New England Patriots
Value$10.4BHeartbreak#3985.5Founded: 1960 · Metro Area: Boston · AFC · AFC East · Home: Gillette Stadium
Formerly based in Boston.
Rating through time
Where New England Patriots sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1960 to 2026. Above average in 41 of 67 seasons.
Tap or drag on the chart: the nearest season's rating, start, peak and low.
One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
The Heartbreak Index5.5 · #398
The Blessed · NFL, 2018
The Heartbreak Index5.5 · #398
The Blessed · NFL, 2018
- NFL since 20180.4
lost the final, 2025 · lost the final, 2011 · lost the final, 2017 · lost the final, 1996
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 559-449-9 |
| Win pct | 0.554 |
| Playoff record | 40-23-0 (0.635) |
| Championship appearances | 13 (6 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 15 (12 wins) |
| Total seasons | 67 |
| .500 or better seasons | 44 |
| Most recent championship | 2018 |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
Gillette Stadium
2002-presentFoxboro Stadium
1971-2001- Schaefer Stadium 1971-1982
- Sullivan Stadium 1983-1989
- Foxboro Stadium 1990-2001
Harvard Stadium
1970-1970Alumni Stadium
1969-1969Fenway Park
1963-1968Nickerson Field
1960-1962Season-by-season1960 to 2026 · 67 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Show all 67 seasons
In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by New England Patriots players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 178 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP NFL MVP
- 2007Tom Brady · QB
- 2010Tom Brady · QB
- 2017Tom Brady · QB
Super Bowl MVP
- 2001Tom Brady · QB
- 2003Tom Brady · QB
- 2004Deion Branch · WR
- 2014Tom Brady · QB
- 2016Tom Brady · QB
- 2018Julian Edelman · WR
AP Offensive Player
- 2007Tom Brady · QB
- 2010Tom Brady · QB
AP Defensive Player
- 2019Stephon Gilmore · CB
AP Coach of the Year
- 1994Bill Parcells
- 2003Bill Belichick
- 2007Bill Belichick
- 2010Bill Belichick
- 2025Mike Vrabel
Bert Bell Award
- 2007Tom Brady · QB
- 2025Drake Maye · QB
AP Comeback Player
- 2005Tedy Bruschi · RILB
- 2009Tom Brady · QB
- 2014Rob Gronkowski · TE
AP Offensive Rookie
- 1988John Stephens · RB
- 1991Leonard Russell · RB
- 1995Curtis Martin · RB
AP Defensive Rookie
- 1976Mike Haynes · RCB
- 2008Jerod Mayo · LILB