2015 Event Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been implicated in DeflateGate, the scandal in which footballs used by the team were found to be below regulation pressure; Brady's father, Tom Brady, Sr., states that his son was framed 2015 Event The New England Patriots win their fourth Super Bowl title, beating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24; Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is named MVP and is now one of only three quarterbacks to have won three Super Bowls 2011 Event In one of the biggest upsets in NFL history, the New York Jets defeat the New England Patriots 2005 Event Super Bowl XXXIX, the New England Patriots win 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles 2004 Event Super Bowl XXXVIII, Reliant Stadium, Houston, New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers 32-29 2002 Event Super Bowl XXXVI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams 20-17 1997 Event Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots 35-21 1991 Event Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment 1987 Event Patriots shutout Indianapolis 24-0 1986 Event Superbowl XX: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE 1983 Event Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0 1979 Event NFL fans (60,916) choose old Patriots logo over new 1977 Event Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27 1977 Birthday Tom Brady, born in San Mateo, California, professional football player, quarterback, played for New England Patriots, won two Super Bowl MVP awards 1976 Birthday Edward Ellis, tackle for the New England Patriots 1976 Birthday Chris Canty, cornerback for the New England Patriots 1975 Birthday Brandon Mitchell, defensive end for the New England Patriots 1975 Birthday Damon Denson, guard for the New England Patriots 1974 Birthday Vernon Crawford, linebacker for the New England Patriots 1974 Birthday Ty Law, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Scott Rehberg, tackle for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Sedrick Shaw, running back for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Lawyer Milloy, strong safety for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Rupert Grant, NFL fullback for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Devin Wyman, defensive tackle for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Eddie Cade, NFL full safety for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Heath Irwin, guard for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Tedy Bruschi, linebacker for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Curtis Martin, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Dave Wohlabaugh, corner for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Chris Sullivan, defensive end for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Adam Vinatieri, WLAF punter/kicker, Amsterdam Admirals, New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Derrick Cullors, running back for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Ted Johnson, NFL inside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Jay Barker, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Bruce Walker, NFL nose tackle for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Larry Whigham, NFL safety for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Josh Taves, defensive end for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Kendricke Bullard, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Dave Wohlabaugh, NFL center and guard for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Dietrich Jells, wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Ted Johnson, linebacker for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Lovett Purnell, wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Chad Eaton, defensive tackle for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Drew Bledsoe, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Alcides Catanho, NFL outside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Willie McGinest, NFL outside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Marrio Grier, fullback for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Jimmy Hitchcock, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots 1971 Event Texas Stadium opens-Cowboys beat Patriots 44-21 1971 Birthday John Burke, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Troy Brown, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Troy Barnett, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Corey Croom, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1971 Event Boston Patriots become New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Hason Graham, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Marty Moore, NFL inside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Sean Holcomb, NFL linebacker for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Max Lane, NFL tackle for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Pat O'Neill, NFL punter/place kicker for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Chris Slade, NFL outside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Vincent Brisby, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Kevin Lee, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Dino Philyaw, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Dwayne Provo, cornerback for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Todd Rucci, NFL guard for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Carlos Yancy, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Mike Bartrum, tight end for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday David Frisch, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Brandon Moore, NFL tackle for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Todd Collins, linebacker for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Corwin Brown, NFL safety, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Mark Wheeler, NFL defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Reggie White, NFL nose tackle for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Will Moore, NFL wide receiver, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars 1969 Birthday Ferric Collons, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Terry Glenn, wide reciever for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Terry Ray, NFL strong safety for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Dwayne Sabb, NFL outside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Mike Gisler, NFL guard/center for the New England Patriots 1969 Event Det Lions beat Boston Patriots 22-9 in Montreal (NFL expo) 1969 Birthday Mike Gisler, corner for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Mike Jones, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Ben Coates, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Tim Roberts, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Pat Harlow, NFL tackle for the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders 1969 Birthday Steve Israel, NFL cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Sam Gash, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Shawn Jefferson, NFL wide receiver, San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots 1968 Birthday Steve Lofton, NFL cornerback, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots 1967 Birthday Scott Zolak, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1967 Birthday Maurice Hurst, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots 1967 Birthday Myron Guyton, NFL full safety for the New England Patriots 1967 Birthday Bobby Abrams, NFL outside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1966 Birthday Aaron Jones, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots 1966 Birthday Zefross Moss, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots 1966 Birthday David Meggett, NFL running back, New York Giants, New England Patriots 1966 Birthday Tom Tupa, NFL punter/quarterback, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots 1966 Birthday Bob Kratch, NFL guard for the New England Patriots 1965 Birthday Bruce Armstrong, NFL tackle for the New England Patriots 1965 Birthday Ricky Reynolds, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots 1965 Birthday Henry Thomas, defensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots 1965 Birthday Vincent Brown, NFL inside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1964 Event Patriots' Gino Cappelletti kicks 6-of-6 field goals against Broncos 1963 Birthday Keith Byars, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots 1963 Birthday Jeff Dellenbach, NFL center, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1962 Birthday Steve DeOssie, NFL inside linebacker for the New England Patriots 1962 Birthday William Roberts, NFL guard, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1960 Event 1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7) 1959 Birthday Andre Tippett, NFL linebacker for the New England Patriots 1959 Event Boston Patriots enters AFL 1959 Birthday Tony Eason, football quarterback for the New England Patriots 1956 Birthday Tony Franklin, NFL kicker, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots 1956 Birthday Matt Bahr, NFL kicker, New England Patriots, New York Giants 1953 Birthday Steve Grogan, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1943 Event Sidney Kingsley's "Patriots," premieres in New York City 1941 Birthday Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1939 Birthday Joe Kapp, NFL QB, Minnesota Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers 1933 Event Chicago Bears 30 game unbeaten streak ends to Patriots (10-0) 1926 Birthday Victor Kermit Kiam II, CEO, Remington shavers, NFL owner, Patriots 1792 Event Dutch patriots exiles finds "Bataafs Legion" 1787 Event Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam 1784 Death Joan Derk van de Capellen, leader of democratic Patriots, dies at 42 1778 Event Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots 1741 Birthday Joan Derk van Capellen, leader of Netherlands Democratic Patriots
