Today In Patriots History Nov 25, 2001: Pats win 34-17 after Belichick names Brady starter over Bledsoe

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Today in Patriots History
Nov 25, 2001: Pats 34, Saints 17
First of what became 9-game win streak​

Sunday, November 25, 2001 at 4:05 EST
Week 11, Game 11 at Foxboro Stadium
New England Patriots 34, New Orleans Saints 17
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Jim Haslett
QBs: Tom Brady, Aaron Brooks
Odds: Even pick'em
TV: Fox. Sam Rosen, Bill Maas; Levan Reid
Cloudy, mild, scattered showers; 62º, humidity 78%, wind 13-20 mph
Referee: Gerry Austin; Time: 3:00; Paid Attendance: 60,292
Patriots improve to 6-5, third in AFCE behind 7-3 Dolphins and Jets
Saints drop to 5-5, fourth in NFC West


Before getting to the game, a refresher on where New England was at this point in the season. The Pats were coming off a close 24-17 loss to the 8-1 St Louis Rams, the best team in the league that also owned the number one offense, averaging 32 points per game. It was a moral victory of sorts, giving the Pats confidence that they could hang toe-to-toe with the best team in the NFL. The bigger news was that Drew Bledsoe was now healthy and ready to return to the field - but Bill Belichick not only elected to keep Tom Brady under center, he also named the 24-year old his starting quarterbck for the rest of the season. Bledsoe was livid, stating that Belichick had lied to him, having promised Drew that he would start once again when he was physically able to return. It was a field day for sports talk shows both locally and nationally, back in the early days of the internet.


The Saints entered the game with a slightly better record, 5-4 to the Pats 5-5. Brady was flawless, going 19-26 for 258 yards, throwing four touchdowns. More importantly, after turning the ball over twice in each of the previous two games, Brady had zero turnovers in this game.


The final drive of the first half did not start out well, but turned into a thing of beauty. On first down Brady was hit and strip sacked for a loss of seven. Greg Robinson thankfully recovered at the 15-yard line, but it was a loss of seven. With 1:28 left the Saints called a timeout, hoping to get the ball back and score. But after Antowain Smith rushed for 11 yards off left guard and 12 more off right tackle, now it was the Patriots calling a timeout. Brady scrambled out of the shotgun for a gain of 11, and with the ball now on the 49 the Pats called their second timeout. On the next play Brady connected with David Patten for a gain of 27. Then after using their final timeout, Brady hit Charles Johnson for a 24-yard touchdown with ten seconds left in the half. Six plays, 78 yards in 1:40 - and the Patriots led 20-0 at the half.


Antowain Smith finished the game with 111 yards and a touchdown on 24 rushes, plus 42 yards and another TD on three receptions. Troy Brown had seven receptions for 91 yards and a TD, and Marc Edwards also had a touchdown catch for New England. Beginning with this game the Patriots won nine straight games: five to finish the regular season; the Snow Game/Tuck Rule Game; the AFCCG at Pittsburgh (highlighted by Troy Brown's punt return TD, Drew Bledsoe coming off the bench to throw a TD to David Patten, and Brandon Mitchell's field goal block, recovered by Troy Brown and lateraled to Antwan Harris for a TD); and culminating in a rematch with St Louis, The Silence of the Rams in the Super Bowl 36 upset victory.

Antowain Smith scored two touchdowns, with 153 yards from scrimmage


Richard Seymour blocked a field goal to preserve a 7-0 first quarter lead


Troy Brown's 8-yard TD catch put the Patriots up 13-0 in the second quarter


Lawyer Milloy tackles Ricky Williams, with Brandon Mitchell ready to help out


The defense pressured Aaron Brooks all day, forcing two interceptions, a sack and a fumble - and 23 incomplete passes (16-39)​

From before the game:

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While the majority of Patriot Nation jumps to conclusions over head coach Bill Belichick's decision to name second-year quarterback as the starter for the remainder of the season, they'll need to try and give him the benefit of the doubt.

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That's what this whole thing really comes down to....Fairness. Granted fairness, does not necessarily win games, but the Patriots currently have the opportunity to win games and do the right thing. So why not do the right thing? I ask myself that question every day.

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It looks like quarterback Drew Bledsoe may finally be getting exactly what he deserves.

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One thing is crystal clear about Sunday's game against New Orleans. One man's reputation for leadership is squarely on the line. He has reached a point where the next few months or so will make or break his career. These final six games of this season could go a long way in determining this...

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This has not been a particularly good week for the Patriot head coach. His pronouncement of Brady as the starter for the rest of the season ranks among the boldest of coaching gambles in recent memory. It may also be one of the blunders unless everything breaks absolutely right.​

Bledsoe is one awful angry customer right now. From Draft Day 1993 up until Tuesday, Bledsoe has always been the top dog in Foxborough, has always felt such, and has always been treated as such. But Belichick’s pronouncement of Brady being the starting quarterback for the long haul has to shake up someone like Bledsoe more than you or I will ever know.​

Yet one problem sticks out more than any other in making this kind of decision, that being the likelihood that Belichick lied to Bledsoe. Integrity in a head coach is both underrated and of paramount importance. If Belichick indeed did lie to Bledsoe about his opportunity to win back his starting job once pronounced healthy, Belichick has set a dangerous and likely destructive precedent that could cause his coaching career to implode, Brady’s success totally nothwithstanding.​

Then there was this, immediately after the victory.
It's amazing that this team persevered through all the distractions and drama.

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Terry Glenn no longer wants to remain a Patriot, and would like to be elsewhere for the 2002 season.

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Terry Glenn no longer wants to remain a Patriot, and would like to be elsewhere for the 2002 season.​

In a riveting interview on WBZ Sunday night, Glenn lashed out at the team for mistreatment, and called upon them to trade him or release him so that he can play somewhere else next year. When asked by Steve Burton if he wanted to remain a Patriot, Glenn bluntly replied “I did”, emphasizing the word “did”.​

Glenn at times sounded angry over questions about his personal life, and why he hasn’t yet returned to the football field. He impressed on Burton and Bob Lobel that people love him on the football field, but when he goes home at night he has to live out his personal battles, and no one else. He emphasized that his hamstring is still bothering him, and that is the only reason why he isn’t out there playing at the moment.​

Glenn was also pressed on his signing bonus, and it was the only issue in which he seemed vague and evasive. Glenn, sounding like former Red Sox slugger Mo Vaughn, said that the haggling over the signing bonus “isn’t about the money”, and that he would play elsewhere for less money.​

Steve Grogan, no stranger to QB controversies, with his take on the Bledsoe-Brady debate as well as the game as a whole:

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Former Patriots QB Steve Grogan breaks down the team's match-up against the Saints.

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RRM: Care to give out some game balls this week before we reveal Grogan’s Grades?​

SG: Lawyer Milloy definitely deserves one. He made 10 tackles and was all over the field. The offensive line as a group would get one, along with Antowain Smith who rushed for over 100 yards again and helped them control the clock in the fourth quarter. Tom Brady has to get one, too. You know, there are a lot of game balls to be handed out for this one but there are just too many players to mention.​

RRM: We await with breathless anticipation Grogan’s Grades for Week #11?​

SG: This was a definite solid A effort. Both sides of the ball did everything right. There really wasn’t a lot to find fault with in this game. The Patriots dominated the game and when you do that you get straight A’s across the board.​

An 8- 8 record was what everybody was hoping the Patrtiots would manage to achieve this year, but now they have a chance to do that and more. If they take care of business here the next few weeks they will have a chance to sneak in as a wildcard team in the playoffs, and that was something nobody expected to happen this year. This could be a really fun month of December for this team and their fans.​

Brady Making Possible Return For Bledsoe Extremely Tough | PatsFans.com

Tom Brady has been making it difficult for Drew Bledsoe to play again this season, and yesterday's game did not make it any easier. Brady, although still making some mistakes, is not looking like a second-year QB, but rather a seasoned veteran. So what should the Patriots do?.

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If the Patriots continue what they have started, then this could be the Cinderella story of all time. Play their cards right in the off-season and we’ve got a dynasty on our hands.​

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he Patriots, their adversity wheelbarrow already overflowing with dirt, garbage and lots of mud and muck in general, graphically showed the poor New Orleans Saints exactly how they plan to deal with adversity for the rest of this year.

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Adversity? Bring it on.​

How about CMGi folding up stakes, leaving the Patriots without a name for their new crib? Or perhaps Bryan Cox kicking Terry Glenn’s fanny in a “gentleman’s fight” (go watch a John Wayne western)? Maybe Myra Kraft will decide that gentlemen on her husband’s football team ought not to style their hair in those icky-looking dreadlocks, and has ten or so barbers brought in for a team-wide buzz job.​

The Patriots, their adversity wheelbarrow already overflowing with dirt, garbage and lots of mud and muck in general, graphically showed the poor New Orleans Saints exactly how they plan to deal with adversity for the rest of this year. On a field of mud and muck thanks to a daylong driving rainstorm, the Patriots stuck it to the Saints more than perhaps any previous opponent so far this year. It is getting to the point that these Patriots are looking like the Oakland A’s or the New York Yankees of the 1970s, and that is the more adversity you dump on them, the better they seem to perform.​

In doing so, the Patriots sent a clear message to the rest of the league in general, but hopefully their next opponents in particular. With the archrival Jets next on their docket (the Jets were idle today, and maybe sitting at home watching), the Patriots could not have picked a better time to have an “attitude game”. Their 34-17 pasting of New Orleans was a thing of rugged beauty, like a rocky Maine cliff by the seacoast.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
80 WR Troy Brown
72 LT Matt Light
77 LG Mike Compton
65 C Damien Woody
63 RG Joe Andruzzi
64 RT Greg Randall
83 TE Rod Rutledge
86 WR David Patten
12 QB Tom Brady
32 RB Antowain Smith
44 FB Marc Edwards

Patriots Starting Defense:
91 LDE Bobby Hamilton
96 LDT Brandon Mitchell
93 RDT Richard Seymour
98 RDE Anthony Pleasant
55 LOLB Willie McGinest
54 MLB Tedy Bruschi
95 ROLB Roman Phifer
24 LCB Ty Law
36 SS Lawyer Milloy
22 FS Terrance Shaw
45 RCB Otis Smith

Patriots Special Teams:
4 K Adam Vinatieri
13 P Ken Walter
66 LS Lonie Paxton
31 KR Ben Kelly
86 KR David Patten
80 PR Troy Brown

 

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Today in Patriots History
Nov 25, 1960
First home sellout for Boston Patriots​

Friday, November 25, 1960 at 8:00
Week 12, Game 11 at Boston University Field
Houston Oilers 24, Boston Patriots 10
Head Coaches: Lou Saban, Lou Rymkus
QBs: Butch Songin, Jacky Lee
Odds: Houston six-point road favorite
No TV. Radio: WEEI-AM 590, sponsored by Zayre Dept Stores, Lincoln-Mercury Dealers of New England; Bob Gallagher, Fred Cusick
Clear and cool, 45º, humidity 60%, wind 0-7 mph
Attendance: 27,123
Patriots drop to 5-6, tied for 2nd with Titans in AFL East
Oilers improve to 8-3, 1st in AFL East


The Patriots had their first-ever sellout in a battle for the AFL East, between 7-3 Houston and 5-5 Boston. Early on a 15-yard sack by Bob Dee resulted in a Houston three-and-out, but the Pats could not capitalize as Gino Cappelletti, who had connected on a 20-yard first quarter field goal, saw his 40-yard field goal attempt sail wide right. Houston marched down the field and scored with 1:05 left in the half to take a 7-3 lead.


On the first drive of the second half the Patriots' drive stalled at the 27. Lining up for a field goal, the snap went directly to Cappelletti, who completed a touchdown pass to end Oscar Lofton. However, the Pats were flagged for being offsides, and a bad snap on the next play resulted in a turnover on downs.


Houston responded with a four-play drive that was aided by a 27-yard pass interference penalty, then a 24-yard TD pass to Billy Cannon. The Patriots struck back with a quick three-play drive of their own, as SE Joe Johnson caught a pass on the 38 from QB Butch Songin, and ran it in from there for a 51-yard TD, making the score Oilers 14, Patriots 10. Houston chewed up most of the rest of the third quarter on a 14-play drive, but George Blanda's 32-yard field goal attempt was wide left. Given a new life, the Patriots went backwards though, as Songin was sacked on three consecutive plays to end the quarter. Another long drive of 16 plays led to a Blanda field goal, and now the Pats were down 17-10 with 8:17 left to play.


The next drive started well, with a 19-yard completion to Jim Colclough. But with a sack for a loss of six, a short completion and a pass deflection resulted in the Pats having to punt on 4th-and-14 from their own 46. Houston continued to control the clock, hitting on a 40-yard 1st-and-15 pass to set up a game-sealing TD with only 2:58 left to play.


Songin finished with 254 yards rushing, but Houston limited the Patriots to just 35 yards rushing on 13 carries. WR Joe Johnson was the Pats leading receiver with five catches for 123 yards and one TD. Oilers QB Jacky Lee threw for 331 yards, with receivers Bill Groman (9-171-1) and Charley Hennigan (7-113) getting the best of the Pats secondary.


1960 was a bit of a scheduling oddity as the Pats had three straight road games in October, followed by five consecutive home games, and then after this game finishing with three straight on the road.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
24 SE Joe Johnson
75 LT George McGee
62 LG Abe Cohen
56 C Walt Cudzik
65 RG Jack Davis
74 RT Jerry DeLucca
45 TE Tom Stephens
81 FL Jim Colclough
11 QB Butch Songin
23 HB **** Christy
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
54 MLB Bill Brown
83 RLB Harry Jacobs
31 LCB Clyde Washington
33 LS Fred Bruney
25 RS Ross O'Hanley
40 RCB Chuck Shonta

Patriots Special Teams:
20 K Gino Cappelletti
31 P Clyde Washington
23 KR **** Christy
21 KR Billy Wells
21 PR Billy Wells

 

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Today in Patriots History
Nov 25, 1973: Pats 32, Oilers 0
5th shutout in franchise history​

Sunday, November 25, 1973 at 2:00 ET, 1:00 local time
Week 11, Game 11 at the Houston Astrodome
New England Patriots 32, Houston Oilers 0
Head Coaches: Chuck Fairbanks, Sid Gillman
QBs: Jim Plunkett/**** Shiner; Lynn ****ey/Dan Pastorini
Odds: New England 3½-point home favorite
TV: NBC; Bill Enis, Dave Kocourek
Referee: Jack Reader; Attendance: 27,344; Time: 2:49
Patriots improve to 4-7, third in AFCE, behind Colts & Bills, ahead of Jete & Colts
Oilers drop to 1-10, worst in 26-team NFL



For the first time in 1973 the Pats won consecutive games, the middle of a three-game win streak. Jim Plunkett (15-28-175-2-1) thre touchdown passes to Reggie Rucker (7-88) and TE Bob Windsor, while the defense limited Dan Pastorini and Lynn ****ey to 115 yards passing. The Pats D had four sacks, forced three turnovers, and LB Steve Kiner had a safety. Lynn ****ey started this game for Houston, with third year QB Pastorini going 0-10 as a starter in 1973, a 5-25 start to his career before turning it around two years later. Would current NFL QBs get that long to prove themselves? I doubt it.


This was the fifth time in franchise history that the Patriots shut out an opponent, and the first in four seasons. The first two came in 1960 and 1961 against the Chargers, then a third was versus Buffalo in 1967. The most recent prior to this game was a 24-0 victory at Alumni Stadium, also against the Oilers - probably the highlight of Clive Rush's head coaching career.


The 32-point differntial was the second most ever for the Patriots versus the Oilers, surpassed only by a 1963 45-3 victory. Including the games played after Houston moved to Tennessee, it remains the third largest margin of victory in the 47 games played between the two franchises, topped by the 59-0 beatdown when the wind chill temp was zero in 2019, with fan's beverages literally freezing in their hands.


Houston was not a good football team at all in 1973, and only 27,344 diehards showed up at the 50,000-seating capacity Astrodome. That facility was originally technically named the Harris County Domed Stadium (not quite as catchy as the Astrodome), and also referred to as The Eighth Wonder of the World. Along with football and baseball games, two months earlier the Astrodome also hosted the mightily hyped Battle of the Sexes, in front of what was then a world's record 30,000 people for a tennis match, where Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs. The made-for-tv spectacle was watched by over 50 million in the US, and 90 million worldwide.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
33 WR Reggie Rucker
61 LT Sam Adams
73 LG John Hannah
67 C Bill Lenkaitis
60 RG Len St. Jean
70 RT Leon Gray
86 TE Bob Windsor
16 QB Jim Plunkett
18 WR Randy Vataha
39 FB Sam Cunningham
42 RB Mack Herron

Patriots Starting Defense:
71 LDE Ray Hamilton
76 LDT Dave Rowe
85 RDT Julius Adams
63 RDE Rick Cash
57 LLB Steve Kiner
50 MLB Edgar Chandler
51 RLB Ron Acks
23 LCB George Hoey
22 LS Sandy Durko
49 RS Ralph Anderson
27 RCB Ron Bolton

Patriots Special Teams:
2 K Jeff White
3 P Bruce Barnes
42 KR Mack Herron
42 PR Mack Herron

 

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Today in Patriots History
Nov 25, 1979: Buffalo 16, NE 13
Bills tie it w/11 seconds left, win in OT​

Sunday, November 25, 1979 at 1:00
Week 13, Game 13 at Schaefer Stadium
Buffalo Bills 16, New England Patriots 13 in OT
Head Coaches: Ron Erhardt, Chuck Knox
QBs: Steve Grogan, Joe Ferguson
Odds: New England 10-point home favorite
TV: NBC; Jay Randolph, Paul Maguire
Referee: Jerry Markbreit; Time: 3:34
Paid Attendance 61,297 (sold out); 306 no-shows; actual attendance 60,991
Patriots drop to 8-5, 2nd in AFCE
Bills improve to 7-6 third in AFCE


Ron Erhardt's first season as the Pats head coach began well, with a pair of three-game winning streaks resulting in a 6-2 midseason record. After that the Pats alternated losses and wins over the next four weeks, preceding this game. The first-place Patriots were heavily favored, and this loss combined with a Miami victory at Baltimore put the Dolphins in first place based on a tiebreaker. This would be the first of three straight losses for New England - all against division opponents. The Patriots finished the season with a 9-7 record, missing both the division title as well as a wild card spot by one game. After going 11-5 in 1978 and 11-3 in 1976, it was disappointing finish to the season.


As for the game itself, the Patriots beat themselves. Steve Grogan had what was arguably the worst game of his career, completing only nine of 25 pass attempts for 160 yards, throwing four interceptions while being sacked three times. The defense did its part, forcing seven punts and two interceptions (Doug Beaudoin, Rick Sanford) on Buffalo's first ten possessions - but it was not enough.


With less than two minutes remaining in the game the Patriots were up 10-6 with the ball on the 10-yard line, but had to settle for a field goal when three runs by Don Calhoun and Horace Ivory (82 yards rushing each) went nowhere. But a 32-yard kickoff return and completions of 19 and 24 yards by Joe Ferguson set up an 11-yard touchdown pass with just 11 seconds to play, to tie the score. In overtime the two teams exchanged punts, then the Patriots drove from their own 20 to the Buffalo 32. On 4th-and-two Grogan threw a screen pass to Calhoun, but it was interceptd by Buffalo linebacker (and future Saints/Rams head coach) Jim Haslett. Two plays later Ferguson hit Jerry Butler on a long bomb, and Buffalo had the ball on the New England 12-yard line. After the Bills called a timeout, they decided to end the game right there, with Nick Mike-Mayer kicking the short field goal for the win.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
86 WR Stanley Morgan
58 LT Pete Brock
73 LG John Hannah
67 C Bill Lenkaitis
61 RG Sam Adams
77 RT Garry Puetz
81 TE Russ Francis
29 WR Harold Jackson
14 QB Steve Grogan
23 RB Horace Ivory
44 FB Don Calhoun

Patriots Starting Defense:
73 LDE Mel Lunsford
71 NT Ray Hamilton
64 RDE Richard Bishop
59 LOLB Mike Hawkins
57 LILB Steve Nelson
50 RILB Sam Hunt
56 ROLB Rod Shoate
26 LCB Ray Clayborn
25 SS Rick Sanford
48 FS Tim Fox
40 RCB Mike Haynes

Patriots Special Teams:
1 K John Smith
8 P Eddie Hare
35 KR Allan Clark
30 KR Mosi Tatupu
86 PR Stanley Morgan

 

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Today in Patriots History
Nov 25, 1990: Phoenix 34, NE 14
Pats officially eliminated from playoffs​

Sunday, November 25, 1990 at 4:02 ET, 2:02 local time
Week 12, Game 11 at Sun Devil Stadium
Phoenix Cardinals 34, New England 14
Head Coaches: Rod Rust, Joe Bugel
QBs: Tommy Hodson, Timm Rosenbach
Odds: Phoenix 5-point home favorite
TV: NBC; Tom Hammond, Joe Namath
Referee: Howard Roe; Time: 2:52
Paid Attendance 38,119 (blacked out in Phoenix); 8,009 no-shows; actual attendance 30,110
Patriots drop to 1-10, 8 games behind Miami and Buffalo
Cardinals improve to 3-8 tied with Atlanta for worst in the NFC


In the most unlikable season in franchise history, the Patriots lost another very forgettable game, one that was difficult to distinguish from all the rest. The team appeared to have given up, unable to cope with the Lisa Olson-Zeke Mowatt distractions that were exacberated by Victor Kiam's tone-deaf comments. The 34 points allowed was the most ever by the Pats to the Cardinals in their 17 meetings, though it was not the largest loss ever to the Chicago/St Louis/Phoenix/Arizona franchise. That dishonor would go to the very first game between these two teams, when another pitiful club, the 1970 Clive Rush/John Mazur Boston Patriots turned the ball over four times and were shut out 31-0. Despite those two thrashings, the Patriots do lead the series between these two clubs 9-8 - and are 8-2 since 1993.


As for this game, the tone was set on the opening kickoff when Junior Robinson gave away the first of two kickoff return fumbles. The defense didn't help out, allowing Phoenix to rush for 201 yards and four touchdowns, leading to a 35:19 - 24:41 discrepancy in time of possession. Tom Hodson threw two touchdown passes (18 yards to RB John Stephens and 22 yards to TE Marv Cook) to make it 14-all at the half, but he was bruised and battered the rest of the way, sacked five times in what was New England's ninth consecutive loss.


In a game that "featured" a one-win team versus a two-win team, selling tickets was no easy chore for the marketing department. But somehow they persevered, with just over 30,000 in attendance - probably because this was a rare opportunity to see the home team win.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
83 WR Cedric Jones
78 LT Bruce Armstrong
74 LG Chris Gambol
75 C Danny Villa
68 RG Damian Johnson
76 RT Stan Clayton
46 TE Marv Cook
86 WR Greg McMurtry
13 QB Tommy Hodson
44 RB John Stephens
33 FB George Adams

Patriots Starting Defense:
96 LDE Brent Williams
72 NT Tim Goad
92 RDE Ray Agnew
56 LOLB Andre Tippett
58 LILB Richard Harvey
95 RILB Ed Reynolds
59 ROLB Vincent Brown
42 LCB Ronnie Lippett
22 SS Rod McSwain
31 FS Fred Marion
37 RCB Maurice Hurst

Patriots Special Teams:
4 K Jason Staurovsky
10 P Brian Hansen
27 KR Junior Robinson
47 KR Pat Coleman
33 KR George Adams
80 PR Irving Fryar

 

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Today in Patriots History
Nov 25, 2007: NE 31, Philadelphia 28
Pats look mortal for first time in 2007​

Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 8:23
Week 12, Game 11 at Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots 31, Philadelphia Eagles 28
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Andy Reid
QBs: Tom Brady, AJ Feeley
Odds: New England 24½-point home favorite
TV: NBC. Al Michaels, John Madden; Andrea Kremer
Referee: Gene Steratore; Time: 3:08
Paid Attendance 68,756 (sold out)
Patriots improve to 11-0, six games ahead of Buffalo in AFC East and two ahead of Indianpolis in AFC
Eagles drop to 5-6, tied with Washington for 3rd place in NFC East


For the first time all season the Patriots looked vulnerable, perhaps due to the dual pressures of an unbeaten season coinciding with daily false allegations from ESPN in regards to spygate. Either way, the Patriots struggled as Philadelphia matched every New England score with a score of their own. The winning points came when the offense abandoning the run on a drive in the middle of the fourth quarter as Tom Brady completed passes to Donte' Stallworth (13 yards), Kevin Faulk (12 yards), Wes Welker (13), Stallworth (2), Welker (16 and 10) before Laurence Maroney ran off left guard for four yards and the winning touchdown.


On the ensuing drive Philadelphia drove to the New England 29-yard line before Asante Samuel (who got the scoring started with a 40-yard pick-six on the third play of the game) intercepted a pass in the end zone. After the Patriots were forced to punt, James Sanders intercepted an AJ Feely pass with 18 seconds left to seal the victory.

Did The Eagles Expose The Patriots?

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Both sides of the Patriots were exposed on Sunday night, a game the Patriots eventually won, 31-28 over the Eagles at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots, 24-point favorites and expected to run silly over the Eagles, instead were ambushed by a speedy, blitzing defense featuring an Eagle secondary which showed the rest of the league how to cover Randy Moss, and an offense which showed the rest of the league how to attack the Patriot defense.​

Suffice it to say that all talk of a 16-0 regular season will probably go away, for now.​

The Patriots, who had a division championship dumped in their laps when Buffalo lost at Jacksonville earlier in the day, looked like they would actually bombard the Eagles as everyone thought right off the bat. On the third play of the game, Feeley tried to hit Brian Westbrook in the right flat, but Asante Samuel stepped up and picked off the ball, then took it 40 yards for a touchdown to make it 7-0 Patriots before most everyone was settled in their seats. 24-point favorites? Was that all?​

Asante Samuel had two interceptions, including a very early 40-yard pick-six​

The next offensive possession for the Eagles set the tone for the rest of the evening. Feeley, who was the Miami quarterback in 2004 when the Dolphins rallied from down 28-13 to shock the 13-1 (at the time) Patriots at home on a Monday night, began by rolling left and hitting Jason Avant for 21 yards in front of zone coverage by strong safety James Sanders. From there came an 11-yard pass to Reggie Brown and a 15-yard pass to Greg Lewis, both on slant-in routes. A ten-yard pass to Kevin Curtis and a nine-yard rollout to Brown set up a one-yard touchdown run by Westbrook to tie the score as Gillette Stadium looked on in shock.​

What was so shocking was how easily Feeley moved the Eagles down the field. The Patriots are notorious for giving large cushions to wide receivers, especially against Indianapolis, and hope to hold them to field goals. The Patriots perhaps didn't count on Feeley having a great night (27 of 42, 345 yards, 3 touchdowns), and didn't game plan to play the receivers more tightly or more physical. Whenever the Patriots give big cushions to receivers, they usually are gambling that their front seven can wreak havoc on the quarterback, but on this night, the Eagle offensive line killed the Patriot front seven and protected Feeley incredibly well. Feeley was then able to find open receivers all over the place all night long.​

AJ Feeley threw for a career-high 345 yards and three touchdowns​

The Eagles ended their third offensive possession with a little déjà vu. On third and eight at the Patriot 28, Feeley had time to launch a deep pass over the middle to Lewis for a touchdown. He was in single coverage by Eddie Jackson, just signed off the practice squad. Again, it was a deep slant/post pattern, and it was eerily reminiscent of a catch Lewis made late in Super Bowl XXXIX against Dexter Reid which made it 24-21 Patriots. Once again Lewis got singled up with an inexperienced Patriot defensive back, and the result was a touchdown.​

Eddie Jackson was unable to contain Greg Lewis, who had 88 yards and 2 TD on four receptions​

Two drives later, Feeley and Lewis hooked up again. Trailing 17-14, Feeley hit Lewis for 27 yards on a deep right pattern with Rodney Harrison in coverage, then later hit Lewis on a slant-in right side for a touchdown with Randall Gay in coverage. The Eagles had an unthinkable 21-17 lead late in the first half. Except for Samuel, none of the Patriot defensive backs could stop Feeley hitting the receivers on in-cuts pretty much the whole evening.​

Jabar Gaffney's 19-yard catch gave the Pats a 24-21 lead with 8 seconds remaining in the first half​

Gay would give up one more touchdown, an eight-yard scoring toss to Brown to make it 28-24 Eagles late in the third quarter. Again, it was on a slant-in from the right side, and Gay didn't have the correct defender angle. The Patriots at this point were near desperate, trailing with just over a quarter left in the game and unable to stop the Eagle pass offense.​

Complicating things was Jim Johnson's defense, which took away Moss pretty much the whole evening. Josh McDaniels helped a lot by employing a lot of four wideout packages the entire game, which pretty much made run stoppage a non-factor for the Eagle defense. The Eagles could then employ a dime package for most of the game, and that, plus some nice physical play by Lito Sheppard, took Moss out of the game (he was called for pushing off on what would have been a third quarter touchdown).​

Randy Moss was limited to 5 catches on 12 targets, for 43 yards, after going over 100 yards in 7 of 10 games​

How the Patriots eventually prevailed stemmed from a combination of Tom Brady being Tom Brady when he needed to be, how fortunate that the Patriots did trade for Wes Welker, and two very foolish passes by Feeley late in the contest. Brady and Welker connected three times on the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter for 38 yards on the very same slant-in routes the Patriots could not stop on defense. Laurence Maroney made a token appearance here and there during the second half after sitting the entire first half on the bench, and did score the game-winning touchdown on a four-yard run up the middle. But Welker, who finished with 13 catches for 149 yards, was clearly the difference in the game and the main reason the Patriots were able to hang with the Eagles in a struggle.​

Sheppard was able to sustain great pressure on Moss, holding him to only 43 yards on five catches. If there is a silver lining for the Patriots, if this game showed that Moss can be stopped, the Patriots still won despite this and have a slew of other weapons in their arsenal. The widespread usage of empty backfields meant that the Eagles didn't have to respect the run, something McDaniels might want to keep in the back of his head when facing great defenses in the next two weeks (Baltimore, Pittsburgh).​

Brady was never intercepted, though he was sacked three times. Feeley's last two passes were picked off, which nailed down the win for the Patriots. A questionable 29-yard pass towards Curtis was overthrown and intercepted by Samuel in the end zone. And at the end of the game, a left sideline floater for Brown was picked off by Sanders to end the game. Brady was able to deliver the goods once again amidst adversity, another testimonial to his greatness and further cementing his status as likely league MVP at season's end.​

James Sanders' fourth quarter interception clinched the victory​

But Bill Belichick has lots to be concerned about. His secondary is in need of reprogramming immediately, either that or the philosophy on playing off the receivers needs to change. As for Moss, as long as the Patriots continue to win, he won't mind. But it may be three weeks before Moss gets back on his assault of Jerry Rice's one-season touchdown reception record.​

If the Patriots can survive the next two weeks still undefeated, then start talking 16-0. Until then, the Patriots have plenty to worry about over the next two weeks.​

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Patriots Starting Offense:
10 WR Jabar Gaffney
81 WR Randy Moss
18 WR Donte' Stallworth
83 WR Wes Welker
72 LOT Matt Light
70 LOG Logan Mankins
67 C Dan Koppen
61 ROG Stephen Neal
77 ROT Nick Kaczur
12 QB Tom Brady
33 RB Kevin Faulk

Patriots Starting Defense:
94 LDE Ty Warren
75 NT Vince Wilfork
93 RDE Richard Seymour
50 LOLB Mike Vrabel
96 LILB Adalius Thomas
54 RILB Tedy Bruschi
59 ROLB Rosevelt Colvin
22 LCB Asante Samuel
37 SS Rodney Harrison
36 FS James Sanders
27 RCB Ellis Hobbs

Patriots Special Teams:
3 K Stephen Gostkowski
6 P Chris Hanson
66 LS Lonie Paxton
27 KR Ellis Hobbs
33 PR Kevin Faulk

 

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Today in Patriots History
Nov 25, 2010: NE 45, Lions 24
Brady throws for 341 yards, 4 TD
Pats feast on Lions for Thanksgiving​

Sunday, November 25, 2010 at 12:38
Week 12, Game 11 at Ford Field
New England Patriots 45, Detroit Lions 24
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Jim Schwartz
QBs: Tom Brady, Shaun Hill
Odds: New England 7½-point road favorite
TV: CBS; Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
Referee: Ron Winter; Time: 3:08
Paid Attendance 60,965 (sold out)
Patriots improve to 9-2, tied for first in the AFC East & AFC overall with NYJ
Lions drop to 2-9, fourth in the NFC Central


The Patriots overcame a sluggish start that saw them trailing 14-3 in the second quarter, 17-10 at halftime, and 24-17 midway through the third quarter. From that point on it was the Tom Brady Show, throwing touchdown passes of 79 and 22 yards to recently acquired Deion Branch, 16 yards to Wes Welker, and then a 50-yard interception return by Devin McCourty setting up a BenJarvus Green-Ellis touchdown run to make the final score 45-24.


With no picks in the game, Tom Brady broke his own record with 199 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. It was Brady's second game in his career with a perfect passer rating, and he tied Tony Eason's 1986 franchise record of six consecutive games without an interception. With four TD passes Brady moved past John Hadl and Boomer Esiason into 14th place on the NFL's all-time list with 248 touchdowns, three behind former teammate Drew Bledsoe.


Deion Branch's 79-yard reception was a career-long, and he registered his fifth career 100-yard game and fourth career two-touchdown game. Wes Welker had the fifth two-TD game of his career, and extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 74. On the other side of the ball Devin McCourty recorded his first two-interception game, and moved into a tie for second most picks by a Patriot rookie with five, alongside Don Webb (1961), Deac Sanders (1974) and Maurice Hurst (1989). The five picks by a rookie with the Patriots trailed only Mike Haynes, who had eight in 1976. BenJarvus Green-Ellis also had his second career two-touchdown game, increasing his season total to nine touchdowns.


The win represents the most points ever scored by the Patriots against Detroit (45) as well as the largest margin of victory by the Pats versus the Lions (21). The Patriots are 8-5 all-time versus Detroit, with their .615 winning percentage ranking 10th best against the 31 other NFL teams. The Patriots are 5-1 against the Lions since 2001 - with the lone loss during those 25 years ironically coming against a Matt Patricia-coached Detroit team in 2018.


The victory set up a matchup the following week between the two best teams in the AFC the following week: the 9-2 Patriots versus the 9-2 Jets. New England embarrassed Rex Ryan and his loudmouth team 45-3 that day, but the Pats inexplicably lost 28-21 to the Jete six weeks later in the divisional round to end their 2010 14-2 season.

The Best and Worst: Patriots at Lions

Looking back at Thursday afternoon's game between the Patriots and Lions, here's a look at the Best and Worst from New England's 45-24 win over Detroit.

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THE BEST PERFORMERS FROM THURSDAY'S GAME​

Jerod Mayo – Once again Mayo lead the team in tackles and seemed to be everywhere throughout the game, finishing with 12 combined tackles and also had a pass deflection.​

Deion Branch – Did a great job on the 79-yard touchdown, shaking off his defender twice en-route to the endzone on what for now was the longest play of the year for the Patriots. It tied things up 24-24 with just over 5:00 left in the third quarter. He also later scored on a 22-yard strike to put them up for good at 31-24.​

Tom Brady – Brady finished 21-of-27 for 341 yards and four touchdown passes on Sunday, along with 0 interceptions. That performance earned him a perfect QB rating of 158.3 – and his play under center was the primary reason they won the game.​

Julian Edelman – Didn’t have a reception, but did a decent job returning punts, returning 3 punts for 47-yards including a 28-yard return early in the first quarter that helped give them good field position and lead to a field goal. Also had a block that helped Welker get into the endzone on his second touchdown.​

Patrick Chung – Chung finished with five combined tackles along with a QB hit and two passes defensed, including one where he knocked away a potential touchdown at the end of the game.​

Wes Welker – Made a big block at the end of the first half and helped push BenJarvus Green-Ellis into the endzone for a touchdown. That score at the time put New England within 4 at 14-10. Also made a touchdown reception where he battled with two defenders to get in, and it knotted the score at the time 17-17.​

Devin McCourty – Made an outstanding interception in front of Calvin Johnson, outleaping him and taking it away. Also had another pick later on that he returned all the way down to the 10-yard line which set up their final touchdown to seal it, and also finished with four tackles. The two interceptions gave him 5 on the season, which ties him with Earl Thomas of Seattle for most among rookies.​

Danny Woodhead – Was recently rewarded with a contract extension and played inspired Sunday, including a play where he ran hard and lost his helmet on the tackle. He finished with 8 carries for 32 yards, along with a couple of receptions.​

BenJarvus Green-Ellis – Had a great day running the ball, and also had a big run at the end of the half for a touchdown run. He finished with 12-carries for 59-yards along with 2-touchdowns on the afternoon.​

Rob Gronkowski – Made a couple of great catches on Sunday, both of which came with a defender right on him. His last one helped set up Welker’s second touchdown to put them up 38-24. He finished with five receptions for 65 yards on the day.​

Zoltan Mesko – Mesko had a great game punting the football, with three kicks that averaged 51-yards, including one inside the 20-yard line. He’s done a good job overall this season with helping New England win the field position battle, and Thursday’s game was yet another example of why drafting him has turned out to be such a great decision.​

THE WORST PERFORMERS FROM THURSDAY'S GAME​

Kyle Arrington – Fell down on the touchdown reception by Calvin Johnson and was no match for the receiver. Also failed to prevent #12 (Williams) from picking up 7 on a 3rd and 8, and it later lead to a first down, and after that a touchdown for Detroit. Later allowed a big catch by Johnson which set up the Lions final touchdown. On the play he got completely spun around, and the Lions went on to score to put them up 24-17. The one bright spot for Arrington was a play where he came in hard from the left to attempt to block the 46-yard field goal attempt that was missed by the Lions. His presence likely helped cause the miss.​

Brandon Tate – Had a miserable day returning the football on kickoffs, and didn’t fare much better offensively. He had a pass that went in and out of his hands early in the 2nd quarter on a deep throw from Brady, and finished without a reception. He did have an end around that he ran for a gain, but otherwise he continues to struggle trying to establish a role in the offense.​

Gary Guyton – Probably one of the most frustrating players to watch on the defensive side of the ball. He generally makes one really good play, and then a series of ones where he’s out of position or late getting to where he’s supposed to be. Thursday was one of those games. He had a passed defensed, a sack, and a tackle for a loss, but the numbers don’t show each of the times where he missed an open field tackle and failed to make a play that he could have.​

Report Card: Patriots Tame Lions

A 45 - 24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving put the Patriots at a NFL best 9 - 2 record. A strong second half and a perfect performance from Tom Brady puts the Pats on top big as the game comes to a close.

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What We Learned From The Patriots Victory Against The Lions

Here's a look back at New England's win over the Lions on Thursday.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
84 WR Deion Branch
82 TE Alge Crumpler
72 LT Matt Light
70 LG Logan Mankins
67 C Dan Koppen
63 RG Dan Connolly
76 RT Sebastian Vollmer
87 TE Rob Gronkowski
19 WR Brandon Tate
12 QB Tom Brady
42 RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis

Patriots Starting Defense:
92 LDE Gerard Warren
75 NT Vince Wilfork
95 LOLB Tully Banta-Cain
51 LILB Jerod Mayo
59 RILB Gary Guyton
96 ROLB Jermaine Cunningham
32 LCB Devin McCourty
31 SS Brandon Meriweather
36 FS James Sanders
27 RCB Kyle Arrington
25 DB Pat Chung

Patriots Special Teams:
5 K Shayne Graham
14 P Zoltan Mesko
48 LS Matt Katula
19 KR Brandon Tate
11 PR Julian Edelman

 

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Today in Patriots History
Nov 25, 2018: NE 27, NYJ 13
Sony Michel runs for 133 yards, TD
Tom Brady: 283 yards, two touchdowns​

Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 1:02
Week 12, Game 11 at MetLife Stadium
New England Patriots 27, New York Jete 13
Head Coaches: Bill Belichick, Todd Bowles
QBs: Tom Brady, Josh McCown
Odds: New England 13-point road favorite
TV: CBS. Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts; Evan Washburn
Referee: Shawn Hochuli; Time: 2:58; Paid Attendance 77,982
Patriots improve to 8-3, three games ahead of Miami in AFCE, one behind KC in AFC
Jete drop to 3-8, last in AFC Eastl


The Patriots bounced back from a loss at Tennessee and then a bye with a game that was tied with 19:00 to play, before pulling away late in the game. The Pats rushed for 215 yards, while also not turning the ball over for the fourth consecutive game. Tom Brady passed Peyton Manning for the most total passing yards in NFL history, including the postseason, on a 16-yard pass to WR Josh Gordon in the second quarter. Sony Michel went over 100 yards rushing for the third time after finishing with a career-best 133 yards on the ground. That total included two runs of 30 yards or more, the first time a Patriot running back had a pair of 30-yard runs in a game since LeGarrette Blount had two in week 17 in 2013 against Buffalo, then repeated that feat in the playoffs against the Colts.

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After a week off of reflection, healing and resting, the Patriots finally got to play football again on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands.

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Sony Michel was excellent, rushing 21 times for 133 yards and a TD. NE ran for 215 yards, the most since the Jonas Gray game in Indy

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While the Jacksonville Jaguars couldn't help them last week, the Denver Broncos provided the Patriots a little assistance on Sunday as it pertains to their playoff hopes.

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With the bye week in the rearview and the home stretch now upon us, here's a look at some things we learned following the Patriots win over the Jets on Sunday.

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Brady was extremely efficient, averaging 9.1 yards per pass play. He finished 20-31 for 283 yards with 2 touchdowns, 0 INTs for a QB rating of 115.4.

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Patriots Starting Offense:
10 WR Josh Gordon
77 LT Trent Brown
62 LG Joe Thuney
60 C David Andrews
69 RG Shaq Mason
61 RT Marcus Cannon
87 TE Rob Gronkowski
11 WR Julian Edelman
15 WR Chris Hogan
12 QB Tom Brady
26 RB Sony Michel

Patriots Starting Defense:
98 LDE Trey Flowers
93 LDT Lawrence Guy
90 RDT Malcom Brown
55 RDE John Simon
54 LLB Dont'a Hightower
52 MLB Elandon Roberts
53 RLB Kyle Van Noy
30 LCB Jason McCourty
23 SS Patrick Chung
32 FS Devin McCourty
24 RCB Stephon Gilmore

Patriots Special Teams:
3 K Stephen Gostkowski
6 P Ryan Allen
49 LS Joe Cardona
84 KR Cordarelle Patterson
46 KR James Develin (!)
11 PR Julian Edelman

 

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Other November 25 News and Trivia​

Nov 25, 2020:
Patriots designate TE Devin Asiasi to return from Injured Reserve

Asiasi would be activated to the active roster on December 10, with Larry Izzo going to IR.
Ironically fellow tight end draft bust Dalton Keene was also activated off IR five days earlier.

Asiasi played in nine games with three starts as a rookie in 2020, with two receptions and one touchdown.
He made the roster but was inactive for 15 games in 2021.
The Pats waived him in late August of 2022 and he was claimed by Cincinnati, where he doubled his NFL production with two more catches for the Bengals that season. His final NFL season was in 2023, as a parctice squad member for the Browns and Titans.

Sad to think that New England's tight end situation was so dire that the team felt compelled to trade away a fourth round draft pick in order to move up nine spots in the 2020 draft to select this guy.




Nov 25, 2021:
NT Niles Scott is signed to the practice squad

The 6'3, 320 lb Frostburg State alum bounced around practice squads with the 49ers, Broncos, Raiders, Titans, Seahawks and Dolphins from 2018 to 2022, as well as spending time in Buffalo's training camp in 2020. His only playing time came in 2018 when he appeared in six games with the Bengals, making four tackles.




Nov 25, 2023:
OT Conor McDermott is promoted from the practice squad to the active roster
QB Will Grier is released

McDermott was originally signed November 22, 2022. 2023 was a roller coaster: placed on IR August 29, waived/injured, signed to the practice squad, and had three game-day elevations before this signing. A month later he was placed on IR again. The Rams signed him the following year, then he spent 2024 on IR with LA. This past August he spent two weeks in Houston's training camp, and has been a free agent since then.

McDermott played in twelve games with eleven starts over two seasons in New England, and has appeared in 55 games over seven NFL seasons. He turned 33 in October; in all likelihood his pro football career is over.


Grier was a third round pick by Carolina in 2019, out of West Virginia. He is still in the league, currently on Dallas' practice squad, but as a career third-stringer has only made it on to the field in two games during that time.




Nov 25, 2024:
LB Keshawn Banks and Jack Westover revert to the practice squad, after being game-day elevations in the week twelve 34-15 loss at Miami

Jabrill Peppers is reinstated to the active roster, off of the Commissioner's Exempt List


Banks played in three games for the Pats in 2024, his only NFL action.

Westover also played in three games for NE that season, logging nine snaps on offense and 26 on special teams.
He made the 2025 roster as a tight end, but has been used almost exclusively at fullback this year.
Through the first 12 games he has one start, with 166 snaps on offense (21%) and 127 (41%) on special teams.

Peppers made the news for all the wrong reasons on October 7, 2024.
He was acquitted on January 24, 2025.

Peppers charged with assault, drug possession

Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was arrested Saturday and was charged Monday with assault, strangulation and drug possession. He pleaded not guilty.

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Jabrill Peppers, Patriots safety, found not guilty of domestic violence charges

New England Patriots player Jabrill Peppers was found not guilty on all charges of domestic violence Friday.

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Nov 25, 2025:
CB Alex Austin is placed on Injured Reserve
OT Thayer Munford, who had been on the Pats practice squad earlier in the year, is signed to the 53-man roster off the Cleveland Browns' practice squad
RB Jonathan Ward is released from the practcie squad
G Bill Murray, who had been on the Pats practice squad from 2020-2023 and played in one game in 2022, is signed to the practice squad.

The signings add depth after injuries to rookies LT Will Campbell (knee) and LG Jared Wilson (ankle) two days earlier.

Player Signing - Pats add OT Thayer Munford

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Today in Patriots History
November 25 Birthdays

Today in Patriots History
George Webster​

In memory of George Webster, born 80 years ago today
Born November 25, 1945 in Anderson, South Carolina
Patriot outside linebacker, 1974-1976; uniform #90
Traded from Pittsburgh to New England on August 16, 1974, for a 1975 10th round draft pick
Pats résumé: three seasons, 37 games (25 starts), plus the Ben Dreith Game

George Webster was the fifth overall pick in the 1967 draft (the first 'common' AFL/NFL draft), selected by the Houston Oilers out of Michigan State. Playing alongside Bubba Smith, at the two-time team MVP was considered to be the greatest football player in the Spartans history, and only the second MSU player to have his number retired. Webster was a first-team AFL All Star in each of his first three seasons, AFL Rookie of the Year, and is a member of the All-Time Ammerican Football league. Unfortunately he suffered a knee injury in 1970 that robbed him of some of his great speed; he once ran down former Olympic track star and Dallas Cowboy wide reciver Bob Hayes from behind. If not for that Webster would likely have had his bust in Canton, to go along with his College Football Hall of Fame honors.

Chuck Fairbanks acquired Webster during the 1974 training camp after he had spent the previous two seasons in Pittsburgh, one week after Richard Nixon resigned rather than face impeachment. For two seasons he was the Pats starting left outside linebacker, next to Steve Nelson. Webster, Nelson, Sam Hunt and Steve King comprised one of the NFL's best linebacking corps during that time. In 1976 Steve Zabel replaced Webster (who had season-ending knee surgery late in 1975) as a starter, though he still appeared in all but one game, with three starts.

Webster retired after the Ben Dreith game, and what later followed is an embarrassment to the NFL. Webster applied for benefits as being totally and permanently disabled in 1989. He had lost most use of a hand, foot, knee and ankle due to football-related injuries - but somehow did not meet the NFL's definition of totally disabled. Nine years later the Supreme Court let stand a finding by the NFL's own biased retirement board that Webster's disability was not related to his football career. In 2002 Webster had to have his right leg amputated above the knee, because the limb had so little circulation despite five previous surgeries. George Webster died in 2007 at the age of 61.

George Webster (1987) - Hall of Fame

When George Webster played at Michigan State, his coach, Duffy Daugherty, said of George, "He doesn't tackle people. He explodes them!" Daugherty added, "George was the greatest football player I ever coached." At Michigan State, Webster was twice an All-America selection. Webster was captain of the team and under his leadership the Spartans were ranked first in the nation in 1965 and second in 1966. Michigan State thought so much of the star linebacker that after his college career ended the University retired his jersey number, only the second jersey retired in MSU history. In addition, he was selected to MSU's All-Time Team. After his Spartan career was over, Webster was the first draft choice of the Houston Oilers. Webster was AFC Rookie of the Year. He played five years with Houston, then 1972 and 1973 with Pittsburgh and three seasons with the New England Patriots. After his football days ended, Webster was named athletic director of Gulf Coast Community Services, Houston, working every day with underprivileged children.​

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Professional Football Player. A native of Anderson, South Carolina, he attended the Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina, and then the Michigan State University. He was a Michigan State All-American and defensive football star at the University. Webster was once named The greatest...

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George Webster career highlights April 19, 2007 EAST LANSING, Mich. - Former Michigan State All-American George Webster died of heart failure on Thursday, Ap...

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Born Nov. 25, 1945, in Anderson, S.C., Webster earned three letters for the Spartans from 1964-66, while playing for legendary head football coach Duffy Daugherty. The two-time consensus All-American and two-time all-conference selection helped Michigan State to a combined record of 19-1-1 in 1965-66 as the Spartans won back-to-back Big Ten Conference and National Championships. At 6-foot-4, 218 pounds, he revolutionized the roverback position with his size and speed. As a senior, Webster recorded 93 tackles, including 10 for losses, as Michigan State ranked third nationally in rushing defense, allowing just 51.4 yards per game. In 1967, he became just the second former Spartan to have his jersey number (No. 90) retired. Webster was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. He has been rated among the 100 Greatest Players of All-Time by CollegeFootballNews.com.​

A first-round selection (No. 5 overall) by the Houston Oilers in 1967, Webster spent 10 years in the National Football League (Houston, 1967-72; Pittsburgh, 1972-73; and New England, 1974-76). He was selected the American Football League's Rookie of the Year by United Press International after averaging more than 10 tackles per game in 1967. Webster played in three AFL All-Star Games, earning Defensive MVP honors in 1969. In 1970, he was named to the AFL's All-Time Team (first team) by a special panel of Pro Football Hall of Fame voters.​

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