REGULAR SEASON WEEK 8 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. miami dolphins MEDIA SCHEDULE GAME SUMMARY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-0) vs. MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-3) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 • Gillette Stadium (66,829) • 8:25 p.m. ET TBD Media Check-In and Media Workroom TBD Media Availability (Open Locker Room) The New England Patriots will play their second game in five days when they host AFC TBD Patriots QB Tom Brady Press Availability East rival Miami on Thursday Night Football. The Patriots will be playing in their second TBD Media Meal Provided game on Thursday night in 2015. The Patriots kicked off the season as part of the NFL’s TBD Media Access to Practice (Upper Grass Kickoff celebration as defending Super Bowl Champions and beat Pittsburgh, 28-21, on Fields. Access limited until team drills begin.) Sept. 10 at Gillette Stadium. It is the first time in team history that the Patriots will play in Miami Dolphins Conference Calls to New England two Thursday games. Tom Brady is 8-0 all-time when starting on Thursday. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Miami Dolphins Head Coach Dan Campbell The Patriots improved to 6-0 with a 30-23 win last Sunday against the New York Jets TBD Miami Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill and will look to start the year at 7-0 for the second time in team history and for the first time since 2007. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 10:00 a.m. Media Check-In and Media Workroom Since 2001, the Patriots have the NFL’s top divisional record with a 69-19 (.784) mark. 10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Indianapolis is second with a 66-23 (.742) record. Press Availability (Media Workroom) The Patriots have scored 30 or more points in five straight games. The streak is the No additional media access longest for the Patriots since 2011, when they had a streak of six such games. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 BROADCAST INFORMATION 8:25 p.m. ET Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS/NFL Network and can be seen FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston. Jim Nantz will handle play-by-play duties with Phil TBD Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Conf. Call Simms as the color analyst. Tracy Wolfson will work the sidelines. The game will be pro- TBD Patriots Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia Conf. Call duced by Lance Barrow and directed by Mike Arnold. TBD Patriots Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels Conf. Call NATIONAL RADIO: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience on West- WILLIE MCGINEST NIGHT wood One Radio. Ian Eagle and Boomer Esiason will call the game. New England Patriots 2015 Hall of Fame inductee Willie McGin- LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio est will be honored at halftime of Thursday night’s game vs. the Network. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots Miami Dolphins. McGinest, a three-time Super Bowl Champion and two-time Patriots all-decade team member, was voted by quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. Produced by Marc Cappello. the fans as the 24th person to enter the Patriots Hall of Fame. McGinest joined defensive lineman Houston Antwine, who was se- lected on April 2, 2015, by the senior selection committee, as the DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE 2015 Patriots Hall of Fame inductees. The induction ceremony The New England Patriots own a 69-19 (.784) record in regular-season AFC East games was held on Aug.5 at the NRG Plaza outside The Hall at Patriot since the beginning of the 2001 season, compiling the best intra-division record of any Place presented by Raytheon. team in the NFL. 2015 patriots schedule NFL’S TOP DIVISIONAL RECORDS SINCE 2001 PREGULAR SEASON (6-0) Team W L T Pct. Thurs., Sept. 10 Pittsburgh 28-21 W New England 69 19 0 .784 Indianapolis 66 23 0 .742 Sun., Sept. 20 at Buffalo 40-32 W Green Bay 62 24 1 .718 Sun., Sept. 27 Jacksonville 51-17 W Pittsburgh 61 28 0 .685 Sun., Oct. 4 BYE WEEK Sun., Oct. 11 at Dallas 30-6 W Sun., Oct. 18 at Indianapolis 34-27 W week 8 highlights Sun., Oct. 25 N.Y. Jets 30-23 W Thurs., Oct. 29 Miami 8:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN PAGE 14: A breakdown of New England’s Thursday night games over Sun., Nov. 8 Washington 1:00 p.m. FOX* the years. Sun., Nov. 15 at N.Y. Giants 4:25 p.m. CBS* PAGE 16: The New England Patriots hold the NFL’s best record in the Mon., Nov. 23 Buffalo 8:30 p.m. ESPN month of October dating back to 2000. Sun., Nov. 29 at Denver 8:30 p.m. NBC* PAGE 24: 2015 Patriots Hall of Fame Inductee Willie McGinest’s strong Sun., Dec. 6 Philadelphia 4:25 p.m. FOX* work ethic and versatility made him a unique weapon for the Patriots defense. Sun., Dec. 13 at Houston 1:00 p.m. CBS* PAGE 65: The Patriots have the highest regular-season winning percentage in Sun., Dec. 20 Tennessee 1:00 p.m. CBS* major American professional sports since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. Sun., Dec. 27 at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS* Sun., Jan. 3 at Miami 1:00 p.m. CBS* *Game time and network subject to possible flexible scheduling adjustment MEDIA CONTACTS 2015 AFC EAST STANDINGS PATRIOTS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE: 508-384-4203 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 NEW ENGLAND 6 0 0 1.000 213 126 Michael Jurovaty, Asst. Director of Media Relations, [email protected], 508-326-6187 New York Jets 4 2 0 .667 152 105 Cecily Faenza, Social Media Manager, [email protected], 774-254-7917 Miami Dolphins 3 3 0 .500 147 137 Travis Basciotta, Media Relations Coor., [email protected], 508-431-7773 Buffalo Bills 3 4 0 .429 176 173 Jeremie Smith, Corporate Communications Coor., [email protected], 508-549-0492 GILLETTE STADIUM • ONE PATRIOT PLACE • FOXBOROUGH, MA 02035 TEL: 508-384-9105 • FAX: 508-543-9053 PATRIOTS.COM • HTTP://MEDIA.PATRIOTS.COM 2015 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS WON 6, LOST 0 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/10 W 28-21 Pittsburgh 66,829 Blount 52 246 4.7 38t 4 09/20 W 40-32 at Buffalo 70,858 Lewis 40 201 5.0 13 2 09/27 W 51-17 Jacksonville 66,829 Edelman 3 23 7.7 12 0 10/11 W 30- 6 at Dallas 93,054 Brady 18 19 1.1 11 2 10/18 W 34-27 at Indianapolis 66,726 White 4 12 3.0 5 0 10/25 W 30-23 New York Jets 66,829 Amendola 1 3 3.0 3 0 10/29 Miami Bolden 6 2 0.3 3 0 11/08 Washington Garoppolo 4 -4 -1.0 -1 0 11/15 at New York Giants TEAM 128 502 3.9 38t 8 11/23 Buffalo OPPONENTS 147 662 4.5 28 3 11/29 at Denver * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 12/06 Philadelphia Edelman 45 503 11.2 59t 4 12/13 at Houston Gronkowski 34 533 15.7 52 6 12/20 Tennessee Lewis 26 256 9.8 40 1 12/27 at New York Jets Amendola 25 289 11.6 35 2 01/03 at Miami Dobson 11 119 10.8 24 0 N.E. Opp. Chandler 10 122 12.2 26 1 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 150 128 White 7 52 7.4 12 0 Rushing 34 34 K. Martin LG 6 95 15.8 39 1 Passing 101 83 K. Martin TM 6 95 15.8 39 1 Penalty 15 11 Blount 2 25 12.5 14 1 3rd Down: Made/Att 37/73 36/84 LaFell 2 25 12.5 19 0 3rd Down Pct. 50.7 42.9 M. Williams 2 19 9.5 15 0 4th Down: Made/Att 2/5 5/9 Bolden 2 14 7.0 12 0 4th Down Pct. 40.0 55.6 Cadet 1 2 2.0 2 0 POSSESSION AVG. 28:58 31:03 TEAM 173 2054 11.9 59t 16 TOTAL NET YARDS 2465 2152 OPPONENTS 144 1629 11.3 59t 11 Avg. Per Game 410.8 358.7 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Total Plays 395 397 Ryan 2 25 12.5 25 0 Avg. Per Play 6.2 5.4 Harmon 2 20 10.0 20 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 502 662 McCourty 1 27 27.0 27 0 Avg. Per Game 83.7 110.3 Butler 1 9 9.0 9 0 Total Rushes 128 147 TEAM 6 81 13.5 27 0 NET YARDS PASSING 1963 1490 OPPONENTS 1 14 14.0 14t 1 Avg. Per Game 327.2 248.3 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Sacked/Yards Lost 16/91 21/139 Allen 17 793 46.6 42.9 1 9 67 0 Gross Yards 2054 1629 TEAM 17 793 46.6 42.9 1 9 67 0 Att./Completions 251/173 229/144 OPPONENTS 28 1277 45.6 39.7 0 7 59 0 Completion Pct. 68.9 62.9 * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Had Intercepted 1 6 Amendola 11 5 121 11.0 28 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 17/46.6 28/45.6 Edelman 6 1 45 7.5 17 0 NET PUNTING AVG.