Belt game 1,356 · December 6, 2010
New England Patriots take the belt
New England Patriots beat New York Jets 45–3 at home to start reign 498 of the NFL belt, the 18th for the franchise.
New York Jets had held it since November 14, 2010, with 2 defenses over 22 days.
New England Patriots held it for 41 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to New York Jets on January 16, 2011.
498Reign number
18Team's reign
4Defenses
41Days held
Box score
New England Patriots
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 21-29 | 326 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Tate | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Taylor | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Graham | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanders | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Page | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerod Mayo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Slater | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brace | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Fletcher | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Cunningham | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Zoltan Mesko | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 17-33 | 164 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santonio Holmes | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shonn Greene | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Edwards | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Keller | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McKnight | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodney Pool | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sione Po'uha | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Brickashaw Ferguson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harris | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Folk | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike DeVito | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Lowery | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Slauson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Turner | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mauga | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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