Matt Patricia
Coaching Record
| Years Coached | Record | Win % | Playoff record | Playoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 217-100-1 | 68.40% | 21-12 | 63.64% |
Coaching Tree
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Biography
Career Summary
Matt Patricia was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 2004 to 2023, finishing his career as the senior defensive assistant coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Over his twenty years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 218-104-1. He was the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2018 until the 2020 season, during which time the Lions went 14-33-1. During his career he was a head coach for three seasons. He was fired from the Lions on Saturday, November 28, 2020.
Matt Patricia Coaching Tree
Before he was a head coach, Patricia served as an assistant coach for Bill Belichick and Nick Sirianni. Sixteen of these years were spent on Belichick's coaching staff.
Personal Information
Patricia was born on Friday, September 13, 1974 in Sherrill, New York.
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Playing Career
Matt Patricia lettered in both wrestling and football at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School in Sherrill, New York. His college career was even more promising than his high school career. Patricia was an offensive lineman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and played both center and guard. His senior class compiled an overall record of 31-8. During his collegiate playing career R.P.I won three ECAC Championships.
Coaching Career
Coaching in College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Patricia’s first appearance into coaching was at his Alma Mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he earned a degree in aeronautical engineering, in 1996 as a graduate assistant under his former head coach, Ray Moran.
Amherst College
After a two-year break from coaching Patricia returned to the scene and spent two seasons as a defensive line coach at Amherst College from 1999-2000. During his time at Amherst, the team went 12-4 overall.
Syracuse
Patricia moved from Amherst to Syracuse in order to coach on a D-1 team as the graduate assistant coach at the school from 2001-2003. While there, he made the numerous connections in order to coach with the New England Patriots in the NFL.
Coaching in the NFL
New England Patriots
Patricia has spent his entire 14-year NFL coaching career with the New England Patriots. In 2004 he was hired as a coaching assistant. His NFL career was an immediate success with the win of Super Bowl XXXIX, the Patriots third title in four seasons. In 2005 Patricia aided Dante Scarnecchia as the assistant offensive line coach in a season where the running back group overcame injuries and ran 1,388 yards in 395 carries. In 2006 he flipped to defense, and for the next five years he coached the team’s linebackers.
In 2011 Matt made a lateral move from coaching the linebackers to coaching safeties. While he did not have the title of defensive coordinator, Patricia had called plays for the defense since 2010 after former DC Dean Pees left for the Baltimore Ravens. For the 2012 season he earned the title of defensive coordinator. While the defense posted consistently great stats throughout his tenure as defensive coordinator, the unit peaked in 2016 when the led the league in scoring at fewer than 16 points a game. They also limited opposing teams to only 6 rushing touchdowns all season long, again leading the league. Across his tenure with the Patriots, the team won the Super Bowl in 2004, 2014, and 2016 with two more appearances in 2007 and 2011.
History
| Year | Position | Record | Playoff record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Philadelphia Eagles | Senior Defensive Assistant Coach | 11-6-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 New England Patriots | Offensive Line Coach / Senior Football Advisor | 8-9-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 New England Patriots | Senior Football Advisor | 10-7-0 | 0-1 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions | Head Coach | 4-7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 Detroit Lions | Head Coach | 3-12-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions | Head Coach | 6-10-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 New England Patriots | Defensive Coordinator | 13-3-0 | 2-1 |
| 2016 New England Patriots | Defensive Coordinator | 14-2-0 | 3-0 |
| 2015 New England Patriots | Defensive Coordinator | 12-4-0 | 1-1 |
| 2014 New England Patriots | Defensive Coordinator | 12-4-0 | 3-0 |
| 2013 New England Patriots | Defensive Coordinator | 12-4-0 | 1-1 |
| 2012 New England Patriots | Defensive Coordinator | 12-4-0 | 1-1 |
| 2011 New England Patriots | Safeties Coach | 13-3-0 | 2-1 |
| 2010 New England Patriots | Linebackers Coach | 14-2-0 | 0-1 |
| 2009 New England Patriots | Linebackers Coach | 10-6-0 | 0-1 |
| 2008 New England Patriots | Linebackers Coach | 11-5-0 | 0-0 |
| 2007 New England Patriots | Linebackers Coach | 16-0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2006 New England Patriots | Linebackers Coach | 12-4-0 | 2-1 |
| 2005 New England Patriots | Assistant Offensive Line Coach | 10-6-0 | 1-1 |
| 2004 New England Patriots | Offensive Assistant Coach | 14-2-0 | 3-0 |
| 2003 Syracuse Orange | Graduate Assistant | 6-6-0 | |
| 2002 Syracuse Orange | Graduate Assistant | 4-8-0 | |
| 2001 Syracuse Orange | Graduate Assistant | 10-3-0 |
Coach history guide
| Seasons with a championship win | Seasons with a conference championship |
Coach facts
- Years as head coach: 3
- Years as a coordinator: 6
- Championships won: 2004, 2014, and 2016
- Conference Championships won: 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, and 2017
- Past teams coached for: Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions
- College Attended: RPI Puckman
- Date of Birth: Friday, September 13, 1974 (50 years old), Sherrill, New York