PATRIOTS TIE TEAM MARK WITH THREE TOTAL KICK RETURNS FOR A TOUCHDOWN
CB Marcus Jones has now returned two punts for a touchdown and RB Antonio Gibson has a kickoff returned for a touchdown in 2025. The three total returns tie the 1977 and 2010 Patriots teams with three total kick returns in a season. The 1977 team returned three kicks for a touchdown and the 2010 team returned two kicks for a touchdown and one punt for a touchdown.
PATRIOTS TOOK A 17-0 FIRST QUARTER LEAD FOR FIRST TIME SINCE THE 2019 SEASON
The Patriots started fast and jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. The last time the Patriots held an opponent scoreless while scoring at least 17 points in the first quarter was on Oct. 27, 2019 vs. Cleveland. They went on to win the game 27-13.
PATRIOTS SCORED 30 FIRST HALF POINTS
The Patriots were in front 30-7 at halftime. It marks the 13th time in team history that the team has scored at least 30 points in the first half. It is the first time the Patriots have scored at least 30 first half points since Oct. 24, 2021, vs. the New York Jets when the Patriots had a 31-7 lead in a 54-13 victory.
PATRIOTS NOW HAVE FOUR PLAYERS WITH DOUBLE-DIGITS SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
LB Marte Mapu finished with one assisted special teams tackle to push his 2025 total to 10 special teams tackles. He joins S Brenden Schooler (12), LB Jack Gibbens (10) and LB Christian Elliss (14) with double-digit special teams tackles. The Patriots have had at least four players finish with 10 or more tackles 15 times now, with the last time coming in 2011 with Matthew Slater (14), Tracy White (12), Kyle Arrington (11) and Sergio Brown (11). The team record since 1995 is from 2003, when eight players finished with at least 10 special teams tackles.
VRABEL IS THIRD COACH WITH A 10-GAME WINNING STREAK IN FIRST SEASON WITH A TEAM
Mike Vrabel became the third head coach since 1970 to record a winning streak of 10 or more games in his first season with a team, joining Jim Caldwell (14 consecutive wins with Indianapolis in 2009) and Steve Mariucci (11 with San Francisco in 1997).
