New England Patriots, originally known as the Boston Patriots, have made quite the name for themselves over the years. They began their career as a struggling AFL team, but quickly turned things around after the NFL / AFL merger. Over the years, the Patriots have won a number of Super Bowl and Division Championships. As one of the top AFC Eastern Division teams, football fans alike, expect to see the Patriots make a run for the title in 2009.

The New England Patriots were the eighth team to ever be signed to the AFL, and have been playing football since 1959. Between Billy Sullivan, owner of the new AFL team, and a local artist, they came up with the teams name, colors, and logo and were off to play football from here.

These were the infant years for the Patriots, which was obvious in their lack of wins, and the fact that they did not even have their own stadium. The team was constantly jumping between Fenway Park, Alumni Stadium, Nickerson Field, and Harvard Stadium whenever they had a home game. They were able to make it to the AFL championship game in 1963, but did not see another career altering game until over 10 years down the road.

When the team became an NFL franchise and moved to the suburbs, they changed their name from the Boston Patriots to the New England Patriots. These changes were exactly what the team needed. Over the next 10 years, the Patriots played in the playoffs, and in 1978 played as the Eastern Division Champions. The season of ’85 – highlighted by a Super Bowl appearance – brought such glory to the team, the city, and their fans, that tickets were impossible to get your hands on!

Over the years, the Patriots have brought home a number of championship titles, including Super Bowl wins in XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX. There is only one other team whom has ever won three Super Bowl Championships within a 5-year span, and only seven other teams who have ever won two Super Bowl games in a row. These records, alone, make it nearly impossible to get your hands on tickets to see the Patriots play.

The combination of Bill Belichick – coach – and Tom Brady – quarterback – brought many victorious wins and records to the Patriots. The longest winning streak ever, in the history of the NFL, was accomplished by the Patriots in the ’06-’08 seasons – 21-game winning streak. This record broke another record accomplished by the Patriots, and 18-game winning streak in the ’03-’04 seasons.

After many tough years, the Patriots proudly call Gillette stadium their home field. With no worries about jumping from field to field, the Patriots can focus on winning games and breaking records! They had a slow start but are now not only top in their division, but one of the best NFL teams to exist in the history of the NFL.

Tickets, for the ’09 season, are disappearing like hotcakes; season tickets can no longer be found. There is no doubt that this will be another phenomenal year for the New England Patriots and, maybe, another championship year! Few tickets remain, and these are not games that any football fan would want to miss.