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PATRIOTS FACE RAIDERS ON SUNDAY IN OAKLAND MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (8-5) at OAKLAND RAIDERS (3-10) Please note: The Patriots are training at San Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 ¹ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (63,132) ¹ 4:15 p.m. EST Jose State University this week. Please contact a The Patriots will look to keep pace in a tight AFC East race this Sunday afternoon member of the Patriots Media Relations in Oakland. New England will play its fourth West Coast game of the season and will Department for the conference call dial-in number. play in Oakland for the first time since 2002. The Patriots have won nine straight Times listed below are Pacific Time unless noted. December games dating back to 2006 and lead the NFL with a 21-2 record in December since 2003. With only three games left in the regular season and an TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 exciting playoff race underway, the Patriots will bid to defeat the Raiders on the road 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET Coach Belichick Conf. Call for the first time since 1978. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10 COACH BELICHICK RECORDS 150th CAREER WIN 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Coach Belichick Availability at The Patriots’ 24-21 win over Seattle last week was Bill Belichick’s 150th career victory San Jose State as a head coach. He has totaled 135 regular-season wins and 15 playoff victories. 11:45 – 12:30 p.m. Player Availability (San Jose St.) Belichick’s career record stands at 150-90 (.625). Belichick is the 17th head coach in Approx. 12:40 p.m. Practice Access (San Jose St.) NFL history to record 150 or more wins. His winning percentage of .625 ranks fourth THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 among all coaches with 150 or more wins, trailing only George Halas (324-151-31, 11:45 – 12:30 p.m. Player Availability (San Jose St.) .671), Don Shula (347-173-6, .665) and Joe Gibbs (171-101-0, .629). Approx. 12:40 p.m. Practice Access (San Jose St.) PATRIOTS IN DECEMBER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Since the beginning of December 2003, the Patriots have compiled a 21-2 (.913) 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Coach Belichick Availability at record in the 12th month, achieving the league’s best December record over that San Jose State period. San Diego ranks second with an 18-6 (.750) December record since 2003. 11:30 – 12:15 p.m. Player Availability (San Jose St.) New England has won nine straight December games dating back to 2006, and went Approx. 12:45 p.m. Practice Access (San Jose St.) undefeated in December in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 NFL’S TOP DECEMBER RECORDS SINCE 2003 Team Walkthrough – No Media Availability Rk Team Record Rk Team Record 1 New England Patriots 21-2 T-3 Philadelphia Eagles 16-7 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 2 San Diego Chargers 18-6 T-3 Indianapolis Colts 16-7 4:15 p.m. ET / 1:15 p.m. PT Patriots at Oakland T-3 Pittsburgh Steelers 16-7 6 Green Bay Packers 14-8 BROADCAST INFORMATION 2008 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast to a regional audience by CBS. Sun., Sept. 7 Kansas City W 17-10 The game can be seen in the Boston area on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Kevin Harlan Sun., Sept. 14 at N.Y. Jets W 19-10 and Rich Gannon will call the game. Sun., Sept. 21 Miami L 13-38 Sun., Sept. 28 BYE WEEK RADIO: WBCN 104.1 FM is the flagship station for the Patriots Rock Radio Sun., Oct. 5 at San Francisco W 30-21 Network. A complete listing of the network’s 36 stations can be found in this press Sun., Oct. 12 at San Diego L 10-30 release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 32nd season as the voice of Mon., Oct. 20 Denver W 41-7 the Patriots and will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Sun., Oct. 26 St. Louis W 23-16 Cappelletti. Santos and Cappelletti are celebrating their 25th anniversary season. Sun., Nov. 2 at Indianapolis L 15-18 Sun., Nov. 9 Buffalo W 20-10 PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE Thurs., Nov. 13 N.Y. Jets L ot 31-34 The Patriots’ media-only website, http://media.patriots.com, will be updated for Sun., Nov. 23 at Miami W 48-28 Sun., Nov. 30 Pittsburgh L 10-33 registered users throughout the season with all the latest media information, Sun., Dec. 7 at Seattle W 24-21 schedules, rosters and press releases in addition to archived information dating back Sun., Dec. 14 at Oakland 4:15 CBS to 2002. The media site also serves as the team’s primary credentialing system for Sun., Dec. 21 Arizona 1:00 FOX Patriots home games. Sun., Dec. 28 at Buffalo 1:00* CBS* *-Time and network subject to change per the NFL flexible scheduling policy MEDIA CONTACTS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 AFC EAST STANDINGS Stacey James........Vice President of Media [email protected].. 508-384-9105 Team W L T Pct. PF PA Casey O’Connell ...Director of Media Relations.............. [email protected].. 508-326-6870 NEW ENGLAND 8 5 0 .615 301 276 Jeff Cournoyer......Asst. Director of Corporate Communications [email protected].. 508-549-0492 New York Jets 8 5 0 .615 354 292 Scott Barboza .......Media Relations Assistant ................. [email protected].. 508-384-9195 Miami Dolphins 8 5 0 .615 269 260 Buffalo Bills 6 7 0 .500 279 275 Tara Bertrand .......Administrative Assistant..................... [email protected].. 508-384-4311 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. RAIDERS SERIES HISTORY TALE OF THE TAPE The Patriots and Raiders will meet for the 2008 Regular Season New England Oakland 32nd time overall and for the 29th time Record 8-5 3-10 in regular-season play. The teams have Divisional Standings T-1st 3rd met three times in the playoffs, Total Yards Gained 4,605 3,323 producing memorable, classic Total Offense (Rank) 354.2 (8) 255.6 (31) encounters on each occasion. The Rush Offense 126.9 (8) 118.5 (10) last time the Patriots and Raiders Pass Offense 227.3 (11) 137.2 (32) squared off was in 2005 when New Points Per Game 23.2 (18) 13.8 (30) England opened the regular season Touchdowns Scored 30 16 with a 30-20 victory at Gillette Third Down Conversion Pct. 42.6 24.7 Stadium. The Raiders have had the edge in home games against Total Yards Allowed 4,148 4,584 the Patriots as they own a 10-5 record when the two teams Total Defense (Rank) 319.1 (16) 352.6 (26) square off on the West Coast. The Raiders Rush Defense 107.8 (16) 158.7 (30) are 6-1 against the Patriots at the Pass Defense 211.3 (16) 193.9 (9) Oakland Coliseum. The series between Points Allowed/Game 21.2 (T-14) 23.0 (21) the two charter members of the Touchdowns Allowed 32 34 American Football League dates back Third Down Defense (Pct.) 45.7 45.0 to 1960, the inaugural season for each Field Goals Made/Attempted 30/33 21/27 club. Although the teams played Possession Avg. 31:47 27:31 frequently prior to the 1970 AFL-NFL Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 43/196 35/230 merger, they have met just three Sacks Made/Yards 24/176 25/257 since 1994. Interceptions For/Against 12/10 9/13 Penalties Against/Yards 44/406 96/739 Regular Season – Oakland 14, New England 13 (1 tie) Punts/Avg. 40/44.0 74/49.2 Date Result Score H/A Stadium Turnover Differential -2 +1 10/16/60 L 14-27 A Kezar Stadium (San Francisco) 11/04/60 W 34-28 H Boston University Field 11/17/61 W 20-17 H Boston University Field THE LAST MEETING 12/09/61 W 35-21 A Candlestick Park (San Francisco) PATRIOTS 30, RAIDERS 20 10/26/62 W 26-16 H Boston University Field September 8, 2005 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) 12/16/62 L 0-20 A Frank Youell Field (Oakland) 1 2 3 4 Final 09/22/63 W 20-14 A Frank Youell Field (Oakland) Oakland Raiders 7 7 0 6 — 20 10/11/63 W 20-14 H Fenway Park New England Patriots 10 7 6 7 — 30 09/13/64 W 17-14 A Frank Youell Field (Oakland) 10/16/64 T 43-43 H Fenway Park The Patriots began the 2005 season with a steady 30-20 10/08/65 L 10-24 H Fenway Park victory over the Oakland Raiders in a nationally-televised 10/24/65 L 21-30 A Frank Youell Field (Oakland) Thursday night matchup at Gillette Stadium. The win was the 10/30/66 W 24-21 H Fenway Park New England’s 21st consecutive home triumph. The Patriots 09/17/67 L 7-35 A Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum unveiled their Super Bowl XXXIX championship banner as part of 10/22/67 L 14-48 H Fenway Park a star-studded pregame show before getting to work. 10/06/68 L 10-41 A Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum A pair of former Super Bowl MVPs came up big for the 09/28/69 L 23-38 H Alumni Stadium (Boston College) Patriots on offense, as Tom Brady topped 300 yards for the 09/19/71 W 20-6 H Schaefer Stadium ninth time in his regular-season career and Deion Branch led 12/01/74 L 26-41 A Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 10/03/76 W 48-17 H Schaefer Stadium New England with seven catches for 99 yards.