1st in AFC East
2nd in American Football Conference
| W | L | T | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | |||
| 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Defensive End | Rob Ninkovich | Justin Francis | Jermaine Cunningham | Michael Buchanan |
| Left Defensive Tackle | Tommy Kelly | Armond Armstead | Dewayne Cherrington | - |
| Right Defensive Tackle | Vince Wilfork | Marcus Forston | Cory Grissom | - |
| Right Defensive End | Chandler Jones | Jake Bequette | Marcus Benard | Jason Vega |
| Weakside Linebacker | Jerod Mayo | Jamie Collins | Niko Koutouvides | - |
| Middle Linebacker | Brandon Spikes | Dane Fletcher | Mike Rivera | Steve Beauharnais |
| Strongside Linebacker | Dont'a Hightower | Jeff Tarpinian | - | - |
| Left Cornerbacks | Aqib Talib | Ras-I Dowling | Marquice Cole | Brandon Jones |
| Strong Safety | Adrian Wilson | Duron Harmon | Nate Ebner | Kanorris Davis |
| Free safety | Devin McCourty | Steve Gregory | Tavon Wilson | - |
| Right Cornerback | Alfonzo Dennard | Kyle Arrington | Logan Ryan | Stephon Morris |
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Tom Brady | Ryan Mallett | Mike Kafka | - |
| Running Back | Stevan Ridley | Shane Vereen | Leon Washington | LeGarrette Blount |
| Wide Receiver 1 | Michael Jenkins | Donald Jones | Josh Boyce | Lavelle Hawkins |
| Wide Receiver 2 | Danny Amendola | Aaron Dobson | Julian Edelman | T.J. Moe |
| Tight End | Rob Gronkowski | Jake Ballard | - | - |
| Left Tackle | Nate Solder | Will Svitek | Elvis Fisher | - |
| Left Guard | Logan Mankins | Chris McDonald | - | - |
| Center | Ryan Wendell | Nick McDonald | Matt Stankiewitch | - |
| Right Guard | Dan Connolly | Josh Kline | - | - |
| Right Tackle | Sebastian Vollmer | Marcus Cannon | Markus Zusevics | - |
| Position | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kicker (Field goals) | Stephen Gostkowski | - | - | - |
| Punter | Zoltan Mesko | Ryan Allen | - | - |
| Kicker (Kick offs) | Stephen Gostkowski | - | - | - |
| Kicker returner | - | - | - | - |
| Punt returners | Leon Washington | - | - | - |
| Long snappers | Danny Aiken | Mike Zupancic | - | - |
| Holder | Zoltan Mesko | - | - | - |
Data provided by STATS LLC.
| Passing | Att | Com | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 637 | 401 | 4,827 | 34 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | YPC | TD |
| Stevan Ridley | 290 | 1,263 | 4.4 | 12 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | YPR | TD |
| Wes Welker | 118 | 1,354 | 11.5 | 6 |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| y- New England | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.75 |
| e- Miami | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| e- New York | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 |
| e- Buffalo | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| z- Denver | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 |
| y- New England | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.75 |
| y- Houston | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.75 |
| y- Baltimore | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| x- Indianapolis | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 |
| x- Cincinnati | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 |
| e- Pittsburgh | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 |
| e- San Diego | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| e- Miami | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 |
| e- Tennessee | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 |
| e- New York | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 |
| e- Buffalo | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 |
| e- Cleveland | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 |
| e- Oakland | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.25 |
| e- Jacksonville | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.125 |
| e- Kansas City | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.125 |