PAT RIOTS VS . CHARG ERS SERIES HISTORY TALE OF THE TAPE The Patriots and Char gers wi ll play for the 2010 Re gular Season New E nng land S an Die go 38th time overal l, includin g three postseason Reco rd 4- 1 2-4 meetin gs. The t eams met in the 1963 AFL Divisi onal Standin gs 2n d 3rd Championship game, the 2 006 AFC Tota l Yards Gained 1,7 71 2,596 Divisional Playof f game and the 2007 AFC Total Offense (Ran k) 354.2 (10) 4 32.7 (1) Championship gaame. The Patriot s lead the Ru sh Offense 123.2 (12) 1 16.5 (13) series with a 2 -1 postseason mark, with Pa ss Offense 231.0 (14) 3 16.2 (1) the one loss c omin g in the 1963 AFL Poi nts Per Game 30.8 (1) 26.2 (5) Championship gaame. Touchdowns Score d 1 9 19 The Patriots lead the re gula r-season series with an 18-14- 2 Third Down Conve rsion Pct. 49. 2 39.4 record and are 20-15-2 overall aga ainst the Char gers. This week’ s Tota l Yards Allowe d 1,9 15 1,531 game will be th e first time the t eams have met since a 30-10 Sa n Total Defense (Ra nk) 383.0 (29) 2 55.2 (1) Diego win on Oct. 12, 20 08 at Qualcom m Ru sh Defense 109.6 (18) 91.5 (6) Stadium. Pa ss Defense 273.4 (28) 1 63.7 (1) The s eries dates ba ck to 1960, th e Poi nts Allowed/Ga me 23.2 (25) 2 1.0 (19) inau gura l season for each team. Bil l Touchdowns Allow ed 1 3 14 Belichick is 3-5 in his c areer a gainst th e Third Down Defen se (Pct.) 49. 3 37.5 Char ger s with a 2-3 r ecord while th e Field Goals Made/Att empted 7/ 10 7/9 Patriots head coach. Poss ession Av g. 28: 26 32:55 Re gular S eason – Patrio ts 18, Char ger s 14, 2 Ties Sack s Allowed/Yards Lost 8/ 48 18/119 Date Res ult Score H/A Stadi um Sack s Made/Yards 10/ 50 21/116 10/08/60 W 35-0 A L.A. Coliseum Inter ceptions For/A gaainst 7/ 4 7/5 10/28/60 L 16-45 H BU Fi eld Penal ties A gainst/Yar ds 28/ 253 38/266 10/07/61 L 27-38 H BU Fi eld Punt s/Av g. 16/4 4.2 25/43.6 12/17/61 W 41-0 A Balbo a Stadium Turn over Differential +2 -3 10/19/62 W 24-20 H BUFie ld 12/09/62 W 20-14 A Balbo a Stadium PAS SING PERFO RMANCES 09/14/63 L 13-17 A Balbo a Stadium Tom Brady has pl ayed a gainst S an Die go four ti mes in the 11/10/63 L 6-7 H Fenw ay Par k re gul ar-season and t wo times in the postseason. Whi le he is 2-0 09/20/64 W 33-28 A Balbo a Stadium in th e postseason foll owin g an AFC d ivisional win in 2006 and a 10/09/64 L 17-26 H Fenw ay Par k 2007 win in the AF C Championshi p Game, Brady has a 2-2 10/17/65 T 13-13 H Fenw ay Par k recor d a gainst the Ch argers in re gula r-season meetin gs. 10/31/65 W 22-6 A Balbo a Stadium Ph ilip Rivers has started a gainst the Patriots t hree times, 09/10/66 L 0-24 A Balbo a Stadium 10/23/66 W 35-17 H Fenw ay Par k inclu din g twice in the playoffs. 09/09/67 L 14-28 A San Die go Stadium Tom Brad y vs. San Die goo Char gers (2- 2) 10/08/67 T 31-31 A San Die go Stadium (Re gular Sea son) 11/10/68 L 17-27 H Fenw ay Par k Date A C Yd % TD I Ratin g W/L Sc ore 10/19/69 L 10-13 H B.C.Al umni Stadium 10/14/ 01 54 33 36 4 61.1 2 0 93.4 W 29-2 6 12/07/69 L 18-28 A San Die go Stadium 09/29/ 02 53 36 353 66.6 2 2 83.3 L 14-2 1 11/15/70 L 14-16 H Harva rd Stadium 10/02/ 05 32 19 22 4 59.4 1 1 78.1 L 17-4 1 12/02/73 W 30-14 H Scha efer Stadium 09/16/ 07 31 25 279 80.6 3 1 1 23.0 W 38-1 4 11/09/75 W 33-19 A San Die go Stadium Total s 170 113 122 0 66.5 8 4 9 3.3 2-2 10/16/77 W 24-20 A San Die go Stadium Tom Brad y vs. San Die goo Char gers (2- 0) 10/01/78 W 28-23 H Scha efer Stadium 09/23/79 W 27-21 H Scha efer Stadium (Postseaso n) 10/16/83 W 37-21 H Sulliv an Stadium Date A C Yd % TD I Ratin g W/L Sc ore 11/20/94 W 23-17 H Foxb oro Stadium 01/14/ 07 51 27 280 52.9 2 3 57.6 W 24-2 1 01/20/ 08 33 22 209 66.7 2 3 66.4 W 21-1 2 12/01/96 W 45-7 A Jack MurphyStadium Total s 84 49 489 58.3 4 6 61.1 2-0 08/31/97 W 41-7 H Foxb oro Stadium 10/14/01 W 29-26 H Foxb oro Stadium Philip River s vs. New En gland Patriots (1 -1) 09/29/02 L 14-21 A Qualc omm Stadium (Re gular Sea son) 10/02/05 L 17-41 H Gillett e Stadium Date A C Yd % T D I Rating W/L Score 09/16/07 W 38-14 H Gillett e Stadium 09/16/ 07 30 19 179 63.3 2 2 74.2 L 14-38 10/12/08 L 10-30 A Qualc omm Stadium 10/12/ 08 27 18 306 66.7 3 0 141.9 W 30-10 Playoffs – Patri ots 2, Char ger s 1 Total s 57 37 485 64.9 5 2 106.3 1-1 Date Res ult Score H/A Stadi um 01/05/64* L 10-51 A Balbo a Stadium Philip River s vs. New En gland Patriots ( 0-2) 01/14/07 W 24-21 A Qualc omm Stadium (Postseaso n) 01/20/08 W 21-12 H Gillett e Stadium Date A C Yd % T D I Rating W/L Score *-1963 American Football Lea gue Championship Ga me 01/14/ 07 32 14 230 43.8 0 1 55.5 L 21-24 SERIES B REAKDOWN 01/20/ 08 37 19 211 51.4 0 2 46.1 L 12-21 (Includes Postseason) Total s 69 33 441 47.8 0 3 50.5 1-1 Overall Record ... ......................... ......................... .............. 20-15- 2 QUICK HI TS Home Record .. ........................ ........................ .............. 11-8- 1 ¾ The Patrio ts won 1 0 strai ght game s a gainst the Ch argers from Boston ...... ......................... ......................... ..................2-7- 1 De c. 2, 1973 throu gh October 14, 2001. Foxboroug h ........................ ......................... ..................9-1- 0 ¾ The Patriots first c hampionship game was played a t San Die go Away Record ... ........................ ........................ ................ 9-7- 1 agaainst the Char gers on Jan. 1, 19 74 in the AFL Ch ampionship Los Angele s ........................ ......................... ..................1-0- 0 game. San Die go b eat the Patriots in that game, 51 -10. San Diego .. ......................... ......................... ..................8-7- 1 ¾ Tom Brady’s first 300-yard game was on Oct. 14, 2001 when Longest winning streak................ ..... 10 games (1 2/02/73-10/14/01 ) he completed 33 -of-54 passes f or 364 yards i n a 29-26 Longest losing st reak................... ..... 4 games (11/ 10/68– 11/15/70 ) ov ertime win. Bill Belichick vs. San Diego ........... ............... 3-5 (1 -2 with Cleveland ) Norv Turner vs. New England ....... .............. 2-4 (1- 2 with San Diego ) PATRIOTS VS . CHARGERS CONNECTIONS THIS WEEK IN PATRIOTS HISTORY (continued) NEW ENGLAND TIES Six Years Ago: Oct. 24, 2004— The Patriots defeated the ¾ San Diego Chargers Executive Vice President and General New York Jets 13-7 at Gillette Stadium, recording their 21st Manager A.J. Smith graduated from Bishop Hendricken consecutive overall victory – a mark that stands as the all-time High School in Warwick, R.I., was an assistant coach at pro football record including regular-season and playoff games. Cranston West High School from 1971-76, was head coach New England lost its next game, ending the streak. of the Rhode Island Kings (EFL) in 1976, an assistant coach Three Years Ago: Oct. 21, 2007- Tom Brady throws a at the University of Rhode Island in 1978 and a part-time franchise-record six touchdown passes in a 49-28 win over the scout for the Patriots from 1978-80. Dolphins. His 158.3 passer rating in the game is the first perfect ¾ Chargers Executive Officer A.G.