Patriots-Dolphins Week 17 News, Notes & Fun Facts
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Patriots close out their 2019 regular season with a home game against the Miami Dolphins, and a chance to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the AFC. With a win, the Pats secure a first-round bye for the playoffs.
So while the Dolphins may be just 4-11 on the year, it's still a pretty big game for the Patriots. WBZ-TV's Levan Reid brings you everything you need to know before Sunday's regular season finale at Gillette Stadium:
- This is the 109th meeting between the Pats and the Dolphins. Miami leads the overall series 55-53.
- Bill Belichick is 25-14 against the Dolphins as head coach of the Patriots.
- Tom Brady is 86-20 overall against the AFC East in the regular season, with 11 of those losses coming against the Dolphins. Brady is 23-11 against Miami for his career.
- With 164 yards passing, Brady will reach 4,000 yards on the season for the 11th time in his career.
- If the Pats shut out the Dolphins, they will become only the third NFL team since 1976 to shut out a team twice in the same season.
- The New England defense enters Sunday's game having allowed 198 points on the season. The fewest points allowed by a Pats defense is currently 237 points in 2006.
- The Patriots have gone 24 straight games without allowing a 300-yard passer.
- The Pats defense has 45 sacks on the season. Their record for most sacks under coach Belichick is 49 in 2015.
- The New England defense has allowed a league-low 18 touchdowns this season. The unit has scored five touchdowns on their own.
- The Patriots need to score just four points to give them a 13th straight season with 400 or more points, extending their own NFL record.
- Julian Edelman needs four catches to become just the second player to record 600 catches in a Patriots uniform.
- The Patriots have not had a 100-yard rusher all season.
- New England is 12-0 (regular season and playoffs) when Sony Michel scores a touchdown.
Tune in to Sunday's Patriots-Dolphins game on WBZ-TV — the flagship station of the New England Patriots. Pregame coverage begins at 11:30 a.m. with Patriots GameDay, kickoff is set for 1 p.m., and after the game switch over to TV38 for full reaction and analysis on Patriots 5th Quarter!