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GILMORE 3Rd SELECTION THREE PATRIOTS SELECTED to the NFL PRO BOWL AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. TENNESSEE TITANS Table of contents TEAM INFORMATION Game Summary ...............................................................................................................3 Broadcast Information....................................................................................................3 Media Schedule ..............................................................................................................3 2019 Patriots Schedule ..................................................................................................3 2019 AFC East Standings ..............................................................................................3 2019 Regular-Season Statistics ...................................................................................4 2019 Player Participation ...............................................................................................6 2019 Game-By-Game Starters ..................................................................................... 7 Rosters & Depth Chart ...................................................................................................8 Matchup Notes .............................................................................................................. 15 What to Watch for in the Playoffs .............................................................................. 18 Projected Contributors ................................................................................................ 21 Patriots Pro Bowlers .....................................................................................................23 INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM NOTES Robert Kraft ................................................................................................................... 25 Patriots Playoff Notes ...................................................................................................27 Patriots Playoff Inside the Numbers .........................................................................33 Team & Individual Rankings ........................................................................................34 Patriots Team Notes .................................................................................................... 36 Home Dominance ..........................................................................................................41 Inside the Numbers ......................................................................................................42 Bill Belichick ...................................................................................................................43 Tom Brady ...................................................................................................................... 46 Tom Brady Playoff Notes ............................................................................................ 55 Patriots Offensive Notes .............................................................................................57 Patriots Defensive Notes............................................................................................ 63 Patriots Reference Notes ........................................................................................... 66 Patriots Football Network .......................................................................................... 68 SECTION II 2019 Patriots Stats Pack SECTION III 2019 Game Summaries AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs.TENNESSEE TITANS MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME SUMMARY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-4) VS. TENNESSEE TITANS (9-7) ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE Saturday, Jan. 4 • Gillette Stadium (65,878) • 8:15 p.m. ET TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 The New England Patriots finished as the third seed in the AFC Playoff Field fol- 11:45 a.m. Media workroom opens lowing a 12-4 finish in the 2019 regular season. New England has now qualified for 12:45 p.m. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the playoffs for the 27th time in franchise history (21 under Robert Kraft), the 17th press availability time under head coach Bill Belichick and for the 11th consecutive season overall. 1:30 p.m. Media availability at practice The Patriots will host the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the playoffs. It will TBD Approximate time for player mark the fourth time the two teams have met in the postseason and the first post- availability (Patriots locker room) season meeting since New England beat Tennessee, 35-14, in an AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 13, 2018. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 11:30 a.m. Media workroom opens BROADCAST INFORMATION 12:30 p.m. Media availability at practice 4 p.m. Approximate time for player TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally availability (Patriots locker room) on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Jim Nantz will handle play-by-play duties with Tony Romo as the color analyst. Tracy Wolfson will work from the sidelines. The game will be THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 produced by Jim Rikhoff and directed by Mike Arnold. 10 a.m. Media workroom opens 11 a.m. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick NATIONAL RADIO: Saturday's game will be broadcast to a national audience on press availability Westwood One. Mike Tirico will call the game with Tony Boselli providing analysis. 11:55 a.m. Media availability at practice Laura Okmin will report from the sidelines. 1:40 p.m. Approximate time for player availability (Patriots locker room) LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network’s 38 stations can be found in this press FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 release. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former No media availability Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 8:15 p.m. Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans CONTINUED PLAYOFF ADVANCEMENT The New England Patriots have won at least one playoff game for eight consecu- 2019 patriots schedule tive seasons, dating back to the 2011 season. REGULAR SEASON (12-4) Sun., Sept. 8 Pittsburgh 33-3 W TEAMS TO WIN AT LEAST ONE PLAYOFF Sun, Sept. 15 at Miami 43-0 W GAME IN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS Sun., Sept. 22 N.Y. Jets 30-14 W Team Years Consec. Seasons Wins Sun., Sept. 29 at Buffalo 16-10 W New England 2011-18 8 16 Sun., Oct. 6 at Washington 33-7 W Dallas 1991-96 6 12 Thu., Oct. 10 N.Y. Giants 35-14 W Seattle 2012-16 5 8 Mon., Oct. 21 at N.Y. Jets 33-0 W Sun., Oct. 27 Cleveland 27-13 W New England 2003-07 5 11 Sun., Nov. 3 at Baltimore 20-37 L Baltimore 2008-12 5 9 Sun., Nov. 10 BYE WEEK Philadelphia 2000-04 5 7 Sun., Nov. 17 at Philadelphia 17-10 W Green Bay 1993-97 5 9 Sun., Nov. 24 Dallas 13-9 W Oakland 1973-77 5 7 Sun., Dec. 1 at Houston 22-28 L Sun., Dec. 8 Kansas City 16-23 L PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS Sun., Dec. 15 at Cincinnati 34-13 W Sat., Dec. 21 Buffalo 24-17 W PAGE 15: New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans matchup notes Sun., Dec. 29 Miami 24-27 L PAGE 18: What to look for in the playoffs 2019 AFC EAST STANDINGS PAGE 27: New England Patriots playoff notes TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA PAGE 33: Patriots playoff Inside the Numbers Z-- NEW ENGLAND 12 4 0 .750 420 225 Y-- Buffalo Bills 10 6 0 .625 314 259 MEDIA CONTACTS New York Jets 7 9 0 .438 276 359 Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 Miami Dolphins 5 11 0 .313 306 494 Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 Z--: Clinched Division Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 Y--: Clinched Playoff Berth Anne Noland, Communications Strategist, [email protected], 508-431-7773 2019 FINAL REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 12, LOST 4 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/08 W 33- 3 Pittsburgh 65,878 Michel 247 912 3.7 26 7 09/15 W 43- 0 at Miami 65,513 Burkhead 65 302 4.6 33t 3 09/22 W 30-14 N.Y. Jets 65,878 White 67 263 3.9 32 1 09/29 W 16-10 at Buffalo 70,317 Bolden 15 68 4.5 21 3 10/06 W 33- 7 at Washington 76,483 Harry 5 49 9.8 18 0 10/10 W 35-14 N.Y. Giants 65,878 Brady 26 34 1.3 17 3 10/21 W 33- 0 at N.Y. Jets 78,523 Edelman 8 27 3.4 9 0 10/27 W 27-13 Cleveland 65,878 Dorsett 3 21 7.0 9 0 11/03 L 20-37 at Baltimore 71,157 Harris 4 12 3.0 13 0 11/17 W 17-10 at Philadelphia 69,796 Sanu LG 3 11 3.7 8 0 11/24 W 13- 9 Dallas 65,878 Sanu TM 1 8 8.0 8 0 12/01 L 22-28 at Houston 72,025 Brown 1 5 5.0 5 0 12/08 L 16-23 Kansas City 65,878 Develin 2 3 1.5 2 0 12/15 W 34-13 at Cincinnati 57,066 Gordon TM 1 1 1.0 1 0 12/21 W 24-17 Buffalo 65,878 Stidham 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 12/29 L 24-27 Miami 65,878 TEAM 447 1703 3.8 33t 17 N.E. Opp. OPPONENTS 365 1528 4.2 65t 7 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 338 261 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 110 72 Edelman 100 1117 11.2 44 6 Passing 197 150 White 72 645 9.0 59 5 Penalty 31 39 Sanu LG 59 520 8.8 28 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 87/227 47/195 Sanu TM 26 207 8.0 22 1 3rd Down Pct. 38.3 24.1 Dorsett 29 397 13.7 58t 5 4th Down: Made/Att 6/15 8/22 Burkhead 27 279 10.3 32 0 4th Down Pct. 40.0 36.4 Meyers 26 359 13.8 35 0 POSSESSION AVG. 31:42 28:18 Gordon TM 20 287 14.4 44 1 TOTAL NET YARDS 5664 4414 Watson 17 173 10.2 26 0 Avg. Per Game 354.0 275.9 LaCosse 13 131 10.1 24 1 Total Plays 1095 948 Harry 12 105 8.8 18 2 Avg. Per Play 5.2 4.7 Michel 12 94 7.8 19 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1703 1528 Bolden 9 111 12.3 29t 1 Avg. Per Game 106.4 95.5 Izzo 6 114 19.0 41 1 Total Rushes 447 365 Brown 4 56 14.0 20t 1 NET YARDS PASSING 3961 2886 Olszewski 2 34 17.0 29 0 Avg. Per Game 247.6 180.4 E. Roberts 1 38 38.0 38t 1 Sacked/Yards Lost 28/192 47/328 Johnson 1 5 5.0 5 0 Gross Yards 4153 3214 Tomlinson TM 1 1 1.0 1 0 Att./Completions 620/378 536/303 TEAM 378 4153 11.0 59 25 Completion Pct. 61.0 56.5 OPPONENTS 303 3214 10.6 64t 13 Had Intercepted 9 25 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD PUNTS/AVERAGE 81/44.9 90/42.8 Gilmore 6 126 21.0 64t 2 NET PUNTING AVG. 81/41.3 90/39.5 D. McCourty 5 49 9.8 24 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 94/828 107/920 Jackson 5 39 7.8 19 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 13/6 26/11 Collins 3 85 28.3 69t 1 TOUCHDOWNS 49 25 Harmon 2 27 13.5 27 0 Rushing 17 7 J. McCourty 1 16 16.0 16 0 Passing 25 13 Simon 1 6 6.0 6 0 Returns 7 5 Guy 1 5 5.0 5 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS T.
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