REGULAR SEASON WEEK 17 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. N.Y. Jets GAME SUMMARY MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-3) vs. N.Y. JETS (5-10) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 • Gillette Stadium (65,878) • 1:00 p.m. ET 8 a.m. Media Workroom Opens The New England Patriots stayed on track for the top seed in the AFC playoff field after 9 a.m. Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick improving to 12-3 with a 37-16 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bills. The Patriots have now Press Availability won 12 games for an NFL-record eight straight seasons, moving past the Indianapolis Colts, who won 12 games seven straight seasons from 2003 through 2009. The Patriots Approx. 1:05 p.m. Media Availability at Practice earned a first-round bye in the 2017 playoffs and lead the NFL with 13 first-round byes Approx. 3:15 p.m. Patriots player availability since the current format was instituted in 1990. The Patriots earned a first round bye for 3:45 p.m. Conference Call with Jets Head the eighth consecutive season. A win over the Jets on Sunday will give the Patriots the top Coach Todd Bowles seed and home-field advantage for the seventh time, the most since 1990. BROADCAST INFORMATION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV 11 a.m. Media Workroom Opens Channel 4 in Boston. Jim Nantz will handle play-by-play duties with Tony Romo as the color Approx. 12:05 p.m. Media Availability at Practice analyst. Tracy Wolfson will work the sidelines. The game will be produced by Jim Rikhoff and Approx. 3:15 p.m. Patriots player availability directed by Mike Arnold. RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 complete listing of the network’s 40 stations can be found in this press release on page 62. 8 a.m. Media Workroom Opens Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello. 9 a.m. Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Press Availability SEEKING THE TOP SEED IN THE AFC Approx. 11:50 a.m. Media Availability at Practice The Patriots have earned six number one seeds (2016, 2014, 2011, 2010, 2007 and Approx. 1:40 p.m. Patriots player availability 2003) in the postseason since 1990, the most in the NFL under that system. The NFL be- gan playoff seeding in 1975 and the current playoff format was instituted in 1990. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 MOST NO. 1 SEEDS IN THE PLAYOFF FIELD (SINCE 1990) Team walkthrough - No media availability a New England Patriots 6 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 Denver 5 1:00 p.m. Patriots vs. N.Y. Jets Dallas 4 Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 4 2017 patriots schedule San Francisco 4 MOST NO. 1 SEEDS OVERALL REGULAR SEASON (12-3) (SINCE 1975) Thu, Sept. 7 Kansas City 27-42 L San Francisco 8 Sun, Sept. 17 at New Orleans 36-20 W Denver 8 Sun, Sept. 24 Houston 36-33 W New England 6 Pittsburgh 6 Sun, Oct. 1 Carolina 30-33 L Dallas 6 Thu, Oct. 5 at Tampa Bay 19-14 W Oakland 5 Sun, Oct. 15 at N.Y. Jets 24-17 W Sun, Oct. 22 Atlanta 23-7 W Sun, Oct. 29 L.A. Chargers 21-13 W week 17 highlights Sun, Nov. 5 BYE WEEK Sun, Nov. 12 at Denver 41-16 W PAGE 13: New England Patriots vs. N.Y. Jets matchup notes Sun, Nov. 19 at Oakland (Mexico City) 33-8 W PAGE 27: The New England Patriots are seeking their sev- Sun, Nov. 26 Miami 35-17 W enth 13-win season in franchise history, second most in NFL history. Sun, Dec. 3 at Buffalo 23-3 W PAGE 34: Mon, Dec. 11 at Miami 20-27 L With a win against the Jets on Sunday, Bill Beli- Sun, Dec. 17 at Pittsburgh 27-24 W chick will tie Tom Landry with his 250th career regular season win. Sun, Dec. 24 Buffalo 37-16 W PAGE 42: Tom Brady can tie Brett Favre for most wins by a Sun, Dec. 31 N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS 40-year old starting quarterback. 2017 AFC EAST STANDINGS MEDIA CONTACTS TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 *NEW ENGLAND 12 3 0 .800 432 290 Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 Buffalo Bills 8 7 0 .533 280 343 Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 Miami Dolphins 6 9 0 .400 265 371 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 New York Jets 5 10 0 .333 292 356 *Clinched Division Mark Robbins, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7175 Anne Noland, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7773 2017 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 12, LOST 3 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/07 L 27-42 Kansas City 65,878 D. Lewis 154 803 5.2 44 5 09/17 W 36-20 at New Orleans 73,168 Gillislee 104 383 3.7 16 5 09/24 W 36-33 Houston 65,878 Burkhead 64 264 4.1 31 5 10/01 L 30-33 Carolina 65,878 White 43 171 4.0 10 0 10/05 W 19-14 at Tampa Bay 64,476 Cooks 6 32 5.3 13 0 10/15 W 24-17 at N.Y. Jets 77,562 Brady 25 28 1.1 7 0 10/22 W 23- 7 Atlanta 65,878 Bolden 4 21 5.3 12 0 10/29 W 21-13 L.A. Chargers 65,878 Hogan 3 17 5.7 13 0 11/12 W 41-16 at Denver 76,820 Reedy LG 3 17 5.7 10 0 11/19 W 33- 8 at Oakland 77,357 Ebner 1 14 14.0 14 0 11/26 W 35-17 Miami 65,878 Dorsett 1 7 7.0 7 0 12/03 W 23- 3 at Buffalo 68,499 J. Hollister 1 5 5.0 5 0 12/11 L 20-27 at Miami 65,548 Hoyer LG 9 4 0.4 9t 1 12/17 W 27-24 at Pittsburgh 68,574 Hoyer TM 4 -3 -.8 0 0 12/24 W 37-16 Buffalo 65,878 TEAM 410 1742 4.2 44 15 12/31 N.Y. Jets OPPONENTS 371 1796 4.8 87t 6 N.E. Opp. * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 361 311 Gronkowski 69 1084 15.7 53t 8 Rushing 97 97 Cooks 60 1003 16.7 64t 6 Passing 220 193 Amendola 57 616 10.8 27 2 Penalty 44 21 White 56 429 7.7 27 3 3rd Down: Made/Att 78/187 82/196 Hogan 34 439 12.9 47t 5 3rd Down Pct. 41.7 41.8 Bennett LG 30 286 9.5 33 0 4th Down: Made/Att 7/12 9/22 Bennett TM 6 53 8.8 27 0 4th Down Pct. 58.3 40.9 Burkhead 30 254 8.5 23 3 POSSESSION AVG. 30:20 29:40 D. Lewis 26 174 6.7 20 2 TOTAL NET YARDS 5977 5609 Britt LG 20 256 12.8 38 2 Avg. Per Game 398.5 373.9 Britt TM 2 23 11.5 16 0 Total Plays 990 963 D. Allen 10 86 8.6 22 1 Avg. Per Play 6.0 5.8 Dorsett 9 168 18.7 39 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1742 1796 Develin 6 38 6.3 10 0 Avg. Per Game 116.1 119.7 J. Hollister 4 42 10.5 19 0 Total Rushes 410 371 Tye LG 4 38 9.5 21 0 NET YARDS PASSING 4235 3813 Reedy LG 2 21 10.5 15 0 Avg. Per Game 282.3 254.2 Gillislee 1 15 15.0 15 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 33/189 38/274 TEAM 370 4424 12.0 64t 30 Gross Yards 4424 4087 OPPONENTS 348 4087 11.7 78t 24 Att./Completions 547/370 554/348 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Completion Pct. 67.6 62.8 Harmon 4 12 3.0 12 0 Had Intercepted 8 12 Gilmore 2 59 29.5 39 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 50/43.5 60/44.7 M. Butler 2 -1 -.5 1 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 50/40.3 60/39.8 Chung 1 30 30.0 30 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 91/786 102/951 Lee LG 1 8 8.0 8 0 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 13/4 18/6 Lee TM 1 8 8.0 8 0 TOUCHDOWNS 46 33 J. Jones 1 6 6.0 6 0 Rushing 15 6 McCourty 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing 30 24 TEAM 12 114 9.5 39 0 Returns 1 3 OPPONENTS 8 63 7.9 29 1 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B TEAM 85 165 93 89 0 432 R. Allen 50 2177 43.5 40.3 3 19 60 0 OPPONENTS 59 98 51 82 0 290 TEAM 50 2177 43.5 40.3 3 19 60 0 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS 60 2684 44.7 39.8 3 21 68 1 Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 42/44 36/39 0 150 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Gronkowski 8 0 8 0 0 50 Amendola 23 16 207 9.0 40 0 Burkhead 8 5 3 0 0 48 Reedy LG 18 7 175 9.7 44 0 D.