48th season in franchise history; first 16-0 record in NFL history
2007 New England Patriots season
Owner
Robert Kraft
Head coach
Bill Belichick
Home field
Gillette Stadium
Results
Record
16–0
Division place
1st AFC East
Playoff finish
Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Jaguars) 31–20 Won AFC Championship (vs. Chargers) 21–12 Lost Super Bowl XLII (vs. Giants) 14–17
Pro Bowlers
8
QB Tom Brady
WR Randy Moss
T Matt Light
G Logan Mankins
C Dan Koppen
DT Vince Wilfork
OLB Mike Vrabel
CB Asante Samuel
AP All-Pros
9
QB Tom Brady (1st team)
WR Randy Moss (1st team)
T Matt Light (1st team)
OLB Mike Vrabel (1st team)
CB Asante Samuel (1st team)
WR Wes Welker (2nd team)
G Logan Mankins (2nd team)
C Dan Koppen (2nd team)
DT Vince Wilfork (2nd team)
Uniform
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The 2007 season was the New England Patriots' 38th in the National Football League (NFL), their 48th overall and their eighth under head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots improved on their 12–4 record from 2006 and won the AFC East for the sixth time in seven years by winning all 16 of their games. Starting quarterback Tom Brady won his first NFL MVP award, throwing a then-record 50 passing touchdowns. Newly acquired All-Pro wide receiver Randy Moss joined the Patriots in a trade, after a lackluster stint with the Oakland Raiders, and caught an NFL-record 23 receiving touchdowns.
They became only the eighth team in NFL history to finish a regular season undefeated, and first to do so since the 1972 Miami Dolphins, as well as only the fourth to finish undefeated and untied. The Patriots were also the first team with a perfect regular season since the NFL expanded its schedule to sixteen games in 1978. Thus, they broke the record for victories in a single regular season that had been shared by the 1984 San Francisco 49ers, the 1985 Chicago Bears, the 1998 Minnesota Vikings, and the 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers, who each finished with a record of 15–1. The 1984 49ers and 1985 Bears would win Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XX respectively, and the 1998 Vikings and 2004 Steelers would lose their conference championship games. The 2007 Patriots are the only team in NFL history to complete a 16-game regular season undefeated, as the NFL switched to a 17-game schedule in 2021.[a][1]
In Super Bowl XLII, the New York Giants defeated the Patriots 17–14 in an upset. With the loss, the Patriots were not able to join the 1984 49ers and 1985 Bears as Super Bowl champions, failing to go 19–0 and claim their fourth Super Bowl victory. Despite this loss, the 2007 Patriots are still regarded as one of the greatest teams in NFL history, with NFL Films ranking them as the 7th-greatest team of all time in 2019.[2]
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^"100 Greatest Teams: Numbers 10-6 / NFL 100". YouTube. NFL Films. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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