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SERIES HISTORY

The Patriots and Rams have played ten regular-season games with each team winning five times.

New England scored one of the greatest victories in franchise history when it defeated the favored Rams for the NFL championship on Feb. 3, 2002 in Super Bowl XXXVI. That victory followed a tight game in the 2001 regular season that ended in a 24-17 St. Louis victory at Foxboro Stadium.

The last time the two teams played was in 2008 when the Rams fell, 23-16, in their first-ever visit to Gillette Stadium on Oct. 26, 2008.

The Patriots and Rams have played eight games in the preseason, with each team winning four games. The last time the

teams met in the preseason was in 1994 when the Patriots won 28-10 in Los Angles. This week's game will be the first preseason meeting since the Rams moved to St. Louis in 1995.

The series dates back to 1974, when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams by a 20-14 score at what was then Schaefer Stadium.

Regular Season ? Patriots 5, Rams 5

Date

Result Score

H/A

Stadium

09/29/74

W

20-14

H

Schaefer Stadium

11/16/80

L

14-17

H

Schaefer Stadium

12/11/83

W

21-7

A

Anaheim Stadium

11/16/86

W

30-28

A

Anaheim Stadium

12/24/89

L

20-24

H

Sullivan Stadium

09/13/92

L

0-14

A

Anaheim Stadium

12/13/98

L

18-32

A

Trans World Dome

11/18/01

L

17-24

H

Foxboro Stadium

11/07/04

W

40-22

A

Edward Jones Dome

10/26/08

W

23-16

H

Gillette Stadium

Playoffs ? Patriots 1, Rams 0

Date

Result Score

H/A

Stadium

02/03/02* W

20-17

N

Louisiana Superdome

*-Super Bowl XXXVI

Preseason ? Patriots 4, Rams 4

Date

Result Score

H/A

Stadium

08/29/71

L

21-31

H

Schaefer Stadium

08/05/78

W

14-7

A

LA Coliseum

08/12/79

L

3-15

H

Schaefer Stadium

08/11/80

W

35-31

A

Anaheim Stadium

08/10/81

W

34-21

A

Anaheim Stadium

08/20/83

L

7-13

A

Anaheim Stadium

08/13/85

L

13-14

A

Anaheim Stadium

08/13/94

W

28-10

A

Anaheim Stadium

SERIES BREAKDOWN

(Includes Postseason)

Overall Record ............................................................. 6-5

Home Record ............................................................... 2-3

Gillette Stadium........................................................... 1-0

Schaefer/Sullivan/Foxboro Stadium............................... 1-3

Away Record ................................................................ 3-2

Anaheim Stadium ........................................................ 2-1

Trans World/Edward Jones Dome ................................. 1-1

Neutral Site Record (at Louisiana Superdome) ........... 1-0

Total Points ........................................... Patriots 223, Rams 215

Longest winning streak...............................2 games (two times)

Longest losing streak ................ 4 games (12/24/89 ? 11/18/01)

Bill Belichick vs. St. Louis/LA. ........... 3-2 (3-1 with New England)

TALE OF THE TAPE

2009 Regular Season Record Divisional Standings Total Yards Gained Total Offense (Rank) Rush Offense Pass Offense Points Per Game

New England 10-6 1st 6,357

397.3 (3) 120.1 (12) 277.3 (3)

26.7 (6)

St. Louis 1-15 4th 4,470

279.4 (29) 111.5 (20) 167.9 (28)

10.9

Total Yards Allowed Total Defense (Rank) Rush Defense Pass Defense Points Allowed/Game Possession Avg. Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost Sacks Made/Yards Total Touchdowns Scored Penalties Against/Yards Punts/Avg. Turnover Differential

5,123 320.2 (11) 110.5 (13) 209.7(12)

17.8 (5) 32:55 18/104 31/229 50 81/743 57/39.0 +6

5,965 372.8 (29) 147.6 (27) 235.3 (25)

27.2 28:58 44/284 25/149

17 100/834 90/46.8

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LAST MEETING

PATRIOTS 23, RAMS 16 October 26, 2008 ? Gillette Stadium (Att: 68,756)

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St. Louis Rams

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The Patriots improved to 5-2 on the season with a fourth-quarter comeback against St. Louis leading to a 23-16 win. The Patriots trailed 16-13 with fewer than 10 minutes to go in the game, but a 41-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski tied the score with 8:22 remaining and a 15-yard scoring strike from Matt Cassel to Kevin Faulk provided the game-winning touchdown with 3:13 left. Cassel set a career high with 267 yards, while Randy Moss totaled 102 yards on seven catches. The Patriots defense had seven quarterback hits, including four sacks, and Deltha O'Neal's interception with just more than one minute left helped to seal the victory for the Patriots.

CONNECTIONS

? Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo is a native of Whitinsville, Mass. Graduated from Springfield College and received his Master's from the University of Massachusetts.

? Patriots WR Sam Aiken and Rams C Jason Brown were teammates at North Carolina during the 2001-02 seasons.

? Patriots LB Eric Alexander and Rams P Donnie Jones were college teammates for four years at Louisiana State University from 2000-03.

? Patriots C Dan Koppen and Rams DT Chris Hovan played together at Boston College for the 1999 season.

? Patriots QB Tom Brady and Rams DE James Hall were four-year college teammates at Michigan from 1996-99.

? Patriots QB Brian Hoyer and Rams DT Clifton Ryan were teammates at Michigan State from 2004-06.

? Patriots S Patrick Chung and Rams WR Jordan Kent were teammates are Oregon from 2005-06.

? Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez, DE Jermaine Cunningham and LB Brandon Spikes and Rams C Drew Miller and T Phil Trautwein were all teammates at Florida from 2006-08.

? Patriots LB Gary Guyton and Rams S James Butler were teammates at Georgia Tech in 2004.

? Patriots T Nick Kaczur and Rams G John Greco were teammates at Toledo during the 2004 season. Greco took over the left tackle position after Kaczur left to go pro.

? Rams C Mark Setterstrom helped open holes for Patriots RB Laurence Maroney while the two were teammates at Minnesota from 2003-05.

? Patriots LB Jerod Mayo and Rams T Eric Young were four-year teammates at Tennessee from 2004-07.

? Patriots LB Tyrone McKenzie and Rams CB Jerome Murphy and DE George Selvie all played on the same defensive unit at South Florida during the 2007-08 seasons.

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CONNECTIONS (continued)

? Patriots OL Rich Ohrnberger and Rams LB Josh Hull

and CB Justin King played together at Penn State for the

2006-07 seasons. ? Patriots DL Myron Pryor and Rams WR Keenan Burton

were teammates at Kentucky from 2005-07. ? Patriots QB Zac Robinson and Rams RB Keith Toston

shared the backfield at Oklahoma State University for their

entire collegiate career, from 2006-09. ? Patriots RB's Chris Taylor and BenJarvus Green-Ellis

and Rams DE Victor Adejanju were teammates at

Indiana University from 2003-04. ? Patriots OL Sebastian Vollmer and Rams WR Donnie

Avery were members of the same offensive unit at the

University of Houston from 2004-07. ? Patriots DL Damione Lewis was drafted by the Rams with

the 12th overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft. ? Patriots T Mark LeVoir spent the 2007 season with the

Rams.

2010 PATRIOTS OPPONENTS

In 2010, the Patriots will play each of their AFC East rivals twice

and will play one game against each of the AFC North and NFC

North teams. As the first-place team in the AFC East, the Patriots

will play the first place teams of the AFC South (Indianapolis)

and the AFC West (San Diego).

HOME

AWAY

Team

W L Pct. Team

W L Pct.

Indianapolis Colts 14 2 .875 San Diego Chargers 13 3 .813

Minnesota Vikings 12 4 .750 New York Jets

9 7 .563

Green Bay Packers 11 5 .688 Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 .563

Cincinnati Bengals 10 6 .625 Miami Dolphins

7 9 .438

Baltimore Ravens

9 7 .563 Chicago Bears

7 9 .438

New York Jets

9 7 .563 Buffalo Bills

6 10 .375

Miami Dolphins

7 9 .438 Cleveland Browns 5 11 .313

Buffalo Bills

6 10 .375 Detroit Lions

2 14 .125

Highlights of the Patriots' 2010 schedule ? The Patriots' 2010 opponents had an aggregate record of 136-120

(.531) in 2009. ? Nine of the Patriots' 16 games will be against teams that finished

with a winning percentage of .500 or better in 2009. ? The Patriots will play five games against opponents that won 10 or

more games in 2009. ? Six of the Patriots eight home games in 2010 will be against teams

that made the playoffs in 2009. ? The Patriots will play two of the six NFC playoff teams. ? The Patriots will play all of the teams from the AFC playoff field,

including two games against AFC East rival New York Jets. ? The Patriots will host Indianapolis after traveling to face the Colts

in Indianapolis four straight times. ? The Patriots will face the Jets at their new stadium. ? The Patriots will attempt to avenge the 2009 Wild Card loss to

Baltimore when they host the Ravens in a rematch at Gillette Stadium. It will be Baltimore's third trip to New England in the last two seasons.

PATRIOTS CLOSE OUT 2009 8-0 AT HOME

The Patriots closed the 2009 regular-season home schedule with a perfect 8-0 record at Gillette Stadium, earning the fourth overall undefeated record at home. The Patriots were the only AFC team to go undefeated at home in 2009.

ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

The Patriots won more than half of their games in 2009 for the ninth straight year after finishing with a 10-6 record. They are the first team to win more than half of their games in nine straight seasons since free agency began in 1993. The Patriots are the fifth team to win more than half of their games in nine straight seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, joining the 49ers (16 straight from 1983-1998), the Cowboys (16 straight from 1970-85), the Raiders (11 straight from 1970-80) and the Steelers (9 straight from 1972-80). The Patriots have now won nine or more games in 13 of the 16 seasons Robert Kraft has owned the team.

PATRIOTS HAVE MOST 9-PLUS WIN SEASONS SINCE 2001

The Patriots are the only team in the NFL to have recorded nine or more wins in each of the last nine seasons.

MOST SEASONS OF 9+ WINS SINCE 2001 New England..................9 Indianapolis ...................... 8 Philadelphia ...................... 7 Pittsburgh ......................... 7

ROSTER REDUCTION DATES

The NFL roster limit during training camp is 80 players. The first mandatory preseason roster reduction date is Aug. 31, two days prior to the Patriots' final preseason game. On that date, rosters must be reduced to 75 players. On Saturday, Sept. 4, rosters must be reduced to the regular-season limit of 53 players. On Sept. 5, clubs may establish an eight-man practice squad.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2010

RANDY MOSS ? Randy Moss enters the 2010 season with 64 career 100 yard

receiving games and needs 12 to tie Jerry Rice (76) for first

place in NFL history. ? Moss enters 2010 with 35 games with two or more touchdown

receptions and needs to catch two or more touchdowns in

nine games in 2010 to tie Jerry Rice (44) for first in NFL

history. ? Moss enters 2010 in sixth place on the NFL's all-time receiving

yards list with 14,465 yards and needs 744 receiving yards in

2010 to move into second place all-time, behind Jerry Rice

(22,895). Ne needs 535 receiving yards to become the third

player in NFL history with 15,000 receiving yards. Jerry Rice

(22,895) and Isaac Bruce (15,208) are the only two other

players to accomplish the feat. ? Moss enters the 2010 season in tenth place on the NFL's all-

time list for receptions with 926. He needs 74 receptions in

2010 to become just the seventh player in NFL history with

1,000 career receptions. ? Moss enters 2010 with in fourth place in NFL history with 149

overall touchdowns. He needs one more touchdown to

become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 150

touchdowns. He needs two to join Jerry Rice as the only

players to top 150 TD catches. ? Moss has recorded 1,000 receiving yards in a season 10 times

in his 12-year career. Moss can join Jerry Rice (14) as the only

players in NFL history with 11 seasons with 1,000 receiving

yards.

TOM BRADY ? Tom Brady enters 2010 30th on the NFL'S all-time passing

yard list with 30,844 yards. He needs 2,618 yards to move

into the top 20. ? Brady and 100 regular-season wins. 97 and needs three wins

to become the 11th NFL QB to reach 100 wins.

LAST WEEK: PATRIOTS-FALCONS

PATRIOTS 28, ATLANTA 10

August 19, 2010 ? Georgia Dome

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Final -- 28 -- 10

The New England Patriots scored on two of their three possessions with the first-team offense as the Patriots cruised to a 28-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in a nationally-televised preseason game from the Georgia Dome.

WR Wes Welker made his return, seeing action during the Patriots first series. He caught a six-yard pass from QB Tom Brady on his first play from scrimmage and a 14-yard reception on his second play to finish the game with two catches for 20 yards.

It was a big day for the Patriots' two rookie tight ends, with each one catching a touchdown pass. Fourth-round draft pick TE Aaron Hernandez caught a 4-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and second-round pick TE Rob Gronkowski scored on a 24-yard reception in the fourth quarter.

The Patriots' other two touchdowns came on a pair of 20yard runs. RB Fred Taylor scored on a 28-yard run in the first quarter, and RB Sammy Morris had a 20-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

After Atlanta scored on its first offensive series, the Patriots built a 28-3 lead until the Falcons scored in the fourth quarter for a 28-10 final.

Brady finished 10-of-12 for 85 yards and led the Patriots two touchdown drives in first half action. He led the team on a 12-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Taylor's 28-yard run, and then culminated an 11-play, 63-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass Hernandez for a 14-3 halftime edge.

Backup QB Brian Hoyer entered the game late in the second quarter and directed two scoring drives in the second half. He engineered a 9-play, 69-yard drive that ended in the 20yard touchdown run by Morris for a 28-3 lead. Hoyer's 24-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski early in the fourth quarter was set up when DL Ron Brace forced a fumble that was recovered by LB Tyrone McKenzie at the Atlanta 42-yard line. Hoyer finished the game 8-of-15 for 94 yards.

WELKER MAKES HIS RETURN

WR Wes Welker made his preseason debut and caught two passes on his first two plays with a 6-yard pass and then a 14yard pass from QB Tom Brady. He played during the first series of the game and finished with two receptions for 20 yards.

PATRIOTS SCORE ON A PAIR OF 20-YARD RUNS

The Patriots scored on a pair of 20-yard runs. RB Fred Taylor scored on a 28-yard run in the first quarter, and RB Sammy Morris had a 20-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

TAYLOR POUNDS THE ROCK

Taylor scored on a 28-yard touchdown run to culminate a 12play, 80-yard drive on the Patriots first possession. He finished the game with 11 carries for 54 yards for a 4.9-yard average.

MORRIS POUNDS THE ROCK

RB Sammy Morris gained 52 yards on six carries for an 8.7-yard average that included his 20-yard touchdown run in the third quarter

BRADY IS IMPRESSIVE

QB Tom Brady started the game and played until the last 41 seconds of the second quarter, finishing 10-of-12 for 85 yards with a 4-yard touchdown pass to TE Aaron Hernandez. He led the Patriots on two scoring drives, a 12-play, 80-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter and an 11-play, 63-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter.

ROOKIE TIGHT ENDS SCORE

Both of the Patriots rookie tight ends scored touchdowns. Aaron Hernandez scored on the 4-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the second quarter, and Rob Gronkowski scored on a 24-yard pass from Brian Hoyer in the fourth quarter.

BURGESS IS BACK

Newly re-instated LB Derrick Burgess started at outside linebacker. He played in all 16 games with six starts last season after joining the Patriots in a trade with Oakland.

A BALANCED ATTACK

In the first half, the Patriots ran 29 offensive plays: 13 rushes for 71 yards and 14 passes for 79 yards. The team finished the game with 61 offensive plays: 30 rushing attempts and 29 pass attempts.

GOOD ON THIRD DOWN

During that first scoring drive, the Patriots converted three thirddown plays. On third-and-seven from the New England 33-yard line, Brady completed an 11-yard pass to RB Kevin Faulk. On third-and-seven from the 47-yard line Faulk ran for eight yards and a first down. Then on third-and-two from the Atlanta 37yard line, RB Sammy Morris gained nine yards for a first down. Overall against the Falcons, the Patriots were 11-of-17 on thirddown for a 65 percent conversion rate.

2010 DRAFT CLASS

For the second straight week four rookies were in the starting lineup. First-round pick CB Devin McCourty and second-round pick LB Brandon Spikes started on defense, and second-round pick TE Rob Gronkowski and fourth-round pick TE Aaron Hernandez started on offense.

HOYER IS A BACKUP PLAN

Backup QB Brian Hoyer entered the game with 41 seconds to go in the first half and finished the game 8-of-15 for 94 yards with one touchdown, a 24-yarder to TE Rob Gronkowski.

RON BRACE MAKES FORCES A FUMBLE

DL Ron Brace forced a fumble that was recovered by LB Tyrone McKenzie at the Atlanta 42-yard line with under a minute left in the third quarter. The Patriots converted the turnover into 24yard touchdown to rookie TE Rob Gronkowski.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

STREAKING

3 The number of consecutive seasons Randy Moss has recorded 10 or more touchdown catches to become the first Patriots player with three seasons of 10-plus TD catches. He had 23 in 2007, 11 in 2008 and an NFL-leading 13 in 2009. His nine seasons of 10 or more touchdowns tie Jerry Rice for the NFL record.

3 Wes Welker and Randy Moss became the first Patriots to have back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2008 and stretched that to three straight 1,000-yard seasons after both went over 1,000 yards in 2009.

3 The number of seasons that Wes Welker has reached 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards to join Marvin Harrison (4), Jerry Rice (3), Herman Moore (3) and Brandon Marshall (3) as the only players to catch 100 passes and have 1,000 receiving yards in three consecutive seasons.

3 The number of consecutive seasons that the Patriots' offense has finished in the top five after finishing third in 2009, fifth in 2008 and first in 2007.

6 The number of times in NFL history that a team has had two players go three straight seasons with 1,000 yards receiving after Randy Moss and Wes Welker completed their third straight season with over 1,000 yards receiving in 2009.

7 The number of NFL receivers who have reached 14,000 receiving yards. Randy Moss became the seventh player to reach the milestone in 2009 and now has 14,465 receiving yards.

7 The number of seasons that Tom Brady has passed for more than 3,000 yards to tie the team record with Drew Bledsoe.

9 The number of consecutive seasons in which the Patriots have won nine or more regular-season games. They are the only team in the NFL to have won at least nine games in each of the last nine seasons entering 2010.

171 The number of consecutive home games the Patriots have sold out. The streak includes every preseason, regular-season and playoff game since the 1994 regular-season opener.

2009 SEASON ACCOMPLISHMENTS

3 The number of times Tom Brady has passed for 4,000 or more yards in a season after his team-record third 4,000 yard season in 2009. His 4,398 passing yards last season are second to the team-record 4,806 yards passing he had in 2007.

5 The number of times that Brady has finished a season with 25 or more touchdowns after closing out the 2009 season with 28 touchdown passes. He is tied with Drew Brees for the fifth most seasons with 25 or more touchdowns.

10 The number of seasons that Randy Moss has reached 1,000 yards receiving. He joins Jerry Rice (14 seasons) as the only players in NFL history to record 10 seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards.

11 The number of NFL receivers who have reached 900 career receptions. Moss became the 11th player to reach the milestone and now has 926 career receptions.

2009 ACCOMPLISHMENTS (continued)

15 The number of times Tom Brady has earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors, after earning the award for his 378yard passing effort in the Patriots' come-from-behind 25-24 win on opening week vs. Buffalo, a six-TD effort vs. Tennessee and vs. Jacksonville after setting a record for best completion percentage (.885).

30 The number of regular season 300-yard passing games by Tom Brady, a new team record. Brady's seven 300-yard games in 2009 moved him past Drew Bledsoe (26) for the team record.

31 Tom Brady became the 31st player to eclipse 30,000 yards passing plateau in his career. Brady reached the milestone at Miami (12/06/09) and now has 30,844 career passing yards.

64 The number of 100-yard receiving games by WR Randy Moss, which ranks second in NFL history to WR Jerry Rice's 76 100yard receiving games.

THE KRAFT ERA

3 The number of Super Bowl championships the Patriots have won since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total in the NFL over that span. Only Denver (2; 1997 and 1998) and Pittsburgh (2; 2005 and 2008) have won multiple Super Bowl titles since 1994.

5 The number of conference championships the Patriots have won since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total in the NFL over that span. Pittsburgh is second with three conference titles since 1994.

17 The number of playoff games the Patriots have won since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994. That mark is the highest total in the NFL over that span. Pittsburgh ranks second with 15 playoff wins over that span.

25 The number of playoff games the Patriots have appeared in since 1994. The mark is the highest in the NFL, ahead of the 23 games played by Pittsburgh.

THE BELICHICK ERA

4 Bill Belichick is one of just four coaches to win three championships since the Super Bowl era began. Belichick joins three members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the exclusive club (Chuck Knoll 4, Joe Gibbs 3 and Bill Walsh 3). Belichick is the only coach to win three Super Bowls in the post-1993 salary cap era and the only one to ever win three in four years.

107-37

The Patriots' regular-season record since 2001 under Head Coach Bill Belichick. Under Belichick, the Patriots have won 74.3 percent of their regular-season games, recording the highest winning percentage of any major American professional sports team over that span.

PATRIOTS HALL OF FAME 4

The number of Patriots Hall of Famers that are also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (John Hannah, Andre Tippett, Mike Haynes and Nick Buoniconti).

15

The number of players in the Patriots Hall of Fame following the induction of former RB Sam "Bam" Cunningham.

5,453

The number of rushing yards Cunningham accumulated during his career to become the Patriots' all-time leading rusher.

ROBERT KRAFT NEWS & NOTES

Since Robert Kraft purchased the

team in 1994, the Patriots have

experienced one of the most

dramatic turnarounds in the history

of sports. In 16 seasons of

ownership, Kraft has transformed

one of the league's least successful

clubs into what many observers

view as a model NFL franchise. In

the five seasons immediately

preceding his purchase (1989-93),

the Patriots were a moribund team, winning just 19 of 80 games

(.311 pct.) and recording the worst record in the NFL over that

span. When he bought the franchise on Jan. 21, 1994, Kraft

announced his intention to bring a championship to New

England, a tall order considering the team's previous success

rate. But under Kraft's leadership, the Patriots have won nine

division titles, five conference crowns and three Super Bowl

championships. The Patriots have made five Super Bowl

appearances since Kraft purchased the team, a period during

which no other NFL franchise has earned more than three

berths.

Pre-Kraft

Kraft Era

1960-93 1989-93 1994-09

Overall Record

225-276-9

19-61

183-98

Winning Pct.

.450

.311

.651

Super Bowl Titles

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3

Conference Titles

1

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5

Division Titles

3

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9

Playoff Seasons

6

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11

Playoff Record

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Home Playoff Games

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Home Playoff Record

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A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION

The Patriots, the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs

are the only teams from the four major professional sports

leagues to have won at least three titles since 2001.

MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2001

Team

League

Titles

Los Angeles Lakers................................NBA.................................. ...4

New England Patriots ................... NFL ................................ 3

San Antonio Spurs............................. NBA ..................................3

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME/SERIES APPEARANCES SINCE 1994

Team

League

Appearances

New York Yankees ............................ MLB ..................................7

Los Angeles Lakers............................ NBA ..................................7

Detroit Red Wings ............................. NHL ..................................6

New England Patriots ................... NFL ................................ 5

San Antonio Spurs............................. NBA ..................................4

New Jersey Devils ............................. NHL ..................................4

SELLOUT STREAK

In the early 1990s, the Patriots seemed destined for relocation

until Robert Kraft's purchase of the team rejuvenated local

interest. In 1991, the season ticket base was just 17,635, barely

enough to support the club. Now, the season-ticket base stands

at a capped total of 61,759 and more than 50,000 fans are on a

waiting list. The Patriots have sold out 171 consecutive home

games (dating back to the 1994 regular-season opener).

SUCCESS STORY

Since Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994, the Patriots

have been one of the NFL's elite franchises. Over the first 16

seasons of Kraft's ownership, the Patriots own the NFL's highest

winning percentage and have won more Super Bowl titles, more

conference championships and more playoff games than any

other NFL team. The Patriots have now won 9 or more games in

13 of the 16 seasons that Robert Kraft has owned the team.

SINCE ROBERT KRAFT PURCHASED THE TEAM IN 1994... TOTAL VICTORIES SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason) New England Patriots..........................................183 Pittsburgh Steelers ................................................... 175 Green Bay Packers ................................................... 171 Indianapolis Colts .................................................... 171 Denver Broncos ....................................................... 161 Philadelphia Eagles .................................................. 155

WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994 (Incl. Postseason)

Team

W

L

T

Pct.

New England Patriots

183 98 0

.651

Pittsburgh Steelers

175 103 1

.629

Green Bay Packers

171 106 0

.617

Indianapolis Colts

171 107 0

.615

Denver Broncos

161 108 0

.599

Philadelphia Eagles

155 120 2

.563

Minnesota Vikings

151 120 0

.557

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 New England Patriots .............................................3 Pittsburgh Steelers............................................ ...............2 Denver Broncos ...........................................................2 9 Teams....... ..............................................................1

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1994 New England Patriots .............................................5 Pittsburgh Steelers .......................................................3 Denver Broncos ...........................................................2 Green Bay Packers .......................................................2 St. Louis Rams.............................................................2 Indianapolis Colts.........................................................2 New York Giants ..........................................................2 14 Teams ..... ..............................................................1

PLAYOFF VICTORIES SINCE 1994 New England Patriots............................................. 17 Pittsburgh Steelers ...................................................... 15 Green Bay Packers ...................................................... 11 Philadelphia Eagles............................................................ 11 Indianapolis Colts ........................................................ 11

PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1994 New England Patriots .............................................25 Pittsburgh Steelers ....................................................... 23 Indianapolis Colts......................................................... 22 Green Bay Packers ....................................................... 21 Philadelphia Eagles ...................................................... 21 Denver Broncos ........................................................... 13 San Francisco 49ers ..................................................... 13

PLAYOFF SEASONS SINCE 1994 Indianapolis Colts ........................................................ 12 New England Patriots............................................. 11 Green Bay Packers ...................................................... 11 Philadelphia Eagles ...................................................... 10 Pittsburgh Steelers ........................................................ 9 Dallas Cowboys ............................................................. 9

PLAYOFF WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 1994

Team

W

L

Pct.

New Orleans Saints ........................ 5 ......... 2 .................... .714

New England Patriots ..............17 ........ 8.................. .680

Pittsburgh Steelers ....................... 15 ......... 8 .................... .652

Arizona Cardinals .......................... 5 ......... 3 .................. . .625

Baltimore Ravens ........................... 8 ......... 5 ................... .615

Denver Broncos ............................. 8 ......... 5 ................... .615

Carolina Panthers ........................... 6 ......... 4 ................... .600

ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

The Patriots have won more than half of their games for the

ninth straight year after finishing the season with a 10-6 record.

They are the first team to win more than half of their games in

nine straight seasons since free agency began in 1993. The

Patriots are the fifth team to win more than half of their games

in nine straight seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, joining

the 49ers (16 straight from 1983-1998), the Cowboys (16

straight from 1970-85), the Raiders (11 straight from 1970-

80) and the Steelers (9 straight from 1972-80).

BILL BELICHICK NEWS & NOTES

THE HEAD COACH

Overall Record: 163-97 (.627) Regular Season: 148-92 (.617) Postseason: 15-5 (.750) With Patriots overall: 126-52 (.708) Overall since 2001: 121-41 (.747) Super Bowl Titles: 5 (86, 90, 01, 03, 04) Conf. Titles: 7 (86, 90, 96, 01, 03, 04, 07) Division Titles: 14 (75, 78, 86, 89, 90, 96, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09)

Bill Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three

Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. He spent 20 years as an

assistant coach in the NFL and this is his 16th season as a head

coach. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the only man

in NFL history to serve 20 or more seasons as an assistant coach

and at least 15 seasons as a head coach. Over a 100-game span

from 2003-08, Belichick directed the team to an 82-18 record,

marking the best 100-game span for any team in NFL history. In

the 2007 season, Belichick led the Patriots to the fourth

undefeated and untied regular season in the NFL's 90-year

history and the first since the NFL established a 16-game

schedule in 1978. He has led the Patriots to the Super Bowl four

times and has produced seven division championships, including

five straight from 2003-07. Belichick's Patriots teams own the all-

time NFL records for consecutive total victories (21 from 2003-

04), and established the record for consecutive regular-season

victories (21 from 2006-08) and consecutive playoff victories (10

from 2001-05). Belichick owns the second-best postseason

record in NFL history (15-5) and is the winningest NFL head

coach since 2001 (121-41). From 2003-04, he directed the

Patriots to back-to-back Super Bowl titles while posting

consecutive 17-win campaigns. Belichick has spent more seasons

in the league than any other current NFL head coach, and in that

time has been a part of five Super Bowl championship teams.

His overall record of 126-52 with the Patriots gives him the most

victories and the best winning percentage of any head coach in

franchise history.

ELITE COMPANY

Bill Belichick is one of nine NFL head coaches to win three or

more championships since the league began postseason play in

1933. With the Patriots' victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, Belichick

joined an exclusive club in which each of the eight other

members has been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

HEAD COACHES WITH THREE OR MORE NFL TITLES

(Listed alphabetically)

Head Coach

Championship Team(s)

Bill Belichick

New England Patriots

Paul Brown

Cleveland Browns

Weeb Ewbank

Baltimore Colts, New York Jets

Joe Gibbs

Washington Redskins

George Halas

Chicago Bears

Curly Lambeau

Green Bay Packers

Vince Lombardi

Green Bay Packers

Chuck Noll

Pittsburgh Steelers

Bill Walsh

San Francisco 49ers

BELICHICK'S PATRIOTS RENAISSANCE

Any successful project requires a sound plan and once head

coach Bill Belichick implemented his design on the Patriots, his

approach has given him the best record of any NFL head coach

who has coached at least 40 games since 2001.

NFL COACHES' RECORDS SINCE 2001

Coach

Team

W L T Pct.

Bill Belichick

NE

121 41 0 .747

Tony Dungy

TB/IND

101 41 0 .711

Wade Phillips

ATL/DAL

36 18 0 .667

Bill Cowher

PIT

70 35 1 .665

Mike Tomlin

PIT

33 18 0 .647

Andy Reid

PHI

100 58 1 .632

Mike Martz

STL

46 29 0 .613

AMONG THE GREATS

Coach Belichick has recorded 163 career wins and is one of 15 coaches in NFL history to win 160 or more games. Belichick owns a career winning percentage of .627, which is fifth all-time, behind George Halas (.682), Don Shula (.666), Curly Lambeau (.630) and Joe Gibbs (.629).

TOP WINNING PERCENTAGE AMONG HEAD COACHES

WITH AT LEAST 150 WINS (INCL. POSTSEASON)

Head Coach Team(s) Years

W L T Pct.

George Halas CHI

1920-29,33-41,46-55,58-67 324 151 31 .682

Don Shula

BAL/MIA 1963-95

347 173 6 .666

Curly Lambeau GB/CHC/WAS 1921-53

229 134 22 .630

Joe Gibbs

WAS

1981-92,04-07 171 101 0 .629

Bill Belichick CLV/NE 1991-95,00-09 163 97 0 .627

NOTE: Winning percentage calculated using current NFL rules, counting a tie as a half-win, half-loss.

SUPER SUCCESS

Bill Belichick is one of just four head coaches to win three Super

Bowl championships. Belichick is the only coach to win three

Super Bowls in the post-1993 salary cap era.

MOST SUPER BOWL VICTORIES

Head Coach Team

Titles Seasons

Chuck Noll

PIT

4

1974, 1975, 1978, 1979

Bill Belichick

NE

3

2001, 2003, 2004

Joe Gibbs

WAS

3

1982, 1987, 1991

Bill Walsh

SF

3

1981, 1984, 1988

NOTE: Sorted by most recent championship. Super Bowls have determined NFL champion since 1966.

PLAYOFF SUCCESS

Coach Belichick has won 15 career playoff games, a total that is

the fifth-highest by a head coach in NFL history.

MOST PLAYOFF WINS BY AN NFL HEAD COACH

Coach

Team(s)

Wins

Tom Landry............Dallas Cowboys ................................................. 20

Don Shula ..............Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins.......................... 19

Joe Gibbs ............... Washington Redskins ......................................... 17

Chuck Noll..............Pittsburgh Steelers............................................. 16

Bill Belichick ....... Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots....15

POSTSEASON PROWESS

Bill Belichick is the second winningest head coach in NFL playoff

history, trailing only the legendary Vince Lombardi, whose name

is emblazoned on the Super Bowl trophy.

BEST POSTSEASON RECORDS IN NFL HISTORY

Head Coach

Team(s)

W

L

Pct.

Vince Lombardi

GB/WAS

9

1

.900

Bill Belichick

CLE/NE

15

5

.750

TOPS IN TEAM HISTORY

Bill Belichick is the most successful head coach in Patriots

history. He has recorded more wins (126) and a higher winning

percentage (.708) than any of the 13 previous head coaches.

WINNINGEST HEAD COACHES IN PATRIOTS HISTORY

Career Overall Playoff

Coach

Years Winning Pct. W-L-T W-L

Bill Belichick 2000-09

.708

126-52-0 14-4

Raymond Berry 1984-89

.554

51-41-0 3-2

Pete Carroll

1997-99

.549

28-23-0 1-2

Ron Meyer

1982-84

.529

18-16-0 0-1

Chuck Fairbanks 1973-78

.529

46-41

0-2

Mike Holovak

1961-68

.528

53-47-9 1-1

Bill Parcells

1993-96

.500

34-34

2-2

Ron Erhardt

1979-81

.438

21-27

0-0

Lou Saban

1960-61

.368

7-12

0-0

Clive Rush

1969-70

.238

5-16

0-0

BELICHICK WINS 100th REGULAR-SEASON GAME

WITH PATRIOTS

The Patriots' victory over Oakland on Dec. 14, 2008 was Bill

Belichick's 100th regular-season victory as Patriots head coach. His 100th victory came in his 142nd regular-season game as head coach. Only three NFL coaches have won their 100th game with a

team in fewer tries ? Oakland's John Madden (136 games),

Miami's Don Shula (137) and Cleveland's Paul Brown (138).

TOM BRADY NEWS & NOTES

RECORDING SUCCESS

Tom Brady has quarterbacked the Patriots to victories in 97 of his 127 career regular-season starts, compiling a .764 winning percentage and giving him the best record of any quarterback in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966). Including his 14-4 record in the playoffs, he is 111-34 (.766) as a starter.

TOP WINNING PERCENTAGES IN SUPER BOWL ERA

(Since 1966, Minimum 50 Starts, Regular Season Only)

Player

Team(s) Years

W L T Pct.

Tom Brady

NE

2000-09

97 30 0 .764

Roger Staubach DAL

1969-79

85 29 0 .746

Joe Montana

SF/KC 1979-94

117 47 0 .713

ACTIVE QUARTERBACKS WINNING PERCENTAGE

Minimum 32 Starts (two full seasons), Regular Season Only

Quarterback

Team(s)

W

L

T Pct.

Tom Brady

NE

97 30

0 .764

Philip Rivers

SD

46 18

0 .719

Ben Roethlisberger PIT

60 26

0 .698

Tony Romo

DAL

38 17

0 .691

Peyton Manning

IND

131 61

0 .682

BRADY: OVER 4,000 YARDS AND 25 TDS IN 2009

Tom Brady posted his team-record third season with 4,000

yards after finishing with 4,398 passing yards in 2009, second

only to the team-record 4,806 yards passing he had in 2007.

Brady was tied with Drew Bledsoe with two 4,000-yard seasons.

Brady had 4,110 yards passing in 2005 and a team-record 4,806

yards in 2007. He became the ninth NFL player to have three

4,000-yard seasons.

Brady finished the `09 season with 28 touchdown passes for

his fifth season with 25 or more touchdowns. He is tied with

Drew Brees for the fifth most seasons with 25 or more

touchdowns.

MOST SEASONS WITH 25-PLUS TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Peyton Manning 12

Joe Montana

6

Brett Favre

11

Tom Brady

5

Dan Marino

7

Drew Brees

5

TOM BRADY'S RECORD AS A STARTER

Reg. Season

Playoffs

Total

Overall:

97-30

14-4

111-34

Home:.............................54-10 ...................... 8-1 .............. 62-11

Road:..............................43-20 .................... 6-3* ......... ...49-23*

By Yardage Total

Less than 200: ................. 23-12 ...................... 3-1 .............. 26-13

200-299: ......................... 48-14 ...................... 9-2 .............. 57-16

300 or more: .....................26-4 ...................... 2-1 ................ 28-5

Other Records

On Artificial Turf: ...............46-4 ...................... 4-2 ................ 50-6

Temp. Below 40:................21-3 ...................... 8-1 ................ 29-4

Thanksgiving or later:.........37-9 .................... 14-4 .............. 51-13

Leading at Halftime:...........76-7 .................... 10-2 ................ 86-9

Leading after 3 Qtrs: ..........80-5 ...................... 9-2 ................ 89-7

Overtime: ........................... 6-1 ...................... 1-0 ..................7-1

Final margin ................
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