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PATRIOTS HIT THE ROAD TO FACE HOUSTON MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (8-3) at HOUSTON TEXANS (2-9) Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013 Reliant Stadium (71,054) 1:00 p.m. ET WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 9:20 a.m. Bill Belichick Press Conference The New England Patriots came back from a 24-point deficit to defeat the (Media Workroom) Denver Broncos 34-31 in overtime last Sunday night, marking the largest 10:20 a.m. Gary Kubiak Conf. Call comeback win in team history. The Patriots trailed the Broncos 24-0 at halftime Approx. 11:15 a.m. Practice before scoring on their first five offensive drives of the second half to overcome the 12:30 p.m. Media Lunch deficit. Teams are 6-and-617 in games trailing by at least 24 points at halftime, a Approx. 1:15 p.m. Tom Brady Media Availability winning percentage of .0096. 1:30 p.m. Open Locker Room With the win the Patriots improved to 8-3 on the 2013 season. The Patriots are th Approx. 3:30 p.m. Houston Player Conf. Call now guaranteed to finish the season with a record of .500 or better for the 13 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 consecutive year. At the conclusion of the 2013 season, the Patriots will be the No Media Availability – Happy Thanksgiving only NFL team to finish with a record of .500 or better in each of the last 13 years FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 (2001-2013). Each of the other 31 NFL teams had at least one losing season 9:40 a.m. Bill Belichick Press Conference between 2001 and 2012. (Media Workroom) The Patriots will begin the month of December this Sunday when they travel to TBD Practice Houston to face the Texans. The Patriots own the NFL’s best December record TBD Open Locker Room since 2001 with a 45-6 record. A victory over Houston will give the Patriots their th SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 ninth win of the season and will give them their 13 consecutive winning season. Team Walkthrough and Travel to Houston Including the Houston game this week, three of the next four games for the No Media Availability Patriots will be on the road. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 BROADCAST INFORMATION 1:00 p.m. Patriots at Texans TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast to a regional audience by CBS 2013 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE and can be seen in Boston on WBZ-TV. Greg Gumbel will handle play-by-play REGULAR SEASON (8-3) duties with Dan Dierdorf providing color. The game will be produced by Mark Sun., Sept. 8 at Buffalo 23-21 W Wolff and directed by Suzanne Smith. Thurs., Sept. 12 N.Y. Jets 13-10 W NATIONAL RADIO: This week's game will be broadcast to a national audience by Sun., Sept. 22 Tampa Bay 23-3 W Sports USA. Larry Kahn and Ross Tucker will call the game. Troy West will Sun., Sept. 29 at Atlanta 30-23 W report from the sidelines. Sun., Oct. 6 at Cincinnati 6-13 L RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Sun., Oct. 13 New Orleans 30-27 W Network. A complete listing of the network’s 37 stations can be found at the back Sun., Oct. 20 at N.Y. Jets 27-30 (OT) L of the press release on the Patriots Football Network page. Play-by-play Sun., Oct. 27 Miami 27-17 W broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Sun., Nov. 3 Pittsburgh 55-31 W Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. Sun., Nov. 10 BYE WEEK ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS Mon., Nov. 18 at Carolina 20-24 L A victory over Houston will give the Patriots their ninth win of the season and will Sun., Nov. 24 Denver 34-31 (OT) W give them their 13th consecutive winning season. The Patriots are the first team to Sun., Dec. 1 at Houston 1:00 p.m. CBS win half of their games in 12 straight seasons since free agency began in 1993. Sun., Dec. 8 Cleveland 1:00 p.m. CBS The Patriots are the third team to win half of their games in 12 straight seasons Sun., Dec. 15 at Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, joining the 49ers (16 straight from 1983-1998) Sun., Dec. 22 at Baltimore 8:30 p.m. NBC* and the Cowboys (16 straight from 1970-85). Sun., Dec. 29 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS* MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS (since 1970 merger) Bold indicates nationally televised games San Francisco (1983-98) .................. 16 AFC EAST STANDINGS Dallas (1970-85).............................. 16 Team W L T Pct. PF PA New England (2001-12) .............. 12 NEW ENGLAND 8 3 0 .727 288 230 Oakland (1970-80) .......................... 11 New York Jets 5 6 0 .455 186 287 NFL’S TOP DECEMBER RECORD SINCE 2001 Miami Dolphins 5 6 0 .455 229 245 The Patriots have an NFL-best 45-6 record in the month of December since the Buffalo Bills 4 7 0 .364 236 273 2001 season. PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE Rk Team Record 1 New England Patriots 45-6 The Patriots’ media website, located at 2 Philadelphia Eagles 36-16 http://media.patriots.com, will be updated for 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 registered users throughout the season with all MEDIA CONTACTS the latest media information, schedules, rosters Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations,[email protected], 508-384-9105 and press releases. Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 Christy Berkery, Social Media Manager, [email protected], 508-549-0518 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Dir. Of Media Relations., [email protected], 508-326-6187 Cecily Faenza, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 774-254-7917 Jeremie Smith, Corp. Communications Coor., [email protected], 508-549-0492 ROBERT KRAFT NEWS & OTES N Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) 1994, the Patriots have experienced one of Team W L T Pct. the most dramatic turnarounds in the New England Patriots 233 113 0 .673 history of sports. Now in his 20th season of Green Bay Packers 217 125 1 .634 ownership, Kraft has transformed one of Pittsburgh Steelers 214 127 1 .627 the league’s least successful clubs into Indianapolis Colts 201 138 0 .593 what many observers view as a model NFL Denver Broncos 196 135 0 .592 franchise. In the five seasons immediately Philadelphia Eagles 183 152 2 .546 preceding his purchase (1989-93), the New York Giants 175 155 1 .530 Patriots were a moribund team, winning SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 just 19 of 80 games (.238 pct.) and recording the worst record New England Patriots ............................................ 3 in the NFL over that span. When he bought the franchise on Jan. Baltimore..................................................................... 2 Green Bay…………………………………….. ............................ 2 21, 1994, Kraft announced his intention to bring a championship Pittsburgh Steelers…………………………………….. ............... 2 to New England, a tall order considering the team’s previous Denver Broncos ........................................................... 2 success rate. But under Kraft’s leadership, the Patriots have won N.Y. Giants .................................................................. 2 more division titles (12), conference crowns (6) and Super Bowl 6 Teams ...................................................................... 1 championships (3) than any other NFL team. The Patriots have CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 made six Super Bowl appearances since Kraft purchased the New England Patriots ............................................ 6 team, a period during which no other NFL franchise has earned Pittsburgh Steelers ....................................................... 4 more than four berths. In Kraft’s 19 seasons, the Patriots Green Bay Packers ....................................................... 3 qualified for the playoffs 14 times, more than doubling the New York Giants .......................................................... 3 franchise’s accomplishments during its first 34 seasons. Baltimore..................................................................... 2 Pre-Kraft Kraft Era Denver Broncos ........................................................... 2 1960-93 1989-93 1994-13 St. Louis Rams ............................................................. 2 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 233-113 Indianapolis Colts ......................................................... 2 Winning Pct. .450 .238 .673 San Francisco .............................................................. 2 Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 12 Teams .................................................................... 1 Conference Titles 1 0 6 DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Division Titles 3 0 12 New England Patriots ............................................ 12 Playoff Seasons 6 0 14 Pittsburgh Steelers ...................................................... 10 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 20-11 Green Bay Packers ........................................................ 9 Home Playoff Games 1 0 17 Indianapolis Colts .......................................................... 8 Home Playoff Record 0-1 -- 14-3 A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 New England Patriots ............................................ 20 Team League Titles Pittsburgh Steelers ...................................................... 17 Los Angeles Lakers…………………………..NBA……………………………. ... 4 Green Bay Packers ...................................................... 16 New England Patriots ................... NFL ............................... 3 Baltimore .................................................................... 14 San Antonio Spurs ............................. NBA .................................. 3 Philadelphia Eagles…………………………………………………… 11 Indianapolis Colts ........................................................ 11 Boston Red Sox ...............................