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2008 New England Patriots
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 410 points (25.6/g), 8th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 309 points (19.3/g), 8th.
Differential of 101 points (6.3/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 15th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.9, Offense: 2.3, Defense: 1.6, SoS: -2.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Belichick (11-5-0)
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 | Matt Cassel | 26 | 3 | 15 | 327 for 516, 3,693 yards, 21 td, 11 int, & 73 rushes for 270 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 2005 |
| RB | Sammy Morris | 31 | 8 | 7 | 156 rushes for 727 yards, 7 td, & 17 catches for 161 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Randy Moss | 31 | 10 | 16 | 69 catches for 1,008 yards, 11 td, & 2 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| WR | Wes Welker* | 27 | 4 | 14 | 111 catches for 1,165 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Jabar Gaffney | 28 | 6 | 7 | 38 catches for 468 yards, 2 td | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2002 |
| TE | David Thomas | 25 | 2 | 10 | 9 catches for 93 yards, 0 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 2006 |
| TE | Ben Watson | 28 | 4 | 9 | 22 catches for 209 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2004 |
| LT | Matt Light | 30 | 7 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 | |
| LG | Logan Mankins | 26 | 3 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 | |
| C | Dan Koppen | 29 | 5 | 16 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 | |
| RG | Steve Neal | 32 | 6 | 9 | ||
| RG | Billy Yates | 28 | 5 | 7 | ||
| RT | Nick Kaczur | 29 | 3 | 14 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 100th pick / 2005 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ty Warren | 27 | 5 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| NT | Vince Wilfork | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Richard Seymour | 29 | 7 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| LOLB | Mike Vrabel | 33 | 11 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| LILB | Jerod Mayo | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 2008 |
| RILB | Tedy Bruschi | 35 | 12 | 12 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 | |
| ROLB | Adalius Thomas | 31 | 8 | 9 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 186th pick / 2000 |
| LCB | Deltha O'Neal | 31 | 8 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| RCB | Ellis Hobbs | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 2005 |
| SS | Brandon Meriweather | 24 | 1 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 24th pick / 2007 |
| SS | Rodney Harrison | 36 | 14 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| FS | James Sanders | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 133rd pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Stephen Gostkowski*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 36 of 40 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | New England Patriots / 4th / 118th pick / 2006 |
| P | Chris Hanson | 32 | 9 | 0 | 49 punts for a 43.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Wes Welker* | 27 | 4 | 14 | 24 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ellis Hobbs | 25 | 3 | 16 | 45 kick returns for a 28.5 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 2005 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Sam Aiken | 28 | WR | 14 | 2 | 204 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/14/1980 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 127th pick / 2003 |
| 52 | Eric Alexander | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | LSU | 2/8/1982 | 4 | |
| 12 | Tom Brady | 31 | QB | 1 | 1 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | 8 | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| 65 | Wesley Britt | 27 | T | 2 | 0 | 314 | 6-8 | Alabama | 11/21/1981 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 164th pick / 2005 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | 35 | LB | 13 | 12 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 12 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| 16 | Matt Cassel | 26 | QB | 16 | 15 | 230 | 6-5 | USC | 5/17/1982 | 3 | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 2005 |
| 95 | Rosevelt Colvin | 31 | LB | 4 | 3 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/5/1977 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 111th pick / 1999 |
| 63 | Daniel Connolly | 26 | G | 1 | 0 | 311 | 6-4 | SE Missouri St. | 9/2/1982 | 3 | |
| 85 | Tyson DeVree | 24 | TE | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-6 | Colorado | 11/12/1984 | Rook | |
| 44 | Heath Evans | 30 | FB | 16 | 4 | 245 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/30/1978 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2001 |
| 33 | Kevin Faulk | 32 | RB | 15 | 3 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| 10 | Jabar Gaffney | 28 | WR | 16 | 7 | 205 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/1/1980 | 6 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2002 |
| 3 | Stephen Gostkowski*+ | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Memphis | 1/28/1984 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 118th pick / 2006 |
| 97 | Jarvis Green | 29 | DE | 14 | 3 | 290 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/12/1979 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| 42 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 23 | RB | 9 | 3 | 215 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 7/2/1985 | Rook | |
| 59 | Gary Guyton | 23 | LB | 15 | 2 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 11/14/1985 | Rook | |
| 6 | Chris Hanson | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Marshall | 10/25/1976 | 9 | |
| 37 | Rodney Harrison | 36 | DB | 6 | 6 | 220 | 6-1 | West. Illinois | 12/15/1972 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 145th pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Ellis Hobbs | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-9 | Iowa St. | 5/16/1983 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 84th pick / 2005 |
| 71 | Russ Hochstein | 31 | C-G | 15 | 2 | 305 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 10/7/1977 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 151st pick / 2001 |
| 53 | Larry Izzo | 34 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 5-10 | Rice | 9/26/1974 | 12 | |
| 32 | LaMont Jordan | 30 | RB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 5-10 | Maryland | 11/11/1978 | 7 | New York Jets / 2nd / 49th pick / 2001 |
| 77 | Nick Kaczur | 29 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 319 | 6-4 | Toledo | 7/28/1979 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 100th pick / 2005 |
| 67 | Dan Koppen | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 9/12/1979 | 5 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 |
| 64 | Mark LeVoir | 26 | T | 16 | 2 | 306 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 7/29/1982 | Rook | |
| 72 | Matt Light | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/23/1978 | 7 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 |
| 70 | Logan Mankins | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 307 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 3/10/1982 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 |
| 39 | Laurence Maroney | 23 | RB | 3 | 3 | 210 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 2/5/1985 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2006 |
| 51 | Jerod Mayo | 22 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/23/1986 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 2008 |
| 31 | Brandon Meriweather | 24 | DB | 16 | 11 | 195 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 1/14/1984 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 24th pick / 2007 |
| 34 | Sammy Morris | 31 | RB | 13 | 7 | 220 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 3/23/1977 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000 |
| 81 | Randy Moss | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-4 | Marshall | 2/13/1977 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| 61 | Steve Neal | 32 | G-T | 11 | 9 | 305 | 6-4 | Cal State-Bakersfield | 10/9/1976 | 6 | |
| 5 | Kevin O'Connell | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | San Diego St. | 5/25/1985 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 94th pick / 2008 |
| 21 | Deltha O'Neal | 31 | DB | 16 | 10 | 194 | 5-11 | California | 1/30/1977 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| 66 | Lonie Paxton | 30 | C | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Sacramento St. | 3/13/1978 | 8 | |
| 49 | Vince Redd | 23 | LB | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Liberty | 9/1/1985 | Rook | |
| 35 | Mike Richardson | 24 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/18/1984 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 202nd pick / 2007 |
| 36 | James Sanders | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 207 | 5-10 | Fresno St. | 11/11/1983 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 133rd pick / 2005 |
| 29 | Lewis Sanders | 30 | DB | 10 | 4 | 210 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/22/1978 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 95th pick / 2000 |
| 55 | Junior Seau | 39 | LB | 4 | 2 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 18 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| 93 | Richard Seymour | 29 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-6 | Georgia | 10/6/1979 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001 |
| 18 | Matt Slater | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/9/1985 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 153rd pick / 2008 |
| 90 | LeKevin Smith | 26 | DT | 15 | 0 | 310 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 7/21/1982 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 206th pick / 2006 |
| 82 | Stephen Spach | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 7/18/1982 | 3 | |
| 28 | Antwain Spann | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | La-Lafayette | 2/22/1983 | 2 | |
| 96 | Adalius Thomas | 31 | LB-DE | 9 | 9 | 270 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 8/17/1977 | 8 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 186th pick / 2000 |
| 86 | David Thomas | 25 | TE | 15 | 10 | 240 | 6-3 | Texas | 7/5/1983 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 2006 |
| 41 | Raymond Ventrone | 22 | DB | 15 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Villanova | 10/22/1986 | 1 | |
| 50 | Mike Vrabel | 33 | LB | 16 | 14 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 8/14/1975 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| 94 | Ty Warren | 27 | DE-DT | 13 | 13 | 300 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 2/6/1981 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| 15 | Kelley Washington | 29 | WR | 10 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 8/21/1979 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 2003 |
| 84 | Ben Watson | 28 | TE | 14 | 9 | 255 | 6-3 | Duke,Georgia | 12/18/1980 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2004 |
| 23 | Jason Webster | 31 | DB | 3 | 0 | 187 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/8/1977 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 48th pick / 2000 |
| 83 | Wes Welker* | 27 | WR | 16 | 14 | 190 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/1/1981 | 4 | |
| 22 | Terrence Wheatley | 23 | DB | 6 | 1 | 187 | 5-10 | Colorado | 5/5/1985 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2008 |
| 75 | Vince Wilfork | 27 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1981 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| 24 | Jonathan Wilhite | 24 | DB | 16 | 4 | 183 | 5-9 | Auburn | 2/23/1984 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 129th pick / 2008 |
| 58 | Pierre Woods | 26 | LB | 12 | 3 | 249 | 6-5 | Michigan | 1/6/1982 | 2 | |
| 99 | Mike Wright | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 2 | 295 | 6-4 | Ashland,Cincinnati | 3/1/1982 | 3 | |
| 74 | Billy Yates | 28 | G | 7 | 7 | 305 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/15/1980 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 27.8 | 16 | 243.9 | 6-1.8 | 4.8 |