REGULAR SEASON WEEK 14 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at Miami dolphins Table of contents GAME INFORMATION Game Summary ...............................................................................................................3 Broadcast Information....................................................................................................3 Media Schedule ..............................................................................................................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 This Week ....................................................................................... 18 Week 13 Recap .............................................................................................................. 21 Projected Contributors ................................................................................................24 INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM NOTES Robert Kraft ....................................................................................................................27 Patriots Team Notes .................................................................................................... 29 Inside the Numbers ......................................................................................................34 Bill Belichick .................................................................................................................. 35 Tom Brady .......................................................................................................................38 Patriots Offensive Notes ............................................................................................ 49 Patriots Defensive Notes............................................................................................ 59 Patriots Special Teams Notes ..................................................................................... 61 Patriots Reference Notes ........................................................................................... 64 Patriots Playoff Notes .................................................................................................. 66 Patriots Football Network .......................................................................................... 68 SECTION II 2018 Patriots Stats Pack SECTION III 2018 Game Summaries REGULAR SEASON WEEK 14 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at Miami dolphins MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME SUMMARY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-3) vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS (6-6) 10:30 a.m. Media check-in at blue gate and Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 • Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) • 1:00 p.m. ET media workroom opens The New England Patriots secured the franchise's 33rd winning season since 11:30 a.m. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick 1970 after improving to 9-3 with a 24-10 win over Minnesota last week. Only Pitts- press availability (Media Workroom) burgh (35) has more winning seasons since the 1970 merger. The Patriots also 12:35 p.m. Media availability at practice earned their 18th straight winning season, the most since the 1970 merger, and the 3:45 p.m. Approximate time for player second-most all-time to the Dallas Cowboys (20). availability (Patriots locker room) For the second straight season, the Patriots will close out the regular season with the same four opponents at the same venues with games at Miami (Sunday) and THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 at Pittsburgh (Dec. 16) followed by two consecutive home games against AFC East TBD Media check-in at blue gate and opponents with games against the Bills on Dec. 23 and the Jets on Dec. 30. media workroom opens TBD Media availability at practice BROADCAST INFORMATION TBD Approximate time for player availability (Patriots locker room) TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Ian Eagle will handle play-by-play duties with Dan Fouts FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 as the color analyst. Even Washburn will work from the sidelines. The game will be TBD Media check-in at blue gate and produced by Mark Wolff and directed by Bob Fishman. media workroom opens TBD Patriots head coach Bill Belichick LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. press availability (Media Workroom) A complete listing of the network’s 41 stations can be found in this press release. Play- TBD Media availability at practice by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback TBD Approximate time for player Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello. availability (Patriots locker room) POSTSEASON PROWESS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 If the New England Patriots defeat the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on Sun- No media availability day, they will clinch their 10th straight AFC East title and become the first franchise in NFL history to earn a playoff berth in 10 consecutive seasons. New England enters SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 this week tied with the Dallas Cowboys (1975-83) and the Indianapolis Colts (2002- 1:00 p.m. Patriots at Miami Dolphins 10) as the only teams to play in the postseason for nine straight seasons. 2018 patriots schedule MOST CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF SEASONS Team Years Consec. Winning Seasons REGULAR SEASON (9-3) New England Patriots .......2009-17 .........................9 Sun., Sept. 9 Houston 27-20 W Dallas Cowboys ................... 1975-83 ............................9 Sun., Sept. 16 at Jacksonville 20-31 L Indianapolis Colts ................2002-10 ............................9 Sun., Sept. 23 at Detroit 10-26 L Green Bay Packers ..............2009-16 ............................8 Sun., Sept. 30 Miami 38-7 W Pittsburgh Steelers .............. 1972-79 ............................8 Thu., Oct. 4 Indianapolis 38-24 W Los Angeles Rams ............... 1973-80 ............................8 Sun., Oct. 14 Kansas City 43-40 W Dallas Cowboys ................... 1966-73 ............................8 Sun., Oct. 21 at Chicago 38-31 W San Francisco 49ers ...........1983-90 ............................8 Mon., Oct. 29 at Buffalo 25-6 W Houston Oilers ..................... 1987-93 ............................7 Sun., Nov. 4 Green Bay 31-17 W San Francisco 49ers ...........1992-98 ............................7 Sun., Nov. 11 at Tennessee 10-34 L Sun., Nov. 18 BYE WEEK WEEK 14 HIGHLIGHTS Sun., Nov. 25 at N.Y. Jets 27-13 W Sun., Dec. 2 Minnesota 24-10 W PAGE 15: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins matchup notes Sun., Dec. 9 at Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS PAGE 18: What to look for in this week's game Sun., Dec. 16 at Pittsburgh 4:25 p.m. CBS* PAGE 30: The Patriots own the NFL record for most consecutive division titles and Sun., Dec. 23 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS* have the most division crowns in the NFL since 2001.l Sun., Dec. 30 N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 41: Tom Brady is on the verge of passing Peyton Manning in all-time overall touchdown passes. 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 9 3 0 .750 331 259 Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 Miami Dolphins 6 6 0 .500 244 300 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 Buffalo Bills 4 8 0 .333 178 293 Mark Robbins, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7175 New York Jets 3 9 0 .250 243 307 Anne Noland, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7773 2018 REGULAR SEASON OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 9, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/09 W 27-20 Houston 65,878 Michel 144 649 4.5 34t 5 09/16 L 20-31 at Jacksonville 68,527 White 76 329 4.3 27 4 09/23 L 10-26 at Detroit 61,769 C. Patterson 38 162 4.3 22 1 09/30 W 38- 7 Miami 65,878 Burkhead 31 106 3.4 12 0 10/04 W 38-24 Indianapolis 65,878 Edelman 7 83 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 22 32 1.5 10 2 10/29 W 25- 6 at Buffalo 70,109 Hill 4 25 6.3 11 0 11/04 W 31-17 Green Bay 65,878 Develin 5 6 1.2 2t 3 11/11 L 10-34 at Tennessee 69,363 Hoyer 6 -3 -.5 2 0 11/25 W 27-13 at N.Y. Jets 77,982 TEAM 352 1460 4.1 34t 15 12/02 W 24-10 Minnesota 65,878 OPPONENTS 280 1280 4.6 39 5 12/09 at Miami * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/16 at Pittsburgh White 74 659 8.9 42 6 12/23 Buffalo Edelman 47 535 11.4 36 3 12/30 N.Y. Jets Gordon LG 35 622 17.8 55t 4 N.E. Opp. Gordon TM 34 605 17.8 55t 3 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 275 252 Gronkowski 35 530 15.1 42 2 Rushing 97 69 Hogan 27 400 14.8 42 2 Passing 158 167 Dorsett 27 256 9.5 20 2 Penalty 20 16 C. Patterson 15 173 11.5 55t 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 62/152 65/156 Develin 9 41 4.6 10 0 3rd Down Pct. 40.8 41.7 Michel 7 50 7.1 13 0 4th Down: Made/Att 6/10 6/13 Burkhead 5 52 10.4