2013 New England Patriots
2013 AFC Eastern Division Champions!
2013 Record: 12-4 (Reg. Season), 1-1 (Playoffs)
Head Coach: Bill Belichick
Points Scored: 444 (3rd out of 32 NFL teams)
Points Allowed: 338 (10th out of 32 NFL teams)
Home Stadium: Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.
Quarterback Tom Brady earned a Pro Bowl selection for the fifth straight year as he was able to overcome a slow start to 2013 with a completely new group of receivers, except Julian Edelman, for the first few games of the season. He would still throw for over 4,000 yards for the sixth time in his career and threw 25 TDs versus only 11 interceptions during the regular season.
2013 New England Patriots Game-by-Game Results:
Regular Season
Date Opponent Result
9/ 8/13 at Buffalo W 23-21
9/12/13 N.Y. Jets W 13-10
9/22/13 Tampa Bay W 23- 3
9/29/13 at Atlanta W 30-23
10/ 6/13 at Cincinnati L 6-13
10/13/13 New Orleans W 30-27
10/20/13 at N.Y. Jets L 27-30 (OT)
10/27/13 Miami W 27-17
11/ 3/13 Pittsburgh W 55-31
11/10/13 Bye Week
11/18/13 at Carolina L 20-24
11/24/13 Denver W 34-31 (OT)
12/ 1/13 at Houston W 34-31
12/ 8/13 Cleveland W 27-26
12/15/13 at Miami L 20-24
12/22/13 at Baltimore W 41- 7
12/29/13 Buffalo W 34-20
Playoffs
Round Opponent Result
AFC Div. Playoff Indianapolis W 43-22
AFC Championship at Denver L 16-26
Tight End Rob Gronkowski makes a leaping TD grab against the defending World Champs for one of his 4 TDs in 2013. Rob led the Pats with 15.7 yards per catch and his 592 receiving yards was third on the Pats. Injuries would derail much of his 2013 season as he missed 11 out 18 contents including sitting out both playoff games.
2013 New England Patriots Depth Chart / Roster:
Note: Team not in Madden game - (use All Patriots team as a template)
Wide Receiver Julian Edelman was able to stay healthy, unlike many of his teammates, and proved to be a consistently dependable target for Tom Brady. He led the Pats in receptions (105), receiving yards (1,056) and receiving TDs (6) in 2013.
2013 New England Patriots Individual Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Tom Brady, 4343 yards, 60.5 comp. pct., 25 TDs, 87.3 rating
Rushing: Stevan Ridley, 773 yards, 7 TDs, 4.3 yards / carry
Receiving: Julian Edelman, 105 receptions, 1056 yards, 6 TDs
Touchdowns: Stevan Ridley & LeGarrette Blount, 7 (7 rush., 0 rec.)
QB Sacks: Chandler Jones, 11.5
Tackles: Dont'a Hightower, 113
Interceptions: Logan Ryan, 5 int., 82 yards, 1 TD
Points: Stephen Gostkowski, 158 (38 FGs, 44 PATs)
Outside Linebacker Jerod Mayo lunges to make a tackle against the Jets. His season was cut short after six starts due to injury, which left a void in the Pats second line of defense. He was leading the Pats with 55 stops prior to getting hurt and recovered a fumble.
2013 AFC EASTERN DIVISION STANDINGS:
1st Place - NEW ENGLAND (12-4)
2nd Place - Miami (8-8)
3rd Place - N.Y. Jets (8-8)
4th Place - Buffalo (6-10)
Linebacker Brandon Spikes makes a stop against Indy. He continued to be run stopping force with 86 total tackles in 2013.
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Halfback Shane Vereen missed half of the regular season due to injury, but he proved to be a valuable receiver out of the backfield with 47 receptions, third best on the Pats in 2013. He rushed for 208 yards on 44 carries in 2013 and scored 4 TDs from scrimmage, including this score against the Browns.
