The 2015 New England Patriots season is the 46th season of the franchise in the National Football League, 56th overall and 16th under head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots enter the season as defending Super Bowl champions.
After being 10-0 to start the season, the Patriots' first defeat came against the Denver Broncos in extra time in the 12th week. They will continue to lose four of their last six games, eventually completing the regular season with a 12-4 record for the fourth year in a row. On Sunday 14th, the Patriots clinched their seventh AFC East division title. With this, the Patriots tied Los Angeles Rams 1979 to the title of the most consecutive division. As the second seeded team in the AFC, they get a first-round bye for the playoffs and field advantage for their first playoff game.
In the round of the playoff division, Patriot beat Kansas City Chiefs 27-20 to advance to the AFC Championship for the fifth consecutive year, where they fell on the road to the Super Bowl 50 Denver Broncos championship 20-18.
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List of changes
Free agent
- Significant departures: Akeem Ayers, Brandon Browner, Jonas Gray, Darrelle Revis, Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, Vince Wilfork.
- Important additions: Scott Chandler, Jabaal Sheard, Dion Lewis.
2015 draft class
Note
- The Patriots trade guards Logan Mankins and their fifth round selection (No. 168 overall) to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in lieu of the tight end of Wright's Team and the fourth and sixth round options of the Buccaneer (No. 101 and 178 overall, respectively -masing).
- The Patriots trade their sixth option (No. 208 overall) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for the Titans seventh round selection (No. 219 overall) and Akeem Ayers midfielder.
- The Patriots trade their first choice of seven rounds (No. 249 as a whole) to St. Louis Rams in exchange for wide receiver Greg Salas.
- The Patriots trade their third and seventh choices (respectively No. 96 and 219 as a whole) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for their fourth, fifth and sixth options (No. 111, 147, and 202) as a whole, each).
- The Patriots then trade the fifth round selection (No. 147 as a whole), obtained from previous trades with Cleveland Browns, to the Green Bay Packers in return for their fifth and seventh round takings (No. 166 and 247, respectively ).
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Staff
List of final names
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: The opponents in the division are in the bold text.
Postseason
Game summary
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL Kickoff Games
The Patriots played the Steelers on the opening night, celebrating their Super Bowl victory of the previous season.
On early possession of the game, the Steelers drove all the way to the Patriots 26, but Josh Scobee missed a 44-yard field goal effort. After two subsequent drives ended in punts, the engineered Patriots played 13th, a 90-yard marathon, which lasted seven minutes with Tom Brady hitting go-to Rob Gronkowski's target for a 16-yard touchdown and an early 7-0 lead. The Steelers once again drove deep into the Patriots territory, but Scobee missed a precisely 46-yard field goal goal. The Patriots made Steelers pay, driving 64 yards in 9 dramas, scoring on Brady's 6-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, boosting the advantage to 14-0. The Steelers eventually retaliated driving back to the 26th, but this time the Scobee both from a distance of 44 meters and the Patriots led 14-3 at half time. Patriots violations continued with their first-half speed, resulting in a second half-opening drive of nine dramas, 80-yards, finishing with Brady throwing a 1-yard pass touchdown for a new acquisition, tight ending Scott Chandler, widening Patriots leads to 21-3 The Steelers reply with an 80-yard, 7 play drive, with Will Johnson scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run, and Ben Roethlisberger converting a two-point conversion on the pass to Mark Wheaton, trimming the deficit to 21-11. After the three-and-out Patriots, the Steelers lined up 67 yards into the 1-yard Patriots line, but the penalty pushed them back to 5 and DeAngelo Williams filled in with a 4th carry loss and Scobee converted a 24-yard goal field to make the score 21-14.. The Patriots retaliated, aided by a 52-yard catch by Gronkowski, lined up 79 yards in 7 plays, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown catch by Gronkowski, extending a 28-14 lead. Three treasures later, Roethlisberger was intercepted in Patriots 7. After a Patriot kick, the Steelers ran 70 yards in 12 dramas, scoring a goal by 11 yards to Antonio Brown with just: 02 seconds remaining, cutting the deficit to 28- 21. Gronkowski ended his night out usually by falling on the effort to kick the next Steelers, ending the match.
Week 2: in Buffalo Bills
Patriot quarterback Tom Brady threw for his second best career 466 yards, as he completed 38 of 59 attempts to graduate with three touchdown throws, as Patriot was able to withstand the late Buffalo Bills rally thanks to a high-octane breach, giving Patriot their first division victory of the season.
The meeting between Bill and Patriot was highly anticipated in the week before the meeting. Both teams have won their first game of the new season and high hopes for next season fall on both teams, including the home team, led by new head coach and old enemy Patriots Rex Ryan (formerly of the New York Jets). Guinness Book of World Records was invited to Ralph Wilson Stadium to see if Bills fans could break the decibel record for crowd votes set at Arrowhead Stadium by Kansas City Chiefs fans in previous seasons (by chance in a game that Patriot also featured as a visiting team ). In the atmosphere of a hot day's game, the Bills picked up the opening kickoff and drove a 80-meter ball in ten innings, with the rookie running back to score Karlos Williams in 2 yards. Two later possessions, the Patriots, aided by a 16 and 36 meter completion to Aaron Dobson and Gronkowski respectively, ran 62 yards in just 5 dramas, with Julian Edelman catching an 8-yard touchdown pass from Brady. After another three-and-out bill, aided by a 28-yard back kick into Bills 27 by Danny Amendola coupled with an unnecessary penalty rough on the Bills, the Patriots only needed two plays to go 13 yards and scored on a 6- yard touchdown run by Dion Lewis, takes a 14-7 lead. On the next Bills drive, Tyrod Taylor was intercepted by Super Bowl's hero Malcolm Butler, who returned it 9 yards to Bills 30. The Patriots then lined up 30 yards in just 5 dramas, scoring goals through Brady's 6-yard goal to Gronkowski, extending the lead into 21- 7. After the Bills bill, from Bills 48, Lewis caught a 6-yard pass, but was stripped by Paul Brown with Corey Graham returning it 29 yards to the Patriots 33, but a rudely unnecessary penalty shifted them back to 48. After being forced to punt, the Patriot drove to RUU 48, but on 4-and-1 Brady fired an incomplete pass. The Bills eventually scored again, racing 48 yards in four penalties, scoring a 9-yard touchdown to Charles Clay, cutting the deficit to 21-13, after a failed PAT. Patriot drove to Bills 28 on the next drive and Stephen Gostkowski converted a 46-yard field goal, boosting the lead to 24-13. The Bills advanced the ball to the 50 yard line on the next drive, but Taylor was intercepted by Harmon passing in in intended for wide receiver Sammy Watkins with 16 seconds remaining in the half. Brady takes the knee in the next drive, with the Patriots getting into the 24-13 half-time lead. The Patriots drove 77 yards on the opening drive, all the way to the 3-yard Bills line, but were forced to complete 21-yard field goals by Gostkowski, scoring 27-13. After a Bills kick, the Patriots shot 83 yards in nine innings, with Brady limiting the drive with a 22-yard touchdown bait to a diving Edelman, who led 34-13. After a three-and-out bill, the Patriots drove to Bills 32 and Gostkowski climbed the lead to 37-13 on a 50-yard field goal. As the game entered the fourth quarter and with many Bills fans already on the way out, the Bills were finally able to build up the rhythm with their attacks, as Taylor led Buffalo on a 10-play, 80-yard drive, bombing a 32-yard touchdown pass to Robert's wide receiver Woods, with a failed two-point conversion, made the score 37-19. Patriots drove to Bills 41 on their next drive, but failed to convert. The capitalized fast bill, racing 59 yards in just 7 plays, with Taylor running within a 7-yard touchdown, with a missed two-point conversion, slashing the deficit to just 37-25. In the second game of the next Patriot journey, Brady was fired by Jerry Hughes, with Preston Brown recovering for Bills in midfield. It only took two dramas to cover 50 yards, with Taylor finding Watkins for a 24-yard touchdown, scoring just 37-32 after 37-13 down. As has been the theme throughout the day, the Bills defense was unable to prevent the Brady and Patriots' from marching up and down the pitch, and on their final drive, New England drove to Bills 8 and Gostkowski raised the lead to 40-32 on field 26 goals. -page. In the first game of Bills from the next Bills drive, Taylor was intercepted for the third time that day, this time by Cornerback Logan Ryan on the 50 yard line on a long pass for Watkins. Brady knelt on the next drive, securing a 40-32 victory. Bills fans failed to set the Guinness World Record for the loudest crowd noise.
Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Patriots set a new record for points scored against Jaguar with 51 (breaking the previous record of 50 set by 1998 Minnesota Vikings earning).
After forcing Jaguars to kick the ball, the Patriots 64 yards in just 5 plays, taking less than two minutes, to score on an 8-yard touchdown run by Lewis. The Jaguars moved the ball well on their next drive, reaching the Patriots 46, but at 3 and 12, Jabaal Sheard fired Blake Bortles for a 6-yard loss, forcing Jacksonville to kick the ball. The Patriot drove to Jaguars 32 on the subsequent drive, but a disturbance penalty pass moved Patriot back to 42, eventually settling for a 45-yard field goal. The Jaguars then started marathon 17 plays, 58-yard drives, took 8:24 off the clock, and converted four third and-long, but could only settle for a 40 yard field goal by Jason Myers. The Patriots reciprocated, lined up 78 yards in 14 games to Jacksonville's 2-yard line, but the Jags defense held and the Patriots settled for a 20-yard field goal, boosting their lead to 13-3. The Jaguars drove to Patriots 45 on their next drive but McCourty cut the bait at Patriots 16 and returned it 27 yards to the Patriots 43. The Patriots raced 57 yards in just 8 dramas and 1:29, scored on a 1-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola , adding advantage to 20-3. Bortles takes the knee and the game goes for the break with the Patriots up 20-3. The Patriot drove to Jaguars 21 on the opening drive of the second half but on 3 and 13, Brady was fired for a 7-yard loss by Ryan Davis and Gostkowski kicked a 45-yard field goal, boosting the lead to 23-3. After a three-and-out Jacksonville, the Patriots have one of the most bizarre "drive" prints in NFL history. Gronkowski was flagged for an offensive bait drove pushing the ball five yards back to the 33 Patriots. In the next game, Brady tried a deep bait into the incomplete Aaron Dobson, but Jacksonville was marked for passing a disruption move the ball to Jaguars 25 Again, in the next game , Brady was intercepted by Davon House who returned the ball 82 yards to Patriot 26, however, Jags was called to pass the distraction again, moving the ball to the 1-yard line. In the next game, LeGarrette Blount ran for a touchdown and led the Patriot 30-3. The Jaguars finally hit for a touchdown on their next drive as Blake Bortles hit Allen Hurns for a 59-yard touchdown pass to end the 80-yard drive. However, the Patriots are relentless. Following the Jacksonville touchdown, the Patriot fits with one of their own. Midway through 7 plays, 80-yard drive, overcoming the horses at the end of a 17-yard run Blount moved the ball into Jaguars 15. Two plays then Brady hit rookie recipient Keshawn Martin on a 13-yard goal pass, boosting the lead to 37-10. After forcing the Jaguars into a turnover on the downs, the Patriots did not cross the rhythm of a 24-yard lineup, requiring just 5 dramas, with Blount rushing for a 1-yard touchdown in the first drama of the fourth quarter making an embarrassing score. -10. After a three-and-out Jaguar, the Patriots took a page from the Jaguars guidebook slowly moved 58 yards in 17 dramas, picking up 9:47 of the clock, scoring on another 1-yard touchdown run by Blount, blowing the lid with a 51- 10. Bortles ordered an 80-yard drive, hitting Clay Harbor's tight end for a 6-yard touchdown. Jimmy Garoppolo takes two knees and the game is over.
The Patriots won a 1-0 combat battle, dominating 471-293 yards total, more than doubling their first total down at 35-15, and holding the ball for nearly 10 more minutes. With the win, the Patriots were upgraded to 3-0 and showed the damage they could make.
Week 5: in Dallas Cowboys
Instead of the Tony Romo vs. Tom Brady game, Brandon Weeden started because of a broken collarbone he suffered on Sunday 2.
After the first three ownership of the game ends with punts, Amendola sets the Patriots in good pitch position with a 25-yard punt back into Cowboys 45. After a 14-yard screen passes to Lewis to 31, a 7-yard sack by Greg Hardy pushes Patriots back to 38, and they eventually settled for a 49-yard field goal by Gostkowski. The Cowboys replied, driving to Patriot 33 and Dan Bailey linking the game with a 51-yard field goal. Midway through the second quarter, the Patriots sped 55 yards in just over two minutes, scoring the first goal of the game on a 1-yard touchdown run by Brady, leading 10-3. Three subsequent possession of the game ended with punts, but with 0:53 seconds left in the half, the Patriots reached the Cowboys 39, and Gostkowski make the longest field-goal in his career, 57-yarder, upping the lead to 13-3 at halftime. Brady was sacked five times in the first half. The Patriots improved their lead, stringing together 9 play, 80-yard drives, scored in a 10-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Lewis, boosting the lead to 20-3. The Cowboys retaliated, lined up 75-yards in 15 games to Patriots 7, and slashed the deficit to 20-6 on a 23-yard field goal. The Patriots attacked again on their next drive, driving 80 yards in just 5 dramas, scoring on a 59-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Edelman, extending the lead to 27-6. Cowboys on the next drive, after getting a 6-yard by Jason Witten to the Cowboys 43, he was stripped by Jonathan Freeny Collins to return it to the Patriots 36. The Patriots turned the ball into the bottom when Blount overcome without results. on the 4th and 1st. Cowboys drove to Patriots 46 and Ryan intercepted Weeden in Patriots 22, returning it as far as 25 yards to the Patriots 47. Patriots reached Cowboys 16 and Gostkowski boosted his lead to 30-6 in a 34-yard field goal. Cowboys drove all the way to Patriots 6, but turned the ball down again. Once again Garoppolo took two knees and the game finished.
Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts
For his third consecutive season, the Patriots face Andrew Luck and the Colts, with Luck looking to defeat the Patriots for the first time in his career.
The Colts overcame their inability to finish the drive as in previous years, marching on 13-play, 89-yard drive, draining 7:44 of the clock and printing a 5-yard touchdown pass from Luck to Donte Moncrief for early 7th Lead -0. The Patriots replied, going 80 yards in 10 dramas, with Brady finding Edelman to pass a 12-yard touchdown, tying the game 7-7. After the three-and-out Colts, the Patriots drove to Colts 22 and Gostkowski made a 39-yard field goal. After another Colts kick, Mike Adams intercepted Brady and returned him 14 yards for a touchdown. The Colts freaked out onside, but the Patriots recovered on their own. It only took four dramas to score, with Blount busting from a 38-yard touchdown run, giving the Patriots a 17-14 lead at the start of the second quarter. However, Colts replied again. Team up with 10 plays, 80-yard drives, scored on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Luck to T. Y. Hilton, giving the Colts a 21-17 lead again. The Patriot drove into the 7th Colts and Brady hit Chandler for a 7-yard touchdown, but the play was canceled on a disturbance call passing on to Chandler. Gostkowski kicked the 35-yard field ball in the next game, giving the Colts a 21-20 lead in the first half. The Patriots took the first drive of the second half, driving 80 yards in 7 plays, scoring on 25-yard touchdown pass Brady to Gronkowski, giving the Patriots a 27-21 lead again. Four treasures later, the Colts reached the Patriots 37 and tried to play tricks in the fourth down where nine players lined the width just right, while Griff Whalen lined up in the center and Colt Anderson was named as quarterback, hoping to catch the Patriots offside; the game failed and Anderson was fired for a one-yard loss, leading a confused Al Michaels at NBC Sports stadium to murmur, "What's in the world?" The Patriots denied punishment of illegal formations on the drama. Taking over at Colts 35, the Patriots only needed 6 plays, scoring on an 11-yard gray display from Brady to Blount, boosting their lead to 34-21 some plays into the fourth quarter. A few treasures later, the Colts drove to Patriots 38, but turned the ball down again. However, the Colts forced a quick three-and-out, and ran 85 yards in 8 dramas, scoring on an 18-yard touchdown pass Luck to Whalen, with additional points missed from Adam Vinatieri, keeping score 34-27 with only 1: 19 remaining. Gronkowski recovered Colts onside effort and Brady took two knees to end the match. This is the Patriot's sixth victory in the series. Lead games are tied or changed five times in the mid third quarter.
Week 7: vs. New York Jets
In Jets' second game of the game, Ryan Fitzpatrick was strip-fired by Jones with Hightower recovered at Jets 19. The Patriots did not get one page, but Gostkowski gave Patriots the lead on 38-page field goal. The Jets responded with 15 play drives all the way to the 2-yard Patriots, but were forced to complete the 20-yard field goal by Nick Folk. After Patriot kick, Jets united 14 games, 83-yard drive scored with 5-yard bait from Jeremy Kerley, giving the Jets a 10-3 advantage in the second quarter. Some treasures later, the Patriots lined up 47 yards, scoring in 1-yard touchdown run by Brady on 4th-and-Goal, tying the game. After the Jets kick, Edelman gave Patriots a good start with a 17-yard return to the Patriots 41. Patriot drove the car to Jets 20, but the 8-yard sack by Calvin Pace forced the Patriots to complete 47 yards. field goal, giving the Patriots a 13-10 advantage when it comes to drinking. After Amendola returned the 28-yard opening kickoff to Jets 29, the Patriots drove all the way to Jets 6, but were forced to complete other field goals, boosting the lead to 16-10. The Jets responded with 13 plays, 80-yard drive, taking seven minutes from the clock, scoring on 9-yard baits for Chris Ivory, giving the Jets a 17-16 lead. After the Patriot kick, Jets rode all the way to Jets 12, but settled for the 30-yard field by Folk, raising their lead to 20-16 minutes into the fourth quarter. The Patriots responded with 10 plays, 80-yard march, scoring in 8-yard touchdown passes to Amendola, recapturing the lead 23-20. After Jets punted, the Patriots scored again, with Brady's 15-yard touchdown to Gronkowski extending their advantage to 30-20 with only 1:13 remaining. The Jets drove to the Patriots 37 and the Folk cut the deficit to 30-23 with a 55-yard field goal with only remaining 0:18 seconds. Brandon Marshall restored the onside kick on Patriots 49 with 14 seconds remaining, giving Jets a chance to tie the game. After capturing 12-yards by Eric Decker, Marshall is marked for the wrong start, allowing the clock to finish and end the game.
Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins
The Patriots took the opening kickoff and after most of the short settlement and Blount walked, Brady hit Gronkowski to pass a 47-yard goal to an early 7-0 lead. The 35-yard Punter Ryan Allen plugs the dolphins at their own pace -1. On the third and 10th, Ryan Tannehill was fired by for security and a 9-0 Patriot lead.
Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 10: in the New York Giants
The Patriots opened the game with 14 plays, 80-yard drives, converted three third-downs and took eight and a half minutes off the clock, scoring on one yard touchdown pass to Chandler. Giants only takes 0:51 seconds to score. After a 4-yard run by Rashad Jennings, Eli Manning hit Odell Beckham Jr. on a 87-yard catch-and-run for touchdown. After both teams went three-and-out, the Patriots drove all the way to the 8th Giants, but on 3-and-4 Brady was fired by Craig Dahl for a 5-yard loss and Gostkowski gave the Patriots the lead with a 31-field field walk. On the next drive, the Giants drove all the way to Patriot 16, but Manning was sacked by Chandler Jones with Justin Coleman recovering in the Patriots 16. After the three-and-out Patriots, the Giants drove up to Patriots 11, but settled for a 29-yard field goal. Josh Brown, tying the game 10-10. After a Patriot kick, the Giants engineered a 7 play, 74-yard drive, scored on a 1-yard touchdown to Dwayne Harris, giving Giants a 17-10 advantage with 0:13 remaining time remaining. Brady took the knee and the game went into the first half. The Giants took a second-half opening kick and marched 60 yards to Patriots 20 and Brown extended the Giants to a 20-10 lead on a 38-yard field goal. Then, after forcing Giant into a three-and-out run, Amendola returned an 82 yard punt to the Giants 7. Three dramas later, scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by Blount, trimming the deficit to 20-17. The Giants retaliated, driving all the way to Patriots 35 with Brown draining a 53-yard field goal improving the lead to 23-17. In the first game of the fourth quarter, Brady was fired by Jasper Brinkley with Mark Kuhn returning him 8 yards to the 31 Patriots. Ninkovich fired Manning for a 13-yard loss in the first drama and the Patriots forced the Giants into a three-and-out. Starting from their own 14, two settlers moved Patriots to 24. In the next game, Brady hit Gronk on a 76-yard catch-and-run for touchdown, giving the Patriots a 24-23 lead. After the three-and-out Giants, facing 3-and-4, Brady hit LaFell on a 54-yard bomb to the 15th Giants. Four plays later, Blount scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, but the play was canceled by holding a penalty on David Andrews. Three dramas later, Brady was intercepted in Giants 1 by Trumaine McBride who returned it 2 yards to 3. The Giants drove to Patriots 5 and Manning hit Beckham for a friendly touchdown, but after an official review, it was decided that he stepped out of bounds before becoming a runner , and it was considered an incomplete pass. After an incomplete pass, Manning was fired for a 6-yard loss. Brown kicked a 29-yard field ball, giving the Giants a 26-24 lead with 1:47 remaining in the game. In the first game, Brady appeared to be intercepted by Landon Collins on a deep bait attempt for Aaron Dobson, but Collins did not maintain control and it was considered incomplete. After two incomplete direct jumps, Brady hit Amendola for a 12-yard raise on 4 and 10. The Patriot drove to the Giants 36, and Gostkowski made a 54-yard field goal after a right-sailed kick, giving the Patriots a 27-26 lead with: 01 left. The Giants tried laterally on the next kick, but Beckham crashed out of goal in the 11th Giants and the Patriots fled, keeping their unbeaten season alive. With the win, the Patriots rose to 9-0 for the first time since their unbeaten regular season in 2007, and halted their three-game losing streak against the Giants. With the loss of Bengal to Texas the same week, the Patriots remain the only unbeaten team in the AFC.
Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills
With that win, the Patriots rose to 10-0, and their 13th consecutive victory in their 10th season.
Week 12: in Denver Broncos
With their first loss, the Patriots fell to 10-1, and their hopes of repeating the unbeaten 2007 regular season came to an end.
The loss left the Carolina Panthers as the only unbeaten team in the league.
Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Brady will throw 2 expensive interceptions in this game, one of which pick 6 back 100 yards by Malcolm Jenkins. The Pats will trail by 35-14, and Brady tries to lead them back, but he can not, as the Philadelphia defense forces turnover on downs to end the game.
With the losses, New England dropped to 10-2. This will be the first defeat of the Patriots to the Eagles since Tom Brady took over as the first quarterback in 2001.
Week 14: at Houston Texans
After the first three possessions of the game end in punts, the Patriots attack first. Midway through the first quarter, Brady hit Gronk to capture a 45-yard-and-run to the Patriots 7. Two later dramas, Brady threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to LaFell, but the drama was canceled by punishment of illegal formations, pushing the ball back to 11. Two plays then Brady threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Keyshawn Martin, who counted, and the Patriots led 7-0. The Texans reached Patriots 20 on the next drive, but were forced to complete 38-yard field goals by Nick Novak. The Patriots responded by reaching Texans 25, but their stiff defense forced the Patriot to complete 43-yard field goals by Gostkowski. The Texans responded with a second field goal, which is 45 yards. After both teams traded the punts, the Patriots took advantage of a great field position (Texans 41) and boosted their lead to 17-6 with a 1-yard Brady touchdown feedback to Gronkowski with just 0.14 seconds left in the first half. The Patriots took the opening kickoff of the second half, and, though it only reached Texas 31, Gostkowski was well from 49 yards away, and the Patriots led 20-6. The Patriot was forced to another kick, but Martin muffled him by recovering in Patriots 21. However, a stout Patriots defense was only allowed 6 yards and Texas troops turned the ball over to the bottom. At the start of the fourth quarter, Sheard unveiled Brian Hoyer with Malcolm Brown recovering in Texas 7. Three games later, James White scored in a two-yard touchdown, putting the game out of reach. The Texans did nothing in their last two drives and the Patriot won the game. With the victory, the Patriots increased to 11-2, and they won the AFC East title for the seventh consecutive season after the Giants defeated the Dolphins on Monday the following night. Their seventh straight division title binds the Rams franchise to the most successive division title won by a team in NFL history.
Sunday 15: vs. Tennessee Titans
After three-and-out Titans, the Patriots collected 11 plays, 79-yard drives, with Brady hitting Gronkowski on a 5-yard goal pass. Three treasures later, Akiem Hicks back Marcus Mariota misses 14 yards for a touchdown, raising the Patriots lead to 14-0. After another Titans stab, Amendola fumbles with Cody Riggs recovering in Patriots 26. The Titans can only reach Patriots 21, but Ryan Succop gets the Titans on board with a 49-yard field goal. Keshawn Martin returned the next 75 yards kick to Titans 30. Two dramas later, Brady hit White for a 30-yard touchdown, widening the lead to 21-3. Zach Mettenberger replaced Mariota on the next drive, and the Titans drove to Patriots 38, but at 4 and 1, Antonio Andrews did not produce anything. The Patriots drove to Titans 25 and Gostkowski boosted his lead to 24-3 on a 43-yard field goal. Amendola returned the next 22 yards to Patriots 45. The Patriot drove to Titans 30, but Gostkowski missed a 48-yard field course correctly, keeping score 24-3 at halftime. After the Patriots gore, aid with an 18-yard back kick by Harry Douglas, the Titan drove 59 yards in 7 innings, with Mettenberger finding Delanie Walker for a 7-yard touchdown, trimming the deficit to 24-10. The Patriots responded by driving to Titans 20, and Gostkowski well from 38 yards. Three treasures later, the Titans reached the Patriots 36, but Mettenberger was intercepted by Butler at 2. After the three-and-out Patriots, Mettenberger hit Walker again to pass a 57-yard touchdown, with an extra point missed, scoring just 27-16. The Patriot drove to Titans 23, and Gostkowski raised the score to 30-16 with a 41-yard field goal. The Titans drove to Patriots 48, but Mettenberger was intercepted by Collins who returned it 51 yards to Titans 16. Four dramas later, Gostkowski hit a 32-yarder, scoring 33-16. The Titans ran out of time to end the game. With that win, the Patriots rose to 12-2, and they clinched the first round after the Broncos defeat to the Steelers that night.
Week 16: in New York Jets
This game is famous for throwing controversial coins to start overtime. During the draw, New England will win the draw after choosing a head. However, they will choose to kick into the Jets instead of receiving the ball. Captain Matthew Slater will soon after confused, and asks if the Patriots, as they won the lottery, can also choose a way to kick. Clete Blakeman, the match referee, responded by saying that New England had chosen to kick. The Jets will get the first ball, and the gaffe flip coins will bite the Patriots, as the Jets win after scoring first on their first possession.
With a bitter loss, the Patriots fell to 12-3.
Week 17: at Miami Dolphins
Just days before Sunday 17, Patriots acquired Steven Jackson, known for his term of office with St. Louis Rams. The Jackson acquisition is trying to help with the team's injury-ridden game. However, his debut in New England was destroyed as he rushed for 35 yards and the Patriots eventually lost 20-10. This will be the last path for Patriots until the 14th Sunday of the 2017 season, also in Miami.
Postseason
Playoff Division AFC: vs. (# 5) Head of Kansas City
The Patriots will anger the Chiefs, who came into this match after winning 10 straight games to end the regular season, and a playoff game in Houston the previous week. The match was on penalties, because both quarterbacks played well. The Patriots will lead most of the game. The Heads will try to come back later to try to tie it, but the Patriot will win 27-20.
With the victory, New England advanced to the sixth AFC Championship game, and will face Denver for the second time in 3 seasons.
AFC Championships: at (# 1) Denver Broncos
Denver will lead the entire match, as their 1st defensive defeat of Tom Brady and New England number 1 strike 20-18. Toward the end, the Patriots will score with 18 seconds remaining, and try to tie the game, but 2 points passed Brady intercepted and not well. The Patriots will try onside kicks, but it will not last, and the Broncos win, advancing to the Super Bowl 50. This will be the last time Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will play each other, because Manning will retire following this season. Manning will finally end his 3-1 career against Brady in the AFC Championship game.
With that defeat, the Patriots ended their season with an overall record of 13-5.
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References
External links
- Official website
- Season 2015 New England Patriots on ESPN
- 2015 New England Patriots Season on Pro Football References
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