claim: The New England Patriots are tied with the 49ers and Cowboys for the second most Super Bowl wins.
evidence: The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region .. American football. American football. Greater Boston. Greater Boston. Boston. Boston. The Patriots compete in the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- as a member club of the league 's American Football Conference -LRB- AFC -RRB- East division .. American Football Conference. American Football Conference. National Football League. National Football League. East. AFC East. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough , Massachusetts , which is located 21 mi southwest of downtown Boston and 20 mi northeast of downtown Providence , Rhode Island .. Gillette Stadium. Gillette Stadium. Boston. Boston. The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium .. Gillette Stadium. Gillette Stadium. An original member of the American Football League -LRB- AFL -RRB- , the Patriots joined the NFL in the 1970 merger of the two leagues .. American Football League. American Football League. 1970 merger. AFL–NFL merger. The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots '' ' after relocating to Foxborough in 1971 .. Boston. Boston. relocating. relocation of professional sports teams. The Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 to 2001 , then moved to Gillette Stadium at the start of the 2002 season .. Gillette Stadium. Gillette Stadium. 2001–02 NFL playoffs. Foxboro Stadium. Foxboro Stadium. 2002 season. 2002 NFL season. The Patriots ' rivalry with the New York Jets is considered one of the most bitter rivalries in the NFL .. rivalry. Jets–Patriots rivalry. New York Jets. New York Jets. rivalries. National Football League rivalries. The Patriots have appeared in the Super Bowl nine times in franchise history , the most of any team , seven of them since the arrival of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady in 2000 .. Bill Belichick. Bill Belichick. quarterback. quarterback. Tom Brady. Tom Brady. The Patriots have since become one of the most successful teams in NFL history , winning 14 AFC East titles in 16 seasons since 2001 , without a losing season in that period .. AFC East. AFC East. 2001–02 NFL playoffs. East. AFC East. The franchise has since set numerous notable records , including most wins in a ten-year period -LRB- 126 , in 2003 -- 2012 -RRB- , an undefeated 16-game regular season in 2007 , the longest winning streak consisting of regular season and playoff games in NFL history -LRB- a 21-game streak from October 2003 to October 2004 -RRB- , and the most consecutive division titles won by a team in NFL history -LRB- won eight straight division titles from 2009 to 2016 -RRB- .. 2003–04 NFL playoffs. 2004–05 NFL playoffs. 2007–08 NFL playoffs. 2009–10 NFL playoffs. 2012–13 NFL playoffs. 2016–17 NFL playoffs. winning streak. winning streak ( sports ). The team owns the record for most Super Bowls reached -LRB- seven -RRB- and won -LRB- five -RRB- by a head coach -- quarterback tandem .. quarterback. quarterback. The Patriots are tied with the 49ers and Cowboys for the second most Super Bowl wins with five .. The Steelers are in front with six .