1988 New England Patriots Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Raymond Berry (9-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1988 New England Patriots Statistics
1988 New England Patriots Roster

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots scored 250 points, while the solid defense surrendered 284. John Stephens rushed for a team-best 1,168 yards for New England.

Doug Flutie tossed for 1,150 yards. Reggie Dupard paced all receivers, catching 34 passes, while Stanley Morgan accumulated 502 receiving yards. Irving Fryar provided receiving help, too.

Roland James, Fred Marion and Raymond Clayborn each snatched 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Brent Williams sacked opposing passers 8 times.

Raymond Berry coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 250
Regular Season Points Against: 284

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 4, 1988 New York Jets 3 at New England Patriots 28 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 11, 1988 New England Patriots 6 at Minnesota Vikings 36 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
September 18, 1988 Buffalo Bills 16 at New England Patriots 14 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
September 25, 1988 New England Patriots 6 at Houston Oilers 31 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
October 2, 1988 Indianapolis Colts 17 at New England Patriots 21 W 2-1-0 0-2-0 2-3-0
October 9, 1988 New England Patriots 3 at Green Bay Packers 45 L 2-1-0 0-3-0 2-4-0 Milwaukee
October 16, 1988 Cincinnati Bengals 21 at New England Patriots 27 W 3-1-0 0-3-0 3-4-0
October 23, 1988 New England Patriots 20 at Buffalo Bills 23 L 3-1-0 0-4-0 3-5-0
October 30, 1988 Chicago Bears 7 at New England Patriots 30 W 4-1-0 0-4-0 4-5-0
November 6, 1988 Miami Dolphins 10 at New England Patriots 21 W 5-1-0 0-4-0 5-5-0
November 13, 1988 New England Patriots 14 at New York Jets 13 W 5-1-0 1-4-0 6-5-0
November 20, 1988 New England Patriots 6 at Miami Dolphins 3 W 5-1-0 2-4-0 7-5-0
November 27, 1988 New England Patriots 21 at Indianapolis Colts 24 L 5-1-0 2-5-0 7-6-0
December 4, 1988 Seattle Seahawks 7 at New England Patriots 13 W 6-1-0 2-5-0 8-6-0
December 11, 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7 at New England Patriots 10 W 7-1-0 2-5-0 9-6-0 OT
December 17, 1988 New England Patriots 10 at Denver Broncos 21 L 7-1-0 2-6-0 9-7-0


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