2014 New England Patriots Season

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2014 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Owner	Robert Kraft
Home field	Gillette Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 35–31 Won AFC Championship (Colts) 45–7 Won Super Bowl XLIX (Seahawks) 28– 24
Pro Bowlers	QB Tom Brady K Stephen Gostkowski TE Rob Gronkowski WR Matthew Slater CB Darrelle Revis
Timeline
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The 2014 New England Patriots season will be the franchise's upcoming 45th season in the National Football league, the 55th overall and the 15th under head coach Bill Belichick.

[edit] Offseason

[edit] 2014 NFL Free Agency

[edit] 2014 NFL Draft

main article: 2014 NFL Draft

2014 New England Patriots Draft Selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	29	Dominique Easley	Defensive tackle	Florida
2	62	Jimmy Garoppolo	Quarterback	Eastern Illinois
3	None
4	105	Bryan Stork	Center	Florida State
	130	James White	Running back	Wisconsin
	140	Cameron Fleming	Offensive tackle	Stanford
5	None
6	179	Jon Halapio	Guard	Florida
	198	Zach Moore	Defensive end	Concordia-St. Paul
	206	Jemea Thomas	Cornerback	Georgia Tech
7	244	Jeremy Gallon	Wide receiver	Michigan

[edit] Staff

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[edit] Current roster

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[edit] Schedule

[edit] Preseason

The Patriots' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.

Week	Kickoff (CDT)	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	7:30 PM EDT	August 7, 2014	at Washington Redskins	L 6–23	0–1	FedEx Field	WBZ	Recap
2	7:30 PM EDT	August 15, 2014	Philadelphia Eagles	W 42-35	1-1	Gillette Stadium	WBZ	Recap
3	7:30 PM EDT	August 22, 2014	Carolina Panthers	W 30–7	2–1	Gillette Stadium	WBZ
4	7:30 PM EDT	August 28, 2014	at New York Giants	L 13–16	2–2	MetLife Stadium	WBZ

[edit] Regular season

The Patriots' regular season schedule was announced on April 23, 2014.

Week	Kickoff (CDT)	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	1:00 p.m. EDT	September 7, 2014	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–33	0–1	Sun Life Stadium	CBS
2	1:00 p.m. EDT	September 14, 2014	at Minnesota Vikings	W 30–7	1–1	TCF Bank Stadium	CBS
3	September 21	1:00 p.m. EDT	Oakland Raiders	W 16–9	2–1	Gillette Stadium	CBS
4	September 29	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–41	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	ESPN
5	October 5	8:30 p.m. EDT	Cincinnati Bengals	W 43–17	3–2	Gillette Stadium	NBC
6	October 12	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Buffalo Bills	W 37–22	4–2	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Fox
7	October 16	8:25 p.m. EDT	New York Jets	W 27–25	5–2	Gillette Stadium	CBS
8	October 26	1:00 p.m. EDT	Chicago Bears	W 51–23	6–2	Gillette Stadium	Fox
9	November 2	4:25 p.m. EST	Denver Broncos	W 43–21	7–2	Gillette Stadium	CBS
10	Bye
11	November 16	8:30 p.m. EST	at Indianapolis Colts	W 42–20	8–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	NBC
12	November 23	1:00 p.m. EST	Detroit Lions	W 34–9	9–2	Gillette Stadium	Fox
13	November 30	4:25 p.m. EST	at Green Bay Packers	L 21–26	9–3	Lambeau Field	CBS
14	December 7	8:30 p.m. EST	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–14	10–3	Qualcomm Stadium	NBC
15	December 14	1:00 p.m. EST	Miami Dolphins	W 41–13	11–3	Gillette Stadium	CBS
16	December 21	1:00 p.m. EST	at New York Jets	W 17–16	12–3	MetLife Stadium	CBS
17	December 28	1:00 p.m. EST	Buffalo Bills	L 9–17	12–4	Gillette Stadium	CBS

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

[edit] Postseason

See also: 2014–15 NFL playoffs

[edit] Regular season results

[edit] Standings

[edit] Division

AFC East
view • talk • edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) New England Patriots	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	468	313	L1
Buffalo Bills	9	7	0	.563	4–2	5–7	343	289	W1
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	388	373	L1
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	283	401	W1

[edit] Conference

AFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	PD	STK
Division leaders
1	* – New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	468	313	155	L1
2	z – Denver Broncos	West	12	4	0	.750	6–0	10–2	482	354	128	W1
3	y – Pittsburgh Steelers	North	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	436	368	68	W4
4	y – Indianapolis Colts	South	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	458	369	89	W1
Wild Cards
5	w – Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	5	1	.656	3–3	7–5	365	344	21	L1
6	w – Baltimore Ravens	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	6–6	409	302	107	W1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	4–2	8–4	372	307	65	W2
8	Kansas City Chiefs	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	353	281	72	W1
9	San Diego Chargers	West	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	348	348	0	L1
10	Buffalo Bills	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	5–7	343	289	54	W1
11	Miami Dolphins	East	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	388	373	15	L1
12	Cleveland Browns	North	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	299	337	–38	L5
13	New York Jets	East	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	283	401	–118	W1
14	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	249	412	–163	L1
15	Oakland Raiders	West	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	253	452	–199	L1
16	Tennessee Titans	South	2	14	0	.125	1–5	2–10	254	438	–184	L10
Tiebreakers
^ a b New England defeated Denver head-to-head (Week 9, 43–21). ^ a b Pittsburgh defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 8, 51–34). ^ a b c d Kansas City is ranked ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head sweep (2014 Kansas City Chiefs Season#Week 7: at San Diego Chargers|Week 7, 23–20]]; Week 17, 19–7). Houston is ranked ahead of Kansas City and Buffalo, and Kansas City is ahead of Buffalo, based on conference record. San Diego defeated Buffalo head-to-head (Week 3, 22–10). ^ a b Jacksonville is ranked ahead of Oakland based on record vs. common opponents (1–3 to 0–5). ^When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

[edit] Footnotes

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