After beating the New York Jets in a wild-card game of the 1985–86 NFL playoffs, the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Raiders on the road in the divisional round with a strong running game, amassing 156 yards, 104 by running back Craig James behind Holloway and Hannah.

The line then destroyed the Miami Dolphins' run defense on the road by accumulating 255 yards, 105 of them by James, winning the AFC title.

[2] After finishing with a won-lost record of 11–5 and winning the AFC East division, New England fell short against the Denver Broncos, led by quarterback John Elway, in a divisional round of the 1986–87 NFL playoffs.

[3] While he was in Tampa on August 31, 2013, over 500 local high school students broke into his New York house and caused damage that Holloway says exceeds $20,000 while throwing a party.

[4] In response, Holloway set up a website, www.helpmesave300.com, to reach out to those who caused the damage in a positive way; instead, he received threats from their parents.