
2008 New England Patriots Statistics
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Belichick (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
2008 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Patriots scored 410 points, and the defensive squad gave up 309. Matt Cassel triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,693 yards. Wes Welker paced the receiving corps, catching 111 passes for 1,165 yards, while Randy Moss contributed to the receiving game, too.
Sammy Morris rushed for a team-best 727 yards for New England.
Brandon Meriweather seized 4 opponent throws. Richard Seymour sacked opposing passers 8 times.
Bill Belichick coached the team.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Cassel | 516 | 327 | 63.4 | 3693 | 7.2 | 21 | 4.1 | 11 | 2.1 | 76 | 47 | 219 | 89.4 |
Tom Brady | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 76 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 83.9 |
Kevin O'Connell | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 73.6 |
Totals | 534 | 339 | 63.5 | 3790 | 7.1 | 21 | 3.9 | 11 | 2.1 | 76 | 48 | 221 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sammy Morris | 156 | 727 | 4.7 | 35 | 7 |
Kevin Faulk | 83 | 507 | 6.1 | 41 | 3 |
LaMont Jordan | 80 | 363 | 4.5 | 49 | 4 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 74 | 275 | 3.7 | 15 | 5 |
Matt Cassel | 73 | 270 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 |
Laurence Maroney | 28 | 93 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 |
Wes Welker | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 0 |
Heath Evans | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 |
Randy Moss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Kevin O'Connell | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Totals | 513 | 2278 | 4.4 | 49 | 21 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wes Welker | 111 | 1165 | 10.5 | 64 | 3 |
Randy Moss | 69 | 1008 | 14.6 | 76 | 11 |
Kevin Faulk | 58 | 486 | 8.4 | 22 | 3 |
Jabar Gaffney | 38 | 468 | 12.3 | 37 | 2 |
Ben Watson | 22 | 209 | 9.5 | 29 | 2 |
Sammy Morris | 17 | 161 | 9.5 | 42 | 0 |
David Thomas | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
Sam Aiken | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 43 | 0 |
Heath Evans | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 28 | 0 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
Kelley Washington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 339 | 3790 | 11.2 | 76 | 21 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Gostkowski | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 40 | 36 | 90.0 | 148 |
Totals | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 40 | 36 | 90.0 | 148 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Hanson | 49 | 2143 | 43.7 | 70 |
Matt Cassel | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 |
Totals | 50 | 2200 | 44.0 | 70 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wes Welker | 24 | 237 | 9.9 | 44 | 0 |
Kevin Faulk | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 24 | 0 |
Deltha O'Neal | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 36 | 371 | 10.3 | 44 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellis Hobbs | 45 | 1281 | 28.5 | 95 | 1 |
Matt Slater | 11 | 155 | 14.1 | 31 | 0 |
Sammy Morris | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
Kevin Faulk | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
Steve Neal | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
Wes Welker | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Totals | 62 | 1562 | 25.2 | 95 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Meriweather | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 |
Deltha O'Neal | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 47 | 0 |
Ellis Hobbs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
Jonathan Wilhite | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
James Sanders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Mike Vrabel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Rodney Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 14 | 104 | 7.4 | 47 | 0 |
Sacks:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Seymour | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
Adalius Thomas | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
Mike Vrabel | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
Mike Wright | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
Brandon Meriweather | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Jarvis Green | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Vince Wilfork | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Ty Warren | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
Ellis Hobbs | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
Pierre Woods | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Totals | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Stephen Gostkowski | 36 | 40 | 0 | 148 | ||||||||||
Randy Moss | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
Sammy Morris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
Kevin Faulk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
LaMont Jordan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
Wes Welker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |||||
Jabar Gaffney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
Matt Cassel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Ben Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Ellis Hobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 410 |