New England Patriots
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The New England Patriots are one of the most successful professional sports franchises in recent history, dating back to the team’s purchase by Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft in 1994. Since then, the Patriots have won an unrivaled three Super Bowl Championships, four conference championships and seven division championships. Entering the 2007 season, the Patriots had recorded more victories (144), including playoff victories (15), than any other NFL team and own the highest winning percentages in overall games (.629) and playoff games (.714) in the last 13 seasons.
After winning the franchise's first Super Bowl following the 2001 season, the Patriots compiled back-to-back 17-2 seasons in 2003 and 2004 that were highlighted by consecutive Super Bowl wins. The Patriots' three Super Bowl victories in a four-year span is a feat matched by only one other team in NFL history, and the team's 34 total victories over a two-year span from 2003 to 2004 set an all-time NFL record. During that time, the Patriots also claimed pro football’s consecutive-win records with a 21-game overall winning streak, an 18-game regular-season winning streak and a 10-game playoff winning streak. Along the way, the Patriots also won 21 consecutive games at Gillette Stadium, recording the longest home win streak in franchise history.
The Patriots began play as the Boston Patriots of the American Football League in 1960, playing home games at Boston University Field, Harvard Stadium, Boston College’s Alumni Stadium and Fenway Park. In 1971, the team found a permanent home in Foxborough, Mass. and became the New England Patriots. The franchise has won three Super Bowl Championships (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX), five conference titles (1985, 1996, 2001, 2003 and 2004) and 10 division championships.