. The Ravens extended their advantage to 16-3 with a field goal to finish their first possession of the second half, but the Patriots then buckled down and did not allow any more Baltimore points for the rest of the game. New England began its final charge with a 44-yard field goal that cut the Baltimore lead to 16-6 entering the final quarter, and later narrowed the deficit to 16-9. Pierre Woods came up with the play of the night for the Patriots when he sacked Baltimore's Joe Flacco, forcing a fumble on the play and then recovered the fumble to give the Patriots possession on the Ravens' 31-yard line. New England promptly drove in for LaMont Jordan's touchdown run, but on the twopoint conversion attempt, Kevin O'Connell's pass was deflected, leaving the final score 16-15. TOUCHDOWN FOR JORDAN LaMont Jordan scored on a 1-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter to cut the Ravens' lead to 16-15. Jordan, who was signed by the Patriots as a free agent on July 26, has scored 24 rushing touchdowns in his seven-year career with the New York Jets (2001-04) and Oakland Raiders (2005-07). CRABLE INTERCEPTION Patriots rookie linebacker Shawn Crable intercepted a Kyle Boller pass and returned it 11 yards to the Ravens' 41-yard line in the second quarter. The play set up a 36-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski that cut the Baltimore lead to 10-3. Crable did not have an interception in his collegiate career, playing in 47 games with 20 starts for Michigan from 2004-07. His last interception in a game came as a senior at Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio. WOODS STRIP-SACK Pierre Woods sacked Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco, caused him to fumble on the play and then recovered the loose ball himself to give the Patriots possession at the Ravens' 31-yard line in the fourth quarter. The play set up a 31-yard scoring drive that ended in a 1-yard touchdown run by LaMont Jordan to cut Baltimore's lead to 16-15. Last season, Woods led the Patriots with 22 special teams tackles and has recorded 33 special teams tackles in 24 career games since being signed by the Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent prior to the 2006 season. THOMAS STRIP-SACK Adalius Thomas strip-sacked Kyle Boller in the first quarter and Ty Warren recovered the loose ball to give the Patriots possession at the Ravens' 44-yard line. Thomas, who played seven seasons for Baltimore from 2000-06, had 6.5 sacks in his first season with the Patriots in 2007, including six sacks in his final seven regular-season games. Thomas added a pair of sacks in Super Bowl XLII. Over his eight-year NFL career, Thomas has totaled 45.0 sacks and 17 forced fumbles.
COACH BELICHICK ON Coach Belichick on Sam Aiken, July 29 Sam did a good job in the spring. He had a real good offseason program. He worked hard in the passing camps and he showed up very positive here in training camp both as a receiver and in the kicking game. He is a big guy and strong - very strong for his position. He is tough, very professional and works hard at his job. Football is important to him. He is on top of things. If he makes a mistake, he really works hard to correct it and make sure he has it right the next time. I like his attitude, I like his work ethic and I like his versatility. He has done a good job. Coach Belichick on Wesley Britt, Aug. 12 Wes came to us a couple of years ago and we put him on the practice squad. He has developed a lot and is one of the hardest working guys on the team. He has a big frame, like you would like a tackle to have. He played left tackle in college. He has played both left and right tackle for us. He has swing ability. He works hard and is a tough kid. He has improved a lot since he has been here, like a lot of our young offensive linemen do. He is one of many who has been on the practice squad and eventually worked his way on to the roster and then worked his way into the lineup for some playing time. He has done nothing but improve since he has been here. His hard work, determination and ability to take coaching have enabled him to do that. When he has had an opportunity to play, I would say he has played very competitively. Coach Belichick on Jabar Gaffney, July 31 Jabar [Gaffney] has had a really good camp. Of course, he had a really good off-season. He was one of our off-season award winners at his position. I think he followed up last season with a good off-season and a good spring camp. He has taken it into training camp. He is a very versatile player that played every position for us last year, whether it was three wide receivers or four wide receivers. At one point or another he played in each spot. The X, Y, Z or F spots as we call them. He is a guy that picks things up quickly. Quarterbacks have a lot of confidence in him. He has been a very dependable player for us. He is really a key guy for us and was like that last year. He is ahead of where he was last year because he had an outstanding off-season and spring camp. Coach Belichick on Gary Guyton, Aug. 19 Gary was very productive for Georgia Tech. He played both inside and a little bit of outside. He was a pretty versatile player for them down there in terms of run defense, blitzing, pass coverage, inside, outside, played on the end of the line, played on the center, played on the guard, at times he even played in the tackle bubble so he has had a lot of different experiences in college and I think some of that versatility has shown up here for us both in the kicking game and on defense. Coach Belichick on Rodney Harrison, July 31 He brings a level of play and intensity out there to the practice field that is good for everybody. It is good for the defense, offense and for the entire football team. Nobody practices harder than Rodney. I don t think, in my career, I have ever coached a player that practices any harder than Rodney practices on a daily basis. He has a tremendous work ethic and is as good as anybody I have been around, especially on the defensive side of the ball. That carries over to other players and forces them to rise up to his level. It is good to have him back out there. Coach Belichick on Russ Hochstein, Aug. 4 I don t know where we would be without [Russ's versatility]. Russ is one of the most solid and consistent players we have on our team. He is really the same guy everyday, whether it be practice, games, preseason or postseason, the first quarter, or the fourth quarter it doesn t matter. He is a very consistent and dependable guy. He can play all three spots. He s played guard, he s played center, both guards, helped us out on a couple special teams situations - like kickoff return in the wedge, a field goal and that kind of thing. The best compliment you can give a lineman like that is, you don t really realize when he is in there. He is a solid guy and the last game he played in [Super Bowl XLII], he played well and that was a big game. He has been a very dependable guy for us with great inside versatility. He s played some at tackle and a little bit at tight end and short yardage situations. He s played every position at the offensive line even though he s primarily an inside guy. He s also worked at tackle and short yardage situations out there at tight end. He s done a good job for us. Coach Belichick on LaMont Jordan, Aug. 12 Every player has their own set of skills. I think LaMont has a good set. He is a powerful guy, has some quickness and catches the ball wall. He has good speed, he is not a track guy, but he has competitive speed, good quickness and can get through the hole. He breaks tackles. He has some things going for him. Coach Belichick on John Lynch, Aug. 15 I am excited to have John on the team. He is a guy I have admired for a long time - his playing style and his production. He has been a great player with different organizations and with nine Pro Bowls. I had the opportunity to coach him in Hawaii a couple years ago. I have a lot of respect for John, the way he plays and the way he prepares. Coach Belichick on Jerod Mayo, Aug. 12 Jerod [Mayo] is a smart kid and has worked hard. From day one when we drafted him to rookie minicamp and spring camp he has done a good job. He is a very mature kid and a hard worker. Football is important to him and he spends a lot of time on it. He makes a lot of rookie mistakes but he learns from them and doesn t repeat many of them. Coach Belichick on Brandon Meriweather, July 31 I thought he made a lot of improvement last season during the course of the year and in training camp. He had a good off-season and a good spring. He is having a good training camp. I think he is much better now than where he was last year at this time. He continues to improve on a regular basis. He works hard and takes coaching well. He doesn t make the same mistake repeatedly. I think he continues to improve but he still has a ways to go. He is only in his second year but he is making good progress. I like what he has done in camp.
COACH BELICHICK ON Coach Belichick on Kevin O'Connell, Aug. 14 Kevin has kind of gotten better each day. He is making a big transition from college to the NFL. He is going from a shotgun offense to an offense that is less than 50 percent shotgun. In addition, there are a lot of other differences with the reads, terminology and so forth. Kevin has gotten better every day. He works hard and is a smart kid. He is a talented athlete because he is big and can run. He has a good arm and pretty good accuracy. There are still a lot of things he has to work on just from a mechanics standpoint, with terminology, learning our system and getting comfortable with the reads and the adjustments. He has made a lot of progress and seems to get better each day. Coach Belichick on Vince Redd, Aug. 19 Vince played at Virginia, looks like an outside linebacker in a 3-4 system, kind of a cross between a defensive end and a pure outside linebacker. He played well at Liberty, he s a strong kid and runs well for his size. He s a smart kid and has played at a high level of competition at Virginia even though he transferred to Liberty but he played at a pretty good level there in a good program. Coach Belichick on Lewis Sanders, Aug. 4 Lewis is working hard. He is another guy that has had a lot of different responsibilities for us in the kicking game, playing both corner and safety defensively. He s got good experience in a couple different systems so I don t think anything he is doing here is anything that new. It is just a question on some new terminology or adapting it to a different situation but he is an experienced guy and he keeps showing up. He shows up with a play or two everyday and he is a hard working guy. Coach Belichick on Richard Seymour, Aug. 13 I think Richard has [tipped as many passes and disrupted the quarterback] as well as anybody. Year in and year out, he has tipped more balls than anybody around here and more than anyone I have coached. He is tall and has long arms. He is athletic, can jump and has a good sense of timing of when to try and get in the throwing lane, when to keep rushing the quarterback and attack the blocker. He is probably as good as you are going to get at that. Coach Belichick on Matthew Slater, Aug. 4 Matthew is a smart kid. We have been working him at some different spots since he has gotten here in all three phases of the game. We will see how that all comes together but he is a smart guy that has a good set of skills. Coach Belichick on Antwain Spann, Aug. 14 Antwain has had a really good camp. He had a good spring. He has been productive and has shown up on a lot of plays. He has played more at safety but he has been a versatile guy for us by playing inside in sub situations as well as outside. He has had a lot more responsibility as far as making calls and adjustments from the safety spot. He has picked that up pretty well even going back to the spring. Certainly that got him off to a good start and gave him a little momentum and gave him some confidence heading into training camp. He has kind of picked up where he left off in the spring. He has had a good camp. Coach Belichick on Adalius Thomas, Aug. 13 Adalius is a smart guy who works hard. He has played in multiple positions in our defense. Last year at this time he was playing inside, getting some reps outside, involved in different things in the sub defense, playing off and on the line, playing in coverage and playing as part of the pass rush. He has a lot of experience from doing different things. He has played 16 regular season games and three postseason games plus the preseason last year. He has a lot of game situations under his belt. I think he has really become one of the leaders on defense, not that he wasn t last year but more so going into his second year. Going into his second year he knows more of what he is doing as opposed to feeling like I have to learn this and learn that. I am not saying he doesn t have anything to learn; we all have more to learn. He is a lot further ahead then he was last year. He has been very positive in his work ethic and with helping some of the younger linebackers like Shawn [Crable], Vince [Redd], Pierre [Woods] and those guys. He really stepped up and gave a lot of leadership and good work ethic to the entire unit. He has done well and we are glad to have him. Coach Belichick on David Thomas, Aug. 19 The bad news for David [Thomas] was 07. The good news was he really got off to a good start in 08. Kind of getting off to a good start, he s been able to maintain that momentum and the start there in the spring has carried over in the training camp and the preseason David works hard. He works hard at everything. He s a very competitive kid. He s smart. He knows how to use his strengths, leverage and position to his advantage. He competes hard. He has good playing strength and good quickness. He has done a good job with that. Coach Belichick on Ray Ventrone, Aug. 7 Ray is a very competitive guy and a tough kid. He plays in all three phases, offense, defense and special teams. He works hard, tough kid and he s a pretty good football player. He s got a good set of skills, has some quickness, speed, he s tough, he s a smart player who is instinctive and he s shown up positively for us in a number of different roles and in different games. It s a real credit to him, his work ethic, his toughness. He came from a relatively small school and is trying to carve a niche for himself in the NFL and is competing hard. Coach Belichick on John Welbourn, Aug. 5 John is an experienced player in this league. We played against him a number of times when he was with Philadelphia [Eagles]. He was in Kansas City last year. He is a tough guy and has played both guard spots. He mainly played the left spot in Philly and played more right last year. He also has some experience at the tackle position. He is a very athletic player and a strong kid. Coach Belichick on Pierre Woods, July 27 Pierre [Woods] is one of our hardest workers and one of our most diligent players. He works hard at his job and tries to do everything right, just the way you want it.
ROBERT KRAFT NEWS & NOTES S ince Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, the Patriots have experienced one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the history of sports. In 14 seasons of ownership, Kraft has transformed one of the league s least successful clubs into what many observers view as a model NFL franchise. In the five seasons immediately preceding his purchase (1989-93), the Patriots were a moribund team, winning just 19 of 80 games (.311 pct.) and recording the worst record in the NFL over that span. When he bought the franchise on Jan. 21, 1994, Kraft announced his intention to bring a championship to New England, a tall order considering the team s previous success rate. But under Kraft s leadership, the Patriots have won eight division titles, five conference crowns and three Super Bowl championships. The Patriots have made five Super Bowl appearances since Kraft purchased the team, a period during which no other NFL franchise has earned more than two Super Bowl berths. Pre-Kraft Kraft Era 1960-93 1989-93 1994-07 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 162-86 Winning Pct..450.311.653 Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 Conference Titles 1 0 5 Division Titles 3 0 8 Playoff Seasons 5 0 10 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 17-7 Home Playoff Games 1 0 11 Home Playoff Record 0-1 -- 11-0 A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION The Patriots and the San Antonio Spurs are the only teams from North America s four major professional sports leagues to have won three titles since 2001. Since 1994, the Patriots trail only the New York Yankees and San Antonio Spurs in having won three titles in the period since Robert Kraft purchased the team. MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 Team League Titles New England Patriots...NFL... 3 San Antonio Spurs... NBA...3 Boston Red Sox... MLB...2 Los Angeles Lakers... NBA...2 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Team League Titles New York Yankees... MLB...4 San Antonio Spurs... NBA...4 New England Patriots...NFL... 3 Los Angeles Lakers... NBA...3 Chicago Bulls... NBA...3 Detroit Red Wings... NHL...3 New Jersey Devils... NHL...3 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME/SERIES APPEARANCES SINCE 1994 Team League Appearances New York Yankees... MLB...6 New England Patriots...NFL... 5 Los Angeles Lakers... NBA...4 San Antonio Spurs... NBA...4 Detroit Red Wings... NHL...4 New Jersey Devils... NHL...4 SELLOUT STREAK In the early 1990s, the Patriots seemed destined for relocation until Robert Kraft s purchase of the team rejuvenated local interest. In 1991, the season ticket base was just 17,635, barely enough to support the club. Now, the season-ticket base stands at a capped total of 61,759 and more than 50,000 fans are on a waiting list. The Patriots have sold out 149 consecutive home games (dating back to the 1994 regular-season opener). SUCCESS STORY Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, the Patriots have been one of the NFL s elite franchises. Over the first 14 years of Kraft s ownership, the Patriots own the NFL s highest win total, the league s highest winning percentage and have won more Super Bowl titles, more conference championships and more playoff games than any other NFL team. SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994 TOTAL VICTORIES SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) New England Patriots...162 Green Bay Packers...154 Pittsburgh Steelers...151 Denver Broncos...145 Indianapolis Colts...143 Philadelphia Eagles...133 WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) Team W L T Pct. New England Patriots 162 86 0.653 Green Bay Packers 154 90 0.631 Pittsburgh Steelers 151 92 1.621 Denver Broncos 145 92 0.612 Indianapolis Colts 143 99 0.591 Philadelphia Eagles 133 107 1.554 Kansas City Chiefs 124 105 0.541 Minnesota Vikings 127 108 0.540 Jacksonville Jaguars 118 101 0.539 SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994 SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 New England Patriots...3 Denver Broncos...2 9 Teams...1 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 New England Patriots...5 Denver Broncos...2 Green Bay Packers...2 Pittsburgh Steelers...2 St. Louis Rams...2 15 Teams...1 PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 New England Patriots...17 Pittsburgh Steelers...12 Green Bay Packers...11 Indianapolis Colts...9 Philadelphia Eagles...9 Denver Broncos...8 PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994 New England Patriots...24 Green Bay Packers...20 Pittsburgh Steelers...20 Indianapolis Colts...18 Philadelphia Eagles...17 Denver Broncos...13 San Francisco 49ers...13 PLAYOFF SEASONS SINCE 1994 New England Patriots...10 Green Bay Packers...10 Indianapolis Colts...10 Dallas Cowboys...8 Pittsburgh Steelers...8 Philadelphia Eagles...8 PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 Team W L Pct. New England Patriots...17... 7....708 Carolina Panthers... 6... 3....667 Baltimore Ravens... 5... 3....625 Denver Broncos... 8... 5....615 Pittsburgh Steelers... 12... 8....600 SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994
BILL BELICHICK NEWS & NOTES THE HEAD COACH Overall Record: 142-85 (.626) Regular Season: 127-81 (.611) Postseason: 15-4 (.789) With Patriots overall: 105-40 (.724) Overall since 2001: 100-29 (.775) Super Bowl Titles: 5 (86, 90, 01, 03, 04) Conf. Titles: 7 (86, 90, 96, 01, 03, 04, 07) Division Titles: 13 (75, 78, 86, 89, 90, 96, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07) Bill Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. In the 2007 season, Belichick led the Patriots to the fourth undefeated and untied regular season in the NFL s 88-year history and the first since the NFL established a 16-game schedule in 1978. He has led the Patriots to the Super Bowl four times in the last seven seasons and has produced five straight AFC East titles and six division championships in the last seven seasons. Belichick s Patriots teams own the all-time NFL records for consecutive total victories (21 from 2003-04), consecutive regular-season victories (19 from 2006-07) and consecutive playoff victories (10 from 2001-05). Belichick owns the second best postseason record in NFL history (15-4) and is the winningest NFL head coach since 2001 (100-29). From 2003-04, he directed the Patriots to back-to-back Super Bowl titles while posting consecutive 17-win campaigns. Belichick has spent more seasons in the league than any other current NFL head coach, and in that time has been a part of five Super Bowl championship teams. His overall record of 105-40 with the Patriots gives him the most victories and the best winning percentage of any head coach in franchise history. Coach Belichick's overall career winning percentage of.626 (142-85-0) ranks fifth among the 18 NFL coaches with 140 or more wins. He trails only George Halas (324-151-31,.682), Don Shula (347-173-6,.666), Curly Lambeau (229-134-22,.631), and Joe Gibbs (171-101-0,.629). ELITE COMPANY Bill Belichick is one of nine NFL head coaches to win three or more championships since the league began postseason play in 1933. With the Patriots victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, Belichick joined an exclusive club in which each of the eight other members has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. HEAD COACHES WITH THREE OR MORE NFL TITLES (Listed alphabetically) Head Coach Championship Team(s) Bill Belichick... New England Patriots Paul Brown... Cleveland Browns Weeb Ewbank... Baltimore Colts, New York Jets Joe Gibbs... Washington Redskins George Halas... Chicago Bears Earl (Curly) Lambeau... Green Bay Packers Vince Lombardi... Green Bay Packers Chuck Noll... Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Walsh... San Francisco 49ers BELICHICK S PATRIOTS RENAISSANCE Any successful project requires a sound plan, and once head coach Bill Belichick implemented his design on the Patriots, his approach has given him the best record of any NFL head coach who has coached in a game since 2001. NFL COACHES RECORDS SINCE 2001 Coach Team W L T Pct. Bill Belichick NE 100 29 0.775 Wade Phillips ATL/DAL 15 5 0.750 Tony Dungy TB/IND 89 36 0.712 Bill Cowher PIT 70 35 1.665 Mike McCarthy GB 22 12 0.647 Andy Reid PHI 79 45 0.637 NOTE: Records include playoff games and includes all coaches who have coached at least one game since 2001 SUPER SUCCESS Bill Belichick is one of just four head coaches to win three championships since the Super Bowl Era began following the 1966 season. Coach Belichick joins three members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the exclusive club. Belichick is the only coach to win three Super Bowls in the post-1993 salary cap era. MOST SUPER BOWL VICTORIES Head Coach Team Titles Seasons Chuck Noll PIT 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 Bill Belichick NE 3 2001, 2003, 2004 Joe Gibbs WAS 3 1982, 1987, 1991 Bill Walsh SF 3 1981, 1984, 1988 NOTE: Sorted by most recent championship. Super Bowls have determined NFL champion since 1966. PLAYOFF SUCCESS Coach Belichick has won 15 career playoff games, a total that is the fifth-highest by a head coach in NFL history. MOST PLAYOFF WINS BY AN NFL HEAD COACH Coach Team(s) Wins Tom Landry... Dallas Cowboys...20 Don Shula... Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins...19 Joe Gibbs... Washington Redskins...17 Chuck Noll... Pittsburgh Steelers...16 Bill Belichick...Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots...15 POSTSEASON PROWESS Bill Belichick is the second winningest head coach in NFL playoff history, trailing only the legendary Vince Lombardi, whose name is emblazoned on the Super Bowl trophy. BEST POSTSEASON RECORDS IN NFL HISTORY (Minimum six games) Head Coach Team(s) W L Pct. Vince Lombardi GB/WAS 9 1.900 Bill Belichick CLE/NE 15 4.789 Joe Gibbs WAS 17 7.709 HUNDRED WIN CLUB Bill Belichick has won 105 overall games since becoming Patriots head coach in 2000. He took 139 games to reach 100 victories with the team, the fourth fewest number of games by any coach in NFL history to reach 100 wins with a franchise. Belichick is one of three current NFL head coaches who have won 100 or more games with their current team. Belichick has recorded 91 regular-season wins and 14 playoff victories with New England. FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 100 WINS WITH A TEAM Coach Team Seasons Games George Seifert SF 1989-96 132 John Madden OAK 1969-77 137 Don Shula MIA 1970-78 137 Bill Belichick NE 2000-07 139 Paul Brown CLE 1946-54 141 HEAD COACHES WITH 100 WINS WITH CURRENT TEAM Coach Team Yrs Seasons Wins Mike Shanahan DEN 13 1995-2007 131 Jeff Fisher HOU/TEN 14 1994-2007 120 Bill Belichick NE 8 2000-07 105 NOTE: Includes Playoff Games TOPS IN TEAM HISTORY Bill Belichick is the most successful head coach in Patriots history. He has recorded more wins (105) and a higher winning percentage (.724) than any of the 13 previous head coaches. WINNINGEST HEAD COACHES IN PATRIOTS HISTORY Career Overall Playoff Coach Years Winning Pct. W-L-T W-L Bill Belichick 2000-07.724 105-40-0 14-3 Raymond Berry 1984-89.554 51-41-0 3-2 Pete Carroll 1997-99.549 28-23-0 1-2 Ron Meyer 1982-84.529 18-16-0 0-1 Mike Holovak 1961-68.528 53-47-9 1-1
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2008 PRESEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 0, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 08/07 L 15-16 Baltimore 68,756 Jordan 19 76 4.0 10 1 08/17 L 10-27 at Tampa Bay 63,365 Maroney 18 39 2.2 10 0 08/22 L 17-27 Philadelphia 68,756 Morris 10 34 3.4 11 0 08/28 at New York Giants O'Connell 5 31 6.2 15 0 N.E. Opp. Cassel 4 30 7.5 22 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 49 51 Green-Ellis 8 22 2.8 9 0 Rushing 19 18 Gutierrez 5 12 2.4 6 0 Passing 26 32 Faulk 3 10 3.3 9 0 Penalty 4 1 Evans 3 5 1.7 2 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 13/39 15/38 Moss 1-5 -5.0-5 0 3rd Down Pct. 33.3 39.5 TEAM 76 254 3.3 22 2 4th Down: Made/Att 5/8 0/1 OPPONENTS 87 315 3.6 23 2 4th Down Pct. 62.5 0.0 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD POSSESSION AVG. 28:16 31:44 Ventrone 8 97 12.1 21 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 729 889 Jones 7 120 17.1 37 1 Avg. Per Game 243.0 296.3 Jackson 5 34 6.8 16 1 Total Plays 178 180 Evans 4 49 12.3 16 0 Avg. Per Play 4.1 4.9 Gaffney 4 26 6.5 14 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 254 315 Moss 3 31 10.3 15 0 Avg. Per Game 84.7 105.0 Welker 3 25 8.3 12 0 Total Rushes 76 87 Slater 3 19 6.3 9 0 NET YARDS PASSING 475 574 D. Thomas 2 28 14.0 20 0 Avg. Per Game 158.3 191.3 Pollard 2 17 8.5 12 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 10/64 7/41 Stupar 2 17 8.5 9 0 Gross Yards 539 615 Faulk 2 11 5.5 7 0 Att./Completions 92/51 86/57 Jordan 2-3 -1.5 2 0 Completion Pct. 55.4 66.3 DeVree 1 31 31.0 31 0 Had Intercepted 4 1 Green-Ellis 1 18 18.0 18 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 14/44.2 13/48.5 Maroney 1 11 11.0 11 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 14/31.2 13/42.8 Washington 1 8 8.0 8 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 19/131 17/206 TEAM 51 539 10.6 37 2 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 6/4 5/3 OPPONENTS 57 615 10.8 42 2 TOUCHDOWNS 4 7 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 2 2 Crable 1 11 11.0 11 0 Passing 2 2 TEAM 1 11 11.0 11 0 Returns 0 3 OPPONENTS 4 10 2.5 5 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B TEAM 0 9 3 30 0 42 Hanson 14 619 44.2 31.2 1 1 59 0 OPPONENTS 13 41 16 0 0 70 TEAM 14 619 44.2 31.2 1 1 59 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS 13 630 48.5 42.8 2 4 59 0 Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 3/ 3 5/ 5 0 18 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Evans 1 1 0 0 0 6 Jones 4 1 29 7.3 26 0 Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 6 Jackson 1 0 4 4.0 4 0 Jones 1 0 1 0 0 6 Welker 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Jordan 1 1 0 0 0 6 Wheatley 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 4 2 2 0 3/ 3 5/ 5 0 42 TEAM 7 1 33 4.7 26 0 OPPONENTS 7 2 2 3 7/ 7 7/ 7 0 70 OPPONENTS 7 1 162 23.1 76t 1 2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-1, OPPONENTS 0-0 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD SACKS: Crable 1.5, Bruschi 1, Fifita 1, Slater 9 231 25.7 30 0 Redd 1, A. Thomas 1, Woods 1, K. Smith 0.5, Hobbs 4 86 21.5 36 0 TEAM 7, OPPONENTS 9 Jones 2 53 26.5 33 0 FUM/LOST: Cassel 1/0, Connolly 1/1, Moss 1 15 15.0 15 0 Faulk 1/1, Gutierrez 1/1, Jones 1/1, TEAM 16 385 24.1 36 0 Wheatley 1/0 OPPONENTS 8 272 34.0 101t 1 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Gostkowski 0/ 0 0/ 0 2/ 2 2/ 2 1/1 TEAM 0/ 0 0/ 0 2/ 2 2/ 2 1/1 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 3/ 3 2/ 2 2/ 2 0/0 Gostkowski: (36G,44G,40G)(53G)(35G) TEAM: (36G,44G,40G)(53G)(35G) OPPONENTS: (42G,44G,37G)(34G,23G)(24G,24G) * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Gutierrez 36 24 293 66.7 8.14 2 5.6 1 2.8 37 4/ 33 98.5 Cassel 28 15 128 53.6 4.57 0 0.0 1 3.6 20 4/ 23 50.9 O'Connell 28 12 118 42.9 4.21 0 0.0 2 7.1 21 2/ 8 25.6 TEAM 92 51 539 55.4 5.86 2 2.2 4 4.3 37 10/ 64 61.8 OPPONENTS 86 57 615 66.3 7.15 2 2.3 1 1.2 42 7/ 41 90.0
2008 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS PLAYER TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES SP. TEAMS Name TT UT A S/ Yds QH Int/ Yds TD PD FF FR/ Yds TD TT UT A FF FR Jerod Mayo 17 13 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vince Wilfork 12 7 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pierre Woods 11 8 3 1.0 3.0 1 - - - 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - - Shawn Crable 10 8 2 1.5 9.5 3 1 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Mike Vrabel 10 6 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Terrence Wheatley 9 9 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Antwain Spann 9 7 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tedy Bruschi 9 5 4 1.0 6.0 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Richard Seymour 8 3 5 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Ellis Hobbs 7 7 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gary Guyton 6 5 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 Titus Adams 6 5 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kenny Smith 6 5 1 0.5 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Santonio Thomas 6 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Dillard 5 5 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 0 0 0 Fernando Bryant 5 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vince Redd 5 3 2 1.0 13.0 1 - - - 1 - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 Steve Fifita 5 2 3 1.0 7.0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brandon Meriweather 4 4 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jeff Shoate 4 4 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - John Lynch 4 4 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eric Alexander 4 3 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Rodney Harrison 4 2 2 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - Le Kevin Smith 3 3 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Victor Hobson 3 3 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 0 0 Lewis Sanders 2 2 0 - - - - - - 2 - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 James Sanders 2 2 0 - - - - - - - 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Matthew Slater 2 2 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Adalius Thomas 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - - - - 1 0 0 0 - - - - - Jarvis Green 1 1 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ty Warren 1 0 1 - - 1 - - - - 0 1-1 0 - - - - - C.J. Jones 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 David Thomas 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 Heath Evans 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 Bo Ruud 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 Ray Ventrone 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 Chris Dunlap 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 181 137 44 7.0 41.0 10 1 11 0 9 4 2-1 0 15 14 1 0 0 FUMBLES - LOST (6-4) KEY Own TT-Total Tackles Int/Yds-Interceptions/Yards Returned No. Lost Rec O.B. UT-Unassisted Tackles PD-Passes Defensed Matt Cassel 1 0 1 0 A-Assisted Tackles FF-Forced Fumbles Terrence Wheatley 1 0 1 0 S/YL-Sacks/Yards Lost FR/Yds-Fumble Recoveries/Yards Returned Kevin Faulk 1 1 0 0 QH-Quarterback Hits Dan Connolly 1 1 0 0 C.J. Jones 1 1 0 0 BLOCKED KICKS Matt Gutierrez 1 1 0 0 XP FG P Totals 6 4 2 0 Totals 0 0 0 MISC. OFFENSIVE STATS Tkl Ast FF FR C.J. Jones 1 0 0 0 Chad Jackson 1 0 0 0 Logan Mankins 1 0 0 0 Matthew Slater 1 0 0 0 Matt Gutierrez 1 0 0 0 Totals 5 0 0 0
AS OF AUGUST 23, 2008 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 62 b Adams, Titus DL 6-4 305 1/28/1983 1 Nebraska Omaha, Neb. 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 88 Aiken, Sam WR 6-2 215 12/14/1980 6 North Carolina Kenansville, N.C. 5 Kevin O'Connell QB 52 Alexander, Eric LB 6-2 240 2/8/1982 4 Louisiana State Port Arthur, Texas 6 Chris Hanson P 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 8/3/1977 9 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 7 Matt Gutierrez QB 65 Britt, Wesley T 6-8 320 11/21/1981 3 Alabama Cullman, Ala. 10 Jabar Gaffney WR 54 Bruschi, Tedy LB 6-1 247 6/9/1973 13 Arizona Roseville, Calif. 12 Tom Brady QB 25 Bryant, Fernando CB 5-10 175 3/26/1977 10 Alabama Murfeesboro, Tenn. 15 Kelley Washington WR 16 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 230 5/17/1982 4 Southern California Northridge, Calif. 16 Matt Cassel QB 63 Connolly, Dan C 6-4 313 9/2/1982 3 Southeast Missouri St. St. Louis, Mo. 17 Chad Jackson WR 98 Crable, Shawn LB 6-5 243 12/26/1984 R Michigan Massillon, Ohio 18 Matthew Slater WR 46 DeVree, Tyson TE 6-6 245 11/12/1984 R Colorado Hudsonville, Mich. 19 C.J. Jones WR 30 Dillard, Mark S 5-11 210 12/5/1986 R Louisiana Tech Baton Rouge, La. 21 Jason Webster CB 38 Eckel, Kyle FB 5-11 237 12/30/1981 2 Navy Haverford, Pa. 22 Terrence Wheatley CB 44 Evans, Heath RB 6-0 250 12/30/1978 8 Auburn West Palm Beach, Fla. 23 Jeff Shoate CB 33 Faulk, Kevin RB 5-8 202 6/5/1976 10 Louisiana State Carencro, La. 24 Jonathan Wilhite CB 69 b Fifita, Steve NT 6-1 312 5/16/1982 2 Utah Fountain Valley, Calif. 25 Fernando Bryant CB 75 w Flynn, Mike OL 6-3 305 6/15/1974 11 Maine Springfield, Mass. 27 Ellis Hobbs III CB 10 Gaffney, Jabar WR 6-1 200 12/1/1980 7 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 28 Antwain Spann CB 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 210 1/28/1984 3 Memphis Madison, Miss. 29 Lewis Sanders CB 97 Green, Jarvis DL 6-3 285 1/12/1979 7 Louisiana State Donaldsonville, La. 30 Mark Dillard S 42 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB 5-11 215 7/2/1985 R Mississippi New Orleans, La. 31 Brandon Meriweather DB 7 Gutierrez, Matt QB 6-4 230 6/9/1984 2 Idaho State Concord, Calif. 32 LaMont Jordan RB 48 Guyton, Gary LB 6-3 242 11/14/1985 R Georgia Tech Hinesville, Ga. 33 Kevin Faulk RB 6 Hanson, Chris P 6-2 202 10/25/1976 10 Marshall Sharpsburg, Ga. 34 Sammy Morris RB 37 Harrison, Rodney S 6-1 220 12/15/1972 15 Western Illinois Chicago, Ill. 35 Mike Richardson CB 27 Hobbs, Ellis CB 5-9 195 5/16/1983 4 Iowa State DeSoto, Texas 36 James Sanders S 59 Hobson, Victor LB 6-0 252 2/3/1980 6 Michigan Mt. Laurel, N.J. 37 Rodney Harrison S 71 Hochstein, Russ G/C 6-4 305 10/7/1977 8 Nebraska Hartington, Neb. 38 Kyle Eckel FB 53 Izzo, Larry LB 5-10 228 9/26/1974 13 Rice Houston, Texas 39 Laurence Maroney RB 17 Jackson, Chad WR 6-1 215 3/6/1985 3 Florida Hoover, Ala. 41 Ray Ventrone S 19 Jones, C.J. WR 5-11 195 9/20/1980 2 Iowa Boynton Beach, Fla. 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB 32 Jordan, LaMont RB 5-10 230 11/11/1978 8 Maryland Suitland, Md. 44 Heath Evans RB 77 Kaczur, Nick T 6-4 315 7/28/1979 4 Toledo Brantford, Ontario 46 Tyson DeVree TE 67 Koppen, Dan C 6-2 296 9/12/1979 6 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. 47 John Lynch S 72 Light, Matt T 6-4 305 6/23/1978 8 Purdue Greenville, Ohio 48 Gary Guyton LB 47 Lynch, John S 6-2 220 9/25/1971 16 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. 49 Vince Redd LB 70 Mankins, Logan G 6-4 310 3/10/1982 4 Fresno State Catheys Valley, Calif. 50 Mike Vrabel LB 39 Maroney, Laurence RB 5-11 220 2/5/1985 3 Minnesota St. Louis, Mo. 51 Jerod Mayo LB 60 Martin, Jimmy OL 6-5 306 10/19/1982 1 Virginia Tech Chantilly, Va. 52 Eric Alexander LB 51 Mayo, Jerod LB 6-1 242 2/23/1986 R Tennessee Hampton, Va. 53 Larry Izzo LB 31 Meriweather, Brandon DB 5-11 200 1/14/1984 2 Miami (Fla.) Apopka, Fla. 54 Tedy Bruschi LB 34 Morris, Sammy RB 6-0 220 3/23/1977 9 Texas Tech San Antonio, Texas 58 Pierre Woods LB 81 Moss, Randy WR 6-4 210 2/13/1977 11 Marshall Rand, W. Va. 59 Victor Hobson LB 61 Neal, Stephen G 6-4 305 10/9/1976 7 Cal State-Bakersfield San Diego, Calif. 60 Jimmy Martin OL 68 O Callaghan, Ryan T 6-7 330 7/19/1983 3 California Redding, Calif. 61 Stephen Neal G 5 O'Connell, Kevin QB 6-5 225 5/25/1985 R San Diego State Carlsbad, Calif. 62 b Titus Adams DL 66 Paxton, Lonie LS 6-2 260 3/13/1978 9 Sacramento State Corona, Calif. 62 w Ryan Wendell G 49 Redd, Vince LB 6-6 260 9/1/1985 R Liberty Elizabethton, Tenn. 63 Dan Connolly C 35 Richardson, Mike CB 5-11 190 2/18/1984 2 Notre Dame Warner Robins, Ga. 64 Stephen Sene T 76 Ross, Oliver T 6-4 327 9/27/1974 11 Iowa State Los Angeles, Calif. 65 Wesley Britt T 91 Ruud, Bo LB 6-3 235 9/2/1984 R Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 66 Lonie Paxton LS 36 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/1983 4 Fresno State Porterville, Calif. 67 Dan Koppen C 29 Sanders, Lewis CB 6-1 210 6/22/1978 9 Maryland Staten Island, N.Y. 68 Ryan O'Callaghan T 64 Sene, Stephen T 6-6 310 10/9/1983 R Liberty Columbia, S.C. 69 b Steve Fifita NT 93 Seymour, Richard DL 6-6 310 10/6/1979 8 Georgia Gadsden, S.C. 69 w John Welbourn G 23 Shoate, Jeff CB 5-10 180 3/23/1981 4 San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 70 Logan Mankins G 18 Slater, Matthew WR 6-0 198 9/9/1985 R UCLA Anaheim, Calif. 71 Russ Hochstein G/C 95 Smith, Kenny DL 6-4 303 9/8/1977 6 Alabama Meridian, Miss. 72 Matt Light T 90 Smith, Le Kevin DL 6-3 308 7/21/1982 3 Nebraska Macon, Ga. 74 Billy Yates G 82 Spach, Stephen TE 6-4 250 7/18/1982 3 Fresno State Clovis, Calif. 75 b Vince Wilfork NT 28 Spann, Antwain CB 6-0 195 2/22/1983 3 Louisiana-Lafayette Oceanside, Calif. 75 w Mike Flynn OL 85 Stupar, Jonathan TE 6-3 254 7/24/1984 R Virginia State College, Pa. 76 Oliver Ross T 96 Thomas, Adalius LB 6-2 270 8/18/1977 9 Southern Mississippi Equality, Ala. 77 Nick Kaczur T 86 Thomas, David TE 6-3 248 7/5/1983 3 Texas Wolfforth, Texas 81 Randy Moss WR 92 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 7/2/1981 2 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. 82 Stephen Spach TE 41 Ventrone, Ray DB 5-10 200 10/21/1982 3 Villanova Pittsburgh, Pa. 83 Wes Welker WR 50 Vrabel, Mike LB 6-4 261 8/14/1975 12 Ohio State Akron, Ohio 84 Benjamin Watson TE 94 Warren, Ty DL 6-5 300 2/6/1981 6 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas 85 Jonathan Stupar TE 15 Washington, Kelley WR 6-3 215 8/21/1979 6 Tennessee Stephens City, Va. 86 David Thomas TE 84 Watson, Benjamin TE 6-3 255 12/18/1980 5 Georgia Rock Hill, S.C. 88 Sam Aiken WR 21 Webster, Jason CB 5-9 187 9/8/1977 9 Texas A&M Houston, Texas 90 Le Kevin Smith DL 69 w Welbourn, John G 6-5 310 3/30/1976 10 California Torrance, Calif. 91 Bo Ruud LB 83 Welker, Wes WR 5-9 185 5/1/1981 5 Texas Tech Oklahoma City, Okla. 92 Santonio Thomas DL 62 w Wendell, Ryan G 6-2 275 3/4/1986 R Fresno State Diamond Bar, Calif. 93 Richard Seymour DL 22 Wheatley, Terrence CB 5-9 183 5/5/1985 R Colorado Plano, Texas 94 Ty Warren DL 75 b Wilfork, Vince NT 6-2 325 11/4/1981 5 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 95 Kenny Smith DL 24 Wilhite, Jonathan CB 5-11 185 2/23/1984 R Auburn Monroe, La. 96 Adalius Thomas LB 58 Woods, Pierre LB 6-5 250 1/6/1982 3 Michigan Cleveland, Ohio 97 Jarvis Green DL 99 Wright, Mike DL 6-4 295 3/1/1982 4 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 98 Shawn Crable LB 74 Yates, Billy G 6-2 305 4/15/1980 5 Texas A&M Fort Worth, Texas 99 Mike Wright DL RESERVE/INJURED LIST RESERVE/INJURED LIST # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 69 Clement, Anthony T 6-8 320 4/10/1976 11 Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 26 Tank Williams S 75 Stokes, Barry OL 6-4 310 12/20/1973 11 Eastern Michigan Flint, Mich. 69 Anthony Clement T 26 Williams, Tank S 6-2 223 6/30/1980 7 Stanford Bay St. Louis, Miss. 75 Barry Stokes OL HEAD COACH: BILL BELICHICK b-blue Practice Jersey ASSISTANTS: Dom Capers, Special Assistant/Secondary; Ivan Fears, Running Backs; Pepper Johnson, Defensive Line; w-white Practice Jersey Pete Mangurian, Tight Ends; Josh McDaniels, Offensive Coordinator/QBs; Harold Nash, Assistant Strength and Conditioning; Bill O'Brien, Wide Receivers; Matt Patricia, Linebackers; Dean Pees, Defensive Coordinator; Dante Scarnecchia, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line; Brad Seely, Special Teams; Mike Woicik, Strength and Conditioning
August 23, 2008 # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 6-1 210 24 3 Memphis D4b-06 5 Kevin O'Connell QB 6-5 225 23 R San Diego State D3b-08 6 Chris Hanson P 6-2 202 31 10 Marshall FA-07 7 Matt Gutierrez QB 6-4 230 24 2 Idaho State FA-07 10 Jabar Gaffney WR 6-1 200 27 7 Florida FA-06 12 Tom Brady QB 6-4 225 31 9 Michigan D6b-00 15 Kelley Washington WR 6-3 215 29 6 Tennessee UFA (CIN)-07 16 Matt Cassel QB 6-4 230 26 4 Southern California D7a-05 17 Chad Jackson WR 6-1 215 23 3 Florida D2-06 18 Matthew Slater WR 6-0 198 22 R UCLA D5-08 19 C.J. Jones WR 5-11 195 27 2 Iowa FA-08 21 Jason Webster CB 5-9 187 30 9 Texas A&M UFA (BUF)-08 22 Terrence Wheatley CB 5-9 183 23 R Colorado D2-08 23 Jeff Shoate CB 5-10 180 27 4 San Diego State FA-08 24 Jonathan Wilhite CB 5-11 185 24 R Auburn D4-08 25 Fernando Bryant CB 5-10 175 31 10 Alabama FA-08 27 Ellis Hobbs III CB 5-9 195 25 4 Iowa State D3a-05 28 Antwain Spann CB 6-0 195 25 3 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-07 29 Lewis Sanders CB 6-1 210 30 9 Maryland FA-08 30 Mark Dillard S 5-11 210 21 R Louisiana Tech FA-08 31 Brandon Meriweather DB 5-11 200 24 2 Miami (Fla.) D1-07 32 LaMont Jordan RB 5-10 230 29 8 Maryland FA-08 33 Kevin Faulk RB 5-8 202 32 10 Louisiana State D2-99 34 Sammy Morris RB 6-0 220 31 9 Texas Tech UFA(MIA)-07 35 Mike Richardson CB 5-11 190 24 2 Notre Dame D6-07 36 James Sanders S 5-10 210 24 4 Fresno State D4-05 37 Rodney Harrison S 6-1 220 35 15 Western Illinois FA-03 38 Kyle Eckel FB 5-11 237 26 2 Navy FA-07 39 Laurence Maroney RB 5-11 220 23 3 Minnesota D1-06 41 Ray Ventrone S 5-10 200 25 3 Villanova FA-07 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB 5-11 215 23 R Mississippi FA-08 44 Heath Evans RB 6-0 250 29 8 Auburn FA-05 46 Tyson DeVree TE 6-6 245 23 R Colorado FA-08 47 John Lynch S 6-2 220 36 16 Stanford FA-08 48 Gary Guyton LB 6-3 242 22 R Georgia Tech FA-08 49 Vince Redd LB 6-6 260 22 R Liberty FA-08 50 Mike Vrabel LB 6-4 261 33 12 Ohio State UFA (PIT)-01 51 Jerod Mayo LB 6-1 242 22 R Tennessee D1-08 52 Eric Alexander LB 6-2 240 26 4 Louisiana State FA-04 53 Larry Izzo LB 5-10 228 33 13 Rice UFA (MIA)-01 54 Tedy Bruschi LB 6-1 247 35 13 Arizona D3-96 58 Pierre Woods LB 6-5 250 26 3 Michigan FA-06 59 Victor Hobson LB 6-0 252 28 6 Michigan UFA (NYJ)-08 60 Jimmy Martin T 6-5 306 25 1 Virginia Tech FA-08 61 Stephen Neal G 6-4 305 31 7 Cal State-Bakersfield FA-01 62 b Titus Adams DL 6-4 305 25 1 Nebraska FA-08 62 w Ryan Wendell G 6-2 275 22 R Fresno State FA-08 63 Dan Connolly C 6-4 313 25 3 Southeast Missouri St. FA-08 64 Stephen Sene T 6-6 310 24 R Liberty FA-08 65 Wesley Britt T 6-8 320 26 3 Alabama FA-06 66 Lonie Paxton LS 6-2 260 30 9 Sacramento State FA-00 67 Dan Koppen C 6-2 296 28 6 Boston College D5-03 68 Ryan O'Callaghan T 6-7 330 25 3 California D5-06 69 b Steve Fifita NT 6-1 312 26 2 Utah FA-08 69 w John Welbourn G 6-5 310 32 10 California FA-08 70 Logan Mankins G 6-4 310 26 4 Fresno State D1-05 71 Russ Hochstein G/C 6-4 305 30 8 Nebraska FA-02 72 Matt Light T 6-4 305 30 8 Purdue D2-01 74 Billy Yates G 6-2 305 28 5 Texas A&M FA-05 75 b Vince Wilfork NT 6-2 325 26 5 Miami (Fla.) D1a-04 75 w Mike Flynn OL 6-3 305 34 11 Maine FA-08 76 Oliver Ross T 6-4 327 33 11 Iowa State FA-08 77 Nick Kaczur T 6-4 315 29 4 Toledo D3b-05 81 Randy Moss WR 6-4 210 31 11 Marshall TR (OAK)-07 82 Stephen Spach TE 6-4 250 26 3 Fresno State FA-07 83 Wes Welker WR 5-9 185 27 5 Texas Tech TR (MIA)-07 84 Benjamin Watson TE 6-3 255 27 5 Georgia D1b-04 85 Jonathan Stupar TE 6-3 254 24 R Virginia FA-08 86 David Thomas TE 6-3 248 25 3 Texas D3-06 88 Sam Aiken WR 6-2 215 27 6 North Carolina UFA (BUF)-08 90 Le Kevin Smith DL 6-3 308 26 3 Nebraska D6c-06 91 Bo Ruud LB 6-3 235 23 R Nebraska D6-08 92 Santonio Thomas DL 6-4 305 27 2 Miami (Fla.) FA-05 93 Richard Seymour DL 6-6 310 28 8 Georgia D1-01 94 Ty Warren DL 6-5 300 27 6 Texas A&M D1-03 95 Kenny Smith DL 6-4 303 30 6 Alabama FA-08 96 Adalius Thomas LB 6-2 270 31 9 Southern Mississippi UFA (BAL)-07 97 Jarvis Green DL 6-3 285 29 7 Louisiana State D4b-02 98 Shawn Crable LB 6-5 243 23 R Michigan D3a-08 99 Mike Wright DL 6-4 295 26 4 Cincinnati FA-05
August 23, 2008 DEFENSE (37) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN DEFENSIVE LINE (10) 62 b Adams, Titus DL 6-4 305 1/28/1983 1 Nebraska Omaha, Neb. 69 b Fifita, Steve NT 6-1 312 5/16/1982 2 Utah Fountain Valley, Calif. 97 Green, Jarvis DL 6-3 285 1/12/1979 7 Louisiana State Donaldsonville, La. 93 Seymour, Richard DL 6-6 310 10/6/1979 8 Georgia Gadsden, S.C. 95 Smith, Kenny DL 6-4 303 9/8/1977 6 Alabama Meridian, Miss. 90 Smith, Le Kevin DL 6-3 308 7/21/1982 3 Nebraska Macon, Ga. 92 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 7/2/1981 2 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. 94 Warren, Ty DL 6-5 300 2/6/1981 6 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas 75 b Wilfork, Vince NT 6-2 325 11/4/1981 5 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 99 Wright, Mike DL 6-4 295 3/1/1982 4 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio LINEBACKER (12) 52 Alexander, Eric LB 6-2 240 2/8/1982 4 Louisiana State Port Arthur, Texas 54 Bruschi, Tedy LB 6-1 247 6/9/1973 13 Arizona Roseville, Calif. 98 Crable, Shawn LB 6-5 243 12/26/1984 R Michigan Massillon, Ohio 48 Guyton, Gary LB 6-3 242 11/14/1985 R Georgia Tech Hinesville, Ga. 59 Hobson, Victor LB 6-0 252 2/3/1980 6 Michigan Mt. Laurel, N.J. 53 Izzo, Larry LB 5-10 228 9/26/1974 13 Rice Houston, Texas 51 Mayo, Jerod LB 6-1 242 2/23/1986 R Tennessee Hampton, Va. 49 Redd, Vince LB 6-6 260 9/1/1985 R Liberty Elizabethton, Tenn. 91 Ruud, Bo LB 6-3 235 9/2/1984 R Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 96 Thomas, Adalius LB 6-2 270 8/18/1977 9 Southern Mississippi Equality, Ala. 50 Vrabel, Mike LB 6-4 261 8/14/1975 12 Ohio State Akron, Ohio 58 Woods, Pierre LB 6-5 250 1/6/1982 3 Michigan Cleveland, Ohio DEFENSIVE BACK (15) 25 Bryant, Fernando CB 5-10 175 3/26/1977 10 Alabama Murfeesboro, Tenn. 30 Dillard, Mark S 5-11 210 12/5/1986 R Louisiana Tech Baton Rouge, La. 37 Harrison, Rodney S 6-1 220 12/15/1972 15 Western Illinois Chicago, Ill. 27 Hobbs, Ellis CB 5-9 195 5/16/1983 4 Iowa State DeSoto, Texas 47 Lynch, John S 6-2 220 9/25/1971 16 Stanford Del Mar, Calif. 31 Meriweather, Brandon DB 5-11 200 1/14/1984 2 Miami (Fla.) Apopka, Fla. 35 Richardson, Mike CB 5-11 190 2/18/1984 2 Notre Dame Warner Robins, Ga. 36 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/1983 4 Fresno State Porterville, Calif. 29 Sanders, Lewis CB 6-1 210 6/22/1978 9 Maryland Staten Island, N.Y. 23 Shoate, Jeff CB 5-10 180 3/23/1981 4 San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 28 Spann, Antwain CB 6-0 195 2/22/1983 3 Louisiana-Lafayette Oceanside, Calif. 41 Ventrone, Ray DB 5-10 200 10/21/1982 3 Villanova Pittsburgh, Pa. 21 Webster, Jason CB 5-9 187 9/8/1977 9 Texas A&M Houston, Texas 22 Wheatley, Terrence CB 5-9 183 5/5/1985 R Colorado Plano, Texas 24 Wilhite, Jonathan CB 5-11 185 2/23/1984 R Auburn Monroe, La. OFFENSE (40) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN OFFENSIVE LINE (16) 65 Britt, Wesley T 6-8 320 11/21/1981 3 Alabama Cullman, Ala. 63 Connolly, Dan C 6-4 313 9/2/1982 3 Southeast Missouri St. St. Louis, Mo. 75 w Flynn, Mike OL 6-3 305 6/15/1974 11 Maine Springfield, Mass. 71 Hochstein, Russ G/C 6-4 305 10/7/1977 8 Nebraska Hartington, Neb. 77 Kaczur, Nick T 6-4 315 7/28/1979 4 Toledo Brantford, Ontario 67 Koppen, Dan C 6-2 296 9/12/1979 6 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. 72 Light, Matt T 6-4 305 6/23/1978 8 Purdue Greenville, Ohio 70 Mankins, Logan G 6-4 310 3/10/1982 4 Fresno State Catheys Valley, Calif. 60 Martin, Jimmy T 6-5 306 10/19/1982 1 Virginia Tech Chantilly, Va. 61 Neal, Stephen G 6-4 305 10/9/1976 7 Cal State-Bakersfield San Diego, Calif. 68 O Callaghan, Ryan T 6-7 330 7/19/1983 3 California Redding, Calif. 76 Ross, Oliver T 6-4 327 9/27/1974 11 Iowa State Los Angeles, Calif. 64 Sene, Stephen T 6-6 310 10/9/1983 R Liberty Columbia, S.C. 69 w Welbourn, John G 6-5 310 3/30/1976 10 California Torrance, Calif. 62 w Wendell, Ryan G 6-2 275 3/4/1986 R Fresno State Diamond Bar, Calif. 74 Yates, Billy G 6-2 305 4/15/1980 5 Texas A&M Fort Worth, Texas QUARTERBACK (4) 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 8/3/1977 9 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 16 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 230 5/17/1982 4 Southern California Northridge, Calif. 7 Gutierrez, Matt QB 6-4 230 6/9/1984 2 Idaho State Concord, Calif. 5 O'Connell, Kevin QB 6-5 225 5/25/1985 R San Diego State Carlsbad, Calif. WIDE RECEIVER (8) 88 Aiken, Sam WR 6-2 215 12/14/1980 6 North Carolina Kenansville, N.C. 10 Gaffney, Jabar WR 6-1 200 12/1/1980 7 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 17 Jackson, Chad WR 6-1 215 3/6/1985 3 Florida Hoover, Ala. 19 Jones, C.J. WR 5-11 195 9/20/1980 2 Iowa Boynton Beach, Fla. 81 Moss, Randy WR 6-4 210 2/13/1977 11 Marshall Rand, W. Va. 18 Slater, Matthew WR 6-0 198 9/9/1985 R UCLA Anaheim, Calif. 15 Washington, Kelley WR 6-3 215 8/21/1979 6 Tennessee Stephens City, Va. 83 Welker, Wes WR 5-9 185 5/1/1981 5 Texas Tech Oklahoma City, Okla. RUNNING BACK (7) 38 Eckel, Kyle FB 5-11 237 12/30/1981 2 Navy Haverford, Pa. 44 Evans, Heath RB 6-0 250 12/30/1978 8 Auburn West Palm Beach, Fla. 33 Faulk, Kevin RB 5-8 202 6/5/1976 10 Louisiana State Carencro, La. 42 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB 5-11 215 7/2/1985 R Mississippi New Orleans, La. 32 Jordan, LaMont RB 5-10 230 11/11/1978 8 Maryland Suitland, Md. 39 Maroney, Laurence RB 5-11 220 2/5/1985 3 Minnesota St. Louis, Mo. 34 Morris, Sammy RB 6-0 220 3/23/1977 9 Texas Tech San Antonio, Texas TIGHT END (5) 46 DeVree, Tyson TE 6-6 245 11/12/1984 R Colorado Hudsonville, Mich. 82 Spach, Stephen TE 6-4 250 7/18/1982 3 Fresno State Clovis, Calif. 85 Stupar, Jonathan TE 6-3 254 7/24/1984 R Virginia State College, Pa. 86 Thomas, David TE 6-3 248 7/5/1983 3 Texas Wolfforth, Texas 84 Watson, Benjamin TE 6-3 255 12/18/1980 5 Georgia Rock Hill, S.C. SPECIALISTS (3) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN SPECIALISTS (3) 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 210 1/28/1984 3 Memphis Madison, Miss. 6 Hanson, Chris P 6-2 202 10/25/1976 10 Marshall Sharpsburg, Ga. 66 Paxton, Lonie LS 6-2 260 3/13/1978 9 Sacramento State Corona, Calif.
UPDATED: August 23, 2008 WAIVERS (0) / ROOKIE AND FIRST-YEAR YEAR DRAFTEES (30) VETERAN FREE AGENTS (27) TRADES (2) FREE AGENTS (23) 1996 Tedy Bruschi (3) 1997 1998 1999 Kevin Faulk (2) 2000 Tom Brady (6b) Lonie Paxton (fa) 2001 Richard Seymour (1) Larry Izzo (fa)(mia) Stephen Neal (fa) Matt Light (2) Mike Vrabel (3)(PIT) 2002 Jarvis Green (4b) Russ Hochstein (5)(TB) 2003 Ty Warren (1) Rodney Harrison (5)(SD) Dan Koppen (5) 2004 Vince Wilfork (1a) Billy Yates (fa)(mia) Eric Alexander (fa) Benjamin Watson (1b) 2005 Logan Mankins (1) Heath Evans (3)(MIA) Wesley Britt (5)(SD) Ellis Hobbs III (3a) Santonio Thomas (fa) Nick Kaczur (3b) James Sanders (4) Matt Cassel (7a) 2006 Laurence Maroney (1) Jabar Gaffney (2)(PHI) Antwain Spann (fa) Chad Jackson (2) Pierre Woods (fa) David Thomas (3) Mike Wright (fa) Stephen Gostkowski (4b) Ryan O Callaghan (5) Le Kevin Smith (6c) 2007 Brandon Meriweather (1) Chris Hanson (fa)(no) Randy Moss (1)(tr-OAK) Kyle Eckel (fa)(mia) Mike Richardson (6b) Stephen Spach (fa)(min) Wes Welker (fa)(tr-mia) Matt Gutierrez (fa) Adalius Thomas (6)(BAL) Ray Ventrone (fa)(nyj) Kelley Washington (3)(CIN) Sammy Morris (5)(MIA) 2008 Jerod Mayo (1) Sam Aiken (4)(BUF) Titus Adams (7)(CIN) Terrence Wheatley (2) Fernando Bryant (1)(DET) Tyson DeVree (fa) Shawn Crable (3a) Dan Connolly (fa)(jax) Mark Dillard (fa) Kevin O'Connell (3b) Steve Fifita (fa)(mia) BenJarvus Green-Ellis (fa) Jonathan Wilhite (4) Mike Flynn (fa)(blt) Gary Guyton (fa) Matthew Slater (5) Victor Hobson (2)(NYJ) Jimmy Martin (7)(MIN) Bo Ruud (6) C.J. Jones (fa)(clv) Vince Redd (fa) LaMont Jordan (2)(OAK) Stephen Sene (fa)(stl) John Lynch (3)(DEN) Jonathan Stupar (fa) Oliver Ross (5)(ARZ) Ryan Wendell (fa) Lewis Sanders (4)(ATL) Jeff Shoate (5)(DEN) Kenny Smith (3)(TB) RESERVE/INJURED (3) Jason Webster (2)(BUF) Anthony Clement (2)(NYJ) John Welbourn (4)(KC) Barry Stokes (fa)(det) Tank Williams (2)(MIN) NOTE: Team in parenthesis is the player's last team prior to joining the Patriots (#) indicates round drafted (fa) indicates non-drafted free agents
WR: 83 Wes Welker 17 Chad Jackson 88 Sam Aiken 18 Matthew Slater LT: 72 Matt Light 65 Wesley Britt 75 Barry Stokes LG: 70 Logan Mankins 71 Russ Hochstein 62 Ryan Wendell 64 Stephen Sene C: 67 Dan Koppen 63 Dan Connolly 71 Russ Hochstein 75 Mike Flynn RG: 61 Stephen Neal* 74 Billy Yates 69 John Welbourn RT: 77 Nick Kaczur 68 Ryan O'Callaghan 76 Oliver Ross* 60 Jimmy Martin TE: 84 Benjamin Watson 86 David Thomas 82 Stephen Spach 85 Jonathan Stupar 46 Tyson DeVree WR: 81 Randy Moss 10 Jabar Gaffney 15 Kelley Washington 41 Ray Ventrone 19 C.J. Jones QB: 12 Tom Brady 16 Matt Cassel 7 Matt Gutierrez 5 Kevin O'Connell RB: 39 Laurence Maroney 33 Kevin Faulk 34 Sammy Morris 32 LaMont Jordan 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis FB: 44 Heath Evans 38 Kyle Eckel LE: 94 Ty Warren 99 Mike Wright 90 Le Kevin Smith 95 Kenny Smith NT: 75 Vince Wilfork 69 Steve Fifita 62 Titus Adams RE: 93 Richard Seymour 97 Jarvis Green 92 Santonio Thomas OLB: 50 Mike Vrabel 58 Pierre Woods 49 Vince Redd ILB: 51 Jerod Mayo 59 Victor Hobson 91 Bo Ruud ILB: 54 Tedy Bruschi 52 Eric Alexander 53 Larry Izzo OLB: 96 Adalius Thomas 98 Shawn Crable 48 Gary Guyton LCB: 25 Fernando Bryant 29 Lewis Sanders 35 Mike Richardson 23 Jeff Shoate RCB: 27 Ellis Hobbs 22 Terrence Wheatley 21 Jason Webster 24 Jonathan Wilhite SS: 37 Rodney Harrison 31 Brandon Meriweather 30 Mark Dillard FS: 36 James Sanders 47 John Lynch 28 Antwain Spann K: 3 Stephen Gostkowski 6 Chris Hanson P: 6 Chris Hanson 3 Stephen Gostkowski H: 6 Chris Hanson 16 Matt Cassel PR: 83 Wes Welker 19 C.J. Jones 17 Chad Jackson KR: 27 Ellis Hobbs 18 Matthew Slater 19 C.J. Jones LS: 66 Lonie Paxton 71 Russ Hochstein *-Physically Unable to Perform List Unofficial depth chart compiled by Patriots media relations, Aug. 23, 2008 OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS