The Patriots offense was more productive in the first half as Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns. Brady finished the game 26/39, 277 yards, 3 TD, INT, 102.2 passer rating. Rob Gronkowski caught one of the touchdowns, and the passing duo became the fifth-most prolific QB-pass catcher duo in NFL history, in terms of touchdowns. The victory improved the Patriots� record against the Texans to 10-1 all-time, including the postseason.

The Jaguars moved to 2-11 all-time vs. the Patriots, including postseason, after the victory. This was the Patriots� second straight season with a 1-1 start and yet they made the Super Bowl in both seasons.

The loss was the first for Tom Brady against the Jaguars, which fell to 8-1 in the matchup. Brady finished 24/35 for 234 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT and a 106.1 passer rating.

Running back James White had seven receptions for 73 yards, his fourth time leading the Patriots in receptions since 2017.

Jacksonville out-gained the Patriots 481 to 302 in total yards, the second-most total yards allowed since 2015.

Lions coach Matt Patricia earned his first NFL win as a head coach by besting his former mentor, Bill Belichick. Only two other coaches earned their first NFL head-coaching win by beating a team coached by Belichick.

This was the fourth time the Patriots had been below .500 through Week 3 in the Belichick era (since 2000). In 2001, after starting 1-2, the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI.

The Patriots� offense had a total of 209 yards, their fewest total yards in a game since Week 17, 2015. Brady had his fewest passing yards in a game since Week 17, 2014 vs. the Bills when he only played the first half.

James White and Sony Michel combined for 87 rushing yards.

The Patriots defense allowed scores on three of four first-half possessions and let the Lions' offense rack up 414 total yards.

The Patriots avoided their first three-game losing streak since the 2002 season with a 31-point win over the Dolphins.

Brady finished 23/35 for 274 pass yards, 3 TD, 2 INT and a 94.2 passer rating. Brady tied Vinny Testaverde for the most TD passes to different receivers (70) in his career with a score to Cordarrelle Patterson in the second quarter and improved his career record against AFC teams at home to 43-4.

Sony Michel finished with 25 carries for 112 yards and a rushing touchdown. It was his first career NFL TD and 100-yard game.

James White had 44 rush yards, 68 reception yards and two TDs for his fourth career game with at least one receiving TD and one rushing TD.

The Patriots defense held the Dolphins to 172 total yards.

In the Thursday night matchup, Tom Brady out-dueled Andrew Luck, pushing his head-to-head record against Luck to 6-0. Brady finished 34/44 for 341 pass yards, 4 total TD, 2 INT and a 102.6 passer rating. Brady recorded his 500th career TD pass and passed Vinny Testaverde for the most TD passes to different receivers (71) in his career on a 34-yard pass to Josh Gordon in the fourth quarter.

Julian Edelman had seven catches for 57 yards. Since 2013, the Patriots are 47-9 with Edelman in the lineup compared to 19-10 without Edelman in that span.

Rob Gronkowski�s 75 yards helped him surpass Wes Welker for second-most receiving yards in Patriots history.

New England�s win over the Chiefs made Tom Brady the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 200 wins. The much-anticipated matchup between Brady and Patrick Mahomes did not disappoint as the two quarterbacks combined for 692 passing yards. This was the 11th instance of opposing starting quarterbacks having an age difference of at least 18 years since the 1970 (Brady, 41; Mahomes, 23).

The Patriots offense put up 500 total yards (327 passing, 173 rushing) against the Chiefs. Brady threw for 340 yards and 1 touchdown, while Sony Michel took 24 carries for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns. Additionally, Julian Edelman also caught his first TD reception since the 2016 AFC Championship, and Rob Gronkowski's three receptions pushed him to the 500 career catches mark.

With another sack-less game, the Patriots became the only team in the NFL with multiple games with zero sacks this season.

The Patriots collected their first win on the road this season with their victory over the Bears. This was the longest the Patriots had gone without a road win to open a season since 2009. Since Julien Edelman's return, the Patriots offense had been executing better than it had all season. During Weeks 1-4 without Edelman, the Patriots averaged 23.8 points per game and 337.3 total yards per game. After Edelman's return in Week 5, those statistics improved to 39.7 PPG and 439.7 total YPG.

The New England special teams unit scored 14 points against the Bears on two plays: Cordarrelle Patterson scored on a 95-yard kickoff return in the second quarter, and Don'ta Hightower blocked a punt, which Kyle Van Noy returned for a score.

The Patriots started 6-2-or-better for the sixth straight season having reached at least the AFC Championship in each season.

Tom Brady moved to 29-3 in his career against the Bills and threw for 324 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT and a 85.8 passer rating in the win.

James White tallied 15 rush yards and 1 TD to go along with 10 catches for 79 yards.

Rob Gronkowski had three catches for 43 yards, extending his streak to seven games without scoring a touchdown, the longest period of his career.

Julian Edelman recorded his first 100+ receiving yards game of the season.

The Patriots snapped a streak of 40 straight games without a defensive touchdown when Devin McCourty returned an INT for a 84-yard pick-six in the fourth quarter.

This game turned after a critical fumble by Packers running back Aaron Jones in the fourth quarter and the Patriots pounced by scoring a pair of touchdowns to put the game away.

Tom Brady was 6/6 for 104 yards and one touchdown in the fourth quarter to lead New England to its sixth straight win. Brady passed the 80,000 total-yard (including playoffs) mark in the game.

James White had 12 carries for 31 yards and two touchdowns. He added six catches for a total of 61 receptions through nine games for a career high in receptions for a season. White leads all running backs in catches (61) this season and is T-fourth most in the NFL.

Cordarrelle Patterson had a career high in carries in the game with 11 for 61 yards and a touchdown. Patterson had 10+ carries twice this season with the Patriots, but never had more than three carries in a game entering 2018.

The Titans defeated the Patriots for the first time since 2002 while handing New England its third-largest margin of defeat in the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick era (since 2001) and snapping its six-game winning streak.

Tom Brady appearing in his 300th career game (inc. playoffs) and threw for 254 pass yards, 0 TD, 0 INT and a 70.6 passer rating.

Sony Michel returned to the lineup, while James White could not continue his stellar play, finishing with 5 catches for 31 yards and no touchdowns.

The Patriots reached eight wins through 11 games for the ninth straight season and won eight of the last nine against the Jets.

The Patriots had 216 rush yards against the Jets in Week 12 behind Sony Michel's 133 rush yards and 1 rush TD on 21 carries and James White's 73 rush yards on nine carries.

Brady passed Peyton Manning for most passing yards in NFL history, including playoffs (79,416) after going 20/31 for 283 pass yards, 2 pass TD, 0 INT and a 115.4 passer rating.

Brady and McCown combined for the second-oldest matchup between opposing starting QBs since 1970 (80 years, 258 days).

The Patriots moved to 6-0 at home in 2018 and 63-11 in the month of December (.851) during the Brady-Belichick era (since 2001).

Sony Michel and James White became one of only two RB duos with 650+ scrimmage yards and 5+ scrimmage TDs each this season. James Develin recorded two rushing touchdowns on his four carries. Develin now has three touchdowns in his last three games.

Tom Brady threw his 579th career TD pass in this game, tying Peyton Manning for most in NFL history (including playoffs) after going 24/32 for 311 pass yds, 1 pass TD, 1 INT and a 102.5 passer rating. Brady had thrown for 250+ passing yards in nine consecutive games.

The Patriots moved to 101-2 at home after leading by double digits at any point in a game during the Brady-Belichick era.

The Dolphins trailed 33-28 with seven seconds left in game when Ryan Tannehill connected on a pass to Kenny Stills for 14 yards, Stills lateraled to DeVante Parker, who lateraled to Kenyan Drake, who ran 52 yards, past Rob Gronkowski for the 69-yard game-winning touchdown. The Patriots defense gave up the longest come-from-behind game-winning TD from scrimmage in regulation in NFL history.

Tom Brady went 27/43 for 358 pass yards, 3 TD, 0 INT and a 112.4 passer rating. It was Brady�s first career loss in which he posted 300+ pass yards, 3+ pass TD and 0 INT. Brady is 7-10 on the road vs. the Dolphins in his career and 1-6 in such games in December. Brady surpassed Peyton Manning (579) for most pass TDs in NFL history, including playoffs (582).

The Patriots defense gave up 189 rushing yards, their most rush yards allowed since 2014.

The 27 combined points is tied for the second-fewest combined points in a Patriots-Steelers matchup since 1940. The Patriots offense continued to struggle on the road, racking up just 368 total yards. Tom Brady finished with 25/36 for 279 pass yards, 1 TD 1 INT and a 89.9 passer rating. Brady reached another career milestone, becoming the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 70,000+ passing yards.

Chris Hogan finished with two catches for 68 receiving yards. Hogan pulled in a 63-yard touchdown reception, which was the longest play from scrimmage for the Patriots in 2018.

The New England defense allowed 376 total yards, one of the more impressive performances against PIT in recent years. Duron Harmon reeled in two interceptions. One-third of Harmon�s 15 career INTs have come in games vs. PIT.

The Patriots lost back-to-back December games for the first time since 2002.

The Patriots clinch the AFC East for the 10th consecutive season after the victory against the Bills. The Patriots 273 rush yards are the 2nd-most in a game in the Belichick era behind Sony Michel 18 carries, 116 rush yards, 1 rush TD, his 4th game this season with 100+ rushing yards. James White had 8 carries for 41 rush yards and 1 rush touchdown.

Tom Brady threw for 13/24, 126 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 48.3 passer rating, one of his career-worst games. Julian Edelman had 6 catches for 70 yards and one touchdown. Rob Gronkowski had his fourth career game without a reception. He was a targeted 3 times in the game.

The Patriots clinched the No. 2 seed in the AFC behind Tom Brady's 250 yards and 4 TD, his most pass TD in a game this season. Brady became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 6,000 career regular-season completions (6,004).

Julian Edelman had five catches for 69 receiving yards and one touchdown. The touchdown marked his 30th career receiving touchdown.

Rex Burkhead recorded his first touchdown in the season finale on his one catch.

The Patriots defense, vastly improved since their Week 11 bye, held the Jets to 239 total yards.

The Patriots went undefeated at home this season.

The Patriots won at least 10 games for the 16th consecutive season, tying the NFL record for consecutive such seasons (SF, 1983-1998).

In the Tom Brady era, the Patriots have only made the Super Bowl as the #1 or #2 seed. They have won three of six Super Bowl appearances as the #1 seed and won both Super Bowl appearances as the #2 seed.

The Patriots offense have scored 400+ points in 12 straight seasons, extending the NFL record.

Sony Michel finished with six rush TD tied for fourth-most in a season by a rookie in NE history.

The Patriots have been held to 10 or fewer points three times this season. That is the most such games in a season for New England since 1999, their final season with Pete Carroll as head coach.

The Patriots finished below .500 (3-5) on the road this season for the first time since 2009.

The Patriots advanced to their eighth consecutive AFC Championship after racking up 498 total yards on offense against L.A.. The Patriots went 83 yards on 14 plays, culminating with a one-yard TD run by Sony Michel, on their opening drive in the blowout win over the Chargers.

The Patriots rush offense outgained the Chargers rush offense by 136 yards in the game (155 to 19). Sony Michel had 24 carries for 129 yards and 3 touchdowns. Michel is the first player in NFL history to rush for 100 yards and three touchdowns in one half of a postseason game.

James White had 15 catches for 97 yards. White tied Darren Sproles' playoff record for most receptions in a single game in the Super Bowl era.

With nine catches, Julian Edelman passed Reggie Wayne for second-most career receptions in postseason history (98).

The Chiefs and Patriots combined for 38 points in the fourth quarter, the most combined points in the fourth quarter of a conference championship game in NFL history, leading to a great finish. The Patriots doubled KC in plays (94) and first downs (36) as they racked up 524 total yards of offense, the most yards of any team in any playoff game this season.

Tom Brady padded his totals in both fourth-quarter comebacks (9) and game-winning drives (12) in the playoffs with the win.

Sony Michel set the record for most postseason rush TDs by a rookie in a single postseason (5).

Rex Burkhead became only the second player in NFL history to score in the fourth quarter and score the game-winner in overtime of the same postseason game.

The Patriots will make an NFL-record 11th Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl LIII, while Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will make their ninth.