New England Patriots at a glance
Coach: Bill Belichick
Key Stats
3 Wins, in 25 tries, by coaches facing Bill Belichick for the first time. One of those coaches was Ron Rivera, whose Panthers beat New England in 2013.
7 Super Bowl appearances for quarterback Tom Brady, moving him past Buffalo defensive lineman Mike Lodish for the most Super Bowl appearances.
8 Receptions of at least 20 yards for Chris Hogan this postseason.
22 New England players with previous Super Bowl experience.
Starting Lineup
Offense
WR | 15 Chris Hogan |
LT | 77 Nate Solder |
LG | 62 Joe Thuney |
C | 60 David Andrews |
RG | 69 Shaq Mason |
RT | 61 Marcus Cannon |
TE | 88 Martellus Bennett |
WR | 11 Julian Edelman |
QB | 12 Tom Brady |
RB | 29 LeGarrette Blount |
RB | 28 James White |
Defense
LDE | 95 Chris Long |
DT | 97 Alan Branch |
DT | 90 Malcom Brown |
RDE | 98 Trey Flowers |
LB | 58 Shea McClellin |
LB | 54 Dont’a Hightower |
LB | 50 Rob Ninkovich |
LCB | 21 Malcolm Butler |
RCB | 26 Logan Ryan |
S | 23 Patrick Chung |
S | 32 Devin McCourty |
Special Teams
K | 3 Stephen Gostkowski |
P | 6 Ryan Allen |
H | 6 Ryan Allen |
PR | 80 Danny Amendola |
KR | 24 Cyrus Jones |
LS | 49 Joe Cardona |
Injuries
QUESTIONABLE: TE Martellus Bennett (knee), DT Alan Branch (toe), DB Nate Ebner (concussion), LB Dont’a Hightower (shoulder), WR Chris Hogan (thigh), WR Malcolm Mitchell (knee), DT Vincent Valentine (back).
Schedule/Results
Date | Opponent | Result | |
September | |||
11 | At Arizona | W 23-21 | |
18 | Miami | W 31-24 | |
22 | Houston | W 27-0 | |
October | |||
2 | Buffalo | L 16-0 | |
9 | At Cleveland | W 33-13 | |
16 | Cincinnati | W 35-17 | |
23 | At Pittsburgh | W 27-16 | |
30 | At Buffalo | W 41-25 | |
November | |||
Bye | |||
13 | Seattle | L 31-24 | |
20 | At San Francisco | W 30-17 | |
27 | At N.Y. Jets | W 22-17 | |
December | |||
4 | Los Angeles | W 26-10 | |
12 | Baltimore | W 30-23 | |
18 | At Denver | W 16-3 | |
24 | N.Y. Jets | W 41-3 | |
January | |||
1 | At Miami | W 35-14 | |
14 | Houston | W 34-16 | |
22 | Pittsburgh | W 36-17 | |
This story was originally published February 3, 2017 at 9:07 PM with the headline "New England Patriots at a glance."