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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 15 NEW ENGLAND patriots vs MIAMI DOLPHINS Media schedule GAME SUMMARY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-3) vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS(7-6) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10 Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 • Gillette Stadium (68,756) • 1:00 p.m. ET 8:30 a.m. Media Check-In (Ticket Office) The New England Patriots got back on the winning track with a 23-14 victory over the San 9:00-9:15 a.m. Bill Belichick Press Conference Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium to improve to a 10-3 record. The Patriots have now 10:00 a.m. Tom Brady Press Conference reached at least 10 regular-season wins for 12 consecutive years. Only the San Francisco Approx. 11:00-11:10 a.m. Dolphins Head Coach Joe Philbin 49ers (1983-1998) have a longer streak with 16 consecutive 10-win seasons. Conference Call A win or tie over Miami this week will give the Patriots their sixth straight AFC East Tittle and (Coming off buses before practice) their 14th division crown since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. Approx. 11:45 a.m. Media Access at Practice If the Patriots win the division, they will join the Los Angeles Rams (7; 1973-79), Pittsburgh Approx. 2:00-2:45 p.m. Patriots Player Availability Steelers (6; 1974-79) and the Minnesota Vikings (6; 1973-78) as the only teams since the (Open Locker Room) merger with at least six straight division titles. Approx. 2:25-2:35 p.m. Dolphins Player TBD The Patriots dropped the season opener at Miami, 33-20, on Sept. 7. New England has not Conference Call been swept in their season series with a divisional opponent since 2000, when they lost both games to Miami and to the New York Jets. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 Since 2001, the Patriots are 65-18 (.783) against AFC East opponents, compiling the best 11:15 a.m. Media Check-In (Ticket Office) intra-division record of any team in the NFL. The Patriots have won 16 straight home games Approx. 11:45 a.m. Media Access at Practice against AFC East opponents and are now 32-5 against the AFC East at Gillette Stadium. Approx. 2:00-2:45 p.m. Patriots Player Availability (Open Locker Room) BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 TV Channel 4 in Boston. Ian Eagle will handle play-by-play duties with Dan Fouts as the color 8:30 a.m. Media Check-In (Ticket Office) analyst. Jenny Dell will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Mark Wolff 9:00-9:15 a.m. Bill Belichick Press Conference and directed by Bob Fishman. Approx. 11:15 a.m. Media Access at Practice NATIONAL RADIO: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN Approx. 1:15-2:00 p.m. Patriots Player Availability Radio. Marc Kestecher and Bill Polian will call the game. Ian Fitzsimmons will report from (Open Locker Room) the sidelines. LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 Network. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots No Media Availability Scheduled quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. PATRIOTS LOOK TO LOCK UP AFC EAST SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 With a win or tie this week, New England will earn its 14th AFC East title since Robert Kraft 1:00 p.m. Patriots vs. Dolphins purchased the team in 1994 and 12th since Bill Belichick took over as head coach in 2000. Over the past 20 years, no other NFL team has won as many division crowns as the Patriots. 2014 patriots schedule DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 REGULAR SEASON (10-3) New England Patriots...............13 Sun., Sept. 7 at Miami L 20-33 Pittsburgh Steelers ...................10 Sun., Sept. 14 at Minnesota W 30-7 Green Bay Packers ...................10 Sun., Sept. 21 Oakland W 16-9 Indianapolis Colts ......................9 Mon., Sept. 29 at Kansas City L 14-41 Sun., Oct. 5 Cincinnati W 43-17 Sun., Oct. 12 at Buffalo W 37-22 Week 15 highlights Thurs., Oct. 16 N.Y. Jets W 27-25 PAGE 16: Sun., Oct. 26 Chicago W 51-23 Relive the 1982 “Snow Plow” game between the Dolphins and Patriots. Sun., Nov. 2 Denver W 43-21 PAGE 25: The Patriots have not lost to a division opponent at Gillette Sun., Nov. 9 BYE WEEK Stadium in over six years. Sun., Nov. 16 at Indianapolis W 42-20 Sun., Nov. 23 Detroit W 34-9 PAGE 29: With one more victory, Bill Belichick will pass Curly Sun., Nov. 30 at Green Bay L 21-26 Lambeau on the all-time wins list. Sun., Dec. 7 at San Diego W 23-14 PAGE 36: Belichick can pass Don Shula with a win over Miami. Sun., Dec. 14 Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS Sun., Dec. 21 at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 40: Tom Brady can add to his division title record this week. Sun., Dec. 28 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS* *Game time and network subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment. MEDIA CONTACTS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 2014 AFC EAST STANDINGS Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 NEW ENGLAND 10 3 0 .769 401 267 Christy Berkery, Social Media Manager, [email protected], 508-549-0518 Miami Dolphins 7 6 0 .538 314 260 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 Buffalo Bills 7 6 0 .538 281 241 Cecily Faenza, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 774-254-7917 New York Jets 2 11 0 .154 214 349 Jeremie Smith, Corporate Communications Coor., [email protected], 508-549-0492 GILLETTE STADIUM • ONE PATRIOT PLACE • FOXBOROUGH, MA 02035 TEL: 508-384-9105 • FAX: 508-543-9053 PATRIOTS.COM • HTTP://MEDIA.PATRIOTS.COM 2014 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS STATISTICS WON 10, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/07 L 20-33 at Miami 70,630 Blount LG 107 468 4.4 50 4 09/14 W 30- 7 at Minnesota 52,350 Blount TM 42 202 4.8 33 2 09/21 W 16- 9 Oakland 68,756 Vereen 82 347 4.2 19 1 09/29 L 14-41 at Kansas City 76,613 Gray 72 345 4.8 20 4 10/05 W 43-17 Cincinnati 68,756 Ridley 94 340 3.6 43 2 10/12 W 37-22 at Buffalo 70,185 Edelman 9 88 9.8 25 0 10/16 W 27-25 New York Jets 68,756 Bolden 18 42 2.3 12 1 10/26 W 51-23 Chicago 68,756 J. White 9 38 4.2 11 0 11/02 W 43-21 Denver 68,756 Brady 24 20 0.8 6 0 11/16 W 42-20 at Indianapolis 66,751 Develin 3 5 1.7 5 0 11/23 W 34- 9 Detroit 68,756 Wright 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 11/30 L 21-26 at Green Bay 78,431 Garoppolo 6 -7 -1.2 -1 0 12/07 W 23-14 at San Diego 68,815 TEAM 360 1418 3.9 43 10 12/14 Miami OPPONENTS 331 1373 4.1 48 5 12/21 at New York Jets * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/28 Buffalo Edelman 85 884 10.4 69t 3 N.E. Opp. Gronkowski 73 997 13.7 46t 10 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 305 274 LaFell 57 753 13.2 56t 7 Rushing 77 74 Vereen 47 409 8.7 49t 3 Passing 196 160 Wright 24 232 9.7 30 6 Penalty 32 40 Amendola 14 102 7.3 21 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 79/180 71/169 Blount LG 8 47 5.9 13 0 3rd Down Pct. 43.9 42.0 Blount TM 2 11 5.5 11 0 4th Down: Made/Att 6/10 5/18 Thompkins TM 6 53 8.8 16 0 4th Down Pct. 60.0 27.8 Develin 6 43 7.2 13 0 POSSESSION AVG. 29:55 30:05 Ridley 4 20 5.0 7 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 4962 4547 Hoomanawanui 3 44 14.7 23 0 Avg. Per Game 381.7 349.8 Dobson 3 38 12.7 16 0 Total Plays 884 840 J. White 3 15 5.0 11 0 Avg. Per Play 5.6 5.4 Bolden 2 8 4.0 4 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1418 1373 Tyms 1 43 43.0 43t 1 Avg. Per Game 109.1 105.6 TEAM 330 3652 11.1 69t 31 Total Rushes 360 331 OPPONENTS 280 3387 12.1 46 21 NET YARDS PASSING 3544 3174 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 272.6 244.2 McCourty 2 70 35.0 60 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 18/108 32/213 Revis 2 0 0.0 0 0 Gross Yards 3652 3387 Ryan 2 0 0.0 0 0 Att./Completions 506/330 477/280 Browner 1 30 30.0 30 0 Completion Pct. 65.2 58.7 Ninkovich 1 11 11.0 11 0 Had Intercepted 7 13 Wilfork 1 1 1.0 1 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 55/45.2 52/44.5 Ayers LG 1 0 0.0 0 0 NET PUNTING AVG.