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REGULAR SEASON WEEK 12 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. dallas Cowboys REGULAR SEASON WEEK 12 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. Dallas Cowboys Table of contents TEAM INFORMATION Game Summary ...............................................................................................................3 Broadcast Information....................................................................................................3 Media Schedule ..............................................................................................................3 2019 Patriots Schedule ..................................................................................................3 2019 AFC East Standings ..............................................................................................3 2019 Regular-Season Statistics ...................................................................................4 2019 Player Participation ...............................................................................................6 2019 Game-By-Game Starters ..................................................................................... 7 Rosters & Depth Chart ...................................................................................................8 Matchup Notes .............................................................................................................. 15 What to Look for This Week ........................................................................................17 Week 11 Recap .............................................................................................................. 20 Projected Contributors ............................................................................................... 22 INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM NOTES Robert Kraft ................................................................................................................... 25 What to Watch for in 2019 ...........................................................................................27 Patriots Team Notes .................................................................................................... 28 Home Dominance .........................................................................................................33 Inside the Numbers ......................................................................................................34 Bill Belichick .................................................................................................................. 35 Tom Brady .......................................................................................................................38 Tom Brady Playoff Notes .............................................................................................47 Patriots Offensive Notes ............................................................................................ 49 Patriots Defensive Notes............................................................................................ 55 Patriots Reference Notes ........................................................................................... 58 Patriots Playoff Notes .................................................................................................. 60 Patriots Football Network .......................................................................................... 63 REGULAR SEASON WEEK 12 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. DALLAS COWBOYS MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME SUMMARY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-1) VS. DALLAS COWBOYS (6-4) ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE Sunday, Nov. 24 • GIillette Stadium (65,878) • 4:25 p.m. ET WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 10:45 a.m. Media workroom opens The New England Patriots will play their second straight game against an NFC 11:45 a.m. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick East opponent when they return to of Gillette Stadium to face the division-leading press availability Dallas Cowboys. The game will feature the Patriots top-ranked defense against the 12:35 p.m. Media availability at practice Cowboys top-ranked offense. The Patriots are 3-0 against NFC East teams in 2019 4 p.m. Approximate time for player after wins at Washington, vs N.Y. Giants and last week's 17-10 win at Philadelphia. availability (Patriots locker room) The Patriots victory over the Eagles was their ninth victory of the season, solidify- ing a winning record for the 23rd time in the 26 seasons under owner Robert Kraft. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 11:30 a.m. Media workroom opens BROADCAST INFORMATION 12:35 p.m. Media availability at practice 4 p.m. Approximate time for player TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by FOX and can be seen locally on availability (Patriots locker room) WFXT Channel 25. Joe Buck will handle play-by-play duties with Troy Aikman as the color analyst. Erin Andrews will report from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Richie FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Zyontz and directed by Rich Russo. 10 a.m. Media workroom opens 11:15 a.m. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for thePatriots Radio press availability Network. A complete listing of the network’s 38 stations can be found in this press 11:55 a.m. Media availability at practice release. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former 1:40 p.m. Approximate time for player Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are availability (Patriots locker room) produced by Marc Cappello. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PATRIOTS ON VERGE OF ANOTHER 10-WIN SEASON No media availability With an 11-5 record in 2018, New England tied San Francisco for the most consecu- tive double-digit win seasons with 16. With a win at home against Dallas on Sunday, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 the Patriots will earn their 10th victory of the year and set a new NFL record with 17 4:25 p.m. Patriots vs. Dallas Cowboys straight seasons of 10 or more wins. 2019 patriots schedule MOST CONSECUTIVE 10-WIN SEASONS Team Years Consec. 10+ Win Seasons REGULAR SEASON (9-1) New England ................ 2003-2018 ........................................ 16 Sun., Sept. 8 Pittsburgh 33-3 W San Francisco .................. 1983-1998 .............................................. 16 Sun, Sept. 15 at Miami 43-0 W Indianapolis ......................2002-2010 ...............................................9 Sun., Sept. 22 N.Y. Jets 30-14 W Dallas ..................................1975-1981 ................................................ 7 Sun., Sept. 29 at Buffalo 16-10 W Sun., Oct. 6 at Washington 33-7 W UNDEFEATED AGAINST FIVE Thu., Oct. 10 N.Y. Giants 35-14 W Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is undefeated against five teams – the Atlanta Fal- Mon., Oct. 21 at N.Y. Jets 33-0 W cons (5-0), Chicago Bears (5-0), Minnesota Vikings (5-0), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4- Sun., Oct. 27 Cleveland 27-13 W 0), and this week's opponent, the Dallas Cowboys (4-0). Brady is most successful Sun., Nov. 3 at Baltimore 20-37 L against the Buffalo Bills, with a 31-3 career record and the non-divisional team he has Sun., Nov. 10 BYE WEEK beaten the most is the Indianapolis Colts (11-3). Sun., Nov. 17 at Philadelphia 17-10 W Sun., Nov. 24 Dallas 4:25 p.m. FOX WEEK 12 HIGHLIGHTS Sun., Dec. 1 at Houston 8:20 p.m. NBC* Sun., Dec. 8 Kansas City 4:25 p.m. CBS* PAGE 15: New England Patriots vs. Dallas Cowboys matchup notes Sun., Dec. 15 at Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 16: What to look for in this week's game Sat., Dec. 21 Buffalo 4:30 p.m. NFL NET.* PAGE 53: James White enters this week on the verge of 300 career receptions in Sun., Dec. 29 Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* just his 73rd regular-season game. PAGE 58: With a win over Dallas at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, the Patriots can 2019 AFC EAST STANDINGS match their second-longest home winning streak of all time. TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA MEDIA CONTACTS NEW ENGLAND 9 1 0 .900 287 108 Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 Buffalo Bills 7 3 0 .700 211 170 Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 New York Jets 3 7 0 .300 164 255 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 Miami Dolphins 2 8 0 .200 139 305 Anne Noland, Communications Strategist, [email protected], 508-431-7773 2019 REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 9, LOST 1 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/08 W 33- 3 Pittsburgh 65,878 Michel 154 515 3.3 26 6 09/15 W 43- 0 at Miami 65,513 Burkhead 36 148 4.1 12 1 09/22 W 30-14 N.Y. Jets 65,878 White 37 124 3.4 9 1 09/29 W 16-10 at Buffalo 70,317 Bolden 13 47 3.6 21 2 10/06 W 33- 7 at Washington 76,483 Edelman 6 26 4.3 9 0 10/10 W 35-14 N.Y. Giants 65,878 Dorsett 3 21 7.0 9 0 10/21 W 33- 0 at N.Y. Jets 78,523 Harris 4 12 3.0 13 0 10/27 W 27-13 Cleveland 65,878 Sanu LG 3 11 3.7 8 0 11/03 L 20-37 at Baltimore 71,157 Sanu TM 1 8 8.0 8 0 11/17 W 17-10 at Philadelphia 69,796 Brown 1 5 5.0 5 0 11/24 Dallas Develin 2 3 1.5 2 0 12/01 at Houston Brady 15 2 0.1 2 3 12/08 Kansas City Gordon TM 1 1 1.0 1 0 12/15 at Cincinnati Stidham 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 12/21 Buffalo TEAM 275 910 3.3 26 13 12/29 Miami OPPONENTS 210 973 4.6 65t 5 N.E. Opp. * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 215 150 Edelman 68 716 10.5 36 4 Rushing 61 43 White 48 420 8.8 59 1 Passing 137 81 Sanu LG 47 421 9.0 28 2 Penalty 17 26 Sanu TM 14 108 7.7 19 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 57/147 23/119 Dorsett 26 332 12.8 58t 5 3rd Down Pct. 38.8 19.3 Gordon TM 20 287 14.4 44 1 4th Down: Made/Att 3/6 5/15 Burkhead 18 176 9.8 32 0 4th Down Pct. 50.0 33.3 Meyers 15 179 11.9 23 0 POSSESSION AVG.