The Patriots take on the Browns tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. The Pats come in as heavy favorites, the last time they played here in 2010 they were too. But Peyton Hillis rushed for 184 yards in crushing 34-14 loss for the Pats.
Bill Belichick’s first playoff win was as the head coach of the Browns, and it was against Bill Parcells and the Patriots 20-13 after the 1994 season.
So with the wait before the game tomorrow afternoon, here are some other interesting numbers to pore over.
1: Number of wins Bill Belichick needs to pass Curly Lambeau on all-time regular season win list tied with 226. Belichick’s next win also gives him 250 career total wins.
4: Super Bowl wins by HC Bill Belichick, tied for most with Chuck Noll
4: Number of times Tom Brady has led the NFL in TD passes. Tied with Len Dawson, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas, and Steve Young
5: Number of consecutive Conference Title games by NE, tied with Oakland (73-77)
7: Number of consecutive Division Titles by NE, tied with Rams (73-79)
7: Number of consecutive years in the playoffs, only five teams have reached 8 in a row
13: Number of Division Titles by Belichick, tied with Tom Landry, and Don Shula
13: Number of Division Titles by Tom Brady, most of any QB in NFL history, Peyton Manning is 2nd with 12
13: Number of consecutive 10-win seasons by NE
15: Consecutive winning seasons by NE, can tie SF, Dallas for most since 1970 merger
17: Number of seasons by Tom Brady, most in team history passing Steve Grogan
19: The longest streak of consecutive pass completions by Brady in a regular season game (Sept. 2015 vs. Pittsburgh), a team record
20: Wins by the Patriots against the AFC North since the realignment of 2002. Overall record of 20-6 against AFC North teams, including 4-1 against Cleveland.
21.6: The Patriots special teams in 2016 have the best kickoff unit in the NFL, holding opponents to an NFL-low starting possession average at the 21.6-yard line.
23: Postseason wins by Bill Belichick, most in NFL history. Landry (20) is second.
38: Number of playoff games played by the Patriots since Robert Kraft bought the team. Most in the NFL, Green Bay is second with 33.
39: Wins by the Pats since 2001 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Top winning percentage in the NFL with .709 (39-15) during that time.
43: Since 2000 wins when a Patriot rushes for 100+ yards, record of 43-1. Only loss was at Miami in 2004, Corey Dillon rushed for 121 yards and Miami won 29-28
45: Number of wins (45-5) since 2008 when the Patriots don’t turn over the ball
46: Wins by the Patriots over NFC opponents since 2002, NFL best record of 46-11
56: Road wins since 2006, Pats road record of 56-25 best in the NFL
64: TD passes to Gronk from Tom Brady, second most in NFL history between a QB and TE. Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates lead with 77
66: Career touchdowns by Rob Gronkowski, needs three to pass Stanley Morgan (68) for most in Patriots history.
66: Most sacks in team history, back in 1963, Most by a Belichick team, 49 in 2015
84: Road wins by NE since 2000, tops in the NFL, Philadelphia is 2nd with 79
105: Wins since 2002 when not throwing an interception. NFL best 105-16
137: Pats record of 137-43 is the best in the NFL the last decade with a winning pct of .761. Indy next with 119 wins (119-61), winning pct of .661
155: Numbers of wins by Tom Brady in his first 200 starts, best in the Super Bowl era. Peyton Manning is second with 136.
194: Wins by Tom Brady combined regular/post season. Needs 7 to pass Manning (200), Favre (199) for most career wins by a QB
249: Career wins by Bill Belichick, 4th place all-time in wins. Tom Landry 270 is in 3rd
428: Career TD passes by Tom Brady, 4th all-time, Drew Brees is 3rd with 438
494: Franchise wins by the Patriots, most of any original AFL team, Denver 483 is 2nd
2528: The number of points scored by the Patriots since 2011, the most in the NFL. Denver is second with 2344.
3333: Number of yards Tom Brady needs passing this season to pass Dan Marino (61,361) for fourth place all-time
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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)
