2011 New England Patriots season

The 2011 season was the New England Patriots' 42nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 52nd overall.

2011 New England Patriots season
OwnerRobert Kraft
Head coachBill Belichick
Home fieldGillette Stadium
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st AFC East
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 45–10
Won AFC Championship (vs. Ravens) 23–20
Lost Super Bowl XLVI (vs. Giants) 17–21
Pro BowlersTom Brady, QB
Wes Welker, WR
Matthew Slater, ST
Rob Gronkowski, TE
Logan Mankins, G
Brian Waters, G
Andre Carter, DE
Vince Wilfork, NT
AP All-ProsWR Wes Welker (1st team)
TE Rob Gronkowski (1st team)
ST Matthew Slater (1st team)
G Logan Mankins (2nd team)
NT Vince Wilfork (2nd team)
Uniform
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Final roster

2011 New England Patriots final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 13 inactive, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 11 Jacksonville Jaguars W 47–12 1–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 August 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–14 2–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap
3 August 27 at Detroit Lions L 10–34 2–1 Ford Field Recap
4 September 1 New York Giants L 17–18 2–2 Gillette Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 12 at Miami Dolphins W 38–24 1–0 Sun Life Stadium Recap
2 September 18 San Diego Chargers W 35–21 2–0 Gillette Stadium Recap
3 September 25 at Buffalo Bills L 31–34 2–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
4 October 2 at Oakland Raiders W 31–19 3–1 O.co Coliseum Recap
5 October 9 New York Jets W 30–21 4–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
6 October 16 Dallas Cowboys W 20–16 5–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
7 Bye
8 October 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–25 5–2 Heinz Field Recap
9 November 6 New York Giants L 20–24 5–3 Gillette Stadium Recap
10 November 13 at New York Jets W 37–16 6–3 MetLife Stadium Recap
11 November 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–3 7–3 Gillette Stadium Recap
12 November 27 at Philadelphia Eagles W 38–20 8–3 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
13 December 4 Indianapolis Colts W 31–24 9–3 Gillette Stadium Recap
14 December 11 at Washington Redskins W 34–27 10–3 FedExField Recap
15 December 18 at Denver Broncos W 41–23 11–3 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
16 December 24 Miami Dolphins W 27–24 12–3 Gillette Stadium Recap
17 January 1 Buffalo Bills W 49–21 13–3 Gillette Stadium Recap

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) New England Patriots 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 513 342 W8
New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 394 382 L3
Miami Dolphins 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 348 330 W1
Buffalo Bills 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 372 434 L1

Notes and references

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