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.

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NAMES

Boston Patriots	(1960-1970)
Bay State Patriots (alternative)	(1971)
New England Patriots	(1971-)

LOCATION

Boston,MA	(1960-1968,1970)
Chestnut Hill,MA	(1969)
Foxboro,MA	(1971-PRESENT)

AFFILIATIONS

AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE	(1960-1969)
Eastern Division	(1960-1969)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL LEAGUE	(1970-)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE	(1970-)
AFC East	(1970-)

SEASONS

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SEASON	LEAGUE	CONF	DIVISION	FINISH	W	L	T	PLAYOFFS
Boston Patriots
1961	AFL		Eastern	2nd	9	4	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1962	AFL		Eastern	2nd	9	4	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1963	AFL		Eastern	1st	7	6	1	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Bills) 26-8
1963	AFL		Eastern	1st	7	6	1	Lost AFL Championship (Chargers) 10-51
1964	AFL		Eastern	2nd	10	3	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1965	AFL		Eastern	3rd	4	8	2	DID NOT QUALIFY
1966	AFL		Eastern	2nd	8	4	2	DID NOT QUALIFY
1967	AFL		Eastern	5th	3	10	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1968	AFL		Eastern	4th	4	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1969	AFL		Eastern	3rd	4	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1970	NFL	AFC	East	5th	2	12	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
New England Patriots
1971	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	6	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1972	NFL	AFC	East	5th	3	11	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1973	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	5	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1974	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	7	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1975	NFL	AFC	East	5th	3	11	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1976	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	11	3	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Raiders) 21-24
1977	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	9	5	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1978	NFL	AFC	East	1st	11	5	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Oilers) 14-31
1979	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	9	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1980	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	10	6	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1981	NFL	AFC	East	5th	2	14	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1982	NFL	AFC		7th	5	4	0	Lost First Round playoffs (Dolphins) 13-28
1983	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	8	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1984	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	9	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1985	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	11	5	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Jets) 26-14
								Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Raiders) 27-20
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Dolphins) 31-14
								Lost Super Bowl XX (BEARS) 10-46
1986	NFL	AFC	East	1st	11	5	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 17-22
1987	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	8	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1988	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	9	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1989	NFL	AFC	East	4th	5	11	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1990	NFL	AFC	East	5th	1	15	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1991	NFL	AFC	East	4th	6	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1992	NFL	AFC	East	5th	2	14	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1993	NFL	AFC	East	4th	5	11	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1994	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	10	6	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (BROWNS) 13-20
1995	NFL	AFC	East	4th	6	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1996	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	11	5	0	DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Steelers) 28-3
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Jaguars) 20-6
								Lost Super Bowl XXXI (PACKERS) 21-35
1997	NFL	AFC	East	1st	10	6	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Dolphins) 17-3
1997	NFL	AFC	East	1st	10	6	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Steelers) 6-7
1998	NFL	AFC	East	4th	9	7	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Jaguars) 10-25
1999	NFL	AFC	East	5th	8	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2000	NFL	AFC	East	5th	5	11	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2001	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	11	5	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Raiders) 16-13 (OT)
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Steelers) 24-17
								Won Super Bowl XXXVI (1) (Rams) 20-17
2002	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	9	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2003	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	14	2	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Titans) 17-14
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Colts) 24-14
								Won Super Bowl XXXVIII (2) (PANTHERS) 32-29
2004	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	14	2	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Colts) 20-3
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Steelers) 41-27
								Won Super Bowl XXXIX (3) (Eagles) 24-21
2005	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	10	6	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Jaguars) 28-3
2005	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	10	6	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 13-27
2006	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	12	4	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Jets) 37-16
								Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Chargers) 24-21
								Lost AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Colts) 34-38
2007	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	16	0	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Jaguars) 31-20
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Chargers) 21-12
								Lost Super Bowl XLII (GIANTS) 14-17
2008	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	11	5	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2009	NFL	AFC	East	1st	10	6	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Ravens) 14-33
2010	NFL	AFC	East	1st	14	2	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Jets) 21-28
2011	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	13	3	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 45-10
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Ravens) 23-20
								Lost Super Bowl XLVI (GIANTS) 17-21
2012	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	12	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Texans) 41-28
2012	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	12	4	0	Lost AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Ravens) 13-28
2013	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	12	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Colts) 43-22
2013	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	12	4	0	Lost AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Broncos) 16-26
2014	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	12	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Ravens) 35-31
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Colts) 45-7
								Won Super Bowl XLIX (4) (SEAHAWKS) 28-24
2015	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	12	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Chiefs) 27-20
2015	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	12	4	0	Lost AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Broncos) 18-20
2016	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	14	2	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Texans) 34-16
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Steelers) 36-17
								Won Super Bowl LI (5) (Falcons) 34-28 (OT)
2017	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	13	3	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Titans) 35-14
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Jaguars) 24-20
								Lost Super Bowl LII (Eagles) 33-41
2018	NFL	AFC	EAST	1ST	11	5	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Chargers) 41-28
								Won AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Chiefs) 37-31 (OT)
								Won Super Bowl LIII (6) (Rams) 13-3
2019	NFL	AFC	East	1st	12	4	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Titans) 13-20
2020	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	7	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2021	NFL	AFC	East	2nd	10	7	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Bills) 17-47
2022	NFL	AFC	East	3rd	8	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2022	NFL	AFC	East	4th	4	13	0	DID NOT QUALIFY

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

6
2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2014
2016 | 2018

AFL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES

DATE	CHAMPIONSHIP	W/L	OPPONENT	SCORE	LOCATION	VICTORY
1964	AFL	L	SAN DIEGO CHARGERS	51-10	SAN DIEGO	-	1

NFL SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

SEASON	SUPER BOWL	W/L	OPPONENT	SCORE	HOST CITY	VICTORY	APP
1985	XX	L	CHICAGO BEARS	46-10	NEW ORLEANS	-	1
1996	XXXI	L	GREEN BAY PACKERS	35-21	NEW ORLEANS	-	2
2001	XXXVI	W	ST.LOUIS RAMS	20-17	NEW ORLEANS	1	3
2003	XXXVIII	W	CAROLINA PANTHERS	32-29	HOUSTON	2	4
2004	XXXIX	W	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	24-21	JACKSONVILLE	3	5
2007	XLII	L	NEW YORK GIANTS	17-14	GLENDALE	-	6
2011	XLVI	L	NEW YORK GIANTS	21-17	INDIANAPOLIS	-	7
2014	XLIX	W	SEATTLE SEAHAWKS	28-24	GLENDALE	4	8
2016	LI	W	ATLANTA FALCONS	34-28(OT)	HOUSTON	5	9
2017	LII	L	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	41-33	MINNEAPOLIS	-
2018	LIII	W	LOS ANGELES RAMS	13-3	ATLANTA	6	11

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

AFC

1985, 1996, 2001, 2003-2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016-2018

DIVISION TITLES

22
AFL East	1	1963
AFC East	21	1978, 1986, 1996-1997, 2001, 2003-2007, 2009-2019

PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (28)

28
AFL	1	1963
NFL	27	1976, 1978, 1982, 1985-1986, 1994, 1996-1998, 2001, 2003-2007, 2009-2019,2021

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-)