The New England Patriots were 10-6 in 1997. They finished 1st in the AFC East and 5th in the AFC. They fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 to 6, in the 1997 AFC divisional game.

Scores & Schedules

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1997 Division Standings

TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
6
0
.625
Jets Jets
9
7
0
.563
Dolphins Dolphins
9
7
0
.563
Bills Bills
6
10
0
.375
Colts Colts
3
13
0
.188

1997 Stats

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GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
Team
16
369
5,014
960
5.2
1,464
398
3.7
3,808
532
7.2
30
258
267
71
173
23
99
845
Team Rank
8th
15th
27th
10th
26th
28th
22nd
9th
15th
6th
4th
16th
26th
29th
11th
14th
13th
14th
Opponent
16
289
5,085
1,100
4.6
1,616
436
3.7
3,772
619
6.1
45
303
322
114
183
25
106
763
Opponent Rank
8th
19th
29th
5th
5th
10th
7th
22nd
30th
6th
9th
22nd
27th
26th
24th
17th
12th
23rd
Net
+80
-71
-140
+0.6
-152
-38
0.0
+36
-87
+1.1
-15
-45
-55
-43
-10
-2
-7
+82
Net Rank
5th
14th
28th
4th
19th
18th
16th
14th
26th
4th
4th
18th
28th
28th
18th
18th
11th
21st

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM