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What is the greatest New England Patriots team of all time?

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Six of these teams won the Super Bowl, four more lost in it, and one went out in the divisional round. Rings or raw dominance: your vote decides which counts for more.

  1. 2007 Patriots — ranked #11
    2007 Patriots
    The first team to go 16-0 in a regular season, with Brady's 50 touchdown passes and Randy Moss's 23 touchdown catches, before losing Super Bowl XLII 17-14 to the Giants.
    1000pts
  2. 2004 Patriots — ranked #22
    2004 Patriots
    Finished 17-2 overall, extended an NFL-record 21-game winning streak and beat the Eagles 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX.
    670pts
  3. 2010 Patriots — ranked #33
    2010 Patriots
    Went 14-2 as Brady became the first unanimous NFL MVP, then lost a divisional playoff 28-21 to the New York Jets.
    447pts
  4. 2001 Patriots — ranked #44
    2001 Patriots
    With Tom Brady replacing an injured Drew Bledsoe, went 11-5 and won Super Bowl XXXVI 20-17 over the Rams on Adam Vinatieri's last-second field goal.
    378pts
  5. 2003 Patriots — ranked #55
    2003 Patriots
    Went 14-2, closed the year on a 15-game winning streak and beat Carolina 32-29 in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
    378pts
  6. 2014 Patriots — ranked #66
    2014 Patriots
    Went 12-4 and won Super Bowl XLIX 28-24 over Seattle, sealed by Malcolm Butler's goal-line interception.
    378pts
  7. 2017 Patriots — ranked #77
    2017 Patriots
    A 13-3 team led by 40-year-old MVP Tom Brady that lost a 41-33 shootout to the Eagles in Super Bowl LII.
    378pts
  8. 1985 Patriots — ranked #88
    1985 Patriots
    An 11-5 wild-card team that won three road playoff games before losing Super Bowl XX 46-10 to the Chicago Bears.
    203pts
  9. 2011 Patriots — ranked #99
    2011 Patriots
    A 13-3 team in which Rob Gronkowski set a tight end record with 17 receiving touchdowns, losing Super Bowl XLVI 21-17 to the Giants.
    203pts
  10. 2016 Patriots — ranked #1010
    2016 Patriots
    Went 14-2 despite Brady's four-game suspension and won Super Bowl LI 34-28 in overtime after trailing Atlanta 28-3.
    203pts
  11. 2018 Patriots — ranked #1111
    2018 Patriots
    Went 11-5, won the AFC title game in overtime at Kansas City and beat the Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII, the lowest-scoring Super Bowl.
    0pts

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