On January 1st, the New England Patriots wrapped up their regular season with a 49-21 victory over the Buffalo Bills. The Pats started slow, falling behind 21-0 before scoring 49 straight points to end the season with a record of 13-3. Their 13-3 record is good enough to give them the #1 seed and home-field advantage throughout th AFC playoffs.
The offense was led by quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski. Brady threw for 338 yards and 3 touchdowns and finished the year with 5,235 yards passing, which is the second most yards passing in NFL history. Gronkowski set the NFL single season record for tight ends with 1,327 yards receiving after catching 8 balls for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The other Patriots touchdowns were scored by BenJarvus Green-Ellis (2), Aaron Hernandez and Sterling Moore.
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