Team: New England Patriots
Sport: Pro Football (NFL)
Stadium: Gillette Field
Head Coach: Bill Belichick
Super Bowls: 2002 Super Bowl
XXXVI, 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII
Background:
In 2002, the Patriots moved into a brand-new stadium.
Built by the Patriots at a cost of $325 million,
it was originally called CMGI Stadium. But before
the team even played there, CMGI Investments gave
up its naming rights and the Gillette Company
took over. Located across from the site of Foxboro
Stadium, Gillette Stadium seats 68.000. The Patriots
played their first regular season game there on
Sept. 9, 2002, a Monday night victory over the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
That was the beginning of an up-and-down season.
After winning their first three games, the Patriots
lost four in a row, and then won five of six to
get into the playoff hunt. But two straight losses
knocked them out of it again.
The 2003 didn't start well, as the Patriots split
their first four games. They followed that with
a 15-game winning streak, culminating in their
second Super Bowl victory in three years.
