Today In Patriots History Dec 4, 2016: Brady breaks NFL QB wins record; Pats 26, Rams 10

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 2016: Pats 26, Rams 10
Tom Brady's 201st win as QB
breaks Peyton's NFL record​

Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 1:02
Week 13, Game 12 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 26, Los Angeles Rams 10
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Jeff Fisher
QBs: Tom Brady, Jared Goff
Odds: New England 13-point home favorites
TV: Fox. Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch; Pam Oliver
Sunny and cool, 39º, humidity 43%, wind 8 mph, wind chill 33º
Referee: Jerome Boger; Paid Attendance: 66,829; Time: 2:58
Patriots improve to 10-2, three games ahead of Miami and tied with Oakland (!) for best record in the AFC
Rams drop to 4-8, third in AFC West


Tom Brady became the NFL's career leader in victories by a quarterback, earning his 201st by completing 33 of 46 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown to lead the Patriots past the Rams 26-10.


LeGarrette Blount scored the game's first touchdown, rumbling for a 43-yard, ankle-breaking score in the first quarter while spinning around safety Maurice Alexander in the process. Blount finished with 88 yards on 18 carries. Early in the second quarter Brady hit Chris Hogan for a 14-yard TD to make it 14-0. Stephen Gostkowski's 28-yard field goal in the final minute of the half upped the lead to 17-0, and then Ghost booted 48, 45 and 45-yard field goals in the second half to up the lead to 26-3 with 10:48 left to play. Rookie Jared Goff, making his third career start, threw a one-yard TD pass to Kenny Britt with 1:15 left to play for LA's only touchdown.


Julian Edelman and Malcolm Mitchell both had eight receptions, for 101 yards and 82 yards respectively. The Patriots completely overwhelmed the Rams, controlling the ball for nearly 16 more minutes (37:57 to 22:03), having close to triple the number of first downs (20 to 7) and outgaining LA by a whopping 240 yards (402 to 162). In the first half the Pats had more fourth down conversions (two) than the Rams had first downs (one). If not for a 66-yard garbage time completion, the Rams would have finished with less than 100 net yards for the entire game.


It was the Pats third straight win and seventh in their last eight games, while the Rams lost for the seventh time in their last eight games. The two teams headed in opposite directions after both began the season 3-1. The Rams lost the final seven games of the season (after HC Jeff Fisher and GM Les Snead were given mid-season contract extensions). New England on the other hand won each of their final seven regular season games, and then all three postseason games, highlighted by the "28-3" super bowl victory over Atlanta.

Malcolm Butler and Kyle Van Noy had interceptions


Butler's pick led Chris Hogan's 14-yard TD four plays later


The defense sacked Jared Goff four times, including this one by Logan Ryan​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
19 WR Malcolm Mitchell
77 LT Nate Solder
72 LG Joe Thuney
60 C David Andrews
69 RG Shaq Mason
61 RT Marcus Cannon
11 WR Julian Edelman
80 WR Danny Amendola
12 QB Tom Brady
33 RB Dion Lewis
28 RB James White

Patriots Starting Defense:
97 LDT Alan Branch
90 RDT Malcom Brown
98 RDE Trey Flowers
58 LLB Shea McClellin
54 MLB Dont'a Hightower
50 RLB Rob Ninkovich
21 LCB Malcolm Butler
23 SS Pat Chung
32 FS Devin McCourty
26 RCB Logan Ryan
25 DB Eric Rowe

Patriots Special Teams:
3 K Stephen Gostkowski
6 P Ryan Allen
49 LS Joe Cardona
24 KR Cyrus Jones
28 KR James White
80 PR Danny Amendola
24 PR Cyrus Jones

 

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Today in Patriots History
Ted Johnson​

Happy 53rd birthday to Ted Johnson
Born December 4, 1972 in Alameda, California; hometown Carlsbad CA
Patriot middle linebacker, 1995-2004; uniform #52
Selected in the 2nd round (57th overall) of the 1995 draft, from Colorado
Pats résumé: ten seasons, 125 games (106 starts), plus 14 postseason games

* Three-time Super Bowl champion
* Patriots 1990s All-Decade Team
* Member of 2003-04 team that set MFL record with 21 consecutive wins
* 125 regular season games played ranks 47th in team history, tied with Mike Vrabel
* 1995 All-Rookie Team
* 1996 team leader with 115 tackles (regular season)
* 1996 team leader with 29 tackles in three postseason games
* 1997 team leader with 127 tackles (regular season)
* Career-high 142 tackles in 1998 (regular season)
* 2003 defensive team captain
* 822 career tackles
* 12-2 postseason record, 79-46 regular season record

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 1960: Buffalo 38, Boston 14
Bills upset Pats with 24-0 2nd half
Patriots eliminated from playoffs​

Sunday, December 4, 1960 at 2:30
Week 13, Game 12 at War Memorial Stadium
Buffalo Bills 38, Boston Patriots 14
Head Coaches: Lou Saban, Buster Ramsey
QBs: Butch Songin/Tom Greene, Johnny Green/Tommy O'Connell/Richie Lucas
Odds: Boston 14-point road favorites
TV: ABC; Bob Wolff
Drizzling off and on, 39º, humidity 67%, wind 12 mph, wind chill 28º
Attendance: 14,335
Patriots drop to 5-7, fourth place in AFL East, three behind first place Oilers
Bills improve to 5-6-1, third in AFL East, ½ game behind NY Titans


Of the ten games played on December 4th in the Pats franchise history, only this game, 65 years ago in Year One (aka 1960), ended up as a loss. After a three-game win streak where Boston scored 114 points to put them in playoff contention, the Patriots lost to division-leading Houston in front of a sellout crowd the previous week, then played poorly in an upset loss at Buffalo. After a big 42-14 over the Dallas Texans in week 11, the Pats ended the season on a sour note, losing each of their last four games of the year by a combined score of 133-45, an average loss of 33-11.


A muffed punt by Billy Wells gave Buffalo the ball on the one-yard line, and Buffalo grabbed an early 7-0 lead. Later in the first quarter Butch Songin hit TE Tom Stephens on a long pass for 53 yards, and on the next play Songin completed a pass in the flat to HB **** Christy to tie the score. A 39-yard pick-six gave the Bills the lead again, pass interference on Buffalo led to a Songin touchdown on a keeper, and the score was tied at 14 at the half.


Christy fumbled on the Pats first play from scrimmage, and aided by a roughing the passer penalty, Buffalo scored on an 11-play drive to reclaim the lead. The Pats went three-and-out, and after a 29-yard punt the Bills kicked a 45-yard field goal, making it 24-14 with 2:18 left in the third quarter. Boston was forced to punt, and on the second play of the fourth quarter WR Elbert Dubenion took it to the house on a 66-yard reverse, making the score 31-14. Songin was sacked on each of the Pats next two possessions, both three-and-outs - the latter of which resulted in a 25-yard punt from the Pats own five yard line. One play later Buffalo scored on a 30-yard pass to make the rout official.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
24 SE Joe Johnson
75 LT George McGee
63 LG Chuck Leo
56 C Walt Cudzik
65 RG Jack Davis
74 RT Jerry DeLucca
45 TE Tom Stephens
81 FL Jim Colclough
11 QB Butch Songin
22 HB Ron Burton
32 FB Alan Miller

Patriots Starting Defense:
89 LDE Bob Dee
73 LDT Harry Jagielski
67 RDT Art Hauser
64 RDE Tony Sardisco
53 LLB Tommy Addison
83 MLB Harry Jacobs
80 RLB Jack Rudolph
31 LCB Clyde Washington
33 LS Fred Bruney
25 RS Ross O'Hanley
40 RCB Chuck Shonta

Patriots Special Teams:
20 K Gino Cappelletti
14 P Tom Greene
21 KR Billy Wells
23 KR **** Christy
20 KR Gino Cappelletti
33 PR Fred Bruney
21 PR Billy Wells

 

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 1968: Boston 14, Buffalo 3
Pats vault past Bills into first place
Jim Nance runs for 109 yards, TD​

Sunday, December 4, 1966 at 1:00
Week 14, Game 12 at Fenway Park
Boston Patriots 14, Buffalo Bills 3
Head Coaches: Mike Holovak, Joe Collier
QBs: Babe Parilli, Jack Kemp/Daryle Lamonica
Odds: Buffalo 6-point road favorites
TV: NBC; Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman
Sunny, clear and cold; 27º, humidity 32%, wind 9-15 mph, wind chill 7º
Attendance: 39,350
Patriots improve to 7-3-2, move into first place in AFL East
Bills drop to 8-4-1, in second place


The Patriots defense came up with a big game, forcing four turnovers and six sacks to keep Buffalo out of the endzone in a crucial AFL East game. On a chilly day Jim Nance led the way with 109 yards on 24 rushes, including a 65-yard sprint late in the first quarter for what turned out to be the winning points. Tom Hennessey's endzone interception on Buffalo's first possession saved seven points, and on the next drive Chuck Shonta made a touchdown-saving tackle on a 48-yard Jack Kemp pass to limit the Bills to a field goal.

Early in the third period Babe Parilli completed passes to Art Graham (five catches for 79 yards) for a gain of 37 and Joe Bellino for 20 on the next play, leading to a Parilli five-yard keeper to the right that put the Patriots up 14-3. Buffalo's next five possessions consisted of an interception by Jim Fraser, a three-and-out after a sack by Larry Eisenhauer, another punt, a fumble recovered by LB Lonnie Farmer, and a strip sack recovered by Jim Lee Hunt.


With the victory the Pats edged percentage points ahead of Buffalo in the standings, at 7-3-2 (.700) to the Bills 8-4-1 record (.667). It was a big turnaround after a 1-2 September, though the Pats would eventually lose in an upset in the final weekend of the season, with Buffalo capturing the division title by half a game, 9-4-1 to 8-4-2.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
84 SE Art Graham
71 LT Don Oakes
60 LG Len St. Jean
56 C Jon Morris
76 RG Charlie Long
77 RT Tom Neville
82 TE Jim Whalen
15 QB Babe Parilli
20 FL Gino Cappelletti
40 HB Larry Garron
35 FB Jim Nance

Patriots Starting Defense:
89 LDE Bob Dee
79 LDT Jim Lee Hunt
65 RDT Houston Antwine
72 RDE Larry Eisenhauer
51 LLB Jim Fraser
85 MLB Nick Buoniconti
55 RLB Lonnie Farmer
30 LCB Tom Hennessey
23 LS Ronnie Hall
34 RS Chuck Shonta
42 RCB Don Webb

Patriots Special Teams:
63 K Justin Canale (kickoffs)
20 K Gino Cappelletti (FG, PAT)
14 P Tom Yewcic
33 KR Bob Cappadona
27 PR Joe Bellino

 

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 1977: New England 16, Atlanta 10
Grogan to Morgan TD in final minutes
gives Pats comeback victory​

Sunday, December 4, 1977 at 1:01
Week 12, Game 12 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
New England Patriots 16, Atlanta 10
Head Coaches: Chuck Fairbanks, Leeman Bennett
QBs: Steve Grogan, Steve Bartkowski
Odds: New England 5½-point road favorites
TV: NBC; Charlie Jones, Paul Maguire
Partly coudy, 62º, 10-20 mph wind
Referee: Don Wedge; Time: 2:47
60,738 tickets distributed; 2,827 no-shows; actual attendance 57,911
Patriots improve to 8-4, one game behind Colts and Dolphins in AFC East
Bills drop to 6-6, three games behind Rams in NFC West


After settling for three John Smith first half field goals, Steve Grogan hit rookie Stanley Morgan, who sprinted past Atlanta defenders for a 33-yard game-winning touchdown with less than five minutes remaining to play. The victory, combined with a Miami victory over Baltimore the following night, kept the 8-4 Patriots within one game of both the Colts and Dolphins in the AFC East. A week later the Pats defeated Miami, but both teams missed the playoffs when New England lost to Baltimore in the final game of the season.


It should not have come down to that, however. Early in the season the Patriots lost games they should have won because cheapskate Billy Sullivan wouldn't agree to terms with John Hannah and Leon Gray, All Pro anchors on the left side of the offensive line.


As for this game, the defense shined brightly, limiting Atlanta to 67 yards rushing on 28 carries, and Steve Bartkowski, the #1 pick of the 1975 draft, to 7-18 for 124 yards with four interceptions and eight sacks. Julius Adams was unstoppable, with five sacks, Mike Haynes had two picks, and Tim Fox and Prentice McCray also had interceptions. Morgan finished with five catches for 90 yards, and Darryl Stingley had four receptions for 71 yards.



Patriots Edge Falcons, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Stanley Morgan, a rookie wide receiver with the type of speed that translates into running the standard pro football 40‐yard test in 4.5 seconds, caught a pass from Steve Grogan 10 yards into the heart of Atlanta's strong defense and galloped 23 yards to the end zone on a wide route across the field and down the sideline.​

That play resolved the issue in a game that saw the Patriots dominate but fail to wring points from the Falcons’ defense. A break, a blocked punt, had given the Falcons an opening for a touchdown and a 10‐9 lead as the fourth period got under way.​

The Pats’ next two opponents as they wind up the season will be Miami at home and Baltimore away. So this team, which stumbled early in losing to Cleveland, the Jete and Buffalo, is still in contention for one of the A.F.C.'s four playoff positions: Chuck Fairbanks, the New England coach, said, “What happened today keeps our playoff hopes alive.”​

Grogan, his quarterback who looked good only on the last scoring drive, added: “If Miami wins, we have a chance; if Baltimore wins, we don't have much of a chance.”​

In the first half, New England's offense was on the field for 18 minutes 50 seconds of the 30 minutes of play, but all the Pats could achieve was three field goals for a 9‐0 lead. Any kind, of break for Atlanta left the Patriots vulnerable and, as sure as dawn and dusk, the breaks came.​

An interception of a poor Grogan pass by a cornerback, Rick Byas, put the Falcons’ offense, which had been as deficient as usual, on the New England 14‐yard line. Steve Bartkowski, the Atlanta quarterback who had a long day and was sacked eight times for losses of 68 yards, completed a pass, one of seven he completed in 18 attempts, to Wallace Francis for a touchdown.​

The Patriots moved and moved well on their 89‐yard drive, with Grogan exploiting the stunting and blitzing. Falcons’ defense. Three passes, all on slant‐in patterns to the wide receivers, Morgan and Darryl Stingley, took them down the field. Twice Ray Easterling, the Atlanta free safety, was chasing Grogan on a blitz when his presence would have been more useful back in his secondary.​

The blitz remains the same. A team can live by it if it works, or die with it if it doesn't. On the final play, the Grogan‐to‐Morgan pass, there was no blitz hut rather a beautiful pattern run by the receiver. Said Morgan later; “I came back for the pass and after I caught it, the safety [Easterling] just stood there. So I ran around him. Then it was easy.”​

Easy? Morgan ran so fast he went by the other pursuing Falcons, especially the second safety, Ray Brown, who simply could not keep up as he tried to chase the Patriot receiver. But Brown was too slow, too late.​

On that drive and on that play, the New England team retained its posture in the playoff mix, at least until midnight tomorow night.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
86 WR Stanley Morgan
70 LT Leon Gray
73 LG John Hannah
67 C Bill Lenkaitis
61 RG Sam Adams
77 RT Tom Neville
80 TE Don Hasselbeck
84 WR Darryl Stingley
14 QB Steve Grogan
44 HB Don Calhoun
39 FB Sam Cunningham

Patriots Starting Defense:
72 LDE Mel Lunsford
71 NT Ray Hamilton
85 RDE Julius Adams
54 LOLB Steve Zabel
57 LILB Steve Nelson
50 RILB Sam Hunt
56 ROLB Rod Shoate
24 LCB Bobby Howard
34 SS Prentice McCray
48 FS Tim Fox
40 RCB Mike Haynes

Patriots Special Teams:
1 K John Smith
2 P Mike Patrick
26 KR Raymond Clayborn
35 KR Jess Phillips
86 PR Stanley Morgan

 

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 1983: NE 7, NO 0
Mosi Tatupu career-high 128 yards rushing
Cold, Snow & Elimination keeps fans at home​

Sunday, December 4, 1983 at 1:00
Week 14, Game 14 at Sullivan Stadium
New England Patriots 7, New Orleans Saints 0
Head Coaches: Ron Meyer, Bum Phillips
QBs: Tony Eason, Ken Stabler
Odds: Even pick'em
TV: CBS; Jim Kelly, John Dockery
Cold, snowing, 35º, wind 5-20 mph, wind chill 22º
Referee: Bob McElwee
33,171 tickets distributed; 8,592 no-shows; in-stadium attendance 24,579
Patriots improve to 7-7 (eliminated the previous week)
Saints drop to 7-7, one game behind 49ers and Rams in NFC West


Mosi Tatupu ran for 128 yards (6.1 yards per carry) in the snow in front of a sparse crowd of 24,579. The Patriots, who had been eliminated the previous week, evened their record at 7-7. The only score came on a 3-yard run by Tony Collins in the first quarter. That gave Collins ten TD runs on the season, two behind Steve Grogan's team record of 12 in 1976.


Tony Eason had a career-worst 30% completions (3-10), as Ron Meyer opted to run the ball 44 times versus 12 dropbacks in the snow. Fred Steinfort went 0-3 in his field goal attempts, and Rich Camarillo had a 70-yard punt, the longest punt of the season in the AFC.


Meyer commented after the game that "we had some major penalties that stalled our drives today" and that "on a day like today, short field goals are not guaranteed". He also stated that "Mosi has tremendous balance; that's why he excels in this type of weather". Meyer defended his quarterback by saying that "this win was a big one for both the team and for Tony Eason under trying conditions", and correctly commented that "I also have to say that Camarillo is the best punter in the league".


The win was the first for the Patriots in their last eight games against an NFC opponent. It was also the Pats eighth shutout in the last 18 games:
3-0 vs Miami on Dec 12, 1982 in the Snowplow Game
16-0 at Seattle on Dec 19, 1982
31-0 at Buffalo on Oct 23, 1983
7-0 vs New Orleans on Dec 4, 1983

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Patriots Starting Offense:
86 WR Stanley Morgan
76 LT Brian Holloway
73 LG John Hannah
58 C Pete Brock
61 RG Ron Wooten
75 RT Bob Cryder
87 TE Lin Dawson
83 WR Cedric Jones
11 QB Tony Eason
33 RB Tony Collins
34 FB Mark van Eeghen

Patriots Starting Defense:
77 LDE Kenneth Sims
98 NT Dennis Owens
85 RDE Julius Adams
50 LOLB Larry McGrew
57 LILB Steve Nelson
53 RILB Clayton Weishuhn
55 ROLB Don Blackmon
42 LCB Ronnie Lippett
38 SS Roland James
25 FS Rick Sanford
26 RCB Ray Clayborn

Patriots Special Teams:
5 K Fred Steinfort
3 P Rich Camarillo
27 KR Ricky Smith
27 PR Ricky Smith

 

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 1988: NE 13, Seattle 7
John Stephens rushes for 121 yards
Defense has record-setting game​

Sunday, December 4, 1988 at 1:00
Week 14, Game 14 at Sullivan Stadium
New England Patriots 13, Seattle Seahawks 7
Head Coaches: Raymond Berry, Chuck Knox
QBs: Doug Flutie, Dave Krieg
Odds: New England 3½-point home favorites
TV: NBC; Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy
Sunny, 31º, humidity 44%, wind 18-33 mph, wind chill 19º
Referee: Tom Cooley; time 2:42
60,930 tickets distributed (sold out); 1,844 no-shows; in-house attendance 59,086
Patriots improve to 8-6, tied for 2nd in AFCE, one behind Cleveland & Houston for wild card
Seahawks drop to 7-7, tied with Broncos and Raiders for AFC West lead


On a cold and windy day Doug Flutie threw only ten passes, but the Patriots still had just enough offense for the win. Rookie of the Year John Stephens rushed for 121 yards, his fourth 100-yard game of the season to lead New England's ground game. Robert Peryman added 49 yards and his third quarter plunge for a TD held up as the winning points as New England came from behind for the victory.


For Perryman it was one of six rushing touchdowns he scored in 1988. The other points came on second quarter field goals of 34 and 22 yards by Jason Staurovsky. The Pats kicker had a better day than his counterpart, Norm Johnson, who was wide right from 47 yards and wide and short from 41 in the first half.


The Patriots pounded the rock 41 times and played keep away, controlling the ball for an astounding 41:05 to just 18:55 for Seattle. The Pats completely bottled up running backs Curt Warner and John Williams, setting multiple team records in the process, including fewest net yards allowed (65) and fewest first downs allowed (2). The 20 rushing yards allowed is the 7th fewest in franchise history, while on offense the five completions is tenth fewest in team history, and the ten pass attempts is the fifth fewest. The defensive effort was critical, as it was needed to overcome three Pats turnovers. Seattle's drives consisted of eight punts, a fumble (strip sack by Brent Williams to set up a score), two missed field goals, a turnover on downs and one touchdown.


With the victory the Pats inched closer to a playoff spot, tied with the Colts at 8-6 and one game behind Houston and Cleveland. The Oilers were ten-point home favorites but lost 37-34 to Pittsburgh. The Patriots, who were 2-6 on the road in 1988, missed the playoffs after losing the final game of the season at Denver.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
86 WR Stanley Morgan
73 LT Danny Villa
62 LG Sean Farrell
68 C Mike Baab
61 RG Ron Wooten
78 RT Bruce Armstrong
81 TE Russ Francis
80 WR Irving Fryar
2 QB Doug Flutie
44 HB John Stephens
34 FB Bob Perryman

Patriots Starting Defense:
96 LDE Brent Williams
72 NT Tim Goad
97 RDE Milford Hodge
56 LOLB Andre Tippett
95 LILB Ed Reynolds
52 RILB Johnny Rembert
50 ROLB Larry McGrew
42 LCB Ronnie Lippett
38 SS Roland James
31 FS Fred Marion
26 RCB Ray Clayborn

Patriots Special Teams:
7 K Teddy Garcia (kickoffs)
4 K Jason Staurovsky (FG, PAT)
6 P Jeff Feagles
82 KR Sammy Martin
40 KR Elgin Davis
80 PR Irving Fryar

 

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 1994: Parcells vs Carroll II
Ricky Reynolds pick-six gives
Pats come-from-behind victory​

Sunday, December 4, 1994 at 1:01
Week 14, Game 13 at Foxboro Stadium
New England Patriots 24, New York Jete 13
Head Coaches: Bill Parcells, Pete Carroll
QBs: Drew Bledsoe, Boomer Esiason
Odds: New England 2½-point home favorites
TV: NBC; Marv Albert, Paul Maguire
Partly cloudy, 57º, humidity 55%, wind 9 mph
Referee: Dale Hamer; time 3:10
60,292 tickets distributed (sold out); 154 no-shows; in-house attendance 60,138
Patriots improve to 7-6, tied with Buffalo for 2nd place, one game behind Miami
Jete drop to 6-7, tied with Colts for fourth place


Ricky Reynolds' 11-yard pick-six off Bommer Esiason provided the winning points in an AFC East showdown between two rivals battling for a playoff berth. Both clubs (as well as the Bills, Raiders and Broncos) entered the weekend 6-6, with New England barely clinging on to the final wild card spot. Reynolds' interception was set up by a pefect 30-yard punt off a fake field goal attempt by holder/punter Pat O'Neill, that pinned the Jets on their own one yard line. The cornerback stated after the game that he simply watched Boomer's eyes, and knew exactly where the pass was going.


The Patriots scored earlier on a 33-yard Matt Bahr field goal and a 16-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (19-34, 199 yards) to Vincent Brisby (eight receptions on nine targets for 90 yards). With 3:43 left to play Leroy Thompson (20 carries for 80 yards) scored on a two-yard run to the left for insurance points, on a drive that was set up by an 11-yard reception and 26-yard run by Marion Butts.


This game was the second between Bill Parcells and Pete Carroll as head coaches, and the first win for Tuna. The two would face off six more times, with Parcells holding a 5-3 advantage. The Patriots advanced to the playoffs in 1994, losing to Bill Belichick's Cleveland Browns 107-7. The Jets on the other hand lost five straight games at the end of the season, leading to Carroll's dismisal. In Jete fashion things got worse, winning half as many games the following season under Rich Kotite (3-13).

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Patriots Starting Offense:
82 WR Vincent Brisby
78 LT Bruce Armstrong
61 LG Bob Kratch
65 C Mike Arthur
71 RG Todd Rucci
77 RT Pat Harlow
85 TE John Burke
87 TE Ben Coates
11 QB Drew Bledsoe
36 RB Leroy Thompson
33 FB Sam Gash

Patriots Starting Defense:
93 LDE Mike Pitts
72 NT Tim Goad
96 RDE Mike Jones
55 LOLB Willie McGinest
59 LILB Vincent Brown
52 RILB David Bavaro
53 ROLB Chris Slade
21 LCB Ricky Reynolds
42 SS Harlon Barnett
29 FS Myron Guyton
37 RCB Maurice Hurst

Patriots Special Teams:
3 K Matt Bahr
5 P Pat O'Neill
36 KR Leroy Thompson
86 PR Troy Brown

 

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 2000: NE 30, KC 24 on MNF
Troy Brown 12 catches, 119 yards, TD
Drew Bledsoe 282 yards, 2 touchdowns​

Monday, December 4, 2000 at 9:09
Week 14, Game 13 at Foxboro Stadium
New England Patriots 30, Kansas City Chiefs 24
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Gunther Cunningham
QBs: Drew Bledsoe, Elvis Grbac
Odds: New England one-point home favorites
TV: ABC; Al Michaels, Dan Fouts, Dennis Miller; Melissa Stark, Eric ****erson
Clear and cool, 45º, humidity 42%, wind 10 mph, wind chill 40º
Referee: Bob McAlwee; time 3:16; paid attendance 60,292
Patriots improve to 4-9, fifth in AFC East
Chiefs drop to 5-8, tied with Seahawks for third in AFC West


This game represented the second most receptions (12) and sixth most yards receiving (119) of Troy Brown's carrer. Ironically his statistically career-best game was also against the Chiefs, in 2002 when he had 16 catches for 176 yards in a 41-38 overtime victory.

The Patriots led 27-0 after three quarters on a 48-yard Adam Vinatieri field goal, a one-yard run by Kevin Faulk, a 17-yard TD from Drew Bledsoe to Brown, a 53-yard Vinatieri field goal as time expired at the half, and a one-yard pass from Drew to Jermaine Wiggins. Adam added a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter as the Patriots nearly blew their 17-point lead, with Tebucky Jones making a game-saving tackle on the five yard line on the last play of the game.

After a dismal 2-8 start to the season the Patriots made some progress, winning three of their final six games to finish 5-9.

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Patriots Hold On For a Rare Victory

Drew Bledsoe and the New England Patriots will not soon forget one of the season's least meaningful Monday night matchups.​

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They got a rare victory last night, beating the visiting Kansas City Chiefs, another team going nowhere, 30-24. Bledsoe threw for a season-high 282 yards and Adam Vinatieri kicked three field goals in New England's highest-scoring game of the year.​

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For a change, the Patriots (4-9) held on at the end after the Chiefs (5-8) had cut the lead to 30-24 on Elvis Grbac's 19-yard pass to Kevin Lockett with 3 minutes 58 seconds left.​

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Kansas City drove down to the Patriots' 11-yard line but had no timeouts remaining, and time expired when Tony Gonzalez was tackled in the middle of the field after a 5-yard completion.​

In their other Monday night game this season, in Week 2, the Patriots gave up two touchdowns in the final 6:25 and lost to the Jets, 20-19.​

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Two of the previous six Monday night games were decided on last-play field goals, but the Chiefs fell short of ending a four-game losing streak with a last-play touchdown.​

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They gave up two fumbles after losing just four all season and wasted Grbac's 81-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Alexander, who has three scoring catches of over 80 yards in his career plus an 82-yard touchdown run.​

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And it came eight days after they suffered the indignity of becoming San Diego's first and only victim of the season. Grbac missed that game with an injured right index finger.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
80 WR Troy Brown
78 LT Bruce Armstrong
63 LG Joe Andruzzi
65 C Damien Woody
72 RG Sale Isaia
59 RT Adrian Klemm
83 TE Rod Rutledge
88 WR Terry Glenn
82 WR Curtis Jackson
11 QB Drew Bledsoe
33 RB Kevin Faulk

Patriots Starting Defense:
55 LDE Willie McGinest
98 DT Brandon Mitchell
90 NT Chad Eaton
91 RDE Bobby Hamilton
53 SLB Chris Slade
50 MLB Rob Holmberg
54 WLB Tedy Bruschi
24 LCB Ty Law
36 SS Lawyer Milloy
34 FS Tebucky Jones
45 RCB Otis Smith

Patriots Special Teams:
4 K Adam Vinatieri
10 P Lee Johnson
82 KR Curtis Jackson
30 KR Tony Carter
33 PR Kevin Faulk

 

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 2005: NE 16, NYJ 3
Defense shut down Jets in the snow
Vinatieri passes Cappelletti as
Pats all-time leading scorer​

Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 4:15
Week 13, Game 12 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 16, New York Jete 3
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Herm Edwards
QBs: Tom Brady, Brooks Bollinger
Odds: New England 7½-point home favorites
TV: CBS; Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross
Light snow, 26º, humidity 100%, wind 5 mph, wind chill 20º
Referee: Jeff Triplette; time 3:02; paid attendance 68,756
Patriots improve to 7-5, two game lead over Miami in AFC East
Jete drop to 2-10, last place in AFC East


The Patriots won the first of what turned out to be a four-game winning streak, in convincing fashion. New England had struggled in the first half of the season, alternating wins and losses to a 4-4 start. But on this day the Pats had twice as many first downs (24 to 12), more than double the amount of yardage (397 to 164), ran 19 more offensive plays, did not turn the ball over, and controlled the ball almost exclusively (38:10 to 21:50). The defense limited Curtis Martin to 1.9 yards per carry (29 yards on 15 carries), one of the least productive performnces of his pro football Hall of Fame career.

Tom Brady went 27-37 for 271 yards, Troy Brown had five catches for 64 yards, and Corey Dillon scored the game's only touchdown, totaling 84 yards on 16 carries and four receptions. The only negative was the red zone offense and settling for four field goal attempts, with Adam Vinatieri connecting from 21, 34 and 22 yards. Adam became the franchise's all-time leading scorer when he was connected on a 34-yard attempt with two seconds left to play in the first half.

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The only thing gratifying about seeing how bad the Jets are is that you get to see former Patriots Curtis Martin and Ty Law wallow in misery while keeping their families very well fed.​

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The Patriot defense, as we once knew it, made its 2005 debut and completely shut down the New York Jets on Sunday in the snow at Gillette Stadium. The Jets threw zero long bombs, and Martin was absolutely no factor in this game. Easy win for the Patriots, right?​

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Nothing is easy in 2005. CBS analyst Randy Cross, who works for Channel 5 in August yet still sometimes sounds like he needs to be introduced to Patriot football, made the comment that "the Jets are a very bad team...the Patriots should be throttling them!" In this instance, he was dead on. The Patriots didn't "put away" the Jets until the fourth quarter, and won by a 16-3 count. It was a case of the Patriots being ten times the better team than the Jets, but looking only like twice better, especially on offense.​

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This may sound like nitpicking, and perhaps it is. The Patriots finally played a solid sixty minutes of great defense. Tom Brady had a great game. Corey Dillon, David Givens and Kevin Faulk all returned to the lineup and all played well. But when you factor in the Jet record (2-9 going into the contest), and how lousy a team the Jets have been this year, 16 points is really a poor showing (and that includes a missed field goal by Adam Vinatieri) by the Patriot offense, and the defense simply did what it should have done anyway.​

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The best positive that the Patriots can derive from this game is that it helped get them back on track and put them in a position to run the table down the stretch. The Patriots played their best game of the season, and if the defense can play against all future opponents like they did Sunday against the Jets (which is a stretch, especially when the playoffs come around), Patriot fans can begin to think optimistic about this team. A game like this can swing the momentum pendulum in favor of the two-time world champs, and maybe a third Vince in a row isn't that far fetched (hush for a second and listen to all those Colt fans laughing).​

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Still, this is a 2-9 (now 2-10) Jets team. The Patriots did score on four straight possessions at one time, but three of them were field goals and all of them were in the red area. Two sacks of Brady killed two of the first three offensive drives. Ben Watson killed one drive and prevented another touchdown with dropped passes when in each case the ball hit him between the 8 and the 4. The Patriots recovered a fumble on a play where three penalties occurred, but the one pre-possession penalty (facemask on Richard Seymour) caused all the penalties to offset and the down to be repeated.​

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These factors, and others, combined to keep the Patriot score at only 16 and keep the Jets in the game until an Ellis Hobbs interception with 4:04 left in the contest. If Hobbs doesn't intercept Brooks Bollinger, the Jets were only two touchdowns away from winning the game. This is significant only in proving that the Jets still had a chance to win this game despite the perceived superiority of the Patriots all game long.​

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Time For Sugar Plum Dreams, Patriot Style

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Grogan's Grade: Week 12

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Three Is The Magic Number

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Warning: The Patriots Are Coming!

Suddenly, the Pats have that familiar groove back

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Patriots Starting Offense:
83 WR Deion Branch
77 LOT Nick Kaczur
70 LOG Logan Mankins
71 C Russ Hochstein
61 ROG Stephen Neal
76 ROT Brandon Gorin
88 TE Christian Fauria
84 TE Ben Watson
18 WR Andre' Davis
12 QB Tom Brady
28 RB Corey Dillon

Patriots Starting Defense:
94 LDE Ty Warren
75 NT Vince Wilfork
93 RDE Richard Seymour
59 LOLB Rosevelt Colvin
54 LILB Tedy Bruschi
50 RILB Mike Vrabel
55 ROLB Willie McGinest
22 LCB Asante Samuel
25 SS Artrell Hawkins
26 FS Eugene Wilson
27 RCB Ellis Hobbs

Patriots Special Teams:
4 K Adam Vinatieri
8 P Josh Miller
66 LS Lonie Paxton
81 KR Bethel Johnson
34 KR Mike Cloud
86 PR Tim Dwight

 

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Today in Patriots History
Dec 4, 2011: Pats 31, Colts 24
Gronk scores three times
Brady throws for 289 yards​

Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 1:02
Week 13, Game 12 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 31, Indianapolis Colts 24
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Jim Caldwell
QBs: Tom Brady, Dan Orlovsky
Odds: New England 20½-point home favorites
TV: CBS; Marv Albert, Rich Gannon
Cloudy, 51º, humidity 40%, wind 10 mph
Referee: Ron Winter; time 2:51; paid attendance 68,756
Patriots improve to 9-3, two game lead over NYJ in AFC East; tied w/Ravens, Steelers and Texans for #1 seed in AFC
Colts remain winless at 0-12 in their Suck for Luck campaign


Rob Gronkowski scored three times - including the only touchdown run of his career - as the Patriots built a 31-3 lead through three quarters before the Colts made the final score respectable with a pair of touchdowns in the final two minutes.

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The Colts displayed how non-dedicated they are to winning on Sunday at Gillette Stadium, as the Patriots took a while to wake up, then watched as the Colts took the term "get on the bus" to new highs, or lows if you prefer. The Patriots had themselves a predictably easy 31-24 win over the Colts, the score as close as it was because the Patriots really didn't have to work that hard to win this game. But Goodell has to be somewhat concerned over what is really an assault on the integrity of the game, and it could bring a draft lottery into the NFL before long.​

Patriots vs Colts: First Quarter Highlights

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Thoughts and Analysis: Patriots Defeat Winless Colts

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REPORT CARD: Patriots Win with Mediocre Performance

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Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Says 'They'll Hear About' their Incomplete Effort on Monday

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Reaction to Pats win over the Colts

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Bill Belichick's PostGame Press Conference Transcript

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Tom Brady's Post Game Press Conference Transcript

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Wes Welker's Post Game Press Conference Transcript

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Rob Gronkowksi's Interview With Steve Burton Transcript

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Patriots First Quarter Offensive Woes Continue

Through the first five games of the season New England had no issues getting points on the board early on and getting off to a good start. However, for whatever reason, that's been a struggle in recent weeks.

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Fourth Quarter Has Been A Weakness For The Patriots Defense

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Patriots Starting Offense:
84 WR Deion Branch
81 TE Aaron Hernandez
72 LT Matt Light
70 LG Logan Mankins
65 C Nick Mcdonald
54 RG Brian Waters
77 RT Nate Solder
87 TE Rob Gronkowski
83 WR Wes Welker
12 QB Tom Brady
33 HB Kevin Faulk

Patriots Starting Defense:
75 LDE Vince Wilfork
74 NT Kyle Love
93 RDE Andre Carter
50 LLB Rob Ninkovich
51 MLB Jerod Mayo
90 RLB Niko Koutouvides
32 LCB Devin McCourty
18 SS Matt Slater
44 FS James Ihedigbo
24 RCB Kyle Arrington
23 DB Nate Jones

Patriots Special Teams:
3 K Stephen Gostkowski
14 P Zoltan Mesko
48 LS Danny Aiken
11 KR Julian Edelman
11 PR Julian Edelman