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The Patriots in their tenure in the NFL have gone to five '''Super Bowls''' and have won three. The first Super Bowl trip for the Patriots was in 1985 vs. the Chicago Bears. The Patriots lost the game by a score of 42 to 10. In 1995 the Pats took another try at a Super Bowl victory but fell short vs. the Green Bay Packers in a 35 - 21 loss. Finally for the Patriots, the 2001 season ended in a Super Bowl triumph. The Patriots beat the heavily favored Saint Louis Rams in a thrilling 21-17 victory. The Patriots again won Super Bowls in 2004 vs. the Carolina Panthers and 2005 vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, and cemented themselves as one of the National Football League's greatest teams ever with three Super Bowl wins in four years. | The Patriots in their tenure in the NFL have gone to five '''Super Bowls''' and have won three. The first Super Bowl trip for the Patriots was in 1985 vs. the Chicago Bears. The Patriots lost the game by a score of 42 to 10. In 1995 the Pats took another try at a Super Bowl victory but fell short vs. the Green Bay Packers in a 35 - 21 loss. Finally for the Patriots, the 2001 season ended in a Super Bowl triumph. The Patriots beat the heavily favored Saint Louis Rams in a thrilling 21-17 victory. The Patriots again won Super Bowls in 2004 vs. the Carolina Panthers and 2005 vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, and cemented themselves as one of the National Football League's greatest teams ever with three Super Bowl wins in four years. | ||
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| + | == Team == | ||
| + | ''' | ||
| + | Quarterbacks''' | ||
| + | Tom Brady | ||
| + | Matt Cassel | ||
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| + | '''Wide Receivers''' | ||
| + | Reche Caldwell | ||
| + | Bam Childress | ||
| + | Jabar Gaffney | ||
| + | Wes Welker | ||
| + | Kelvin Kight | ||
| + | Donte Stallworth | ||
| + | Kelley Washington | ||
| + | Chad Jackson | ||
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| + | '''Tight Ends''' | ||
| + | Benjamin Watson | ||
| + | Garrett Mills | ||
| + | David Thomas | ||
| + | Kyle Brady | ||
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| + | '''Running Backs''' | ||
| + | Heath Evans | ||
| + | Laurence Maroney | ||
| + | Sammy Morris | ||
| + | Kevin Faulk | ||
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| + | '''Offensive Linemen''' | ||
| + | Russ Hochstein | ||
| + | Logan Mankins | ||
| + | Billy Yates | ||
| + | Gene Mruczkowski | ||
| + | Dan Koppen | ||
| + | Stephen Neal | ||
| + | Nick Kaczur | ||
| + | Ryan O'Callaghan | ||
| + | Wesley Britt | ||
| + | Matt Light | ||
| + | ''' | ||
| + | Defensive Tackle''' | ||
| + | Mike Wright | ||
| + | Vince Wilfork | ||
| + | Kevin Smith | ||
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| + | '''Defensive End''' | ||
| + | Marquise Hill | ||
| + | Ty Warren | ||
| + | Richard Seymour | ||
| + | Jarvis Green | ||
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| + | '''Linebackers''' | ||
| + | Adalius Thomas | ||
| + | Tedy Bruschi | ||
| + | Larry Izzo | ||
| + | Eric Alexander | ||
| + | Mike Vrabel | ||
| + | Corey Mays | ||
| + | Rosevelt Colvin | ||
| + | Pierre Woods | ||
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| + | '''Cornerback''' | ||
| + | Ellis Hobbs | ||
| + | Chad Scott | ||
| + | Asante Samuel | ||
| + | Willie Andrews | ||
| + | Randall Gay | ||
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| + | '''Safety’s''' | ||
| + | Rodney Harrison | ||
| + | James Sanders | ||
| + | Artrell Hawkins | ||
| + | Eugene Wilson | ||
| + | Mel Mitchell | ||
| + | Rashad Baker | ||
Revision as of 02:08, March 20, 2007
The New England Patriots are a National Football League franchise team. The Patriots, also know to fans as the "Pats", are based in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Since they are located in the eastern region of the United State the Patriots belong to the Eastern Division of American Football Conference (AFC). Originally know as the Boston Patriots the franchise changed their name in 1971 to the New England Patriots to better reflect how they represented the New England area. The states generally considered "Patriot states" are Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
The Patriots in their tenure in the NFL have gone to five Super Bowls and have won three. The first Super Bowl trip for the Patriots was in 1985 vs. the Chicago Bears. The Patriots lost the game by a score of 42 to 10. In 1995 the Pats took another try at a Super Bowl victory but fell short vs. the Green Bay Packers in a 35 - 21 loss. Finally for the Patriots, the 2001 season ended in a Super Bowl triumph. The Patriots beat the heavily favored Saint Louis Rams in a thrilling 21-17 victory. The Patriots again won Super Bowls in 2004 vs. the Carolina Panthers and 2005 vs. the Philadelphia Eagles, and cemented themselves as one of the National Football League's greatest teams ever with three Super Bowl wins in four years.
Team
Quarterbacks Tom Brady Matt Cassel
Wide Receivers Reche Caldwell Bam Childress Jabar Gaffney Wes Welker Kelvin Kight Donte Stallworth Kelley Washington Chad Jackson
Tight Ends Benjamin Watson Garrett Mills David Thomas Kyle Brady
Running Backs Heath Evans Laurence Maroney Sammy Morris Kevin Faulk
Offensive Linemen Russ Hochstein Logan Mankins Billy Yates Gene Mruczkowski Dan Koppen Stephen Neal Nick Kaczur Ryan O'Callaghan Wesley Britt Matt Light Defensive Tackle Mike Wright Vince Wilfork Kevin Smith
Defensive End Marquise Hill Ty Warren Richard Seymour Jarvis Green
Linebackers Adalius Thomas Tedy Bruschi Larry Izzo Eric Alexander Mike Vrabel Corey Mays Rosevelt Colvin Pierre Woods
Cornerback Ellis Hobbs Chad Scott Asante Samuel Willie Andrews Randall Gay
Safety’s Rodney Harrison James Sanders Artrell Hawkins Eugene Wilson Mel Mitchell Rashad Baker