six Super Bowl titles New England Patriots, American professional football team based in Foxborough, Massachusetts, that plays in the National Football League (NFL). The Patriots have won six Super Bowl titles (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, and 2019) and 11 American Football Conference (AFC) championships.

The Patriots have appeared in the Super Bowl on 11 occasions.

Ranking the Patriots' 5 Super Bowl losses from least to most heartbreaking

1. Super Bowl XLII vs. New York Giants.
2. Super Bowl XLVI vs. New York Giants.
3. Super Bowl LII vs. Philadelphia Eagles.
4. Super Bowl XXXI vs. Green Bay Packers.
5. Super Bowl XX vs. Chicago Bears.

Atlanta scored three consecutive touchdowns to take a 21–3 halftime lead, which they increased to 28–3 midway through the third quarter. However, the Patriots scored 25 consecutive points to tie the game in the final seconds of regulation.

Team Facts

• Franchise Granted: November 22, 1959 as the Boston Patriots.
• First Season: 1960.
• Changed name to New England Patriots: 1971.
• Stadium: Gillette Stadium.
• Super Bowl Championships: XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII.
• AFC Championships:
• AFL Eastern Division Championship:
• AFC East Division Championships:

Foxborough, Massachusetts The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The Patriots play home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Boston.

the Giants Despite New England being heavily favored heading into the game, the Giants defeated the Patriots by the score of 17–14. The game is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in the history of professional sports, as well as one of the greatest Super Bowl games ever.

Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. Brady has the most Super Bowl rings with seven. He won six in his time with the New England Patriots ('01, '02, '04, '14, '16, '18) and picked up his seventh last season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Super Bowl LV.

Team History Founded in 1959 as the “Boston Patriots,” the team was an original member of the American Football League (AFL). The Patriots joined the NFL during the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. They changed their name to the New England Patriots when they moved to Foxborough, MA.

If the score is still tied at the end of an overtime period - or if the second team's initial possession has not ended - the teams will play another overtime period. Play will continue regardless of how many overtime periods are needed for a winner to be determined.

In the National Football League (NFL), a tied game occurs when a regular season game ends with both teams having an equal score after one ten minute overtime period. Ties have counted as a half-win and half-loss in league standings since 1972; before that, ties were not counted in the standings at all.

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