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The 2007 Patriots are the only team in NFL history to complete a 16-game regular season undefeated, as the NFL switched to a 17-game schedule in 2021. [a] [1] In Super Bowl XLII, the New York Giants defeated the Patriots 17–14 in an upset. With the loss, the Patriots were not able to join the 1984 49ers and 1985 Bears as Super Bowl champions ...
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 ...
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30. The campaign kicked off with the defending Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts defeating the New Orleans Saints in the NFL Kickoff Game .
The first contest being the following year during the 2002 season in Oakland, with the Raiders winning 27–20; they met in the 2005 season opener in New England with the Patriots ruining Randy Moss' debut as a Raider 30–20; the Patriots defeated the Raiders 49–26 in December 2008 in Bill Belichick's 100th regular-season win as Patriots ...
It also feasted on a horrid regular-season schedule that included just two teams finishing with winning records (both a middling 8-6). ... 16. 2007 New England Patriots, lost Super Bowl 42 (XLII ...
Prior to 2007, NFL teams averaged more than 214.3 pass yards per game (the league average that year) only once, back in 1995. In 13 of the next 14 seasons, the league averaged surpassed that mark ...
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
The 2007 Patriots' 18-1 record is tied for the most wins in a single season in NFL history. They are joined by the 1985 Chicago Bears and 1984 San Francisco 49ers. They are joined by the 1985 ...