New England Patriots

11-5-0 • 3rd in AFC East •
Logo for the 1985 New England Patriots

PPG

22.6

10th

OPP PPG

18.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

145.7

6th

PASS YDS/G

217.7

16th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The New England Patriots were 11-5 in 1985. They finished 3rd in the AFC East and 3rd in the AFC. They fell to the Chicago Bears, 46 to 10, in Super Bowl XX. It was their first Super Bowl appearance.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
1/26
 		vs
CHI logo CHI
L
10-46
Sun
1/12
 		@
MIA logo MIA
W
31-14
Sun
1/5
 		@
RAI logo RAI
W
27-20
Sat
12/28
 		@
NYJ logo NYJ
W
26-14
Sun
12/22
 		vs
CIN logo CIN
W
34-23

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,156

Eason

Eason

RUSH YDS

1,227

James

James

REC YDS

760

Morgan

Morgan

1985 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Dolphins logo Dolphins
12 4 0 .750
Patriots logo Patriots
11 5 0 .688
Jets logo Jets
11 5 0 .688
Colts logo Colts
5 11 0 .313
Bills logo Bills
2 14 0 .125

1985 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 16 362 5,499 1,061 5.2 2,331 565 4.1 3,483 457 7.6 39 315 294 126 153 15 114 842
Team Rank 10th 9th 14th 9th 6th 4th 12th 16th 25th 6th 6th 18th 18th 7th 19th 25th 23rd 20th
Opponent 16 290 4,714 1,042 4.5 1,655 466 3.6 3,393 525 6.5 51 334 284 92 168 24 83 699
Opponent Rank 6th 7th 11th 5th 6th 11th 4th 9th 19th 6th 10th 13th 8th 7th 14th 18th 27th 24th
Net +72 +785 +19 +0.7 +676 +99 +0.6 +90 -68 +1.2 -12 -19 +10 +34 -15 -9 +31 +143
Net Rank 6th 6th 11th 4th 5th 6th 7th 11th 23rd 3rd 7th 18th 12th 8th 21st 24th 28th 24th

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