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 
New England Patriots 2007 final roster 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 Lists
 59 Rosevelt Colvin OLB (IR) 7px
 49 Oscar Lua ILB (IR) R 7px
 24 Mel Mitchell FS (IR) 7px
 34 Sammy Morris RB (IR) 7px
 35 Mike Richardson CB (IR) R 7px
 30 Chad Scott CB (IR) 7px
 86 David Thomas TE (IR) 7px
 99 Mike Wright NT/DE (IR) 7px

Practice Squad
 48 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.

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  CBSRecap 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  NBCRecap 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 ESTGame moved from 1:00 PM on CBS to 8:15 on NBC under NFL "flex scheduling" rules –  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 ESTGame moved from 1:00 PM to 4:15 on CBS under NFL "flex scheduling" rules –  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 ESTGame moved from 1:00 PM to 4:15 on CBS under NFL "flex scheduling" rules –  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  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

 Notes 

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Category:2007 in Massachusetts
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