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LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. los Angeles chargers Table of contents TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Rankings .................................................................................................................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 in the Playoffs ................................................................................ 18 Projected Contributors ................................................................................................ 21 INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM NOTES Robert Kraft ....................................................................................................................24 Playoff Notes ................................................................................................................. 26 Playoff Inside the Numbers .........................................................................................31 Team & Individual Rankings ........................................................................................32 Regular Season Team Notes ......................................................................................33 Bill Belichick .................................................................................................................. 39 Tom Brady .......................................................................................................................42 Tom Brady Playoff Notes ............................................................................................. 51 Patriots Offensive Notes ............................................................................................ 54 Patriots Defensive Notes............................................................................................ 64 Patriots Special Teams Notes .....................................................................................67 Patriots Reference Notes ............................................................................................70 Patriots Football Network ...........................................................................................72 SECTION II 2018 Patriots Stats Pack SECTION III 2018 Game Summaries AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. Los Angeles chargers 2018 rankings GAME SUMMARY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (11-5) vs. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (12-4) 2018 REGULAR SEASON NEW ENGLAND Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019 • Gillette Stadium (65,878) • 1:00 p.m. ET Record 11-5 The New England Patriots earned their ninth consecutive first-round playoff bye Divisional Standings 1st after finishing with an 11-5 record and the 2018 AFC East title to earn the second seed Total Yards Gained 6,295 in the AFC Playoff field. Total Offense (Rank) 393.4 (5) The Patriots will host a Divisional Playoff game for the ninth straight season (2010- 18), the most in NFL history. Miami is second with five straight (1981-85). Overall, the Rush Offense 127.3 (5) Patriots will play in their ninth consecutive Divisional Playoff contest, surpassing Dal- Pass Offense 266.1 (8) las (1975-82) and Pittsburgh (1972-79), who played in eight straight. The Patriots have won 15 Divisional Playoff contests and need one more to match Pittsburgh (16) for Points Per Game 27.3 (4) most in NFL history. Touchdowns Scored 51 The Patriots are the only team in the NFL that finished the 2018 season undefeat- Third Down Conversion Pct. 40.8 ed at home. Dating back to last season, the Patriots have now won 15 straight home games, including the postseason. Team Passer Rating 97.8 Total Yards Allowed 5,746 BROADCAST INFORMATION Total Defense (Rank) 359.1 (21) TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on Rush Defense 112.7 (11) WBZ-TV Channel 4. Jim Nantz will handle play-by-play duties with Tony Romo as the Pass Defense 246.4 (22) color analyst. Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Jim Rikhoff and directed by Mike Arnold. Points Allowed/Game 20.3 (7) Touchdowns Allowed 36 NATIONAL RADIO: Sunday's game will be broadcast on Westwood One with Ian Eagle Third Down Defense (Pct.) 38.6 calling the play-by-play and Tony Boselli as analyst. Hub Arkush will provide sideline anal- ysis. Field Goals Made/Attempted 27/32 Possession Avg. 31:05 LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. 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 BYE-ING IN Passing TD/Int. (Def.) 29/18 Penalties Against/Yards 93/744 The Patriots secured a first-round playoff bye in 2018 for the 13th time since 2001, a feat unmatched by any team in the last 18 years. New England also secured a first- Punts/Avg. 64/45.1 round bye for the ninth consecutive season to extend its NFL record. Dallas and San Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio +10 (5) Francisco earned four straight byes from 1992 through 1995 and Denver had four straight from 2012 through 2015. MOST SEASONS EARNING A BYE SINCE 2001 2018 patriots schedule Team Playoff Byes REGULAR SEASON (11-5) New England................................13 Denver.................................................5 Sun., Sept. 9 Houston 27-20 W Pittsburgh ...........................................5 Sun., Sept. 16 at Jacksonville 20-31 L Atlanta .................................................4 Sun., Sept. 23 at Detroit 10-26 L Chicago ...............................................4 Sun., Sept. 30 Miami 38-7 W Philadelphia .......................................4 Thu., Oct. 4 Indianapolis 38-24 W Sun., Oct. 14 Kansas City 43-40 W MOST SEASONS EARNING A BYE SINCE 12-TEAM PLAYOFF FORMAT IN 1990 Sun., Oct. 21 at Chicago 38-31 W Team Playoff Byes Mon., Oct. 29 at Buffalo 25-6 W New England ...............................14 Pittsburgh ...........................................9 Sun., Nov. 4 Green Bay 31-17 W Denver ................................................8 Sun., Nov. 11 at Tennessee 10-34 L San Francisco ...................................8 Sun., Nov. 18 BYE WEEK Sun., Nov. 25 at N.Y. Jets 27-13 W PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS Sun., Dec. 2 Minnesota 24-10 W Sun., Dec. 9 at Miami 33-34 L PAGE 15: New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Chargers matchup notes Sun., Dec. 16 at Pittsburgh 10-17 L PAGE 18: What to look for in the playoffs Sun., Dec. 23 Buffalo 24-12 W PAGE 26: New England Patriots playoff notes Sun., Dec. 30 N.Y. Jets 38-3 W PAGE 51: 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 131 93 Gordon TM 40 720 18.0 55t 3 Passing 206 208 Hogan 35 532 15.2 63t 3 Penalty 28 21 Dorsett 32 290 9.1 20 3 3rd Down: Made/Att 82/201 76/197 C. Patterson 21 247 11.8 55t 3 3rd Down Pct. 40.8 38.6 Burkhead 14 131 9.4 25 1 4th Down: Made/Att 7/14 6/16 Develin 12 61 5.1 11 0 4th Down Pct. 50.0 37.5 Michel 7 50 7.1 13 0 POSSESSION AVG. 31:05