Belt game 1,194 · December 2, 2001
New England Patriots take the belt
New England Patriots beat New York Jets 17–16 on the road to start reign 442 of the NFL belt, the 12th for the franchise.
New York Jets had held it since November 4, 2001, with 2 defenses over 28 days.
New England Patriots held it for 301 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Chargers on September 29, 2002.
442Reign number
12Team's reign
10Defenses
301Days held
Box score
New York Jets
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 18-32 | 172 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laveranues Coles | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Chrebet | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santana Moss | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Becht | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Anderson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMont Jordan | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Burton | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Dearth | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Green | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hall | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Jenkins | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lyle | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martin | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Henderson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Reed | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Glenn | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 20-28 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Patten | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Coleman | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Hamilton | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ula Tuitele | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Seymour | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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