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The New England Patriots are a professional football team that has enjoyed varying degrees of success throughout its checkered history. Under owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots won three Super Bowls during a four-year period (2001-04). The team originated when Boston businessman William H. "Billy" Sullivan Jr. was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the upstart American Football League on Nov. 16, 1959. Originally known as the Boston Patriots, the team played home games at several venues during the 1960s, including six years at Fenway Park. The Patriots were one of 10 AFL teams that joined the NFL when the two leagues merged on Feb. 1, 1970. The following year, t...
The New England Patriots are a professional football team that has enjoyed varying degrees of success throughout its checkered history. Under owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots won three Super Bowls during a four-year period (2001-04). The team originated when Boston businessman William H. "Billy" Sullivan Jr. was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the upstart American Football League on Nov. 16, 1959. Originally known as the Boston Patriots, the team played home games at several venues during the 1960s, including six years at Fenway Park. The Patriots were one of 10 AFL teams that joined the NFL when the two leagues merged on Feb. 1, 1970. The following year, the team was renamed the New England Patriots and started playing home games at newly built Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The venue would be renamed twice, first as Sullivan Stadium (1983-89) in honor of the man who founded the franchise and later as Foxboro Stadium (1990-2001) after Sullivan sold the team to Victor Kiam, owner and CEO of Remington Products in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1988. In 1992, Kiam sold the controlling interest of the team to James Orthwein. The ownership changed hands two years later when Kraft, who strategically purchased Sullivan Stadium in November 1988 with the hopes of buying the team some day, fulfilled a lifelong dream when he became the fourth owner in Patriots history on Feb. 25, 1994. The following day fans responded to the sale by purchasing nearly 6,000 season tickets, a single-day sales record at the time. The Patriots have come a long way. At his introductory press conference as head coach in 1969, Clive Rush was shocked, literally, when he grabbed a microphone that wasn't grounded and received a jolt. With the team headed to the postseason in 1978, fans were stunned to learn that coach Chuck Fairbanks had accepted a job to be the University of Colorado coach. The team suspended Fairbanks for the final game of the regular season but reinstated him for the playoffs and the Patriots played like a distracted team in a 34-14 loss to Houston. In 1985, the Patriots won three playoff games on the road for the team's first trip to the Super Bowl. Days after getting hammered by the Bears 46-10, six Patriots players were identified as drug users. The next time the Patriots played in the Super Bowl, there was more dysfunction. A power struggle between coach Bill Parcels and Kraft resulted in Parcells quitting shortly after a 35-21 loss to the Packers. He was replaced by Pete Carroll, who lasted three seasons. The Belichick era began in 2000 and coincided with the opening of Gillette Stadium two years later. In Belichick's first eight seasons, the team won the AFC East six times and three world championships with Tom Brady as quarterback.
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Bucs' Morris latest candidate meet with Broncos
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Raheem Morris' interviewing skills could make his promotion to defensive coordinator in Tampa Bay a moot point. The Buccaneers' 32-year-old secondary coach and defensive whiz moved up his interview 48 hours and met with...Tags: Government, National Football League, Denver Broncos, Multi-Sport Events, Dallas Cowboys
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Seventh candidate interviews for Broncos vacancy
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Team owner Pat Bowlen wrapped up his first round of interviews for the Denver Broncos' head coaching vacancy Thursday when he met with Miami Dolphins secondary coach Todd Bowles. Bowlen and his inner circle will now huddle to...Tags: Government, National Football League, Denver Broncos, Multi-Sport Events, Jason Garrett
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Rubbing salt in the wounds of Culpepper?
So, let me get this totally straight. Todd Bouman is in the NFL but Daunte Culpepper isn't? The frustration became apparent to the former NFL star when upon learning of this reality, he retired last week at the age of 31. To me, this...Tags: National Football League, Defense, Randy Moss, Todd Bouman, Salt
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Here We Go Again!
Right out of the gate, we weren't great but at least we didn't get injured (like many players in week one). My ego did get bruised though. Something about picking the Raiders over the Broncos. We were 10-6 in Week One. Best picks: Falcons, Ravens,...Tags: Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, Jake Plummer, Chicago Bears
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Worse Week Two: Hochuli or Me?
This one seems easy, after all, Hochuli is getting hammered from coast to coast and may want to stay out of the 858 area code for the next few months. Then again, he got one call wrong. Granted it was a big call. I got almost every call...Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, National Football League, New York Jets, Football, Champ Bailey
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Three For All--NFL picks
These are our picks for Sunday and Monday. Enjoy the games. Hope to see you back here on Monday morning. Chiefs At Falcons Matt Ryan is one fortunate rookie. Two of his first three games as a professional come at home against Detroit and Kansas...Tags: Chicago Bears, Jeff Garcia, Baltimore Ravens, Troy Aikman, Sports
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Trade talks irk Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler
DENVER - Talk of trade surrounding Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler apparently caught him by surprise this past weekend. In light of Saturday's news that the Broncos were looking to trade Cutler in a three-way deal for New England Patriots...Tags: Denver Broncos, ESPN (tv network), Football, Sports, Tom Brady
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Week One Or Weak One?
This football season we will try to predict NFL matchups. Will they match up to the actual scores? That is one prediction I will actually get right: Probably not a chance. We will go out on a limb frequently just to keep this fun. We will...Tags: Derek Anderson, Miami Dolphins Game Tickets, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts
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Right Now, Wrong Tomorrow
Thought I would throw this out there, if for no other reason, than for us to one day laugh about how wrong I was. The 2008 Not So Confident Predictions (Confident In the title, though). AFC East 1) New England 14-2 2) Buffalo Bills ...Tags: Denver Broncos, National Football League, Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders
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Deep (and Random) Thoughts
There is so much going on in sports these days, I am going to switch up the focus of the blog a bit. With the NFL set to kick off this week (Yes!) and college football underway, in addition to the Chase for the Cup, the U.S. Open, FedEx Cup Golf,...Tags: National Football League, Milwaukee Brewers, Multi-Sport Events, U.S. Open (golf), Education
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Bowlen begins meeting potential Broncos coaches
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- The search for Mike Shanahan's successor has taken the Denver Broncos brass to the East Coast for interviews with two of the league's hottest coaching candidates. Owner Pat Bowlen, chief operating officer Joe Ellis and...Tags: Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Jason Garrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Bowlen's quest takes him from New York to Boston
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos are in a hurry to find Mike Shanahan's replacement. By midweek, owner Pat Bowlen and his advisers will have interviewed five candidates to succeed the winningest coach in franchise history, the man who...Tags: Denver Broncos, National Football League, Multi-Sport Events, Dallas Cowboys, Jason Garrett
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