2008 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Belichick (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

2008 New England Patriots Roster
2008 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots scored 410 points, and the defensive squad gave up 309. Matt Cassel triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,693 yards. Wes Welker paced the receiving corps, catching 111 passes for 1,165 yards. Randy Moss contributed to the receiving game, too.

Sammy Morris rushed for a team-best 727 yards for New England.

Brandon Meriweather seized 4 opponent throws. Richard Seymour sacked opposing passers 8 times.

Bill Belichick coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Matt Cassel	516	327	63.4	3693	7.2	21	4.1	11	2.1	76	47	219	89.4
Tom Brady	11	7	63.6	76	6.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	26	0	0	83.9
Kevin O'Connell	6	4	66.7	23	3.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	1	2	73.6
Totals	534	339	63.5	3790	7.1	21	3.9	11	2.1	76	48	221

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sammy Morris	156	727	4.7	35	7
Kevin Faulk	83	507	6.1	41	3
LaMont Jordan	80	363	4.5	49	4
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	74	275	3.7	15	5
Matt Cassel	73	270	3.7	19	2
Laurence Maroney	28	93	3.3	17	0
Wes Welker	3	26	8.7	19	0
Heath Evans	11	23	2.1	4	0
Randy Moss	2	0	0.0	2	0
Kevin O'Connell	3	-6	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	513	2278	4.4	49	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wes Welker	111	1165	10.5	64	3
Randy Moss	69	1008	14.6	76	11
Kevin Faulk	58	486	8.4	22	3
Jabar Gaffney	38	468	12.3	37	2
Ben Watson	22	209	9.5	29	2
Sammy Morris	17	161	9.5	42	0
David Thomas	9	93	10.3	18	0
Sam Aiken	8	101	12.6	43	0
Heath Evans	3	59	19.7	28	0
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	3	37	12.3	20	0
Kelley Washington	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	339	3790	11.2	76	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Stephen Gostkowski	40	40	100.0	40	36	90.0	148
Totals	40	40	100.0	40	36	90.0	148

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Hanson	49	2143	43.7	70
Matt Cassel	1	57	57.0	57
Totals	50	2200	44.0	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Wes Welker	24	237	9.9	44
Kevin Faulk	10	132	13.2	24
Deltha O'Neal	2	2	1.0	2
Totals	36	371	10.3	44

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ellis Hobbs	45	1281	28.5	95	1
Matt Slater	11	155	14.1	31	0
Sammy Morris	2	37	18.5	24	0
Kevin Faulk	2	36	18.0	25	0
Steve Neal	1	27	27.0	27	0
Wes Welker	1	26	26.0	26	0
Totals	62	1562	25.2	95	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brandon Meriweather	4	25	6.2	19
Deltha O'Neal	3	49	16.3	47
Ellis Hobbs	3	0	0.0	4
Jonathan Wilhite	1	16	16.0	16
James Sanders	1	9	9.0	9
Mike Vrabel	1	5	5.0	5
Rodney Harrison	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	14	104	7.4	47

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Richard Seymour	8.0
Adalius Thomas	5.0
Mike Vrabel	4.0
Mike Wright	2.5
Brandon Meriweather	2.0
Jarvis Green	2.0
Vince Wilfork	2.0
Ty Warren	2.0
Ellis Hobbs	1.5
Pierre Woods	1.0
Totals	30.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Jerod Mayo	112	98	28	4	0	1	0	1
Brandon Meriweather	68	57	22	9	0	0	0	2
Vince Wilfork	55.5	45	21	1
James Sanders	53	42	22	3
Mike Vrabel	51	40	22	4	0	1	0	1
Ellis Hobbs	43	39	8	11	1	1	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	56.5	38	37	1
Richard Seymour	43	34	18	1	0	1	0	0
Ty Warren	36.5	32	9		0	1	8	1
Deltha O'Neal	31	30	2	8
Rodney Harrison	36	27	18	2	0	0	0	1
Adalius Thomas	30	25	10	4
Jarvis Green	25.5	22	7		0	1	0	1
Mike Wright	25	22	6		0	0	0	2
Lewis Sanders	23	21	4	1	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Wilhite	22	20	4	2
Gary Guyton	23.5	19	9	3	0	2	7	0
Pierre Woods	22	17	10	1
Junior Seau	18.5	15	7
LeKevin Smith	11.5	10	3		0	1	0	0
Mike Richardson	9	8	2		0	0	0	1
Rosevelt Colvin	6	5	2
Randy Moss	4	4	0		3	1	0	0
Wes Welker	4	4	0		1	0	0	0
Jason Webster	4	3	2		0	0	0	1
Matt Cassel	2	2	0		7	2	-24	0
Logan Mankins	2	2	0
Ben Watson	2	2	0		1	0	0	0
Terrence Wheatley	2	2	0	2
Antwain Spann	1.5	1	1
Matt Slater	1.5	1	1		2	0	0	0
Kevin Faulk	1	1	0
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	0
Vince Redd	1.5	0	3	1	0	0	0	1
Sam Aiken	1	0	2
Chris Hanson	1	0	2
Stephen Gostkowski	1	0	2
Kelley Washington	1	0	2
Larry Izzo	0.5	0	1
Lonie Paxton	0.5	0	1
Raymond Ventrone	0.5	0	1
Heath Evans	0.5	0	1
Eric Alexander	0.5	0	1
LaMont Jordan					1	1	0	0
Sammy Morris					1	1	0	0
Mark LeVoir					0	1	0	0
Totals	834.5	689	291	58	17	15	-9	13

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Stephen Gostkowski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	40	0			148
Randy Moss	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Sammy Morris	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Kevin Faulk	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
LaMont Jordan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Wes Welker	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20
Jabar Gaffney	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14
Matt Cassel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ben Watson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ellis Hobbs	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	21	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	36	40	0	2	0	410