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PATRIOTS TRAVEL TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO FACE DOLPHINS

MEDIA SCHEDULE (9-3) vs. (5-7) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Sunday, December 10, 2006 ¹ Dolphin Stadium (75,540) ¹ 1:00 p.m. EST

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. The Patriots begin the fourth quarter of the 2006 regular season this week (In Media Workroom) against the Dolphins in Miami. New England will face a tough test on the road 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room 11:45 – 11:55 a.m. Media Availability against a team that has won four of its last five games and sports the sixth-ranked Approx. 12:45 p.m. Media Availability at Practice defense in the NFL. Following a road win over the Dolphins last year, the Patriots (Meet at Game Day Media Entrance) will bid to win back-to-back games in Miami for the first time in 18 years.

1:20 – 1:35 p.m. Conference Call 1:40 – 1:55 p.m. Dolphins Player Conference Call PLAYOFF SCENARIO The Patriots can clinch the 2006 AFC East championship and a berth in the playoffs THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 with a victory over the Dolphins in Miami this week and a loss to the 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. at Giants Stadium. In that scenario, the Patriots would have a three- (In Media Workroom) game lead on the Jets with three games to play and New England would be 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room guaranteed to win a tiebreaker with New York by virtue of a better divisional record. Approx. 12:45 p.m. Media Availability at Practice (Meet at Game Day Media Entrance) The Patriots have won a franchise-record three straight AFC East titles and have won four of the last five division crowns dating back to 2001. New England has won FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 six division titles in the 12 seasons since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. and has led the NFL over that span with 139 total victories, 13 playoff wins, four (In Media Workroom) conference championships and three titles. The Patriots have won nine Approx. 11:30 a.m. Media Availability at Practice division crowns in their 46-year history. (Meet at Game Day Media Entrance) Approx. 1:30 p.m. Open Locker Room DOMINANT IN DECEMBER Immediately following practice When the calendar turns to the 12th month, the New England weather may turn SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 cold, but in recent years the Patriots have remained red hot. Since took Travel to Miami – No Media Availability over as head coach in 2000, the Patriots have recorded a 20-5 (.800) record in SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 games played in the month of December. Last season, the Patriots won all four of 1:00 p.m. Patriots at Miami Dolphins their December games by a combined score of 110-31. New England has won 13 of

MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 its last 14 games in the month of December – a streak that dates back to 2002.

2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. PATRIOTS IN DECEMBER UNDER HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK (In Media Workroom) 2000 ...... 2-2 2003 ...... 4-0

2001 ...... 4-0 2004 ...... 3-1 2006 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE 2002 ...... 2-2 2005 ...... 4-0 Sun., Sept. 10 Buffalo W 19-17 2006...... 1-0 Sun., Sept. 17 at N.Y. Jets W 24-17 2000-06 TOTALS...... 20-5 Sun., Sept. 24 Denver L 7-17 Sun., Oct. 1 at Cincinnati W 38-13 BROADCAST INFORMATION Sun., Oct. 8 Miami W 20-10 TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS. The game can be seen in BYE WEEK Boston on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Dick Enberg will handle play-by-play duties and Randy Sun., Oct. 22 at Buffalo W 28-6 Cross will provide analysis. Mon., Oct. 30 at Minnesota W 31-7 RADIO: WBCN 104.1 FM is the flagship station for the Patriots Rock Radio Network. A Sun., Nov. 5 Indianapolis L 20-27 complete listing of the network’s stations can be found in this press release. Play-by-play Sun., Nov. 12 N.Y. Jets L 14-17 broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 30th season as the voice of the Patriots and will call the Sun., Nov. 19 at Green Bay W 35-0 action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Cappelletti for the 23rd season. Sun., Nov. 26 Chicago W 17-13 Sun., Dec. 3 Detroit W 28-21 PATRIOTS MEDIA WEB SITE Sun., Dec. 10 at Miami 1:00 CBS The Patriots’ media-only Web site, located at http://media.patriots.com, will be Sun., Dec. 17 Houston 1:00 CBS updated for registered users throughout the season with all the latest media Sun., Dec. 24 at Jacksonville 1:00 CBS information, schedules, rosters and press releases. The site also serves as the Sun., Dec. 31 at Tennessee 1:00* CBS *-Game time subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment Patriots primary credentialing system.

AFC EAST STANDINGS MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Stacey James...... Exec. Director of Media [email protected].. 508-384-9105 Teams W L T Pct. PF PA NEW ENGLAND...... 9 3 0 .750 281 165 Casey O’Connell ...Asst. Director of Media Relations...... [email protected].. 508-384-9111 New York Jets ...... 7 5 0 .583 241 238 Michelle Murphy ..Media Relations Coordinator ...... [email protected].. 508-384-9119 Buffalo Bills ...... 5 7 0 .417 212 249 Jared Puffer ...... Media Relations Coordinator ...... [email protected].. 508-384-9195 Miami Dolphins...... 5 7 0 .417 207 222 Jeff Cournoyer...... Corporate Communications Coordinator [email protected] .. 508-549-0492

Super Bowl Champions: 2001, 2003, 2004 ¹ AFC Champions: 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004 Division Champions: 1963, 1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Playoff Seasons: 1963, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 PATRIOTS VS. DOLPHINS

SERIES HISTORY PASSING PERFORMANCES The New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins Tom Brady is scheduled to start at against Miami for will meet for the 83rd time in their history in the 12th time and has recorded a 7-4 record in his previous 11 their 41st year as division foes. The starts against the Dolphins. Brady has recorded a 2-3 record as a Patriots have won six of the last eight starter in games played in Miami. Brady is 29-7 in his career as a matchups between the teams, including starter in division games, with four of the seven losses coming to two of the last three games in Miami. the Dolphins. Miami signal caller Joey Harrington has started New England is 9-3 in its last dozen twice against New England – earlier this season in his first start games against the Dolphins. New for the Dolphins and also while playing for Detroit on England trails in the overall series, 47- Thanksgiving Day 2002. The Patriots defense has enjoyed 35 including the postseason. The success against Harrington, allowing no passes and Patriots defeated Miami 20-10 at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 8 and recording five in his two starts against New England. this week will bid for their sixth season sweep of the Dolphins. Tom Brady vs. Miami Dolphins (7-4) The Patriots last swept both games from Miami in 2003. The Date H/A A C Yd % TD I Rating W/L Score teams have split the season series in each of the 10/07/01 A 24 12 86 .500 0 0 58.7 L 10-30 last two years. The Patriots will try to win in 12/22/01 H 19 11 108 .579 1 0 91.6 W 20-13 10/06/02 A 31 17 240 .548 2 2 74.7 L 13-26 Miami in back-to-back seasons for the first 12/29/02 H 44 25 221 .568 1 1 68.5 W 27-24 time since winning four consecutive 10/19/03 A 34 24 283 .706 2 0 115.2 W 19-13 games there from 1986-88 (three 12/07/03 H 31 16 163 .516 0 0 67.0 W 12-0 regular-season games and one playoff 10/10/04 H 19 7 76 .368 2 1 62.6 W 24-10 contest). 12/20/04 A 29 18 171 .621 3 4 73.3 L 28-29 11/13/05 A 36 21 275 .583 2 2 77.9 W 23-16 A listing of the results of the first 81 01/01/06* H 8 3 37 .375 1 1 52.6 L 26-28 games between the Patriots and 10/08/06 H 29 16 140 .552 2 0 91.2 W 20-10 Totals 304 170 1800 .559 16 11 75.8 7-4 Dolphins can be found on page 354 of the 2006 Patriots *-Played in only the first quarter Media Guide. In addition to those 81 games, the Patriots defeated Miami 20-10 at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 8, 2006. Joey Harrington vs. New England (0-2) Date H/A A C Yd % TD I Rating W/L Score SERIES TRENDS 11/28/02 H 44 22 210 .500 0 3 35.2 L 12-20 10/08/06 A 41 26 232 .634 0 2 58.2 L 10-20 Miami 46, New England 33 Totals 85 48 442 .565 0 5 46.3 0-2 (Not including New England 2, Miami 1 in Playoffs) Record in New England ...... 24-16 (1-0 in playoffs) QUICK HITS Record in Foxborough ...... 22-14 (1-0) The Patriots have played 40 previous games against the Record in Boston ...... 2-2 Dolphins in Miami and have only recorded a winning streak of Record in Miami ...... 8-30 (1-1 in playoffs) two or more consecutive wins on one occasion, winning four Record at Dolphins / Pro Player / Joe Robbie Stadium ...... 6-13 straight games from 1986-88. New England won in Miami last Record at Orange Bowl ...... 2-17 (1-1) season and will aim for its second road winning streak against Record in Tampa* ...... 1-0 the Dolphins this week. Seasonal Sweeps...... Patriots 5, Dolphins 13 The Patriots are 2-11 in games played in Miami in the month of Seasonal Splits ...... 21 (Most recent 2005) December. New England is making just its third December trip Bill Belichick vs. Miami ...... 7-8 (7-6 with New England) to Miami since 1989 and last traveled to South Florida in Nick Saban vs. New England...... 1-2 *-A Miami home game was played in Tampa in 1969 December during the 2004 season.

TALE OF THE TAPE THE LAST TIME 2006 Regular Season New England Miami DOLPHINS 28, PATRIOTS 26 Record 9-3 5-7 October 9, 2006 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) Divisional Standings 1st T-3rd 1 2 3 4 Final Total Yards Gained 4,177 3,826 Miami Dolphins 0 10 0 0 — 10 Total Offense (Rank) 348.1 (6) 318.8 (17) New England Patriots 3 10 0 7 — 20

Rush Offense 121.1 (12) 96.3 (27) The Patriots improved to 4-1 on the season with a 20-10 win Pass Offense 227.0 (10) 222.5 (11) over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. New England took Points Per Game 23.4 (8) 17.3 (27) advantage of its opportunities at critical points in the game, Scored 34 22 converting three forced turnovers into a total of 17 points. The Third Down Conversion Pct. 42.1 40.4 Patriots’ other three points came following a blocked Miami field Total Yards Allowed 3,516 3,427 goal. Total Defense (Rank) 293.0 (9) 285.6 (6) led the defensive effort with a career-high Defense 82.7 (3) 98.6 (7) two interceptions, both of which set up Patriots touchdown Pass Defense 210.3 (18) 187.0 (7) drives. and helped to set the Points Allowed/Game 13.8 (3) 18.5 (8) defensive tone early, as Harrison forced Ronnie Brown to Touchdowns Allowed 16 24 on the Dolphins’ first series and Bruschi recovered the loose ball, Third Down Defense (Pct.) 37.5 35.5 allowing New England to capitalize with a successful field goal. Field Goals Made/Attempted 13/17 18/28 paced the Patriots offensive Possession Avg. 31:10 30:10 charge with five receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown, while Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 20/144 33/243 added four catches for 33 yards. Fullback Heath Sacks Made/Yards 33/221 38/222 Evans scored his first career touchdown, hauling in a 1-yard pass Interceptions For/Against 16/12 8/16 from Tom Brady in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring. Penalties Against/Yards 71/679 75/636 Brady was 16-for-29 on the afternoon, totaling 140 yards and two Punts/Avg. 48/42.5 60/41.9 touchdowns for a 91.2 passer rating. Turnover Differential +3 -2

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PATRIOTS VS. DOLPHINS

CONNECTIONS Patriots strength and conditioning coach served Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick hired Nick Saban as in that role with the from 1990-96 while Cleveland’s when Belichick was the head Dolphins offensive line coach Hudson Houck was an coach of the in 1991. The pair worked assistant. Dolphins coach played together with the Browns for four seasons from 1991-94, and for the Cowboys from 1992-96. the 1994 Browns allowed an average of 12.8 points per game. Patriots fullback and Dolphins While serving as the head coach at State University Ronnie Brown were teammates at Auburn in 2000. from 2000-04, Dolphins Head Coach Nick Saban coached Patriots nose and Dolphins offensive three players on the Patriots active roster: defensive lineman tackle played together at the University of , defensive end and Miami from 2000-03. Eric Alexander. Dolphins assistants who were members of Patriots wide receiver and Dolphins linebacker that LSU staff include offensive assistant , tight were teammates at the University of ends coach Derek Dooley, outside coach Travis Florida from 2003-04. Jones and safeties coach Kirby Smart. Dolphins who played Dolphins linebacker Keith Adams is the son of former Patriots at LSU during that time are , safety defensive end Julius Adams, who played in 206 games over Norman LeJeune and . 15 seasons in New England from 1971-87. Patriots Josh McDaniels, defensive Dolphins coordinator of football operations/assistant to the coordinator and wide receivers coach Brian head coach Scott O’Brien was the special teams coach on Daboll were all on Dolphins head coach Nick Saban’s staff at Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s staff with the Cleveland Michigan State. Pees was the defensive coordinator at Michigan Browns from 1991-94. State from 1995-97, Daboll was a graduate assistant from Dolphins National Scout/Assistant Director of College Scouting 1998-99 and McDaniels was a graduate assistant in 1999. Chris Grier was in the Patriots’ personnel department from Dolphins running backs coach and wide 1994-99. He is a native of Holliston, Mass., and played two receivers coach Charlie Baggett were also on the Spartans years of football at the University of Massachusetts. staff during that time. Patriots wide receivers Reche Caldwell, Jabar Gaffney and Patriots defensive coordinator Dean Pees was Miami head Chad Jackson played at the . coach Nick Saban’s defensive coordinator at Toledo in 1990. Dolphins assistant offensive line coach Tim Davis served as Patriots linebacker was originally signed by the offensive line coach at the University of Southern Miami Dolphins as a rookie free agent. In his five seasons with while Patriots quarterback played there. the team he appeared in 61 games and recorded 95 special Dolphins special assistant to the head coach was teams tackles. the head coach of the from 1995-98 while Dolphins defensive tackle played for the Patriots Patriots special teams coach a Panthers assistant. in 2004, starting 10 of 16 games at nose tackle. Dolphins defensive tackle Keith Traylor played with the Patriots secondary coach Joel Collier was a member of the from 1991-92 while Patriots tight ends coach Dolphins coaching staff for 11 seasons prior to joining the Pete Mangurian was a member of the Broncos staff. Patriots in 2005. Collier served as Miami’s defensive staff Patriots offensive lineman Wesley Britt and Dolphins assistant from 1994-97 and then was the team’s running backs linebacker Derrick Pope were teammates at the University of coach from 1998-2004. Alabama from 2002-2003. Patriots fullback Heath Evans played in the first six games of Patriots wide receiver Reche Caldwell and Dolphins the 2005 season for the Dolphins and earned two starts. He (2002-2005) and quarterback Cleo Lemon was signed by the Patriots on Nov. 1, 2005. Evans is a native (2003-2005) all played for the San Diego Chargers. Dolphins of West Palm Beach, Fla. offensive tackle Damion McIntosh was a teammate of Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel is originally from Ft. Caldwell with the Chargers from 2002-03 in addition to Patriots Lauderdale, Fla., and attended the University of Central Florida. safety Rodney Harrison from 2000-02. Dolphins offensive He played quarterback, defensive back, kicker and punter at line coach Hudson Houck served in the same capacity with Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) High School. the Chargers from 2002-04. Dolphins wide receiver Wes Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork was a standout Welker also played for a short time with the Chargers in 2004. defensive tackle at the University of Miami, where he recorded Patriots wide receiver Doug Gabriel and Dolphins safety 148 tackles and 14 sacks from 2001-2003. Wilfork attended Renaldo Hill were with the Oakland Raiders last season. Santaluces High School in his hometown of Boynton Beach, Patriots cornerback Artrell Hawkins and Dolphins cornerback Florida. Eddie Jackson were teammates on the Carolina Panthers in Patriots wide receiver Doug Gabriel was born in Miami and 2004. That year, Dolphins coordinator of football operations attended the University of Central Florida. Scott O’Brien was the Panthers’ special teams coach. Patriots defensive lineman was a Patriots linebacker Pierre Woods and Dolphins tight end Tim teammate of Dolphins tight end Randy McMichael at the Massaquoi were four-year teammates at the University of from 1997-2000, while Patriots tight end Michigan from 2002-2005. Benjamin Watson was at Georgia with McMichael in 2001. Patriots safety Rashad Baker and Dolphins safety Jason Patriots linebacker and Dolphins wide Allen played together in the defensive backfield for the receiver Marty Booker were teammates with the Chicago University of Tennessee from 2002-2003. Bears from 1999-2002. Dolphins special teams coach Keith Patriots linebacker a teammate of Dolphins Armstrong served in the same capacity with the Bears from defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson at the Ohio State University 1997-2000, while Patriots running backs coach from 1993-1994. was with the Bears from 1997-98. Dolphins offensive guard played at the Dolphins defensive quality control coach Glenn Pires was at University of Nebraska with Patriots offensive lineman Russ along with Patriots assistant secondary Hochstein (1999-2000) and defensive lineman Le Kevin coach Joel Collier (1989), running backs coach Ivan Fears Smith (2001). (1983-84, 1989-90) and strength and conditioning coach Mike Patriots running back Heath Evans and Dolphins guard Jeno Woicik (1983-84, 1989-90). James were teammates at Auburn from 1998-1999.

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ROBERT KRAFT: BUILDING SUCCESS

ince Robert Kraft purchased SUCCESS STORY the team in 1994, the Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, the Patriots have Patriots have experienced been one of the NFL’s elite teams. Over the first 12-plus years of S one of the most dramatic Kraft’s ownership, the Patriots have recorded the highest win turnarounds in the history of sports. total among all NFL teams – a remarkable record considering the In 12-plus seasons of ownership, fact that the Patriots were a combined 19-61 (.311) in the four Kraft has transformed one of the years immediately preceding the purchase. Since 2001, the league’s least successful clubs into Patriots have been the top team in the NFL, compiling a 77-26 what many observers view as a record. model NFL franchise. In the five SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994… seasons immediately preceding his purchase (1989-93), the Patriots were a moribund team, winning just 19 of 80 games TOTAL VICTORIES (Incl. Postseason) (.311 pct.) and recording the worst record in the NFL over that New England Patriots...... 139 span. When he bought the franchise on Jan. 21, 1994, Kraft ...... 138 announced his intention to bring a championship to New England, ...... 136 a tall order considering the team’s previous success rate. But Denver Broncos...... 136 ...... 124 under Kraft’s leadership, the Patriots have won six division titles, four conference crowns and three Super Bowl championships. OVERALL WINNING PERCENTAGE (Incl. Postseason)

Pre-Kraft Kraft Era Team W L T Pct. 1960-93 1989-93 1994-06 Denver Broncos 136 81 0 .627 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 139-83 New England Patriots 139 83 0 .626 Winning Pct. .450 .311 .626 Pittsburgh Steelers 138 84 1 .621 Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 Green Bay Packers 136 86 0 .613 Conference Titles 1 0 4 Indianapolis Colts 124 93 0 .571 Division Titles 3 0 6 City Chiefs 118 90 0 .567 Playoff Seasons 5 0 8 119 97 0 .551 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 13-5 120 98 1 .550 Home Playoff Games 1 0 8 Miami Dolphins 118 97 0 .549

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A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION New England Patriots...... 3 Denver Broncos...... 2 The Patriots are the only team from North America’s four major 7 Teams ...... 1 professional sports leagues to have won three titles since 2001. SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994… Additionally, the Patriots trail only the New York Yankees in CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS having won three titles in the period since Robert Kraft purchased New England Patriots...... 4 the team. Denver Broncos...... 2 Green Bay Packers ...... 2 MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 2 Team League Titles St. Louis Rams ...... 2 New England Patriots...... NFL...... 3 12 Teams ...... 1 Lakers ...... NBA...... 2 San Antonio Spurs ...... NBA...... 2 PLAYOFF VICTORIES New England Patriots...... 13 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 12 Team League Titles Green Bay Packers ...... 10 New York Yankees...... MLB...... 4 Denver Broncos...... 8 New England Patriots...... NFL...... 3 Philadelphia Eagles...... 8 Los Angeles Lakers ...... NBA...... 3 ...... 7 Chicago Bulls...... NBA...... 3 San Antonio Spurs ...... NBA...... 3 PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED Detroit Red Wings ...... NHL...... 3 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 19 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME/SERIES APPEARANCES SINCE 1994 New England Patriots...... 18 Team League Appearances Green Bay Packers ...... 18 New York Yankees...... MLB...... 6 Philadelphia Eagles...... 15 New England Patriots...... NFL...... 4 San Francisco 49ers...... 13 Los Angeles Lakers ...... NBA...... 4 Indianapolis Colts ...... 13 Detroit Red Wings ...... NHL...... 4

SELLOUT STREAK PLAYOFF SEASONS Green Bay Packers ...... 9 In the early 1990s, the Patriots franchise appeared destined for New England Patriots...... 8 relocation until Robert Kraft’s purchase of the team rejuvenated Indianapolis Colts ...... 8 local interest. In 1991, the team’s season ticket base consisted of 1994… IN TEAM THE PURCHASED KRAFT ROBERT SINCE Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 8 just 17,635 fans, barely enough to support the club. Fifteen years Five Teams ...... 7 later, the season-ticket base stands at a capped total of 61,759 PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE and more than 50,000 fans are on a waiting list. The Patriots Team W L Pct. have sold out 135 consecutive home games (dating back to the New England Patriots ...... 13 ...... 5...... 722 1994 regular-season opener) including regular-season, preseason ...... 5 ...... 2 ...... 714 and playoff games. Patriots fans in New England have never been Carolina Panthers...... 6 ...... 6 ...... 667 faced with a TV blackout under Kraft’s ownership. Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 12 ...... 7 ...... 632 Denver Broncos...... 8 ...... 5 ...... 615 St. Louis/L.A. Rams ...... 6 ...... 4 ...... 600

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BILL BELICHICK: THE HEAD COACH

THE HEAD COACH NFL’S BEST DEFENSIVE MIND Overall Record: 119-82 (.592) In a recent poll of 361 NFL players, Bill Regular Season: 108-80 (.574) Belichick was selected as the best defensive mind in the NFL, Postseason: 11-2 (.846) earning 35 percent of the players’ vote. Indianapolis’ Tony With Patriots overall: 82-37 (.689) Dungy ranked second with 15 percent of the vote, while Overall since 2001: 77-26 (.748) Chicago’s (9 percent) and Cincinnati’s Marvin Lewis Super Bowl Titles: 5 (86, 90, 01, 03, 04) (8 percent) also garnered votes in the poll. Conf. Titles: 6 (86, 90, 96, 01, 03, 04) Division Titles: 11 (75, 78, 86, 89, 90, BELICHICK AT A GLANCE… 96, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05) Has won three consecutive AFC East titles (2003-05) and has coached the Patriots to four division championships in the last Bill Belichick is in his 32nd five seasons. season as an NFL coach and is the only head coach in NFL Is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowls history to win three Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. in a four-year span. He has led the Patriots to three consecutive AFC East titles and has directed four division championships in the last five seasons. Is the second winningest head coach in NFL playoff history (11-2). Belichick’s Patriots teams own the all-time NFL records for consecutive total victories (21 from 2003-04), consecutive Directed New England’s pro football record 21-game winning regular-season victories (18 from 2003-04) and consecutive streak (2003-04) and an NFL record 10-game playoff winning playoff victories (10 from 2001-05). Belichick owns the second streak (2001-05). best postseason record in NFL history (11-2) and is the Led the Patriots to the highest two-year victory total in NFL winningest NFL head coach since 2001 (77-26). From 2003-04, he history (34 wins from 2003-04). directed the Patriots to back-to-back Super Bowl titles while posting consecutive 17-win campaigns. Belichick has spent more ELITE COMPANY seasons in the league than any other current NFL head coach, Bill Belichick is one of nine NFL head coaches to win three or and in that time has been a part of five Super Bowl championship more championships since the league began postseason play in teams. His overall record of 82-37 with the Patriots gives him the 1933. With the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, Belichick most victories and the best winning percentage of any head joined an exclusive club in which each of the eight other coach in franchise history. members has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

BELICHICK’S PATRIOTS RENAISSANCE HEAD COACHES WITH THREE OR MORE NFL TITLES Any successful project requires a sound plan, and once head (Listed alphabetically) coach Bill Belichick implemented his design on the Patriots, his Head Coach ...... Championship Team(s) approach has given him the best record of any NFL head coach Bill Belichick...... New England Patriots who has coached at least one game since 2001. The remarkable Paul Brown ...... Cleveland Browns run includes postseason play, where Belichick and the Patriots Weeb Ewbank...... Baltimore Colts, New York Jets own a 10-1 record. Joe Gibbs ...... Redskins George Halas ...... NFL COACHES’ RECORDS SINCE 2001 Earl (Curly) Lambeau...... Green Bay Packers Coach Team W L T Pct. Vince Lombardi ...... Green Bay Packers Bill Belichick NE 77 26 0 .748 Chuck Noll ...... Pittsburgh Steelers Tony Dungy TB/IND 70 30 0 .700 Bill Walsh ...... San Francisco 49ers Bill Cowher PIT 67 34 1 .662 NOTE: NFL Playoffs first held in 1933. PHI 66 36 0 .647 Mike Martz STL 46 29 0 .613 SUPER SUCCESS Mike Shanahan DEN 58 38 0 .604 Bill Belichick is one of just four head coaches to win three Mike Holmgren SEA 58 39 0 .598 championships since the Super Bowl Era began following the NOTE: Records include playoff games; Minimum 16 games 1966 season. Coach Belichick joins three members of the Pro POSTSEASON PROWESS Football Hall of Fame in the exclusive club. Belichick is the only Bill Belichick is the second winningest head coach in NFL playoff coach to win three Super Bowls in the post-1993 salary cap era. history, trailing only the legendary Vince Lombardi, whose name MOST SUPER BOWL VICTORIES is emblazoned on the Super Bowl trophy. Head Coach Team Titles Seasons BEST POSTSEASON RECORDS IN NFL HISTORY Chuck Noll PIT 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 Head Coach Team(s) W L Pct. Bill Belichick NE 3 2001, 2003, 2004 Vince Lombardi...... GB/WAS ...... 9...... 1...... 900 Joe Gibbs WAS 3 1982, 1987, 1991 Bill Belichick ...... CLE/NE...... 11 ...... 2...... 846 Bill Walsh SF 3 1981, 1984, 1988 Joe Gibbs...... WAS...... 17...... 6...... 739 NOTE: Sorted by most recent championship. Super Bowls have determined NFL champion since 1966.

RANKED AMONG COACHING GREATS TOPS IN TEAM HISTORY In a recent Sportsnation Poll on ESPN.com, Bill Belichick was Bill Belichick is the most successful head coach in Patriots history. placed among the top five greatest coaches of all time (in any He has recorded more wins (82) and a higher winning percentage sport) by 9.4 percent of the poll’s 117,000 voters. Voters were (.689) than any of the franchise’s 13 previous head coaches. asked to select five coaches from a list of 20, and Coach Belichick WINNINGEST HEAD COACHES IN PATRIOTS HISTORY finished 14th. UCLA’s John Wooden (10 NCAA basketball titles) Career Overall Playoff topped the poll with 44.4 percent of voters placing him in the top Coach Years Winning Pct. W-L-T W-L five. The other football coaches in the poll were Vince Lombardi Bill Belichick 2000-06 .689 82-37-0 10-1 (11.8 percent), Knute Rockne (11.4), Bear Bryant (10.5), Don Raymond Berry 1984-89 .554 51-41-0 3-2 Shula (10.3), Bill Walsh (10.0) and Joe Paterno (9.9). The only Pete Carroll 1997-99 .549 28-23-0 1-2 other Boston-area coach in the poll was the late Red Auerbach, Chuck Fairbanks 1973-78 .529 46-41-0 0-2 who won nine NBA championships with the Celtics and finished with a 9.6 percent total in the poll.

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TEAM NEWS & NOTES

BEAST OF THE EAST HOMELAND DEFENSE The New England Patriots own a 29-8 record in AFC East games Since Gillette Stadium opened in 2002, the Patriots have been since the beginning of the 2001 season, compiling the best intra- the NFL’s best team at home. New England leads the NFL with a division record of any team in the NFL over the last five-plus 34-9 (.791) home record in the four-plus years since their state- seasons. The Patriots have claimed four of the last five AFC East of-the-art facility opened, and the Patriots defense has allowed championships, and along with the Philadelphia Eagles are the an NFL-low 15.95 points per game at home since 2002. The only teams in the NFL to have won four division titles in the last Patriots own 30 victories in their last 36 home games, including five years. regular-season and playoff games.

AFC EAST DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 SINCE GILLETTE STADIUM OPENED IN 2002…

Team W L T Pct. Div. Titles Years BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2002 New England 29 8 0 .784 4 2001, 2003-05 Team W L Pct PF PA New York Jets 18 18 0 .500 1 2002 New England 34 9 .791 961 686 Miami 15 20 0 .429 0 --- Indianapolis 32 9 .780 1164 756 Buffalo 11 25 0 .306 0 --- Kansas City 30 9 .769 1206 759 NOTES: The Indianapolis Colts were members of the AFC East in 2001 and compiled a 3-5 divisional record that season. In 2002, the Patriots and Jets both finished with a 9-7 overall record and a 4-2 31 10 .756 1067 771 divisional record, but the Jets claimed the division title by virtue of having a better record against Denver 29 11 .725 985 719 common opponents. Baltimore 28 11 .718 921 632 NOTE: Records include regular-season and playoff games NFL’S TOP DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 Team W L T Pct. FEWEST POINTS/GAME ALLOWED AT HOME SINCE 2002 New England Patriots 29 8 0 .784 Team Stadium GP Pts Pts/Gm Indianapolis Colts 26 10 0 .722 New England Gillette Stadium 43 686 15.95 Pittsburgh Steelers 26 11 0 .703 Jacksonville Alltel Stadium 38 611 16.08 Philadelphia Eagles 24 11 0 .686 Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 39 632 16.21 24 12 0 .667 Chicago Soldier Field/Memorial Stad. 39 654 16.77 Green Bay Packers 23 12 0 .657 Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium 40 675 16.88

NOTE: Records include regular-season and playoff games DOMINATING DEFENSE Since the beginning of the 2001 season, the Patriots have ROAD GAME WINNING STREAK allowed an average of 17.51 points per game, a mark that ranks The Patriots have won seven straight regular-season road second in the NFL over that span. In 2006, the Patriots rank games, tying the longest road winning streak in team history. third in the league, allowing an average of 13.8 points per game Since their last road loss (11/27/05 at Kansas City), the Patriots (165 points in 12 games). If they can keep up that pace, it will have outscored their opponents 222-71 in their seven straight top the franchise record of 14.9 points per game in 2003. The road wins. New England’s seven-game road winning streak ties Patriots have allowed 17.0 points per game or fewer in three its mark of seven straight road wins that spanned the 2003-04 seasons since 2001, including a 2003 season in which they seasons. That streak was part of New England’s 18-game paced the league (14.9 points per game) and a 2004 season in regular-season winning streak, which set an NFL record. New which they tied for second in the league (16.3 points per game). England has won each of its last four road games by 22 or more points, becoming the first team in NFL history to FEWEST POINTS PER GAME ALLOWED 2001-PRESENT win four straight road games in the same season by 22 2001-06 TOTALS R. Season 01-06 Playoffs 01-05 or more points. Team GP Pts PPG GP Pts PPG GP Pts PPG TB 97 1675 17.27 92 1590 17.28 5 85 17.00 LONGEST ROAD WIN STREAKS / PATRIOTS HISTORY NE 103 1804 17.51 92 1619 17.60 11 185 16.82 Wins Streak Began Streak Ended BAL 95 1677 17.65 92 1627 17.68 3 50 16.67 7 ...... Dec. 11, 2005 ...... (Active Streak) PHI 101 1792 17.74 91 1623 17.84 10 169 16.90 7...... Oct. 19, 2003 ...... Oct. 3, 2004 CHI 94 1673 17.80 92 1611 17.51 2 62 31.00 6...... Oct. 19, 1986 ...... Dec. 22, 1986 JAX 93 1683 18.10 92 1655 17.99 1 28 28.00 6...... Sept. 10, 1976...... Nov. 19, 1976 PIT 102 1871 18.34 92 1650 17.93 10 221 22.10 NEW ENGLAND’S ROAD WINNING STREAK THE GREATEST SHOW IN SNOW Date Opponent W/L Score Margin The Patriots are 9-0 all-time in snowy games in Foxborough. 11/19/06 at Green Bay W 35-0 +35 Three of the Patriots’ last five home playoff games have involved 10/30/06 at Minnesota W 31-7 +24 frozen precipitation, with all three contests ending in memorable 10/22/06 at Buffalo W 28-6 +22 victories. In 2003, New England played in three games under 10/01/06 at Cincinnati W 38-13 +25 snowy conditions, including a 24-14 victory over Indianapolis in 09/17/06 at N.Y. Jets W 24-17 +7 the AFC Championship Game. Below is a list of all of the Patriots 12/26/05 at N.Y. Jets W 31-21 +10 12/11/05 at Buffalo W 35-7 +28 snow games in Foxborough since they moved there from Boston in 1971. 2006 PATRIOTS AWARD WINNERS SNOW GAMES IN FOXBOROUGH (9-0) QB TOM BRADY Date Opp. Tmp Weather W/L Score FedEx Air Player of the Week – Week 8 12/04/05 NYJ 26 Light Snow W 16-3 01/16/05 IND* 25 Snow W 20-3 DL JARVIS GREEN 01/18/04 IND* 32 Light Snow W 24-14 AFC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 4 12/14/03 JAX 25 Snow in 2nd Half W 27-13 RB/KR 12/07/03 MIA 28 Cold, Snow, Wind W 12-0 01/19/02 OAK* 25 Snow, 3-5 inches W 16-13 ot AFC Special Teams Player of the Week – Week 7 12/04/83 NO 35 Cold, Snowing W 7-0 Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week – Week 4 12/12/82 MIA 22 Wind, Snow W 3-0 FedEx Ground Player of the Week – Week 4

12/10/78 BUF 28 Snow, Some Sun W 26-24 CB ASANTE SAMUEL *-Playoffs AFC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 12

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TOM ON TURF GIVING THANKS Tom Brady has enjoyed significant success on artificial One of the hallmarks of the Patriots’ success over the last five surfaces throughout his career, and the Patriots have seasons has been saving their best football for the end of the won their last 14 games played on artificial surfaces, a season. Since 2001, the Patriots are 35-6 (.854) in games played streak that dates back to the 2003 season. on Thanksgiving Day or later, a mark that is by far the best in Brady has compiled a career record of 21-1 as a starter in the NFL. New England has posted a higher winning percentage games played on artificial surfaces, including regular season on Thanksgiving or later (as compared to its pre-Thanksgiving and playoff games. His only loss came at Buffalo (09/07/03). mark) in four of the last five years. The only exception to that In his 22 previous starts on artificial surfaces, Brady has trend came in 2004, when the Patriots went 9-1 before the thrown 40 touchdowns and just 19 interceptions. holiday and 8-1 after it en route to the Super Bowl XXXIX title. On artificial surfaces, Brady has completed 65.2 percent of his PATRIOTS BEFORE AND AFTER THANKSGIVING passes (455-698), while completing 60.8 percent of his passes SINCE 2001 on natural grass (1595-2622). Season Pre-T’giving Post-T’giving Overall On artificial surfaces, Brady has compiled a career passer 2001 ...... 5-5 (.500) ...... 9-0 (1.000) ...... 14-5* rating of 96.1, compared to an 86.3 career rating on grass. 2002 ...... 6-5 (.545) ...... 3-2 (.600)^...... 9-7 On artificial surfaces, Brady has a touchdown-to- 2003 ...... 9-2 (.818) ...... 8-0 (1.000) ...... 17-2* ratio of 2.1-to-1, compared to a ratio of 1.8-to-1 on grass. 2004 ...... 9-1 (.900) ...... 8-1 (.889)...... 17-2* The Patriots have won their last 14 games on artificial turf. 2005 ...... 6-4 (.600) ...... 5-3 (.625)...... 11-7*

Tom Brady on Artificial Surfaces (21-1, .955) 2006 ...... 7-3 (.700) ...... 2-0 (1.000) ...... 8-3 (Including Playoffs) Totals 42-20 (.667) 35-6 (.854) 77-26 *-Includes Playoffs ^-Includes a game played on Thanksgiving Day GP/GS W-L* A C Yd % TD I Rating 23/22 21-1 698 455 5,347 .652 40 19 96.1 BEST RECORDS IN GAMES PLAYED ON OR AFTER *-W/L record only includes games started THANKSGIVING SINCE 2001 Tom Brady on Natural Grass^ (56-23, .709) (Includes Regular-Season and Playoff Games) (Including Playoffs) Team W L T Pct. GP/GS W-L* A C Yd % TD I Rating New England Patriots 35 6 0 .854 80/79 56-23 2,622 1,595 18,049 .608 118 64 86.3 Pittsburgh Steelers 30 11 0 .732 *-W/L record only includes games started ^-Includes games played on DD Grassmaster hybrid surfaces (a mixture of natural grass and artificial Philadelphia Eagles 26 15 0 .634 fibers) in Denver, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Miami Dolphins 20 12 0 .625

Seattle Seahawks 22 14 0 .611 HOT WHEN IT’S COLD 19 13 0 .594 The Patriots have enjoyed tremendous recent success in Green Bay Packers 21 15 0 .583 cold weather and are 21-3 since 1993 when the kickoff *-Not Including (12/04/06) temperature is 34 degrees or less. New England has won 16 of its last 18 games when the TWELVE-GAME MARK kickoff temperature has been 34 degrees or colder. The Patriots have recorded an 9-3 mark in 2006, tying the fourth Since 1993, the Patriots are 21-3 when the temperature is best mark in franchise history through 12 games. New England 34 degrees or colder, and 15-1 when it’s 30 degrees or has been better than 9-3 through 12 games on just three colder. occasions – 2004 (11-1), 2003 (10-2) and 1964 (9-2-1). The Tom Brady is 21-2 as a starter when the temperature is Patriots have started a season at 9-3 or better on seven less than 40 degrees. His only loss prior to the Colts game occasions in the team’s 47-season history (including 2006). The on Nov. 5 came in the 2005 regular-season finale against top starts in franchise history are listed below. Miami, when Brady started and played in only the first quarter, leaving the game in a 7-7 tie. BEST PATRIOTS RECORDS THROUGH 11 GAMES 11-1 10-2 9-2-1 PATRIOTS GAMES 34 DEGREES OR COLDER 2004 2003 1964 SINCE 1993 (21-3) Date Opp. Temp Notes W/L Score 9-3 01/10/04 TEN* 4 Wind Chill –10 W 17-14 2006, 1986, 1978, 1976 01/23/05 at PIT* 11 Wind Chill –1 W 41-27 12/26/93 IND 19 Wind Chill –1 W 38-0 THIS WEEK IN PATRIOTS HISTORY 01/07/06 JAX* 24 Clear and Calm W 28-3 DECEMBER 4-10 12/21/96 at NYG 24 Wind Chill 17 W 23-22 Dec. 10, 1978—The Patriots clinch their first outright divisional 01/01/06 MIA 25 Wind Chill 20 L 26-28 01/16/05 IND* 25 Snow W 20-3 championship in the club’s history with a last minute 26-24 12/14/03 JAX 25 Wind Chill 16 W 27-13 victory over Buffalo at Schaefer Stadium. 01/19/02 OAK* 25 Snow W 16-13 ot Dec. 8, 1996—The Patriots clinch their second playoff berth in 12/05/05 NYJ 26 Light Snow W 16-3 12/10/95 NYJ 26 Wind Chill 12 W 31-28 two years by defeating the N.Y. Jets 34-10 at Foxboro Stadium. 01/12/97 JAX* 27 Wind Chill 11 W 20-6 The Patriots would go on to win the AFC Championship and 12/07/03 MIA 28 Wind Chill 17 W 12-0 advance to Super Bowl XXXI. 12/11/05 at BUF 30 Light Snow W 35-7 12/26/04 at NYJ 30 Wind Chill 21 W 23-7 Dec. 6, 1999—In a Foxborough town meeting, over 93 percent 12/20/03 at NYJ 30 Wind Chill 20 W 21-16 of the town’s residents vote in favor of passing six necessary 11/05/06 IND 31 Clear and Calm L 20-27 articles to approve construction on a new stadium, now Gillette 12/24/00 MIA 31 Wind Chill 22 L 24-27 Stadium. 01/02/05 SF 32 Wind Chill 27 W 21-7 01/18/04 IND* 32 Light Snow W 24-14 Dec. 7, 2003—The Patriots defeat the Miami Dolphins, 12-0, in 11/16/03 DAL 33 Cloudy and Calm W 12-0 snowy Foxborough to claim the seventh division title in franchise 11/26/95 at BUF 33 Flurries W 35-25 history en route to the team’s second Super Bowl championship 12/16/01 at BUF 34 Wind Chill 25 W 12-9 ot in three years. 12/12/93 CIN 34 Wind Chill 23 W 7-2 *-playoffs

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SNAPSHOTS OF SUCCESS WHAT A RUSH The Patriots are in the midst of one of the most prosperous New England totaled 238 yards rushing on 41 carries against periods for any team in NFL history. The recent run of success Cincinnati on Oct. 1, marking their highest team rushing total in began with a 29-26 overtime victory against the San Diego 13 seasons. The last time the Patriots had as many as 238 yards Chargers on Oct. 14, 2001, sparking a streak of 76 wins in the on the ground was on Dec. 26, 1993, when they gained 257 Patriots’ last 99 games, including the playoffs. yards on 58 carries against the Indianapolis Colts in a 38-0 victory at Foxboro Stadium. The 200-plus yards on the ground PATRIOTS SUCCESS STREAKS (Including Postseason) against Cincinnati marked the Patriots’ first 200-yard rushing • 9 wins in last 12 games, dating to Sept. 10, 2006 (9-3, .750) game since Dec. 5, 2004, when New England ran for 225 yards • 16 wins in last 22 games, dating to Nov. 13, 2005 (16-6, .727) on 50 carries against the Cleveland Browns. The Bengals game • 31 wins in last 42 games, dating to Nov. 7, 2004 (31-11, .738) marked the third time in the Bill Belichick coaching era (2000- • 52 wins in last 64 games, dating to Oct. 5, 2003 (52-12, .813) • 60 wins in last 77 games, dating to Nov. 3, 2002 (60-17, .779) present) that the Patriots have totaled more than 200 yards • 72 wins in last 93 games, dating to Nov. 25, 2001 (72-21, .774) rushing in a game. The other two occurrences came in 2004.

• 76 wins in last 99 games, dating to Oct. 14, 2001 (76-23, .768) CAPTAINS ELECTED PLAYOFF PERFORMERS The Patriots players elected team captains in the week leading The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have won at least up to the season-opening game against Buffalo. For the second one playoff game in each of the last three seasons. New England straight season, the team elected the following seven players as has won three straight AFC East titles, tying the Indianapolis captains: QB Tom Brady, WR Troy Brown, LB Tedy Bruschi, Colts (AFC South) for the NFL’s longest streak of consecutive S Rodney Harrison, SpT Larry Izzo, DL Richard Seymour division titles. The Patriots’ streaks of three straight division titles and LB Mike Vrabel. and three straight seasons with playoff victories have both set O.T. IS THE PLACE TO BE franchise records. The Patriots have won eight consecutive overtime games and CONSECUTIVE SEASONS W/ PLAYOFF WIN own the longest overtime winning streak in NFL history, New England Patriots ...... 3 including playoff games. Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 2 MOST CONSECUTIVE OVERTIME VICTORIES Denver Broncos ...... 1 Wins Team Dates Washington Redskins ...... 1 8* ...... New England...... 2000-present Carolina Panthers...... 1 7...... Denver...... 1978-1985 Seattle Seahawks...... 1 6...... Washington...... 1976-1987 CONSECUTIVE DIVISION TITLES 6...... Pittsburgh ...... 1994-1997 *-Includes one playoff game New England Patriots ...... 3 Indianapolis Colts...... 3 WORKING OVERTIME Seattle Seahawks...... 2 The Patriots have won their last eight overtime games (including

the playoffs). New England’s eight-game overtime winning streak SUSTAINING SUCCESS is the longest in NFL history. New England has not lost in The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine overtime since Buffalo won 16-13 at Foxboro Stadium on Nov. 5, or more wins in each of the last six seasons, including 2006. The 2000. Since that time, the Patriots have won eight straight, Patriots have won four AFC East titles in the last five full seasons including five games in which they scored on their first and in 2005 qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive possession of overtime. year, setting a franchise record with a third consecutive division title. New England can clinch a fourth straight division title with a NEW ENGLAND’S OVERTIME STREAK win and a New York Jets loss this week. WINNING FINAL DATE OPP PLAY DRIVE INFO SCORE MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001 11/23/03 at HST 28-yd FG 9 plays, 76 yds; 3:39 23-20 New England...... 6* Miami...... 4 10/19/03 at MIA 82-yd TD 1-82; 0:12 19-13 Indianapolis...... 5* Philadelphia...... 4 12/29/02 vs. MIA+ 35-yd FG 7-43; 2:03 27-24 Green Bay ...... 4 Pittsburgh ...... 4 09/22/02 vs. KC+ 35-yd FG 9-53; 4:40 41-38 01/19/02 vs. OAK+* 23-yd FG 15-61; 8:29 16-13 Denver...... 4 Seattle ...... 4 *-Includes 2006 season 12/16/01 at BUF+ 23-yd FG 8-75; 3:18 12-9 10/14/01 vs. SD+ 44-yd FG 6-51; 2:59 29-26 BOUNCING BACK 12/17/00 at BUF 24-yd FG 14-83; 5:56 13-10 The Patriots recently completed a streak of 57 straight games 11/05/00 vs. BUF 32-yd FG 6-52-2:50 L, 13-16 *playoffs +NE scored on its first possession in overtime without back-to-back losses, a run that marked the second longest such streak in NFL history. After dropping two straight PATRIOTS TO PLAY IN INAUGURAL CHINA BOWL games in December, 2002 (a 24-7 loss at Tennessee on Dec. 16 IN AUGUST, 2007 that was followed by a 30-17 loss vs. the New York Jets on Dec. On Sept. 24, 2006, the NFL announced that 22), the Patriots did not lose back-to-back games for nearly four the Patriots will take part in a preseason years, until falling to Indianapolis 27-20 on Nov. 5, 2006 and game in Beijing, China on Aug. 8, following that game with a 17-14 loss to the New York Jets on 2007. New England will play the Nov. 12. During their 57-game streak, the Patriots recorded an Seattle Seahawks at Workers 11-0 record in games following a loss Stadium to kick off the one-year LONGEST STREAKS WITHOUT CONSECUTIVE LOSSES countdown to the 2008 Summer (Since 1970 AFL-NFL Merger) Olympics in Beijing. The game will Team Games Streak Began* Streak Ended^ be televised live in China at 8:30 San Francisco 49ers 60 Nov. 12, 1995 Oct. 17, 1999 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2007, and will also New England Patriots 57 Dec. 29, 2002 Nov. 12, 2006 be seen live in the United States on NBC at 8:30 a.m. that same Denver Broncos 53 Oct. 24, 1976 Dec. 17, 1979 day. The venue will serve as the site of the soccer competition in Denver Broncos 52 Dec. 9, 1984 Sept. 26, 1988 the 2008 Summer Olympics. Miami Dolphins 52 Dec. 19, 1971 Nov. 23, 1975 *-Date of first win following back-to-back losses ^-Date of second straight loss to end streak

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RECORDING SUCCESS WINNINGEST QUARTERBACK IN TEAM HISTORY TOM BRADY has quarterbacked the Tom Brady has won more games as a starting quarterback than Patriots to victories in 67 of his 90 career any other signal caller in Patriots history. He recorded his 76th regular-season games, compiling a .744 career win (including regular-season and playoff games) against winning percentage and giving him the the Chicago Bears on Nov. 26, passing Steve Grogan’s previous best record of any active quarterback in mark of 75 wins, achieved from 1975-90. Brady recorded his the NFL who has at least one full season record-setting victory in his 100th career start. of starts under his belt. Including his 10-1 WINNINGEST PATRIOTS QUARTERBACKS record in the playoffs, he is 77-24 (.762) (Sorted by total wins, includes regular-season and playoff games) as a starter. Player Years GS W L T Pct. ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS WINNING PERCENTAGE Tom Brady 2000-Pres. 101 77 24 0 .762 Minimum 16 Starts, Regular Season Only Steve Grogan 1975-90 138 75 63 0 .543 Quarterback, Team(s) W L T Pct. 1993-2001 129 66 63 0 .512 Tom Brady, NE ...... 67...... 23 ...... 0...... 744 , PIT...... 26...... 10 ...... 0 ...... 722 IRON MAN Donovan McNabb, PHI ...... 66...... 32 ...... 0 ...... 673 Tom Brady has started 101 consecutive games at quarterback , IND ...... 90...... 50 ...... 0 ...... 643 for the Patriots, including 90 regular-season games and 11 Brett Favre, GB ...... 143 ...... 90 ...... 0 ...... 614 playoff contests. Brady has the NFL’s third longest current Michael Vick, ATL...... 37...... 25 ...... 1 ...... 595 consecutive starts streak. , STL...... 33...... 23 ...... 0 ...... 589 ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS CONSECUTIVE STARTS STREAKS TOM BRADY’S RECORD AS A STARTER Player Team Total Reg. Post. Strk Began Reg. Season Playoffs Total Brett Favre GB 253 233 20 09/27/92 Overall: 67-23 10-1 77-24 Peyton Manning IND 149 140 9 09/06/98 Home: ...... 36-10...... 5-0...... 41-10 Tom Brady NE 101 90 11 09/30/01 Road: ...... 31-13...... 5-1*...... 36-14* vs. Division...... 29-7...... 0-0...... 29-7 Jake Delhomme CAR 66 59 7 09/14/03 By Yardage Total David Carr HST 46 46 0 12/21/03

Less than 200: ...... 18-10...... 3-0...... 21-10 CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE 200-299:...... 36-11...... 5-0...... 41-11 300 or more:...... 13-2...... 2-1...... 15-3 TOM BRADY is the second winningest quarterback in the Super Other Records Bowl Era (since 1966) among signal callers who have made at Temp. Below 40: ...... 15-2...... 6-0...... 21-2 least 40 starts. Snow:...... 4-0...... 3-0...... 7-0 WINNINGEST QUARTERBACKS OF THE SUPER BOWL ERA On Artificial Turf ...... 20-1...... 1-0...... 21-1 Minimum 40 Starts, Regular Season Only Thanksgiving or later ...... 25-5...... 10-1...... 35-6 Player Team Years W L Pct. Leading at Halftime: ...... 50-2...... 8-0...... 58-2 Roger Staubach DAL 1969-79 85 29 .746 Leading after 3 Qtrs: ...... 55-1...... 7-0...... 62-1 Tom Brady NE 2000-Pres. 67 23 .744 Overtime:...... 6-0...... 1-0...... 7-0 Joe Montana SF/KC 1979-94 117 47 .713 Final margin <7 pts: ...... 19-4...... 5-0...... 24-4 Final margin <4 pts: ...... 10-4...... 5-0...... 15-4 CLOSE CALLS Passer rating >100.0: ...... 31-1...... 4-0...... 35-1 Tom Brady has compiled a 24-4 record as a starter in games *-Includes three Super Bowls at neutral sites where the final margin was less than a touchdown, including a COMEBACK KID 5-0 postseason record in such games. Since Brady took over as TOM BRADY has engineered 23 career game-winning the starting quarterback early in the 2001 season, the Patriots performances to lead his team to a victory from a fourth-quarter have lost just four games by less than a touchdown, one of which he played in only the first quarter. deficit or tie. He has accomplished the feat twice in 2006 The performances are the latest addition to a long list of late-game TOM BRADY’S RECORD AS A STARTER IN CLOSE GAMES heroics for Brady, who has led three Super Bowl-winning drives. 24-4 in games decided by six points or less Date Opp. Score Result Margin TOM BRADY’S GAME-WINNING PERFORMANCES 11/26/06 CHI 17-13 W +4 Time Remaining Passing Statistics^ 11/12/06 NYJ 14-17 L -3 Date Opp. Score in Reg. Att Cmp Yds TD Int Final 09/10/06 BUF 19-17 W +2 12/03/06 DET 13-21 13:07 15 14 101 0 0 28-21 01/01/06 MIA** 26-28 L -2 11/26/06 CHI 10-10 14:46 7 6 98 1 0 17-13 10/30/05 BUF 21-16 W +5 11/13/05 at MIA 15-16 2:53 2 2 76 1 0 23-16 10/09/05 at ATL 31-28 W +3 10/30/05 BUF 7-16 10:07 4 4 69 0 0 21-16 09/25/05 at PIT 23-20 W +3 02/06/05 PHI^ 24-21 W +3 10/09/05 at ATL 28-28 3:52 2 2 17 0 0 31-28 12/20/04 at MIA 28-29 L -1 09/25/05 at PIT 10-13 14:19 12 12 167 0 0 23-20 10/24/04 NYJ 13-7 W +6 02/06/05 PHI** 14-14 15:00 4 2 33 0 0 24-21 09/09/04 IND 27-24 W +3 10/03/04 at BUF 17-17 15:00 4 2 8 1 0 31-17 02/01/04 CAR^ 32-29 W +3 02/01/04 CAR** 29-29 1:08 5 4 47 0 0 32-29 01/10/04 TEN* 17-14 W +3 01/10/04 TEN* 14-14 15:00 11 6 27 0 0 17-14 12/20/03 at NYJ 21-16 W +5 11/30/03 at IND 31-31 10:21 6 3 31 1 0 38-34 11/30/03 at IND 38-34 W +4 11/23/03 at HST 13-20 3:11 14 10 133 1 0 23-20 ot 11/23/03 at HST 23-20 ot W +3 11/03/03 at DEN 23-26 2:51 4 5 58 1 0 30-26 11/03/03 at DEN 30-26 W +4 10/26/03 CLE 9-3 W +6 10/19/03 at MIA 13-13 15:00 10 7 147 1 0 19-13 ot 10/19/03 at MIA 19-13 ot W +6 10/05/03 TEN 24-27 4:40 1 1 15 0 0 38-30 09/28/03 at WAS 17-20 L -3 12/29/02 MIA 13-24 4:59 13 8 69 1 0 27-24 ot 12/29/02 MIA 27-24 ot W +3 11/10/02 at CHI 19-30 5:16 14 9 116 2 0 33-30 11/10/02 at CHI 33-30 W +3 09/22/02 KC 38-38 0:00 5 4 46 0 0 41-38 ot 09/22/02 KC 41-38 ot W +3 02/03/02 STL** 17-17 1:21 8 5 53 0 0 20-17 02/03/02 STL^ 20-17 W +3 01/19/02 OAK* 3-13 15:00 27 20 138 0 0 16-13 ot 01/19/02 OAK* 16-13 ot W +3 12/16/01 at BUF 6-9 5:57 13 9 116 0 0 12-9 ot 12/16/01 at BUF 12-9 W +3 12/02/01 at NYJ 14-16 15:00 7 6 56 0 0 17-16 12/02/01 at NYJ 17-16 W +1 10/14/01 SD 29-26 ot W +3 10/14/01 SD 16-26 8:48 18 13 130 1 0 29-26 ot ^-Super Bowl *-Divisional Playoffs ^-Statistics are from the time noted until the end of the game * Divisional Playoffs ** Super Bowl **-Played in only the first quarter THREE-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

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LEADING MAN TROY BROWN: ALL-TIME LEADING RECEIVER Running back has TROY BROWN is the leading receiver in compiled the highest career rushing total Patriots history with 546 career (11,004 yards) of any running back receptions for 6,280 yards. Brown currently on an active roster. Dillon’s passed ’s old record of yardage total ranks 15th in NFL history, 534 career receptions on a 5-yard and he is the only NFL player on an active reception in the third quarter against roster to have recorded more than 11,000 Indianapolis on Nov. 5. Morgan had career rushing yards. held the Patriots’ receptions record since Nov. 11, 1984, when he recorded NFL ACTIVE RUSHING LEADERS his 293rd career reception to pass Gino Cappelletti’s then-record Player Team(s) Yrs Gms Att Yds of 292 catches. Brown reached the 6,000-yard mark on Sept. 10 Corey Dillon CIN/NE 10 146 2,560 11,004 against Buffalo, becoming just the second player in team history IND/ARZ 8 108 2,440 10,036 to record the feat. NYG 10 150 2,139 9,957 Fred Taylor JAX 9 109 2,044 9,319 PATRIOTS ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS (BY CATCHES) TB/ATL 10 146 2,199 9,273 Rk Player, Pos. No Yds Avg. Lg TD LaDainian Tomlinson SD 6 91 1,959 8,685 1 Troy Brown, WR ...... 546 6,280 11.5 82t 30 Note: New York’s (14,101 yards) and St. Louis’ (12,279 yards) are both on 2 Stanley Morgan, WR...... 534 10,352 19.4 76t 67 their teams’ reserve/physically unable to perform lists. 3 , TE ...... 490 5,471 11.2 84t 50 MOVING ON UP COREY DILLON ranks 15th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, PATRIOTS ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS (BY YARDS) Rk Name No Yds Avg Lg TD passing to claim 15th place at Cincinnati on Oct. 1 Stanley Morgan...... 534 10,352 19.4 76t 67 1. Dillon passed to claim 16th place in the season 2 Troy Brown...... 546 6,280 11.5 82t 30 opener against Buffalo on Sept. 10. Dillon needs 258 more yards 3 ...... 363 5,726 15.8 80t 38 to pass O.J. Simpson to move into 14th place.

NFL’S ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHERS (By Yards) MR. PATRIOT – TROY BROWN Rk Player Years Gms Att. Yards TD Troy Brown is in his 14th season as a Patriot and is tied with 1 1990-2004 226 4,409 18,355 164 three other NFL players for the second longest current tenures --- with the same team. Additionally, Brown joins just three other 12 1988-2000 182 2,877 12,074 65 Patriots as having played in 14 or more seasons with the 13 1971-1985 174 2,916 11,352 104 franchise – QB Steve Grogan (16 seasons from 1975-90), OT 14 O.J. Simpson 1969-1979 135 2,404 11,236 61 (14 seasons from 1987-2000) and LB Steve 15 Corey Dillon 1997- 146 2,560 11,004 79 Nelson (14 seasons from 1974-86). 16 Ricky Watters 1992-2001 144 2,622 10,643 78 LONGEST CURRENT TENURES WITH THE SAME TEAM THE DILLON FACTOR Years Player Pos. Team Since COREY DILLON joined the Patriots prior to the 2004 15 Brett Favre QB Green Bay season, the Patriots have recorded a 32-7 record in the 39 15 Jason Hanson K Detroit regular season games in which Dillon has appeared, and a 1-4 14 Troy Brown WR New England record in the five games he has missed over that span. Dillon 14 Jason Elam K Denver has exceeded the 100-yard mark 11 times in a Patriots uniform 14 Michael Strahan DE N.Y. Giants while recording 695 rushes for 2,943 yards (4.2 avg). 14 Will Shields G Kansas City Additionally, Dillon has scored 36 touchdowns (34 rushing, 2 receiving) in 39 regular-season games with the Patriots. He has CATCHIN’ KEVIN also secured the ball effectively, losing just seven in his is the Patriots’ all-time leader in receptions by a 695 carries with New England. running back, totaling 270 career receptions, including 37 this season. His receiving total places eighth on the Patriots’ overall HARRISON IS ALL-TIME NFL LEADER receptions list. Faulk displayed his receiving prowess in the RODNEY HARRISON is the NFL’s all-time Patriots’ 19-17 victory over Buffalo on Sept. 10, when he lined leader in sacks by a defensive back, dating up out wide and hauled in a diving 17-yard touchdown reception back to when sacks became an official NFL in the end zone. statistic in 1982. Additionally, Harrison is RECEPTIONS BY PATRIOTS RUNNING BACKS the only player in NFL history to have Player Years Rec. recorded at least 25 career sacks and at 1. Kevin Faulk ...... 1999- ...... 270 least 30 career interceptions. Harrison 2. Tony Collins ...... 1981-87 ...... 261 currently owns 28.5 career sacks and 32 3. ...... 1973-79,81-82...... 210 interceptions in his regular-season career. 4. Larry Garron ...... 1960-68 ...... 185

NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS: SACKS BY A DEFENSIVE BACK TOUCHDOWN TEDY Player Pos. Team(s) Years Sacks Linebacker TEDY BRUSCHI’s nose for the ball has helped to Rodney Harrison S SD/NE 1994-Present 28.5 create seven defensive touchdowns since the 2002 season. He Carnell Lake S PIT/JAX/BAL 1989-2001 25.0 has scored four touchdowns himself on interception returns (two LeRoy Butler S GB 1990-2001 20.5 each in 2002 and 2003), forced two fumbles that were picked up CB TB 1997-Present 20.0 and returned for scores (10/03/04 at Buffalo and 11/28/04 vs. S DAL 1983-1997 18.0 Baltimore), and tipped a pass to rookie James Sanders, who intercepted the ball and returned it for a touchdown at Buffalo on Dec. 11, 2005.

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SAMUEL TOPS IN PICKS Asante Samuel is tied for the NFL lead with a career-high seven Rookie kicker Stephen Gostkowski has connected on 11 of his interceptions this season. His seven picks are the most for a last 12 field goals (91.7 percent) and has hit 13-of-17 field goals Patriots player since intercepted nine passes in 1998. (76.5 percent) this season. On Nov. 26 against Chicago, Samuel has intercepted 13 passes in his four-year regular- Gostkowski booted a 52-yard field goal, which was the longest season career, giving him more interceptions in a Patriots field goal by a Patriot in Gillette Stadium history and was the uniform than any other player currently on the roster. Samuel longest successful kick for New England in more than four years. set a single-game career-high with three interceptions against Gostkowski’s boot was New England’s first field goal of 50 yards Chicago on Nov. 26, becoming the first Patriot to record three or longer since nailed a franchise-record 57-yard interceptions in a regular-season game since on field goal at Chicago on Nov. 10, 2002. Oct. 23, 1983. ABLE VRABEL 2006 NFL INTERCEPTION LEADERS In proving to be one of the NFL’s most Player Team Int. Yds Avg. Lg TD Asante Samuel NE 7 59 8.4 27 0 versatile players, linebacker MIKE VRABEL Rashean Mathis JAX 7 146 20.9 55 0 has made important contributions for the DEN 6 35 5.8 30 0 Patriots on offense and defense. Vrabel Kevin Kaesviharn CIN 6 24 4.0 22 0 has recorded eight career receptions, all Walt Harris SF 6 14 2.3 5 0 resulting in touchdowns. He scored four touchdowns for the Patriots last season – ROOKIE RUSHERS three on offense and one on defense. Laurence Maroney ranks second among all NFL rookies with a Vrabel recorded a career-high two team-high 610 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 151 touchdown catches against the N.Y. Jets on Dec. 26, 2005. carries. His total of 798 yards from scrimmage leads the Patriots MIKE VRABEL’S CAREER TOUCHDOWNS and ranks third among all NFL rookies, trailing only Indianapolis’ Date Opponent Scoring Play Yds and ’ Marques Colston. 09/29/02 at San Diego Reception 1 02/01/04 * Carolina Reception 1 2006 NFL ROOKIE RUSHING LEADERS 11/07/04 at St. Louis Reception 2 Player Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD 01/02/05 San Francisco Reception 1 Joseph Addai IND 171 845 4.9 21 7 02/06/05 ^ Philadelphia Reception 2 Laurence Maroney NE 155 624 4.0 41 4 09/18/05 at Carolina Interception Return 24 Jerrious Norwood ATL 77 518 6.7 78t 2 11/20/05 New Orleans Reception 1 Leon Washington NYJ 120 511 4.3 23 3 12/26/05 at N.Y. Jets Reception 1 Maurice Jones-Drew JAX 95 500 5.3 40 7 12/26/05 at N.Y. Jets Reception 2 Wali Lundy HST 115 448 3.9 35 4 *-Super Bowl XXXVIII ^-Super Bowl XXXIX Mike Bell DEN 104 435 4.2 48 5 ROOKIE RETURN SUCCESS MARONEY EARNS HONORS Laurence Maroney ranks second in the NFL with a 28.7-yard Laurence Maroney ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 15 kickoff return average. He returned kicks for more than 70 yards carries (8.3 avg) against the Bengals on Oct. 1, a performance in back-to-back weeks, recording a 77-yard return at Minnesota that earned honors as the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week on Oct. 30, just one week after notching a 74-yard return and the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week. In that game, against Buffalo on Oct. 22. Maroney’s 77-yard return against the Maroney – the 21st overall selection in the 2006 NFL out of Vikings was the longest kickoff return for the Patriots since Dec. Minnesota – became the first Patriots rookie to rush for multiple 4, 2004. touchdowns in a game since Curtis Martin did it in 1995. 2006 NFL KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS (By Avg.) Additionally, his total of 125 yards was the highest by a Patriots Player Team KR Yds Avg Lg TD rookie in nearly eight years, since Robert Edwards ran for 196 Justin Miller NYJ 37 1072 29 103t 2 yards on 24 carries at St. Louis on Dec. 13, 1998. Laurence Maroney NE 27 774 28.7 77 0 Terrence McGee Buf 42 1127 26.8 88 0 RETURN MEN Kevin Faulk and Troy Brown are the top two return specialists in BIG BENJAMIN Patriots history. Faulk leads the franchise with 4,484 overall Tight end Benjamin Watson leads all Patriots receivers with 48 return yards, while Brown is close behind with 4,420 overall catches for 638 yards (13.3 avg.) and three touchdowns this return yards. Brown is the team’s all-time leading returner season. His 48 catches and 638 yards represent career-high with 2,570 career yards, and Faulk is the club’s all-time leading marks, topping his 29 receptions and 441 yards in 2005. Watson kickoff returner with 3,791 career yards. In addition, Brown is set single-game career-highs with seven receptions and 95 tied with Irving Fryar for the club record with three punts receiving yards against the Vikings on Oct. 30. He also hauled in returned for touchdowns. a career-long 40-yard reception in the same game. His six catches of 25 yards or longer trail only Kansas City’s Tony PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADING RETURNERS Gonzalez (7) among NFL tight ends.

Overall Punt Returns Kick Ret. CALLING ON CALDWELL Player Years Yards TD PR Yds TD KR Yds TD Kevin Faulk 1999- 4,484 2 77 693 0 166 3,791 2 Reche Caldwell ranks second on the team and leads all Patriots Troy Brown 1993- 4,420 3 246 2,570 3 87 1,862 0 wide receivers with a career-high 46 receptions for a career-high Dave Meggett 1995-97 3,999 1 142 1,438 1 105 2,561 0 574 yards (12.5 avg) and three touchdowns. Caldwell’s previous Carl Garrett 1969-72 2,738 0 43 487 0 92 2,251 0 career highs were set in 2005 with the San Diego Chargers when Mack Herron 1973-75 2,684 1 74 888 0 71 1,796 1 he hauled in 28 balls for 352 yards. Caldwell also caught a career-high nine passes against the New York Jets on Nov. 12. and totaled a career-high 112 yards against Detroit on Dec. 2.

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DIGGING DEEP – OFFENSE STINGY DEFENSE 82.4 % 13.8 The Patriots’ NFL-leading fourth-down conversion rate this The average number of points per game the Patriots have season. They have been successful on 14-of-17 fourth-down allowed in 2006. tries. 3 30 The Patriots’ NFL rank in points allowed per game. Only Chicago The number of goal-to-go situations the Patriots offense has (12.5) and Baltimore (13.3) rank higher. been in this season. The mark is the highest in the NFL. 14.9 108.6 The Patriots team record for fewest points allowed per game in a The Patriots’ team passer rating inside the 30-yared line this full season, achieved in 2004. season. The mark is the second highest in the NFL (San Diego, 17.51 117.4). The average number of points per game the Patriots have 63.8 allowed since 2001, a mark that ranks second in the NFL over The percentage of the time the Patriots have scored a that span, trailing only Tampa Bay. touchdown when they have entered the red zone this season. 15.95 The mark is the second best in the NFL (San Diego, 70.2). The average number of points per game that the Patriots have 51.4 allowed at Gillette Stadium since it opened in 2002. The mark The percentage of Patriots first-down plays that have gained represents the fewest points per game allowed at home over four or more yards this season. The mark ranks second in the that span. NFL (Indianapolis, 54.8). 13 262 The number of times Bill Belichick’s defenses have finished in the The number of first downs the Patriots have gained this season. NFL’s top 10 in fewest points allowed since he was first named a The mark ranks third in the NFL (Indianapolis 283, Dallas 264). defensive coordinator in 1985. 76.3 The percentage of times the Patriots have scored a touchdown THE KRAFT ERA while in a goal-to-go situation. The mark ranks third in the NFL 139 (San Diego 92.0, Cincinnati 83.3). The number of regular-season and playoff victories the Patriots 25.5 have earned since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. The Patriots’ NFL-leading kickoff return average this season. That mark represents the highest total in the NFL over that Primary returner Laurence Maroney ranks second in the league span. with an average of 28.7 yards per return. 4 The number of times the Patriots have appeared in the Super DIGGING DEEP – DEFENSE Bowl since Robert Kraft bought the team in 1994. No other team 52.5 has made more than two Super Bowl appearances in that span. Patriots opponents’ passer rating inside the 30-yard line this 139-83 season. The mark is the lowest in the NFL. The Patriots’ overall record since Robert Kraft purchased the 25.0 team in 1994 (including postseason), a .626 winning percentage. The percentage that Patriots opponents have scored a The figure ranks second in the NFL over that span. touchdown when driving inside of the 30-yard line this season. 78-33 The mark is the second lowest in the NFL (Baltimore, 23.1). The Patriots’ record at home since 1994, including regular- 1 season and postseason games, a winning percentage of .703. The number of rushes of 20 yards or longer allowed by the 34-9 Patriots this season. The mark is the best in the NFL. The Patriots’ record at Gillette Stadium, including regular-season 33.5 and postseason games (.791 win pct). The percentage of opponents rushes that have gone for four 6 yards or longer this season. The mark ranks second in the NFL The number of AFC East titles the Patriots have won since (Minnesota, 28.5). Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. 0 6 The number of quick-strike scoring drives (four plays or less) The number of consecutive seasons in which the Patriots have that the Patriots defense has allowed this season. The Patriots won nine or more games, a mark that represents the longest are the only team in the NFL to have not allowed any such current streak in the NFL. drives this season. 25 THE HEAD COACH The number of drives during which Patriots opponents have 32 entered the Red Zone (inside the 20-yard line). The mark is tied The number of years Bill Belichick has been an NFL coach, with Jacksonville for the fewest such drives allowed by any NFL making him the longest tenured among the 32 head coaches. team this season. 7 13 The number of head coaches in the NFL or college who were The total number of points that the Patriots have allowed in the assistant coaches under Belichick (, , final two minutes of either the first or second half this season. Nick Saban, , Kirk Ferentz, Pat Hill and ). The total is the best in the NFL. 42-2 101 Belichick’s record in New England when the Patriots score 25 The total number of points the Patriots have allowed in their last points or more. eight games – the second fewest in the NFL over that span. 63-5 14 Belichick’s record in New England when the Patriots score 21 The number of touchdowns allowed by the Patriots defense this points or more. season. It is the second-lowest total in the NFL (Chicago, 13). THREE-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

GAME 12: PATRIOTS 28, LIONS 21

PATRIOTS 28, LIONS 21 MILESTONE FOR DILLON – 11,000 CAREER YARDS December 3, 2006 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) With his 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, Corey 1 2 3 4 Final Dillon became the 15th player in NFL history to exceed 11,000 0 10 8 3 — 21 career rushing yards. Following that run, Dillon had recorded New England Patriots 3 10 0 15 — 28 exactly 11,000 career yards.

The Patriots improved to 9-3 with a tight 28-21 victory over TOM IS TERRIFIC the Detroit Lions at Gillette Stadium. Detroit led 21-13 with Tom Brady threw for 305 yards, completing 27-of-38 passes 13:07 left in the game, but the Patriots scored two fourth- (71.1 percent). His yardage total marked his third 300-yard quarter touchdowns and added a 2-point conversion to secure game of the season and the 18th 300-yard game of his regular- the comeback victory. Corey Dillon tied a team record by scoring season and playoff career. His 71.1 percent completion rate three touchdowns and Tom Brady completed 14 of his 15 fourth- marked the first game this season in which he has completed quarter passes to secure the victory. New England’s defense more than 70 percent of his passes. forced a season-high five turnovers, including a career-high two interceptions by Mike Vrabel, and held the Lions to just one ABLE VRABEL touchdown in four red-zone trips. Mike Vrabel recorded a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions, The Patriots opened the scoring with a 25-yard field goal by marking his first career multiple-interception game. Vrabel’s two Stephen Gostkowski – capping off a 17-play, 81-yard drive – to picks give him a total of 10 career interceptions, including three take a 3-0 first-quarter lead. Detroit moved ahead, 7-3, on a 5- thefts this season. Vrabel’s three interceptions this season set a yard touchdown pass from to Mike Furrey early in the single-season career-best mark and rank second on the team to second quarter. After the Patriots went three-and-out on their Asante Samuel’s team-leading seven interceptions. next possession, the Lions mounted another drive, gaining a COMING UP ROSES first-and-goal at New England’s 4-yard line, and looked poised to Rosevelt Colvin came up with one of the biggest plays of the take a 14-3 lead. But Artrell Hawkins forced the Lions’ Kevin game when he strip-sacked Jon Kitna with six minutes left in the Jones to fumble and Mike Vrabel pounced on the loose ball after game and Mike Wright pounced on the loose ball to give the Asante Samuel tipped it to him to give the Patriots possession. A Patriots possession and kick-start the game-winning drive. The Jason Hanson field goal gave Detroit a 10-3 lead with 3:19 left in play came as Detroit had gained a first down three yards shy of the half, but the Patriots’ 2-minute drill produced two quick- midfield late in a 21-21 game. strike drives to claim a 13-10 halftime lead. First, Brady drove the Patriots 73 yards in five plays to tie the game at 10 on RECHE CALDWELL Dillon’s first of three scoring runs on the day. After Asante Reche Caldwell totaled 112 yards on eight receptions against the Samuel intercepted Kitna with 47 seconds left in the half, New Lions, setting a new single-game career high for receiving yards. England drove 61 yards on eight plays to take a 13-10 lead on a His previous career high was 110 yards, achieved with San Diego 27-yard field goal by Gostkowski as time expired in the half. in a game against Tennessee on Oct. 3, 2004. Caldwell became The third quarter saw Detroit take control of the game, the first Patriots player to exceed the 100-yard receiving mark scoring three times – on two field goals and a safety – to take this season and became the first Patriot to break the 100-yard an 18-13 lead as the game headed into the final quarter. Hanson barrier since totaled 137 yards against Tampa Bay booted his fourth field goal of the game with 13:07 left to give on Dec. 17, 2005. The 100-yard game was the second of the Lions a 21-13 lead and set the stage for New England’s Caldwell’s career, joining his 110-yard performance in 2004. comeback. On the ensuing possession, Brady completed all six pf his pass attempts to direct a touchdown drive that ended in SAMUEL INTERCEPTION Dillon’s second touchdown run. Brady then fired a strike to Troy Asante Samuel intercepted a Jon Kitna pass at the Patriots’ 30- Brown for a 2-point conversion that tied the game at 21 with yard line with 47 seconds left in the first half. The interception 8:35 left. Vrabel’s first interception ended the Lions’ ensuing was Samuel’s fourth in his last two games and came on the drive, but a Benjamin Watson fumble gave Detroit the vall back heels of a three-interception performance against Chicago.

three plays later. But just two more plays saw the Patriots record COLVIN’S SACK PACK their fourth turnover of the day, a Rosevelt Colvin strip-sack of Rosevelt Colvin recorded two sacks of Jon Kitna, recording his Kitna that set up New England’s game-winning drive. Following first two-sack game in a Patriots uniform and raising his season the fumble, Brady marched the Patriots 32 yards in seven plays, total to a team-leading 6.5 sacks. His two sacks against the completing all five of his passes to set up Dillon’s third Lions mark his sixth career game with two or more sacks. Colvin touchdown of the game and give New England a 28-21 lead with notched a career-high 2.5 sacks for the Bears on Oct. 7, 2001 in 2:33 left. In the first play after the two-minute warning, Vrabel a game at Atlanta. sealed the game with his second interception, ending Detroit’s bid to tie the game and allowing New England to run out the WARREN REPORTS CAREER HIGH SACK TOTAL clock and secure the win. recorded two sacks, dropping Jon Kitna for a 3-yard sack in the first quarter and recording a 10-yard sack in the third DILLON IN THE ZONE quarter. The sacks raised Warren’s season total to 5.5 sacks, a Corey Dillon scored three rushing touchdowns, tying the team’s mark that represents a new career high. Warren’s previous single-game record, last achieved by (two career best was 3.5 sacks, achieved in 2004. His two sacks rushing, one receiving) at Buffalo on Nov. 3, 2002. Dillon’s against the Lions ties Warren’s single-game career high total, three-touchdown game marked the 19th time a Patriots player also achieved on Nov. 22, 2004 at Kansas City. scored three touchdowns in a game. Dillon became the first New England player to rush for three touchdowns since Curtis Martin TAKING AWAY POINTS ran into the end zone three times against Miami at Foxboro Artrell Hawkins forced Detroit’s Kevin Jones to fumble at the Stadium on Nov. 3, 1996. Dillon’s 34 rushing touchdowns with Patriots’ 2-yard line in the second quarter as Detroit was driving New England rank fourth on the Patriots’ all-time list. His 36 total with a 7-3 lead. Asante Samuel tipped the loose ball to Mike touchdowns tie him with Steve Grogan for 11th on the team’s Vrabel, who pounced on the football to give the Patriots overall touchdowns list and with his three scores against the possession and thwart Detroit’s scoring bid. The forced fumble Lions, he passed Troy Brown (33 total scores) to become the was Hawkins’ second of the season, with his other coming on a team’s active touchdown leader. kickoff return against Indianapolis on Nov. 5. THREE-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

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GAME 11: PATRIOTS 17, BEARS 13 GAME 10: PATRIOTS 35, PACKERS 0 November 19, 2006 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) November 19, 2006 ¹ Lambeau Field (Att: 70,753) 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Chicago Bears 0 3 0 10 — 13 New England Patriots 7 14 7 7 — 35 New England Patriots 0 10 0 7 — 17 Green Bay Packers 0 0 0 0 — 0

The Patriots improved to 8-3 on the season with a 17-14 The Patriots improved to 7-3 on the season with their first victory over the previously 9-1 Chicago Bears. New England’s road shutout in 20 years and handed the Packers their second- defense forced four Chicago turnovers, as Asante Samuel worst home shutout loss in a history that dates back to 1921. recorded the first three-interception game by a Patriot in the New England tied a club record with its seventh straight road regular season in more than 23 years. The Patriots offense victory and allowed Green Bay just to gain just 120 total net recorded 354 total net yards against the Bears, marking the first yards. time that Chicago had allowed more than 300 yards in a game New England was solid in all phases of the game. Tom this season. Stephen Gostkowski booted a 52-yard field goal in Brady tied his career high with four touchdown passes and the final seconds of the first half, recording the longest field goal posted a season-best 128.2 passer rating. On defense, the the Patriots have converted at Gillette Stadium. Patriots held the Packers to just 1-of-8 on third-down chances and did not allow a Green Bay drive of longer that 26 yards. THREE INTERCEPTIONS FOR SAMUEL Packers quarterbacks Brett Favre and each Asante Samuel recorded three interceptions, recording the first completed just a third of their pass attempts as New England three-interception game for the franchise in more than 23 years. held Green Bay to just 9-of-27 passing and the Packers were The last time a Patriot intercepted three passes in a game was held to 2.5 yards per carry. on Oct. 23, 1983, when Roland James had three picks in a 31-0 win at Buffalo. Samuel’s three interceptions tie the Patriots’ DOMINATING DEFENSE single-game franchise record and mark the seventh time a The Patriots defense held the Packers to 120 total net yards, the Patriots player has achieved the feat in the regular season. fourth-most stifling defensive performance since by New Englandthe 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The yardage total marked the SEYMOUR BLOCKED FIELD GOAL fewest allowed by New England since allowing a franchise-low Richard Seymour blocked a 45-yard field goal attempt by Robbie 65 total net yards in a 13-7 victory over Seattle on Dec. 4, 1988. Gould with 5:02 left in the first quarter to preserve a 0-0 tie. The blocked field goal was the fifth of Seymour’s regular-season ROAD SHUTOUT career and the sixth of his career including regular-season and The Patriots recorded their first road shutout in 20 years. The playoff games. Seymour’s blocked field goal was the second by last time New England blanked a team on the road was on Oct. the Patriots this season. 19, 1986, when they shut out the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-0 at Three Rivers Stadium. The shutout of the Packers was the fifth RUNNING BACK RECEPTIONS RECORD of the Bill Belichick coaching era and the first since blanking With a 9-yard catch in the fourth quarter – his 262nd career Tampa Bay 28-0 at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 17, 2005. reception – Kevin Faulk became the Patriots’ all-time leader in receptions by a running back. Faulk passed Tony Collins’ mark of LONGEST PLAY OF THE SEASON 261 career receptions, which was achieved from 1981-87. Tom Brady hit Reche Caldwell for a 54-yard touchdown completion, recording New England’s longest play from WATSON SCORES scrimmage this season. The play was the longest from Tight end Benjamin Watson gave the Patriots a 17-10 lead with scrimmage for the Patriots in the regular season since Brady hit a 2-yard touchdown reception from Tom Brady with 8:22 left in Andre Davis for a 60-yard touchdown against the New Orleans the game. The touchdown grab was Watson’s third of the Saints on Nov. 20, 2005. season and he became the seventh Patriots player to score three or more touchdowns this year. SEASON-BEST RATING FOR BRADY Tom Brady completed 20-of-31 passes (64.5 percent) for 244 SEYMOUR FUMBLE RECOVERY yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions, good for a Richard Seymour recovered a loose ball at the Patriots’ 15-yard passer rating of 128.2. The rating was Brady’s highest of the line following a fumbled snap by the Bears early in the second 2006 season and his highest since posting a 140.4 rating at quarter. The fumble recovery was Seymour’s first of the season Atlanta on Oct. 9, 2005. and was the fourth fumble recovery of his career. The takeaway came in the red zone, marking New England’s third red-zone FOUR TDs FOR BRADY takeaway of the season. The fumble recovery set up a Tom Brady tied his career high with four touchdowns against the touchdown drive that ended in a 7-0 Patriots lead. Packers, marking his second game this season with four touchdown passes. This season is the first in which Brady has ROOKIE RUSHER thrown four touchdowns in two different games. Brady also Rookie running back Laurence Maroney gave the Patriots a 7-0 threw four touchdown passes on Oct. 30 against the Minnesota lead on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The Vikings. Brady has now thrown for four or more touchdowns five touchdown was the fifth of Maroney’s career and his fourth times in his career – once in 2001, once in 2003, once in 2004 career rushing touchdown. Maroney scored touchdowns in and twice in 2006. consecutive weeks, having scored on a 19-yard pass play last week at Green Bay. GOLDEN GRAHAM Tight end gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with a 2- LONG DRIVE yard touchdown reception from Tom Brady to cap off the The Patriots took a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard Laurence Maroney Patriots’ opening drive of the game. The touchdown was touchdown that capped off a 10-play, 92-yard drive that chewed Graham’s second of the season and was the 17th touchdown of up 5:05 in the second quarter. The drive was the second longest his career. Graham’s 17 touchdowns tie him with Jim Whalen of the season for the Patriots, topped only by a 12-play, 93-yard (1965-69) for 13th on New England’s receiving touchdowns list, touchdown drive in the season opener against Buffalo at Gillette moving him past and Cedric Jones. Stadium on Sept. 10.

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GAME 9: JETS 17, PATRIOTS 14 GAME 8: COLTS 27, PATRIOTS 20 November 12, 2006 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) November 5, 2006 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final New York Jets 0 7 3 7 — 17 Indianapolis Colts 7 10 7 3 — 27 New England Patriots 0 6 0 8 — 14 New England Patriots 0 14 3 3 — 20

The Patriots dropped to 6-3 on the season with a 17-14 The Patriots dropped to 6-2 on the season, falling to the loss to the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium. The loss was the undefeated Indianapolis Colts in a game that came down to the Patriots’ second consecutive defeat and snapped a string of 57 wire. Facing a seven-point deficit with 1:55 remaining in the straight games without back-to-back losses. The Jets built a 17-6 game, the Patriots took possession at their own 36-yard line, fourth-quarter lead, but the Patriots mounted a comeback bid, needing to go 64 yards for a game-tying score. After a 25-yard closing the gap to three points on a 15-yard touchdown from completion to Benjamin Watson brought the Patriots to the Colts’ Tom Brady to Reche Caldwell with 4:14 left in the game. The 39-yard line, a tipped ball resulted in Tom Brady’s fourth Patriots defense halted the Jets’ ensuing drive, giving the New interception of the game – and the fifth turnover for the Patriots England offense just over a minute to attempt a game-tying or – as the Colts took the ball back and ran out the clock. That play game-winning drive. With no timeouts, Brady drove the Patriots was the final act of a competitive, high-energy contest that saw to the Jets’ 46-yard line with 10 seconds left, but on the final the Patriots spar with the NFL’s top teams but ultimately fall play of the game he was sacked by New York’s Shaun Ellis to short in the end. seal the victory for New York. For the Patriots, Corey Dillon ran for a season-high 98 TROY BROWN: ALL-TIME LEADING RECEIVER yards on 11 carries and Tom Brady completed 25-of-37 passes With his 5-yard reception in the second quarter – the 535th for 255 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Reche reception of his career – Troy Brown became the Patriots’ all- Caldwell paced the Patriots’ receiving corps with a career-high time leading receiver, passing Stanley Morgan’s mark of 534 nine receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Tedy receptions. Morgan had held the record since November 11, Bruschi led the team with a career-high 17 tackles (7 solo) while 1984, when he passed then-leader Gino Cappelletti with his Junior Seau added 15 tackles (10 solo). Safety Artrell Hawkins 293rd career reception. Brown had tied Morgan’s record on an recorded his first interception in a Patriots uniform. acrobatic 6-yard reception in the first quarter.

STREAK STOPPED The Patriots have lost consecutive games for the first time since GREAT SCOTT Chad Scott recorded his second interception in as many games, December 2002, and their streak of 57 consecutive regular picking off Peyton Manning at the Patriots’ 14-yard line on a pass season games without back-to-back losses – the second longest intended for Dallas Clark. Scott, who also had an interception streak since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger – has come to an end. last week against Minnesota, has now recorded 21 interceptions The last time the Patriots had a losing streak was when they in his 10-year NFL career. His two interceptions rank second on dropped a game at Tennessee (24-7, 12/16/02), and followed the Patriots this season, behind only team-leader Asante that with a home loss to the N.Y. Jets (30-17, 12/22/02). The Samuel’s three interceptions. loss to the Jets loss ended a streak of 11 straight wins in games following a loss. DILLON SCORES SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGH FOR CALDWELL Corey Dillon scored two touchdowns in the first half, raising his Reche Caldwell grabbed a career-high nine passes for 90 yards team-leading touchdown total to six. Dillon got the Patriots on and a touchdown and led the team in receptions for the third the board with a 1-yard scoring run to tie the game at seven time in the last four games. Caldwell’s nine receptions against early in the second quarter. He scored again in the second the Jets arethe most by a Patriot this season and mark the first quarter on a 4-yard run that tied the game at 14. The time a Patriots player had caught as many as nine passes since touchdowns give Dillon 32 regular-season scores in a New David Givens grabbed nine balls at Pittsburgh on Sept. 25, 2005. England uniform, with his 32 total touchdowns coming in just 35 total games. STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI

Rookie kicker Stephen Gostkowski made both of his field goals against the Jets. The two successful boots give him eight field TOUCHDOWN-FREE STREAK BROKEN Indianapolis’ first-quarter touchdown ended a streak of 10 goals in his last nine chances (88.9 percent). Gostkowski is 10- straight quarters in which the Patriots defense had not allowed a of-14 on the season (71.4 percent). Additionally, Gostkowski is touchdown. Prior to that touchdown, the last tine New England’s perfect on extra points, hitting all 28 of his PAT chances entering defense had allowed its opponent to reach the end zone was in the Chicago game. the second quarter of their game against Miami on Oct. 8. SEASON-HIGH FOR DILLON Corey Dillon’s 98 rushing yards against the Jets marked his MAYS’ DAY highest output of the season and his highest rushing total since Rookie linebacker Corey Mays made his NFL debut against the gaining 102 yards at Buffalo on Dec. 11, 2005. Dillon’s 98 yards Colts, participating on the Patriots’ kickoff team. Mays was a were the highest total by a Patriots player at Gillette Stadium member of the Patriots’ for the first seven games since the 2004 divisional playoffs, when Dillon ran for 144 yards of the season before being signed to the active roster in time for on 23 carries against the Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 16, 2005. the Colts game. Mays recorded his first career special teams tackle with a big hit on Indianapolis kick returner Terrence QUICK HITS Wilkins in the second quarter. Artrell Hawkins’ interception was New England’s 10th interception of the year, equaling last year’s 16-game total SPECIAL PLAY in this season’s ninth game. Artrell Hawkins game up with a big special teams play in the The Patriots had a total of 100 rushing yards in the first third quarter, forcing Indianapolis kickoff returner Terrence quarter (on 12 carries). Wilkins to fumble and then recovering the ball. The play came on the kickoff following Stephen Gostkowski’s 49-yard field goal that cut the Colts’ lead to 24-17.

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GAME 7: PATRIOTS 31, VIKINGS 7 GAME 6: PATRIOTS 28, BILLS 6 October 30, 2006 ¹ HHH Metrodome (Att: 63,819) October 22, 2006 ¹ Ralph Wilson Stadium (Att: 72,180) 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final New England Patriots 7 10 14 0 — 31 New England Patriots 14 0 7 7 — 28 Minnesota Vikings 0 0 7 0 — 7 Buffalo Bills 3 0 0 3 — 6

The Patriots tied the best start to a season in franchise The Patriots improved to 5-1 with a convincing 28-6 road history, improving to 6-1 with a 31-7 road victory over the divisional victory in Buffalo. New England got an efficient Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. New England’s performance from Tom Brady, who delivered a season-best defense did not allow the Vikings to see the end zone – 112.4 passer rating on a two-touchdown day, and a pair of Minnesota’s only seven points came on special teams – and touchdowns from running back Corey Dillon to provide the recorded four interceptions to halt the Vikings attack. Tom Brady offensive firepower. On defense, New England recorded three tied his career high with four touchdown passes while passing takeaways, recovering a pair of Buffalo fumbles and notching an for 372 yards – tying his second highest career yardage total. interception to stall the Bills’ attempts to get into the end zone.

PICK PARTY HEATING UP The New England defense intercepted Minnesota quarterbacks Tom Brady posted a 112.4 passer rating, completing 18-of-27 four times, marking the Patriots’ first four-interception game passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. since Nov. 14, 2004, when they intercepted Buffalo’s Drew Brady posted an increase in his passer rating for fifth straight Bledsoe three times and J.P. Losman one time. Coming into the game. After posting a rating of 82.3 in the season opener Vikings game, the Patriots had recorded four interceptions in against the Bills on Sept. 10, Brady’s passer rating climbed their first six games of the season. steadily each week – 73.9 on Sept. 17 against the Jets; 79.4 on Sept. 24 against the Broncos; 89.9 on Oct. 1 against the HARRISON HALTS ‘EM Bengals; 91.2 on Oct. 8 against Miami; and 112.4 against the Rodney Harrison intercepted Minnesota’s Brad Johnson on the Bills on Oct. 22. Brady’s rating against Buffalo was his highest goal line in the first quarter to halt a Minnesota drive. The since posting a 122.8 rating against Tampa on Dec. 17, 2005. interception was Harrison’s first of the season and the 32nd of his regular-season career. Since joining the Patriots prior to the SAMUEL INTERCEPTION 2003 season, Harrison now has recorded six interceptions in the Asante Samuel recorded his team-leading third interception of regular-season and six in the playoffs for a grand total of 12 the season and his third in the last two games when he picked picks. Dating back to the beginning of the 2004 regular season off a J.P. Losman pass in the second quarter. Samuel’s three (and including playoff games), six of Harrison’s last seven picks this season lead the team and tie his career high (also interceptions have come inside the opponents’ 20-yard line, with achieved in 2005). His pick against the Bills gives him nine five of the seven coming inside the 4-yard line (including two in career regular-season interceptions. Including his two playoff the end zone and one on the goal line). interceptions, Samuel has 11 career picks, including three returned for touchdowns. TENTH MONTH TAKEAWAYS With four interceptions against the Vikings, the Patriots finished JACKSON SCORES the month of October with 13 takeaways for the month. The Rookie wide receiver Chad Jackson hauled in a 35-yard Patriots forced four turnovers against Buffalo on Oct. 22, three touchdown pass from Tom Brady to give the Patriots a 21-3 lead against Miami on Oct. 8, and two against Cincinnati on Oct. 1. In in the third quarter. The catch was Jackson’s second career contrast, the Patriots have recorded just four giveaways in their touchdown, with his other score coming on a 13-yard scoring four October games, and notched a solid plus-nine turnover grab against the New York Jets on Sept. 17. The scoring catch differential for the month. against Buffalo came on Jackson’s fifth reception of the season.

TOMMY GUN GABRIEL SCORES Tom Brady threw for 257 yards in the first half, completing 17- Wide receiver Doug Gabriel grabbed his team-high third of-25 passes. His 257 yards were his highest yardage total for touchdown pass of the season, a 5-yard grab in the fourth any half in his career. His previous career high for a half was 226 quarter that gave the Patriots a 28-6 lead. Gabriel’s three total yards, achieved in the second half of a 2005 divisional playoff touchdowns are tied with Laurence Maroney (whose three scores game at Denver on Jan. 14, 2006. Brady’s 257 yards were the have come via the rush) for second on the team behind Corey second highest first-half total in franchise history, trailing only Dillon’s four rushing touchdowns. Gabriel’s three touchdowns tie Drew Bledsoe’s total of 271 yards in the first half of the 1997 his career high, also achieved in 2005 while with Oakland. regular-season opener against San Diego at Foxboro Stadium on Aug. 31, 1997. STRIP SACK Mike Vrabel sacked J.P. Losman and forced him to fumble with TOP RETURN MAN 10:07 left in the first half, and Vince Wilfork pulled in the loose Laurence Maroney returned a kickoff 77 yards in the third ball to give the Patriots possession on their own 48-yard line. For quarter, setting up Troy Brown’s 7-yard touchdown catch from Vrabel, the play marked his ninth career forced fumble and was Tom Brady that gave the Patriots a 24-7 lead. Just last week his first of two strip-sacks this season, with his other one coming against Buffalo, Maroney returned a kickoff 74 yards to set up a at Green Bay on Nov. 19. Patriots touchdown, a feat that earned him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Following his 77-yard return against QUICK HITS the Vikings, Maroney was tied for the NFL lead in kickoff return New England scored 14 points in the first quarter against average with the New York Jets’ Justin Miller, averaging 29.7 Buffalo. In their first five games combined, they had totaled yards per return (14 returns for 416 yards). Maroney’s play 17 first-quarter points. against the Vikings came at a key moment in the game, Josh Miller recorded his longest punt of the season when he immediately following a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown by booted a 62-yard bomb late in the second quarter. Minnesota’s Mewelde Moore that had cut New England’s lead to 17-7.

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RECAPS: GAMES 4 & 5

GAME 5: PATRIOTS 20, DOLPHINS 10 GAME 4: PATRIOTS 38, BENGALS 13 October 9, 2006 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) October 1, 2006 ¹ Paul Brown Stadium (Att: 66,035) 1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Miami Dolphins 0 10 0 0 — 10 New England Patriots 0 14 7 17 — 38 New England Patriots 3 10 0 7 — 20 6 0 7 0 — 13

The Patriots headed into their bye week perched atop the The Patriots improved to 3-1 on the year with a convincing 38- AFC East with a 4-1 record after defeating the Miami Dolphins, 13 road victory over the previously-undefeated Cincinnati Bengals. 20-10 at Gillette Stadium. New England took advantage of its New England piled up 424 total net yards, including 236 rushing opportunities at critical points in the game, converting three yards, and scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to seal the forced turnovers into a total of 17 points. The Patriots’ other victory. The Bengals took a 6-0 lead on a pair of first-quarter field three points came following a blocked Miami field goal. goals, while New England answered with two second-quarter Asante Samuel led the defensive effort with a career-high touchdowns to take a 14-6 lead into halftime. Cincinnati closed the two interceptions, both of which set up Patriots touchdown gap to 14-13 with a touchdown midway through the third quarter, drives. Rodney Harrison and Tedy Bruschi helped to set the but the Patriots rolled off 24 unanswered points to claim the win. defensive tone early, as Harrison forced Ronnie Brown to fumble On offense, rookie running back Laurence Maroney totaled 125 on the Dolphins’ first series and Bruschi recovered the loose ball, rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Corey Dillon added 67 allowing New England to capitalize with a successful field goal. rushing yards and a score. Tom Brady connected with wide Wide receiver Troy Brown paced the Patriots offensive receiver Doug Gabriel for a 25-yard touchdown and found tight charge with five receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown, while end Daniel Graham for a 3-yard score. Benjamin Watson added four catches for 33 yards. Fullback Heath New England’s defense held Cincinnati’s explosive offense in Evans scored his first career touchdown, hauling in a 1-yard pass check for most of the game and forced key fourth-quarter from Tom Brady in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring. turnovers that put the contest out of reach. Jarvis Green led the Brady was 16-for-29 on the afternoon, totaling 140 yards and two charge with three sacks, including a fourth-quarter strip-sack that touchdowns for a 91.2 passer rating. set up a Patriots touchdown. Ty Warren added a strip-sack of his

own that also led to a touchdown. The Patriots defense held the BLOCK PARTY Bengals to an 18 percent third-down conversion rate (2-for-11) Mike Wright blocked a 40-yard field goal attempt by Miami’s that stopped Cincinnati from mounting many lengthy drives. Olindo Mare in the first quarter to preserve a 3-0 Patriots lead. The blocked field goal was the first by the Patriots in the regular ROOKIE RUNNER season in nearly three years, dating back to when Richard Laurence Maroney ran for 125 yards on 15 carries (8.3 avg), Seymour blocked a field goal attempt by Mare at Miami on Oct. marking the highest rushing total by a Patriots rookie in nearly 19, 2003. That block in 2003 also marked the last time that Mare eight years, since Robert Edwards ran for 196 yards on 24 carries had a field goal blocked. Including playoff games, Wright’s block at St. Louis on Dec. 13, 1998. Maroney also recorded the first was the first for New England since Seymour swatted down a 31- 100-yard rushing game by a Patriots rookie since Edwards in yard attempt by Tennessee’s Gary Anderson in a 2003 divisional 1998. Additionally, Maroney’s 41-yard run in the third quarter was playoff game on Jan. 10, 2004. the Patriots’ longest rush in nearly two years, since Corey Dillon LONG DRIVE ran for a 44-yard gain against the Jets on Oct. 24, 2004. New England used a 15-play drive that took 8:12 of clock time to take a 6-0 lead on a 31-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski. MARONEY IN THE ZONE The drive was the Patriots’ second longest drive of the season in First-round draft choice Laurence Maroney scored a pair of terms of number of plays and time elapsed. The only drive that touchdowns on runs of 11 and 25 yards. He was named NFL Diet was longer was a 16-play drive that took 8:15 of clock time in the Pepsi Rookie of the Week and NFL FedEx Ground Player of the fourth quarter of a 24-17 win over the Jets on Sept. 17. Week for his efforts. Maroney is the first Patriots rookie to rush for multiple touchdowns in a game since Curtis Martin did it five TWO PICKS FOR SAMUEL times in 1995. Maroney also became the first Patriots rookie to Asante Samuel had a career-high two interceptions, becoming the score multiple rushing touchdowns in a season since Robert first Patriots player to record two interceptions in a single game Edwards ran for nine touchdowns in 1998. Maroney’s second since Eugene Wilson picked off a pair of passes at Arizona on touchdown, a 25-yarder, was the Patriots’ longest touchdown run Sept. 19, 2004. Both of Samuel’s interceptions gave New England since Kevin Faulk scored on a 45-yard touchdown run at Buffalo great field position and set up Patriots touchdowns as New on Nov. 3, 2002. England totaled 14 points off of Samuel’s forced turnovers. Samuel’s first interception came when he picked off a Joey MOVING ON UP Harrington pass at the Miami 36-yard line in the second quarter With his 12-yard run in the third quarter, Corey Dillon moved into and returned it 26 yards to the Dolphins’ 10-yard line. New 15th place on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, passing Ricky England took advantage of the turnover with a 10-yard Watters’ mark of 10,643 yards. touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Troy Brown two plays later to give the Patriots a 13-0 lead. Samuel’s second pick came in the TURNING OVER fourth quarter, when he grabbed a tipped ball at the Miami 26- Jarvis Green had a career-high three sacks for 30 yards, yard line and returned it to the Dolphins’ 24-yard line, setting up becoming the first Patriots player to record three or more sacks in a 1-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Heath Evans four plays a regular-season game since Mike Vrabel had three sacks against later. Cleveland in a 9-6 win at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 26, 2003. Green was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts. TOUCHDOWN TROY Green’s previous career high was 2.5 sacks, achieved against Troy Brown caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in Indianapolis in the 2003 AFC Championship Game. On Green’s the second quarter to give the Patriots a 13-0 lead. With his 29th first sack of the day, he dropped Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer for a career scoring grab, Brown passed (28) to claim sole 10-yard loss, forced him to fumble on the play and recovered the possession of sixth place on the Patriots’ all-time list. ball himself at the Bengals’ 13-yard line in the fourth quarter. The strip-sack set up Corey Dillon’s 1-yard touchdown plunge

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GAME 3: BRONCOS 17, PATRIOTS 7 JACKSON’S NFL DEBUT September 24, 2006 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) Rookie wide receiver Chad Jackson made his NFL debut against 1 2 3 4 Final the Jets and made an impact with his first career touchdown, a Denver Broncos 0 10 0 7 — 17 13-yard grab with 14 seconds left in the first half, giving the New England Patriots 0 0 0 7 — 7 Patriots a 17-0 lead. Jackson also made a big play early in the

The Patriots suffered their first loss of the 2006 season, game with a 29-yard reception from Tom Brady on the Patriots’ dropping a 17-7 decision to the Denver Broncos in their second drive, making the grab along the sideline in spite of tight coverage from New York’s Justin Miller. inaugural appearance on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady tied his career high for pass attempts, MARONEY IN THE ZONE throwing 55 times and compiling 320 yards through the air, but Rookie Laurence Maroney scored his first career touchdown on a the Patriots couldn’t come back against a talented Broncos team. 1-yard run in the third quarter to give the Patriots a 24-0 lead. Prior to the game, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Maroney had a pair of 14-yard runs against the Jets, each a big Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other dignitaries to announce part of touchdown drives. Maroney’s first 14-yard scamper that the Patriots would play in the inaugural China Bowl in brought New England to the Jets’ 4-yard line in the first quarter, Beijing, China during the 2007 preseason. helping to set up Corey Dillon’s 1-yard touchdown run two plays

later. BRADY TIES CAREER HIGH Tom Brady tied a career high with 55 pass attempts. He also GAME 1: PATRIOTS 19, BILLS 17 attempted 55 passes in a 33-30 victory at Chicago on Nov. 10, September 10, 2006 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) 2002. Brady completed 31 of his 55 throws against Denver, his 1 2 3 4 Final highest completion total since also connecting on 31 passes at Buffalo Bills 10 7 0 0 — 17 Pittsburgh on Sept. 25, 2005. New England Patriots 7 0 7 5 — 19

DOUG GABRIEL The Patriots began the season with a tight two-point victory Wide receiver Doug Gabriel hauled in an 8-yard touchdown pass over a division rival in front of their 129th consecutive sellout from Tom Brady in the fourth quarter. He led the team with 65 crowd in Foxborough. New England’s rushing attack paced the receiving yards and tied for the club lead with six receptions (all offensive side of the ball, totaling 183 yards on 41 carries, while in the fourth quarter). Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and completed 11-of- 23 passes for 163 yards. But New England’s defense was the LONG HALF TIME main catalyst for the victory, pitching a second-half shutout and Prior to this game, the Patriots had scored in 27 consecutive allowing Buffalo a total of just five net yards after coming up halves of football. Before being shut out by the Broncos in the with a critical stop on fourth down at the Patriots’ 7-yard line first half, the last time New England did not score in a half was early in the third quarter with the Bills bidding to extend their on Oct. 30, 2005, when they trailed the Buffalo Bills 3-0 at lead to 24-7. Trailing 17-14 entering the fourth quarter, the halftime in a game that the Patriots eventually won 21-16. Patriots bore down and tied the game on a 32-yard field goal by Interestingly, that game also marked the last time the Patriots Stephen Gostkowski with 9:33 left in the contest. On Buffalo’s played on Sunday night. ensuing possession, Ty Warren sacked Buffalo’s JP Losman in the end zone for a safety that gave the Patriots a 19-17 lead and provided the final margin of victory. GAME 2: PATRIOTS 24, JETS 17 September 17, 2006 ¹ Giants Stadium (Att: 77,595) IN A RUSH TO START THE SEASON 1 2 3 4 Final The Patriots’ 183-yard rushing performance marked New New England Patriots 7 10 7 0 — 24 England’s highest rushing total in a season opener since 1985, New York Jets 0 0 14 3 — 17 when the Patriots gained 208 yards on 41 carries against Green

The Patriots improved to 2-0 on the season with their second Bay (Sept. 8, 1985). The team record in a season-opening game straight divisional win, a 24-17 road victory over the New York is 241 rushing yards, against Kansas City on Sept. 18, 1977.

Jets. New England’s rushing attack excelled for the second CLIMBING THE CHARTS straight week, totaling 147 yards as Corey Dillon and Laurence With his 11-yard run in the first quarter, Corey Dillon passed Maroney both exceeded 4.0 yards per carry and both scored Eddie George to move into 16th place on the NFL’s all-time touchdowns. Rookie Chad Jackson caught a touchdown pass rushing list. Following that carry, Dillon’s career rushing total from Tom Brady, who finished the day 15-of-29 passing for 220 stood at 10,446 yards, eclipsing George’s career total of 10,441 yards. Troy Brown led New England’s receiving corps with four yards. catches for 51 yards. Defensive lineman Ty Warren paced the defense with 11 tackles (8 solo), while four different players SOLID START FOR MARONEY recorded a sack for New England. Tedy Bruschi made his return Laurence Maroney gained a total of 49 yards on his first two NFL from injury a memorable one, finishing tied for third on the team carries, starting his pro career on the right foot. The two runs with six tackles and grabbing an interception on a tipped ball to provided the majority of the yardage on a 9-play, 80-yard drive seal the win in the final minute of the game. that ended in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Troy Brown. Maroney’s first NFL carry was a 27-yard scamper that SHUTTING THEM DOWN brought the Patriots to the Bills’ 30-yard line, with his shifty The Patriots defense completed a streak of more than five full running eluding tacklers as he bounced outside the numbers and quarters without allowing any points, outscoring opponents 36-0 headed downfield. over that span. The streak was ended on Jerricho Cotchery’s 71- yard touchdown catch with 6:15 remaining in the third quarter BELICHICK GETS 100th WIN and began following an 18-yard touchdown run by Buffalo’s Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick recorded his 100th career Anthony Thomas with 11:40 left in the second quarter on Sept. regular season victory (100-77, .565). Belichick became the 31st 10. Following that score, New England did not allow any points head coach in the NFL’s 87-year history to reach the 100-win in 80:25 of clock time. mark.

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PATRIOTS FOOTBALL NETWORK

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PATRIOTS ALL ACCESS atriots All Access, an Emmy Award-winning one-hour magazine show, airs weekly throughout the season on WCVB-TV Channel 5 in Boston. Indicative of its name, Patriots All Access P provides viewers exclusive, behind-the-scenes access and weekly in-depth features on Patriots players and personnel. WCVB’s Mike Lynch hosts the program and is joined by head coach Bill Belichick for a weekly chalk talk and by a Patriots player of the week. Another weekly segment takes a look at what Patriots players do off the field. The show also offers game previews, reviews and comprehensive analysis of every Patriots game.

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2006 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS

WON 9, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/10 W 19-17 Buffalo 68,756 Maroney 155 624 4.0 41 4 09/17 W 24-17 at New York Jets 77,595 Dillon 141 575 4.1 50 10 09/24 L 7-17 Denver 68,756 Evans 16 75 4.7 35 0 10/01 W 38-13 at Cincinnati 66,035 Brady 36 70 1.9 22 0 10/08 W 20-10 Miami 68,756 Faulk 14 64 4.6 11 0 10/22 W 28- 6 at Buffalo 72,180 Brown 2 18 9.0 16 0 10/30 W 31- 7 at Minnesota 63,819 Jackson 3 16 5.3 14 0 11/05 L 20-27 Indianapolis 68,756 Pass 3 10 3.3 4 0 11/12 L 14-17 New York Jets 68,756 Caldwell 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/19 W 35- 0 at Green Bay 70,753 Cassel 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 11/26 W 17-13 Chicago 68,756 Testaverde 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0 12/03 W 28-21 Detroit 68,756 TEAM 375 1453 3.9 50 14 12/10 at Miami OPPONENTS 288 992 3.4 21 6 12/17 Houston * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/24 at Jacksonville Watson 48 638 13.3 40 3 12/31 at Tennessee Caldwell 46 574 12.5 54t 3 N.E. Opp. Faulk 37 286 7.7 20 1 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 262 203 Brown 32 298 9.3 23 3 Rushing 92 50 Gabriel 25 344 13.8 45 3 Passing 150 129 Maroney 18 188 10.4 31 1 Penalty 20 24 Graham 13 162 12.5 29 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 69/164 60/160 Jackson 10 131 13.1 35t 3 3rd Down Pct. 42.1 37.5 Dillon 7 67 9.6 27 0 4th Down: Made/Att 14/17 2/8 Gaffney 6 101 16.8 33 0 4th Down Pct. 82.4 25.0 D. Thomas 3 52 17.3 29 0 POSSESSION AVG. 31:10 28:50 Evans 2 11 5.5 10 1 TOTAL NET YARDS 4177 3516 Pass 1 16 16.0 16 0 Avg. Per Game 348.1 293.0 TEAM 248 2868 11.6 54t 20 Total Plays 800 722 OPPONENTS 228 2745 12.0 83t 8 Avg. Per Play 5.2 4.9 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD NET YARDS RUSHING 1453 992 Samuel 7 59 8.4 27 0 Avg. Per Game 121.1 82.7 Vrabel 3 0 0.0 2 0 Total Rushes 375 288 Scott 2 32 16.0 32 0 NET YARDS PASSING 2724 2524 Hobbs 1 70 70.0 70 0 Avg. Per Game 227.0 210.3 Bruschi 1 8 8.0 8 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 20/144 33/221 Harrison 1 2 2.0 2 0 Gross Yards 2868 2745 Hawkins 1 0 0.0 0 0 Att./Completions 405/248 401/228 TEAM 16 171 10.7 70 0 Completion Pct. 61.2 56.9 OPPONENTS 12 72 6.0 38 0 Had Intercepted 12 16 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B PUNTS/AVERAGE 48/42.5 57/41.8 Miller 43 1848 43.0 35.8 7 12 62 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 48/36.1 57/34.8 Walter 5 192 38.4 38.4 0 0 45 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 71/679 78/643 TEAM 48 2040 42.5 36.1 7 12 62 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 23/12 19/11 OPPONENTS 57 2382 41.8 34.8 6 20 61 0 TOUCHDOWNS 34 16 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 14 6 Faulk 24 3 253 10.5 43 0 Passing 20 8 Brown 2 7 16 8.0 12 0 Returns 0 2 Jackson 1 0 11 11.0 11 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 27 10 280 10.4 43 0 TEAM 48 98 52 83 0 281 OPPONENTS 19 10 169 8.9 71t 1 OPPONENTS 26 57 46 36 0 165 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Maroney 27 774 28.7 77 0 Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 32/32 13/17 0 71 Faulk 14 284 20.3 27 0 Dillon 10 10 0 0 0 60 Banta-Cain 1 16 16.0 16 0 Maroney 5 4 1 0 0 30 Jackson 1 21 21.0 21 0 Brown 3 0 3 0 0 20 TEAM 43 1095 25.5 77 0 Caldwell 3 0 3 0 0 20 OPPONENTS 49 1167 23.8 70 0 Gabriel 3 0 3 0 0 18 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Jackson 3 0 3 0 0 18 Gostkowski 0/ 0 7/ 8 4/ 6 1/ 2 1/1 Watson 3 0 3 0 0 18 TEAM 0/ 0 7/ 8 4/ 6 1/ 2 1/1 Graham 2 0 2 0 0 12 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 4/ 4 4/ 5 8/12 1/2 Evans 1 0 1 0 0 6 Gostkowski: (32G)(20G,29B)(37B)(48N,24G)(35G, Faulk 1 0 1 0 0 6 31G)()(23G)(49G,36N,26G)(31G,21G)()(52G)(25G, Warren 0 0 0 0 1 2 27G) TEAM 34 14 20 0 32/32 13/17 1 281 OPPONENTS: (53G)(42G)(23G)(40G,45G)(40B,40G, OPPONENTS 16 6 8 2 16/16 17/23 1 165 50N)(40G,46G)()(23G,37N,31G,46N)(34G)(44N) 2-Pt. Conversions: Brown, Caldwell, (45B,46G,32G)(29G,38G,49G,26G) TEAM 2-2, OPPONENTS 0-0 SACKS: Colvin 6.5, Green 5.5, Warren 5.5, Seymour 4, Banta-Cain 3.5, Vrabel 3.5, Bruschi 1.5, Harrison 1, Seau 1, Wilfork 1, TEAM 33, OPPONENTS 20 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brady 405 248 2868 61.2 7.08 20 4.9 12 3.0 54t 19/ 139 86.7 Cassel 0 0 0 ------0 --- 0 ------1/ 5 --- TEAM 405 248 2868 61.2 7.08 20 4.9 12 3.0 54t 20/ 144 86.7 OPPONENTS 401 228 2745 56.9 6.85 8 2.0 16 4.0 83t 33/ 221 68.0

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2006 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackle statistics based on coaches’ film review DEFENSIVE STATISTICS SP. TEAMS FUMBLES - LOST (23-12) Name TT UT A S/ YL QH Int/ Yds PD FF FR TT UT A FF FR Own Tedy Bruschi 9051391.56.041 85-2 ----- No. Lost Rec. O.B. Ty Warren 8446385.537.011--211-----Tom Brady10310 Mike Vrabel 83 51 32 3.5 24.5 6 3 0 4 2 1 - - - - - Reche Caldwell 2 2 1 0 Vince Wilfork 7542331.03.04 - -1-1 -----Corey Dillon 2 2 0 0 Junior Seau 70 37 33 1.0 9.0 3 - - 1 ------Kevin Faulk 2 1 1 0 Asante Samuel 50464 - -- 759171------Benjamin Watson3 1 1 0 Rosevelt Colvin 45 35 10 6.5 45.5 24 - - 2 1 ------Doug Gabriel 1 1 0 0 Jarvis Green 45 30 15 5.5 49.5 10 - - 1 1 1 - - - - - Laurence Maroney 1 1 0 0 Rodney Harrison4232101.05.011 231------ 1 1 0 0 Artrell Hawkins 42 27 15 - - 1 1 0 2 1 - 10 5 5 1 1 Heath Evans 1 0 0 1 Richard Seymour 39 19 20 4.0 18.0 11 - - 5 - 1 - - - - - 0 0 2 0 35 28 7 - - - 1 70 4 - 1 1 0 1 - - 0 0 1 0 Chad Scott 33 28 5 - - - 2 32 5 - - 4 3 1 - - Matt Light 0 0 1 0 Tully Banta-Cain 24 15 9 3.5 23.5 8 - - - - - 10 5 5 - - Ryan O'Callaghan 0 0 1 0 James Sanders 241311- -1 - ---- 514- -Totals 23 12 9 1 Eugene Wilson 22 19 3 - - 1 - - 2 ------Mike Wright 18 13 5 ------1 2 7 5 2 - - BLOCKED KICKS 431 - --- -1--110-- XP FG P 2 1 1 ------8 2 6 - - Richard Seymour 0 1 0 1 1 0 ------1 1 0 - - Mike Wright 0 1 0 1 1 0 ------12 4 8 - - Totals 0 2 0 Eric Alexander 110 ------945-- Troy Brown 1 1 0 ------MISC. OFFENSIVE STATS Rashad Baker 101 ------110-- Tkl Ast FF FR Pierre Woods 0 0 0 ------7 4 3 - - Doug Gabriel 4 0 0 0 Larry Izzo 0 0 0 ------6 3 3 - - Kevin Faulk 2 0 0 0 Corey Mays 000 ------532--Matt Light 2 0 00 Antwain Spann 0 0 0 ------5 1 4 - - Benjamin Watson 2 0 0 0 Chidi Iwuoma 0 0 0 ------2 1 1 - - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------2 0 2 - - Troy Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ------1 1 0 - - Daniel Graham 1 0 0 0 Stephen Gostkowski 0 0 0 ------1 1 0 - - Chad Jackson 1 0 0 0 Patrick Pass 0 0 0 ------1 1 0 - - Stephen Neal 1 0 0 0 David Thomas 0 0 0 ------1 1 0 - - Reche Caldwell 1 0 0 0 Kevin Faulk 0 0 0 ------0 0 0 - 1 Laurence Maroney 1 0 0 0 Totals 832 540 292 33.0 221.0 85 16 171 55 9 10 100 48 52 1 2 Totals 18 0 0 0

KEY TT-Total Tackles Int/Yds-Interceptions/Yards Returned UT-Unassisted Tackles PD-Passes Defensed A-Assisted Tackles FF-Forced Fumbles S/YL-Sacks/Yards Lost FR-Fumble Recoveries QH-Quarterback Hits

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2006 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

December 5, 2006 # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN 52 Alexander, Eric LB 6-2 240 02/08/82 2 Louisiana State Port Arthur, Texas 23 Andrews, Willie DB 5-10 195 11/02/83 R Baylor Longview, Texas 32 Baker, Rashad S 5-10 198 02/22/82 3 Tennessee Camden, N.J. 95 Banta-Cain, Tully LB 6-2 250 08/28/80 4 California Sunnyvale, Calif. 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 08/03/77 7 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 65 Britt, Wesley T 6-8 320 11/21/81 1 Alabama Cullman, Ala. 80 Brown, Troy WR 5-10 196 07/02/71 14 Marshall Blackville, S.C. 54 Bruschi, Tedy LB 6-1 247 06/09/73 11 Arizona Roseville, Calif. 87 Caldwell, Reche WR 6-0 210 03/28/79 5 Florida Tampa, Fla. 16 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 225 05/17/82 2 Southern California Northridge, Calif. 59 Colvin, Rosevelt LB 6-3 250 09/05/77 8 Purdue Indianapolis, Ind. 51 Davis, Don LB 6-1 235 12/17/72 11 Kansas Olathe, Kan. 28 Dillon, Corey RB 6-1 225 10/24/74 10 Washington Seattle, Wash. 44 Evans, Heath RB 6-0 250 12/30/78 6 Auburn West Palm Beach, Fla. 33 Faulk, Kevin RB 5-8 202 06/05/76 8 Louisiana State Carencro, La. 85 Gabriel, Doug WR 6-2 215 08/27/80 4 Central Florida Miami, Fla. 10 Gaffney, Jabar WR 6-1 205 12/01/80 5 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 210 01/28/84 R Memphis Madison, Miss. 82 Graham, Daniel TE 6-3 257 11/16/78 5 Colorado Denver, Colo. 97 Green, Jarvis DL 6-3 285 01/12/79 5 Louisiana State Donaldsonville, La. 37 Harrison, Rodney S 6-1 220 12/15/72 13 Western Illinois Chicago, Ill. 25 Hawkins, Artrell DB 5-10 195 11/24/76 9 Cincinnati Johnstown, Pa. 91 Hill, Marquise DE 6-6 300 08/07/82 3 Louisiana State New Orleans, La. 27 Hobbs, Ellis CB 5-9 190 05/16/83 2 Iowa State DeSoto, Texas 71 Hochstein, Russ G/C 6-4 305 10/07/77 6 Nebraska Hartington, Neb. 53 Izzo, Larry LB 5-10 228 09/26/74 11 Rice Houston, Texas 17 Jackson, Chad WR 6-1 215 03/06/85 R Florida Hoover, Ala. 77 Kaczur, Nick T 6-4 315 07/28/79 2 Toledo Brantford, Ontario 67 Koppen, Dan C 6-2 296 09/12/79 4 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. 72 Light, Matt T 6-4 305 06/23/78 6 Purdue Greenville, Ohio 70 Mankins, Logan G 6-4 310 03/10/82 2 Fresno State Catheys Valley, Calif. 39 Maroney, Laurence RB 5-11 220 02/05/85 R Minnesota St. Louis, Mo. 46 Mays, Corey LB 6-1 245 11/27/83 R Notre Dame Chicago, Ill. Mickens, Ray DB 5-8 180 01/04/73 11 Texas A&M Andress, Texas 64 Mruczkowski, Gene G/C 6-2 305 06/06/80 4 Purdue Cleveland, Ohio 61 Neal, Stephen G 6-4 305 10/09/76 5 Cal State-Bakersfield San Diego, Calif. 68 O’Callaghan, Ryan T 6-7 330 07/19/83 R California Redding, Calif. 35 Pass, Patrick RB 5-10 217 12/31/77 7 Georgia Tucker, Ga. 66 Paxton, Lonie LS 6-2 260 03/13/78 7 Sacramento State Corona, Calif. 22 Samuel, Asante CB 5-10 185 01/06/81 4 Central Florida Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 36 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/83 2 Fresno State Porterville, Calif. 30 Scott, Chad CB 6-1 205 09/06/74 10 Maryland Suitland, Md. 93 Seymour, Richard DL 6-6 310 10/06/79 6 Georgia Gadsden, S.C. 90 Smith, Le Kevin DL 6-1 308 07/21/82 R Nebraska Macon, Ga. 14 Testaverde, Vinny QB 6-5 235 11/13/63 20 Miami (Fla.) Brooklyn, N.Y. 86 Thomas, David TE 6-3 248 07/05/83 R Texas Wolfforth, Texas 50 Vrabel, Mike LB 6-4 261 08/14/75 10 Ohio State Akron, Ohio 15 Walter, Ken P 6-1 207 08/15/72 9 Kent State Cleveland, Ohio 94 Warren, Ty DL 6-5 300 02/06/81 4 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas 84 Watson, Benjamin TE 6-3 255 12/18/80 3 Georgia Rock Hill, S.C. 75 Wilfork, Vince DL 6-2 325 11/04/81 3 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 58 Woods, Pierre LB 6-5 250 01/06/82 R Michigan Cleveland, Ohio 99 Wright, Mike DL 6-4 295 03/01/82 2 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio PRACTICE SQUAD # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN 62 Barthelmes, Brian C 6-6 300 01/28/83 R Virginia Parkman, Ohio 5 Baugher, Danny P 5-10 194 01/24/84 R Arizona Phoenix, Ariz. 76 Bubin, Sean T 6-6 305 01/26/81 1 Illinois Rantoul, Ill. 13 Childress, Bam WR 5-10 185 03/31/82 1 Ohio State Warrensville Heights, Ohio 19 Kight, Kelvin WR 6-0 213 07/02/82 1 Florida Decatur, Ga. 29 Patrick, James CB 5-11 185 06/04/82 1 Stillman Tuskegee, Ala. 31 Spann, Antwain CB 6-0 190 02/22/83 1 Louisiana-Lafayette El Camino, Calif. 92 Thomas, Santonio DL 6-4 305 07/02/81 1 Miami (Fla.) Belle Glade, Fla. RESERVE/INJURED LIST # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN 47 Gardner, Barry LB 6-1 245 12/13/76 8 Northwestern Harvey, Ill. 21 Gay, Randall CB 5-11 190 05/05/82 3 Louisiana State Brusly, La. 34 Jones, Tebucky S 6-2 220 10/06/74 9 Syracuse New Britain, Conn. 45 Mills, Garrett TE 6-1 235 10/12/83 R Tulsa Jenks, Okla. 8 Miller, Josh P 6-4 225 07/14/70 11 Arizona Rockaway, N.Y. 24 Mitchell, Mel S 6-1 225 02/10/79 5 Western Kentucky Rockledge, Fla. 55 Seau, Junior LB 6-3 248 01/19/69 17 Southern California San Diego, Calif. 42 Williams, Gemara CB 5-8 180 04/30/83 R Buffalo Oak Park, Mich. 26 Wilson, Eugene DB 5-10 195 08/17/80 4 Illinois Merrillville, Ind. 74 Yates, Billy G 6-2 305 04/15/80 3 Texas A&M Fort Worth, Texas

HEAD COACH: BILL BELICHICK ASSISTANTS: Joel Collier, Secondary; , Wide Receivers; Ivan Fears, Running Backs; , Defensive Line; Pete Mangurian, Tight Ends; Josh McDaniels, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks; , Assistant Strength and Conditioning; , Linebackers; Dean Pees, Defensive Coordinator; , Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line; Brad Seely, Special Teams; Mike Woicik, Strength and Conditioning.

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2006 NUMERICAL ROSTER

December 5, 2006 # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. P/S/D/I 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 6-1 210 22 R Memphis D4b-06 12/0/0/0 10 Jabar Gaffney WR 6-1 205 26 5 Florida FA-06 7/3/0/0 12 Tom Brady QB 6-4 225 29 7 Michigan D6b-00 12/12/0/0 14 Vinny Testaverde QB 6-5 235 43 20 Miami (Fla.) FA-06 1/0/0/2 15 P 6-1 207 34 9 Kent State FA-06 2/0/0/0 16 Matt Cassel QB 6-4 225 24 2 Southern California D7a-05 2/0/10/0 17 Chad Jackson WR 6-1 215 21 R Florida D2-06 9/1/0/3 22 Asante Samuel CB 5-10 185 25 4 Central Florida D4b-03 11/11/0/1 23 Willie Andrews DB 5-10 195 23 R Baylor D7-06 11/0/0/1 25 Artrell Hawkins DB 5-10 195 30 9 Cincinnati FA (WAS)-05 10/8/0/2 27 Ellis Hobbs CB 5-9 190 23 2 Iowa State D3a-05 11/7/0/1 28 Corey Dillon RB 6-1 225 32 10 Washington TR (CIN)-04 12/12/0/0 30 Chad Scott CB 6-1 205 32 10 Maryland FA (PIT)-05 11/7/0/1 32 Rashad Baker S 5-10 198 24 3 Tennessee CW (MIN)-06 4/0/0/0 33 Kevin Faulk RB 5-8 202 30 8 Louisiana State D2-99 12/0/0/0 35 Patrick Pass RB 5-10 217 28 7 Georgia D7b-00 2/0/0/0 36 James Sanders S 5-10 210 23 2 Fresno State D4-05 12/3/0/0 37 Rodney Harrison S 6-1 220 33 13 Western Illinois FA (SD)-03 8/8/0/4 39 Laurence Maroney RB 5-11 220 21 R Minnesota D1-06 12/0/0/0 44 Heath Evans RB 6-0 250 27 6 Auburn FA-05 12/3/0/0 46 Corey Mays LB 6-1 245 23 R Notre Dame FA-06 4/0/0/1 50 Mike Vrabel LB 6-4 261 31 10 Ohio State UFA (PIT)-01 12/12/0/0 51 Don Davis LB 6-1 235 33 11 Kansas UFA (STL)-03 12/0/0/0 52 Eric Alexander LB 6-2 240 24 2 Louisiana State FA-04 12/0/0/0 53 Larry Izzo LB 5-10 228 32 11 Rice UFA (MIA)-01 12/0/0/0 54 Tedy Bruschi LB 6-1 247 33 11 Arizona D3-96 11/10/0/1 58 Pierre Woods LB 6-5 250 24 R Michigan FA-06 4/0/1/7 59 Rosevelt Colvin LB 6-3 250 29 8 Purdue UFA (CHI)-03 12/11/0/0 61 Stephen Neal G 6-4 305 30 5 Cal State-Bakersfield FA-01 9/9/0/3 64 Gene Mruczkowski G/C 6-2 305 26 4 Purdue FA-03 0/0/0/4 65 Wesley Britt T 6-8 320 25 1 Alabama FA-06 7/1/2/3 66 Lonie Paxton LS 6-2 260 28 7 Sacramento State FA-00 12/0/0/0 67 Dan Koppen C 6-2 296 27 4 Boston College D5-03 12/12/0/0 68 Ryan O’Callaghan T 6-7 330 23 R California D5-06 10/6/0/2 70 Logan Mankins G 6-4 310 24 2 Fresno State D1-05 12/12/0/0 71 Russ Hochstein G/C 6-4 305 28 6 Nebraska FA-03 9/0/0/3 72 Matt Light T 6-4 305 28 6 Purdue D2-01 12/12/0/0 75 Vince Wilfork DL 6-2 325 26 3 Miami (Fla.) D1a-04 12/12/0/0 77 T 6-4 315 27 2 Toledo D3b-05 7/5/0/5 80 Troy Brown WR 5-10 196 35 14 Marshall D8-93 12/5/0/0 82 Daniel Graham TE 6-3 257 27 5 Colorado D1-02 8/8/0/4 84 Benjamin Watson TE 6-3 255 25 3 Georgia D1b-04 12/12/0/0 85 Doug Gabriel WR 6-2 215 26 4 Central Florida TR(OAK)-06 11/5/0/1 86 David Thomas TE 6-3 248 23 R Texas D3-06 12/2/0/0 87 Reche Caldwell WR 6-0 210 27 5 Florida UFA (SD)-06 12/10/0/0 90 Le DL 6-1 308 24 R Nebraska D6c-06 0/0/2/10 91 Marquise Hill DE 6-6 300 24 3 Louisiana State D2-04 1/0/1/10 93 Richard Seymour DL 6-6 310 27 6 Georgia D1-01 12/11/0/0 94 Ty Warren DL 6-5 300 25 4 Texas A&M D1-03 11/11/0/1 95 Tully Banta-Cain LB 6-2 250 26 4 California D7b-03 12/2/0/0 97 Jarvis Green DL 6-3 285 27 5 Louisiana State D4b-02 12/3/0/0 99 Mike Wright DL 6-4 295 24 2 Cincinnati FA-05 12/1/0/0 Ray Mickens DB 5-8 180 33 11 Texas A&M FA-06 -/-/-/- PRACTICE SQUAD # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. P/S/D/I 5 Danny Baugher P 5-10 194 22 R Arizona FA-06 0/0/0/0 13 Bam Childress WR 5-10 185 24 1 Ohio State FA-05 1/0/0/0 19 Kelvin Kight WR 6-0 213 24 1 Florida FA-06 0/0/0/0 31 Antwain Spann CB 6-0 190 23 1 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-06 5/0/0/1 29 James Patrick CB 5-11 185 24 1 Stillman FA-06 0/0/0/0 62 Brian Barthelmes C 6-6 300 23 R Virginia FA-06 0/0/0/0 76 Sean Bubin T 6-6 305 25 1 Illinois FA-06 0/0/0/0 92 Santonio Thomas DL 6-4 305 25 1 Miami (Fla.) FA-05 0/0/0/0 RESERVE/INJURED LIST # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. INJURY IR DATE P/S/D/I 8 Josh Miller P 6-4 225 36 11 Arizona FA (PIT)-04 Shoulder Nov. 24 10/0/0/0 21 Randall Gay CB 5-11 190 25 3 Louisiana State FA-04 Hamstring Sept. 27 3/0/0/0 24 Mel Mitchell S 6-1 225 27 5 Western Kentucky FA(NO)-06 Arm Aug. 7 -/-/-/- 26 Eugene Wilson DB 5-10 195 26 4 Illinois D2a-03 Hamstring/Groin Dec. 4 4/4/0/8 34 S 6-2 220 31 9 Syracuse D1b-98 Leg Sept. 2 -/-/-/- 42 Gemara Williams CB 5-8 180 23 R Buffalo FA-06 Sept. 2 -/-/-/- 45 TE 6-1 235 23 R Tulsa D4a-06 Hip/Thigh Nov. 14 0/0/0/9 47 Barry Gardner LB 6-1 245 29 8 Northwestern FA-06 Leg Sept. 2 -/-/-/- 55 Junior Seau LB 6-3 248 37 17 Southern California FA-06 Arm Nov. 27 11/10/0/0 74 Billy Yates G 6-2 305 25 3 Texas A&M FA-05 Leg Nov. 13 4/3/0/0

HEAD COACH: BILL BELICHICK ASSISTANTS: Joel Collier, Secondary; Brian Daboll, Wide Receivers; Ivan Fears, Running Backs; Pepper Johnson, Defensive Line; Pete Mangurian, Tight Ends; Josh McDaniels, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks; Harold Nash, Assistant Strength and Conditioning; Matt Patricia, Linebackers; Dean Pees, Defensive Coordinator; Dante Scarnecchia, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line; Brad Seely, Special Teams; Mike Woicik, Strength and Conditioning. Ages as of Nov. 19, 2006

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2006 POSITIONAL ROSTER

December 5, 2006 DEFENSE (25) DEFENSIVE LINE (7) 97 Green, Jarvis DL 6-3 285 01/12/79 5 Louisiana State Donaldsonville, La. 91 Hill, Marquise DL 6-6 300 08/07/82 3 Louisiana State New Orleans, La. 93 Seymour, Richard DL 6-6 310 10/06/79 6 Georgia Gadsden, S.C. 90 Smith, Le Kevin DL 6-1 308 07/21/82 R Nebraska Macon, Ga. 94 Warren, Ty DL 6-5 300 02/06/81 4 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas 75 Wilfork, Vince DL 6-2 325 11/04/81 3 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 99 Wright, Mike DL 6-4 295 03/01/82 2 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio LINEBACKER (9) 52 Alexander, Eric LB 6-2 240 02/08/82 2 Louisiana State Port Arthur, Texas 95 Banta-Cain, Tully LB 6-2 250 08/28/80 4 California Sunnyvale, Calif. 54 Bruschi, Tedy LB 6-1 247 06/09/73 11 Arizona Roseville, Calif. 59 Colvin, Rosevelt LB 6-3 250 09/05/77 8 Purdue Indianapolis, Ind. 51 Davis, Don LB 6-1 235 12/17/72 11 Kansas Olathe, Kan. 53 Izzo, Larry LB 5-10 228 09/26/74 11 Rice Houston, Texas 46 Mays, Corey LB 6-1 245 11/27/83 R Notre Dame Chicago, Ill. 50 Vrabel, Mike LB 6-4 261 08/14/75 10 Ohio State Akron, Ohio 58 Woods, Pierre LB 6-5 250 01/06/82 R Michigan Cleveland, Ohio CORNERBACK (5) 23 Andrews, Willie DB 5-10 195 11/02/83 R Baylor Longview, Texas 27 Hobbs, Ellis CB 5-9 190 05/16/83 2 Iowa State DeSoto, Texas 22 Samuel, Asante CB 5-10 185 01/06/81 4 Central Florida Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 30 Scott, Chad CB 6-1 205 09/06/74 10 Maryland Capitol Heights, Md. Mickens, Ray DB 5-8 180 01/04/73 11 Texas A&M Andress, Texas SAFETY (4) 32 Baker, Rashad S 5-10 198 02/22/82 3 Tennessee Camden, N.J. 37 Harrison, Rodney S 6-1 220 12/15/72 13 Western Illinois Chicago, Ill. 25 Hawkins, Artrell DB 5-10 195 11/24/76 9 Cincinnati Johnstown, Pa. 36 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/83 2 Fresno State Porterville, Calif.

OFFENSE (25) OFFENSIVE LINE (9) 65 Britt, Wesley T 6-8 320 11/21/81 1 Alabama Cullman, Ala. 71 Hochstein, Russ G/C 6-4 305 10/07/77 6 Nebraska Hartington, Neb. 77 Kaczur, Nick T 6-4 315 07/28/79 2 Toledo Brantford, Ontario 67 Koppen, Dan C 6-2 296 09/12/79 4 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. 72 Light, Matt T 6-4 305 06/23/78 6 Purdue Greenville, Ohio 70 Mankins, Logan G 6-4 310 03/10/82 2 Fresno State Catheys Valley, Calif. 64 Mruczkowski, Gene G/C 6-2 305 06/06/80 4 Purdue Cleveland, Ohio 61 Neal, Stephen G 6-4 305 10/09/76 5 Cal State-Bakersfield San Diego, Calif. 68 O’Callaghan, Ryan T 6-7 330 07/19/83 R California Redding, Calif. QUARTERBACK (3) 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 08/03/77 7 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 16 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 225 05/17/82 2 Southern California Northridge, Calif. 14 Testaverde, Vinny QB 6-5 235 11/13/63 20 Miami (Fla.) Brooklyn, N.Y. WIDE RECEIVER (5) 80 Brown, Troy WR 5-10 196 07/02/71 14 Marshall Blackville, S.C. 87 Caldwell, Reche WR 6-0 210 03/28/79 5 Florida Tampa, Fla. 85 Gabriel, Doug WR 6-2 215 08/27/80 4 Central Florida Miami, Fla. 10 Gaffney, Jabar WR 6-1 205 12/01/80 5 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 17 Jackson, Chad WR 6-1 215 03/06/85 R Florida Hoover, Ala. RUNNING BACK (5) 28 Dillon, Corey RB 6-1 225 10/24/74 10 Washington Seattle, Wash. 44 Evans, Heath RB 6-0 250 12/30/78 6 Auburn West Palm Beach, Fla. 33 Faulk, Kevin RB 5-8 202 06/05/76 8 Louisiana State Carencro, La. 39 Maroney, Laurence RB 5-11 220 02/05/85 R Minnesota St. Louis, Mo. 35 Pass, Patrick RB 5-10 217 12/31/77 7 Georgia Tucker, Ga. TIGHT END (3) 82 Graham, Daniel TE 6-3 257 11/16/78 5 Colorado Denver, Colo. 86 Thomas, David TE 6-3 248 07/05/83 R Texas Wolfforth, Texas 84 Watson, Benjamin TE 6-3 255 12/18/80 3 Georgia Rock Hill, S.C.

SPECIALISTS (3) SPECIALISTS (3) 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 210 01/28/84 R Memphis Madison, Miss. 66 Paxton, Lonie LS 6-2 260 03/13/78 7 Sacramento State Corona, Calif. 15 Walter, Ken P 6-1 207 08/15/72 9 Kent State Cleveland, Ohio

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HOW THE PATRIOTS WERE BUILT

AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2006 WAIVERS (1) / ROOKIE AND FIRST-YEAR YEAR DRAFTEES (28) VETERAN FREE AGENTS (13) TRADES (2) FREE AGENTS (9) 1993 Troy Brown (8)

1994

1995

1996 Tedy Bruschi (3)

1997

1998

1999 Kevin Faulk (2)

2000 Tom Brady (6b) Lonie Paxton (fa)

Patrick Pass (7b)

2001 Richard Seymour (1) Larry Izzo (fa) (MIA) Stephen Neal (fa) Matt Light (2) Mike Vrabel (3) (PIT)

2002 Daniel Graham (1) Russ Hochstein (5) Jarvis Green (4b)

2003 Ty Warren (1) Rosevelt Colvin (4) (CHI) Gene Mruczkowski (fa) Asante Samuel (4b) Don Davis (fa) (STL) Dan Koppen (5) Rodney Harrison (5) (SD) Tully Banta-Cain (7b)

2004 Vince Wilfork (1a) Corey Dillon (2) (tr-CIN) Eric Alexander (fa) Benjamin Watson (1b) Marquise Hill (2)

2005 Logan Mankins (1) Heath Evans (3) (MIA) Wesley Britt (5) Ellis Hobbs (3a) Artrell Hawkins (2) (WAS) Mike Wright (fa) Nick Kaczur (3b) Chad Scott (1) (PIT) James Sanders (4) Matt Cassel (7a)

2006 Laurence Maroney (1) Reche Caldwell (2)(SD) Rashad Baker (fa)(cw-MIN) Corey Mays (fa) Chad Jackson (2) Jabar Gaffney (2)(PHI) Doug Gabriel (5)(tr-OAK) Pierre Woods (fa) David Thomas (3) Ray Mickens (3)(NYJ) Stephen Gostkowski (4b) Vinny Testaverde (1)(NYJ) RESERVE/INJURED(10) Ryan O’Callaghan (5) Ken Walter (fa)(CAR) Barry Gardner (2) (NYJ) (FA-06) (6c) Randall Gay (fa) (FA-04) Willie Andrews (7) Tebucky Jones (1) (MIA) (FA-06) Josh Miller (fa) (PIT) (FA-04) Garrett Mills (4) (D4a-06) Mel Mitchell (5)(NO) (FA-06) Junior Seau (1)(MIA) (FA-06) Gemara Williams (fa) (FA-06) (#) – indicates round drafted Eugene Wilson (2a) (D2a-03) (fa) – indicates non-drafted free agents Billy Yates (fa) (MIA) (FA-04)

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UNOFFICIAL 2006 DEPTH CHART

Unofficial depth chart compiled by Patriots Media Relations, December 5, 2006 OFFENSE WR: 87 Reche Caldwell 10 Jabar Gaffney

LT: 72 Matt Light 65 Wesley Britt

LG: 70 Logan Mankins 71 Russ Hochstein

C: 67 Dan Koppen 71 Russ Hochstein

RG: 61 Stephen Neal 64 Gene Mruczkowski*

RT: 77 Nick Kaczur 68 Ryan O’Callaghan*

TE: 84 Benjamin Watson

TE: 82 Daniel Graham 86 David Thomas

WR: 80 Troy Brown 85 Doug Gabriel 17 Chad Jackson*

QB: 12 Tom Brady 16 Matt Cassel 14 Vinny Testaverde*

RB: 28 Corey Dillon 39 Laurence Maroney 44 Heath Evans 33 Kevin Faulk 35 Patrick Pass

DEFENSE LE: 94 Ty Warren 99 Mike Wright

NT: 75 Vince Wilfork 99 Mike Wright 90 Le Kevin Smith*

RE: 93 Richard Seymour 97 Jarvis Green 91 Marquise Hill*

OLB: 59 Rosevelt Colvin 58 Pierre Woods

ILB: 54 Tedy Bruschi 53 Larry Izzo 52 Eric Alexander

ILB: 50 Mike Vrabel 51 Don Davis 46 Corey Mays*

OLB: 95 Tully Banta-Cain 50 Mike Vrabel 52 Eric Alexander

LCB: 22 Asante Samuel 30 Chad Scott

RCB: 27 Ellis Hobbs 23 Willie Andrews Ray Mickens

SS: 36 James Sanders 30 Chad Scott 37 Rodney Harrison*

FS: 25 Artrell Hawkins 32 Rashad Baker

SPECIAL TEAMS K: 3 Stephen Gostkowski 15 Ken Walter

P: 15 Ken Walter 3 Stephen Gostkowski

H: 15 Ken Walter 16 Matt Cassel

PR: 33 Kevin Faulk 80 Troy Brown

KR: 39 Laurence Maroney 33 Kevin Faulk

LS: 66 Lonie Paxton 71 Russ Hochstein

Rookie and first-year players are underlined Asterisk (*) denotes player was inactive for the last game.

PATRIOTS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Reche Caldwell ...... REE-shay Dan Koppen...... COPE-en Matt Cassel ...... CASTLE Gene Mruczkowski ...... merch-COW-ski Stephen Gostkowski...... gust-OW-ski Ryan O’Callaghan...... O’Callahan (silent “g”) Russ Hochstein...... HOKE-stine Le Kevin Smith...... Lee • KEE-vin Nick Kaczur ...... KĂ-zur

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2006 TRANSACTIONS

JUNE, 2006 SEPTEMBER, 2006 (Cont.) 6/2 Keon Jackson ...... Waived 9/2 Doug Gabriel ...... Acquired from OAK for an 6/5 Johnathan Sullivan ...... Acquired via Trade (NO) undisclosed draft choice for WR Patrick Pass...... Placed on Reserve/PUP 6/8 Jon Doty ...... Signed Barry Gardner...... Placed on Reserve/Injured 6/16 Remi Ayodele ...... Waived Tebucky Jones...... Placed on Reserve/Injured Jakari Wallace ...... Waived Matt Shelton...... Placed on Reserve/Injured JULY, 2006 Gemara Williams...... Placed on Reserve/Injured 7/11 Willie Andrews...... Signed Randy Hand, Kelvin Kight, 7/12 ...... Signed Corey Mays, , Antwain Spann, 7/18 Garrett Mills...... Signed Dan Stevenson, Santonio Thomas 7/19 Ryan O’Callaghan ...... Signed and Billy Yates...... Released 7/20 Jeff Roehl...... Waived 9/3 Jonathan Smith ...... Claimed off of Waivers (BUF) 7/21 Le Kevin Smith ...... Signed Bam Childress...... Released 7/24 Chad Jackson, David Thomas, Kelvin Kight, Corey Mays, Antwain Spann, Stephen Gostkowski, , Dan Stevenson, Santonio Thomas and Keon Henry...... Signed and Billy Yates...... Signed to practice squad Jon Doty ...... Waived 9/4 Bam Childress...... Signed to practice squad 7/25 Gemara Williams...... Waived 9/5 J.T. O’Sullivan...... Signed to practice squad 7/27 Chad Brown ...... Signed 9/10 Bam Childress...... Signed to active roster Laurence Maroney ...... Signed Jonathan Smith ...... Released Gene Mruczkowski ...... Re-signed 9/11 ...... Traded to SEA for an Billy Yates ...... Re-signed undisclosed draft choice Ryan Claridge ...... Waived 9/12 Jonathan Smith ...... Re-Signed Kader Drame...... Waived Bam Childress...... Released Bam Childress, Randall Gay, Rodney Harrison, 9/13 Bam Childress...... Re-Signed to practice squad Chad Jackson, Nick Kaczur, Dan Koppen, 9/27 Hank Poteat ...... Re-Signed Patrick Pass, Lonie Paxton, Richard Seymour Randall Gay...... Placed on Reserve/Injured and Johnathan Sullivan .. Placed on PUP list 9/30 Antwain Spann ...... Signed to active roster 7/28 Walter Rasby...... Signed Gene Mruczkowski ...... Released Jarvis Herring ...... Released OCTOBER, 2006 7/31 Eddie Freeman ...... Signed 10/2 Jonathan Smith ...... Released Kelvin Kight ...... Signed J.T. O’Sullivan...... Released from practice squad Lonie Paxton ...... Removed from PUP list 10/4 Chidi Iwuoma ...... Signed Michael McGrew ...... Placed on Res./Left Camp list Sean Bubin...... Signed to practice squad AUGUST, 2006 10/9 Jabar Gaffney...... Signed 8/1 Bam Childress...... Removed from PUP list Hank Poteat ...... Released Chad Jackson ...... Removed from PUP list Johnathan Sullivan...... Released 8/7 Randall Gay, Rodney Harrison, 10/10 Danny Baugher...... Signed to practice squad Dan Koppen, Richard Seymour 10/21 Billy Yates ...... Signed to active roster and Johnathan Sullivan . Removed from PUP list 10/25 Brian Barthelmes ...... Signed to practice squad Mel Mitchell ...... Placed on Reserve/Injured 10/31 Chidi Iwuoma...... Released Matt Shelton...... Placed on Reserve/Injured Brian Barthelmes ...... Released from practice squad 8/8 Eddie Berlin...... Signed NOVEMBER, 2006 Ross Tucker ...... Traded to CLV for an 11/1 James Patrick ...... Signed to practice squad undisclosed draft choice 11/4 Corey Mays ...... Signed to active roster 8/12 Gemara Williams...... Signed 11/7 Rashad Baker ...... Claimed off of Waivers (MIN) 8/18 Junior Seau ...... Signed Antwain Spann ...... Released Chris Luzar ...... Signed Dan Stevenson ...... Released from practice squad Walter Rasby...... Released 11/8 Antwain Spann ...... Re-signed to practice squad 8/21 Jon Condo...... Released 11/13 Billy Yates ...... Placed on Reserve/Injured Todd Mortensen ...... Released 11/14 Vinny Testaverde...... Signed ...... Traded to ARZ for an Gene Mruczkowski ...... Re-Signed undisclosed draft choice Garrett Mills...... Placed on Reserve/Injured 8/22 Nick Kaczur ...... Removed from PUP list 11/18 Antwain Spann ...... Signed to active roster 8/23 Martin Gramatica ...... Released Gene Mruczkowski ...... Released 8/24 Erik Davis...... Released 11/22 Ken Walter ...... Signed 8/29 Brian Barthelmes, Keron Henry, Antwain Spann ...... Released Rich Musinski, Hank Poteat, Freddie Roach 11/24 Josh Miller...... Placed on Reserve/Injured and Nick Steitz ...... Released Antwain Spann ...... Re-signed to practice squad SEPTEMBER, 2006 11/25 Patrick Pass...... Activated from Reserve/PUP 9/1 Patrick Cobbs ...... Traded to PIT for an 11/27 Junior Seau ...... Placed on Reserve/Injured undisclosed draft choice DECEMBER, 2006 Monty Beisel, Eddie Berlin, Corey Bramlet, 12/2 Gene Mruczkowski ...... Re-Signed Chad Brown, Vernell Brown, Eddie Freeman, 12/4 Ray Mickens ...... Signed Chris Luzar, Jeremy Mincey, John Stone Eugene Wilson...... Placed on Reserve/Injured and Eric Warfield ...... Released

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PATRIOTS IN THE COMMUNITY

PATRIOTS PASS OUT OVER 200 THANKSGIVING BASKETS TO FAMILIES IN NEED The New England Patriots helped make the Thanksgiving holiday a little brighter for more than 200 Boston families when they passed out baskets full of food at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries in Boston on November 20. For the twelfth consecutive year, the team partnered with Goodwill to provide the baskets to individuals with disabilities or other barriers to employment who are enrolled in or have recently graduated from a Goodwill job training program. Other basket recipients were families with children who have participated in Goodwill’s youth programs. Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft and his wife, Myra, were on hand to assist in handing out the baskets, along with Patriots players Eric Alexander, Doug Gabriel, Daniel Graham, Kevin Faulk, Larry Izzo, Corey Mays, Ty Warren, Benjamin Watson and Gemara Williams. Several players, including Graham and Watson have participated in the event every year since their rookie seasons. The baskets included turkeys donated by Willow Tree Farms and a wide variety of Thanksgiving items such as vegetables, stuffing and pies that were donated by Shaw’s Supermarkets. Photo: Running back Kevin Faulk helps a Boston resident carry a basket full of Thanksgiving goodies to her car at the 12th annual Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries turkey basket giveaway.

MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND PATRIOTS TEAM UP TO GRANT TEXAS BOY’S WISH TO MEET BILL BELICHICK Given the opportunity to wish for anything in the world, 14-year-old Aaron Fannie of Cedar Park, Texas wished to meet New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick. Fannie, who has been diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, a form of cancer, has long admired the coach of the three-time Super Bowl Championship team. During a private meeting in the players dining room, Coach Belichick met with Aaron shortly before last week’s home game versus the New York Jets. Belichick presented Aaron with an official #1 Patriots jersey with Aaron's name on the back. After meeting Belichick, Aaron, his parents Lucas and Laurie Fannie, and his younger brother Drew, age 9, were invited up to the team’s trophy room where they were able to take photos with the Patriots’ three Super Bowl Championship trophies. They then took a trip down to the field to watch pre-game warm-ups from the sidelines before heading up to watch the Patriots vs. Jets game from their fantastic seats in the Fidelity Investments Clubhouse. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts worked to fulfill Aaron’s wish on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and South Texas, Aaron’s local Make-A-Wish Chapter. “We are so appreciative of the tremendous support from The New England Patriots and Coach Belichick with helping to make Aaron’s special wish a reality,” said Charlotte Beattie, CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts. “They continue to be big supporters of the Make-A-Wish Foundation,” said Beattie. “We’re sure that Aaron will cherish the memories from his wish experience for years to come.” The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is the largest wish granting organization in the world.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENT December 12 – Salvation Army Holiday Party: The New England Patriots will host the 14th annual Salvation Army and New England Patriots Children's Holiday party on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at Gillette Stadium. More than 200 children from Salvation Army centers throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be in attendance.