American Football Conference - East Division
New England Patriots
| Team's name: New England Patriots Conference: AFC Division: East  Location: Foxborough, MA Nickname: The Pats Mascot: Pat Patriot Team Colours: Nautical blue, red, new century silver, white Joined the League: 1970 General Manager: Robert Kraft Football Head Coach: Bill Belichick Football Stadium: Gillette Stadium Current Capacity: 68,756 First Year of Football: 1959 Team Titles: Super Bowl Champs: 2001, '03, '04 AFC Championships: 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 Division Championships: AFL East: 1963 AFC East: 1978, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Often called the “Pats” by sportswriters and fans, the New England Patriots are members of the NFL’s East Division of the American Football Conference. Originally part of the American Football League, the Patriots joined the NFL in the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
A decent team in its early years, the Patriots rocketed to fame in the last decade. A majority of the team’s playoff appearances, division championships, and conference championships have occurred since 1995; all of its Super Bowl championships have taken place since that time.
Between 2001 and 2005, the Patriots claimed three Super Bowls in four years, becoming only the second team in the NFL to do so (after the Dallas Cowboys). They were also the eighth NFL team to win consecutive Super Bowls. With the leadership of quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots would also lay claim to two of the NFL’s longest winning streaks: first an 18 game streak in 2003-04, then a 21-game streak between the 2006-07 season and the 2007-08 season, excluding postseason play.
In 2007-08, the Patriots would go undefeated during the regular season. The team would win all 16 of its regular season games and two postseason games, only to be defeated by the New York Giants.
The 2008-09 season would mark the team’s 39th year at the NFL. The season opened with an injury to Brady, who would sit out the remainder of the year. Brady’s loss seemed to loosen the team’s control, and the Patriots fell to an 11-5 season that also excluded them from the playoffs.
New England Patriots 2009/10 Schedule
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 2 | Thu, Aug 13 | @ Philadelphia | 7:30 PM | Lincoln Financial Field |
| 3 | Thu, Aug 20 | Cincinnati | 7:30 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 4 | Fri, Aug 28 | @ Washington | 8:00 PM | FedEx Field |
| 5 | Thu, Sep 3 | NY Giants | 7:30 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 1 | Mon, Sep 14 | Buffalo | 7:00 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | @ NY Jets | 1:00 PM | Giants Stadium |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | Atlanta | 1:00 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | Baltimore | 1:00 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | @ Denver | 4:15 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 | Tennessee | 4:15 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | @ Tampa Bay | 1:00 PM | Wembley Stadium |
| 8 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | Miami | 1:00 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | @ Indianapolis | 8:20 PM | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | NY Jets | 4:15 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 12 | Mon, Nov 30 | @ New Orleans | 8:30 PM | Superdome |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | @ Miami | 8:20 PM | Dolphin Stadium |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | Carolina | 1:00 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | @ Buffalo | 1:00 PM | Ralph Wilson Stadium |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 | Jacksonville | 1:00 PM | Gillette Stadium |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | @ Houston | 1:00 PM | Reliant Stadium |
Last Season Statistics (2008/09)
| Team Leaders | |||||||
| PASSING | RUSHING | RECEIVING | DEFENSE | ||||
| Matt Cassel | Sammy Morris | Wes Welker | Jerod Mayo | ||||
| ATT | 516 | CAR | 156 | REC | 111 | TOT | 128 |
| COM | 327 | YDS | 727 | YDS | 1165 | SOLO | 100 |
| YDS | 3693 | AVG | 4.7 | AVG | 10.5 | AST | 28 |
| TD | 21 | TD | 7 | TD | 3 | SACK | 0 |
| Team Statistics | ||||
| YARDS | RUSH | PASS | POINTS | |
| OFFENSIVE | 365 | 142 | 223 | 26 |
| OPPONENTS | 309 | 108 | 201 | 19 |