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Game Notes: Patriots Improve to 5-0 on the Road 

Game notes and stats from the Patriots game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, November 9, 2025.

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TEAM NOTES
• Patriots win seventh straight.
• Patriots improve to a 5-0-road record.
• Patriots complete series sweep of the NFC South.
• Vrabel is 8 th coach to win first five road games with a team.
• TreVeyon Henderson recorded two 50+-yard touchdown runs.

TEAM NOTES

PATRIOS EXTEND MARK TO SEVENTH STRAIGHT WINS
The Patriots won their seventh straight game with the win against Tampa Bay and matched their longest winning streak since a seven-game winning streak during the 2021 season.

PATRIOTS MATCH WIN TOTAL OF LAST TWO YEARS COMBINED
The win at Tampa Bay improved the Patriots to an 8-2 record and matched the total wins the team has had over the last two seasons after finishing 4-13 in both 2023 and 2024.

PATRIOTS IMPROVE TO A 5-0 ROAD RECORD
The win over Tampa Bay improved the Patriots to a 5-0 road record. It is the seventh time in franchise history the team has started with a 5-0 road record. (listed below):

Year Record
1978 6-0
2006 5-0
2007 8-0*
2016 8-0*
2017 6-0
2021 6-0
2025 5-0

*Undefeated on the road.

PATRIOTS OFF TO 8-2 START OR BETTER FOR 11 TH TIME IN TEAM HISTORY
The Patriots improved to an 8-2 record, the 11 th time in team history that they have won eight of their first 10 games. It is their best start since starting with a 9-1 record in 2019. The Patriots were 10-0 in 2015 and 2015, 9-1 in 2019 and 2004 and 8-2 in 2014, 2017, 2016, 2010, 2003 and 1978.

PATRIOTS COMPLETE SERIES SWEEP OF THE NFC SOUTH
The Patriots completed a sweep of the NFC South with the win over Tampa Bay after 42-13 win vs. Carolina, a 25-19 win at New Orleans and a 24-23 win vs. Atlanta.

PATRIOTS RECORD 50-YARD RECEIVING TD AND 50-YARD RUSHING TD
The Patriots recorded a 50-yard passing touchdown and a 50-yard rushing touchdown in the same game for the first time since Sept. 21, 1997, when Curtis Martin rushed for a 70-yard touchdown and WR Troy Brown caught a 52-yard touchdown pass from QB Drew Bledsoe vs. Chicago.

PATRIOTS FINISH WITH A 100-YARD RUSHER AND 100 YARD RECEIVER
The Patriots finished with a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver after RB TreVeyon Henderson gained 147 yards rushing and WR Mac Hollins finished with 106 yards receiving. It is the 33rd time in team history that has happened and the first time since Oct. 9, 2022, vs. Detroit when RB Rhamondre Stevenson had 161 rushing yards and WR Jakobi Myers had 111 receiving yards.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

VRABEL WINS ROAD GAMES
Mike Vrabel became the eighth head coach in NFL history to win each of his first five road games with a team and first since the Colts' Jim Caldwell in 2009.

MOST CONSECUTIVE ROAD WINS TO BEGIN CAREER WITH A FRANCHISE
Coach Team Consecutive Road Wins George Seifert (1989) San Francisco 49ers 16 Jim Caldwell (2009) Indianapolis Colts 7 Wade Phillips (2007) Dallas Cowboys 7 Red Miller (1977) Denver Broncos 6 Mike Vrabel (2025) New England Patriots 5 Herman Edwards (2001) New York Jets 5 Don McCafferty (1970) Baltimore Colts 5 Allie Sherman (1961) New York Giants 5

MAYE HAS EIGHTH GAME WITH AT LEAST TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES
QB Drake Maye had his eighth game in 2025 with at least 2 touchdown passes after throwing 2 first half touchdown passes, a 71-yard touchdown to WR Kyle Williams and a 1-yard touchdown pass to WR Stefon Diggs on a fourth-down play with 2 seconds to play in the first half. The Patriots record for most games with at least 2 touchdown passes in a single season is 14 by Tom Brady in 2011 and 2007. The NFL record is 15 by Peyton Manning (2013) and Dan Marino (1984). Maye has thrown for at least 2 touchdown passes in five straight games. Tom Brady had two 10-game streaks (2007 and 2014). He had three 9-game streaks (2015, 2011 and 2010). The NFL record is 13 by Peyton Manning (2004) and Aaron Rodgers (2011).

MAYE THROWS LONGEST PASS OF HIS CAREER
Maye completed a career-best 72-yard touchdown pass to WR Kyle Williams in the first quarter. His previous best was a 58-yard reception to WR DeMario Douglas in the second quarter vs. Atlanta (11/2). His longest touchdown pass prior to the one to Williams was a 53-yard touchdown pass to Douglas at New Orleans (10/12).

MAYE HAS BACK-TO-BACK GAMES WITH 50 YARD PASSES
Maye has completed a 50-yard pass in back-to-back weeks with his 72-yard touchdown pass to WR Kyle Williams and a 58-yard pass to WR DeMario Douglas vs. Atlanta (11/2). He also threw a 54-yard pass to WR Mack Hollins in the fourth quarter. He is the first Patriots quarterback with a 50-yard pass in back-to-back games since the 2017 season when QB Tom Brady had a 54-yard pass to WR Brandin Cooks vs. Kansas City (9/7) followed by a 53-yard touchdown pass to TE Rob Gronkowski at New Orleans (9/17). Maye now has four 50-yard pass plays in 2025. Since 1978, the most 50-yard passes in a season by a Patriots quarterback is seven by QB Tom Brady in 2016.

MAYE HAS FIRST GAME WITH TWO 50-YARD PASSES
Maye had a 72-yard pass to WR Kyle Williams in the second quarter and a 54-yard pass to WR Mack Hollins in the fourth quarter. He is the first Patriots quarterback with at least two 50-yard passes in a game since Tom Brady had a 52-yard pass to WR Brandin Cooks and a 64-yard touchdown pass to Cooks at Oakland on Nov. 19, 2017 in a game played in Mexico City.

ROOKIE KYLE WILLIAMS SCORES FIRST NFL TD ON A 72-YARD PASS
Rookie WR Kyle Williams scored his first career touchdown on a 72-yard touchdown pass from QB Drake Maye.

HENDERSON IS FIRST PATRIOTS PLAYER WITH TWO 50-YARD TDS IN THE SAME GAME
Henderson scored on a 55-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 69-yard run in the fourth quarter. He is the first Patriots player to have two 50-yard touchdown runs in the same game. His 69-yard run is the longest run since RB Sedrick Shaw had a 71-yard run at the N.Y. Jets (12/27/98) and longest touchdown run since RB Curtis Martin had a 70-yard touchdown run vs. Chicago on Sept. 21, 1997. It is the longest run of the 2025 season, besting the 28-yard run by QB Drake Maye vs. Cleveland (10/26). It is the longest run of Henderson's career. His previous long was a the 55-yard run in the third quarter. Laurence Maroney is the only other Patriots player with two 50-yard runs in the same game since 1978, a 59-yard touchdown run and a 51-yard run vs. Miami on Dec. 23, 2007. The last NFL player with two 50-yard rushing touchdowns in the same game was Jonathan Taylor in 2024.

HENDERSON HAS FIRST 100-YARD GAME
Henderson had his first career 100-yard game, finishing with 147 yards on 14 carries.

DIGGS SCORES ON A FOURTH-DOWN PLAY WITH 2 SECONDS TO PLAY IN THE FIRST HALF
WR Stefon Diggs caught a 1-yard touchdown pass in the back corner of the end zone on a fourth-down play with 2 seconds to play in the first half from QB Drake Maye to give the Patriots a 14-10 halftime lead. DIGGS REACHES 11,000 RECEIVING YARDS On the first offensive play of the game for the Patriots, WR Stefon Diggs caught a 9-yard pass from QB Drake Maye, putting him over 11,000 receiving yards in his career. He is the 25th player in NFL history to reach that mark in 11 seasons or fewer.

HOLLINS HAS FOURTH 50-YARD RECEPTION OF HIS CAREER
WR Mack Hollins had a 54-yard reception from QB Drake Maye in the fourth quarter, his fourth career 50- yard reception and first since a 60-yard reception at Tennessee on Sept. 25, 2022 when he played for Las Vegas. '

HOLLINS HAS SECOND CAREER 100-YARD GAME
Hollins finished with 6 receptions for 106 yards, his second career 100-yard game. He had a career-high 158 yards receiving at Tennessee on Sept. 5, 2022.

ROOKIE LB ELIJAH PONDER RECORDS FIRST CAREER SACK
Rookie LB Elijah Ponder recorded his first career sack when he dropped QB Baker Mayfield for a 5-yard loss in the fourth quarter.

JACK GIBBENS RECORDS SEVENTH CAREER GAME WITH 10 TACKLES
LB Jack Gibbens recorded his seventh career game with 10 tackles, leading the team and recording a tackle for loss and a pass defensed as well.

LINEUP NOTES
• LB Caleb Murphy made his debut with New England after being claimed off waivers from the LA Chargers. He saw his first action on the Patriots first kickoff return.
• LB Jack Gibbens started at linebacker in place of the injured LB Christian Elliss.
• DT Khyiris Tonga was used on offense as a blocker for the second straight week.
• RB D'Ernest Johnson saw his first action on offense, entering the game at running back in the second quarter.

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