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New England Patriots
( show ) New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team ( 2009 ) Offense Brady ( QB ) Nance ( RB ) Cunningham ( RB ) Morgan ( WR ) Brown ( WR ) Fryar ( WR ) Coates ( TE ) Armstrong ( T ) Light ( T ) Hannah ( G ) Mankins ( G ) Morris ( C ) Defense Adams ( DE ) Seymour ( DE ) Antwine ( DT ) Wilfork ( DT ) Tippett ( OLB ) Vrabel ( OLB ) Nelson ( ILB ) Buoniconti ( ILB ) Haynes ( CB ) Law ( CB ) Marion ( S ) Harrison ( S ) Special Teams Faulk ( Ret . ) Vinatieri ( PK ) Camarillo ( P ) Tatupu ( ST ) Captains Cappelletti ( Offense ) Bruschi ( Defense ) Coach Belichick
2008 New England Patriots season
The Patriots faced the Rams in Foxborough for the first time since the 2001 regular season , and for only the second time overall since the teams ' matchup in Super Bowl XXXVI . On the opening possession , a 35 - yard reception by Rams wide receiver Donnie Avery from quarterback Marc Bulger put the Rams in the Patriots ' red zone , but the Rams eventually settled for a 20 - yard Josh Brown field goal to take a 3 -- 0 lead . The Patriots followed the Rams ' 12 - play drive with a 13 - play drive of their own , ending in a 2 - yard Green - Ellis touchdown run that put the Patriots ahead 7 -- 3 . On the fifth play of the Rams ' ensuing possession , Bulger and Avery again connected on a pass ; this one went for 69 yards and a touchdown to reestablish a Rams lead at 10 -- 7 early in the second quarter .
New England Patriots
The Patriots originally wore red jerseys with white block numbering at home , and white jerseys with red block numbering on the road . Both uniforms used white pants and white helmets , first with the hat logo over the player 's number , then with the `` Pat Patriot '' logo starting in 1961 . A blue stripe was added to the two red helmet stripes in 1964 . The numbers on both the home and away jerseys gained a blue outline in 1973 . In 1979 , the Patriots began the first of many sporadic runs of wearing red pants with the white jerseys . The red pants were dropped in 1981 , but returned in 1984 . After being dropped again in 1988 , they were used again from 1990 to 1992 . 1993
Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football celebrated its 600th game broadcast on October 20 , 2008 in a game which the New England Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos , 41 -- 7 .
New England Patriots
New England Patriots Hall of Fame Players No . Name Positions Seasons Inducted No . Name Positions Seasons Inducted 73 John Hannah 1973 -- 1985 1991 ( Pro : 1991 ) 87 Ben Coates TE 1991 -- 1999 2008 85 Nick Buoniconti LB 1962 -- 1968 1992 ( Pro : 2001 ) 35 Jim Nance FB 1965 -- 1971 2009 20 Gino Cappelletti WR / K 1960 -- 1970 1992 39 Sam Cunningham RB 1973 -- 1982 89 Bob Dee DL 1960 -- 1967 1993 11 Drew Bledsoe QB 1993 -- 2001 2011 79 Jim Lee Hunt DT 1960 -- 1971 1993 56 Jon Morris 1964 -- 1974 2011 57 Steve Nelson LB 1974 -- 1987 1993 80 Troy Brown WR / PR / CB 1993 -- 2007 2012 15 Vito `` Babe '' Parilli QB 1961 -- 1967 1993 54 Tedy Bruschi LB 1996 -- 2008 2013 40 Mike Haynes CB 1976 -- 1982 1994 ( Pro : 1997 ) 24 Ty Law CB 1995 -- 2004 2014 14 Steve Grogan QB 1975 -- 1990 1995 55 Willie McGinest LB / DE 1994 -- 2005 2015 56 Andre Tippett LB 1982 -- 1993 1999 ( Pro : 2008 ) 65 Houston Antwine DL 1961 -- 1971 2015 78 Bruce Armstrong 1987 -- 2000 2001 33 Kevin Faulk RB 1999 -- 2011 2016 86 Stanley Morgan WR 1977 -- 1989 2007 26 Raymond Clayborn CB 1977 - 1989 2017 Contributors No . Name Positions Seasons Inducted No . Name Positions Seasons Inducted -- Billy Sullivan Owner & founder 1960 -- 1988 2009 -- Gil Santos Broadcaster 1972 -- 1979 , 1991 -- 2012 2013
New England Patriots
In 2009 , the Patriots Hall of Fame selection committee selected a 50th anniversary team :
Super Bowl
Since 1991 , the Super Bowl has begun between 6 : 19 and 6 : 40 PM EST so that most of the game is played during the primetime hours on the East Coast .
2008 New England Patriots season
As a penalty for violating the `` league policy on the use of equipment to videotape an opposing team 's offensive or defensive signals '' during a September 9 , 2007 game against the New York Jets , the Patriots forfeited their original first round pick , which would have been the 31st overall pick due to their loss in Super Bowl XLII .
New England Patriots
New England Patriots retired numbers No . Player Position Tenure 20 Gino Cappelletti WR , K 1960 -- 1970 40 Mike Haynes CB 1976 -- 1982 57 Steve Nelson LB 1974 -- 1987 73 John Hannah 1973 -- 1985 78 Bruce Armstrong 1987 -- 2000 79 Jim Lee Hunt DL 1960 -- 1971 89 Bob Dee DL 1960 -- 1967
New England Patriots
The two teams met again on January 20 , 2013 , in the AFC Championship , where the Ravens won 28 -- 13 . The Patriots led at halftime , 13 -- 7 , but the Ravens defense gave up no points in the 2nd half . It was the first time ever that Tom Brady lost a game at home after leading at halftime , and the first time a road team beat the Patriots in the AFC Championship .
2008 New England Patriots season
Prior to the start of free agency , the Patriots released linebackers Oscar Lua and Rosevelt Colvin , who had started 39 games in his five seasons with the team . Both ended the 2007 season on injured reserve and failed post-season team physicals . Tight end Kyle Brady was released at the start of free agency , also after having failed a physical . The Patriots declined multi-year contract options on wide receivers Kelley Washington and Donté Stallworth , making them both free agents ; Stallworth signed with the Cleveland Browns , while Washington re-signed with the Patriots . Also departing via free agency were defensive backs Asante Samuel ( Philadelphia Eagles ) , Randall Gay ( New Orleans Saints ) , and Eugene Wilson ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) . Restricted free agent defensive lineman Rashad Moore was not tendered a qualifying offer , making him an unrestricted free agent .
2008 New England Patriots season
The Patriots ' 530 net yards of offense were the second highest output in team history , behind the Patriots ' 597 yards in 1979 . Cassel 's 415 passing yards made him the second quarterback in Patriots history to throw for at least 400 yards in two or more games ; Drew Bledsoe had four 400 + yard passing games in his Patriots career .
2008 New England Patriots season
After an exchange of punts began the second half , the Dolphins drove from their own 21 - yard line to a 3rd - and - 3 from the Patriots ' 19 - yard line . The Dolphins again used the `` Wildcat '' ; this time Brown threw a halfback pass to Fasano for a 19 - yard touchdown that extended the Dolphins ' lead to 28 -- 6 . Hobbs returned the ensuing kickoff 81 yards to have the next Patriots ' possession begin from the Dolphins ' 23 - yard line . On 4th - and - 3 , Cassel hit wide receiver Jabar Gaffney for a 5 - yard touchdown that cut the Dolphins ' lead to 28 -- 13 . The Dolphins ' ensuing possession featured Brown touching the ball on every play ; after a first - down reception , Brown ran four times in a row to give the Dolphins a 1st - and - 10 from their own 38 - yard line . The Dolphins again lined up Brown to receive the direct snap ; this time he ran 62 yards for his fourth rushing touchdown of the day , a Dolphins record .
New England Patriots
The Patriots struggled for most of their years in the AFL , and they never had a regular home stadium . Nickerson Field , Harvard Stadium , Fenway Park , and Alumni Stadium all served as home fields during their time in the American Football League . They played in only one AFL championship game , following the 1963 season , in which they lost to the San Diego Chargers 51 -- 10 . They did not appear again in an AFL or NFL post-season game for another 13 years .
2008 New England Patriots season
Total Steelers 7 13 10 33 Patriots 7 0 0 10 Date : November 30 Location : Gillette Stadium , Foxboro , MA Game start : 4 : 15 p.m. EST Elapsed time : 3 : 07 Game attendance : 68,756 Game weather : Rain ; 34 ° F ; wind 3 Referee : Ed Hochuli TV announcers ( CBS ) : Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
2008 New England Patriots season
2008 New England Patriots season Head coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft Home field Gillette Stadium Results Record 11 -- 5 Division place 2nd AFC East Playoff finish did not qualify Pro Bowlers K Stephen Gostkowski WR Wes Welker AP All - Pros K Stephen Gostkowski ( 1st team ) WR Wes Welker ( 2nd team ) Uniform ← 2007 Patriots seasons 2009 →
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New England Patriots
In 1994 , the Patriots wore the `` Pat Patriot '' helmets and plain white striped pants from two seasons prior as alternates as part of the NFL 's 75th anniversary celebration . In 2002 , NFL teams were allowed to add a permanent third jersey to be worn in a maximum of two games . The Patriots reintroduced a red jersey as their alternate , complimented with the old - style `` Pat Patriot '' helmet . In 2003 , the Patriots changed their alternate to a silver jersey with blue pants . For this uniform , the `` Flying Elvis '' helmet was utilized . The uniform was identical to the white jersey with any areas of white replaced by silver . These uniforms were dropped after 2007 . No alternate uniform was used in 2008 . In 2009 , the red alternate was reintroduced , again accompanied by the `` Pat Patriot '' helmet . An alternate white road jersey was also worn with the older helmet for one game , using red numbers , in tribute to the 50th anniversary of the AFL . The red alternate gained a blue outline around the numbers in 2010 and this was worn through 2012 . The Patriots retired their alternate red uniforms in 2013 , thanks to a new NFL rule outlawing throwback alternate helmets .
2008 New England Patriots season
OT Total Jets 10 14 0 7 34 Patriots 10 8 10 0 31 Date : November 13 Location : Gillette Stadium , Foxboro , MA Game start : 8 : 15 p.m. EST Elapsed time : 3 : 29 Game attendance : 68,756 Game weather : Cloudy ; 44 ° F ; wind 6 Referee : Gene Steratore TV announcers ( NFLN ) : Bob Papa , Cris Collinsworth , and Adam Schefter
2008 New England Patriots season
Total Dolphins 7 14 7 10 38 Patriots 0 6 7 0 13 Date : September 21 Location : Gillette Stadium , Foxboro , MA Game start : 1 : 00 p.m. EST Elapsed time : 2 : 49 Game attendance : 68,756 Game weather : Sunny ; 72 ° F ; wind 1 Referee : Bill Carollo TV announcers ( CBS ) : Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
2008 New England Patriots season
For the first time in franchise history , the Patriots finished a game with zero assessed penalties ; tackle Matt Light was called for holding in the fourth quarter , but the penalty was declined . It was also the first penalty - free performance by any NFL team in 2008 .
New England Patriots
Since 2002 , the Patriots ' home stadium has been Gillette Stadium , a $350 million facility privately financed by Kraft . It houses all administrative offices for the team and its owning entity , The Kraft Group , as well as the Kraft - owned Major League Soccer team , the New England Revolution . The field , which was originally natural grass , was replaced with a FieldTurf surface during the 2006 season . The area around the stadium was developed , beginning in 2007 , into a $375 million `` lifestyle and entertainment center '' called Patriot Place ; among its largest structures is a multi-floor restaurant and bar called CBS Scene .
New England Patriots
When the NFL and AFL merged in 1970 , the Patriots were placed in the American Football Conference ( AFC ) East division , where they still play today . The following year , the Patriots moved to a new stadium in Foxborough , Massachusetts , which would serve as their home for the next 30 years . As a result of the move , they announced they would change their name from the Boston Patriots to the Bay State Patriots . The name was rejected by the NFL and on March 22 , 1971 , the team officially announced they would change its geographic name to New England .
2008 New England Patriots season
With the ball to begin the second half as the result of their opening coin toss deferral , the Patriots extended their lead to 38 -- 0 on the first play , a screen pass to Moss that went for a 76 - yard touchdown . The Cardinals again went three - and - out , and a 28 - yard reception by Evans put the Patriots in Cardinals territory on one play . Nine plays later , on a 3rd - and - 5 from the Cardinals ' 5 - yard line , Cassel was sacked by linebacker Karlos Dansby , setting up a 35 - yard Gostkowski field goal that increased the Patriots ' lead to 41 -- 0 . Yet another Cardinals three - and - out meant the Patriots began their next drive from the Cardinals ' 49 - yard line . An 11 - play , 44 - yard drive followed , and ended in a 24 - yard Gostkowski field goal that put the Patriots ' lead at 44 -- 0 . The field goal was Gostkowski 's 33rd of the season , breaking Tony Franklin 's record of 32 field goals in 1986 . On their ensuing possession , the Cardinals converted a first down , but quarterback Matt Leinart , playing in place of Warner , was sacked for a loss of four yards , fumbling ; the Cardinals recovered at their own 27 - yard line . Two plays later , Leinart was strip - sacked by a blitzing Meriweather for a loss of 12 yards , but this time defensive lineman Jarvis Green recovered the ball for the Patriots at the Cardinals ' 15 - yard line . The Patriots would be unable to score , forcing Gostkowski to kick a 30 - yard field goal on the second play of the fourth quarter , giving the Patriots a 47 -- 0 lead .
2008 New England Patriots season
Early in the fourth quarter , the Patriots again punted , ending a drive that began on the final play of the third quarter . The Raiders ' ensuing possession went 10 plays and spanned as far as the Patriots ' 43 - yard line , but a Russell incomplete pass on a fourth down conversion attempt turned the ball over on downs . Three plays later , Jordan , a former Raider , ran 49 yards for his first touchdown of the season , increasing the Patriots lead to 49 -- 20 . Continuing to kick away from Miller , Gostkowski landed his next kickoff at the Raiders ' 29 - yard line ; a 14 - yard Michael Bush return gave the Raiders the ball at their own 43 - yard line . The Raiders then proceeded to move 57 yards on 11 plays , ending the drive with an 11 - yard McFadden touchdown run . Russell could not complete a pass to wide receiver Chaz Schilens on the two - point conversion attempt , keeping the score at 49 -- 26 with just under two minutes remaining . The Patriots then ran out the clock to end the game and maintain a three - way tie for first place on the AFC East . The win was Belichick 's 100th as head coach of the Patriots , a week after recording his 150th win as a head coach overall .
New England Patriots
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History of the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo had an excellent start to 2011 , routing Kansas City 41 -- 7 . The following week , they hosted Oakland and erased a 21 - 3 deficit , winning 38 -- 35 . In week 3 , the Bills hosted the Patriots ; they erased a 21 - 0 Patriots lead and led 31 - 24 in the fourth ; a late Tom Brady touchdown tied the game , but the Bills whipped into range of a last second field goal . The 34 - 31 win ended a 15 - game franchise losing streak spanning 8 years to the Patriots . Despite starting the 2011 season with a 5 -- 2 record , leading the AFC East for several weeks , a wave of injuries to several key starters led to the Bills compiling a 7 - game losing streak , pushing the team out of playoff contention for the twelfth straight year . The losing streak was finally broken with a defeat of the Tim Tebow - led Denver Broncos on Christmas Eve , in a game that had unusually poor attendance . 2012
2008 New England Patriots season
Total Patriots 0 6 6 15 Colts 7 0 8 18 Date : November 2 Location : Lucas Oil Stadium , Indianapolis , IN Game start : 8 : 15 p.m. EST Elapsed time : 2 : 41 Game attendance : 66,508 Game weather : Partly cloudy ; 62 ° F Referee : Bill Carollo TV announcers ( NBC ) : Al Michaels , John Madden , and Andrea Kremer
New England Patriots
( show ) New England Patriots All - 2000s Team Offense Brady ( QB ) Dillon ( RB ) Moss ( WR ) Welker ( WR ) Brown ( WR ) Graham ( TE ) Light ( T ) Kaczur ( T ) Andruzzi ( G ) Mankins ( G ) Koppen ( C ) Defense Seymour ( DE ) Warren ( DE ) Wilfork ( NT ) McGinest ( OLB ) Vrabel ( OLB ) Bruschi ( ILB ) Phifer ( ILB ) Law ( CB ) Samuel ( CB ) Harrison ( S ) Milloy ( S ) Special Teams Faulk ( Ret . ) Vinatieri ( PK ) Miller ( P ) Izzo ( ST ) Coach Belichick
2008 New England Patriots season
Leinart completed a 28 - yard pass to wide receiver Jerheme Urban on the Cardinals ' next drive , but Leinart 's next pass attempt to Urban , two plays later , was tipped and intercepted by Hobbs at the Patriots ' 37 - yard line and returned for a loss of seven yards . With a 47 - point lead , O'Connell replaced Cassel for the Patriots ' next possession , which went three - and - out . An exchange of punts followed , giving the Cardinals the ball again at their own 29 - yard line . Two plays in , Leinart threw a 78 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald , putting the Cardinals on the board at 47 -- 7 . With six minutes left in the game , Jordan and Morris each ran three times for a first down each to bring the game to the two - minute warning ; O'Connell then kneeled three times to end the game . The 47 points scored brought the Patriots to four 40 - point games on the season , tying the team record set in 2007 , and gave the Patriots the only back - to - back 40 - point games of any NFL team in 2008 .
New England Patriots
The Patriots ' flagship radio station is WBZ - FM 98.5 FM , owned by CBS Radio . The larger radio network is called the New England Patriots Radio Network , whose 37 affiliate stations span seven states . Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti were the longtime announcing team until their retirement following the conclusion of the 2012 NFL season . Santos was replaced by Bob Socci . Former Patriots QB Scott Zolak joined the radio team in the 2011 season as a sideline analyst , and in 2013 , he replaced Cappelletti as color commentator .
Super Bowl ring
The New England Patriots Super Bowl LI ring has 283 diamonds , to commemorate their comeback from being down 28 - 3 versus the Atlanta Falcons late in the 3rd quarter .
New England Patriots
The Ravens played the Patriots for the third consecutive season in the 2012 AFC championship game , which the Ravens lost 23 -- 20 . The rivalry reached a new level of friction with this , the second career playoff game between the two clubs . The Ravens clawed to a 20 -- 16 lead in the fourth quarter , but Patriots quarterback Tom Brady dove into the end zone to make the score 23 -- 20 with around 11 minutes remaining ; this proved to be the winning touchdown . On the Ravens ' last possession of the game , quarterback Joe Flacco threw a pass to wide receiver Lee Evans in the corner of the end zone which looked to be the game - winning touchdown , before a last - second strip by Sterling Moore forced the ball from the hands of Evans , forcing the game to be decided on a last - minute field goal by Ravens placekicker Billy Cundiff . With 11 seconds remaining on the clock , the kicker missed the 32 - yard field goal attempt , allowing the Patriots to kill the clock on their way to Super Bowl XLVI for a rematch with the New York Giants .
2008 New England Patriots season
Two Patriots were elected to the 2009 Pro Bowl . Kicker Stephen Gostkowski was named as a starter , while wide receiver Wes Welker was named as a reserve .
NFL Kickoff Game
The Kickoff Game was introduced in the 2002 season . From 2004 onward , the most recent Super Bowl champion has played in the kickoff game every year , and hosted the game in all but one year ( 2013 being the lone exception , in which the champion played on the road because of a parking conflict ) .
2008 New England Patriots season
Beginning a two - game West Coast swing , the Patriots faced the Seahawks in Seattle for the first time since 1993 . The Patriots received the opening kickoff but were later forced to punt . Starting from their own 13 - yard line , the Seahawks went 87 yards on 13 plays and took the lead on a 14 - yard touchdown catch by former Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch from quarterback Seneca Wallace , starting in place of Matt Hasselbeck . A 20 - yard third down catch by Welker put the Patriots into Seahawks territory on their next drive , which eventually ended in a 50 - yard Gostkowski field goal that cut the Seahawks ' lead to 7 -- 3 . Early in the second quarter , the Seahawks moved to the Patriots ' 21 - yard line on a 25 - yard catch by tight end John Carlson ; two plays later , Carlson caught a 10 - yard touchdown pass from Wallace to extend the Seahaks ' lead to 14 -- 3 . Hobbs returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to set the Patriots ' next drive up to begin from the Seahawks ' 43 - yard line . Running back LaMont Jordan , playing in his first game for the Patriots since Week 5 due to an injury , fumbled a second down run but recovered his own fumble ; a Cassel ran for a first down on the next play to extend the drive . Two plays later , a defensive pass interference penalty on Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant on a pass intended for Moss gave the Patriots a first down from the Seahawks ' 2 - yard line . Watson then caught a 2 - yard touchdown pass from Cassel to cut the Seahawks ' lead to 14 -- 10 , but his post-touchdown celebration involved using the ball as a prop , prompting a 15 - yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty . The Seahawks began their next drive from their own 40 - yard line but were forced to punt , giving the Patriots the ball at their own 10 - yard line . The Patriots managed to reach midfield , but a third down sack of Cassel by defensive end Baraka Atkins led to a Patriots punt . The Seahawks then went three - and - out , giving the Patriots the ball to end the first half .
Super Bowl
Early Super Bowls featured a halftime show consisting of marching bands from local colleges or high schools ; but as the popularity of the game increased , a trend where popular singers and musicians performed during its pre-game ceremonies and the halftime show , or simply sang the national anthem of the United States , emerged . Unlike regular season or playoff games , thirty minutes are allocated for the Super Bowl halftime . After a special live episode of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color caused a drop in viewership for the Super Bowl XXVI halftime show , the NFL sought to increase the Super Bowl 's audience by hiring A-list talent to perform . They approached Michael Jackson , whose performance the following year drew higher figures than the game itself . Another notable performance came during Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 , when U2 performed ; during their third song , `` Where the Streets Have No Name '' , the band played under a large projection screen which scrolled through names of the victims of the September 11 attacks .
2008 New England Patriots season
Total Broncos 0 0 0 7 7 Patriots 6 14 14 7 41 Date : October 20 Location : Gillette Stadium , Foxboro , MA Game start : 8 : 30 p.m. EST Elapsed time : 3 : 00 Game attendance : 68,756 Game weather : Clear ; 40 ° F ; no wind Referee : Alberto Riveron TV announcers ( ESPN ) : Mike Tirico , Ron Jaworski , Tony Kornheiser , Michele Tafoya , and Suzy Kolber ( show ) Scoring summary Q1 5 : 14 NE Gostkowski 31 yard field goal NE 3 -- 0 Q1 2 : 11 NE Gostkowski 40 yard field goal NE 6 -- 0 Q2 7 : 37 NE Morris 4 yard run ( Gostkowski kick ) NE 13 -- 0 Q2 : 51 NE Moss 13 yard pass from Cassel ( Gostkowski kick ) NE 20 -- 0 Q3 7 : 40 NE Moss 27 yard pass from Cassel ( Gostkowski kick ) NE 27 -- 0 Q3 2 : 27 NE Welker 6 yard pass from Cassel ( Gostkowski kick ) NE 34 -- 0 Q4 13 : 26 DEN Graham 10 yard pass from Cutler ( Prater kick ) NE 34 -- 7 Q4 3 : 13 NE Green - Ellis 1 yard run ( Gostkowski kick ) NE 41 -- 7