# List of New England Patriots seasons

The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston town of Foxborough, Massachusetts. They play in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. Originally called the Boston Patriots, the team was founded as one of eight charter members of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960 under the ownership of Billy Sullivan. The team became part of the NFL when the two leagues merged in 1970. The following year, they moved from Boston to nearby Foxborough, and changed their name to the New England Patriots.
The modern NFL championship game, the Super Bowl, was founded in the 1966 season; the first four were contested between the champions of the AFL and the NFL. After the merger, the Super Bowl became the united league's championship. The Patriots made the 1963 AFL Championship Game, but struggled severely in the early years of the united league, not making the postseason until 1976. After a stretch of only one losing season in 13 years, including a Super Bowl appearance against a champion Bears outfit, the Patriots reached a nadir between 1989 and 1993 when they won only 19 of 80 games.
During Bill Belichick's tenure as the team's head coach from 2000 to 2023, the Patriots won six Super Bowls, nine AFC Championship Games, and sixteen AFC East titles, earning an overall regular season record of 266–121. Tom Brady, who was the team's quarterback from 2000 until 2019, was awarded the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times, and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player four times (he later won another Super Bowl MVP with the Buccaneers); he is one of only five players named Super Bowl MVP more than once, and the only one named more than three times.
The Patriots have won six Super Bowl championships (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, and LIII). They also played in and lost Super Bowls XX, XXXI, XLII, XLVI, and LII. During the 2007 regular season, the Patriots became the only NFL team in history to win 16 games, and the first since the 1972 Miami Dolphins (in a 14-game season) to complete the regular campaign undefeated. Belichick's Patriots are one of only two teams to win three Super Bowls in four years (the other being the Dallas Cowboys from 1993 to 1996).
Overall, the Patriots have made 27 playoff appearances, one of which was before the merger. Since the merger, they have played fifteen AFC Championship Games, winning eleven of them to advance to the Super Bowl. In the Patriots' 58-year history, they have an overall regular season record of 500 wins, 391 losses, and 9 ties, plus an overall postseason record of 37 wins and 20 losses. In the 2018 NFL season, the Patriots reached their 11th Super Bowl, breaking their own record for most Super Bowl appearances by any organization of all time. The Patriots had 19 consecutive winning seasons from 2001 to 2019, the 2nd-longest streak in NFL history, behind the Dallas Cowboys' record of 20.

## Seasons

| AFL champions (1960–1969) | Super Bowl champions (1966–present) | Conference champions | Division champions | Wild Card berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Finish | W | L | T | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches |
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| 1960 | 1960 | AFL | — | Eastern | 4th | 5 | 9 | 0 | | | Lou Saban |
| 1961 | 1961 | AFL | — | Eastern | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 1 | | | Lou Saban (2–3) Mike Holovak (7–1–1) |
| 1962 | 1962 | AFL | — | Eastern | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 1 | | | Mike Holovak |
| 1963 | 1963 | AFL | — | Eastern | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | Won Divisional playoffs (at Bills) 26–8 Lost AFL Championship (at Chargers) 10–51 | | Mike Holovak |
| 1964 | 1964 | AFL | — | Eastern | 2nd | 10 | 3 | 1 | | Gino Cappelletti (MVP) | Mike Holovak |
| 1965 | 1965 | AFL | — | Eastern | 3rd | 4 | 8 | 2 | | | Mike Holovak |
| 1966 | 1966 | AFL | — | Eastern | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | | Jim Nance (MVP) | Mike Holovak |
| 1967 | 1967 | AFL | — | Eastern | 5th | 3 | 10 | 1 | | | Mike Holovak |
| 1968 | 1968 | AFL | — | Eastern | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | | | Mike Holovak |
| 1969 | 1969 | AFL | — | Eastern | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | | | Clive Rush |
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 12 | 0 | | | Clive Rush (1–6) John Mazur (1–6) |
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| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | | | John Mazur |
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | | | John Mazur (2–7) Phil Bengtson (1–4) |
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | | | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0 | | | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | | | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (at Raiders) 21–24 | Mike Haynes (DROY) | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | | | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Oilers) 14–31 | | Chuck Fairbanks |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | | | Ron Erhardt |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | | | Ron Erhardt |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | | | Ron Erhardt |
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | AFC | | 7th | 5 | 4 | 0 | Lost First Round playoffs (at Dolphins) 13–28 | | Ron Meyer |
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | | | Ron Meyer |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | | | Ron Meyer (5–3) Raymond Berry (4–4) |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Jets) 26–14 Won Divisional playoffs (at Raiders) 27–20 Won AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 31–14 Lost Super Bowl XX (vs. Bears) 10–46 | | Raymond Berry |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (at Broncos) 17–22 | | Raymond Berry |
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 8 | 7 | 0 | | | Raymond Berry |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | | John Stephens (OROY) | Raymond Berry |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | | | Raymond Berry |
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 1 | 15 | 0 | | | Rod Rust |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | | Leonard Russell (OROY) | Dick MacPherson |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | | | Dick MacPherson |
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | | | Bill Parcells |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Browns) 13–20 | Bill Parcells (COY) | Bill Parcells |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | | Curtis Martin (OROY) | Bill Parcells |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Steelers) 28–3 Won AFC Championship (Jaguars) 20–6 Lost Super Bowl XXXI (vs. Packers) 21–35 | | Bill Parcells |
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Dolphins) 17–3 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Steelers) 6–7 | | Pete Carroll |
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Jaguars) 10–25 | | Pete Carroll |
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 8 | 8 | 0 | | | Pete Carroll |
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | | | Bill Belichick |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Raiders) 16–13 (OT) Won AFC Championship (at Steelers) 24–17 Won Super Bowl XXXVI (1) (vs. Rams) 20–17 | Tom Brady (SB MVP) | Bill Belichick |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | | | Bill Belichick |
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Titans) 17–14 Won AFC Championship (Colts) 24–14 Won Super Bowl XXXVIII (2) (vs. Panthers) 32–29 | Tom Brady (SB MVP) Bill Belichick (COY) | Bill Belichick |
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Colts) 20–3 Won AFC Championship (at Steelers) 41–27 Won Super Bowl XXXIX (3) (vs. Eagles) 24–21 | Deion Branch (SB MVP) | Bill Belichick |
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Jaguars) 28–3 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Broncos) 13–27 | Tedy Bruschi (CBPOY) | Bill Belichick |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Jets) 37–16 Won Divisional playoffs (at Chargers) 24–21 Lost AFC Championship (at Colts) 34–38 | | Bill Belichick |
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 16 | 0 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Jaguars) 31–20 Won AFC Championship (Chargers) 21–12 Lost Super Bowl XLII (vs. Giants) 14–17 | Tom Brady (MVP, OPOY) Bill Belichick (COY) | Bill Belichick |
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | | Jerod Mayo (DROY) | Bill Belichick |
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Ravens) 14–33 | Tom Brady (CBPOY) | Bill Belichick |
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Jets) 21–28 | Tom Brady (MVP, OPOY) Bill Belichick (COY) | Bill Belichick |
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Broncos) 45–10 Won AFC Championship (Ravens) 23–20 Lost Super Bowl XLVI (vs. Giants) 17–21 | | Bill Belichick |
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Texans) 41–28 Lost AFC Championship (Ravens) 13–28 | | Bill Belichick |
| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Colts) 43–22 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 16–26 | | Bill Belichick |
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Ravens) 35–31 Won AFC Championship (Colts) 45–7 Won Super Bowl XLIX (4) (vs. Seahawks) 28–24 | Rob Gronkowski (CBPOY) Tom Brady (SB MVP) | Bill Belichick |
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Chiefs) 27–20 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 18–20 | | Bill Belichick |
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Texans) 34–16 Won AFC Championship (Steelers) 36–17 Won Super Bowl LI (5) (vs. Falcons) 34–28 (OT) | Tom Brady (SB MVP) | Bill Belichick |
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Titans) 35–14 Won AFC Championship (Jaguars) 24–20 Lost Super Bowl LII (vs. Eagles) 33–41 | Tom Brady (MVP) | Bill Belichick |
| 2018 | 2018 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Chargers) 41–28 Won AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 37–31 (OT) Won Super Bowl LIII (6) (vs. Rams) 13–3 | Julian Edelman (SB MVP) | Bill Belichick |
| 2019 | 2019 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Titans) 13–20 | Stephon Gilmore (DPOY) | Bill Belichick |
| 2020 | 2020 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | | | Bill Belichick |
| 2021 | 2021 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Bills) 17–47 | | Bill Belichick |
| 2022 | 2022 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 9 | 0 | | | Bill Belichick |
| 2023 | 2023 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 13 | 0 | | | Bill Belichick |
| 2024 | 2024 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 13 | 0 | | | Jerod Mayo |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 545 | 446 | 9 | All-time regular season record (1960–2024) | All-time regular season record (1960–2024) | All-time regular season record (1960–2024) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 22 | — | All-time postseason record (1960–2024) | All-time postseason record (1960–2024) | All-time postseason record (1960–2024) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 582 | 468 | 9 | All-time regular & postseason record (1960–2024) | All-time regular & postseason record (1960–2024) | All-time regular & postseason record (1960–2024) |
Key for the "Awards" section$^{Key}$ :
| ASG MVP | American Football League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award |
| CBPOY | National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award |
| DROY | National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award |
| OROY | National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award |
| COY | National Football League Coach of the Year Award |
| OPOY | National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award |
| DPOY | National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award |
| MVP | National Football League Most Valuable Player Award |
| SB MVP | Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award |