The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing home games in Foxborough, Massachusetts, founded in 1960 as the Boston Patriots before adopting their current regional name in 1971, and the most successful NFL franchise of the early 21st century, having won multiple Super Bowl championships between 2001 and 2018. Playing in navy blue, silver and red, the franchise's dynasty was built around the sustained partnership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, widely regarded among the greatest coach-player pairings in American professional sports history, whose six combined Super Bowl titles remain a franchise record.
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The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) East division.
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The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing home games in Foxborough, Massachusetts, founded in 1960 as the Boston Patriots before adopting their current regional name in 1971, and the most successful NFL franchise of the early 21st century, having won multiple Super Bowl championships between 2001 and 2018. Playing in navy
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When and how was the franchise that became the Patriots founded?
Boston businessman Billy Sullivan was awarded the AFL's eighth and final franchise on November 16, 1959, and the club debuted as the Boston Patriots before becoming the New England Patriots in 1971.
The franchise was founded on November 16, 1959, when Boston business executive Billy Sullivan was awarded the eighth and final franchise of the developing American Football League. That winter, the public was invited to submit ideas for the new team's official name, and the club debuted as the Boston Patriots, the name it carried until adopting the New England Patriots name in 1971.
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