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 on January 26, 1986. It was their first Super Bowl appearance.
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Owner Robert Kraft to miss Rob Gronkowski’s Patriots hall of fame induction after back surgery
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Maye has 3 touchdowns as Patriots rally to beat Dolphins 24-19
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 | |
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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 | 15th | 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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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |