List of New England Patriots team records
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This page encompasses New England Patriots American football team and individual records ranging from most passing yards in a single season to all time coach winning percentages.
Individual single-season records[edit]
Passing[edit]
- Most attempts: 691 Drew Bledsoe (1994)[1]
- Most completions: 402 Tom Brady (2015)[1]
- Most yards: 5,235 Tom Brady (2011)[1]
- Most touchdowns: 50 Tom Brady (2007)[1]
- Highest passer rating: 117.2 Tom Brady (2007)[1]
- Most touchdowns in two games: 11 Tom Brady (2007)[1]
Rushing[edit]
- Most attempts: 368 Curtis Martin (1995)[2]
- Most yards: 1,635 Corey Dillon (2004)[2]
- Most touchdowns: 18 LeGarrette Blount (2018)[2]
- Most yards by rookie running back: 1,487 Curtis Martin (1995)[2]
Receiving[edit]
- Most receptions: 123 Wes Welker (2009)[3]
- Most receiving yards: 1,569 Wes Welker (2011)[3]
- Most receiving touchdowns: 23 Randy Moss (2007)[3]
- Longest reception: 99 Wes Welker (2011)[3]
Defensive[edit]
- Most tackles: 174 Jerod Mayo (2010)[4]
- Most sacks: 18.5 Andre Tippett (1984)[4]
- Most interceptions: 11 Ron Hall (1964)[4]
- Longest interception return: 100 Jimmy Hitchcock (1998)[4]
- Most safeties: 2 Don Blackmon (1981-1987)[4]
Kicking[edit]
- Most punts: 103 Shawn McCarthy (1992)[5]
- Most punt yards: 4,227 Shawn McCarthy (1992)[5]
- Most field goals: 38 Stephen Gostkowski (2013)[5]
- Longest field goal: 57 Stephen Gostkowski (2015)[5]
Returning[edit]
Punt returns
- Most punt return yards: 608 Mike Haynes (1976)[6]
- Most punt return touchdowns: 2 Mike Haynes (1976), Irving Fryar (1985) and Troy Brown (2001)[6]
- Longest punt return: 94 Julian Edelman (2010)[6]
Kick returns
- Most kick return yards: 1,281 Ellis Hobbs (2008)[6]
- Most kick return touchdowns: 3 Raymond Clayborn (1977)[6]
- Longest kick return: 108 Ellis Hobbs (2007)[6]
Coaching[edit]
- Most wins: 16 (16-game season) Bill Belichick (2000-present)[7]
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Most points scored: 158 Stephen Gostkowski (2013)[8]
Individual career-with-franchise records[edit]
Passing leaders[edit]
- Passing yards: 74,571 Tom Brady (2000-2019), 29,657 Drew Bledsoe (1993-2001), 26,886 Steve Grogan (1975–1990), 16,747 Babe Parilli (1961-1967), 10,732 Tony Eason (1983-1989)[9]
- Passing touchdowns: 541 Tom Brady (2000–2019), 182 Steve Grogan (1975–1990), 166 Drew Bledsoe (1993–2001), 132 Babe Parilli (1961-1967), 62 Jim Plunkett (1971-1975)[9]
Rushing leaders[edit]
- Rushing yards: 5,453 Sam Cunningham (1973–1982), 5,323 Jim Nance (1965-1971), 4,647 Tony Collins (1981-1987), 3,799 Curtis Martin (1995-1997), 3,607 Kevin Faulk (1999-2011)[10]
- Rushing touchdowns: 45 Jim Nance (1965–1971), 43 Sam Cunningham (1973-1982), 37 Corey Dillon (2004-2006), 35 Steve Grogan (1975–1990), 34 LeGarrette Blount (2013-2016)[10]
Receiving leaders[edit]
- Receiving touchdowns: 79 Rob Gronkowski (2010-2018), 67 Stanley Morgan (1977–1989), 50 Ben Coates (1991-1999), 50 Randy Moss (2007-2010), 42 Gino Cappelletti (1960-1970)[11]
- Receiving yards: 10,352 Stanley Morgan (1977–1989), 7,861 Rob Gronkowski (2010–2018), 7,459 Wes Welker (2007-2012), 6,822 Julian Edelman (2009-2020), 6,366 Troy Brown (1993-2007)[11]
- Receptions: 672 Wes Welker (2007-2012), 620 Julian Edelman (2009–2020), 557 Troy Brown (1993-2007), 534 Stanley Morgan (1977–1989), 521 Rob Gronkowski (2010-2018)[11]
Defensive leaders[edit]
- Combined Tackles 1,074 Tedy Bruschi (1996-2008), 900 Devin McCourty (2010-present), 811 Vincent Brown 1988–1995, 802 Jerod Mayo (2008-2015), 763 Lawyer Milloy (1996-2002), 760 Ted Johnson (1995–2004), 719 Patrick Chung (2009–2019), 672 Willie McGinest (1994-2005), 640 Chris Slade (1993–2000), 638 Ty Law (1995-2004)[12]
- Sacks: 100.0 Andre Tippett (1982-1993), 80.5 Julius Adams (1971-1987), 78.0 Willie McGinest (1994-2005), 77.0 Tony McGee (1974–1981), 53.5 Ray Hamilton (1973-1981), 51.0 Chris Slade (1993-2000), 48.0 Mike Vrabel (2001-2008), 46.0 Rob Ninkovich (2009-2016), 43.5 Larry Eisenhauer (1961-1969), 43.5 Brent Williams (1986-1993)[12]
- Interceptions: 36 Raymond Clayborn (1977–1989), 36 Ty Law (1995-2004), 31 Devin McCourty (2010-present), 29 Roland James (1980–1990), 29 Ron Hall (1961-1967), 29 Fred Marion (1982-1991), 28 Mike Haynes (1976–1982), 27 Maurice Hurst (1985–1995), 25 J.C. Jackson (2018-2021), 24 Nick Buoniconti (1962–1968)[12]
Kicking leaders[edit]
- Field goals made: 374 Stephen Gostkowski (2006-2019), 263 Adam Vinatieri (1996-2005), 176 Gino Cappelletti (1960-1970), 128 John Smith (1974–1983), 93 Tony Franklin (1984-1987)[13]
- 50 yds+: 25 Stephen Gostkowski (2006-2019), 8 Adam Vinatieri (1996-2005), 8 Nick Folk (2019–present), 3 Tony Franklin (1984-1987), 2 Gino Cappelletti (1960-1970)[13]
Returning[edit]
Punt returning
- Most punt return yards: 2,625 Troy Brown (1993-2007), 2,055 Irving Fryar (1984-1992), 1,986 Julian Edelman (2009-2020), 1,438 Dave Meggett (1995-1997), 1,185 Wes Welker (2007-2012)[14]
- Most punt return touchdowns: 4 Julian Edelman (2009–2020), 3 Troy Brown (1993), 3 Irving Fryar (1984–1992), 2 Mike Haynes (1976-1982)[14]
Kick returning
- Most kick return yards: 4,098 Kevin Faulk (1999-2011), 2,913 Ellis Hobbs (2005-2008), 2,561 Dave Meggett (1995-1997), 2,557 Bethel Johnson (2003-2005), 2,299 Larry Garron (1960-1968)[14]
- Most kick return touchdowns: 3 Raymond Clayborn (1977-1989), 3 Ellis Hobbs (2005-2008), 2 Kevin Faulk (1999–2011), 2 Bethel Johnson (2003-2005), 2 Larry Garron (1960-1968)[14]
Coaching[edit]
- Wins: 254 Bill Belichick (2000-present), 52 Mike Holovak (1961-1968), 48 Raymond Berry (1984-1989)[7]
- Win percentage: .720 Bill Belichick (2000–present), .563 Pete Carroll (1997-1999), .552 Raymond Berry (1984-1989)[7]
- Playoff wins: 30 Bill Belichick (2000-present), 3 Raymond Berry (1984-1989), 2 Bill Parcells (1993-1996)[7]
Miscellaneous records[edit]
- Most points scored: 1,775 Stephen Gostkowski (2006-2019), 1,158 Adam Vinatieri (1996-2005), 1,130 Gino Cappelletti (1960-1970), 692 John Smith (1974–1983), 482 Rob Gronkowski (2010-2018)[15]
- Most games played: 285 Tom Brady (2000–2019), 212 Bruce Armstrong (1987–2000), 206 Julius Adams (1971-1987), 206 Matthew Slater (2008-present), 204 Stephen Gostkowski (2006-2019), 194 Mosi Tatupu (1978-1990)[16]
- Most touchdowns scored: 80 Rob Gronkowski (2010-2018), 68 Stanley Morgan (1977-1989), 50 Ben Coates (1991–1999), 50 Randy Moss (2007–2010), 49 Sam Cunningham (1973–1982)[16]
- Most two-point conversions made: 4 Gino Cappelletti (1960–1970), 4 Julian Edelman (2009–2020), 3 Jakobi Meyers (2019–present), 2 Jim Crawford (1960–1964), 2 Jim Colclough (1960-1968), 2 Troy Brown (1993–2007), 2 Curtis Martin (1995–1997), 2 Dave Meggett (1995-1997), 2 Danny Woodhead (2010–2012)[16]
Team records[edit]
1960–present[edit]
- Most points scored in a season: 589 Patriots (2007 season), 557 Patriots (2012 season), 518 Patriots (2010 season), 513 Patriots (2011 season), 468 Patriots (2014 season)[16]
- Largest point differential in a season: 315 Patriots (2007 season), 226 Patriots (2012 season), 205 Patriots (2010 season), 195 Patriots (2019 season), 191 Patriots (2016 season)[16]
- Largest point deficit overcome in a game: 24 (Denver Broncos Nov. 24 2013), 23 (Seattle Seahawks Sep. 16, 1984), 22 (New York Giants Dec. 21, 1996), 21 (Buffalo Bills Jan. 1, 2012)[16]
- Largest point deficit overcome in a playoff game: 25 (Atlanta Falcons Feb. 5 2017)[16]
- Best W/L percentage against another team: .889 Jacksonville Jaguars (8-1), .818 Baltimore Ravens (9-2), .769 Chicago Bears (10-3), .750 Houston Texans (9-3), .700 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3)[16]
Individuals with NFL records[edit]
Offense[edit]
The following are records that are held by QB Tom Brady entirely with the New England Patriots (2000–2019):
Regular season
- Most games won by a quarterback: 219
- Most games 2+ touchdown passes: 173
- Most players throwing a touchdown pass to: 77
- Best touchdown to interception ratio in a season: 28:2
- Most wins on the road by a quarterback: 98
- Most wins at home by a quarterback: 121
- Only quarterback to have three consecutive games with 300+ passing yards, 3+ Touchdown-passes and 0 interceptions
- Oldest quarterback to lead the league in passing yards: 40
- Most yards in a single season for a quarterback aged 40 and older (age 40): 4,577
- Oldest player to win NFL MVP: 40
- Oldest position player to be named first-team All-Pro: 40
- Most career passing yards with one team: 74,571
- Most career passing touchdowns with one team: 541
- Most Pro Bowl Selections: 14 (tied)
- Most seasons quarterbacking for one team: 19
- Most seasons as passing touchdowns leader: 4 (tied)
Playoffs
- Most games played: 41
- Most games started: 41
- Most games won by a starting quarterback: 30
- Most consecutive wins by a starting quarterback: 10 (2001–2005)
- Most consecutive wins to start a career by a starting quarterback: 10 (2001, 2003–2005)
- Most career home wins by a starting quarterback: 20 (2001–2019)
- Most consecutive home wins by a starting quarterback: 9 (2013–2019)
- Most touchdown passes: 73
- Most passing yards: 11,388
- Most passing yards in a single playoff game: 505 (Super Bowl LII)
- Most passes completed: 1,025
- Most passes attempted: 1,626
- Most passes intercepted: 35
- Most division titles won by a starting quarterback: 16
- Most NFL conference championship appearances by a starting quarterback: 13
- Most NFL conference championship wins by a starting quarterback: 9
- Oldest Quarterback to win an AFC title game: 41 years, 5 months, 17 days
- Most career 300+ passing yard games: 16
- Most game-winning drives: 13
- Most multi-TD passes: 23
Super Bowl
- Most touchdown passes: 18
- Most passing yards: 2,838
- Most passes completed: 256
- Most passes attempted: 392
- Most wins as starting QB: 6
- Most wins as a player: 6
- Most passes completed in first half of a single Super Bowl: 20 (XLIX)
- Most passes completed in a single Super Bowl: 43 (LI)
- Most passes attempted in a single Super Bowl: 62 (LI)
- Most passing yards in a single Super Bowl: 505 (LII)
- Most Super Bowl appearances: 9
- Most passing attempts without an interception in a single Super Bowl: 48 (XLII & LII)
- Oldest QB to start a Super Bowl: 41 years, 6 months, 0 days
- Oldest QB to win a Super Bowl: 41 years, 6 months, 0 days
- Oldest player to win Super Bowl MVP: 39 years, 6 months, 2 days
- Most consecutive completions in a single Super Bowl: 16 (XLVI)
- Most game-winning drives: 6
The following are NFL records that are held by former Patriots players that still stand today:
- Most receiving touchdowns in a single season: 23 Randy Moss
- Most total touchdowns by Tight end in a single season: 18 Rob Gronkowski
- Most receiving touchdowns by Tight end in a single season: 17 Rob Gronkowski
Coaching[edit]
- Most consecutive Super Bowl wins: 2 (Twice) Bill Belichick (2003 and 2004) (tied with Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Jimmy Johnson, and Mike Shanahan)
Team NFL records[edit]
All-time[edit]
- Most Super Bowl appearances (11)
- Tied (Pittsburgh Steelers) most Super Bowl wins (6).
- Tied (Denver Broncos) most Super Bowl losses (5).
- Most wins in a 10-year period (126 from 2003 to 2012).
- Most playoff wins (37).
- Longest winning streak of regular season and playoff games (21 from October 2003 to October 2004).
- Most consecutive winning seasons (19 from 2001 to 2019).
- Most consecutive division titles (11 from 2009 to 2019).
- Only undefeated 16-game regular season (2007).
- Highest postseason winning percentage (.638).
- Consecutive overtime victories (8 from December 2000 to November 2003)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "New England Patriots Single Season Passing Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "New England Patriots Single Season Rushing Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "New England Patriots Single Season Receiving Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "New England Patriots Single Season Defensive Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "New England Patriots Single Season Kicking Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "New England Patriots Single Season Return Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "New England Patriots Coaches statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "New England Patriots Single Season Scoring Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "New England Patriots Career Passing Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 "New England Patriots Career Rushing Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "New England Patriots Career Receiving Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "New England Patriots Career Defensive Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "New England Patriots Career Kicking & Punting Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 13 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "New England Patriots Career Return Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 14 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "New England Patriots Career Scoring Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 14 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 "New England Patriots Franchise Page". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 14 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Patriots NFL Records" (PDF). New England Patriots. 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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