2012 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Belichick (12-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
2012 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Belichick (12-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
2012 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Offensively, New England led the circuit with 557 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive squad allowed 331 points. Tom Brady led the charge, throwing for 4,827 yards. Wes Welker caught 118 passes for 1,354 yards.
Stevan Ridley rushed for a team-best 1,263 yards for the Patriots.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 41 turnovers. Devin McCourty intercepted 5 opponent throws. Rob Ninkovich sacked quarterbacks 8 times.
Bill Belichick coached the team. The 2012 New England Patriots lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Danny Aiken | LS | August 28, 1988 | 6'4" | 250 | Virginia | Oxford, CT | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Kamar Aiken | WR | May 30, 1989 | 6'2" | 212 | Central Florida | Hollywood, FL | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Kyle Arrington | RCB | August 12, 1986 | 5'10" | 196 | Hofstra | Accokeek, MD USA | 16 | 12 |
| 92 | Jake Bequette | DE | February 21, 1989 | 6'5" | 274 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Brandon Bolden | RB | January 26, 1990 | 5'11" | 220 | Mississippi | Baton Rouge, LA | 10 | 0 |
| 97 | Ron Brace | DT | December 18, 1986 | 6'3" | 329 | Boston Col. | Springfield, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Brady | QB | August 3, 1977 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan | San Mateo, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Deion Branch | WR | July 18, 1979 | 5'9" | 193 | Louisville | Albany, GA USA | 10 | 4 |
| 61 | Marcus Cannon | RT | May 6, 1988 | 6'5" | 358 | TCU | 16 | 1 | |
| 59 | Bobby Carpenter | LB | August 1, 1983 | 6'3" | 255 | Ohio St. | Lancaster, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Patrick Chung | S | August 19, 1987 | 5'11" | 207 | Oregon | Kingston, Jamaica | 12 | 7 |
| 23 | Marquice Cole | DB | November 13, 1983 | 5'11" | 184 | Northwestern | Hazel Crest, IL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 63 | Daniel Connolly | RG | September 2, 1982 | 6'4" | 311 | SE Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 96 | Jermaine Cunningham | LDE | August 24, 1988 | 6'2" | 248 | Florida | New York, NY USA | 12 | 3 |
| 71 | Brandon Deaderick | DE | August 19, 1987 | 6'4" | 297 | Alabama | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 14 | 5 |
| 37 | Alfonzo Dennard | LCB | September 9, 1989 | 5'10" | 204 | Nebraska | Rochelle, GA | 10 | 6 |
| 46 | James Develin | RB | July 23, 1988 | 6'3" | 251 | Brown | West Chester, PA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Ras-I Dowling | DB | May 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 198 | Virginia | Charleston, SC | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Nate Ebner | DB | December 14, 1988 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH | 15 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Julian Edleman | WR | May 22, 1986 | 6'0" | 198 | Kent St. | Redwood City, CA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 86 | Daniel Fells | WR | September 23, 1983 | 6'4" | 252 | California-Davis | Anaheim, CA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 98 | Marcus Forston | DL | September 28, 1989 | 6'3" | 305 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Justin Francis | DE | February 9, 1989 | 6'4" | 270 | Rutgers | Opa-locka, FL | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Stephen Gostkowski | K | January 28, 1984 | 6'2" | 200 | Memphis | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Steve Gregory | S | January 8, 1983 | 5'11" | 185 | Syracuse | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 87 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | April 14, 1989 | 6'6" | 265 | Arizona | Amherst, NY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 81 | Aaron Hernandez | RB | November 6, 1989 | 6'2" | 250 | Florida | Bristol, CT USA | 10 | 10 |
| 54 | Dont'a Hightower | LB | March 12, 1990 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Lewisburg, TN | 14 | 13 |
| 38 | Lex Hilliard | RB | July 30, 1984 | 5'11" | 231 | Montana | Kalispell, MT | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Michael Hoomanawanui | RB | July 4, 1988 | 6'3" | 271 | Illinois | Bloomington, IL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 95 | Chandler Jones | RDE | February 27, 1990 | 6'5" | 247 | Syracuse | Rochester, NY USA | 14 | 13 |
| 90 | Niko Koutouvides | LB | March 25, 1981 | 6'2" | 238 | Purdue | Plainville, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Brandon Lloyd | WR | July 5, 1981 | 6'0" | 192 | Illinois | Kansas City, MO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 74 | Kyle Love | DT | September 14, 1986 | 6'1" | 301 | Mississippi State | , South Korea | 16 | 12 |
| 15 | Ryan Mallett | QB | June 5, 1988 | 6'7" | 253 | Arkansas | Batesville, AR | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | Logan Mankins | LG | March 10, 1982 | 6'4" | 307 | Fresno St. | Catheys Valley, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | Derrick Martin | DB | May 16, 1985 | 5'10" | 180 | Wyoming | Denver, CO USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Jerod Mayo | LB | February 23, 1986 | 6'2" | 230 | Tennessee | Hampton, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Devin McCourty | LCB | August 13, 1987 | 5'10" | 186 | Rutgers | Nanuet, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Nick McDonald | RG | June 27, 1987 | 6'4" | 316 | Grand Valley State | Salinas, CA | 12 | 1 |
| 14 | Zoltan Mesko | P | March 16, 1986 | 6'4" | 234 | Michigan | Timisoara, Romania | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Sterling Moore | CB | February 3, 1990 | 5'10" | 204 | SMU | Antioch, CA | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Rob Ninkovich | LDE | February 1, 1984 | 6'3" | 251 | Purdue | New Lenox, IL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 67 | Mitch Petrus | G | May 11, 1987 | 6'3" | 311 | Arkansas | Carlisle, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Stevan Ridley | RB | January 27, 1989 | 5'11" | 225 | LSU | Natchez, MS | 16 | 11 |
| 59 | Mike Rivera | LB | January 10, 1986 | 6'2" | 252 | Kansas | Shawnee, KS | ||
| 17 | Greg Salas | WR | August 25, 1988 | 6'1" | 210 | Hawaii | Los Angeles County, CA | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Trevor Scott | DE | August 30, 1984 | 6'5" | 256 | Buffalo | Potsdam, NY USA | 14 | 1 |
| 80 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | June 18, 1980 | 6'4" | 250 | Morgan St. | Laurel, MD USA | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Matt Slater | WR | September 9, 1985 | 6'0" | 198 | UCLA | Los Angeles County, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Nate Solder | LT | April 12, 1988 | 6'8" | 319 | Colorado | Denver, CO | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Brandon Spikes | LB | September 3, 1987 | 6'3" | 250 | Florida | Shelby, NC USA | 15 | 14 |
| 19 | Donte Stallworth | WR | November 10, 1980 | 6'0" | 197 | Tennessee | Sacramento, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Aqib Talib | LCB | February 13, 1986 | 6'2" | 202 | Kansas | Cleveland, OH USA | 6 | 5 |
| 53 | Jeff Tarpinian | LB | October 16, 1987 | 6'2" | 235 | Iowa | Omaha, NE | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | Donald Thomas | LG | September 25, 1985 | 6'3" | 295 | Connecticut | West Haven, CT USA | 16 | 7 |
| 34 | Shane Vereen | RB | May 2, 1989 | 5'10" | 210 | California | Santa Clarita, CA | 13 | 1 |
| 76 | Sebastian Vollmer | RT | October 7, 1984 | 6'8" | 315 | Houston | Dusseldorf, Germany | 15 | 15 |
| 83 | Wes Welker | WR | May 1, 1981 | 5'9" | 190 | Texas Tech | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 12 |
| 62 | Ryan Wendell | C | March 4, 1986 | 6'2" | 275 | Fresno St. | Pomona, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Tracy White | LB | April 14, 1981 | 6'0" | 230 | Howard | Charleston, SC USA | 11 | 1 |
| 75 | Vince Wilfork | DT | November 4, 1981 | 6'2" | 325 | Miami (FL) | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Malcolm Williams | DB | November 22, 1987 | 5'10" | 204 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) | Childress County, TX | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Tavon Wilson | S | March 19, 1990 | 6'0" | 205 | Illinois | Washington, DC | 16 | 5 |
| 82 | Kellen Winslow | TE | July 21, 1983 | 6'4" | 254 | Miami (FL) | San Diego, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Danny Woodhead | RB | January 25, 1985 | 5'9" | 200 | Chadron St. | North Platte, NE USA | 16 | 2 |
