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The Patriots
The New England Patriots began play in 1960 as a member of the American Football League (AFL). The New England Patriots used to be called the Boston Patriots. In 1970, the Patriots entered the National Football League (NFL). The team changed their name to New England Patriots in 1971.  The New England Patriots head coach is Bill Belichick. Some of the Patriots best players are Tom Brady, quarterback (QB), Julian Edelman, wide receiver (WR) and Rob Gronkowski, tight end.  The owner of the Patriots is Robert Kraft.

The patriots went to the Super Bowl 10 times, 8 of them since the arrival of coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. The Patriots won 5 Super Bowls. They were in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015 and 2017. In the 2017 Super Bowl, the Patriots made the biggest comeback win in NFL history. Also, it was the first Super Bowl to go into overtime.

The Patriots won 15 AFC East titles in 17 seasons since 2001, without a losing season in that period. The franchise set records, including most wins in a 10-year period (126, in 2003-2012). In 2007, they won an undefeated 16 game regular season.                                                            
                                

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