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New England Patriots Winning Streaks
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18 Wins in a Season
New England's 18 straight regular-season and playoff victories in 2007 represent the longest single-season winning streak in NFL history. The Patriots won 19 consecutive regular season games dating back to a 40-7 win over the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 17, 2006. New England's 19-game regular-season winning streak is also the longest in NFL history, eclipsing the Patriots' 18 consecutive regular-season wins from Oct. 5, 2003 to Oct. 24, 2004. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 2007 Patriots became the first major American pro sports team to open a season with 18 straight victories in more than 100 years, dating back to baseball's Union Association in 1884.
Undefeated Regular Season
The 2007 Patriots became the fourth NFL team to win all of their regular season
games since the league was founded in 1920. The Patriots are the first team to
accomplish the feat since the NFL season expanded from 14 games to 16 games in
1978. New England joins the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to accomplish
the feat since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. Including the 2007 Patriots, three of the
four teams in NFL history to complete an undefeated and untied regular season have lost in the league championship playoff game.
Historic Output
The Patriots produced one of the most prolific offensive performances in NFL history during the 2007 regular season. New England scored an NFL-record 589 points for an average of 36.8 points per game. The Patriots outscored their opponents by an NFL-record total of 315 points – an average of 19.7 points per game. |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
2007 WINNING STREAK |
| 1 |
Sun. SEPT 9, 2007 |
New York JETS |
AWAY |
WON 38-14 |
| 2 |
Sun. SEPT 16, 2007 |
San Diego CHARGERS |
HOME |
WON 38-14 |
| 3 |
Sun. SEPT 23, 2007 |
Buffalo BILLS |
HOME |
WON 38-7 |
| 4 |
Mon. OCT 1, 2007 |
Cincinnati BENGALS |
AWAY |
WON 34-13 |
| 5 |
Sun. OCT 7, 2007 |
Cleveland BROWNS |
HOME |
WON 34-17 |
| 6 |
Sun. OCT 14, 2007 |
Dallas COWBOYS |
AWAY |
WON 48-27 |
| 7 |
Sun. OCT 21, 2007 |
Miami DOLPHINS |
AWAY |
WON 49-28 |
| 8 |
Sun. OCT 28, 2007 |
Washington REDSKINS |
HOME |
WON 52-7 |
| 9 |
Sun. NOV 4, 2007 |
Indianapolis COLTS |
AWAY |
WON 24-20 |
| 10 |
BYE WEEK |
| 11 |
Sun. NOV 18, 2007 |
Buffalo BILLS |
AWAY |
WON 56-10 |
| 12 |
Sun. NOV 25, 2007 |
Philadelphia EAGLES |
HOME |
WON 31-28 |
| 13 |
Mon. DEC 3, 2007 |
Baltimore RAVENS |
AWAY |
WON 27-24 |
| 14 |
Sun. DEC 9, 2007 |
Pittsburgh STEELERS |
HOME |
WON 34-13 |
| 15 |
Sun. DEC 16, 2007 |
New York JETS |
HOME |
WON 20-10 |
| 16 |
Sun. DEC 23, 2007 |
Miami DOLPHINS |
HOME |
WON 28-7 |
| 17 |
Sat. DEC 29, 2007 |
New York GIANTS |
AWAY |
WON 38-35 |
| Div |
Sat. JAN 12, 2008 |
Jacksonville JAGUARS |
HOME |
WON 31-20 |
| AFC |
Sun. JAN 20, 2008 |
San Diego CHARGERS |
HOME |
WON 21-12 |
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NFL RECORDS SET OR TIED IN 2007
• Most overall victories in a season (18, tied with 1984 San Francisco 49ers and 1985 Chicago Bears)
• Most regular-season victories in a season (16)
• Most points scored in a season (589)
• Largest point differential in a season (+315)
• Most touchdowns in a season (75)
• Most consecutive regular-season victories (19, dating back to 2006 season)
• Most players scoring touchdowns in a season (21, tied with the 2000 Denver Broncos and 1987 L.A. Rams)
• Most touchdown passes between one passer and one receiver (23, QB Tom Brady and WR Randy Moss)
• Most consecutive wins by 17 points or more to begin a season (8)
• Most consecutive games scoring 34 or more points to begin a season (8, tied with the 2000 St. Louis Rams)
• Most points scored through first 15 games (551)
• Most points scored through first 14 games (523)
• Most points scored through first 13 games (503)
• Most points scored through first 12 games (469)
• Most points scored through first 11 games (442)
• Most points scored through first 10 games (411) |
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21 Consecutive Wins
Under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick, the 2003-2004 New
England Patriots set an NFL record for winning the most consecutive games – 21.
Starting with Week 5 of the 2003 regular season, the victories continued through the
post-season with wins in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, the AFC Championship
Game and Super Bowl XXXVIII, and culminated with a win in Week 7 of the 2004
regular season. The winning streak spanned the course of more than 12 months – October 5, 2003 to October 24, 2004.
A New Regular Season Record
By winning 18 straight regular season games, the Patriots broke
another NFL
record, one held since 1934 by the 1933-1934 Chicago Bears.
Hall
of Fame Exhibit
On September 29, 2005, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, opened
an exhibit honoring the Patriots' legendary winning streak. An official game
ball from each of the wins makes up this one-of-a-kind display.
Highlight DVD
This record-setting streak has been chronicled in a 2-DVD box set (below) that includes highlights from each game, interviews with key players,
and footage of the Super Bowl XXXVIII ring ceremony. A special added feature
is Bill Belichick's "Belestrator" game film segments from his Weekly
television appearance on Patriots All-Access
during which he would preview the week's upcoming game. |
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21: The Story Behind
the NFL's Longest Winning Streak
buy now |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
21-GAME WINNING STREAK |
| 2003 SEASON |
| 5 |
Sun. OCT 5, 2003 |
Tennessee TITANS |
HOME |
WON 38-30 |
| 6 |
Sun. OCT 12, 2003 |
New York GIANTS |
HOME |
WON 17-6 |
| 7 |
Sun. OCT 19, 2003 |
Miami DOLPHINS |
AWAY |
WON 19-13 |
| 8 |
Sun. OCT 26, 2003 |
Cleveland BROWNS |
HOME |
WON 9-3 |
| 9 |
Mon. NOV 3, 2003 |
Denver BRONCOS |
AWAY |
WON 30-26 |
| 10 |
BYE WEEK |
| 11 |
Sun. NOV 16, 2003 |
Dallas COWBOYS |
HOME |
WON 12-0 |
| 12 |
Sun. NOV 23, 2003 |
Houston TEXANS |
AWAY |
WON 23-20 |
| 13 |
Sun. NOV 30, 2003 |
Indianapolis COLTS |
AWAY |
WON 38-34 |
| 14 |
Sun. DEC 7, 2003 |
Miami DOLPHINS |
HOME |
WON 12-0 |
| 15 |
Sun. DEC 14, 2003 |
Jacksonville JAGUARS |
HOME |
WON 27-13 |
| 16 |
Sat. DEC 20, 2003 |
New York JETS |
AWAY |
WON 21-16 |
| 17 |
Sat. DEC 27, 2003 |
Buffalo BILLS |
HOME |
WON 31-0 |
| Div |
Sat. JAN 10, 2004 |
Tennessee TITANS |
HOME |
WON 17-14 |
| AFC |
Sun. JAN 18, 2004 |
Indianapolis COLTS |
HOME |
WON 24-14 |
| SB |
Sun. FEB 1, 2004 |
Carolina PANTHERS |
HOME |
WON 32-29 |
| 2004 SEASON |
| 1 |
Thu. SEPT 9, 2004 |
Indianapolis COLTS |
HOME |
WON 27-24 |
| 2 |
Sun. SEPT 19, 2004 |
Arizona CARDINALS |
AWAY |
WON 23-12 |
| 3 |
BYE Week |
| 4 |
Sun. OCT 3, 2004 |
Buffalo BILLS |
AWAY |
WON 31-17 |
| 5 |
Sun. OCT 10, 2004 |
Miami DOLPHINS |
HOME |
WON 24-10 |
| 6 |
Sun. OCT 17, 2004 |
Seattle SEAHAWKS |
HOME |
WON 30-20 |
| 7 |
Sun. OCT 24, 2004 |
New York JETS |
HOME |
WON 13-7 |
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