New England Patriots

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
American Football Conference
East Division
Team Colors: Blue, Red, Silver, and White
Gillette Stadium
One Patriot Place
Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035
Telephone: (508) 543-8200
2012 SCHEDULE
PRESEASON
Aug. 9 New Orleans......................7:30
Aug. 20 Philadelphia ......................8:00
Aug. 25 at Tampa Bay .....................7:30
Aug. 29 at New York Giants .............7:30
REGULAR SEASON
Sep. 9 at Tennessee ......................1:00
Sep. 16 Arizona ..............................1:00
Sep. 23 at Baltimore........................8:20
Sep. 30 at Buffalo ...........................1:00
Oct. 7 Denver...............................4:25
Oct. 14 at Seattle............................4:05
Oct. 21 New York Jets ...................4:25
Oct. 28 at St. Louis (London)..........1:00
Nov. 4 BYE
Nov. 11 Buffalo...............................1:00
Nov. 18 Indianapolis.......................1:00
Nov. 22 at New York Jets (Thurs) ....8:20
Dec. 2 at Miami.............................1:00
Dec. 10 Houston (Mon)...................8:30
Dec. 16 San Francisco .................*8:20
Dec. 23 at Jacksonville....................1:00
Dec. 30 Miami ................................1:00
* All times ET; Sunday night games in
Weeks 11-16 subject to change
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
(opened in 2002)
•Capacity: 68,756
One Patriot Place
Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035
Playing Surface: FieldTurf
Training Camp: Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, MA 02035
CLUB OFFICIALS
Chairman & CEO: Robert K. Kraft
President: Jonathan A. Kraft
President of New England Patriots
Charitable Foundation: Josh Kraft
Director of Player Development:
Kevin Anderson
Vice President of Human Resources:
Robin Boudreau
Chief Operating Officer of TeamOps
Security: Mark Briggs
Equipment Manager: Don Brocher
Director of Player Personnel:
Nick Caserio
Vice President of Information
Technology: Pat Curley
Video Director: Jimmy Dee
Senior Vice President of Marketing and
Brand Development: Jennifer Ferron
Vice President of Customer Marketing
and Strategy: Jessica Gelman
Vice President of the Kraft Group:
Robyn Glaser
Vice President of Media and Community
Relations: Stacey James
Publisher and Vice President of Content:
Fred Kirsch
Vice President of Corporate Sales:
Murray Kohl
Director of Research: Richard Miller
Vice President of Stadium Business
Development and External Affairs:
Dan Murphy
Director of Football / Head Coach
Administration: Berj Najarian
Senior Vice President of Finance,
Administration and Operation:
James Nolan
Vice President of Corporate
Relationships: David Pearlstein
Senior Football Advisor: Floyd Reese
Senior Executive Producer of Broadcast
Production: Matt Smith
Director of Cheerleaders: Tracy Sormanti
Executive Director of Community Affairs:
Andre Tippett
Senior Director of Marketing Services
and Operations: Gail Titus
Head Athletic Trainer: Jim Whalen
Vice President of Food and Beverage:
David Wheeler
Vice President of Finance: Jim Wilson
COACHING HISTORY
Boston 1960-1970
(437-381-9)
Records include postseason games
1960-61 Lou Saban*.....................7-12-0
1961-68 Mike Holovak ................53-47-9
1969-1970 Clive Rush**...................5-16-0
1970-72 John Mazur*** ...............9-21-0
1972
Phil Bengtson ....................1-4-0
1973-78 Chuck Fairbanks**** ....46-41-0
1978
Hank Bullough-Ron Erhardt#...0-1-0
1979-1981 Ron Erhardt ....................21-27-0
1982-84 Ron Meyer## ..............18-16-0
1984-89 Raymond Berry .............51-41-0
1990
Rod Rust.........................1-15-0
1991-92 Dick MacPherson ............8-24-0
1993-96 Bill Parcells ...................34-34-0
1997-99 Pete Carroll ...................28-23-0
2000-2011 Bill Belichick................155-59-0
*Released after five games in 1961
**Released after seven games in 1970
***Resigned after nine games in 1972
****Suspended for final regular-season game in 1978
#Co-coaches
##Released after eight games in 1984
PAID ATTENDANCE
Home 542,216
Away 552,239
Total 1,094,455
Single-game home record,
71,768 (11/30/08)
Single-season home record,
579,182 (2007)
2012 DRAFT CHOICES
Round Name
Pos.
1
2
3
6
7
Chandler Jones
Dont’a Hightower
Tavon Wilson
Jake Bequette
Nate Ebner
Alfonzo Dennard
Jeremy Ebert
College
DE
Syracuse
LB
Alabama
DB
Illinois
DE
Arkansas
DB
Ohio St.
DB
Nebraska
WR Northwestern
GILLETTE STADIUM
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING
Att. Comp.
Brady
611
401
Hoyer
1
1
Patriots
612
402
Opponents
619
386
2011 TEAM RECORD
PRESEASON (2-2)
Date Result
Opponent
8/11
8/18
8/27
9/1
W
W
L
L
47-12
31-14
10-34
17-18
Jacksonville
at Tampa Bay
at Detroit
New York Giants
TD TD TD
SCORING
R P Rt PAT FG Saf PTS
Gostkowski 0 0 0 59/59 28/33 0 143
R. Gronkowski 1 17 0 0/0 0/0 0 108
Green-Ellis 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 66
Welker
0 9 0 0/0 0/0 0 54
Hernandez 0 7 0 0/0 0/0 0 42
Branch
0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30
Brady
3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18
Woodhead 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 10
Edelman
0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
S. Moore
0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
Ninkovich
0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
Ochocinco 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6
Ridley
1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6
Vereen
1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6
Wilfork
0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
Patriots
18 39 4 59/59 28/33 0 513
Opponents 13 26 1 38/38 20/23 2 342
2-Pt Conversions: Woodhead 2
Patriots 2-2, Opponents 0-2
REGULAR SEASON (13-3)
Date Result
Opponent
9/12
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/21
11/27
12/4
12/11
12/18
12/24
1/1
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
38-24
35-21
31-34
31-19
30-21
20-16
17-25
20-24
37-16
34-3
38-20
31-24
34-27
41-23
27-24
49-21
at Miami
San Diego
at Buffalo
at Oakland
New York Jets
Dallas
at Pittsburgh
New York Giants
at New York Jets
Kansas City
at Philadelphia
Indianapolis
at Washington
at Denver
Miami
Buffalo
POSTSEASON (2-1)
Date Result
Opponent
1/14
1/22
2/5
W 45-10
W 23-20
L 17-21
Denver
Baltimore
vs. New York Giants
at Indianapolis
SCORE BY PERIODS
Patriots
82 148 141 142 0 — 513
Opponents 87 83 50 122 0 — 342
2011 TEAM STATISTICS
Patriots
Total First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
3rd Down: Made/Att
3rd Down Pct.
4th Down: Made/Att
4th Down Pct.
Possession Avg.
Total Net Yards
Avg. Per Game
Total Plays
Avg. Per Play
Net Yards Rushing
Avg. Per Game
Total Rushes
Net Yards Passing
Avg. Per Game
Sacked/Yards Lost
Gross Yards
Att./Completions
Completion Pct.
Had Intercepted
Punts/Average
Net Punting Avg.
Penalties/Yards
Fumbles/Ball Lost
Touchdowns
Rushing
Passing
Returns
100
Yds.
5235
22
5257
4977
Opp.
399
370
107
101
262
245
30
24
89/194 87/202
45.9
43.1
7/11
8/19
63.6
42.1
28:47
31:13
6848
6577
428.0
411.1
1082
1064
6.3
6.2
1764
1874
110.3
117.1
438
405
5084
4703
317.8
293.9
32/173 40/274
5257
4977
612/402 619/386
65.7
62.4
12
23
57/46.5 67/45.5
57/41.5 67/39.1
87/815 115/907
13/5
21/11
61
40
18
13
39
26
4
1
RUSHING
Green-Ellis
Ridley
Woodhead
Brady
Faulk
Vereen
Hernandez
Welker
Edelman
R. Gronkowski
Hoyer
Patriots
Opponents
No. Yds Avg LG TD
181 667 3.7 18 11
87 441 5.1 33t 1
77 351 4.6 12 1
43 109 2.5 13 3
17
57 3.4 9 0
15
57 3.8 19 1
5
45 9.0 19 0
4
30 7.5 19 0
4
8 2.0 6 0
1
2 2.0 2t 1
4
-3 -.8 0 0
438 1764 4.0 33t 18
405 1874 4.6 41 13
RECEIVING
Welker
R. Gronkowski
Hernandez
Branch
Woodhead
Ochocinco
Green-Ellis
Faulk
Edelman
Underwood
Ridley
Slater
Patriots
Opponents
No.
122
90
79
51
18
15
9
7
4
3
3
1
402
386
PUNTING
Mesko
Patriots
Opponents
Yds
1569
1327
910
702
157
276
159
34
34
30
13
46
5257
4977
Avg
12.9
14.7
11.5
13.8
8.7
18.4
17.7
4.9
8.5
10.0
4.3
46.0
13.1
12.9
LG
99t
52t
46
63
16
53
53
18
11
13
8
46
99t
58
TD
9
17
7
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
26
No. Yds. Avg. In 20 LG
57 2648 46.5
24 65
57 2648 46.5
24 65
67 3051 45.5
26 64
Pct.
65.6
100.0
65.7
62.4
TD
39
0
39
26
Int.
12
0
12
23
INTERCEPTIONS
Arrington
Wilfork
Molden
McCourty
Ninkovich
S. Moore
Mayo
Guyton
Brown
Adams
Chung
Patriots
Opponents
PUNT
RETURNS
Edelman
Welker
Faulk
Patriots
Opponents
KICKOFF
RETURNS
Woodhead
Edelman
Ridley
Slater
R. Gronkowski
McCourty
Ninkovich
Patriots
Opponents
Tkld.
32/173
0/0
32/173
40/274
Rate
105.6
118.8
105.7
86.1
No. Yds Avg LG TD
7 92 13.1 28 0
2 47 23.5 28 0
2 40 20.0 27 0
2 38 19.0 38 0
2 30 15.0 18 1
2 26 13.0 21t 1
2
4 2.0 2 0
1 17 17.0 17 0
1
2 2.0 2 0
1
0 0.0 0 0
1
0 0.0 0 0
23 296 12.9 38 2
12 186 15.5 42 1
Ret FC Yds Avg LG TD
28 7 296 10.6 72t 1
8 6 82 10.3 25 0
2 0 11 5.5 7 0
38 13 389 10.2 72t 1
26 18 220 8.5 26 0
No. Yds
20 437
12 284
7 152
4
68
1
11
1
24
1
10
46 986
60 1294
Avg LG TD
21.9 37 0
23.7 37 0
21.7 32 0
17.0 22 0
11.0 11 0
24.0 24 0
10.0 10 0
21.4 37 0
21.6 88 0
FIELD
GOALS
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Gostkowski 1/1 12/13 5/6 9/11 1/2
Patriots
1/1 12/13 5/6 9/11 1/2
Opponents 0/0 14/15 2/2 4/6 0/0
SACKS
Anderson
A. Carter
Ninkovich
Wilfork
Love
Deaderick
Chung
Ellis
Mayo
Warren
Pryor
Wright
Patriots
Opponents
No.
10.0
10.0
6.5
3.5
3.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
40.0
32.0
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
RECORD HOLDERS
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS—CAREER
Category
Name
Performance
Rushing (Yds.) ................................................................Sam Cunningham, 1973-79, 1981-82 ................................................5,453
Passing (Yds.).................................................................Tom Brady, 2000-2011 ....................................................................39,979
Passing (TDs) .................................................................Tom Brady, 2000-2011 .........................................................................300
Receiving (No.) ...............................................................Troy Brown, 1993-2007 ........................................................................557
Receiving (Yds.)..............................................................Stanley Morgan, 1977-1989.............................................................10,352
Interceptions ...................................................................Raymond Clayborn, 1977-1989 ..............................................................36
Ty Law, 1995-2004 .................................................................................36
Punting (Avg.) .................................................................Zoltan Mesko, 2010-2011 ....................................................................44.8
Punt Return (Avg.)...........................................................Julian Edelman, 2009-2011..................................................................12.4
Kickoff Return (Avg.) .......................................................Ellis Hobbs, 2005-08 ...........................................................................27.7
Field Goals ......................................................................Adam Vinatieri, 1996-2005 ...................................................................263
Touchdowns (Tot.)...........................................................Stanley Morgan, 1977-1989....................................................................68
Points..............................................................................Adam Vinatieri, 1996-2005 ................................................................1,158
*Sacks............................................................................Andre Tippett, 1982-1993 ..................................................................100.0
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS—SINGLE SEASON
Category
Name
Performance
Rushing (Yds.) ................................................................Corey Dillon, 2004 .............................................................................1,635
Passing (Yds.).................................................................Tom Brady, 2011................................................................................5,235
Passing (TDs) .................................................................Tom Brady, 2007.................................................................................**50
Receiving (No.) ...............................................................Wes Welker, 2009 .................................................................................123
Receiving (Yds.)..............................................................Wes Welker, 2011 ..............................................................................1,569
Interceptions ...................................................................Ron Hall, 1964........................................................................................11
Punting (Avg.) .................................................................Zoltan Mesko, 2011 .............................................................................46.5
Punt Return (Avg.)...........................................................Julian Edelman, 2010...........................................................................15.3
Kickoff Return (Avg.) .......................................................Raymond Clayborn, 1977.....................................................................31.0
Field Goals ......................................................................Stephen Gostkowski, 2008......................................................................36
Touchdowns (Tot.)...........................................................Randy Moss, 2007..................................................................................23
Points..............................................................................Gino Cappelletti, 1964 ...........................................................................155
*Sacks............................................................................Andre Tippett, 1984 .............................................................................18.5
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS—SINGLE GAME
Category
Name
Performance
Rushing (Yds.) ................................................................Tony Collins, 9-18-83............................................................................212
Passing (Yds.).................................................................Tom Brady, 9-12-11 ..............................................................................517
Passing (TDs) .................................................................Tom Brady, 10-21-07, 10-18-09 ...............................................................6
Receiving (No.) ...............................................................Troy Brown, 9-22-02...............................................................................16
Wes Welker, 9-25-11...............................................................................16
Receiving (Yds.)..............................................................Wes Welker, 9-25-11.............................................................................217
Interceptions ...................................................................Many times ...............................................................................................3
Last time by Leigh Bodden 11-22-09
Field Goals ......................................................................Gino Cappelletti, 10-4-64 ..........................................................................6
Touchdowns (Tot.)...........................................................Randy Moss, 11-18-07 .............................................................................4
Points..............................................................................Gino Cappelletti, 12-18-65 ......................................................................28
*Sacks............................................................................Andre Carter, 11-13-11 ..........................................................................4.0
*Sacks became an official statistic in 1982.
**NFL Record
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach,
Bill Belichick
Pro Career: Bill Belichick is in his 38th
season as an NFL coach and is the only
head coach in NFL history to win three
Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. He
has won more regular-season games
(123) and more games overall (136) during a 10-year stretch (2002-2011) than
any other head coach in NFL history over
any decade. Belichick leads all active
head coaches and is currently ranked 9th
on the NFL’s all-time list with 192 total victories. Hired by Chairman and CEO Robert
Kraft on January 27, 2000, Belichick is in
his 13th season as New England’s head
coach. Through 12 seasons, Belichick
has delivered three Super Bowl championships, five conference titles, nine division crowns and 16 playoff victories,
while posting an overall record of 155-59.
Belichick directed the Patriots to victories
in Super Bowls XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII
(2003) and XXXIX (2004), and in 2007 he
became the first NFL head coach to guide
his team to a 16-0 regular season. Only
one coach (Pittsburgh’s Chuck Noll, 4)
has won more Super Bowls than
Belichick, and his three Super Bowl titles
tie Washington’s Joe Gibbs and San
Francisco’s Bill Walsh for second place on
the NFL’s all-time list. Belichick has led the
Patriots to a winning record in each of the
last 11 seasons. The only other NFL
coach to have 10 consecutive winning
seasons with one team since the 1970
merger was Tom Landry, who led the
Dallas Cowboys to 16 consecutive winning seasons (1970-1985). In 2011,
Belichick guided the Patriots to a 13-3
record and his fifth AFC Conference
Championship. Belichick is the only head
coach in NFL history to win at least 13
regular-season games in five separate
seasons. Belichick’s Patriots teams own
the all-time NFL records for consecutive
victories, including the postseason (21
from 2003-04) and consecutive playoff
victories (10 from 2001-05). Belichick’s
17 postseason wins are tied with Joe
Gibbs for third all-time, behind Tom
Landry (20) and Don Shula (19). Over a
100-game span from 2003-08, he directed the Patriots to an 82-18 record – the
best record for any 100-game span in NFL
history. Belichick (.649) has the third
highest winning percentage among
coaches with at least 150 wins, trailing
only Hall of Famers George Halas (.682)
and Don Shula (.666). Belichick’s recent
accomplishments are the latest triumphs
in a career during which he has helped
produce five Super Bowl titles, eight conference championships and 16 division
titles since entering the NFL in 1975. He
won his first two Super Bowls as the
defensive coordinator for the New York
Giants in 1986 and 1990 before claiming
three Super Bowl championships with the
104
Patriots. George Seifert is the only other
man to have won multiple Super Bowls
both as a head coach and as an assistant
coach. Belichick launched his coaching
career in 1975 with the Baltimore Colts
and continued as an assistant coach with
Detroit (1976-77), Denver (1978) and the
New York Giants (1979-1990). Belichick
was named head coach of the Cleveland
Browns in 1991, becoming the youngest
head coach in the NFL at age 38. By
1994, Belichick brought the Browns back
to the playoffs, finishing 11-5 and
advancing to the second round of the
playoffs, while allowing a league-low 204
total points. In 1996, Belichick joined New
England and was a key contributor to the
Patriots first division title in 10 years en
route to the Patriots’ appearance in Super
Bowl XXXI. Belichick then spent three seasons with the New York Jets from 1997 to
1999, helping New York improve from a
1-15 season in 1996 to an appearance in
the AFC Championship Game in 1998.
Career record: 192-104.
Background: Belichick was a center/tight
end at Wesleyan 1971-74.
Personal: Born April 16, 1952, Nashville,
Tenn.
ASSISTANT COACHES
Josh Boyer, cornerbacks; born January 21,
1977, Heath, Ohio. Wide receiver/defensive
back Muskingum College 1996-99. No pro
playing experience. College coach: King’s
College (Pa.) 2000, Dayton 2001, Kent State
2002-03, Bryant University 2004, South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology
2005. Pro coach: Joined Patriots in 2006.
Moses Cabrera, asst. strength and conditioning; born August 20, 1978, Deming,
N.M. Oral Roberts 1996-2000. No pro playing experience. College coach: Fresno State
2004-09, Colorado 2010. Pro coach: Joined
Patriots in 2010.
Ivan Fears, running backs; born November
15, 1954, Portsmouth, Va. Running back
William & Mary 1973-75. No pro playing
experience. College coach: William & Mary
1977-79, Syracuse 1980-1990. Pro coach:
New England Patriots 1991-92, Chicago
Bears 1993-98, re-joined Patriots in 1999.
Brian Flores, safeties; born February 24,
1981, Brooklyn, N.Y. Linebacker Boston
College 1999-2003. No pro playing experience. Pro coach: Joined Patriots in 2008.
George Godsey, tight ends; born January 1,
1979, Tampa, Fla. Quarterback Georgia Tech
1998-2001. Pro quarterback Tampa Bay
Storm (AFL) 2003. College coach: Central
Florida 2004-2010. Pro coach: Joined
Patriots in 2011.
Patrick Graham, defensive line; born
January 24, 1979, Des Plaines, Ill.
Defensive line Yale 1997-2001. College
coach: Wagner College 2002-03, Richmond
2004-06, Notre Dame 2007-08. Pro coach:
Joined Patriots in 2009.
Pepper Johnson, linebackers; born July 29,
1964, Detroit, Mich. Linebacker Ohio State
1982-85. Pro linebacker New York Giants
1986-1992, Cleveland Browns 1993-95,
Detroit Lions 1996, New York Jets 1997-98.
Pro coach: Joined Patriots in 2001.
Joe Judge, special teams assistant; born
December 31, 1981, Philadelphia, Pa.
Running back Mississippi State 2000-04.
No pro playing experience. College coach:
2005-07 Mississippi State, BirminghamSouthern 2008, Alabama 2009-11. Pro
coach: Joined Patriots in 2011.
Josh McDaniels, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks; born April 22, 1976,
Canton, Ohio. No pro playing experience.
College coach: Michigan State 1999-2000.
Pro coach: New England Patriots 20012008, Denver Broncos, 2009-2010 (head
coach), St. Louis Rams 2011, re-joined
Patriots in 2012.
Harold Nash, strength and conditioning;
born May 5, 1970, New Orleans, La.
Defensive back Louisiana-Lafayette 19881993. Pro defensive back Shreveport
Pirates (CFL) 1994-95, Montreal Alouettes
(CFL) 1996-99, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
(CFL) 1999-2003, Edmonton Eskimos
(CFL) 2004. Pro coach: Joined Patriots in
2005.
Scott O’Brien, special teams; born June 25,
1957, Superior, Wisc. Linebacker
Wisconsin-Superior 1975-78. No pro playing experience. College coach: WisconsinSuperior 1980-82, Nevada-Las Vegas 198385, Rice 1986, Pittsburgh 1987-1990. Pro
coach: Cleveland Browns 1991-95,
Baltimore Ravens 1996-98, Carolina
Panthers 1999-2004, Miami Dolphins 200506, Denver Broncos 2007-08, joined
Patriots in 2009.
Chad O’Shea, receivers; born December 18,
1972,
Houston, Texas.
Quarterback
Marshall 1991-93, Houston 1994-95. No
pro playing experience. College coach:
Houston 1996-99, Southern Mississippi
2000-02. Pro coach: Kansas City Chiefs
2003-05, Minnesota Vikings 2006-08,
joined Patriots in 2009.
Matt Patricia, defensive coordinator; born
September 13, 1974, Sherrill, N.Y. Centerguard Rensselaer 1992-96. No pro playing
experience. College coach: Rensselaer
1996, Amherst 1999-2000, Syracuse 200103. Pro coach: Joined Patriots in 2004.
Dante Scarnecchia, asst. head coach/
offensive line; born February 15, 1948, Los
Angeles, Calif. Center/guard California
Western 1968-1970. No pro playing experience. College coach: California Western
1970-72, Iowa State 1973-74, Southern
Methodist 1975-76, Pacific 1977-78,
Northern Arizona 1979, Southern Methodist
1980-81. Pro coach: New England Patriots
1982-88, Indianapolis Colts 1989-1990, rejoined Patriots in 1991.
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