2020_New_England_Patriots_season

2020 New England Patriots season
2020 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
General manager	Bill Belichick
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Home field	Gillette Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB Stephon Gilmore; ST Matthew Slater; P Jake Bailey
AP All-Pros	PR Gunner Olszewski (1st team); P Jake Bailey (1st team); ST Matthew Slater (2nd team)
Uniform
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2020 New England Patriots season

61st season in franchise history; first losing season since 2000

The 2020 season was the New England Patriots' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, and their 21st under head coach Bill Belichick.

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It was the first season since 1999 without quarterback Tom Brady on the roster, as he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady led the Patriots to nine Super Bowl appearances, winning six, and had been their primary starting quarterback from 2001 to 2019, and would go on to win Super Bowl LV with his new team, his seventh overall.^[1]^[2] The Patriots signed long-time Carolina Panthers quarterback and 2015 MVP Cam Newton on June 29, and named him the starting quarterback on September 3.^[3]

The Patriots attempted to win their 12th consecutive AFC East title and their first since 1997 without Tom Brady. However, they saw many key players opt out of the season due to COVID-19 concerns and battled numerous injuries throughout the season. They began the season 2–5, their worst record through 7 games since 2000. They failed to improve on their 12–4 record from the previous season following a Week 7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers and failed to match that record following a Week 8 loss to the division rival Buffalo Bills. Following a Sunday Night win by the Bills over the Steelers in week 14, the Patriots failed to win their division for the first time since 2008, and they were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2008 with a Week 15 loss to the Dolphins, ending their winning season streak at 19. This leaves the record to the Dallas Cowboys at 20 consecutive winning seasons from 1966 to 1985. After their blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills in week 16, the New England Patriots finished the 2020 season with a losing record for the first time since 2000.

This was only the third time after 2000 the Patriots missed the playoffs and failed to win the division.^[4]^[5] With their 11-year streak of playoff appearances snapped, the Kansas City Chiefs now hold the league's longest playoff streak, making the playoffs every year since 2015. In addition, New England's streak of 10+ win seasons that dated back to their 2003 Super Bowl-winning season, which was an NFL record, also came to an end following a Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.^[6]

For the season, the Patriots adopted a modified version of their Color Rush jerseys as their primary home uniform while introducing a new road uniform for the first time since 2000.^[7]

This was also the final season of Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman’s career. He played his final game in Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers. He underwent precautionary surgery for a chronic knee injury and did not return for the remainder of the season. On April 12, 2021, he announced his retirement from the NFL.

Draft

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Notes

New England traded a 2020 first-round selection (No. 23 overall) to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a 2020 second-round selection (No. 37 overall) and a 2020 third-round selection (No. 71 overall).
New England traded a 2020 second-round selection (No. 55 overall) to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for wide receiver Mohamed Sanu.
New England acquired a 2020 second-round selection (No. 60 overall) and a 2020 fourth-round selection (No. 129 overall) in exchange for two 2020 third-round selections (No. 71 overall and No. 98 overall).
New England acquired a 2020 third-round selection (No. 91 overall) and a 2020 fifth-round selection (No. 159 overall) in exchange for a 2020 third-round selection (No. 100 overall), a 2020 fourth-round selection (No. 139 overall), and a 2020 fifth-round selection (No. 172 overall).
New England acquired a 2020 third-round selection (No. 101 overall) in exchange for two 2020 fourth-round selections (No. 125 overall and No. 129 overall) and a 2021 sixth-round selection.
New England acquired a 2020 fourth-round selection (No. 125 overall) as part of a trade that sent their 2019 third- and sixth-round selections to the Chicago Bears.
New England acquired a 2020 fourth-round selection (No. 139 overall) as part of a trade that sent tight end Rob Gronkowski and a 2020 seventh-round selection (No. 241 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England traded a 2020 fourth-round selection (No. 129 overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor and a 2020 sixth-round selection (No. 207 overall).
New England traded a 2020 fifth-round selection (No. 168 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2020 seventh-round selection (No. 235 overall) and defensive lineman Michael Bennett.
New England acquired a 2020 fifth-round selection (No. 172 overall) as a part of a trade that sent safety Duron Harmon and a 2020 seventh-round selection (No. 235 overall) to the Detroit Lions.
New England acquired a 2020 sixth-round selection (No. 182 overall) as part of a trade that sent two 2020 sixth-round selections (No. 212 overall and No. 213 overall) to the Indianapolis Colts.
New England acquired a 2020 sixth-round selection (No. 195 overall) as part of a trade that sent cornerback Duke Dawson and a 2020 seventh-round selection (No. 237 overall) to the Denver Broncos.
New England traded a 2020 sixth-round selection (No. 202 overall) to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for offensive tackle Korey Cunningham.
New England acquired a 2020 sixth-round selection (No. 204 overall) as part of a trade that sent cornerback Keion Crossen to the Houston Texans.
New England traded a 2020 sixth-round selection (No. 207 overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for center Russell Bodine.
New England acquired a 2020 seventh-round selection (No. 230 overall) as part of a trade that sent safety Jordan Richards to the Atlanta Falcons.
New England acquired a 2020 seventh-round selection (No. 241 overall) as part of a trade that sent tight end Jacob Hollister to the Seattle Seahawks. As the result of the negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Patriots experienced during the first wave of the 2019 free agency period, the team received the league-maximum four compensatory selections for the 2020 draft.^[100] Free agent transactions that occurred after May 7, 2019 did not factor into the team's formula for determining compensatory selections.^[101]

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

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[11-5a-115] Tennessee finished ahead of Indianapolis based on division record.

[11-5b-116] Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Division tiebreaker used to eliminate Cleveland (see below).

[11-5c-117] Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on head-to-head sweep.

[11-5d-118] Cleveland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.

[7-9-119] New England finished ahead of the LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory.

[120] 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.

[ChiefsWeek4-106] Due to positive COVID-19 tests from Chiefs' practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta'amu and Patriots' quarterback Cam Newton, the NFL announced the game would be postponed to give both teams time to see if any other players had caught the virus. Following all additional tests coming back negative, the NFL announced the game would be played on October 5.^[105]

[BroncosWeek5-109] After the Patriots' game against the Chiefs, Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore tested positive for COVID-19. The Broncos announced the NFL had postponed the game to October 12.^[106] The game would later be postponed again after another positive case.^[107]

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Position	Player	2020 team	Date signed	Contract
QB	Tom Brady	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 20, 2020^[8]	2 years, $50 million^[9]
DE	Shilique Calhoun	New England Patriots	March 24, 2020^[10]	1 year, $1.5 million^[11]
OLB	Jamie Collins	Detroit Lions	March 25, 2020^[12]	3 years, $30 million^[13]
WR	Phillip Dorsett	Seattle Seahawks	March 30, 2020^[14]	1 year, $1 million^[15]
FS	Nate Ebner	New York Giants	March 26, 2020^[16]	1 year, $2 million^[17]
C	James Ferentz	New England Patriots	September 16, 2020^[18]	1 year, $825,000^[19]
K	Nick Folk	New England Patriots	August 24, 2020^[20]	1 year, $1,05 million^[21]
C	Ted Karras	Miami Dolphins	March 20, 2020^[22]	1 year, $4 million^[23]
FS	Devin McCourty	New England Patriots	March 17, 2020^[24]	2 years, $23 million^[25]
OT	Marshall Newhouse	Tennessee Titans	November 27, 2020^[26]	1 year, $72,000^[27]
MLB	Elandon Roberts	Miami Dolphins	March 24, 2020^[28]	1 year, $2 million^[29]
DT	Danny Shelton	Detroit Lions	March 24, 2020^[30]	2 years, $8 million^[31]
WR	Matthew Slater	New England Patriots	March 13, 2020^[32]	2 years, $5.3 million^[33]
G	Joe Thuney	New England Patriots	March 20, 2020^[34]	Signed franchise tender worth 1 year, $14.8 million^[35]
OLB	Kyle Van Noy	Miami Dolphins	March 21, 2020^[36]	4 years, $51 million^[37]

Position	Player	2020 team	Date signed	Contract
DT	Adam Butler	New England Patriots	April 17, 2020^[38]	Signed tender worth $3.3 million^[39]
G	Jermaine Eluemunor	New England Patriots	April 16, 2020^[40]	Signed tender worth $2.1 million^[41]

Position	Player	Previous team	Date signed	Contract
DT	Beau Allen	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 20, 2020^[44]	2 years, $7 million^[45]
S	Adrian Phillips	Los Angeles Chargers	March 21, 2020^[46]	2 years, $6 million^[47]
FB	Danny Vitale	Green Bay Packers	March 21, 2020^[48]	1 year, $1.3 million^[49]
WR	Damiere Byrd	Arizona Cardinals	March 23, 2020^[50]	1 year, $1.4 million^[51]
FS	Cody Davis	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 23, 2020^[52]	1 year, $1.5 million^[53]
OLB	Brandon Copeland	New York Jets	March 25, 2020^[54]	1 year, $1.1 million^[55]
QB	Brian Hoyer	Indianapolis Colts	March 25, 2020^[56]	1 year, $1.1 million^[57]
WR	Marqise Lee	Jacksonville Jaguars	April 28, 2020^[58]	1 year, $1.1 million^[59]
QB	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers	July 8, 2020^[60]	1 year, $7.5 million^[61]
WR	Will Hastings	New England Patriots	July 27, 2020^[62]	1 year, $610,000^[63]
QB	Brian Lewerke	New England Patriots	July 30, 2020^[64]	1 year, $610,000^[65]
WR	Isaiah Zuber	New England Patriots	August 5, 2020^[66]	1 year, $610,000^[67]
DT	Darius Kilgo	Detroit Lions	August 11, 2020^[68]	1 year, $825,000^[69]
C	Tyler Gauthier	Jacksonville Jaguars	August 12, 2020^[70]	1 year, $675,000^[71]
RB	Lamar Miller	Houston Texans	August 13, 2020^[72]	1 year, $2.55 million^[73]
G	Ben Braden	New York Jets	August 17, 2020^[74]	1 year, $675,000^[75]
TE	Paul Butler	Oakland Raiders		1 year, $610,000^[76]
TE	Alex Ellis	Philadelphia Eagles		1 year, $825,000^[77]
TE	Paul Quessenberry	N/A	August 22, 2020^[78]	3 years, $2.3 million^[79]
DT	Xavier Williams	Kansas City Chiefs	August 22, 2020^[78]	1 year, $910,000^[80]
WR	Andre Baccellia	Kansas City Chiefs	August 29, 2020^[81]	1 year, $610,000^[82]

Position	Player	Date retired
TE	Benjamin Watson	March 18, 2020^[94]
FB	James Develin	April 27, 2020^[95]
C	Dustin Woodard	August 13, 2020^[72]

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	37	Kyle Dugger	S	Lenoir-Rhyne	from Los Angeles Chargers
2	60	Josh Uche	OLB	Michigan	from Baltimore
3	87	Anfernee Jennings	OLB	Alabama
	91	Devin Asiasi	TE	UCLA	from Las Vegas
	101	Dalton Keene	TE	Virginia Tech	from Seattle via New York Jets
5	159	Justin Rohrwasser	K	Marshall	from Las Vegas
6	182	Michael Onwenu	G	Michigan	from Detroit via Indianapolis
	195	Justin Herron	OT	Wake Forest	from Denver
	204	Cassh Maluia	MLB	Wyoming	from Houston
7	230	Dustin Woodard	C	Memphis	from Atlanta

Position	Player	2020 team	Date released/waived
K	Stephen Gostkowski	Tennessee Titans	March 23, 2020^[83]
QB	Cody Kessler		April 1, 2020^[83]
DE	Keionta Davis		April 27, 2020^[84]
S	Obi Melifonwu		April 27, 2020^[84]
CB	Lenzy Pipkins		July 25, 2020^[85]
S	Malik Gant		July 26, 2020^[86]
WR	Will Hastings
QB	Brian Lewerke
S	Adarius Pickett
WR	Sean Riley
QB	J'Mar Smith
LB	Kyahva Tezino
DT	Courtney Wallace
WR	Isaiah Zuber	New England Patriots
DE	Nick Coe	Miami Dolphins	August 13, 2020^[72]
WR	Quincy Adeboyejo	New England Patriots	August 15, 2020^[87]
TE	Alex Ellis		August 22, 2020^[78]
DT	Darius Kilgo	Denver Broncos	August 22, 2020^[78]
WR	Will Hastings		August 28, 2020^[88]
DT	Michael Barnett		September 3, 2020^[89]
CB	Mike Jackson Sr.	New England Patriots
WR	Mohamed Sanu	San Francisco 49ers
WR	Andre Baccellia		September 5, 2020^[90]
TE	Rashod Berry	New England Patriots
DE	Tashawn Bower	New England Patriots
G	Ben Braden	Green Bay Packers
CB	Myles Bryant	New England Patriots
TE	Jake Burt	New England Patriots
TE	Paul Butler
K	Nick Folk	New England Patriots
C	Tyler Gauthier	Miami Dolphins
LB	Terez Hall	New England Patriots
LB	De'Jon Harris	Green Bay Packers
QB	Brian Lewerke
LB	Cassh Maluia	New England Patriots
RB	Lamar Miller	Chicago Bears
DT	Bill Murray	New England Patriots
TE	Paul Quessenberry	New England Patriots
K	Justin Rohrwasser	New England Patriots
CB	D'Angelo Ross	New England Patriots
WR	Devin Ross	New England Patriots
RB	J. J. Taylor	New England Patriots
WR	Jeff Thomas
DE	Nick Thurman	New England Patriots
DT	Xavier Williams	Cincinnati Bengals
WR	Isaiah Zuber	New England Patriots
LB	Cassh Maluia	New England Patriots	November 10, 2020^[91]
G	Hjalte Froholdt	Houston Texans	November 21, 2020^[92]
LB	Derek Rivers	Los Angeles Rams	November 21, 2020^[92]
WR	Isaiah Ford	Miami Dolphins	December 5, 2020^[93]

Position	Player	Date signed
TE	Rashod Berry	May 5, 2020^[102]
CB	Myles Bryant
TE	Jake Burt
DE	Nick Coe
LB	De'Jon Harris
WR	Will Hastings
QB	Brian Lewerke
DT	Bill Murray
WR	Sean Riley
QB	J'Mar Smith
RB	J. J. Taylor
LB	Kyahva Tezino
WR	Jeff Thomas
DT	Courtney Wallace
WR	Isaiah Zuber
DT	Michael Barnett	August 24, 2020^[103]


	Quarterbacks 2 Brian Hoyer 1 Cam Newton 4 Jarrett Stidham Running backs 47 Jakob Johnson FB 26 Sony Michel 42 J. J. Taylor 28 James White Wide receivers 10 Damiere Byrd 15 N'Keal Harry 16 Jakobi Meyers 14 Donte Moncrief KR 80 Gunner Olszewski PR 18 Matthew Slater ST Tight ends 86 Devin Asiasi 44 Dalton Keene		Offensive linemen 60 David Andrews C 74 Korey Cunningham T 72 Jermaine Eluemunor G 66 James Ferentz C 75 Justin Herron T 68 Marcus Martin C 69 Shaq Mason G 71 Michael Onwenu T 62 Joe Thuney G Defensive linemen 43 Rashod Berry DE 70 Adam Butler DE 99 Byron Cowart DT 93 Lawrence Guy DT 52 Akeem Spence DT 50 Chase Winovich DE 91 Deatrich Wise Jr. DE		Linebackers 51 Ja'Whaun Bentley MLB 90 Shilique Calhoun OLB 59 Terez Hall OLB 58 Anfernee Jennings OLB 46 Cassh Maluia MLB 55 John Simon OLB Defensive backs 29 Justin Bethel SS 25 Terrence Brooks FS 41 Myles Bryant CB 22 Cody Davis FS 35 Kyle Dugger SS 27 J. C. Jackson CB 45 Mike Jackson Sr. CB 31 Jonathan Jones CB 32 Devin McCourty FS 30 Jason McCourty CB 21 Adrian Phillips SS 38 Dee Virgin CB 33 Joejuan Williams CB Special teams 7 Jake Bailey P 49 Joe Cardona LS 6 Nick Folk K		Reserve lists 19 Quincy Adeboyejo WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Beau Allen DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 76 Michael Barnett DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 38 Brandon Bolden RB (Opt-out) 96 Tashawn Bower DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 34 Rex Burkhead RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 77 Yodny Cajuste OT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 61 Marcus Cannon OT (Opt-out) 23 Patrick Chung SS (Opt-out) 52 Brandon Copeland OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 98 Carl Davis DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 11 Julian Edelman WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 24 Stephon Gilmore CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 37 Damien Harris RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 54 Dont'a Hightower MLB (Opt-out) 85 Ryan Izzo TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 36 Brandon King OLB (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform) 83 Matt LaCosse TE (Opt-out) 13 Marqise Lee WR (Opt-out) 68 Najee Toran G (Opt-out) 53 Josh Uche OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 45 Danny Vitale FB (Opt-out) 76 Isaiah Wynn OT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 9 Roberto Aguayo K 65 Caleb Benenoch G (Injured) 82 Jake Burt TE (Injured) 8 Jake Dolegala QB 94 Isaiah Mack DT (COVID-19) 97 Bill Murray DT 48 Michael Pinckney LB (Suspended) 64 Ross Reynolds G 5 Justin Rohrwasser K 39 D'Angelo Ross CB 13 Devin Smith WR 67 Jordan Steckler OT 92 Nick Thurman DT 17 Kristian Wilkerson WR 19 Isaiah Zuber WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 23 inactive, 11 practice squad (+4 exempt)

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	August 13	Detroit Lions	Gillette Stadium	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2	August 20	Carolina Panthers	Gillette Stadium
3	August 27	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
4	September 3	at New York Giants	MetLife Stadium

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	Miami Dolphins	W 21–11	1–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	at Seattle Seahawks	L 30–35	1–1	CenturyLink Field	Recap
3	September 27	Las Vegas Raiders	W 36–20	2–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
4^{[upper-alpha 1]}	October 5	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–26	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6^{[upper-alpha 2]}	October 18	Denver Broncos	L 12–18	2–3	Gillette Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	San Francisco 49ers	L 6–33	2–4	Gillette Stadium	Recap
8	November 1	at Buffalo Bills	L 21–24	2–5	Bills Stadium	Recap
9	November 9	at New York Jets	W 30–27	3–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	Baltimore Ravens	W 23–17	4–5	Gillette Stadium	Recap
11	November 22	at Houston Texans	L 20–27	4–6	NRG Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	Arizona Cardinals	W 20–17	5–6	Gillette Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 45–0	6–6	SoFi Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3–24	6–7	SoFi Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	at Miami Dolphins	L 12–22	6–8	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
16	December 28	Buffalo Bills	L 9–38	6–9	Gillette Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	New York Jets	W 28–14	7–9	Gillette Stadium	Recap

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.813	6–0	10–2	501	375	W6
Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	404	338	L1
New England Patriots	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	326	353	W1
New York Jets	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	243	457	L1

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	14	2	0	.875	4–2	10–2	.465	.464	L1
2	Buffalo Bills	East	13	3	0	.813	6–0	10–2	.512	.471	W6
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.475	.448	L1
4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tennessee Titans	South	11	5	0	.688	5–1	8–4	.475	.398	W1
Wild Cards
5^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	.494	.401	W5
6^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Cleveland Browns	North	11	5	0	.688	3–3	7–5	.451	.406	W1
7^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Indianapolis Colts	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	.443	.384	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8	Miami Dolphins	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.467	.347	L1
9	Las Vegas Raiders	West	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.539	.477	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 5]}	New England Patriots	East	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.527	.429	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Los Angeles Chargers	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.482	.344	W4
12	Denver Broncos	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.566	.388	L3
13	Cincinnati Bengals	North	4	11	1	.281	1–5	4–8	.529	.438	L1
14	Houston Texans	South	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.541	.219	L5
15	New York Jets	East	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	.594	.656	L1
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	1	15	0	.063	1–5	1–11	.549	.688	L15
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Tennessee finished ahead of Indianapolis based on division record. Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Division tiebreaker used to eliminate Cleveland (see below). Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on head-to-head sweep. Cleveland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. New England finished ahead of the LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory. 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.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	3	0	8	11
Patriots	0	7	7	7	21

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	7	3	13	30
Seahawks	7	7	14	7	35

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	7	0	10	20
Patriots	0	13	10	13	36

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	3	0	7	10
Chiefs	6	0	7	13	26

2020_New_England_Patriots_season

Roster changes

Free agency

Unrestricted

Restricted

Exclusive-Rights

Signings

Releases/waivers

Retirements

Trades

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: at Buffalo Bills

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 11: at Houston Texans

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 13: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 14: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 15: at Miami Dolphins

Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 17: vs. New York Jets

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes

References

External links

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