Patriots Enter the Bye Week with a 7-2 Record
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PATRIOTS ENTER THE BYE WEEK WITH A 7-2 RECORD TALE OF THE TAPE The New England Patriots opened the second half of the 2013 regular season 2013 Regular Season New England with a victory over Pittsburgh. Since the 2010 season, the Patriots are now a Record 7-2 combined 24-1 in the second half of the regular season. In both 2010 and 2011, Divisional Standings 1st the Patriots were 8-0 in the second half of the regular season and last year New Total Yards Gained 3,250 England was 7-1. Since Bill Belichick became Patriots head coach in 2000, New Total Offense (Rank) 260.1 (11) England is 83-21 in the second half of the season, and has gone 8-0 in the second Rush Offense 129.1 (10) half four times in Belichick’s tenure and 7-1 second three times under Belichick. Pass Offense 232.0 (17) The Patriots will return to action on Nov. 18 when they travel to face the Carolina Points Per Game 26.0 (9) Panthers in a Monday Night Football game. Total Yards Allowed 3,249 PATRIOTS GOOD IN NOVEMBER Total Defense (Rank) 361.0 (19) The New England Patriots own an NFL-best 36-13 (.735) record in the month of Rush Defense 128.2 (30) November since 2001. During that time, the Patriots have had four undefeated Pass Defense 232.8(13) Novembers, including winning all three November games in 2012. Points Allowed/Game 19.4 (8) WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE NEXT GAME Possession Avg. 28:38 TOM BRADY Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 26/168 Tom Brady (3,992) needs eight completions to become the sixth NFL player to Sacks Made/Yards 29/199 ever reach 4,000 completions. Total Touchdowns Scored 24 JULIAN EDELMAN Penalties Against/Yards 41/407 Julian Edelman needs one more punt return for a touchdown to set the team Punts/Avg. 49/46.4 mark with his fourth punt returned for a touchdown. He is tied with Irving Turnover Differential +9 (3) Fryar and Troy Brown with three returns for a touchdown. STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 2013 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE Stephen Gostkowski has nine field goals of 40 or more yards in 2013. He REGULAR SEASON (7-2) needs three more field goals of 40 or more yards to set the Patriots record for Sun., Sept. 8 at Buffalo 23-21 W most 40-yard field goals in a single season. Adam Vinatieri had 11 field goals Thurs., Sept. 12 N.Y. Jets 13-10 W of 40 or more yards in 2004 and 1998 and Gostkowski had 11 such field goals Sun., Sept. 22 Tampa Bay 23-3 W in 2012. Sun., Sept. 29 at Atlanta 30-23 W Gostkowski needs one field goal to extend his streak to 18 consecutive field Sun., Oct. 6 at Cincinnati 6-13 L goals. The team record is 23 by Adam Vinatieri in 2004. Sun., Oct. 13 New Orleans 30-27 W Gostkowski has scored in 100 consecutive games and needs to score in the Sun., Oct. 20 at N.Y. Jets 27-30 (OT) L next game to tie Adam Vinatieri and John Smith for the team all-time record Sun., Oct. 27 Miami 27-17 W with 101 consecutive games scored. Sun., Nov. 3 Pittsburgh 55-31 W ROB GRONKOWSKI Sun., Nov. 10 BYE WEEK Rob Gronkowski has 39 touchdown receptions from Tom Brady and needs Mon., Nov. 18 at Carolina 8:40 p.m. ESPN one touchdown reception from Brady to break a tie with Randy Moss for the Sun., Nov. 24 Denver 8:30 p.m. NBC* most touchdown receptions from Brady. Sun., Dec. 1 at Houston 4:25 p.m. CBS* Gronkowski has 39 touchdown receptions in 46 career games. He has an Sun., Dec. 8 Cleveland 1:00 p.m. CBS* opportunity to become the fastest tight end to 40 touchdown receptions. Sun., Dec. 15 at Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* Antonio Gates from San Diego has the current record, reaching 40 touchdown Sun., Dec. 22 at Baltimore 8:30 p.m. NBC* receptions in 71 games. Sun., Dec. 29 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS* CHANDLER JONES Bold indicates nationally televised games Chandler Jones has a team-leading 8.5 sacks and needs 1.5 sacks to register th AFC EAST STANDINGS the team’s 15 10-sack season. Team W L T Pct. PF PA STEVAN RIDLEY NEW ENGLAND 7 2 0 .778 234 175 Stevan Ridley to score a rushing touchdown in his fifth straight game. In New York Jets 5 4 0 .556 169 231 2013, Ridley had a streak of six straight games with at least one rushing Miami Dolphins 4 4 0 .500 174 187 touchdown, which is tied for the second longest streak in team history. Buffalo Bills 3 6 0 .333 189 236 Ridley has 13 20-yard runs and needs one more to have the most for the PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE Patriots since 2000. He is currently tied at 13 with Antowain Smith and Corey Dillon. The Patriots’ media website, located at http://media.patriots.com, will be updated for TEAM registered users throughout the season with all The Patriots can earn their eighth win of the 2013 season and guarantee to the latest media information, schedules, rosters finish the season with a record of .500 or better for the 13th consecutive and press releases. season. The Patriots have forced a turnover in 36 straight games dating back to 2011, the longest active streak in the NFL. The last time the Patriots did not register at least one takeaway was on Oct. 9, 2011 vs. the NY Jets. ROBERT KRAFT NEWS & OTES N Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) 1994, the Patriots have experienced one of Team W L T Pct. the most dramatic turnarounds in the New England Patriots 232 112 0 .674 history of sports. Now in his 20th season of Green Bay Packers 217 123 0 .638 ownership, Kraft has transformed one of Pittsburgh Steelers 211 127 1 .624 the league’s least successful clubs into Indianapolis Colts 200 136 0 .595 what many observers view as a model NFL Denver Broncos 194 134 0 .591 franchise. In the five seasons immediately Philadelphia Eagles 181 152 2 .543 preceding his purchase (1989-93), the New York Giants 173 154 1 .529 Patriots were a moribund team, winning SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 just 19 of 80 games (.238 pct.) and recording the worst record New England Patriots ............................................ 3 in the NFL over that span. When he bought the franchise on Jan. Baltimore..................................................................... 2 Green Bay…………………………………….. ............................ 2 21, 1994, Kraft announced his intention to bring a championship Pittsburgh Steelers…………………………………….. ............... 2 to New England, a tall order considering the team’s previous Denver Broncos ........................................................... 2 success rate. But under Kraft’s leadership, the Patriots have won N.Y. Giants .................................................................. 2 more division titles (12), conference crowns (6) and Super Bowl 6 Teams ...................................................................... 1 championships (3) than any other NFL team. The Patriots have CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 made six Super Bowl appearances since Kraft purchased the New England Patriots ............................................ 6 team, a period during which no other NFL franchise has earned Pittsburgh Steelers ....................................................... 4 more than four berths. In Kraft’s 19 seasons, the Patriots Green Bay Packers ....................................................... 3 qualified for the playoffs 14 times, more than doubling the New York Giants .......................................................... 3 franchise’s accomplishments during its first 34 seasons. Baltimore..................................................................... 2 Pre-Kraft Kraft Era Denver Broncos ........................................................... 2 1960-93 1989-93 1994-13 St. Louis Rams ............................................................. 2 Overall Record 225-276-9 19-61 232-112 Indianapolis Colts ......................................................... 2 Winning Pct. .450 .238 .674 San Francisco .............................................................. 2 Super Bowl Titles 0 0 3 12 Teams .................................................................... 1 Conference Titles 1 0 6 DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 Division Titles 3 0 12 New England Patriots ............................................ 12 Playoff Seasons 6 0 14 Pittsburgh Steelers ...................................................... 10 Playoff Record 4-6 -- 20-11 Green Bay Packers ........................................................ 9 Home Playoff Games 1 0 17 Indianapolis Colts .......................................................... 8 Home Playoff Record 0-1 -- 14-3 A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001 New England Patriots ............................................ 20 Team League Titles Pittsburgh Steelers ...................................................... 17 Los Angeles Lakers…………………………..NBA……………………………. ... 4 Green Bay Packers ...................................................... 16 New England Patriots ................... NFL ............................... 3 Baltimore .................................................................... 14 San Antonio Spurs ............................. NBA .................................. 3 Philadelphia Eagles…………………………………………………… 11 Indianapolis Colts ........................................................ 11 Boston Red Sox ................................ MLB .................................. 3 HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MAJOR PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS SINCE 1994 (regular season) New England Patriots ............................................ 31 Green Bay Packers ....................................................... 28 Team League PCT Pittsburgh Steelers ......................................................