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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
2004 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 437 points (27.3/g), 4th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 260 points (16.2/g), 2nd.
Differential of 177 points (11.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.4-3.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 8th.
Coached by Bill Belichick (14-2-0)
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2004 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tom Brady* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 288 for 474, 3,692 yards, 28 td, 14 int, & 43 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Corey Dillon* | 30 | 7 | 14 | 345 rushes for 1,635 yards, 12 td, & 15 catches for 103 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| WR | Deion Branch | 25 | 2 | 9 | 35 catches for 454 yards, 4 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002 |
| WR | David Givens | 24 | 2 | 12 | 56 catches for 874 yards, 3 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 244th pick / 2002 |
| WR | David Patten | 30 | 7 | 11 | 44 catches for 800 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Daniel Graham | 26 | 2 | 14 | 30 catches for 364 yards, 7 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002 |
| TE | Christian Fauria | 33 | 9 | 10 | 16 catches for 195 yards, 2 td | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Matt Light | 26 | 3 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
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| LG | Joe Andruzzi | 29 | 6 | 16 | ||
| C | Dan Koppen | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 |
| RG | Steve Neal | 28 | 2 | 14 | ||
| RT | Brandon Gorin | 26 | 1 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 201st pick / 2001 |
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| RT | Tom Ashworth | 27 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ty Warren | 23 | 1 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| NT | Keith Traylor | 35 | 13 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
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| NT | Vince Wilfork | 23 | Rook | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Richard Seymour*+ | 25 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| LOLB | Willie McGinest | 33 | 10 | 16 | 9.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Ted Johnson | 32 | 9 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| RILB | Tedy Bruschi* | 31 | 8 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| ROLB | Mike Vrabel | 29 | 7 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Ty Law | 30 | 9 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Randall Gay | 22 | Rook | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Asante Samuel | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 120th pick / 2003 |
| SS | Rodney Harrison | 32 | 10 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| FS | Eugene Wilson | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Adam Vinatieri*+ | 32 | 8 | 0 | 31 of 33 field goals & 48 of 48 extra points | |
| P | Josh Miller | 34 | 8 | 0 | 56 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Kevin Faulk | 28 | 5 | 1 | 20 punt returns for a 6.7 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| KR | Bethel Johnson | 25 | 1 | 1 | 41 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 2003 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabih Abdullah | 29 | RB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Lehigh | 4/27/1975 | 5 | |
| Eric Alexander | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | LSU | 2/8/1982 | Rook | |
| Joe Andruzzi | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-3 | Southern Connecticut State | 8/23/1975 | 6 | |
| Tom Ashworth | 27 | T | 6 | 6 | 305 | 6-6 | Colorado | 10/10/1977 | 2 | |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | California | 8/28/1980 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2003 |
| Tom Brady* | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | 4 | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| Deion Branch | 25 | WR | 9 | 9 | 193 | 5-9 | Louisville | 7/18/1979 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002 |
| Troy Brown | 33 | WR | 12 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 11 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| Tedy Bruschi* | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 8 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| Matt Chatham | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 6/28/1977 | 4 | |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 31 | DB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | California | 5/30/1973 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1996 |
| Cedric Cobbs | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/9/1981 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 128th pick / 2004 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 27 | LB | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/5/1977 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 111th pick / 1999 |
| Rohan Davey | 26 | QB | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/14/1978 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 117th pick / 2002 |
| Don Davis | 32 | LB | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-1 | Kansas | 12/17/1972 | 8 | |
| Corey Dillon* | 30 | RB | 15 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 10/24/1974 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| Kevin Faulk | 28 | RB | 11 | 1 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| Christian Fauria | 33 | TE | 16 | 10 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado | 9/22/1971 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995 |
| Randall Gay | 22 | DB | 15 | 9 | 186 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/5/1982 | Rook | |
| David Givens | 24 | WR | 15 | 12 | 212 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1980 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 244th pick / 2002 |
| Brandon Gorin | 26 | T | 14 | 10 | 308 | 6-6 | Purdue | 7/17/1978 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 201st pick / 2001 |
| Daniel Graham | 26 | TE | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-3 | Colorado | 11/16/1978 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002 |
| Jarvis Green | 25 | DE | 16 | 1 | 290 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/12/1979 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| Rodney Harrison | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-1 | Western Illinois | 12/15/1972 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| Marquise Hill | 22 | DE | 1 | 0 | 297 | 6-6 | LSU | 8/7/1982 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2004 |
| Russ Hochstein | 27 | C-G | 16 | 2 | 305 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/7/1977 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 151st pick / 2001 |
| Larry Izzo* | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 5-10 | Rice | 9/26/1974 | 8 | |
| Bethel Johnson | 25 | WR | 13 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 2/11/1979 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 2003 |
| Ted Johnson | 32 | LB | 16 | 15 | 253 | 6-4 | Colorado | 12/4/1972 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| Kevin Kasper | 27 | WR | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/23/1977 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 190th pick / 2001 |
| Ethan Kelley | 24 | DT | 1 | 0 | 310 | 6-2 | Baylor | 2/12/1980 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 243rd pick / 2003 |
| Dan Klecko | 23 | DT | 6 | 2 | 275 | 5-11 | Temple | 1/12/1981 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 117th pick / 2003 |
| Adrian Klemm | 27 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 5/21/1977 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 2000 |
| Dan Koppen | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston College | 9/12/1979 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 |
| Justin Kurpeikis | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/17/1977 | 3 | |
| Ty Law | 30 | DB | 7 | 7 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan | 2/10/1974 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| Matt Light | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/23/1978 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
| Omare Lowe | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/20/1978 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 161st pick / 2002 |
| Shawn Mayer | 25 | DB | 3 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Penn State | 3/4/1979 | 1 | |
| Willie McGinest | 33 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| Josh Miller | 34 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Arizona | 7/14/1970 | 8 | |
| Earthwind Moreland | 27 | DB | 9 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | Georgia Southern | 6/13/1977 | 4 | |
| Gene Mruczkowski | 24 | G | 10 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/6/1980 | Rook | |
| Steve Neal | 28 | G-T | 16 | 14 | 305 | 6-4 | Cal State-Bakersfield | 10/9/1976 | 2 | |
| Patrick Pass | 27 | FB | 14 | 4 | 217 | 5-10 | Georgia | 12/31/1977 | 4 | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2000 |
| David Patten | 30 | WR | 16 | 11 | 190 | 5-10 | Western Carolina | 8/19/1974 | 7 | |
| Lonie Paxton | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Sacramento State | 3/13/1978 | 4 | |
| Roman Phifer | 36 | LB | 13 | 1 | 248 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/5/1968 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991 |
| Tyrone Poole | 32 | DB | 5 | 4 | 188 | 5-8 | Fort Valley State (GA) | 2/3/1972 | 9 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| Dexter Reid | 23 | DB | 13 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 3/18/1981 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 113th pick / 2004 |
| P.K. Sam | 21 | WR | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Florida State | 12/26/1983 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2004 |
| Asante Samuel | 23 | DB | 13 | 8 | 185 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 1/6/1981 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 120th pick / 2003 |
| Richard Seymour*+ | 25 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-6 | Georgia | 10/6/1979 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| Keith Traylor | 35 | DT-NT | 16 | 10 | 340 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma,Oklahoma | 9/3/1969 | 13 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| Adam Vinatieri*+ | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | South Dakota State | 12/28/1972 | 8 | |
| Mike Vrabel | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/14/1975 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| Ty Warren | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 2/6/1981 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| Ben Watson | 24 | TE | 1 | 1 | 255 | 6-3 | Duke,Georgia | 12/18/1980 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2004 |
| Jed Weaver | 28 | TE | 10 | 1 | 258 | 6-4 | Oregon | 8/11/1976 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 208th pick / 1999 |
| Vince Wilfork | 23 | NT-DT | 16 | 6 | 325 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1981 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| Eugene Wilson | 24 | DB | 15 | 14 | 195 | 5-10 | Illinois | 8/17/1980 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 245.2 | 6-1.5 | 4.1 |