1985 New England Patriots season

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1985 New England Patriots season
Head Coach Raymond Berry
General Manager Patrick Sullivan
Home Field Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record 11-5
Place T-2nd 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
Timeline
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1984 1986

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1985 season with a record of eleven wins and five losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division. They lost in Super Bowl XX to the Chicago Bears 46-10.

Contents

[edit] Staff

New England Patriots 1985 staff
Front Office
  • Owner/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
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line - Rod Humenuik

Offensive Coaches

  

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

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning - Dean Brittenham

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record
1 September 8, 1985 Green Bay Packers W 26-20 Sullivan Stadium 1-0
2 September 15, 1985 Chicago Bears L 20-7 Soldier Field 1-1
3 September 22, 1985 Buffalo Bills W 17-14 Ralph Wilson Stadium 2-1
4 September 29, 1985 Los Angeles Raiders L 35-20 Sullivan Stadium 2-2
5 October 6, 1985 Cleveland Browns L 24-20 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 2-3
6 October 13, 1985 Buffalo Bills W 28-6 Sullivan Stadium 3-3
7 October 20, 1985 New York Jets W 20-13 Sullivan Stadium 4-3
8 October 27, 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 32-14 Tampa Stadium 5-3
9 November 3, 1985 Miami Dolphins W 17-13 Sullivan Stadium 6-3
10 November 10, 1985 Indianapolis Colts W 34-15 Sullivan Stadium 7-3
11 November 17, 1985 Seattle Seahawks W 20-13 The Kingdome 8-3
12 November 24, 1985 New York Jets L 16-13 Giants Stadium 8-4
13 December 1, 1985 Indianapolis Colts W 38-31 Hoosier Dome 9-4
14 December 8, 1985 Detroit Lions W 23-6 Sullivan Stadium 10-4
15 December 16, 1985 Miami Dolphins L 30-27 Miami Orange Bowl 10-5
16 December 22, 1985 Cincinnati Bengals W 34-23 Sullivan Stadium 11-5

[edit] Postseason Games

Playoff Round Date Opponent Result Game site Record
Wild Card Playoff December 28, 1985 New York Jets W 26-14 Meadowlands Stadium 12-5
Divisional Playoff January 5, 1986 LA Raiders W 27-20 Los Angeles Coliseum 13-5
AFC Championship January 12, 1986 Miami Dolphins W 31-14 Orange Bowl 14-5
Super Bowl XX January 26, 1986 Chicago Bears L 46-10 Louisiana Superdome 14-6

[edit] Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1985 New England Patriots.

Name Position Notes

[edit] See also


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1984 New England Patriots season		 1985 New England Patriots season Succeeded by
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