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PATRIOTS OPEN AFC EAST PLAY AT N.Y. JETS

MEDIA SCHEDULE (1-0) at (1-0) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Sunday, September 14, 2008 ¹ Giants Stadium (80,062) ¹ 4:15 p.m. EDT

12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Coach Belichick Conf. Call The Patriots open divisional play this Sunday on the road against the New York WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Jets. New England began its season with a 17-10 win over the at 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Media Check-In Gillette Stadium and will face its first road test of the season with a trip down I-95 to 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. face its division rival. This week's game is the first in a two-game divisional set, with (In Media Workroom) the Patriots slated to return home to face Miami on Sept. 21 before enjoying a bye 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room week in the last weekend of September. Approx. 12:55 p.m. Local Media Practice Access The Patriots will look to take the lead in their all-time series against New York, N.Y. Jets Conference Calls with the teams entering this week deadlocked at 48-48-1. New England has won 10 10:35-10:50 a.m. Jets Coach of its last 11 games against the Jets, including seven straight at the Meadowlands. 11:00-11:15 a.m. Jets Player TBA The Patriots will seek their 21st consecutive regular-season victory, having not dropped a regular season contest since Dec. 10, 2006 at Miami. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Media Check-In BROADCAST INFORMATION 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast to a regional audience by CBS. Approx. 12:55 p.m. Local Media Practice Access Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call the game, which can be seen in the Boston FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 area on WBZ-TV Channel 4. 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Media Check-In RADIO: WBCN 104.1 FM is the flagship station for the Patriots Rock Radio 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. Network. A complete listing of the network’s 36 stations can be found in this press (In Media Workroom) release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 32nd season as the voice of 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Open Locker Room the Patriots and will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Approx. 12:10 p.m. Local Media Practice Access Cappelletti. Santos and Cappelletti are celebrating their 25th anniversary season as SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 a tandem. Travel to New Jersey -- No Media Availability NATIONAL RADIO: This week's game will be broadcast to a national audience by SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Sports USA Radio. Larry Kahn and Tim Pernetti will call the game and Troy 4:15 p.m. Patriots at New York Jets West will provide updates from the sideline.

2008 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE Sun., Sept. 7 Kansas City W 17-10 The Patriots’ media-only website, located at http://media.patriots.com, will be Sun., Sept. 14 at N.Y. Jets 4:15 CBS updated for registered users throughout training camp with all the latest media Sun., Sept. 21 Miami 1:00 CBS information, schedules, rosters and press releases. In addition to up-to-date media Sun., Sept. 28 BYE WEEK information, the site’s archives allow access to all of the Patriots media materials Sun., Oct. 5 at San Francisco 4:15 CBS dating back to the 2002 season. The media site will serve as the team’s primary Sun., Oct. 12 at San Diego 8:15 NBC credentialing system again in 2008. Mon., Oct. 20 Denver 8:30 ESPN Sun., Oct. 26 St. Louis 1:00 FOX PATRIOT PLACE Sun., Nov. 2 at Indianapolis 8:15 NBC Game days at Patriot Place are getting even more exciting. Every Sun., Nov. 9 Buffalo 1:00 CBS week a new retailer, restaurant or entertainment venue is opening in Thurs., Nov. 13 N.Y. Jets 8:15 NFLN Patriot Place's North Lifestyle Center, directly adjacent to Gillette Sun., Nov. 23 at Miami 1:00* CBS* Stadium. More than half of the 70 shopping, dining and Sun., Nov. 30 Pittsburgh 4:15* CBS* entertainment options at Patriot Place are expected to Sun., Dec. 7 at Seattle 8:15* NBC* be open by the end of September. Fans are encouraged Sun., Dec. 14 at Oakland 4:15* CBS* to visit Patriot-Place.com to get the latest updates on Sun., Dec. 21 Arizona 1:00* FOX* what's happening at Patriot Place, where everyone wins! Sun., Dec. 28 at Buffalo 1:00* CBS* MEDIA CONTACTS AFC EAST STANDINGS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 Team W L T Pct. PF PA Stacey James...... Vice President of Media [email protected].. 508-384-9105 1 0 0 1.000 34 10 Casey O’Connell ...Director of Media Relations...... [email protected].. 508-326-6870 NEW ENGLAND 1 0 0 1.000 17 10 Jeff Cournoyer...... Asst. Director of Corporate Communications [email protected].. 508-549-0492 New York Jets 1 0 0 1.000 20 14

Miami Dolphins 0 1 0 .000 14 20 Scott Barboza ...... Media Relations Assistant...... [email protected].. 508-384-9195 Tara Bertrand ...... Administrative Assistant...... [email protected].. 508-384-4311

Super Bowl Champions: 2001, 2003, 2004 ¹ Conference Champions: 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 Division Champions: 1963, 1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Playoff Seasons: 1963, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 PATRIOTS VS. JETS

SERIES HISTORY PATRIOTS-JETS QUICK HITS The Patriots and Jets will meet for the 98th time • The Patriots have won their last seven road games against the since the series between the AFC East rivals Jets, a streak that dates back to a 17-16 victory at Giants began in 1960. New England opened the Stadium on Dec. 2, 2001. The last time the Patriots lost a road 2007 season with a 38-14 win over New game to the Jets was on Sept. 11, 2000, when New York York on Sept. 9. The Patriots swept the claimed a 20-19 win on Monday Night Football in Bill season series with the Jets last year, also Belichick's second game as Patriots . defeating the Jets in Week 15, 20-10. The • With a victory this week, the Patriots would hold a winning Patriots have won nine of their last 10 record in the all-time series with the Jets. Entering this week’s games against the Jets (including one game, the record between the two AFC East rivals stands at playoff game). The Patriots have swept the 48-48-1, including regular-season and playoff games. season series with the Jets in four of the • The Patriots are 12-3 in their last 15 AFC East road games, a last five seasons. New England is 19-10 streak dating back to 2003. Since 2001, the Patriots are 16-5 against the Jets since in divisional road contests. The Patriots have won nine of their purchased the team in 1994. New last 10 road AFC East games. England’s 48 victories over the Jets • The Patriots have held the Jets to 17 points or fewer in nine of (including two playoff wins) are the the last 10 meetings between the teams (including playoffs). second most over any single opponent, • This week’s game will mark the 98th meeting between the trailing only Buffalo (55 all-time wins). Patriots and Jets. The Jets have been the Patriots’ most A complete listing of the results of the 97 games frequent opponent over the years – Buffalo ranks second with between the New England Patriots and the New York 96 meetings. Jets/New York Titans can be found on page 277 of the • Seven members of the Jets coaching staff are former Patriots 2008 Patriots Media Guide. coaches, players or staff members – Eric Mangini (head coach), (asst. defensive line), SERIES BREAKDOWN (quarterbacks), Andy Dickerson (quality control-defense), New York 48, New England 48, 1 Tie Jerome Henderson (asst. secondary), Jimmy Raye (running (Including New England 2, New York 0 in Playoffs) backs) and (asst. strength and conditioning). Home Record ...... 25-23-1 (incl. 1-0 in playoffs) Record in Foxborough ...... 21-17 FAVRE VS. PATRIOTS Gillette Stadium ...... 5-2 Jets quarterback Brett Farve has started against the Patriots five Foxboro Stadium...... 16-15 times, all when he was with the Packers, and owns a 3-2 record Record in Boston...... 4-5-1 in those games. Farve had a rough outing in his last game Record in Birmingham, Alabama...... 0-1 against the Patriots in Week 11 of the 2006 season as he was Away Record...... 23-25 (incl. 1-0 in playoffs) knocked out of the game just before halftime with a right elbow Giants Stadium ...... 16-9 (incl. 1-0 playoffs) injury. The Patriots went on to blank the Packers by a 35-0 Shea Stadium ...... 5-14 score. Polo Grounds ...... 2-2 Seasonal Sweeps ...... Jets 14 (most recent '00), Patriots 13 ('07) Brett Farve vs. Patriots (3-2 as starter) vs. N.Y. Jets...... 13-6 (12-5 with New England) Date A C Yd % TD I Rating W/L Score Eric Mangini vs. New England ...... 1-4 10/02/94 47 25 294 .532 1 2 61.8 L 16-17 01/26/96* 27 14 246 .519 2 0 107.9 W 35-21 10/27/97 34 23 239 .676 3 0 117.2 W 28-10 TALE OF THE TAPE 10/13/02 27 17 147 .630 3 0 114.3 W 28-10 2008 Regular Season New England New York 11/19/06 15 5 73 .333 0 0 50.1 L 0-35 Totals 150 84 999 .560 9 2 90.9 3-2 Record 1-0 1-0 *- XXXI (New Orleans, La.) Divisional Standings T-1st T-1st Total Yards Gained 338 293 RECENT PATRIOTS-JETS GAMES Total Offense (Rank) 338.0 (T-9) 293.0 (T-16) The Patriots and Jets have played 15 times since 2001, with New Rush Offense 126.0 (10) 112.0 (11) England holding a 12-3 advantage in those games, including Pass Offense 212.0 (9) 181.0 (15) nine victories in the last 10 games between the clubs. Points Per Game 17.0 (T-14) 20.0 (T-12) Touchdowns Scored 2 3 PATRIOTS-JETS SERIES SINCE 2001 Third Down Conversion Pct. 53.8 38.5 Patriots 12, Jets 3 Total Yards Allowed 284 277 Date Result Score H/A Stadium Total Defense (Rank) 284.0 (9) 277.0 (8) 09/23/01 L 3-10 H Foxboro Stadium Rush Defense 102.0 (12) 49.0 (3) 12/02/01 W 17-16 A Giants Stadium Pass Defense 182.0 (15) 228.0 (21) 09/15/02 W 44-7 A Giants Stadium 12/22/02 L 17-30 H Gillette Stadium Points Allowed/Game 10.0 (T-3) 14.0 (10) 09/21/03 W 23-16 H Gillette Stadium Touchdowns Allowed 1 2 12/20/03 W 21-16 A Giants Stadium Third Down Defense (Pct.) 50.0 23.1 10/24/04 W 13-7 H Gillette Stadium Field Goals Made/Attempted 1/1 0/1 12/26/04 W 23-7 A Giants Stadium Possession Avg. 29:49 31:01 12/04/05 W 16-3 H Gillette Stadium Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 2/16 3/13 12/26/05 W 31-21 A Giants Stadium Sacks Made/Yards 4/24 4/23 09/17/06 W 24-17 A Giants Stadium For/Against 1/0 1/0 11/12/06 L 14-17 H Gillette Stadium Penalties Against/Yards 3/30 7/40 01/07/07* W 37-16 H Gillette Stadium Punts/Avg. 4/50.5 6/45.3 09/09/07 W 38-14 A Giants Stadium Turnover Differential -1 Even 12/16/07 W 20-10 H Gillette Stadium *-Playoffs

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PATRIOTS VS. JETS

CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS (Cont.) FRANCHISE CONNECTIONS NFL CONNECTIONS Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was the Jets’ assistant As head coach of the in 1995, Belichick head coach/secondary for three seasons (1997-99). hired Mike Tannenbaum as a personnel intern and Eric Jets head coach Eric Mangini was a member of the Patriots Mangini as a coaching assistant. Tannenbaum is now the coaching staff for six seasons from 2000-05, serving as the Jets’ general manager and Mangini is the Jets’ head coach. secondary coach for the first five seasons and as New Patriots and Jets defensive end England’s defensive coordinator in 2005. David Bowens were teammates on the in Defensive line coach played for two 2005. seasons with the Jets from 1997-98 before retiring in 1999. Jets director of player personnel Terry Bradway was a scout Special teams coach held the same position with with the from 1986-90, while Bill Belichick the Jets in 1994. was a member of the coaching staff. Patriots Vice President of Player Personnel was Jets Brian Schottenheimer was the the director of pro personnel for the Jets from 1997-1999. San Diego Chargers quarterbacks coach when Patriots safety Jets assistant defensive line coach Bryan Cox was a was on the team. linebacker on the Patriots’ 2001 world championship team. Jets linebackers coach served as the Jets assistant strength and conditioning coach Rick Lyle was ’s defensive coorodinator/linebackers a defensive lineman for the Patriots from 2002-03. coach when Patriots linebackers Shawn Crable and Pierre Jets running backs coach Jimmy Raye was the Patriots’ Woods were on the team. Hermann was also on the offensive coordinator on head coach Rod Rust’s staff in 1990. Wolverine’s defensive coaching staff when Patriots Jets quarterbacks coach Brian Daboll was the Patriots’ wide quarterback was on the team. receivers coach from 2002-06 and served as a defensive Patriots special assistant/secondary coach Dom Capers was assistant with the team from 2000-01. the Miami Dolphins’ assistant to the head coach in 2006 when Jets defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson played Jets defensive line coach Dan Quinn held the same position cornerback for the Patriots from 1991-93, then again in 1996. for the Dolphins. He was originally a Patriots second round pick (41st overall) in Jets running backs coach Jimmy Raye was the assistant the 1991 NFL Draft, and played in Super Bowl XXXI. head coach/offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders in Jets defensive lineman Kareem Brown was drafted by the 2005, which was Patriots LaMont Jordan and Patriots in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft and spent wide receiver ’ first year with the Raiders. the first 11 weeks of the season on the Patriots’ active roster Patriots linebacker and Jets guard Alan Faneca before being released on Nov. 27. were teammates on the from 1998 to Jets offensive lineman was the Patriots' first 2000. pick (17th selection overall) in the 1999 draft. Woody played for the Patriots from 1999-2003. HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS Jets head coach Eric Mangini is from Hartford, Conn., and COLLEGE CONNECTIONS attended Wesleyan University. Patriots linebackers Shawn Crable and and Jets offensive quality control coach Brian Smith spent three Jets linebacker David Harris were teammates at the seasons coaching at the University of Massachusetts from University of Michigan. 2004-06, where he was also a three-year starter during his Jets tight end Chris Baker attended Michigan State while collegiate career from 1997-2000. Patriots offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Josh Jets defensive end Mike DeVito is a native of Welfleet, McDaniels was a graduate assistant on the Spartans Massachusetts and played at the University of Maine, where coaching staff. he finished his collegiate career with 112 total tackles and 16 Patriots defensive lineman Le Kevin Smith played at the sacks. University of Nebraska when Jets assistant head coach/offensive line coach Bill Callahan was the head coach LAST MEETING: of the Cornhuskers. PATRIOTS 20, JETS 10 Patriots defensive back and Jets December 16, 2007 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) defensive lineman Kareem Brown were teammates at the 1 2 3 4 Final University of Miami. New York Jets 0 7 0 3 — 10 Patriots wide receiver Kelley Washington and Jets defensive New England Patriots 7 10 0 3 — 20

end Shaun Ellis attended the University of Tennessee The Patriots became the second team in the NFL’s 88-year together. history to begin a season with 14 consecutive wins, defeating Patriots linebacker and Jets quarterback Erik the New York Jets 20-10 at Gillette Stadium. New England swept Ainge are both rookies out of the University of Tennessee. the season series with New York and also clinched the top Jets offensive lineman Damien Woody attended Boston playoff seed in the AFC and homefield advantage throughout the College. AFC playoffs. Jets offensive guard Alan Faneca blocked for Patriots New England gained 131 rushing yards and 140 passing yards running back at Louisiana State University from to grind out a victory on a windy, cold and wet afternoon. 1995-97. Faneca helped Faulk finish second (4,557) on the Laurence Maroney had 104 rushing yards on 26 carries, while Southeastern Conference’s career rushing list. the New England defense allowed the Jets offense to score just Patriots cornerback Lewis Sanders was teammates with Kris three points (New York’s only touchdown was off of a blocked Jenkins and Eric Barton at the University of Maryland. punt). The Patriots sacked the Jets’ Chad Pennington five times. Patriots nose tackle was a teammate of Jets Eugene Wilson’s 5-yard return for a touchdown in defensive lineman Kareem Brown at the University of Miami. the first quarter put New England in front 7-0, and Kelley Patriots linebackers Shawn Crable and Pierre Woods were Washington blocked a Jets punt late in the first half to set up a teammates with Jets linebacker David Harris at the 3-yard touchdown drive that ended in a Maroney scoring plunge University of Michigan. and a 17-7 Patriots halftime lead.

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LAST WEEK: PATRIOTS 17, CHIEFS 10

PATRIOTS 17, CHIEFS 10 MOSS TOPS 100 YARDS FOR 56th TIME September 7, 2008 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) Randy Moss recorded his 56th career 100-yard receiving game 1 2 3 4 Final today. That total ranks third in NFL history, trailing only Jerry Kansas City Chiefs 0 3 0 7 — 10 Rice (76) and Marvin Harrison (59). Last season, Moss had nine New England Patriots 0 7 7 3 — 17 100-yard receiving games and broke the mark in each of the first four games in 2007. The Patriots won their 20th consecutive regular-season game, a 17-10 victory over Kansas City to open the 2008 season. PATRIOTS DEBUTS Randy Moss had six catches for 116 yards and a touchdown, Nine players made their Patriots debuts against the Chiefs: LB while the Patriots totaled 126 rushing yards on 28 carries (4.5 , T Mark LeVoir, RB LaMont Jordan, LB Jerod Mayo, avg.) and quarterback completed 13-of-18 passes CB Deltha O'Neal, CB Lewis Sanders, WR , CB (72.2 percent) and threw for a touchdown in relief of an injured and CB Tom Brady. After losing starting quarterback Tom Brady for the season HOBBS INTERCEPTION due to a left knee injury in the scoreless first quarter, the Ellis Hobbs intercepted a pass at the Kansas City Patriots got on the board as quarterback Matt Cassel directed a 41-yard line with 7:21 remaining in the game and the Patriots 10-play, 98-yard drive that ended in a 10-yard touchdown pass holding a 14-10 lead. Hobbs pounced on the pass intended for to Randy Moss and a 7-0 Patriots lead. The Chiefs closed the Dwayne Bowe and returned the ball to the 38-yard line. The gap to 7-3 with a field goal in the final minute of the first half, interception was the seventh of Hobbs's regular-season career. but the Patriots used their only possession of the third quarter to He also has two career postseason interceptions. Including the march 80 yards on 11 plays and extend their lead to 14-3 on a 2007 playoffs, Hobbs has four interceptions in his last five games 5-yard touchdown run by Sammy Morris. The Chiefs answered -- he had one in the 2007 regular season finale and added two back with a touchdown to open the fourth quarter, cutting the in three playoff games last season before opening the 2008 New England lead to 14-10. After two three-and-outs by the regular season with a pick. Patriots and one by the Chiefs, Ellis Hobbs intercepted a Damon Huard pass and gave the Patriots possession near midfield, MORRIS SCORES setting up a field goal that extended New England's lead to 17- Sammy Morris gave the Patriots a 14-3 lead on a 5-yard scoring 10 with 2:26 left in the game. The Chiefs mounted one last run with 3:01 left in the third quarter. The touchdown was the charge, gaining a first-and-goal from the Patriots' 5-yard line 19th of Morris's career (18 rushing, one receiving). Last season, with 53 seconds left, but the Patriots defense bore down with a Morris played in six games with two starts and totaled 384 yards key red zone stop to keep Kansas City out of the end zone and on 85 rushes (4.5 avg.) before being placed on injured reserve preserve the 17-10 victory. with a chest injury on Nov. 2, 2007.

GOSTKOWSKI FG RED ZONE STOP IN FINAL MINUTE nailed a 37-yard field goal with 2:26 The Patriots defense clinched the 17-10 win by keeping Kansas remaining in the game to extend the Patriots' lead to 17-10. In City out of the end zone after the Chiefs had gained a first-and- his regular season and playoff career, Gostkoswki has hit 51-of- goal from the 5-yard line with 53 seconds left in the game. The 61 field goals, and his 83.6 percent career accuracy rate is the Patriots did not allow the Chiefs to even gain a yard. The highest in Patriots history. Patriots forced an incompletion on first down, and Mike Vrabel combined to stop Larry Johnson for no gain on CASSEL-TO-MOSS second down, and then New England forced two straight Kansas Matt Cassel's 51-yard completion to Randy Moss on the final play City incompletions on third and fourth downs. of the first quarter was the longest completion of his career,

topping his 36-yard completion to Andre Davis in the 2005 CASSEL LEADS 98-YARD DRIVE regular-season finale against Miami on Jan. 1, 2006. In his first drive at quarterback in the first quarter, Matt Cassel directed a 10-play, 98-yard drive that ended in a 10-yard scoring BIG BOOT FOR HANSON strike to Randy Moss and a 7-0 Patriots lead. The drive was the Chris Hanson's 70-yard punt in the second quarter was the longest for the Patriots since Sept. 23, 2007, when they also longest punt by a Patriot since 2001 and was his longest boot embarked on a 10-play, 98-yard drive against Buffalo at Gillette since 2005. The play pinned the Chiefs at their own 9-yard line Stadium. following no return. The last time a Patriots player had a punt of

70 yards or longer was on Sept. 9, 2001, when Lee Johnson had MOSS SCORES 126th CAREER TOUCHDOWN a 76-yard boot in the season opener at Cincinnati. Randy Moss caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Matt Cassel in the second quarter, recording his 126th career overall BRUSCHI ENTERS 13th SEASON touchdown and his 125th career receiving touchdown. His 126 played in his 177th game as a Patriot and is in his total touchdowns (125 receiving, 1 via punt return) tying him 13th season with New England since being selected in the third with Jim Brown (106 rushing, 20 receiving) for eighth on the round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Bruschi's 13 seasons as a Patriot NFL's all-time touchdowns list. LaDainian Tomlinson ranks tie Raymond Clayborn, John Hannah, Stanley Morgan and Mosi seventh with 129 total touchdowns. Moss's 125 receiving Tatupu for sixth on the team's all-time list. Bruschi's 177 games touchdowns rank fourth on the league's all-time list. played rank eighth on the club's all-time list.

MOSS BREAKS 100-YARD MARK IN 1ST QUARTER QUICK HITS Randy Moss had 101 yards on four receptions in the first • The Chiefs game was the 152nd straight home sellout for the quarter, marking the third time in his career that he has broken Patriots. The streak is now in its 15th season and includes the 100-yard receiving mark in the first quarter. The last time he every Patriots preseason, regular-season and playoff game achieved the feat was on Oct. 3, 1999, while playing for since the 1994 regular-season opener. Minnesota in a game against Tampa Bay. Last season, Moss had • The Patriots won their fifth straight regular season opener, 100 or more receiving yards in a quarter on one occasion -- in and won their first game of the season for the sixth time in the second quarter at Miami on Oct. 21, 2007, when he had 104 the last seven years. yards on three receptions.

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ROBERT KRAFT NEWS & NOTES

ince Robert Kraft purchased SUCCESS STORY the team in 1994, the Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, the Patriots Patriots have experienced have been one of the NFL’s elite franchises. Over the first 14- S one of the most dramatic plus years of Kraft’s ownership, the Patriots own the NFL’s turnarounds in the history of sports. highest win total, the league’s highest winning percentage and In 14 seasons of ownership, Kraft have won more Super Bowl titles, more conference has transformed one of the league’s championships and more playoff games than any other NFL least successful clubs into what team. many observers view as a model SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994… NFL franchise. In the five seasons immediately preceding his purchase (1989-93), the Patriots were TOTAL VICTORIES SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) a moribund team, winning just 19 of 80 games (.311 pct.) and New England Patriots...... 163 recording the worst record in the NFL over that span. When he ...... 154* bought the franchise on Jan. 21, 1994, Kraft announced his Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 152 intention to bring a championship to New England, a tall order ...... 145* ...... 143 considering the team’s previous success rate. But under Kraft’s ...... 134 leadership, the Patriots have won eight division titles, five conference crowns and three Super Bowl championships. The WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) Patriots have made five Super Bowl appearances since Kraft Team W L T Pct. purchased the team, a period during which no other NFL New England Patriots 163 86 0 .655 franchise has earned more than two Super Bowl berths. Green Bay Packers 154 90 0 .631* Pittsburgh Steelers 152 92 1 .622 Pre-Kraft Kraft Era Denver Broncos 145 92 0 .612* 1960-93 1989-93 1994-08 Indianapolis Colts 143 100 0 .588 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 163-86 Philadelphia Eagles 134 107 1 .556 Winning Pct. .450 .311 .655 127 108 0 .540* Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 *-Not Including Monday Night Football (9/8/08) Conference Titles 1 0 5 Division Titles 3 0 8 SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Playoff Seasons 5 0 10 New England Patriots...... 3 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 17-7 Denver Broncos...... 2 Home Playoff Games 1 0 11 9 Teams ...... 1

Home Playoff Record 0-1 -- 11-0 SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994…

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION New England Patriots...... 5 The Patriots and the San Antonio Spurs are the only teams from Denver Broncos...... 2 North America’s four major professional sports leagues to have Green Bay Packers ...... 2 won three titles since 2001. Since 1994, the Patriots trail only Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 2 the and San Antonio Spurs in having won St. Louis Rams ...... 2 three titles in the period since Robert Kraft purchased the team. 15 Teams ...... 1

MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 Team League Titles New England Patriots...... 17 New England Patriots ...... NFL ...... 3 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 12 San Antonio Spurs...... NBA ...... 3 Green Bay Packers ...... 11 Boston Red Sox ...... MLB ...... 2 Indianapolis Colts ...... 9 Los Angeles Lakers...... NBA ...... 2 Philadelphia Eagles...... 9 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Team League Titles PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994 New York Yankees ...... MLB ...... 4 New England Patriots...... 24 San Antonio Spurs...... NBA ...... 4 Green Bay Packers ...... 20 New England Patriots ...... NFL ...... 3 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 20 Los Angeles Lakers...... NBA ...... 3 Indianapolis Colts ...... 18 Chicago Bulls ...... NBA ...... 3 Philadelphia Eagles...... 17 Detroit Red Wings...... NHL ...... 3 Denver Broncos...... 13 New Jersey Devils ...... NHL ...... 3 ...... 13

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME/SERIES APPEARANCES SINCE 1994 PLAYOFF SEASONS SINCE 1994 Team League Appearances New England Patriots...... 10 New York Yankees ...... MLB ...... 6 Green Bay Packers ...... 10 New England Patriots ...... NFL ...... 5 Indianapolis Colts ...... 10 Los Angeles Lakers...... NBA ...... 4 SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994… IN TEAM THE PURCHASED KRAFT ROBERT SINCE ...... 8 San Antonio Spurs...... NBA ...... 4 Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 8 Detroit Red Wings...... NHL ...... 4 Philadelphia Eagles...... 8 New Jersey Devils ...... NHL ...... 4 PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 SELLOUT STREAK Team W L Pct. In the early 1990s, the Patriots seemed destined for relocation until New England Patriots ...... 17 ...... 7...... 708 Robert Kraft’s purchase of the team rejuvenated local interest. In ...... 6 ...... 3 ...... 667 1991, the season ticket base was just 17,635, barely enough to ...... 5 ...... 3 ...... 625 support the club. Now, the season-ticket base stands at a capped Denver Broncos...... 8 ...... 5 ...... 615 total of 61,759 and more than 50,000 fans are on a waiting list. The Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 12 ...... 8 ...... 600 Patriots have sold out 152 consecutive home games (dating back to the 1994 regular-season opener).

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BILL BELICHICK NEWS & NOTES

THE HEAD COACH SUPER SUCCESS Overall Record: 143-85 (.627) Bill Belichick is one of just four head coaches to win three Regular Season: 128-81 (.612) championships since the Super Bowl Era began following the Postseason: 15-4 (.789) 1966 season. Coach Belichick joins three members of the Pro With Patriots overall: 106-40 (.726) Football Hall of Fame in the exclusive club. Belichick is the only Overall since 2001: 101-29 (.778) coach to win three Super Bowls in the post-1993 salary cap era. Super Bowl Titles: 5 (86, 90, 01, 03, 04) MOST SUPER BOWL VICTORIES Conf. Titles: 7 (86, 90, 96, 01, 03, 04, 07) Head Coach Team Titles Seasons Division Titles: 13 (75, 78, 86, 89, 90, Chuck Noll PIT 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 96, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07) Bill Belichick NE 3 2001, 2003, 2004 Bill Belichick is the only head coach in Joe Gibbs WAS 3 1982, 1987, 1991 NFL history to win three Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. In Bill Walsh SF 3 1981, 1984, 1988 NOTE: Sorted by most recent championship. Super Bowls have determined NFL champion since 1966. the 2007 season, Belichick led the Patriots to the fourth undefeated and untied regular season in the NFL’s 88-year PLAYOFF SUCCESS history and the first since the NFL established a 16-game Coach Belichick has won 15 career playoff games, a total that is schedule in 1978. He has led the Patriots to the Super Bowl four the fifth-highest by a head coach in NFL history. times in the last seven seasons and has produced five straight MOST PLAYOFF WINS BY AN NFL HEAD COACH AFC East titles and six division championships in the last seven Coach Team(s) Wins seasons. Belichick’s Patriots teams own the all-time NFL records Tom Landry ...... Dallas Cowboys ...... 20 for consecutive total victories (21 from 2003-04), consecutive Don Shula...... Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins...... 19 regular-season victories (20 from 2006-08) and consecutive Joe Gibbs ...... Washington Redskins...... 17 playoff victories (10 from 2001-05). Belichick owns the second Chuck Noll ...... Pittsburgh Steelers ...... 16 best postseason record in NFL history (15-4) and is the Bill Belichick...... Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots...15 winningest NFL head coach since 2001 (101-29). From 2003-04, he directed the Patriots to back-to-back Super Bowl titles while POSTSEASON PROWESS posting consecutive 17-win campaigns. Belichick has spent more Bill Belichick is the second winningest head coach in NFL playoff seasons in the league than any other current NFL head coach, history, trailing only the legendary Vince Lombardi, whose name is emblazoned on the Super Bowl trophy. and in that time has been a part of five Super Bowl championship teams. His overall record of 106-40 with the BEST POSTSEASON RECORDS IN NFL HISTORY Patriots gives him the most victories and the best winning (Minimum six games) percentage of any head coach in franchise history. Coach Head Coach Team(s) W L Pct. Belichick's overall career winning percentage of .627 (143-85-0) Vince Lombardi GB/WAS 9 1 .900 ranks fifth among the 18 NFL coaches with 140 or more wins. He Bill Belichick CLE/NE 15 4 .789 Joe Gibbs WAS 17 7 .709 trails only George Halas (324-151-31, .682), Don Shula (347- 173-6, .666), Curly Lambeau (229-134-22, .631), and Joe Gibbs HUNDRED WIN CLUB (171-101-0, .629). Bill Belichick has won 106 overall games since becoming Patriots

head coach in 2000. He took 139 games to reach 100 victories ELITE COMPANY with the team, the fourth fewest number of games by any coach Bill Belichick is one of nine NFL head coaches to win three or in NFL history to reach 100 wins with a franchise. Belichick is more championships since the league began postseason play in one of three current NFL head coaches who have won 100 or 1933. With the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, Belichick more games with their current team. Belichick has recorded 91 joined an exclusive club in which each of the eight other regular-season wins and 14 playoff victories with New England. members has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

HEAD COACHES WITH THREE OR MORE NFL TITLES FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 100 WINS WITH A TEAM Coach Team Seasons Games (Listed alphabetically) George Seifert SF 1989-96 132 Head Coach Championship Team(s) John Madden OAK 1969-77 137 Bill Belichick ...... New England Patriots Don Shula MIA 1970-78 137 Paul Brown...... Cleveland Browns Weeb Ewbank...... Baltimore Colts, New York Jets Bill Belichick NE 2000-07 139 Paul Brown CLE 1946-54 141 Joe Gibbs ...... Washington Redskins George Halas...... HEAD COACHES WITH 100 WINS WITH CURRENT TEAM Earl (Curly) Lambeau...... Green Bay Packers Coach Team Yrs Seasons Wins Vince Lombardi...... Green Bay Packers Mike Shanahan DEN 13 1995-2008 131* Chuck Noll...... Pittsburgh Steelers Jeff Fisher HOU/TEN 14 1994-2008 121 Bill Walsh ...... San Francisco 49ers Bill Belichick NE 8 2000-08 106 NOTE: Includes Playoff Games *-Not Including MNF (9/8/08) BELICHICK’S PATRIOTS RENAISSANCE Any successful project requires a sound plan, and once head TOPS IN TEAM HISTORY coach Bill Belichick implemented his design on the Patriots, his Bill Belichick is the most successful head coach in Patriots approach has given him the best record of any NFL head coach history. He has recorded more wins (106) and a higher winning who has coached in a game since 2001. percentage (.726) than any of the 13 previous head coaches.

NFL COACHES’ RECORDS SINCE 2001 WINNINGEST HEAD COACHES IN PATRIOTS HISTORY Coach Team W L T Pct. Career Overall Playoff Bill Belichick NE 101 29 0 .777 Coach Years Winning Pct. W-L-T W-L Tony Dungy TB/IND 89 37 0 .706 Bill Belichick 2000-08 .726 106-40-0 14-3 Bill Cowher PIT 70 35 1 .665 Raymond Berry 1984-89 .554 51-41-0 3-2 Mike McCarthy GB 22 12 0 .647 Pete Carroll 1997-99 .549 28-23-0 1-2 Andy Reid PHI 80 45 0 .640 Ron Meyer 1982-84 .529 18-16-0 0-1 Mike Martz STL 46 29 0 .613 Mike Holovak 1961-68 .528 53-47-9 1-1 NOTE: Records include playoff games and includes all coaches who have coached at least 30 games since 2001

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COACH BELICHICK ON…

Coach Belichick on Wesley Britt, Aug. 12 Coach Belichick on Brandon Meriweather, July 31 Wes came to us a couple of years ago and we put him on the I thought he made a lot of improvement last season during the . He has developed a lot and is one of the hardest course of the year and in training camp. He had a good off- working guys on the team. He has a big frame, like you would season and a good spring. He is having a good training camp. I like a tackle to have. He has improved a lot since he has been think he is much better now than where he was last year at this here, like a lot of our young offensive linemen do. He is one of time. He continues to improve on a regular basis. He works hard many who has been on the practice squad and eventually and takes coaching well. worked his way on to the roster and then worked his way into Coach Belichick on Lewis Sanders, Aug. 4 the lineup for some playing time. He has done nothing but Lewis is working hard. He is another guy that has had a lot of improve since he has been here. His hard work, determination different responsibilities for us in the kicking game, playing both and ability to take coaching have enabled him to do that. corner and safety defensively. He’s got good experience in a Coach Belichick on Jabar Gaffney, Sept. 3 couple different systems so I don’t think anything he is doing I think he is appreciated around here by the coaching staff, the here is anything that new. It is just a question on some new offensive coaches, the players and the quarterback. He is a very terminology or adapting it to a different situation but he is an versatile player. He does a lot of different things for us. I don’t experienced guy and he keeps showing up. He shows up with a think there is any way for someone outside this organization to play or two everyday and he is a hard working guy. understand how versatile a player he is and how much he Coach Belichick on Richard Seymour, Aug. 13 patches together, in one way or another, on different plays and I think Richard has [tipped as many passes and disrupted the formations. He is smart, versatile and a good receiver that has quarterback] as well as anybody. Year in and year out, he has been effective in a lot of different situations - man, zone, red tipped more balls than anybody around here and more than area, third down. He has a good skill set and is a very flexible anyone I have coached. He is tall and has long arms. He is player that helps our offense in many different ways - some athletic, can jump and has a good sense of timing of when to try subtle and some not so subtle. He is one of the bonding agents and get in the throwing lane, when to keep rushing the that holds things together. quarterback and attack the blocker. He is probably as good as Coach Belichick on Gary Guyton, Sept. 3 you are going to get at that. He is a smart kid. He has good size. He runs well. He is Coach Belichick on Matthew Slater, Aug. 4 instinctive. He is versatile and does some different things for us. Matthew is a smart kid. We have been working him at some He has shown up in the kicking game. Even the tackle he made different spots since he has gotten here in all three phases of in the Baltimore game, you could see his speed just on that play the game. We will see how that all comes together but he is a on the punt return. He has shown good versatility. He is smart. smart guy that has a good set of skills. He gives us good depth and he has made some plays. He played at a good level of competition at Georgia Tech and showed some Coach Belichick on Adalius Thomas, Aug. 13 of those same things in college. He’s a good run player, pass Adalius is a smart guy who works hard. He has played in player and blitzer. Like I said, he has come in, picked up things multiple positions in our defense. He has a lot of experience quickly, showed a lot of versatility for a rookie, and done a good from doing different things. I think he has really become one of job when he has been given the opportunity. the leaders on defense, not that he wasn’t last year but more so going into his second year. Going into his second year he knows Coach Belichick on Rodney Harrison, July 31 more of what he is doing as opposed to feeling like ‘I have to He brings a level of play and intensity out there to the practice learn this and learn that.’ I am not saying he doesn’t have field that is good for everybody. It is good for the defense, anything to learn; we all have more to learn. He is a lot further offense and for the entire football team. Nobody practices harder ahead then he was last year. He really stepped up and gave a than Rodney. I don’t think, in my career, I have ever coached a lot of leadership and good work ethic to the entire unit. He has player that practices any harder than Rodney practices on a daily done well and we are glad to have him. basis. He has a tremendous work ethic and is as good as anybody I have been around, especially on the defensive side of Coach Belichick on David Thomas, Aug. 19 the ball. That carries over to other players and forces them to The bad news for David [Thomas] was ’07. The good news was rise up to his level. It is good to have him back out there. he really got off to a good start in ’08. Kind of getting off to a good start, he’s been able to maintain that momentum and the Coach Belichick on , Aug. 4 start there in the spring has carried over in the training camp I don’t know where we would be without [Russ's versatility]. and the preseason … David works hard. He works hard at Russ is one of the most solid and consistent players we have on everything. He’s a very competitive kid. He’s smart. He knows our team. He is really the same guy everyday, whether it be how to use his strengths, leverage and position to his practice, games, preseason or postseason, the first quarter, or advantage. He competes hard. He has good playing strength the fourth quarter – it doesn’t matter. He is a very consistent and good quickness. He has done a good job with that. and dependable guy. Coach Belichick on Ray Ventrone, Aug. 7 Coach Belichick on LaMont Jordan, Aug. 12 Ray is a very competitive guy and a tough kid. He plays in all Every player has their own set of skills. I think LaMont has a three phases, offense, defense and special teams. He works good set. He is a powerful guy, has some quickness and catches hard, tough kid and he’s a pretty good football player. He’s got a the ball wall. He has good speed, he is not a track guy, but he good set of skills, has some quickness, speed, he’s tough, he’s a has competitive speed, good quickness and can get through the smart player who is instinctive and he’s shown up positively for hole. He breaks tackles. He has some things going for him. us in a number of different roles and in different games. It’s a Coach Belichick on Jerod Mayo, Aug. 12 real credit to him, his work ethic, his toughness. Jerod [Mayo] is a smart kid and has worked hard. From day one Coach Belichick on Pierre Woods, July 27 when we drafted him to rookie minicamp and spring camp he Pierre [Woods] is one of our hardest workers and one of our has done a good job. He is a very mature kid and a hard worker. most diligent players. He works hard at his job and tries to do Football is important to him and he spends a lot of time on it. He everything right, just the way you want it. makes a lot of rookie mistakes but he learns from them and doesn’t repeat many of them.

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PATRIOTS NEWS & NOTES

PATRIOTS WINNING STREAKS CAPTAINS ELECTED The Patriots have won 20 consecutive regular-season games The following players were elected as Patriots captains by their dating back to a 40-7 win over the at Gillette teammates during the week leading into the season opener -- Stadium on Dec. 17, 2006. New England’s 20-game regular- Offense: QB Tom Brady, T , WR Randy Moss; Defense: season winning streak is the longest in NFL history, eclipsing the LB Tedy Bruschi, S Rodney Harrison, LB Mike Vrabel, NT Vince Patriots’ 18 consecutive regular-season wins from Oct. 5, 2003 Wilfork; Special Teams: LB . to Oct. 24, 2004. TITLE TOWN NFL’S LONGEST REGULAR-SEASON WIN STREAKS The Patriots have won five straight AFC East titles, setting the Team Years Streak all-time record for consecutive titles in that division. New New England Patriots 2006-Pres. 20 England’s five straight AFC East crowns tops the four straight New England Patriots 2003-04 18 division titles by the Buffalo Bills from 1988-91 and by the Miami Chicago Bears 1933-34 17 Dolphins on two occasions. The Patriots have won six of the last Pittsburgh Steelers 2004-05 16 Miami Dolphins 1983-84 16 seven division crowns. The Patriots have won eight division titles in the 14 seasons since Robert Kraft bought the team in 1994. Miami Dolphins 1971-73 16 Chicago Bears 1941-42 16 MOST CONSECUTIVE AFC EAST TITLES

LONGEST PATRIOTS REGULAR-SEASON WIN STREAKS Team Streak Years New England Patriots ...... 5 ...... 2003-07 Streak First Win Final Win Buffalo Bills...... 4 ...... 1988-91 20 12/17/06 (Active Streak) Miami Dolphins ...... 4 ...... 1981, 1983-85* 18 10/05/03 10/24/04 Miami Dolphins ...... 4 ...... 1971-74 9 11/25/01 09/22/02 *-Due to 1982 strike, the NFL played just a 9-game season and the standings were 8 11/03/94 09/03/95 not divided into divisions that season. *-NFL Record CURRENT STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE DIVISION TITLES DOMINATING DEFENSE New England Patriots ...... 5 Since the beginning of the 2003 season, the Patriots have Indianapolis Colts...... 5 allowed an average of 17.04 points per game (including ...... 4 playoffs), a mark that leads the NFL over that span. In regular- MOST CONSECUTIVE DIVISION TITLES/NFL HISTORY season play only, the Patriots’ 16.75 points per game allowed Team Division Titles Years since 2003 also leads the NFL over that span. In 2007, the NFC West 7 1973-79 Patriots allowed 274 points, marking the fourth time in the last Pittsburgh Steelers AFC Central 6 1974-79 five seasons (since 2003) that New England has allowed fewer Minnesota Vikings NFC Central 6 1973-78 than 275 points in a season. Dallas Cowboys NFL Capitol/NFC East 6 1966-71 Cleveland Browns American/Eastern Conf. 6 1950-55 FEWEST PPG ALLOWED 2003-PRESENT New England Patriots AFC East 5 2003-07 2003-07 TOTALS R. Season 03-07 Playoffs 03-07 Indianapolis Colts AFC South 5 2003-07 Team GP Pts PPG GP Pts PPG GP Pts PPG Dallas Cowboys NFC East 5 1992-96 NE 95 1619 17.04 81 1357 16.75 14 262 18.71 San Francisco 49ers NFC West 5 1986-90 BAL 83 1478 17.81 81 1443 17.81 2 35 17.50 Chicago Bears NFC Central 5 1984-88 PIT 88 1588 18.05 81 1437 17.74 7 151 21.57 Oakland Raiders AFC West 5 1972-76 TB 83 1530 18.43 81 1489 18.38 2 41 20.50 JAX 84 1563 18.61 81 1475 18.21 3 88 29.33 DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE CHI 85 1591 18.72 81 1495 18.46 4 96 24.00 The New England Patriots own a 35-9 (.795) record in regular PHI 88 1692 19.23 81 1566 19.33 7 126 18.00 season AFC East games since the beginning of the 2001 season, compiling the best intra-division record of any team in the NFL ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS over the last seven-plus seasons. The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine or more wins in each of the last seven seasons. NFL’S TOP DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 Team W L T Pct. MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001 New England Patriots 35 9 0 .795 New England...... 7 Green Bay...... 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 33 13 0 .717 Indianapolis...... 6 Pittsburgh ...... 5 Indianapolis Colts 31 13 0 .705 Philadelphia...... 5 Denver...... 5 Seattle ...... 5 Dallas ...... 4 AFC EAST DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 Team W L T Pct. Div. Titles Years SNAPSHOTS OF SUCCESS New England 35 9 0 .795 5 2001, 2003-06 The Patriots are in the midst of one of the most prosperous New York Jets 22 23 0 .489 1 2002 periods for any team in NFL history. The recent run of success Buffalo 17 27 0 .386 0 --- began with a 29-26 overtime victory against the San Diego Miami 16 29 0 .356 0 --- NOTES: The Indianapolis Colts were members of the AFC East in 2001 and compiled a 3-5 divisional record Chargers on Oct. 14, 2001, sparking a streak of 100 wins in the 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 common opponents. Patriots’ last 126 games, including the playoffs.

PATRIOTS SUCCESS STREAKS (Including Postseason) TOUGH AT HOME • 19 wins in last 20 games, dating to Sept. 9, 2007 (19-1, .950) Since their state-of-the-art facility opened at the beginning of • 24 wins in last 26 games, dating to Dec. 17, 2006 (24-2, .923) the 2002 season, the Patriots own the NFL’s best record at • 33 wins in last 39 games, dating to Sept. 10, 2006 (33-6, .846) home. • 40 wins in last 49 games, dating to Nov. 13, 2005 (40-9, .816) BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2002 • 55 wins in last 69 games, dating to Nov. 7, 2004 (55-14, .797) Team W L T Pct PF PA • 76 wins in last 91 games, dating to Oct. 5, 2003 (76-15, .835) New England 47 9 0 .839 1382 854 • 84 wins in last 104 games, dating to Nov. 3, 2002 (84-20, .808) Indianapolis 42 12 0 .778 1531 998 • 96 wins in last 120 games, dating to Nov. 25, 2001 (96-24, .800) Seattle 40 13 0 .755 1371 960 • 100 wins in last 126 games, dating to Oct. 14, 2001 (100-26, .794) Pittsburgh 36 15 1 .702 1321 993 NOTE: Records include regular-season and playoff games

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PATRIOTS NEWS & NOTES

MOSS AMONG ALL-TIME LEADERS VRABEL=VERSATILITY Randy Moss is among the NFL’s all-time leaders in two major In proving to be one of the NFL’s most versatile players, receiving categories – career touchdown receptions and linebacker MIKE VRABEL has made important contributions for receiving yards per game. In his 10-plus seasons, Moss has the Patriots on offense and defense. He led the Patriots and with caught 125 touchdown passes and is one of just four receivers in 12.5 sacks in 2007, and also scored two touchdowns for the NFL history to break the 125-touchdown mark. Additionally, Patriots in 2007 – on a 1-yard reception against Cincinnati on Moss has averaged 79.4 receiving yards per game during his Monday Night Football on Oct. 1 and on a two-yard catch career, a mark that ranks third all-time. against Washington on Oct. 28. Vrabel has recorded 10 career receptions, all resulting in touchdowns. NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS / RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS Player Years Team(s) TDs MIKE VRABEL’S CAREER TOUCHDOWNS Jerry Rice 1985-2004 SF/OAK/SEA 197 Date Opponent Scoring Play Yds Cris Carter 1987-2002 PHI/MIN/MIA 130 09/29/02 at San Diego Reception 1 Terrell Owens 1996-2008 SF/PHI/DAL 130 02/01/04 * Carolina Reception 1 Randy Moss 1998-2008 MIN/OAK/NE 125 11/07/04 at St. Louis Reception 2 Marvin Harrison 1996-2008 IND 123 01/02/05 San Francisco Reception 1 Tim Brown 1988-2004 LA(A)/OAK/TB 100 02/06/05 ^ Philadelphia Reception 2 Steve Largent 1976-1989 SEA 100 09/18/05 at Carolina Interception Return 24 11/20/05 New Orleans Reception 1 NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS / RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 12/26/05 at N.Y. Jets Reception 1 (Minimum 100 Games Played) 12/26/05 at N.Y. Jets Reception 2 Player Years Team(s) Gms Yds Yd/G 10/01/07 at Cincinnati Reception 1 Torry Holt 1999-2008 STL 143 11,873 83.0 10/28/07 Washington Reception 2 Marvin Harrison 1996-2008 IND 176 14,020 79.7 *-Super Bowl XXXVIII ^-Super Bowl XXXIX Randy Moss 1998-2008 MIN/OAK/NE 155 12,309 79.4 Chad Ocho Cinco 2001-2008 CIN 109 8,387 76.9 CHARTER MEMBER OF 30/30 CLUB RODNEY HARRISON is the only player in NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS / 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES NFL history to record at least 30 sacks Player Team(s) Years Gms and at least 30 interceptions in his Jerry Rice SF/OAK/SEA 1985-2004 76 career. He has 30.5 career sacks and 33 Marvin Harrison IND 1996-2007 59 career interceptions over 14 seasons with Randy Moss MIN/OAK/NE 1998-2007 56 the San Diego Chargers (1994-2002) and Don Maynard NYG/NYJ/STL 1958, 60-73 50 New England Patriots (2003-07). MOSS: ALL-TIME LEADER IN RECEPTIONS PER TD Harrison established the 30/30 club on Over his 10-year NFL career, Randy Moss has averaged one Oct. 21, 2007, when a sack against the Miami Dolphins raised touchdown for every 6.24 receptions, a total that is the best in his career sack total to 30.5. Harrison is the NFL’s all-time leader NFL history among any receiver with at least 500 receptions. in sacks by a defensive back, dating back to when sacks became Moss has caught 124 touchdowns out of 774 career receptions. an official NFL statistic in 1982.

ALL-TIME NFL LEADERS / RECEPTIONS PER TOUCHDOWN NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS: SACKS BY A DEFENSIVE BACK (Minimum 500 career receptions) Player Pos. Team(s) Years Sacks INT Player Team(s) Years Rec TD Rec/TD Rodney Harrison S SD/NE 1994-08 30.5 33 Randy Moss MIN/OAK/NE 1998-2008 780 125 6.24 Carnell Lake S PIT/JAX/BAL 1989-2001 25.0 16 Lance Alworth SD/DAL 1962-1972 542 85 6.38 Ronde Barber CB TB 1997-2008 21.0 33 Terrell Owens SF/PHI/DAL 1996-2008 887 130 6.82 LeRoy Butler S GB 1990-2001 20.5 38 Nat Moore MIA 1974-1986 510 74 6.89 Mark Clayton MIA/GB 1983-1993 582 84 6.93 PLAYERS WITH 20 CAREER SACKS / 20 CAREER INTs Don Maynard NYG/NYJ/STL 1958,60-73 633 88 7.19 Player Pos. Team(s) Years Sacks INT Harold Carmichael PHI/DAL 1971-1984 590 79 7.47 Rodney Harrison S SD/NE 1994-08 30.5 33 Seth Joyner LB PHI/ARZ/GB/DEN 1986-1998 51.5 24 MARONEY HEATS UP Wilber Marshall LB CHI/WAS/HOU/AZ/NYJ 1984-1995 45.0 23 LAURENCE MARONEY ran for 100 or more yards in four of his William Thomas LB PHI/OAK 1991-2001 37.0 27 final six games last season, including playoffs. He totaled 122 LB BAL 1996-2008 30.0 25 yards in each of the Patriots’ first two playoff games, tying the Donnie Edwards LB KC/SD 1996-2008 23.5 28 third highest single-game rushing total in Patriots playoff history. LeRoy Butler S GB 1990-2001 20.5 38 The second-year running back totaled a career-high 156 yards Ronde Barber CB TB 1997-2008 21.0 33 on 14 carries against Miami on Dec. 23. 2007. His average of 11.1 yards per carry in the game was the third highest single- BRUSCHI LEADING TACKLER game yards per carry figure in Patriots history and the highest Defensive co-captain TEDY BRUSCHI led since 1974, when Sam Cunningham averaged 11.4 yards per the Patriots for the second straight year carry in a game at Buffalo. with 99 tackles (69 solo) in 2007. Last PATRIOTS SINGLE GAME RUSH LEADERS, 2000-07 season, he paced the club with 124 Date Opponent Player Yds Att stops, marking the first time in his 12- 09/19/04 at Arizona 158 32 year career that he led the Patriots in 12/23/07 Miami Laurence Maroney 156 14 tackles. Since the beginning of the 2003 12/22/01 Miami 156 26 season, Bruschi has recorded a team- 11/14/04 Buffalo Corey Dillon 151 26 high 560 tackles and totaled 120 or more tackles three times in 01/16/05* Indianapolis Corey Dillon 144 23 the four seasons leading into 2007. 10/01/06 at Cincinnati Laurence Maroney 125 15

11/28/04 Baltimore Corey Dillon 123 30 01/20/08* San Diego Laurence Maroney 122 25 01/12/08* Jacksonville Laurence Maroney 122 22 *-Playoffs

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QB TOM BRADY NEWS & NOTES

RECORDING SUCCESS IRON MAN Tom Brady has quarterbacked the Patriots Tom Brady has started 128 consecutive games at quarterback to victories in 87 of his 111 career regular- for the Patriots, including 111 regular-season games and 17 season starts, compiling a .784 winning playoff games, recording the NFL’s third longest current streak. percentage and giving him the best record ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS’ CONSEC. STARTS STREAKS of any quarterback in the Super Bowl Era Player Team Total Reg. Post. Strk Began (since 1966). Including his 14-3 record in Brett Favre GB/NYJ 276 254 22 09/27/92 the playoffs, he is 101-27 (.789) as a Peyton Manning IND 174 161 13 09/06/98 starter. Tom Brady NE 128 111 17 9/30/01 NYG 61 56 5 11/21/04 TOP WINNING PERCENTAGES IN SUPER BOWL ERA \ (Since 1966, Minimum 50 Starts, Regular Season Only) ALL-TIME QUARTERBACKS’ CONSEC. STARTS STREAKS Player Team(s) Years W L T Pct. Player Team Total Reg. Post. Seasons Tom Brady NE 2000-08 87 24 0 .784 Brett Favre GB/NYJ 276 254 22 1992-Pres. Roger Staubach DAL 1969-79 85 29 0 .746 Peyton Manning IND 174 161 13 1998-Pres. Joe Montana SF/KC 1979-94 117 47 0 .713 Tom Brady NE 128 111 17 2001-Pres. Ron Jaworski PHI 123 116 7 1977-84 ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS WINNING PERCENTAGE CONSEC. QB STARTS STREAKS / PATRIOTS HISTORY Minimum 32 Starts (two full seasons), Regular Season Only Player Total Reg. Post. Strk Began Strk Ended* Quarterback Team(s) W L T Pct. Tom Brady 128 111 17 9/30/01 Current Tom Brady NE 87 24 0 .784 Steve Grogan 78 76 2 11/23/75 11/16/80 Philip Rivers SD 25 8 0 .758 64 58 6 10/08/95 12/13/98 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 40 16 0 .714 *-End date listed is the date of the player’s last start in the streak Peyton Manning IND 106 55 0 .658 Donovan McNabb PHI 74 39 0 .655 BRADY EXCELS ON ARTIFICIAL TURF Brett Favre GB/NYJ 160 93 0 .632 Tom Brady has compiled a career record of 41-2 as a starter in CAR 39 27 0 .591 games played on artificial surfaces, including regular season and playoff games. He is 37-1 on turf in the regular season. MOST VICTORIES / FIRST 100 STARTS IN SUPER BOWL ERA Player Team(s) 1st Start 100th Start Wins Tom Brady on Artificial Surfaces (41-2, .953) (Incl. Playoffs) Tom Brady NE 9/30/01 10/14/07 76 GP/GS W-L* A C Yd % TD I Rating Roger Staubach DAL 9/20/70 9/16/79 76 44/43 41-2 1449 971 11168 .670 96 32 102.9 *-W/L record only includes games started Ken Stabler OAK/HOU 10/17/71 9/21/80 72 Terry Bradshaw PIT 9/20/70 11/27/78 68 Tom Brady on Natural Grass^ (60-25, .706) (Incl. Playoffs) Brett Favre GB 9/27/92 10/25/98 68 GP/GS W-L* A C Yd % TD I Rating 86/85 60-25 2834 1727 19501 .609 129 67 86.9 Joe Montana SF 12/2/79 9/18/88 68 *-W/L record only includes games started ^-Includes games played on DD Grassmaster hybrid surfaces in Denver, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

TOM BRADY’S RECORD AS A STARTER BRADY’S COMEBACKS Reg. Season Playoffs Total Tom Brady has engineered 28 career game-winning Overall: 87-24 14-3 101-27 Home:...... 46-10...... 8-0 ...... 54-10 performances to lead his team to a victory from a fourth-quarter Road:...... 41-14...... 6-3* ...... 47-17* deficit or tie. He has accomplished the feat 22 times in the regular season and six times in the playoffs. By Yardage Total Less than 200:...... 21-11...... 3-0 ...... 24-11 TOM BRADY’S GAME-WINNING PERFORMANCES (28) 200-299: ...... 45-11...... 9-2 ...... 54-13 Time Remaining Passing Statistics^ 300 or more: ...... 21-2...... 2-1 ...... 23-3 Date Opp. Score in Reg. Att Cmp Yds TD Int Final Other Records 12/29/07 at NYG 23-28 15:00 12 8 130 1 0 38-35 On Artificial Turf ...... 37-1...... 4-1 ...... 41-2 12/03/07 at BAL 17-24 14:25 17 7 113 1 0 27-24 Temp. Below 40...... 19-2...... 8-0 ...... 27-2 11/25/07 PHI 24-28 15:00 16 11 109 0 0 31-28 Thanksgiving or later...... 34-6...... 14-3 ...... 48-9 11/04/07 at IND 10-20 9:42 10 8 144 2 0 24-20 Leading at Halftime:...... 68-2...... 10-2 ...... 78-4 01/14/07 at SD* 13-21 8:35 14 9 122 1 1 24-21 Leading after 3 Qtrs: ...... 71-1...... 9-2 ...... 80-3 12/03/06 DET 13-21 13:07 15 14 101 0 0 28-21 Overtime:...... 6-0...... 1-0 ...... 7-0 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 Final margin <7 pts:...... 24-4...... 6-2 ...... 30-6 10/30/05 BUF 7-16 10:07 4 4 69 0 0 21-16 Final margin <4 pts:...... 15-4...... 6-1 ...... 21-5 10/09/05 at ATL 28-28 3:52 2 2 17 0 0 31-28 Passer rating >100.0:...... 45-1...... 6-0 ...... 51-1 09/25/05 at PIT 10-13 14:19 12 12 167 0 0 23-20 *-Includes three Super Bowls at neutral sites 02/06/05 PHI** 14-14 15:00 4 2 33 0 0 24-21 10/03/04 at BUF 17-17 15:00 4 2 8 1 0 31-17 WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEM 02/01/04 CAR** 29-29 1:08 5 4 47 0 0 32-29 Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are 87-24 (.784) as a head coach- 01/10/04 TEN* 14-14 15:00 11 6 27 0 0 17-14 starting quarterback tandem, marking the best winning 11/30/03 at IND 31-31 10:21 6 3 31 1 0 38-34 percentage of any coach-quarterback tandem since the 1970 11/23/03 at HST 13-20 3:11 14 10 133 1 0 23-20 ot AFL-NFL Merger. In the playoffs, the tandem is 14-3 (.824), for 11/03/03 at DEN 23-26 2:51 4 5 58 1 0 30-26 10/19/03 at MIA 13-13 15:00 10 7 147 1 0 19-13 ot an overall record of 101-27 (.789). 10/05/03 TEN 24-27 4:40 1 1 15 0 0 38-30 WINNINGEST COACH/QB TANDEMS SINCE 1970 12/29/02 MIA 13-24 4:59 13 8 69 1 0 27-24 ot (Regular Season Only) 11/10/02 at CHI 19-30 5:16 14 9 116 2 0 33-30 Quarterback/Head Coach Team W L T Pct. 09/22/02 KC 38-38 0:00 5 4 46 0 0 41-38 ot Tom Brady/Bill Belichick NE 87 24 0 .784 02/03/02 STL** 17-17 1:21 8 5 53 0 0 20-17 Ken Stabler/John Madden OAK 60 19 1 .756 01/19/02 OAK* 3-13 15:00 27 20 138 0 0 16-13 ot 12/16/01 at BUF 6-9 5:57 13 9 116 0 0 12-9 ot Jim McMahon/Mike Ditka CHI 46 15 0 .754 12/02/01 at NYJ 14-16 15:00 7 6 56 0 0 17-16 Peyton Manning/Tony Dungy IND 73 24 0 .753 10/14/01 SD 16-26 8:48 18 13 130 1 0 29-26 ot ^-Statistics are from the time noted until the end of the game * Divisional Playoffs ** Super Bowl

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PATRIOTS-JETS SERIES FACTS THE KRAFT ERA 27-3 163 The Patriots' overall record (including playoffs) since a 17-14 The number of regular-season and playoff victories the Patriots loss to the Jets at Gillette Stadium on Nov. 12, 2006. have earned since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. 97 That mark is the highest total in the NFL over that span. The number of times the Patriots and Jets have played prior to 3 this week's game. The Jets are the Patriots' most frequent The number of Super Bowl championships the Patriots have won opponent, topping Buffalo (96 meetings). since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the 48 highest total in the NFL over that span. The number of games each team has won in the all-time series 5 between the Patriots and Jets. The number of conference championships the Patriots have won 1 since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the The number of ties between the teams (Oct. 2, 1966). highest total in the NFL over that span. 7 17 The number of consecutive times the Patriots have defeated the The number of playoff victories the Patriots have earned since Jets at the Meadowlands. Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the 17 highest total in the NFL over that span. The number of points (or fewer) that the Patriots have allowed 24 the Jets to score in nine of the last 10 meetings between the The number of playoff games the Patriots have played since clubs. Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total in the NFL over that span. DIVISIONAL SUCCESS 10 5 The number of times the Patriots have qualified for the playoffs The number of consecutive AFC East titles the Patriots have won since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is tied (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). for the highest total in the NFL over that span. 0 The number of AFC East teams besides the Patriots that have THE BELICHICK ERA won as many as five consecutive division titles since the .726 founding of the AFL in 1960. Coach Belichick's overall winning percentage since becoming 5 head coach of the Patriots in 2000, totaling 106 wins and 40 The number of division title streaks in NFL history longer than losses. the Patriots. None have occurred since the 1970s. .777 7 Coach Belichick's winning percentage since 2001, the best in the The NFL's all-time record for consecutive division titles, achieved NFL over that span. by the Los Angeles Rams from 1973-79. 15 35-9 The number of playoff wins in Bill Belichick’s coaching career, The Patriots' divisional record since 2001, the best in the NFL the fifth-highest career total for any coach in league history. over that span. Pittsburgh ranks second with a 33-13 divisional .789 record since 2001. Bill Belichick’s career playoff winning percentage (15-4), second 0 in NFL history to Vince Lombardi (9-1, .900). The number of other AFC East teams besides the Patriots with a 9 record of .500 or better in the division since 2001. The Jets rank The number of head coaches in NFL history – including Bill second over that span with a record of 22-23. Belichick – who have won three or more league championships since the NFL playoffs were established in 1933. The eight other CASSEL'S SOLID PLAY coaches besides Belichick are all enshrined in the Pro Football 116.0 Hall of Fame. Matt Cassel's passer rating last week against Kansas City, completing 13-of-18 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown. THIS WEEK IN PATRIOTS HISTORY 2 September 8-14 The number of touchdown drives of 80 yards or more directed September 9, 1960: In their first regular season game, The by Cassel against the Chiefs last week. Patriots open with a 13-10 loss to Denver at B.U. Field before a 51 crowd of 21,597. September 9, 2002: Patriots host the grand opening of Gillette The length of the pass Cassel completed to Randy Moss on third- Stadium against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night and-11 from the Patriots' 1-yard line in the first quarter against Football. The Patriots defeated the Steelers 30-14. the Chiefs, the key play in a 98-yard touchdown drive that gave September 9, 2004: The Patriots opened the NFL’s 2004 the Patriots a 7-0 lead. regular season with a 27-24 victory over Indianapolis in a

Thursday night prime-time matchup at Gillette Stadium. Robert STREAKS Kraft unveiled the team’s second Super Bowl Championship 152 Banner as part of a star-studded pregame ceremony that The number of consecutive Patriots home games that have been included musical performances from Elton John, Toby Keith, sold out. The streak began with the 1994 season and includes all Destiny’s Child and Lenny Kravitz. regular-season, preseason and playoff games since then. September 9, 2007: Ellis Hobbs returns a kickoff 108 yards for 312 a touchdown in the Patriots season opener, setting an NFL The number of consecutive Patriots games that have been record for the longest kickoff return in league history. televised locally, including this week's game. New England fans have not faced a local TV blackout since Robert Kraft purchased the Patriots in 1994.

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WON 1, LOST 0 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/07 W 17-10 Kansas City 68,756 Morris 10 53 5.3 22 1 09/14 at New York Jets Maroney 10 51 5.1 17 0 09/21 Miami Cassel 4 13 3.3 9 0 10/05 at San Francisco Jordan 2 6 3.0 5 0 10/12 at San Diego Evans 2 3 1.5 3 0 10/20 Denver TEAM 28 126 4.5 22 1 10/26 St. Louis OPPONENTS 27 102 3.8 22 0 11/02 at Indianapolis * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/09 Buffalo Moss 6 116 19.3 51 1 11/13 New York Jets Welker 6 51 8.5 13 0 11/23 at Miami Morris 5 34 6.8 11 0 11/30 Pittsburgh D. Thomas 2 24 12.0 18 0 12/07 at Seattle Washington 1 3 3.0 3 0 12/14 at Oakland TEAM 20 228 11.4 51 1 12/21 Arizona OPPONENTS 19 206 10.8 68 1 12/28 at Buffalo * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD N.E. Opp. Hobbs 1 3 3.0 3 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 18 14 TEAM 1 3 3.0 3 0 Rushing 8 5 OPPONENTS 0 0 ------0 Passing 9 9 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Penalty 1 0 Hanson 4 202 50.5 38.8 2 1 70 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 7/13 8/16 TEAM 4 202 50.5 38.8 2 1 70 0 3rd Down Pct. 53.8 50.0 OPPONENTS 6 259 43.2 39.5 1 3 55 0 4th Down: Made/Att 0/0 0/1 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down Pct. 0.0 0.0 O'Neal 2 1 2 1.0 2 0 POSSESSION AVG. 29:49 30:11 TEAM 2 1 2 1.0 2 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 338 284 OPPONENTS 1 0 7 7.0 7 0 Avg. Per Game 338.0 284.0 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Plays 59 62 Hobbs 2 70 35.0 51 0 Avg. Per Play 5.7 4.6 Slater 1 0 0.0 0 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 126 102 TEAM 3 70 23.3 51 0 Avg. Per Game 126.0 102.0 OPPONENTS 4 98 24.5 31 0 Total Rushes 28 27 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ NET YARDS PASSING 212 182 Gostkowski 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/0 Avg. Per Game 212.0 182.0 TEAM 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/0 Sacked/Yards Lost 2/16 4/24 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 1/ 1 0/0 Gross Yards 228 206 Gostkowski: (37G) Att./Completions 29/20 31/19 OPPONENTS: (40G) Completion Pct. 69.0 61.3 Had Intercepted 0 1 PUNTS/AVERAGE 4/50.5 6/43.2 NET PUNTING AVG. 4/38.8 6/39.5 PENALTIES/YARDS 3/30 2/15 /BALL LOST 3/2 1/0 TOUCHDOWNS 2 1 Rushing 1 0 Passing 1 1 Returns 0 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 0 7 7 3 0 17 OPPONENTS 0 3 0 7 0 10 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Morris 1 1 0 0 0 6 Moss 1 0 1 0 0 6 Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 0 5 TEAM 2 1 1 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 0 17 OPPONENTS 1 0 1 0 1/ 1 1/ 1 0 10 2-Pt. Conversions: TEAM 0-0, OPPONENTS 0-0 SACKS: Vrabel 2, Hobbs 1, A. Thomas 1, TEAM 4, OPPONENTS 2 FUM/LOST: Moss 1/1, Slater 1/0, Welker 1/1

* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Cassel 18 13 152 72.2 8.44 1 5.6 0 0.0 51 2/ 16 116.0 T. Brady 11 7 76 63.6 6.91 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 0/ 0 83.9 TEAM 29 20 228 69.0 7.86 1 3.4 0 0.0 51 2/ 16 103.8 OPPONENTS 31 19 206 61.3 6.65 1 3.2 1 3.2 68 4/ 24 78.2

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Tackle Statistics based on Coaches Film Review PLAYER TACKLES SACKS INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES SP. TEAMS Name TT UT A S/ Yds QH Int/ Yds TDPDFFFR/Yds TD TT UT A FF FR Rodney Harrison1477- - 2------Tedy Bruschi 11 5 6 ------Vince Wilfork 8 6 2------ 844------Jerod Mayo 7 6 1------Adalius Thomas5411.010.01------Brandon Meriweather532------10 1-- Mike Vrabel 4 3 1 2.0 8.0 3---1------Lewis Sanders 422------Richard Seymour413- - 1------Ellis Hobbs 3 3 0 1.0 6.0 -130 110 0 0 2 0 2-- James Sanders 3 3 0 ------1----110- - Deltha O'Neal 3 3 0 ------ 1 0 1- - 1------Mike Wright 1 0 1------Matthew Slater 0 0 0 ------20 2-- Ray Ventrone 0 0 0 ------110 -- Kelley Washington 0 0 0 ------220 -- Totals 81 50 31 4.0 24.0 8 130 310 0 0 945 0 0

FUMBLES - LOST (3-2) KEY Own TT-Total Tackles Int/Yds-Interceptions/Yards Returned No. Lost Rec O.B. UT-Unassisted Tackles PD-Passes Defensed Randy Moss 1 1 0 0 A-Assisted Tackles FF-Forced Fumbles Wes Welker 1 1 0 0 S/YL-Sacks/Yards Lost FR/Yds- Recoveries/Yards Returned Matthew Slater 1 0 0 0 QH-Quarterback Hits Sammy Morris 0 0 1 0 Totals 3210 BLOCKED KICKS XP FG P MISC. OFFENSIVE STATS Tkl Ast FF FR Totals 0 0 0 Randy Moss 2 0 0 0 Totals 2 0 0 0

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AS OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 88 Aiken, Sam WR 6-2 215 12/14/1980 6 North Carolina Kenansville, N.C. 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 52 Alexander, Eric LB 6-2 240 2/8/1982 4 Louisiana State Port Arthur, Texas 5 Kevin O'Connell QB 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 8/3/1977 9 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 6 Chris Hanson P 65 Britt, Wesley T 6-8 320 11/21/1981 3 Alabama Cullman, Ala. 10 Jabar Gaffney WR 54 Bruschi, Tedy LB 6-1 247 6/9/1973 13 Arizona Roseville, Calif. 12 Tom Brady QB 16 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 230 5/17/1982 4 Southern California Northridge, Calif. 15 Kelley Washington WR 63 Connolly, Dan C 6-4 313 9/2/1982 3 Southeast Missouri St. St. Louis, Mo. 16 Matt Cassel QB 98 Crable, Shawn LB 6-5 243 12/26/1984 R Michigan Massillon, Ohio 18 Matthew Slater WR 44 Evans, Heath RB 6-0 250 12/30/1978 8 Auburn West Palm Beach, Fla. 19 C.J. Jones WR 33 Faulk, Kevin RB 5-8 202 6/5/1976 10 Louisiana State Carencro, La. 21 Deltha O'Neal CB 10 Gaffney, Jabar WR 6-1 200 12/1/1980 7 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 22 Terrence Wheatley CB 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 210 1/28/1984 3 Memphis Madison, Miss. 24 Jonathan Wilhite CB 97 Green, Jarvis DL 6-3 285 1/12/1979 7 Louisiana State Donaldsonville, La. 27 Ellis Hobbs III CB 48 Guyton, Gary LB 6-3 242 11/14/1985 R Georgia Tech Hinesville, Ga. 29 Lewis Sanders CB 6 Hanson, Chris P 6-2 202 10/25/1976 10 Marshall Sharpsburg, Ga. 31 Brandon Meriweather DB 37 Harrison, Rodney S 6-1 220 12/15/1972 15 Western Illinois Chicago, Ill. 32 LaMont Jordan RB 27 Hobbs, Ellis CB 5-9 195 5/16/1983 4 Iowa State DeSoto, Texas 33 Kevin Faulk RB 71 Hochstein, Russ G/C 6-4 305 10/7/1977 8 Nebraska Hartington, Neb. 34 Sammy Morris RB 53 Izzo, Larry LB 5-10 228 9/26/1974 13 Rice Houston, Texas 36 James Sanders S 19 Jones, C.J. WR 5-11 195 9/20/1980 2 Iowa Boynton Beach, Fla. 37 Rodney Harrison S 32 Jordan, LaMont RB 5-10 230 11/11/1978 8 Maryland Suitland, Md. 39 Laurence Maroney RB 77 Kaczur, Nick T 6-4 315 7/28/1979 4 Toledo Brantford, Ontario 41 Ray Ventrone DB 67 Koppen, Dan C 6-2 296 9/12/1979 6 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. 44 Heath Evans RB 64 LeVoir, Mark T 6-7 306 7/29/1982 2 Notre Dame Eden Prairie, Minn. 50 Mike Vrabel LB 72 Light, Matt T 6-4 305 6/23/1978 8 Purdue Greenville, Ohio 51 Jerod Mayo LB 70 Mankins, Logan G 6-4 310 3/10/1982 4 Fresno State Catheys Valley, Calif. 52 Eric Alexander LB 39 Maroney, Laurence RB 5-11 220 2/5/1985 3 Minnesota St. Louis, Mo. 53 Larry Izzo LB 51 Mayo, Jerod LB 6-1 242 2/23/1986 R Tennessee Hampton, Va. 54 Tedy Bruschi LB 31 Meriweather, Brandon DB 5-11 200 1/14/1984 2 Miami (Fla.) Apopka, Fla. 58 Pierre Woods LB 34 Morris, Sammy RB 6-0 220 3/23/1977 9 Texas Tech San Antonio, Texas 59 Gary Guyton LB 81 Moss, Randy WR 6-4 210 2/13/1977 11 Marshall Rand, W. Va. 63 Dan Connolly C 5 O'Connell, Kevin QB 6-5 225 5/25/1985 R San Diego State Carlsbad, Calif. 64 Mark LeVoir T 21 O'Neal, Deltha CB 5-11 194 1/30/1977 9 California Milpitas, Calif. 65 Wesley Britt T 66 Paxton, Lonie LS 6-2 260 3/13/1978 9 Sacramento State Corona, Calif. 66 LS 36 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/1983 4 Fresno State Porterville, Calif. 67 C 29 Sanders, Lewis CB 6-1 210 6/22/1978 9 Maryland Staten Island, N.Y. 70 G 93 Seymour, Richard DL 6-6 310 10/6/1979 8 Georgia Gadsden, S.C. 71 Russ Hochstein G/C 18 Slater, Matthew WR 6-0 198 9/9/1985 R UCLA Anaheim, Calif. 72 Matt Light T 90 Smith, Le Kevin DL 6-3 308 7/21/1982 3 Nebraska Macon, Ga. 74 Billy Yates G 82 Spach, Stephen TE 6-4 250 7/18/1982 3 Fresno State Clovis, Calif. 75 Vince Wilfork NT 96 Thomas, Adalius LB 6-2 270 8/18/1977 9 Southern Mississippi Equality, Ala. 77 T 86 Thomas, David TE 6-3 248 7/5/1983 3 Texas Wolfforth, Texas 81 Randy Moss WR 41 Ventrone, Ray DB 5-10 200 10/21/1982 3 Villanova Pittsburgh, Pa. 82 Stephen Spach TE 50 Vrabel, Mike LB 6-4 261 8/14/1975 12 Ohio State Akron, Ohio 83 Wes Welker WR 94 Warren, Ty DL 6-5 300 2/6/1981 6 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas 84 TE 15 Washington, Kelley WR 6-3 215 8/21/1979 6 Tennessee Stephens City, Va. 86 David Thomas TE 84 Watson, Benjamin TE 6-3 255 12/18/1980 5 Georgia Rock Hill, S.C. 88 WR 83 Welker, Wes WR 5-9 185 5/1/1981 5 Texas Tech Oklahoma City, Okla. 90 Le Kevin Smith DL 22 Wheatley, Terrence CB 5-9 183 5/5/1985 R Colorado Plano, Texas 93 Richard Seymour DL 75 Wilfork, Vince NT 6-2 325 11/4/1981 5 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 94 Ty Warren DL 24 Wilhite, Jonathan CB 5-11 185 2/23/1984 R Auburn Monroe, La. 96 Adalius Thomas LB 58 Woods, Pierre LB 6-5 250 1/6/1982 3 Michigan Cleveland, Ohio 97 Jarvis Green DL 99 Wright, Mike DL 6-4 295 3/1/1982 4 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 98 Shawn Crable LB 74 Yates, Billy G 6-2 305 4/15/1980 5 Texas A&M Fort Worth, Texas 99 Mike Wright DL

PRACTICE SQUAD PRACTICE SQUAD # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 62 Adams, Titus DL 6-4 305 1/28/1983 1 Nebraska Omaha, Neb. 28 Antwain Spann S 60 Bender, Jacob OL 6-6 315 5/25/1985 2 Nicholls State Mayo, Md. 30 Mark Dillard S 30 Dillard, Mark S 5-11 210 12/5/1986 R Louisiana Tech Baton Rouge, La. 35 Mike Richardson CB 42 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB 5-11 215 7/2/1985 R Mississippi New Orleans, La. 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB 49 Redd, Vince LB 6-6 260 9/1/1985 R Liberty Elizabethton, Tenn. 49 Vince Redd LB 35 Richardson, Mike CB 5-11 190 2/18/1984 2 Notre Dame Warner Robins, Ga. 60 Jacob Bender OL 28 Spann, Antwain S 6-0 195 2/22/1983 3 Louisiana-Lafayette Oceanside, Calif. 62 Titus Adams DL

RESERVE/PUP LIST RESERVE/PUP LIST # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 61 Neal, Stephen G 6-4 305 10/9/1976 7 Cal State-Bakersfield San Diego, Calif. 61 G

RESERVE/NFI LIST RESERVE/NFI LIST # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 76 Ross, Oliver T 6-4 327 9/27/1974 11 Iowa State Los Angeles, Calif. 76 Oliver Ross T

RESERVE/INJURED LIST RESERVE/INJURED LIST # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN # NAME POS 69 Clement, Anthony T 6-8 320 4/10/1976 11 Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 26 Tank Williams S 68 O’Callaghan, Ryan T 6-7 330 7/19/1983 3 California Redding, Calif. 68 Ryan O'Callaghan T 91 Ruud, Bo LB 6-3 235 9/2/1984 R Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 69 Anthony Clement T 95 Smith, Kenny DL 6-4 303 9/8/1977 6 Alabama Meridian, Miss. 75 Barry Stokes OL 75 Stokes, Barry OL 6-4 310 12/20/1973 11 Eastern Michigan Flint, Mich. 91 LB 26 Williams, Tank S 6-2 223 6/30/1980 7 Stanford Bay St. Louis, Miss. 95 Kenny Smith DL

HEAD COACH: BILL BELICHICK ASSISTANTS: Dom Capers, Special Assistant/Secondary; , Running Backs; Pepper Johnson, Defensive Line; Pete Mangurian, Tight Ends; Josh McDaniels, Offensive Coordinator/QBs; , Assistant Strength and Conditioning; Bill O'Brien, Wide Receivers; , Linebackers; , Defensive Coordinator; , Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line; Brad Seely, Special Teams; , Strength and Conditioning September 9, 2008 # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. 3 Stephen Gostkowski K 6-1 210 24 3 Memphis D4b-06 5 Kevin O'Connell QB 6-5 225 23 R San Diego State D3b-08 6 Chris Hanson P 6-2 202 31 10 Marshall FA-07 10 Jabar Gaffney WR 6-1 200 27 7 Florida FA-06 12 Tom Brady QB 6-4 225 31 9 Michigan D6b-00 15 Kelley Washington WR 6-3 215 29 6 Tennessee UFA (CIN)-07 16 Matt Cassel QB 6-4 230 26 4 Southern California D7a-05 18 Matthew Slater WR 6-0 198 23 R UCLA D5-08 19 C.J. Jones WR 5-11 195 27 2 Iowa FA-08 21 Deltha O'Neal CB 5-11 194 31 9 California FA-08 22 Terrence Wheatley CB 5-9 183 23 R Colorado D2-08 24 Jonathan Wilhite CB 5-11 185 24 R Auburn D4-08 27 Ellis Hobbs III CB 5-9 195 25 4 Iowa State D3a-05 29 Lewis Sanders CB 6-1 210 30 9 Maryland FA-08 31 Brandon Meriweather DB 5-11 200 24 2 Miami (Fla.) D1-07 32 LaMont Jordan RB 5-10 230 29 8 Maryland FA-08 33 Kevin Faulk RB 5-8 202 32 10 Louisiana State D2-99 34 Sammy Morris RB 6-0 220 31 9 Texas Tech UFA (MIA)-07 36 James Sanders S 5-10 210 24 4 Fresno State D4-05 37 Rodney Harrison S 6-1 220 35 15 Western Illinois FA-03 39 Laurence Maroney RB 5-11 220 23 3 Minnesota D1-06 41 Ray Ventrone DB 5-10 200 25 3 Villanova FA-07 44 Heath Evans RB 6-0 250 29 8 Auburn FA-05 50 Mike Vrabel LB 6-4 261 33 12 Ohio State UFA (PIT)-01 51 Jerod Mayo LB 6-1 242 22 R Tennessee D1-08 52 Eric Alexander LB 6-2 240 26 4 Louisiana State FA-04 53 Larry Izzo LB 5-10 228 33 13 Rice UFA (MIA)-01 54 Tedy Bruschi LB 6-1 247 35 13 Arizona D3-96 58 Pierre Woods LB 6-5 250 26 3 Michigan FA-06 59 Gary Guyton LB 6-3 242 22 R Georgia Tech FA-08 63 Dan Connolly C 6-4 313 26 3 Southeast Missouri St. FA-08 64 Mark LeVoir T 6-7 306 26 2 Notre Dame CW (STL)-08 65 Wesley Britt T 6-8 320 26 3 Alabama FA-06 66 Lonie Paxton LS 6-2 260 30 9 Sacramento State FA-00 67 Dan Koppen C 6-2 296 29 6 Boston College D5-03 70 Logan Mankins G 6-4 310 26 4 Fresno State D1-05 71 Russ Hochstein G/C 6-4 305 30 8 Nebraska FA-02 72 Matt Light T 6-4 305 30 8 Purdue D2-01 74 Billy Yates G 6-2 305 28 5 Texas A&M FA-05 75 Vince Wilfork NT 6-2 325 26 5 Miami (Fla.) D1a-04 77 Nick Kaczur T 6-4 315 29 4 Toledo D3b-05 81 Randy Moss WR 6-4 210 31 11 Marshall TR (OAK)-07 82 Stephen Spach TE 6-4 250 26 3 Fresno State FA-07 83 Wes Welker WR 5-9 185 27 5 Texas Tech TR (MIA)-07 84 Benjamin Watson TE 6-3 255 27 5 Georgia D1b-04 86 David Thomas TE 6-3 248 25 3 Texas D3-06 88 Sam Aiken WR 6-2 215 27 6 North Carolina UFA (BUF)-08 90 Le Kevin Smith DL 6-3 308 26 3 Nebraska D6c-06 93 Richard Seymour DL 6-6 310 28 8 Georgia D1-01 94 Ty Warren DL 6-5 300 27 6 Texas A&M D1-03 96 Adalius Thomas LB 6-2 270 31 9 Southern Mississippi UFA (BAL)-07 97 Jarvis Green DL 6-3 285 29 7 Louisiana State D4b-02 98 Shawn Crable LB 6-5 243 23 R Michigan D3a-08 99 Mike Wright DL 6-4 295 26 4 Cincinnati FA-05

PRACTICE SQUAD # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. 28 Antwain Spann S 6-0 195 25 3 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-06 30 Mark Dillard S 5-11 210 21 R Louisiana Tech FA-08 35 Mike Richardson CB 5-11 190 24 2 Notre Dame D6b-07 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB 5-11 215 23 R Mississippi FA-08 49 Vince Redd LB 6-6 260 23 R Liberty FA-08 60 Jacob Bender OL 6-6 315 23 2 Nicholls State FA-08 62 Titus Adams DL 6-4 305 25 1 Nebraska FA-08

RESERVE/PUP LIST # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. 61 Stephen Neal G 6-4 305 31 7 Cal State-Bakersfield FA-01

RESERVE/NFI LIST # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR COLLEGE HOW ACQ. 76 Oliver Ross T 6-4 327 33 11 Iowa State FA-08

RESERVE/INJURED LIST # NAME POS HT WT AGE YR INJURY IR DATE 26 Tank Williams S 6-2 223 28 7 Knee Aug. 9 68 Ryan O'Callaghan T 6-7 330 25 3 Shoulder Aug. 26 69 Anthony Clement T 6-8 320 32 11 Knee Aug. 2 75 Barry Stokes OL 6-4 310 34 11 Back Aug. 15 91 Bo Ruud LB 6-3 235 24 R Ankle Aug. 30 95 Kenny Smith DL 6-4 303 31 6 Arm Aug. 30 September 9, 2008 DEFENSE (24) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN DEFENSIVE LINE (6) 97 Green, Jarvis DL 6-3 285 1/12/1979 7 Louisiana State Donaldsonville, La. 93 Seymour, Richard DL 6-6 310 10/6/1979 8 Georgia Gadsden, S.C. 90 Smith, Le Kevin DL 6-3 308 7/21/1982 3 Nebraska Macon, Ga. 94 Warren, Ty DL 6-5 300 2/6/1981 6 Texas A&M Bryan, Texas 75 Wilfork, Vince NT 6-2 325 11/4/1981 5 Miami (Fla.) Boynton Beach, Fla. 99 Wright, Mike DL 6-4 295 3/1/1982 4 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio LINEBACKER (9) 52 Alexander, Eric LB 6-2 240 2/8/1982 4 Louisiana State Port Arthur, Texas 54 Bruschi, Tedy LB 6-1 247 6/9/1973 13 Arizona Roseville, Calif. 98 Crable, Shawn LB 6-5 243 12/26/1984 R Michigan Massillon, Ohio 59 Guyton, Gary LB 6-3 242 11/14/1985 R Georgia Tech Hinesville, Ga. 53 Izzo, Larry LB 5-10 228 9/26/1974 13 Rice Houston, Texas 51 Mayo, Jerod LB 6-1 242 2/23/1986 R Tennessee Hampton, Va. 96 Thomas, Adalius LB 6-2 270 8/18/1977 9 Southern Mississippi Equality, Ala. 50 Vrabel, Mike LB 6-4 261 8/14/1975 12 Ohio State Akron, Ohio 58 Woods, Pierre LB 6-5 250 1/6/1982 3 Michigan Cleveland, Ohio DEFENSIVE BACK (9) 37 Harrison, Rodney S 6-1 220 12/15/1972 15 Western Illinois Chicago, Ill. 27 Hobbs, Ellis CB 5-9 195 5/16/1983 4 Iowa State DeSoto, Texas 31 Meriweather, Brandon DB 5-11 200 1/14/1984 2 Miami (Fla.) Apopka, Fla. 21 O'Neal, Deltha CB 5-11 194 1/30/1977 9 California Milpitas, Calif. 36 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/1983 4 Fresno State Porterville, Calif. 29 Sanders, Lewis CB 6-1 210 6/22/1978 9 Maryland Staten Island, N.Y. 41 Ventrone, Ray DB 5-10 200 10/21/1982 3 Villanova Pittsburgh, Pa. 22 Wheatley, Terrence CB 5-9 183 5/5/1985 R Colorado Plano, Texas 24 Wilhite, Jonathan CB 5-11 185 2/23/1984 R Auburn Monroe, La. OFFENSE (27) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN OFFENSIVE LINE (9) 65 Britt, Wesley T 6-8 320 11/21/1981 3 Alabama Cullman, Ala. 63 Connolly, Dan C 6-4 313 9/2/1982 3 Southeast Missouri St. St. Louis, Mo. 71 Hochstein, Russ G/C 6-4 305 10/7/1977 8 Nebraska Hartington, Neb. 77 Kaczur, Nick T 6-4 315 7/28/1979 4 Toledo Brantford, Ontario 67 Koppen, Dan C 6-2 296 9/12/1979 6 Boston College Whitehall, Pa. 64 LeVoir, Mark T 6-7 306 7/29/1982 2 Notre Dame Eden Prairie, Minn. 72 Light, Matt T 6-4 305 6/23/1978 8 Purdue Greenville, Ohio 70 Mankins, Logan G 6-4 310 3/10/1982 4 Fresno State Catheys Valley, Calif. 74 Yates, Billy G 6-2 305 4/15/1980 5 Texas A&M Fort Worth, Texas QUARTERBACK (3) 12 Brady, Tom QB 6-4 225 8/3/1977 9 Michigan San Mateo, Calif. 16 Cassel, Matt QB 6-4 230 5/17/1982 4 Southern California Northridge, Calif. 5 O'Connell, Kevin QB 6-5 225 5/25/1985 R San Diego State Carlsbad, Calif. WIDE RECEIVER (7) 88 Aiken, Sam WR 6-2 215 12/14/1980 6 North Carolina Kenansville, N.C. 10 Gaffney, Jabar WR 6-1 200 12/1/1980 7 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 19 Jones, C.J. WR 5-11 195 9/20/1980 2 Iowa Boynton Beach, Fla. 81 Moss, Randy WR 6-4 210 2/13/1977 11 Marshall Rand, W. Va. 18 Slater, Matthew WR 6-0 198 9/9/1985 R UCLA Anaheim, Calif. 15 Washington, Kelley WR 6-3 215 8/21/1979 6 Tennessee Stephens City, Va. 83 Welker, Wes WR 5-9 185 5/1/1981 5 Texas Tech Oklahoma City, Okla. RUNNING BACK (5) 44 Evans, Heath RB 6-0 250 12/30/1978 8 Auburn West Palm Beach, Fla. 33 Faulk, Kevin RB 5-8 202 6/5/1976 10 Louisiana State Carencro, La. 32 Jordan, LaMont RB 5-10 230 11/11/1978 8 Maryland Suitland, Md. 39 Maroney, Laurence RB 5-11 220 2/5/1985 3 Minnesota St. Louis, Mo. 34 Morris, Sammy RB 6-0 220 3/23/1977 9 Texas Tech San Antonio, Texas TIGHT END (3) 82 Spach, Stephen TE 6-4 250 7/18/1982 3 Fresno State Clovis, Calif. 86 Thomas, David TE 6-3 248 7/5/1983 3 Texas Wolfforth, Texas 84 Watson, Benjamin TE 6-3 255 12/18/1980 5 Georgia Rock Hill, S.C. SPECIALISTS (3) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN SPECIALISTS (3) 3 Gostkowski, Stephen K 6-1 210 1/28/1984 3 Memphis Madison, Miss. 6 Hanson, Chris P 6-2 202 10/25/1976 10 Marshall Sharpsburg, Ga. 66 Paxton, Lonie LS 6-2 260 3/13/1978 9 Sacramento State Corona, Calif. RESERVE/PUP (1) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN RESERVE/PUP (1) 61 Neal, Stephen G 6-4 305 10/9/1976 7 Cal State-Bakersfield San Diego, Calif. RESERVE/NFI (1) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN RESERVE/NFI (1) 76 Ross, Oliver T 6-4 327 9/27/1974 11 Iowa State Los Angeles, Calif. RESERVE/INJURED (6) # NAME POS HT WT BORN YR COLLEGE H.S. HOMETOWN RESERVE/INJURED (6) 69 Clement, Anthony T 6-8 320 4/10/1976 11 Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 68 O’Callaghan, Ryan T 6-7 330 7/19/1983 3 California Redding, Calif. 91 Ruud, Bo LB 6-3 235 9/2/1984 R Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 95 Smith, Kenny DL 6-4 303 9/8/1977 6 Alabama Meridian, Miss. 75 Stokes, Barry OL 6-4 310 12/20/1973 11 Eastern Michigan Flint, Mich. 26 Williams, Tank S 6-2 223 6/30/1980 7 Stanford Bay St. Louis, Miss. UPDATED: September 9, 2008 WAIVERS (1) / ROOKIE AND FIRST-YEAR YEAR DRAFTEES (26) VETERAN FREE AGENTS (18) TRADES (2) FREE AGENTS (7) 1996 Tedy Bruschi (3)

1997

1998

1999 Kevin Faulk (2)

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

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

2002 Jarvis Green (4b) Russ Hochstein (5)(TB)

2003 Ty Warren (1) Rodney Harrison (5)(SD) Dan Koppen (5)

2004 Vince Wilfork (1a) Billy Yates (fa)(MIA) Eric Alexander (fa) Benjamin Watson (1b)

2005 Logan Mankins (1) Heath Evans (3)(MIA) Wesley Britt (5)(SD) Ellis Hobbs III (3a) Nick Kaczur (3b) James Sanders (4) Matt Cassel (7a)

2006 Laurence Maroney (1) Jabar Gaffney (2)(PHI) Pierre Woods (fa) David Thomas (3) Mike Wright (fa) Stephen Gostkowski (4b) Le Kevin Smith (6c)

2007 Brandon Meriweather (1) Chris Hanson (fa)(NO) Randy Moss (1)(tr-OAK) Stephen Spach (fa)(MIN) Wes Welker (fa)(tr-MIA) Adalius Thomas (6)(BAL) Ray Ventrone (fa)(NYJ) Kelley Washington (3)(CIN) Sammy Morris (5)(MIA)

2008 Jerod Mayo (1) Sam Aiken (4)(BUF) Mark LeVoir (fa)(cw-STL) Gary Guyton (fa) Terrence Wheatley (2) Dan Connolly (fa)(JAX) Shawn Crable (3a) C.J. Jones (fa)(CLV) RESERVE/INJURED (6) Kevin O'Connell (3b) LaMont Jordan (2)(OAK) RESERVE/PUP (1) Anthony Clement (2)(NYJ)(FA-08) Jonathan Wilhite (4) Deltha O'Neal (1)(CIN) Stephen Neal (fa)(FA-01) Ryan O’Callaghan (5)(D5-06) Matthew Slater (5) Lewis Sanders (4)(ATL) Bo Ruud (6)(D6-08) RESERVE/NFI (1) Kenny Smith (3)(TB)(FA-08) Oliver Ross (5)(ARZ)(FA-08) Barry Stokes (fa)(DET)(FA-08) Tank Williams (2)(MIN)(FA-08) NOTE: Team in parenthesis is the player's last team prior to joining the Patriots (#) – indicates round drafted (fa) – indicates non-drafted free agents Unofficial depth chart compiled by Patriots media relations, Sept. 9, 2008 OFFENSE WR: 83 Wes Welker 88 Sam Aiken 18 Matthew Slater LT: 72 Matt Light 64 Mark LeVoir LG: 70 Logan Mankins C: 67 Dan Koppen 63 Dan Connolly RG: 71 Russ Hochstein 74 Billy Yates RT: 77 Nick Kaczur 65 Wesley Britt TE: 84 Benjamin Watson 86 David Thomas 82 Stephen Spach WR: 81 Randy Moss 10 Jabar Gaffney 15 Kelley Washington 19 C.J. Jones QB: 16 Matt Cassel 5 Kevin O'Connell 12 Tom Brady RB: 39 Laurence Maroney 33 Kevin Faulk 34 Sammy Morris 32 LaMont Jordan FB: 44 Heath Evans

DEFENSE LE: 94 Ty Warren 99 Mike Wright NT: 75 Vince Wilfork 90 Le Kevin Smith RE: 93 Richard Seymour 97 Jarvis Green OLB: 50 Mike Vrabel 58 Pierre Woods ILB: 51 Jerod Mayo 52 Eric Alexander ILB: 54 Tedy Bruschi 53 Larry Izzo 59 Gary Guyton OLB: 96 Adalius Thomas 98 Shawn Crable LCB: 29 Lewis Sanders 22 Terrence Wheatley 24 Jonathan Wilhite RCB: 27 Ellis Hobbs 21 Deltha O'Neal SS: 37 Rodney Harrison 31 Brandon Meriweather FS: 36 James Sanders 41 Ray Ventrone

SPECIAL TEAMS K: 3 Stephen Gostkowski 6 Chris Hanson P: 6 Chris Hanson 3 Stephen Gostkowski H: 6 Chris Hanson 16 Matt Cassel PR: 21 Deltha O'Neal 83 Wes Welker KR: 27 Ellis Hobbs 18 Matthew Slater LS: 66 Lonie Paxton 71 Russ Hochstein

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Tedy Bruschi BREW-ski Mark LeVoir le-VORE Matt Cassel CASTLE Jerod Mayo je-ROD Stephen Gostkowski gust-OW-ski Deltha O'Neal DELL-thuh Russ Hochstein HOKE-stine Le Kevin Smith Lee-KEE-vin Nick Kaczur KĂ-zur Stephen Spach SPOCK Dan Koppen COPE-en Adalius Thomas ah-DAY-lus UPDATED: September 9, 2008

For transactions prior to March 2008, please see p.226 of the Patriots' 2008 Media Guide AUGUST, 2008 8/2/2008 Stokes, Barry Signed as Veteran Free Agent MARCH, 2008 8/2/2008 Clement, Anthony Placed on Reserve/Injured (Knee) 3/3/2008 Aiken, Sam Signed as Unrestricted Free Agent (BUF) 8/4/2008 Welbourn, John Signed as Veteran Free Agent 3/3/2008 Moss, Randy Re-Signed 8/4/2008 Norwell, Chris Released 3/4/2008 Webster, Jason Signed as Unrestricted Free Agent (BUF) 8/9/2008 Shoate, Jeff Signed as Veteran Free Agent 3/5/2008 Gaffney, Jabar Re-Signed 8/9/2008 Williams, Tank Placed on Reserve/Injured (Knee) 3/6/2008 Sanders, Lewis Signed as Veteran Free Agent 8/13/2008 Jimoh, Ade Signed as Veteran Free Agent 3/6/2008 Williams, Tank Signed as Unrestricted Free Agent (MIN) 8/13/2008 McMahon, Pete Released 3/11/2008 Ventrone, Ray Re-Signed 8/14/2008 Sene, Stephen Signed as First-Year Free Agent 3/14/2008 Wright, Mike Re-Signed 8/14/2008 Dunlap, Chris Released 3/20/2008 Bryant, Fernando Signed as Veteran Free Agent 8/15/2008 Lynch, John Signed as Veteran Free Agent 3/25/2008 Britt, Wesley Re-Signed 8/15/2008 Stokes, Barry Placed on Reserve/Injured (Back) 3/25/2008 Woods, Pierre Re-Signed 8/19/2008 DeVree, Tyson Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/19/2008 Pollard, Marcus Released APRIL, 2008 8/21/2008 Flynn, Mike Signed 4/7/2008 Hobson, Victor Signed as Unrestricted Free Agent (NYJ) 8/21/2008 Jimoh, Ade Released 4/23/2008 Player, Scott Signed as Veteran Free Agent 8/26/2008 Neal, Stephen Placed on Reserve/PUP (Shoulder) 4/23/2008 Pollard, Marcus Signed as Unrestricted Free Agent (SEA) 8/26/2008 O'Callaghan, Ryan Placed on Reserve/Injured (Shoulde 4/23/2008 Smith, Kenny Signed as Veteran Free Agent 8/26/2008 Eckel, Kyle Released 4/26/2008 Mayo, Jerod Drafted 8/26/2008 Webster, Jason Released 4/26/2008 Wheatley, Terrence Drafted 8/26/2008 Wendell, Ryan Released 4/26/2008 Crable, Shawn Drafted 8/29/2008 Fifita, Steve Released 4/27/2008 O'Connell, Kevin Drafted 8/29/2008 Martin, Jimmy Released 4/27/2008 Wilhite, Jonathan Drafted 8/29/2008 Shoate, Jeff Released 4/27/2008 Slater, Matthew Drafted 8/29/2008 Stupar, Jonathan Released 4/27/2008 Ruud, Bo Drafted 8/30/2008 Ross, Oliver Placed on Reserve/NFI (Shoulder) 4/29/2008 Mixon, Tim Waived 8/30/2008 Ruud, Bo Placed on Reserve/Injured (Ankle) 4/29/2008 Slaughter, T.J. Waived 8/30/2008 Smith, Kenny Placed on Reserve/Injured (Arm) 8/30/2008 Adams, Titus Released MAY, 2008 8/30/2008 Bryant, Fernando Released 5/2/2008 Coffman, Josh Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 DeVree, Tyson Released 5/2/2008 Dillard, Mark Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Dillard, Mark Released 5/2/2008 Feliciano, Carlos Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Flynn, Mike Released 5/2/2008 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus Released 5/2/2008 Guyton, Gary Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Gutierrez, Matt Released 5/2/2008 Norwell, Chris Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Hobson, Victor Released 5/2/2008 Redd, Vince Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Redd, Vince Released 5/2/2008 Smith, Henry Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Richardson, Mike Released 5/2/2008 Stupar, Jonathan Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Sene, Stephen Released 5/2/2008 Tyler, Casey Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Spann, Antwain Released 5/2/2008 Wendell, Ryan Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/30/2008 Thomas, Santonio Released 5/5/2008 Fifita, Steve Signed as Veteran Free Agent 8/30/2008 Welbourn, John Released 5/5/2008 DeVree, Tyson Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/31/2008 Adams, Titus Signed to Practice Squad 5/5/2008 Dragosavich, Mike Signed as Rookie Free Agent 8/31/2008 Dillard, Mark Signed to Practice Squad 5/5/2008 Coffman, Josh Waived 8/31/2008 Green-Ellis, BenJarvus Signed to Practice Squad 5/5/2008 Feliciano, Carlos Waived 8/31/2008 Redd, Vince Signed to Practice Squad 5/13/2008 Ortiz, Robert Signed as First-Year Free Agent 8/31/2008 Richardson, Mike Signed to Practice Squad 8/31/2008 Spann, Antwain Signed to Practice Squad JUNE, 2008 8/31/2008 Jackson, Chad Released 6/2/2008 Ross, Oliver Signed as Veteran Free Agent 8/31/2008 Lynch, John Released 6/5/2008 Dragosavich, Mike Waived 6/6/2008 Mruczkowski, Gene Signed as Veteran Free Agent SEPTEMBER, 2008 6/11/2008 Alexander, Eric Re-Signed 9/1/2008 O'Neal, Deltha Signed as Veteran Free Agent 6/11/2008 DeVree, Tyson Waived 9/1/2008 LeVoir, Mark Claimed off Waivers (STL) 6/11/2008 Smith, Henry Waived 9/1/2008 Pociask, Jason Claimed off Waivers (NYJ) 6/11/2008 Tyler, Casey Waived 9/1/2008 Spach, Stephen Released 6/12/2008 Player, Scott Released 9/1/2008 Bender, Jacob Signed to Practice Squad 6/14/2008 Slater, Matthew Signed/Draft Choice 9/1/2008 DeVree, Tyson Signed to Practice Squad 9/4/2008 Spach, Stephen Re-Signed JULY, 2008 9/4/2008 Pociask, Jason Released 7/1/2008 Andrews, Willie Released 9/4/2008 Hodges, Reggie Signed to Practice Squad 7/1/2008 Ruud, Bo Signed/Draft Choice 9/4/2008 DeVree, Tyson Released from Practice Squad 7/17/2008 Wilhite, Jonathan Signed/Draft Choice 9/7/2008 Hodges, Reggie Released from Practice Squad 7/21/2008 Crable, Shawn Signed/Draft Choice 7/21/2008 O'Connell, Kevin Signed/Draft Choice 7/21/2008 Clement, Anthony Signed as Veteran Free Agent 7/21/2008 Dunlap, Chris Signed as First-Year Free Agent 7/22/2008 Bauta, Lavdrim Signed as Rookie Free Agent 7/22/2008 Wheatley, Terrence Signed/Draft Choice 7/24/2008 Mayo, Jerod Signed/Draft Choice 7/24/2008 Adams, Titus Signed as First-Year Free Agent 7/24/2008 Bauta, Lavdrim Released 7/26/2008 Jordan, LaMont Signed as Veteran Free Agent 7/26/2008 Bauta, Lavdrim Re-Signed 7/26/2008 Mruczkowski, Gene Retired 7/26/2008 Ortiz, Robert Released 7/27/2008 Bauta, Lavdrim Released 7/27/2008 McMahon, Pete Signed as First-Year Free Agent PATRIOTS FOOTBALL NETWORK

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