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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Table of contents TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Rankings .................................................................................................................3 2018 Patriots Schedule ..................................................................................................3 2018 AFC East Standings ..............................................................................................3 2018 Regular Season Statistics ....................................................................................4 2018 Playoff Statistics ....................................................................................................6 2018 Player Participation ...............................................................................................8 2018 Game-By-Game Starters .....................................................................................9 Rosters & Depth Chart ................................................................................................. 10 Matchup Notes ...............................................................................................................17 What to Look for in the Playoffs ............................................................................... 20 Projected Contributors ................................................................................................24 INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM NOTES Robert Kraft ....................................................................................................................27 Playoff Notes ................................................................................................................. 29 Playoff Inside the Numbers ........................................................................................34 Team & Individual Rankings ....................................................................................... 35 Regular Season Team Notes ..................................................................................... 36 Bill Belichick ...................................................................................................................42 Tom Brady ...................................................................................................................... 45 Tom Brady Playoff Notes ............................................................................................ 54 Patriots Offensive Notes .............................................................................................57 Patriots Defensive Notes.............................................................................................67 Patriots Special Teams Notes .....................................................................................70 Patriots Reference Notes ............................................................................................73 Patriots Football Network ...........................................................................................75 SECTION II 2018 AFC Divisional Playoff Game Summary SECTION III 2018 Patriots Stats Pack AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 2018 rankings GAME SUMMARY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (11-5) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (12-4) 2018 REGULAR SEASON NEW ENGLAND Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 • Arrowhead Stadium (76,416) • 6:40 p.m. ET Record 11-5 Divisional Standings 1st The New England Patriots advanced to an NFL-record eighth consecutive AFC Championship Game. The Patri- Total Yards Gained 6,295 ots are also now the only team in NFL history to advance Total Offense (Rank) 393.4 (5) in the playoffs for eight straight seasons (2011-18). Rush Offense 127.3 (5) A win over Kansas City in the AFC Championship Game Pass Offense 266.1 (8) would give the Patriots their third straight Super Bowl ap- pearance and extend their NFL record to 11 Super Bowl Points Per Game 27.3 (4) appearances. The Patriots can join Miami (3) and Buffalo Touchdowns Scored 51 (4) as the only teams to reach three consecutive Super Bowls. Third Down Conversion Pct. 40.8 Team Passer Rating 97.8 BROADCAST INFORMATION Total Yards Allowed 5,746 TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally Total Defense (Rank) 359.1 (21) on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Jim Nantz will handle play-by-play duties with Tony Romo as Rush Defense 112.7 (11) the color analyst. Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn and Jay Feely will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by and directed by . Pass Defense 246.4 (22) Jim Rikhoff Mike Arnold Points Allowed/Game 20.3 (7) NATIONAL RADIO: Sunday's game will be broadcast on Westwood One with Kevin Touchdowns Allowed 36 Kugler calling the play-by-play and Tony Boselli as analyst. Ross Tucker will provide side- Third Down Defense (Pct.) 38.6 line analysis. Field Goals Made/Attempted 27/32 LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. Possession Avg. 31:05 A complete listing of the network’s 41 stations can be found in this press release. Play-by- Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 21/147 play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Sacks Made/Yards 30/238 Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello. Passing TD/Int. (Off.) 29/11 PATRIOTS IN THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Passing TD/Int. (Def.) 29/18 Penalties Against/Yards 93/744 The New England Patriots are 10-4 in the AFC Championship Game. A Patriots win on Sunday would give New England its 11th Super Bowl berth in team history, extending Punts/Avg. 64/45.1 an NFL record. Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio +10 (5) AFC CHAMPIONSHIP MOST CONFERNECE GAME RESULTS (10-4) CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Date Opponent W/L Score Pittsburgh ................................................ 16 2018 patriots schedule New England .....................................15 01/21/18 Jacksonville W 24-20 San Francisco ......................................... 15 REGULAR SEASON (11-5) 01/22/17 Pittsburgh W 36-17 Dallas ........................................................ 14 Sun., Sept. 9 Houston 27-20 W 01/24/16 at Denver L 18-20 Oakland..................................................... 11 Sun., Sept. 16 at Jacksonville 20-31 L 01/18/15 Indianapolis W 45-7 Denver ...................................................... 10 Sun., Sept. 23 at Detroit 10-26 L 01/19/14 at Denver L 16-26 L.A./St. Louis Rams ................................ 10 Sun., Sept. 30 Miami 38-7 W 01/20/13 Baltimore L 13-28 Minnesota ..................................................9 Thu., Oct. 4 Indianapolis 38-24 W 01/22/12 Baltimore W 23-20 Sun., Oct. 14 Kansas City 43-40 W 01/20/08 San Diego W 21-12 MOST SUPER BOWLS Sun., Oct. 21 at Chicago 38-31 W 01/21/07 at Indianapolis L 34-38 New England Patriots ......................10 Mon., Oct. 29 at Buffalo 25-6 W 01/23/05 at Pittsburgh W 41-27 Dallas Cowboys .......................................8 Sun., Nov. 4 Green Bay 31-17 W 01/18/04 Indianapolis W 24-14 Denver Broncos .......................................8 Sun., Nov. 11 at Tennessee 10-34 L 01/27/02 at Pittsburgh W 24-17 Pittsburgh Steelers ..................................8 Sun., Nov. 18 BYE WEEK San Francisco 49ers ...............................6 Sun., Nov. 25 at N.Y. Jets 27-13 W 01/12/97 Jacksonville W 20-6 GB/NYG/OAK/WAS/MIA .........................5 Sun., Dec. 2 Minnesota 24-10 W 01/12/86 at Miami W 31-14 Sun., Dec. 9 at Miami 33-34 L Sun., Dec. 16 at Pittsburgh 10-17 L AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HIGHLIGHTS Sun., Dec. 23 Buffalo 24-12 W Sun., Dec. 30 N.Y. Jets 38-3 W PAGE 17: New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs matchup notes AFC PLAYOFFS (1-0) PAGE 20: What to look for in the playoffs Sun., Jan. 13 L.A. Chargers 41-28 W PAGE 29: New England Patriots playoff notes PAGE 54: Tom Brady playoff notes 2018 AFC EAST STANDINGS MEDIA CONTACTS TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 NEW ENGLAND 11 5 0 .688 436 325 Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 Miami Dolphins 7 9 0 .438 319 433 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 269 374 Mark Robbins, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7175 New York Jets 4 12 0 .250 333 441 Anne Noland, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7773 2018 REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 11, LOST 5 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/09 W 27-20 Houston 65,878 Michel 209 931 4.5 34t 6 09/16 L 20-31 at Jacksonville 68,527 White 94 425 4.5 27t 5 09/23 L 10-26 at Detroit 61,769 C. Patterson 42 228 5.4 27 1 09/30 W 38- 7 Miami 65,878 Burkhead 57 186 3.3 12 0 10/04 W 38-24 Indianapolis 65,878 Edelman 9 107 11.9 20 0 10/14 W 43-40 Kansas City 65,878 Barner TM 19 71 3.7 11 0 10/21 W 38-31 at Chicago 62,389 Brady 23 35 1.5 10 2 10/29 W 25- 6 at Buffalo 70,109 Dorsett 4 29 7.3 17 0 11/04 W 31-17 Green Bay 65,878 Hill 4 25 6.3 11 0 11/11 L 10-34 at Tennessee 69,363 Develin 6 8 1.3 2t 4 11/25 W 27-13 at N.Y. Jets 77,982 Hoyer 11 -8 -.7 2 0 12/02 W 24-10 Minnesota 65,878 TEAM 478 2037 4.3 34t 18 12/09 L 33-34 at Miami 66,087 OPPONENTS 367 1803 4.9 54t 7 12/16 L 10-17 at Pittsburgh 65,280 * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/23 W 24-12 Buffalo 65,878 White 87 751 8.6 42 7 12/30 W 38- 3 N.Y. Jets 65,878 Edelman 74 850 11.5 36 6 N.E. Opp. Gronkowski 47 682 14.5 42 3 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 365 322 Gordon LG 41 737 18.0 55t 4 Rushing