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2018 New England Patriots season

January 01, 1970

The 2018 season was the New England Patriots' 49th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall and their 19th under head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots entered the season as two-time defending AFC champions.

2018 New England Patriots season
OwnerRobert Kraft
General managerBill Belichick
Head coachBill Belichick
Offensive coordinatorJosh McDaniels
Home fieldGillette Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC East
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Chargers) 41–28
Won AFC Championship
(at Chiefs) 37–31 (OT)
Won Super Bowl LIII
(vs. Rams) 13–3
Pro BowlersSelected but did not participate due to participation in Super Bowl LIII:
QB Tom Brady
CB Stephon Gilmore
AP All-ProsCB Stephon Gilmore (1st team)
KR Cordarrelle Patterson (2nd team)
Uniform

The Patriots' losses to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions in Week 2 and 3 marked the franchise's first back-to-back double-digit losses since 2002.[1] After this slow 1–2 start, the Patriots improved to 7–2 after Week 9. Following a notable Week 14 loss to the Miami Dolphins, the Patriots could not match their 13–3 record from 2017. A defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 15 meant the Patriots had lost five games for the first time since 2009. After a win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 16, the Patriots clinched the AFC East for the tenth consecutive season, surpassing the Dallas Cowboys (1975–1983) and the Indianapolis Colts (2002–2010) for the most consecutive playoff appearances. New England went undefeated at home with a Week 17 win over the New York Jets in which they clinched a first-round bye, and wrapped up the regular season with an 11–5 record that was good enough to give them the AFC's second seed in the postseason. Despite their five losses, the team achieved the rare distinction of going unbeaten against teams that qualified for the playoffs.[2][3][4]

For the first time since 2010, the Patriots did not play the Denver Broncos during the regular season.

The 2018 Patriots became the second team ever in the four major American sports leagues to win at least 10 straight division titles, joining Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves (1991–2005, excluding the strike-shortened 1994 season). The Patriots also secured their 16th-straight 10-win season, tying the San Francisco 49ers' league record streak, set from 1983–98. Notable records set during the season include QB Tom Brady achieving the record for most career passing touchdowns (including playoffs).[5]

In the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional round, 41–28, to advance to the AFC Championship game for a record eighth straight season. The Patriots defeated the Chiefs, 37–31 in overtime, to advance to the Super Bowl for a third straight year, becoming only the third team in NFL history to appear in three or more consecutive Super Bowls (joining the 1971–73 Miami Dolphins and 1990–93 Buffalo Bills). In Super Bowl LIII, they faced the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI, in which the Patriots defeated the then-St. Louis Rams 20–17. The Patriots won the rematch as well by a score of 13–3 to win their sixth Super Bowl, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for most Super Bowl championships in NFL history.[6]

Offseason edit

On February 5, 2018, the Detroit Lions hired Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia to serve as head coach.[7]

On February 6, the Indianapolis Colts announced hiring Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their new head coach.[8] The next day, McDaniels abruptly rejected the offer citing personal reasons, and decided to stay a part of the Patriots' organization.[9] The controversy surrounding this decision led McDaniels' then-agent Bob LaMonte to terminate their professional relationship.[10]

Roster changes edit

Free agents edit

Unrestricted edit

Position Player 2018 Team Date signed Contract
WR Danny Amendola Miami Dolphins March 15, 2018[11] two years, $12 million[12]
CB Johnson Bademosi Houston Texans March 16, 2018[13] two years, $6.25 million[14]
RB Brandon Bolden New England Patriots February 24, 2018[15] one year, $880,000[15]
RB Rex Burkhead New England Patriots March 15, 2018[16] three years, $9.75 million[17]
CB Malcolm Butler Tennessee Titans March 15, 2018[18] five years, $61 million[19]
SS Nate Ebner New England Patriots March 13, 2018[20] two years, $5 million[21]
OT Cameron Fleming Dallas Cowboys March 24, 2018[22] one year, $3.5 million[23]
OLB Marquis Flowers New England Patriots March 22, 2018[24] one year, $2.55 million[24]
DT Ricky Jean Francois Detroit Lions July 25, 2018 one year, $1.01 million[25]
RB Dion Lewis Tennessee Titans March 15, 2018[26] four years, $20 million[27]
WR Matthew Slater New England Patriots March 20, 2018[28] two years, $5.2 million[28]
OT Nate Solder New York Giants March 15, 2018[29] four years, $62 million[30]
OT LaAdrian Waddle New England Patriots March 22, 2018[31] one year, $1.5 million[31]

Restricted edit

Position Player 2018 Team Date signed Contract
SS Brandon King New England Patriots March 8, 2018[32] two year, $2.6 million[32]

Signings edit

Position Player Previous Team Date signed Contract
DE Adrian Clayborn Atlanta Falcons March 17, 2018[33] two years, $12 million[34]
RB Jeremy Hill Cincinnati Bengals March 17, 2018[35] one year, $1.5 million[36]
OT Matt Tobin Seattle Seahawks March 17, 2018[37] one year, $815,000[38]
TE Troy Niklas Arizona Cardinals April 4, 2018[39] one year, $940,000[40]
OG Luke Bowanko Baltimore Ravens April 4, 2018[41] one year, $835,000[40]
WR Jordan Matthews Buffalo Bills April 6, 2018[42] one year, $1 million[43]
OT Ulrick John Green Bay Packers April 24, 2018[44] one year, $745,000[45]
OG Jason King Baltimore Ravens May 18, 2018[46] one year, $481,000[47]
WR Devin Lucien Tampa Bay Buccaneers July 23, 2018[48] one year, $480,000[49]
SS Eddie Pleasant Houston Texans July 24, 2018[50] one year, $875,000[51]
OG Nate Theaker New Orleans Saints July 24, 2018[50] one year, $480,000[52]
WR Paul Turner New Orleans Saints July 27, 2018[53] one year, $555,000[54]
C Brian Schwenke Tennessee Titans July 31, 2018[55] one year, $790,000[56]
FB Henry Poggi Oakland Raiders August 1, 2018[57] one year, $480,000[58]
WR Eric Decker Tennessee Titans August 3, 2018[59] one year, $1.9 million[60]
WR K.J. Maye Tennessee Titans August 27, 2018[61] one year, $480,000[62]
RB Kenneth Farrow Los Angeles Chargers August 27, 2018[61] one year, $480,000[63]
RB Khalfani Muhammad Tennessee Titans August 27, 2018[61] one year, $480,000[64]
WR Amara Darboh Seattle Seahawks September 2, 2018[65]
WR Chad Hansen New York Jets September 2, 2018[65]
C Brian Schwenke New England Patriots September 4, 2018[66] one year, $790,000[67]
WR Corey Coleman Buffalo Bills September 11, 2018[68] one year, $630,000[69]
WR Bennie Fowler III Chicago Bears September 11, 2018[70] one year, $705,000[71]
RB Kenjon Barner Carolina Panthers September 11, 2018[72] one year, $790,000[73]
CB Cyrus Jones Baltimore Ravens September 17, 2018[74] two years, $1,810,000[75]
RB Kenjon Barner New England Patriots September 26, 2018[76]
DE John Simon Indianapolis Colts September 26, 2018[76]
RB Kenjon Barner New England Patriots October 8, 2018[77]
LB Albert McClellan Baltimore Ravens November 6, 2018[77]
S Obi Melifonwu Oakland Raiders November 6, 2018[77]
OT Matt Tobin New England Patriots November 7, 2018[77]
LB Ramon Humber Buffalo Bills November 14, 2018[77]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2017 season.

Released/Waived edit

Position Player 2018 Team Date released
DE Caleb Kidder March 6, 2018[21]
WR Bernard Reedy Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 7, 2018[78]
LB Shea McClellin March 19, 2018[79]
G Jason King New England Patriots May 10, 2018[80]
OT Antonio Garcia New York Jets May 11, 2018[81]
WR Darren Andrews New England Patriots May 14, 2018[82]
WR Chris Lacy Detroit Lions May 18, 2018[46]
WR Cody Hollister New England Patriots July 24, 2018[50]
S David Jones Detroit Lions July 27, 2018[83]
TE Troy Niklas July 27, 2018[53]
TE Shane Wimann July 31, 2018[55]
G Nate Theaker August 2, 2018[84]
WR Malcolm Mitchell August 6, 2018[85]
WR Jordan Matthews Philadelphia Eagles August 8, 2018[86]
WR Kenny Britt August 22, 2018[87]
S Eddie Pleasant Arizona Cardinals August 27, 2018[88]
WR Paul Turner August 31, 2018[89]
WR Devin Lucien
RB Khalfani Muhammad Denver Broncos
DT Frank Herron New England Patriots
CB Ryan Lewis Buffalo Bills
DT John Atkins Detroit Lions September 1, 2018[90]
P Corey Bojorquez Buffalo Bills
RB Brandon Bolden Miami Dolphins
G Luke Bowanko Washington Redskins
OT Cole Croston New England Patriots
QB Danny Etling New England Patriots
RB Kenneth Farrow
C James Ferentz New England Patriots
LB Marquis Flowers Detroit Lions
RB Mike Gillislee New Orleans Saints
DE Trent Harris New England Patriots
CB Cyrus Jones Baltimore Ravens
G Jason King
LB Harvey Langi New York Jets
DE Eric Lee Detroit Lions
WR K.J. Maye
WR Riley McCarron New England Patriots
CB A.J. Moore Houston Texans
FB Henry Poggi
G Brian Schwenke New England Patriots
OT Matt Tobin San Francisco 49ers
S Damarius Travis
TE Will Tye Philadelphia Eagles
DT Vincent Valentine New England Patriots
RB Ralph Webb New England Patriots
CB Jomal Wiltz New England Patriots
WR Amara Darboh Seattle Seahawks September 4, 2018[66]
WR Chad Hansen Tennessee Titans September 10, 2018[91]
WR Riley McCarron New England Patriots
WR Bennie Fowler III New York Giants September 15, 2018[92]
WR Corey Coleman New York Giants September 17, 2018[93]
RB Kenjon Barner New England Patriots September 19, 2018[74]
RB Kenjon Barner New England Patriots October 4, 2018[77]
CB Cyrus Jones Baltimore Ravens October 6, 2018[77]
OT Cole Croston New England Patriots November 6, 2018[77]
DE Geneo Grissom Indianapolis Colts November 7, 2018[77]
RB Kenjon Barner Carolina Panthers November 13, 2018[77]
LB Nicholas Grigsby Detroit Lions November 13, 2018[77]
OT Matt Tobin November 26, 2018[77]

Retirements edit

Position Player Date retired
LB David Harris February 23, 2018[94]
TE Martellus Bennett March 7, 2018[95]
LB James Harrison April 16, 2018[96]
OT Andrew Jelks July 19, 2018[97]
WR Eric Decker August 26, 2018[98]

Trades edit

  • On March 10, the Patriots traded their 2019 third-round selection to the Cleveland Browns for defensive tackle Danny Shelton and Cleveland's 2018 fifth-round selection (No. 159 overall).
  • On March 15, the Patriots traded their 2018 sixth-round selection (No. 205) to the Cleveland Browns for cornerback Jason McCourty and Cleveland's 2018 seventh-round selection (No. 219 overall).
  • On March 18, the Patriots traded their 2018 fifth-round selection (No. 159) to the Oakland Raiders for wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson and a 2018 sixth-round selection (No. 210 overall).
  • On April 3, the Patriots traded wide receiver Brandin Cooks and their 2018 fourth-round selection (No. 136) to the Los Angeles Rams for their first-round (No. 23) and sixth-round (No. 198) selections.
  • On April 28, the Patriots traded their third-round selection (95th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and offensive tackle Trent Brown.
  • On August 31, the Patriots traded safety Jordan Richards to the Atlanta Falcons for a 2020 conditional seventh-round pick.[99]
  • On September 17, the Patriots traded a conditional fifth-round selection to the Cleveland Browns for wide receiver Josh Gordon.[93]

Draft edit

Main article: 2018 NFL Draft
2018 New England Patriots Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 23 Isaiah Wynn OT Georgia from Los Angeles Rams
31 Sony Michel RB Georgia
2 56 Duke Dawson CB Florida from Tampa Bay
5 143 Ja'Whaun Bentley LB Purdue from San Francisco
6 178 Christian Sam LB Arizona State from Cleveland
210 Braxton Berrios WR Miami (FL) from Oakland
7 219 Danny Etling QB LSU from Cleveland
243 Keion Crossen CB Western Carolina from Kansas City
250 Ryan Izzo TE Florida State from Philadelphia

Draft trades

  • The Patriots traded Brandin Cooks and their fourth-round selection (136th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for their 23rd and sixth-round (No. 198) selections.
  • The Patriots traded quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second-round selection (43rd overall).
  • The Patriots traded their second-round selection (43rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's second and fourth-round selections (51st and 117th overall).
  • The Patriots traded their second-round selection (51st overall) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's fourth-round selection (105th overall) and their 2019 second-round selection.
  • The Patriots traded their second and fourth-round selections (63rd and 117th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's second-round selection (56th overall).
  • The Patriots traded their third-round selection (95th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and offensive tackle Trent Brown.
  • The Patriots traded their fourth-round selection (105th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth and sixth-round selections (114th and 178th overall).
  • The Patriots traded their fourth-round selection (114th overall) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's 2019 third-round selection.
  • The Patriots traded their fourth-round selection (131st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for cornerback Eric Rowe.
  • The Patriots traded the fifth-round selection they acquired from Cleveland (131st overall) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's sixth-round selection (210th overall) and wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson.
  • The Patriots traded their third-round selection in 2019 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fifth-round selection (159th overall) and defensive tackle Danny Shelton.
  • The Patriots traded their fifth- and seventh-round selections (168th and 270th overall) to Seattle in exchange for defensive end Cassius Marsh.
  • The Patriots traded their sixth-round selection (198th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's seventh-round selections (233rd and 243rd overall).
  • The Patriots traded their sixth-round selection (205th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's seventh-round selection (219th overall) and cornerback Jason McCourty.
  • The Patriots traded their seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's seventh-round selection (250th overall) and their 2019 seventh-round selection.
  • The Patriots traded their seventh-round selection (249th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for linebacker Marquis Flowers.
  • The Patriots traded cornerback Justin Coleman to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's seventh-round selection they acquired from Philadelphia (250th overall).

Undrafted Free Agents edit

Made regular season roster

Suspensions edit

Wide receiver Julian Edelman was suspended for the first four games of the 2018 season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Edelman, who missed the entire 2017 season due to a torn ACL suffered during the preseason, unsuccessfully appealed the suspension, and returned to the Patriots' roster for the team's Week 5 Thursday Night game vs. the Indianapolis Colts on October 4.[100]

On December 20, 2018, Wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended indefinitely for violating the terms of his reinstatement under the league's substance abuse policy. This is the second time Gordon was suspended indefinitely by the league.[101]

Staff edit

2018 New England Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Coaching assistants

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Moses Cabrera
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – James Hardy
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Deron Mayo

Final roster edit

2018 New England Patriots final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 13 inactive, 11 practice squad

Preseason edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 9 Washington Redskins W 26–17 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 August 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–20 2–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Carolina Panthers L 14–25 2–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap
4 August 30 at New York Giants W 17–12 3–1 MetLife Stadium Recap

Regular season edit

Schedule edit

The Patriots' schedule was announced on April 19.[102]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 9 Houston Texans W 27–20 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 September 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–31 1–1 TIAA Bank Field Recap
3 September 23 at Detroit Lions L 10–26 1–2 Ford Field Recap
4 September 30 Miami Dolphins W 38–7 2–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
5 October 4 Indianapolis Colts W 38–24 3–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
6 October 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 43–40 4–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
7 October 21 at Chicago Bears W 38–31 5–2 Soldier Field Recap
8 October 29 at Buffalo Bills W 25–6 6–2 New Era Field Recap
9 November 4 Green Bay Packers W 31–17 7–2 Gillette Stadium Recap
10 November 11 at Tennessee Titans L 10–34 7–3 Nissan Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 November 25 at New York Jets W 27–13 8–3 MetLife Stadium Recap
13 December 2 Minnesota Vikings W 24–10 9–3 Gillette Stadium Recap
14 December 9 at Miami Dolphins L 33–34 9–4 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
15 December 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 9–5 Heinz Field Recap
16 December 23 Buffalo Bills W 24–12 10–5 Gillette Stadium Recap
17 December 30 New York Jets W 38–3 11–5 Gillette Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries edit

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans edit

Week One: Houston Texans at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 3 3 7720
Patriots 7 14 3327

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

With the win, the Patriots started 1–0.

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars edit

Week Two: New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 3 71020
Jaguars 14 7 3731

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,527
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The Patriots faced the Jaguars in a rematch of the previous season's AFC Championship game. The Patriots started off well, reaching Jaguars territory in just four plays, but the drive stalled, and Stephen Gostkowski missed a 54-yard field goal attempt. With great field position, the Jaguars raced 56 yards in 9 plays, scoring on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Blake Bortles to Donte Moncrief for the early lead. After a three-and-out, Patriots' punter Ryan Allen pinned the Jaguars back at their own 16-yard line. The Jaguars took the ball and cashed in, marching 84 yards on just 7 plays, with Bortles hitting Keelan Cole on a 24-yard touchdown pass, extending the Jags lead to 14–0. After stopping the Jaguars early in the second quarter, the Patriots drove 83 yards in over 8 minutes, but were forced to settle for a 29-yard field goal, trimming the deficit to 14–3. However, the Patriots defense was gashed again, with the Jags racing 75 yards, concluding with Bortles 4-yard touchdown pass to Austin Seferian-Jenkins and a 21–3 Jaguars lead with 0:09 seconds remaining in the half. The Jags started right where they left off, taking the opening drive of the second half all the way to the Patriots 10, but were held to a 28-yard field goal by Josh Lambo. After another Patriots punt, Bottles hit D. J. Chark for a 13-yard gain to the Jaguars 49, but Stephon Gilmore forced him to fumble with Duron Harmon recovering at the Jags 46. With the excellent field position, the Patriots finally reached the endzone with Brady finding Chris Hogan for a 7-yard touchdown pass to cap off the 46-yard drive, trimming the deficit to 24–10. After a Jaguars three-and-out, the Patriots drove all the way to the Jags 28, but settled for a 46-yard field goal, making the score just 24–13. Bortles made his only real mistake on the next drive, throwing an interception to Kyle Van Noy at the Jags 25 early in the fourth quarter. The Patriots were set up perfectly, it appeared to be a vintage Brady comeback, but on 3rd down, Dante Fowler stripped Brady and recovered the resultant fumble at the Jags 32. The Patriots forced a Jaguars punt and had another shot, but went three-and-out. On the next play from scrimmage for Jacksonville, Bottles hit Dede Westbrook for a 61-yard touchdown pass, extending the lead to 31–13. The Patriots marched 75 yards in 8 plays on their next drive with Brady connecting with Hogan again for a 29-yard touchdown pass, making the score 31–20; however, by now less than 4 minutes remained in the game. The Jags ran out the rest of the clock to win the game, their first ever regular season victory over the Pats, while the Patriots fell to 1–1.

Week 3: at Detroit Lions edit

Week Three: New England Patriots at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 3 7010
Lions 3 10 7626

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

After a Patriots three-and-out opened the game, the Lions marched 65 yards in 12 plays, taking over 7 minutes off the clock and facing only one 3rd down before settling for a 38-yard field goal by Matt Prater. After another Patriots three-and-out and set up with good field position, the Lions marched 60 yards in over 5 minutes to score on a 4-yard pass from Matthew Stafford to Kenny Golladay. Stafford completed all 5 pass attempts on the drive for 44 yards and the Lions didn't even face a 3rd down. The Patriots offense continued to appear lifeless with another three-and-out. Meanwhile, the Lions' efficiency shined again by slowly moving 71 yards, converting three 3rd downs and eating over seven more minutes off the clock, before settling for a 25-yard field goal, upping the Lions lead to 13–0. After 9 plays for 13 yards on their first three drives combined, the Patriots marched 57 yards to the Lions' 18, settling for a 36-yard field goal and trailed 13–3 at halftime. On 3rd down, just over a minute into the third quarter, Stafford was intercepted by linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley at the Patriots 48. The Patriots look excellent on their next drive, racing 52 yards in just 7 plays with Brady hitting James White for a 10-yard touchdown, trimming the deficit to 13–10. The Lions continued their clock-draining game plan on their next drive, tracking 75 yards in over six minutes and converting three 3rd downs before Stafford bombed Marvin Jones Jr. for a 33-yard touchdown, pushing the score to 20–10 late in the 3rd quarter. After a Patriots' punt, the Lions drove all the way to the Patriots' 14, but settled for a 32-yard field goal, increasing their lead to 23–10 a few minutes into the fourth quarter. Two possessions later, from the Patriots' 43, Brady heaved a desperation pass that was intercepted by Darius Slay, who returned it 34 yards to the Lions' 49, but an illegal block penalty sent the ball back to the 19. After a Lions' punt, the Patriots turned the ball over on downs. The Lions closed out the scoring with a 30-yard field goal, making the final score 26–10. The Patriots drove to the Lions' 40, but the clock expired.

With the loss (their first to Detroit since the 2000 season), the Patriots fell to 1–2 for the first time since the 2012 season. The Lions were able to blanket the Patriots' receivers, stifling the Patriots' offense. The Lions had an excellent balanced attack with 159 yards rushing to go along with 255 yards passing from Stafford. The Patriots newest acquisition, superstar wide receiver Josh Gordon, was inactive for the game. Ironically, the Patriots' last loss to the Lions in 2000 was also Tom Brady's first ever NFL game, where he only appeared in the final seconds and completed one-of-three passes for 6 yards in a 34–9 loss.

Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins edit

Week Four: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 0 0 077
Patriots 3 21 7738

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

After taking the opening kickoff, a 22-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill to Kenny Stills helped the Dolphins reach midfield. On 2nd-and-7 from midfield, Dolphins offensive lineman Daniel Kilgore was flagged for holding, killing the drive, and the Dolphins punted. Starting at their own 24, the Patriots reached as far as the Dolphins 1-yard line, but were forced to settle for a 20-yard field goal and a 3–0 lead. After a Dolphins punt, the Patriots gave it right back when Brady was intercepted at the Dolphins 36 by Bobby McCain. The Dolphins went three-and-out, but the Patriots drove 67 yards to score on Brady's 55-yard touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson, extending the Patriots lead to 10–0. Both teams punted on their next drive, but midway through the 2nd quarter, Tannehill fumbled the snap with Kyle Van Noy recovering for the Patriots at the Dolphins 22. On the very next play, James White scampered to the end zone on a 22-yard run, giving the Patriots a 17–0 lead which was their largest of the season to this point. The Dolphins offense continued to go in reverse on another three-and-out. The Patriots responded by converting four 3rd downs on a 15-play, 85-yard drive, scoring with Brady's 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Phillip Dorsett to go up 24–0 with 0:17 seconds remaining in the first half. After both teams punted on their initial second-half possession, the Patriots marched 59 yards in just over five minutes, with Brady capping off another touchdown drive with his 14-yard touchdown pass to White, blowing the game open with a 31–0 lead. The Dolphins reached the Patriots 45 on their next possession, but Tannehill's desperation pass was intercepted at the 10-yard line by J. C. Jackson. The Patriots hot streak continued with a 12 play, 90-yard drive, scoring on a 12-yard touchdown run from rookie running back Sony Michel, his first career rushing touchdown. After yet another three-and-out from the Dolphins, the Patriots drove to the Dolphins 32, but Brady was intercepted at the Dolphins 14 by Minkah Fitzpatrick who returned it 11 yards to the Dolphins 25. With Tannehill pulled from the game, old Patriots' nemesis Brock Osweiler led the Dolphins 75 yards in 7:30, scoring on his 6-yard touchdown pass to Frank Gore, making the score 38–7 with less than three minutes remaining in the game. The Patriots ran the rest of the clock out to end the game. With the exception of the two turnovers, the Patriots dominated the Dolphins in every aspect of the game, outgaining them 446–172 and holding the ball for 14 minutes longer. Tom Brady threw for 274 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Michel had his best game of the season to date with 25 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown. White had the best day overall with 16 touches for 112 total yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. The Patriots avoided a 3-game losing streak for the first time since 2002 or a 1–3 start for the first time since their 2001 Super Bowl-winning season.

Week 5: vs. Indianapolis Colts edit

Week Five: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 3 71424
Patriots 7 17 01438

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

The Patriots faced the Colts on Thursday Night Football, with Brady hoping to remain undefeated against Andrew Luck.

The Patriots took the opening kickoff and marched 75 yards in over 6 minutes, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Cordarrelle Patterson for the early lead. The next possession ended in a punt for both teams, but on the Colts' second possession, they drove from their own 6 to the Patriots 20, but ageless wonder Adam Vinatieri missed a 38-yard field goal attempt off the left upright. The Patriots took advantage off the missed opportunity and raced 72 yards to score on Brady's 1-yard touchdown run, extending the Patriots' lead to 14–0 early in the second quarter. The Colts drove to the Patriots 36 on their next drive and Vinatieri redeemed himself with a 54-yard field goal. After both teams punted on their resultant drive, the Patriots raced 68 yards to score on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Brady to James White for a 21–3 lead. Following this, Luck was intercepted at the Patriots 49 by Patrick Chung who returned it 2 yards to the 49 of the Colts with less than a minute remaining in the first half. With the excellent field position, the Patriots reached the Colts' 27 and took a commanding 24–3 lead into halftime after a 45-yard field goal from placekicker Stephen Gostkowski. Early in the third quarter, Chester Rogers returned a punt from Ryan Allen 33 yards to Patriots 35. It took the Colts just 4 plays to score on a 14-yard pass from Luck to Eric Ebron, trimming the deficit to 24–10. The Patriots drove to the Colts 30 on their next drive, but Matthias Farley intercepted Brady's pass at the 23 and returned it 7 yards to the Colts' 30. But four plays later, Jordan Wilkins fumbled after a 9-yard catch with Devin McCourty recovering for the Patriots at midfield. The Patriots drove to the Colts' 25, but the turnover streak continued when Brady was intercepted at the Colts' 4 by Najee Goode who returned it 16 yards to the Colts' 20. The Colts proceeded to drive 80 yards in 10 plays with Luck finding Erik Swoope for a 13-yard touchdown pass, trimming the Patriots' lead to a thin 24–17 early in the fourth quarter. However, any hope for a Colts comeback died when the Patriots marched 75 yards to score on a 34-yard touchdown bomb from Brady to Josh Gordon, widening the Patriots lead to 31–17. Any chance of a miraculous comeback died on the Colts' next drive when Luck was intercepted at the Patriots 38 by Jonathan Jones who returned it 28 yards to the Colts' 34. On the very next play, Sony Michel scored on a 34-yard touchdown burst, putting the game out of reach with a 38–17 Patriots lead. The Colts turned the ball over on downs on their next drive, but after forcing the Patriots to punt, marched 60 yards to score on Luck's 1-yard touchdown pass to Ebron. The Patriots ran out the rest of the clock to win the game 38–24.

Tom Brady completed 34/44 passes for 341 yards and 3 TDs but threw 2 interceptions while Michel ran the ball 18 times for 98 yards and a touchdown. Andrew Luck threw for 365 yards and 3 TDs but threw 2 costly interceptions.

Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs edit

Week Six: Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 6 3 171440
Patriots 10 14 31643

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 65,878
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the win, the Patriots improved to 4–2.

Week 7: at Chicago Bears edit

Week Seven: New England Patriots at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 7 14 10738
Bears 10 7 7731

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

With the win, the Patriots improved to 5–2.

Week 8: at Buffalo Bills edit

Week Eight: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 3 6 31325
Bills 0 3 306

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

With the win, the Patriots improved to 6–2. Devin McCourty's interception return marked the first defensive touchdown for the Patriots since the 2015 season, breaking a league-leading 40-game drought.

Week 9: vs. Green Bay Packers edit

Week Nine: Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 3 7 7017
Patriots 7 10 01431

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), clear and cool
  • Game attendance: 65,878
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulay
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Rematch between Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. With the win, the Patriots improved to 7–2. This was the first game of the season where the Patriots defense did not record an interception, after recording at least one in each of their first eight games.

Week 10: at Tennessee Titans edit

Week Ten: New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 3 7 0010
Titans 17 7 3734

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 69,363
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This was the Pats' first loss to Tennessee in 16 years; coincidentally, it was also at Nissan Stadium (then known as Adelphia Coliseum). The blowout loss ended the Pats' six-game winning streak as they fell to 7–3. It was also the Pats’ first time meeting with former players Malcolm Butler and Dion Lewis since leaving the Pats to join the Titans in free agency.

Week 12: at New York Jets edit

Week Twelve: New England Patriots at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 7 3 10727
Jets 7 3 3013

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 77,982
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the win, the Patriots improved to 8–3.

Week 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings edit

Week Thirteen: Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 7 3010
Patriots 7 3 7724

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 65,878
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the win, the Patriots improved to 9–3.

Week 14: at Miami Dolphins edit

See also: Miracle in Miami
Week Fourteen: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 6 21 0633
Dolphins 7 14 7634

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 66,087
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The Patriots lost to the Dolphins on a last second lateral at the end of regulation. With the heartbreaking loss, the Patriots fell to 9–4 for the first time since 2006.

Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers edit

Week Fifteen: New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 7 0 3010
Steelers 7 7 0317

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 16
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 65,280
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This was the Pats' first loss to Pittsburgh since 2011 with a final score of 10–17. With the loss, the Patriots fell to 9–5 for the first time since 2008.

Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills edit

Week Sixteen: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 0 6612
Patriots 7 7 7324

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), clear and cold
  • Game attendance: 65,878
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

After receiver Josh Gordon left the team and was later suspended, the Patriots relied on their run game and defense against Buffalo. The Pats clinched their 10th straight AFC East title with the win (though in the event of a loss to Buffalo, Miami's loss to Jacksonville also would've clinched the division for New England), improving their record to 10–5, and for the second time this season, denied a 3-game losing streak for the first time since 2002. With the Houston Texans' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Patriots moved to the #2 seed in the AFC, and would have the chance to secure a playoff bye with a win in the following week's game. Tom Brady eclipsed 4,000 yards at the same time as Philip Rivers, becoming the third and fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 4,000 yards in 10 seasons or more, joining Peyton Manning & Drew Brees.[103]

Week 17: vs. New York Jets edit

Week Seventeen: New York Jets at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 3 0 003
Patriots 7 14 71038

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), sunny and cold
  • Game attendance: 65,878
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The Pats finish the 2018 season undefeated at home, and an 11–5 record overall, their first in 10 years and with the win, the Patriots clinched a 1st round bye for the 9th straight year.

Standings edit

Division edit

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 5–1 8–4 436 325 W2
Miami Dolphins 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 319 433 L3
Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 269 374 W1
New York Jets 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 333 441 L3

Conference edit

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] Kansas City Chiefs West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .480 .401 W1
2[b] New England Patriots East 11 5 0 .688 5–1 8–4 .482 .494 W2
3[b] Houston Texans South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 .471 .435 W1
4 Baltimore Ravens North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 8–4 .496 .450 W3
Wild Cards
5[a] Los Angeles Chargers West 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .477 .422 W1
6 Indianapolis Colts South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 .465 .456 W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 6 1 .594 4–1–1 6–5–1 .504 .448 W1
8 Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 .563 3–3 5–7 .520 .465 L1
9 Cleveland Browns North 7 8 1 .469 3–2–1 5–6–1 .516 .411 L1
10 Miami Dolphins East 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .469 .446 L3
11[c] Denver Broncos West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .523 .464 L4
12[c] Cincinnati Bengals North 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 .535 .448 L2
13[c] Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .523 .411 W1
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .549 .463 L1
15[d] New York Jets East 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .506 .438 L3
16[d] Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .547 .406 L1
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. ^ a b Kansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division record.
  2. ^ a b New England finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b c Denver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory. Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs. common opponents. Cincinnati's cumulative record against Baltimore, Indianapolis, the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3–2, compared to Buffalo's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  4. ^ a b NY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory.
  5. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason edit

See also: 2018–19 NFL playoffs

Schedule edit

Playoff round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue NFL.com
recap
Wild Card First-round bye
Divisional January 13, 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (5) W 41–28 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
AFC Championship January 20, 2019 at Kansas City Chiefs (1) W 37–31 (OT) 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Super Bowl LIII February 3, 2019 vs. Los Angeles Rams (N2) W 13–3 3–0 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap

Game summaries edit

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (5) Los Angeles Chargers edit

AFC Divisional Playoffs: (5) Los Angeles Chargers at (2) New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 71428
Patriots 14 21 3341

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

AFC Championship: at (1) Kansas City Chiefs edit

AFC Championship: (2) New England Patriots at (1) Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Patriots 7 7 314637
Chiefs 0 0 724031

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: January 20, 2019
  • Game time: 6:40 p.m. EST/5:40 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 19 °F (−7 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 77,034
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Super Bowl LIII: vs. (N2) Los Angeles Rams edit

Main article: Super Bowl LIII
Super Bowl LIII: (A2) New England Patriots vs. (N2) Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 3 01013
Rams 0 0 303

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: February 3, 2019
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 70,081
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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External links edit

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The 2018 season was the New England Patriots 49th in the National Football League NFL their 59th overall and their 19th under head coach Bill Belichick The Patriots entered the season as two time defending AFC champions 2018 New England Patriots seasonOwnerRobert KraftGeneral managerBill BelichickHead coachBill BelichickOffensive coordinatorJosh McDanielsHome fieldGillette StadiumResultsRecord11 5Division place1st AFC EastPlayoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs vs Chargers 41 28Won AFC Championship at Chiefs 37 31 OT Won Super Bowl LIII vs Rams 13 3Pro BowlersSelected but did not participate due to participation in Super Bowl LIII QB Tom Brady CB Stephon GilmoreAP All ProsCB Stephon Gilmore 1st team KR Cordarrelle Patterson 2nd team Uniform 2017 Patriots seasons 2019 The Patriots losses to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions in Week 2 and 3 marked the franchise s first back to back double digit losses since 2002 1 After this slow 1 2 start the Patriots improved to 7 2 after Week 9 Following a notable Week 14 loss to the Miami Dolphins the Patriots could not match their 13 3 record from 2017 A defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 15 meant the Patriots had lost five games for the first time since 2009 After a win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 16 the Patriots clinched the AFC East for the tenth consecutive season surpassing the Dallas Cowboys 1975 1983 and the Indianapolis Colts 2002 2010 for the most consecutive playoff appearances New England went undefeated at home with a Week 17 win over the New York Jets in which they clinched a first round bye and wrapped up the regular season with an 11 5 record that was good enough to give them the AFC s second seed in the postseason Despite their five losses the team achieved the rare distinction of going unbeaten against teams that qualified for the playoffs 2 3 4 For the first time since 2010 the Patriots did not play the Denver Broncos during the regular season The 2018 Patriots became the second team ever in the four major American sports leagues to win at least 10 straight division titles joining Major League Baseball s Atlanta Braves 1991 2005 excluding the strike shortened 1994 season The Patriots also secured their 16th straight 10 win season tying the San Francisco 49ers league record streak set from 1983 98 Notable records set during the season include QB Tom Brady achieving the record for most career passing touchdowns including playoffs 5 In the playoffs the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional round 41 28 to advance to the AFC Championship game for a record eighth straight season The Patriots defeated the Chiefs 37 31 in overtime to advance to the Super Bowl for a third straight year becoming only the third team in NFL history to appear in three or more consecutive Super Bowls joining the 1971 73 Miami Dolphins and 1990 93 Buffalo Bills In Super Bowl LIII they faced the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI in which the Patriots defeated the then St Louis Rams 20 17 The Patriots won the rematch as well by a score of 13 3 to win their sixth Super Bowl tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for most Super Bowl championships in NFL history 6 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Roster changes 2 1 Free agents 2 1 1 Unrestricted 2 1 2 Restricted 2 2 Signings 2 3 Released Waived 2 4 Retirements 2 5 Trades 2 6 Draft 2 7 Undrafted Free Agents 2 8 Suspensions 3 Staff 4 Final roster 5 Preseason 6 Regular season 6 1 Schedule 6 2 Game summaries 6 2 1 Week 1 vs Houston Texans 6 2 2 Week 2 at Jacksonville Jaguars 6 2 3 Week 3 at Detroit Lions 6 2 4 Week 4 vs Miami Dolphins 6 2 5 Week 5 vs Indianapolis Colts 6 2 6 Week 6 vs Kansas City Chiefs 6 2 7 Week 7 at Chicago Bears 6 2 8 Week 8 at Buffalo Bills 6 2 9 Week 9 vs Green Bay Packers 6 2 10 Week 10 at Tennessee Titans 6 2 11 Week 12 at New York Jets 6 2 12 Week 13 vs Minnesota Vikings 6 2 13 Week 14 at Miami Dolphins 6 2 14 Week 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers 6 2 15 Week 16 vs Buffalo Bills 6 2 16 Week 17 vs New York Jets 6 3 Standings 6 3 1 Division 6 3 2 Conference 7 Postseason 7 1 Schedule 7 2 Game summaries 7 2 1 AFC Divisional Playoffs vs 5 Los Angeles Chargers 7 2 2 AFC Championship at 1 Kansas City Chiefs 7 2 3 Super Bowl LIII vs N2 Los Angeles Rams 8 References 9 External linksOffseason editOn February 5 2018 the Detroit Lions hired Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia to serve as head coach 7 On February 6 the Indianapolis Colts announced hiring Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their new head coach 8 The next day McDaniels abruptly rejected the offer citing personal reasons and decided to stay a part of the Patriots organization 9 The controversy surrounding this decision led McDaniels then agent Bob LaMonte to terminate their professional relationship 10 Roster changes editFree agents edit Unrestricted edit Position Player 2018 Team Date signed Contract WR Danny Amendola Miami Dolphins March 15 2018 11 two years 12 million 12 CB Johnson Bademosi Houston Texans March 16 2018 13 two years 6 25 million 14 RB Brandon Bolden New England Patriots February 24 2018 15 one year 880 000 15 RB Rex Burkhead New England Patriots March 15 2018 16 three years 9 75 million 17 CB Malcolm Butler Tennessee Titans March 15 2018 18 five years 61 million 19 SS Nate Ebner New England Patriots March 13 2018 20 two years 5 million 21 OT Cameron Fleming Dallas Cowboys March 24 2018 22 one year 3 5 million 23 OLB Marquis Flowers New England Patriots March 22 2018 24 one year 2 55 million 24 DT Ricky Jean Francois Detroit Lions July 25 2018 one year 1 01 million 25 RB Dion Lewis Tennessee Titans March 15 2018 26 four years 20 million 27 WR Matthew Slater New England Patriots March 20 2018 28 two years 5 2 million 28 OT Nate Solder New York Giants March 15 2018 29 four years 62 million 30 OT LaAdrian Waddle New England Patriots March 22 2018 31 one year 1 5 million 31 Restricted edit Position Player 2018 Team Date signed Contract SS Brandon King New England Patriots March 8 2018 32 two year 2 6 million 32 Signings edit Position Player Previous Team Date signed Contract DE Adrian Clayborn Atlanta Falcons March 17 2018 33 two years 12 million 34 RB Jeremy Hill Cincinnati Bengals March 17 2018 35 one year 1 5 million 36 OT Matt Tobin Seattle Seahawks March 17 2018 37 one year 815 000 38 TE Troy Niklas Arizona Cardinals April 4 2018 39 one year 940 000 40 OG Luke Bowanko Baltimore Ravens April 4 2018 41 one year 835 000 40 WR Jordan Matthews Buffalo Bills April 6 2018 42 one year 1 million 43 OT Ulrick John Green Bay Packers April 24 2018 44 one year 745 000 45 OG Jason King Baltimore Ravens May 18 2018 46 one year 481 000 47 WR Devin Lucien Tampa Bay Buccaneers July 23 2018 48 one year 480 000 49 SS Eddie Pleasant Houston Texans July 24 2018 50 one year 875 000 51 OG Nate Theaker New Orleans Saints July 24 2018 50 one year 480 000 52 WR Paul Turner New Orleans Saints July 27 2018 53 one year 555 000 54 C Brian Schwenke Tennessee Titans July 31 2018 55 one year 790 000 56 FB Henry Poggi Oakland Raiders August 1 2018 57 one year 480 000 58 WR Eric Decker Tennessee Titans August 3 2018 59 one year 1 9 million 60 WR K J Maye Tennessee Titans August 27 2018 61 one year 480 000 62 RB Kenneth Farrow Los Angeles Chargers August 27 2018 61 one year 480 000 63 RB Khalfani Muhammad Tennessee Titans August 27 2018 61 one year 480 000 64 WR Amara Darboh Seattle Seahawks September 2 2018 65 WR Chad Hansen New York Jets September 2 2018 65 C Brian Schwenke New England Patriots September 4 2018 66 one year 790 000 67 WR Corey Coleman Buffalo Bills September 11 2018 68 one year 630 000 69 WR Bennie Fowler III Chicago Bears September 11 2018 70 one year 705 000 71 RB Kenjon Barner Carolina Panthers September 11 2018 72 one year 790 000 73 CB Cyrus Jones Baltimore Ravens September 17 2018 74 two years 1 810 000 75 RB Kenjon Barner New England Patriots September 26 2018 76 DE John Simon Indianapolis Colts September 26 2018 76 RB Kenjon Barner New England Patriots October 8 2018 77 LB Albert McClellan Baltimore Ravens November 6 2018 77 S Obi Melifonwu Oakland Raiders November 6 2018 77 OT Matt Tobin New England Patriots November 7 2018 77 LB Ramon Humber Buffalo Bills November 14 2018 77 Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team s 2017 season Released Waived edit Position Player 2018 Team Date released DE Caleb Kidder March 6 2018 21 WR Bernard Reedy Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 7 2018 78 LB Shea McClellin March 19 2018 79 G Jason King New England Patriots May 10 2018 80 OT Antonio Garcia New York Jets May 11 2018 81 WR Darren Andrews New England Patriots May 14 2018 82 WR Chris Lacy Detroit Lions May 18 2018 46 WR Cody Hollister New England Patriots July 24 2018 50 S David Jones Detroit Lions July 27 2018 83 TE Troy Niklas July 27 2018 53 TE Shane Wimann July 31 2018 55 G Nate Theaker August 2 2018 84 WR Malcolm Mitchell August 6 2018 85 WR Jordan Matthews Philadelphia Eagles August 8 2018 86 WR Kenny Britt August 22 2018 87 S Eddie Pleasant Arizona Cardinals August 27 2018 88 WR Paul Turner August 31 2018 89 WR Devin Lucien RB Khalfani Muhammad Denver Broncos DT Frank Herron New England Patriots CB Ryan Lewis Buffalo Bills DT John Atkins Detroit Lions September 1 2018 90 P Corey Bojorquez Buffalo Bills RB Brandon Bolden Miami Dolphins G Luke Bowanko Washington Redskins OT Cole Croston New England Patriots QB Danny Etling New England Patriots RB Kenneth Farrow C James Ferentz New England Patriots LB Marquis Flowers Detroit Lions RB Mike Gillislee New Orleans Saints DE Trent Harris New England Patriots CB Cyrus Jones Baltimore Ravens G Jason King LB Harvey Langi New York Jets DE Eric Lee Detroit Lions WR K J Maye WR Riley McCarron New England Patriots CB A J Moore Houston Texans FB Henry Poggi G Brian Schwenke New England Patriots OT Matt Tobin San Francisco 49ers S Damarius Travis TE Will Tye Philadelphia Eagles DT Vincent Valentine New England Patriots RB Ralph Webb New England Patriots CB Jomal Wiltz New England Patriots WR Amara Darboh Seattle Seahawks September 4 2018 66 WR Chad Hansen Tennessee Titans September 10 2018 91 WR Riley McCarron New England Patriots WR Bennie Fowler III New York Giants September 15 2018 92 WR Corey Coleman New York Giants September 17 2018 93 RB Kenjon Barner New England Patriots September 19 2018 74 RB Kenjon Barner New England Patriots October 4 2018 77 CB Cyrus Jones Baltimore Ravens October 6 2018 77 OT Cole Croston New England Patriots November 6 2018 77 DE Geneo Grissom Indianapolis Colts November 7 2018 77 RB Kenjon Barner Carolina Panthers November 13 2018 77 LB Nicholas Grigsby Detroit Lions November 13 2018 77 OT Matt Tobin November 26 2018 77 Retirements edit Position Player Date retired LB David Harris February 23 2018 94 TE Martellus Bennett March 7 2018 95 LB James Harrison April 16 2018 96 OT Andrew Jelks July 19 2018 97 WR Eric Decker August 26 2018 98 Trades edit On March 10 the Patriots traded their 2019 third round selection to the Cleveland Browns for defensive tackle Danny Shelton and Cleveland s 2018 fifth round selection No 159 overall On March 15 the Patriots traded their 2018 sixth round selection No 205 to the Cleveland Browns for cornerback Jason McCourty and Cleveland s 2018 seventh round selection No 219 overall On March 18 the Patriots traded their 2018 fifth round selection No 159 to the Oakland Raiders for wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson and a 2018 sixth round selection No 210 overall On April 3 the Patriots traded wide receiver Brandin Cooks and their 2018 fourth round selection No 136 to the Los Angeles Rams for their first round No 23 and sixth round No 198 selections On April 28 the Patriots traded their third round selection 95th overall to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco s fifth round selection 143rd overall and offensive tackle Trent Brown On August 31 the Patriots traded safety Jordan Richards to the Atlanta Falcons for a 2020 conditional seventh round pick 99 On September 17 the Patriots traded a conditional fifth round selection to the Cleveland Browns for wide receiver Josh Gordon 93 Draft edit Main article 2018 NFL Draft 2018 New England Patriots Draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 23 Isaiah Wynn OT Georgia from Los Angeles Rams 31 Sony Michel RB Georgia 2 56 Duke Dawson CB Florida from Tampa Bay 5 143 Ja Whaun Bentley LB Purdue from San Francisco 6 178 Christian Sam LB Arizona State from Cleveland 210 Braxton Berrios WR Miami FL from Oakland 7 219 Danny Etling QB LSU from Cleveland 243 Keion Crossen CB Western Carolina from Kansas City 250 Ryan Izzo TE Florida State from Philadelphia Draft trades The Patriots traded Brandin Cooks and their fourth round selection 136th overall to Los Angeles in exchange for their 23rd and sixth round No 198 selections The Patriots traded quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco s second round selection 43rd overall The Patriots traded their second round selection 43rd overall to Detroit in exchange for Detroit s second and fourth round selections 51st and 117th overall The Patriots traded their second round selection 51st overall to Chicago in exchange for Chicago s fourth round selection 105th overall and their 2019 second round selection The Patriots traded their second and fourth round selections 63rd and 117th overall to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay s second round selection 56th overall The Patriots traded their third round selection 95th overall to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco s fifth round selection 143rd overall and offensive tackle Trent Brown The Patriots traded their fourth round selection 105th overall to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland s fourth and sixth round selections 114th and 178th overall The Patriots traded their fourth round selection 114th overall to Detroit in exchange for Detroit s 2019 third round selection The Patriots traded their fourth round selection 131st overall to Philadelphia in exchange for cornerback Eric Rowe The Patriots traded the fifth round selection they acquired from Cleveland 131st overall to Oakland in exchange for Oakland s sixth round selection 210th overall and wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson The Patriots traded their third round selection in 2019 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland s fifth round selection 159th overall and defensive tackle Danny Shelton The Patriots traded their fifth and seventh round selections 168th and 270th overall to Seattle in exchange for defensive end Cassius Marsh The Patriots traded their sixth round selection 198th overall to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City s seventh round selections 233rd and 243rd overall The Patriots traded their sixth round selection 205th overall to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland s seventh round selection 219th overall and cornerback Jason McCourty The Patriots traded their seventh round selection 233rd overall to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia s seventh round selection 250th overall and their 2019 seventh round selection The Patriots traded their seventh round selection 249th overall to Cincinnati in exchange for linebacker Marquis Flowers The Patriots traded cornerback Justin Coleman to Seattle in exchange for Seattle s seventh round selection they acquired from Philadelphia 250th overall Undrafted Free Agents edit Player Position College Date Signed Darren Andrews WR UCLA May 11 2018 John Atkins DT Georgia Trent Harris DE Miami FL Frank Herron DT LSU J C Jackson CB Maryland Chris Lacy WR Oklahoma State A J Moore CB Ole Miss Ralph Webb RB Vanderbilt Shane Wimann TE Northern Illinois Corey Bojorquez P New Mexico May 14 2018 Source 81 82 Made regular season roster Suspensions edit Wide receiver Julian Edelman was suspended for the first four games of the 2018 season for violating the league s policy on performance enhancing substances Edelman who missed the entire 2017 season due to a torn ACL suffered during the preseason unsuccessfully appealed the suspension and returned to the Patriots roster for the team s Week 5 Thursday Night game vs the Indianapolis Colts on October 4 100 On December 20 2018 Wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended indefinitely for violating the terms of his reinstatement under the league s substance abuse policy This is the second time Gordon was suspended indefinitely by the league 101 Staff edit2018 New England Patriots staff Front office Chairman CEO Robert Kraft President Jonathan Kraft General manager Bill Belichick Director of player personnel Nick Caserio Director of college scouting Monti Ossenfort Director of pro personnel Dave Ziegler Assistant director of college scouting Brian Smith Director of scouting administration Nancy Meier Football research director Ernie Adams Director of football head coach administration Berj Najarian Head coaches Head coach Bill Belichick Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator quarterbacks Josh McDaniels Assistant quarterbacks Jerry Schuplinski Running backs Ivan Fears Wide receivers Chad O Shea Tight ends Nick Caley Offensive line Dante Scarnecchia Defensive coaches Defensive line Brendan Daly Linebackers Brian Flores Cornerbacks Josh Boyer Safeties Steve Belichick Special teams coaches Special teams Joe Judge Assistant special teams Cameron Achord Coaching assistants Consultant to the head coach Bret Bielema Coaching assistant Atif Austin Coaching assistant Brian Belichick Coaching assistant DeMarcus Covington Coaching assistant Mike Pellegrino Coaching assistant Cole Popovich Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning Moses Cabrera Assistant strength and conditioning James Hardy Assistant strength and conditioning Deron MayoFinal roster edit2018 New England Patriots final roster Quarterbacks 12 Tom Brady 2 Brian Hoyer Running backs 34 Rex Burkhead 46 James Develin FB 26 Sony Michel 28 James White Wide receivers 13 Phillip Dorsett 11 Julian Edelman PR 15 Chris Hogan 84 Cordarrelle Patterson KR 18 Matthew Slater Tight ends 83 Dwayne Allen 87 Rob Gronkowski 47 Jacob Hollister TE Offensive linemen 60 David Andrews C 77 Trent Brown T 61 Marcus Cannon T 66 James Ferentz C 75 Ted Karras G 69 Shaq Mason G 62 Joe Thuney G 68 LaAdrian Waddle T Defensive linemen 90 Malcom Brown DT 70 Adam Butler DT 94 Adrian Clayborn DE 58 Keionta Davis DE 98 Trey Flowers DE 93 Lawrence Guy DT 97 Ufomba Kamalu DE 95 Derek Rivers DE 71 Danny Shelton DT 55 John Simon DE 91 Deatrich Wise Jr DE Linebackers 54 Dont a Hightower MLB 50 Ramon Humber MLB 36 Brandon King OLB 59 Albert McClellan OLB 52 Elandon Roberts OLB 53 Kyle Van Noy OLB Defensive backs 23 Patrick Chung SS 35 Keion Crossen CB 29 Duke Dawson CB 43 Nate Ebner FS 24 Stephon Gilmore CB 21 Duron Harmon SS 27 J C Jackson CB 31 Jonathan Jones CB 32 Devin McCourty FS 30 Jason McCourty CB 22 Obi Melifonwu SS Special teams 6 Ryan Allen P 49 Joe Cardona LS 3 Stephen Gostkowski K Reserve lists 16 Darren Andrews WR NF Inj Tooltip Non football injury and illness nbsp 51 Ja Whaun Bentley DE IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 14 Braxton Berrios WR IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 10 Josh Gordon WR Suspended 33 Jeremy Hill RB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 81 Cody Hollister WR NF Inj Tooltip Non football injury and illness nbsp 85 Ryan Izzo TE IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 67 Ulrick John OT IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 25 Eric Rowe CB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 44 Christian Sam MLB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 63 Brian Schwenke C IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 76 Isaiah Wynn OT IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp Practice squad 64 Tony Adams T 80 Stephen Anderson TE 74 Cole Croston T 5 Danny Etling QB 45 Trent Harris DE 92 Frank Herron DT 39 A J Howard S 17 Riley McCarron WR IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 48 Calvin Munson OLB 17 Damoun Patterson WR 72 Dan Skipper OT 42 Jomal Wiltz CB Rookies in italics 53 active 13 inactive 11 practice squadPreseason editWeek Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL comrecap 1 August 9 Washington Redskins W 26 17 1 0 Gillette Stadium Recap 2 August 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 37 20 2 0 Gillette Stadium Recap 3 August 24 at Carolina Panthers L 14 25 2 1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 4 August 30 at New York Giants W 17 12 3 1 MetLife Stadium RecapRegular season editSchedule edit The Patriots schedule was announced on April 19 102 Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL comrecap 1 September 9 Houston Texans W 27 20 1 0 Gillette Stadium Recap 2 September 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20 31 1 1 TIAA Bank Field Recap 3 September 23 at Detroit Lions L 10 26 1 2 Ford Field Recap 4 September 30 Miami Dolphins W 38 7 2 2 Gillette Stadium Recap 5 October 4 Indianapolis Colts W 38 24 3 2 Gillette Stadium Recap 6 October 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 43 40 4 2 Gillette Stadium Recap 7 October 21 at Chicago Bears W 38 31 5 2 Soldier Field Recap 8 October 29 at Buffalo Bills W 25 6 6 2 New Era Field Recap 9 November 4 Green Bay Packers W 31 17 7 2 Gillette Stadium Recap 10 November 11 at Tennessee Titans L 10 34 7 3 Nissan Stadium Recap 11 Bye 12 November 25 at New York Jets W 27 13 8 3 MetLife Stadium Recap 13 December 2 Minnesota Vikings W 24 10 9 3 Gillette Stadium Recap 14 December 9 at Miami Dolphins L 33 34 9 4 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 15 December 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10 17 9 5 Heinz Field Recap 16 December 23 Buffalo Bills W 24 12 10 5 Gillette Stadium Recap 17 December 30 New York Jets W 38 3 11 5 Gillette Stadium Recap Note Intra division opponents are in bold text Game summaries edit Week 1 vs Houston Texans edit Week One Houston Texans at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalTexans 3 3 7720Patriots 7 14 3327 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date September 9Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather 62 F 17 C cloudy and coolGame attendance 65 878Referee Tony CorrenteTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz Tony Romo and Tracy WolfsonRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE Rob Gronkowski 21 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 11 50 Patriots 7 0 Drive 3 plays 19 yards 1 08 HOU Ka imi Fairbairn 42 yard field goal 2 33 Patriots 7 3 Drive 4 plays 7 yards 1 33 Second quarter NE James White 12 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 12 38 Patriots 14 3 Drive 10 plays 75 yards 4 55 HOU Ka imi Fairbairn 36 yard field goal 9 01 Patriots 14 6 Drive 9 plays 44 yards 3 37 NE Phillip Dorsett 4 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 0 14 Patriots 21 6 Drive 8 plays 78 yards 1 14 Third quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 39 yard field goal 6 02 Patriots 24 6 Drive 10 plays 63 yards 3 50 HOU Alfred Blue 1 yard run Ka imi Fairbairn kick 1 52 Patriots 24 13 Drive 10 plays 68 yards 4 10 Fourth quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 35 yard field goal 9 48 Patriots 27 13 Drive 13 plays 58 yards 7 04 HOU Bruce Ellington 5 yard pass from Deshaun Watson Ka imi Fairbairn kick 2 08 Patriots 27 20 Drive 6 plays 16 yards 2 24 Top passers HOU Deshaun Watson 17 34 176 yards TD INT NE Tom Brady 26 39 277 yards 3 TD INT Top rushers HOU Lamar Miller 20 carries 98 yards NE Rex Burkhead 18 carries 64 yards Top receivers HOU DeAndre Hopkins 8 receptions 78 yards NE Rob Gronkowski 7 receptions 123 yards TD With the win the Patriots started 1 0 Week 2 at Jacksonville Jaguars edit Week Two New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 0 3 71020Jaguars 14 7 3731 at TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville Florida Date September 16Game time 4 25 p m EDTGame weather 97 F 36 C Game attendance 68 527Referee Carl CheffersTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz Tony Romo and Tracy WolfsonRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter JAX Donte Moncrief 4 yard pass from Blake Bortles Josh Lambo kick 7 46 Jaguars 7 0 Drive 9 plays 56 yards 3 52 JAX Keelan Cole 24 yard pass from Blake Bortles Josh Lambo kick 2 10 Jaguars 14 0 Drive 7 plays 84 yards 3 52 Second quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 29 yard field goal 2 45 Jaguars 14 3 Drive 16 plays 83 yards 8 20 JAX Austin Seferian Jenkins 4 yard pass from Blake Bortles Josh Lambo kick 0 09 Jaguars 21 3 Drive 13 plays 75 yards 2 36 Third quarter JAX Josh Lambo 28 yard field goal 7 50 Jaguars 24 3 Drive 15 plays 71 yards 7 10 NE Chris Hogan 7 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 1 42 Jaguars 24 10 Drive 8 plays 48 yards 4 06 Fourth quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 46 yard field goal 14 10 Jaguars 24 13 Drive 5 plays 31 yards 1 27 JAX Dede Westbrook 61 yard pass from Blake Bortles Josh Lambo kick 7 35 Jaguars 31 13 Drive 1 play 61 yards 10 13 NE Chris Hogan 29 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 3 40 Jaguars 31 20 Drive 8 plays 75 yards 3 55 Top passers NE Tom Brady 24 35 234 yards 2 TD JAX Blake Bortles 29 45 377 yards 4 TD INT Top rushers NE Sony Michel 10 rushes 34 yards JAX T J Yeldon 10 rushes 58 yards Top receivers NE James White 7 receptions 73 yards JAX Keelan Cole 7 receptions 116 yards TD The Patriots faced the Jaguars in a rematch of the previous season s AFC Championship game The Patriots started off well reaching Jaguars territory in just four plays but the drive stalled and Stephen Gostkowski missed a 54 yard field goal attempt With great field position the Jaguars raced 56 yards in 9 plays scoring on a 4 yard touchdown pass from Blake Bortles to Donte Moncrief for the early lead After a three and out Patriots punter Ryan Allen pinned the Jaguars back at their own 16 yard line The Jaguars took the ball and cashed in marching 84 yards on just 7 plays with Bortles hitting Keelan Cole on a 24 yard touchdown pass extending the Jags lead to 14 0 After stopping the Jaguars early in the second quarter the Patriots drove 83 yards in over 8 minutes but were forced to settle for a 29 yard field goal trimming the deficit to 14 3 However the Patriots defense was gashed again with the Jags racing 75 yards concluding with Bortles 4 yard touchdown pass to Austin Seferian Jenkins and a 21 3 Jaguars lead with 0 09 seconds remaining in the half The Jags started right where they left off taking the opening drive of the second half all the way to the Patriots 10 but were held to a 28 yard field goal by Josh Lambo After another Patriots punt Bottles hit D J Chark for a 13 yard gain to the Jaguars 49 but Stephon Gilmore forced him to fumble with Duron Harmon recovering at the Jags 46 With the excellent field position the Patriots finally reached the endzone with Brady finding Chris Hogan for a 7 yard touchdown pass to cap off the 46 yard drive trimming the deficit to 24 10 After a Jaguars three and out the Patriots drove all the way to the Jags 28 but settled for a 46 yard field goal making the score just 24 13 Bortles made his only real mistake on the next drive throwing an interception to Kyle Van Noy at the Jags 25 early in the fourth quarter The Patriots were set up perfectly it appeared to be a vintage Brady comeback but on 3rd down Dante Fowler stripped Brady and recovered the resultant fumble at the Jags 32 The Patriots forced a Jaguars punt and had another shot but went three and out On the next play from scrimmage for Jacksonville Bottles hit Dede Westbrook for a 61 yard touchdown pass extending the lead to 31 13 The Patriots marched 75 yards in 8 plays on their next drive with Brady connecting with Hogan again for a 29 yard touchdown pass making the score 31 20 however by now less than 4 minutes remained in the game The Jags ran out the rest of the clock to win the game their first ever regular season victory over the Pats while the Patriots fell to 1 1 Week 3 at Detroit Lions edit Week Three New England Patriots at Detroit Lions Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 0 3 7010Lions 3 10 7626 at Ford Field Detroit Michigan Date September 23Game time 8 20 p m EDTGame weather Played indoors dome stadium Game attendance 61 769Referee Clete BlakemanTV announcers NBC Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulayRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter DET Matt Prater 38 yard field goal 5 55 Lions 3 0 Drive 12 plays 65 yards 7 37 Second quarter DET Kenny Golladay 4 yard pass from Matthew Stafford Matt Prater kick 14 12 Lions 10 0 Drive 9 plays 60 yards 5 41 DET Matt Prater 25 yard field goal 4 58 Lions 13 0 Drive 14 plays 71 yards 7 28 NE Stephen Gostkowski 36 yard field goal 0 40 Lions 13 3 Drive 11 plays 57 yards 4 18 Third quarter NE James White 10 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 10 03 Lions 13 10 Drive 7 plays 52 yards 3 31 DET Marvin Jones 33 yard pass from Matthew Stafford Matt Prater kick 3 45 Lions 20 10 Drive 10 plays 75 yards 6 18 Fourth quarter DET Matt Prater 32 yard field goal 12 44 Lions 23 10 Drive 8 plays 61 yards 4 14 DET Matt Prater 30 yard field goal 1 56 Lions 26 10 Drive 4 plays 1 yard 1 20 Top passers NE Tom Brady 14 26 133 yards TD INT DET Matthew Stafford 27 36 262 yards 2 TD INT Top rushers NE Sony Michel 14 carries 50 yards DET Kerryon Johnson 16 carries 101 yards Top receivers NE Rob Gronkowski 4 receptions 51 yards DET Marvin Jones 4 receptions 69 yards TD After a Patriots three and out opened the game the Lions marched 65 yards in 12 plays taking over 7 minutes off the clock and facing only one 3rd down before settling for a 38 yard field goal by Matt Prater After another Patriots three and out and set up with good field position the Lions marched 60 yards in over 5 minutes to score on a 4 yard pass from Matthew Stafford to Kenny Golladay Stafford completed all 5 pass attempts on the drive for 44 yards and the Lions didn t even face a 3rd down The Patriots offense continued to appear lifeless with another three and out Meanwhile the Lions efficiency shined again by slowly moving 71 yards converting three 3rd downs and eating over seven more minutes off the clock before settling for a 25 yard field goal upping the Lions lead to 13 0 After 9 plays for 13 yards on their first three drives combined the Patriots marched 57 yards to the Lions 18 settling for a 36 yard field goal and trailed 13 3 at halftime On 3rd down just over a minute into the third quarter Stafford was intercepted by linebacker Ja Whaun Bentley at the Patriots 48 The Patriots look excellent on their next drive racing 52 yards in just 7 plays with Brady hitting James White for a 10 yard touchdown trimming the deficit to 13 10 The Lions continued their clock draining game plan on their next drive tracking 75 yards in over six minutes and converting three 3rd downs before Stafford bombed Marvin Jones Jr for a 33 yard touchdown pushing the score to 20 10 late in the 3rd quarter After a Patriots punt the Lions drove all the way to the Patriots 14 but settled for a 32 yard field goal increasing their lead to 23 10 a few minutes into the fourth quarter Two possessions later from the Patriots 43 Brady heaved a desperation pass that was intercepted by Darius Slay who returned it 34 yards to the Lions 49 but an illegal block penalty sent the ball back to the 19 After a Lions punt the Patriots turned the ball over on downs The Lions closed out the scoring with a 30 yard field goal making the final score 26 10 The Patriots drove to the Lions 40 but the clock expired With the loss their first to Detroit since the 2000 season the Patriots fell to 1 2 for the first time since the 2012 season The Lions were able to blanket the Patriots receivers stifling the Patriots offense The Lions had an excellent balanced attack with 159 yards rushing to go along with 255 yards passing from Stafford The Patriots newest acquisition superstar wide receiver Josh Gordon was inactive for the game Ironically the Patriots last loss to the Lions in 2000 was also Tom Brady s first ever NFL game where he only appeared in the final seconds and completed one of three passes for 6 yards in a 34 9 loss Week 4 vs Miami Dolphins edit Week Four Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalDolphins 0 0 077Patriots 3 21 7738 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date September 30Game time 1 00 p m EDTGame weather 65 F 18 C sunny and warmGame attendance 65 878Referee Alex KempTV announcers CBS Kevin Harlan Rich Gannon and Steve TaskerRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 20 yard field goal 5 28 Patriots 3 0 Drive 13 plays 74 yards 6 37 Second quarter NE Cordarrelle Patterson 55 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 12 10 Patriots 10 0 Drive 5 plays 67 yards 2 08 NE James White 22 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 7 29 Patriots 17 0 Drive 1 plays 22 yards 0 07 NE Phillip Dorsett 9 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 0 18 Patriots 24 0 Drive 15 plays 85 yards 5 31 Third quarter NE James White 14 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 6 49 Patriots 31 0 Drive 9 plays 59 yards 5 01 Fourth quarter NE Sony Michel 10 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 13 43 Patriots 38 0 Drive 12 plays 90 yards 6 30 MIA Frank Gore 6 yard pass from Brock Osweiler Jason Sanders kick 2 42 Patriots 38 7 Drive 13 plays 75 yards 7 10 Top passers MIA Ryan Tannehill 11 20 100 yards INT NE Tom Brady 23 35 274 yards 3 TD 2 INT Top rushers MIA Frank Gore 11 carries 41 yards NE Sony Michel 25 carries 112 yards TD Top receivers MIA Albert Wilson 4 receptions 19 yards NE James White 8 receptions 68 yards TD After taking the opening kickoff a 22 yard pass from Ryan Tannehill to Kenny Stills helped the Dolphins reach midfield On 2nd and 7 from midfield Dolphins offensive lineman Daniel Kilgore was flagged for holding killing the drive and the Dolphins punted Starting at their own 24 the Patriots reached as far as the Dolphins 1 yard line but were forced to settle for a 20 yard field goal and a 3 0 lead After a Dolphins punt the Patriots gave it right back when Brady was intercepted at the Dolphins 36 by Bobby McCain The Dolphins went three and out but the Patriots drove 67 yards to score on Brady s 55 yard touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson extending the Patriots lead to 10 0 Both teams punted on their next drive but midway through the 2nd quarter Tannehill fumbled the snap with Kyle Van Noy recovering for the Patriots at the Dolphins 22 On the very next play James White scampered to the end zone on a 22 yard run giving the Patriots a 17 0 lead which was their largest of the season to this point The Dolphins offense continued to go in reverse on another three and out The Patriots responded by converting four 3rd downs on a 15 play 85 yard drive scoring with Brady s 9 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Phillip Dorsett to go up 24 0 with 0 17 seconds remaining in the first half After both teams punted on their initial second half possession the Patriots marched 59 yards in just over five minutes with Brady capping off another touchdown drive with his 14 yard touchdown pass to White blowing the game open with a 31 0 lead The Dolphins reached the Patriots 45 on their next possession but Tannehill s desperation pass was intercepted at the 10 yard line by J C Jackson The Patriots hot streak continued with a 12 play 90 yard drive scoring on a 12 yard touchdown run from rookie running back Sony Michel his first career rushing touchdown After yet another three and out from the Dolphins the Patriots drove to the Dolphins 32 but Brady was intercepted at the Dolphins 14 by Minkah Fitzpatrick who returned it 11 yards to the Dolphins 25 With Tannehill pulled from the game old Patriots nemesis Brock Osweiler led the Dolphins 75 yards in 7 30 scoring on his 6 yard touchdown pass to Frank Gore making the score 38 7 with less than three minutes remaining in the game The Patriots ran the rest of the clock out to end the game With the exception of the two turnovers the Patriots dominated the Dolphins in every aspect of the game outgaining them 446 172 and holding the ball for 14 minutes longer Tom Brady threw for 274 yards three touchdowns and two interceptions Michel had his best game of the season to date with 25 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown White had the best day overall with 16 touches for 112 total yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns The Patriots avoided a 3 game losing streak for the first time since 2002 or a 1 3 start for the first time since their 2001 Super Bowl winning season Week 5 vs Indianapolis Colts edit Week Five Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalColts 0 3 71424Patriots 7 17 01438 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date October 4Game time 8 20 p m EDTGame weather 66 F 19 C mostly cloudyGame attendance 65 878Referee Shawn HochuliTV announcers Fox NFLN Joe Buck Troy Aikman Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink Amazon Video Hannah Storm and Andrea KremerRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE Cordarrelle Patterson 1 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 8 58 Patriots 7 0 Drive 12 plays 75 yards 6 02 Second quarter NE Tom Brady 1 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 12 14 Patriots 14 0 Drive 8 plays 72 yards 3 44 IND Adam Vinatieri 54 yard field goal 8 49 Patriots 14 3 Drive 9 plays 39 yards 3 25 NE James White 6 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 1 34 Patriots 21 3 Drive 11 plays 68 yards 3 49 NE Stephen Gostkowski 45 yard field goal 0 13 Patriots 24 3 Drive 5 plays 22 yards 0 25 Third quarter IND Eric Ebron 14 yard pass from Andrew Luck Adam Vinatieri kick 9 48 Patriots 24 10 Drive 4 plays 35 yards 1 56 Fourth quarter IND Erik Swoope 13 yard pass from Andrew Luck Adam Vinatieri kick 12 48 Patriots 24 17 Drive 10 plays 80 yards 4 38 NE Josh Gordon 34 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 9 19 Patriots 31 17 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 3 29 NE Sony Michel 34 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 7 08 Patriots 38 17 Drive 1 plays 34 yards 0 07 IND Eric Ebron 1 yard pass from Andrew Luck Adam Vinatieri kick 1 11 Patriots 38 24 Drive 6 plays 60 yards 1 52 Top passers IND Andrew Luck 38 59 365 yards 3 TD 2 INT NE Tom Brady 34 44 341 yards 3 TD 2 INT Top rushers IND Nyheim Hines 15 carries 45 yards NE Sony Michel 18 carries 98 yards TD Top receivers IND Eric Ebron 9 receptions 105 yards 2 TD NE James White 10 receptions 77 yards TD The Patriots faced the Colts on Thursday Night Football with Brady hoping to remain undefeated against Andrew Luck The Patriots took the opening kickoff and marched 75 yards in over 6 minutes scoring on a 1 yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Cordarrelle Patterson for the early lead The next possession ended in a punt for both teams but on the Colts second possession they drove from their own 6 to the Patriots 20 but ageless wonder Adam Vinatieri missed a 38 yard field goal attempt off the left upright The Patriots took advantage off the missed opportunity and raced 72 yards to score on Brady s 1 yard touchdown run extending the Patriots lead to 14 0 early in the second quarter The Colts drove to the Patriots 36 on their next drive and Vinatieri redeemed himself with a 54 yard field goal After both teams punted on their resultant drive the Patriots raced 68 yards to score on a 6 yard touchdown pass from Brady to James White for a 21 3 lead Following this Luck was intercepted at the Patriots 49 by Patrick Chung who returned it 2 yards to the 49 of the Colts with less than a minute remaining in the first half With the excellent field position the Patriots reached the Colts 27 and took a commanding 24 3 lead into halftime after a 45 yard field goal from placekicker Stephen Gostkowski Early in the third quarter Chester Rogers returned a punt from Ryan Allen 33 yards to Patriots 35 It took the Colts just 4 plays to score on a 14 yard pass from Luck to Eric Ebron trimming the deficit to 24 10 The Patriots drove to the Colts 30 on their next drive but Matthias Farley intercepted Brady s pass at the 23 and returned it 7 yards to the Colts 30 But four plays later Jordan Wilkins fumbled after a 9 yard catch with Devin McCourty recovering for the Patriots at midfield The Patriots drove to the Colts 25 but the turnover streak continued when Brady was intercepted at the Colts 4 by Najee Goode who returned it 16 yards to the Colts 20 The Colts proceeded to drive 80 yards in 10 plays with Luck finding Erik Swoope for a 13 yard touchdown pass trimming the Patriots lead to a thin 24 17 early in the fourth quarter However any hope for a Colts comeback died when the Patriots marched 75 yards to score on a 34 yard touchdown bomb from Brady to Josh Gordon widening the Patriots lead to 31 17 Any chance of a miraculous comeback died on the Colts next drive when Luck was intercepted at the Patriots 38 by Jonathan Jones who returned it 28 yards to the Colts 34 On the very next play Sony Michel scored on a 34 yard touchdown burst putting the game out of reach with a 38 17 Patriots lead The Colts turned the ball over on downs on their next drive but after forcing the Patriots to punt marched 60 yards to score on Luck s 1 yard touchdown pass to Ebron The Patriots ran out the rest of the clock to win the game 38 24 Tom Brady completed 34 44 passes for 341 yards and 3 TDs but threw 2 interceptions while Michel ran the ball 18 times for 98 yards and a touchdown Andrew Luck threw for 365 yards and 3 TDs but threw 2 costly interceptions Week 6 vs Kansas City Chiefs edit Week Six Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalChiefs 6 3 171440Patriots 10 14 31643 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date October 14Game time 8 20 p m EDTGame weather 45 F 7 C cloudyGame attendance 65 878Referee John HusseyTV announcers NBC Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulayRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter KC Harrison Butker 42 yard field goal 9 05 Chiefs 3 0 Drive 8 plays 35 yards 3 26 NE Stephen Gostkowski 48 yard field goal 5 18 Tied 3 3 Drive 8 plays 45 yards 3 47 NE Sony Michel 4 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 4 57 Patriots 10 3 Drive 1 play 4 yards 0 04 KC Harrison Butker 43 yard field goal 3 25 Patriots 10 6 Drive 5 plays 31 yards 1 32 Second quarter NE Julian Edelman 17 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 12 52 Patriots 17 6 Drive 10 plays 75 yards 5 33 KC Harrison Butker 24 yard field goal 6 21 Patriots 17 9 Drive 11 plays 69 yards 6 31 NE Sony Michel 1 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 1 57 Patriots 24 9 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 4 24 Third quarter KC Kareem Hunt 67 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 13 27 Patriots 24 16 Drive 3 plays 75 yards 1 33 NE Stephen Gostkowski 24 yard field goal 7 17 Patriots 27 16 Drive 12 plays 65 yards 6 10 KC Harrison Butker 30 yard field goal 3 36 Patriots 27 19 Drive 9 plays 51 yards 3 41 KC Tyreek Hill 14 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 0 56 Patriots 27 26 Drive 4 plays 29 yards 1 27 Fourth quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 39 yard field goal 10 22 Patriots 30 26 Drive 11 plays 54 yards 5 34 KC Tyreek Hill 1 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 8 38 Chiefs 33 30 Drive 3 plays 3 yards 1 44 NE Tom Brady 4 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 5 25 Patriots 37 33 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 3 13 NE Stephen Gostkowski 50 yard field goal 3 15 Patriots 40 33 Drive 5 plays 47 yards 0 35 KC Tyreek Hill 75 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 3 03 Tied 40 40 Drive 1 play 75 yards 0 12 NE Stephen Gostkowski 28 yard field goal 0 00 Patriots 43 40 Drive 7 plays 65 yards 3 03 Top passers KC Patrick Mahomes 23 36 352 yards 4 TD 2 INT NE Tom Brady 24 35 340 yards TD Top rushers KC Kareem Hunt 10 carries 80 yards NE Sony Michel 24 carries 106 yards 2 TD Top receivers KC Tyreek Hill 7 receptions 142 yards 3 TD NE Rob Gronkowski 3 receptions 97 yards With the win the Patriots improved to 4 2 Week 7 at Chicago Bears edit Week Seven New England Patriots at Chicago Bears Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 7 14 10738Bears 10 7 7731 at Soldier Field Chicago Illinois Date October 21Game time 1 00 p m EDT 12 00 p m CDTGame weather 44 F 7 C sunnyGame attendance 62 389Referee Clay MartinTV announcers CBS Ian Eagle Dan Fouts and Evan WashburnRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE Julian Edelman 9 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 11 00 Patriots 7 0 Drive 8 plays 75 yards 4 00 CHI Cody Parkey 46 yard field goal 3 50 Patriots 7 3 Drive 8 plays 35 yards 3 44 CHI Mitchell Trubisky 8 yard run Cody Parkey kick 0 59 Bears 10 7 Drive 5 plays 24 yards 2 45 Second quarter CHI Jordan Howard 2 yard run Cody Parkey kick 11 05 Bears 17 7 Drive 9 plays 36 yards 3 46 NE Cordarrelle Patterson 95 yard kickoff return Stephen Gostkowski kick 10 48 Bears 17 14 Drive 0 plays 0 yards 0 17 NE James White 5 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 3 58 Patriots 21 17 Drive 12 plays 64 yards 5 48 Third quarter CHI Tarik Cohen 6 yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky Cody Parkey kick 12 04 Bears 24 21 Drive 6 plays 58 yards 2 56 NE Stephen Gostkowski 29 yard field goal 7 48 Tied 24 24 Drive 9 plays 64 yards 4 16 NE Kyle Van Noy 29 yard return of block punt Stephen Gostkowski kick 5 53 Patriots 31 24 Fourth quarter NE James White 2 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 8 40 Patriots 38 24 Drive 9 plays 96 yards 4 25 CHI Trey Burton 11 yard pass from Mitchell Trubisky Cody Parkey kick 4 13 Patriots 38 31 Drive 6 plays 63 yards 2 11 Top passers NE Tom Brady 25 36 277 yards 3 TD INT CHI Mitchell Trubisky 26 50 333 yards 2 TD 2 INT Top rushers NE James White 11 carries 40 yards CHI Mitchell Trubisky 6 carries 81 yards TD Top receivers NE James White 8 receptions 57 yards 2 TD CHI Trey Burton 9 receptions 126 yards TD With the win the Patriots improved to 5 2 Week 8 at Buffalo Bills edit Week Eight New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 3 6 31325Bills 0 3 306 at New Era Field Orchard Park New York Date October 29Game time 8 15 p m EDTGame weather 46 F 8 C partly cloudyGame attendance 70 109Referee Jerome BogerTV announcers ESPN Joe Tessitore Jason Witten Booger McFarland and Lisa SaltersRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 25 yard field goal 4 46 Patriots 3 0 Drive 15 plays 73 yards 5 15 Second quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 40 yard field goal 11 47 Patriots 6 0 Drive 11 plays 63 yards 4 53 NE Stephen Gostkowski 38 yard field goal 5 42 Patriots 9 0 Drive 8 plays 37 yards 4 27 BUF Stephen Hauschka 47 yard field goal 1 39 Patriots 9 3 Drive 10 plays 46 yards 4 03 Third quarter BUF Stephen Hauschka 51 yard field goal 7 39 Patriots 9 6 Drive 4 plays 2 yards 1 37 NE Stephen Gostkowski 25 yard field goal 2 03 Patriots 12 6 Drive 5 plays 22 yards 0 52 Fourth quarter NE James White 1 yard run pass failed 9 58 Patriots 18 6 Drive 10 plays 94 yards 4 50 NE Devin McCourty 84 yard interception return Stephen Gostkowski kick 5 54 Patriots 25 6 Top passers NE Tom Brady 29 45 324 yards BUF Derek Anderson 22 39 290 yards INT Top rushers NE Cordarrelle Patterson 10 carries 38 yards BUF Chris Ivory 6 carries 34 yards Top receivers NE Julian Edelman 9 receptions 104 yards BUF LeSean McCoy 5 receptions 73 yards With the win the Patriots improved to 6 2 Devin McCourty s interception return marked the first defensive touchdown for the Patriots since the 2015 season breaking a league leading 40 game drought Week 9 vs Green Bay Packers edit Week Nine Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPackers 3 7 7017Patriots 7 10 01431 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date November 4Game time 8 20 p m ESTGame weather 40 F 4 C clear and coolGame attendance 65 878Referee Brad AllenTV announcers NBC Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth Michele Tafoya and Terry McAulayRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE James White 8 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 11 40 Patriots 7 0 Drive 10 plays 59 yards 3 20 GB Mason Crosby 29 yard field goal 5 05 Patriots 7 3 Drive 14 plays 62 yards 6 35 Second quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 28 yard field goal 13 30 Patriots 10 3 Drive 7 plays 78 yards 1 44 GB Davante Adams 2 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers Mason Crosby kick 4 49 Tied 10 10 Drive 13 plays 79 yards 6 48 NE Cordarrelle Patterson 5 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 1 57 Patriots 17 10 Drive 7 plays 69 yards 3 52 Third quarter GB Jimmy Graham 15 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers Mason Crosby kick 11 18 Tied 17 17 Drive 7 plays 76 yards 3 42 Fourth quarter NE James White 1 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 10 06 Patriots 24 17 Drive 10 plays 76 yards 4 46 NE Josh Gordon 55 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 7 20 Patriots 31 17 Drive 3 plays 72 yards 1 10 Top passers GB Aaron Rodgers 24 43 259 yards 2 TD NE Tom Brady 22 35 294 yards TD Top rushers GB Aaron Jones 14 carries 76 yards NE Cordarrelle Patterson 11 carries 61 yards TD Top receivers GB Marquez Valdes Scantling 3 receptions 101 yards NE Josh Gordon 5 receptions 130 yards TD Rematch between Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady With the win the Patriots improved to 7 2 This was the first game of the season where the Patriots defense did not record an interception after recording at least one in each of their first eight games Week 10 at Tennessee Titans edit Week Ten New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 3 7 0010Titans 17 7 3734 at Nissan Stadium Nashville Tennessee Date November 11Game time 1 00 p m EST 12 00 p m CSTGame weather 46 F 8 C sunnyGame attendance 69 363Referee Bill VinovichTV announcers CBS Ian Eagle Dan Fouts and Evan WashburnRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter TEN Jonnu Smith 4 yard pass from Marcus Mariota Ryan Succop kick 11 29 Titans 7 0 Drive 7 plays 40 yards 3 31 NE Stephen Gostkowski 52 yard field goal 9 19 Titans 7 3 Drive 7 plays 41 yards 2 10 TEN Corey Davis 23 yard pass from Marcus Mariota Ryan Succop kick 5 58 Titans 14 3 Drive 9 plays 78 yards 3 21 TEN Ryan Succop 33 yard field goal 2 35 Titans 17 3 Drive 5 plays 34 yards 1 36 Second quarter NE James Develin 1 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 12 49 Titans 17 10 Drive 10 plays 75 yards 4 46 TEN Derrick Henry 1 yard run Ryan Succop kick 1 08 Titans 24 10 Drive 8 plays 37 yards 4 17 Third quarter TEN Ryan Succop 31 yard field goal 4 15 Titans 27 10 Drive 10 plays 78 yards 4 51 Fourth quarter TEN Derrick Henry 10 yard run Ryan Succop kick 7 13 Titans 34 10 Drive 6 plays 58 yards 3 35 Top passers NE Tom Brady 21 41 254 yards TEN Marcus Mariota 16 24 228 yards 2 TD Top rushers NE Sony Michel 11 carries 31 yards TEN Derrick Henry 11 carries 58 yards 2 TD Top receivers NE Julian Edelman 9 receptions 104 yards TEN Corey Davis 7 receptions 125 yards TD This was the Pats first loss to Tennessee in 16 years coincidentally it was also at Nissan Stadium then known as Adelphia Coliseum The blowout loss ended the Pats six game winning streak as they fell to 7 3 It was also the Pats first time meeting with former players Malcolm Butler and Dion Lewis since leaving the Pats to join the Titans in free agency Week 12 at New York Jets edit Week Twelve New England Patriots at New York Jets Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 7 3 10727Jets 7 3 3013 at MetLife Stadium East Rutherford New Jersey Date November 25Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 54 F 12 C partly cloudyGame attendance 77 982Referee Shawn HochuliTV announcers CBS Ian Eagle Dan Fouts and Evan WashburnRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NYJ Jermaine Kearse 16 yard pass from Josh McCown Jason Myers kick 4 02 Jets 7 0 Drive 9 plays 80 yards 4 05 NE Rob Gronkowski 34 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 1 11 Tied 7 7 Drive 5 plays 75 yards 2 51 Second quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 34 yard field goal 2 27 Patriots 10 7 Drive 11 plays 54 yards 4 58 NYJ Jason Myers 55 yard field goal 0 03 Tied 10 10 Drive 5 plays 20 yards 0 48 Third quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 32 yard field goal 8 34 Patriots 13 10 Drive 15 plays 61 yards 6 26 NYJ Jason Myers 38 yard field goal 4 00 Tied 13 13 Drive 12 plays 55 yards 4 34 NE Julian Edelman 21 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 1 52 Patriots 20 13 Drive 4 plays 75 yards 2 08 Fourth quarter NE Sony Michel 1 yard rush Stephen Gostkowski kick 8 54 Patriots 27 13 Drive 10 plays 80 yards 4 29 Top passers NE Tom Brady 20 31 283 yards 2 TD NYJ Josh McCown 26 45 276 yards TD INT Top rushers NE Sony Michel 21 carries 133 yards TD NYJ Isaiah Crowell 6 carries 30 yards Top receivers NE Julian Edelman 4 receptions 84 yards TD NYJ Jermaine Kearse 6 receptions 66 yards TD With the win the Patriots improved to 8 3 Week 13 vs Minnesota Vikings edit Week Thirteen Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalVikings 0 7 3010Patriots 7 3 7724 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date December 2Game time 4 25 p m ESTGame weather 53 F 12 C cloudyGame attendance 65 878Referee Craig WrolstadTV announcers Fox Joe Buck Troy Aikman and Erin AndrewsRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE James Develin 1 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 9 33 Patriots 7 0 Drive 8 plays 81 yards 3 52 Second quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 20 yard field goal 5 45 Patriots 10 0 Drive 15 plays 68 yards 8 16 MIN Adam Thielen 5 yard pass from Kirk Cousins Dan Bailey kick 0 15 Patriots 10 7 Drive 7 plays 74 yards 1 37 Third quarter MIN Dan Bailey 39 yard field goal 2 20 Tied 10 10 Drive 12 plays 41 yards 4 01 NE Josh Gordon 24 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 0 35 Patriots 17 10 Drive 4 plays 75 yards 1 45 Fourth quarter NE James Develin 1 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 10 54 Patriots 24 10 Drive 6 plays 50 yards 3 12 Top passers MIN Kirk Cousins 32 44 201 yards TD 2 INT NE Tom Brady 24 32 311 yards TD INT Top rushers MIN Dalvin Cook 9 rushes 84 yards NE Sony Michel 17 rushes 63 yards Top receivers MIN Stefon Diggs 5 receptions 49 yards NE James White 9 receptions 92 yards With the win the Patriots improved to 9 3 Week 14 at Miami Dolphins edit See also Miracle in Miami Week Fourteen New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 6 21 0633Dolphins 7 14 7634 at Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens Florida Date December 9Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 84 F 29 C mostly cloudyGame attendance 66 087Referee Pete MorelliTV announcers CBS Ian Eagle Dan Fouts and Evan WashburnRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE James Develin 2 yard run Stephen Gostkowski missed PAT 8 13 Patriots 6 0 Drive 12 plays 75 yards 6 47 MIA Kenny Stills 7 yard pass from Ryan Tannehill Jason Sanders kick 2 41 Dolphins 7 6 Drive 5 plays 75 yards 2 41 Second quarter NE Julian Edelman 2 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 14 14 Patriots 13 7 Drive 5 plays 18 yards 2 04 MIA Brandon Bolden 54 yard run Jason Sanders kick 13 26 Dolphins 14 13 Drive 2 plays 75 yards 0 48 NE Cordarrelle Patterson 37 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 10 32 Patriots 20 14 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 2 54 MIA Brandon Bolden 6 yard run Jason Sanders kick 7 28 Dolphins 21 20 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 3 04 NE Rob Gronkowski 16 yard pass from Tom Brady 3 49 Patriots 27 21 Drive 8 plays 75 yards 3 39 Third quarter MIA Brice Butler 23 yard pass from Ryan Tannehill Jason Sanders kick 3 58 Dolphins 28 27 Drive 4 plays 68 yards 2 23 Fourth quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 32 yard field goal 6 50 Patriots 30 28 Drive 8 plays 55 yards 3 43 NE Stephen Gostkowski 22 yard field goal 0 21 Patriots 33 28 Drive 10 plays 69 yards 4 10 MIA Kenyan Drake 69 yard pass play by Ryan Tannehill Dolphins 34 33 Drive 1 play 69 yards 0 16 Top passers NE Tom Brady 27 43 358 yards 3 TD MIA Ryan Tannehill 14 19 265 yards 3 TD Top rushers NE Sony Michel 20 carries 57 yards MIA Frank Gore 12 carries 92 yards Top receivers NE Rob Gronkowski 8 receptions 107 yards TD MIA Kenny Stills 8 receptions 135 yards TD The Patriots lost to the Dolphins on a last second lateral at the end of regulation With the heartbreaking loss the Patriots fell to 9 4 for the first time since 2006 Week 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers edit Week Fifteen New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 7 0 3010Steelers 7 7 0317 at Heinz Field Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Date December 16Game time 4 25 p m ESTGame weather 42 F 6 C cloudyGame attendance 65 280Referee John ParryTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz Tony Romo and Tracy WolfsonRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter PIT Vance McDonald 5 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger Chris Boswell kick 8 45 Steelers 7 0 Drive 11 plays 75 yards 6 20 NE Chris Hogan 63 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 6 58 Tied 7 7 Drive 3 plays 77 yards 1 52 Second quarter PIT Antonio Brown 17 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger Chris Boswell kick 12 07 Steelers 14 7 Drive 8 plays 92 yards 4 17 Third quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 33 yard field goal 0 20 Steelers 14 10 Drive 13 plays 63 yards 8 15 Fourth quarter PIT Chris Boswell 48 yard field goal 2 34 Steelers 17 10 Drive 13 plays 66 yards 5 13 Top passers NE Tom Brady 25 36 279 yards TD INT PIT Ben Roethlisberger 22 34 235 yards 2 TD 2 INT Top rushers NE Sony Michel 13 rushes 59 yards PIT Jaylen Samuels 19 rushes 142 yards Top receivers NE Julian Edelman 7 receptions 90 yards PIT James Washington 3 receptions 65 yards This was the Pats first loss to Pittsburgh since 2011 with a final score of 10 17 With the loss the Patriots fell to 9 5 for the first time since 2008 Week 16 vs Buffalo Bills edit Week Sixteen Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBills 0 0 6612Patriots 7 7 7324 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date December 23Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 40 F 4 C clear and coldGame attendance 65 878Referee Shawn SmithTV announcers CBS Greg Gumbel Trent Green Bruce Arians and Melanie CollinsRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE Sony Michel 4 yard rush Stephen Gostkowski kick 7 32 Patriots 7 0 Drive 6 plays 55 yards 3 22 Second quarter NE James White 27 yard rush Stephen Gostkowski kick 9 59 Patriots 14 0 Drive 5 plays 56 yards 2 20 Third quarter BUF Steven Hauschka 35 yard field goal 13 29 Patriots 14 3 Drive 4 plays 7 yards 1 19 BUF Steven Hauschka 41 yard field goal 10 06 Patriots 14 6 Drive 5 plays 36 yards 1 10 NE Julian Edelman 32 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 5 05 Patriots 21 6 Drive 10 plays 88 yards 5 01 Fourth quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 24 yard field goal 7 44 Patriots 24 6 Drive 6 plays 19 yards 3 11 BUF Zay Jones 31 yard pass from Josh Allen pass failed 1 08 Patriots 24 12 Drive 9 plays 80 yards 1 51 Top passers BUF Josh Allen 20 41 217 yards TD 2 INT NE Tom Brady 13 24 126 yards TD 2 INT Top rushers BUF Keith Ford 7 carries 33 yards NE Sony Michel 18 carries 116 yards TD Top receivers BUF Zay Jones 5 receptions 67 yards TD NE Julian Edelman 6 receptions 70 yards TD After receiver Josh Gordon left the team and was later suspended the Patriots relied on their run game and defense against Buffalo The Pats clinched their 10th straight AFC East title with the win though in the event of a loss to Buffalo Miami s loss to Jacksonville also would ve clinched the division for New England improving their record to 10 5 and for the second time this season denied a 3 game losing streak for the first time since 2002 With the Houston Texans loss to the Philadelphia Eagles the Patriots moved to the 2 seed in the AFC and would have the chance to secure a playoff bye with a win in the following week s game Tom Brady eclipsed 4 000 yards at the same time as Philip Rivers becoming the third and fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 4 000 yards in 10 seasons or more joining Peyton Manning amp Drew Brees 103 Week 17 vs New York Jets edit Week Seventeen New York Jets at New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalJets 3 0 003Patriots 7 14 71038 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date December 30Game time 1 00 p m ESTGame weather 33 F 1 C sunny and coldGame attendance 65 878Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers CBS Ian Eagle Dan Fouts and Evan WashburnRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE James White 17 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 5 16 Patriots 7 0 Drive 9 plays 59 yards 5 00 NYJ Jason Myers 40 yard field goal 0 54 Patriots 7 3 Drive 10 plays 56 yards 4 22 Second quarter NE Rex Burkhead 18 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 12 53 Patriots 14 3 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 3 01 NE Phillip Dorsett 9 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 11 03 Patriots 21 3 Drive 5 plays 8 yards 1 40 Third quarter NE Kyle Van Noy 46 yard fumble return Stephen Gostkowski kick 10 48 Patriots 28 3 Fourth quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 38 yard field goal 9 40 Patriots 31 3 Drive 6 plays 45 yards 2 53 NE Julian Edelman 5 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 3 26 Patriots 38 3 Drive 10 plays 64 yards 5 06 Top passers NYJ Sam Darnold 16 28 167 yards NE Tom Brady 24 33 250 yards 4 TD Top rushers NYJ Elijah McGuire 18 carries 41 yards NE Sony Michel 14 carries 50 yards Top receivers NYJ Deontay Burnett 5 receptions 73 yards NE Julian Edelman 5 receptions 69 yards TD The Pats finish the 2018 season undefeated at home and an 11 5 record overall their first in 10 years and with the win the Patriots clinched a 1st round bye for the 9th straight year Standings edit Division edit AFC East viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 2 New England Patriots 11 5 0 688 5 1 8 4 436 325 W2 Miami Dolphins 7 9 0 438 4 2 6 6 319 433 L3 Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 375 2 4 4 8 269 374 W1 New York Jets 4 12 0 250 1 5 3 9 333 441 L3 Conference edit AFCvte Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK Division leaders 1 a Kansas City Chiefs West 12 4 0 750 5 1 10 2 480 401 W1 2 b New England Patriots East 11 5 0 688 5 1 8 4 482 494 W2 3 b Houston Texans South 11 5 0 688 4 2 9 3 471 435 W1 4 Baltimore Ravens North 10 6 0 625 3 3 8 4 496 450 W3 Wild Cards 5 a Los Angeles Chargers West 12 4 0 750 4 2 9 3 477 422 W1 6 Indianapolis Colts South 10 6 0 625 4 2 7 5 465 456 W4 Did not qualify for the postseason 7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 6 1 594 4 1 1 6 5 1 504 448 W1 8 Tennessee Titans South 9 7 0 563 3 3 5 7 520 465 L1 9 Cleveland Browns North 7 8 1 469 3 2 1 5 6 1 516 411 L1 10 Miami Dolphins East 7 9 0 438 4 2 6 6 469 446 L3 11 c Denver Broncos West 6 10 0 375 2 4 4 8 523 464 L4 12 c Cincinnati Bengals North 6 10 0 375 1 5 4 8 535 448 L2 13 c Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 375 2 4 4 8 523 411 W1 14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 11 0 313 1 5 4 8 549 463 L1 15 d New York Jets East 4 12 0 250 1 5 3 9 506 438 L3 16 d Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 250 1 5 3 9 547 406 L1 Tiebreakers e a b Kansas City finished ahead of LA Chargers based on division record a b New England finished ahead of Houston based on head to head victory a b c Denver finished ahead of Cincinnati and Buffalo based on strength of victory Cincinnati finished ahead of Buffalo based on record vs common opponents Cincinnati s cumulative record against Baltimore Indianapolis the Los Angeles Chargers and Miami was 3 2 compared to Buffalo s 1 4 cumulative record against the same four teams a b NY Jets finished ahead of Oakland based on strength of victory When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL s rules they are first broken within divisions then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division Postseason editSee also 2018 19 NFL playoffs Schedule edit Playoff round Date Opponent seed Result Record Venue NFL comrecap Wild Card First round bye Divisional January 13 2019 Los Angeles Chargers 5 W 41 28 1 0 Gillette Stadium Recap AFC Championship January 20 2019 at Kansas City Chiefs 1 W 37 31 OT 2 0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap Super Bowl LIII February 3 2019 vs Los Angeles Rams N2 W 13 3 3 0 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap Game summaries edit AFC Divisional Playoffs vs 5 Los Angeles Chargers edit AFC Divisional Playoffs 5 Los Angeles Chargers at 2 New England Patriots Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalChargers 7 0 71428Patriots 14 21 3341 at Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts Date January 13 2019Game time 1 05 p m ESTGame weather 26 F 3 C sunny and coldGame attendance 65 878Referee Ronald TorbertTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz Tony Romo Tracy Wolfson and Jay FeelyRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter NE Sony Michel 1 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 7 49 Patriots 7 0 Drive 14 plays 83 yards 7 11 LAC Keenan Allen 43 yard pass from Philip Rivers Michael Badgley kick 4 56 Tied 7 7 Drive 6 plays 67 yards 2 53 NE Sony Michel 14 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 1 35 Patriots 14 7 Drive 7 plays 67 yards 3 21 Second quarter NE Phillip Dorsett 15 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostkowski kick 12 17 Patriots 21 7 Drive 8 plays 58 yards 3 07 NE Rex Burkhead 6 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 6 04 Patriots 28 7 Drive 6 plays 87 yards 3 08 NE Sony Michel 5 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 1 43 Patriots 35 7 Drive 4 plays 35 yards 1 40 Third quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 28 yard field goal 6 31 Patriots 38 7 Drive 14 plays 57 yards 7 22 LAC Melvin Gordon 1 yard run Michael Badgley kick 1 16 Patriots 38 14 Drive 10 plays 72 yards 5 15 Fourth quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 30 yard field goal 12 23 Patriots 41 14 Drive 8 plays 63 yards 3 53 LAC Virgil Green 1 yard pass from Philip Rivers Philip Rivers Keenan Allen pass 7 38 Patriots 41 22 Drive 6 plays 80 yards 2 01 LAC Antonio Gates 8 yard pass from Philip Rivers pass failed 0 59 Patriots 41 28 Drive 12 plays 80 yards 2 00 Top passers LAC Philip Rivers 25 51 331 yards 3 TD INT NE Tom Brady 34 44 343 yards TD Top rushers LAC Melvin Gordon 9 rushes 15 yards TD NE Sony Michel 24 rushes 129 yards 3 TD Top receivers LAC Tyrell Williams 5 receptions 94 yards NE Julian Edelman 9 receptions 151 yards AFC Championship at 1 Kansas City Chiefs edit AFC Championship 2 New England Patriots at 1 Kansas City Chiefs Game summary Period 1 2 34OTTotalPatriots 7 7 314637Chiefs 0 0 724031 at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Missouri Date January 20 2019Game time 6 40 p m EST 5 40 p m CSTGame weather 19 F 7 C cloudyGame attendance 77 034Referee Clete BlakemanTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz Tony Romo Tracy Wolfson Evan Washburn and Jay FeelyRecap Gamebook Game information First Quarter NE Sony Michel 6 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 6 55 Patriots 7 0 Drive 15 plays 80 yards 8 05 Second Quarter NE Phillip Dorsett 29 yard pass from Tom Brady Stephen Gostowski kick 0 27 Patriots 14 0 Drive 8 plays 90 yards 2 41 Third Quarter KC Travis Kelce 12 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 12 56 Patriots 14 7 Drive 4 plays 74 yards 2 04 NE Stephen Gostowski 47 yard field goal 4 07 Patriots 17 7 Drive 6 plays 8 yards 3 36 Fourth Quarter KC Damien Williams 1 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 14 51 Patriots 17 14 Drive 9 plays 75 yards 4 11 KC Damien Williams 23 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 7 45 Chiefs 21 17 Drive 2 plays 23 yards 0 10 NE Sony Michel 10 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 3 32 Patriots 24 21 Drive 10 plays 75 yards 4 13 KC Damien Williams 2 yard run Harrison Butker kick 2 03 Chiefs 28 24 Drive 5 plays 68 yards 1 29 NE Rex Burkhead 4 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 0 39 Patriots 31 28 Drive 6 plays 65 yards 1 24 KC Harrison Butker 39 yard field goal 0 11 Tied 31 31 Drive 4 plays 48 yards 0 31 Overtime NE Rex Burkhead 2 yard run 10 10 Patriots 37 31 Drive 13 plays 75 yards 4 52 Top passers NE Tom Brady 30 46 348 yards TD 2 INT KC Patrick Mahomes 16 31 295 yards 3 TD Top rushers NE Sony Michel 29 rushes 113 yards 2 TD KC Damien Williams 10 rushes 30 yards TD Top receivers NE Julian Edelman 7 receptions 96 yards KC Sammy Watkins 4 receptions 114 yards Super Bowl LIII vs N2 Los Angeles Rams edit Main article Super Bowl LIII Super Bowl LIII A2 New England Patriots vs N2 Los Angeles Rams Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPatriots 0 3 01013Rams 0 0 303 at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date February 3 2019Game time 6 30 p m ESTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 70 081Referee John ParryTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz Tony Romo Tracy Wolfson Evan Washburn and Jay FeelyRecap Gamebook Game information First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 42 yard field goal 10 29 Patriots 3 0 Drive 7 plays 39 yards 3 29 Third quarter LAR Greg Zuerlein 53 yard field goal 2 11 Tied 3 3 Drive 10 plays 42 yards 4 22 Fourth quarter NE Sony Michel 2 yard run Stephen Gostkowski kick 7 00 Patriots 10 3 Drive 5 plays 69 yards 2 49 NE Stephen Gostowski 41 yard field goal 1 12 Patriots 13 3 Drive 9 plays 72 yards 3 05 Top passers NE Tom Brady 21 35 262 yards INT LAR Jared Goff 19 38 229 yards INT Top rushers NE Sony Michel 18 rushes 94 yards TD LAR Todd Gurley 10 rushes 35 yards Top receivers NE Julian Edelman 10 receptions 141 yards LAR Brandin Cooks 8 receptions 120 yardsReferences edit How bad is the Patriots start Statistics paint a bleak picture ESPN com September 24 2018 Retrieved December 12 2018 Sullivan Tyler December 31 2018 Patriots went undefeated against playoff teams in 2018 247 Sports 247 Sports Retrieved June 19 2019 Luciano Mike Patriots Being Undefeated Against Teams in the Playoffs This Year is Kind of a Farce 12 Up 12 Up Archived from the original on September 11 2020 Retrieved June 19 2019 Buchmasser Bernd January 3 2019 2019 NFL playoffs Only one team is undefeated against the playoff field this season 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Patriots free agency tracker Rumors news signings instant analysis Pats Pulpit Retrieved March 16 2018 Cowboys expected to sign Cameron Fleming ProFootballTalk March 24 2018 Retrieved March 24 2018 Dallas Cowboys officially sign former Patriots OT Cameron Fleming Pats Pulpit Retrieved April 4 2018 a b Patriots reportedly re sign linebacker Marquis Flowers to a one year deal Boston com Retrieved March 22 2018 Spotrac com Ricky Jean Francois Spotrac com Retrieved August 9 2018 Titans Reach Deal with Former Patriots RB Dion Lewis TitansOnline March 15 2018 Retrieved March 16 2018 Wesseling Chris March 13 2018 Titans expected to sign RB Dion Lewis to 4 year deal NFL com Retrieved March 16 2018 a b Patriots re sign special teams ace Matthew Slater to two year deal Pats Pulpit Retrieved March 21 2018 New York Giants sign OT Nate Solder Giants com March 15 2018 Archived from the original on March 16 2018 Retrieved March 16 2018 Patra Kevin March 14 2018 Nate Solder signs four year 62M Giants contract NFL com Retrieved March 16 2018 a b Patriots re signing left tackle LaAdrian Waddle NFL com Retrieved March 22 2018 a b Patriots sign Brandon King to two year 2 6 million contract Pats Pulpit Retrieved March 16 2018 Schefter Adam March 16 2018 Patriots reached agreement with former Falcons DE Adrian Clayborn per source AdamSchefter Retrieved March 16 2018 Rapoport Ian March 16 2018 The Patriots are signing Falcons free agent DE Adrian Clayborn to a 2 year deal worth 12M source said RapSheet Retrieved March 16 2018 Yates Field March 16 2018 Source the Patriots are signing former Bengals RB Jeremy Hill FieldYates Retrieved March 16 2018 Jeremy Hill s One Year Deal With Patriots Details Released 98 5 The Sports Hub Boston s Home For Sports WBZ FM March 19 2018 Retrieved March 21 2018 Reiss Mike March 16 2018 Patriots are signing OT Matt Tobin to a 1 year deal per source MikeReiss Retrieved March 16 2018 Patriots sign former Eagles and Seahawks offensive lineman Matt Tobin to a 1 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