2007 New England Patriots season

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

|colspan="9" style="background:#0d254c; color:#d6d6d6; text-align:center;"|**New England Patriots 2007 final roster**|||||||||||||
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|style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"|**Quarterbacks** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">12</span> Tom Brady * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">16</span> Matt Cassel * <span style="font-family: Courier New;"> 7</span> Matt Gutierrez <sup>UR</sup> **Running Backs** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">38</span> Kyle Eckel FB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">44</span> Heath Evans FB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">33</span> Kevin Faulk * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">39</span> Laurence Maroney **Wide Receivers** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">80</span> Troy Brown * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">10</span> Jabar Gaffney * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">17</span> Chad Jackson * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">81</span> Randy Moss * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">18</span> Donté Stallworth * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">15</span> Kelley Washington * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">83</span> Wes Welker PR **Tight Ends** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">88</span> Kyle Brady * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">82</span> Stephen Spach * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">84</span> Benjamin Watson|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"|**Offensive Linemen** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">65</span> Wesley Britt T * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">71</span> Russ Hochstein G/C * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">77</span> Nick Kaczur T * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">67</span> Dan Koppen C * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">72</span> Matt Light T * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">70</span> Logan Mankins G * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">61</span> Stephen Neal G * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">68</span> Ryan O'Callaghan T * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">74</span> Billy Yates G/C **Defensive Linemen** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">97</span> Jarvis Green DE * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">95</span> Rashad Moore NT * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">93</span> Richard Seymour DE * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">90</span> Le Kevin Smith DE/NT * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">92</span> Santonio Thomas DE/NT * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">94</span> Ty Warren DE * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">75</span> Vince Wilfork NT|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"|**Linebackers** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">52</span> Eric Alexander ILB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">54</span> Tedy Bruschi ILB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">53</span> Larry Izzo ILB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">55</span> Junior Seau ILB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">96</span> Adalius Thomas OLB/DE * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">50</span> Mike Vrabel OLB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">58</span> Pierre Woods OLB **Defensive Backs** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">23</span> Willie Andrews SS * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">21</span> Randall Gay CB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">37</span> Rodney Harrison SS * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">27</span> Ellis Hobbs CB/KR * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">31</span> Brandon Meriweather FS <sup>R</sup> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">22</span> Asante Samuel CB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">36</span> James Sanders FS * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">28</span> Antwain Spann CB * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">41</span> Ray Ventrone SS * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">26</span> Eugene Wilson FS **Special Teams** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;"> 3</span> Stephen Gostkowski K * <span style="font-family: Courier New;"> 6</span> Chris Hanson P * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">66</span> Lonie Paxton LS|style="width: 25px;"||style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"|**Reserve Lists** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_59_</span> Rosevelt Colvin _OLB_ <small>(IR)</small> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_49_</span> Oscar Lua _ILB_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>R</sup> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_24_</span> Mel Mitchell _FS_ <small>(IR)</small> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_34_</span> Sammy Morris _RB_ <small>(IR)</small> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_35_</span> Mike Richardson _CB_ <small>(IR)</small> <sup>R</sup> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_30_</span> Chad Scott _CB_ <small>(IR)</small> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_86_</span> David Thomas _TE_ <small>(IR)</small> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_99_</span> Mike Wright _NT/DE_ <small>(IR)</small> **Practice Squad** * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_48_</span> Kyle Bissinger _OLB_ <sup>UR</sup> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_13_</span> Bam Childress _WR_ * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_63_</span> Dan Connolly _C/G_ * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_19_</span> C. J. Jones _WR_ * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_25_</span> Tim Mixon _CB_ <sup>UR</sup> * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_85_</span> Jason Rader _TE_ * <span style="font-family: Courier New;">_42_</span> Gemara Williams _CB_ <small>**Notations**</small> *<small> R: 2007 Rookie</small> *<small> UR: 2007 Undrafted Rookie</small> *<small> _Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster._</small>|

### Preseason

|Week||Kickoff||style="width:15%;"|Date||Opponent||Result||Record||Game Site||TV||style="width:8%;"|NFL.com Recap|
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|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||style="width:15%;"|Date||Opponent||Result||Record||Game Site||TV||style="width:8%;"|NFL.com Recap|
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|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|||||||||||
- Simulcast on WCVB-TV and WMUR-TV.
- 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||style="width:15%;"|Date||Opponent||Result||Record||Game Site||TV||style="width:8%;"|NFL.com Recap|
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|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|||||||||||

## Infobox (nfl season)

- **team**: New England Patriots
- **year**: 2007
- **record**: 16–0
- **division place**: 1st American Football Conference East Division, AFC East
- **coach**: Bill Belichick
- **general manager**: Scott Pioli
- **owner**: Robert Kraft
- **stadium**: Gillette Stadium
- **playoffs**: **Won 2007-08 NFL playoffs, Divisional Playoffs** (Jacksonville Jaguars, Jaguars) 31–20
**Won 2007-08 NFL playoffs, Conference Championship** (San Diego Chargers, Chargers) 21–12
Lost Super Bowl XLII (New York Giants, 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 _<small>(1st team)</small>_
 T Matt Light _<small>(1st team)</small>_
 WR Randy Moss _<small>(1st team)</small>_
 CB Asante Samuel _<small>(1st team)</small>_
 OLB Mike Vrabel _<small>(1st team)</small>_
 C Dan Koppen _<small>(2nd team)</small>_
 G Logan Mankins _<small>(2nd team)</small>_
 WR Wes Welker _<small>(2nd team)</small>_
 DT Vince Wilfork _<small>(2nd team)</small>_