La stagione dei New England Patriots è stata la 6ª della franchigia nella National Football League, la 16ª complessiva e la terza con Chuck Fairbanks come capo-allenatore. La squadra concluse con 3 vittorie e 11 sconfitte al quarto e ultimo posto della AFC East division.
Calendario Turno Data Avversario Risultato Record Pubblico 1 21/9 Houston Oilers S 7–0 0–1 51,934 2 28/9 Miami Dolphins S 22–14 0–2 60,602 3 5/10 at New York Jets S 36–7 0–3 57,365 4 12/10 at Cincinnati Bengals S 27–10 0–4 51,220 5 19/10 Baltimore Colts V 21–10 1–4 51,417 6 26/10 San Francisco 49ers V 24–16 2–4 60,358 7 2/11 at St. Louis Cardinals S 24–17 2–5 45,907 8 9/11 at San Diego Chargers V 33–19 3–5 24,349 9 16/11 Dallas Cowboys S 34–31 3–6 60,905 10 23/11 at Buffalo Bills S 45–31 3–7 65,655 11 1/12 at Miami Dolphins S 20–7 3–8 61,963 12 7/12 New York Jets S 30–28 3–9 53,989 13 14/12 Buffalo Bills S 34–14 3–10 58,393 14 21/12 at Baltimore Colts S 34–21 3–11 48,678
Classifiche AFC EastVSP%DIVCONFPFPSStr.Baltimore Colts(3)1040.7146–28–3395269V9Miami Dolphins1040.7146–27–4357222V1Buffalo Bills860.5715–37–4420355S1New York Jets3110.2142–63–8258433S2New England Patriots3110.2141–72–9258358S6
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