In the Patriots’ eight home games, they led just once at the end of the first quarter. Overall, they’ve trailed in the first quarter in half of their games. In six of those, New England trailed at the end of the first quarter. Yet, New England proved adept at coming back from early deficits. In those six games in which they trailed going into the second quarter, the Patriots went 5-1. To put that in perspective, the rest of the NFL was just 58-146. Record When Trailing at End of 1st Quarter

Those five wins when trailing after the first quarter are the most in a single season in Patriots history. The last team with more wins when trailing after the first quarter? The 2009 Saints, who won six on their way to a Super Bowl title.