Patriots Return Home to Face the Chiefs on Monday Night
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PATRIOTS RETURN HOME TO FACE THE CHIEFS ON MONDAY NIGHT MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-3) vs. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4-5) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Monday, November 21, 2011 Gillette Stadium (68,756) 8:30 p.m. ET 10:15-11:30 Media Check-In The New England Patriots will play on national television in a prime time game for 10:45-11:00 Bill Belichick Press Conference the second straight week when they return to the confines of Gillette Stadium to face 11:15-12:00 Open Locker Room the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. The last time the Patriots played Approx. 11:15 Tom Brady Availability back-to-back games on national television was in 2008 when they played at San 11:45 Todd Haley Conference Call Diego on Sunday Night Football followed by a Monday night game vs. Denver. 2:45 Tyler Palko Conference Call New England recaptured first place in the AFC East with a 37-16 victory over the Approx. 1:15 Local Media Access to Practice New York Jets last Sunday night. The Patriots entered the contest in a first place tie THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 with the Jets. 10:45-11:30 Media Check-In BROADCAST INFORMATION 11:15-12:00 Open Locker Room TELEVISION: This week‘s game will be nationally televised by ESPN and can be 11:15 Jerod Mayo Availability seen in Boston on WCVB-TV Channel 5. Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Jon Approx. 1:05 Local Media Access to Practice Gruden will call the game. Suzy Kolber will be the sideline reporter. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18-19 NATIONAL RADIO: This week's game will be broadcast to a national audience by TBA Westwood One Radio Sports. Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason will call the 2011 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE game. Steve Tasker will provide sideline analysis. RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio REGULAR SEASON (6-3) Network. A complete listing of the network‘s 37 stations can be found in this press Mon., Sept. 12 at Miami 38-24 W release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 35th season as the voice of the Sun., Sept. 18 San Diego 35-21 W Patriots and will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Cappelletti. Sun., Sept. 25 at Buffalo 31-34 L Scott Zolak will provide sideline analysis. Sun., Oct. 2 at Oakland 31-19 W Sun., Oct. 9 N.Y. Jets 30-21 W PATRIOTS HAVE THE HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN Sun., Oct. 16 Dallas 20-16 W DIVISION GAMES FROM NOVEMBER UNTIL THE END OF THE Sun., Oct. 23 BYE WEEK SEASON SINCE 2002 Sun., Oct. 30 at Pittsburgh 17-25 L The Patriots have the highest winning percentage in division games from November Sun., Nov. 6 N.Y. Giants 20-24 L until the end of the season since 2002 following their 37-16 win at the Jets on Nov. Sun., Nov. 13 at N.Y. Jets 37-16 W 13, 2011. Mon., Nov. 21 Kansas City 8:30 ESPN Team W L T Pct. Sun., Nov. 27 at Philadelphia 4:15 CBS* New England 25 7 0 .781 Sun., Dec. 4 Indianapolis 1:00 CBS San Diego 24 8 0 .750 Sun., Dec. 11 at Washington 1:00 CBS* Indianapolis 23 8 0 .742 Sun., Dec. 18 at Denver 4:15 CBS* Green Bay 24 10 0 .706 Sat., Dec. 24 Miami 1:00 CBS Pittsburgh 24 11 0 .686 Sun., Jan. 1 Buffalo 1:00 CBS* TOM BRADY CAN PASS FOR MOST YARDS IN FIRST 10 GAMES *Game Time and Network subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment. Tom Brady enters this week‘s game with 3,032 yards passing and needs 295 yards to set AFC EAST STANDINGS the NFL record for most passing yards in the first 10 games of the season. Team W L T Pct. PF PA MOST PASSING YARDS THROUGH FIRST 10 GAMES NEW ENGLAND 6 3 0 .667 259 200 Player Team Year Yards New York Jets 5 4 0 .556 215 200 Drew Brees Saints 2011 3,326 Buffalo Bills 5 4 0 .556 229 218 Drew Brees Saints 2008 3,251 Miami Dolphins 2 7 0 .222 158 178 PATRIOTS DEDICATE 2011 SEASON TO MYRA KRAFT PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE The Patriots have dedicated the 2011 season to the loving The Patriots‘ media-only website, located at memory of Myra Kraft, who passed away on July 20 after a http://media.patriots.com, will also serve as the courageous battle with cancer. Every Patriots player and coach team‘s primary credentialing system in 2011. will honor Myra‘s memory by wearing a patch with her initials on Registered users can apply for credentials by it in recognition of her lifelong contributions to the local and global philanthropic clicking on the upper right corner of the page. community and her influence on the charitable mission of the entire Patriots PATRIOTS 2011 MEDIA GUIDE organization. The patch will be worn on the left chest of every player throughout the season. The Patriots 2011 Media Guide is online and updated throughout the season. Media can access MEDIA CONTACTS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 the media guide at www.patriots.com by clicking Stacey James Vice President of Media Relations [email protected] 508-384-9105 on the team tab. Aaron Salkin Asst. Director of Media Relations [email protected] 508-326-6870 Christy Berkery Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 508-549-0518 Michael Jurovaty Media Relations Coordinator [email protected] 508-326-6187 Jeff Cournoyer Director of Corporate Comm. [email protected] 508-549-0492 PATRIOTS 2011 TEAM NOTES WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2011 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2011 (CONTINUED) RECORD SETTING PACE Welker has caught at least one pass in 87 straight regular TOM BRADY season games in his NFL career. Tom Brady (3,032) is on pace to throw for 5,390 yards. Only KYLE ARRINGTON two NFL players have thrown for 5,000 or more yards in a Kyle Arrington registered his fifth interception of the season season with Dan Marino‘s NFL record 5,084 in 1984 and Drew when he picked off Eli Manning in the end zone vs. NY Giants Brees‘ 5,069 in 2008. (11/6). He is tied for the NFL lead. The last Patriots player to Brady has 23 touchdowns, putting him on pace for 41 lead the NFL in interceptions was Asante Samuel with 10 in 2006. touchdown passes, which would be his second season with 40 or more touchdowns. He had an NFL-record of 50 touchdowns VINCE WILFORK in 2007. If Brady reaches 40 touchdowns, he will be just the Vince Wilfork has two interceptions so far in 2011 and is one of second NFL player to have two seasons with 40 or more four Patriots defensive lineman to ever register two career touchdowns. Dan Marino had 48 touchdowns in 1984 and 44 in interceptions. Anthony Pleasant (2001) is the only other 1986. Patriots defensive lineman to record two interceptions in a Brady has 3,032 yards passing through the first nine games. single season. With 295 yards passing this week, Brady can set the record for NFL’S BEST AT HOME most passing yards in the first 10 games of a season, currently Since their state-of-the-art facility opened at the beginning of held by Drew Brees with 3,326 in 2011. the 2002 season, the Patriots own the NFL‘s best record at home Brady has a current streak of 25 straight games with at least overall. The Patriots own an overall record of 63-13 (.829) at one touchdown pass, a Patriots team record. Gillette Stadium in regular season games. Brady has 117 wins as a starter and needs two more wins to tie Johnny Unitas (119) for 6th all-time. He is currently tied for 7th BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2002 with Joe Montana. Team W L T Pct. Brady passed Joe Montana (39) with his 40th career 300-yard New England 70 15 0 .824 game at NY Jets (11/13). Among active quarterbacks, his 40 Indianapolis 63 23 0 .733 300-yard games are third, behind Peyton manning (63) and Baltimore 57 21 0 .731 Drew Brees (51). Pittsburgh 61 23 1 .724 ANDRE CARTER San Diego 55 27 0 .670 Andre Carter pushed his 2011 sack total to 9.0 after setting a Seattle 54 28 0 .659 franchise record with 4.5 sacks at the NY Jets (11/13). Carter Philadelphia 53 32 0 .624 has registered double-digit sacks three times in his career, PATRIOTS ARE SHARP AT GILLETTE including a career-high 12.5 in 2002 with San Francisco. The Patriots concluded a 20-game home winning streak with a The Patriots have had a player finish with double digit sack 24-20 loss to the New York Giants on Nov. 6, 2011. It was the totals 12 times. longest home win streak in team history. The Patriots own an JULIAN EDELMAN overall record of 63-13 (.829) at Gillette Stadium in regular Julian Edelman has the highest punt return average in Patriots season games. Since their state-of-the-art facility opened at the history with a 12.4-yard average (42-522). beginning of the 2002 season, the Patriots own the NFL‘s best ROB GRONKOWSKI record at home all-time. The teams with the highest winning percentage at a stadium Rob Gronkowski has eight touchdowns so far in 2011, putting since 1970 (minimum 25 games): him on pace for 14 for the year.