2010 New England Patriots
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 518 points (32.4/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 313 points (19.6/g), 8th.
Differential of 205 points (12.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +28 (1.8/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total 15.4, Offense: 12.6, Defense: 2.8, SoS: 2.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Belichick (14-2-0)
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*+ | 33 | 10 | 16 | 324 for 492, 3,900 yards, 36 td, 4 int, & 31 rushes for 30 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| RB | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 25 | 2 | 11 | 229 rushes for 1,008 yards, 13 td, & 12 catches for 85 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Brandon Tate | 23 | 1 | 10 | 24 catches for 432 yards, 3 td, & 5 rushes for 62 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2009 |
| WR | Wes Welker* | 29 | 6 | 11 | 86 catches for 848 yards, 7 td | |
| TE | Alge Crumpler | 33 | 9 | 10 | 6 catches for 52 yards, 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 35th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Rob Gronkowski | 21 | Rook | 11 | 42 catches for 546 yards, 10 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2010 |
| LT | Matt Light* | 32 | 9 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 | |
| LG | Logan Mankins*+ | 28 | 5 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 | |
| C | Dan Koppen | 31 | 7 | 16 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 | |
| RG | Steve Neal | 34 | 8 | 8 | ||
| RT | Sebastian Vollmer | 26 | 1 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 58th pick / 2009 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Vince Wilfork* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| NT | Gerard Warren | 32 | 9 | 10 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| rde | Ron Brace | 24 | 1 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 40th pick / 2009 | |
| LOLB | Rob Ninkovich | 26 | 4 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 135th pick / 2006 |
| LILB | Jerod Mayo*+ | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 2008 |
| RILB | Brandon Spikes | 23 | Rook | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2010 |
| ROLB | Jermaine Cunningham | 22 | Rook | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2010 |
| LCB | Devin McCourty* | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 27th pick / 2010 |
| RCB | Kyle Arrington | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Patrick Chung | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 2009 |
| FS | Brandon Meriweather* | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 24th pick / 2007 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Shayne Graham | 33 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Zoltan Mesko | 24 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 5th / 150th pick / 2010 | ||
| pr | Julian Edelman | 24 | 1 | 3 | New England Patriots / 7th / 232nd pick / 2009 | |
| KR | Brandon Tate | 23 | 1 | 10 | 41 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 2 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2009 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Kyle Arrington | 24 | RCB | 16 | 14 | 196 | 5-10 | Hofstra | 8/12/1986 | 1 | 5 | |
| 95 | Tully Banta-Cain | 30 | lolb | 15 | 6 | 254 | 6-2 | California | 8/28/1980 | 7 | 3 | New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2003 |
| 97 | Ron Brace | 24 | rde | 13 | 5 | 329 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 12/18/1986 | 1 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 40th pick / 2009 |
| 12 | Tom Brady*+ | 33 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-4 | Michigan | 8/3/1977 | 10 | 18 | New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000 |
| 84 | Deion Branch | 31 | WR | 11 | 9 | 193 | 5-9 | Louisville | 7/18/1979 | 8 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002 |
| 38 | Sergio Brown | 22 | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | 5/22/1988 | Rook | 0 | |||
| 28 | Darius Butler | 24 | db | 15 | 3 | 180 | 5-10 | Connecticut | 3/18/1986 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 2009 |
| 29 | Tony Carter | 24 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 5-9 | Florida St. | 5/24/1986 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Patrick Chung | 23 | SS | 14 | 13 | 207 | 5-11 | Oregon | 8/19/1987 | 1 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 2009 |
| 22 | Thomas Clayton | 26 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | 4/26/1984 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 187th pick / 2007 | ||
| 66 | Landon Cohen | 25 | dt | 2 | 1 | 274 | 6-3 | Ohio | 6/17/1985 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 216th pick / 2008 |
| 63 | Daniel Connolly | 28 | LG | 14 | 13 | 311 | 6-4 | SE Missouri St. | 9/2/1982 | 5 | 7 | |
| 95 | Shawn Crable | 26 | 6 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/26/1984 | 2 | 0 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 78th pick / 2008 | |
| 82 | Alge Crumpler | 33 | TE | 16 | 10 | 262 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/23/1977 | 9 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 35th pick / 2001 |
| 96 | Jermaine Cunningham | 22 | ROLB | 15 | 11 | 248 | 6-2 | Florida | 8/24/1988 | Rook | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 53rd pick / 2010 |
| 71 | Brandon Deaderick | 23 | de | 10 | 4 | 297 | 6-4 | Alabama | 8/19/1987 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 247th pick / 2010 |
| 11 | Julian Edelman | 24 | pr | 15 | 3 | 198 | 6-0 | Kent St. | 5/22/1986 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 232nd pick / 2009 |
| 33 | Kevin Faulk | 34 | rb | 2 | 2 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | 11 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| 52 | Dane Fletcher | 24 | 13 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | 9/14/1986 | Rook | 1 | |||
| 3 | Stephen Gostkowski | 26 | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Memphis | 1/28/1984 | 4 | 0 | New England Patriots / 4th / 118th pick / 2006 | |
| 5 | Shayne Graham | 33 | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 12/9/1977 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 42 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 25 | RB | 16 | 11 | 215 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 7/2/1985 | 2 | 11 | |
| 87 | Rob Gronkowski | 21 | TE | 16 | 11 | 265 | 6-6 | Arizona | 4/14/1989 | Rook | 10 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2010 |
| 59 | Gary Guyton | 25 | LILB | 16 | 8 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 11/14/1985 | 2 | 5 | |
| 85 | Aaron Hernandez | 21 | te | 14 | 7 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida | 11/6/1989 | Rook | 10 | New England Patriots / 4th / 113th pick / 2010 |
| 8 | Brian Hoyer | 25 | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 10/13/1985 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jake Ingram | 25 | 8 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 10/23/1985 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 6th / 198th pick / 2009 | ||
| Matt Katula | 28 | 8 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 8/22/1982 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Dan Koppen | 31 | C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 9/12/1979 | 7 | 9 | New England Patriots / 5th / 164th pick / 2003 | |
| 94 | Louis Leonard | 26 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 6-5 | Fresno St. | 7/16/1984 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mark LeVoir | 28 | 6 | 0 | 306 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 7/29/1982 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Matt Light* | 32 | LT | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Purdue | 6/23/1978 | 9 | 14 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001 | |
| 74 | Kyle Love | 24 | dl | 9 | 1 | 301 | 6-1 | 9/14/1986 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Logan Mankins*+ | 28 | LG | 9 | 9 | 307 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 3/10/1982 | 5 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 32nd pick / 2005 | |
| 51 | Jerod Mayo*+ | 24 | LILB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/23/1986 | 2 | 14 | New England Patriots / 1st / 10th pick / 2008 |
| 32 | Devin McCourty* | 23 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-10 | Rutgers | 8/13/1987 | Rook | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 27th pick / 2010 |
| 31 | Brandon Meriweather* | 26 | FS | 16 | 13 | 195 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 1/14/1984 | 3 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 24th pick / 2007 |
| 14 | Zoltan Mesko | 24 | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/16/1986 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 5th / 150th pick / 2010 | |
| 98 | Eric Moore | 29 | de | 4 | 3 | 255 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 2/28/1981 | 5 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 186th pick / 2005 |
| 34 | Sammy Morris | 33 | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 3/23/1977 | 10 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 2000 | |
| 81 | Randy Moss | 33 | wr | 4 | 3 | 215 | 6-4 | Marshall | 2/13/1977 | 12 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 21st pick / 1998 |
| 0 | Marques Murrell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Appalachian St. | 3/20/1985 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 61 | Steve Neal | 34 | RG | 8 | 8 | 305 | 6-4 | Cal State-Bakersfield | 10/9/1976 | 8 | 4 | |
| 50 | Rob Ninkovich | 26 | LOLB | 16 | 10 | 251 | 6-3 | Purdue | 2/1/1984 | 4 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 135th pick / 2006 |
| Rich Ohrnberger | 24 | 2 | 0 | 291 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 2/14/1986 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 4th / 123rd pick / 2009 | ||
| Quinn Ojinnaka | 26 | 8 | 0 | 309 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 4/23/1984 | 4 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 139th pick / 2006 | ||
| 44 | Jarrad Page | 26 | db | 10 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/19/1984 | 4 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 228th pick / 2006 |
| 17 | Taylor Price | 23 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Ohio | 10/8/1987 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 91 | Myron Pryor | 24 | dt | 9 | 2 | 310 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 6/13/1986 | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 207th pick / 2009 |
| 36 | James Sanders | 27 | SS | 15 | 9 | 207 | 5-10 | Fresno St. | 11/11/1983 | 5 | 4 | New England Patriots / 4th / 133rd pick / 2005 |
| 18 | Matt Slater | 25 | 15 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/9/1985 | 2 | 0 | New England Patriots / 5th / 153rd pick / 2008 | |
| 55 | Brandon Spikes | 23 | RILB | 12 | 8 | 250 | 6-3 | Florida | 9/3/1987 | Rook | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2010 |
| 19 | Brandon Tate | 23 | KR | 16 | 10 | 195 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 10/5/1987 | 1 | 8 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2009 |
| 21 | Fred Taylor | 34 | 7 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/27/1976 | 12 | 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 9th pick / 1998 | |
| Sebastian Vollmer | 26 | RT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Houston | 10/7/1984 | 1 | 17 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 58th pick / 2009 | |
| 92 | Gerard Warren | 32 | NT | 16 | 10 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida | 7/25/1978 | 9 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| 94 | Ty Warren | 29 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 2/6/1981 | 7 | 0 | New England Patriots / 1st / 13th pick / 2003 | |
| 83 | Wes Welker* | 29 | WR | 15 | 11 | 190 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/1/1981 | 6 | 11 | |
| Ryan Wendell | 24 | c | 15 | 2 | 275 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 3/4/1986 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 58 | Tracy White | 29 | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Howard | 4/14/1981 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 75 | Vince Wilfork* | 29 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1981 | 6 | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2004 |
| 24 | Jonathan Wilhite | 26 | db | 9 | 1 | 183 | 5-9 | Auburn | 2/23/1984 | 2 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 129th pick / 2008 |
| 39 | Danny Woodhead | 25 | wr | 14 | 3 | 200 | 5-9 | Chadron St. | 1/25/1985 | 1 | 10 | |
| 49 | Pierre Woods | 28 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 6-5 | Michigan | 1/6/1982 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Mike Wright | 28 | rde | 10 | 5 | 295 | 6-4 | Ashland,Cincinnati | 3/1/1982 | 5 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 246.8 | 6-1.8 | 3.6 |