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c The Patriots and the Baltimore Colts finished tied. However, the Colts finished ahead of New England based on a better division record (7–1 to Patriots' 6–2). [32] d The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning in 1978. [33] e The Patriots and Miami Dolphins finished the 1978 season with the same record. However ...
a In each game, a team picks one player to start in the quarterback position. Players may be substituted during the game, but the term "starting quarterback" refers to the player who started the game in that position. b Since the 1978 NFL season, all teams have played 16-game schedules. [66]
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) for the New England Patriots franchise. This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
New England Patriots All-2000s Team [276] New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team [277] Second-place on the Minnesota Vikings all-time receiving touchdown list with 92. [278] Tied for third-place with Ben Coates on the New England Patriots all-time receiving touchdown list with 50 [279]
Most career road wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 7, Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, 2008–2010, 2012, 2014, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2019, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2020 Most consecutive career road wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback : 5, Eli Manning , New York Giants 2007, 2011
In addition to playing offense and defense with success, Brown is the Patriots' all-time leading punt returner with 252 returns for 2,625 yards and 3 touchdowns. He is third all-time in Patriots history in receptions (557) and third all-time in receiving yards (6,366). He still holds the Super Bowl record for most punt returns in a career with 8.
In the Patriots' second game of the season against the Buffalo Bills, Edelman got 11 catches, which made it the first time in his career he had back-to-back games with at least 10 catches. Edelman then caught four passes on five targets for 120 yards against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5.
He was a major factor in the Patriots' win over the Indianapolis Colts in New England's first playoff game that season, rushing for 144 yards and catching 5 passes for 17 yards. New England won its third Super Bowl , due in no small part to the running game built around Dillon.