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The 2011 season was the New England Patriots' 42nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 52nd overall. The Patriots finished the regular season at 13–3, and represented the AFC in Super Bowl XLVI .
However, the Colts finished ahead of New England based on a better division record (7–1 to Patriots' 6–2). [32] d The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning in 1978. [33] e The Patriots and Miami Dolphins finished the 1978 season with the same record. However, the Patriots were awarded the Division Championship ...
Super Bowl XLVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2011 season. The Giants defeated the Patriots by the score of 21–17.
Pat Surtain became just the seventh cornerback in NFL history to take home Defensive ... the third-fewest points per game (18.3) in the NFL during the 2024 season. ... CB, New England Patriots ...
In the first game of the 2011 season, the Patriots played the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football, and New England won 38–24. [374] Brady set a personal single-game record with 517 passing yards, highlighted by an NFL record-tying 99-yard touchdown reception by Wes Welker. [374]
Edelman recorded eight catches for 137 yards in the win [81] as the Patriots reached the AFC Championship Game for an NFL record sixth consecutive season. In the AFC Championship, Edelman caught eight passes for 118 yards in the 36–17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. [82] The Patriots advanced to an NFL record ninth Super Bowl appearance.
Meanwhile, the Giants won a wild-card spot and had nothing to play for. However, New York played their starters throughout in an attempt to spoil the Patriots' perfect season. In the end, New England won the game 38–35 to finish 16–0, with Brady connecting for a then-record 50th touchdown pass to Randy Moss. [14] [17] [18] [19]
The broadcast also scored a 43.8 rating and 70 share in Boston, making it the city's second-biggest audience for a regular season Patriots game after New England clinched their undefeated season against the New York Giants in 2007. [42] Brady would later announce his retirement from football on February 1, 2022, but later reversed course. [43]