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New England

Patriots

HC Ron Erhardt OC Jim Ringo DC Fritz Shurmur

1981 season
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2–14 Regular season · -48 point diff

Franchise 57 seasons 499–383 all-time 28 playoff trips 6 Super Bowls

All-time leaders

Passing yards Tom Brady 74,573 yds · 2000–2019
Passing TDs Tom Brady 541 TD · 2000–2019
Rushing yards Sam Cunningham 5,453 yds · 1973–1982
Receiving yards Stanley Morgan 10,352 yds · 1977–1989
Sacks Andre Tippett 100 sacks · 1983–1993
Interceptions Raymond Clayborn 36 INT · 1977–1989

Single-season records

Passing yards Tom Brady 5,235 yds · 2011
Passing TDs Tom Brady 50 TD · 2007
Rushing yards Corey Dillon 1,635 yds · 2004
Receiving yards Wes Welker 1,569 yds · 2011
Sacks Andre Tippett 18.5 sacks · 1984
Interceptions Ron Hall 11 INT · 1964

Season by season

SeasonRecordPlayoffsCoach PassingRushingReceiving
2026 3–2 Drake Maye 1,228 Rhamondre Stevenson 227 Romeo Doubs 219
2025 14–3 Lost SB Mike Vrabel Drake Maye 4,394 TreVeyon Henderson 911 Stefon Diggs 1,013
2024 4–13 Jerod Mayo Drake Maye 2,276 Rhamondre Stevenson 801 Hunter Henry 674
2023 4–13 Bill Belichick Mac Jones 2,120 Ezekiel Elliott 642 DeMario Douglas 561
2022 8–9 Bill Belichick Mac Jones 2,997 Rhamondre Stevenson 1,040 Jakobi Meyers 804
2021 10–7 Lost WC Bill Belichick Mac Jones 3,801 Damien Harris 929 Jakobi Meyers 866
2020 7–9 Bill Belichick Cam Newton 2,657 Damien Harris 691 Jakobi Meyers 729
2019 12–4 Lost WC Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,057 Sony Michel 912 Julian Edelman 1,117
2018 11–5 Won Super Bowl Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,355 Sony Michel 931 Julian Edelman 850
2017 13–3 Lost SB Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,577 Dion Lewis 896 Rob Gronkowski 1,084
2016 14–2 Won Super Bowl Bill Belichick Tom Brady 3,554 LeGarrette Blount 1,161 Julian Edelman 1,106
2015 12–4 Lost Conf Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,770 LeGarrette Blount 703 Rob Gronkowski 1,176
2014 12–4 Won Super Bowl Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,109 LeGarrette Blount 547 Rob Gronkowski 1,124
2013 12–4 Lost Conf Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,343 Stevan Ridley 773 Julian Edelman 1,056
2012 12–4 Lost Conf Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,827 Stevan Ridley 1,263 Wes Welker 1,354
2011 13–3 Lost SB Bill Belichick Tom Brady 5,235 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 667 Wes Welker 1,569
2010 14–2 Lost Div Bill Belichick Tom Brady 3,900 BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1,008 Wes Welker 848
2009 10–6 Lost WC Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,398 Laurence Maroney 757 Wes Welker 1,348
2008 11–5 Bill Belichick Matt Cassel 3,693 Sammy Morris 727 Wes Welker 1,165
2007 16–0 Lost SB Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,806 Laurence Maroney 835 Randy Moss 1,493
2006 12–4 Lost Conf Bill Belichick Tom Brady 3,533 Corey Dillon 812 Reche Caldwell 760
2005 10–6 Lost Div Bill Belichick Tom Brady 4,110 Corey Dillon 733 Deion Branch 998
2004 14–2 Won Super Bowl Bill Belichick Tom Brady 3,690 Corey Dillon 1,635 David Givens 872
2003 14–2 Won Super Bowl Bill Belichick Tom Brady 3,620 Antowain Smith 642 Deion Branch 803
2002 9–7 Bill Belichick Tom Brady 3,764 Antowain Smith 982 Troy Brown 890
2001 11–5 Won Super Bowl Bill Belichick Tom Brady 2,843 Antowain Smith 1,157 Troy Brown 1,199
2000 5–11 Bill Belichick Drew Bledsoe 3,291 Kevin Faulk 570 Terry Glenn 963
1999 8–8 Pete Carroll Drew Bledsoe 3,985 Terry Allen 896 Terry Glenn 1,147
1998 9–7 Lost WC Pete Carroll Drew Bledsoe 3,633 Robert Edwards 1,115 Terry Glenn 792
1997 10–6 Lost Div Pete Carroll Drew Bledsoe 3,706 Curtis Martin 1,160 Shawn Jefferson 841
1996 11–5 Lost SB Bill Parcells Drew Bledsoe 4,086 Curtis Martin 1,152 Terry Glenn 1,132
1995 6–10 Bill Parcells Drew Bledsoe 3,507 Curtis Martin 1,487 Vincent Brisby 974
1994 10–6 Lost WC Bill Parcells Drew Bledsoe 4,555 Marion Butts 703 Ben Coates 1,174
1993 5–11 Bill Parcells Drew Bledsoe 2,494 Leonard Russell 1,088 Ben Coates 659
1992 2–14 Dick MacPherson Hugh Millen 1,203 Jon Vaughn 451 Irving Fryar 791
1991 6–10 Dick MacPherson Hugh Millen 3,073 Leonard Russell 959 Irving Fryar 1,014
1990 1–15 Rod Rust Marc Wilson 1,625 John Stephens 808 Irving Fryar 856
1989 5–11 Raymond Berry Steve Grogan 1,697 John Stephens 833 Hart Lee Dykes 795
1988 9–7 Raymond Berry Doug Flutie 1,150 John Stephens 1,168 Stanley Morgan 502
1987 8–7 Raymond Berry Steve Grogan 1,183 Tony Collins 474 Stanley Morgan 672
1986 11–5 Lost Div Raymond Berry Tony Eason 3,328 Craig James 427 Stanley Morgan 1,491
1985 11–5 Lost SB Raymond Berry Tony Eason 2,156 Craig James 1,227 Stanley Morgan 760
1984 9–7 Raymond Berry / Ron Meyer Tony Eason 3,228 Craig James 790 Derrick Ramsey 792
1983 8–8 Ron Meyer Steve Grogan 2,411 Tony Collins 1,049 Stanley Morgan 863
1982 5–4 Lost WC Ron Meyer Steve Grogan 930 Tony Collins 632 Stanley Morgan 584
1981 2–14 Ron Erhardt Steve Grogan 1,859 Tony Collins 873 Stanley Morgan 1,029
1980 10–6 Ron Erhardt Steve Grogan 2,475 Vagas Ferguson 818 Stanley Morgan 991
1979 9–7 Ron Erhardt Steve Grogan 3,286 Sam Cunningham 563 Harold Jackson 1,013
1978 11–5 Lost Div Chuck Fairbanks / Hank Bullough / Ron Erhardt Steve Grogan 2,824 Sam Cunningham 768 Stanley Morgan 820
1977 9–5 Chuck Fairbanks Steve Grogan 2,162 Sam Cunningham 1,015 Darryl Stingley 657
1976 11–3 Lost Div Chuck Fairbanks Steve Grogan 1,903 Sam Cunningham 824 Darryl Stingley 370
1975 3–11 Chuck Fairbanks Steve Grogan 1,976 Sam Cunningham 666 Randy Vataha 720
1974 7–7 Chuck Fairbanks Jim Plunkett 2,457 Mack Herron 824 Randy Vataha 561
1973 5–9 Chuck Fairbanks Jim Plunkett 2,550 Sam Cunningham 516 Reggie Rucker 743
1972 3–11 John Mazur / Phil Bengtson Jim Plunkett 2,196 Josh Ashton 546 Reggie Rucker 681
1971 6–8 John Mazur Jim Plunkett 2,158 Carl Garrett 784 Randy Vataha 872
1970 2–12 Clive Rush / John Mazur Joe Kapp 1,104 Jim Nance 522 Ron Sellers 550