PATRIOTS HOST RAVENS IN WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAME MEDIA SCHEDULE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-6) vs. BALTIMORE RAVENS (9-7) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 ¹ Gillette Stadium (68,756) ¹ 1:00 p.m. EDT 10:50 -11:10 a.m. Bill Belichick Press Conference The 2009 AFC East Champion New England Patriots will host the Baltimore Ravens in 11:10 -11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room a Wild Card playoff matchup this Sunday. The Patriots have won 11 consecutive 11:10-11:20 p.m. Tom Brady Availability home playoff games and have not lost at home in the playoffs since Dec. 31, 1978. 11:30 a.m. Ray Lewis Conf. Calls The Patriots closed out the 2009 regular-season home schedule with a perfect 8-0 1:05 p.m. Practice Availability record at Gillette Stadium. The first three times the Patriots went undefeated at TBA John Harbaugh Conf. Call home in the regular-season (2003, 2004 and 2007) they advanced to the Super THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Bowl. 11:10 -11:55 p.m. Open Locker Room HOME SWEET HOME Approx. 1:00 p.m. Practice Availability The Patriots are 11-1 at home in the playoffs in their history and own an 11-game FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 home winning streak in postseason play. Eleven of the franchise’s 12 home playoff 11:30 a.m. Practice Availability games have taken place since Robert Kraft purchased the team 16 years ago. 1:15 -2:00 p.m. Open Locker Room PATRIOTS AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS (11-1) 2:00-2:15 p.m. Bill Belichick Press Conference Date Round Opponent W/L Score 2009 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE 01/20/08 AFC Championship San Diego W 21-12 REGULAR SEASON (10-6) 01/12/08 AFC Divisional Jacksonville W 31-20 Mon., Sept. 14 Buffalo W 25-24 01/07/07 AFC Wild Card New York Jets W 37-16 01/07/06 AFC Wild Card Jacksonville W 28-3 Sun., Sept. 20 at N.Y. Jets L 9-16 01/16/05 AFC Divisional Indianapolis W 20-3 Sun., Sept. 27 Atlanta W 26-10 01/18/04 AFC Championship Indianapolis W 24-14 Sun., Oct. 4 Baltimore W 27-21 01/10/04 AFC Divisional Tennessee W 17-14 Sun., Oct. 11 at Denver L ot 17-20 01/19/02 AFC Divisional Oakland W 16-13 ot Sun., Oct. 18 Tennessee W 59-0 12/28/97 AFC Wild Card Miami W 17-3 Sun., Oct. 25 # Tampa Bay W 35-7 01/12/97 AFC Championship Jacksonville W 20-6 Sun., Nov. 1 BYE WEEK 01/05/97 AFC Divisional Pittsburgh W 28-3 12/31/78 AFC Divisional Houston L 14-31 Sun., Nov. 8 Miami W 27-17 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ¹ 2009 AFC EAST CHAMPIONS Sun., Nov. 15 at Indianapolis L 34-35 The Patriots won the AFC East Championship and have now qualified for the playoffs Sun., Nov. 22 N.Y. Jets W 31-14 17 times in their 50-year history. The Patriots have earned 11 playoff berths in the Mon., Nov. 30 at New Orleans L 17-38 16 seasons since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, a dramatic contrast to Sun., Dec. 6 at Miami L 21-22 the six total playoff berths that the team earned in its first 34 years of existence. Sun., Dec. 13 Carolina W 20-10 New England has won 12 division crowns and has qualified as a Wild Card team on Sun., Dec. 20 at Buffalo W 17-10 five occasions Sun., Dec. 27 Jacksonville W 35-7 Sun., Jan. 3 at Houston L 27-34 BROADCAST INFORMATION #Wembley Stadium, London, England TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience by CBS AFC STANDINGS and can be seen in Boston on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Jim Nantz will handle play-by- AFC East W L T Pct. PF PA play duties with Phil Simms providing color. z-PATRIOTS 10 6 0 .625 427 285 NATIONAL RADIO: This week's game will be broadcast to a national audience by y- New York Jets 9 7 0 .563 348 236 Westwood One. Kevin Harlan and Mark Malone will call the game with Steve Miami Dolphins 7 9 0 .438 360 390 Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 258 326 Tasker handling the sideline reporting. RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio AFC North W L T Pct. PF PA Network. A complete listing of the network’s 36 stations can be found in this press z-Cincinnati Bengals 10 6 0 .625 305 291 release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 33rd season as the voice of y-Baltimore Ravens 9 7 0 .563 391 261 Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 368 324 the Patriots and will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 .313 245 375 Cappelletti. Santos and Cappelletti are celebrating their 26th season as a tandem. PATRIOTS MEDIA WEBSITE AFC South W L T Pct. PF PA *Indianapolis Colts 14 2 0 .875 416 307 The Patriots’ media-only website, located at http://media.patriots.com, will be Houston Texans 9 7 0 .563 388 333 updated for registered users throughout the postseason with all the latest media Tennessee Titans 8 8 0 .500 354 402 information. The media site also serves as the team’s primary credentialing system. Jacksonville Jaguars 7 9 0 .438 290 380 MEDIA CONTACTS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 AFC West W L T Pct. PF PA z-San Diego Chargers 13 3 0 .813 454 320 Stacey James ........Vice President of Media Relations .. [email protected] ...... 508-384-9105 Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 326 324 Aaron Salkin ........ Asst. Director of Media Relations .. [email protected] ...... 508-326-6870 Oakland Raiders 5 11 0 .313 197 379 Scott Barboza .......Media Relations Assistant. ............ [email protected] ...... 508-384-9195 Kansas City Chiefs 4 12 0 .250 294 424 Christy Berkery ....Media Relations Assistant .......... [email protected] ...... 508-549-0518 *Clinched Division and Homefield Advantage z-Clinched Division Title Tara Bertrand .......Administrative Assistant................. [email protected] ...... 508-384-4311 y -Clinched Wild Card Jeff Cournoyer ......Dir. of Corporate Communications ... [email protected] PATRIOTS VS. RAVENS SERIES HISTORY STRONG IN THE SECOND HALF The Patriots and Ravens have squared off five times in the Since 2001, New England has done a remarkable job of finishing regular season since the Baltimore the season strong, compiling a 75-21 (.781) record after Nov. 1, franchise was founded following the including playoff games. Cleveland Browns’ move to PATRIOTS BEFORE AND AFTER NOV. 1, SINCE 2001 Baltimore in 1996. New England Season Pre-11/1 Post-11/1 Totals December owns a perfect 5-0 record over 2001 3-4 11-1 14-5 4-0 Baltimore, including a 27-21 victory 2002 3-4 6-3 9-7 2-2 2003 6-2 11-0 17-2 4-0 at Gillette Stadium in Week 4 of the 2004 6-1 11-1 17-2 3-1 2009 season. This week’s game will 2005 4-3 7-4 11-7 4-0 be the first time the teams will be 2006 6-1 8-4 14-5 4-1 meeting in postseason play. 2007 8-0 10-1 18-1 5-0 The Ravens’ first trip to Gillette 2008 5-2 6-3 11-5 4-0 Stadium came on Nov. 28, 2004 with the Patriots claiming a 24-3 2009 5-2 5-4 10-6 3-1 victory. Baltimore’s first visit to Totals 46-19 (.708) 75-21 (.781) 121-40(.751)33-5(.868) NOTE: Includes Regular Season and Playoffs Foxborough was the final game of NFL’S TOP DECEMBER RECORD SINCE 2003 the 1999 regular season, a 20-3 NFL’S TOP DECEMBER RECORDS SINCE 2003 New England win. The first Rk Team Record meeting between the teams came 1 New England Patriots 27-3 during the Ravens’ first season in 2 San Diego Chargers 25-6 Baltimore, when the Patriots 3t Indianapolis Colts 22-8 prevailed 46-38 on Oct. 6, 1996. 3t Philadelphia Eagles 22-8 The 84 total points scored by both 4t Pittsburgh Steelers 20-10 teams in that game rank as the 4t Carolina Panthers 20-10 second-highest total number of SEASON’S BEATINGS points in a game in Patriots Since Bill Belichick became head coach in 2000, the Patriots have history. had consistent late-season success, winning 24 of their 29 games played between Dec. 25 and the end of the NFL postseason. New Patriots 5, Ravens 0 England’s record includes a 14-3 playoff mark and an 10-2 Date Result Score H/A Stadium regular-season record over that span. 10/06/96 W 46-38 A Memorial Stadium PATRIOTS UNDER BILL BELICHICK AFTER CHRISTMAS (24-5) 01/02/00 W 20-3 H Foxboro Stadium 2000 0-0 2005 2-2 11/28/04 W 24-3 H Gillette Stadium 2001 4-0 2006 3-1 12/03/07 W 27-24 A M&T Bank 2002 1-0 2007 3-1 10/04/09 W 27-21 H Gillette Stadium 2003 4-0 2008 1-0 2004 5-0 2009 1-1 TALE OF THE TAPE 2000-09 Totals……..24-5 2009 Regular Season NE BAL Record 10-6 9-7 PATRIOTS VS.