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2005 New England Patriots
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 379 points (23.7/g), 10th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 338 points (21.1/g), 17th.
Differential of 41 points (2.6/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 20th.
Coached by Bill Belichick (10-6-0)
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2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tom Brady* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 334 for 530, 4,110 yards, 26 td, 14 int, & 27 rushes for 89 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Corey Dillon | 31 | 8 | 10 | 209 rushes for 733 yards, 12 td, & 22 catches for 181 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| WR | Deion Branch | 26 | 3 | 15 | 78 catches for 998 yards, 5 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002 |
| WR | David Givens | 25 | 3 | 10 | 59 catches for 738 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 244th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Christian Fauria | 34 | 10 | 10 | 8 catches for 57 yards, 2 td | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Ben Watson | 25 | 1 | 9 | 29 catches for 441 yards, 4 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2004 |
| TE | Daniel Graham | 27 | 3 | 9 | 16 catches for 235 yards, 3 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002 |
| LT | Nick Kaczur | 26 | Rook | 11 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 100th pick / 2005 |
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| LG | Logan Mankins | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 |
| C | Dan Koppen | 26 | 2 | 9 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 |
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| C | Russ Hochstein | 28 | 3 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 151st pick / 2001 |
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| RG | Steve Neal | 29 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RT | Tom Ashworth | 28 | 3 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Brandon Gorin | 27 | 2 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 201st pick / 2001 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ty Warren | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| NT | Vince Wilfork | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Richard Seymour*+ | 26 | 4 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Jarvis Green | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| LOLB | Willie McGinest | 34 | 11 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Tedy Bruschi | 32 | 9 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| LILB | Monty Beisel | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 107th pick / 2001 |
| RILB | Mike Vrabel | 30 | 8 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| RILB | Chad Brown | 35 | 12 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
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| RLB | Rosevelt Colvin | 28 | 6 | 11 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 111th pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Asante Samuel | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 120th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Ellis Hobbs | 22 | Rook | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 2005 |
| RCB | Duane Starks | 31 | 7 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 10th pick / 1998 |
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| SS | Artrell Hawkins | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| FS | Eugene Wilson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Adam Vinatieri | 33 | 9 | 0 | 20 of 25 field goals & 40 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Josh Miller | 35 | 9 | 0 | 76 punts for a 45.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Tim Dwight | 30 | 7 | 1 | 32 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 114th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Bethel Johnson | 26 | 2 | 1 | 31 kick returns for a 22.4 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 2003 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Eric Alexander | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | LSU | 2/8/1982 | 1 | |
| Tom Ashworth | 28 | T | 14 | 11 | 305 | 6-6 | Colorado | 10/10/1977 | 3 | |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 25 | LB | 13 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | California | 8/28/1980 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2003 |
| Monty Beisel | 27 | LB | 15 | 6 | 254 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 8/20/1978 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 107th pick / 2001 |
| Tom Brady* | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | 5 | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| Deion Branch | 26 | WR | 16 | 15 | 193 | 5-9 | Louisville | 7/18/1979 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002 |
| Chad Brown | 35 | LB | 15 | 5 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 7/12/1970 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 |
| Troy Brown | 34 | WR | 13 | 3 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 12 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 32 | LB | 9 | 9 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 9 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| Matt Cassel | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | USC | 5/17/1982 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 2005 |
| Matt Chatham | 28 | LB | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 6/28/1977 | 5 | |
| Bam Childress | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/31/1982 | Rook | |
| Mike Cloud | 30 | RB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Boston College | 7/1/1975 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 54th pick / 1999 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 28 | LB | 16 | 11 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/5/1977 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 111th pick / 1999 |
| Andre' Davis | 26 | WR | 9 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 6/12/1979 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 2002 |
| Don Davis | 33 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Kansas | 12/17/1972 | 9 | |
| Corey Dillon | 31 | RB | 12 | 10 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 10/24/1974 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| Tim Dwight | 30 | WR | 16 | 1 | 180 | 5-8 | Iowa | 7/13/1975 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 114th pick / 1998 |
| Heath Evans | 27 | FB | 6 | 1 | 245 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/30/1978 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2001 |
| Kevin Faulk | 29 | RB | 8 | 2 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| Christian Fauria | 34 | TE | 16 | 10 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado | 9/22/1971 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995 |
| Doug Flutie | 43 | QB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston College | 10/23/1962 | 19 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| Arturo Freeman | 29 | DB | 2 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/27/1976 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 152nd pick / 2000 |
| Randall Gay | 23 | DB | 5 | 2 | 186 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/5/1982 | 1 | |
| David Givens | 25 | WR | 13 | 10 | 212 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1980 | 3 | New England Patriots / 7th / 244th pick / 2002 |
| Brandon Gorin | 27 | T | 12 | 8 | 308 | 6-6 | Purdue | 7/17/1978 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 201st pick / 2001 |
| Daniel Graham | 27 | TE | 11 | 9 | 257 | 6-3 | Colorado | 11/16/1978 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002 |
| Jarvis Green | 26 | DE | 15 | 5 | 290 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/12/1979 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| Rodney Harrison | 33 | DB | 3 | 3 | 220 | 6-1 | Western Illinois | 12/15/1972 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 29 | DB | 5 | 4 | 190 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 11/24/1976 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| Marquise Hill | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 297 | 6-6 | LSU | 8/7/1982 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2004 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 22 | DB | 16 | 8 | 188 | 5-9 | Iowa State | 5/16/1983 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 2005 |
| Russ Hochstein | 28 | C-G | 16 | 7 | 305 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/7/1977 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 151st pick / 2001 |
| Larry Izzo | 31 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 5-10 | Rice | 9/26/1974 | 9 | |
| Bethel Johnson | 26 | WR | 11 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 2/11/1979 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 2003 |
| Nick Kaczur | 26 | T-G | 14 | 11 | 319 | 6-4 | Toledo | 7/28/1979 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 100th pick / 2005 |
| Dan Klecko | 24 | DT | 10 | 0 | 275 | 5-11 | Temple | 1/12/1981 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 117th pick / 2003 |
| Dan Koppen | 26 | C | 9 | 9 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston College | 9/12/1979 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 |
| Matt Light | 27 | T | 3 | 3 | 305 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/23/1978 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
| Wesly Mallard | 27 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Oregon | 11/21/1978 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 188th pick / 2002 |
| Logan Mankins | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 307 | 6-4 | Fresno State | 3/10/1982 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 |
| Willie McGinest | 34 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| Josh Miller | 35 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Arizona | 7/14/1970 | 9 | |
| Gene Mruczkowski | 25 | G | 7 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Purdue | 6/6/1980 | 1 | |
| Steve Neal | 29 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Cal State-Bakersfield | 10/9/1976 | 3 | |
| Patrick Pass | 28 | FB | 12 | 4 | 217 | 5-10 | Georgia | 12/31/1977 | 5 | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2000 |
| Lonie Paxton | 27 | C | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Sacramento State | 3/13/1978 | 5 | |
| Tyrone Poole | 33 | DB | 1 | 1 | 188 | 5-8 | Fort Valley State (GA) | 2/3/1972 | 10 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| Hank Poteat | 28 | DB | 10 | 1 | 192 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh | 8/30/1977 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2000 |
| Asante Samuel | 24 | DB | 15 | 15 | 185 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 1/6/1981 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 120th pick / 2003 |
| James Sanders | 22 | DB | 10 | 2 | 207 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 11/11/1983 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 133rd pick / 2005 |
| Chad Scott | 31 | DB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Maryland,Towson State | 9/6/1974 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| Guss Scott | 23 | DB | 5 | 2 | 205 | 5-10 | Florida | 5/21/1982 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 95th pick / 2004 |
| Richard Seymour*+ | 26 | DE-DT | 12 | 12 | 310 | 6-6 | Georgia | 10/6/1979 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| Duane Starks | 31 | DB | 7 | 6 | 170 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 5/23/1974 | 7 | Baltimore Ravens / 1st / 10th pick / 1998 |
| Michael Stone | 27 | DB | 13 | 3 | 201 | 6-0 | Central State (OH),Memphis | 2/13/1978 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 54th pick / 2001 |
| Ross Tucker | 26 | G | 1 | 0 | 316 | 6-4 | Princeton | 3/2/1979 | 4 | |
| Adam Vinatieri | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | South Dakota State | 12/28/1972 | 9 | |
| Mike Vrabel | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/14/1975 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| Ty Warren | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 2/6/1981 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| Ben Watson | 25 | TE | 15 | 9 | 255 | 6-3 | Duke,Georgia | 12/18/1980 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2004 |
| Vince Wilfork | 24 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1981 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| Eugene Wilson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | Illinois | 8/17/1980 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| Mike Wright | 23 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Ashland,Cincinnati | 3/1/1982 | Rook | |
| Billy Yates | 25 | G | 4 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/15/1980 | 2 | |
| Amos Zereoue | 29 | RB | 3 | 0 | 212 | 5-8 | West Virginia | 10/8/1976 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 16 | 241.0 | 6-1.1 | 4.6 |