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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 8 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. cleveland browns REGULAR SEASON WEEK 8 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. Cleveland browns 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 Look for This Week ....................................................................................... 18 Week 7 Recap ................................................................................................................ 21 Projected Contributors ................................................................................................23 INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM NOTES Robert Kraft ................................................................................................................... 26 What to Watch for in 2019 .......................................................................................... 28 Patriots Team Notes .................................................................................................... 29 Home Dominance .........................................................................................................34 Inside the Numbers ..................................................................................................... 35 Bill Belichick .................................................................................................................. 36 Tom Brady ...................................................................................................................... 39 Tom Brady Playoff Notes .............................................................................................48 Patriots Offensive Notes ............................................................................................ 50 Patriots Defensive Notes............................................................................................ 56 Patriots Reference Notes ........................................................................................... 59 Patriots Playoff Notes ................................................................................................... 61 Patriots Football Network .......................................................................................... 64 REGULAR SEASON WEEK 8 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. cleveland browns MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME SUMMARY ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-0) VS. CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-4) Sunday, Oct. 27 • Gillette Stadium (65,878) • 4:25 p.m. ET WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 10:45 a.m. Media workroom opens The New England Patriots are off to a 7-0 start for the third time in team history Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (2007 & 2015) and can guarantee at least a .500 record for the 19th straight season 11:45 a.m. with a win this week at home against the Cleveland Browns. press availability The Patriots are the only NFL team to finish with a record of .500 or better in 12:30 p.m. Media availability at practice each of the last 18 years (2001-18). The Patriots have the second-longest streak 4 p.m. Approximate time for player of finishing at .500 or better, behind the Dallas Cowboys (1965-85) streak of 21 availability (Patriots locker room) straight years. In addition, Bill Belichick will go for his 300th career win this week against THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 Cleveland. 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 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 produced by Jim Rikhoffand directed by Mike Arnold. 10 a.m. Media workroom opens 11:15 a.m. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick NATIONAL RADIO: Sunday's game will be broadcast to a national audience on . will call the with game with providing analysis. press availability Sports USA Larry Kahn Doug Plank will work from the sidelines. 12 p.m. Media availability at practice Troy West 1:30 p.m. Approximate time for player LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for thePatriots Radio availability (Patriots locker room) Network. A complete listing of the network’s 38 stations can be found in this press release. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are No media availability produced by Marc Cappello. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 BELICHICK IN LINE FOR 300TH CAREER WIN 4:25 p.m. Patriots vs. Cleveland Browns If the New England Patriots defeat the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Bill Belichick will become the third head coach in NFL history to win 300 games (regular season and 2019 patriots schedule playoffs combined) as a head coach, joining Don Shula and George Halas as the only NFL head coaches to achieve the feat. If the Patriots win Sunday, Belichick will achieve REGULAR SEASON (7-0) the feat in 434 games, faster than Shula (445 games) and Halas (455 games). Shula Sun., Sept. 8 Pittsburgh 33-3 W finished his career with 347 career wins, while Halas walked away with 324 victories. Sun, Sept. 15 at Miami 43-0 W Belichick's milestone victories are listed below. Sun., Sept. 22 N.Y. Jets 30-14 W First Overall Win: Sept. 8, 1991 – 20-0 win at New England Sun., Sept. 29 at Buffalo 16-10 W First Playoff Win: Jan. 1, 1995 – 20-13 win vs. New England Sun., Oct. 6 at Washington 33-7 W First win with New England: Oct. 1, 2000 – 28-19 win at Denver Thu., Oct. 10 N.Y. Giants 35-14 W First Super Bowl Win: Feb. 3, 2002 – 20-17 win vs. St. Louis Mon., Oct. 21 at N.Y. Jets 33-0 W 100th Win: Sept. 8, 2005 – Sept. 8, 2005 – 30-20 win vs. Oakland Sun., Oct. 27 Cleveland 4:25 p.m. CBS 200th Win: Nov. 22, 2012 – 49-19 win at N.Y. Jets Sun., Nov. 3 at Baltimore 8:20 p.m. NBC* 230th Win to Pass Curly Lambeau: Dec. 21, 2014 – 17-16 win at N.Y. Jets Sun., Nov. 10 BYE WEEK 271st Win to Pass Tom Landry: Nov. 19, 2017 – 33-8 win at Oakland (Mexico City) Sun., Nov. 17 at Philadelphia 4:25 p.m. CBS* Sun., Nov. 24 Dallas 4:25 p.m. FOX* WEEK 8 HIGHLIGHTS Sun., Dec. 1 at Houston 8:20 p.m. NBC* Sun., Dec. 8 Kansas City 4:25 p.m. CBS* PAGE 15: New England Patriots vs. Cleveland Browns matchup notes Sun., Dec. 15 at Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 18: What to look for in this week's game Dec. 21 or 22 Buffalo TBD CBS* Sun., Dec. 29 Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 30: New England can guarantee a .500 or better finish for the 19th consec- utive season. 2019 AFC EAST STANDINGS PAGE 59: The Patriots have not lost a home game in over two years. TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA MEDIA CONTACTS NEW ENGLAND 7 0 0 1.000 223 48 Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 Buffalo Bills 5 1 0 .833 121 91 Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 New York Jets 1 5 0 .167 63 156 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 Miami Dolphins 0 6 0 .000 63 211 Anne Noland, Communications Strategist, [email protected], 508-431-7773 2019 REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 7, LOST 0 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/08 W 33- 3 Pittsburgh 65,878 Michel 119 390 3.3 26 6 09/15 W 43- 0 at Miami 65,513 Burkhead 24 112 4.7 12 1 09/22 W 30-14 N.Y. Jets 65,878 White 21 62 3.0 9 0 09/29 W 16-10 at Buffalo 70,317 Bolden 13 47 3.6 21 2 10/06 W 33- 7 at Washington 76,483 Edelman 5 29 5.8 9 0 10/10 W 35-14 N.Y. Giants 65,878 Dorsett 3 21 7.0 9 0 10/21 W 33- 0 at N.Y. Jets 78,523 Harris 4 12 3.0 13 0 10/27 Cleveland Brown 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/03 at Baltimore Brady 14 3 0.2 2 3 11/17 at Philadelphia Develin 2 3 1.5 2 0 11/24 Dallas Gordon 1 1 1.0 1 0 12/01 at Houston Stidham 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 12/08 Kansas City TEAM 209 683 3.3 26 12 12/15 at Cincinnati OPPONENTS 126 523 4.2 65t 2 12/22 Buffalo * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/29 Miami Edelman 45 496 11.0 36 2 N.E. Opp. White 38 283 7.4 32 1 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 155 88 Gordon 20 287 14.4 44 1 Rushing 48 22 Dorsett 18 243 13.5 58t 4 Passing 95 50 Burkhead 14 117 8.4 32 0 Penalty 12 16 Meyers 13 167 12.8 23 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 42/102 12/84 Bolden 9 111 12.3 29t 1 3rd Down Pct. 41.2 14.3 Izzo 6 114 19.0 41 1 4th Down: Made/Att 1/4 4/12 Michel 6 51 8.5 19 0 4th Down Pct. 25.0 33.3 Brown 4 56 14.0 20t 1 POSSESSION AVG. 34:30 25:30 LaCosse