New England Patriots

10-6-0 • 1st in AFC East •
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PPG

23.1

8th

OPP PPG

18.1

8th

RUSH YDS/G

91.5

26th

PASS YDS/G

238.0

9th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

Team Regular Season

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 16 369 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

Player Regular Season

Passing GP CMP ATT PCT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD TD% INT INT% LNG SCK SCKY RATE
Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 16 314 522 60.2 32.6 3,706 7.1 231.6 28 5.4 15 2.9 76 30 258 87.7
Scott Zolak Scott Zolak 4 6 9 66.7 2.3 67 7.4 16.8 2 22.2 0 0.0 20 0 0 128.2
Dave Meggett Dave Meggett 16 1 1 100.0 0.1 35 35.0 2.2 1 100.0 0 0.0 35 0 0 158.3

Team Playoffs

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 2 23 508 131 3.9 144 50 2.9 403 76 5.3 5 39 30 8 21 99 12 99
Team Rank 7th 7th 5th 10th 7th 6th 10th 5th 3rd 9th 8th 2nd 6th 7th 4th 1st 8th 7th
Opponent 2 10 441 134 3.3 187 54 3.5 275 74 3.7 6 21 26 8 14 4 10 62
Opponent Rank 1st 5th 9th 1st 7th 8th 4th 6th 9th 1st 2nd 7th 5th 5th 6th 7th 7th 9th
Net +13 +67 -3 +0.6 -43 -4 -0.6 +128 +2 +1.6 -1 +18 +4 0 +7 +95 +2 +37
Net Rank 3rd 3rd 9th 3rd 9th 7th 9th 1st 6th 1st 3rd 2nd 4th 5th 2nd 1st 10th 11th

Rushing GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Curtis Martin Curtis Martin 13 274 21.1 1,160 4.2 89.2 4 70 315 1,456
Marrio Grier Marrio Grier 16 33 2.1 75 2.3 4.7 1 12 33 75
Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 16 28 1.8 55 2.0 3.4 0 8 28 55
Derrick Cullors Derrick Cullors 15 22 1.5 101 4.6 6.7 0 24 24 109
Dave Meggett Dave Meggett 16 20 1.3 60 3.0 3.8 1 10 39 263
Keith Byars Keith Byars 16 11 0.7 24 2.2 1.5 0 5 31 213
Sam Gash Sam Gash 16 6 0.4 10 1.7 0.6 0 4 28 164
Scott Zolak Scott Zolak 4 3 0.8 -3 -1.0 -0.8 0 -1 3 -3
Troy Brown Troy Brown 16 1 0.1 -18 -18.0 -1.1 0 -18 42 589

Receiving GP REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Ben Coates Ben Coates 16 66 4.1 737 11.2 46.1 8 35 66 737
Shawn Jefferson Shawn Jefferson 16 54 3.4 841 15.6 52.6 2 76 54 841
Troy Brown Troy Brown 16 41 2.6 607 14.8 37.9 6 67 42 589
Curtis Martin Curtis Martin 13 41 3.2 296 7.2 22.8 1 22 315 1,456
Terry Glenn Terry Glenn 9 27 3.0 431 16.0 47.9 2 50 27 431
Vincent Brisby Vincent Brisby 16 23 1.4 276 12.0 17.3 2 31 23 276
Sam Gash Sam Gash 16 22 1.4 154 7.0 9.6 3 19 28 164
Keith Byars Keith Byars 16 20 1.3 189 9.5 11.8 3 51 31 213
Dave Meggett Dave Meggett 16 19 1.2 203 10.7 12.7 1 49 39 263
Lovett Purnell Lovett Purnell 16 5 0.3 57 11.4 3.6 3 20 5 57
Derrick Cullors Derrick Cullors 15 2 0.1 8 4.0 0.5 0 6 24 109
Dietrich Jells Dietrich Jells 11 1 0.1 9 9.0 0.8 0 9 1 9

Defense GP TKL AST COMB TFL SCK PDEF INT YDS AVG TD LNG
Chris Slade Chris Slade 16 9.0 1 1 1 1 1
Henry Thomas Henry Thomas 16 7.0 0 0 0
Tedy Bruschi Tedy Bruschi 16 4.0 0 0 0
Ted Johnson Ted Johnson 16 4.0 0 0 0
Mike Jones Mike Jones 16 4.0 0 0 0
Mark Wheeler Mark Wheeler 14 4.0 0 0 0
Larry Whigham Larry Whigham 16 2.0 2 60 30 1 60
Chris Canty Chris Canty 16 2.0 0 0 0
Willie McGinest Willie McGinest 11 2.0 0 0 0
Todd Collins Todd Collins 15 1.5 0 0 0
Ferric Collons Ferric Collons 5 1.0 0 0 0
Chad Eaton Chad Eaton 16 1.0 0 0 0
Steve Israel Steve Israel 5 1.0 0 0 0
Mike McGruder Mike McGruder 3 1.0 0 0 0
Ty Law Ty Law 16 0.5 3 70 23.3 0 40
Willie Clay Willie Clay 16 0.0 6 109 18.2 1 53
Lawyer Milloy Lawyer Milloy 16 0.0 3 15 5 0 15
Jimmy Hitchcock Jimmy Hitchcock 15 0.0 2 104 52 1 100
Marty Moore Marty Moore 16 0.0 2 7 3.5 0 7

Scoring GP RUSH REC RET TOT FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
Adam Vinatieri Adam Vinatieri 16 0 0 0 0 25 40 0 0 115
Ben Coates Ben Coates 16 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 48
Troy Brown Troy Brown 16 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 36
Curtis Martin Curtis Martin 13 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 30
Keith Byars Keith Byars 16 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18
Sam Gash Sam Gash 16 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18
Lovett Purnell Lovett Purnell 16 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18
Vincent Brisby Vincent Brisby 16 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12
Terry Glenn Terry Glenn 9 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12
Shawn Jefferson Shawn Jefferson 16 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12
Dave Meggett Dave Meggett 16 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 12
Willie Clay Willie Clay 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Derrick Cullors Derrick Cullors 15 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Marrio Grier Marrio Grier 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Jimmy Hitchcock Jimmy Hitchcock 15 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Chris Slade Chris Slade 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Larry Whigham Larry Whigham 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6

Returns GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD KR LNG PR PR YDS PR AVG PR TD PR LNG
Dave Meggett Dave Meggett 16 33 816 24.7 0 45 467 10.4 0 47
Derrick Cullors Derrick Cullors 15 15 386 25.7 1 0 0 0
Chris Canty Chris Canty 16 4 115 28.8 0 0 0 0
Ben Coates Ben Coates 16 1 20 20.0 0 0 0 0

Kicking GP FGM FGA FG% FG 1-19 FG 20-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ XPM XPA XP% PTS
Adam Vinatieri Adam Vinatieri 16 25 29 86.2 0-0 11-11 7-9 6-8 1-1 40 40 100.0 115

Punting GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG BLK
Tom Tupa Tom Tupa 16 78 3,569 45.8 73 1

Player Playoffs

Passing GP CMP ATT PCT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD TD% INT INT% LNG SCK SCKY RATE
Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 2 39 76 51.3 38.0 403 5.3 201.5 1 1.3 2 2.6 39 5 39 60.4

Rushing GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Derrick Cullors Derrick Cullors 2 29 14.5 104 3.6 52.0 0 13 31 105
Sedrick Shaw Sedrick Shaw 2 10 5.0 22 2.2 11.0 0 9 11 35
Marrio Grier Marrio Grier 2 6 3.0 16 2.7 8.0 0 10 6 16
Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 2 4 2.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 4 0
Dave Meggett Dave Meggett 2 1 0.5 2 2.0 1.0 0 2 3 13

Receiving GP REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Shawn Jefferson Shawn Jefferson 2 10 5.0 111 11.1 55.5 0 19 10 111
Terry Glenn Terry Glenn 2 9 4.5 153 17.0 76.5 0 39 9 153
Ben Coates Ben Coates 2 4 2.0 25 6.3 12.5 0 9 4 25
Troy Brown Troy Brown 2 3 1.5 38 12.7 19.0 1 24 3 38
Vincent Brisby Vincent Brisby 2 3 1.5 37 12.3 18.5 0 20 3 37
Dave Meggett Dave Meggett 2 2 1.0 11 5.5 5.5 0 14 3 13
Sam Gash Sam Gash 2 2 1.0 9 4.5 4.5 0 6 2 9
Keith Byars Keith Byars 2 2 1.0 1 0.5 0.5 0 2 2 1
Derrick Cullors Derrick Cullors 2 2 1.0 1 0.5 0.5 0 1 31 105
Sedrick Shaw Sedrick Shaw 2 1 0.5 13 13.0 6.5 0 13 11 35
Lovett Purnell Lovett Purnell 2 1 0.5 4 4.0 2.0 0 4 1 4

Defense GP TKL AST COMB TFL SCK PDEF INT YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie McGinest Willie McGinest 2 2.5 0 0 0
Chris Slade Chris Slade 2 1.5 1 22 22 0 22
Chris Canty Chris Canty 2 1.0 0 0 0
Ted Johnson Ted Johnson 2 1.0 0 0 0
Todd Collins Todd Collins 2 0.0 1 40 40 1 40
Steve Israel Steve Israel 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0

Scoring GP RUSH REC RET TOT FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
Adam Vinatieri Adam Vinatieri 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 11
Troy Brown Troy Brown 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Todd Collins Todd Collins 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6

Returns GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD KR LNG PR PR YDS PR AVG PR TD PR LNG
Dave Meggett Dave Meggett 2 0 0 0 4 34 8.5 0 10
Chris Canty Chris Canty 2 2 36 18.0 0 0 0 0
Derrick Cullors Derrick Cullors 2 1 17 17.0 0 0 0 0
Troy Brown Troy Brown 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0

Kicking GP FGM FGA FG% FG 1-19 FG 20-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ XPM XPA XP% PTS
Adam Vinatieri Adam Vinatieri 2 3 5 60.0 2 2 100.0 11

Punting GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG BLK
Tom Tupa Tom Tupa 2 14 551 39.4 54 0

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