The New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans, 40 to 7, on December 17, 2006.

2006 New England Patriots

Final

HOU

Texans

4-10-0

7

NE

Patriots

10-4-0

40

Team

HOU

NE

1

0

17

2

0

10

3

7

7

4

0

6

Total

7

40

1st quarter

HOU

NE

Patriots

Kevin Faulk 11-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)

0

7

Patriots

Stephen Gostkowski 36-yard field goal

0

10

Patriots

Kevin Faulk 43-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)

0

17

2nd quarter

HOU

NE

Patriots

Stephen Gostkowski 32-yard field goal

0

20

Patriots

Jabar Gaffney 6-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)

0

27

3rd quarter

HOU

NE

Texans

Ron Dayne 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick)

7

27

Patriots

Ellis Hobbs 93-yard kickoff return (Stephen Gostkowski kick)

7

34

4th quarter

HOU

NE

Patriots

Stephen Gostkowski 31-yard field goal

7

37

Patriots

Stephen Gostkowski 21-yard field goal

7

40

Texans

Patriots

1st Downs

13

15

Passing 1st Downs

7

8

Rushing 1st Downs

6

6

1st downs from penalties

0

1

3rd down efficiency

3 - 11

7 - 17

4th down efficiency

0 - 1

1 - 2

Total Plays

54

66

Total Yards

198

230

Yards per play

3.7

3.5

Passing

93

125

Comp - Att

16 - 28

19 - 27

Yards per pass

2.9

4.5

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 34

1 - 4

Rushing

105

105

Rushing Attempts

22

38

Yards per rush

4.8

2.8

Penalties

4

2

Turnovers

4

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

24:07

35:53

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
David Carr 16 28 127 4.5 0 4 4 29.0
Team 16 28 93 4.5 0 4 4 29.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ron Dayne 18 94 5.2 1
Wali Lundy 3 11 3.7 0
Jason Simmons 1 0 0.0 0
Team 22 105 4.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Andre Johnson 5 28 5.6 0 10
David Anderson 1 27 27.0 0 1
Eric Moulds 4 26 6.5 0 8
Wali Lundy 2 18 9.0 0 2
Owen Daniels 1 9 9.0 0 3
Ron Dayne 1 7 7.0 0 1
Mark Bruener 1 6 6.0 0 1
Kevin Walter 1 6 6.0 0 1
Team 16 127 4.5 0 27

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
David Carr 1 0 0
Chester Pitts 0 0 1
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
DeMeco Ryans 10 8 0.0 0 0 0
Glenn Earl 10 7 0.0 2 0 0
Demarcus Faggins 6 5 0.0 1 0 0
Morlon Greenwood 9 5 0.0 1 0 0
Dunta Robinson 6 5 0.0 0 1 0
Antwan Peek 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Simmons 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
Mario Williams 4 3 0.0 1 1 0
Jason Babin 2 2 1.0 1 0 1
Von Hutchins 3 2 0.0 0 1 0
Thomas Johnson 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
Kailee Wong 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Owen Daniels 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Troy Evans 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
N. D. Kalu 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Vonta Leach 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Ephraim Salaam 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chris Taylor 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin Walter 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Anthony Weaver 1 1 0.0 1 0 0
Charlie Anderson 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Lional Dalton 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Anthony Maddox 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Shantee Orr 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Michael Stone 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 81 55 1.0 7 3 1

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Kris Brown 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chad Stanley 7 295 42.1
Team 7 295 42.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dexter Wynn 8 151 18.9 0
Team 8 151 18.9 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dexter Wynn 2 16 8.0 0
Team 2 16 8.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tom Brady 16 23 109 4.7 2 0 1 108.8
Matt Cassel 3 4 20 5.0 0 0 0 85.4
Team 19 27 125 4.8 2 0 1 105.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Corey Dillon 20 61 3.1 0
Heath Evans 8 24 3.0 0
Kevin Faulk 4 22 5.5 1
Tom Brady 2 2 1.0 0
Vinny Testaverde 4 -4 -1.0 0
Team 38 105 2.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Kevin Faulk 2 46 23.0 1 2
Reche Caldwell 6 25 4.2 0 8
David Thomas 3 24 8.0 0 3
Corey Dillon 5 20 4.0 0 5
Jabar Gaffney 1 6 6.0 1 2
Troy Brown 1 4 4.0 0 5
Heath Evans 1 4 4.0 0 1
Kelvin Kight 0 0 0 1
Team 19 129 4.8 2 27

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Asante Samuel 5 5 0.0 0 2 0
James Sanders 5 5 0.0 0 1 0
Chad Scott 7 5 0.0 0 0 0
Tedy Bruschi 10 4 0.0 0 1 0
Larry Izzo 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
Tully Banta-Cain 6 3 2.0 1 0 1
Jarvis Green 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Artrell Hawkins 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
Ellis Hobbs 3 3 0.0 0 1 0
Corey Mays 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Ty Warren 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Wright 4 3 1.0 1 0 1
Mike Vrabel 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
Rosevelt Colvin 2 1 1.0 1 0 1
Kelvin Kight 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Guss Scott 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Richard Seymour 2 1 0.0 1 2 1
Pierre Woods 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
David Thomas 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Ken Walter 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 82 51 4.0 4 7 4

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Stephen Gostkowski 4 4 4 16
Team 4 4 4 16

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ken Walter 4 160 40.0
Team 4 160 40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ellis Hobbs 1 93 93.0 1
Tully Banta-Cain 1 9 9.0 0
Team 2 102 51.0 1

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Faulk 4 44 11.0 0
Team 4 44 11.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

DeMario Douglas

Team Rankings

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM