New England Patriots

Floor Statement On New England Patriots Videotaping

Washington, D.C. -- May 14, 2008 -- I. WHAT WE KNOW:

(1) The Patriots engaged in extensive videotaping of opponents’ offensive and defensive signals starting on August 20, 2000 and extending to September 9, 2007, when they were publicly caught videotaping the Jets.

New England Patriots cheerleaders: Photo by Paul Keleher (CC)    » read more »

04 February 2008 -- The New York Giants have pulled off one of the biggest upsets in National Football League history, defeating the heavily favored New England Patriots, 17-14, to win Super Bowl 42 and deny New England an undefeated season.

The Giants were the lowest seeded playoff team - fifth seed - to reach the championship game, and the first National Conference wild card team ever to win the title. Four American Conference teams have won titles as wild cards.    » read more »

January 28, 2008 -- ESPN’s multimedia coverage of Super Bowl XLII kicked off Monday, Jan. 28 at 6 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. MT and will continue throughout the week on-location in Arizona. Live on-site programming will include daily editions of NFL Live, SportsCenter, First Take and Rome is Burning, as well as ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning and The Mike Tirico Show (both to be simulcast on ESPN2) and The Herd with Colin Cowherd.    » read more »

- Mike & Mike & Tirico Shows Simulcast on ESPN2
- Weekday Morning Programming to air Super Sunday

January 28, 2008 -- ESPN Radio’s Super Week 2008 in Arizona will include: daily simulcasts of The Mike Tirico Show on ESPN2; first-time Sunday airings of weekday’s Mike & Mike in the Morning and The Herd with Colin Cowherd programs; on-site broadcasts of regularly scheduled weekday programming; special shows and reports from team headquarters and Media Day; and comprehensive post-game interviews and analysis. See programming, simulcast and streaming schedule below.    » read more »

- The WBCN 104.1fm, Official Flagship Station of the New England Patriots, New England Patriots Rock Radio Network To Host Patriots Send-Off Rally, Super Bowl Ticket Giveaways, Diverse On-Air And Online Programming And More
- The Voice Of The New England Patriots, Gil Santos And Patriots Hall Of Famer, Gino Cappelletti To Call Super Bowl XLII For WBCN; Pregame Coverage Begins At 3:00pm

January 27, 2008 -- On The Giants and Concern about Tom Brady …    » read more »

January 25, 2008 -- ESPN will provide week-long comprehensive coverage of Super Bowl XLII in Arizona across its multimedia assets Monday, Jan. 28 – Monday, Feb. 4, including:

* Super Bowl-related content across 16 ESPN platforms: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD, ESPN International, ESPN.com, ESPN Radio, ESPNRadio.com, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNdeportes.com, ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Mobile properties;
* More than 90 hours of Super Bowl-related programming on domestic television from Arizona;    » read more »

01.25.2008 -- With coverage leading up to, during and after Super Bowl XLII, WFAN Sports Radio 660 AM most notable personalities will take listeners LIVE to Arizona, where the New York Giants will take on the New England Patriots. Beginning on Sunday, Jan. 27, WFAN's Mike and the Mad Dog, Boomer & Carton, and Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts, among others will offer up-to-date coverage including player and coach interviews, live press conference coverage, game analysis plus breaking news reports.    » read more »

Baltimore Ravens All-Pro Linebacker Ray Lewis In-Studio for Countdown

January 17, 2008 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview the AFC and NFC Championship games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who will join the crew as a special in-studio guest. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”    » read more »

13 January 2008 -- In the U.S. National Football League playoffs, the New England Patriots are just two wins away from a perfect 19-0 season after beating the Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-20.

Only the 1972 Miami Dolphins have gone through a season without a loss , posting a 17-0 record when teams played two fewer games in the regular season.

The Patriots improved to 17-0 late Saturday while advancing to the National Conference championship game.    » read more »

- Saturday and Sunday Editions of Countdown and Matchup during NFL Playoffs
- Two-Hour SportsCenter Special Sunday Night at 9 p.m. to Recap Weekend Games

December 27, 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview all the day’s NFL games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”

The pre-game show will include reports from Ed Werder in FedEx Field for the Cowboys at Redskins game and Bob Holtzman reporting from Indianapolis for the Titans at Colts. Planned features:

The Patriots Perfect Season?    » read more »

12/18/2007 -- Vermont's congressional delegation asked the National Football League to broadcast the Dec. 29 New England Patriots-New York Giants game in Vermont. The season finale may be seen in Boston and New York for free, but not in most of Vermont, where fans are caught in the middle of a fight between the football league and cable television industry. “What we now have are two very powerful and wealthy special interests, the NFL and the cable companies, squabbling over who is going to be making more money out of this game,” Sanders said.    » read more »

05 November 2007, Indianapolis (By Parke Brewer) -- This season's only two remaining undefeated National Football League (NFL) teams met on Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the New England Patriots knocked off the home team Indianapolis Colts, 24-20. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at the match and has a report.

This was one of the most anticipated NFL regular season games in years and it lived up to expectations. The reigning Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts came in at 7-0 and the visiting New England Patriots at 8-0.    » read more »

Bill Parcells on Sunday NFL Countdown to Preview Patriots at Colts Game