TEAM NOTES 

PATRIOTS WIN 10 GAMES FOR 14TH STRAIGHT SEASON
The win over the Rams improved the Patriots to a 10-2 record. New England has reached at least 10 regular-season wins for 14 consecutive seasons, joining San Francisco (16) as the only teams to accomplish the feat.

MOST 10-WIN SEASONS SINCE THE 1970 MERGER
New England secured its 23rd 10-win season since the 1970 merger, tied with Pittsburgh and San Francisco for the second-most, behind Dallas' 25 10-win season since the merger. 

DECEMBER REIGN
The Patriots have the best record in the NFL in the month of December since 2001. 

STINGY DEFENSE
The Patriots defense has 10 seasons holding opponents under 20 points per game since 2001, including in each of the last two seasons. The 2016 Patriots are allowing just 17.3 points per game after holding the Rams to just 10 points. The defense has held its opponent under 20 points in eight games in 2016. The Patriots held their opponents under 20 points 11 times in 2001 and 2006, the most under Bill Belichick. 

PATRIOTS HAVE THROWN JUST ONE INTERCEPTION IN 2016; LOWEST MARK EVER THROUGH THE FIRST 12 GAMES A SEASON
The 2016 Patriots have thrown just one interception in 2016 through the first 12 games of the 2016 season, the fewest interceptions thrown by any team though the first 12 games of the season since the 1970 merger. The 2016 Dallas Cowboys have thrown just two interceptions through the first 12 games. Prior to the Patriots and Cowboys, the fewest interceptions through the first 12 games with three by the 2015 Kansas City Chiefs, the 1993 Dallas Cowboys, the 1990 Chiefs and the 2016 Minnesota Vikings. 

PATRIOTS NEARING RECORD FOR LEAST AMOUNT OF INTERCEPTIONS
The Patriots have thrown just one interception in 2016. The NFL record for fewest interceptions thrown in a season by an NFL team since the 1970 merger is five. The Patriots had just five passes intercepted in 2010, tying the NFL mark for fewest interceptions in a single season. New England attempted 507 passes in 2010, with just five resulting in interceptions. The Patriots are the only team of that group to have only five interceptions with over 500 pass attempts.

*RAMS HAD JUST 25 FIRST HALF YARDS; LOWEST TOTAL IN PATRIOTS HISTORY FOR ANY HALF *
The Patriots defense allowed just 25 total first half yards to the Rams, the lowest total in a half in team history. The previous low was 28 yards by the New York Jets in the first half on Dec. 26, 2005 in a 31-25 New England win.

RUSHING LOW
The Patriots defense yielded just 36 yards rushing to the Rams. Sunday marks the second game of the season New England's defense has held its opponent to fewer than 40 rushing yards. The defense held Cleveland to 27 yards rushing in Week 5.

PATRIOTS ALLOW A SEASON-LOW OF SEVEN FIRST DOWNS
The Los Angeles Rams gained just seven first downs. It is the lowest total by a Patriots opponent in 2016 and the 18th time in team history that the Patriots have held their opponent to 10 or fewer first downs in a game. It is the lowest total since holding Houston to seven first downs on Dec. 13, 2015. 

INDIVIDUAL NOTES  

BRADY SETS NFL RECORD FOR MOST WINS BY A QUARTERBACK
Tom Brady won his 201st game overall to become the NFL's all-time winningest quarterback.

BELICHICK LEADS THE PATRIOTS TO 14TH STRAIGHT 10-WIN SEASON
Bill Belichick has coached the Patriots to 14 straight seasons with 10 or more wins, adding to his NFL record streak. In 2011, Belichick became the first coach in NFL history with nine straight seasons with at least 10 victories. George Seifert has the second most consecutive 10-win seasons with eight from 1989-1996 for San Francisco. 

BRADY GOOD AT GILLETTE
Since 2007, Brady is 62-6 overall at home in the regular season. That is more wins than five teams have (home and away) combined during that span. 
Tampa Bay – 60
Oakland – 57
Jacksonville – 52
Cleveland – 47
Los Angeles Rams - 46

BRADY IS BIG IN DECEMBER
Tom Brady is 51-10 (.836) in December, the second-best record in December among quarterbacks with at least 20 starts. Roger Staubach is first (17-3, .850) is first. Among active quarterbacks, Philip Rivers is second with a 32-12 record (.727). 

BELICHICK IN DECEMBER
Bill Belichick is 57-12 (.826) in December with New England, the best record in December among head coaches with one team in NFL history (min. 25 games). George Seifert is second (27-6, .818). 

BLOUNT NEARING RECORD FOR MOST RUSHING TDS IN A SEASON;ADDS 13TH RUSHING TD OF THE SEASON ON 43-YARD RUN
RB LeGarrette Blount scored on a 43-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for his 13th rushing touchdown of the season. He is one rushing touchdown behind the Patriots all-time mark for a season of 14 by Curtis Martin in 1995 and 1996. 

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS/SEASON IN PATRIOTS HISTORY
14    Curtis Martin, 1996
14    Curtis Martin, 1995
13    LeGarrette Blount, 2016
13    BenJarvus Green-Ellis, 2010
13    Corey Dillon, 2006
12    Stevan Ridley, 2012
12    Corey Dillon, 2005
12    Corey Dillon, 2004
12    Antowain Smith, 2001
12    Steve Grogan, 1976 
11    BenJarvus Green-Ellis, 2011
11    Horace Ivory,1978
11    Jim Nance, 1966
10    Tony Collins, 1983 

BLOUNT HAS THIRD 40-YARD RUN OF THE 2016 SEASON
RB LeGarrette Blount broke free for a 43-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for his third 40-yard run of the 2016 season. He had a 44-yard run at San Francisco (11/20) and a 41-yard touchdown run vs. Houston (9/22). Blount now has seven career 40-yard runs and four 40-yard touchdown runs. The longest run of his career was a 54-yard touchdown run at Green Bay on Nov. 20, 2011. 
Blount 40-yard touchdown runs
54-yard TD at Green Bay (November 20, 2011)
47-yard TD at Atlanta (Sept. 29, 2013)
43-yard TD vs. LA Rams (Dec. 4, 2016). 
41-yard TD vs. Houston (Sept. 22, 2016

BLOUNT IS NEARING 1,000-YARDS
Blount has rushed for 957 yards in 2016 and needs 43 yards to reach 1,000 yards. It would be the 15th time in team history and first since 2012 that the Patriots would have a 1,000-yard rusher in a season. Blount is on pace to finish the season with 1,276 yards. It would be his second career 1,000-yard season. Blount finished 1,007 rushing yards as a rookie in 2010 with Tampa Bay.

MOST YARDS RUSHING IN A SEASON IN PATRIOTS HISTORY
1,635 Corey Dillon, 2004
1,487 Curtis Martin, 1995
1,458 Jim Nance, 1966
1,263 Stevan Ridley, 2012
1,227 Craig James, 1985
1,216 Jim Nance, 1967 
1,168 John Stephens, 1988

CB LOGAN RYAN HAS FIRST SACK SINCE HIS ROOKIE SEASON
CB Logan Ryan sacked Rams QB Jared Goff for a loss of 12½ yards in the second quarter for his first sack since he recorded 1½ sacks as a rookie in 2013.

LB KYLE VAN NOY INTERCEPTS FIRST NFL PASS
LB Kyle Van Noy recorded his first NFL interception when he picked off a QB Jared Goff pass in the third quarter. 

EDELMAN HAS FIRST 100-YARD GAME OF 2016; 10TH OVERALL OF HIS CAREER
WR Julian Edelman finished with 8 receptions for 101 yards. It is his first 100-yard game of the 2016 season. He now has eight 100-yard games in the regular season and two in the postseason. 

GOSTKOWSKI MAKES THREE FIELD GOALS OF 40 OR MORE YARDS: THIRD TIME IN CAREER HE HAS DONE SO
Stephen Gostkowski made three field goals of 40 or more yards (48, 45 and 45) in a single game for the third time in his career. He also made three kicks of 40 or more yards vs. Arizona on Sept. 16, 2012, and most recently at Buffalo on Oct. 12, 2014. It is the 11th time in his career he has made four or more kicks in a single game, with the most recent being Week 15 of the 2015 season.