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PATRIOTS KICKOFF PRESEASON AGAINST SAINTS

MEDIA SCHEDULE PATRIOTS vs. MONDAY, AUGUST 9 Thursday, August 12, 2010 ¹ Gillette Stadium (68,756) ¹ 7:30 p.m. EDT

9:30 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. The Patriots open the preseason at home against the defending 10:00—11:15 a.m. Practice (Walkthrough) Champion New Orleans Saints. The Patriots will conduct joint practice sessions with 11:15 – 12:00 p.m. Player Media Availability New Orleans on Tuesday and Wednesday. It will mark the first time the Patriots will 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.. Practice conduct a joint practice session since working with the Giants in 2001. BROADCAST INFORMATION TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by the Patriots Preseason 8:15 a.m. Nick Caserio Press Conf. Television Network and can be seen in every New England state as well as Eastern 9:00 - 1100 a.m. Joint Practice with Saints Canada, Alaska and Hawaii. The network's flagship station is WBZ-TV Channel 4 in 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Player Media Availability . Veteran CBS broadcaster Don Criqui provides play-by-play and is joined by 3:45 – 5:30 p.m.. Joint Practice with Saints three-time NFL Pro Bowler and CBS analyst Randy Cross.

PATRIOTS PRESEASON TELEVISION NETWORK WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11 Massachusetts Connecticut 8:15 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. Boston, Mass. WBZ-TV Ch. 4 Hartford, Conn. WCTX-TV Channel 59 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Joint Practice with Saints Springfield, Mass. WWLP-TV Ch. 22 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Player Media Availability Rhode Island Burlington, Vt. WVNY-TV Channel 22 Providence, R.I. WNAC-TV Ch. 64 Hawaii THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 Honolulu, Hawaii KHNL-TV Channel 9 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Patriots Hall of Fame Manchester, N.H. WMUR-TV Ch. 9 Alaska Ceremony for Sam “Bam” Cunningham Maine Anchorage, Alaska KIMO-TV Channel 13 7:30 p.m. Kickoff Patriots vs. Saints Portland, Maine WMTW-TV Ch. 8 Canada (/Maritimes) Bangor, Maine WVII-TV Ch. 7 Rogers Sports Net East 2010 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE PRESEASON RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Thurs., Aug. 12 New Orleans 7:30 WBZ Network. A complete listing of the network’s 36 stations can be found in this press Thurs., Aug 19 at Atlanta 8:00 FOX release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 34th season as the voice of the Thurs., Aug. 26 St. Louis 7:30 WBZ Patriots and will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer . Thurs., Sept. 2 at N.Y. Giants 7:00 WBZ Santos and Cappelletti are celebrating their 27th season as a tandem. SAM CUNNINGHAM INDUCTED INTO PATRIOTS HALL OF FAME REGULAR SEASON A public ceremony will be held outside The Hall at Patriot Sun., Sept. 12 Cincinnati 1:00 CBS Place presented by Raytheon on Thursday, Aug. 12, prior to the Sun., Sept. 19 at N.Y. Jets 4:15 CBS team’s 2010 preseason debut against the New Orleans Saints, to Sun., Sept. 26 Buffalo 1:00 CBS induct Sam “Bam” Cunningham into the team’s hall of fame. The Mon., Oct. 4 at 8:30 ESPN event is free and Patriots fans are encouraged to attend. Sun., Oct. 10 BYE WEEK Cunningham is the 15th player to be inducted into the Patriots Hall Sun., Oct. 17 Baltimore 1:00 CBS of Fame. Sun., Oct. 24 at San Diego 4:15 CBS A consensus All-America who helped Southern Cal win a national Sun., Oct. 31 Minnesota 4:15 FOX championship in 1972, Cunningham was drafted 11th overall by the Patriots in 1973, Sun., Nov. 7 at Cleveland 1:00 CBS the second of three first round picks joining John Hannah (4th overall) and Darryl Sun., Nov. 14 at Pittsburgh 8:20 NBC Stingley (19th). Cunningham had his best statistical season in 1977 when he became Sun., Nov. 21 Indianapolis 4:15 CBS* just the second player in franchise history to rush for over 1,000 yards (1,015). While Thurs., Nov. 25 at Detroit 12:30 CBS 1977 was his best statistical season individually, the following year’s contributions are Mon., Dec. 6 N.Y. Jets 8:30 ESPN the ones that remain in the NFL record book 31 years later. That was when Sun., Dec. 12 at Chicago 1:00 CBS* Cunningham led a quartet of rushers who powered the Patriots to a combined team Sun., Dec. 19 Green Bay 8:20 NBC* rushing record of 3,165 yards, an NFL record that still stands today. Cunningham Sun., Dec. 26 at Buffalo 1:00 CBS* surpassed last year’s hall of fame inductee, , as the franchise’s all-time Sun., Jan. 2 Miami 1:00 CBS* leading rusher in 1981 and completed his 9-year career the next year. Twenty-eight years later, he remains the franchise’s all-time leading rusher with 5,543 yards on PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE 1,385 carries and ranks second with 43 career rushing . The Patriots’ media-only website, located at MEDIA CONTACTS http://media.patriots.com, will be updated for PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 registered users throughout training camp with all Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relation, [email protected] 508-384-9105 the latest media information, schedules, rosters Aaron Salkin, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected] and press releases. The media site will also serve Christy Berkery, Media Relations Assistant, [email protected] as the team’s primary credentialing system again Jeff Cournoyer, Director of Corporate Communications, [email protected] in 2008. PATRIOTS VS. SAINTS

SERIES HISTORY TALE OF THE TAPE The Patriots will square off with the 2009 Regular Season New England New Orleans New Orleans Saints in a preseason game Record 10-6 13-3 for the first time since 2005 when the Divisional Standings 1st 1st Saints took a 37-27 win in their first visit Total Yards Gained 6,357 6,461 ever to Gillette Stadium. Total Offense (Rank) 397.3 (3) 403.8 (1) The teams have met in the Rush Offense 120.1 (12) 131.6 (6) preseason eight times and are tied at Pass Offense 277.3 (3) 272.2 (4) four wins each. The Patriots are 2-2 at Points Per Game 26.7 (6) 21.8 (14) home against the Saints. Total Yards Allowed 5,123 5,724 This week’s preseason meeting Total Defense 320.2 (11) 357.8 (25) marks the fourth time that the Patriots will open the preseason Rush Defense 110.5 (13) 122.2 (21) against the Saints, having done so in 1968, 1985 and 1994. The Pass Defense 209.7 (12) 235.6 (26) 1994 game marked Robert Kraft’s first game as owner of the Points Allowed/Game 17.8 (5) 21.3 (20) team. Possession Avg. 32:55 31.10 The team’s met last season on with Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 18/104 20/135 New Orleans capturing a 38-17 victory at the Superdome on Sacks Made/Yards 31/229 35/192 Nov. 30. That win snapped a three-game winning streak by the Total Touchdowns Scored 50 64 Patriots over the Saints and also ended a Penalties Against/Yards 81/743 89/787 streak of 17 straight wins against NFC Punts/Avg. 57/39.0 58/43.6 opponents. Field Goals Made/Att. 26/31 22/28 The Patriots lead the all-time Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio +6 +11 regular-season series with an 8-4 record THE LAST MEETING against New Orleans, including a 4-3 SAINTS 38, PATRIOTS 17 record in home games. November 30, 2009 ¹ Louisiana Superdome 1 2 3 4 Final Preseason – New England 4, New Orleans 4 7 3 7 0 17 Date Result Score H/A Stadium New Orleans Saints 3 21 7 7 38 08/10/68 L 0-19 A Tulane Stadium 08/29/70 L 0-26 * Mississippi Veterans New Orleans QB threw for 371 yards and five 08/25/73 W 31-6 A Tulane Stadium touchdowns to lead the Saints to a 38-17 win over the Patriots 08/18/74 W 7-3 H Schaefer Stadium 08/10/85 L 20-32 H Sullivan Stadium on Monday Night Football. After falling behind 24-10 at halftime 08/16/86 W 38-34 A Louisiana Superdome following a 21-point second quarter by New Orleans, the Patriots 08/05/94 W 24-6 H opened the third quarter with an 8-play, 81-yard drive that 08/18/05 L 27-37 H Gillette Stadium culminated with a 2-yard scoring run by RB to *-at Jackson, Miss. get within a at 24-17. That drive was highlighted by Regular Season – New England 8, New Orleans 4 a 47-yard completion from QB to WR . Date Result Score H/A Stadium The Saints needed just three plays to extend their lead. Brees 12/10/72 W 17-10 A Tulane Stadium connected on a pass to WR on a pass play that 12/05/76 W 27-6 H Schaefer Stadium resulted in a 68-yard gain. That play set up a 2-yard touchdown 12/21/80 W 38-27 A Louisiana Superdome pass from Brees to TE for a 31-17 lead. Brees 12/04/83 W 7-0 H Sullivan Stadium added a 20-yard touchdown pass to Colston in the fourth quarter 11/30/86 W 21-20 A Louisiana Superdome to take a 38-17 victory. 11/12/89 L 24-28 H Sullivan Stadium After spotting the Saints a field goal on their opening drive, 11/08/92 L 14-31 H Foxboro Stadium New England answered with a 14-play, 80-yard drive that ended 12/03/95 L 17-31 H Foxboro Stadium 10/04/98 W 30-27 A Louisiana Superdome on a 4-yard touchdown run by Maroney on a fourth-down play. 11/25/01 W 34-17 H Foxboro Stadium The Patriots stopped the Saints on the next series, and a 41- 11/20/05 W 24-17 H Gillette Stadium yard punt return by WR gave the Patriots a first 11/30/09 L 17-38 A Louisiana Superdome down at the New Orleans 46-yard line. New England failed to PRESEASON HISTORY capitalize on the good field position when Brady was intercepted The Patriots are 37-29 (.561) in the preseason since Robert Kraft by CB Mike McKenzie. The Saints converted the turnover into a purchased the team in 1994. Prior to 1994, the Patriots were 60- touchdown early in the second quarter for a 10-7 lead. Brees 96-1 (.385) in the preseason. New England enters this week’s took advantage of a mixed up coverage by the Patriots on the game with an all-time preseason mark of 97-125-1 (.437). next series, resulting in a 75-yard touchdown pass to WR Devery IN THE PRESEASON Henderson for a 17-7 lead. Following a 36-yard New England Bill Belichick has compiled an overall record of 34-27 (.557) in field goal that closed the gap to 17-10, Brees took New Orleans the preseason, including a 23-18 (.561) mark as Patriots head to the New England 38-yard line where he connected with WR coach. Belichick’s teams have been .500 or above in 13 of his 15 on a 38-yard touchdown to take a 24-10 previous preseasons as a in the NFL. halftime lead. Brady finished 21-of-36 for 237 yards with two PATRIOTS IN NEW ORLEANS and no touchdowns. He did pass to become the The Patriots have played in three Super Bowls in New Orleans at Patriots all-time leading passer, but snapped a five-game streak the Louisiana Superdome, the home of the Saints. The 1985 of 300-yard games to fall one game below the NFL record. Patriots qualified for the first Super Bowl in team history, but lost to the , 46-10. In 1996, the Patriots reached their second Super Bowl in the Crescent City and fell to the Green Bay Packers, 35-21, in Super Bowl XXXI. New England returned to the Big Easy for Super Bowl XXXVI and defeated the St. Louis Rams, 20-17, to claim the first NFL title in team history.

PATRIOTS VS. SAINTS

CONNECTIONS 2010 PATRIOTS OPPONENTS ¾ Patriots LB Rob Ninkovich was a member of the New In 2010, the Patriots will play each of their AFC East rivals twice Orleans Saints in 2006 and 2008. and will play one game against each of the AFC North and NFC ¾ Saints QB Drew Brees was a teammate of Patriots G Matt North teams. As the first-place team in the AFC East, the Patriots Light at Purdue from 1997-2000. will play the first place teams of the AFC South (Indianapolis) ¾ Saints FB played four seasons with the Patriots and the AFC West (San Diego). from 2005-2008. HOME AWAY ¾ Saints CB was a New England Patriot from Team W L Pct. Team W L Pct. 2004-07. 14 2 .875 San Diego Chargers 13 3 .813 ¾ Patriots QB Tom Brady and Saints C Jonathan Goodwin 12 4 .750 9 7 .563 were teammates at Michigan in 1999. Green Bay Packers 11 5 .688 9 7 .563 ¾ Saints CB and Patriots WR Sam Aiken played 10 6 .625 7 9 .438 together for the from 2004-08. Aiken was also 9 7 .563 Chicago Bears 7 9 .438 teammates on the Bills with Saints DL New York Jets 9 7 .563 Buffalo Bills 6 10 .375 Miami Dolphins 7 9 .438 5 11 .313 from 2006-07. Saints S was also Buffalo Bills 6 10 .375 2 14 .125 teammates with Aiken on the Bills from 2003-04 and Patriots

RB Fred Taylor on the in 2008. Highlights of the Patriots’ 2010 schedule ¾ Patriots LB , Saints WR Robert Meachem and • The Patriots’ 2010 opponents had an aggregate record of 136-120 Saints LB were teammates at Tennessee (.531) in 2009. from 2004-06. • Nine of the Patriots’ 16 games will be against teams that finished ¾ Patriots T and Saints WR were with a winning percentage of .500 or better in 2009. teammates at Toledo from 2001-04. • The Patriots will play five games against opponents that won 10 or ¾ Patriots LB Gary Guyton and Saints S played more games in 2009. together at Georgia Tech from 2004-05. • Six of the Patriots eight home games in 2010 will be against teams ¾ Patriots QB Tom Brady and Saints Head Coach Sean that made the playoffs in 2009. Payton hail from San Mateo, Calif. • The Patriots will play two of the six NFC playoff teams. ¾ Saints TE David Thomas was originally drafted by the New • The Patriots will play all of the teams from the AFC playoff field, England Patriots in the third round of the 2006 draft and including two games against AFC East rival New York Jets. played for the Patriots until being traded to New Orleans at • The Patriots will host Indianapolis after traveling to face the Colts the end of the 2009 Training Camp. in Indianapolis four straight times. • The Patriots will face the Jets at their new stadium. ¾ Patriots LB Thomas Williams and Saints RB • The Patriots will attempt to avenge the 2009 Wild Card loss to and DT were teammates at the University of Baltimore when they host the Ravens in a rematch at Gillette Southern California from 2003-05. Stadium. It will be Baltimore’s third trip to New England in the last ¾ Saints LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar and C Matt Tennant were two seasons. teammates of Patriots DL Ron Brace at Boston College from ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS 2006-07. The Patriots won more than half of their games in 2009 for the ¾ Patriots CB Kyle Arrington and Saints WR Marques ninth straight year after finishing with a 10-6 record. They are Colston were teammates at Hofstra during the 2004 season. the first team to win more than half of their games in nine ¾ Saints TE Tyler Lorenzen and Patriots CB Darius Butler straight seasons since free agency began in 1993. The Patriots played together at Connecticut during the 2008 season. are the fifth team to win more than half of their games in nine ¾ Patriots S Patrick Chung and Saints QB straight seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, joining the were teammates at Oregon for the 2006-08 seasons. 49ers (16 straight from 1983-1998), the Cowboys (16 straight ¾ Patriots DL Gerard Warren and Saints DE Alex Brown from 1970-85), the Raiders (11 straight from 1970-80) and the played together on the defensive line at Florida from 1998- Steelers (9 straight from 1972-80). The Patriots have now won 2000. nine or more games in 13 of the 16 seasons Robert Kraft has ¾ Patriots DL Damione Lewis, Saints TE owned the team. and LB were teammates at Miami (Fl.) PATRIOTS HAVE MOST 9-PLUS WIN SEASONS during the 2000 season. Vilma was also teammates with Patriots NT , S and SINCE 2001 WR Darnell Jenkins at Miami (Fl.) in 2003. The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine ¾ Patriots RB’s Chris Taylor, BenJarvis Green-Ellis and or more wins in each of the last nine seasons. Saints WR and CB were MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001 teammates at Indiana University in 2004. New England ...... 9 Indianapolis ...... 8 ¾ Patriots CB and Saints G Tim Philadelphia ...... 7 Duckworth and WR Montez Billings were teammates at Pittsburgh ...... 7 Auburn during the 2005-06 seasons.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

STREAKING 2009 ACCOMPLISHMENTS (continued) 3 15 The number of consecutive seasons Randy Moss has recorded The number of times Tom Brady has earned AFC Offensive 10 or more touchdown catches to become the first Patriots Player of the Week honors, after earning the award for his 378- player with three seasons of 10-plus TD catches. He had 23 in yard passing effort in the Patriots’ come-from-behind 25-24 win 2007, 11 in 2008 and an NFL-leading 13 in 2009. His nine on opening week vs. Buffalo, a six-TD effort vs. Tennessee and seasons of 10 or more touchdowns tie for the NFL vs. Jacksonville after setting a record for best completion record. percentage (.885). 3 30 Wes Welker and Randy Moss became the first Patriots to have The number of regular season 300-yard passing games by Tom back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2008 and stretched that to Brady, a new team record. Brady’s seven 300-yard games in three straight 1,000-yard seasons after both went over 1,000 2009 moved him past Drew Bledsoe (26) for the team record. yards in 2009. 31 3 Tom Brady became the 31st player to eclipse 30,000 yards The number of seasons that Wes Welker has reached 100 passing plateau in his career. Brady reached the milestone at receptions and 1,000 receiving yards to join Marvin Harrison (4), Miami (12/06/09) and now has 30,844 career passing yards. Jerry Rice (3), (3) and (3) as 64 the only players to catch 100 passes and have 1,000 receiving The number of 100-yard receiving games by WR Randy Moss, yards in three consecutive seasons. which ranks second in NFL history to WR Jerry Rice’s 76 100- 6 yard receiving games.

The number of times in NFL history that a team has had two THE KRAFT ERA players go three straight seasons with 1,000 yards receiving 3 after Randy Moss and Wes Welker completed their third straight The number of Super Bowl championships the Patriots have won season with over 1,000 yards receiving in 2009. since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the 7 highest total in the NFL over that span. Only Denver (2; 1997 The number of NFL receivers who have reached 14,000 receiving and 1998) and Pittsburgh (2; 2005 and 2008) have won multiple yards. Randy Moss became the seventh player to reach the Super Bowl titles since 1994. milestone in 2009 and now has 14,465 receiving yards. 5 7 The number of conference championships the Patriots have won The number of seasons that Tom Brady has passed for more since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the than 3,000 yards to tie the team record with Drew Bledsoe. highest total in the NFL over that span. Pittsburgh is second with 9 three conference titles since 1994. The number of consecutive seasons in which the Patriots have 17 won nine or more regular-season games. They are the only team The number of playoff games the Patriots have won since Robert in the NFL to have won at least nine games in each of the last Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total nine seasons entering 2010. in the NFL over that span. Pittsburgh ranks second with 15 168 playoff wins over that span. The number of consecutive games that has caught at 25 least one reception, the second-longest streak among active The number of playoff games the Patriots have appeared in players and the 9th-longest streak in NFL history. since 1994. The mark is the highest in the NFL, ahead of the 23 170 games played by Pittsburgh. The number of consecutive home games the Patriots have sold THE BELICHICK ERA out. The streak includes every preseason, regular-season and 4 playoff game since the 1994 regular-season opener. Bill Belichick is one of just four coaches to win three 2009 SEASON ACCOMPLISHMENTS championships since the Super Bowl era began. Belichick joins 3 three members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the exclusive The number of times Tom Brady has passed for 4,000 or more club (Chuck Knoll 4, 3 and Bill Walsh 3). Belichick is yards in a season after his team-record third 4,000 yard season the only coach to win three Super Bowls in the post-1993 salary in 2009. His 4,398 passing yards last season are second to the cap era and the only one to ever win three in four years. team-record 4,806 yards passing he had in 2007. 107-37 5 The Patriots’ regular-season record since 2001 under Head The number of times that Brady has finished a season with 25 or Coach Bill Belichick. Under Belichick, the Patriots have won 74.3 more touchdowns after closing out the 2009 season with 28 percent of their regular-season games, recording the highest touchdown passes. He is tied with Drew Brees for the fifth most winning percentage of any major American professional sports seasons with 25 or more touchdowns. team over that span. 10 PATRIOTS HALL OF FAME The number of seasons that Randy Moss has reached 1,000 4 yards receiving. He joins Jerry Rice (14 seasons) as the only The number of Patriots Hall of Famers that are also in the Pro players in NFL history to record 10 seasons with at least 1,000 Football Hall of Fame (John Hannah, , receiving yards. and ). 11 The number of NFL receivers who have reached 900 career 15 receptions. Moss became the 11th player to reach the milestone The number of players in the Patriots Hall of Fame following the and now has 926 career receptions. induction of former RB Sam “Bam” Cunningham. 5,453 The number of rushing yards Cunningham accumulated during his career to become the Patriots’ all-time leading rusher.

ROBERT KRAFT NEWS & NOTES

Since Robert Kraft purchased the SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994… team in 1994, the Patriots have TOTAL VICTORIES SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) experienced one of the most dramatic New England Patriots ...... 183 turnarounds in the history of sports. Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 175 In 16 seasons of ownership, Kraft has Green Bay Packers ...... 171 transformed one of the league’s least Indianapolis Colts ...... 171 successful clubs into what many Denver Broncos ...... 161 ...... 155 observers view as a model NFL franchise. In the five seasons WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) immediately preceding his purchase Team W L T Pct. (1989-93), the Patriots were a New England Patriots 183 98 0 .651 moribund team, winning just 19 of 80 games (.311 pct.) and Pittsburgh Steelers 175 103 1 .629 recording the worst record in the NFL over that span. When he Green Bay Packers 171 106 0 .617 Indianapolis Colts 171 107 0 .615 bought the franchise on Jan. 21, 1994, Kraft announced his Denver Broncos 161 108 0 .599 intention to bring a championship to New England, a tall order Philadelphia Eagles 155 120 2 .563 considering the team’s previous success rate. But under Kraft’s Minnesota Vikings 151 120 0 .557 leadership, the Patriots have won nine division titles, five conference crowns and three Super Bowl championships. The SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 New England Patriots ...... 3 Patriots have made five Super Bowl appearances since Kraft Pittsburgh Steelers……………………………………...... 2 purchased the team, a period during which no other NFL Denver Broncos ...... 2 franchise has earned more than three berths. 9 Teams ...... 1 Pre-Kraft Kraft Era 1960-93 1989-93 1994-09 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 183-98 New England Patriots ...... 5 Winning Pct. .450 .311 .651 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 3 Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 Denver Broncos ...... 2 Conference Titles 1 0 5 Green Bay Packers ...... 2 Division Titles 3 0 9 St. Louis Rams ...... 2 Playoff Seasons 6 0 11 Indianapolis Colts ...... 2 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 17-8 ...... 2 Home Playoff Games 1 0 12 14 Teams ...... 1

Home Playoff Record 0-1 -- 11-1 PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION New England Patriots ...... 17 The Patriots, the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 15 are the only teams from the four major professional sports Green Bay Packers ...... 11 leagues to have won at least three titles since 2001. Philadelphia Eagles…………………………………………………… 11 MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 Indianapolis Colts ...... 11

Team League Titles PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994 Los Angeles Lakers…………………………..NBA……………………………. ... 4 New England Patriots ...... 25 New England Patriots ...... NFL ...... 3 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 23 San Antonio Spurs ...... NBA ...... 3 Indianapolis Colts...... 22

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME/SERIES APPEARANCES SINCE 1994 Green Bay Packers ...... 21 Team League Appearances Philadelphia Eagles ...... 21 New York Yankees ...... MLB ...... 7 Denver Broncos ...... 13 Los Angeles Lakers ...... NBA ...... 7 San Francisco 49ers ...... 13

Detroit Red Wings ...... NHL ...... 6 PLAYOFF SEASONS SINCE 1994 New England Patriots ...... NFL ...... 5 Indianapolis Colts ...... 12 San Antonio Spurs ...... NBA ...... 4 New England Patriots ...... 11 New Jersey Devils ...... NHL ...... 4 Green Bay Packers ...... 11 SELLOUT STREAK Philadelphia Eagles ...... 10 In the early 1990s, the Patriots seemed destined for relocation Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 9 until Robert Kraft’s purchase of the team rejuvenated local ...... 9 interest. In 1991, the season ticket base was just 17,635, barely PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 enough to support the club. Now, the season-ticket base stands Team W L Pct. at a capped total of 61,759 and more than 50,000 fans are on a New Orleans Saints ...... 5 ...... 2 ...... 714 waiting list. The Patriots have sold out 170 consecutive home New England Patriots ...... 17 ...... 8 ...... 680 games (dating back to the 1994 regular-season opener). Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 15 ...... 8 ...... 652 SUCCESS STORY Arizona Cardinals ...... 5 ...... 3 ...... 625 Baltimore Ravens ...... 8 ...... 5 ...... 615 Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, the Patriots Denver Broncos ...... 8 ...... 5 ...... 615 have been one of the NFL’s elite franchises. Over the first 16 ...... 6 ...... 4 ...... 600 seasons of Kraft’s ownership, the Patriots own the NFL’s highest ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS winning percentage and have won more Super Bowl titles, more The Patriots have won more than half of their games for the conference championships and more playoff games than any ninth straight year after finishing the season with a 10-6 record. other NFL team. The Patriots have now won 9 or more games in They are the first team to win more than half of their games in 13 of the 16 seasons that Robert Kraft has owned the team. nine straight seasons since free agency began in 1993. The

Patriots are the fifth team to win more than half of their games

in nine straight seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, joining

the 49ers (16 straight from 1983-1998), the Cowboys (16

straight from 1970-85), the Raiders (11 straight from 1970-

80) and the Steelers (9 straight from 1972-80).

BILL BELICHICK NEWS & NOTES

THE HEAD COACH AMONG THE GREATS Overall Record: 163-97 (.627) Coach Belichick has recorded 163 career wins and is one of 15 Regular Season: 148-92 (.617) coaches in NFL history to win 160 or more games. Belichick Postseason: 15-5 (.750) owns a career winning percentage of .627, which is fifth all-time, With Patriots overall: 126-52 (.708) behind (.682), (.666), Overall since 2001: 121-41 (.747) (.630) and Joe Gibbs (.629). Super Bowl Titles: 5 (86, 90, 01, 03, 04) Conf. Titles: 7 (86, 90, 96, 01, 03, 04, 07) TOP WINNING PERCENTAGE AMONG HEAD COACHES Division Titles: 14 (75, 78, 86, 89, 90, WITH AT LEAST 150 WINS (INCL. POSTSEASON) 96, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09) Head Coach Team(s) Years W L T Pct. George Halas CHI 1920-29,33-41,46-55,58-67 324 151 31 .682 Bill Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Don Shula BAL/MIA 1963-95 347 173 6 .666 Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. He spent 20 years as an Curly Lambeau GB/CHC/WAS 1921-53 229 134 22 .630 assistant coach in the NFL and this is his 16th season as a head Joe Gibbs WAS 1981-92,04-07 171 101 0 .629 coach. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the only man Bill Belichick CLV/NE 1991-95,00-09 163 97 0 .627 NOTE: Winning percentage calculated using current NFL rules, counting a tie as a half-win, half-loss. in NFL history to serve 20 or more seasons as an assistant coach SUPER SUCCESS and at least 15 seasons as a head coach. Over a 100-game span Bill Belichick is one of just four head coaches to win three Super from 2003-08, Belichick directed the team to an 82-18 record, Bowl championships. Belichick is the only coach to win three marking the best 100-game span for any team in NFL history. In Super Bowls in the post-1993 salary cap era. the 2007 season, Belichick led the Patriots to the fourth MOST SUPER BOWL VICTORIES undefeated and untied regular season in the NFL’s 90-year Head Coach Team Titles Seasons history and the first since the NFL established a 16-game PIT 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 schedule in 1978. He has led the Patriots to the Super Bowl four times and has produced seven division championships, including Bill Belichick NE 3 2001, 2003, 2004 five straight from 2003-07. Belichick’s Patriots teams own the all- Joe Gibbs WAS 3 1982, 1987, 1991 time NFL records for consecutive total victories (21 from 2003- Bill Walsh SF 3 1981, 1984, 1988 04), and established the record for consecutive regular-season NOTE: Sorted by most recent championship. Super Bowls have determined NFL champion since 1966. victories (21 from 2006-08) and consecutive playoff victories (10 PLAYOFF SUCCESS from 2001-05). Belichick owns the second-best postseason Coach Belichick has won 15 career playoff games, a total that is record in NFL history (15-5) and is the winningest NFL head the fifth-highest by a head coach in NFL history. coach since 2001 (121-41). From 2003-04, he directed the MOST PLAYOFF WINS BY AN NFL HEAD COACH Patriots to back-to-back Super Bowl titles while posting Coach Team(s) Wins consecutive 17-win campaigns. Belichick has spent more seasons ...... Dallas Cowboys ...... 20 in the league than any other current NFL head coach, and in that Don Shula ...... Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins ...... 19 time has been a part of five Super Bowl championship teams. Joe Gibbs ...... Washington Redskins ...... 17 His overall record of 126-52 with the Patriots gives him the most Chuck Noll ...... Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 16 victories and the best winning percentage of any head coach in Bill Belichick ...... Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots .... 15 franchise history. POSTSEASON PROWESS ELITE COMPANY Bill Belichick is the second winningest head coach in NFL playoff Bill Belichick is one of nine NFL head coaches to win three or history, trailing only the legendary , whose name more championships since the league began postseason play in is emblazoned on the Super Bowl trophy. 1933. With the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, Belichick BEST POSTSEASON RECORDS IN NFL HISTORY joined an exclusive club in which each of the eight other Head Coach Team(s) W L Pct. members has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Vince Lombardi GB/WAS 9 1 .900 HEAD COACHES WITH THREE OR MORE NFL TITLES Bill Belichick CLE/NE 15 5 .750 (Listed alphabetically) TOPS IN TEAM HISTORY Head Coach Championship Team(s) Bill Belichick is the most successful head coach in Patriots Bill Belichick New England Patriots history. He has recorded more wins (126) and a higher winning Cleveland Browns percentage (.708) than any of the 13 previous head coaches. Baltimore Colts, New York Jets WINNINGEST HEAD COACHES IN PATRIOTS HISTORY Joe Gibbs Washington Redskins Career Overall Playoff George Halas Chicago Bears Coach Years Winning Pct. W-L-T W-L Curly Lambeau Green Bay Packers Bill Belichick 2000-09 .708 126-52-0 14-4 Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers 1984-89 .554 51-41-0 3-2 Chuck Noll Pittsburgh Steelers 1997-99 .549 28-23-0 1-2 Bill Walsh San Francisco 49ers 1982-84 .529 18-16-0 0-1 BELICHICK’S PATRIOTS RENAISSANCE 1973-78 .529 46-41 0-2 Any successful project requires a sound plan and once head 1961-68 .528 53-47-9 1-1 coach Bill Belichick implemented his design on the Patriots, his 1993-96 .500 34-34 2-2 approach has given him the best record of any NFL head coach 1979-81 .438 21-27 0-0 who has coached at least 40 games since 2001. 1960-61 .368 7-12 0-0 1969-70 .238 5-16 0-0 NFL COACHES’ RECORDS SINCE 2001 Coach Team W L T Pct. BELICHICK WINS 100th REGULAR-SEASON GAME Bill Belichick NE 121 41 0 .747 WITH PATRIOTS TB/IND 101 41 0 .711 The Patriots’ victory over Oakland on Dec. 14, 2008 was Bill Wade Phillips ATL/DAL 36 18 0 .667 Belichick’s 100th regular-season victory as Patriots head coach. PIT 70 35 1 .665 His 100th victory came in his 142nd regular-season game as head Mike Tomlin PIT 33 18 0 .647 coach. Only three NFL coaches have won their 100th game with a Andy Reid PHI 100 58 1 .632 team in fewer tries – Oakland’s (136 games), Mike Martz STL 46 29 0 .613 Miami’s Don Shula (137) and Cleveland’s Paul Brown (138).

TOM BRADY NEWS & NOTES

RECORDING SUCCESS BRADY HAD SEVEN 300-YARD GAMES Tom Brady has quarterbacked the Patriots Brady had seven 300-yard games in 2009. He had a streak of to victories in 97 of his 127 career five consecutive 300-yard games snapped at New Orleans. Brady regular-season starts, compiling a .764 set a team record with eight 300-yard games in 2007. The NFL winning percentage and giving him the record for most 300-yard games in a single-season is 10 by Rich best record of any in the Gannon (2002) and Drew Brees (2008). Super Bowl Era (since 1966). Including his BRADY IS PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADING PASSER 14-4 record in the playoffs, he is 111-34 Tom Brady passed Drew Bledsoe on an 11-yard completion to (.766) as a starter. Sam Aiken in the third quarter of the New Orleans (11/30) game TOP WINNING PERCENTAGES IN SUPER BOWL ERA to become the Patriots all-time passing leader. (Since 1966, Minimum 50 Starts, Regular Season Only) PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADING PASSERS Player Team(s) Years W L T Pct. Player YEARS ATT COMP YARDS Tom Brady NE 2000-09 97 30 0 .764 Tom Brady 2000-09 4,218 2,672 30,844 DAL 1969-79 85 29 0 .746 Drew Bledsoe 1993-01 4,518 2,544 29,657 SF/KC 1979-94 117 47 0 .713 1975-90 3,593 1,879 26,886 ACTIVE WINNING PERCENTAGE BRADY REACHES 30,000 YARD MILESTONE Minimum 32 Starts (two full seasons), Regular Season Only Brady became the 31st player in NFL history to reach 30,000 Quarterback Team(s) W L T Pct. passing yards with his performance at Miami on Dec. 6, 2009 Tom Brady NE 97 30 0 .764 BRADY HAS 3 TD PASSES OF 80 OR MORE YARDS Philip Rivers SD 46 18 0 .719 Brady’s 81-yard TD pass to WR Sam Aiken at Miami on Dec. 6, Ben Roethlisberger PIT 60 26 0 .698 2009 was his third pass of 80 or more yards and the third Tony Romo DAL 38 17 0 .691 longest of his career, behind his 91-yard TD pass to WR David IND 131 61 0 .682 Patten at Indianapolis (10/21/01) and an 82-yard TD pass to WR BRADY: OVER 4,000 YARDS AND 25 TDS IN 2009 at Miami (10/19/03). Tom Brady posted his team-record third season with 4,000 200 TOUCHDOWNS yards after finishing with 4,398 passing yards in 2009, second Brady became the 27th player in NFL history to reach 200 only to the team-record 4,806 yards passing he had in 2007. touchdowns with his 36-yard touchdown pass to TE Chris Baker Brady was tied with Drew Bledsoe with two 4,000-yard seasons. in the fourth quarter of the Atlanta game (09/27/09). Brady Brady had 4,110 yards passing in 2005 and a team-record 4,806 reached the milestone in a short period of time. His 225 career yards in 2007. He became the ninth NFL player to have three NFL touchdowns are 20th on the NFL All-Time list. 4,000-yard seasons. NFL RECORD BOOK / FASTEST TO 200 TOUCHDOWN PASSES Brady finished the ‘09 season with 28 touchdown passes for Games Player Team(s) NFL Debut 200th TD his fifth season with 25 or more touchdowns. He is tied with 89 Miami 09/19/83 09/17/89 Drew Brees for the fifth most seasons with 25 or more 106 Peyton Manning Indianapolis 09/06/98 11/21/04 touchdowns. 107 Atlanta/Green Bay 10/27/91 11/15/98 MOST SEASONS WITH 25-PLUS TOUCHDOWN PASSES 116 Tom Brady New England 11/23/00 09/27/09 Peyton Manning 12 Joe Montana 6 121 Baltimore Colts 1956 1963 Brett Favre 11 Tom Brady 5 BRADY’S COMEBACKS Dan Marino 7 Drew Brees 5 Brady has engineered 29 career game-winning performances to TOM BRADY’S RECORD AS A STARTER lead his team to a victory from a fourth-quarter deficit or tie. He Reg. Season Playoffs Total has accomplished the feat 23 times in the regular season and six Overall: 97-30 14-4 111-34 times in the playoffs. Home: ...... 54-10 ...... 8-1 ...... 62-11 TOM BRADY’S GAME-WINNING PERFORMANCES (29) Road: ...... 43-20 ...... 6-3* ...... 49-23* Time RemainingPassing Statistics^ By Yardage Total Date Opp. Score in Reg. Att Cmp Yds TD Int Final 09/14/09 BUF 13-24 5:32 13 11 112 2 0 25-24 Less than 200: ...... 23-12 ...... 3-1 ...... 26-13 12/29/07 at NYG 23-28 15:00 12 8 130 1 0 38-35 200-299: ...... 48-14 ...... 9-2 ...... 57-16 12/03/07 at BAL 17-24 14:25 17 7 113 1 0 27-24 300 or more: ...... 26-4 ...... 2-1 ...... 28-5 11/25/07 PHI 24-28 15:00 16 11 109 0 0 31-28 Other Records 11/04/07 at IND 10-20 9:42 10 8 144 2 0 24-20 On Artificial Turf: ...... 46-4 ...... 4-2 ...... 50-6 01/14/07 at SD* 13-21 8:35 14 9 122 1 1 24-21 Temp. Below 40: ...... 21-3 ...... 8-1 ...... 29-4 12/03/06 DET 13-21 13:07 15 14 101 0 0 28-21 Thanksgiving or later:...... 37-9 ...... 14-4 ...... 51-13 11/26/06 CHI 10-10 14:46 7 6 98 1 0 17-13 11/13/05 at MIA 15-16 2:53 2 2 76 1 0 23-16 Leading at Halftime: ...... 76-7 ...... 10-2 ...... 86-9 10/30/05 BUF 7-16 10:07 4 4 69 0 0 21-16 Leading after 3 Qtrs: ...... 80-5 ...... 9-2 ...... 89-7 10/09/05 at ATL 28-28 3:52 2 2 17 0 0 31-28 Overtime: ...... 6-1 ...... 1-0 ...... 7-1 09/25/05 at PIT 10-13 14:19 12 12 167 0 0 23-20 Final margin <7 pts: ...... 26-5 ...... 6-2 ...... 32-7 02/06/05 PHI** 14-14 15:00 4 2 33 0 0 24-21 Final margin <4 pts: ...... 16-7 ...... 6-1 ...... 22-8 10/03/04 at BUF 17-17 15:00 4 2 8 1 0 31-17 Passer rating >100.0: ...... 49-3 ...... 6-0 ...... 55-3 02/01/04 CAR** 29-29 1:08 5 4 47 0 0 32-29 *-Includes three Super Bowls at neutral sites 01/10/04 TEN* 14-14 15:00 11 6 27 0 0 17-14 11/30/03 at IND 31-31 10:21 6 3 31 1 0 38-34 WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEM 11/23/03 at HST 13-20 3:11 14 10 133 1 0 (ot) 23-20 Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are 97-30 (.764) as a head coach- 11/03/03 at DEN 23-26 2:51 4 5 58 1 0 30-26 starting quarterback tandem, marking the best winning 10/19/03 at MIA 13-13 15:00 10 7 147 1 0 (ot) 19-13 percentage of any coach-quarterback tandem since the 1970 10/05/03 TEN 24-27 4:40 1 1 15 0 0 38-30 12/29/02 MIA 13-24 4:59 13 8 69 1 0 (ot) 27-24 AFL-NFL Merger. In the playoffs, the tandem is 14-4 (.778), for 11/10/02 at CHI 19-30 5:16 14 9 116 2 0 33-30 an overall record of 111-34 (.766). 09/22/02 KC 38-38 0:00 5 4 46 0 0 (ot) 41-38 WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEMS SINCE 1970 02/03/02 STL** 17-17 1:21 8 5 53 0 0 20-17 (Regular Season Only) 01/19/02 OAK* 3-13 15:00 27 20 138 0 0 (ot) 16-13 Quarterback/Head Coach Team W L T Pct. 12/16/01 at BUF 6-9 5:57 13 9 116 0 0 (ot) 12-9 Tom Brady/Bill Belichick NE 97 30 0 .764 12/02/01 at NYJ 14-16 15:00 7 6 56 0 0 17-16 /John Madden OAK 60 19 1 .756 10/14/01 SD 16-26 8:48 18 13 130 1 0 (ot) 29-26 Jim McMahon/ CHI 46 15 0 .754 ^-Statistics are from the time noted until the end of the game * Divisional Playoffs ** Super Bowl Peyton Manning/Tony Dungy IND 73 24 0 .753

WR RANDY MOSS NEWS & NOTES

MOSS: ALL-TIME LEADER IN RECEPTIONS PER TD MOSS AMONG ALL-TIME LEADERS Over his 12-year NFL career, Randy Moss has averaged one Randy Moss is among the NFL’s all-time leaders in two major touchdown for every 6.25 receptions, a receiving categories – career touchdown receptions and total that is the best in NFL history receiving yards per game. In his 10-plus seasons, Moss has among any receiver with at least 500 caught 148 touchdown passes, second only to Jerry Rice’s 197 receptions. Moss has caught 148 touchdown receptions. Additionally, Moss has averaged 77.8 touchdowns out of 926 career receiving yards per game during his career, a mark that ranks receptions. second in NFL history

ALL-TIME NFL LEADERS / NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS / RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS RECEPTIONS PER TOUCHDOWN Player Years Team(s) TDs (Minimum 500 career receptions) Jerry Rice 1985-2004 SF/OAK/SEA 197 Player Team(s) Years Rec TD Rec/TD Randy Moss 1998-2009 MIN/OAK/NE 148 Randy Moss MIN/OAK/NE 1998-2009 926 148 6.25 1996-2009 SF/PHI/DAL/BUF 144 SD/DAL 1962-1972 542 85 6.38 1987-2002 PHI/MIN/MIA 130 Marvin Harrison 1996-2008 IND 128 MIA 1974-1986 510 74 6.89 Mark Clayton MIA/GB 1983-1993 582 84 6.93 NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS / RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME Terrell Owens SF/PHI/DAL/BUF 1996-2009 1006 144 6.99 (Minimum 100 Games Played) MOSS IS NFL’S PREMIER TD RECEIVER Player Years Team(s) Gms Yds Yd/G Since entering the NFL in 1998, Randy Moss has caught 148 2003-2009 HOU 102 7,948 77.9 touchdown passes, more than any other player over that span. Randy Moss 1998-2009 MIN/OAK/NE 186 14,465 77.8 Since joining the Patriots via trade prior to the 2007 season, Torry Holt 1999-2009 STL/JAX 173 13,382 77.4 Moss has caught 47 touchdowns – also the best in the league Marvin Harrison 1996-2008 IND 190 14,580 76.7 Jerry Rice 1985-2004 SF/OAK/SEA 303 22,895 75.6 over that span. In terms of overall touchdowns (rushing, receiving and returning), Moss has totaled 149 scores since NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS / 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES entering the league in 1998 (148 via reception and one via punt Player Team(s) Years Gms return), a tally that ranks second only to LaDainian Tomlinson Jerry Rice SF/OAK/SEA 1985-2004 76 (153 touchdowns) over that span. Moss’s 13 receiving Randy Moss MIN/OAK/NE 1998-2009 64 touchdowns in 2009 tied for the NFL lead with Marvin Harrison IND 1996-2008 59 and . NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS / GAMES WITH 2+ TD REC. NFL TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION LEADERS SINCE MOSS Player Team(s) Years Gms JOINED THE PATRIOTS IN 2007 Jerry Rice SF/OAK/SEA 1985-2004 44 Player Team(s) Rec Yds TD Randy Moss MIN/OAK/NE 1998-2009 35 Randy Moss NE 250 3,765 47 Terrell Owens SF/PHI/DAL/BUF 1996-2009 30 Larry Fitzgerald ARZ 293 3,932 35 Marvin Harrison IND 1996-2008 29 Terrell Owens DAL/BUF 205 3,236 30 TH IND 235 2,570 27 MOSS REACHES 1,000 YARDS FOR 10 TIME IND 286 3,919 26 Randy Moss reached 1,000 receiving yards for the third straight th season and the 10 time in his career after finishing the 2009 NFL TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION LEADERS SINCE MOSS with 1,264 receiving yards. He joined Jerry Rice (14 seasons) as ENTERED THE NFL IN 1998 the only players in NFL history with 10 1,000-yard receiving Player Team(s) Rec Yds TD seasons.

Randy Moss MIN/OAK/NE 926 14,465 148 MOSS MOVING UP ALL-TIME LISTS Terrell Owens SF/PHI/DAL/BUF 911 13,495 132 Moss finished with 83 receptions in 2009 and became just the Marvin Harrison IND 965 12,878 114 11th NFL player to reach 900 receptions. He is 10th on the NFL’s KC/ATL 966 11,439 80 all-time reception list with 926 career receptions. He is one of 23 Hines Ward PIT 895 10,947 78 TH players to have at least 800 receptions. MOSS 4 ON NFL’S ALL-TIME TD LIST Moss is fourth all-time in career touchdowns with 149, behind MOSS MOVING UP ALL-TIME LISTS active leader RB LaDainian Tomlinson. Randy Moss currently ranks sixth on the NFL’s all-time receiving NFL’S ALL-TIME TOUCHDOWN LEADERS (*Active Players) yards list with 14,465 receiving yards. He one of just seven Rk Player Season TD players to reach 14,000 yards. Moss moved into the top 10 on 1 Jerry Rice 1985-2004(20) 208 the NFL’s receiving yardage list on Dec. 14, 2008 at Oakland. 2 1990-2004(15) 175 NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS / RECEIVING YARDS 3 LaDainian Tomlinson*2001-2009(9) 153 Rk Player Team(s) Years Yards 4 Randy Moss* 1998-2009(12) 149 1 Jerry Rice SF/OAK/SEA 1985-2004 22,895 5 Terrell Owens* 1996-2009(14) 147 2 STL/SF 1994-2009 15,208 6 1982-1997(16) 145 3 Terrell Owens SF/PHI/DAL/BUF 1996-2009 14,951 7 1994-2005(12) 136 4 Tim Brown OAK/TB 1988-2004 14,934

TH 5 Marvin Harrison IND 1996-2008 14,580 MOSS HAS 10 CAREER 10-CATCH GAME 6 Randy Moss MIN/OAK/NE 1998-2009 14,465 Moss had 10 catches in the win vs. Atlanta on Sept. 27, 2009 7 GB/OAK/BUF/STL/PHI 1978-1993 14,004 th making it his 10 game with 10 or more catches. The 10-catch 8 Cris Carter PHI/MIN/MIA 1987-2002 13,899 performance was Moss’s second of 2009 – he tied a career high 9 LA(N)/WAS/NE 1983-1998 13,777 with 12 catches in the 2009 season-opener vs. Buffalo 10 Torry Holt STL/JAX 1999-2009 13,382 (09/14/09). Moss now has three 10-catch games with New MOSS GOES LONG England. Moss had a 55-yard reception and a 63-yd TD reception at MOSS TIES RICE FOR MOST 10-PLUS TD SEASONS Indianapolis on Nov. 5, 2009. It was the fourth time in his career Randy Moss scored on a 13-yard touchdown pass in the second that he has had two or more 50-yard receptions in the same game. quarter at Buffalo on Dec. 20, 2009 to record his 10th touchdown He once scored three 50-yd touchdowns (51, 56 and 56) (11-26-98 of the season. Moss now has nine 10-plus touchdown seasons to at Dallas). tie Jerry Rice for the most NFL seasons with 10-plus receiving touchdowns.

WR WES WELKER NEWS & NOTES

WELKER LEADS NFL IN RECEPTIONS SINCE 2007 WELKER HAS 3rd BEST RECEIVING TOTAL IN Wes Welker leads the NFL with 346 PATRIOTS HISTORY receptions since the start of 2007. He is Welker totaled 192 receiving yards against the Jets (11/22/09), the first player to reach 300 receptions the third-best single game receiving yard total in the 50-year in his first 40 games with a new team. history of the Patriots. Welker led the NFL in receptions in 2009 MOST RECEVING YARDS IN A GAME IN PATS HISTORY with 123, despite missing two games Yds. Player Date Opp W/L Score early in the year and part of the season- 214 10/03/99 at CLE W 19-7 finale due to an injury. 193 Terry Glenn 12/06/98 at PIT W 23-9 2007-PRESENT NFL REC. LEADERS 192 Wes Welker 11/22/09 NYJ W 31-14 Player Team Rec. Yds TD WELKER TIES NFL RECORD FOR MOST 10-PLUS Wes Welker NE 346 3,688 15 CATCH GAMES IN A SEASON WITH SEVEN Brandon Marshall DEN 307 3,710 23 Welker had his seventh 10-plus reception game of the 2009

season with 13 vs. Jacksonville (12/27) to tie the NFL record for 2009 RECEPTION LEADERS most 10-plus reception games in a single season. Andre Johnson Player Team Rec. of Houston had seven 10-plus reception games in 2008. The 10- Wes Welker NE 123 th Steve Smith NYG 107 plus receptions against the Jaguars marked the 11 time in his Brandon Marshall DEN 101 career that Welker had reached 10 or more receptions in a WELKER: 7.5 CATCHES A GAME SINCE 2007 game. Wes Welker is averaging 7.5 receptions per game since joining PATRIOTS MOST GAMES WITH 10-PLUS CATCHES Player No. of 10-plus reception games for the Patriots New England in 2007. His 7.5 average is the highest in the NFL Wes Welker 11 during that time. 5 MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAME SINCE 2007 Troy Brown 5 (Minimum-20 games) WELKER GOES OVER 100 RECEPTIONS IN 2009 Player Team Average Wes Welker New England Patriots 7.5 Wes Welker’s 10-catch game vs. Carolina on Dec. 13, 2009 Andre Johnson Houston Texans 6.7 pushed him over 100 receptions for the third straight season. He Brandon Marshall Denver Broncos 6.7 joins Marvin Harrison (4), Jerry Rice (3), Herman Moore (3) and WELKER FINISHES WITH SECOND MOST Brandon Marshall (3) as the only players to catch 100 passes in RECEPTIONS AND SECOND HIGHEST three consecutive seasons. Welker owns the Patriots three highest single-season reception totals with 123 in 2009, 112 in AVERAGE IN NFL HISTORY in 2009 2007 and 111 in 2008. Welker led the NFL with 123 receptions in 2009, despite WELKER PILES UP YARDS missing two games due to injury and part of the season-finale Wes Welker (1,175 in 2007 and 1,165 in 2008) joined due to an injury. He averaged 8.8 receptions in the 14 games he Randy Moss to become the first Patriots players with back-to- played. The 123 receptions are a Patriots record and match back 1,000-yard receiving seasons and stretched that to three Herman Moore (Detroit in 1995) for the second most receptions straight seasons after breaking the 1,000-yard mark at Miami. in a single season in NFL history, behind Marvin Harrison’s NFL Welker had a career-high in receiving yards with 1,348 in record of 143 receptions in 2002. Welker’s 8.8 catches per game 2009. It is the third highest in team history. Welker has three of in 2009 rank second in NFL history to the 8.9 average set by the top eight receiving seasons in team history. Harrison in 2002. PATRIOTS SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARD LEADERS Welker has had six or more receptions in 26 of his last 30 Player Season Yds Rec. TD regular-season games. He has 18 games with nine or more Randy Moss 2007 1493 98 23 catches since joining the Patriots. His 18 games with nine or 1986 1491 84 10 more catches are the most in Patriots history. Wes Welker 2009 1348 123 4 MOST RECEPTIONS IN A SEASON Randy Moss 2009 1264 83 13 Player Team Year Receptions Troy Brown 2001 1199 101 5 Marvin Harrison Indianapolis 2002 143 Wes Welker 2007 1175 112 8 Wes Welker New England 2009 123 Ben Coates 1994 1174 96 7 Herman Moore Detroit 1995 123 Wes Welker 2008 1165 111 3 Cris Carter Minnesota 1994 122 Cris Carter Minnesota 1995 122 WELKER’S ROUTE TO THE NFL Jerry Rice San Francisco 1995 122 Despite being named the Oklahoma football player of the WELKER LEADS NFL IN YARDS AFTER CATCH year by both USA Today and the Daily Oklahoman, Wes Welker’s Welker leads the NFL in yards after the catch since joining the only scholarship offer came from Texas Tech, and only after a Patriots in 2007. His 721 YAC yards in 2009 were second to player that committed to Texas Tech backed out. Baltimore’s Ray Rice, who had 757. “I was thinking I’d get a scholarship somewhere,” Welker MOST YARDS AFTER THE CATCH SINCE 2007 said. “When it didn’t happen when it was supposed to I was Player Team Yards After the Catch pretty hurt by it.” Wes Welker New England Patriots 2,119 Welker had an impressive collegiate career, accumulating Brandon Marshall Denver Broncos 1,515 259 receptions and eight punts returned for touchdowns. He WELKER SETS CAREER HIGHS AGAINST JETS even won a national award as the best special teams player in Welker had 15 receptions for 192 yards against the Jets on Nov. the country. Despite those accolades, he was passed over in the 22, 2009, setting the Patriots record for most catches in a non- 2004 NFL draft and signed with San Diego as a free agent. He overtime game. made the team, then was cut after the first game. He signed MOST RECEPTIONS IN A GAME IN PATRIOTS HISTORY with Miami soon after and was used just on special teams. He Rec. Player Date Opp W/L Score caught New England’s eye with a 71-yard punt return on 16 Troy Brown 09/22/02 vs. KC W 41-38 (ot) Monday Night Football in a game against the Patriots. He was 15 Wes Welker 11/22/09 vs. NYJ W 31-14 acquired by the Patriots in a trade with Miami in 2007.

PATRIOTS NEWS & NOTES

WELKER TIES NFL RECORD FOR FEWEST IS HIGH ON THE CHARTS INDIVIDUAL GAMES PLAYED TO Kevin Faulk has filled various roles since REACH 100 RECEPTIONS joining the team in 1999. He is the Welker reached 100 receptions in his 11th game of the 2009 Patriots all-time leader in all-purpose season to tie Marvin Harrison for the fewest individual games yards with 12,140. He ranks fifth in played to reach 100 receptions in a season in NFL history. rushing (3,505), fourth in receptions Harrison caught 100 passes in his first 11 games of the 2002 (418), eighth in pass receiving yards st season en route to an NFL-record 143 catches. (Welker missed (3,605), 21 in scoring (200), sixth in two games in 2009 due to injury). total punt return yards (932) and first in WELKER GOES OVER 100 YARDS kickoff return yards (4,098). Faulk owns Welker had a career-high six 100-yard games in 2009 and has the longest non-touchdown kickoff return in team history when 14 for his career. His previous high for most 100-yard games in he covered 95 yards on a return against the New York Jets a season was four in 2007 and 2008. (11/15/99). MOSS AND WELKER: FIRST TIME IN PATS PATRIOTS LEADERS / ALL-PURPOSE YARDS ALL-TIME Player Years ALL-PURPOSE YARDS HISTORY TWO PLAYERS HAVE 12 CATCHES Kevin Faulk 2001-09 12,140 Randy Moss and Wes Welker each hauled in 12 catches for the Stanley Morgan 1977-89 11,468 Patriots in the first meeting in 2009 against Buffalo (9/14), with Troy Brown 2001-07 11,053 each player tying the team’s fifth-highest single-game reception 1984-92 8,184 total. It is the first time in team history that two players have He is one of just six NFL players this decade to total 3,000 had at least 12 catches in the same game. The last time the rushing yards and 3,000 receiving yards. (Tiki Barber, Brian Patriots had two or more players with at least 10 catches in the Westbrook, Marshall Faulk, Michael Pittman and LaDanian same game was on Nov. 13, 1994, when Leroy Thompson had Tomlinson. 11 catches, Ben Coates had 10 and Michael Timpson had 10 FAULK IS THIRD ON ALL-TIME YARDS FROM catches in a 26-20 overtime win over Minnesota. SCRIMMAGE MOSS AND WELKER GO THREE STRAIGHT YEARS Faulk is third on the Patriots all-time list with 7,110 yards from WITH 1,000 YARDS EACH scrimmage.

Wes Welker and Randy Moss became the first Patriots players to PATRIOTS LEADERS / YDS FROM SCRIMMAGE ALL-TIME have three straight 1,000-yard seasons (2007-09). It is the sixth Player Years Rush-Yd Rec.-Yd Yd/Scrim. time in NFL history a team has had two players go three straight Stanley Morgan 1977-1989 21-127 534-10352 10479 seasons with 1,000 yards. Moss was part of another tandem to Sam Cunningham 1973-1982 1385-5453 210-1905 7359 accomplish the feat from 1998-2000. Kevin Faulk 2001-09 839-3505 418-3605 7110 TEAMS WITH TWO RECEIVERS WITH 1,000 OR MORE YARDS IN Tony Collins 1981-1987 1191-4647 261-2356 7003 THREE STRAIGHT SEASONS

(same two players) New England 2007-09 Randy Moss/Wes Welker Faulk has more total yards from scrimmage than any other Indianapolis 2004-06 Reggie Wayne/Marvin Harrison Patriots player since 2001. Faulk has totaled 5,750 yards from St. Louis 2000-02 Isaac Bruce/Torry Holt scrimmage (2,708 rushing and 3,042 receiving). Denver 1998-00 Rod Smith/Ed McCaffrey FAULK: FRANCHISE RB RECEPTIONS LEADER Minnesota 1998-00 Cris Carter/Randy Moss Faulk is the Patriots’ all-time leader in receptions by a running *Minnesota 1994-97 Cris Carter/Jake Reed back, totaling 418 career receptions. His receiving total ranks * Four Straight th WELKER HAS THREE STRAIGHT 100 CATCH AND fourth on the Patriots’ overall receptions list. He is the 26 running back in NFL history to reach 400 receptions. 1000 YARD SEASONS RECEPTIONS BY PATRIOTS RUNNING BACKS Welker registered his third straight season with at least 100 receptions Player Years Rec. (123) and 1,000 receiving yards (1,348) in 2009. Only four other NFL Kevin Faulk 1999-2009 418 players have had three consecutive seasons of at least 100 receptions and 1,000 yards receiving: Marvin Harrison )4, 1999-02), Brandon Marshall (3, Tony Collins 1981-87 261 2007-09), Herman Moore (3, 1995-97) and Jerry Rice (3, 1994-96). Sam Cunningham 1973-79,1981-82 210 WELKER AND MOSS AMONG RECEPTION LEADERS Larry Garron 1960-68 185 Welker led the NFL with 123 receptions in 2009, while Moss tied for 12th with 83 receptions. ACTIVE NFL RB RECEIVING LEADERS NFL/LEADERS IN RECEPTIONS Rk Player Years Rec.Yards. 1. Wes Welker 123 8. Hines Ward 95 1 LaDanian Tomlinson (San Diego) 2001-09 3,955 2. Steve Smith 107 9. Jason Witten 94 2 Brian Westbrook (Philadelphia) 2002-09 3,790 3t. Andre Johnson 101 10. Roddy White 85 3 Kevin Faulk (New England) 1999-2009 3,605 3t. Brandon Marshall 101 11. Anquan Boldin 84 OFFENSIVE LINE ALLOWS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF 5t. Reggie Wayne 100 12t. Randy Moss 83 SACKS IN TEAM HISTORY (IN 16 GAME SEASON) 5t Dallas Clark 100 12t. Sidney Rice 83 The Patriots offensive line allowed 18 sacks in 2009, the fewest 7. Larry Fitzgerald 97 in New England history since the NFL moved to a 16-game WELKER AVERAGED NEARLY 100 YDS PER GAME schedule in 1978. The previous best was 21 sacks in 2007. Wes Welker averaged 96.3 receiving yards per game in 2009. TOP QB HOME STARTING RECORDS Since 2000, an NFL player has averaged 100 or more yards per SINCE 1970 MERGER game only 10 times Player Team(s) W L T Pct. BRADY GOES DEEP IN 2009 Tom Brady NE 62 11 0 .849 Brady completed two 58-yard passes and an 81-yard pass at PIT 75 14 0 .843 Miami (12/6). It is the first time in his career that he has DEN 104 25 0 .806 completed three passes of 50 or more yards in the same game. TB/SF 63 19 0 .768 He has five games with two 50-yard completions, including one in 2009. He completed a 63-yard touchdown and a 55-yard pass to WR Randy Moss at Indianapolis (11/15/09).

PATRIOTS NEWS & NOTES

FRED TAYLOR AMONG NFL’S BEST HOLT HAS A STREAK Fred Taylor ranks 15th in NFL history Holt has made at least one reception in 168 consecutive games. for most rushing yards with career It marks the second-longest streak among active players and the totals of 2,484 carries for 11,540 yards 9th-longest in NFL history. and 66 rushing touchdowns in 146 games. He trails only San Diego’s CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION LaDainian Tomlinson (12,490) among (Active Players) active running backs in rushing yards. RK PLAYER, TEAM GAMES Taylor ranks among the NFL’s all-time 1. Hines Ward, PIT 178 best in several categories. 2. Torry Holt, STL, JAX 168 3. Tony Gonzalez, KC, ATL 147 th Rushing yards per game (79.0) 13 CRUMPLER HIGH IN AVERAGE th Yards from scrimmage per game (95.3) 16 Among active NFL tight ends, Patriots tight end Alge Crumpler th Rushes of 10-plus yards (330) 5 ranks second in average yards per reception. th Rushes of 50-plus yards (13) 4 th Yards from scrimmage (13,918) 26 HIGHEST AVERAGE YARDS PER RECEPTION AMONG ACTIVE TIGHT ENDS Rushing touchdowns (66) 30th Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TAYLOR REGISTERS 49th CAREER 100-YD GAME (SD) 479 6,223 13.0 Alge Crumpler (ATL,NE) 367 4,691 12.8 Fred Taylor finished with 105 yards rushing on 21 carries in the Owen Daniels (HOU) 207 2,501 12.1 th win vs. Atlanta on Sept. 27, 2009, recording his 49 100-yard Tony Gonzalez (KC, ATL) 999 11,807 11.8 rushing game and his first as a Patriot. Taylor’s 49 100-yard Dallas Clark (IND) 356 4,188 11.8 rushing games rank ninth in NFL history and first among active BANTA-CAIN SETS CAREER-HIGHS IN SACKS players. LB Tully Banta-Cain set a single-game career-high with three MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES/CAREER sacks in the win at Buffalo on Dec. 20, 2009 and closed out the 1. Emmitt Smith 78 6. 58 2009 season with a career-high of 10.0 sacks for the season. His 2. 77 7. 57 previous best for a season was 5.5 in 2006 with the Patriots. He 3. 76 8. 57 had three games in 2009 with at least two sacks and now has 4. 64 9. Fred Taylor 49 five games in his career with at least two sacks. The Patriots 5. 61 10. 47 have now had a player finish the season with double digit sack TAYLOR’S AVERAGE IS HIGH totals 12 times. Banta-Cain’s 10 sacks are the most for the Fred Taylor ranks fifth in NFL history with a 4.6 yards per rush Patriots since ’s 12.5 sacks in 2007. average among running backs with at least 10,000 yards. Below PATRIOTS FORCE TURNOVERS is the all-time list: RK PLAYER AVG RK Player AVG The Patriots did not force a turnover against Miami (11/8), 1. Jim Brown 5.2 4. Tiki Barber 4.7 breaking a streak of 15 straight games with a turnover. That 2. Barry Sanders 5.0 5. Fred Taylor 4.6 streak had been the longest streak in the NFL. The Patriots 3. O.J. Simpson 4.7 finished +6 in 2009, which was tied for eighth in the NFL. The Among active NFL running backs, Taylor’s 4.6-yard average trails Patriots are +76 since 1997. Below is a turnover table since the only Carolina’s DeAngelo Williams (5.1), Minnesota’s Adrian 1997 season.

Peterson (4.9), Atlanta’s Michael Turner (4.9), San Francisco’s NFL TURNOVER MARGIN SINCE 1997 (4.8) and Jacksonville’s Maurice Jones-Drew (4.7). Rank Team Turnover Margin TORRY HOLT IN AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB 1. New England +76 Torry Holt reached 900 career 2. Kansas City +70 receptions on 11/8/09 against Kansas 3. Jacksonville +58 City. He became the second-fastest DOMINANT DEFENSE th player in NFL history to 900 career The Patriots defense finished 11 in the NFL, eight yards behind th receptions and only the 10th player the 10 place Washington Redskins. The Patriots defense has all-time. finished in the top ten 13 times, including five times under Head Coach Bill Belichick. OFFENSE RANKS HIGH FASTEST TO 900 RECEPTIONS The Patriots offense finished third in the NFL after averaging RK PLAYER GAMES 1. Marvin Harrison 149 397.3 yards in total offense. That total is the second highest in 2. Torry Holt 166 team history to the 411.3 yards in total offense per game in 3. Jerry Rice 168 2007. HOLT JOINS 13,000 CLUB MOST TOTAL NET YARDS PER GAME IN TEAM HISTORY Holt surpassed 13,000 receiving yards in week six against St. Year Gm Yds/Gm Year Gm Yds/Gm Louis last season with a 41-yard reception in the first quarter. 1. 2007 16 411.3 5. 1994 16 361.0 2. 2009 16 397.3 6. 2004 16 357.6 Holt became the third-fastest player in NFL history to reach 3. 1978 16 372.8 7. 1981 16 351.4 13,000 career receiving yards as he accomplished the feat in 164 4. 2008 16 365.4 games. Holt reached 11,000 career receiving yards faster than PATRIOTS ON THE POINT any player (131 games) and was the second-fastest to reach The Patriots scored 427 points in 2009 and finished sixth in the 12,000 career receiving yards as he did it his 146th career game. NFL with 26.7 points per game. The 427 points are the fourth most in team history. FASTEST TO 13,000 RECEIVING YARDS MOST POINTS SCORED IN A SEASON BY THE PATRIOTS RK PLAYER GAMES 589 in 2007 1. Jerry Rice 154 441 in 1980 2. Marvin Harrison 162 437 in 2004 3. Torry Holt 164 427 in 2009 418 in 1996

PATRIOTS NEWS & NOTES

TOP OFFENSE MESKO DISCOVERS FOOTBALL The Patriots offense finished third in the NFL. It is the third An avid soccer player from his days in Romania, Mesko had a straight season that the offense finished in the Top 10. Since the strong leg. It was only when he came to America that he 1970 merger, the Patriots’ offense has finished in the top 10 15 discovered his leg could take him places. In eighth grade, Mesko times, including five times under head coach Bill Belichick. was playing kickball in the gym when he kicked the ball so high OFFENSE RK that he broke a light fixture. He was given a choice: pay for the 2009 3 light fixture or play football. With his family still struggling with 2008 5 money and football being a more popular sport than soccer at 2007 1 his school, the choice was an obvious one—Mesko decided to

DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE play football. His leg would land him numerous Division I The New England Patriots own a 43-13 (.768) record in regular Scholarships and admission offers from Ivy League schools. season AFC East games since the beginning of the 2001 season, From these, Mesko chose to play football at Michigan. compiling the best intra-division record of any team in the NFL TOUGH AT HOME over the last eight seasons. The Patriots finished 4-2 in the The Patriots own an overall record of 59-13 (.819) at Gillette division in 2009. Stadium. Since their state-of-the-art facility opened at the NFL’S TOP DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 beginning of the 2002 season, the Patriots own the NFL’s best Team W L T Pct. record at home. In the franchise’s first 43 seasons, the Patriots New England Patriots 43 13 0 .768 never enjoyed an undefeated season at home. In the past eight Indianapolis Colts 41 15 0 .732 seasons at Gillette stadium, the Patriots have celebrated four Pittsburgh Steelers 41 17 0 .707 undefeated seasons (2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009). Green Bay Packers 38 18 0 .679 BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2002 AFC EAST DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 Team W L T Pct. Team W L T Pct. Div. Titles Years New England 59 13 0 .819 New England 43 13 0 .768 7 2001, 03-07, 09 Indianapolis 57 15 0 .792 New York Jets 27 29 0 .482 1 2002 Pittsburgh 50 19 1 .721 Miami 24 32 0 .429 1 2008 Baltimore 46 20 0 .697 Buffalo 19 37 0 .339 0 --- Philadelphia 48 23 0 .676 NOTES: The Indianapolis Colts were members of the AFC East in 2001 and compiled a 3-5 divisional San Diego 46 23 0 .667 record that season. In 2002, the Patriots and Jets both finished with a 9-7 overall record and a 4-2 divisional record, but the Jets claimed the division title by virtue of having a better record against Seattle 46 23 0 .667 common opponents. In 2008, the Patriots and Dolphins both finished with an 11-5 overall record and a Minnesota 44 22 0 .667 4-2 divisional record PATRIOTS EXTEND WINNING NFL’S BEST ROAD WARRIORS THIS DECADE STREAK OVER BUFFALO Since the start of the 2000 season, the Patriots have the third best road record with a 51-29 record, behind Indianapolis. (55- The Patriots extended their winning streak to 13 games over 25) and Philadelphia. (51-28-1), despite a 2-6 road record in Buffalo (12-20). The 13-game winning streak is tied for the 2009. fourth longest winning streak in NFL history. TEAM RECORD LONGEST NFL SERIES WINNING STREAKS Indianapolis 55-25 Team Opponent Win StreakLast Loss Philadelphia 51-28-1 Miami Buffalo 20 (1970-79) New England 51-29 San Francisco Rams 17 (1990-98) Miami Colts 14 (1980-87) DOUBLE TROUBLE: CB DEVIN MCCOURTY New England Buffalo 13 (2003-current) After being selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2010 th Dallas Cardinals 13 (1990-96) NFL Draft (27 overall), CB Devin McCourty became part of a San Diego Oakland 13 (2003-current) select group in league history. McCourty’s identical twin brother, EVEN STEPHEN Jason, is a with the , selected in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. The two are now only the Since joining the Patriots as a fourth- 11th set of twins to play in the NFL. Devin and Jason were round draft choice in 2006, Stephen in the Rutgers secondary from 2005-08. Devin Gostkowski has connected on 85.1 percent redshirted for the 2005 season and therefore was a year behind of his regular-season field goal attempts his brother in eligibility. McCourty is the second twin to suit up (103-for-121), achieving the best field for the Patriots, after CB Kato Serwanga was a member of the goal percentage in Patriots history. team from 1998-2000. His twin brother Wasswa played for San PATRIOTS ALL-TIME LEADERS / Francisco and Minnesota from 1999-2001. According to FIELD GOAL PCT. (Minimum 50 Attempts) McCourty’s mother, the two can only be told apart by tiny scars Player Years FGM FGA Pct. on their faces left by chickenpox. Stephen Gostkowski 2006-09 103 121 .851 ALL IN THE FAMILY: TE 1996-05 263 321 .819 Rookie TE Rob Gronkowski grew up playing football against his

ZOLTAN MESKO: COMING TO AMERICA brothers in the backyard. Now, he has a chance to play against them in the NFL. Dan Gronkowski, the oldest of the bunch, is Rookie P Zoltan Mesko was born in Timosoara, Romania, on the currently in his second season as a TE for the Detroit Lions, Romania-Hungary border. In 1989, during the communist while 23-year old Chris is currently in camp with the Dallas revolutions, his family would survive by diving on the floor to Cowboys as a fullback. The Gronkowski’s are among 27 different avoid gun shots. Even after the fall of the Berlin Wall, his sets of brothers currently in the NFL, yet they are the only family parents and he lived in poverty. His family was finally able to that can claim to have three siblings in the league. If both Rob escape Romania when his father won a United States Permanent and Dan make their respective rosters, the two would match-up Resident Card (green card) in the Diversity Immigrant Visa against one another this Thanksgiving when the Patriots travel Lottery in 1997. At the age of 11, Mesko came to America. to Detroit on Thursday, November 25.

THE TEAM OF THE DECADE

hen Robert Kraft purchased the New England Patriots in 1994, few would have thought that just 16 years later the franchise would be the undisputed team of the decade in the first decade of the new millennium. Kraft brought a winning vision to the organization and dedicated his resources to building a consistent winner. On Jan. 27, 2000, Kraft hired Bill Belichick to coach the team, and W three months later the team drafted then-unheralded quarterback Tom Brady, putting the final pieces in place for the Patriots to become the most successful NFL team of the 2000s.

THE PATRIOTS’ UNMATCHED NFL SUCCESS FROM 2000-2009

Super Bowl Titles Most Victories in a Season (Inc. Playoffs), 2000-09 New England ...... 3 Team Year W Pittsburgh ...... 2 New England 2007 18 Baltimore ...... 1 New England 2003 17 Indianapolis ...... 1 New England 2004 17 New Orleans ...... 1 Baltimore 2000 16 N.Y. Giants ...... 1 St. Louis 2001 16 Tampa Bay ...... 1 Pittsburgh 2004 16

Conference Titles Indianapolis 2006 16 New England ...... 4 Indianapolis 2009 16 Indianapolis ...... 2 New Orleans 2009 16 N.Y. Giants ...... 2 Pittsburgh ...... 2 Most Victories in a Single Regular Season, 2000-09 10 Teams ...... 1 Team Year W New England 2007 16 Division Titles Pittsburgh 2004 15 New England ...... 7 New England 2003 14 Indianapolis ...... 6 New England 2004 14 Philadelphia ...... 5 Indianapolis 2005 14 Pittsburgh ...... 5 Indianapolis 2009 14 San Diego ...... 5 St. Louis 2001 14 Note: The Patriots also finished tied for the division

lead twice during the 2000s but lost the division title Playoff Games Hosted on tiebreakers in 2002 and 2008. New England ...... 9 Playoff Wins Philadelphia ...... 9 New England ...... 14 Pittsburgh ...... 8 Philadelphia ...... 10 Indianapolis ...... 8 Pittsburgh ...... 10 Indianapolis ...... 9 Major Sports League Titles, 2000-09 Baltimore ...... 8 Los Angeles Lakers NBA 4

Playoff Winning Percentage New England Patriots NFL 3 Team W L Pct. San Antonio Spurs NBA 3 New England 14 4 .777 MLB 2 New Orleans 5 2 .714 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 Pittsburgh 10 4 .714 Houston Dynamo MLS 2 Arizona 4 2 .667 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS 2 Carolina 5 3 .625 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 Baltimore 8 5 .615 New York Yankees MLB 2

Playoff Games Played Pittsburgh Steelers NFL 2 New England ...... 18 San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2 Philadelphia ...... 18 Indianapolis ...... 17 Major Sports Conference Titles, 2000-09 Pittsburgh ...... 14 Los Angeles Lakers NBA 6 Baltimore ...... 13 New England Patriots NFL 4 N.Y. Giants ...... 11 New England Revolution MLS 4 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS 4 Overall Wins New York Yankees MLB 4 (Includes Regular Season and Playoffs) Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 New England ...... 126 New Jersey Devils NHL 3 Indianapolis ...... 124 San Antonio Spurs NBA 3 Pittsburgh ...... 113 Philadelphia ...... 113 Seasons of NFL Playoff Advancement Baltimore ...... 100 Philadelphia ...... 7 Overall Winning Percentage New England ...... 6 (Includes Regular Season and Playoffs) Pittsburgh ...... 5 Team W L T Pct. Baltimore ...... 4 New England 126 52 0 .708 Indianapolis ...... 4 Indianapolis 124 53 0 .701 Green Bay ...... 3 Pittsburgh 113 60 1 .652 Oakland ...... 3 Philadelphia 113 64 1 .638 Seattle ...... 3 Green Bay 98 71 0 .580 New Orleans ...... 3

PATRIOTS FOOTBALL NETWORK

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PATRIOTS ALL ACCESS Emmy-Award winning Patriots All Access airs weekly throughout the season on WBZ, Channel 4 in Boston and regional affiliates. Patriots All Access features exclusive, behind-the-scenes access and in-depth weekly features on TPatriots players and personnel. Hosted by WBZ’s Steve Burton, the show features weekly sit-downs with Coach Bill Belichick, including the popular “Belestrator” segment where the coach breaks down upcoming opponents. Fridays at 7:00 p.m and Sundays at 9:00 a.m. on TV 38 in Boston; WNAC-TV in Providence; Saturdays at 12:05 a.m. on WMUR-TV in Manchester, N.H. Saturdays at 5:00 a.m. on WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine; Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. on WCTX-TV in Hartford, Conn. Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. on WFXQ-TV in Springfield, Mass.; Sundays at 11:00 a.m. on WVII-TV in Bangor, Maine

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2009 REGULAR-SEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS

WON 10, LOST 6 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/14 W 25-24 Buffalo 68,756 Maroney 194 757 3.9 45t 9 09/20 L 9-16 at New York Jets 78,312 Faulk 62 335 5.4 29 2 09/27 W 26-10 Atlanta 68,756 Morris 73 319 4.4 55 2 10/04 W 27-21 Baltimore 68,756 F. Taylor 63 269 4.3 19 4 10/11 L 17-20 OT at Denver 76,011 Green-Ellis 26 114 4.4 29 0 10/18 W 59- 0 Tennessee 68,756 Brady 29 44 1.5 9 1 10/25 W 35- 7 at Tampa Bay 84,254 Welker 5 36 7.2 11 0 11/08 W 27-17 Miami 68,756 Hoyer 10 25 2.5 20 1 11/15 L 34-35 at Indianapolis 67,476 Tate 1 11 11.0 11 0 11/22 W 31-14 New York Jets 68,756 Slater 1 6 6.0 6 0 11/30 L 17-38 at New Orleans 70,768 Edelman 2 5 2.5 5 0 12/06 L 21-22 at Miami 70,102 TEAM 466 1921 4.1 55 19 12/13 W 20-10 Carolina 68,756 OPPONENTS 398 1768 4.4 50 6 12/20 W 17-10 at Buffalo 70,000 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/27 W 35- 7 Jacksonville 68,756 Welker 123 1348 11.0 58 4 01/03 L 27-34 at Houston 71,029 Moss 83 1264 15.2 71t 13 N.E. Opp. Edelman 37 359 9.7 29 1 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 373 289 Faulk 37 301 8.1 38t 1 Rushing 114 80 Watson 29 404 13.9 36 5 Passing 222 193 Aiken 20 326 16.3 81t 2 Penalty 37 16 Morris 19 180 9.5 35 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 90/206 72/194 Baker 14 142 10.1 36t 2 3rd Down Pct. 43.7 37.1 Maroney 14 99 7.1 17 0 4th Down: Made/Att 11/22 10/21 Galloway TM 7 67 9.6 19 0 4th Down Pct. 50.0 47.6 Stanback 3 22 7.3 9 0 POSSESSION AVG. 32:55 27:05 F. Taylor 2 17 8.5 13 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 6357 5123 Green-Ellis 2 11 5.5 6 0 Avg. Per Game 397.3 320.2 TEAM 390 4540 11.6 81t 28 Total Plays 1076 941 OPPONENTS 300 3584 11.9 75t 25 Avg. Per Play 5.9 5.4 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD NET YARDS RUSHING 1921 1768 Meriweather 5 149 29.8 56 1 Avg. Per Game 120.1 110.5 Bodden 5 60 12.0 53t 1 Total Rushes 466 398 Butler 3 91 30.3 91t 1 NET YARDS PASSING 4436 3355 Wilhite 2 17 8.5 17 0 Avg. Per Game 277.3 209.7 Springs 1 8 8.0 8 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 18/104 31/229 Chung 1 2 2.0 2 0 Gross Yards 4540 3584 Moss 1 0 0.0 0 0 Att./Completions 592/390 512/300 TEAM 18 327 18.2 91t 3 Completion Pct. 65.9 58.6 OPPONENTS 13 146 11.2 38 1 Had Intercepted 13 18 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B PUNTS/AVERAGE 57/39.0 79/41.4 Hanson 56 2221 39.7 34.1 5 18 56 1 NET PUNTING AVG. 57/34.1 79/35.4 TEAM 57 2221 39.0 34.1 5 18 56 1 PENALTIES/YARDS 81/743 91/780 OPPONENTS 79 3267 41.4 35.4 2 22 64 0 /BALL LOST 17/9 28/10 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD TOUCHDOWNS 50 35 Welker 27 16 338 12.5 69 0 Rushing 19 6 Edelman 6 1 63 10.5 35 0 Passing 28 25 Faulk 5 2 31 6.2 15 0 Returns 3 4 TEAM 38 19 432 11.4 69 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS OPPONENTS 20 16 180 9.0 31 0 TEAM 99 183 70 75 0 427 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD OPPONENTS 47 89 53 93 3 285 Maroney 13 279 21.5 52 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Edelman 11 241 21.9 32 0 Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 47/47 26/31 0 125 Slater 11 269 24.5 35 0 Moss 13 0 13 0 0 80 Faulk 6 144 24.0 32 0 Maroney 9 9 0 0 0 54 Butler 5 104 20.8 26 0 Watson 5 0 5 0 0 30 Tate 4 106 26.5 34 0 F. Taylor 4 4 0 0 0 24 Welker 2 45 22.5 27 0 Welker 4 0 4 0 0 24 Connolly 1 16 16.0 16 0 Faulk 3 2 1 0 0 18 Stanback 1 22 22.0 22 0 Aiken 2 0 2 0 0 12 TEAM 54 1226 22.7 52 0 Baker 2 0 2 0 0 12 OPPONENTS 70 1705 24.4 51 0 Morris 2 2 0 0 0 12 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Bodden 1 0 0 1 0 6 Gostkowski 0/ 0 7/ 7 12/13 5/ 8 2/3 Brady 1 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 0/ 0 7/ 7 12/13 5/ 8 2/3 Butler 1 0 0 1 0 6 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 6/ 6 4/ 6 3/ 4 1/4 Edelman 1 0 1 0 0 6 Gostkowski: (41N,20G,28G)(45G,25G,29G)(21G,33G, Hoyer 1 1 0 0 0 6 22G,33G)(32G,33G)(53G,40N)(39N,33G)()(30G,38G, Meriweather 1 0 0 1 0 6 34G,40G)(31G,36G)(26G,40N)(36G,50N)()(48G,47G) TEAM 50 19 28 3 47/47 26/31 0 427 (30G)()(51G,43G) OPPONENTS 35 6 25 4 33/34 14/20 0 285 OPP: (40G)(33G,24G,39G)(26G)()(48N,24G,41G)()() 2-Pt Conv: Moss, TM 1-3, OPP 0-1 (52G)()()(30G,37N)(29G,24G,41G)(53N,36G)(25G, SACKS: Banta-Cain 10, D. Burgess 5, Wright 5, 56N)()(56N,38N) A. Thomas 3, Chung 2, Guyton 1.5, Mayo 1.5, Green 1, Ninkovich 1, Warren 1, TM 31, OPP 18 FUM/LOST: Brady 4/2, Maroney 4/4, Morris 2/1, Moss 2/1, Welker 2/0, Edelman 1/0, Faulk 1/0, F. Taylor 1/1 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brady 565 371 4398 65.7 7.78 28 5.0 13 2.3 81t 16/ 86 96.2 Hoyer 27 19 142 70.4 5.26 0 0.0 0 0.0 17 2/ 18 82.6 TEAM 592 390 4540 65.9 7.67 28 4.7 13 2.2 81t 18/ 104 95.6 OPPONENTS 512 300 3584 58.6 7.00 25 4.9 18 3.5 75t 31/ 229 81.7 2009 REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackle Statistics based on Coaches Film Review

PLAYER TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES SP. TEAMS Name TT UT A S/ Yds QHInt/Yds TD PD FF FR/ Yds TD TT UT A FF FR Jerod Mayo 11475391.514.540000100000000 Gary Guyton 9149421.510.080004000000000 Brandon Meriweather8351320.00.00514919200053200 Brandon McGowan6644220.00.0300053100129301 Vince Wilfork 6539260.00.000002100000000 Tully Banta-Cain 60411910.069.5150002200000000 5737201.09.040001000000000 Leigh Bodden 5443110.00.00560117110000000 Mike Wright 4827215.045.070002110000000 Jarvis Green 4726211.08.030000000000000 Jonathan Wilhite 423390.00.0021705010042200 Shawn Springs 393540.00.001804000000000 James Sanders 393180.00.000003010053200 Derrick Burgess 3520155.032.0100000210000000 Darius Butler 332940.00.0039118000000000 Adalius Thomas 3121103.025.060002000000000 Pat Chung 261972.013.0212010000137600 Myron Pryor 2313100.00.020000100000000 Pierre Woods 171070.00.00000000001811700 15870.00.010000010000000 Rob Ninkovich 10551.03.02000200001111000 Ron Brace 9 630.00.000000000000000 Titus Adams 3 030.00.000000000000000 Terrence Wheatley 2 200.00.000000000031200 Bret Lockett 2 110.00.000000000053200 Eric Alexander 0 000.00.0000000000145910 Sam Aiken 0 000.00.0000000000118310 Stephen Gostkowski0 000.00.000000000065101 Jake Ingram 0 000.00.000000000021100 BenJarvus Green-Ellis0 000.00.000000000052300 0 000.00.000000000076100 Kyle Arrington 0 000.00.00000000001712500 Randy Moss 0 000.00.001001000000000 1011 665 346 31.0 229.0 67 18 327 3 68 14 7 0 0 138 89 49 2 2

FUMBLES - LOST (16-8) KEY Own TT-Total Tackles Int/Yds-Interceptions/Yards Returned No. Lost Rec O.B. UT-Unassisted Tackles PD-Passes Defensed Tom Brady 4200 A-Assisted Tackles FF-Forced Fumbles Kevin Faulk 1 0 0 0 S/YL-Sacks/Yards Lost FR/Yds- Recoveries/Yards Returned Leigh Bodden 0 0 1 0 QH-Quarterback Hits Sammy Morris 2 1 0 0 Nick Kaczur 0 0 1 0 Wes Welker 2 0 1 0 Larence Maroney 4400 Julian Edelman 1 0 1 0 Mark LeVoir 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Dan Koppen 0 0 1 0 Randy Moss 2 1 1 0 16 8 8 0 BLOCKED KICKS XP FG P MISC. OFFENSIVE STATS Tkl Ast FF FR Totals Randy Moss 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Ben Watson 1 0 0 0 Dan Koppen 2 0 0 1 Kevin Faulk 1 0 0 0 Wes Welker 3 0 0 1 Laurence Maroney 1010 12 0 1 3

2009 POSTSEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS

WON 0, LOST 1 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 01/10 L 14-33 Baltimore 68,756 Faulk 14 52 3.7 9 0 N.E. Opp. Morris 1 9 9.0 9 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 15 16 Maroney 1 2 2.0 2 0 Rushing 4 13 F. Taylor 2 1 0.5 2 0 Passing 9 3 TEAM 18 64 3.6 9 0 Penalty 2 0 OPPONENTS 52 234 4.5 83t 4 3rd Down: Made/Att 3/12 10/16 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 3rd Down Pct. 25.0 62.5 Edelman 6 44 7.3 24 2k 4th Down: Made/Att 1/2 0/0 Faulk 6 37 6.2 18 0 4th Down Pct. 50.0 0.0 Moss 5 48 9.6 19 0 POSSESSION AVG. 27:39 32:21 Morris 3 15 5.0 8 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 196 268 Aiken 1 5 5.0 5 0 Avg. Per Game 196.0 268.0 Watson 1 3 3.0 3 0 Total Plays 63 62 Baker 1 2 2.0 2 0 Avg. Per Play 3.1 4.3 TEAM 23 154 6.7 24 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 64 234 OPPONENTS 4 34 8.5 17 0 Avg. Per Game 64.0 234.0 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Rushes 18 52 Banta-Cain 1 0 0.0 0 0 NET YARDS PASSING 132 34 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Avg. Per Game 132.0 34.0 OPPONENTS 3 95 31.7 50 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 3/22 0/0 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Gross Yards 154 34 Hanson 5 195 39.0 32.2 0 2 53 0 Att./Completions 42/23 10/4 TEAM 5 195 39.0 32.2 0 2 53 0 Completion Pct. 54.8 40.0 OPPONENTS 4 136 34.0 27.0 0 2 46 0 Had Intercepted 3 1 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD PUNTS/AVERAGE 5/39.0 4/34.0 Edelman 1 1 28 28.0 28 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 5/32.2 4/27.0 Faulk 0 1 0 ------0 PENALTIES/YARDS 5/41 3/15 TEAM 1 2 28 28.0 28 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 1/1 1/1 OPPONENTS 2 0 34 17.0 34 0 TOUCHDOWNS 2 4 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 0 4 Butler 4 72 18.0 42 0 Passing 2 0 Slater 2 46 23.0 26 0 Returns 0 0 TEAM 6 118 19.7 42 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS OPPONENTS 3 61 20.3 30 0 TEAM 0 7 7 0 0 14 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ OPPONENTS 24 0 3 6 0 33 Gostkowski 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS TEAM 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/0 Edelman 2 0 2 0 0 12 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 2/ 2 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/0 Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 2/ 2 0/ 1 0 2 Gostkowski: (44N) TEAM 2 0 2 0 2/ 2 0/ 1 0 14 TM: (44N) OPPONENTS 4 4 0 0 3/ 3 2/ 2 0 33 OPP: (27G,23G) 2-Pt Conv: TM 0-0, OPP 0-1 SACKS: OPP 3 FUM/LOST: Brady 1/1

* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Brady 42 23 154 54.8 3.67 2 4.8 3 7.1 24 3/ 22 49.1 TEAM 42 23 154 54.8 3.67 2 4.8 3 7.1 24 3/ 22 49.1 OPPONENTS 10 4 34 40.0 3.40 0 0.0 1 10.0 17 0/ 0 10.0

2009 POSTSEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackle Statistics based on Coaches Film Review PLAYER TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES SP. TEAMS Name TT UT A S/ Yds QHInt/Yds TDPDFFFR/Yds TD TT UT A FF FR Vince Wilfork 18990.00.000000000000000 Ty Warren 9 540.00.000000000000000 James Sanders 9 810.00.000000000000000 Jerod Mayo 7 430.00.000000000000000 Tully Banta-Cain 7 250.00.001001000000000 Adalius Thomas 6 420.00.000000000000000 Junior Seau 6 240.00.000000000000000 Gary Guyton 5 320.00.000000000000000 Mike Wright 4 310.00.000000000000000 Leigh Bodden 4 310.00.000001000000000 Jarvis Green 3 030.00.000000000000000 Brandon Meriweather3 210.00.000000000010000 Darius Butler 3 120.00.000000000000000 Myron Pryor 1 100.00.000000000000000 Derrick Burgess 1 100.00.000000000000000 Brandon McGowan 1 100.00.000000000000000 Chris Hanson 0 000.00.000000000011000 Matthew Slater 0 000.00.000000000011000 Kyle Arrington 0 000.00.000000000010101 Eric Alexander 0 000.00.000000000011000 8749380.00.001002000053101

FUMBLES - LOST (1-1) KEY Own TT-Total Tackles Int/Yds-Interceptions/Yards Returned No. Lost Rec O.B. UT-Unassisted Tackles PD-Passes Defensed Tom Brady 1100 A-Assisted Tackles FF-Forced Fumbles S/YL-Sacks/Yards Lost FR/Yds-Fumble Recoveries/Yards Returned QH-Quarterback Hits 1100 BLOCKED KICKS XP FG P MISC. OFFENSIVE STATS Tkl Ast FF FR Totals Sebatian Vollmer 2 0 0 1 1000 Stephen Neal 1 0 0 0 Fred Taylor 0 1 0 0 4101

AS OF AUGUST 8, 2010 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 88 Aiken, Sam WR 6-2 220 12/14/1980 8 North Carolina Kenansville, N.C. 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 52 Alexander, Eric LB 6-2 240 2/8/1982 6 Louisiana State Port Arthur, Texas 7 Zac Robinson QB 27 Arrington, Kyle CB 5-10 196 8/12/1986 2 Hofstra Accokeek, Md. 8 Brian Hoyer QB 95 BBantaanta-C Cainain, T Tullyully LB 662-2 250 8/28/1980 8 CCaliforniaalifornia SSunnyvaleunnyvale, C Califalif. 10 DDarnellarnell J Jenkinsenkins WR Barrett, Josh S 6-2 225 11/22/1984 3 Arizona State Reno, Nev. 11 Julian Edelman WR 23 Bodden, Leigh CB 6-1 193 9/24/1981 8 Duquesne Hyattsville, Md. 12 Tom Brady QB 97 Brace, Ron DL 6-3 330 12/18/1986 2 Boston College Worcester, Mass. 13 Buddy Farnham WR 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 8/3/1977 11 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 14 Zoltan Mesko P 38 Brown, Sergio S 6-2 210 5/22/1988 R Notre Dame Maywood, Illinois 15 Rod Owens WR 66 w Bussey, George OL 6-3 305 10/24/1985 2 Louisville Louisville, Ky. 17 WR 86 Butler, Carson TE 6-4 260 8/21/1987 1 Michigan Detroit, Mich. 18 Matthew Slater WR 28 Butler, Darius CB 5-10 190 3/18/1986 2 Connecticut Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 19 Brandon Tate WR 25 Chung, Patrick S 5-11 212 8/19/1987 2 Oregon Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 21 Fred Taylor RB 63 Connolly, Dan OL 6-4 313 9/2/1982 5 Southeast Missouri St. St. Louis, Mo. 22 Terrence Wheatley CB 82 Crumpler,ll Alge TE 6-2275 12/23/197// 7 9 Northhl Carolina Wilminl gton, N.C. 23 Leighddh Bodden CB 96 Cunningham, Jermaine DE 6-3 260 4/24/1988 R Florida Stone Mountain, Ga. 24 Jonathan Wilhite CB 71 b Deaderick, Brandon DL 6-4 305 8/19/1987 R Alabama Elizabethtown, Ky. 25 Patrick Chung S 11 Edelman, Julian WR 5-10 198 5/22/1986 2 Kent State Redwood City, Calif. 26 Bret Lockett DB 13 Farnham, Buddy WR 6-0 185 5/22/1987 R Brown Andover, Mass. 27 Kyle Arrington CB 33 Faulk, Kevin RB 5-8 202 6/5/1976 12 Louisiana State Carencro, La. 28 Darius Butler CB 45 Fletcher, Dane LB 6-2 244 9/14/1986 R Montana State Bozeman, Montana 29 Chris Taylor RB 71 w Ghiaciuc, Eric OL 6-4 303 5/28/1981 6 Central Michigan Oxford, Mich. 30 Brandon McGowan S 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 215 1/28/1984 5 Memphis Madison, Miss. 31 Brandon Meriweather S 65 Grady, Adrian DL 6-1 305 11/21/1985 1 Louisville Nicholls, Ga. 32 Devin McCourty CB 42 Green-Ellis,, BenJarvus RB 5-11 215 7/2/1985 3 Mississippipp New Orleans,, La. 33 Kevin Faulk RB 87 Gronkowski, Rob TE 6-6 265 5/14/1989 R Arizona Pittsburgh, Pa. 34 Sammy Morris RB 59 Guyton, Gary LB 6-3 245 11/14/1985 3 Georgia Tech Hinesville, Ga. 36 James Sanders S 85 Hernandez, Aaron TE 6-1 245 11/6/1989 R Florida Bristol, Conn. 38 Sergio Brown S 84 Holt, Torry WR 6-0 200 6/5/1976 12 North Carolina State Gibsonville, N.C. 39 Laurence Maroney RB 8 Hoyer, Brian QB 6-2 215 10/13/1985 2 Michigan State North Olmsted, Ohio 41 Ross Ventrone DB 47 Ingram, Jake LS 6-3 240 10/23/1985 2 Hawaii Mililani, Hawaii 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB 10 Jenkins, Darnell WR 5-10 191 12/31/1982 1 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 43 Terrence Johnson DB 43 Johnson, Terrence DB 5-9 190 7/5/1986 R California (Pa.) Pittsburgh, Pa. 44 Tyrone McKenzie LB 77 Kaczur, Nick T 6-4 315 7/28/1979 6 Toledo Brantford, Ontario 45 Dane Fletcher LB 67 Koppen, Dan C 6-2 296 9/12/1979 8 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. 47 Jake Ingram LS 62 Larsen, Ted OL 62 6-2 305 6/13/1987 R North Carolina State Palm Harbor, FlaFla.. 48 Thomas WilliamsWilliams LB 64 LeVoir, Mark T 6-7 310 7/29/1982 4 Notre Dame Eden Prairie, Minn. 50 Rob Ninkovich LB 92 Lewis, Damione DL 6-2 301 3/1/1978 10 Miami (Fla.) Sulphur Springs, Texas 51 Jerod Mayo LB 72 Light, Matt T 6-4 305 6/23/1978 10 Purdue Greenville, Ohio 52 Eric Alexander LB 26 Lockett, Bret DB 6-1 220 10/7/1986 2 UCLA Diamond Bar, Calif. 55 LB 74 b Love, Kyle DL 6-1 310 9/14/1986 R Mississippi State Fairburn, Ga. 58 Pierre Woods LB 70 Mankins, Logan G 6-4 310 3/10/1982 6 Fresno State Catheys Valley, Calif. 59 Gary Guyton LB 39 Maroney, Laurence RB 5-11 220 2/5/1985 5 Minnesota St. Louis, Mo. 60 Rich Ohrnberger OL 51 Mayo, Jerod LB 6-1 245 2/23/1986 3 Tennessee Hampton, Va. 61 Stephen Neal G 32 McCourty, Devin CB 5-10 193 8/13/1987 R Rutgers Montvale, N.J. 62 OL 30 McGowan, Brandon S 5-11 210 9/26/1983 6 Maine Jersey City, N.J. 63 Dan Connolly OL 44 McKenzie, Tyrone LB 6-2 245 12/11/1985 2 South Florida Riverview, Fla. 64 Mark LeVoir T 31 Meriweather, Brandon S 5-11 200 1/14/1984 4 Miami (Fla.) Apopka, Fla. 65 Adrian Grady DL 14 Mesko, Zoltan P 6-5 231 3/16/1986 R Michigan Twinsburg, Ohio 66 w George Bussey OL 34 Morris, Sammy RB 6-0 220 3/23/1977 11 Texas Tech San Antonio, Texas 66 b DL 81 Moss, Randy WR 6-4 210 2/13/1977 13 Marshall Rand, W. Va. 67 Dan Koppen C 93 Murrell, Marques LB 6-2 250 3/20/1985 4 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. 68 Gerard Warren DL 80 Myers, Rob TE 6-4 240 4/9/1986 1 Utah State Houston, Texas 69 Ryan Wendell C 61 Neal, Stephen G 6-4 305 10/9/1976 9 Cal State-Bakersfield San Diego, Calif. 70 Logan Mankins G 50 Ninkovich, Rob LB 6-2 255 2/1/1984 5 Purdue Blue Island, Ill. 71 b DL 60 Ohrnberger, Rich OL 6-2 300 2/14/1986 2 Penn State East Meadow, N.Y. 71 w Eric Ghiaciuc OL 15 Owens, Rod WR 6-0 183 1/28/1987 R Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. 72 Matt Light T 17 Price,Price TaylorTaylor WR 6-060 205 10/8/1987 R OhioOhi Hilliard,Hilliard Ohio 74 w Thomas Welch OL 91 Pryor, Myron DL 6-1 310 6/13/1986 2 Kentucky Louisville, Ky. 74 b Kyle Love DL 90 Richard, Darryl DL 6-4 295 6/17/1986 1 Georgia Tech Destrehan, La. 75 Vince Wilfork NT 7 Robinson, Zac QB 6-3 218 9/29/1986 R Oklahoma State Littleton, Colo. 76 Sebastian Vollmer OL 36 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/1983 6 Fresno State Porterville, Calif. 77 Nick Kaczur T 18 Slater, Matthew WR 6-0 200 9/9/1985 3 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. 80 Rob Myers TE 55 Spikes, Brandon LB 6-2 250 9/3/1987 R Florida Shelby, N.C. 81 Randy Moss WR 19 Tate, Brandon WR 6-1 195 10/5/1987 2 North Carolina Burlington, N.C. 82 Alge Crumpler TE 29 Taylor, Chris RB 6-0 224 11/7/1983 5 Indiana Memphis, Tenn. 83 Wes Welker WR 21 Taylor, Fred RB 6-1 228 1/27/1976 13 Florida Belle Glade, Fla. 84 Torry Holt WR 41 Ventrone, Ross DB 5-8 190 9/27/1986 R Villanova Pittsburgh, Pa. 85 TE 76 Vollmer, Sebastian OL 6-8 315 7/10/1984 2 Houston Kaarst, Germany 86 Carson Butler TE 68 Warren, Gerard DL 6-4 325 7/25/1978 10 Florida Lake Butler, Fla. 87 Rob Gronkowski TE 94 Warren, Ty DL 6-5 300 2/6/1981 8 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas 88 Sam Aiken WR 74 w Welch, Thomas OL 6-7 310 6/19/1987 R Vanderbilt Brentwood, Tenn. 90 Darryl Richard DL 83 Welker, Wes WR 5-9 185 5/1/1981 7 Texas Tech Oklahoma City, Okla. 91 Myron Pryor DL 69 Wendell, Ryan C 6-2 290 3/4/1986 2 Fresno State Diamond Bar, Calif. 92 Damione Lewis DL 66 b Weston, Kade DL 6-5 315 11/29/1986 R Georgia Red Bank, N.J. 93 Marques Murrell LB 22 Wheatley, Terrence CB 5-9 185 5/5/1985 3 Colorado Plano, Texas 94 Ty Warren DL 75 Wilfork, Vince NT 6-2 325 11/4/1981 7 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 95 Tully Banta-Cain LB 24 Wilhite, Jonathan CB 5-11 185 2/23/1984 3 Auburn Monroe, La. 96 DE 48 Williams,, Thomas LB 6-1 240 12/25/1984// 2 USC Vacaville,, Calif. 97 Ron Brace DL 58 Woods, Pierre LB 6-5 255 1/6/1982 5 Michigan Cleveland, Ohio 99 Mike Wright DL 99 Wright, Mike DL 6-4 295 3/1/1982 6 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Josh Barrett S

RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 53 Burgess, Derrick LB 6-2 255 8/12/1978 10 Mississippi Greenbelt, Md. 53 Derrick Burgess LB

RESERVE/MILITARY LIST RESERVE/MILITARY LIST # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 15 Barnes, Tyree WR 6-0 196 4/15/1986 1 Navy Hampton, Va. 15 Tyree Barnes WR 44 Kettani,Kettani, Eric RB 55-11-11 235 3/26/1987 1 Navy Kirtland,Kirtland, Ohio 15 Shun White WR 15 White, Shun WR 5-8 195 12/9/1985 1 Navy Memphis, Tenn. 44 Eric Kettani RB HEAD COACH: BILL BELICHICK ASSISTANTS: Josh Boyer, Defensive Backs; Corwin Brown, Defensive Backs; Ivan Fears, Running Backs; Brian Ferentz, Offensive Assistant Coach; Brian Flores, Assistant Coach Offense/Special teams; Patrick Graham, Defensive Assistant Coach; , Defensive Line; Harold Nash, Assistant Strength and Conditioning; Bill O'Brien, Quarterbacks; Scott O'Brien, Special Teams; Chad O'Shea, Receivers; Matt Patricia, Linebackers; , Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line; Mike Woicik, Strength and Conditioning August 8, 2010 # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 6-1 215 26 5 Memphis D4b-06 7 Zac Robinson QB 6-3 218 23 R Oklahoma State D7d-10 8 Brian Hoyer QB 6-2 215 24 2 Michigan State FA-09 10 DDarnellarnell J Jenkinsenkins WR 5510-10 191 2277 1 MiMiamiami (Fl (Flaa.) FA-09 11 Julian Edelman WR 5-10 198 24 2 Kent State D7a-09 12 Tom Brady QB 6-4 225 33 11 Michigan D6b-00 13 Buddy Farnham WR 6-0 185 23 R Brown FA-10 14 Zoltan Mesko P 6-5 231 24 R Michigan D5-10 15 Rod Owens WR 6-0 183 23 R Florida State FA-10 17 Taylor Price WR 6-0 205 22 R Ohio D3-10 18 Matthew Slater WR 6-0 200 24 3 UCLA D5-08 19 Brandon Tate WR 6-1 195 22 2 North Carolina D3a-09 21Fred TaTaylorylorRB 616-1228 34 13Florida FA(JAX) FA(JAX)-09 09 22 Terrence Wheatley CB 5-9 185 25 3 Colorado D2-08 23 Leigh Bodden CB 6-1 193 28 8 Duquesne FA(DET)-09 24 Jonathan Wilhite CB 5-11 185 26 3 Auburn D4-08 25 Patrick Chung S 5-11 212 22 2 Oregon D2a-09 26 Bret Lockett DB 6-1 220 23 2 UCLA CW(CLE)-09 27 Kyle Arrington CB 5-10 196 23 2 Hofstra FA-09 28 Darius Butler CB 5-10 190 24 2 Connecticut D2c-09 29 Chris Taylor RB 6-0 224 26 5 Indiana FA-10 30 Brandon McGowan S 5-11 210 26 6 Maine UFA(CHI)-09 31 Brandon Meriweather S 5-11 200 26 4 Miami (Fla.) D1-07 32 Devin McCourty CB 5-10 193 22 R Rutgers D1-10 33 Kevin Faulk RB 5-8 202 34 12 Louisiana State D2-99 34 Sammy Morris RB 6-0 220 33 11 Texas Tech UFA(MIA)-07 Josh Barrett S 6-2 225 25 3 Arizona State CW(DEN)-10 36 James Sanders S 5-10 210 26 6 Fresno State D4-05 38 Sergio Brown S 6-2 210 22 R Notre Dame FA-10 39 Laurence Maroney RB 5-11 220 25 5 Minnesota D1-06 41 Ross Ventrone DB 5-8 190 23 R Villanova FA-10 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB 5-11 215 25 3 Mississippi FA-08 43 Terrence Johnson DB 5-9 190 24 R California (Pa.) FA-10 44 Tyrone McKenzie LB 6-2 245 24 2 South Florida D3b-09 45 Dane Fletcher LB 6-2 244 23 R Montana State FA-10 47 Jake Ingram LS 6-3 240 24 2 Hawaii D6a-09 48 Thomas Williams LB 6-1 240 25 2 USC FA-09 50 Rob Ninkovich LB 6-2 255 26 5 Purdue FA-09 51 Jerod Mayo LB 6-1 245 24 3 Tennessee D1-08 52 Eric Alexander LB 6-2 240 28 6 Louisiana State FA-04 55 Brandon Spikesp LB 6-2 250 22 R Florida D2c-10 58 Pierre Woods LB 6-5 255 28 5 Michigan FA-06 59 Gary Guyton LB 6-3 245 24 3 Georgia Tech FA-08 60 Rich Ohrnberger OL 6-2 300 24 2 Penn State D4-09 61 Stephen Neal G 6-4 305 33 9 Cal State-Bakersfield FA-01 62 Ted Larsen OL 6-2 305 23 R North Carolina State D6-10 63 Dan Connolly OL 6-4 313 27 5 Southeast Missouri St. FA(JAX)-08 64 Mark LeVoir T 6-7 310 28 4 Notre Dame CW(STL)-08 65 Adrian Grady DL 6-1 305 24 1 Louisville FA-09 66 w George Bussey OL 6-3 305 24 2 Louisville D5-09 66 b KadeKade W Westoneston DL 656-5 315 23 R GeorgiaGeorgia D7cD7c- 10 67 Dan Koppen C 6-2 296 30 8 Boston College D5-03 68 Gerard Warren DL 6-4 325 32 10 Florida FA(OAK)-10 69 Ryan Wendell C 6-2 290 23 2 Fresno State FA-08 70 Logan Mankins G 6-4 310 28 6 Fresno State D1-05 71 b Brandon Deaderick DL 6-4 305 22 R Alabama D7b-10 71 w Eric Ghiaciuc OL 6-4 303 29 6 Central Michigan FA-10 72 Matt Light T 6-4 305 32 10 Purdue D2-01 74 w Thomas Welch OL 6-7 310 23 R Vanderbilt D7a-10 74 b Kyle Kyle Love DL 61 6-1310 23 R Mississippi Mississippi State FA-10FA 10 75 Vince Wilfork NT 6-2 325 28 7 Miami (Fla.) D1a-04 76 Sebastian Vollmer OL 6-8 315 26 2 Houston D2d-09 77 Nick Kaczur T 6-4 315 31 6 Toledo D3b-05 80 Rob Myers TE 6-4 240 24 1 Utah State FA-09 81 Randy Moss WR 6-4 210 33 13 Marshall TR(OAK)-07 82 Alge Crumpler TE 6-2 275 32 9 North Carolina FA(TEN)-10 83 Wes Welker WR 5-9 185 29 7 Texas Tech TR(MIA)-07 84 Torry Holt WR 6-0 200 34 12 North Carolina State FA-10 85 Aaron Hernandez TE 6-1 245 20 R Florida D4-10 86 Carson Butlel r TE 6-4 260 22 1 Michih gan FA-10 87 Rob Gronkowski TE 6-6 265 21 R Arizona D2a-10 88 Sam Aiken WR 6-2 220 29 8 North Carolina UFA(BUF)-08 90 Darryl Richard DL 6-4 295 24 1 Georgia Tech D7b-09 91 Myron Pryor DL 6-1 310 24 2 Kentucky D6b-09 92 Damione Lewis DL 6-2 301 32 10 Miami (Fla.) FA(CAR)-10 93 Marques Murrell LB 6-2 250 25 4 Appalachian State FA(NYJ)-10 94 Ty Warren DL 6-5 300 29 8 Texas A&M D1-03 95 Tully Banta-Cain LB 6-2 250 29 8 California FA(SF)-09 96 Jermaine Cunningham DE 6-3 260 22 R Florida D2b-10 97 Ron Brace DL 6-3 330 23 2 Boston College D2b-09 99 Mike Wright DL 6-4 295 28 6 Cincinnati FA-05

RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE DATE 53 Derrick Burgess LB 6-2 255 31 10 Mississippi July, 29

RESERVE/MILITARY LIST # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE DATE 15 Tyree Barnes WR 6-0 196 24 1 Navy July, 23 15 Shun White WR 5-8 195 24 1 Navy August, 17 44 Eric Kettani RB 5-11 235 23 1 Navy July, 23 August 8, 2010 DEFENSE (39) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN DEFENSIVE LINE (13) 97 Brace, Ron DL 6-3 330 12/18/1986 2 Boston College Worcester, Mass. 96 Cunningham, Jermaine DE 6-3 260 4/24/1988 R Florida Stone Mountain, Ga. 71 b Deaderick, Brandon DL 6-4 305 8/19/1987 R Alabama Elizabethtown, Ky. 65 Grady, Adrian DL 6-1 305 11/21/1985 1 Louisville Nicholls, Ga. 92 Lewis, Damione DL 6-2 301 3/1/1978 10 Miami (Fla.) Sulphur Springs, Texas 74 b Love, Kyle DL 6-1 310 9/14/1986 R Mississippi State Fairburn, Ga. 91 Pryor, Myron DL 6-1 310 6/13/1986 2 Kentucky Louisville, Ky. 90 Richard, Darryl DL 6-4 295 6/17/1986 1 Georgia Tech Destrehan, La. 68 Warren, Gerard DL 6-4 325 7/25/1978 10 Florida Lake Butler, Fla. 94 Warren, Ty DL 6-5 300 2/6/1981 8 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas 66 b Weston, Kade DL 6-5 315 11/29/1986 R Georgia Red Bank, N.J. 75 Wilfork, Vince NT 6-2 325 11/4/1981 7 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 99 Wright, Mike DL 6-4 295 3/1/1982 6 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio LINEBACKER (11) 52 Alexander, Eric LB 6-2 240 2/8/1982 6 Louisiana State Port Arthur, Texas 95 Banta-Cain, Tully LB 6-2 250 8/28/1980 8 California Sunnyvale, Calif. 45 Fletcher, Dane LB 6-2 244 9/14/1986 R Montana State Bozeman, Montana 59 Guyton, Gary LB 6-3 245 11/14/1985 3 Georgia Tech Hinesville, Ga. 51 Mayo, Jerod LB 6-1 245 2/23/1986 3 Tennessee Hampton, Va. 44 McKenzie, Tyrone LB 6-2 245 12/11/1985 2 South Florida Riverview, Fla. 93 Murrell, Marques LB 6-2 250 3/20/1985 4 Appalachian State Fayetteville, N.C. 50 Ninkovich, Rob LB 6-2 255 2/1/1984 5 Purdue Blue Island, Ill. 55 Spikes, Brandon LB 6-2 250 9/3/1987 R Florida Shelby, N.C. 48 Williams, Thomas LB 6-1 240 12/25/1984 2 USC Vacaville, Calif. 58 Woods, Pierre LB 6-5 255 1/6/1982 5 Michigan Cleveland, Ohio DEFENSIVE BACK (15) 27 Arrington, Kyle CB 5-10 196 8/12/1986 2 Hofstra Accokeek, Md. Barrett, Josh S 6-2 225 11/22/1984 3 Arizona State Reno, Nev. 23 Bodden, Leigh CB 6-1 193 9/24/1981 8 Duquesne Hyattsville, Md. 38 Brown, Sergio S 6-2 210 5/22/1988 R Notre Dame Maywood, Illinois 28 Butler, Darius CB 5-10 190 3/18/1986 2 Connecticut Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 25 Chung, Patrick S 5-11 212 8/19/1987 2 Oregon Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 43 Johnson, Terrence DB 5-9 190 7/5/1986 R California (Pa.) Pittsburgh, Pa. 26 Lockett, Bret DB 6-1 220 10/7/1986 2 UCLA Diamond Bar, Calif. 32 McCourty, Devin CB 5-10 193 8/13/1987 R Rutgers Montvale, N.J. 30 McGowan, Brandon S 5-11 210 9/26/1983 6 Maine Jersey City, N.J. 31 Meriweather, Brandon S 5-11 200 1/14/1984 4 Miami (Fla.) Apopka, Fla. 36 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/1983 6 Fresno State Porterville, Calif. 41 Ventrone, Ross DB 5-8 190 9/27/1986 R Villanova Pittsburgh, Pa. 22 Wheatley, Terrence CB 5-9 185 5/5/1985 3 Colorado Plano, Texas 24 Wilhite, Jonathan CB 5-11 185 2/23/1984 3 Auburn Monroe, La. OFFENSE (39) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN OFFENSIVE LINE (14) 66 w Bussey, George OL 6-3 305 10/24/1985 2 Louisville Louisville, Ky. 63 Connolly, Dan OL 6-4 313 9/2/1982 5 Southeast Missouri St. St. Louis, Mo. 71 w Ghiaciuc, Eric OL 6-4 303 5/28/1981 6 Central Michigan Oxford, Mich. 77 Kaczur, Nick T 6-4 315 7/28/1979 6 Toledo Brantford, Ontario 67 Koppen, Dan C 6-2 296 9/12/1979 8 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. 62 Larsen, Ted OL 6-2 305 6/13/1987 R North Carolina State Palm Harbor, Fla. 64 LeVoir, Mark T 6-7 310 7/29/1982 4 Notre Dame Eden Prairie, Minn. 72 Light, Matt T 6-4 305 6/23/1978 10 Purdue Greenville, Ohio 70 Mankins, Logan G 6-4 310 3/10/1982 6 Fresno State Catheys Valley, Calif. 61 Neal,Neal, Stephen G 6-46-4 305 10/9/1976 9 Cal State-Bakersfield State-Bakersfield San Diego Diego,, Calif Calif.. 60 Ohrnberger, Rich OL 6-2 300 2/14/1986 2 Penn State East Meadow, N.Y. 76 Vollmer, Sebastian OL 6-8 315 7/10/1984 2 Houston Kaarst, Germany 74 w Welch, Thomas OL 6-7 310 6/19/1987 R Vanderbilt Brentwood, Tenn. 69 Wendell, Ryan C 6-2 290 3/4/1986 2 Fresno State Diamond Bar, Calif. QUARTERBACK (3) 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 8/3/1977 11 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 8 Hoyer, Brian QB 6-2 215 10/13/1985 2 Michigan State North Olmsted, Ohio 7 Robinson, Zac QB 6-3 218 9/29/1986 R Oklahoma State Littleton, Colo. (11) 88 Aiken, Sam WR 6-2 220 12/14/1980 8 North Carolina Kenansville, N.C. 11 Edelman, Julian WR 5-10 198 5/22/1986 2 Kent State Redwood City, Calif. 13 Farnham, Buddy WR 6-0 185 5/22/1987 R Brown Andover, Mass. 84 Holt, Torry WR 6-0 200 6/5/1976 12 North Carolina State Gibsonville, N.C. 10 Jenkins, Darnell WR 5-10 191 12/31/1982 1 Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 81 Moss, Randy WR 6-4 210 2/13/1977 13 Marshall Rand, W. Va. 15 Owens, Rod WR 6-0 183 1/28/1987 R Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. 17 Price, Taylor WR 6-0 205 10/8/1987 R Ohio Hilliard, Ohio 18 Slater, Matthew WR 6-0 200 9/9/1985 3 UCLA Anaheim, Calif. 19 Tate, Brandon WR 6-1 195 10/5/1987 2 North Carolina Burlington, N.C. 83 Welker, Wes WR 5-9 185 5/1/1981 7 Texas Tech Oklahoma City, Okla. RUNNING BACK (6) 33 Faulk, Kevin RB 5-8 202 6/5/1976 12 Louisiana State Carencro, La. 42 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB 5-11 215 7/2/1985 3 Mississippi New Orleans, La. 39 Maroney, Laurence RB 5-11 220 2/5/1985 5 Minnesota St. Louis, Mo. 34 Morris, Sammy RB 6-0 220 3/23/1977 11 Texas Tech San Antonio, Texas 29 Taylor, Chris RB 6-0 224 11/7/1983 5 Indiana Memphis, Tenn. 21 Taylor, Fred RB 6-1 228 1/27/1976 13 Florida Belle Glade, Fla. TIGHT END (5) 86 Butler, Carson TE 6-4 260 8/21/1987 1 Michigan Detroit, Mich. 82 Crumpler, Alge TE 6-2 275 12/23/1977 9 North Carolina Wilmington, N.C. 87 Gronkowski, Rob TE 6-6 265 5/14/1989 R Arizona Pittsburgh, Pa. 85 Hernandez, Aaron TE 6-1 245 11/6/1989 R Florida Bristol, Conn. 80 Myers, Rob TE 6-4 240 4/9/1986 1 Utah State Houston, Texas SPECIALISTS (3) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN SPECIALISTS (3) 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 215 1/28/1984 5 Memphis Madison, Miss. 47 Ingram, Jake LS 6-3 240 10/23/1985 2 Hawaii Mililani, Hawaii 14 Mesko, Zoltan P 6-5 231 3/16/1986 R Michigan Twinsburg, Ohio RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT (1) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT (1) 53 Burgess, Derrick LB 6-2 255 8/12/1978 10 Mississippi Greenbelt, Md. RESERVE/MILITARY (3) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN RESERVE/MILITARY (3) 15 Barnes, Tyree WR 6-0 196 4/15/1986 1 Navy Hampton, Va. 44 Kettani, Eric RB 5-11 235 3/26/1987 1 Navy Kirtland, Ohio 15 White, Shun WR 5-8 195 12/9/1985 1 Navy Memphis, Tenn. UPDATED: August 8, 2010 WAIVERS (3) / ROOKIE AND FIRST-YEAR YEAR DRAFTEES (40) VETERAN FREE AGENTS (16) TRADES (2) FREE AGENTS (20) 1999 Kevin Faulk (2)

2000 Tom Brady (6b)

2001 Matt Light (2) Stephen Neal (fa)

2003 Ty Warren (1) Dan Koppen (5)

2004 Vince Wilfork (1a) Eric Alexander (fa)

2005 Logan Mankins (1) Mike Wright (fa) Nick Kaczur (3b) James Sanders (4)

2006 Laurence Maroney (1) Pierre Woods (fa) Stephen Gostkowski (4b)

2007 Brandon Meriweather (1) Sammy Morris (5)(MIA) Randy Moss (1)(tr-OAK) Wes Welker (fa)(tr-MIA)

2008 Jerod Mayo (1) Sam Aiken (4)(BUF) Mark LeVoir (fa) CW (STL) BenJarvus Green-Ellis (fa) Terrence Wheatley (2) Dan Connolly (fa)(JAX) Gary Guyton (fa) Jonathan Wilhite (4) Matthew Slater (5)

2009 Patrick Chung (2a) Tully Banta-Cain (7)(SF) Bret Lockett (fa) CW(CLE) Kyle Arrington (fa) (PHI) RonRon B Bracerace (2b) LeighBodden(fa)(DET)Leigh Bodden (fa)(DET) AdrianAdrian GradyGrady (fa)(fa) (IND) Darius Butler (2c) Brandon McGowan (fa)(CHI) Brian Hoyer (fa) Sebastian Vollmer (2d) Rob Ninkovich (fa)(NO) Darnell Jenkins (fa) (HOU) Brandon Tate (2a) Fred Taylor (1)(JAX) Rob Myers (fa) (NYJ) Tyrone McKenzie (3b) Thomas Williams (2)(JAX) Ryan Wendell (fa) Rich Ohrnberger (4) George Bussey (5) Jake Ingram (6a) Myron Pryor (6b) Julian Edelman (7a) Darryl Richard (7b)

2010 Devin McCourty (1) Alge Crumpler (2)(TEN) Josh Barrett (7) CW(DEN) Sergio Brown (fa) Rob Gronkowski (2a) Eric Ghiaciuc (4)(CLE) Carson Butler (fa) Jermaine Cunningham (2b) Torry Holt (1)(JAX) Buddy Farnham (fa) Brandon Spikes (2c) Damione Lewis (1)(CAR) Dane Fletcher (fa) Taylor Price (3) Marques Murrell (fa)(NYJ) Terrence Johnson (fa) Aaron Hernandez (4) Chris Taylor (fa)(HOU) Kyle Love (fa) Zoltan Mesko (5) Gerard Warren (1)(OAK) Rod Owens (fa) Ted Larsen (6) Ross Ventrone (fa) Thomas Welch (7a) Brandon Deaderick (7b) Kade Weston (7c) Zac Robinson (7d)

RESERVE/DID NOT REPORT (1) Derrick Burgess (3)(tr-OAK) RESERVE/MILITARY (3) NOTE: Team in parenthesis is the player's prior team Tyree Barnes (fa) (#) – indicates round drafted Eric Kettani (fa) (fa) – indicates non-drafted free agents Shun White (fa) UPDATED: August 8, 2010

JANUARY, 2010 JULY, 2010 1/13/2010 Agnone, Robbie Signed 7/12/2010 Deaderick, Brandon Signed/Draft Choice 1/13/2010 Davis, Bruce Signed 7/21/2010 Weston, Kade Signed/Draft Choice 1/13/2010 Grady, Adrian Signed 7/21/2010 Robinson, ZacSigned/Draft Choice 1/13/2010 Jenkins, Darnell Signed 7/25/2010 Gronkowski, RobSigned/Draft Choice 1/13/2010 Myers, Rob Signed 7/25/2010 Cunningham, Jermaine Signed/Draft Choice 1/13/2010 Richard, DarrylSigned 7/27/2010 Spikes, Brandon Signed/Draft Choice 1/13/2010 Rowe, Jeff Signed 7/28/2010 McCourty, Devin Signed/Draft Choice 7/28/2010 Crable, Shawn Released FEBRUARY, 2010 7/31/2010 Patten, David Retired 2/22/2010 Wilfork, Vince Designated Franchsie Player 2/24/2010 Patten, David Signed AUGUST, 2010 8/2/2010 Butler, Carson Signed MARCH, 2010 8/2/2010 Owens, Rod signed 3/4/2010 Mankins, Logan Tendered contract 8/4/2010 Ghiaciuc, Eric Signed 3/4/2010 Gostkowski, S. Tendered contract 8/4/2010 Wise, John Released 3/4/2010 Woods, Pierre Tendered contract 8/6/2010 Barrett, Josh Claimed off waivers from Denver 3/4/2010 Baker, Chris Released 8/6/2010 Clayton, Thomas Released 3/5/2010 Banta-Cain, Tully Re-signed 3/9/2010 Wilfork, Vince Re-signed 3/9/2010 Neal, Stephen Re-signed 3/11/2010 Faulk, Kevin Re-signed 3/12/2010 Bodden, LeighRe-signed 3/12/2010 Murrell, Marques Signed 3/24/2010 Crumpler, AlgeSigned

APRIL, 2010 4/10/2010 Lewis, Damione Signed 4/14/2010 King, David Signed 4/20/2010 Holt, Torry Signed 4/21/2010 Gordon, Amon Signed 4/22/2010 McCourty, Devin Drafted 4/23/2010 Gronkowski, Rob Drafted 4/23/2010 Cunningham, J. Drafted 4/23/2010 Spikes, Brandon Drafted 44/23/2010/23/2010 PriPricece,, TaylorTaylorDrDraftedafted 4/24/2010 Hernandez, Aaron Drafted 4/24/2010 Mesko, Zoltan Drafted 4/24/2010 Larsen, Ted Drafted 4/24/2010 Welch, Thomas Drafted 4/24/2010 Deaderick, Brandon Drafted 4/24/2010 Weston, Kade Drafted 4/24/2010 Robinson, Zac Drafted 4/24/2010 Warren, Gerard Signed 4/26/2010 Thomas, Adalius Released 4/29/2010 Anderson, Bryan Signed 4/29/2010 Brown, Sergio Signed 4/29/2010 Fletcher, Dane Signed 4/29/2010 Johnson, Terrence Signed 4/29/2010 Love, Kyle Signed 4/29/2010 Paschall, Pat Signed 4/29/2010 Ventrone, Ross Signed 4/29/2010 Wise, John Signed

MAY, 2010 5/3/2010 Farnham, Buddy Signed 5/10/2010 Taylor, Chris Signed 5/18/2010 Larsen, Ted Signed/Draft Choice 5/18/2010 Springs, Shawn Released 5/21/2010 Agnone, Robbie Released 5/21/2010 Rowe, Jeff Released 5/24/2010 Teel, Mike Claimed off Waivers (Seattle) 5/25/2010 Price, Taylor Signed/Draft Choice 5/27/2010 Burgess, Derrick Re-signed 5/27/2010 Davis, Bruce Released 5/27/2010 Stanback, Isaiah Released

JUNE, 2010 6/4/2010 Welch, Thomas Signed/Draft Choice 6/8/2010 Hernandez, Aarons Signed/Draft Choice 6/10/2010 Gordon, Amon Released 6/11/2010 Clayton, Thomas Signed 6/11/2010 Anderson, Bryan Released 6/11/2010 King, David Released 6/11/2010 Teel, Mike Released 6/16/2010 Mesko, Zoltan Signed/Draft Choice 6/24/2010 Paschall. Pat Released Unofficial depth chart compiled by Patriots media relations, August 8, 2010 OFFENSE WR: 83 Wes Welker 19 Brandon Tate 88 Sam Aiken 18 Matthew Slater 17 Taylor Price 13 Buddy Farnham 15 Rod Owens LT: 72 Matt Light 76 Sebastian Vollmer 66 George Bussey LG: *70 Logan Mankins 63 Dan Connolly 71 Eric Ghiaciuc C: 67 Dan Koppen 63 Dan Connolly 69 Ryan Wendell RG: 61 Stephen Neal 60 Rich Ohrnberger 62 Ted Larsen RT: 77 Nick Kaczur 76 Sebastian Vollmer 64 Mark LeVoir 74 Thomas Welch TE: 82 Alge Crumpler 87 Rob Gronkowski 85 Aaron Hernandez 80 Rob Myers 86 Carson Butler WR: 81 Randy Moss 11 Julian Edelman 84 Torry Holt 10 Darnell Jenkins QB: 12 Tom Brady 8 Brian Hoyer 7 Zac Robinson RB: 39 Laurence Maroney 21 Fred Taylor 29 Chris Taylor RB: 33 Kevin Faulk 34 Sammy Morris 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis DEFENSE LE: 94 Ty Warren 91 Myron Pryor 96 Jermaine Cunningham 90 Darryl Richard NT: 75 Vince Wilfork 97 Ron Brace 65 Adrian Grady 74 Kyle Love RE: 99 Mike Wright 68 Gerard Warren 92 Damione Lewis 71 Brandon Deaderick 66 Kade Weston OLB 95 Tully Banta-Cain 58 Pierre Woods 93 Marques Murrell ILB: 51 Jerod Mayo 52 Eric Alexander 44 Tyrone McKenzie ILB: 59 Gary Guyton 55 Brandon Spikes 48 Thomas Williams OLB 50 Rob Ninkovich 45 Dane Fletcher LCB: 28 Darius Butler 22 Terrence Wheatley 32 Devin McCourty RCB 23 Leigh Bodden 24 Jonathan Wilhite 27 Kyle Arrington 26 Bret Lockett 43 Terrence Johnson SS: 31 Brandon Meriweather 25 Patrick Chung 41 Ross Ventrone Josh Barrett FS: 36 James Sanders 30 Brandon McGowan 38 Sergio Brown SPECIAL TEAMS K: 3 Stephen Gostkowski 14 Zoltan Mesko P: 14 Zoltan Mesko 3 Stephen Gostkowski H: 14 Zoltan Mesko 8 Brian Hoyer PR: 33 Kevin Faulk 22 Terrence Wheatley KR: 18 Matthew Slater 39 Laurence Maroney 28 Darius Butler LS: 47 Jake Ingram PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Leigh Bodden BOD-in Mark LeVoir la-VORE Brandon Deaderick DEAD-er-rick Jerod Mayo je-ROD Eric Ghiaciuc GUY-check Zoltan Mesko ZOLE-ton Stephen Gostkowski gust-OW-ski Darryl Richard ruh-SHARD Nick Kaczur KĂ-zur Dan Koppen COPE-en * Denotes Restricted Free Agent