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1st AFC East (12-4-0)

Founded: 1960

Stadium: Gillette Stadium

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Game Averages (2012)

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PTS
34.8
(1st)
YDS
427.9
(1st)
PASS YDS
291.4
(4th)
RUSH YDS
136.5
(7th)
(league rank)

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  • Report: Police on homicide case search Aaron Hernandez home

    06/19/2013
    Police investigating a possible homicide in Massachusetts want to talk to Aaron Hernandez, ABC News reported. Police were seen Tuesday at the North Attleboro home of the New England Patriots' tight end.
  • Gronk 'could be ready' for regular season

    06/19/2013
    Rob Gronkowski underwent successful back surgery Tuesday in Marina Del Rey, Calif., Ian Rapoport reports. The New England Patriots tight end could be ready for the start of the regular season.
  • Brady - Gronk = Dalton?

    06/18/2013
    How much did New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady miss Rob Gronkowski last season? The numbers suggest it's the difference between Aaron Rodgers and Andy Dalton.
  • Robert Kraft and Jay-Z, together at last

    06/18/2013
    New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Jay-Z seemingly are an unlikely friendship, but the team owner-rap mogul tandem recently showed they can hold it down under the glamorous lights.
  • Vereen: Pats' offense 'slipped up' last season

    06/18/2013
    The New England Patriots had the league's most explosive offense in 2012, but running back Shane Vereen says the team has found motivation from how the offense ended the last season.
  • Kraft tells Putin Super Bowl ring story for laughs, team says

    06/16/2013
    The drama has continued in the saga of what happened to New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft's Super Bowl ring during his 2005 visit to Russia. A team spokesman said Sunday it's a story Kraft likes to tell for laughs.
  • Tebow on the diamond?

    06/16/2013
    A Major League Baseball scout said the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim wanted to draft Tim Tebow out of high school. Did Tebow miss his true calling by opting for football?
  • The case of Kraft, Putin and the Super Bowl ring

    06/17/2013
    In 2005, Robert Kraft handed Vladimir Putin his Super Bowl ring. Was it a gift or just a chance to admire the jewel-laced bobble? That's where the New England Patriots owner and the Russian president differ.
  • Can Jets match Pats' TEs in size?

    06/16/2013
    Jeff Cumberland looks at Kellen Winslow and sees a good fit at tight end for the New York Jets. Based on size, he thinks he and Winslow are like the Pats duo of Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.
  • Best of coaches' cliches at minicamp

    06/14/2013
    You have to hand it to Bill Belichick. The Patriots coach all but snuffed out Tebowmania over the course of two press conferences with the power of cliches. He wasn't the only coach living off them.
Draft 2013 more
Pick Player
Rd 2, Pick 20 (52) Collins, Jamie OLB 
Rd 2, Pick 27 (59) Dobson, Aaron WR 
Rd 3, Pick 21 (83) Ryan, Logan CB 
Rd 3, Pick 29 (91) Harmon, Duron S 
Rd 4, Pick 5 (102) Boyce, Josh WR 
Rd 7, Pick 20 (226) Buchanan, Michael DE 
Rd 7, Pick 29 (235) Beauharnais, Steve ILB 
Scoreboard more
Gillette Stadium - Wk 20 1 2 3 4 T
Baltimore Ravens 0 7 7 14 28
New England Patriots 3 10 0 0 13
Schedule more
Wk Date Opponent Time
P1 Fri, Aug 09 @ Philadelphia 7:30 PM ET
P2 Fri, Aug 16 Tampa Bay 8:00 PM ET
P3 Thu, Aug 22 @ Detroit 7:30 PM ET
P4 Thu, Aug 29 New York Giants 7:30 PM ET
1 Sun, Sep 08 @ Buffalo 1:00 PM ET
2 Thu, Sep 12 New York Jets 8:25 PM ET
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Injuries more
Player (Pos) Injury
No Injuries Reported
Postseason Leaders more
Passing Att Cmp Yds TDs
Tom Brady 94 54 664 4
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
Stevan Ridley 33 152 4.6 1
Shane Vereen 11 57 5.2 1
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDs
Wes Welker 16 248 15.5 1
Aaron Hernandez 15 168 11.2 0
Transactions more
Date Transaction
6/11 Tim Tebow (QB) Free Agent Signing (free agent signing).
6/6 A.J. Edds (LB) Free Agent Signing (free agent signing).
6/4 Will Allen (DB) Not Asked to Re-Sign (not asked to re-sign).
6/4 Josh Barrett (DB) Not Asked to Re-Sign (not asked to re-sign).
AFC East more
Team W L T Win %
New England 12 4 0 .750
Miami 7 9 0 .438
New York Jets 6 10 0 .375
Buffalo 6 10 0 .375

Head Coach more

Bill Belichick

Regular Season: 187-101

Postseason: 18-8

Experience: 18

Career record: 205-109

Pro Career: Bill Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowl championships in a four-year span. In 2007, he became the first NFL head coach to guide his team to a 16-0 regular season.

Belichick was hired by Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft on Jan. 27, 2000 and has directed the Patriots to victories in Super Bowls XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII (2003) and XXXIX (2004).


In 2007, Coach Belichick earned NFL Coach of the Year honors as the Patriots became the fourth team in the league's 88-year history to complete an undefeated regular season and the first to achieve the feat since the NFL increased the number of regular-season games to 16 in 1978. Belichick joined Pro Football Hall of Famers George Halas and Don Shula as the only head coaches to complete undefeated regular seasons. New England's 18 overall victories in 2007 tied the 1985 Chicago Bears and the 1984 San Francisco 49ers for the most in league history. New England became the first team in NFL history and the first major American pro sports team since 1884 to open a season with 18 straight wins. The Patriots set all-time NFL records for points scored (589), touchdowns (75) and point differential (+315) in addition to numerous individual and team records. Of the Patriots' 22 starters in Super Bowl XLII, 21 were acquired since Belichick became head coach in 2000.


Belichick launched his career in 1975 as a special assistant with the Baltimore Colts, then became an assistant special teams coach with Detroit (1976-77) and Denver (1978). In 1979, he joined the New York Giants to begin a 12-season stint. Belichick was named head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 1991, becoming the youngest head coach in the NFL at age 37. By 1994, Belichick returned the Browns to the playoffs, finishing 11-5 and advancing to the second round, while allowing a league-low 204 total points. In 1996, Belichick joined New England and was a key contributor to the team's rebound from a 6-10 season in 1995 to an 11-5 season and the team's first division title in 10 years en route to the Patriots' appearance in Super Bowl XXXI. Belichick then spent three seasons with the Jets from 1997 to 1999, helping New York improve from a 1-15 season in 1996 to reach the AFC Championship Game in 1998.

Background: Belichick was a center/tight end at Wesleyan 1971-74.

Personal: Born April 16, 1952, Nashville.


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  1. Published: Jan. 21, 2013 at 04:24 a.m.

    (7:25) (Shotgun) T.Brady pass deep left to W.Welker to BLT 24 for 36 yards (C.Graham). NE 83-Welker 3rd career 100-yard postseason game.

  2. Published: Jan. 21, 2013 at 04:14 a.m.

    (4:22) (Shotgun) T.Brady pass short right to W.Welker for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

  3. Published: Jan. 20, 2013 at 07:54 p.m.

    New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady finds wide receiver Wes Welker for a 1-yard touchdown to tie the game at 7 with the Baltimore Ravens.

  4. Published: Jan. 14, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.

    (13:13) (Shotgun) T.Brady pass deep left to S.Vereen for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NE 12-Brady 5th career postseason 300-yard game. NE 34-Vereen 3rd TD of game, ties franchise postseason game record (Martin, Gronkowski)

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