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The Patriots lacked a steady quarterback for most of the 1980s, with five (including Grogan) starting in the 1987 season. First-round selection Tony Eason , the longest-tenured of the decade, contributed to the Patriots making their Super Bowl debut, but lasted only three seasons as the primary starter.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) for the New England Patriots franchise. This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
New England Patriots A: Russell Wilson † Seattle Seahawks N: 2015: 50: Peyton Manning * Denver Broncos A: Cam Newton: Carolina Panthers N: 2016: LI: Tom Brady MVP: New England Patriots A: Matt Ryan: Atlanta Falcons N: 2017: LII: Nick Foles MVP: Philadelphia Eagles N: Tom Brady: New England Patriots A: 2018: LIII: Tom Brady: New England ...
c The Patriots and the Baltimore Colts finished tied. However, the Colts finished ahead of New England based on a better division record (7–1 to Patriots' 6–2). [32] d The NFL expanded from a 14-game regular season schedule to 16 beginning in 1978. [33] e The Patriots and Miami Dolphins finished the 1978 season with the same record. However ...
The team was renamed the New England Patriots on March 22, 1971, to reflect its new location. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] The original choice, Bay State Patriots was rejected by the NFL. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The stadium, to be known as Schaefer Stadium , was built at a cost of about $6.2 million in only 327 days. [ 32 ]
The team began as the Boston Patriots in the American Football League, a league which merged with the National Football League before the 1970 season. [1] There have been 16 head coaches for the Patriots franchise. Lou Saban became the first coach of the Patriots in 1960, although he was fired part way through their second season. [2]
Tom Brady came into the game at quarterback for the New England Patriots. ... In the entire 101-year history of the NFL, only three other quarterbacks have started a game at age 44: George Blanda ...
Steven James Grogan (born July 24, 1953) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL draft .