1985 New England Patriots season

1985 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Raymond Berry
General manager	Patrick Sullivan
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Home field	Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division 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	CB Raymond Clayborn KR Irving Fryar G John Hannah T Brian Holloway RB Craig James FS Fred Marion LB Steve Nelson LB Andre Tippett
AP All-Pros	G John Hannah (1st team) LB Andre Tippett (1st team) T Brian Holloway (2nd team) WR Irving Fryar (2nd team)
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The 1985 New England Patriots season was the 16th season for the team in the National Football League and 26th season overall. The Patriots had 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.

Staff

New England Patriots 1985 staff
Front Office 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 Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Les Steckel Quarterbacks/Special Assistant to the Head Coach – John Polonchek Offensive Backfield – Bobby Grier Receivers – Harold Jackson Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik			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 Special Teams/Tight Ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dean Brittenham

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	Green Bay Packers	W 26–20	Sullivan Stadium	1–0	49,488
2	September 15, 1985	at Chicago Bears	L 20–7	Soldier Field	1–1	60,533
3	September 22, 1985	at Buffalo Bills	W 17–14	Rich Stadium	2–1	40,334
4	September 29, 1985	Los Angeles Raiders	L 35–20	Sullivan Stadium	2–2	60,686
5	October 6, 1985	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–20	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	2–3	62,139
6	October 13, 1985	Buffalo Bills	W 28–6	Sullivan Stadium	3–3	40,462
7	October 20, 1985	New York Jets	W 20–13	Sullivan Stadium	4–3	58,163
8	October 27, 1985	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 32–14	Tampa Stadium	5–3	34,661
9	November 3, 1985	Miami Dolphins	W 17–13	Sullivan Stadium	6–3	58,811
10	November 10, 1985	Indianapolis Colts	W 34–15	Sullivan Stadium	7–3	54,176
11	November 17, 1985	at Seattle Seahawks	W 20–13	The Kingdome	8–3	60,345
12	November 24, 1985	at New York Jets	L 16–13	The Meadowlands	8–4	74,100
13	December 1, 1985	at Indianapolis Colts	W 38–31	Hoosier Dome	9–4	56,740
14	December 8, 1985	Detroit Lions	W 23–6	Sullivan Stadium	10–4	59,078
15	December 16, 1985	at Miami Dolphins	L 30–27	Miami Orange Bowl	10–5	69,489
16	December 22, 1985	Cincinnati Bengals	W 34–23	Sullivan Stadium	11–5	57,953

Postseason

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
Wild Card Playoff	December 28, 1985	at New York Jets	W 26–14	Meadowlands Stadium	12–5	70,958
Divisional Playoff	January 5, 1986	at LA Raiders	W 27–20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	13–5	88,936
AFC Championship	January 12, 1986	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–14	Orange Bowl	14–5	74,978
Super Bowl XX	January 26, 1986	N Chicago Bears	L 46–10	Louisiana Superdome	14–6	73,818

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	12	4	0	.750	428	320
New York Jets	11	5	0	.688	393	264
New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	362	290
Indianapolis Colts	5	11	0	.313	320	386
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	200	381

Roster

New England Patriots 1985 roster
Quarterbacks 11 Tony Eason 14 Steve Grogan Running Backs 33 Tony Collins 32 Craig James 30 Mosi Tatupu FB 24 Robert Weathers Wide Receivers 80 Irving Fryar 83 Cedric Jones 86 Stanley Morgan 81 Stephen Starring 82 Derwin Williams Tight Ends 87 Lin Dawson 27 Greg Hawthorne FB 88 Derrick Ramsey		Offensive Linemen 58 Pete Brock C 63 Tom Condon G 66 Paul Fairchild G 73 John Hannah G 76 Brian Holloway T 64 Trevor Matich C/G 67 Steve Moore T 75 Guy Morriss C 70 Art Plunkett T 61 Ron Wooten G Defensive Linemen 85 Julius Adams DE 98 Dennis Owens NT 77 Kenneth Sims DE 99 Ben Thomas DE 60 Garin Veris DE 72 Lester Williams NT 90 Toby Williams DE		Linebackers 55 Don Blackmon OLB 51 Brian Ingram LB 50 Larry McGrew ILB 57 Steve Nelson ILB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds LB 56 Andre Tippett OLB 54 Ed Williams LB Defensive Backs 28 Jim Bowman S 26 Raymond Clayborn CB 43 Ernest Gibson CB 38 Roland James SS 42 Ronnie Lippett CB 31 Fred Marion FS 31 Rod McSwain S Special Teams  3 Rich Camarillo P  1 Tony Franklin K