NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Updated: 10 july 2020
Founded: 1960
Location: Foxboro, MA
Division: AFC East
STADIUM

(GILLETTE STADIUM)
(66,829)


New England Patriots were a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) as the Boston Patriots before renaming themselves as that New England Patriots when they moved to Foxborough,MA in 1971 which is 28 miles southwest of Boston.
They became one of the most successful teams in NFL history, claiming 16 AFC East titles as part of 18 consecutive winning seasons since 2001. Furthermore, they included the most wins in a 10-year period (126, 2003-2012), went undefeated in 2007, the longest winning streak in a season with 21-games from October 2003 to October 2004 and 11 straight division titles from 2009-2019. They tie the Super Bowl title wins with 6 along with the Pittsburgh Steelers and with the Denver Broncos for the most Super Bowl losses with 5. Tom Brady is recognised as the team's most susscessful Quarterback who will join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
NAMES
Boston Patriots (1960-1970)
Bay State Patriots (alternative) (1971)
New England Patriots (1971-)
AFFILIATIONS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1960-1969)
Eastern Division (1960-1969)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1970-)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (1970-)
AFC East (1970-)
AWARDS
SUPER BOWL TITLES (6)
  • 2001 (XXXVI), 2003 (XXXVIII), 2004 (XXXIX), 2014 (XLIX), 2016 (LI), 2018 (LIII)
AFL CHAMPIONSHIPS (0)
AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (11)
  • 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003-2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016-2018
DIVISION TITLES (22)
  • AFL East: 1963
    AFC East (21): 1978, 1986, 1996-1997, 2001, 2003-2007, 2009-2019
PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (27)
AFL: 1963
NFL (26): 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985-1986, 1994, 1996-1998, 2001, 2003-2007, 2009-2019
SEASONS (SINCE 2010)
SEASON DIVISION FINISH RECORD PLAYOFFS
2010 AFC EAST 1ST 14-2 Lost Divisional playoffs (vs Jets) 28–21
2011 AFC EAST 1ST 13-3 Won Divisional playoffs (vs Broncos) 45–10
Won AFC Championship (vs Ravens) 23–20
Lost Super Bowl XLVI (vs Giants) 21–17
2012 AFC EAST 1ST 12-4 Won Divisional playoffs (vs Texans) 41–28
Lost AFC Championship (vs Ravens) 28–13
2013 AFC EAST 1ST 12-4 Won Divisional playoffs (vs Colts) 43–22
Lost AFC Championship (@ Broncos) 26–16
2014 AFC EAST 1ST 12-4 Won Divisional playoffs (vs Ravens) 35–31
Won AFC Championship (vs Colts) 45–7
Won Super Bowl XLIX (4) (vs Seahawks) 28–24
2015 AFC EAST 1ST 12-4 Won Divisional playoffs (vs Chiefs) 27–20
Lost AFC Championship (@ Broncos) 20–18
2016 AFC EAST 1ST 14-2 Won Divisional playoffs (vs Titans) 35–14
Won AFC Championship (vs Jaguars) 24–20
Lost Super Bowl LII (vs Eagles) 41–33
2017 AFC EAST 1ST 13-3 Won Divisional playoffs (vs Titans) 35–14
Won AFC Championship (vs Jaguars) 24–20
Lost Super Bowl LII (vs Eagles) 41–33
2018 AFC EAST 1ST 11-5 Won Divisional playoffs (vs Chargers) 41–28
Won AFC Championship (@ Chiefs) 37–31 (OT)
Won Super Bowl LIII (vs Rams) 13–3
2019 AFC EAST 1ST/td> 12-4 Lost Wild Card playoffs (vs Titans) 20–13
AFL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES
DATE CHAMPIONSHIP W/L OPPONENT SCORE LOCATION VICTORY #
1964 AFL L  SAN DIEGO 51-10 SAN DIEGO -
NFL SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES
SEASON SUPER BOWL W/L OPPONENT SCORE LOCATION VICTORY #
1985 XX L  CHICAGO 46-10 NEW ORLEANS -
1996 XXXI L  GREEN BAY 35-21 NEW ORLEANS -
2001 XXXVI W  ST.LOUIS 20-17 NEW ORLEANS 1
2003 XXXVIII W  CAROLINA 32-29 HOUSTON 2
2004 XXXIX W  PHILADELPHIA 24-21 JACKSONVILLE 3
2007 XLII L  NEW YORK 17-14 GLENDALE -
2011 XLVI L  NEW YORK 21-17 INDIANAPOLIS -
2014 XLIX W  SEATTLE 28-24 GLENDALE 4
2016 LI W  ATLANTA 34-28(OT) HOUSTON 5
2017 LII L  PHILADELPHIA 41-33 MINNEAPOLIS -
2018 LIII W  LOS ANGELES 13-3 ATLANTA 6
LOGOS
(1960-1971)
(1972-1988)
(1989-1992)
(1993-1999)
(2000-)
HELMETS
(1960)
(1961-1963)
(1964-1981)
(1982-1989)
(1990-1992)
(1993)
(1994-)
STADIUMS
NICKERSON FIELD
(BOSTON, MA)
(1960-1962)
FENWAY PARK
(BOSTON, MA)
(1963-1968)
ALUMNI STADIUM
(CHESTNUT HILL, MA)
(1969)
HARVARD STADIUM
(BOSTON, MA)
(1970)
FOXBORO STADIUM
(FOXBORO, MA)
(1971-2001)
GILLETTE STADIUM
(FOXBORO, MA)
(2002-)