New England Patriots Franchise Encyclopedia
Regular Season Record (all-time) : 414-365-9
Playoff Record (all-time) : 21-15 (Last appearance after 2010 season)
Super Bowls Won: 3 out of 6 appearances
Championships Won: 3
Passing Leader (all-time): Tom Brady - 39,979 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Sam Cunningham - 5,453 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Stanley Morgan - 10,352 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Bill Belichick - 139 wins
Top Player by Approximate Value (all-time): Tom Brady - 139 AV
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All-time franchise leaderboards
| Single-season | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Returns | Kicking | Scoring | ||
| Career | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Returns | Kicking | Scoring | Defense | Approximate Value |
Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks
* indicate playoff appearances
| Top Players | Off Rank | Def Rank | Overall Rank | Simple Rating System | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Lg | Tm | W | L | T | Pts | PtsO | PtDif | Coaches | AV | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Pts | Yds | Pts | Yds | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | out of | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS |
| 2011 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 3 | 0 | 513 | 342 | 171 | Belichick | Brady | Green-Ellis | Welker | 3 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 10.7 | -1.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | -0.1 | |
| 2010 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 14 | 2 | 0 | 518 | 313 | 205 | Belichick | Brady | Brady | Green-Ellis | Welker | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 12.8 | 2.6 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 2.8 |
| 2009 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 427 | 285 | 142 | Belichick | Brady | Brady | Maroney | Welker | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | NFL | New England Patriots | 11 | 5 | 0 | 410 | 309 | 101 | Belichick | Cassel | Cassel | Morris | Welker | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 6.3 | -2.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 16 | 0 | 0 | 589 | 274 | 315 | Belichick | Brady | Brady | Maroney | Moss | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 19.7 | 0.4 | 20.1 | 15.9 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 12 | 4 | 0 | 385 | 237 | 148 | Belichick | Seymour | Brady | Dillon | Caldwell | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 379 | 338 | 41 | Belichick | Brady | Brady | Dillon | Branch | 10 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| 2004 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 14 | 2 | 0 | 437 | 260 | 177 | Belichick | Brady | Brady | Dillon | Givens | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 14 | 2 | 0 | 348 | 238 | 110 | Belichick | Law | Brady | Smith | Branch | 12 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | 381 | 346 | 35 | Belichick | Brady | Brady | Smith | Brown | 10 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 32 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2001 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 371 | 272 | 99 | Belichick | Brown | Brady | Smith | Brown | 6 | 19 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 6.2 | -1.9 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | 276 | 338 | -62 | Belichick | Bledsoe | Bledsoe | Faulk | Glenn | 25 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 31 | -3.9 | 1.4 | -2.5 | -2.7 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | NFL | New England Patriots | 8 | 8 | 0 | 299 | 284 | 15 | Carroll | Milloy | Bledsoe | Allen | Glenn | 20 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 3.2 |
| 1998 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 337 | 329 | 8 | Carroll | Law | Bledsoe | Edwards | Glenn | 11 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 1997 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 369 | 289 | 80 | Carroll | Bledsoe | Bledsoe | Martin | Jefferson | 8 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| 1996 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 418 | 313 | 105 | Parcells | Bledsoe | Bledsoe | Martin | Glenn | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 6.6 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 10 | 0 | 294 | 377 | -83 | Parcells | Martin | Bledsoe | Martin | Brisby | 23 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 30 | -5.2 | -0.2 | -5.4 | -2.8 | -2.6 |
| 1994 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 351 | 312 | 39 | Parcells | Bledsoe | Bledsoe | Butts | Coates | 8 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | 238 | 286 | -48 | Parcells | Tippett | Bledsoe | Russell | Coates | 22 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 28 | -3.0 | -0.8 | -3.8 | -4.0 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | NFL | New England Patriots | 2 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 363 | -158 | MacPherson | Goad | Millen | Vaughn | Fryar | 27 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | -9.9 | -1.1 | -11.0 | -6.5 | -4.5 |
| 1991 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 10 | 0 | 211 | 305 | -94 | MacPherson | Brown | Millen | Russell | Fryar | 25 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | -5.9 | -2.8 | -8.7 | -7.9 | -0.8 |
| 1990 | NFL | New England Patriots | 1 | 15 | 0 | 181 | 446 | -265 | Rust | Armstrong | Wilson | Stephens | Fryar | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 28 | -16.6 | 2.0 | -14.6 | -7.5 | -7.1 |
| 1989 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 11 | 0 | 297 | 391 | -94 | Berry | Rembert | Grogan | Stephens | Dykes | 21 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 28 | -5.9 | -1.2 | -7.0 | -3.0 | -4.0 |
| 1988 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | 250 | 284 | -34 | Berry | Rembert | Flutie | Stephens | Morgan | 24 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 28 | -2.1 | 2.0 | -0.2 | -4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 8 | 7 | 0 | 320 | 293 | 27 | Berry | Tippett | Grogan | Collins | Morgan | 15 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1986 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 412 | 307 | 105 | Berry | Morgan | Eason | James | Morgan | 2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 6.6 | -0.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 362 | 290 | 72 | Berry | Tippett | Eason | James | Morgan | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | 362 | 352 | 10 | Meyer,Berry | Holloway | Eason | James | Ramsey | 10 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| 1983 | NFL | New England Patriots | 8 | 8 | 0 | 274 | 289 | -15 | Meyer | Hannah | Grogan | Collins | Morgan | 24 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 28 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -4.7 | 3.7 |
| 1982 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 5 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 157 | -14 | Meyer | Haynes | Grogan | Collins | Morgan | 21 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 28 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -2.2 | -3.5 | 1.4 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 2 | 14 | 0 | 322 | 370 | -48 | Erhardt | Hannah | Grogan | Collins | Morgan | 15 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 28 | -3.0 | -0.7 | -3.7 | -0.6 | -3.1 |
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 10 | 6 | 0 | 441 | 325 | 116 | Erhardt | Hannah | Grogan | Ferguson | Morgan | 2 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 7.3 | -0.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | 411 | 326 | 85 | Erhardt | Grogan | Grogan | Cunningham | Jackson | 2 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 5.3 | -0.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 358 | 286 | 72 | Fairbanks,Erhardt,Bullough | Gray | Grogan | Cunningham | Morgan | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| 1977 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 5 | 0 | 278 | 217 | 61 | Fairbanks | Cunningham | Grogan | Cunningham | Stingley | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 4.4 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 1976 | NFL | New England Patriots* | 11 | 3 | 0 | 376 | 236 | 140 | Fairbanks | Haynes | Grogan | Cunningham | Stingley | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 10.0 | -1.4 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
| 1975 | NFL | New England Patriots | 3 | 11 | 0 | 258 | 358 | -100 | Fairbanks | Hamilton | Grogan | Cunningham | Vataha | 14 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 26 | -7.1 | 2.9 | -4.3 | -2.3 | -2.0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New England Patriots | 7 | 7 | 0 | 348 | 289 | 59 | Fairbanks | Herron | Plunkett | Herron | Vataha | 2 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 6.6 | -1.8 |
| 1973 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 9 | 0 | 258 | 300 | -42 | Fairbanks | Plunkett | Plunkett | Cunningham | Rucker | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 26 | -3.0 | -2.9 | -5.9 | -2.5 | -3.4 |
| 1972 | NFL | New England Patriots | 3 | 11 | 0 | 192 | 446 | -254 | Mazur,Bengtson | Garrett | Plunkett | Ashton | Rucker | 24 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -18.1 | 0.7 | -17.4 | -6.3 | -11.1 |
| 1971 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 8 | 0 | 238 | 325 | -87 | Mazur | Plunkett | Plunkett | Garrett | Vataha | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 26 | -6.2 | 1.1 | -5.1 | -2.1 | -3.0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Boston Patriots | 2 | 12 | 0 | 149 | 361 | -212 | Rush,Mazur | Morris | Kapp | Nance | Sellers | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -15.1 | -0.7 | -15.9 | -9.1 | -6.8 |
| 1969 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 4 | 10 | 0 | 266 | 316 | -50 | Rush | Garrett | Taliaferro | Nance | Sellers | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | -3.6 | -0.5 | -4.0 | -2.2 | -1.8 |
| 1968 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 4 | 10 | 0 | 229 | 406 | -177 | Holovak | Mitchell | Sherman | Nance | Whalen | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -12.6 | -0.2 | -12.8 | -5.9 | -6.9 |
| 1967 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 3 | 10 | 1 | 280 | 389 | -109 | Holovak | Buoniconti | Parilli | Nance | Whalen | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -7.8 | 0.8 | -6.4 | -1.6 | -4.8 |
| 1966 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 8 | 4 | 2 | 315 | 283 | 32 | Holovak | Buoniconti | Parilli | Nance | Cappelletti | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -0.4 | 2.9 |
| 1965 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 4 | 8 | 2 | 244 | 302 | -58 | Holovak | Buoniconti | Parilli | Nance | Cappelletti | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -4.1 | 0.5 | -3.6 | -4.1 | 0.5 |
| 1964 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 10 | 3 | 1 | 365 | 297 | 68 | Holovak | Hall | Parilli | Garron | Cappelletti | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4.9 | -0.6 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| 1963 | AFL | Boston Patriots* | 7 | 6 | 1 | 327 | 257 | 70 | Holovak | Eisenhauer | Parilli | Garron | Colclough | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5.0 | -0.6 | 4.4 | -0.5 | 4.9 |
| 1962 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | 346 | 295 | 51 | Holovak | Addison | Parilli | Burton | Colclough | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3.6 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 1961 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 313 | 100 | Holovak,Saban | Addison | Songin | Lott | Cappelletti | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7.1 | -0.9 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| 1960 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 5 | 9 | 0 | 286 | 349 | -63 | Saban | Dee | Songin | Miller | Colclough | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -4.5 | 0.6 | -3.9 | -3.7 | -0.2 |