the patriots played at foxboro stadium before gillette stadium.
where did the patriots play before gillette stadium?
foxboro stadium
the new england patriots are a professional american football team based in foxborough, massachusetts. they are a member of the east division of the american football conference (afc). the team began as the boston patriots in the american football league, a league that merged with the national football league before the start of the 1970 season. in 1971, the team relocated to foxborough, where they then became the new england patriots. between 1971 and 2001, the patriots played their home games at foxboro stadium. since 2002, the patriots have played their home games at gillette stadium (formerly cmgi field), which was built adjacent to foxboro stadium (which was then demolished, and the site was turned into a parking lot for gillette stadium).
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on january 10, 2010, the baltimore ravens beat the patriots 33–14 here giving the patriots their first home loss in the playoffs in gillette stadium. the patriots suffered their second home playoff loss on january 16, 2011 in a 28–21 new york jets victory. during the 2012 nfl playoffs, the patriots defeated the denver broncos, 45–10, and again hosted the afc championship, where they won against the baltimore ravens, 23–20. however, the new york giants ruined the patriots' season by beating them in the super bowl for the second time. the following year, they again hosted the afc championship game, where they lost 28–13 to the baltimore ravens. during the 2015 nfl playoffs, the patriots avenged their previous defeat by the baltimore ravens by edging the ravens 35-31. they then defeated the indianapolis colts, 45-7 in the afc championship. the stadium hosted its sixth afc championship game during the 2016 playoffs, as the patriots defeated the pittsburgh steelers 36–17. in all, the patriots are 16–3 at gillette stadium in the playoffs. the seventh afc championship hosted at gillette stadium came the next year, when the patriots knocked off the jacksonville jaguars by a score of 24-20. in the 2018 season, gillette stadium hosted a divisional round game, as the patriots knocked off the los angeles chargers by a score of 41-28. their success has involved several alleged cheating scandals, but only one that has been substantiated: a 2007 violation regarding equipment being incorrectly placed within the stadium (which resulted in both fines and a stripped draft pick).
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