PATRIOTS FACE RAVENS ON MONDAY NIGHT IN BALTIMORE
MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (11-0) at BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-7) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Monday, December 3, 2007 ¹ M&T Bank Stadium (71,008) ¹ 8:30 p.m. EST
10:00 – 11:20 a.m. Media Check-In at Pro Shop The Patriots will face the Ravens on Monday night in their first trip to Baltimore 10:50 – 11:10 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. since 1996. New England makes its first appearance at M&T Bank Stadium and will (In Media Workroom) play on a Monday night for the second time this season. The Patriots’ top-ranked 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room offense will face a tough test against Baltimore’s fourth-ranked defense as New Approx. 12:55 p.m. Media Availability at Practice England will attempt to become the fourth team in franchise history to win at least
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 12 games in the regular season.
10:00 – 11:20 a.m. Media Check-In at Pro Shop 2007 AFC EAST CHAMPIONS 10:50 – 11:10 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. The Patriots have clinched the 2007 AFC East title and have won five straight division (In Media Workroom) championships. New England has won its division six times in seven seasons since 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room 2001. The Patriots have set a record for the most consecutive division championships Approx. 12:55 p.m. Media Availability at Practice in AFC East Division history. New England has won eight division titles in the 14 Times TBA Ravens Conference Calls seasons since Robert Kraft bought the team in 1994. The Patriots clinched the AFC FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 East during the weekend of their 11th game of the season, tying the earliest division 10:00 – 11:20 a.m. Media Check-In at Pro Shop clinch since the NFL established the 16-game schedule in 1978. Three other teams 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. have clinched their division during the weekend of their 11th game since 1978 – the (In Media Workroom) 1985 Chicago Bears, the 1997 San Francisco 49ers and the 2004 Philadelphia Eagles. 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Open Locker Room Approx. 12:10 p.m. Media Availability at Practice BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by ESPN. The game can also be 2007 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE seen in Boston on WCVB-TV Channel 5. Mike Tirico will handle play-by-play duties Sun., Sept. 9 at N.Y. Jets W 38-14 with Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser providing analysis. Michele Tafoya and Sun., Sept. 16 San Diego W 38-14 Suzy Kolber will report from the sidelines. Sun., Sept. 23 Buffalo W 38-7 RADIO: WBCN 104.1 FM is the flagship station for the Patriots Rock Radio Mon., Oct. 1 at Cincinnati W 34-13 Sun., Oct. 7 Cleveland W 34-17 Network. A complete listing of the network’s 33 stations can be found in this press Sun., Oct. 14 at Dallas W 48-27 release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 31st season as the voice of the Sun., Oct. 21 at Miami W 49-28 Patriots and will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Cappelletti. Sun., Oct. 28 Washington W 52-7 Santos and Cappelletti are celebrating their 24th season as a tandem.
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SERIES HISTORY PATRIOTS VS. RAVENS’ PREDECESSORS The Patriots will face the Ravens this week for From 1970-83, the Patriots faced the Baltimore Colts 27 times, just the fourth time since the Baltimore recording a 12-15 record in those games. The Colts moved to franchise was founded following the Indianapolis prior to the 1984 season and Baltimore was without Cleveland Browns’ move to Baltimore in an NFL team until the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore and 1996. The only team the Patriots have became the Ravens in 1996. Prior to the move, the Patriots were played fewer times than the Ravens are 4-11 against the Browns, including a 2-4 record against the Houston Texans, against whom New Cleveland while Bill Belichick was the Browns’ head coach from England has squared off just twice. 1991-95. New England holds a 3-0 record over Baltimore, with the last meeting coming LONG TIME SINCE LAST BALTIMORE TRIP on Nov. 28, 2004, a 24-3 Patriots The Patriots have not played a regular-season game in Baltimore victory. The teams also met in the final game of the 1999 regular since Oct. 6, 1996. Since that time, the Patriots have played in season, a 20-3 New England win. The first 29 of the other 31 NFL cities. The only other cities the Patriots meeting between the teams came during have not appeared in over that span are Seattle (1993) and San the Ravens’ first season in Baltimore, Francisco (1995). The Patriots will play at Seattle and San when the Patriots prevailed 46-38 on Francisco next season. Oct. 6, 1996. The 84 total points LONGEST CURRENT PATRIOTS ROAD GAME DROUGHTS scored by both teams in that game Opponent Last Road Game Next Road Game rank as the second-highest total Seattle 09/17/93 2008 Season number of points in a game in San Francisco 09/17/95 2008 Season Patriots history. The Patriots will Baltimore 10/06/96 12/03/07 make their first trip to Baltimore’s New York Giants 12/21/96 12/29/07 M&T Bank Stadium, which opened in 1998. Tampa Bay 11/16/97 2009 Season Patriots 3, Ravens 0 New Orleans 10/04/98 2009 Season
Date Result Score H/A Stadium 10/06/96 W 46-38 A Memorial Stadium PASSING PERFORMANCES 01/02/00 W 20-3 H Foxboro Stadium Tom Brady is slated to start against the Ravens for just the 11/28/04 W 24-3 H Gillette Stadium second time in his career His only other start against Baltimore was on Nov. 28, 2004. The Ravens are the only AFC team TALE OF THE TAPE against which Brady has not previously recorded more than one 2007 Regular Season New England Baltimore start. Baltimore is one of six NFL teams against which Brady has Record 11-0 4-7 only started once. The others are Arizona, New York Giants, San Divisional Standings 1st T-3rd Francisco, Seattle, Tampa Bay. Brady has started at least one Total Yards Gained 4,778 3,241 game against each of the other 31 NFL teams besides New Total Offense (Rank) 434.4 (1) 294.6 (24) England. Rush Offense 124.2 (7) 98.5 (19) Tom Brady vs. Baltimore (1-0) Pass Offense 310.2 (1) 196.1 (21) Date H/A A C Yd % TD I Rating W/L Score Points Per Game 40.2 (1) 16.5 (25) 11/28/04 H 30 15 172 .500 0 0 67.6 W 24-3 Touchdowns Scored 58 17 Third Down Conversion Pct. 53.6 36.6 Steve McNair vs. New England (1-3) Date H/A A C Yd % TD I Rating W/L Score Total Yards Allowed 3,097 3,205 09/20/98 A 38 28 202 .737 1 2 72.5 L 16-27 Total Defense (Rank) 281.5 (3) 291.4 (4) 12/16/02 H 24 11 136 .458 0 1 46.5 W 24-7 Rush Defense 86.2 (5) 77.9 (3) 10/05/03 A 45 23 360 .511 0 1 68.8 L 30-38 Pass Defense 195.4 (6) 213.5 (15) 01/10/04* A 26 18 210 .692 1 1 90.2 L 17-14 Totals 133 80 908 .602 2 5 70.0 1-3 Points Allowed/Game 16.8 (T-5) 22.1 (T-17) Touchdowns Allowed 23 22 Kyle Boller vs. New England (0-1) Third Down Defense (Pct.) 34.4 35.8 Date H/A A C Yd % TD I Rating W/L Score Field Goals Made/Attempted 12/14 21/24 11/28/04 A 35 15 93 .429 0 1 38.4 L 3-24
Possession Avg. 33:40 30:24 THIS WEEK IN PATRIOTS HISTORY Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 13/80 27/198 November 26 – December 3 Sacks Made/Yards 31/229 22/125 November 29, 1981 - Sam Cunningham becomes the Patriots Interceptions For/Against 16/5 12/9 all-time career leading rusher, surpassing former leader Jim Penalties Against/Yards 58/532 79/598 Nance’s 5,323 yards. Punts/Avg. 24/40.9 55/43.9 Turnover Differential +16 -11 November 29, 1987 - Cornerback Raymond Clayborn ends his consecutive games played streak at 161. Clayborn broke Gino QUICK HITS Cappelletti’s record of 152 consecutive games played and Ray • Two current Patriots players – Troy Brown and Tedy Bruschi – Hamilton’s record 110 consecutive starts. have played in each of the three Patriots-Ravens games in November 27, 1994 — The Patriots defeated the Colts 12-10 team history. in Indianapolis to even their record at 6-6 in Robert Kraft’s first • Baltimore and the New York Giants are the only two NFL season of ownership. The victory was the third in a series of teams against which Tom Brady has not thrown a touchdown seven consecutive wins that propelled the team to a 10-6 record pass in his career. and its first playoff berth in eight seasons. • The Patriots will make their first appearance at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium. The venue is one of three current NFL November 28, 2002 — In their second Thanksgiving Day stadiums in which the Patriots have never played (also appearance in three years, the Patriots defeated the Detroit Arizona’s University of Phoenix Stadium and Seattle’s Qwest Lions 20-12 at Ford Field in Detroit. It was the first Thanksgiving Field). Day victory for the Patriots in three tries.
T HREE - T IME S UPER B OWL C HAMPIONS
PATRIOTS VS. RAVENS
CONNECTIONS THE LAST MEETING: Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was raised in Annapolis, PATRIOTS 24, RAVENS 3 Md., approximately 30 miles from Baltimore. Belichick was November 28, 2004 ¹ Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756) also the head coach of the Cleveland Browns for the five 1 2 3 4 Final seasons that immediately preceded the franchise’s move to Baltimore Ravens 0 3 0 0 — 3 Baltimore (1991-95). New England Patriots 0 3 6 15 — 24 Patriots Vice President of Player Personnel Scott Pioli was the Ravens’ director of pro personnel in the team’s inaugural Despite a driving rainstorm that created tough field season of 1996. Prior to that, he was with the franchise in conditions, the Patriots continued their winning ways with a Cleveland as the Browns’ pro personnel assistant from 1992- convincing 24-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 28, 95, where he worked with Head Coach Bill Belichick. 2004 at Gillette Stadium. With the win, New England improved Ravens general manager/executive vice president Ozzie to 10-1 on the 2004 season, achieving what was then the best Newsome was hired by Bill Belichick as the Cleveland start in Patriots history through 11 games. Browns’ special assignment scout in 1991. The Patriots defense stepped up, holding the Ravens to just Adalius Thomas was originally selected by the Baltimore three points and 124 total offensive yards, the lowest number of Ravens in the sixth round (186th overall) of the 2000 NFL points and yards they had allowed an opponent to date in the Draft. He was a member of the 2000 Super Bowl squad and 2004 season. The defense came up with four sacks on the night earned Pro Bowl honors with the Ravens in 2003 as a special for 46 yards in losses and limited the Ravens to just 47 net teams player and 2006, when he started at linebacker. passing yards. Ravens cornerback Corey Ivy originally signed with the On the offensive side of the ball for New England, Corey Dillon Patriots as a rookie free agent on May 5, 1999. notched his sixth 100-yard game of the year with 123 yards on Patriots tackle Ryan O’Callaghan blocked for Ravens 30 carries. David Givens led the Patriots receivers with six quarterback Kyle Boller at California in 2002. With the help catches for 42 yards while Tom Brady threw for 172 yards of O’Callaghan and the offensive line, Boller threw the second- despite playing in a constant rainfall. most touchdown passes in school history (28) as a senior. The The first half proved to be a defensive battle, as both Ravens drafted Boller with the 19th pick of the 2003 NFL Draft defenses were able to keep points off the board. The first via a pick obtained by a draft-day trade with the Patriots. quarter ended in a scoreless stalemate before Adam Vinatieri Patriot Pierre Woods and Raven Prescott Burgess were made good on a 28-yard field goal 29 seconds into the second members of the same linebacking corps at Michigan. quarter to put the Patriots up 3-0. Vinatieri’s score marked the Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork, Ravens running 16th consecutive regular-season game in which the Patriots back Willis McGahee and Ravens safety Ed Reed were scored first, setting an NFL record. The teams then traded punts teammates at the University of Miami. for eight possessions before Baltimore’s Matt Stover connected Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour, Patriots tight on a 22-yard field goal with five seconds remaining in the end Benjamin Watson and Ravens running back Musa quarter to knot the score at 3-3. Smith all played on the same Georgia team. The second half began in much the same way as the first, Ravens center Mike Flynn is an alumnus of the University of with neither team able to find the end zone in the third quarter. Maine. He is originally from Springfield, Mass. However, Vinatieri connected on two field goals, a 40-yard Patriots fullback Kyle Eckel attended the United States Naval attempt and a 48-yarder to give the Patriots a 9-3 lead. Academy in Annapolis, Md. At the start of the fourth quarter, Patriots defenders Mike Ravens head coach Brian Billick served as offensive Vrabel and Richard Seymour entered the game on offense and coordinator at Minnesota in 1998, the year the Vikings drafted created a lane for Dillon to rush for the first touchdown of the Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss in the first round (21st game, a 1-yard run. The Patriots’ 2-point conversion attempt on overall) of the NFL Draft. Moss played in all 16 games in his a run by Dillon was successful, putting New England ahead 17-3. rookie season, including 11 starts, and led the NFL with 17 On the ensuing possession, the Patriots defense came up with a touchdown receptions. succession of big plays when Ted Johnson sacked Boller for a Ravens defensive line coach Clarence Brooks, a New 10-yard loss on first down, putting the Ravens in a second-and- Bedford, Mass. native, was a two-year letterman at 20 situation deep in their own territory. On the very next play Massachusetts, where he also held his first coaching position Boller was sacked again, this time by Tedy Bruschi who also overseeing defensive ends. During his time at Syracuse (1980- forced Boller to fumble. Patriots defensive lineman Jarvis Green 89), Brooks was on the same staff as Patriots secondary pounced on the loose ball, recovering it in the end zone for a coach Joel Collier (graduate assistant, 1988-89), running New England touchdown that gave the Patriots a 24-3 lead just backs coach Ivan Fears (receivers, 1980-90) and strength 45 seconds into the fourth quarter. The Patriots defense and conditioning coach Mike Woicik (strength and thwarted three more Baltimore possessions in the final quarter conditioning, 1980-89). to secure their 10th win of the season.