# 1995 New England Patriots season

The 1995 New England Patriots season was the team's 36th, and 26th in the National Football League (NFL). The Patriots finished the season with a record of six wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East division. Unlike the previous year, Drew Bledsoe had a poor season by throwing just 13 touchdowns and 16 interceptions and completed just 50.8% of his passes. On the other hand, rookie running back Curtis Martin shined with a Pro Bowl season and would be the Patriots' feature back for two more seasons before being traded to the New York Jets in 1998.
The 1995 Patriots are also the team that has attempted the most passes since at least 1983.

## Offseason
### 1995 Expansion Draft

New England Patriots selected during the Expansion Draft :
| Round | Overall | Name | Position | Expansion Team |
| 1 | 2 | Rod Smith | Cornerback | Carolina Panthers |
| 12 | 23 | Steve Hawkins | Wide Receiver | Carolina Panthers |
| 26 | 51 | Eugene Chung | Offensive Tackle | Jacksonville Jaguars |

### 1995 NFL Draft

1995 New England Patriots draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 23 | Ty Law * $^†$ | Cornerback | Michigan |
| 2 | 57 | Ted Johnson | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 3 | 74 | Curtis Martin * $^†$ | Running back | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 88 | Jimmy Hitchcock | Cornerback | North Carolina |
| 4 | 112 | Dave Wohlabaugh | Center | Syracuse |
| 6 | 195 | Dino Philyaw | Running back | Oregon |
| 7 | 234 | Carlos Yancy | Cornerback | Georgia |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | September 3, 1995 | Cleveland Browns | W 17–14 | 1–0 | 60,126 |
| 2 | September 10, 1995 | Miami Dolphins | L 3-20 | 1–1 | 60,239 |
| 3 | September 17, 1995 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 3–28 | 1–2 | 66,179 |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | October 1, 1995 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 17–30 | 1–3 | 47,114 |
| 6 | October 8, 1995 | Denver Broncos | L 3–37 | 1–4 | 60,074 |
| 7 | October 15, 1995 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 26–31 | 1–5 | 77,992 |
| 8 | October 23, 1995 | Buffalo Bills | W 27–14 | 2–5 | 60,203 |
| 9 | October 29, 1995 | Carolina Panthers | L 17–20 | 2–6 | 60,064 |
| 10 | November 5, 1995 | at New York Jets | W 20–7 | 3–6 | 61,462 |
| 11 | November 12, 1995 | at Miami Dolphins | W 34–17 | 4–6 | 70,399 |
| 12 | November 19, 1995 | Indianapolis Colts | L 10–24 | 4–7 | 59,544 |
| 13 | November 26, 1995 | at Buffalo Bills | W 35–25 | 5–7 | 69,384 |
| 14 | December 3, 1995 | New Orleans Saints | L 17–31 | 5–8 | 59,876 |
| 15 | December 10, 1995 | New York Jets | W 31–28 | 6–8 | 46,617 |
| 16 | December 16, 1995 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 27–41 | 6–9 | 57,158 |
| 17 | December 23, 1995 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 7–10 | 6–10 | 54,685 |

### Game summaries
#### Week 13

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Patriots | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 35 |
| Bills | 3 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 25 |

### Standings

AFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Buffalo Bills | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 350 | 335 | L1 |
| $^{(5)}$ Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 331 | 316 | W1 |
| $^{(6)}$ Miami Dolphins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 398 | 332 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 294 | 377 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 233 | 384 | L4 |