List of New England Patriots seasons

The New England Patriots are an American football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. They compete in the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). Originally called the Boston Patriots, the team was founded as one of eight charter members of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960 under the ownership of Billy Sullivan.[1] The team became part of the NFL when the two leagues merged in 1970. The following year they moved from Boston to nearby Foxborough, and changed their name to the New England Patriots.[2]

The modern NFL championship game, the Super Bowl, was founded in the 1966 season; the first four were contested between the champions of the AFL and the NFL.[3] After the merger, the Super Bowl became the united league's championship. The Patriots have won three Super Bowl championships (XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX). They also played in and lost the 1963 AFL Championship Game, and Super Bowls XX, XXXI, and XLII. Overall, the Patriots have made 18 playoff appearances, one of which was before the merger. Since the merger, they have played in seven AFC Championship Games, winning six of them to advance to the Super Bowl, and losing to eventual Super Bowl XLI champions Indianapolis following the 2006 season.[4] In the Patriots' 51-year history, they have an overall regular season record of 401 wins, 362 losses, and 9 ties. They have made 18 postseason appearances, and have an overall postseason record of 21 wins and 15 losses. During the 2007 regular season, the Patriots became the only NFL team in history to win 16 games, and the first since the 1972 Miami Dolphins (in a then-standard 14-game season) to complete the regular campaign undefeated.[5] They are one of only two teams to win three Super Bowls in four years (the other being the Dallas Cowboys from 1993 to 1996).[6] The Patriots are tied for third (with the Denver Broncos) on the list of Super Bowl appearances with six, behind only the Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers.[7]

Since Bill Belichick was hired as the team's head coach in 2000, the Patriots have finished first or second in the AFC East every year except Belichick's first season. Over that time, they have won three Super Bowls, four AFC Championship Games, and eight AFC East titles, while amassing a regular season record of 126–50.[8] The team's quarterback over that same period, Tom Brady, has been awarded twice each the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP)[9][10] and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player; he is one of only four men named Super Bowl MVP more than once.[11]

Seasons

For complete team history, see History of the New England Patriots.
AFL champions (1960–1969) Super Bowl champions (1966–present) Conference champions * Division champions § Wild Card berth ^
Season[a] Team[a] League Conference Division Regular season[a] Postseason results Awards[Key]
Finish Won Lost Ties
Boston Patriots
1960 1960 AFL — Eastern 4th 5 9 0
1961 1961 AFL — Eastern 2nd 9 4 1
1962 1962 AFL — Eastern 2nd 9 4 1
1963 1963 AFL — Eastern § 1st § 7 6 1 Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 26–8
Lost AFL Championship Game (Chargers) 51–10
1964 1964 AFL — Eastern 2nd 10 3 1 Gino Cappelletti (AFL MVP)[12]
1965 1965 AFL — Eastern 3rd 4 8 2
1966 1966 AFL — Eastern 2nd 8 4 2 Babe Parilli (ASG MVP)[13]
Mike Holovak (AFL COY)[14]
Jim Nance (AFL MVP)[15]
1967 1967 AFL — Eastern 5th 3 10 1
1968 1968 AFL — Eastern 4th 4 10 0
1969 1969 AFL — Eastern T-3rd 4 10 0
1970 1970 NFL AFC East 5th 2 12 0
New England Patriots
1971 1971 NFL AFC East T-3rd 6 8 0
1972 1972 NFL AFC East 5th 3 11 0
1973 1973 NFL AFC East 3rd 5 9 0
1974 1974 NFL AFC East T-3rd 7 7 0[b]
1975 1975 NFL AFC East T-4th 3 11 0
1976 1976 NFL AFC East 2nd[c] ^ 11 3 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 24–21 Mike Haynes (Def. ROY)[16]
Chuck Fairbanks (AFC COY)[17]
1977 1977 NFL AFC East 3rd 9 5 0
1978[d] 1978 NFL AFC East § 1st[e] § 11 5 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 31–14
1979 1979 NFL AFC East 2nd 9 7 0
1980 1980 NFL AFC East 2nd 10 6 0
1981 1981 NFL AFC East T-4th 2 14 0
1982 1982 NFL AFC [f] 7th ^ 5 4 0 Lost First Round (Dolphins) 28–13
1983 1983 NFL AFC East T-2nd 8 8 0
1984 1984 NFL AFC East 2nd 9 7 0
1985 1985 NFL AFC * East T-2nd ^ 11 5 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 26–14
Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 27–20
Won Conference Championship (Dolphins) 31–14
Lost Super Bowl XX (Bears) 46–10		 Raymond Berry (AFC COY)[18]
1986 1986 NFL AFC East § 1st § 11 5 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 22–17
1987[g] 1987 NFL AFC East T-2nd 8 7 0
1988 1988 NFL AFC East T-2nd 9 7 0 John Stephens (Off. ROY)[19]
1989 1989 NFL AFC East 4th 5 11 0
1990 1990 NFL AFC East 5th 1 15 0
1991 1991 NFL AFC East 4th 6 10 0 Leonard Russell (Off. ROY)[20]
1992 1992 NFL AFC East 5th 2 14 0
1993 1993 NFL AFC East 4th 5 11 0
1994 1994 NFL AFC East 2nd[h] ^ 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Browns) 20–13 Bill Parcells (NFL COY)[21]
1995 1995 NFL AFC East 4th 6 10 0 Curtis Martin (Off. ROY)[22]
1996 1996 NFL AFC * East § 1st § 11 5 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 28–3
Won Conference Championship (Jaguars) 20–6
Lost Super Bowl XXXI (Packers) 35–21
1997 1997 NFL AFC East § 1st § 10 6 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 17–3
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 7–6
1998 1998 NFL AFC East 4th ^ 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 25–10
1999 1999 NFL AFC East T-4th 8 8 0
2000 2000 NFL AFC East 5th 5 11 0
2001 2001 NFL AFC * East § 1st[i] § 11 5 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 16–13 (OT)
Won Conference Championship (Steelers) 24–17
Won Super Bowl XXXVI (1) (Rams) 20–17		 Tom Brady (SB MVP)[23]
2002 2002 NFL AFC East 2nd[j] 9 7 0
2003 2003 NFL AFC * East § 1st § 14 2 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Titans) 17–14
Won Conference Championship (Colts) 24–14
Won Super Bowl XXXVIII (2) (Panthers) 32–29		 Tom Brady (SB MVP)[24]
Bill Belichick (NFL COY)[25]
2004 2004 NFL AFC * East § 1st § 14 2 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 20–3
Won Conference Championship (Steelers) 41–27
Won Super Bowl XXXIX (3) (Eagles) 24–21		 Deion Branch (SB MVP)[26]
2005 2005 NFL AFC East § 1st § 10 6 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 28–3
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 27–13		 Tedy Bruschi (CBPOY)[27]
2006 2006 NFL AFC East § 1st § 12 4 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 37–16
Won Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 24–21
Lost Conference Championship (Colts) 38–34
2007 2007 NFL AFC * East § 1st § 16 0 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Jaguars) 31–20
Won Conference Championship (Chargers) 21–12
Lost Super Bowl XLII (Giants) 17–14		 Bill Belichick (NFL COY)[25]
Tom Brady (NFL MVP)[9]
Tom Brady (NFL Off. POTY)[28]
2008 2008 NFL AFC East 2nd[k] 11 5 0 Jerod Mayo (Def. ROY)[29]
2009 2009 NFL AFC East § 1st § 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 33–14
 Tom Brady (CBPOY)[30]
2010 2010 NFL AFC East § 1st § 14 2 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 28–21 Bill Belichick (NFL COY)[25]
Tom Brady (NFL MVP)[10]
Tom Brady (NFL Off. POTY)[31]
2011 2011 NFL AFC East § 1st § 13 3 0
Total 412 365 9 (1960–2010, includes only regular season)
21 15 — (1960–2010,[l] includes only playoffs)[32]
433 380 9 (1960–2010, includes both regular season and playoffs)
Key for the "Awards" sectionKey
AFC COY American Football Conference Coach of the Year Award
AFL COY American Football League Coach of the Year Award
AFL MVP American Football League Most Valuable Player
ASG MVP American Football League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
CBPOY National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award
Def. ROY National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
Off. ROY National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
NFL COY National Football League Coach of the Year Award
NFL Off. POTY National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award
NFL MVP National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
SB MVP Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award

Notes

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General
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New England Patriots
Formerly the Boston Patriots and briefly the Bay State Patriots • Founded in 1959 • Based in Foxborough, Massachusetts
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