2009 New England Patriots roster: 10-6

The New England Patriots went 10-6 in the 2009 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the AFC East. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

2009 New England Patriots team stats
Points26.75th of 32
Passing Yards277.33rd of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.87th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.87th of 32
Rushing Yards120.112th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns1.26th of 32
Sacks1.923rd of 32
Tackles69.18th of 32
Touchdowns3.16th of 32
Total Yards403.83rd of 32
Points Allowed17.85th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %43.78th of 32

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

2009 Patriots roster: passing

2009 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.
Tom BradyQB163715654,398281396.2
Brian HoyerQB519271420082.6

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2009 Patriots roster: rushing

2009 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.
Laurence MaroneyRB151947573.99
Kevin FaulkRB15623355.42
Sammy MorrisRB12733194.42
Fred TaylorRB6632694.34
BenJarvus Green-EllisRB12261144.40
Tom BradyQB1629441.51
Wes WelkerWR145367.20
Brian HoyerQB510252.51
Brandon TateWR211111.00
Matthew SlaterWR14166.00
Julian EdelmanWR11252.50

What the columns mean: CAR

2009 Patriots roster: receiving

2009 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 WelkerWR141231621,34811.04
Randy MossWR16831381,26415.213
Ben WatsonTE16294140413.95
Julian EdelmanWR1137543599.71
Sam AikenWR14204232616.32
Kevin FaulkRB1537533018.11
Sammy MorrisRB1219271809.50
Chris BakerTE16141914210.12
Laurence MaroneyRB151417997.10
Joey GallowayWR3720679.60
Isaiah StanbackTE637227.30
Fred TaylorRB623178.50
BenJarvus Green-EllisRB1225115.50

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2009 Patriots roster: defense

2009 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 MayoLB13103701.5011
Gary GuytonLB1685562.0040
Brandon MeriweatherS1683530.0592
Brandon McGowanS1679590.0053
Leigh BoddenCB1555470.05181
Tully Banta-CainLB1654359.5022
James SandersDB1448320.0030
Ty WarrenDT1346331.0010
Jonathan WilhiteDB1445370.0250
Vince WilforkDT1343310.0021
Shawn SpringsCB1240350.0140
Patrick ChungS1637252.0110
Pierre WoodsLB1636250.0001
Jarvis GreenDE1336211.0000
Darius ButlerS1435330.0380
Derrick BurgessDE1635285.0001
Mike WrightDE1635255.0021
Adalius ThomasLB1434263.0020
Rob NinkovichLB1523141.0020
Myron PryorDT1320120.0001
Kyle ArringtonCB818140.0000
Junior SeauLB71490.0000
Eric AlexanderLB141280.0001
Sam AikenWR14960.0001
Ron BraceDT9860.0000
Bret LockettDB10750.0001
Matthew SlaterWR14650.0000
Stephen GostkowskiPK16550.0000
Randy MossWR16330.0110
Wes WelkerWR14330.0000
Terrence WheatleyDB5220.0000
Dan KoppenC16220.0000
Titus AdamsDT2210.0000
Terdell SandsDT1110.0000
Logan MankinsG16110.0000
Fred TaylorRB6110.0000
BenJarvus Green-EllisRB12100.0000
Ben WatsonTE16110.0000
Kevin FaulkRB15110.0000
Laurence MaroneyRB15110.0001

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

Results

  1. Sep 14, 2009vs BUFW 25-24
  2. Sep 20, 2009@ NYJL 9-16
  3. Sep 27, 2009vs ATLW 26-10
  4. Oct 4, 2009vs BALW 27-21
  5. Oct 11, 2009@ DENL 17-20
  6. Oct 18, 2009vs TENW 59-0
  7. Oct 25, 2009@ TBW 35-7
  8. Nov 8, 2009vs MIAW 27-17
  9. Nov 15, 2009@ INDL 34-35
  10. Nov 22, 2009vs NYJW 31-14
  11. Nov 30, 2009@ NOL 17-38
  12. Dec 6, 2009@ MIAL 21-22
  13. Dec 13, 2009vs CARW 20-10
  14. Dec 20, 2009@ BUFW 17-10
  15. Dec 27, 2009vs JAXW 35-7
  16. Jan 3, 2010@ HOUL 27-34
  17. Jan 10, 2010vs BALL 14-33playoffs

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.