# 2007 New England Patriots season

| 2007 New England Patriots season |
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| Owner | Robert Kraft |
| Head coach | Bill Belichick |
| General manager | Scott Pioli |
| Home field | Gillette Stadium |
| Results |
| Record | 16–0 |
| Division place | 1st AFC East |
| Playoff finish | **Won Divisional Playoffs** (Jaguars) 31–20 **Won Conference Championship** (Chargers) 21–12 Lost Super Bowl XLII (Giants) 17–14 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Tom Brady C Dan Koppen T Matt Light G Logan Mankins WR Randy Moss CB Asante Samuel LB Mike Vrabel DT Vince Wilfork |
| AP All-Pros | QB Tom Brady *(1st team)* T Matt Light *(1st team)* WR Randy Moss *(1st team)* CB Asante Samuel *(1st team)* OLB Mike Vrabel *(1st team)* C Dan Koppen *(2nd team)* G Logan Mankins *(2nd team)* WR Wes Welker *(2nd team)* DT Vince Wilfork *(2nd team)* |
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The **2007 New England Patriots season** was the 38th season for the New England Patriots in the NFL. It was their 48th season overall. The Patriots won the AFC East for the sixth time.

In 2007, the Patriots won all sixteen of their regular season games. They became the first team with sixteen wins and no losses after beating the New York Giants 38-35. They were the fourth team to do this.

Before the Super Bowl, the Patriots had 18 wins and no losses (18-0). They played the 5th-seeded New York Giants. They had beaten the Giants 38-35 in the last regular season game. However, the Giants won the Super Bowl 17-14.

In 2015, the Patriots started 10-0 before losing in overtime to the Denver Broncos.

## Roster

| **New England Patriots 2007 final roster** |
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| **Quarterbacks 12 Tom Brady
* 16 Matt Cassel
* 7 Matt Gutierrez UR

**Running Backs 38 Kyle Eckel FB
* 44 Heath Evans FB
* 33 Kevin Faulk
* 39 Laurence Maroney

**Wide Receivers 80 Troy Brown
* 10 Jabar Gaffney
* 17 Chad Jackson
* 81 Randy Moss
* 18 Donté Stallworth
* 15 Kelley Washington
* 83 Wes Welker PR

**Tight Ends 88 Kyle Brady
* 82 Stephen Spach
* 84 Benjamin Watson
 |  | **Offensive Linemen 65 Wesley Britt T
* 71 Russ Hochstein G/C
* 77 Nick Kaczur T
* 67 Dan Koppen C
* 72 Matt Light T
* 70 Logan Mankins G
* 61 Stephen Neal G
* 68 Ryan O'Callaghan T
* 74 Billy Yates G/C

**Defensive Linemen 97 Jarvis Green DE
* 95 Rashad Moore NT
* 93 Richard Seymour DE
* 90 Le Kevin Smith DE/NT
* 92 Santonio Thomas DE/NT
* 94 Ty Warren DE
* 75 Vince Wilfork NT
 |  | **Linebackers 52 Eric Alexander ILB
* 54 Tedy Bruschi ILB
* 53 Larry Izzo ILB
* 55 Junior Seau ILB
* 96 Adalius Thomas OLB/DE
* 50 Mike Vrabel OLB
* 58 Pierre Woods OLB

**Defensive Backs 23 Willie Andrews SS
* 21 Randall Gay CB
* 37 Rodney Harrison SS
* 27 Ellis Hobbs CB/KR
* 31 Brandon Meriweather FS R
* 22 Asante Samuel CB
* 36 James Sanders FS
* 28 Antwain Spann CB
* 41 Ray Ventrone SS
* 26 Eugene Wilson FS

**Special Teams 3 Stephen Gostkowski K
* 6 Chris Hanson P
* 66 Lonie Paxton LS
 |  | **Reserve Lists59* Rosevelt Colvin *OLB* (IR)
* *49* Oscar Lua *ILB* (IR) R
* *24* Mel Mitchell *FS* (IR)
* *34* Sammy Morris *RB* (IR)
* *35* Mike Richardson *CB* (IR) R
* *30* Chad Scott *CB* (IR)
* *86* David Thomas *TE* (IR)
* *99* Mike Wright *NT/DE* (IR)

**Practice Squad48* Kyle Bissinger *OLB* UR
* *13* Bam Childress *WR*
* *63* Dan Connolly *C/G*
* *19* C. J. Jones *WR*
* *25* Tim Mixon *CB* UR
* *85* Jason Rader *TE*
* *42* Gemara Williams *CB*

**Notations R: 2007 Rookie
* UR: 2007 Undrafted Rookie
* *Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.*
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## Schedule

### Preseason

| Week | Kickoff | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | TV | NFL.com Recap |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 7:30 PM EDT | August 10, 2007 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | **L** 10–13 | 0–1 | Raymond James Stadium | WCVB | Recap |
| 2 | 8:00 PM EDT | August 17, 2007 | Tennessee Titans | **L** 24–27 | 0–2 | Gillette Stadium | WCVB | Recap |
| 3 | 8:00 PM EDT | August 24, 2007 | Carolina Panthers | **W** 24–7 | 1–2 | Bank of America Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 4 | 7:30 PM EDT | August 30, 2007 | New York Giants | **W** 27–20 | 2–2 | Gillette Stadium | WCVB | Recap |

### Regular season

| Week | Kickoff | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | TV | NFL.com Recap |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1:00 PM EDT | September 9, 2007 | New York Jets | **W** 38–14 | 1–0 | Giants Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 2 | 8:15 PM EDT | September 16, 2007 | San Diego Chargers | **W** 38–14 | 2–0 | Gillette Stadium | NBC | Recap |
| 3 | 1:00 PM EDT | September 23, 2007 | Buffalo Bills | **W** 38–7 | 3–0 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 4 | 8:30 PM EDT | October 1, 2007 | Cincinnati Bengals | **W** 34–13 | 4–0 | Paul Brown Stadium | ESPN | Recap |
| 5 | 1:00 PM EDT | October 7, 2007 | Cleveland Browns | **W** 34–17 | 5–0 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 6 | 4:15 PM EDT | October 14, 2007 | Dallas Cowboys | **W** 48–27 | 6–0 | Texas Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 7 | 1:00 PM EDT | October 21, 2007 | Miami Dolphins | **W** 49–28 | 7–0 | Dolphin Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 8 | 4:15 PM EDT | October 28, 2007 | Washington Redskins | **W** 52–7 | 8–0 | Gillette Stadium | Fox | Recap |
| 9 | 4:15 PM EST | November 4, 2007 | Indianapolis Colts | **W** 24–20 | 9–0 | RCA Dome | CBS | Recap |
| 10 | *Bye* |
| 11 | 8:15 PM EST | November 18, 2007 | Buffalo Bills | **W** 56–10 | 10–0 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | NBC | Recap |
| 12 | 8:15 PM EST | November 25, 2007 | Philadelphia Eagles | **W** 31–28 | 11–0 | Gillette Stadium | NBC | Recap |
| 13 | 8:30 PM EST | December 3, 2007 | Baltimore Ravens | **W** 27–24 | 12–0 | M&T Bank Stadium | ESPN | Recap |
| 14 | 4:15 PM EST | December 9, 2007 | Pittsburgh Steelers | **W** 34–13 | 13–0 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 15 | 1:00 PM EST | December 16, 2007 | New York Jets | **W** 20–10 | 14–0 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 16 | 4:15 PM EST | December 23, 2007 | Miami Dolphins | **W** 28–7 | 15–0 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| 17 | 8:15 PM EST | December 29, 2007 | New York Giants | **W** 38–35 | 16–0 | Giants Stadium | NFLN | Recap |

**a**  Simulcast on WCVB-TV and WMUR-TV.
**b**  Simulcast on CBS, NBC, WMUR-TV, WWOR-TV, and WCVB-TV.
### Playoffs

The Patriots did not have to play in the wild card because of their undefeated season.

| Week | Kickoff | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | TV | NFL.com Recap |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wild Card | *Bye* |
| Divisional | 8:00 PM EST | January 12, 2008 | Jacksonville Jaguars (5) | **W** 31–20 | 17–0 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| AFC Championship | 3:00 PM EST | January 20, 2008 | San Diego Chargers (3) | **W** 21–12 | 18–0 | Gillette Stadium | CBS | Recap |
| Super Bowl XLII | 6:30 PM EST | February 3, 2008 | New York Giants (5) | **L** 14–17 | 18–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Fox | Recap |