REGULAR SEASON WEEK 5 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME SUMMARY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-2) at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-1) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 • Raymond James Stadium (65,618) • 8:25 p.m. ET TBD Media Workroom Opens The New England Patriots will travel to Tampa to play the Buccaneers on Thursday TBD Media Availability at Practice Night Football for the second time in 2017 after opening the season at home against (Lower Practice Field – Park in Lot Kansas City. Besides Thanksgiving when the Patriots traveled to play on the road in 2000, 6 and Enter South End of Field) 2002, 2010 and 2012, the Patriots have not played a road game on a Thursday since Oct. 18, 1990 at Miami. Approx. 11:45 a.m. Conference Call with Buccaneers Tampa Bay is one of seven teams that QB Tom Brady is undefeated against. The Head Coach Dirk Koetter others are: Atlanta (4-0), Chicago (4-0), Dallas (4-0), Detroit (4-0), Jacksonville (5-0) and TBD Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Minnesota (4-0). Brady will play his first regular season game ever at Raymond James Press Availability Stadium. The Patriots finished a perfect 8-0 on the road in 2016 and extended their road TBD Patriots player availability record to an NFL-best nine straight with a road win at New Orleans on Sept. 17. (Open Locker Room) BROADCAST INFORMATION TBD Tom Brady Press Availability TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen on WBZ-TV Channel WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 4. Jim Nantz will handle play-by-play duties with Tony Romo as the color analyst. Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Jim Rikhof and directed Walkthrough and travel to Tampa - No Media Availability by Mike Arnold. The game will also air on the NFL Network and streamed on Amazon. NATIONAL RADIO: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience on Westwood THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 One. Ian Eagle and Tony Boselli will call the game. 8:25 p.m. Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network’s 40 stations can be found in this press release. Play-by-play FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, TBD Conference Call with Patriots Head who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello. Coach Bill Belichick PILING UP THE WINS TBD Conference Call with Patriots With his next victory, Tom Brady will tie Brett Favre and Peyton Manning for most regular Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia season wins in NFL history.. TBD Conference Call with Patriots Offensive Coodinator Josh McDaniels RK NAME W L T PCT. 1t. Brett Favre 186 112 0 .624 1t. Peyton Manning 186 79 0 .702 3. Tom Brady 185 54 0 .774 2017 patriots schedule 4. John Elway 148 82 1 .643 5. Dan Marino 147 93 0 613 REGULAR SEASON (2-2) 6. Drew Brees 133 103 0 .564 Thu, Sept. 7 Kansas City 27-42 L 7. Ben Roethlisberger 126 61 0 .674 Sun, Sept. 17 at New Orleans 36-20 W Sun, Sept. 24 Houston 36-33 W Sun, Oct. 1 Carolina 30-33 L week 5 highlights Thu, Oct. 5 at Tampa Bay 8:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN/AMAZON PAGE 13: New England Patriots vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sun, Oct. 15 at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS* matchup notes Sun, Oct. 22 Atlanta 8:30 p.m. NBC* Sun, Oct. 29 L.A. Chargers 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 14: Every stadium in which Tom Brady has thrown a Sun, Nov. 5 BYE WEEK touchdown pass Sun, Nov. 12 at Denver 8:30 p.m. NBC* PAGE 23: The Patriots own the NFL’s best road record Sun, Nov. 19 at Oakland (Mexico City) 4:25 p.m. CBS since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. Sun, Nov. 26 Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* Sun, Dec. 3 at Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 24: New England has lost back to back games only Mon, Dec. 11 at Miami 8:30 p.m. ESPN six times since 2003. Sun, Dec. 17 at Pittsburgh 4:25 p.m. CBS* Sun, Dec. 24 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS Sun, Dec. 31 N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS* MEDIA CONTACTS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 2017 AFC EAST final STANDINGS Stacey James, Vice President of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6868 TEAM W L T PCT. PF PA Aaron Salkin, Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6870 Buffalo Bills 3 1 0 .750 73 54 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 New York Jets 2 2 0 .500 75 92 Cecily Faenza, Social Media Manager, [email protected], 774-254-7917 NEW ENGLAND 2 2 0 .500 129 128 Mark Robbins, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7175 Miami Dolphins 1 2 0 .333 25 57 Anne Noland, Media Relations Coordinator, [email protected], 508-431-7773 GILLETTE STADIUM • ONE PATRIOT PLACE • FOXBOROUGH, MA 02035 TEL: 508-384-9105 • FAX: 508-543-9053 PATRIOTS.COM • HTTP://MEDIA.PATRIOTS.COM 2017 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 2, LOST 2 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/07 L 27-42 Kansas City 65,878 Gillislee 57 194 3.4 16 4 09/17 W 36-20 at New Orleans 73,168 White 18 73 4.1 10 0 09/24 W 36-33 Houston 65,878 D. Lewis 12 46 3.8 13 1 10/01 L 30-33 Carolina 65,878 Burkhead 5 18 3.6 14 0 10/05 at Tampa Bay Brady 6 17 2.8 7 0 10/15 at N.Y. Jets Hogan 3 17 5.7 13 0 10/22 Atlanta Cooks 3 10 3.3 13 0 10/29 L.A. Chargers Dorsett 1 7 7.0 7 0 11/12 at Denver TEAM 105 382 3.6 16 5 11/19 at Oakland OPPONENTS 105 531 5.1 58 3 11/26 Miami * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/03 at Buffalo White 22 173 7.9 26 0 12/11 at Miami Gronkowski 20 318 15.9 53t 2 12/17 at Pittsburgh Hogan 15 214 14.3 47t 4 12/24 Buffalo Amendola 15 190 12.7 27 1 12/31 N.Y. Jets Cooks 13 294 22.6 54 2 N.E. Opp. D. Lewis 5 32 6.4 11 0 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 99 97 Dorsett 4 85 21.3 38 0 Rushing 24 27 Burkhead 4 49 12.3 19t 1 Passing 64 63 Develin 3 20 6.7 8 0 Penalty 11 7 J. Hollister 2 24 12.0 19 0 3rd Down: Made/Att 24/54 20/46 TEAM 103 1399 13.6 54 10 3rd Down Pct. 44.4 43.5 OPPONENTS 99 1341 13.5 78t 11 4th Down: Made/Att 2/4 1/2 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD 4th Down Pct. 50.0 50.0 Gilmore 1 39 39.0 39 0 POSSESSION AVG. 30:35 29:25 Harmon 1 12 12.0 12 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 1695 1827 M. Butler 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 Avg. Per Game 423.8 456.8 TEAM 3 49 16.3 39 0 Total Plays 273 255 OPPONENTS 0 0 --- --- 0 Avg. Per Play 6.2 7.2 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B NET YARDS RUSHING 382 531 R. Allen 18 760 42.2 37.2 1 6 60 0 Avg. Per Game 95.5 132.8 TEAM 18 760 42.2 37.2 1 6 60 0 Total Rushes 105 105 OPPONENTS 14 652 46.6 42.2 0 7 68 0 NET YARDS PASSING 1313 1296 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game 328.3 324.0 Amendola 3 5 61 20.3 33 0 Sacked/Yards Lost 13/86 8/45 Chung 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 Gross Yards 1399 1341 TEAM 4 8 61 15.3 33 0 Att./Completions 155/103 142/99 OPPONENTS 10 1 71 7.1 16 0 Completion Pct. 66.5 69.7 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Had Intercepted 0 3 D. Lewis 6 116 19.3 26 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 18/42.2 14/46.6 TEAM 6 116 19.3 26 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 18/37.2 14/42.2 OPPONENTS 16 333 20.8 34 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 27/245 31/267 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FUMBLES/BALL LOST 5/1 6/2 Gostkowski 0/ 0 4/ 4 2/ 2 1/ 1 1/ 1 TOUCHDOWNS 15 15 TEAM 0/ 0 4/ 4 2/ 2 1/ 1 1/ 1 Rushing 5 3 OPPONENTS 0/ 0 0/ 0 5/ 5 3/ 4 0/ 0 Passing 10 11 Gostkowski: (25G,32G)(28G,24G,27G)()(41G,35G, Returns 0 1 58G) * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS OPP: ()(46G,35G,49N)(39G,40G,31G,36G)(32G,48G) TEAM 37 47 20 25 0 129 OPPONENTS 23 41 20 44 0 128 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS Gostkowski 0 0 0 0 13/14 8/ 8 0 37 Gillislee 4 4 0 0 0 24 Hogan 4 0 4 0 0 24 Cooks 2 0 2 0 0 14 Gronkowski 2 0 2 0 0 12 Amendola 1 0 1 0 0 6 Burkhead 1 0 1 0 0 6 D.