2008 New England Patriots roster: 11-5

The New England Patriots went 11-5 in the 2008 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the AFC East.

Team stats and league rank

2008 New England Patriots team stats
Points25.68th of 32
Passing Yards223.112th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.313th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.75th of 32
Rushing Yards142.46th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.34th of 32
Sacks1.914th of 32
Tackles67.913th of 32
Touchdowns2.710th of 32
Total Yards379.34th of 32
Points Allowed19.38th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %43.27th of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

2008 Patriots roster: passing

2008 New England Patriots passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Matt CasselQB163275163,693211189.4
Tom BradyQB1711760083.9
Kevin O'ConnellQB246230073.6
Kevin FaulkRB1511-20079.2

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2008 Patriots roster: rushing

2008 New England Patriots rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Sammy MorrisRB131567274.77
Kevin FaulkRB15835076.13
LaMont JordanRB8803634.54
BenJarvus Green-EllisRB9742753.75
Matt CasselQB16732703.72
Laurence MaroneyRB328933.30
Wes WelkerWR163268.70
Heath EvansFB1611232.10
Kevin O'ConnellQB23-6-2.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2008 Patriots roster: receiving

2008 New England Patriots receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Wes WelkerWR161111501,16510.53
Randy MossWR16691251,00814.611
Kevin FaulkRB1558754868.43
Jabar GaffneyWR16386546812.32
Ben WatsonTE1422462099.52
Sammy MorrisRB1317241619.50
Sam AikenWR1481110112.60
David ThomasTE159179310.30
Heath EvansFB16345919.70
BenJarvus Green-EllisRB9363712.30
Kelley WashingtonWR101233.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2008 Patriots roster: defense

2008 New England Patriots defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Jerod MayoLB161281000.0041
Brandon MeriweatherS1683612.0492
Tedy BruschiLB1375380.0010
Vince WilforkDT1666452.0010
James SandersDB1464420.0130
Mike VrabelLB1662404.0141
Richard SeymourDT1552358.0010
Ellis HobbsCB1647391.53110
Rodney HarrisonS645270.0121
Ty WarrenDT1341322.0001
Pierre WoodsLB1235251.0010
Adalius ThomasLB934255.0040
Gary GuytonLB1534250.0030
Deltha O'NealCB1632300.0380
Jarvis GreenDE1429222.0001
Jonathan WilhiteDB1628240.0120
Mike WrightDE1628222.5002
Lewis SandersCB1026220.0011
Junior SeauLB422150.0000
Mike RichardsonCB1017150.0002
Le Kevin SmithDT1514110.0000
Matthew SlaterWR1412110.0000
Larry IzzoLB1612110.0000
Kelley WashingtonWR10970.0000
Vince ReddLB5850.0012
Rosevelt ColvinLB4750.0000
Sam AikenWR14750.0000
Ray VentroneDB15760.0000
Antwain SpannCB10540.0000
Jason WebsterCB3530.0001
Wes WelkerWR16440.0000
Randy MossWR16440.0000
Stephen GostkowskiPK16310.0000
Chris HansonP16310.0000
Heath EvansFB16320.0000
Terrence WheatleyDB6220.0020
Logan MankinsG16220.0000
Matt CasselQB16220.0000
Ben WatsonTE14220.0000
BenJarvus Green-EllisRB9110.0000
Kevin FaulkRB15110.0000
Lonie PaxtonC16100.0000
Eric AlexanderLB1100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 7, 2008vs KCW 17-10
  2. Sep 14, 2008@ NYJW 19-10
  3. Sep 21, 2008vs MIAL 13-38
  4. Oct 5, 2008@ SFW 30-21
  5. Oct 12, 2008@ LACL 10-30
  6. Oct 20, 2008vs DENW 41-7
  7. Oct 26, 2008vs LARW 23-16
  8. Nov 2, 2008@ INDL 15-18
  9. Nov 9, 2008vs BUFW 20-10
  10. Nov 13, 2008vs NYJL 31-34
  11. Nov 23, 2008@ MIAW 48-28
  12. Nov 30, 2008vs PITL 10-33
  13. Dec 7, 2008@ SEAW 24-21
  14. Dec 14, 2008@ LVW 49-26
  15. Dec 21, 2008vs ARIW 47-7
  16. Dec 28, 2008@ BUFW 13-0

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.