57th season in franchise history; fifth Super Bowl win
2016 New England Patriots season
Owner
Robert Kraft
Head coach
Bill Belichick
Offensive coordinator
Josh McDaniels
Defensive coordinator
Matt Patricia
Home field
Gillette Stadium
Local radio
New England Patriots Radio Network
Results
Record
14–2
Division place
1st AFC East
Playoff finish
Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Texans) 34–16 Won AFC Championship (vs. Steelers) 36–17 Won Super Bowl LI (vs. Falcons) 34–28 (OT)
Pro Bowlers
4
Selected but did not participate due to participation in Super Bowl LI:
QB Tom Brady
MLB Dont'a Hightower
FS Devin McCourty
ST Matthew Slater
AP All-Pros
7
ST Matthew Slater (1st team)
QB Tom Brady (2nd team)
RT Marcus Cannon (2nd team)
LB Dont'a Hightower (2nd team)
CB Malcolm Butler (2nd team)
S Devin McCourty (2nd team)
ST Nate Ebner (2nd team)
Uniform
← 2015
Patriots seasons
2017 →
The 2016 season was the New England Patriots' 47th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall and their 17th under head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots ended the regular season with a league-best record of 14–2 and reached a number of milestones along the way: they became the first team originating in the American Football League to reach 500 franchise wins,[i] set the record for most consecutive division titles at eight,[ii] became the seventh team to go 8–0 on the road,[iii] set the record for most pass attempts by a team without an interception to start a season,[4] set the record for fewest interceptions thrown by a team with just 2, and led the league for fewest points allowed (250) for the first time since the 2003 season.[5][6] Belichick moved into fourth place on the list for most wins as a head coach. Brady set the record for most wins by a starting quarterback[7] and the record for the best touchdown–interception ratio in a single season.[iv]
Patriots starting quarterback Tom Brady was suspended for the first four games of the season due to his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal, marking the first time since 2008 that Brady didn't start in a game.[9][10] Under backup quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett, the team went 3–1 during Brady's suspension.
In the playoffs, the Patriots appeared in the AFC Championship Game for a record sixth consecutive year[v] and advanced to a record ninth Super Bowl appearance.[vi] In Super Bowl LI, the Patriots rallied from a 28–3 deficit – with 2:12 left in the third quarter – to win in overtime, with a score of 34–28 against the Atlanta Falcons.[14] This was the first Super Bowl to be decided in overtime, and was the first time that the winner erased a deficit higher than ten points.[15] It was the franchise's fifth Super Bowl title,[16] where Belichick and Brady set record appearances (7) and wins (5) in the Super Bowl for a head coach and a quarterback respectively.[vii] Including the playoffs, the 2016 Patriots had an average per-game point differential of 12 points, still the largest for any of New England's six Super Bowl-winning teams.[21] They also became the first Super Bowl champions with more than 13 regular season wins since their 2004 team. They were the final team to win at least 17 games (regular season and playoffs) under the NFL's 16-game regular season format. The 2016 Patriots ranked #21 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary.[22][23]
For the first time since the 2002 NFL season, the Patriots did not play their intra-conference rival Indianapolis Colts at all during this season.
^Buchmasser, Bernd (November 28, 2016), "Patriots become first former AFL team to celebrate 500 victories", SB Nation Pats Pulpit, retrieved December 10, 2016
^Bowers, Rachel (December 19, 2016). "Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and the Patriots' eight straight division titles". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
^Fischer, Jake (January 2, 2017). "New England Patriots become seventh NFL team to finish 8-0 on the road". All 22. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^"Game Notes: Patriots set NFL record for most pass attempts without an interception to start a season". Patriots.com. November 14, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
^Buchmasser, Bernd (January 2, 2017). "Patriots finish 2016 regular season as number one scoring defense in the NFL". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^"Statistics". NFL.com.
^Brow, Jason (December 4, 2016), Tom Brady Makes History: Patriots Quarterback Shatters Record For Most Wins In NFL, Hollywood Life, archived from the original on December 6, 2016, retrieved December 10, 2016
^Hurley, Michael (January 1, 2017). "Tom Brady Sets NFL Record For Best TD-To-INT Ratio Of All Time". CBS Boston. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
^Hohler, Bob (July 15, 2016). "Tom Brady drops appeal, accepts four-game Deflategate suspension". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^McD831993, Michael (October 3, 2016). "Patriots played flat against the Buffalo Bills, finish 3-1 without Tom Brady". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved January 24, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Patriots advance to 6th AFC Championship game with bruising win over Texans". WCVB. January 15, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^Wesseling, Chris. "Patriots shred Steelers, advance to ninth Super Bowl". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^Cox, Zach (January 23, 2017). "Putting Patriots' Ninth Super Bowl Appearance Into Historical Context". NESN. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^Iyer, Vinnie (February 6, 2017). "First overtime in Super Bowl history exposes format flaw, leaves Falcons helpless". Sporting News. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
^Freeman, Rick (February 6, 2017). "Brady Leads Comeback, New England Patriots Win Fifth Super Bowl". NECN. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
^Schwab, Frank. "Tom Brady and Patriots join Matt Ryan and Falcons for a fun Super Bowl LI matchup". Yahoo.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^Staff, NESN (February 6, 2017). "Tom Brady, Bill Belichick Share Touching Moment After Super Bowl Win". NESN. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
^McKenna, Henry (February 5, 2017). "Bill Belichick sets record for most Super Bowl wins for head coach". Patriots Wire. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
^Allen, Jaydeen (February 5, 2017). "Tom Brady sets record for most Super Bowl wins for quarterback". Patriots Wire. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
^"2016 New England Patriots". Pro Football Reference. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-roman> tags or {{efn-lr}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-roman}} template or {{notelist-lr}} template (see the help page).
and 24 Related for: 2016 New England Patriots season information
The 2016season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 47th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall and their 17th under head coach Bill Belichick...
The NewEnglandPatriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston town of Foxborough, Massachusetts. They play in the National...
The 2023 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall, their 22nd playing home games at Gillette...
The 2014 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 45th in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th overall and their 15th under head coach Bill Belichick...
The 2006 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 37th in the National Football League (NFL), their 47th overall and their seventh under head coach Bill Belichick...
The 2020 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st overall, and their 21st under head coach Bill Belichick...
The 2017 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 48th in the National Football League (NFL), their 58th overall and their 18th under head coach Bill Belichick...
The NewEnglandPatriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League...
The 2019 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 50th in the National Football League (NFL), their 60th overall and their 20th under head coach Bill Belichick...
The 2015 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 46th in the National Football League (NFL), their 56th overall and their 16th under head coach Bill Belichick...
The 2004 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 35th in the National Football League (NFL), their 45th overall and their fifth under head coach Bill Belichick...
The 2009 season was the NewEnglandPatriots' 40th in the National Football League (NFL), their 50th overall and their 10th under head coach Bill Belichick...
The 1976 NewEnglandPatriotsseason was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League and 17th overall. After a nine-year stretch in which...
Patriots/NewEnglandPatriots players who appeared on the active roster during the regular season or postseason. The history of NewEnglandPatriots began...
This article contains an in-depth explanation of the history of the NewEnglandPatriots, a professional American football team that competes in the National...
The NewEnglandPatriots Cheerleaders (NEPC) are the official cheerleading squad of the NFL's NewEnglandPatriots first formed in 1971. The cheerleaders...
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. The 15th...
Since 1994, he has owned the NewEnglandPatriots of the National Football League (NFL). Kraft also owns the NewEngland Revolution of Major League Soccer...
head coach, all with the NewEnglandPatriots, along with two more during his time as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants, for the record...
The NewEnglandPatriots' flagship radio station is WBZ-FM 98.5 FM, owned by CBS Radio. The larger radio network is called the "NewEnglandPatriots Radio...
(born December 11, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the NewEnglandPatriots of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint at Florida...
head coach for the NewEnglandPatriots of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played with the Patriots for eight seasons. Mayo played college...
"The Patriots and Bill Belichick Have Mutually Agreed to Part Ways". patriots.com. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024. "Analysis: Patriots Name...