2007 New England Patriots season

2007 New England Patriots season
2007 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
Head coach	Bill Belichick
General manager	Scott Pioli
Home field	Gillette Stadium
Results
Record	16–0
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Jaguars) 31–20; Won Conference Championship (Chargers) 21–12; Lost Super Bowl XLII (Giants) 17–14
Pro Bowlers	QB Tom Brady; C Dan Koppen; T Matt Light; G Logan Mankins; WR Randy Moss; CB Asante Samuel; LB Mike Vrabel; DT Vince Wilfork
AP All-Pros	QB Tom Brady (1st team) ; T Matt Light (1st team) ; WR Randy Moss (1st team) ; CB Asante Samuel (1st team) ; OLB Mike Vrabel (1st team) ; C Dan Koppen (2nd team) ; G Logan Mankins (2nd team) ; WR Wes Welker (2nd team) ; DT Vince Wilfork (2nd team)
	← 2006; New England Patriots; 2008 →;

The 2007 New England Patriots season was the 38th season for the New England Patriots in the NFL. It was their 48th season overall. The Patriots won the AFC East for the sixth time.

In 2007, the Patriots won all sixteen of their regular season games. They became the first team with sixteen wins and no losses after beating the New York Giants 38-35. They were the fourth team to do this.

Before the Super Bowl, the Patriots had 18 wins and no losses (18-0). They played the 5th-seeded New York Giants. They had beaten the Giants 38-35 in the last regular season game. However, the Giants won the Super Bowl 17-14.

In 2015, the Patriots started 10-0 before losing in overtime to the Denver Broncos.

Roster

New England Patriots 2007 final roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

97 Jarvis Green DE
95 Rashad Moore NT
93 Richard Seymour DE
90 Le Kevin Smith DE/NT
92 Santonio Thomas DE/NT
94 Ty Warren DE
75 Vince Wilfork NT

Linebackers

52 Eric Alexander ILB
54 Tedy Bruschi ILB
53 Larry Izzo ILB
55 Junior Seau ILB
96 Adalius Thomas OLB/DE
50 Mike Vrabel OLB
58 Pierre Woods OLB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

59 Rosevelt Colvin OLB (IR)
49 Oscar Lua ILB (IR) ^R
24 Mel Mitchell FS (IR)
34 Sammy Morris RB (IR)
35 Mike Richardson CB (IR) ^R
30 Chad Scott CB (IR)
86 David Thomas TE (IR)
99 Mike Wright NT/DE (IR)

Practice Squad

48 Kyle Bissinger OLB ^UR
13 Bam Childress WR
63 Dan Connolly C/G
19 C. J. Jones WR
25 Tim Mixon CB ^UR
85 Jason Rader TE
42 Gemara Williams CB

Notations

R: 2007 Rookie
UR: 2007 Undrafted Rookie
Italicized players are not on the 53-man roster.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
1	7:30 PM EDT	August 10, 2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 10–13	0–1	Raymond James Stadium	WCVB	Recap
2	8:00 PM EDT	August 17, 2007	Tennessee Titans	L 24–27	0–2	Gillette Stadium	WCVB	Recap
3	8:00 PM EDT	August 24, 2007	Carolina Panthers	W 24–7	1–2	Bank of America Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	7:30 PM EDT	August 30, 2007	New York Giants	W 27–20	2–2	Gillette Stadium	WCVB	Recap

Regular season

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
1	1:00 PM EDT	September 9, 2007	New York Jets	W 38–14	1–0	Giants Stadium	CBS	Recap
2	8:15 PM EDT	September 16, 2007	San Diego Chargers	W 38–14	2–0	Gillette Stadium	NBC	Recap
3	1:00 PM EDT	September 23, 2007	Buffalo Bills	W 38–7	3–0	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	8:30 PM EDT	October 1, 2007	Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–13	4–0	Paul Brown Stadium	ESPN^[a]	Recap
5	1:00 PM EDT	October 7, 2007	Cleveland Browns	W 34–17	5–0	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
6	4:15 PM EDT	October 14, 2007	Dallas Cowboys	W 48–27	6–0	Texas Stadium	CBS	Recap
7	1:00 PM EDT	October 21, 2007	Miami Dolphins	W 49–28	7–0	Dolphin Stadium	CBS	Recap
8	4:15 PM EDT	October 28, 2007	Washington Redskins	W 52–7	8–0	Gillette Stadium	Fox	Recap
9	4:15 PM EST	November 4, 2007	Indianapolis Colts	W 24–20	9–0	RCA Dome	CBS	Recap
10	Bye
11	8:15 PM EST^[1]	November 18, 2007	Buffalo Bills	W 56–10	10–0	Ralph Wilson Stadium	NBC	Recap
12	8:15 PM EST	November 25, 2007	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–28	11–0	Gillette Stadium	NBC	Recap
13	8:30 PM EST	December 3, 2007	Baltimore Ravens	W 27–24	12–0	M&T Bank Stadium	ESPN^[a]	Recap
14	4:15 PM EST^[2]	December 9, 2007	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–13	13–0	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
15	1:00 PM EST	December 16, 2007	New York Jets	W 20–10	14–0	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
16	4:15 PM EST^[3]	December 23, 2007	Miami Dolphins	W 28–7	15–0	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
17	8:15 PM EST	December 29, 2007	New York Giants	W 38–35	16–0	Giants Stadium	NFLN^[b]	Recap

^a Simulcast on WCVB-TV and WMUR-TV.

^b Simulcast on CBS, NBC, WMUR-TV, WWOR-TV, and WCVB-TV.

Playoffs

The Patriots did not have to play in the wild card because of their undefeated season.

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
Wild Card	Bye
Divisional	8:00 PM EST	January 12, 2008	Jacksonville Jaguars (5)	W 31–20	17–0	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
AFC Championship	3:00 PM EST	January 20, 2008	San Diego Chargers (3)	W 21–12	18–0	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
Super Bowl XLII	6:30 PM EST	February 3, 2008	New York Giants (5)	L 14–17	18–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox	Recap

Notes

↑ Game moved from 1:00 PM on CBS to 8:15 on NBC under NFL "flex scheduling" rules – Reiss, Mike (November 5, 2007). "Pats-Bills to 8:15". Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
↑ Game moved from 1:00 PM to 4:15 on CBS under NFL "flex scheduling" rules – Reiss, Mike (November 6, 2007). "Pats-Steelers: 4:15". Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
↑ Game moved from 1:00 PM to 4:15 on CBS under NFL "flex scheduling" rules – Reiss, Mike (December 10, 2007). "Pats-Dolphins to 4:15". Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Retrieved December 10, 2007.

[1] Game moved from 1:00 PM on CBS to 8:15 on NBC under NFL "flex scheduling" rules – Reiss, Mike (November 5, 2007). "Pats-Bills to 8:15". Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Retrieved November 5, 2007.

[2] Game moved from 1:00 PM to 4:15 on CBS under NFL "flex scheduling" rules – Reiss, Mike (November 6, 2007). "Pats-Steelers: 4:15". Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Retrieved November 7, 2007.

[3] Game moved from 1:00 PM to 4:15 on CBS under NFL "flex scheduling" rules – Reiss, Mike (December 10, 2007). "Pats-Dolphins to 4:15". Boston.com Reiss' Pieces. Retrieved December 10, 2007.

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