The 1988 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League, the 29th overall and the 5th under head coach Raymond Berry. With a record of nine wins and seven losses, they finished tied for second in the AFC East Division. It would take until 1994 for the Patriots to record another winning season. The Patriots improved on its 8–7 record from 1987, winning one more game due to one game being cancelled the previous season. Despite the winning record, the Patriots did not reach the postseason. They finished tied for 2nd in the AFC East with the arch rival Colts, but were relegated to 3rd place because the Colts had a better record against common opponents than the Patriots did.

The last remaining active member of the 1988 New England Patriots was Jeff Feagles, who retired after the 2009 season.

Offseason NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

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Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 4 New York Jets W 28–3 1–0 Sullivan Stadium 44,027 Recap 2 September 11 at Minnesota Vikings L 6–36 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 55,545 Recap 3 September 18 Buffalo Bills L 14–16 1–2 Sullivan Stadium 55,945 Recap 4 September 25 at Houston Oilers L 6–31 1–3 Houston Astrodome 38,646 Recap 5 October 2 Indianapolis Colts W 21–17 2–3 Sullivan Stadium 58,050 Recap 6 October 9 at Green Bay Packers L 3–45 2–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 51,932 Recap 7 October 16 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–21 3–4 Sullivan Stadium 59,969 Recap 8 October 23 at Buffalo Bills L 20–23 3–5 Rich Stadium 76,824 Recap 9 October 30 Chicago Bears W 30–7 4–5 Sullivan Stadium 60,821 Recap 10 November 6 Miami Dolphins W 21–10 5–5 Sullivan Stadium 60,840 Recap 11 November 13 at New York Jets W 14–13 6–5 Giants Stadium 48,358 Recap 12 November 20 at Miami Dolphins W 6–3 7–5 Joe Robbie Stadium 53,526 Recap 13 November 27 at Indianapolis Colts L 21–24 7–6 Hoosier Dome 58,157 Recap 14 December 4 Seattle Seahawks W 13–7 8–6 Sullivan Stadium 59,086 Recap 15 December 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 10–7 (OT) 9–6 Sullivan Stadium 39,889 Recap 16 at Denver Broncos L 10–21 9–7 Mile High Stadium 70,910 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 5

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Standings

See also New England Patriots seasons

References