1985 New England Patriots season

1985 New England Patriots season

Head coach	Raymond Berry (2nd season)
General manager	Patrick Sullivan (Since 1983)
Owner	Billy Sullivan (Since 1960)
Home field	Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 26–14 Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 27–20 Won Conference Championship (Dolphins) 31–14 Lost Super Bowl XX (Bears) 46–10
Pro Bowlers	8^[1] CB Raymond Clayborn KR Irving Fryar G John Hannah T Brian Holloway RB Craig James FS Fred Marion LB Steve Nelson LB Andre Tippett
AP All-Pros	4^[2] G John Hannah (1st team) LB Andre Tippett (1st team) T Brian Holloway (2nd team) WR Irving Fryar (2nd team)

The Patriots' defense attempting to stop a Bears' end zone rushing play during Super Bowl XX.

The 1985 New England Patriots season was the 16th season for the team in the National Football League and 26th season overall. The Patriots had a record of eleven wins and five losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East Division. They then became the first team in NFL history ever to advance to the Super Bowl by winning 3 playoff games on the road, defeating the New York Jets 26–14, the Los Angeles Raiders, 27–20, and the Miami Dolphins 31–14, in the AFC Championship game. The Patriots' win in Miami was their first victory in that stadium since 1969.

But despite the Patriots' success in the playoffs, they proved unable to compete with the acclaimed 17–1 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX, losing 46–10 in what was at the time the most lopsided defeat in Super Bowl history. "We couldn't protect the quarterback, and that was my fault. I couldn't come up with a system to handle the Bears' pass rush", head coach Raymond Berry acknowledged.^[3]

Staff

New England Patriots 1985 staff

Front Office

President – Billy Sullivan
Executive Vice President – Chuck Sullivan
Vice President – Bucko Kilroy
General Manager – Patrick Sullivan
Director of Player Development – Dick Steinberg
Director of College Scouting – Joe Mendes
Director of Pro Scouting – Bill McPeak

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Raymond Berry

Offensive Coaches

Quarterbacks/Receivers – Les Steckel
Quarterbacks/Special Assistant to the Head Coach – John Polonchek
Offensive Backfield – Bobby Grier
Receivers – Harold Jackson
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Rod Rust
Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat
Assistant Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton
Linebackers – Don Shinnick
Defensive Backfield – Jim Carr

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams/Tight Ends – Dante Scarnecchia

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Dean Brittenham

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	Green Bay Packers	W 26–20	Sullivan Stadium	1–0	49,488
2	September 15, 1985	at Chicago Bears	L 20–7	Soldier Field	1–1	60,533
3	September 22, 1985	at Buffalo Bills	W 17–14	Rich Stadium	2–1	40,334
4	September 29, 1985	Los Angeles Raiders	L 35–20	Sullivan Stadium	2–2	60,686
5	October 6, 1985	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–20	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	2–3	62,139
6	October 13, 1985	Buffalo Bills	W 28–6	Sullivan Stadium	3–3	40,462
7	October 20, 1985	New York Jets	W 20–13	Sullivan Stadium	4–3	58,163
8	October 27, 1985	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 32–14	Tampa Stadium	5–3	34,661
9	November 3, 1985	Miami Dolphins	W 17–13	Sullivan Stadium	6–3	58,811
10	November 10, 1985	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–15	Sullivan Stadium	7–3	54,176
11	November 17, 1985	at Seattle Seahawks	W 20–13	The Kingdome	8–3	60,345
12	November 24, 1985	at New York Jets	L 16–13	The Meadowlands	8–4	74,100
13	December 1, 1985	at Indianapolis Colts	W 38–31	Hoosier Dome	9–4	56,740
14	December 8, 1985	Detroit Lions	W 23–6	Sullivan Stadium	10–4	59,078
15	December 16, 1985	at Miami Dolphins	L 30–27	Miami Orange Bowl	10–5	69,489
16	December 22, 1985	Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–23	Sullivan Stadium	11–5	57,953

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	6	0	14	20
• Patriots	7	12	0	7	26

Date: September 8
Location: Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 74°F; wind 10

Scoring summary

Q1	NE	Collins 11 yard run (Franklin kick)	NE 7–0

Q2	NE	Franklin 34 yard field goal	NE 10–0

Q2	NE	Dickey tackled by Blackmon in end zone	NE 12–0

Q2	GB	Ellis 1 yard run (kick failed)	NE 12–6

Q2	NE	Jones 3 yard pass from Eason (Franklin kick)	NE 19–6

Q4	NE	James 65 yard run (Franklin kick)	NE 26–6

Q4	GB	Coffman 8 yard pass from Dickey (Del Greco kick)	NE 26–13

Q4	GB	Clark 23 yard run (Del Greco kick)	NE 26–20

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Patriots	3	7	7	0	17
Bills	0	7	0	7	14

Date: September 22
Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 65°F • Wind 7

Scoring summary

1	NE	Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal	Patriots 3–0

2	BUF	Greg Bell 16-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Scott Norwood kick)	Bills 7–3

2	NE	Tony Collins 5-yard pass from Craig James (Tony Franklin kick)	Patriots 10–7

3	NE	Irving Fryar 85-yard punt return (Tony Franklin kick)	Patriots 17–7

4	BUF	Andre Reed 18-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Scott Norwood kick)	Patriots 17–14

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	3	0	0	3
• Patriots	0	0	7	7	14

Date: October 13
Location: Sullivan Stadium • Foxboro, Massachusetts
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50°F • Wind 12

Scoring summary

2	BUF	Scott Norwood 47-yard field goal	Bills 3–0

3	NE	Irving Fryar 16-yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick)	Patriots 7–3

4	NE	Raymond Clayborn 27-yard interception return (Tony Franklin kick)	Patriots 14–3

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	3	3	7	13
Patriots	3	3	0	14	20

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts

Date: October 20
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 54°F, wind 12 mph
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Game information

First Quarter

Patriots – Tony Franklin 19-yard field goal – Patriots 3–0

Second Quarter

Jets – Pat Leahy 53-yard field goal – Tie 3–3
Patriots – Tony Franklin 44-yard field goal – Patriots 6–3

Third Quarter

Jets – Pat Leahy 52-yard field goal – Tie 6–6

Fourth Quarter

Patriots – Irving Fryar 36-yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) – Patriots 13–6
Jets – Tony Paige 2-yard run (Pat Leahy kick) – Tie 13–13
Patriots – Steve Grogan 3-yard run (Tony Franklin kick) – Patriots 20–13

Jets

Ken O'Brien
15/31, 246 Yds, INT
Johnny Hector
21 Rush, 80 Yds
Wesley Walker
6 Rec, 140 Yds

Patriots

Steve Grogan
11/32, 171 Yds, TD, INT
Craig James
22 Rush, 94 Yds
Stanley Morgan
3 Rec, 71 Yds

Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	3	3	7	10	23
• Patriots	10	10	0	14	34

Date: December 22
Location: Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 24°F, wind 12 mph

Scoring summary

1	NE	Tony Franklin 25 yard field goal	Patriots 3–0

1	CIN	Jim Breech 42 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

1	NE	Stanley Morgan 50 yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick)	Patriots 10–3

2	CIN	Jim Breech 22 yard field goal	Patriots 10–6

2	NE	Tony Collins 9 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)	Patriots 17–6

2	NE	Tony Franklin 30 yard field goal	Patriots 20–6

3	CIN	Eddie Brown 33 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	Patriots 20–13

4	CIN	Jim Breech 30 yard field goal	Patriots 20–16

4	NE	Craig James 11 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)	Patriots 27–16

4	CIN	Cris Collinsworth 8 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	Patriots 27–23

4	NE	Robert Weathers 42 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)	Patriots 34–23

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Postseason

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
Wild Card Playoff	December 28, 1985	at New York Jets	W 26–14	Meadowlands Stadium	12–5	70,958
Divisional Playoff	January 5, 1986	at LA Raiders	W 27–20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	13–5	88,936
AFC Championship	January 12, 1986	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–14	Orange Bowl	14–5	74,978
Super Bowl XX	January 26, 1986	N Chicago Bears	L 46–10	Louisiana Superdome	14–6	73,818

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	428	320	W7
New York Jets⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	393	264	W1
New England Patriots⁽⁵⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	8–4	362	290	W1
Indianapolis Colts	5	11	0	.313	1–7	2–10	320	386	W2
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	1–7	2–12	200	381	L6

Roster

New England Patriots 1985 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

58 Pete Brock C
63 Tom Condon G
66 Paul Fairchild G
73 John Hannah G
76 Brian Holloway T
64 Trevor Matich C/G
67 Steve Moore T
75 Guy Morriss C
70 Art Plunkett T
61 Ron Wooten G

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

55 Don Blackmon OLB
51 Brian Ingram LB
50 Larry McGrew ILB
57 Steve Nelson ILB
52 Johnny Rembert ILB
95 Ed Reynolds LB
56 Andre Tippett OLB
54 Ed Williams LB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

3 Rich Camarillo P
1 Tony Franklin K

References

↑ "1985 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
↑ "1985 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
↑ Tales From The Patriots Sideline (Illinois:Sports Publishing LLC, 2006) by Michael Felger, p. 80
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-01.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

New England Patriots

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970) Based and headquartered in Foxborough, Massachusetts

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Culture	Billy Sullivan Robert Kraft Jonathan Kraft Pat Patriot Cheerleaders "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" "Crazy Train" Patriot Reign (book) Family Guy "Stunning and Brave" (South Park episode)

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Division championships (18)	1963 1978 1986 1996 1997 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference championships (8)	1985 1996 2001 2003 2004 2007 2011 2014

League championships (4)	2001 (XXXVI) 2003 (XXXVIII) 2004 (XXXIX) 2014 (XLIX)

Retired numbers	20 40 56 57 73 78 79 89

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1985 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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