Patriots – Bills By the Numbers 11/21/15

The Patriots return home to face the Bills on Monday Night Football this week. With a chance to go 10-0 for only the second time in team history, the Pats will once again be on the national stage.

Here is a fun look at some of the numbers that may be interesting this week before the Patriots take on the Bills and a few that could change on Monday. Thanks to the Patriots media staff and PatsFans.com Ian Logue for a look at the stats this week.

1.5: Number of sacks needed by Chandler Jones to reach 12 which would be a new career high; Jones had 11.5 sacks in 2013.

4: Number of touchdown passes Tom Brady and Drew Brees need to tie Dan Marino for 3^rd most on the all-time regular season list with 420.

5: Number of 100-yard games Rob Gronkowski has in 2015. The record for TEs in a season is six held by Tony Gonzalez (2000,2004), and Jimmy Graham (2013). Gronkowski had five 100-yard games in 2011.

13: With a win versus Buffalo, 2015 would be the 13^th consecutive season the Patriots would have with 10+ wins on a season. The NFL record belongs to SF (1983-98).

13-6: Tom Brady’s career record on Monday Night Football. Brady has thrown for 5170 yards with 43 touchdowns and 17 interceptions in those 19 games.

15: Number of consecutive seasons that the Patriots have had a winning record with at least 9 wins, tops in the NFL since 2000. Next on the list is Indy with 12.

20: Career 100 yard games by TE Rob Gronkowski. With his 113-yard effort against the Giants, he moved into a 5^th place tie with Jason Witten all-time.

24-3: Tom Brady’s record versus the Buffalo Bills, the 2^nd most by a QB against an opponent (Favre 26 vs Detroit). In those 27 games Brady has thrown for 6724 yards, 61 touchdowns and 19 interceptions for a passer rating of 101.5.

34-5: Tom Brady’s career record when the temperature is below 40 degrees. Game time temps for MNF is forecast to be below that.

35: Number of straight quarters that the Patriots have scored in dating back to the first quarter of the opener against Pittsburgh, a new NFL record.

42-15: The Patriots record in the month of November since the 2001 season. The .737 winning percentage is the best in the NFL. Indy is 2^nd with a 41-20 record.

48-4: With the win over Washington last week, the Patriots dominance at home continues with a 48-4 record in their last 52 home games.

70: Career games that Tom Brady has thrown for 300+ yards. Brady’s threw for 334 yards on Sunday against the Giants, which is 3^rd in NFL history. Peyton Manning (93) and Drew Brees (92), head the list.

70-19: Patriots divisional record since 2001 the best in the NFL during that time frame. In contrast, the Bills record is 33-57.

74: Number of straight games that Rob Gronkowski has caught a pass. The last game he didn’t record a reception was the playoff game against Houston in the 2012 season, where he was injured in the first quarter.

79: Number of consecutive wins at home when leading at halftime.

81: Career percentage of field goals over 50 yards by Stephen Gostkowski (17-21), he’s the first kicker in NFL history to have a FG percentage over 80 on FG’s over 50 yards.

82-42: The Patriots regular season road record since 2002, the best in the NFL.

155: Regular season wins by Tom Brady in his first 200 starts; the best percentage in NFL history. Next on the list is Manning with 136. Brady now has 168 regular season career wins and 190 including the playoffs.

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About Steve Balestrieri

A former US Army Special Forces NCO and Officer, Steve has been following the Patriots since their days at Fenway Park. Steve has worked in the film industry and wrote as an Military Editor at SpecialOperations.com, 1945.com as a reporter for the Millbury Daily Voice, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle, and the Grafton News. He's also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA)

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