game RECAPS Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 New England 33, New England 43, Pittsburgh 3 Miami 0 Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium Miami Gardens, FL | Hard Rock Stadium • Tom Brady improved to 14-3 as a starting quarterback on opening day, • The Patriots picked up their second win of the 2019 season and their the best winning percentage and the most wins among any quarter- 115th regular-season win of this decade (2010-present), tying the Indi- back on opening day in the Super Bowl era. anapolis Colts (2000-09) for the most regular season wins in a single • WR Julian Edelman became the fifth Patriots player to reach 500 ca- decade. The Patriots hold the mark for most total wins in a decade with reer receptions with his 9-yard completion from QB Tom Brady in the 131 (2010-present). second quarter. He entered the game with 499 career receptions and • The Patriots returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the fourth finished with six receptions. quarter – a 54-yard interception return by CB Stephon Gilmore and • Edelman entered the game needing 82 yards to move past Ben Coates a 69-yard interception return by LB Jamie Collins. It marked the 10th (5,471) into sixth place on the franchise’s all-time receiving yards list. time that the Patriots have returned to picks for scores in the same He finished with 83 yards to move past Coates. game and the first time they have done so since returning two picks • WR Phillip Dorsett had his first two-touchdown game of his career after for scores vs. Indianapolis on Nov. 18, 2012. scoring on a 25-yard pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter and • WR Julian Edelman’s 8-yard reception from Tom Brady in the first quar- a 58-yard pass from Brady in the third quarter. The 58-yard pass is the ter moved him past Irving Fryar for fifth all-time on the New England longest of his Patriots career and the second longest of his career. all-purpose yards list. He entered the game needing 5 yards to move • 2018 first-round draft pick T Isaiah Wynn played in his first NFL game past Fryar. with a start at left tackle. He missed his entire rookie season due to an • Rookie DL Chase Winovich combined with LB Jamie Collins on a injury. 7-yard sack of Miami QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in the third quarter and then recorded his first solo sack when he dropped QB Josh Rosen for an 8-yard loss in the fourth quarter. 1 2 3 4 Score 1 2 3 4 Score Pittsburgh 0 0 3 0 3 New England 7 6 10 20 43 New England 7 13 10 3 33 Miami 0 0 0 0 0 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter: First Quarter: NE: J.Gordon 20 yd. pass from T.Brady (S.Gostkowski kick) (7-82, 3:08) NE: S.Michel 1 yd. run (S.Gostkowski kick) (10-60, 5:52) Second Quarter Second Quarter NE: S.Gostkowski 25 yd. Field Goal (12-55, 5:24) NE: A.Brown 20 yd. pass from T.Brady (kick failed, wl) (11-65, 6:11) NE: P.Dorsett 25 yd. pass from T.Brady (S.Gostkowski kick) (6-80, 3:09) NE: S.Gostkowski 41 yd. Field Goal (8-30, 1:40) Third Quarter NE: S.Gostkowski 28 yd. Field Goal (10-26, 3:41) Third Quarter NE: T.Brady 1 yd. run (S.Gostkowski kick) (8-65, 5:08) PIT: C.Boswell 19 yd. Field Goal (11-74, 4:43) NE: P.Dorsett 58 yd. pass from T.Brady (S.Gostkowski kick) (4-75, 2:12) Fourth Quarter NE: S.Gostkowski 35 yd. Field Goal (9-73, 5:07) NE: S.Gilmore 54 yd. interception return (S.Gostkowski kick) NE: J.Collins 69 yd. interception return (S.Gostkowski kick) Fourth Quarter NE: J.White 10 yd. pass from T.Brady (kick failed, wr) (5-59, 2:59) NE: S.Gostkowski 39 yd. Field Goal (13-34, 5:48) TEAM STATISTICS NE MIA TEAM STATISTICS PIT NE First Downs 27 11 First Downs 15 24 Rushes-Yds (Net) 35-126 15-42 Rushes-Yds (Net) 13-32 29-99 Passing Yds (Net) 255 142 Passing Yds (Net) 276 366 Passes Comp-Att-Int 28-20-0 39-18-4 Passes Comp-Att-Int 47-27-1 37-25-0 Total Offense Plays-Yds 65-381 61-184 Total Offense Plays-Yds 61-308 67-465 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-9 2-5 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-35 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-39 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-43 2-35 Interception Returns-Yards 4-128 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-48.0 7-42.6 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.6 3-41.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-54 4-22 Penalties-Yards 6-54 7-55 Possession Time 36:30 23:30 Possession Time 27:27 32:33 Third-Down Conversions 6-11 2-15 Third-Down Conversions 3-12 7-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0 2-4 Fourth-Down Conversions 1-3 0-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 0-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 0-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 7-44 2-9 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-0 Attendance: 65,513 Attendance: 65,878 RUSHING: NE - S.Michel 21-85-1 TD, R.Burkhead 5-21, J.White 3-10, RUSHING: PIT- J.Conner 10-21, B.Roethlisberger 1-7, J.Samuels 2-4. NE - A.Brown 1-5, J.Develin 2-3, T.Brady 2-1-1 TD, J.Edelman 1-1. MIA - K.Drake R.Burkead 8-44, J.White 4-26, S.Michel 15-14, Edelman 1-8, B.Bolden 1-7. 6-19, M.Wlton 3-15, K.Ballage 4-6, R.Fitzpatrick 1-6, J.Grant 1-(-4). PASSING: PIT - B.Roethlisberger 47-27-276 0 TD/1 INT. NE - T.Brady 36- PASSING: NE - T.Brady 28-20-264 2 TDS/O INT. MIA - R.Fitzpatrick 21-11- 24-341 3 TD/) INT., Edelman 1-1-32 0 TD/0 INT. 89 0 TDS/3 INT., J.Rosen 18-7-97 ) tds/1 INT. RECEIVING: PIT - J.Smith-Schuster 6-78, R.Switzer 6-29, J.Conner 4-44, RECEIVING: NE - A.Brown 4-56-1 TD, J.Edelamn 4-51, P. Dorsett 3-39, D.Johnson 3-25, D.Moncrief 3-7, J.Washington 2-51, V.McDonald 2-40, J.White 3-19-1 TD, R.Burkhead 2-47, M.LaCosse 2-33, J.Gordon 2-19. MIA J.Samuels 1-2.NE - J.Edelman 6-83, J.White 5-56, R.Burkhead 5-41, P.Dor- - K.Drake 5-29, P.Willims 4-63, J.Grant 3-22, D.Smythe 1-24, A.Hurns 1-13, sett 4-95-2 TD, J.Gordon 3-73 1 TD, J.Meyers 1-22, R. Izzo 1-3. M.Walton 1-12, M.Gesicki 1-11, K.Ballage 1-6, N. O’Leary 1-6. Game RECAPS Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 New England 30, New England 16, New York Jets 14 Buffalo 10 Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium Orchard Park, NY | New Era Field • The Patriots picked up their third win of the 2019 season and their • The Patriots now have victories against all of their division opponents 116th regular season win of this decade (2010-present) to move past in 2019 and will avoid a series sweep by a division opponent for the the Indianapolis Colts (115 - 2000-09) for the most regular season wins 19th straight season to extend their NFL record. It is the longest such in a decade. The Patriots hold the mark for most total wins in a decade streak since the 1970 merger. with 132 (2010-present). • Since Tom Brady became a starter in 2001, no quarterback has more • The Patriots have not allowed a first half point in five straight games, wins at Buffalo than he does with 16. after holding the Jets to zero points in the first half. The Patriots are • DB Devin McCourty picked off Buffalo QB Josh Allen in the first quarter the first to have a five-game streak in the Super Bowl era. The Patriots and now has one interception in all four games of the 2019 season, took a 14-0 first half lead in the AFC Championship Game vs. Kansas tying a team record for most consecutive games with at least one inter- City (1/20/19), a 3-0 lead in Super Bowl LIII vs. LA Rams (2/3/19), a 20-0 ception. Mike Haynes set the original mark with a pick in four straight lead vs. Pittsburgh (9/8/19), a 13-0 lead at Miami (9/15/19) and a 20-0 games in 1976. lead against the Jets today. • CB J.C. Jackson blocked his first career punt and Matthew Slater re- • Tom Brady moved out of a tie with Drew Brees for sole possession of turned the blocked punt 11 yards for his first career touchdown. second place on the NFL’s all-time touchdown list with his two-touch- • J.C. Jackson is the first player to have two interceptions and a blocked down performance against the Jets. punt in the same game since New York Jets DB Erik McMillan did it in • Three of the Patriots 2019 NFL Draft picks played in their first NFL Week 1 of the 1989 season.