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2008 New England Patriots

Franchise Index: Previous Season

Record: 7-5-0, Currently 2nd place in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 277 points (23.1/g), 18th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 255 points (21.2/g), 12th.
 Differential of 22 points (1.8/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-5.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 21st.

Coached by Bill Belichick (7-5-0)

2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box W 1-0 Kansas City Chiefs 17 10 18 338 212 126 2 14 284 182 102 1
2 Sun September 14 box W 2-0 @ New York Jets 19 10 18 260 156 104 12 256 152 104 1
3 Sun September 21 box L 2-1 Miami Dolphins 13 38 14 215 137 78 2 23 461 245 216
4 Bye Week
5 Sun October 5 box W 3-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 30 21 25 377 233 144 2 12 199 122 77 3
6 Sun October 12 box L 3-2 @ San Diego Chargers 10 30 18 299 193 106 1 19 404 306 98 1
7 Mon October 20 box W 4-2 Denver Broncos 41 7 25 404 147 257 19 275 169 106 5
8 Sun October 26 box W 5-2 St. Louis Rams 23 16 23 348 250 98 2 15 358 268 90 1
9 Sun November 2 box L 5-3 @ Indianapolis Colts 15 18 22 342 202 140 2 18 301 254 47
10 Sun November 9 box W 6-3 Buffalo Bills 20 10 24 370 226 144 1 10 168 108 60 2
11 Thu November 13 box L 6-4 New York Jets 31 34 26 511 386 125 1 23 375 235 140 1
12 Sun November 23 box W 7-4 @ Miami Dolphins 48 28 30 530 408 122 2 23 392 326 66 1
13 Sun November 30 box L 7-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 10 33 19 267 145 122 5 19 333 172 161 1
14 Sun December 7 @ Seattle Seahawks
15 Sun December 14 @ Oakland Raiders
16 Sun December 21 Arizona Cardinals
17 Sun December 28 @ Buffalo Bills

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 277 4261 815 5.2 262 268 414 2695 13 10 5.9 136 361 1566 15 4.3 107 20 10 19
Team Defense 255 3809 691 5.5 208 225 356 2542 21 12 6.7 142 312 1267 7 4.1 54 17 5 12
Lg Rank Offense 18 9 3 7 11 19 12 18 6 9 6 10 17 25
Lg Rank Defense 12 13 9 7 16 30 10 22 13 14 6 17 19 25

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Matt Cassel 26 12 257 398 64.6 2784 13 3.3 10 2.5 66 7.0 6.2 10.8 232.0 85.5 39 186 5.9 5.2 8.9
Tom Brady 31 1 7 11 63.6 76 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 6.9 6.9 10.9 76.0 83.9 0 0 6.9 6.9 0.0
Kevin O'Connell 23 1 3 4 75.0 25 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 6.3 6.3 8.3 25.0 90.6 1 2 4.6 4.6 20.0
Kevin Faulk 32 11 1 1 100.0 -2 0 0.0 0 0.0 -2 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -0.2 79.2 0 0 -2.0 -2.0 0.0
Team Total 27.5 12 268 414 64.7 2883 13 3.1 10 2.4 66 7.0 6.2 10.8 240.3 85.4 40 188 5.9 5.2 8.8
Opp Total 12 225 356 63.2 2542 21 5.9 12 3.4 7.1 6.2 11.3 211.8 90.1 23 169 6.7 5.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Sammy Morris 31 9 92 401 5 34 4.4 44.6 10.2 15 116 7.7 0 28 1.7 12.9 517 5 1
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 23 8 74 275 5 15 3.7 34.4 9.3 3 37 12.3 0 20 0.4 4.6 312 5 0
Kevin Faulk 32 11 73 445 3 41 6.1 40.5 6.6 43 363 8.4 1 22 3.9 33.0 808 4 0
Matt Cassel 26 12 55 200 2 19 3.6 16.7 4.6 200 2 6
Laurence Maroney 23 3 28 93 0 17 3.3 31.0 9.3 93 0 0
LaMont Jordan 30 4 24 106 0 11 4.4 26.5 6.0 106 0 0
Heath Evans 30 8 10 20 0 4 2.0 2.5 1.3 20 0 0
Wes Welker 27 12 3 26 0 19 8.7 2.2 0.3 84 868 10.3 1 64 7.0 72.3 894 1 1
Randy Moss 31 12 2 0 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.2 58 785 13.5 8 66 4.8 65.4 785 8 3
Jabar Gaffney 28 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 330 11.4 2 23 3.2 36.7 330 2 0
Ben Watson 28 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 207 9.9 1 29 2.3 23.0 207 1 1
David Thomas 25 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 93 10.3 0 18 1.5 15.5 93 0 0
Sam Aiken 28 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 81 16.2 0 43 1.0 16.2 81 0 0
Kelley Washington 29 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 1.0 3 0 0
Team Total 27.5 12 361 1566 15 41 4.3 130.5 30.1 268 2883 10.8 13 66 22.3 240.3 4449 28 16
Opp Total 12 312 1267 7 4.1 105.6 26.0 225 2542 11.3 21 18.8 211.8 3809 28 9

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ellis Hobbs 25 12 38 1043 0 81 27.4 1043
Wes Welker 27 12 16 161 0 44 10.1 1 26 0 26 26.0 1081
Matt Slater 23 8 11 155 0 31 14.1 155
Kevin Faulk 32 11 7 106 0 24 15.1 2 36 0 25 18.0 950
Deltha O'Neal 31 12 2 2 0 2 1.0 2
Steve Neal 32 1 1 27 0 27 27.0 27
Team Total 27.5 12 25 269 0 44 10.8 53 1287 0 81 24.3 6005
Opp Total 12 9 0 49 1158 1 23.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Stephen Gostkowski 24 K 12 8 7 12 12 10 8 30 27 90.0% 26 26 100.0%
Chris Hanson 32 P 12 37 1638 70 0 44.3
Team Total 27.5 12 8 7 12 12 10 8 30 27 90.0% 26 26 100.0% 37 1638 70 0 44.3
Opp Total 12 20 17 85.0% 28 28 100.0% 53 236 4.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jerod Mayo 22 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 75 19
Tedy Bruschi 35 12 0 0 0 0 1 35 37
Brandon Meriweather 24 12 4 25 0 19 6 38 20
James Sanders 25 12 1 9 0 9 3 34 21
Vince Wilfork 27 12 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 35 15
Richard Seymour 29 11 7.5 0 0 0 0 1 31 14
Ellis Hobbs 25 12 1.5 2 7 0 4 10 0 1 1 0 0 33 8
Rodney Harrison 36 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 27 18
Ty Warren 27 9 2.0 1 0 1 8 0 29 9
Mike Vrabel 33 12 3.0 1 5 0 5 4 23 18
Adalius Thomas 31 9 5.0 0 0 0 0 4 25 10
Deltha O'Neal 31 12 3 49 0 47 6 27 2
Pierre Woods 26 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 17 10
Gary Guyton 23 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0 16 9
Mike Wright 26 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 15 4
Jarvis Green 29 6 12 5
Lewis Sanders 30 6 1 0 0 0 0 13 3
Jonathan Wilhite 24 7 9 3
Mike Richardson 24 3 8 1
Matt Cassel 26 12 0 6 2 0 0 2 0
Randy Moss 31 12 0 3 1 0 0 4 0
LeKevin Smith 26 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 2
Jason Webster 31 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2
Wes Welker 27 12 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Ben Watson 28 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Logan Mankins 26 2 2 0
Terrence Wheatley 23 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Matt Slater 23 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
Sam Aiken 28 5 0 2
Kevin Faulk 32 11 1 0
Stephen Gostkowski 24 K 12 0 2
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 23 8 1 0
Chris Hanson 32 P 12 0 2
Sammy Morris 31 9 1 1 0 0
Antwain Spann 25 2 1 0
Eric Alexander 26 1 0 1
Heath Evans 30 8 0 1
Dan Koppen 29 1 1 0 -17 0
Mark LeVoir 26 1 0 1 0 0
Lonie Paxton 30 1 0 1
Raymond Ventrone 22 5 0 1
Kelley Washington 29 3 0 1
Team Total 27.5 12 23.0 12 95 0 47 46 6 16 11 -2 0 527 242
Opp Total 12 40 9 4

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Stephen Gostkowski 24 K 12 26 27 107
Randy Moss 31 12 8 48
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 23 8 5 30
Sammy Morris 31 9 5 30
Kevin Faulk 32 11 3 1 24
Matt Cassel 26 12 2 12
Jabar Gaffney 28 9 2 12
Ben Watson 28 9 1 6
Wes Welker 27 12 1 6
Team Total 27.5 12 15 13 26 27 275
Opp Total 12 7 21 1 1 28 17 255