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1989 New England Patriots

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 297 points (18.6/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 391 points (24.4/g), 23rd.
 Differential of -94 points (-5.9/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-10.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 22nd.

Coached by Raymond Berry (5-11-0)

1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 10 box W 1-0 @ New York Jets 27 24 26 427 273 154 3 14 304 255 49 1
2 Sun September 17 box L 1-1 Miami Dolphins 10 24 19 325 282 43 1 18 329 226 103 4
3 Sun September 24 box L 1-2 Seattle Seahawks 3 24 13 219 128 91 3 20 316 159 157
4 Sun October 1 box L 1-3 @ Buffalo Bills 10 31 17 279 155 124 1 16 371 256 115 1
5 Sun October 8 box W 2-3 Houston Oilers 23 13 19 282 138 144 1 14 307 202 105 4
6 Sun October 15 box L 2-4 @ Atlanta Falcons 15 16 13 241 148 93 4 14 312 240 72 2
7 Sun October 22 box L 2-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 37 19 325 231 94 2 28 494 353 141
8 Sun October 29 box W 3-5 @ Indianapolis Colts 23 20 30 448 328 120 2 19 357 227 130 2
9 Sun November 5 box L 3-6 New York Jets 26 27 27 453 318 135 1 19 486 374 112
10 Sun November 12 box L 3-7 New Orleans Saints 24 28 28 354 272 82 4 14 211 82 129 1
11 Sun November 19 box W 4-7 Buffalo Bills 33 24 19 359 167 192 4 24 424 340 84 6
12 Sun November 26 box L 4-8 @ Los Angeles Raiders 21 24 13 224 194 30 3 19 268 136 132
13 Sun December 3 box W 5-8 Indianapolis Colts 22 16 23 426 239 187 2 14 295 207 88 3
14 Sun December 10 box L 5-9 @ Miami Dolphins 10 31 17 297 231 66 2 24 408 300 108 1
15 Sun December 17 box L 5-10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 10 28 26 403 282 121 3 18 347 128 219 1
16 Sun December 24 box L 5-11 Los Angeles Rams 20 24 26 394 321 73 3 22 415 181 234 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 297 5456 1129 4.8 335 302 610 3707 17 27 5.8 187 485 1749 12 3.6 114 39 12 34
Team Defense 391 5644 975 5.8 484 259 449 3666 27 16 7.6 176 495 1978 19 4.0 297 28 12 11
Lg Rank Offense 21 8 5 1 6 18 25 17 14 19 18 23 20 5
Lg Rank Defense 23 23 11 3 23 25 21 27 20 17 24 17 23 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Steve Grogan 36 QB 7 6 2-4-0 133 261 51.0 1697 9 3.4 14 5.4 55 6.5 4.4 12.8 242.4 60.8 8 64 6.1 4.1 3.0
Marc Wilson 32 qb 14 4 1-3-0 75 150 50.0 1006 3 2.0 5 3.3 65 6.7 5.4 13.4 71.9 64.5 10 71 5.8 4.6 6.3
Tony Eason 30 3 3 1-2-0 57 105 54.3 761 3 2.9 4 3.8 45 7.2 5.8 13.4 253.7 71.2 10 78 5.9 4.6 8.7
Doug Flutie 27 5 3 1-2-0 36 91 39.6 493 2 2.2 4 4.4 36 5.4 3.7 13.7 98.6 46.6 6 52 4.5 2.9 6.2
Jeff Feagles 23 P 16 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mosi Tatupu 34 14 0 1 1 100.0 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 15.0 15.0 15.0 1.1 118.7 0 0 15.0 15.0 0.0
Team Total 26.7 16 5-11-0 302 610 49.5 3972 17 2.8 27 4.4 65 6.5 4.8 13.2 248.3 61.3 34 265 5.8 4.1 5.3
Opp Total 16 259 449 57.7 3666 27 6.0 16 3.6 8.2 7.2 14.2 229.1 89.4 31 239 7.6 6.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
John Stephens 23 RB 14 12 244 833 7 35 3.4 59.5 17.4 21 207 9.9 0 37 1.5 14.8 1040 7 3
Bob Perryman 25 FB 16 14 150 562 2 18 3.7 35.1 9.4 29 195 6.7 0 16 1.8 12.2 757 2 2
Reggie Dupard 26 7 2 25 63 1 10 2.5 9.0 3.6 6 70 11.7 0 45 0.9 10.0 133 1 1
Doug Flutie 27 5 3 16 87 0 22 5.4 17.4 3.2 87 0 1
Mosi Tatupu 34 14 0 11 38 0 20 3.5 2.7 0.8 10 54 5.4 0 11 0.7 3.9 92 0 0
Marvin Allen 24 3 0 11 51 1 18 4.6 17.0 3.7 51 1 0
Steve Grogan 36 QB 7 6 9 19 0 7 2.1 2.7 1.3 19 0 3
Marc Wilson 32 qb 14 4 7 42 0 11 6.0 3.0 0.5 42 0 2
Patrick Egu 22 7 0 3 20 1 15 6.7 2.9 0.4 20 1 1
Irving Fryar 27 wr 11 5 2 15 0 11 7.5 1.4 0.2 29 537 18.5 3 52 2.6 48.8 552 3 2
Sammy Martin 24 RET 10 1 2 20 0 13 10.0 2.0 0.2 13 229 17.6 0 37 1.3 22.9 249 0 1
Tony Eason 30 3 3 2 -2 0 0 -1.0 -0.7 0.7 -2 0 1
George Wonsley 29 5 0 2 -2 0 0 -1.0 -0.4 0.4 -2 0 0
Cedric Jones 29 WR 15 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 48 670 14.0 6 65 3.2 44.7 673 6 1
Eric Sievers 32 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 54 615 11.4 0 46 3.4 38.4 615 0 1
Hart Lee Dykes 23 wr 16 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 49 795 16.2 5 42 3.1 49.7 795 5 3
Stanley Morgan 34 WR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 486 17.4 3 55 2.8 48.6 486 3 0
Lin Dawson 30 TE 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 101 8.4 0 17 0.8 6.3 101 0 0
Marv Cook 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 13 4.3 0 5 0.2 0.8 13 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 485 1749 12 35 3.6 109.3 30.3 302 3972 13.2 17 65 18.9 248.3 5721 29 26
Opp Total 16 495 1978 19 4.0 123.6 30.9 259 3666 14.2 27 16.2 229.1 5644 46 22

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Sammy Martin 24 RET 10 1 19 164 0 28 8.6 24 584 0 38 24.3 997
Erroll Tucker 25 5 0 13 102 0 26 7.8 13 270 0 37 20.8 372
Irving Fryar 27 wr 11 5 12 107 0 20 8.9 1 47 0 47 47.0 706
Rodney Rice 23 10 0 11 242 0 46 22.0 242
Marvin Allen 24 3 0 6 124 0 29 20.7 175
Kitrick Taylor 25 4 0 3 52 0 22 17.3 52
George Wonsley 29 5 0 3 69 0 40 23.0 67
Patrick Egu 22 7 0 2 26 0 22 13.0 46
Milford Hodge 28 16 1 2 19 0 11 9.5 19
Michael Timpson 22 2 0 2 13 0 13 6.5 13
Maurice Hurst 22 LCB 16 14 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Tom Rehder 24 16 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Mosi Tatupu 34 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 94
Team Total 26.7 16 45 379 0 28 8.4 69 1462 0 47 21.2 7562
Opp Total 16 38 0 61 1199 0 19.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jeff Feagles 23 P 16 0 63 2392 64 1 38.0
Greg Davis 24 K 9 0 3 3 9 6 9 5 2 2 23 16 69.6% 16 13 81.3%
Jason Staurovsky 26 7 0 4 4 7 5 5 4 1 1 17 14 82.4% 14 14 100.0%
Team Total 26.7 16 7 7 16 11 14 9 3 3 40 30 75.0% 30 27 90.0% 63 2392 64 1 38.0
Opp Total 16 26 19 73.1% 48 46 95.8% 81 3410 42.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Brent Williams 25 RDE 16 16 8.0 0 0 2 2 0 65
Vincent Brown 24 RILB 14 10 4.0 1 -1 0 -1 1 0 2 0 0 78
Gary Jeter 34 14 0 7.0
Larry McGrew 32 ROLB 16 16 4.5 1 -4 0 -4 0 1 0 0
Steve Grogan 36 QB 7 6 3 2 0 0
Maurice Hurst 22 LCB 16 14 5 31 1 16 59
Johnny Rembert* 28 LOLB/rilb 16 16 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 27 0
Hart Lee Dykes 23 wr 16 8 3 1 0 0
John Stephens 23 RB 14 12 3 1 0 0
Erroll Tucker 25 5 0 2 2 0 0
Roland James 31 SS 14 14 2 50 0 28 0 1 7 0
Cedric Jones 29 WR 15 12 1 2 4 0
Fred Marion 30 FS 16 16 2 19 0 18 0 1 0 0
Bob Perryman 25 FB 16 14 2 1 0 0
Kenneth Sims 30 LDE 15 15 3.0
Patrick Egu 22 7 0 1 1 0 0
Jeff Feagles 23 P 16 0 1 1 0 0
Irving Fryar 27 wr 11 5 2 0 0 0
Marc Wilson 32 qb 14 4 2 0 0 0
Marvin Allen 24 3 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Baab 30 C 16 16 0 1 0 0
Raymond Clayborn 34 RCB 14 14 1 0 0 0
Eric Coleman 23 8 0 1 1 0 1
Reggie Dupard 26 7 2 1 0 0 0
Tony Eason 30 3 3 1 0 0 0
Howard Feggins 24 11 0 1 4 0 4
Doug Flutie 27 5 3 1 0 0 0
Tim Goad 23 NT 16 16 1.0 62
Tim Jordan 25 9 4 0 1 0 0
Sammy Martin 24 RET 10 1 1 0 0 0
Rod McSwain 27 9 4 1 18 0 18
Ed Reynolds 28 LILB 16 16 0 1 0 0
Rodney Rice 23 10 0 0 1 0 0
Eric Sievers 32 te 16 5 1 0 0 0
Michael Timpson 22 2 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.7 16 30.0 16 118 1 28 1 26 24 40 0 264
Opp Total 16 34 22 10

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Greg Davis 24 K 9 0 13 16 61
Jason Staurovsky 26 7 0 14 14 56
John Stephens 23 RB 14 12 7 42
Cedric Jones 29 WR 15 12 6 36
Hart Lee Dykes 23 wr 16 8 5 30
Irving Fryar 27 wr 11 5 3 18
Stanley Morgan 34 WR 10 10 3 18
Bob Perryman 25 FB 16 14 2 12
Marvin Allen 24 3 0 1 6
Reggie Dupard 26 7 2 1 6
Patrick Egu 22 7 0 1 6
Maurice Hurst 22 LCB 16 14 1 6
Team Total 26.7 16 12 17 1 27 30 297
Opp Total 16 19 27 46 19 391