2009 New England Patriots
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 427 points (26.7/g), 6th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 285 points (17.8/g), 5th.
Differential of 142 points (8.9/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 11.2, Offense: 6.7, Defense: 4.5, SoS: 2.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Belichick (10-6-0)
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* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 371 for 565, 4,398 yards, 28 td, 13 int, & 29 rushes for 44 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Kevin Faulk | 33 | 10 | 7 | 62 rushes for 335 yards, 2 td, & 37 catches for 301 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| RB | Laurence Maroney | 24 | 3 | 5 | 194 rushes for 757 yards, 9 td, & 14 catches for 99 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2006 |
| RB | Sammy Morris | 32 | 9 | 5 | 73 rushes for 319 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 180 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Randy Moss | 32 | 11 | 16 | 83 catches for 1,264 yards, 13 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| WR | Wes Welker*+ | 28 | 5 | 13 | 123 catches for 1,348 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Sam Aiken | 29 | 6 | 7 | 20 catches for 326 yards, 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 127th pick / 2003 |
| WR | Julian Edelman | 23 | Rook | 7 | 37 catches for 359 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 232nd pick / 2009 |
| TE | Ben Watson | 29 | 5 | 7 | 29 catches for 404 yards, 5 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2004 |
| TE | Chris Baker | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 catches for 142 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 88th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Matt Light | 31 | 8 | 11 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 | |
| LT | Sebastian Vollmer | 25 | Rook | 8 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 58th pick / 2009 | |
| LG | Logan Mankins* | 27 | 4 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 | |
| C | Dan Koppen | 30 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 |
| RG | Steve Neal | 33 | 7 | 12 | ||
| RT | Nick Kaczur | 30 | 4 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 100th pick / 2005 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ty Warren | 28 | 6 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| NT | Vince Wilfork* | 28 | 5 | 13 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 | |
| RDT | Derrick Burgess | 31 | 8 | 6 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 63rd pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Jarvis Green | 30 | 7 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| LOLB | Tully Banta-Cain | 29 | 6 | 10 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2003 |
| LILB | Jerod Mayo | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 2008 |
| RILB | Gary Guyton | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Adalius Thomas | 32 | 9 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 186th pick / 2000 |
| LCB | Shawn Springs | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 3rd pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Darius Butler | 23 | Rook | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 2009 |
| LCB | Jonathan Wilhite | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 129th pick / 2008 |
| RCB | Leigh Bodden | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Brandon Meriweather* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 24th pick / 2007 |
| FS | Brandon McGowan | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | James Sanders | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 133rd pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Stephen Gostkowski | 25 | 3 | 0 | 26 of 31 field goals & 47 of 47 extra points | New England Patriots / 4th / 118th pick / 2006 |
| P | Chris Hanson | 33 | 10 | 0 | 56 punts for a 39.7 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Wes Welker*+ | 28 | 5 | 13 | 27 punt returns for a 12.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Laurence Maroney | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2006 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Titus Adams | 26 | DT | 2 | 0 | 305 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/28/1983 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 220th pick / 2006 |
| 88 | Sam Aiken | 29 | WR | 14 | 7 | 204 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/14/1980 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 127th pick / 2003 |
| 52 | Eric Alexander | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | LSU | 2/8/1982 | 5 | |
| 27 | Kyle Arrington | 23 | DB | 8 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Hofstra | 8/12/1986 | Rook | |
| 86 | Chris Baker | 30 | TE | 16 | 7 | 258 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 11/18/1979 | 7 | New York Jets / 3rd / 88th pick / 2002 |
| 95 | Tully Banta-Cain | 29 | LB | 16 | 10 | 254 | 6-2 | California | 8/28/1980 | 6 | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2003 |
| 23 | Leigh Bodden | 28 | DB | 15 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 9/24/1981 | 6 | |
| 92 | Ron Brace | 23 | DT | 9 | 2 | 329 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 12/18/1986 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 40th pick / 2009 |
| 12 | Tom Brady* | 32 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | 9 | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| 55 | Derrick Burgess | 31 | DE-LB | 16 | 6 | 266 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 8/12/1978 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 63rd pick / 2001 |
| 28 | Darius Butler | 23 | DB | 14 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | Connecticut | 3/18/1986 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 2009 |
| 25 | Patrick Chung | 22 | DB | 16 | 1 | 207 | 5-11 | Oregon | 8/19/1987 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 2009 |
| 63 | Daniel Connolly | 27 | G | 14 | 4 | 311 | 6-4 | SE Missouri St. | 9/2/1982 | 4 | |
| 11 | Julian Edelman | 23 | QB | 11 | 7 | 198 | 6-0 | Kent St. | 5/22/1986 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 232nd pick / 2009 |
| 33 | Kevin Faulk | 33 | RB | 15 | 7 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 10 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| 13 | Joey Galloway | 38 | WR | 3 | 2 | 197 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 11/20/1971 | 14 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995 |
| 3 | Stephen Gostkowski | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Memphis | 1/28/1984 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 118th pick / 2006 |
| 97 | Jarvis Green | 30 | DE | 13 | 12 | 290 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/12/1979 | 7 | New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002 |
| 42 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 7/2/1985 | 1 | |
| 59 | Gary Guyton | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 11/14/1985 | 1 | |
| 6 | Chris Hanson | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Marshall | 10/25/1976 | 10 | |
| 8 | Brian Hoyer | 24 | QB | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 10/13/1985 | Rook | |
| 47 | Jake Ingram | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 10/23/1985 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 198th pick / 2009 |
| 77 | Nick Kaczur | 30 | T-G | 14 | 13 | 319 | 6-4 | Toledo | 7/28/1979 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 100th pick / 2005 |
| 67 | Dan Koppen | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 9/12/1979 | 6 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 |
| 64 | Mark LeVoir | 27 | T | 10 | 0 | 306 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 7/29/1982 | 1 | |
| Matt Light | 31 | T | 11 | 11 | 305 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/23/1978 | 8 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 | |
| 38 | Bret Lockett | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | UCLA | 10/7/1986 | Rook | |
| 70 | Logan Mankins* | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 307 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 3/10/1982 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 |
| 39 | Laurence Maroney | 24 | RB | 15 | 5 | 210 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 2/5/1985 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2006 |
| Michael Matthews | 26 | TE | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 10/9/1983 | 2 | ||
| 51 | Jerod Mayo | 23 | LB | 13 | 12 | 230 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/23/1986 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 2008 |
| 30 | Brandon McGowan | 26 | DB | 16 | 11 | 200 | 5-11 | Maine | 9/16/1983 | 4 | |
| 31 | Brandon Meriweather* | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 1/14/1984 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 24th pick / 2007 |
| 34 | Sammy Morris | 32 | RB | 12 | 5 | 220 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 3/23/1977 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000 |
| 81 | Randy Moss | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-4 | Marshall | 2/13/1977 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| Steve Neal | 33 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 305 | 6-4 | Cal State-Bakersfield | 10/9/1976 | 7 | ||
| 50 | Rob Ninkovich | 25 | DE | 15 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/1/1984 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 135th pick / 2006 |
| Rich Ohrnberger | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 291 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 2/14/1986 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 123rd pick / 2009 | |
| 91 | Myron Pryor | 23 | DT | 13 | 0 | 310 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 6/13/1986 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 207th pick / 2009 |
| 36 | James Sanders | 26 | DB | 14 | 5 | 207 | 5-10 | Fresno St. | 11/11/1983 | 4 | New England Patriots / 4th / 133rd pick / 2005 |
| 74 | Terdell Sands | 30 | DT | 1 | 0 | 337 | 6-7 | Tennessee,Tenn-Chattanooga | 10/31/1979 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 243rd pick / 2001 |
| 55 | Junior Seau | 40 | LB | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 1/19/1969 | 19 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 5th pick / 1990 |
| Kendall Simmons | 30 | G | 1 | 0 | 313 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/11/1979 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 30th pick / 2002 | |
| 18 | Matt Slater | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/9/1985 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 153rd pick / 2008 |
| 29 | Shawn Springs | 34 | DB | 12 | 8 | 204 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 3/11/1975 | 12 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 3rd pick / 1997 |
| 9 | Isaiah Stanback | 25 | WR | 6 | 2 | 216 | 6-3 | Washington | 8/16/1984 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 103rd pick / 2007 |
| 19 | Brandon Tate | 22 | WR | 2 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 10/5/1987 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2009 |
| 21 | Fred Taylor | 33 | RB | 6 | 1 | 234 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/27/1976 | 11 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 9th pick / 1998 |
| 96 | Adalius Thomas | 32 | LB-DE | 14 | 11 | 270 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 8/17/1977 | 9 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 186th pick / 2000 |
| Sebastian Vollmer | 25 | T | 14 | 8 | 315 | 6-8 | Houston | 10/7/1984 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 58th pick / 2009 | |
| 94 | Ty Warren | 28 | DE-DT | 13 | 12 | 300 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 2/6/1981 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 |
| 84 | Ben Watson | 29 | TE | 16 | 7 | 255 | 6-3 | Duke,Georgia | 12/18/1980 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2004 |
| 83 | Wes Welker*+ | 28 | WR | 14 | 13 | 190 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/1/1981 | 5 | |
| Ryan Wendell | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 3/4/1986 | Rook | ||
| 22 | Terrence Wheatley | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Colorado | 5/5/1985 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2008 |
| 75 | Vince Wilfork* | 28 | NT-DT | 13 | 13 | 325 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1981 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| 24 | Jonathan Wilhite | 25 | DB | 14 | 8 | 183 | 5-9 | Auburn | 2/23/1984 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 129th pick / 2008 |
| 58 | Pierre Woods | 27 | LB | 16 | 5 | 249 | 6-5 | Michigan | 1/6/1982 | 3 | |
| 99 | Mike Wright | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 9 | 295 | 6-4 | Ashland,Cincinnati | 3/1/1982 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 246.9 | 6-1.8 | 4.4 |