PATRIOTS HOST JETS IN FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF GAME MEDIA SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. (In Media Workroom) 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room 11:20 – 11:30 a.m. Eric Mangini Conference Call 11:35 – 11:45 a.m. Jets Player Conference Call NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-4) vs. NEW YORK JETS (10-6) 11:40 – 11:55 a.m. Tom Brady Media Availability Sunday, January 7, 2007 ¹ Gillette Stadium (68,756) ¹ 1:00 p.m. EST 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Media Lunch / Credential Pickup Approx. 12:45 p.m. Media Availability at Practice The 2006 AFC East Champion New England Patriots will aim to advance in the (Meet at Game Day Media Entrance) playoffs for the fourth straight season when they clash with their divisional rivals, the New York Jets, in a first-round playoff matchup at Gillette Stadium on Sunday THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. afternoon. New England is the only NFL team to have won a playoff game in each of (In Media Workroom) the last three seasons and will bid to move on to the divisional round for the fourth 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. Open Locker Room consecutive year. 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Credential Pickup (Media Workroom) This week’s game will be the third between the Patriots and Jets this season, with Approx. 12:35 p.m. Media Availability at Practice the teams splitting two regular-season contests. New England held off a late (Meet at Game Day Media Entrance) comeback bid by the Jets to hold on for a 24-17 road win on Sept. 17, but New York FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 evened the season series with a 17-14 win at Gillette Stadium two months later. 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coach Belichick Press Conf. New England and New York will meet in the playoffs for just the second time, with (In Media Workroom) the only other postseason contest coming at Giants Stadium on Dec. 28, 1985. The 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Open Locker Room Patriots won that first-round game 26-14 to begin their run to the 1985 AFC Approx. 11:40 a.m. Media Availability at Practice Championship. (Meet at Game Day Media Entrance) SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 A RECORD PERFORMANCE Team Walkthrough – No Media Availability The Patriots allowed an average of 14.81 points per game in the regular season, a SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 mark that set a franchise record. New England allowed a total of 237 points, a mark 1:00 p.m. Patriots vs. New York Jets that beat the previous 16-game record (238 in 2003) by one point. The Patriots’ 2006 defensive performance ranked second in the NFL (Baltimore, 12.56 ppg). 2006 PATRIOTS SCHEDULE FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME / PATRIOTS HISTORY REGULAR SEASON (12-4) Year Gms Pts PPG Sun., Sept. 10 Buffalo W 19-17 2006 16 237 14.81 Sun., Sept. 17 at N.Y. Jets W 24-17 Sun., Sept. 24 Denver L 7-17 2003 16 238 14.88 Sun., Oct. 1 at Cincinnati W 38-13 1977 14 217 15.50 2004 16 260 16.25 Sun., Oct. 8 Miami W 20-10 Sun., Oct. 22 at Buffalo W 28-6 BROADCAST INFORMATION Mon., Oct. 30 at Minnesota W 31-7 TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by CBS. The game can be seen Sun., Nov. 5 Indianapolis L 20-27 Sun., Nov. 12 N.Y. Jets L 14-17 in Boston on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Jim Nantz will handle play-by-play duties and Sun., Nov. 19 at Green Bay W 35-0 Phil Simms will provide analysis. Sun., Nov. 26 Chicago W 17-13 Sun., Dec. 3 Detroit W 28-21 RADIO: WBCN 104.1 FM is the flagship station for the Patriots Rock Radio Network. Sun., Dec. 10 at Miami L 0-21 A complete listing of the network’s stations can be found in this press release. Play- Sun., Dec. 17 Houston W 40-7 by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 30th season as the voice of the Patriots and Sun., Dec. 24 at Jacksonville W 24-21 will call the action along with Patriots Hall of Famer Gino Cappelletti for the 23rd Sun., Dec. 31 at Tennessee W 40-23 season. PLAYOFFS NATIONAL RADIO: The game will be broadcast nationally by Westwood One. Bill Sun., Jan. 7 N.Y. Jets 1:00 CBS Rosinski and Dan Reeves will call the game and Trev Alberts will report from the sidelines. AFC STANDINGS (Seed) Team W L T Pct. PF PA (1) San Diego* ......... 14 2 0 .875 492 303 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS (2) Baltimore@......... 13 3 0 .812 353 201 Stacey James........Exec. Director of Media [email protected].. 508-384-9105 (3) Indianapolis^...... 12 4 0 .750 427 360 Casey O’Connell ...Asst. Director of Media Relations...... [email protected].. 508-384-9111 (4) New England^ 12 4 0 .750 385 237 (5) New York Jets%.. 10 6 0 .625 316 295 Michelle Murphy ..Media Relations Coordinator ......... [email protected].. 508-384-9119 (6) Kansas City%........9 7 0 .562 331 315 Jared Puffer ..........Media Relations Coordinator [email protected].. 508-384-9195 *-Clinched division title, first-round bye and homefield advantage @-Clinched division title and first-round bye Jeff Cournoyer......Corp. Communications Coordinator [email protected].. 508-549-0492 ^-Clinched division title %-Clinched wild card Super Bowl Champions: 2001, 2003, 2004 ¹ AFC Champions: 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004 Division Champions: 1963, 1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Playoff Seasons: 1963, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 PATRIOTS VS. JETS SERIES HISTORY TALE OF THE TAPE The Patriots and Jets will meet for the 95th time 2006 Regular Season New England New York since the series between the AFC East rivals Record 12-4 10-6 began in 1960, but will square off in the Divisional Standings 1st 2nd playoffs for just the second time. The only Total Yards Gained 5,369 4,891 other occasion upon which the teams have Total Offense (Rank) 335.6 (11) 305.7 (25) tangled in postseason play came following Rush Offense 123.1 (12) 108.6 (20) the 1985 season, when the Patriots Pass Offense 212.5 (12) 197.1 (17) defeated the Jets 26-14 at Giants Stadium Points Per Game 24.1 (7) 19.8 (18) in the first of three straight road victories Touchdowns Scored 46 35 to claim the 1985 AFC Championship. This Third Down Conversion Pct. 42.5 43.8 season, the teams split their two regular-season matchups, with the Team Passer Rating 88.3 82.1 road team winning each contest. The Patriots have won seven of Total Yards Allowed 4,710 5,306 their last eight games against the Jets and have won nine of the Total Defense (Rank) 294.4 (6) 331.6 (20) last 11 games between the teams, including series sweeps in three Rush Defense 94.2 (5) 130.3 (24) straight years from 2003-05. The Jets hold a slight edge in the Pass Defense 200.2 (12) 201.4 (14) overall series, but the Patriots are 16-10 against Points Allowed/Game 14.8 (2) 18.4 (6) the Jets since Robert Kraft purchased the Touchdowns Allowed 24 34 team in 1994. With their 95th meeting this Third Down Defense (Pct.) 35.9 36.5 week, the Jets pass the Buffalo Bills (94 Opponent Passer Rating 66.1 78.0 games) as the most frequent opponent Field Goals Made/Attempted 20/26 24/27 in Patriots history. New England’s 45 Possession Avg. 31:35 31:03 victories over the Jets (including one Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost 29/190 34/199 playoff win) are tied for the second most Sacks Made/Yards 44/281 35/230 over any single opponent, trailing only Interceptions For/Against 22/12 16/16 Buffalo (53 all-time wins). Penalties Against/Yards 98/940 70/560 A complete listing of the first 92 games between the New Punts/Avg. 69/41.3 74/43.4 England Patriots and the New York Jets can be found on Turnover Differential +8 Even page 355 of the 2006 Patriots Media Guide. In addition to those 92 games, the Patriots defeated the Jets 24-17 at 2006 REGULAR SEASON: Giants Stadium on Sept. 17, 2006 and lost to New York PATRIOTS 24, JETS 17 17-14 at Gillette Stadium on Nov. 12, 2006. September 17, 2006 ¹ Giants Stadium (Att: 77,595) 1 2 3 4 Final SERIES BREAKDOWN New England Patriots 7 10 7 0 — 24 New York 48, New England 45, 1 Tie New York Jets 0 0 14 3 — 17 (Including New England 1, New York 0 in Playoffs) Home Record...............................................................23-23-1 The Patriots improved to 2-0 on the season with their second Record in Foxborough ....................................................19-17 straight divisional win to open the season. New England’s rushing Gillette Stadium ........................................................ 3-2 attack excelled for the second straight week, totaling 147 yards Foxboro Stadium ...................................................16-15 as Corey Dillon and Laurence Maroney both exceeded 4.0 yards Record in Boston ........................................................... 4-5-1 per carry and both scored touchdowns. Rookie Chad Jackson Record in Birmingham, Alabama ........................................ 0-1 caught a touchdown pass from Tom Brady, who finished the day Away Record ............................... 22-25 (incl. 1-0 in playoffs) 15-of-29 passing for 220 yards.