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1996 New England Patriots

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

1996 AFC Champions

Scored 418 points (26.1/g), 2nd of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 313 points (19.6/g), 14th.
 Differential of 105 points (6.6/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 7th.

Coached by Bill Parcells (11-5-0)

1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 box L 0-1 @ Miami Dolphins 10 24 16 229 200 29 4 19 322 176 146 1
2 Sun September 8 box L 0-2 @ Buffalo Bills 10 17 23 293 179 114 2 15 231 154 77 3
3 Sun September 15 box W 1-2 Arizona Cardinals 31 0 26 384 221 163 9 170 124 46 4
4 Sun September 22 box W 2-2 Jacksonville Jaguars 28 25 26 353 230 123 2 12 442 413 29 2
5 Bye Week
6 Sun October 6 box W 3-2 @ Baltimore Ravens 46 38 26 364 310 54 28 463 330 133 1
7 Sun October 13 box L 3-3 Washington Redskins 22 27 23 382 205 177 1 22 384 276 108
8 Sun October 20 box W 4-3 @ Indianapolis Colts 27 9 15 222 142 80 2 27 364 319 45 4
9 Sun October 27 box W 5-3 Buffalo Bills 28 25 23 417 358 59 1 18 337 196 141 1
10 Sun November 3 box W 6-3 Miami Dolphins 42 23 28 468 409 59 4 22 430 315 115 3
11 Sun November 10 box W 7-3 @ New York Jets 31 27 21 343 275 68 3 28 422 280 142 1
12 Sun November 17 box L 7-4 Denver Broncos 8 34 12 218 201 17 1 26 422 224 198 1
13 Sun November 24 box W 8-4 Indianapolis Colts 27 13 25 429 234 195 15 291 247 44 2
14 Sun December 1 box W 9-4 @ San Diego Chargers 45 7 15 313 229 84 15 236 204 32 6
15 Sun December 8 box W 10-4 New York Jets 34 10 27 367 248 119 1 16 244 202 42 2
16 Sun December 15 box L 10-5 @ Dallas Cowboys 6 12 16 279 178 101 4 16 251 144 107 2
17 Sat December 21 box W 11-5 @ New York Giants 23 22 17 308 282 26 2 17 296 199 97 1
Playoffs
Division Sun January 5 box W 12-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 28 3 17 346 152 194 2 12 213 90 123 2
ConfChamp Sun January 12 box W 13-5 Jacksonville Jaguars 20 6 13 234 161 73 2 18 289 188 101 4
SuperBowl Sun January 26 box L 13-6 N Green Bay Packers 21 35 16 257 214 43 4 16 323 208 115