Game info: Patriots vs. Jaguars

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GAME TIME: 1 p.m. EST

TV NETWORK: CBS

TV ANNOUNCERS: Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

RADIO NETWORK: Anchored by WBZ-FM (98.5 The Sports Hub)

RADIO ANNOUNCERS: Gil Santos and Scott Zolak

ALL-TIME SERIES BETWEEN THE TEAMS: Patriots lead, 8-1

LAST MEETING: Patriots 35, Jaguars 7 at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 27, 2009

The Patriots are the first franchise in NFL history to score 500 or more points in four seasons (2007: 589; 2010: 518; 2011: 513, and 2012: 506). St. Louis is the only other team to have done it three times (1999: 526; 2000: 540, and 2001: 503). The Patriots join the 1999-2001 Rams as the only teams to have scored 500 or more points in three straight years. Bill Belichick is the first head coach in NFL history to lead a team to three straight 500-point seasons.

The Patriots will finish the 2012 season averaging at least 30 points per game, joining the 1999-2001 Rams, the 1949-51 Rams, and the 1941-43 Bears as the only teams to average at least 30 PPG in three straight years. Bill Belichick is the first head coach in NFL history to lead a team to three straight years of at least 30 PPG. Even if the Patriots do not score in their final two games, they will finish the year averaging more than 30 points per game.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR
With one touchdown pass against the Jaguars, Tom Brady will extend his streak to 47 straight games with at least one touchdown pass and tie Johnny Unitas for the second-longest streak in NFL history. Drew Brees (54) is in first place.

Brady (3,752) needs 36 completions to move past Vinny Testaverde (3,787) into eighth place on the NFLs all-time completion list.

Brady (44,255) needs 358 passing yards to move past Drew Bledsoe (45,077) into eighth place on the NFLs all-time passing list.

Stephen Gostkowski (7-of-10 from 50 or more yards) needs one more 50-yard field goal to tie Adam Vinatieri (8-of-17) for most 50-yard field goals in Patriots history. Gostkowski has two 50-yarders so far in 2012 and can become the first Patriots player with three 50-yard field goals in a single season.

With 10 tackles, Jerod Mayo will have his 11th 10-plus tackle game of the season. He had his 10th 10-tackle game vs. San Francisco to match the career-high 10 10-tackle games he had in 2010.

Rob Ninkovich has a team-leading five forced fumbles, tying Mike Vrabel (2007) for the most forced fumbles for a Patriots player within the last 20 years.

Wes Welker (17) needs one more 10-plus catch game to break a tie with Jerry Rice for the most 10-catch games in NFL history.

Welker (95) needs 5 receptions to become the first playerin NFL history with five 100-catch seasons.

The Patriots defense has forced a turnover in 25 straight games, dating back to 2011 and including the first 14 games of 2012. The last NFL team to have at least one takeaway in all 16 regular-season games was the 2010 Atlanta Falcons.

The Patriots have scored 23 rushing touchdowns in 2012 and need one more to match the 24 they had in 1976 for the second-highest total in team history. The 1978 team had 30 rushing TDs.

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