Home games in Foxborough were played at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 through 2002 when the stadium was demolished in conjunction with the opening of Gillette Stadium. As part of the move, the team changed its name to the New England Patriots. The Patriots played their home games at various stadiums throughout Boston until the franchise moved to Foxborough in 1971. Along with the Carolina Panthers, it is one of only two NFL teams to represent multiple states.įounded in 1959 as the Boston Patriots, the team was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL in 1970 through the AFL–NFL merger. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 22 miles (35 km) southwest of downtown Boston. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division.
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The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area.
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