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David Patten

Retired

New Orleans Saints · WR

David Patten recorded 138 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

34.2

rec yds/gm

0.8

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

138

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to David Patten's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 21, 2001

New England Patriots vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

4 rec · 117 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2002
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 6, 2002

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

5 rec · 102 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2007
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 10, 2007

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2007

9 rec · 122 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2002
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 22, 2002

Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2002

7 rec · 108 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2004
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 3, 2004

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2004

5 rec · 113 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from David Patten's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 122 receiving yards · 9 receptions

Regular Season
2007
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 10, 2007

New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2007

9 rec · 122 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2002
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 6, 2002

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

5 rec · 102 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 16 targets

Divisional Round
2001
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 19, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 19, 2002

8 rec · 107 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2007
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 28, 2007

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2007

5 rec · 109 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Patten's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–2003

01
NYGPATTEN—David Patten
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

02
CLEPATTEN—David Patten
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

03
NEPATTEN—David Patten
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

04
WASPATTEN—David Patten
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

05
NOPATTEN—David Patten
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2001, 2003, 200412 NFL seasons138 career games60 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns106 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdowns324 career receptions4,715 career receiving yards24 career receiving touchdowns11 career solo tacklesJersey: 816 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Nov 9, 2008

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history