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2012 SCHEDULEPRESEASONAug. 9 New Orleans......................7:30Aug. 20 Philadelphia ......................8:00Aug. 25 at Tampa Bay .....................7:30Aug. 29 at New York Giants .............7:30

REGULAR SEASONSep. 9 at Tennessee ......................1:00Sep. 16 Arizona ..............................1:00Sep. 23 at Baltimore........................8:20Sep. 30 at Buffalo ...........................1:00Oct. 7 Denver...............................4:25Oct. 14 at Seattle ............................4:05Oct. 21 New York Jets ...................4:25Oct. 28 at St. Louis (London)..........1:00Nov. 4 BYENov. 11 Buffalo ...............................1:00Nov. 18 Indianapolis.......................1:00Nov. 22 at New York Jets (Thurs) ....8:20Dec. 2 at Miami.............................1:00Dec. 10 Houston (Mon)...................8:30Dec. 16 San Francisco .................*8:20Dec. 23 at Jacksonville....................1:00Dec. 30 Miami ................................1:00* All times ET; Sunday night games in

Weeks 11-16 subject to changeStadium: Gillette Stadium

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Playing Surface: FieldTurfTraining Camp: Gillette Stadium

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CLUB OFFICIALSChairman & CEO: Robert K. KraftPresident: Jonathan A. Kraft President of New England Patriots

Charitable Foundation: Josh KraftDirector of Player Development:

Kevin AndersonVice President of Human Resources:

Robin BoudreauChief Operating Officer of TeamOps

Security: Mark BriggsEquipment Manager: Don BrocherDirector of Player Personnel:

Nick CaserioVice President of Information

Technology: Pat CurleyVideo Director: Jimmy DeeSenior Vice President of Marketing and

Brand Development: Jennifer FerronVice President of Customer Marketing

and Strategy: Jessica GelmanVice President of the Kraft Group:

Robyn GlaserVice President of Media and Community

Relations: Stacey JamesPublisher and Vice President of Content:

Fred KirschVice President of Corporate Sales:

Murray KohlDirector of Research: Richard MillerVice President of Stadium Business

Development and External Affairs: Dan Murphy

Director of Football / Head CoachAdministration: Berj Najarian

Senior Vice President of Finance,Administration and Operation: James Nolan

Vice President of CorporateRelationships: David Pearlstein

Senior Football Advisor: Floyd ReeseSenior Executive Producer of Broadcast

Production: Matt SmithDirector of Cheerleaders: Tracy SormantiExecutive Director of Community Affairs:

Andre TippettSenior Director of Marketing Services

and Operations: Gail TitusHead Athletic Trainer: Jim WhalenVice President of Food and Beverage:

David WheelerVice President of Finance: Jim Wilson

COACHING HISTORYBoston 1960-1970(437-381-9)Records include postseason games1960-61 Lou Saban*.....................7-12-01961-68 Mike Holovak ................53-47-91969-1970 Clive Rush**...................5-16-01970-72 John Mazur*** ...............9-21-01972 Phil Bengtson ....................1-4-01973-78 Chuck Fairbanks**** ....46-41-01978 Hank Bullough-Ron Erhardt#...0-1-01979-1981 Ron Erhardt ....................21-27-01982-84 Ron Meyer## ..............18-16-01984-89 Raymond Berry .............51-41-01990 Rod Rust.........................1-15-01991-92 Dick MacPherson ............8-24-01993-96 Bill Parcells ...................34-34-01997-99 Pete Carroll ...................28-23-02000-2011 Bill Belichick................155-59-0

*Released after five games in 1961**Released after seven games in 1970

***Resigned after nine games in 1972****Suspended for final regular-season game in 1978

#Co-coaches##Released after eight games in 1984

PAID ATTENDANCEHome 542,216 Away 552,239Total 1,094,455Single-game home record,

71,768 (11/30/08)Single-season home record,

579,182 (2007)

2012 DRAFT CHOICESRound Name Pos. College

1 Chandler Jones DE SyracuseDont’a Hightower LB Alabama

2 Tavon Wilson DB Illinois3 Jake Bequette DE Arkansas6 Nate Ebner DB Ohio St.7 Alfonzo Dennard DB Nebraska

Jeremy Ebert WR Northwestern

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2011 TEAM RECORDPRESEASON (2-2)Date Result Opponent8/11 W 47-12 Jacksonville8/18 W 31-14 at Tampa Bay8/27 L 10-34 at Detroit9/1 L 17-18 New York Giants

REGULAR SEASON (13-3)Date Result Opponent9/12 W 38-24 at Miami9/18 W 35-21 San Diego9/25 L 31-34 at Buffalo10/2 W 31-19 at Oakland10/9 W 30-21 New York Jets10/16 W 20-16 Dallas10/30 L 17-25 at Pittsburgh11/6 L 20-24 New York Giants11/13 W 37-16 at New York Jets11/21 W 34-3 Kansas City11/27 W 38-20 at Philadelphia12/4 W 31-24 Indianapolis12/11 W 34-27 at Washington12/18 W 41-23 at Denver12/24 W 27-24 Miami1/1 W 49-21 Buffalo

POSTSEASON (2-1)Date Result Opponent1/14 W 45-10 Denver1/22 W 23-20 Baltimore2/5 L 17-21 vs. New York Giants

at Indianapolis

SCORE BY PERIODSPatriots 82 148 141 142 0 — 513Opponents 87 83 50 122 0 — 342

2011 TEAM STATISTICSPatriots Opp.

Total First Downs 399 370Rushing 107 101Passing 262 245Penalty 30 243rd Down: Made/Att 89/194 87/2023rd Down Pct. 45.9 43.14th Down: Made/Att 7/11 8/194th Down Pct. 63.6 42.1Possession Avg. 28:47 31:13

Total Net Yards 6848 6577Avg. Per Game 428.0 411.1

Total Plays 1082 1064Avg. Per Play 6.3 6.2Net Yards Rushing 1764 1874Avg. Per Game 110.3 117.1

Total Rushes 438 405Net Yards Passing 5084 4703Avg. Per Game 317.8 293.9Sacked/Yards Lost 32/173 40/274Gross Yards 5257 4977Att./Completions 612/402 619/386Completion Pct. 65.7 62.4Had Intercepted 12 23

Punts/Average 57/46.5 67/45.5Net Punting Avg. 57/41.5 67/39.1Penalties/Yards 87/815 115/907Fumbles/Ball Lost 13/5 21/11Touchdowns 61 40

Rushing 18 13Passing 39 26Returns 4 1

TD TD TDSCORING R P Rt PAT FG Saf PTSGostkowski 0 0 0 59/59 28/33 0 143R. Gronkowski 1 17 0 0/0 0/0 0 108Green-Ellis 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 66Welker 0 9 0 0/0 0/0 0 54Hernandez 0 7 0 0/0 0/0 0 42Branch 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30Brady 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18Woodhead 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 10Edelman 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6S. Moore 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Ninkovich 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Ochocinco 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Ridley 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Vereen 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Wilfork 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6Patriots 18 39 4 59/59 28/33 0 513Opponents 13 26 1 38/38 20/23 2 3422-Pt Conversions: Woodhead 2Patriots 2-2, Opponents 0-2

RUSHING No. Yds Avg LG TDGreen-Ellis 181 667 3.7 18 11Ridley 87 441 5.1 33t 1Woodhead 77 351 4.6 12 1Brady 43 109 2.5 13 3Faulk 17 57 3.4 9 0Vereen 15 57 3.8 19 1Hernandez 5 45 9.0 19 0Welker 4 30 7.5 19 0Edelman 4 8 2.0 6 0R. Gronkowski 1 2 2.0 2t 1Hoyer 4 -3 -.8 0 0Patriots 438 1764 4.0 33t 18Opponents 405 1874 4.6 41 13

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg LG TDWelker 122 1569 12.9 99t 9R. Gronkowski 90 1327 14.7 52t 17Hernandez 79 910 11.5 46 7Branch 51 702 13.8 63 5Woodhead 18 157 8.7 16 0Ochocinco 15 276 18.4 53 1Green-Ellis 9 159 17.7 53 0Faulk 7 34 4.9 18 0Edelman 4 34 8.5 11 0Underwood 3 30 10.0 13 0Ridley 3 13 4.3 8 0Slater 1 46 46.0 46 0Patriots 402 5257 13.1 99t 39Opponents 386 4977 12.9 58 26

PUNTING No. Yds. Avg. In 20 LGMesko 57 2648 46.5 24 65Patriots 57 2648 46.5 24 65Opponents 67 3051 45.5 26 64

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg LG TDArrington 7 92 13.1 28 0Wilfork 2 47 23.5 28 0Molden 2 40 20.0 27 0McCourty 2 38 19.0 38 0Ninkovich 2 30 15.0 18 1S. Moore 2 26 13.0 21t 1Mayo 2 4 2.0 2 0Guyton 1 17 17.0 17 0Brown 1 2 2.0 2 0Adams 1 0 0.0 0 0Chung 1 0 0.0 0 0Patriots 23 296 12.9 38 2Opponents 12 186 15.5 42 1

PUNTRETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg LG TDEdelman 28 7 296 10.6 72t 1Welker 8 6 82 10.3 25 0Faulk 2 0 11 5.5 7 0Patriots 38 13 389 10.2 72t 1Opponents 26 18 220 8.5 26 0

KICKOFFRETURNS No. Yds Avg LG TDWoodhead 20 437 21.9 37 0Edelman 12 284 23.7 37 0Ridley 7 152 21.7 32 0Slater 4 68 17.0 22 0R. Gronkowski 1 11 11.0 11 0McCourty 1 24 24.0 24 0Ninkovich 1 10 10.0 10 0Patriots 46 986 21.4 37 0Opponents 60 1294 21.6 88 0

FIELDGOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+Gostkowski 1/1 12/13 5/6 9/11 1/2Patriots 1/1 12/13 5/6 9/11 1/2Opponents 0/0 14/15 2/2 4/6 0/0

SACKS No.Anderson 10.0A. Carter 10.0Ninkovich 6.5Wilfork 3.5Love 3.0Deaderick 2.0Chung 1.0Ellis 1.0Mayo 1.0Warren 1.0Pryor 0.5Wright 0.5Patriots 40.0Opponents 32.0

2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSPASSING Att. Comp. Yds. Pct. TD Int. Tkld. RateBrady 611 401 5235 65.6 39 12 32/173 105.6Hoyer 1 1 22 100.0 0 0 0/0 118.8Patriots 612 402 5257 65.7 39 12 32/173 105.7Opponents 619 386 4977 62.4 26 23 40/274 86.1

RECORD HOLDERSINDIVIDUAL RECORDS—CAREERCategory Name PerformanceRushing (Yds.) ................................................................Sam Cunningham, 1973-79, 1981-82 ................................................5,453Passing (Yds.).................................................................Tom Brady, 2000-2011 ....................................................................39,979Passing (TDs) .................................................................Tom Brady, 2000-2011 .........................................................................300Receiving (No.) ...............................................................Troy Brown, 1993-2007 ........................................................................557Receiving (Yds.) ..............................................................Stanley Morgan, 1977-1989.............................................................10,352Interceptions ...................................................................Raymond Clayborn, 1977-1989 ..............................................................36

Ty Law, 1995-2004.................................................................................36Punting (Avg.) .................................................................Zoltan Mesko, 2010-2011 ....................................................................44.8Punt Return (Avg.)...........................................................Julian Edelman, 2009-2011..................................................................12.4Kickoff Return (Avg.) .......................................................Ellis Hobbs, 2005-08 ...........................................................................27.7Field Goals ......................................................................Adam Vinatieri, 1996-2005 ...................................................................263Touchdowns (Tot.)...........................................................Stanley Morgan, 1977-1989....................................................................68Points..............................................................................Adam Vinatieri, 1996-2005 ................................................................1,158*Sacks............................................................................Andre Tippett, 1982-1993 ..................................................................100.0

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS—SINGLE SEASONCategory Name PerformanceRushing (Yds.) ................................................................Corey Dillon, 2004 .............................................................................1,635Passing (Yds.).................................................................Tom Brady, 2011................................................................................5,235Passing (TDs) .................................................................Tom Brady, 2007.................................................................................**50Receiving (No.) ...............................................................Wes Welker, 2009 .................................................................................123Receiving (Yds.) ..............................................................Wes Welker, 2011 ..............................................................................1,569Interceptions ...................................................................Ron Hall, 1964........................................................................................11Punting (Avg.) .................................................................Zoltan Mesko, 2011 .............................................................................46.5Punt Return (Avg.)...........................................................Julian Edelman, 2010...........................................................................15.3Kickoff Return (Avg.) .......................................................Raymond Clayborn, 1977.....................................................................31.0Field Goals ......................................................................Stephen Gostkowski, 2008......................................................................36Touchdowns (Tot.)...........................................................Randy Moss, 2007..................................................................................23Points..............................................................................Gino Cappelletti, 1964 ...........................................................................155*Sacks............................................................................Andre Tippett, 1984 .............................................................................18.5

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS—SINGLE GAMECategory Name PerformanceRushing (Yds.) ................................................................Tony Collins, 9-18-83............................................................................212Passing (Yds.).................................................................Tom Brady, 9-12-11 ..............................................................................517Passing (TDs) .................................................................Tom Brady, 10-21-07, 10-18-09 ...............................................................6Receiving (No.) ...............................................................Troy Brown, 9-22-02...............................................................................16

Wes Welker, 9-25-11...............................................................................16Receiving (Yds.) ..............................................................Wes Welker, 9-25-11.............................................................................217Interceptions ...................................................................Many times ...............................................................................................3

Last time by Leigh Bodden 11-22-09Field Goals ......................................................................Gino Cappelletti, 10-4-64 ..........................................................................6Touchdowns (Tot.)...........................................................Randy Moss, 11-18-07 .............................................................................4Points..............................................................................Gino Cappelletti, 12-18-65 ......................................................................28*Sacks............................................................................Andre Carter, 11-13-11 ..........................................................................4.0

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COACHING STAFFHead Coach, Bill BelichickPro Career: Bill Belichick is in his 38thseason as an NFL coach and is the onlyhead coach in NFL history to win threeSuper Bowl titles in a four-year span. Hehas won more regular-season games(123) and more games overall (136) dur-ing a 10-year stretch (2002-2011) thanany other head coach in NFL history overany decade. Belichick leads all activehead coaches and is currently ranked 9thon the NFL’s all-time list with 192 total vic-tories. Hired by Chairman and CEO RobertKraft on January 27, 2000, Belichick is inhis 13th season as New England’s headcoach. Through 12 seasons, Belichickhas delivered three Super Bowl champi-onships, five conference titles, nine divi-sion crowns and 16 playoff victories,while posting an overall record of 155-59.Belichick directed the Patriots to victoriesin Super Bowls XXXVI (2001), XXXVIII(2003) and XXXIX (2004), and in 2007 hebecame the first NFL head coach to guidehis team to a 16-0 regular season. Onlyone coach (Pittsburgh’s Chuck Noll, 4)has won more Super Bowls thanBelichick, and his three Super Bowl titlestie Washington’s Joe Gibbs and SanFrancisco’s Bill Walsh for second place onthe NFL’s all-time list. Belichick has led thePatriots to a winning record in each of thelast 11 seasons. The only other NFLcoach to have 10 consecutive winningseasons with one team since the 1970merger was Tom Landry, who led theDallas Cowboys to 16 consecutive win-ning seasons (1970-1985). In 2011,Belichick guided the Patriots to a 13-3record and his fifth AFC ConferenceChampionship. Belichick is the only headcoach in NFL history to win at least 13regular-season games in five separateseasons. Belichick’s Patriots teams ownthe all-time NFL records for consecutivevictories, including the postseason (21from 2003-04) and consecutive playoffvictories (10 from 2001-05). Belichick’s17 postseason wins are tied with JoeGibbs for third all-time, behind TomLandry (20) and Don Shula (19). Over a100-game span from 2003-08, he direct-ed the Patriots to an 82-18 record – thebest record for any 100-game span in NFLhistory. Belichick (.649) has the thirdhighest winning percentage amongcoaches with at least 150 wins, trailingonly Hall of Famers George Halas (.682)and Don Shula (.666). Belichick’s recentaccomplishments are the latest triumphsin a career during which he has helpedproduce five Super Bowl titles, eight con-ference championships and 16 divisiontitles since entering the NFL in 1975. Hewon his first two Super Bowls as thedefensive coordinator for the New YorkGiants in 1986 and 1990 before claimingthree Super Bowl championships with the

Patriots. George Seifert is the only otherman to have won multiple Super Bowlsboth as a head coach and as an assistantcoach. Belichick launched his coachingcareer in 1975 with the Baltimore Coltsand continued as an assistant coach withDetroit (1976-77), Denver (1978) and theNew York Giants (1979-1990). Belichickwas named head coach of the ClevelandBrowns in 1991, becoming the youngesthead coach in the NFL at age 38. By1994, Belichick brought the Browns backto the playoffs, finishing 11-5 andadvancing to the second round of theplayoffs, while allowing a league-low 204total points. In 1996, Belichick joined NewEngland and was a key contributor to thePatriots first division title in 10 years enroute to the Patriots’ appearance in SuperBowl XXXI. Belichick then spent three sea-sons with the New York Jets from 1997 to1999, helping New York improve from a1-15 season in 1996 to an appearance inthe AFC Championship Game in 1998.Career record: 192-104.Background: Belichick was a center/tightend at Wesleyan 1971-74. Personal: Born April 16, 1952, Nashville,Tenn.

ASSISTANT COACHESJosh Boyer, cornerbacks; born January 21,1977, Heath, Ohio. Wide receiver/defensiveback Muskingum College 1996-99. No proplaying experience. College coach: King’sCollege (Pa.) 2000, Dayton 2001, Kent State2002-03, Bryant University 2004, SouthDakota School of Mines and Technology2005. Pro coach: Joined Patriots in 2006.Moses Cabrera, asst. strength and condi-tioning; born August 20, 1978, Deming,N.M. Oral Roberts 1996-2000. No pro play-ing experience. College coach: Fresno State2004-09, Colorado 2010. Pro coach: JoinedPatriots in 2010. Ivan Fears, running backs; born November15, 1954, Portsmouth, Va. Running backWilliam & Mary 1973-75. No pro playingexperience. College coach: William & Mary1977-79, Syracuse 1980-1990. Pro coach:New England Patriots 1991-92, ChicagoBears 1993-98, re-joined Patriots in 1999.Brian Flores, safeties; born February 24,1981, Brooklyn, N.Y. Linebacker BostonCollege 1999-2003. No pro playing experi-ence. Pro coach: Joined Patriots in 2008.George Godsey, tight ends; born January 1,1979, Tampa, Fla. Quarterback Georgia Tech1998-2001. Pro quarterback Tampa BayStorm (AFL) 2003. College coach: CentralFlorida 2004-2010. Pro coach: JoinedPatriots in 2011.Patrick Graham, defensive line; bornJanuary 24, 1979, Des Plaines, Ill.Defensive line Yale 1997-2001. Collegecoach: Wagner College 2002-03, Richmond2004-06, Notre Dame 2007-08. Pro coach:Joined Patriots in 2009. Pepper Johnson, linebackers; born July 29,1964, Detroit, Mich. Linebacker Ohio State

1982-85. Pro linebacker New York Giants1986-1992, Cleveland Browns 1993-95,Detroit Lions 1996, New York Jets 1997-98.Pro coach: Joined Patriots in 2001.Joe Judge, special teams assistant; bornDecember 31, 1981, Philadelphia, Pa.Running back Mississippi State 2000-04.No pro playing experience. College coach:2005-07 Mississippi State, Birmingham-Southern 2008, Alabama 2009-11. Procoach: Joined Patriots in 2011.Josh McDaniels, offensive coordina-tor/quarterbacks; born April 22, 1976,Canton, Ohio. No pro playing experience.College coach: Michigan State 1999-2000.Pro coach: New England Patriots 2001-2008, Denver Broncos, 2009-2010 (headcoach), St. Louis Rams 2011, re-joinedPatriots in 2012.Harold Nash, strength and conditioning;born May 5, 1970, New Orleans, La.Defensive back Louisiana-Lafayette 1988-1993. Pro defensive back ShreveportPirates (CFL) 1994-95, Montreal Alouettes(CFL) 1996-99, Winnipeg Blue Bombers(CFL) 1999-2003, Edmonton Eskimos(CFL) 2004. Pro coach: Joined Patriots in2005.Scott O’Brien, special teams; born June 25,1957, Superior, Wisc. LinebackerWisconsin-Superior 1975-78. No pro play-ing experience. College coach: Wisconsin-Superior 1980-82, Nevada-Las Vegas 1983-85, Rice 1986, Pittsburgh 1987-1990. Procoach: Cleveland Browns 1991-95,Baltimore Ravens 1996-98, CarolinaPanthers 1999-2004, Miami Dolphins 2005-06, Denver Broncos 2007-08, joinedPatriots in 2009.Chad O’Shea, receivers; born December 18,1972, Houston, Texas. QuarterbackMarshall 1991-93, Houston 1994-95. Nopro playing experience. College coach:Houston 1996-99, Southern Mississippi2000-02. Pro coach: Kansas City Chiefs2003-05, Minnesota Vikings 2006-08,joined Patriots in 2009.Matt Patricia, defensive coordinator; bornSeptember 13, 1974, Sherrill, N.Y. Center-guard Rensselaer 1992-96. No pro playingexperience. College coach: Rensselaer1996, Amherst 1999-2000, Syracuse 2001-03. Pro coach: Joined Patriots in 2004.Dante Scarnecchia, asst. head coach/offensive line; born February 15, 1948, LosAngeles, Calif. Center/guard CaliforniaWestern 1968-1970. No pro playing experi-ence. College coach: California Western1970-72, Iowa State 1973-74, SouthernMethodist 1975-76, Pacific 1977-78,Northern Arizona 1979, Southern Methodist1980-81. Pro coach: New England Patriots1982-88, Indianapolis Colts 1989-1990, re-joined Patriots in 1991.

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