Easily one of the best sports franchises to ever exist. The New England Patriots have delivered time and time again, winning Super Bowl’s and taking division championships is the normal routine of the New England team that is loved by many and hated by some.
Whether you are a fan of the Patriot or not, you can’t deny that some of the best players ever to participate in the NFL have graced the likes of the Patriots. Many of the best teams have been seen on the Pats, and there are plenty of good reasons why they have been to the Super Bowl so many times and won three of them.
In total the Patriots have been to the Super Bowl seven times, and it was really in the early two thousands that we saw the New England team play for their crown achievements. The 2001, 2002, and 2004 years gave them their three championship rings, and really showed the Country what the hard hitting team was capable of.
It could be due to the likes of great players like the start quarter back Tom Brady, the wide receiver David Patten, or the tight end Jermaine Wiggins. There really have been some of the best players ever to wear a ring in the history of the sport on New England’s winning teams. The best part is that the Patriots deserved those wins, they played their hearts out and after suffering so many close attempts at winning the championship in the history of the franchise, and they finally were able to pull it off. And I don’t know about you, but I love seeing so called underdogs win, and in the case of the Pats, they never quite made it until those fate full championships that gave them their highest honors.
I guess for those of you who are not fans of New England, you could care less, but I still say it’s important to give respect where it’s due, and it’s definitely due to this hard playing team that took the sport by storm for a good number of years there.
For those of who don’t know anything about the Patriots, I guess we could give a little history on the Eastern team. The Patriots became a professional sports franchise back in 1960, and were originally known as the Boston Patriots and part of the AFL. The New England team came about when the two previous leagues combined into one to form the NFL, and they only played as the Boston Pats, for a decade before being renamed the New England Patriots in 1971.
Since the team was established they have had their ups and downs as most teams do. They have seen some of the greatest players ever to step foot on the field, and had a relatively slow start in regards to success as they only hit the play offs four times in the first fifteen years before finally making it all the way to the Super Bowl in 1986 only to lose to the then unstoppable Chicago Bears, which isn’t something to be looked down upon as the 86 Bears were one of the most ruthless Football teams ever to live.
It wasn’t until the recent arrival of head coach Bill Belichick that the Patriots became what can be argued to be the most successful team in NFL history. They have had the third most appearances in the Super Bowl by playing in the championship seven times, the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers have both been 8. However in the last 25 years the New England Patriots have competed for the championship wring more times than any team making them one of the most successful teams in history. Five of those Super Bowl appearances have been since the turn of the century. This is why I say that I give respect where respect is due, and in the case of the New England Patriots, respect has been earned and is due.
And when you talk about numbers some of the players that have graced the Pats have numbers that seem almost unreal, in some instances looking at yardage is more like looking at the odometer on a car. Take Tom Brady for example that has passed for more than 44,800 yards since the year 2000. And older players like Sam Cunningham that rushed for 5,453 yards from 1973-1982. Stanley Morgan who gained 10,352 yards in receiving, and the great Bill Belicheck. Since Belicheck has become coach of the Patriots in 2000 the New England franchise has won 187 games in the NFL. These stats speak for themselves, and the Patriots are easily classified as one of the most successful teams that the sport has ever seen.
As I said before, whatever you think of the Patriots, there is no denying that they are a BadAss team who is one to be reckoned with. And I can almost guarantee that they have by no means worn out their Super Bowl welcome.
For those of you who are Jets fans, then you already know the long lasting and ever escalating rivalry between the two North Eastern teams. Since both of the teams start in 1960, they have played each other at least twice a year, and have become one of the greatest rivalries in the era of modern sports. There is nothing better than watching these two titans duke it out on the field. All in all the Patriots deserve a standing ovation for their tremendous performances for the fans of the game, and are sure to bring plenty more magic in the years to come.
Update – The Pats made it to the 2015 Super Bowl, and we have all the New England Patriots Super Bowl odds and bets and news you need. Congrats to all their fans.
