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New England Patriots Bye Week REGULAR SEASON WEEK 10 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS BYE WEEK TALE OF THE TAPE BYE WEEK SUMMARY The New England Patriots opened the second half of the 2014 season with a 43-21 2014 Regular Season New England victory over the Denver Broncos to improve to 7-2, the best record in the AFC. The game marked New England’s fifth straight win and 14th straight home victory. Over their five- Record 7-2 game winning streak, the Patriots have averaged 40.2 points per game. Divisional Standings 1st Since the 2010 season, the Patriots are now a combined 30-3 in the second half of the Total Yards Gained 2,905 regular season. In both 2010 and 2011, the Patriots were 8-0 in the second half of the year. Total Offense (Rank) 367.0 (10) New England was 7-1 in 2013 and 6-2 in 2014. Since Bill Belichick became Patriots head Rush Offense 101.2 (19) coach in 2000, New England is 90-23 in the second half of the season, and has gone 8-0 in Pass Offense 265.8 (8) the second half four times in Belichick’s tenure and 7-1 three times. Points Per Game 31.2 (2) The Patriots need one more victory to guarantee a finish of .500 or better for the 14th consecutive season. Since 2001, the Patriots are the only team to finish with a record above Total Yards Allowed 3,196 .500 in each of those seasons. Every other NFL team has had at least one losing season Total Defense (Rank) 355.1 (15) between 2001 and 2013. Rush Defense 120.0 (23) The Patriots return to action on Nov. 16 when they travel to Indianapolis to face the Colts Pass Defense 235.1 (14) in a Sunday Night Football game on NBC. Points Allowed/Game 22.0 (12) NOVEMBER REIGN Possession Avg. 29:39 The New England Patriots own an NFL-best 38-14 (.731) record in the month of November Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 15/91 since 2001. During that time, the Patriots have had four undefeated Novembers (2003, Sacks Made/Yards 22/147 2004, 2007 and 2012). Total Touchdowns Scored 30 Penalties Against/Yards 79/699 NFL’S TOP NOVEMBER RECORDS SINCE 2001 Punts/Avg. 40/44.8 Team W L T Pct. Turnover Differential +12 (1st) New England Patriots 37 14 0 .725 Indianapolis Colts 38 18 0 .731 Baltimore Ravens 36 22 0 .621 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE SECOND HALF TEAM H The Patriots will come off the bye seeking their sixth consecutive win, the longest win 2014 patriots schedule streak since New England won seven straight in 2012. REGULAR SEASON (7-2) H The Patriots need one more victory to guarantee a finish of .500 or better for the 14th Sun., Sept. 7 at Miami L 20-33 consecutive season. Sun., Sept. 14 at Minnesota W 30-7 TOM BRADY Sun., Sept. 21 Oakland W 16-9 H Brady has 2,392 passing yards and 22 touchdowns throught the first nine games Mon., Sept. 29 at Kansas City L 14-41 and is on pace to finish with 4,252 passing yards and 39 touchdowns. Sun., Oct. 5 Cincinnati W 43-17 STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI Sun., Oct. 12 at Buffalo W 37-22 H Gostkowski has 1,124 career points and needs seven more to pass Gino Cappelletti Thurs., Oct. 16 N.Y. Jets W 27-25 into second place on the Patriots all-time scoring list. H Gostkowski has 24 field goals so far in 2014, putting him on pace to finish with 43 Sun., Oct. 26 Chicago W 51-23 field goals, which would be the second highest single-season total in NFL history. Sun., Nov. 2 Denver W 43-21 H Gostkowski has scored 101 points through nine games and is on pace to score 180, Sun., Nov. 9 BYE WEEK which would be an NFL record. Sun., Nov. 16 at Indianapolis 8:30 p.m. NBC ROB GRONKOWSKI Sun., Nov. 23 Detroit 1:00 p.m. FOX* H Gronkowski needs two more touchdown receptions to become the first tight end in Sun., Nov. 30 at Green Bay 4:25 p.m. CBS* NFL history with four 10-TD catch seasons. Sun., Dec. 7 at San Diego 8:30 p.m. NBC* BRANDON LAFELL Sun., Dec. 14 Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* H LaFell has five touchdown receptions, putting him on pace for 10 for the season. One Sun., Dec. 21 at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS* more TD reception will set a new career high. Sun., Dec. 28 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS* *Game time and network subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment. MEDIA CONTACTS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 2014 AFC EAST STANDINGS Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 NEW ENGLAND 7 2 0 .778 281 198 Christy Berkery, Social Media Manager, [email protected], 508-549-0518 Buffalo Bills 5 3 0 .625 178 165 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 Miami Dolphins 5 3 0 .625 211 151 Cecily Faenza, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 774-254-7917 New York Jets 1 8 0 .111 154 252 Jeremie Smith, Corporate Communications Coor., [email protected], 508-549-0492 GILLETTE STADIUM • ONE PATRIOT PLACE • FOXBOROUGH, MA 02035 TEL: 508-384-9105 • FAX: 508-543-9053 PATRIOTS.COM • HTTP://MEDIA.PATRIOTS.COM KRAFTROBERT News & Notes Since Robert Kraft purchased the WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) team in 1994, the Patriots have TEAM W L T PCT. experienced one of the most dra- New England Patriots 245 117 0 .677 matic turnarounds in the history of sports. Now in his 21st season of Green Bay Packers 225 131 1 .632 ownership ownership, Kraft has transformed Pittsburgh Steelers 223 131 1 .630 one of the league’s least successful Denver Broncos 208 139 0 .599 clubs into what observers view as Indianapolis Colts 212 143 0 .597 a model NFL franchise. In the five Philadelphia Eagles 193 156 2 .553 seasons immediately preceding his N.Y. Giants 181 162 1 .529 purchase (1989-93), the Patriots SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 were a moribund team, winning just New England Patriots................................ 3 19 of 80 games (.238 pct.) and Baltimore Ravens . 2 logging the worst record in the NFL Green Bay Packers.....................................2 over that span. When he bought the franchise on Jan. 21, 1994, Pittsburgh Steelers ....................................2 Denver Broncos .......................................2 Kraft announced his intention to bring a championship to New England, N.Y. Giants ............................................2 a tall order considering the team’s previous success rate. But under CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Kraft’s leadership, the Patriots have won more division titles (13), con- New England Patriots................................ 6 ference crowns (6) and Super Bowl championships (3) than any other NFL team. The Patriots have made six Super Bowl appearances since Pittsburgh Steelers ....................................4 Kraft purchased the team, a period during which no other team has Denver Broncos .......................................3 earned more than four berths. In Kraft’s 20 seasons, the Patriots have Green Bay Packers.....................................3 qualified for the playoffs 15 times, more than doubling the franchise’s N.Y. Giants ............................................3 accomplishments during its first 34 seasons. DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Pre-Kraft Kraft Era New England Patriots...............................13 1960-93 1989-93 1994-13 Pittsburgh Steelers .................................. 10 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 245-117 Green Bay Packers................................... 10 Winning Pct. .450 .238 .677 Indianapolis Colts ......................................9 Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 Conference Titles 1 0 6 PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 Division Titles 3 0 13 New England Patriots...............................21 Playoff Seasons 6 0 15 Pittsburgh Steelers .................................. 17 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 21-12 Green Bay Packers................................... 16 Home Playoff Games 1 0 18 Baltimore Ravens . 14 Home Playoff Record 0-1 -- 15-3 Indianapolis Colts .................................... 12 A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION San Francisco 49ers ................................. 12 PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994 MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 New England Patriots...............................33 TEAM LEAGUE TITLES Los Angeles Lakers ..............NBA ..................................4 Green Bay Packers................................... 29 San Antonio Spurs...............NBA ..................................4 Pittsburgh Steelers .................................. 27 Los Angeles Galaxy ..............MLS ..................................4 Indianapolis Colts .................................... 26 New England Patriots...........NFL.................................3 Philadelphia Eagles ................................... 23 Boston Red Sox .................MLB . 3 Baltimore Ravens . 21 San Francisco Giants ............MLB . 3 HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MAJOR PROFESSIONAL San Francisco 49ers ................................. 21 SPORTS SINCE 1994 (Regular Season) PLAYOFF SEASONS SINCE 1994 TEAM LEAGUE PCT New England Patriots...............................15 San Antonio Spurs...............NBA ................................685 New England Patriots...........NFL...............................681 Indianapolis Colts .................................... 15 Detroit Red Wings...............NHL ................................660 Green Bay Packers................................... 15 Green Bay Packers .............. NFL ................................639 Pittsburgh Steelers .................................. 12 Los Angeles Lakers ..............NBA ................................630 Philadelphia Eagles ................................... 12 Pittsburgh Steelers .............. NFL ................................628
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