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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 then became the first team in NFL history ever to advance to the Super Bowl by winning 3 playoff games on the road, defeating the New York Jets 26–14, the Los Angeles Raiders , 27–20, and the Miami Dolphins 31–14, in the AFC Championship game. The Patriots' win in Miami was their first victory in that stadium since 1969 .
But despite the Patriots' success in the playoffs, they proved unable to compete with the acclaimed 17–1 Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX , losing 46–10 in what was at the time the most lopsided defeat in Super Bowl history. "We couldn't protect the quarterback, and that was my fault. I couldn't come up with a system to handle the Bears' pass rush", head coach Raymond Berry acknowledged.[3]
Staff
New England Patriots 1985 staff
Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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
Game summaries
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
6 0 14
20
• Patriots
7
12 0 7
26
Scoring summary Q1 NE Collins 11 yard run (Franklin kick)NE 7–0
Q2 NE Franklin 34 yard field goal NE 10–0
Q2 NE Dickey tackled by Blackmon in end zoneNE 12–0
Q2 GB Ellis 1 yard run (kick failed)NE 12–6
Q2 NE Jones 3 yard pass from Eason (Franklin kick)NE 19–6
Q4 NE James 65 yard run (Franklin kick)NE 26–6
Q4 GB Coffman 8 yard pass from Dickey (Del Greco kick)NE 26–13
Q4 GB Clark 23 yard run (Del Greco kick)NE 26–20
[4]
Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
• Patriots
3
7 7 0
17
Bills
0
7 0 7
14
[5]
Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
3 0 0
3
• Patriots
0
0 7 7
14
[6]
Week 7
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
0
3
3 7 13
Patriots
3
3
0 14 20
at Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Jets – Pat Leahy 53-yard field goal – Tie 3–3
Patriots – Tony Franklin 44-yard field goal – Patriots 6–3
Third Quarter
Jets – Pat Leahy 52-yard field goal – Tie 6–6
Fourth Quarter
Patriots – Irving Fryar 36-yard pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) – Patriots 13–6
Jets – Tony Paige 2-yard run (Pat Leahy kick) – Tie 13–13
Patriots – Steve Grogan 3-yard run (Tony Franklin kick) – Patriots 20–13
Jets
Patriots
Week 16
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
3
3 7 10
23
• Patriots
10
10 0 14
34
Scoring summary 1 NE Tony Franklin 25 yard field goalPatriots 3–0
1 CIN Jim Breech 42 yard field goalTie 3–3
1 NE Stanley Morgan 50 yard pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick)Patriots 10–3
2 CIN Jim Breech 22 yard field goal Patriots 10–6
2 NE Tony Collins 9 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)Patriots 17–6
2 NE Tony Franklin 30 yard field goal Patriots 20–6
3 CIN Eddie Brown 33 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)Patriots 20–13
4 CIN Jim Breech 30 yard field goal Patriots 20–16
4 NE Craig James 11 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)Patriots 27–16
4 CIN Cris Collinsworth 8 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)Patriots 27–23
4 NE Robert Weathers 42 yard run (Tony Franklin kick)Patriots 34–23
[7]
Postseason
Standings
Roster
New England Patriots 1985 roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (22) Conference championships (11) League championships (6) Retired numbers Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970)