1995 New England Patriots season

The 1995 New England Patriots season was the team's 36th, and 26th in the National Football League (NFL). The Patriots finished the season with a record of six wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East division. Unlike the previous year, Drew Bledsoe had a poor season by throwing just 13 touchdowns and 16 interceptions and completed just 50.8% of his passes. On the other hand, rookie running back Curtis Martin shined with a Pro Bowl season and would be the Patriots' feature back for two more seasons before being traded to the New York Jets in 1998.

The 1995 Patriots are also the team that has attempted the most passes since at least 1983.

Offseason

1995 expansion draft

New England Patriots selected during the expansion draft

style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Round	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Overall	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Name	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Position	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Expansion team
1	2	Rod Smith	Cornerback	Carolina Panthers
12	23	Steve Hawkins	Wide Receiver	Carolina Panthers
26	51	Eugene Chung	Offensive Tackle	Jacksonville Jaguars

Undrafted free agents

1995 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
David Green	Running back	Boston College
Greg Landry	Guard	Boston College
Jim Stayer	Quarterback	New Hampshire

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	Cleveland Browns	W 17–14	1–0	60,126
2	September 10, 1995	Miami Dolphins	L 3-20	1–1	60,239
3	September 17, 1995	at San Francisco 49ers	L 3–28	1–2	66,179
4	Bye
5	October 1, 1995	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–30	1–3	47,114
6	October 8, 1995	Denver Broncos	L 3–37	1–4	60,074
7	October 15, 1995	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 26–31	1–5	77,992
8	October 23, 1995	Buffalo Bills	W 27–14	2–5	60,203
9	October 29, 1995	Carolina Panthers	L 17–20	2–6	60,064
10	November 5, 1995	at New York Jets	W 20–7	3–6	61,462
11	November 12, 1995	at Miami Dolphins	W 34–17	4–6	70,399
12	November 19, 1995	Indianapolis Colts	L 10–24	4–7	59,544
13	November 26, 1995	at Buffalo Bills	W 35–25	5–7	69,384
14	December 3, 1995	New Orleans Saints	L 17–31	5–8	59,876
15	December 10, 1995	New York Jets	W 31–28	6–8	46,617
16	December 16, 1995	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–41	6–9	57,158
17	December 23, 1995	at Indianapolis Colts	L 7–10	6–10	54,685

Game summaries

Week 13

1 2 3 4 Total • Patriots 3 7 3 22 35 Bills 3 16 6 0 25 Date: November 26 Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: Cloudy; ; wind

Scoring summary Q1 BUF Steve Christie 31 yard field goal BUF 3–0 Q1 NE Matt Bahr 29 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 NE Ben Coates 6 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Matt Bahr kick) NE 10–3 Q2 BUF Bill Brooks 32 yard pass from Jim Kelly (kick failed) NE 10–9 Q2 BUF Steve Christie 48 yard field goal BUF 12–10 Q2 BUF Cornelius Bennett 69 yard interception return (Steve Christie kick) BUF 19–10 Q3 NE Matt Bahr 43 yard field goal BUF 19–13 Q3 BUF Thurman Thomas 1 yard run (run failed) BUF 25–13 Q4 NE Ben Coates 4 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Matt Bahr kick) BUF 25–20 Q4 NE Ben Coates 15 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Curtis Martin pass from Drew Bledsoe) NE 28–25 Q4 NE Chris Slade 27 yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick) NE 35–25

See also

• New England Patriots seasons