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          New England Patriots

          Patriots and closing games

          • Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterDec 9, 2009, 08:58 PM ET
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              Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss.
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          ESPNBoston was represented on ESPN's Wednesday's "NFL Live" show, with the topic of discussion the Patriots and some of the percolating issues at Gillette Stadium.

          This statistic on the program stood out:

          Including Sunday at the Dolphins, the Patriots now have four losses when leading at halftime this season. That's only one fewer than what the Patriots had in Bill Belichick's first nine seasons in New England.

          Patriots record when leading at the half:

          2009: 6-4

          2008: 10-0

          2007: 13-0

          2006: 11-0

          2005: 7-0

          2004: 10-1

          2003: 9-0

          2002: 6-0

          2001: 10-1

          2000: 2-3