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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 10 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS REGULAR SEASON WEEK 10 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. TENNESSEE TITANS Table of contents GAME INFORMATION Game Summary ...............................................................................................................3 Broadcast Information....................................................................................................3 Media Schedule ..............................................................................................................3 2018 Patriots Schedule ..................................................................................................3 2018 AFC East Standings ..............................................................................................3 2018 Regular Season Statistics ....................................................................................4 2018 Player Participation ...............................................................................................6 2018 Game-By-Game Starters ..................................................................................... 7 Rosters & Depth Chart ...................................................................................................8 Matchup Notes .............................................................................................................. 15 What to Look for This Week ....................................................................................... 19 Week 9 Recap ................................................................................................................ 21 Projected Contributors ................................................................................................23 INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM NOTES Robert Kraft ................................................................................................................... 26 Patriots Team Notes .................................................................................................... 28 Inside the Numbers ......................................................................................................33 Bill Belichick ...................................................................................................................34 Tom Brady .......................................................................................................................37 Patriots Offensive Notes .............................................................................................48 Patriots Defensive Notes............................................................................................ 58 Patriots Special Teams Notes .................................................................................... 60 Patriots Reference Notes ........................................................................................... 63 Patriots Playoff Notes .................................................................................................. 65 Patriots Football Network ...........................................................................................67 SECTION II 2018 Patriots Stats Pack SECTION III 2018 Game Summaries REGULAR SEASON WEEK 10 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. TENNESSEE TITANS MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-2) at TENNESSEE TITANS (4-4) Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 • Nissan Stadium (69,143) • 1:00 p.m. ET TBD Media check-in at blue gate and media workroom opens The New England Patriots improved to 7-2 with a 31-17 win last Sunday night TBD Patriots head coach Bill Belichick against Green Bay. It is the seventh-straight season that the Patriots have started press availability (Media Workroom) the season with a 7-2 or better record and the 10th time under head coach Bill Be- TBD Media availability at practice lichick. TBD Approximate time for player A win this week against Tennessee will guarantee that New England finishes with availability (Patriots locker room) a .500 or better record for the 18th consecutive season. New England is currently tied with the Cleveland Browns (1957-73) for the second-longest streak at 17 behind THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 the Dallas Cowboys' (1965-85) streak of 21-straight seasons of finishing with a re- TBD Media check-in at blue gate and cord of .500 or better. media workroom opens TBD Media availability at practice BROADCAST INFORMATION TBD Approximate time for player availability (Patriots locker room) TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Ian Eagle will handle play-by-play duties with Dan Fouts as the color analyst. Evan Washburn will work from the sidelines. The game will be FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 produced by Mark Wolff and directed by Bob Fishman. TBD Media check-in at blue gate and media workroom opens NATIONAL RADIO: Sunday's game will be broadcast to a national audience on TBD Patriots head coach Bill Belichick Sports USA One. Larry Kahn will call the game with Doug Plank providing analysis. press availability (Media Workroom) TBD Media availability at practice LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio TBD Approximate time for player Network. A complete listing of the network’s 41 stations can be found in this press availability (Patriots locker room) release. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 produced by Marc Cappello. Team travel to Nashville - No media availability 17 STRAIGHT SEASONS ABOVE .500 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 The New England Patriots enter this week's game with a chance to lock up at least 1:00 p.m. Patriots at Tennessee Titans a .500 record for the 18th consecutive season. The Patriots are the only NFL team to finish with a record of .500 or better in each of the last 17 seasons (2001-17). Each 2018 patriots schedule of the other 31 NFL teams has had at least one losing season since 2001. The Pa- REGULAR SEASON (7-2) triots are currently tied with the Cleveland Browns (1957-73) for the second-longest Sun., Sept. 9 Houston 27-20 W streak at .500 or better, behind the Dallas Cowboys' (1965-85) streak of 21 straight Sun., Sept. 16 at Jacksonville 20-31 L years. Sun., Sept. 23 at Detroit 10-26 L Sun., Sept. 30 Miami 38-7 W Thu., Oct. 4 Indianapolis 38-24 W MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH Sun., Oct. 14 Kansas City 43-40 W A .500 OR BETTER RECORD Sun., Oct. 21 at Chicago 38-31 W Team Seasons Consecutive Seasons Mon., Oct. 29 at Buffalo 25-6 W Dallas 1965-85 21 Sun., Nov. 4 Green Bay 31-17 W New England 2001-present 17 Sun., Nov. 11 at Tennessee 1:00 p.m. CBS* Cleveland 1957-73 17 Sun., Nov. 18 BYE WEEK Sun., Nov. 25 at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS* Sun., Dec. 2 Minnesota 4:25 p.m. FOX* WEEK 10 HIGHLIGHTS Sun., Dec. 9 at Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans matchup notes Sun., Dec. 16 at Pittsburgh 4:25 p.m. CBS* PAGE 15: Sun., Dec. 23 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 19: What to look for in this week's game Sun., Dec. 30 N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 40: Tom Brady is on the verge of passing Peyton Manning in all-time TD passes. PAGE 48: Since 2013, Julian Edelman is averaging the fourth-most receptions per 2018 AFC EAST STANDINGS game in the NFL. TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA MEDIA CONTACTS NEW ENGLAND 7 2 0 .778 270 202 Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 Miami Dolphins 5 4 0 .556 187 225 Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 New York Jets 3 6 0 .333 198 213 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 Buffalo Bills 2 7 0 .222 96 241 Mark Robbins, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7175 Anne Noland, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7773 2018 REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 7, LOST 2 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/09 W 27-20 Houston 65,878 Michel 95 422 4.4 34t 4 09/16 L 20-31 at Jacksonville 68,527 White 60 235 3.9 22t 4 09/23 L 10-26 at Detroit 61,769 Patterson 28 135 4.8 22 1 09/30 W 38- 7 Miami 65,878 Burkhead 24 86 3.6 12 0 10/04 W 38-24 Indianapolis 65,878 Barner 19 71 3.7 11 0 10/14 W 43-40 Kansas City 65,878 Edelman 5 48 9.6 17 0 10/21 W 38-31 at Chicago 62,389 Brady 18 28 1.6 10 2 10/29 W 25- 6 at Buffalo 70,109 Hill 4 25 6.3 11 0 11/04 W 31-17 Green Bay 65,878 Hoyer 5 -5 -1.0 -1 0 11/11 at Tennessee TEAM 258 1045 4.1 34t 11 11/25 at N.Y. Jets OPPONENTS 216 962 4.5 39 3 12/02 Minnesota * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/09 at Miami White 61 531 8.7 37 6 12/16 at Pittsburgh Edelman 31 322 10.4 33 2 12/23 Buffalo Gronkowski 29 448 15.4 42 1 12/30 N.Y. Jets Gordon LG 23 413 18.0 55t 3 N.E. Opp. Gordon TM 22 396 18.0 55t 2 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 207 195 Hogan 23 333 14.5 42 2 Rushing 71 49 Dorsett 23 228 9.9 20 2 Passing 120 133 Patterson 12 121 10.1 55t 2 Penalty 16 13 Develin 8 32 4.0 10 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 47/111 51/118 Michel 4 31 7.8 13 0 3rd Down Pct. 42.3 43.2 J. Hollister 3 35 11.7 23 0 4th Down: Made/Att 2/5 5/10 Burkhead 3 31 10.3 19 0 4th Down Pct. 40.0 50.0 D. Allen 2 17 8.5 21 0 POSSESSION AVG. 30:02 29:58 Hill 1 6 6.0 6 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 3488 3430 TEAM 222 2531 11.4 55t 17 Avg. Per Game 387.6 381.1 OPPONENTS 223 2571 11.5 75t 19 Total Plays 602 598 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Play 5.8 5.7 J. Jones 2 28 14.0 28 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1045 962 Jackson 2 0 0.0 0 0 Avg. Per Game 116.1 106.9 D. McCourty 1 84 84.0 84t 1 Total Rushes 258 216 Hightower 1 27 27.0 27 0 NET YARDS PASSING 2443 2468 Chung 1 2 2.0 2 0 Avg. Per Game 271.4 274.2 Bentley 1 0 0.0 0 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 13/88 13/103 Gilmore 1 0 0.0 0 0 Gross Yards 2531 2571 Harmon 1 0 0.0 0 0 Att./Completions 331/222 369/223 Van Noy 1 0 0.0 0 0 Completion Pct. 67.1 60.4 TEAM 11 141 12.8 84t 1 Had Intercepted 7 11 OPPONENTS 7 59 8.4 19 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 32/45.7 37/40.4 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B NET PUNTING AVG. 32/38.8 37/37.4 R. Allen 32 1461 45.7 38.8 2 7 59 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 43/333 56/521 TEAM 32 1461 45.7 38.8 2 7 59 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 10/6 11/6 OPPONENTS 37 1493 40.4 37.4 2 11 53 1 TOUCHDOWNS 31 22 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Rushing 11 3 Edelman 5 6 23 4.6 15 0 Passing 17 19 C.