PATRIOTS RECORD IN AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
The Patriots are 7-3 in AFC Championship Games, including a 4-1 record at home and a 3-1 record at Gillette Stadium.
PATRIOTS AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RESULTS (7-3)
Date Round Opponent W/L Score
01/12/86 AFC Championship at Miami W 31-14
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01/12/97 AFC Championship Jacksonville W 20-6
01/27/02 AFC Championship at Pittsburgh W 24-17
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01/18/04 AFC Championship Indianapolis W 24-14
01/23/05 AFC Championship at Pittsburgh W 41-27
01/21/07 AFC Championship at Indianapolis L 34-38
01/20/08 AFC Championship San Diego W 21-12
01/22/12 AFC Championship Baltimore W 23-20
01/20/13 AFC Championship Baltimore L 13-28
01/19/14 AFC Championship Denver L 16-26
Most Appearances in Conference Championship GAME
Pittsburgh 15
San Francisco 15
Dallas 14
Oakland 11
New England 10
St. Louis Rams 9
Denver 9
PATRIOTS ALL-TIME IN PLAYOFF GAMES
The Patriots have compiled a 25-18 record in their 43 playoff games and their .581 playoff winning percentage is tied with the Oakland/L.A. Raiders for the fifth best in NFL history among teams that have played at least 15 playoff games.
ALL-TIME BEST NFL PLAYOFF RECORDS (Min. 15 Games)
TEAM W L Pct.
Baltimore Ravens................................... 14........... 7............................ .667
Green Bay Packers................................. 30......... 19........................... .612
San Francisco 49ers............................... 30......... 19........................... .612
Pittsburgh Steelers................................. 33......... 21........................... .611
New England/Boston Patriots............ 25......... 18............................ .581
Oakland/L.A. Raiders.............................. 25......... 18........................... .581
Dallas Cowboys...................................... 33......... 25........................... .569
Washington Redskins.............................. 23......... 18............................ .561
PATRIOTS PLAYOFF RECORD BY ROUND
First Round (1982 Strike Season)........ 0-1
Wild Card Round.................................... 4-3
Divisional Round................................... 11-6
AFC Championship................................. 7-3
AFL Championship................................. 0-1
Super Bowl.............................................. 3-4
Total................................. 25-18
BRADY TIED AN NFL RECORD WITH HIS 8TH START IN A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Tom Brady made his eighth start in a Conference Championship game and joined Charlie Waters and Jack Reynolds for the most starts in a Conference Championship in NFL history.
BELICHICK’S EIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AS A HEAD COACH ARE SECOND
Bill Belichick reached his eighth conference championship as a head coach, second to the 10 by Tom Landry.
Head Coach Conference Championships
Tom Landry 10
Bill Belichick 8
Don Shula 7
Chuck Noll 7
John Madden 6
Bill Cowher 6
BRADY MOVES UP THE POSTSEASON LISTS
Tom Brady is one of two quarterbacks in NFL postseason history with over 6,000 passing yards. Brady extended his playoff touchdown pass total to 43 touchdown passes and is one of three NFL quarterbacks with 40 or more touchdown passes in the postseason. Brady is third all-time on the postseason touchdown list, behind Joe Montana (45) and Brett Favre (44). Brady leads all quarterbacks with 590 postseason completions.
NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS/POSTSEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES
Player Team(s) Touchdowns
1. Joe Montana San Fran./Kansas City 45
2. Brett Favre Green Bay/Minnesota 44
3. Tom Brady New England 43
4. Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 36
5. Dan Marino Miami 32
6. Kurt Warner St. Louis/Arizona 31
7. Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 30
NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS/POSTSEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES, GAME
Player Team Game TDs
1. Tom Brady NE AFC-D: NE vs. DEN ’11 6
2. Daryle Lamonica OAK AFC-D: OAK vs. HOU ’69 6
3. Steve Young SF SB: SF vs. SD ’94 6
NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS/POSTSEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES, CONSECUTIVE GAMES
Player Team(s) Games_____
1. Brett Favre GB/MIN 20 (1995-2009)
2. Tom Brady NE 18 (2001-2011)
3. Dan Marino MIA 13 (1983-1995)
NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS/POSTSEASON PASSING YARDS
Player Team(s) Passing Yards
1. Tom Brady New England 6,424
2. Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 6,309
3. Brett Favre Green Bay/Minnesota 5,855
4. Joe Montana San Fran./Kansas City 5,772
5. John Elway Denver 4,964
6. Dan Marino Miami 4,510
NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS/POSTSEASON COMPLETIONS
Player Team(s) Completions
1. Tom Brady New England 566
2. Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 538
3. Brett Favre Green Bay/Minnesota 481
4. Joe Montana San Fran./Kansas City 460
NFL ALL-TIME LEADERS/POSTSEASON COMPLETION PERCENTAGE, GAME (15 COMPLETIONS)
Player Team Game Comp. %
1. Tom Brady NE AFC-D: NE vs. JAX ’07 92.9 (26-28)
2. Phil Simms NYG SB: NYG vs. DEN, ’86 88.0 (22-25)
3. Kurt Warner ARI NFC-WC: ARI vs. GB ’09 87.9 (29-33)
NFL ALL-TIME MOST PLAYOFF VICTORIES AS A STARTING QUARTERBACK
Player Team(s) Playoff Wins
Tom Brady New England 18
Joe Montana San Francisco/Kansas City 16
Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh 14
John Elway Denver 14
Brett Favre Green Bay/Minnesota 13
Troy Aikman Dallas 11
Roger Staubach Dallas 11
BRADY 300 –YARD GAMES IN THE POSTSEASON
MOST 300 YARD GAMES IN POSTSEASON HISTORY
Player Team(s) 300-Yard Games
Peyton Manning Indianapolis/Denver 9
Tom Brady New England 6
Joe Monatana SF/Kansas City 6
Kurt Warner STL/Arizona 6
Drew Brees San Diego/New Orleans 6
Dan Fouts San Diego 5
BRADY TOUCHDOWN RUNS
With his touchdown run in the fourth quarter of today’s game versus the Broncos, Brady now has four career postseason rushing touchdowns, which is tied for the second most in Patriots history. Brady is also tied for the fourth most total touchdowns in Patriots history:
Most Postseason Rushing Touchdowns in Patriots History
Player Rushing Touchdowns
Curtis Martin 5 (3 games)
LeGarrette Blount 4 (1 game)
Corey Dillon 4 (8 games)
Tom Brady 4 (26 games)
Stevan Ridley 3 (4 games
Laurence Maroney 3 (7 games)
Most Touchdowns in Patriots Postseason History
Player Touchdowns
David Givens 7
Deion Branch 5
Curtis Martin 5
LeGarrette Blount 4
Corey Dillon 4
Wes Welker 4
Tom Brady 4
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI IN THE POSTSEASON
Stephen Gostkowski connected on a 47-yard field goal in the second quarter of today’s game against the Broncos. He now has 19 career postseason field goal makes, putting him in sole possession of 11th place all-time:
Most Field Goals in NFL Postseason History
Player Postseason FG
Adam Vinatieri 51
David Akers 39
Gary Anderson 32
Matt Stover 25
John Kasay 23
George Blanda 22
Steve Christie 22
Matt Bahr 21
Toni Fritsch 20
Norm Johnson 20
Stephen Gostkowski 19
Morten Andersen 18
Josh Brown 18
Raphael Septien 18
Jeff Wilkins 18
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI MOVES CLOSER TO THE CENTURY MARK
Stephen Gostkowski had four points in today’s game against the Broncos, giving him 99 career points in the postseason. He has the second most postseason points in Patriots history behind Adam Vinatieri, and has the seventh most kicking points in NFL postseason history:
Most Total Points in Patriots Postseason History
Player Total Points
Adam Vinatieri 117
Stephen Gostkowski 99
David Givens 42
Tony Franklin 39
Deion Branch 30
Curtis Martin 30
LeGarrette Blount 24
Corey Dillon 24
Wes Welker 24
Tom Brady 24
Most Kicking Points in NFL Postseason History
Player Total Points
Adam Vinatieri 213
David Akers 175
Gary Anderson 153
George Blanda 115
Matt Stover 106
Matt Bahr 103
Stephen Gostkowski 99
Steve Christie 97
John Kasay 96
Rafael Septien 95
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