New England Patriots

The New England Patriots (or simply the Patriots or Pats) are a professional American football team from Foxborough (Massachusetts). They are currently members of theEastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC), part of the National Football League (NFL).

The team is established in Boston in 1960 under the name Boston Patriots. The name "Patriots" is derived from the historic Patriots from the American Revolutionary War. In 1971 the name was changed to New England Patriots after the team moved from Boston to Foxborough.

The Patriots have won the Super Bowl three times, in particular in 2001, 2003 and 2004. With that performance, the team was the second in history (after the Dallas Cowboys) that won the Super Bowl three times in a period of four years. In season 2007, the Patriots reached the Super Bowl with a record by winning all their matches in the season: 16 in the regular season and 2 in the play-offs. The Patriots ended up after loss in the Super Bowl against the Giants with 14-17 season with a nearly perfect record of 18-1. ==Stadium[ Edit] == To exchange the Patriots remained in 1970 of stadium. Successively it played its games at Nickerson Field (1960-62), Fenway Park(1963-68), Alumni Stadium (1969) and theHarvard Stadium (1970). After the Patriots got with the Foxboro Stadium (1971-2001) Finally a real home. The New England Patriots In 2002 concerned their new home: theGillette Stadium.