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December 16, 2007

Quick postgame notes

Tom Brady now has 4,235 passing yards this season, a career high. He’s beaten the Jets 12 times in his career, second only to his 13 victories against the Bills as a personal high
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Wes Welker eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the season, giving the Pats two 1,000-yard receivers (Welker and Randy Moss) for the first time since Harold Jackson and Stanley Morgan in 1979.
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Laurence Maroney had a career-high 26 carries yesterday for a season-high 104 yards. His previous career high for carries in a game was 20. Maroney also scored a touchdown, making him the 19th player in franchise history to score at least 10 rushing touchdowns for the Patriots.
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The Patriots have now won 12 of their last 15 games against the Jets, and yesterday’s victory lifted their all-time record against New York to .500 (48-48-1).
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The Patriots are now in fifth place on the list of teams with most points scored in a season, with 523. They trail the 1998 Vikings (556), the 1983 Redskins (541), the 2000 Rams (540) and the 1999 Rams (526). Their 37.35 points per game trails only the 1950 Rams (38.83).
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The Patriots have outscored their opponents by 291 points this year (523-232), the second-biggest total in history. They trail the 1942 Bears, who outscored their opponents by 292 points in an 11-game season, by one point.
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The Patriots have scored 67 touchdowns this season, tying the 2000 Rams for second place on the all-time list of TDs in a single season. The 1984 Dolphins scored 70.
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The Patriots are now 26-6 in December games since Bill Belichick took over as coach in 2000, and 44-8 in games played after Thanksgiving since 2001.
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The Patriots are 34-9 against AFC East opponents since 2001.

More to come . . .

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