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The team began as the Boston Patriots in the American Football League, a league which merged with the National Football League before the 1970 season. [1] There have been 16 head coaches for the Patriots franchise. Lou Saban became the first coach of the Patriots in 1960, although he was fired part way through their second season. [2]
The 2005 season was the New England Patriots' 36th in the National Football League (NFL), their 46th overall and their sixth under head coach Bill Belichick.With a Week 6 loss to the Denver Broncos, the Patriots failed to either improve or match their 14–2 record from last season; they finished with a 10–6 record and the division title before losing in the playoffs to the Broncos, ending ...
The Broncos–Patriots rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots (known as the Boston Patriots until 1971). ). Nowadays, the two teams do not play every year due to them playing in different intraconference divisions – Denver in the AFC West and New England in the AFC East; instead, they play at least once every three years and at ...
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. [8] 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 ...
There have been 20 head coaches for the Broncos franchise as of 2023. The franchise's first head coach was Frank Filchock , who coached until 1961 . [ 2 ] Mike Shanahan is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular season games coached (208), the most regular season game wins (130), and the most playoff game wins (8). [ 3 ]
It was a blow not only to the Broncos' playoff chances — which the NFL now calculates at a mere 6% — but also to the Patriots (4-11) and their chances at a higher draft pick. Not that it was ...
Facing a 3-11 New England Patriots team that entered the week ranked last in the NFL in points scored, the Broncos stumbled their way into a 26-23 loss to all but dash their dark-horse playoff hopes.
The game also marked the first time former Patriots assistant Josh McDaniels, who became the head coach of the Broncos in 2009, faced his former team. On the first drive of the game, the Broncos advanced to the Patriots' 30-yard line before Matt Prater attempted a 48-yard field goal; he missed wide right. With field position at their own 38 ...