Belt game 1,297 · November 4, 2007
New England Patriots take the belt
New England Patriots beat Indianapolis Colts 24–20 on the road to start reign 481 of the NFL belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Indianapolis Colts had held it since September 23, 2007, with 4 defenses over 42 days.
New England Patriots held it for 91 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to New York Giants on February 3, 2008.
481Reign number
16Team's reign
9Defenses
91Days held
Box score
New England Patriots
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21-32 | 255 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Moss | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurence Maroney | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Watson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Vrabel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lonie Paxton | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Baker | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Eckel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wright | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Hobbs | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Gostkowski | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 16-27 | 225 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Addai | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 112 | 0 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Wayne | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Clark | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Moorehead | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Utecht | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenton Keith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeney | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Boiman | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Mathis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sanders | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Reid | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Jackson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Hayden | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jennings | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Archer | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Hughes | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats since 1999: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).