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PATRIOTS RETURN FROM BYE TO FACE BUFFALO MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (5-3) vs. BUFFALO BILLS (3-5) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Sunday, November 11, 2012 Gillette Stadium (68,756) 1:00 p.m. ET 10:30-11:30 Media Check-In The New England Patriots beat St. Louis, 45-7, two weeks ago at Wembley 11:10-11:20 Tom Brady Availability Stadium in London to improve to a 5-3 record, the same record the team had in (Visitor’s Locker Room) 2011 after eight games. The Patriots finished the month of October with a 3-1 record 11:15-12:00 Open Locker Room and are now an NFL-best 35-7 in the month of October since 2003, including a 20-1 11:45-12:00 Chan Gailey Conf. Call record at home. TBA Bills Player Conf. Call After traveling for five of the first eight games this season, the Patriots will return 12:40-12:55 Bill Belichick Press Conference home to host consecutive games for the first time this year. The Patriots return to (Red Level Press Box) action on Sunday, Nov. 11, at home against the Buffalo Bills and then will face the Approx. 1:15 Local Media Access to Practice Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 18. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 KEVIN FAULK TO BE HONORED AT HALFTIME TBA Media Check-In Former running back Kevin Faulk, who closed his 13-year career as one of the most TBA Open Locker Room productive Patriots’ players in the team’s history, will be honored at halftime of the TBA Local Media Access to Practice Buffalo game. “Kevin Faulk helped define the way an entire generation of Patriots FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 fans have come to view and appreciate our brand of football,” said Patriots Chairman TBA Media Check-In and CEO Robert Kraft. “He worked so hard to get better every year. He was always 10:00 Seat Dedication for POW/MIA one of the first to arrive in the building and among the last to leave. His work ethic, Event (Gillette Stadium Main enthusiasm for the game and clutch performances, especially on third down, earned Concourse) him the respect of his coaches, teammates and fans alike. He retires a Patriot whose TBA Open Locker Room career will always be celebrated for helping deliver three Super Bowl Championships TBA Bill Belichick Press Conference to New England.” TBA Local Media Access to Practice DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE IN NOVEMBER 2012 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE The Patriots have the highest winning percentage in division games from November REGULAR SEASON (5-3) until the end of the season since 2002. Sun., Sept. 9 at Tennessee 34-13 W Team W L T Pct. Sun., Sept. 16 Arizona 18-20 L New England 27 7 0 .794 Sun., Sept. 23 at Baltimore 30-31 L Indianapolis 25 9 0 .735 Sun., Sept. 30 at Buffalo 52-28 W San Diego 25 9 0 .735 Sun., Oct. 7 Denver 31-21 W Green Bay 27 10 0 .730 Sun., Oct. 14 at Seattle 23-24 L Pittsburgh 27 11 0 .710 Sun., Oct. 21 N.Y. Jets 29-26(ot) W PATRIOTS WICKED GOOD IN OCTOBER Sun, Oct. 28 at St. Louis# 45-7 W The Patriots are 35-7 in the month of October since the 2003 season and have won Sun., Nov. 4 BYE WEEK 26 out of their last 30 October games. The Patriots are 20-1 at home and 15-6 on Sun., Nov. 11 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS the road during that time in October. The Patriots’ only home loss during that time Sun., Nov. 18 Indianapolis 4:25 p.m. CBS was a 41-17 victory by the visiting San Diego Chargers on October 2, 2005. Thurs., Nov. 22 at N.Y. Jets 8:20 p.m. NBC NFL’S TOP OCTOBER RECORDS SINCE 2003 Sun., Dec. 2 at Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* Team W L T Pct. Mon., Dec. 10 Houston 8:30 p.m. ESPN New England Patriots 35 7 0 .833 Sun., Dec. 16 San Francisco 8:20 p.m. NBC* New York Giants 31 9 0 .775 Sun., Dec. 23 at Jacksonville 1:00 p.m. CBS* Indianapolis Colts 25 12 0 .676 Sun., Dec. 30 Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* Pittsburgh Steelers 25 13 0 .658 #Game played in London *Game Time and Network subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment. BROADCAST INFORMATION AFC EAST STANDINGS TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast to a regional audience by CBS Team W L T Pct. PF PA and can be seen in Boston on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Ian Eagle will handle play-by- NEW ENGLAND 5 3 0 .625 262 170 play duties with Dan Fouts providing color. The game will be produced by Bob Mansbach and directed by Suzanne Smith. Miami Dolphins 4 4 0 .500 170 149 New York Jets 3 5 0 .375 168 200 RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Buffalo Bills 3 5 0 .375 180 248 Network. A complete listing of the network’s 40 stations can be found in this press PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 36th season as the voice of the Patriots and will call the action. Former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak will handle The Patriots’ media website, located at the color commentary. http://media.patriots.com, will be updated for NATIONAL RADIO: This week's game will be broadcast to a national audience by registered users throughout training camp with all Compass Media Networks. Chris Carrino and Brian Baldinger will call the the latest media information, schedules, rosters game. and press releases. In addition to up-to-date media information, the site’s archives allow access to all of the Patriots media material dating back to the 2002 season. 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 217 108 0 .668 history of sports. Now in his 19th season of Pittsburgh Steelers 206 116 1 .639 ownership, Kraft has transformed one of Green Bay Packers 206 117 0 .638 the league’s least successful clubs into Indianapolis Colts 188 131 0 .589 Denver Broncos 179 132 0 .576 what many observers view as a model NFL Philadelphia Eagles 176 140 2 .557 franchise. In the five seasons immediately New York Giants 168 144 1 .538 preceding his purchase (1989-93), the 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 Green Bay…………………………………….. ............................ 2 in the NFL over that span. When he bought the franchise on Jan. Pittsburgh Steelers…………………………………….. ............... 2 21, 1994, Kraft announced his intention to bring a championship Denver Broncos ........................................................... 2 to New England, a tall order considering the team’s previous N.Y. Giants .................................................................. 2 success rate. But under Kraft’s leadership, the Patriots have won 7 Teams ...................................................................... 1 more division titles (11), conference crowns (6) and Super Bowl CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 championships (3) than any other NFL team. The Patriots have New England Patriots ............................................ 6 made six Super Bowl appearances since Kraft purchased the Pittsburgh Steelers ....................................................... 4 team, a period during which no other NFL franchise has earned Green Bay Packers ....................................................... 3 more than four berths. In Kraft’s first 18 seasons, the Patriots New York Giants .......................................................... 3 qualified for the playoffs 13 times, more than doubling the Denver Broncos ........................................................... 2 franchise’s accomplishments during its first 34 seasons. St. Louis Rams ............................................................. 2 Pre-Kraft Kraft Era Indianapolis Colts ......................................................... 2 1960-93 1989-93 1994-12 14 Teams .................................................................... 1 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 217-108 Winning Pct. .450 .238 .668 DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 New England Patriots ............................................ 11 Conference Titles 1 0 6 Pittsburgh Steelers ...................................................... 10 Division Titles 3 0 11 Green Bay Packers ........................................................ 8 Playoff Seasons 6 0 13 Indianapolis Colts .......................................................... 8 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 19-10 Home Playoff Games 1 0 15 PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 Home Playoff Record 0-1 -- 13-2 New England Patriots ............................................ 19 A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION Pittsburgh Steelers ...................................................... 17 Green Bay Packers ...................................................... 15 MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 Philadelphia Eagles…………………………………………………… 11 Team League Titles Indianapolis Colts ........................................................ 11 Los Angeles Lakers…………………………..NBA……………………………. ... 4 New England Patriots ................... NFL ............................... 3 PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994 San Antonio Spurs ............................. NBA .................................. 3 New England Patriots ............................................ 29 Pittsburgh Steelers ....................................................... 27 HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MAJOR Green Bay Packers ....................................................... 26 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS SINCE 1994 (regular season) Indianapolis Colts......................................................... 23 Team League PCT Philadelphia Eagles ...................................................... 22 San Antonio Spurs ............................. NBA ............................