New England Patriots

11-5-0 1st in AFC East
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PPG

22.4

4th

OPP PPG

17.9

13th

RUSH YDS/G

197.8

1st

PASS YDS/G

187.9

11th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1978 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE COLLEGE
85 Julius Adams Julius Adams DL 6'3" 270 4/26/1948 30 Texas Southern
61 Sam Adams Sam Adams OL 6'3" 256 9/20/1948 30 Prairie View
27 Doug Beaudoin Doug Beaudoin DB 6'1" 193 5/15/1954 24 Minnesota
64 Richard Bishop Richard Bishop DL 6'1" 275 3/23/1950 28 Louisville
65 Greg Boyd Greg Boyd DL 6'6" 274 9/15/1952 26 San Diego State
58 Pete Brock Pete Brock OL 6'5" 267 7/14/1954 24 Colorado
21 Sidney Brown Sidney Brown DB 6'0" 186 1/27/1956 22 Oklahoma
44 Don Calhoun Don Calhoun RB 6'0" 206 4/29/1952 26 Kansas State
82 Al Chandler Al Chandler TE 6'2" 233 11/18/1950 28 Oklahoma
26 Raymond Clayborn Raymond Clayborn DB 6'0" 186 1/2/1955 23 Texas
22 Dick Conn Dick Conn DB 6'0" 185 1/9/1951 27 Georgia
55 Ray Costict Ray Costict LB 6'0" 217 3/19/1955 23 Mississippi State
75 Bob Cryder Bob Cryder OL 6'4" 275 9/7/1956 22 Alabama
39 Sam Cunningham Sam Cunningham RB 6'3" 226 8/15/1950 28 Southern California
68 Terry Falcon Terry Falcon OL 6'3" 260 8/30/1955 23 Montana
48 Tim Fox Tim Fox DB 5'11" 186 11/1/1953 25 Ohio State
81 Russ Francis Russ Francis TE 6'6" 240 4/3/1953 25 Oregon
70 Leon Gray Leon Gray OL 6'3" 256 11/15/1951 27 Jackson State
14 Steve Grogan Steve Grogan QB 6'4" 210 7/24/1953 25 Kansas State
71 Ray Hamilton Ray Hamilton DL 6'1" 244 1/20/1951 27 Oklahoma
73 John Hannah John Hannah OL 6'2" 265 4/4/1951 27 Alabama
80 Don Hasselbeck Don Hasselbeck TE 6'7" 245 4/1/1955 23 Colorado
59 Mike Hawkins Mike Hawkins LB 6'2" 235 11/29/1955 23 Texas A&M-Kingsville
40 Mike Haynes Mike Haynes DB 6'2" 192 7/1/1953 25 Arizona State
63 Ernie Holmes Ernie Holmes DL 6'3" 260 7/11/1948 30 Texas Southern
50 Sam Hunt Sam Hunt LB 6'1" 248 8/6/1951 27 Stephen F. Austin
23 Horace Ivory Horace Ivory RB 6'0" 197 8/8/1954 24 Oklahoma
29 Harold Jackson Harold Jackson WR 5'10" 175 1/6/1946 32 Jackson State
32 Andy Johnson Andy Johnson RB 6'0" 204 10/18/1952 26 Georgia
74 Shelby Jordan Shelby Jordan OL 6'7" 260 1/23/1952 26 Washington (MO)
52 Steve King Steve King LB 6'4" 232 6/10/1951 27 Tulsa
53 Merv Krakau Merv Krakau LB 6'2" 242 5/16/1951 27 Iowa State
67 Bill Lenkaitis Bill Lenkaitis OL 6'4" 255 6/30/1946 32 Penn State
7 Nick Lowery Nick Lowery K 6'4" 215 5/27/1956 22 Dartmouth
72 Mel Lunsford Mel Lunsford DL 6'3" 256 6/13/1950 28 Central State (OH)
37 James McAlister James McAlister RB 6'1" 205 9/5/1951 27 UCLA
34 Prentice McCray Prentice McCray DB 6'1" 188 3/1/1951 27 Arizona State
78 Tony McGee Tony McGee DL 6'4" 250 1/18/1949 29 Bishop
66 Bob McKay Bob McKay OL 6'5" 260 12/27/1947 31 Texas
86 Stanley Morgan Stanley Morgan WR 5'11" 181 2/17/1955 23 Tennessee
57 Steve Nelson Steve Nelson LB 6'2" 230 4/26/1951 27 North Dakota State
17 Tom Owen Tom Owen QB 6'1" 195 9/1/1952 26 Wichita State
2 Mike Patrick Mike Patrick P 6'0" 209 9/6/1952 26 Mississippi State
88 Carlos Pennywell Carlos Pennywell WR 6'2" 180 3/18/1956 22 Grambling
9 David Posey David Posey K 5'11" 167 4/1/1956 22 Florida
76 Greg Schaum Greg Schaum DL 6'4" 246 1/1/1954 24 Michigan State
56 Rod Shoate Rod Shoate LB 6'1" 214 4/26/1953 25 Oklahoma
1 John Smith John Smith K 6'0" 186 12/30/1949 29 Southampton (G.B.)
63 Fred Sturt Fred Sturt OL 6'4" 255 1/6/1951 27 Bowling Green
30 Mosi Tatupu Mosi Tatupu RB 6'0" 227 4/26/1955 23 Southern California
83 Donald Westbrook Donald Westbrook WR 5'10" 185 11/1/1952 26 Nebraska
62 Dwight Wheeler Dwight Wheeler OL 6'3" 269 1/13/1955 23 Tennessee State
4 Jerrel Wilson Jerrel Wilson P 6'2" 222 10/4/1941 37 Southern Mississippi
54 Steve Zabel Steve Zabel LB 6'4" 235 3/20/1948 30 Oklahoma

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

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