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American Football Conference · AFC East · 2 Super Bowls (2018, 2016)
The New England Patriots were founded in 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, and now play their home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, where the club is also headquartered. Owned by Robert Kraft, the franchise is guided by general manager Eliot Wolf and head coach Mike Vrabel, with Josh McDaniels coordinating the offense and Zak Kuhr leading the defense. The Patriots' recent history shows dramatic swings. A dominant stretch through the 2010s included Super Bowl victories in 2016 and 2018, a 14–2 regular season in 2010, and consistent playoff appearances. The team then endured back-to-back 4–13 campaigns in 2023 and 2024 before a remarkable turnaround in 2025, finishing 14–3 and reaching the Super Bowl. The current roster features quarterback Drake Maye, runningbacks TreVeyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson, receivers A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs, tight end Hunter Henry, and defensive contributors Christian Gonzalez and Dre'Mont Jones.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 74 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 74 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–2 | — |
| 2025 | 14–3 | Reached the Super Bowl |
| 2024 | 4–13 | — |
| 2023 | 4–13 | — |
| 2022 | 8–9 | — |
| 2021 | 10–7 | Made the playoffs |
| 2020 | 7–9 | — |
| 2019 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
| 2018 | 11–5 | Won the Super Bowl |
| 2017 | 13–3 | Reached the Super Bowl |
Each pundit’s standing lean on New England Patriots, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 95% of the room, across 3 articles · 50.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bullish than 95% of the room, across 2 articles · 100.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
Page 4 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“I got the New England Patriots coming into Denver and winning comfortably.”
| 2016 | 14–2 | Won the Super Bowl |
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| 2015 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2010 | 14–2 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2009 | 10–6 | Made the playoffs |
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more bullish than 94% of the room, across 2 articles · 75.0 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
more bearish than 100% of the room, across 4 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 94% of the room, across 3 articles · 53.6 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 80% of the room, across 4 articles · 67.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
“New England Patriots are going to be marching out of the Super Bowl.”
“But I'll probably say Seattle, New England.”
“they have the Rams facing the New England Patriots in Super Bowl l x”
“And give me New England. I will pick the boys. I'll pick the boys to go to the bowl.”
“The Patriots. We're picking the Patriots.”
“And give me New England. I will pick the boys... So will I.”
“But I'm gonna take the Patriots because, again, of that coaching”
“The number one seed goes to New England. Yep. That is what would end up happening.”
“But if I had to pick right now AFC, I would take New England with the young Drake May, even with Buffalo right now”
“I think the Patriots are gonna win this one big.”
“because they probably are gonna have the two seed, and they're probably going to draw the bills”
“I agree. Drake may looks like now he's the front runner to win the MVP. (agreeing the Patriots win this one big)”
“But yeah, I think the Pat's killed”
“My last one New England”
“The road to the Super Bowl and the AFC goes through Foxborough... I'm saying they're gonna be the one seed.”
“So you could you're still probably gonna win this division, Chris, unless you lose two of the last three.”
“It's already shut on them for their division. They're not winning their tenth straight division, which means the eleventh straight AFC East titles for the New England Patriots, that record is safe.”
“I think you're winning the AFC East. It would be a massive collapse that I don't think New England has has in front of them”
“I would take the Patriots at home to beat the Jags in the wild card round”
“Colts Patriots, Daniel Jones, regression, cold Weather. I'm going to take New England.”
“The New Engld Patriots, schedule wise, are going to get the number one.”
“It's gonna be always for the next decade. It's gonna be the Patriots or the goddamn Bills.”
“either the Colts or the pats are gonna be the one seed in the AFC”
“I like New England getting the one point in Miami... I think this is an absolute, true must win for New England... and I will take New England plus a point.”
“I think New England wins interesting beats Miami”
“I mean I have New England winning.”
“since we're in New England, I gotta give us two l's in a row here for New England and Baltimore”
“Week one, Week two Raiders Dolphins, two matchups that I feel confident that he can win in”
“And it's gonna be Jeracke Maier versus, Mitchell Trubisky. And I think you win this game, pal. ... No. Not when they beat the Bills.”
“AFC East: New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills*, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets”
“Next up, we have got the New England Patriots. This is Chris Johnson.”
“I'm going to give them edge, a keen mesador... Mesidor last year fourth and sacks amongst edges”
“31 for the patriots. This feels like a dream scenario for them. I had them going Blake Miller tackle from Clemson.”
“I know Drake May is gonna probably finish second in the MVP balloting, to Matthew Stafford”
“With the thirty first pick, the... New England Patriots select, Cassius Howell, Edge, Texas A and M.”
“Most people don't have the Patriots taking a safety, but most people also have McNeil Warren going higher than this.”
“New England patriots grab grab edge rusher Zion Young.”
“At pick 31, the Patriots select Emmanuel McNeil Warren, the safety out of Toledo.”
“The New England Patriots at number 31... I'm gonna go with with Iron Eagle. Tackle.”