| 1988 New England Patriots season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Victor Kiam |
| General manager | Patrick Sullivan |
| Head coach | Raymond Berry |
| Home stadium | Sullivan Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | T-2ndAFC East |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| All-Pros | TBruce Armstrong(2nd team) LBAndre Tippett(2nd team) |
| Pro Bowlers | RBJohn Stephens LBJohnny Rembert LBAndre Tippett |
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The1988 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 19th season in theNational Football League, the 29th overall and the 5th underhead coach Raymond Berry. With a record of nine wins and seven losses, they finished tied for second in theAFCEast Division. It would take until1994 for the Patriots to record another winning season. The Patriots improved on its 8–7 record from1987, winning one more game due to one game being cancelled theprevious season. Despite the winning record, the Patriots did not reach the postseason. They finished tied for 2nd in the AFC East with thearch rivalColts, but were relegated to 3rd place because the Colts had a better record against common opponents than the Patriots did.
| 1988 New England Patriots draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | John Stephens * | Running back | Northwestern State | |
| 2 | 43 | Vincent Brown | Linebacker | Mississippi Valley State | |
| 3 | 69 | Tom Rehder | Tackle | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | 87 | Tim Goad | Nose tackle | North Carolina | |
| 4 | 97 | Sammy Martin | Wide receiver | LSU | |
| 4 | 100 | Teddy Garcia | Kicker | Northeast Louisiana | |
| 5 | 115 | Troy Wolko | Guard | Minnesota | |
| 6 | 154 | Steve Johnson | Tight end | Virginia Tech | |
| 7 | 181 | Darryl Usher | Wide receiver | Illinois | |
| 9 | 240 | Neil Galbraith | Defensive back | Central State (OK) | |
| 10 | 267 | Rodney Lossow | Center | Wisconsin | |
| 11 | 294 | Marvin Allen | Running back | Tulane | |
| 12 | 321 | Dave Nugent | Defensive tackle | Boston College | |
| Made roster * Made at least onePro Bowl during career | |||||
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4 | New York Jets | W 28–3 | 1–0 | Sullivan Stadium | 44,027 | Recap |
| 2 | September 11 | atMinnesota Vikings | L 6–36 | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 55,545 | Recap |
| 3 | September 18 | Buffalo Bills | L 14–16 | 1–2 | Sullivan Stadium | 55,945 | Recap |
| 4 | September 25 | atHouston Oilers | L 6–31 | 1–3 | Houston Astrodome | 38,646 | Recap |
| 5 | October 2 | Indianapolis Colts | W 21–17 | 2–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 58,050 | Recap |
| 6 | October 9 | atGreen Bay Packers | L 3–45 | 2–4 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 51,932 | Recap |
| 7 | October 16 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–21 | 3–4 | Sullivan Stadium | 59,969 | Recap |
| 8 | October 23 | atBuffalo Bills | L 20–23 | 3–5 | Rich Stadium | 76,824 | Recap |
| 9 | October 30 | Chicago Bears | W 30–7 | 4–5 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,821 | Recap |
| 10 | November 6 | Miami Dolphins | W 21–10 | 5–5 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,840 | Recap |
| 11 | November 13 | atNew York Jets | W 14–13 | 6–5 | Giants Stadium | 48,358 | Recap |
| 12 | November 20 | atMiami Dolphins | W 6–3 | 7–5 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 53,526 | Recap |
| 13 | November 27 | atIndianapolis Colts | L 21–24 | 7–6 | Hoosier Dome | 58,157 | Recap |
| 14 | December 4 | Seattle Seahawks | W 13–7 | 8–6 | Sullivan Stadium | 59,086 | Recap |
| 15 | December 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 10–7 (OT) | 9–6 | Sullivan Stadium | 39,889 | Recap |
| 16 | December 17 | atDenver Broncos | L 10–21 | 9–7 | Mile High Stadium | 70,910 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| • Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Q2 | NE | Perryman 1 yard run (Garcia kick) | NE 7–0 | |
| Q2 | IND | Dickerson 1 yard run (Biasucci kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| Q4 | NE | Morgan 26 yard pass fromFlutie (Garcia kick) | NE 14–7 | |
| Q4 | IND | Biasucci 20 yard field goal | NE 14–10 | |
| Q4 | IND | Brooks 48 yard pass fromChandler (Biasucci kick) | IND 17–14 | |
| Q4 | NE | Flutie 13 yard run (Garcia kick) | NE 21–17 | |
| AFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Buffalo Bills(2) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 329 | 237 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 354 | 315 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 250 | 284 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–5 | 6–7–1 | 372 | 354 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 0–8 | 3–9 | 319 | 380 | L1 |
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