After Billy Sullivan was awarded the 8th and final franchise in the American Football League, a contest for area fans was held. Locals were asked to submit team names. There is no breakdown of the name submitted and the Patriots website provides a limited amount of information on the contest itself.
One of the first orders of business of the management group was giving the franchise a name and that was accomplished through a public contest. Thousands of entries were submitted to name the team and 74 fans suggested the winning name, the Boston Patriots. Shortly after the franchise name was chosen, Boston Globe artist Phil Bissell drew a cartoon of a Minuteman preparing to snap a football and owner Sullivan liked the drawing so much that he selected "Pat Patriot" as the team logo.
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The team with the most AFC Championship trophies is the New England Patriots, with 9 total victories. 1985 New England Patriots 31 Miami Dolphins 14 1996 New England Patriots 20 Jacksonville Jaguars 6 2001* New England Patriots 24 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 2003* New England Patriots 24 Indianapolis Colts 14 2004* New England Patriots 41 Pittsburgh Steelers 27 2007 New England Patriots 21 San Diego Chargers 12 2011 New England Patriots 23 Baltimore Ravens 20 2014* New England Patriots 45 Indianapolis Colts 7 2016* New England Patriots 36 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 * - Won Super Bowl
No one is currently number 25 for the New England Patriots.
Click on the '2001 New England Patriots' link on this page to see the roster of the 2001 New England Patriots.
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The 2007 New England Patriots went 16-0 in the regular season, and 2-1 in the playoffs.