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2007 New England Patriots
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Record: 16-0-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
2007 AFC Champions
Scored 589 points (36.8/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 274 points (17.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 315 points (19.7/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 13.8-2.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 20.1, Offense: 15.9, Defense: 4.2, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Belichick
Offensive Coordinator: Josh McDaniels
Defensive Coordinator: Dean Pees
Training Camp: Gilette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Tom Brady*+ | 30 | 7 | 16 | 398 for 578, 4,806 yards, 50 td, 8 int, & 37 rushes for 98 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Kevin Faulk | 31 | 8 | 8 | 62 rushes for 265 yards, 0 td, & 47 catches for 383 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Randy Moss*+ | 30 | 9 | 16 | 98 catches for 1,493 yards, 23 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| WR | Donte Stallworth | 27 | 5 | 9 | 46 catches for 697 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| PR | Wes Welker | 26 | 3 | 13 | 25 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | |
| TE | Kyle Brady | 35 | 12 | 9 | 9 catches for 70 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Matt Light*+ | 29 | 6 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 | |
| LG | Logan Mankins* | 25 | 2 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 | |
| C | Dan Koppen* | 28 | 4 | 15 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 | |
| RG | Steve Neal | 31 | 5 | 8 | ||
| RT | Nick Kaczur | 28 | 2 | 15 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 100th pick / 2005 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ty Warren | 26 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| NT | Vince Wilfork* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Jarvis Green | 28 | 5 | 10 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| LOLB | Mike Vrabel*+ | 32 | 10 | 15 | 12.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| LILB | Adalius Thomas | 30 | 7 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 186th pick / 2000 |
| RILB | Tedy Bruschi | 34 | 11 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| ROLB | Rosevelt Colvin | 30 | 8 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 111th pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Asante Samuel*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 120th pick / 2003 |
| KR | Ellis Hobbs | 24 | 2 | 16 | 35 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 2005 |
| SS | Rodney Harrison | 35 | 13 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| FS | James Sanders | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 133rd pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Stephen Gostkowski | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21 of 24 field goals & 74 of 74 extra points | New England Patriots / 4th / 118th pick / 2006 |
| P | Chris Hanson | 31 | 8 | 0 | 44 punts for a 41.4 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Wes Welker | 26 | 3 | 13 | 25 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ellis Hobbs | 24 | 2 | 16 | 35 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 2005 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Eric Alexander | 25 | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | LSU | 2/8/1982 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Willie Andrews | 24 | 15 | 0 | 182 | 5-9 | Baylor | 11/2/1983 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 229th pick / 2006 | |
| 32 | Rashad Baker | 25 | 8 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 2/22/1982 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 88 | Kyle Brady | 35 | TE | 14 | 9 | 278 | 6-6 | Penn St. | 1/14/1972 | 12 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1995 |
| 12 | Tom Brady*+ | 30 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | 7 | 24 | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| 65 | Wesley Britt | 26 | t | 4 | 1 | 314 | 6-8 | Alabama | 11/21/1981 | 1 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 164th pick / 2005 |
| 98 | Chad Brown | 37 | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 7/12/1970 | 14 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1993 | |
| 80 | Troy Brown | 36 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 14 | 0 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 | |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | 34 | RILB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 11 | 7 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| 16 | Matt Cassel | 25 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | USC | 5/17/1982 | 2 | 0 | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 2005 | |
| 59 | Rosevelt Colvin | 30 | ROLB | 11 | 10 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/5/1977 | 8 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 111th pick / 1999 |
| 38 | Kyle Eckel | 26 | 12 | 0 | 237 | 5-11 | Navy | 12/30/1981 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 44 | Heath Evans | 29 | fb | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/30/1978 | 6 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2001 |
| 33 | Kevin Faulk | 31 | RB | 16 | 8 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 8 | 8 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| 10 | Jabar Gaffney | 27 | wr | 16 | 7 | 205 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/1/1980 | 5 | 6 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2002 |
| 21 | Randall Gay | 25 | db | 16 | 3 | 186 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/5/1982 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Stephen Gostkowski | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Memphis | 1/28/1984 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 4th / 118th pick / 2006 |
| 97 | Jarvis Green | 28 | RDE | 16 | 10 | 290 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/12/1979 | 5 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| 7 | Matt Gutierrez | 23 | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Idaho St. | 1/9/1984 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 6 | Chris Hanson | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Marshall | 10/25/1976 | 8 | 0 | |
| 37 | Rodney Harrison | 35 | SS | 12 | 11 | 220 | 6-1 | West. Illinois | 12/15/1972 | 13 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Ellis Hobbs | 24 | KR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-9 | Iowa St. | 5/16/1983 | 2 | 7 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 2005 |
| 71 | Russ Hochstein | 30 | RG | 16 | 8 | 305 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/7/1977 | 5 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 151st pick / 2001 |
| 53 | Larry Izzo | 33 | 16 | 0 | 228 | 5-10 | Rice | 9/26/1974 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Chad Jackson | 22 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Florida | 3/6/1985 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2006 | |
| 29 | Eddie Jackson | 27 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/19/1980 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Nick Kaczur | 28 | RT | 15 | 15 | 319 | 6-4 | Toledo | 7/28/1979 | 2 | 10 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 100th pick / 2005 |
| 67 | Dan Koppen* | 28 | C | 15 | 15 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 9/12/1979 | 4 | 13 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 |
| 72 | Matt Light*+ | 29 | LT | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/23/1978 | 6 | 21 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
| 70 | Logan Mankins* | 25 | LG | 16 | 16 | 307 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 3/10/1982 | 2 | 14 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 |
| 39 | Laurence Maroney | 22 | rb | 13 | 6 | 210 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 2/5/1985 | 1 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2006 |
| 46 | Corey Mays | 24 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 11/27/1983 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Brandon Meriweather | 23 | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 1/14/1984 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 24th pick / 2007 | |
| 24 | Mel Mitchell | 28 | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | West. Kentucky | 2/10/1979 | 5 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 150th pick / 2002 | |
| 95 | Rashad Moore | 28 | 1 | 0 | 324 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 3/16/1979 | 4 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 183rd pick / 2003 | |
| 34 | Sammy Morris | 30 | rb | 6 | 2 | 220 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 3/23/1977 | 7 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000 |
| 81 | Randy Moss*+ | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-4 | Marshall | 2/13/1977 | 9 | 20 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| 61 | Steve Neal | 31 | RG | 8 | 8 | 305 | 6-4 | Cal State-Bakersfield | 10/9/1976 | 5 | 4 | |
| 68 | Ryan O'Callaghan | 24 | t | 15 | 1 | 345 | 6-6 | California | 7/19/1983 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 136th pick / 2006 |
| 66 | Lonie Paxton | 29 | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Sacramento St. | 3/13/1978 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 82 | Marcellus Rivers | 29 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 10/26/1978 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Asante Samuel*+ | 26 | LCB | 16 | 14 | 185 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 1/6/1981 | 4 | 15 | New England Patriots / 4th / 120th pick / 2003 |
| 36 | James Sanders | 24 | FS | 15 | 15 | 207 | 5-10 | Fresno St. | 11/11/1983 | 2 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 133rd pick / 2005 |
| 55 | Junior Seau | 38 | lb | 16 | 4 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 17 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| 93 | Richard Seymour | 28 | RDE | 9 | 8 | 310 | 6-6 | Georgia | 10/6/1979 | 6 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| 90 | LeKevin Smith | 25 | 13 | 0 | 310 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 7/21/1982 | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 206th pick / 2006 | |
| 82 | Stephen Spach | 25 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 7/18/1982 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Antwain Spann | 24 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | La-Lafayette | 2/22/1983 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Donte Stallworth | 27 | WR | 16 | 9 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/10/1980 | 5 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| 96 | Adalius Thomas | 30 | LILB | 16 | 15 | 270 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 8/17/1977 | 7 | 8 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 186th pick / 2000 |
| 86 | David Thomas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Texas | 7/5/1983 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 2006 | |
| 92 | Santonio Thomas | 26 | 4 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 7/2/1981 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 41 | Raymond Ventrone | 21 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Villanova | 10/22/1986 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 50 | Mike Vrabel*+ | 32 | LOLB | 16 | 15 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 8/14/1975 | 10 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| 94 | Ty Warren | 26 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 2/6/1981 | 4 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| 15 | Kelley Washington | 28 | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 8/21/1979 | 4 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 2003 | |
| 84 | Ben Watson | 27 | TE | 12 | 8 | 255 | 6-3 | Duke,Georgia | 12/18/1980 | 3 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2004 |
| 83 | Wes Welker | 26 | PR | 16 | 13 | 190 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/1/1981 | 3 | 16 | |
| 75 | Vince Wilfork* | 26 | NT | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1981 | 3 | 13 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| 26 | Eugene Wilson | 27 | fs | 11 | 6 | 195 | 5-10 | Illinois | 8/17/1980 | 4 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2003 |
| 58 | Pierre Woods | 25 | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-5 | Michigan | 1/6/1982 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 99 | Mike Wright | 25 | dt | 9 | 1 | 295 | 6-4 | Ashland,Cincinnati | 3/1/1982 | 2 | 1 | |
| 74 | Billy Yates | 27 | g | 7 | 1 | 305 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/15/1980 | 4 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 245.7 | 6-1.7 | 4.6 |
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