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PATRIOTS BATTLE BILLS IN DIVISIONAL CLASH MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (5-3) vs. BUFFALO BILLS (5-3) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Sunday, November 9, 2008 ¹ Gillette Stadium (68,756) ¹ 1:00 p.m. EST 12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Coach Belichick Conf. Call The Patriots welcome the Buffalo Bills to Gillette Stadium for a 1:00 p.m. clash this WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Sunday. New England will look to extend its nine-game winning streak against the 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Media Check-In (Ticket Window 15) Bills and kick off a string of three straight AFC East division games on a positive note. 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room BOUNCING BACK Approx. 12:55 p.m. Local Media Practice Access Since the beginning of the 2003 season, the Patriots are 15-1 (.938) in games (Meet in Media Parking Lot 6) following a loss. New England fell to the Indianapolis Colts last week, 18-15. Over 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. Dick Jauron Conference Call the last five-and-a-half seasons (2003-08), the Patriots have only lost back-to-back 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Bills Player Conference Call games on one occasion (Nov. 5 and Nov. 12, 2006). THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 DIVISIONAL SUCCESS 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Media Check-In (Ticket Window 15) This week’s game against the Bills begins a streak of three straight AFC East games 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room and for the Patriots, marking their first string of back-to-back-to-back divisional contests Matt Cassel Media Availability since 2001. Over the last seven-plus seasons (2001-08), the Patriots have compiled a Approx. 12:45 p.m. Local Media Practice Access 36-10 (.783) record against AFC East opponents, marking the best divisional record (Meet in Media Parking Lot 6) in the NFL. Pittsburgh ranks second with a 36-13 (.735) divisional mark since 2001. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 New England’s five straight division championships heading into this season are the 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Media Check-In (Ticket Window 15) most in the history of the AFL/AFC East division (1960-present). The Patriots have 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. won the AFC East title in six of the last seven years (2001, 2003-07). 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Open Locker Room Time TBD Local Media Practice Access HOME SWEET HOME (Meet in Media Parking Lot 6) Since Gillette Stadium opened in 2002, the Patriots have allowed the NFL’s fewest SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 number of points per game at home, sparking the team to the NFL’s best home Team Walkthrough – No Media Availability record over that span. The Patriots are 49-10 (.831) at home since Gillette Stadium opened in 2002 and have allowed just 15.51 points per game at home over that SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 span. New England’s home record since the stadium opened, tops the Indianapolis 1:00 p.m. Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills Colts’ 44-14 (.759) mark as the best home record in the league. The Patriots’ 2008 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE average of allowing 15.51 points per game at home since 2002 tops the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ mark of 16.18 points per game allowed at home over that span. Sun., Sept. 7 Kansas City W 17-10 Sun., Sept. 14 at N.Y. Jets W 19-10 BROADCAST INFORMATION Sun., Sept. 21 Miami L 13-38 TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast to a regional audience by CBS. Sun., Sept. 28 BYE WEEK The game can be seen in the Boston area on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Dick Enberg Sun., Oct. 5 at San Francisco W 30-21 and Randy Cross will call the game. Sun., Oct. 12 at San Diego L 10-30 Mon., Oct. 20 Denver W 41-7 RADIO: WBCN 104.1 FM is the flagship station for the Patriots Rock Radio Sun., Oct. 26 St. Louis W 23-16 Network. A complete listing of the network’s 36 stations can be found in this press Sun., Nov. 2 at Indianapolis L 15-18 release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 32nd season as the voice of Sun., Nov. 9 Buffalo 1:00 CBS the Patriots and will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Thurs., Nov. 13 N.Y. Jets 8:15 NFLN Cappelletti. Santos and Cappelletti are celebrating their 25th anniversary season. Sun., Nov. 23 at Miami 1:00* CBS* NATIONAL RADIO: This week's game will be broadcast to a national audience by Sun., Nov. 30 Pittsburgh 4:15* CBS* Sports USA Radio. Larry Kahn and Dan Fouts will call the game and Troy West Sun., Dec. 7 at Seattle 8:15* NBC* will provide sideline reports. Sun., Dec. 14 at Oakland 4:15* CBS* Sun., Dec. 21 Arizona 1:00* FOX* Sun., Dec. 28 at Buffalo 1:00* CBS* MEDIA CONTACTS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 Stacey James........Vice President of Media [email protected].. 508-384-9105 AFC EAST STANDINGS Team W L T Pct. PF PA Casey O’Connell ...Director of Media Relations.............. [email protected].. 508-326-6870 NEW ENGLAND 5 3 0 .625 168 150 Jeff Cournoyer......Asst. Director of Corporate Communications [email protected].. 508-549-0492 New York Jets 5 3 0 .625 208 187 Scott Barboza .......Media Relations Assistant ................. [email protected].. 508-384-9195 Buffalo Bills 5 3 0 .625 182 169 Tara Bertrand .......Administrative Assistant..................... [email protected].. 508-384-4311 Miami Dolphins 4 4 0 .500 171 163 Super Bowl Champions: 2001, 2003, 2004 ¹ Conference Champions: 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 Division Champions: 1963, 1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Playoff Seasons: 1963, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 PATRIOTS VS. BILLS SERIES HISTORY SERIES SUCCESS This week, the Patriots and Bills will meet for The Patriots have won nine straight games against the Bills, the 97th time since the series between the establishing their third longest regular-season winning streak AFC East rivals began in 1960. The against an opponent. The longest winning streak against any Patriots lead the series 55-40, with one opponent in team history came against Buffalo, with the Patriots tie. The Patriots’ 55 wins over Buffalo winning 11 straight games in the series from the 1982 season are their most over any opponent, six finale until the final month of the 1987 season. New England’s more than they own over the New York current nine-game winning streak against Buffalo is tied for the Jets (49). New England has won nine third longest current winning streak against an opponent in the straight games in the series and has NFL, trailing only the 10 straight wins by Pittsburgh over Cleveland won 14 of its last 15 games against and the 10 straight wins by San Diego over Oakland. Buffalo dating back to the 2000 season. PATRIOTS LONGEST SERIES WINNING STREAKS The Patriots have swept the season series from the Bills in four Win Date Date straight years and have achieved the feat six of the last seven Strk Opponent Begun Ended years. The Patriots have dominated the series in recent years as 11 Buffalo Bills 01/02/83 12/20/87 four of their last five victories have come by 22 points or more. 10 San Diego Chargers 12/02/73 10/14/01 The Patriots own a perfect 6-0 record against the Bills at Gillette 9 Buffalo Bills 12/27/03 Active Streak Stadium. The Patriots beat the Bills last season at Gillette Stadium 7 New York Jets 09/21/03 11/12/06 by a 38-7 score. The teams have had many 7 Indianapolis Colts 10/20/96 09/19/99 memorable matchups over the years, including a five-game span from 1999 to LONGEST CURRENT NFL SERIES WINNING STREAKS 2001 where four of the five contests Team Opponent Win Streak Last Loss were decided in overtime. San Diego Oakland 10 09/28/03 Pittsburgh Cleveland 10 10/05/03 The results of the first 96 games New England Buffalo 9 09/07/03 between the Patriots and the Bills Buffalo Cincinnati 9 01/08/89 can be found on page 275 of the 2008 Patriots Media Guide. PATRIOTS – BILLS QUICK HITS The Patriots have recorded 55 wins over the Bills, the most by SERIES TRENDS the Patriots against any one opponent. Home Record ......................................................... 29-19 New England has won nine straight games against Buffalo and Record in Foxborough ................................................23-14 has swept the season series in each of the last four seasons. Foxboro Stadium ....................................................17-14 The Nov. 9 meeting is the latest the division rivals have met Gillette Stadium......................................................... 6-0 for the first game of their season series since 1998. Record in Boston........................................................... 6-5 The Patriots have defeated the Bills 14 times in the last 15 Away Record.......................................................26-21-1 games between the teams – a feat never before achieved in War Memorial Stadium............................................ 7-6-1 franchise history against any opponent. Ralph Wilson/Rich Stadium .....................................19-15 The Patriots defense has held the Bills to a touchdown or less Largest Margin of Victory.................................... 46 pts (2007) in five of the last eight games between the teams. Largest Margin of Defeat ............................... 35 points (1970) Bill Belichick holds a 14-3 career record against Buffalo, Longest Win Streak.................................