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However, the Colts finished ahead of New England based on a better division record (7–1 to Patriots' 6–2). [32] d The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning in 1978. [33] e The Patriots and Miami Dolphins finished the 1978 season with the same record. However, the Patriots were awarded the Division Championship ...
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) for the New England Patriots franchise. This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
As the Patriots' primary quarterback in the AFL, Babe Parilli led them to the 1963 championship The Patriots drafted Jim Plunkett first overall in 1971, but traded him after five seasons Steve Grogan set the season record for quarterback rushing touchdowns in 1976, which stood for 35 years Drew Bledsoe helped transform the Patriots into playoff contenders during the 1990s Considered the ...
Quarterback Drew Bledsoe, drafted in 1993, was the most recent Patriots player to be drafted first overall. He spent nine seasons with the team, during which time he was a four-time Pro Bowler and led the league in passing once. He is a member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston metropolitan ...
Until 2005. Cappelletti was the Patriots all-time leading scorer and remains third on their all-time points list. [5] Hunt played defensive tackle for 11 seasons with the Patriots, making the AFL All-Star team four times, All-AFL second team four times, and the Boston Patriots All-1960s Team. [6]
In only his second year, 1974, Cunningham gained 811 yards and nine touchdowns as he led the New England Patriots to a surprising 5–0 start before faltering to a 7–7 finish. [18] In 1977, he gained a career-high 1,015 yards and scored four touchdowns, and also caught 42 receptions for 370 yards and a touchdown. [ 19 ]
By defeating the Bills in Week 16, New England swept that team for the sixth consecutive season, along with earning another AFC East title and the #1 seed. [366] [367] Tom Brady finished the regular season with an NFL-record 335 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, while the Patriots committed an NFL-record low 10 turnovers on the ...
Walker was the first pick in the 1967 NBA draft, and opted for a career in the NBA. [4] The first Mr. Irrelevant to play in the Super Bowl was Marty Moore, a special teams player drafted last in 1994, who played with the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. [5]