2019 New England Patriots season

2019 New England Patriots season
2019 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Home field	Gillette Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Titans) 13–20
Pro Bowlers	3 CB Stephon Gilmore ; LB Dont'a Hightower ; ST Matthew Slater ;
AP All-Pros	LG Joe Thuney (2nd team); CB Stephon Gilmore (1st team); ST Matthew Slater (1st team)
Uniform
	← 2018; Patriots seasons; 2020 →;

The 2019 season was the New England Patriots' 50th in the National Football League (NFL), their 60th total and their 20th under head coach Bill Belichick.

Roster

**2019 New England Patriots final roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Tom Brady 6 Cody Kessler 4 Jarrett Stidham Running backs 38 Brandon Bolden KR 34 Rex Burkhead 37 Damien Harris 26 Sony Michel 28 James White Wide receivers 13 Phillip Dorsett 11 Julian Edelman 15 N'Keal Harry 16 Jakobi Meyers 14 Mohamed Sanu PR 18 Matthew Slater Tight ends 85 Ryan Izzo 83 Matt LaCosse 84 Benjamin Watson		Offensive linemen 61 Marcus Cannon T 74 Korey Cunningham T 65 Jermaine Eluemunor G 66 James Ferentz C 75 Ted Karras C 69 Shaq Mason G 72 Marshall Newhouse T 62 Joe Thuney G 76 Isaiah Wynn T Defensive linemen 70 Adam Butler DT 90 Shilique Calhoun DE 99 Byron Cowart DT 93 Lawrence Guy DT 71 Danny Shelton DT 50 Chase Winovich DE 91 Deatrich Wise Jr. DE		Linebackers 51 Ja'Whaun Bentley MLB 58 Jamie Collins OLB 54 Dont'a Hightower OLB 52 Elandon Roberts MLB 55 John Simon OLB 53 Kyle Van Noy OLB Defensive backs 29 Justin Bethel CB 25 Terrence Brooks SS 23 Patrick Chung SS 43 Nate Ebner FS 24 Stephon Gilmore CB 21 Duron Harmon SS 27 J. C. Jackson CB 31 Jonathan Jones CB 32 Devin McCourty FS 30 Jason McCourty CB 33 Joejuan Williams CB Special teams 7 Jake Bailey P 49 Joe Cardona LS 2 Nick Folk K		Reserve lists 60 David Andrews C (IR) 63 Yodny Cajuste OT (NF-Inj.) 58 Keionta Davis DE (IR) 46 James Develin FB (IR) 64 Hjalte Froholdt G (IR) 42 Malik Gant S (IR) 3 Stephen Gostkowski K (IR) 47 Jakob Johnson FB (IR) 36 Brandon King OLB (IR) 80 Gunner Olszewski WR (IR) 95 Derek Rivers DE (IR) 41 D'Angelo Ross CB (IR) Practice squad 10 Quincy Adeboyejo WR 96 Tashawn Bower DE 59 Terez Hall OLB 45 Eric Lee DE 22 Obi Melifonwu S (Injured) 35 Adarius Pickett S 17 Devin Ross WR 92 Nick Thurman DT 68 Najee Toran G Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 inactive, 9 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 8	at Detroit Lions	W 31–3	1–0	Ford Field	Recap
2	August 17	at Tennessee Titans	W 22–17	2–0	Nissan Stadium	Recap
3	August 22	Carolina Panthers	W 10–3	3–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	New York Giants	L 29–31	3–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	NFL.com recap
1	September 8	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 33–3	1–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	September 15	at Miami Dolphins	W 43–0	2–0	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
3	September 22	New York Jets	W 30–14	3–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
4	September 29	at Buffalo Bills	W 16–10	4–0	New Era Field	Recap
5	October 6	at Washington Redskins	W 33–7	5–0	FedEx Field	Recap
6	October 10	New York Giants	W 35–14	6–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
7	October 21	at New York Jets	W 33–0	7–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
8	October 27	Cleveland Browns	W 27–13	8–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
9	November 3	at Baltimore Ravens	L 20–37	8–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–10	9–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
12	November 24	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–9	10–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
13	December 1	at Houston Texans	L 22–28	10–2	NRG Stadium	Recap
14	December 8	Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–23	10–3	Gillette Stadium	Recap
15	December 15	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–13	11–3	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
16	December 21	Buffalo Bills	W 24–17	12–3	Gillette Stadium	Recap
17	December 29	Miami Dolphins	L 24–27	12–4	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Standings

Division

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ New England Patriots	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	420	225	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Buffalo Bills	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	314	259	L2
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	276	359	W2
Miami Dolphins	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	306	494	W2

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Baltimore Ravens	North	14	2	0	.875	5–1	10–2	.494	.484	W12
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	4	0	.750	6–0	9–3	.510	.477	W6
3^[a]	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	.469	.411	L1
4	Houston Texans	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	.520	.488	L1
Wild Cards
5	Buffalo Bills	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.461	.363	L2
6	Tennessee Titans	South	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.488	.465	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.502	.324	L3
8^[b]^[c]	Denver Broncos	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.510	.406	W2
9^[c]^[d]^[e]	Oakland Raiders	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	.482	.335	L1
10^[b]^[d]^[e]	Indianapolis Colts	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	.492	.500	L1
11^[b]^[d]	New York Jets	East	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	.473	.402	W2
12^[f]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	6	10	0	.375	2–4	6–6	.484	.406	W1
13^[f]	Cleveland Browns	North	6	10	0	.375	3–3	6–6	.533	.479	L3
14^[g]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	5	11	0	.313	0–6	3–9	.514	.488	L3
15^[g]	Miami Dolphins	East	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.484	.463	W2
16	Cincinnati Bengals	North	2	14	0	.125	1–5	2–10	.553	.406	W1
Tiebreakers^[h]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kansas City finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Denver finished ahead of Indianapolis and NY Jets based on conference record. Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below). ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Denver finished ahead of Oakland based on conference record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Oakland and Indianapolis finished ahead of NY Jets based on conference record. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Oakland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Jacksonville finished ahead of Cleveland based on record against common opponents. Jacksonville's cumulative record against Cincinnati, Denver, NY Jets, and Tennessee was 4–1, compared to Cleveland's 2–3 cumulative record against the same four teams. ↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Stadium	NFL.com recap
Wild Card	January 4, 2020	Tennessee Titans (6)	L 13–20	0–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Other websites

Official website

[12-4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kansas City finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory.

[7-9a-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Denver finished ahead of Indianapolis and NY Jets based on conference record. Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below).

[7-9b-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Denver finished ahead of Oakland based on conference record.

[7-9d-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Oakland and Indianapolis finished ahead of NY Jets based on conference record.

[7-9c-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Oakland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.

[6-10-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Jacksonville finished ahead of Cleveland based on record against common opponents. Jacksonville's cumulative record against Cincinnati, Denver, NY Jets, and Tennessee was 4–1, compared to Cleveland's 2–3 cumulative record against the same four teams.

[5-11-7] 7.0 ^7.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory.

[8] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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